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California Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo Secures $2 Million in State Funding to the Los Angeles Welcomes Collective for Immigrant Rights and Homeless Shelter Support
November 24, 2023 – LOS ANGELES – On Monday, Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo presented a $2 million check to members of the L.A. Welcomes Collective as a part of state support to create a fund for qualified immigrant rights organizations to design and execute program outreach in Los Angeles County to provide immigrant individuals with consistent, comprehensive support when entering a public shelter.
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Seminary professor will be installed as region’s auxiliary bishop on Sunday
Slawomir Szkredka will be installed Sunday as an auxiliary bishop, helping to lead a region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles that includes Ventura County.
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The incredible story behind the life, and home, of one of California’s Latina pioneers
In 1937, the U.S. Department of the Interior certified La Casa Vieja de Lopez Adobe in San Gabriel worthy of preservation for its historic and architectural interest. Eighty-six years later, it’s on a list of structures that architects believe should be recognized — not just because the adobe was built more than two centuries ago — but also because of the incredible woman who lived there.
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Panorama City school remembers Rosalynn Carter
Dan Horn was in his mid-20s when in 1986 he wrote a letter to Rosalynn Carter, who passed away on Sunday, Nov. 19.
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Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Nov. 16-23
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service: The 26th annual event, “Faith in Action,” held by the congregations of Panorama Presbyterian Church, St. Genevieve Catholic Church and Valley Beth Israel Synagogue, 7 p.m. Nov. 20. Free to attend, but a donation to Hope the Mission (formerly called Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission) will be taken/suggested (hopethemission.org). Location, at the synagogue, 13060 Roscoe Blvd., Sun Valley. 818-782-2281. Valley Beth Israel: tinyurl.com/4prs4nxb
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5 Catholic sites not to miss in California
California has a rich Catholic history dating back to the 1600s, and today the state has many beautiful sacred sites where Catholics would enjoy visiting.
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Interfaith Thanksgiving event prays for peace in time of war
Special prayer intentions for those affected by the Israel-Hamas war on the Gaza Strip will weigh heavily on the South Bay Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving’s annual event scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 21 at American Martyrs Catholic Church in Manhattan Beach.
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Religion events in the San Fernando Valley, Nov. 11-18
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Pilgrimage: A Mass is celebrated at 11:30 a.m.; followed by the walk, 12:30 p.m. Ask about a reservation for a 2 p.m. lunch. Cost of lunch $20; $8 for ages 11 and younger (reservations for the lunch is required). Contact Andrea Linn for more information and reservations, 909-762-1392, or andilinn@gmail.com. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 3801 Scott Road, Burbank. Information about the Mother Cabrini Shrine at the church: www.icf.org/about/cabrini
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Crowds attend a bittersweet and festive Día de los Muertos in Mission Hills
The Catholic Cemeteries & Mortuaries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles invited the public to a special Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, on Saturday, Nov. 4, at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills where the public was encouraged to build altars dedicated to their deceased loved ones.
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New Catholic bishop for San Gabriel pastoral region receives warm welcome in first local Mass
Members of the Roman Catholic community in the San Gabriel Valley welcomed a new bishop to their area on Saturday, Nov. 4.
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