-
BackForwardPauseCaption
-
-
St. Maximilian Kolbe Update March 24, 2020
LA Archdiocesan Parishes
Closed until further noticeSt. Maximilian Kolbe Parish
Church, Offices, Preshool, Gift Shop and Faith Formation Programs are closed and cancelled
as of Tuesday, March 24, 2020Although our parish offices are closed to the public,
please note that we are monitoring our emails and voicemails each day.
In case of an emergency, call the office and follow the instructions.
We continue to be community in prayer and spirit.LITURGICAL ACCOMMODATIONS DURING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH THREAT
The current public health emergency has brought about fears and anxiety in the hearts and minds of many people. However, it has also unified us as a people seeking the good for the other. In these trying times, faith is to be lived with reason, prudence and wise judgment.
Therefore, in order to help priests perform their ministry with faith, prudence and wise judgment, the Archbishop, in consultation with the Auxiliary Bishops and the Council of Priests, have established the following liturgical accommodations.
These accommodations are to be followed until further notice.MASSES
- The public celebration of Mass has been suspended in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles until further notice.
- St. Maximilian Kolbe Church will not have any weekday or Sunday Masses during this time.
- Parishes are invited to inform their parishioners of opportunities to view the Mass via livestream.The weekday and Sunday Mass will be livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels via the LA Catholics Facebook page (facebook.com/lacatholics).For more information on additional Mass broadcasts on TV and radio, visit lacatholics.org/emergency.
Priests are reminded to encourage the faithful to keep the Lord’s Day holy. Some ways to do this include: reading the Gospels, praying with your families, and to joining yourself to the sacrifice of the Mass by making an act of spiritual communion. The readings for daily Masses and Sunday Masses can be found on the St. Maximilian Kolbe website. The prayer for an act of spiritual communion is: "My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul."
PRAYER: “Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.”
RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION- Parishes are asked to cancel all Lenten penance services.
- St. Maximilian Kolbe’s penance service that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 has been cancelled.
- All Confessions have been cancelled until further notice.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK- Priests are to attend to the needs of those who ask for the Anointing of the Sick. If a priest is sick or considered to be a high-risk individual (e.g. elderly, suffers from respiratory conditions, immunocompromised, etc.), he should request assistance from another priest.
- Please call the parish office and leave a message to request the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
- Priests attending to the needs of the sick are to observe all proper sanitary protocols and, if necessary, check-in with proper medical personnel before entering the room of the patient.
- For the time being, sick calls and distribution of Holy Communion for the homebound are reserved to priests only.
BAPTISM- Unless an emergency, the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism is to be postponed.
WEDDINGS- Weddings are limited to celebration of the Marriage Rite itself and must be limited to a total of 10 people, including ministers.
FUNERALS- Funerals may take place only in the form of “The Rite of Committal with Final Commendation” (also known as the “graveside”).If desired by the family a memorial Mass can be scheduled appropriately at a later date.
CONFIRMATIONS- All Confirmations from now until Easter Sunday are postponed.
HOLY WEEK- All Holy Week Liturgies have been cancelled.
DEVOTIONS- All Devotions are to be suspended until further notice.
- Stations of the Cross have been cancelled here at St. Maximilian Kolbe.
-
Letter from our Pastor
-
Keeping In Touch
The Archdiocese has asked all parishes to remain closed until further notice
Please call the parish office and leave a voice mail or email us with your needs. Although we are closed to the public, we are conducting as much business as possible.
We wish you a safe and healthy next couple of weeks.
Please see the links below to view daily Mass from Word On Fire Ministries and the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Blessings,
Your St. Max Staff -
Word on Fire - Daily Mass
-
Cancelled St. Max Events
- All Masses have been suspended
- Parish Offices are closed until further notice.
- All Kolbe Korner Preschool classes and events cancelled
- All Faith Formation Classes and events cancelled
- Soup and Stations cancelled
- All music practices cancelled
- All University Series classes cancelled
- Cub Scout meetings cancelled
- Habitat Annual Dinner postponed
- Friday AA Meeting cancelled
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MININSTRY LEADER VIA EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR MEETINGS. -
Thank You Kay!
Welcome Terence and Jane!Our bulletin editor, Kay Hudson, has turned over the bulletin to Terence and Jane Minogue.
We want to thank Kay for the tremendous job of compiling and editing our weekly bulletin and for the beautiful photographs she has graced us with for so many years. You have been a blessing to our parish, Kay!
Kay is not leaving the parish so we will continue to see her here amongst us. She is retiring to continue her many outreach endeavors as well as caring for her grandchildren.
