SECOND DAY OF SACRED TRIDUUM

GOOD FRIDAY - the Second Day of the Sacred Triduum

GOOD FRIDAY: April 18

Morning Prayer - 9 am

Stations (Way) of the Cross - 12 pm

Proper Liturgy (of the Pre-sanctified) - 7 pm. Rite include:

• The Solemn Collects
•  Homilist - Br. Clark, SSF (Minister General, Society of St. Francis)
• Veneration of the Cross
• Holy Communion

EVERYONE IS WELCOME. Join us if you can. 

SACRED TRIDUUM & EASTER AT ST. MARY

WELCOME TO SACRED TRIDUUM & EASTER AT ST. MARY. 

Your family and friends are most welcome to celebrate with us. 

A. MAUNDY THURSDAY: April 17

Morning Prayer - 9 am

Mass - 7 pm. Rite include: 

• foot-washing
• Holy Communion
• Homilist - Br. Clark, SSF (Minister General, Society of St. Francis)
• Transference of Most Blessed Sacrament to Altar of Repose
• Stripping of the Altar
• Private Meditation before the Sacrament until 10 pm

B. GOOD FRIDAY: April 18

Morning Prayer - 9 am

Stations (Way) of the Cross - 12 pm

Proper Liturgy (of the Pre-sanctified) - 7 pm. Rite include:

• The Solemn Collects
•  Homilist - Br. Clark, SSF (Minister General, Society of St. Francis)
• Veneration of the Cross
• Holy Communion

C. HOLY SATURDAY: April 19

Morning Prayer - 9 am

D. EASTER VIGIL: Saturday, April 19

Proper Liturgy - 8 pm. Rite include:

• lighting and blessing of the new fire
• the singing of the Exsultet [The Easter Proclamation]
• recounting our salvation story
• renewal of baptismal vows
• first Mass of Easter.
• Homilist - Br. Clark, SSF (Minister General, Society of St. Francis)

E. EASTER DAY:  April 20

Solemn Mass [English] - 10 am

Easter potluck brunch - 11:15 am [please, bring something to share]

Misa (Mass in Espanol] - 1 pm [followed by Easter fiesta]

 

Parish UPDATE: April 13

Beloved of God, 

As we approach Holy Week, here is what is making news in our parish:

1. THIS WEEKEND  AT ST. MARY:

• Saturday, April 12: Screening of the documentary "Fambul Tok" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall
• Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday. Service begins at 10 am in the plaza. Procession to Watseka and Regent and return to the church.

2.    LENT AT ST. MARY: 

• Weekday: Morning Prayer at 8:45 am; Mass at 9 am

• EVENSONG at 6 pm on FRIDAYS

• Stations (Way) of the Cross at 6:30 pm on FRIDAYS   

3. HOLY WEEK AT ST. MARY:

• Tuesday, April 15: Renewal of Ordination Vows, Cathedral Center, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles at 11 am. All are welcome.
• Thursday, April 17: 
  • Maundy Thursday Proper Liturgy at 7 pm including foot-washing and vigil before the reserved Sacrament. 
  • Guest Homilist is Br. Clark, SSF, Minister-General, Society of St. Francis
• Friday, April 18: 
  • Stations of the Cross at 12 pm
  • Good Friday Proper Liturgy at 7 pm. 
  • Guest Homilist is Br. Clark, SSF, Minister-General, Society of St. Francis
• Saturday, April 19: 
• Parish Work Day begins at 9:30 am
• Great Easter Vigil begins 8 pm with the lighting of the new fire.
• Guest Homilist is Br. Clark, SSF, Minister-General, Society of St. Francis

4.  PARISH RUMMAGE SALE: [MAY 3]

• Saturday, May 3 from 8 am to 3 pm and portion of Sunday, May 4 if needed.
• Help us raise funds to support the mission and ministries of our parish
• Volunteers and donations needed. Please, talk to Mauricio Correa, Fr. Vincent or Fr. Federico 

5.   PALMS EMERGENCY  PREPAREDNESS PROJECT:

• You have heard about the many earthquakes in So California in recent days, now join us in preparing our community for any emergency. Let your own emergency plan include the safety of your neighbors and community. Talk to Fr. Vincent after Mass or send him an email. 

