St. Anselm Church

The recent fires have impacted many in our communities. Archbishop José Gomez has shared the following message with our

Catholic community of faith in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles:

“Please keep praying for all those suffering in the wildfires sweeping through Southern California. My heart goes out to our neighbors who have lost their homes and livelihoods. Let’s pray for them and let’s pray for our firefighters and first responders. May God keep all of our brothers and sisters safe and bring end to these fires!”

Our Archdiocese news magazine, Angelus News, is also providing updates and coverage which will be included in this page and on Angelusnews.com, as well as on our social channels @LACatholics and @AngelusNews.

We are currently in the process of assessing the damage and impact of the fires on our parishes and schools. Please report any damage at a parish or school due to the fires to the dedicated phone line for Archdiocesan-wide emergencies at (213) 637-7777 or via email at [email protected]. Also please share any information on parish or school locations that may be serving as shelters or providing services and resources to fire victims.

The Archdiocese is also creating a special dedicated fund to be used directly to support parishes and schools impacted by the fires. A link will be available at https://lacatholics.org/california-fires/ for all who wish to donate.

Due to evacuations and other factors affecting those in the fire areas, some Catholic school locations have closed. Schools in evacuation zones will remain closed during the evacuation orders. It is recommended to check with your local Catholic school for closures and to visit the following webpage which has all the information on evacuations areas in California, www.fire.ca.gov.

Let us continue to unite in prayer for all who have been impacted by the fires and for the firefighters, police, first responders and volunteers who are on the front lines and providing help and shelter for our brothers and sisters who are in the affected communities.

May Our Lady Queen of Angels keep our Archdiocese under the mantel of her protection.

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The collection of clothing, food, 

water, and other needed items can be difficult to collect, store, transport and distribute so we ask you to please refer people to the Archdiocese special dedicated fund to be used directly to support parishes and schools impacted by the fires. A link can be found here https://lacatholics.org/california-fires/ for all who wish to donate. 

La recolección de ropa, alimentos, agua y otros artículos necesarios puede ser difícil de recolectar, almacenar, transportar y distribuir, por lo que le pedimos que remita a las personas al fondo especial dedicado de la Arquidiócesis para que se utilice directamente para apoyar a las parroquias y escuelas afectadas por los incendios. En el enlace de abajo;   https://lacatholics.org/california-fires puede dar su donacion.