Parish · Est. 1958 · Woodland Hills, California
St. Mel Parish was established in 1955 by Monsignor Michael J. O’Connor. At that time, there were 415 families in the parish bounded by Corbin Avenue on the east, Victory Boulevard on the north, the Ventura County line on the west and the Santa Monica Mountains to the south. The church property consisted of four acres on the corner of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Three more acres were purchased later. The first parish meeting took place in the home of the Lombardi family on Topanga Canyon Boulevard and the first Sunday Mass was held in the Tarzana Women’s Clubhouse. As parish membership quickly expanded, Mass attendance became too large for the clubhouse and Masses were moved to the Canoga Park Theater on Sherman Way (currently the Madrid Theatre.) The church (designed by architect Earl Trudeau), an eight-classroom school, auditorium, rectory and convent were all built at the same time at a construction cost of $510,000. On Sunday, May 18, 1958, the doors were opened, and the first Masses were celebrated in our new church. As the area’s Catholic population grew, twelve more classrooms and a school library were added. School enrollment in the early days was as high as almost 900 students.
8:15 AM · 5:00 PM
8:00 AM · 9:30 AM · 11:15 AM · 5:00 PM
8:15 AM · 5:30 PM
8:15 AM · 5:30 PM · 7:00 PM
Saturday 5:00 PM is the vigil Mass.
Monday–Friday 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM · Saturday 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Also by appointment — call (818) 698-2883.
20870 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, California, 91367
Phone: (818) 698-2883