Welcome Terence and Jane!
Please continue to send your bulletin announcements to bulletin@stmaxchurch.org.
-
-
-
Masses Cancelled
- Sat: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sun: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- M F 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Tu W 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
-
Confessions
Canelled- Sat: 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
-
Adoration Cancelled
- 1st Fri: 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
-
Today's Readings
-
Reading 1 Jer 11:18-20Responsorial Psalm 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12Gospel Jn 7:40-53
-
-
-
-
Join Us As We Worship The Lord
Msgr. Paul Albee and the entire St. Maximilian Kolbe parish invite you to join us in the worship of the Lord. St. Maximilian Kolbe is a Roman Catholic Church in Westlake Village, California, that through the leadership of Msgr. Paul Albee, is serving the needs of our Parishioners and the local community.
-
-
Helping Our Neighbors in Need
-
Homeless Breakfast Ministry
Each month, the Homeless Breakfast ministry gathers to prepare and serve food to the homeless. Many friendships have grown out of the experience of sharing in this form of care for God's people. For more information contact Sally Holland email: whenmartymetsally@yahoo.com or phone: 805-492-4879. Click here for our latest newsletter
Please contact Sally Holland prior to the event.
-
Project Response
Project Response is asking for monitary donations, gift cards, etc. along with that of food and supplies during this current campaign.
March 14, 15, 21and 22. Please return your donations to the church no later than Saturday, March 28 by 9am.
Four times a year parishioners of St. Max are invited to contibute a variety of items needed by those in need. The items collected are picked up by as many as 21 local charities and distributed to those in need.
Contact Norm Lamarra at Norm.lamarra@gmail.com
-
Habitat To The Max
Our mission is to do God’s work by sponsoring affordable housing, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County, for deserving families in our community currently living in substandard housing. We believe by helping families to achieve home ownership and realize their dreams, we are also making a difference in the lives and the future of their children. Our goal is to continue to sponsor Habitat for Humanity
homes, one family and one home at a time.Habitat to the Max annual dinner on April 4 will be postponed.
Date to be announced in the upcoming weeks.
-
St Vincent de Paul Society
BUNDLE SUNDAY ~ MAY 3 from 7AM-1PM
The St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in the St. Max parking lot to collect your gently used clothing, household goods, small appliances and miscellaneous items.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society provides both financial and material support for individuals and families experiencing difficult times. Teams from our parish make personal visits to assess needs, make referrals and provide immediate assistance in some cases. Our mission, inspired by Blessed Frederic Ozanam and our Patron, St. Vincent dePaul, is an organization where women and men grow spiritually by offering person-to-person assistance to those in need. If you would like to help with our ministry please contact Bobbi McDonough at 805-427-6256 or bmcdonough@earthlink.net .
-
-
-
ALL EVENTS CANCELLED
-
Catholic Education
-
-
-
We are Committed to Protecting Our Children
-
Catholic News Service
-
IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By Tom Tracy WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- A tightening of some hospital visitor restrictions on religious ministers and patient family members has begun as the...
-
IMAGE: CNS photo/Don Blake, The Dialog By Joseph P. Owens WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) -- Mother Margaret Regina Halloran was doing her best to fight back tears in the early morning of March 27, but she...
-
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yara Nardi, pool via Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God's judgment on humanity, but God's call on people to judge what is...
-
-
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
-
Lenten Observance
During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading the Scriptures. We are asked to service the needy by giving alms and to practice self-discipline and fast. Seek the Lord in your thoughts, prayers and deeds. Share God's gifts of your time, talent and money with those in need. Through fasting we turn away from sin and towards God, saving our resources for the poor. From the beginning, God commanded some fasting, and sin entered into the world because Adam and Eve broke the fast.
- Prayer
- Alms giving
- Fasting
More from the USCCB -
Our News
-
16th Annual Dinner and Auction Fund Raiser has been POSTPONED. Help us build our 13th home. Become a sponsor today!Read More
-
-
-
Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
-
Friends, we see in today’s Gospel how Jesus’ preaching caused division. Some hearers believed him, but others wanted to arrest him. The life, preaching, and mission of Jesus are predicated upon the...
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stay Connected: Get messages from St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church
-
Flocknote Messages
-
LITURGICAL ACCOMMODATIONS DURING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH THREAT (UPDATED MARCH 16, 2020) The current public health emergency has brought about...
-
COVID-19 Update (16 March 2020 — 6:30 PM) The Archdiocese of Los Angeles suspends Masses amid the current health threat due to COVID-19. Click here to read the full statement. “I deeply regret that...
-
