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, FEBRUARY 12. THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
- Please, invite your friends to church
2. 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
3. UPCOMING EVENTS
- ASH WEDNESDAY is March 1. There will be three services with imposition of ashes at 8 am; 12 pm and 7 pm
- Please, return the palm branches from Palm Sunday 2016 as soon as you can so we can get ready (on Shrove Tuesday) the ashes needed for the Ash Wednesday services.
- LENT is always a good time to make sacramental confession. Please, call the office for an appointment for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Except for any emergency, the next time the Sacrament of Baptism will be administered will be on Easter Sunday, April 16. If you know anyone needing this sacrament, have him/her call Fr. Vincent or Petra at the church office soon.
4. CLASSES IN CHRISTIAN FORMATION : SUNDAY AT 11:30 AM to 12 PM
- Sunday, February 26: The Sanctification of Time. Sean Smith will lead the class.
- From March 5: "The Screwtape Letters: C. S. Lewis. Class will be taught by Debora Shuger, Ph.D. Get your copy of the book before class.
- 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 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, Ben, Beverly, Sr. Rosina, Edgar Weaver, Christian Swayne, the Clergy and people of St. James the Great Episcopal Church, Newport Beach.
- all who are battling clinical depression or any form of addiction .
- the repose of the souls of Jeff VanSlyke, Jonathan Janney. May their souls rest in peace and rise in glory.
- Natasha, Vincent, Larry Jr, Jeffrey, Simone, Obed, Audrey, Michelle, Ezra, Yasmine, Jason, Annabelle, Biko Lisustha, Amani Lisustha, Rohan (Andrew)
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 http://palmsnc.la/
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Fr. Vincent
