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Greater Los Angeles Affiliates at their 2010 Christmas Party

The Greater Los Angeles Maryknoll Affiliates meet once a month, usually at:

Or at the Maryknoll Sisters at
340 Norumbega, Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone 626-358-1825.

Usually we meet on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 12 noon

Chapter Activities

The Greater Los Angeles Maryknoll Affiliates had their first organizational meeting in April 1995 in Norwalk, CA. Members include lay people who are interested in Maryknoll's spirituality and global vision, former Maryknoll Lay Missioners, plus Maryknoll Priests and Sisters

Greater Los Angeles Chapter holds monthly meetings to discuss plans and projects. We support issues related to peace and social and economic justice. We do this through community, spirituality, and action. We work with other like-minded organizations such as Pax Christi.

Each December our Chapter joins the local Sierra Club for a Christmas gift walk through downtown LA's skid row. We start at Union Station.

Justice for my Sister

Wednesday, 28 December 2011 09:12

The following is from Kimberly Bautista, the daugther of Maryknoll Affiliate Kathee Bautista:

I returned from Guatemala to Los Angeles a little over a week ago feeling overwhelmingly satisfied with our dating/domestic violence prevention campaign throughout 60 communities: we reached over 2300 audience members in Guatemala!Justice for my Sister resonated with all different types of audiences, from UN representatives to youth, to indigenous communities and religious women, to feminists, and foreigners. The protagonist Rebeca attended several screenings and it was very emotional for audiences to meet her. "We must all be Rebecas!" one audience member in Escuintla passionately shouted after a screening. The film is inspiring audience members of all walks of life to break the culture of victim-blaming and impunity.

Skid Row Walk - December 17

Wednesday, 21 December 2011 09:33 Tim Moffett

Manny and Lyn drove their mini van filled with clothing, John Hernandez and Sr. Lucy. Tim and John began walking from the Gold Line station, the others following in the van, stopping as we always do, at Union Station to visit the restrooms, then continuing on to the skid row district. The Sierra Club hike leaders admonished us not to drown the first people we come upon with goods, there are plenty of others further on. Sr. Lucy and Lyn both eventually got out and handed out items, Manny driving behind and resupplying us as we ran out of items. Later, we passed out our items to the other walkers who were now empty handed and eager to help disperse the goods. Because of the one-way streets in the skid row area, we had to go around the block to re-position ourselves with the fast moving volunteers walking down the streets. We lost track of them eventually with items still in the back of the van, mostly children and women's clothing, so we decided the leftovers would be donated to one of the missions, and headed back towards home. Our annual Skid Row walk always ranks as one the highlights of our year.

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LA Chapter helps with food packages

Wednesday, 07 December 2011 12:09 Joe Santos

The Los Angeles Chapter volunteered at the Los Angeles Holy Name Cathedral to prepare food packages and do gift wrapping for distribution to families during the Season.

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Greater LA Chapter joins Society Centennial Celebration

Thursday, 22 September 2011 06:58 Joe Santos

Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Centennial Celebration - The Gift of Mission 1911 - 2011

NEW: See more pictures from the event here.

As part of a series of Centennial Celebrations on the West Coast, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers invited Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Affiliates, benefactors and friends to a wonderful afternoon of hospitality and friendship. The celebration was held at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Community in Little Tokyo - Los Angeles, California on Sunday, September 18, 2011.

"Continuing Pentecost Today" Retreat Report

Monday, 06 June 2011 00:00 Sr. Kathryn Shannon.

Present: Kathee Bautista, John Hernandez, Lyn Ibanez, John Jerpe, Irma Pazmino, Richard Perez, Joe Santos, Peggy Santos, Kathryn Shannon M.M., Lucy Yu M.M. Deacon Leonel Yoque; from San Diego Chapter Jim DeHarpporte, Michelle Dunne, Erin Rickwa

Leonel began the day asking each of us to introduce ourselves. After a "Call to Prayer" and in that comfort zone of no strangers, he led us in two Maryknoll power- point presentations on MISSION, whose source is the Triune God, a God who IS love. The mission of Jesus, the Son of God sent by the Father was to show us how to love. As his disciples our mission can then be nothing less than being that same love for the world, its people and all that is in it, especially the marginated.

The question is, "Does the Mission have a Church or does the Church have a Mission?" Whatever happened historically, Gathering and Sending are both essential.

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