MASS SCHEDULE
5:30 PM
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions)
Saturday 9:00-9:30 AM & 3:00-5:00 PM
PARISH STAFF
- Rev. Fr Eben MacDonald, Pastor
- Rev. Fr. Luis Gerardo Peña, Associate Pastor
- Timothy Rodriguez, Pastoral Intern
- Jaime Perez, Director of Evangelization and Worship
- Maria Natera, Director of Parish Operations
- Anne Wing, Director of Pastoral Care
- Nancy Dutton, Director of Youth Ministry/Confirmation
- Sister Sharon Richards, SDSH, Adult Faith Formation
- Sister Frances Kennedy, SDSH, Families of Faith (Grades 1-8) and Pre-Primary
- Karen Pasano, Communications Assistant
- Dianne Walker, Parish Secretary
- Yaemi Salazar, Receptionist
ETERNAL REST: THE ART OF DYING WELL
During the Month of November, the Church invites us to remember and pray for the dead and to reflect on our own death. Discover Eternal Rest: The Art of Dying Well, a powerful series from the Augustine Institute that guides us to face death with faith, hope, and love—available exclusively on FORMED. Draw closer to Christ’s promise of eternal life and learn how to prepare your heart for heaven.
DESCANSO ETERNO: EL ARTE DEL BIEN MORIR
Durante el mes de noviembre, la Iglesia nos invita a recordar y a orar por los difuntos, y a reflexionar sobre nuestra propia muerte. Descubre Descanso Eterno: El arte de morir bien, una poderosa serie del Augustine Institute que nos guía a enfrentar la muerte con fe, esperanza y amor—disponible exclusivamente en FORMED. Acércate a la promesa de vida eterna de Cristo y aprende a preparar tu corazón para el cielo.
CALLED TO RENEW
RESULTS AS OF October 31, 2025
TOTAL PLEDGED: $2,540,355
TOTAL PAID: $1,812,181
BALANCE: $728,174
FUNDS AVAILABLE: $347,355
Pending Project(s):
- Exterior Painting of the Parish Center (Now in progress)
- Replacement HVAC system on 1st floor of Parish Center (Equipment on order, installation TBD)
Projects Completed:
- Complete Remodel of School Student Restrooms
- Installation of new Audio/Visual System in the church
- New flooring and interior painting in the Parish Center
- New roof on the Parish Center
- Roof repairs and exterior painting of the Moran Center
- Installation of new A/V equipment in Moran Center ( Thanks to CTR Grant Money)
Completion of these projects are made possible by the generosity of our donors. Please continue to pay on your pledges so that we may complete the remaining projects from our parish case statement. If you need to make and adjustment on your pledge please contact us. If you would like to make a one-time gift to our Called to Renew Campaign to help revitalize our parish please contact the parish office.
TOGETHER IN MISSION 2025
RESULTS AS OF October 31, 2025
2025 PARISH GOAL: $110,725
AMOUNT PLEDGED: $106,186 (96% of goal)
AMOUNT PAID: $96,714 (87% of goal)
Number of Donors: 364
The Together in Mission 2025 "Gifts of the Heart" Annual Appeal is now underway. For the past 32 Years, Together in Mission has raised funds to support the neediest parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Your gift to the 2025 appeal will benefit over 525,000 families in 62 poor parishes and over 16,500 students in 63 needy schools in our archdiocese and every dollar received in excess of our parish goal will come back to us in the form of a rebate, so our parish can benefit, too! Make your gift today!
2025 JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE
FREE CATHOLIC CONTENT FROM FORMED
We are excited to offer FORMED to our entire parish for free. With award-winning studies and parish programs, inspiring audio content, movies, e-books, and family-friendly kids’ programming, there is something for everyone on FORMED.
To register for your free account and claim our gift to you:
1. Visit signup.formed.org
2. Enter our parish zip code or name
We pray that this gift will bless you!
THIS WEEK ON FORMED
Help Our Immigrant Neighbors
L.A. Catholics Unite
Family Assistance Fund
IMMIGRATION RESOURCES
To access the Immigration Resource page of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles click here.
Events
- Dec 14 2025 - Mass Livestream
- Dec 21 2025 - Mass Livestream
- Dec 28 2025 - Mass Livestream
Weekly reading
Readings for the week of December 7, 2025
- Sunday: Is 11:1-10 / Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 (see 7) / Rom 15:4-9 / Mt 3:1-12
- Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 / Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 / Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 / Lk 1:26-38
- Tuesday: Is 40:1-11 / Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13 / Mt 18:12-14
- Wednesday: Is 40:25-31 / Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10 / Mt 11:28-30
- Thursday: Is 41:13-20 / Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab / Mt 11:11-15
- Friday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab / Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 / Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47
- Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11 / Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 / Mt 17:9a, 10-13
- Next Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10 / Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 (see Is 35:4) / Jas 5:7-10 / Mt 11:2-11
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Vatican News
Zayed Award judges: Human fraternity is a mission for everyone
12/11/25 7:15 am
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and former European Council President Charles Michel, two judges on the commission to select the honorees of the 2025 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, share their perspectives on the importance of promoting human fraternity in the midst of a world marked by conflict and division.
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Read MoreAnti-trafficking experts urge strong action 25 years from Palermo Protocol
12/11/25 7:04 am
At a conference organised by the Institute of Anthropology of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Church actors highlight the urgent need for action against human trafficking on the 25th anniversary of the Palermo Protocol.
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Read MoreInternational Mountain Day: Preserving our tallest lifelines
12/11/25 6:35 am
From biblical mountaintops to Ethiopia’s cliff churches, mountain regions hold deep spiritual and ecological significance, now threatened by rapid glacier loss and and a warming planet.
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Read MoreDiocesan Publications – Angelus | Vida Nueva
USCCB
One Life LA
For Your Marriage helps couples at all stages of life to understand and live God’s plan for happy, holy marriages by providing educational and spiritual resources.
The website was launched in 2007 as part of the National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to communicate the meaning and value of married life for the Church and for society.
For Your Marriage website: https://www.foryourmarriage.org/
TROLL WEBSITE
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