Beloved of God and of this parish:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here's what's making news THIS WEEKEND AT ST. MARY'S:
1. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3: From 6 - 8pm
- Week Six of our ALPHA program
- Meet in St. Joseph Hall
- Talk to Kevin if you are interested
- Food will be served.
- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4: THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
- Commemorating the first anniversary of the death of Fr. (Br) Derek Ford, SSF and remembering the life and witness of Br. Dunstan, SSF.
- Join us for Mass at 10 am and special coffee-hour
- Enjoy the summer break but also encourage your family and friends to come to church with you.
2. BIBLE STUDY:
- (English) Wednesdays, 6:30 pm to 7: 30 pm at the church.
3. CLASSES IN CHRISTIAN FORMATION : SUNDAYS AT 11:30 AM to 12 PM
- Sunday, September 4: How to write a COLLECT
- Class will be taught by Debora Shuger, Ph.D
4. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT ST. MARY'S: someone with a passion for community organizational work:
- to assist Fr. Vincent in "mapping our neighborhood" and getting it ready to deal with emergencies in our community
- to assist with the leg-work in canvassing our neighborhood for the upcoming Saturday, October 8, Faris Neighborhood Block party,
- to assist with organizing a Health Fair for our neighborhood.
- Only a few volunteer hours a week needed.
- For students, a good opportunity to meet those important community service hours.For families, consider it a time to give something back to our lovely community.
5. THANK YOU
- for making the mission and ministries of our parish possible. May God richly replenish what you generously share with our parish and its ministries.
- Benefactors: You can also make DONATIONS (Paypal) at our website or include our parish in your WILL.
6. UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sunday, September 11: Celebrating our parish's Feast of Title and patronal feast - NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Bilingual Mass. Here's a good link:https://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/N/nativityoftheblessedvirginmary.asp
- Bilingual Mass at 11:30 am.
- Potluck follows Mass. Please, bring some food to share
7. OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY (FOR):
- traveling mercies for all who will be traveling this summer especially Larry, Joy and Jeffrey
- God's blessings and guidance for Unati and Dela, co-founders of Live Your Life Consultants, (LYLC) LLC, our new partners in ministry
- continued healing for Bishop Jon Bruno, Mary Bruno, Mary Jane, Amy Gaskin, Diane, Gerda, Lira, Rose Quaye, Mustafa, Ben, Sr. Rosina, OSH, Christian Swayne, OHC, Beverly Humpstone, the Clergy and people of St. James the Great Episcopal Church, Newport Beach.
- all who work hard at finding solutions to gun violence in our streets.
- all political and state leaders that they will promote civility in our public discourse and respect the dignity of every person.
- the repose of the souls of Mark Thompson, Timothy Flynn., Martha Bleh, Br. Dunstan, SSF, Br. Derek Ford, SSF, Br. Sam DeMerell, OHC. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
- Natasha, Vincent, Larry Jr, Jeffrey, Simone, Obed, Audrey, Michelle, Yasmine, Jason, Annabelle, Biko Lisustha, Amani Lisustha
8. FOR NEWS ABOUT
- the Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition, please, visit and Like us on Facebook: PepC90034
- the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org
- the Episcopal Church, please, click on www.episcopalchurch.org
- the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org
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Fr. Vincent
www.stmarypalms.org
