Welcome to the St. Augustine Parish Website. I am Fr. Chris Fagan, the Pastor of St. Augustine Church.  We are a multicultural, multilingual, vibrant, and growing Roman Catholic community of faith, located in Culver City, CA. We have been serving the community of Culver City since our founding as a mission church in 1888; and our primary focus is to follow Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh, who brings us to the Father through the working of the Holy Spirit.  We are committed to living the Gospel, celebrating the sacraments, and sharing the Good News with others and transforming our world through our commitment to social justice.  No matter who you are, where you are from and where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome here, especially during these challenging times.

     One year ago, on 28 June 2020, we returned to celebrating Mass in the Church under strict COVID guidelines. Just a few weeks later we found ourselves in a lockdown yet again but were subsequently able to gather and celebrate Mass in our parking lot for the next eleven months. We are now back in the Church. What an adventure! From celebrating an Easter Vigil in December, to having a true Pentecost Vigil in May – a first for St. Augustine -- we have grown as a community and celebrated the sacraments during a time filled with challenges. We have no answers to some of these challenges, but we do know that God has been with us through them all.

     As we return to Mass in the Church building, I would like to remind everyone that we still need to be aware of the COVID-19 health risks, especially related to the ‘delta strain’. The Los Angeles County Health Department recommends that all people, whether vaccinated or not, continue to wear a mask while indoors. We will continue to follow County and Archdiocesan guidelines as they apply to celebrating Mass indoors. For those of you who still prefer to celebrate Mass outdoors, we will be moving the Sunday 3:00 p.m. Mass to 5:00 p.m. to take advantage of the cooler weather and to celebrate in the parking lot format with which you are familiar. As more parishioners begin to complete the vaccination process, we anticipate a significant growth in our in-person attendance and will adjust our Mass times accordingly We encourage you to monitor your health for your own safety and that of others. If you feel unwell, please wait to come back to in-person services. 

     Our opening of the Church is only the beginning of our celebration in turning the corner on the pandemic. It will be good to be back in the Church building, but always remember that WE are the Church, whether we are in a parking lot or in a building we call “the Church.” As we open the doors to a new journey, one of community building and walking as true disciples, we will do so slowly. What does this mean? Basically, we will open the Church gradually, adding Masses as attendance increases. This means that we will continue to have three (3) Sunday Masses at 10:00 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), and 5:00 p.m. (English). There will be no 3:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday. The 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses will move back into the Church. Many of you have indicated that you would feel more comfortable having Mass in the parking lot, and so we will continue to celebrate the 5:00 p.m. Mass in the parking lot. We will also move our Tuesday and Friday 5:30 p.m. services back into the Church.

Please remember to check our website regularly for COVID-19 updates, news about the celebration of the sacraments, the revised weekday and Sunday Mass schedules, and other important information about our parish life.

Thank you for your continuing patience and understanding in these challenging times. Let us pray that working together, we will get through the current difficulties and become an even more faith-filled

May the blessings of Ordinary Time fill you with health, joy, and peace of mind.


Fr. Chris