Beloved of God and of this parish:
Here's what's happening THIS WEEKEND AT ST. MARY'S:
1. SATURDAY, May 12: "Songs of Faith" with Tender Mercies,
- featuring the music and gifts of Soraiya Campbell and Michael Anderson.
- Time: 6 pm to 7 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
- Color for the day: WHITE
- Readings at Mass: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Psalm 1
- Welcome Fr. Jose Ivanildo Cavalcante, our Guest Celebrant at both English and Espanol Masses
- For those who observe it, Happy Mother's Day
- Please, invite your friends to church
2. MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK: Morning Prayer at 8:45 & Mass at 9 am
- Monday, May 14: Pachomius
- Tuesday, May 15: Junia and Andronicus
- Wednesday, May 16: Martyrs of Sudan
- Thursday, May 17: Hobart and Marshall
- Friday, May 18: Feria
- Saturday, May 19: Dunstan
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
- Now forming: A chess club at St. Mary's. Contact the Parish Office, if interested. We're ready to roll!!!
- Graduations:
- Vincent Jr. UC Berkeley. May 13
- Natasha Brown: California State University, East Bay, Hayward; June 9.
- Sunday, May 20, THE DAY OF PENTECOST. We need readers to read the Gospel in as many languages as possible especially, French, Latin, Greek, Italian, Espanol, Ga, Akan, Swahili, Mano, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Dutch and Hindi. Text is JOHN 20:19-23. If you can help, please, let Fr. Vincent know asap.Thanks for supporting our mission with your language skills.
5. CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF OUR PARISH
6. A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU
7. OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY (FOR):
8. FOR NEWS ABOUT
9. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @stmaryinpalms
Fr. Vincent
- 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 (year) 2000s
- 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 2017. May 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; Gerda; Jai Joseph; Anthony Joseph; Ben Joseph; Mauricio; Rose Quaye; Lyra; Gloria Molina; Fayetta; Edgar; Idalia; Jeanette; Miguel; Saul; Araceli; David; Ben; Sr. Rosina; Beatrice Mensah and, Norma.
- the repose of the souls of Pauline Tebo, 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 Facebook: PepC90034
- the Diocese of Los Angeles: http://www.ladiocese.org
- the Episcopal Church: www.episcopalchurch.org
- the Palms Neighborhood Council: http://palmsnc.la/
Fr. Vincent