6.  TRADING LAWN FOR DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS

• We got approval March 20, from the LADWP to proceed with replacing the lawn in our parkway - 3200 sq. ft of space - with drought tolerant plants.
• We are currently working on the plan (sketches) for re-planting the parkway. Plans will be completed before Easter and work done soon after we get final approval.

7.  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CLASSES AT ST. MARY:

• May 4, 11, 25:  Anglo-Catholicism

• June 1, 8, 22, 29:  Church and Music

• July: on vacation.

• August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.

8.  UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars:  

• Sunday, April 20: Easter Day. Potluck brunch. Please, bring your favorite dish to the potluck brunch
• May 4: Performance of the play "The Harrowing of Hell" in place of the Ministry of the Word at Mass
• Sunday, May 4: Brief presentation (at the end of Mass) by Ms. Tanya Leal, Secretary, Palms Neighborhood Council, on the Neighborhood Council Board Elections
• Sunday, May 18: Election Day to elect a new Board Council for the Palms Neighborhood Council. Venue for elections will be announced later. 

9.   OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR:

• Healing for Bianca, Joana, Gerda, Anthony Jo, Betty Moreno, Fr. Anderson.
• For all efforts to locate Malaysia Flight MH 370. For the families as they wait for reliable news about the fate of their relatives on that flight.

• Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.

10. For news about:

• the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org

• the Expo Line construction, please, click on www.buildexpo.org

• the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

See you at Mass. Bring a friend and your family to church.

Fr. Vincent

www.stmarypalms.org

 

Parish UPDATE: April 6

Beloved of God, 

Here is what is making news in our parish:

1. THIS WEEKEND  AT ST. MARY:

• Saturday, April 5: Screening of the movie "12 Years a Slave" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall
• Sunday, April 6: Fifth Sunday in Lent. Rehearsal of "Harrowing of Hell" after Mass

2.    LENT AT ST. MARY: 

• Weekday: Morning Prayer at 8:45 am; Mass at 9 am

• EVENSONG at 6 pm on FRIDAYS

• Stations (Way) of the Cross at 6:30 pm on FRIDAYS   

3.    LENTEN/COMMUNITY MOVIE SCREENING: SPREAD THE WORD!!!!

• Saturday, April 5: "12 years a Slave" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to http://www.movies.com/12-ye ars-slave/details/m69430

•  Saturday, April 12: "Fambul Tok" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to  http://www.fambultokthemovie. com/

4.   DWP INDOOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: 

• On Thursday, April 3, Enerpath, acting on behalf of the LADWP, completed the lighting improvement project in our church, St. Joseph Hall and the Rectory. You will notice a remarkable difference in lighting. All the lights in the Nave and Chapel are on dimmers now except the two lights in the Choir loft and entrance to the Nave. If you have questions, please talk to Fr. Vincent. The lighting project was done GRATIS by LADWP [at no cost to our parish].

5.   PALMS EMERGENCY  PREPAREDNESS PROJECT:

• The Coalition partners notified us - Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition [PepC] - this afternoon, that our Plan of Work and our Expenditure Plan for March - June 2014 has been approved. We will sign the contract next week and hopefully a check should be in the mail sometime soon after that to fund our coalition's activities.
• You have heard about the many earthquakes in So California in recent days, now join us in preparing our community for any emergency. Let your own emergency plan include the safety of your neighbors and community. Talk to Fr. Vincent after Mass or send him an email. 

6.  TRADING LAWN FOR DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS

• We got approval March 20, from the LADWP to proceed with replacing the lawn in our parkway - 3200 sq. ft of space - with drought tolerant plants.
• We are currently working on the plan (sketches) for re-planting the parkway. Plans will be completed before Easter and work done soon after we get final approval.

7.  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT ST. MARY

• March 23 to April 6: Rehearsing for the "Harrowing of Hell" play

• May 4: Performance of the play: "The Harrowing of Hell" at the 10 am Mass. Cast is needed. If interested, talk to Vincent Agoe. ASAP.

• May 4, 11, 25:  Anglo-Catholicism

• June 1, 8, 22, 29:  Church and Music

• July: on vacation.

