Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 4, 2016

To be a disciple of Jesus, one must carry one’s own cross and renounce all possessions.

Luke 14:25-33

MARIA REGINA PARISH

2150 W. 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90249

Office: (310) 323-0030 ♦ Fax: (310) 323-8081 office@MariaReginaGardena.net www.MariaReginaGardena.net

Mass Schedule English: Monday through Friday, 7:00am Saturday, 7:00am & 5:30pm • Sunday, 8:00am & 10:00am

Spanish: Domingo (Sunday), 12 noon/Medio Dia Viernes (Friday), Oracion— Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30pm

Vietnamese: Saturday, 7:00pm Thursday, 6:30pm Prayer Group, after morning Mass on Saturday

Adoration: 1st Friday each month, 7:00-9:00pm.

Hora Santa: Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30pm.

Confessions: Saturday 4:00pm or anytime by appointment.

Baptism, Marriage, Quinceañera: Please call the

church office for more information or visit our website at www.MariaReginaGardena.net.

Sick Calls: Please call the office.

Pastor: Rev. Sang Van Tran

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. Acton

Sunday Mass: Rev. Amaechi Ugwu, S.J.

Permanent Deacons: Dn. Matthew Van P. Nguyen

Dn. Ramon Nuñez

Special Ministry: Jül Marie Hermosísima

Receptionist: Manuela Castañeda

School Principal: Mrs. Lynnette Lino

School Office: (310) 327-9133

Collect Prayer O God, who care for your people

with gentleness and rule them in love, through the intercession of Pope Saint Gregory,

endow, we pray, with a spirit of wisdom those to whom you have given

authority to govern, that the flourishing of a holy flock may become

the eternal joy of the shepherds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns

with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Roman Missal

Let us invoke the Holy Spirit each day. He guides us along the path of discipleship in Christ. Pope Francis

Prayers for the Sick Victor Gutierrez Harold Ribet

Sunday & Repair/Maintenance Collections:

Sunday, August 28 & 29, 2016.................................$6,727.00

Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a la Iglesa Maria Regina.

HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL, TRUST, OR ESTATE PLANNING?

You may wish to name your parish as a beneficiary on an insurance or other financial instruments. Our legal title: For the Sole Benefit of Maria Regina Church 2150 West 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90249

Thank you for your consideration.

Bulletin Prayers: Do you have a loved one who has recently died or needs healing prayers? Please call or email your request to our Parish Office by 7:00pm, Tuesdays.

(310) 323-0030 office@MariaReginaGardena.net

Rest in Peace: Paul David Landreaux, Jr. Katerina Angelina Wayne

Saturday, September 3 7:00am Vocations 5:30pm Steven Lloyd Hermosisima (Thanksgiving) 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †  

Sunday, September 4 8:00am Elsa de Belen † 10:00am Marcus Olushoga, Sr. † 12:00 Noon Felix Garcia †

Monday, September 5 7:00am Vantha Tho †

Tuesday, September 6 7:00am Nieves Landerito †

Wednesday, September 7 7:00am Sr. Anne Marie Han Dang

Thursday, September 8 7:00am Francis Anthony Peréz (Birthday) 6:30pm Đaminh — Philiphê — Anna †

Friday, September 9 7:00am Francis Anthony Peréz (Birthday)

Saturday, September 10 7:00am Vocations 5:30pm Tony Baroni † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †  

Mass intentions may be reserved, in person, at our Parish Office. Please allow at least one week in advance. One intention is reserved for each Mass. Please call the office for more information.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2016

FORMATION

Are you a baptized Catholic and wish to complete your sacraments? We also have RCIC adapted for children. If interested, please call our Parish Office at 310-323-0030.

SANCTUARY DECORATION Consider joining our ministry of decorating the sanctuary one or twice a month where we share in liturgy. Please contact Father Sang Tran.

MUSIC MINISTRY The 5:30pm Saturday, 8:00am and 10:00am Sunday choirs are here to help enrich your faith. We are seeking followers of Jesus who want an opportunity to share the gifts God has given you. All ages are welcome! No auditions are required! Rehearsals are before each Mass. If interested, please call Ms. Jül Marie Hermosísima at 310-323-0030.

Youth Confirmation Students: Come join the 10:00am choir when you attend Mass with your class. Just show up 45 minutes prior to the 10:00am Mass to warm up with the choir!

Daily Bible Readings

Mon: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,” nos. 907-911 Tues: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wed: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thurs: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Fri: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 Sat: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 Sun: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]

If you don’t have time to pray & read scriptures, you are busier than God ever intended.

