Beloved of God and of this parish:
1. THIS SUNDAY, FEB. 24
The Second Sunday of Lent. Mass begins with the singing of the Great Litany in procession within the nave of the church. Join us in praying for the needs of our world and the church. Please, do not take the Worship Service bulletins or Plainsong inserts with you, we need these for the whole season of Lent. Thanks.
2. LENT AT ST. MARY
There are many opportunities for spiritual and christian formation available for your use this Lent and I would like to encourage you to make use of these. Here are a few.
- TUESDAYS: Evening Prayer at 7:00PM
- THURSDAYS : Bible Study at 7:00PM. We'll be studying Nehemiah
- FRIDAY: Stations of the Cross at 6:30PM; Evening Prayer at 7:00PM; Dinner/Fast Breaking at7:45
- FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAYS: Desire of the Nations Movie Night at 6:30PM. We'll be watching movies from or about the various countries our families come from.
- Pick up a booklet for daily meditations in Lent. These are available in the chapel area and at no cost to you.
- Daily Mass
- Consider making an appointment for Sacramental Confession
- Explore the services of a Spiritual Director. Talk to Fr. Vincent or Julia Bergstrom, Fr. (Br.) Derek Ford, SSF, Fr. Anderson certified Spiritual Directors if you have questions.
- Pledge Cards: If you have not picked up your Pledge Cards or Pledge Envelopes, please remember to do this on Sunday. Our talents, treasure and time makes the ministries of this parish possible. Thanks for sharing your spiritual and temporal gifts with us
- Special Offerings for Lent: (a) Good Friday collection to support the work of the church in Jerusalem. (b) Flowers for Easter. Please, consider these in your prayers.
4. OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY FOR:
- Continued healing for Bianca Mussenden, Bea, Sister Rosina, OSH.
- The ongoing work of the Worship Committee of the parish.
- Our students Vincent, Obed, Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Audrey, Natasha and Michelle.
- Our Palms community that it would be safe for all residents
- All who are being prepared for baptism at Easter
5. EXTRA NEWS
- For news from or about the Diocese of Los Angeles go to to www.ladiocese.org
- For news about or from Palms, please go to www.palmsla.org
- For news about the EXPO Line extension, please go to www.buildexpo.org
See you at Mass.
Fr. Vincent
