Friday, April 20, 2018

Parish UPDATE: Sunday, April 22

Beloved of God and of this parish:

Here's what's happening THIS WEEKEND  AT ST. MARY'S

1.  SUNDAY, APRIL 15: THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
  • Color for the day: WHITE
  • Please, invite your friends to church 

2.  MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK: Morning Prayer at 8:45  & Mass at 9 am
  • Monday, April 23: George, Patron of England & Martyr, c. 303
  • Tuesday, April 24: Mellitus, First Bishop of London, 624
  • Wednesday, April 25: MARK THE EVANGELIST
  • Thursday, April 26: Robert Hunt,  Priest & First Chaplain at Jamestown, 1608
  • Friday,  April 27: Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894
  • Saturday, April 28: BVM

3.   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.

4 UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Saturday, May 12: "Songs of Faith" with Tender Mercies, 
    • featuring the music and gifts of Soraiya Campbell and Michael Anderson. 
    • Time: 6 pm. 
    • We will meet in the chapel every SECOND and FOURTH Saturday of the month. 
    • People of faith and no faith welcome.
    • Spread the word and bring a friend
  • Graduations: 
    • Vincent Jr. UC Berkeley. May 13
    • Natasha Brown: East Bay College, Hayward; June 9.
5. 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 1980s and 1990s
  • 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

6.   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

7.  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 souls of Gyan Sharma and John Cash. May their souls and the souls of all the 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, William. 

8.  FOR NEWS ABOUT
  • the Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition, please, visit and Like us on FacebookPepC90034

9. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @stmaryinpalms

Fr. Vincent

... ""Every Christian needs a half hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour." - Saint Francis of Sales "