Beloved of God,
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here is what is making news in our parish:
1. THIS WEEKEND AT ST. MARY: Sunday, June 15
- TRINITY SUNDAY
- In place of the Nicene Creed, we will recite the Creed of St. Athanasius, found on pages 864 - 865 1979 BCP
- VESTRY MEETING beginning at 11:30 am in the Conference Room
2. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION:
- For those who are not able to make communion on Sunday during Mass, you'll now have the opportunity to make a Spiritual Communion during Holy Communion. You will find the text in your Sunday worship bulletin
- Ideally, we'd like to have you receive Holy Communion with us.
3. PALMS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROJECT:
- Help prepare the Palms Community for any emergency. Join the Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition [PePC]. New members welcome to the Coalition. Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 17 when we actually take delivery of several bins of Emergency supplies here at st. Mary. Talk to Fr. Vincent after Mass or send him an email if you would like to learn more about PePC
4. FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI - JUNE 19
- June 19: The Feast of Corpus Christi. Mass will be celebrated here at 7 pm with a procession. Join us in this celebration.
5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FIRST- AIDERS TRAINING [July 12 & 26]
- Registration is open to all who would like to be trained by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) as Certified Community Mental Health First-Aiders.
- The DMH will provide all training free of charge.
- Eight hours of training required for certification.
- Training dates are Saturday, July 12 and July 26 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.
- All training will be held at St. Mary in Palms.
- Space is very limited. REGISTER NOW. Please, talk to Fr. Vincent.
6. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT ST. MARY
- July: on vacation.
- August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.
7. UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars:
- June 19: The Feast of Corpus Christi. Mass will be at 7 pm with a procession. Join us in this celebration.
- Saturday, September 27: Third annual Faris Drive Neighborhood Block party from 10 am to 3 pm. Volunteer workers needed. Please, talk to Fr. Vincent if you can help with planning.
8. SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
- Do you know anyone interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation? Would you like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?
- Next time this Sacrament will be administered in our parish will be during the Matronal Feast on Sunday, September 7. Bishop Mary Glasspool will be with us on that day.
- Classes have already been formed for both English and Spanish communities. Please, talk with Fr. Federico (for the Spanish Edition) and Fr. Vincent (for the English edition).
9. OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR:
- Healing for Bianca, Kucti Devi, Joana, Gerda, Anthony Jo, Betty Moreno, Fr. Anderson. Phyllis Thomas
- Repose of the souls of Rev. Jane Carver Turner, former Assistant Priest, St. John's Pro-Cathedral and for Beatrice Mary Boggess on the first anniversary of her death - June 11
- all efforts to locate Malaysia Flight MH 370. For the families as they wait for more reliable news about the fate of their relatives on that flight.
- the safe release of the 200+ schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
- a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Ukraine
- Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.
10. 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.
