It has been a long time since the St. Patrick Parish has had a permanent church . In 1971 the church , constructed of un-reinforced masonry , was completely destroyed by the 1971 San Fernando earthquake . Re-building is not new to the parishioners of St. Patrick 's . In 1933 the church was very heavily damaged by an earthquake and rebuilt . Construction on the new church building was begun in April 2005 . The opening of St. Patrick 's was celebrated in March 2007 . One thousand worshipers are now able to celebrate Mass in the new St. Patrick 's - more than doubling the present capacity of the current worship space in the parish hall . The unique capital campaign involved donations from the 77 parishes within the Our Lady of the Angels regions as well as contributions from individual donors and foundations
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
St. Patrick Catholic Church (Los Angeles, California)