• August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.

8.  UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars: 

• Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday. Service begins at 10 am in the plaza. Procession to Watseka and Regent and return to the church.

• Thursday, April 17 - Saturday, April 19: Sacred Triduum: Our guest preacher will be Br. Clark, SSF. Please, welcome him and pray for him as he prepare his homilies for the Triduum
• Saturday, April 19: Parish Work Day beginning at 9:30 am to ready the church and St. Joseph Hall for Easter. 

• Saturday, April 19: Easter Vigil beginning at 8 pm. 

• Sunday, April 20: Easter Day. Potluck brunch. Please, bring your favorite dish
• Sunday, May 4: Presentation (at the end of Mass) by Ms. Tanya Leal, Secretary, Palms Neighborhood Council, on the Neighborhood Council Board Elections
• Sunday, May 18: Election Day to elect a new Board Council for the Palms Neighborhood Council. Venue for elections will be announced later. 

9.   OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR:

• Healing for Bianca, Joana, Gerda, Anthony Jo, Betty Moreno, Fr. Anderson.
• For all efforts to locate Malaysia Flight MH 370. For the families as they wait for more reliable news about the fate of their relatives on that flight.

• Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.

10. For news about:

• the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org

• the Expo Line construction, please, click on www.buildexpo.org

• the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

See you at Mass. Bring a friend and your family to church.

Fr. Vincent

Beloved of God, 

I invite you to the observance of Holy Lent and assure you I will be praying for you by name every day of Lent.

Here is what is making news in our parish:

1. THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY - SUNDAY, MARCH 30:

• Fourth [Laetare] Sunday in Lent. 

• Rehearsal for the play "Harrowing of Hell" at 11:30 am

2.    LENT AT ST. MARY: 

• Weekday: Morning Prayer at 8:45 am; Mass at 9 am

• EVENSONG at 6 pm on FRIDAYS

• Stations (Way) of the Cross at 6:30 pm on FRIDAYS   

3.  MAX MEA CULPA - from Rebecca Merwin, Parish Administrator:

• Regarding the Gala Italian Dinner and Dance April 26 for SAVES Food Bank...... In the notice in last Sunday's [March 23] bulletin, not only did I move the church to a different city but changed its denomination as well.  The Taste of Italy" Dinner and Dance is being held at St. Augustine CATHOLIC Church, 3850 Jasmine Ave,.Culver City. Call 310-838-2702 for more information and reservation. Please, do attend! This event helps to fund S.A.V.E.S the only Food Bank in the Culver City-Palms area.  

4.    LENTEN/COMMUNITY MOVIE SCREENING: SPREAD THE WORD!!!!

• Saturday, April 5: "12 years a Slave" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to http://www.movies.com/12-years-slave/details/m69430

•  Saturday, April 12: "Fambul Tok" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to  http://www.fambultokthemovie.com/

5.   PALMS EMERGENCY  PREPAREDNESS PROJECT:

• Do you have a personal plan to deal with emergency in your house or area? Does your plan include helping out your neighbor? Do you want to know how to put a plan together? Or find out what emergency resources are available in your community? Volunteers still needed to help our community pull together a coalition for emergency preparedness in Palms. Talk to Fr. Vincent or come to the next Palms Emergency Preparedness Coalition meeting. 

6.  TRADING LAWN FOR DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS

• We got approval March 20, from the LADWP to proceed with replacing the lawn in our parkway - 3200 sq. ft of space - with drought tolerant plants. 

• Next we will get a waiver from the City Engineer's office, plans approved and then work will start. We will be planting plants native to California and Los Angeles. Watch this space for updates. 

7.  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT ST. MARY

• March 23 to April 6: Rehearsing for the "Harrowing of Hell" play

• May 4: Performance of the play: "The Harrowing of Hell" at the 10 am Mass. Cast is needed. If interested, talk to Vincent Agoe. ASAP.

• May 11, 25:  Anglo-Catholicism

• June 1, 8, 22, 29:  Church and Music

• July: on vacation.

• August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.

8.  UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars

• Presentation by Tanya Leal, Secretary, Palms Neighborhood Council during coffee-hour

• April 13: Palm Sunday.

