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. SUNDAY, JANUARY 1. FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS OR, THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST
- Please, invite your friends to church
- Last day to submit Pledge Cards is Sunday, January 1. The Vestry needs to complete the work on our 2017 budget and your help would be most appreciated.
- if you have not done so already, please, get a copy of our parish's 2017 Liturgical Calendar (Ordo) for your friends. A $3:00 suggested donation to offset cost is recommended
2. NEW YEAR'S EVE AT ST. MARY'S
- Mass at 9 am
- NO Vigil Mass or New Year's Eve Mass but chapel will be opened to the public until 12 am for private meditation
- Join us if you can
3. BIBLE STUDY:
- (English) Wednesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the church.
- We are currently studying the Letter of James
- Join us if you can. We'll meet in the Sacristy
4. CLASSES IN CHRISTIAN FORMATION : SUNDAY AT 11:30 AM to 12 PM
- Classes resume January 8
- We'll meet in the Lady Chapel.
5. THANK YOU
- for making the mission and ministries of our parish possible in 2016. May God richly replenish what you generously shared with our parish and its ministries.
- We pray you would consider partnering us in 2017 to help share God's good news of reconciliation and build the kingdom of God
- Benefactors: You can also make DONATIONS (Paypal) at our website or include our parish in your WILL.
6. OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY (FOR):
- The Rev. Can. John Taylor, Bishop Coadjutor-elect of the Diocese of Los Angeles
- continued healing for Bishop Jon Bruno, Mary Bruno, Mary Jane, Diane, Gerda, Lira, Rose Quaye, John Dadzie, Ben, Sr. Rosina, Christian Swayne, the Clergy and people of St. James the Great Episcopal Church, Newport Beach.
- all who work hard at finding solutions to gun violence and homelessness in our streets.
- Natasha, Vincent, Larry Jr, Jeffrey, Simone, Obed, Audrey, Michelle, Yasmine, Jason, Annabelle, Biko Lisustha, Amani Lisustha
7. 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
