Santa Monica church welcomes worshipers who saw theirs destroyed
‘We’re with them in prayer’: A Santa Monica church welcomes worshipers who saw theirs destroyed
Spirited by unity and a desire to help its neighboring congregation, St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica welcomed Pacific Palisades parishioners from Corpus Christi Church to its Mass Sunday morning, Jan. 12.
Earlier in the week, the Palisades fire destroyed the 60-year-old church.
“It’s just unthinkable to be in this situation,” said Danielle Villalobos, coordinator for children’s faith foundations with St. Monica’s. “I think it’s still sinking in.”
She said that though they’re separate churches, many members from each congregation will sometimes attend Mass at the other’s church.