Church Ministries / Ministerios de la Parroquia

Communion to the Sick Lorna Arceo (310) 345-4637 Eucharistic Ministers Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Lectors Danita Mallett Liturgy Coordinator Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Choir Coordinator Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 721-9214

Altar Decoration Fr. Sang & Committee

Pastoral Council Fred Purifoy (310) 323-8396 Finance Committee Eddie Rodriguez (310) 384-6350

Altar Servers Martha Craft

Sacristy Sacristan Committee

Quinceañera Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030

Weddings - Funerals Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030 Julio Peréz

Religious Education Saturday Mornings Maria Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Hung Tran (Vietnamese)

Youth Confirmation Monday night (6:30pm - 8:30pm) David Sevilla (310) 323-0030

Filipino Community Aida B. Abalos (310) 989-7944

Guadalupanos guadalupnanos@MariaReginaGardena.net Folklorico folklorico@MariaReginaGardena.net Rosarios Martes a las 7:30 pm en la Iglesia Hora Santa Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30 pm

Grupo de Oracion Crecimiento en la Fé (310) 323-0030 Viernes 7:00 pm Salon Parroqioal Leopoldo Guzman y Julio Peréz

Sri-Lankan Community Nimali Ameresekere (310) 525-0507

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2016

September 16-18, 2016 A “Beginning Experience” Weekend will be held at Holy Spirit Retreat Center (Encino) for those who have experienced the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. This program helps a person move from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning with renewed hope.

More information / resources:

Peg at (818) 767-1007

Brenda at (818) 352-5265

Maria Rojas (Spanish) at 310-365-0186

Email: beginningexp.losangeles@gmail.com

Website: www.beginningexperience.org

The Parish Office is closed on

Monday, September 5, 2016.

20th Annual Celebration Come join us in a special Mass honoring

The 1st Filipino Saint and Martyr, SAN LORENZO RUIS DE MANILA

with Companion Martyrs.

When: Saturday, September 24, 2016 Time: 5:30pm Mass Where: Maria Regina Church 2150 W. 135th Street Gardena, CA 90249 Corner of 135th Street & Van Ness Avenue

Refreshments will be served at the Parish Hall after Mass.

Are you missing keys, reading glasses, or sunglasses? We might have your missing item in our lost and found area! We have several glasses, keys, purses, key

chains and other items that have been found in the pews. If you have lost or found an item in the church, please notify one of the Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, or call our parish office.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2016

INVITADO La Buena Nueva es que todos hemos sido invitados –invitados al Reino, invitados a ser discípulos. Es una invitación que cambia nuestra vida y, como tantas otras invitaciones, requiere mucha consideración y discernimiento. Así escojamos el Matrimonio, el Orden sagrado, la vida célibe o comunitaria, sabemos la seria planificación y consideración que requieren estas importantes decisiones. Como el constructor de la torre en el Evangelio, hemos sopesado los costos tanto monetarios como emocionales. Hemos reflexionado y planificado nuestra vida en la dirección en la que creemos Dios nos ha llamado. Y mientras oramos por orientación y aceptación de la voluntad de Dios, con frecuencia no comprendemos muchas cosas. Como Salomón recurrimos a Dios para pedirle sabiduría y consejo al tomar decisiones que cambiarán nuestra vida. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 

     

Nunca tendrás un major manana si siempre estas pensando en el ayer.

Recuerda: Pasado pisado y presente de frente.

Papa Francisco

INVITED The Good News is that we have all been invited—invited to the Kingdom, invited to be disciples. It’s a life-changing invitation, and like so many other such invitations, it requires a great deal of deliberation and discernment. Whether we choose marriage, ordination, single life, or community life, we know the serious planning and consideration that accompany these profound decisions. Like the tower-builder in the Gospel, we have weighed both the monetary and emotional cost. We have pondered and planned our lives in the direction to which we believe God has called us. And while we pray for guidance and acceptance of God’s will, we often fail to understand so much. Like Solomon, we turn to God for wisdom and counsel in our life-changing decisions.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

I alone cannot change the world,

but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

Mother Teresa

La Misericordia de Dios Une a Todos Los Pueblos

Misa 2016 Celebración Arquidiócesana

de Nuestras Culturas

Sábado, 17 de Septiembre 2016 a las 9:30am Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Celebrante Principal: Arzobispo José Gomez Las comunidades etnicas de la Arquidiocesis de Los Angeles les invita a celebrar con oraciones, cantos y expresiones culturales.

