St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church

PALM SUNDAY (APRIL 1 & 2)
Blessing & distribution of Palms at all Masses
Sat. April 1 - 4pm Vigil Mass; Sun. April 2 -8am, 10am, 12pm

HOLY THURSDAY (APRIL 6)
8:00am - Morning Prayer (NO 7:30am Mass)
7:30pm - Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
Church will remain open until 10pm for private adoration

GOOD FRIDAY (APRIL 7)
8:00am - Morning Prayer  (NO 7:30am Mass)
12:00pm - Stations of the Cross
1:30pm - Liturgy of the Lord's Passion
7:00pm -Stations of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY (APRIL 8)
8:00am - Morning Prayer  (NO 7:30am Mass)
7:30PM - Solemn Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY (APRIL 9)
Masses at 8:00am, 10:00am, & 12:00pm

We need your help!  We want everyone who attends Masses at St. Cyril's this Easter to feel welcome. To do this, we need volunteer greeters to personally greet and welcome people as they enter. We also need the volunteers to help people find a seat, assist with taking up the collection, direct people in the Communion line, help keep people safe, and thank them for coming as they leave.

Volunteers are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to the beginning of Mass and meet with the Sacristan.  To sign up please visit our Sign Up Genius link by clicking here. Please select a Mass or Masses at Easter and during the month of April at which you are willing to assist as a Minister of Hospitality. We encourage you to choose more than one. Thank you!

The 2023 St. Cyril of Jerusalem Gala to support our school will be held on our campus on Saturday April 22nd from 5:30 - 11PM.
This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for our school and we invite our parishioners to come out and support our school.  

Music will be music provided by:

• “Hit Me 90’s”, 
• “The Yacht Groove” 
• SCJ’s own “The Dad Band”.

Food trucks from Boneyard Bistro and others will be on site as well as drinks and cocktails.

Parishioners are cordially invited to attend and support our school.
Come enjoy a wonderful night of food, music, and fun and support our school! Tickets are available at an early bird price of $50 until March 24th and then will be on sale for $60. Please call the school office for more information.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence from meat.

Fasting: a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. 

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59.

Abstinence: the norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

Note: Those that are excused from fast and abstinence outside the age limits include the physically or mentally ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or nursing women. In all cases, common sense should prevail and ill persons should not further jeopardize their health by fasting.

          St. Cyril's 2023 Parish Goal: $56,601
       Total Pledged (as of 3/02/23): $22,140 (40% of goal)
               
This year is the 30th anniversary of the Together in Mission Annual Appeal.  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!

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

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

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is collecting funds to support the relief effort to provide direct aid for victims of the Turkey/Syria earthquake through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

Checks should be made payable to THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH – memo: TURKEY/SYRIA NATURAL DISASTER.  Donations may be mailed to SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION  OF THE FAITH, 3424 Wilshire Boulevard – 3^rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010. 

If you wish to make an online donation, you may do so at:
https://missionsla.org/product/donate or by scanning the QR code and specify Turkey/Syria Natural Disaster in the memo box. 

Pope Francis issued an appeal for help for all those affected as the death toll soars.  “With emotion I pray for them, and express my closeness to these peoples, the the families of the victims and to all those who are suffering from this devastating calamity”.  He is urging everyone to show solidarity with these territories.

In solidarity with our suffering brothers and sisters, Archbishop Gomez is asking the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to consider making a gift to the relief effort. 100% of your gift will go towards those affected by this horrible natural disaster. 

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:    $951,318
                                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.