Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Parish UPDATE: Sunday, May 1

Beloved of God and of this parish:

Greetings. 

Here's what's making news THIS WEEKEND  AT ST. MARY'S 

1SUNDAY, MAY 1: THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
    • Encourage your family and friends to come to church with you.

2 THREE VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
    • Join us (here at St. Mary's) on Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm at our Joint Eucharistic Service with Grace Lutheran Church, Culver City as we celebrate ASCENSION DAY
    • MOTHERS' DAY: Sunday, MAY 8. Special coffee-hour in honor of the mother figures in our lives. Join us for Mass. 
    • Join us on Saturday, May 21 from 9:30 am to set up, staff our parish's booth at the formal inauguration of the EXPO Line extension to Santa Monica. We will meet at the corner of Exposition/Hughes and National. Help advertise our parish and make new friends. Together, let us SPREAD GOD'S LOVE

3.   BIBLE STUDY: (English edition) Every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7: 30 pm. 
    • We meet in the Sacristy.
    • We are currently studying the Book of Proverbs 
    • No experience necessary. 
    • Bring your Bible and your friends 
    • Spanish Edition: We meet on Friday from about 7 pm either in the Chapel at St. Mary or in a parishioner's home. Please, call Fr. Juan (213-434-0476) for more details. 

4.  CLASSES IN CHRISTIAN FORMATION : SUNDAYS AT 11:30 AM to 12 PM

SERIES ON "EXPLORING THE RICH TREASURES IN THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER"
  • SUNDAY, MAY 1:  The Calendar of the Church Year, pp. 15 - 33
    • Bring a Book of Common Prayer to the class.
    • Classes will be held in the patio area

    5.    THANK YOU
      • for making the mission and ministries of our parish possible.
      • Benefactors: You can also make DONATIONS (Paypal) at our website or include our parish in your WILL.

    6.  OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR:
      • Simone, graduating from NYU in May
      • continued healing for Mary Jane, Carol, Amy Gaskin,  Diane, Charles, Gerda, Patrice Gonzales, Ben, Lira, Roberta, Rose Quaye, Lester, Dusty Wayne Jr
      • the repose of the souls of Roberta Beard, Grace Abrahams and Margaret Gottschalk. May their souls rest in peace and rise in glory.
      • Natasha, Vincent, Larry Jr, Jeffrey, Simone, Obed, Audrey, Michelle, YasmineJason,  Annabelle, Biko Lisustha, Amani Lisustha  
      • in thanksgiving for healing for Joseph Hayford, Anthony Joseph, Mary Jane. 

    7.    FOR NEWS ABOUT
    • the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org
    • the Episcopal Church, please, click on www.episcopalchurch.org
    • the Expo Line to Santa Monica, please, click on http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-expo-line-santa-monica-opening-date-20160224-story.html
    • the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

    8.    Like us on Facebook,  follow us on Twitter @stmaryinpalms

    Fr. Vincent
    www.stmarypalms.org