Para más información, llame a (213) 637-7356 o visite a http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/oem/Pages/default.aspx. 

God's Mercy Unites All People

2016 Archdiocesan Celebration of Our Cultures Mass

Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 9:30am Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Principal Celebrant: Archbishop José Gomez The ethnic communities of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles invite you to celebrate with prayers, songs and cultural expressions.

For more information, please call 213-637-7356 or visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/oem/Pages/default.aspx. 

Yes, Lord, Here I Am.

Is the Lord calling you?

Join us for Benediction.

When was the last time you attended benediction? Benediction is a beautiful prayer.

You are invited to join us in the Church on the First Fridays for Rosary and Benediction at 7:00PM to pray for vocations.

For information on vocations, please call the Archdiocesan Vocation Office at 213-637-7248 or visit www.lavocations.org.

BUILDING ON OUR FOUNDATION: THIRD COLUMN UPDATE 9: We just need nine more fully paid bricks in order to place our order and finish our third column.

71: The seventy– one bricks listed below (by owner name) are paid in full and will be included in our third column.

# Name Brick # Name Brick # Name Brick

1 Aaron, Candance 844 25 Le, Thinh Hoang 1266 49 Piggee, Sarah 3010

2 Alcantara, Cynthia 419 26 Lovers of the Holy Cross 3005 50 Ponce, Yolanda 287

3 Almazan, America 415 27 Lozano, Elizabeth B. 3013 51 Priests MRC & Staff 2016 3011

4 Anaya, Noe & Maria 413 28 Maala, Cristobal 1084 52 Puente, Sylvia 185

5 Bañuelos, Salvador 282 29 Mac, Pham Van 354 53 Radi, Nour 3000

6 Beaupierre, Doreen 378 30 Malit, Frank, Mark, & Stacey 103 54 Ramirez, Angel Nieves 276

7 Blanco, Eduardo 1264 31 Mallett, Danita 207 55 Rodriguez, Eddie 420

8 Brown Sr., Michael 421 32 Marine, Lisa 427 56 Rodriguez, Tariacuri 414

9 Brown Sr., Michael 422 33 McNair, Brenda 938 57 Romo, Alicia 371

10 Capulong, Tony & Nelia 425 34 Montes, Remy 1230 58 Rose, Brenda 15

11 Castrillo, David & Juana 417 35 Moreno, Orlando 780 59 Solares, Maria 202

12 Castrillo, David & Juana 418 36 Nguyen, Hoa Duc 3006 60 Tran, Quang Nguyet 3001

13 Crecimiento en la Fé 3004 37 Nguyen, Huong 356 61 Tran, Hai 960

14 Doughty, Rose 3008 38 Nguyen, Lan 3002 62 Tran, Hue Thi 3009

15 Erickson, Norma L. 407 39 Nguyen, Nhiem Thi 172 63 Trejo, Isauro 718

16 Fernando, Rohan 194 40 Nguyen, Thi Le Huong 1232 64 Trinh, Thomas & Veronica 430

17 Garcia, Maria Ofelia 1265 41 Nguyen, Thi Sinh 416 65 Trinh, Veronica 431

18 Garcia, Teresa 920 42 Nguyen, Tot 423 66 Udensi, Emmanuel & Henrietta 209

19 Guzman, Zenaida 412 43 Nguyen, Wong 860 67 Udhawani, Kiran & Chinwe 1060

20 Hernandez, Pearl 3003 44 Okoye, Greg & Dorothy 373 68 Villegas, Odilia Vivar & Eduardo 636

21 Hoang, Anthony & BichSon 3012 45 Ortega, Rafael & Ester 359 69 Vo, Th Ho Thingoc - Thao 766

22 Hung, Vu Duc 193 46 Pham, John 310 70 Vu, Vanessa 659

23 Jordan, Christine 426 47 Pham, John 3007 71 Vu, Vanessa 1030

24 Layson, Celestino & Amelia 1263 48 Piggee, Sarah 258

5 bricks need inscription information for the 5 families listed below. Please call or email the office.* Erickson, Norma • Nguyen, Wong • Okoye, Greg & Dorothy • Trejo, Isauro • Villegas, Odilia Vivar & Eduardo

*A brick that’s missing the inscription will use the person’s name if not received in time for the order!

11: There are eleven families with a brick balance (visit our website for your balance—last name + brick #). Please call the parish office to make payment arrangements so that you don’t miss out on being included in the final column. Balances range from $50 to $416.