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Here's what YOU can do to help.
You can make a difference!
Donate to our cause. We can use your help. Make your checks payable to "S.O.S. Daniel Murphy High School" and mail them to:
S.O.S. Daniel Murphy High School
4032 Wilshire Blvd. #401
Los Angeles, CA 90010
| We ask all Catholics to withhold all tithings and donations to your local parish church. Instead, please click here to download our "In Lieu of My Weekly Contribution" form. |
Once you have downloaded the form, print it out and place it the weekly collection basket instead of your usual weekly contribution. The note explains that you are withholding all donations and tithings to the church and to the Archdiocese until Cardinal Mahony agrees to keep Daniel Murphy open. Encourage your family, friends and neighbors to do the same. There are three on each page. Feel free to print these out and distribute them to your friends and fellow parishioners. You may also want to hand them the SOS Fact Sheet that provides some additional information.
| If you think your donations to the church should be used for something other than paying off the Archdiocese's abuse settlement, please consider making a donation to our effort to help save Daniel Murphy High School. |
Write a letter to Cardinal Mahony. Tell him how much the school means to you and your son. Ask him to keep the school open. You can write to the Cardinal here:
Cardinal Roger Mahony
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
3424 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2202
Call Cardinal Mahony to express your
support for keeping the school open. You can call
him here: (213)637-7288
Write a letter to the Pope. Address him as His Holiness. The address is:
His Holiness, Benedict XVI, PP.
00120 Via del Pellegrino
Citta del Vaticano, Italy
A more informal (but quicker) approach would be to send an email to the Pope. His email address is: benedictxvi@vatican.va
Explain to His Holiness that Cardinal Mahony is closing the school to sell the property to pay off the priest's sexual abuse settlement and you feel doing this would only victimize the children again.
Contact your City Councilmember by phone, by email or by mail. Information can be found here: http://www.lacity.org/council.htm
Contact your County Supervisor by phone, by email or by mail. Information can be found here: http://bos.co.la.ca.us/
Write a letter! Here's a list of newspapers and organizations that you can write or email:
1. The Tidings (link), which is the "Official Newspaper of the LA Archdiocese:
Mike Nelson, Editor
Email: mnelson@the-tidings.com
2. Los Angeles Times (link)
Email: Letters@latimes.com
3. U.S. Catholic Magazine (link)
Editor: Rev. John
Molyneux, C.M.F.
205 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60606
312.236.7782
Email: editors@claretians.org
Respondents can also
enter by going to the U.S. Catholic "Contact Us" area on bottom left of any screen to send a letter to the editor.
4. CatholicDigest.com (link)
Email: dconnors@catholicdigest.com or via Quick Link on left side of initial web page
5. California Catholic Daily (link)
1703 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Email: info@calcatholic.com
No editor name or phone
number given
If you haven't already done so, all alumni of St. John Vianney and Daniel Murphy High School are encouraged to click the Alumni Update link at the top of any page on the website and submit your current contact information. You can also write to the Alumni Association directly at DMHSalumni@yahoo.com. All information is kept strictly confidential. This way, we can keep you informed of future events and reunions. Also, if any Murphy alumnus would like to join us in our efforts to keep Daniel Murphy open, we'd love to hear from you.
If you would like to contact the SOS Committee, you can send an email to savedmhs@aol.com.