Parish UPDATE: March 2

Beloved of God: 

Here is what is making news in our parish:

1. THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY - SUNDAY, MARCH 2:

• Last Sunday after Epiphany. 

2.    ASH WEDNESDAY -  March 5: 

• services at 8 am; 12 pm and 7 pm.   

3.  DONATION VIA OUR WEBSITE:

• Thanks to the efforts of many, the "donation" button on our our parish website has been re-installed and working very well. It is now possible to make donations or make pledge payments to our parish via Paypal. Spread the word.

3.    PVT. OBED AGOE'S GRADUATION

• On Thursday, February 20, Pvt. Obed Agoe graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, SC. Fr. Vincent, Florence and Vincent Jr, were there to support him at the celebration.

• For his Advanced Individual Training, Obed is now in the Alpha Company, 1-222nd  Aviation Regiment, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. Please, keep him in your prayers.

4.  CALIFORNIA WATER CRISIS:

• Please, help conserve water. This is good stewardship. Water is a finite commodity.

• Thanksgiving for moderate rain and showers. Pray for rain and seasonable weather. 

• Please, encourage your friends, family members and neighbors to conserve water.

5.  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT ST. MARY

• March 2 to April 6: Rehearsing for the "Harrowing of Hell" play

• April 27: Performance of the play: "The Harrowing of Hell" at the 10 am Mass. Cast is needed. multi-generation preferred. If interested, talk to Debora Shuger ASAP.

• May 4, 11, 18, 25:  Anglo-Catholicism

• June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29:  Church and Music

• July: on vacation.

• August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.

6.  UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars

• April 13: Palm Sunday.

• April 17 - 19: Sacred Triduum: 

• April 19: Easter Vigil beginning at 8 pm

• April 20: Easter Day. 

7.   OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR

• Healing for Bianca, Pastor James Maines, Gerda, Anthony,  Ben, Kate, Betty Moreno, Arlene.

• Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.

• For Denise, travelling at this time.

8. For news about:

• the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org

• the Expo Line construction, please, click on www.buildexpo.org

• the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

 See you at Mass. Bring a friend and your family to church.

Fr. Vincent

www.stmarypalms.org