Friday, March 16, 2018

Parish UPDATE: Sunday, March 18

Beloved of God and of this parish:
Here's what's happening THIS WEEKEND  AT ST. MARY'S

1.  SUNDAY, MARCH 11. THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT 
      • We will be praying The Great Litany on ALL Sundays in Lent except Palm Sunday
      • We will be using the Rite 1 Eucharistic Liturgy ALL Sundays in Lent
      • Readings at Mass: Jeremiah 31:31-34   Hebrews 5:5-10  John 12:20-33
      • Please, invite your friends to church 

2.  MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK: Morning Prayer at 8:45  & Mass at 9 am
      • Monday, March 19: JOSEPH, spouse of the BVM
      • Tuesday, March 20: Cuthbert

      • Wednesday, March 21: Thomas Cranmer & Thomas Ken
      • Thursday, March 22: James DeKoven
      • Friday,  March 23: Gregory the Illuminator
      • Saturday, March 24: Oscar Romero

3. LENT AT ST. MARY'S
  • Stations (Way) of the Cross: Fridays at 9:30 am & 6:30 pm
  • Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): by appointment. Call 310-558-4124
  •  MOVIE SERIES All screenings are on Saturday (at St. Mary in Palms) from 6 - 8 pm. 
    • March 17: The Miracle Worker (1962 version) - The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. 

        • March 24: What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother (Darlene Cates), who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), who has a knack for finding trouble. 
      • Spread the Word


4.  BIBLE STUDY on Wednesdays at St. Mary's:
      • Class meets from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
      • We meet in the Sacristy. Enter from the parking lot off Watseka Ave.
      • Our current study is focused on the Gospel according to St. Mark
      • No previous Bible knowledge required
      • We are using the NIV 2011 translation.  We'll have a Bible for you if needed.

5. UPCOMING EVENTS
      • Sunday, March 25: Palm Sunday
      • Tuesday, March 27: Renewal of Ordination Vows and Chrism Mass
      • Thursday, March 29: Maundy (Holy) Thursday Proper Liturgy - 7 pm
      • Friday, March 30: Stations (Way) of the Cross - 12 pm; Proper Liturgy for Good Friday - 7 pm 
      • Saturday, March 31: The Great Vigil of EASTER - 7 pm
      • Sunday, April 1: EASTER Sunday - Mass at 10 am; MISA at 12:30 pm

6. CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF OUR PARISH
      • On Sunday, September 8, 2019, our parish will by the grace of God, celebrate 100 years of continuous ministry in God's reign and especially in Southern California. 
      • This month, we are praying and thanking God for the sterling christian witness,  faithfulness, stewardship and commitment of former parishioners who made our ministries/mission possible in the 1960s and 1970s
      • If you are a former parishioner or know of one, please, let us know so we can pray and thank God for you/them by name. 
      • Spread the word. Email: stmaryinpalms@yahoo.com

7.   A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU

      • to our partners in ministry
      • for making the mission and ministries of our parish possible in 2017May God richly replenish what you generously shared with our parish and its ministries. 
      • We pray you would consider partnering us in 2018 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. Thank you


8.  OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY (FOR):
      • The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles
      • continued healing for all who are sick in spirit, mind and body especially Fernanda Gomes de Melo; Lukas Flucht; Pastor Jim Maines; Julia; Gerda; Jai Joseph; Anthony Joseph; Ben Joseph; Mauricio; Rose Quaye; Lyra; Gloria Molina; Fayetta; Edgar; Idalia; Jeanette; Miguel; Saul; Aricela; David; Ben; Sr. Rosina; Brenda & Tony; Anselmo; Thomas Hedberg; Beatrice Mensah. 
      • the repose of the soul of The Rev. Billy Graham, evangelist.  May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
      • the children and young persons of our parish especially: Natasha, Vincent, Larry Jr, Jeffrey, Simone, Obed, Audrey, Michelle, Yasmine, Charlene, Victor, Jason,  Annabelle, Biko, Amani, Rohan (Andrew), Oscar Antonio, Diego, Ezra, Sebastian, David, Sanaya Evelyn, Brondzie, Senyah, Saulito

9.  FOR NEWS ABOUT
      • the Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition, please, visit and Like us on FacebookPepC90034
      • the Episcopal Church:  www.episcopalchurch.org

10. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @stmaryinpalms


Fr. Vincent