Beloved of God, I would like to invite you to the observance of Holy Lent and assure you I will be praying for you by name every day of Lent. Here is what is making news in our parish:
1. THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY - SUNDAY, MARCH 23:
- Third Sunday in Lent.
- Rehearsal for the play "Harrowing of Hell" at 11:30 am
- Weekday: Morning Prayer at 8:45 am; Mass at 9 am
- EVENSONG at 6 pm on FRIDAYS
- Stations (Way) of the Cross at 6:30 pm on FRIDAYS
- The kitchen sink was replaced last Saturday, March 15 thanks to all who helped us raise the money and provided free labor. All that is left now is to buy a butcher block countertop to cover the hole left by the removal of the old and faithful dishwasher. We have enough money to do this project and work will be done in the coming week. Again, thanks to all for making the kitchen sink project possible.
- Saturday, April 5: "Twelve years a Slave" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to http://www.movies.com/12- years-slave/details/m69430
- Saturday, April 12: "Fambuk Tok" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to http://www.fambultokthemovie. com/
- Our parish was invited by the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience project (LACCDR) to help establish a Community Coalition for Emergency Preparedness in Palms. Our first community meeting on Saturday, March 15 went very well. Our next meeting is Saturday, March 22 from 1 - 3 pm. Join us to develop preparedness plans to make our community safe in case of any emergency. We'll meet in St. Joseph Hall.
- We got approval March 20, from the LADWP to proceed with replacing the lawn in our parkway - 3200 sq. ft of space - with drought tolerant plants. The DWP will give us a rebate of $2 per sq. ft. of lawn we replace for a total rebate of $6400 if we use all 3200 sq. ft. This has been in the works for some time now. Vestry has already given approval for this project.
- Next we will get a waiver from the City Engineer's office, plans approved and then work will start.
- We are doing our part to reduce our carbon footprints. Join us in this project.
- March 23 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. If interested, talk to Vincent Agoe. ASAP.
- May 4, 11, 25: Anglo-Catholicism
- June 1, 8, 22, 29: Church and Music
- July: on vacation.
- August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.
- April 13: Palm Sunday.
- April 17 - 19: Sacred Triduum:
- April 19: Easter Vigil beginning at 8 pm
- April 20: Easter Day. Potluck brunch. Please, bring your favorite dish.
- Healing for Bianca, Joana, Gerda, Anthony, Betty Moreno, Arlene.
- Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.
- For Denise, Joy, travelling at this time.
- 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
Fr. Vincent
