News for March
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Report as of March 3, 2025
Parish Goal: $110,396
Payments: $15,267
Balance: $95,129
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Gifts of the Heart | 2025 Annual Appeal
Parish Goal: $110,396
Find your Parish: Mary Immaculate Parish – Pacoima (P369)
Ash Wednesday Schedule
March 5, 2025
Church
- 6:30AM Liturgy (SP)
- 7:00AM Mass (SP)
- 8:00AM Liturgy (SP)
- 9:00AM Liturgy (SP)
- 10:00AM Liturgy (Bilingual)
- 11:00AM Liturgy (SP)
- 12:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 1:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 2:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 3:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 4:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 4:30PM Liturgy (SP)
- 5:00PM Liturgy (Bilingual)
- 5:30PM Liturgy (SP)
- 6:30PM Mass (SP)
- 7:45PM Liturgy (SP)
- 8:30PM Liturgy (SP)
- 9:15PM Liturgy (SP)
Fr. Luciano Hall
- 6:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 6:45PM Liturgy (SP)
- 7:15PM Liturgy (SP)
- 8:00PM Liturgy (SP)
- 8:30PM Liturgy (SP)
Prayer for Ash Wednesday
Spirit of the Living God,
You have breathed life into me today, from ashes and dust. You invite me to live, walk, and love in your will. Draw me closer to you today, this Lent, and always.
Amen.
Ash Wednesday
Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation?
Despite the often packed churches, you may be surprised to hear that the answer is no! Holy days of obligation commemorate a particular event (such as the birth of Christ at Christmas) or celebrate particular people (such as Mary’s Immaculate Conception or the feast of All Saints). Ash Wednesday is a day of penance, fasting, and abstinence to begin the season of Lent. In a sense, it focuses on a concept rather than something particular and concrete.
Of course, repentance ought to be reflected in particular, concrete ways! That’s one of the reasons that attending Mass on Ash Wednesday is a very good idea. It marks the beginning of a solemn season of penance. Despite all its comparisons to the desert, Lent can be very fruitful for our spiritual growth! Beginning this season with the celebration of Mass and the reception of ashes is a sign of our commitment to God and to spiritual growth.
Mary Immaculate Spring Raffle
- Grand Prize: $7000
- 2nd Prize: 70″ HDTV
- 3rd Prize: $500
- 4th Prize: $250
Drawing Sunday, April 13, 2025
Will be held after the 8pm mass
DONATION $10
Seller of the winning Grand Prize ticket will receive $250
(818)834-8551
10390 Remick Ave. Pacoima, CA 91331
Winners need not be present to win. Prizes must be claimed within 30 days following the drawing.
Did You Know?
Working through discomfort around abuse disclosures
As safe adults, we want to be available for the children in our lives to share their worries and fears with us. However, it is natural to be uncomfortable if a child discloses abuse or mistreatment. Asking necessary questions and getting pertinent information is critical to stopping abusive scenarios, although this can be difficult it is important to remember our critical role as safe adults. We are protectors of the children in our lives and we have the power to stop abuse from happening. This always needs to be the priority, over discomfort an uncertainty. For more information, read the VIRTUS® article “Superpowers: Safe Adults Have Them” at https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.