• April 17 - 19: Sacred Triduum: 

• April 19: Easter Vigil beginning at 8 pm

• April 20: Easter Day. Potluck brunch. Please, bring your favorite dish. 

9.   OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR

• Healing for Bianca, Joana, Gerda, Anthony Jo, Betty Moreno, Arlene.

• Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.

• For Denise, travelling at this time.

10. For news about:

• the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org

• the Expo Line construction, please, click on www.buildexpo.org

• the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

See you at Mass. Bring a friend and your family to church.

 Fr. Vincentwww.stmarypalms.org

Parish UPDATE: March 23

Beloved of God, I would like to invite you to the observance of Holy Lent and assure you I will be praying for you by name every day of Lent. Here is what is making news in our parish:

1. THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY - SUNDAY, MARCH 23:

• Third Sunday in Lent. 

• Rehearsal for the play "Harrowing of Hell" at 11:30 am

2.    LENT AT ST. MARY: 

• Weekday: Morning Prayer at 8:45 am; Mass at 9 am

• EVENSONG at 6 pm on FRIDAYS

• Stations (Way) of the Cross at 6:30 pm on FRIDAYS   

3.  THANK YOU:

• The kitchen sink was replaced last Saturday, March 15 thanks to all who helped us raise the money and provided free labor. All that is left now is to buy a butcher block countertop to cover the hole left by the removal of the old and faithful dishwasher. We have enough money to do this project and work will be done in the coming week. Again, thanks to all for making the kitchen sink project possible. 

4.    LENTEN/COMMUNITY MOVIE SCREENING: SPREAD THE WORD!!!!

• Saturday, April 5: "Twelve years a Slave" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to http://www.movies.com/12- years-slave/details/m69430

•  Saturday, April 12: "Fambuk Tok" at 6 pm in St. Joseph Hall. For a synopsis go to  http://www.fambultokthemovie. com/

5.   PALMS EMERGENCY  PREPAREDNESS PROJECT:

• Our parish was invited by the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience project (LACCDR) to help establish a Community Coalition for Emergency Preparedness in Palms. Our first community meeting on Saturday, March 15 went very well. Our next meeting is Saturday, March 22 from 1 - 3 pm. Join us to develop preparedness plans to make our community safe in case of any emergency. We'll meet in St. Joseph Hall.

6.  TRADING LAWN FOR DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS

• We got approval March 20, from the LADWP to proceed with replacing the lawn in our parkway - 3200 sq. ft of space - with drought tolerant plants. The DWP will give us a rebate of $2 per sq. ft. of lawn we replace for a total rebate of $6400 if we use all 3200 sq. ft. This has been in the works for some time now. Vestry has already given approval for this project.

• Next we will get a waiver from the City Engineer's office, plans approved and then work will start. 

• We are doing our part to reduce our carbon footprints. Join us in this project. 

7.  CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AT ST. MARY

• March 23 to April 6: Rehearsing for the "Harrowing of Hell" play

• April 27: Performance of the play: "The Harrowing of Hell" at the 10 am Mass. Cast is needed. If interested, talk to Vincent Agoe. ASAP.

• May 4, 11, 25:  Anglo-Catholicism

• June 1, 8, 22, 29:  Church and Music

• July: on vacation.

• August: visits to holy sites in Los Angeles.

8.  UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars

• April 13: Palm Sunday.

• April 17 - 19: Sacred Triduum: 

• April 19: Easter Vigil beginning at 8 pm

• April 20: Easter Day. Potluck brunch. Please, bring your favorite dish. 

9.   OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE, PRAY FOR

• Healing for Bianca, Joana, Gerda, Anthony, Betty Moreno, Arlene.

• Our youth: Larry Jr, Simone, Jeffrey, Natasha, Yasmine, Obed, Audrey and Michelle.

• For Denise, Joy, travelling at this time.

10. For news about:

• the Diocese of Los Angeles, please click on www.ladiocese.org

• the Expo Line construction, please, click on www.buildexpo.org

• the Palms Neighborhood Council, click on www.palmsla.org

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See you at Mass. Bring a friend and your family to church.
Fr. Vincent