St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church

Once again, the world woke up to tragedy: At least 3,400 people were killed, and thousands more injured after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria early on Monday Feburary 6, 2023.

“There is rubble everywhere,” said Father Bahjat Elia Karacah from Aleppo, one of Syria's most impacted cities. “Please, I beg you, do not forget about us,” he said. “We trust in international aid: here we are all in shock. The war wasn’t enough. Poverty wasn’t enough. Now, the earthquake. Please, please, do not abandon our people.”

Will you help the people of Turkey and Syria through your prayers and donations? To give to the relief effort click here.

The Together in Mission Annual Appeal is now underway. The Theme for this 30th anniversary campaign is “Shine His Light.” For the past 30 years the Catholic faithful of Los Angeles have been shining the light of Christ in our local church through gifts to Together in Mission to support the neediest parishes and schools in the Archdiocese that need outside funding in order to survive.
 Your gift to Together in Mission benefits over 15,000 students attending 75 needy Catholic schools and over 500,000 families attending 65 poor parishes. Your support literally helps keep their doors open! St. Cyril's Parish goal this year is $56,601.

To make your gift today you can click on the QR code are you can make a secure online gift by clicking here.

Together let’s come together as one Catholic family and make a difference for our struggling schools and parishes.

It's National Catholic Schools Week! This annual week-long celebration of Catholic Education in the United States gives us the opportunity to highlight Saint Cyril of Jerusalem School. St. Cyril school has been a center of excellence in providing a quality Catholic education to students in pre-school-8th grade since 1949.

Applications for the 2023-24 school year are now being accepted. The deadline is February 24th. Visit our school website at stcyril.net or phone the school office at 818-501-4155.

GOOD NEWS ABOUT ST. CYRIL SCHOOL:

• 100% of the Class of 2022 was accepted in their high school of choice, including Notre Dame, Providence Crespi, Louisville, Chaminade, and Alemany.
• Almost half of our acceptances were given with honors at entrance in at least one academic subject
• More than $35,000 in academic scholarships were awarded to our 2022 graduates.
• Past alumni have been valedictorians at Louisville, Notre Dame, Crespi, and Marymount high schools.
• St. Cyril alumni who have recently graduated high school were accepted to Stanford, Annapolis, UCLA, Berkeley, Notre Dame, John Hopkins, NYU, and other prestigious schools.

To renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of listening and dialogue which began with a solemn opening in Rome on October 9 and 10, 2021 with each individual diocese and church celebrating the following week on October 17. The synodal process will conclude in 2023. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open Herself to mission.

Our parish listening sessions were conducted in March 2022.
- To view the Synod report for St. Cyril's Parish click here.
- To view the Synod report for the Archdiocese of L.A. click here.
- To view the National Synod report click here.

In 2018, we launched a successful capital campaign at St. Cyril's raising more than $1 million in pledges to help us make much needed repairs/renovations. Our sincere thanks to our donors!

Amount Pledged: $1,216,206
       Amount Paid:    $936,303
                                189 Donors

Projects Completed
- New heating/air-conditioning system in the church
- Replace flat roof on church; New coating on top roof of church

Outstanding Projects
- Installation of a new sound system in church 
- Repairs/Renovations to parish rectory
- Improvements to modular buildings

Our ability to complete our outstanding projects depends on our donors honoring their pledges. If you have fallen behind or need to adjust your pledge contact the parish office at 818-986-8234.

Is cleaning out your garage one of your New Year Resolutions? If you have a used vehicle that is costing more than it’s worth, you  can save time and money on expensive repairs by donating your car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat to Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Church.  When you donate your vehicle, the proceeds from your car’s sale will directly support St. Cyril of Jerusalem. 

To get started call (855) 500-RIDE or visit  https://careasy.org/nonprofit/st-cyril-jerusalem-church. 

They will pick up your vehicle and issue you a tax receipt. Then they will donate the proceeds to Saint Cyril's.

It's that simple! 

We need help getting in touch with our school alumni! If you are alumni yourself, or know someone who graduated from St. Cyril of Jerusalem School, please pass the following contact form along. The Alumni Association would like to keep in touch so that we can invite past graduates to alumni events and keep them up-to-date with what’s happening on campus. We’ve already received many responses, but we are trying to reach as many alumni as we can. Thank you for your help! Here is the link to the contact form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchvUVU6FX7KM4776QmeE222I0m6MuzLJ_34nL2Vd9dWXxTDw/viewform

To make a request for a Mass intention, please visit the parish office. You may also make your request by phoning the parish office at (818) 986-8234 or by sending an email to [email protected] The donation for your Mass Intention can be sent by mail or dropped off at the parish office. To make your donation online click on the "GIVE ONLINE" button at the top of the home page and scroll down to the "Payments" option.