That Saturday morning Nassour, whose station in Pacific Palisades is across the street from Corpus Christi, had been up all night battling other fires. As he sipped coffee at his desk and gazed at the ruined church, he decided to check for valuables. He wanted to protect them from looters and perhaps return something meaningful to the parish.
St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica was open until almost midnight Tuesday night, offering evacuees from the nearby Palisades Fire a place to freshen up, get snacks, and charge their devices, said Merrick Siebenaler, director of parish life at St. Monica.
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Sacred Heart in Medford, Oregon and other nearby parishes offered refuge for evacuees, filling their parish gyms and parking lots.
