Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 6:30 pm

Parish Center Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday By appointment only

Confessions Saturday 8:30 am & 3:30 pm

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are meant to have a profound impact on our daily lives, our concerns, our priorities and compassion. We gather every Sunday to take part in the Breaking of Bread and the Breaking of the Word of God, therefore it is our re-sponsibility to ensure that what we gather to celebrate makes inroads into our family life and work place, our professional life, our business practices, and our rela-tionships otherwise we live like people with no hope. The challenge of today’s readings is obedience to the will of God at all times which made Christ to offer up his own life for us. Let us pray to Christ to help us keep our bap-tismal promises of keeping God’s laws at all times no matter our circumstances.

Reflection Corner The central truth of our Christian religion and the basic motivation of our Christian lives is that our kingdom is not of this world; we are living and working for the king-dom prepared for us by God’s eternal and infinite love. This truth has been revealed to us through God’s Incar-nate Son Jesus Christ who died on the cross for us, was raised on the third day, and thus gave us hope of eternal life. This faith inspired and sustained the first-century Apostles and the early Christians and has continued to inspire us during our own time. This Sunday’s readings put responsibility on our individual free will. It is our will, our personal decision to obey or disobey God that will inflame this faith we have of eternal life or dwindle it. In the first reading, the echo of what the prophet Ezekiel told his audience in the Old Tes-tament resounds among us, that each one of us is re-sponsible to God for his or her actions. While it is true that the bad example of parents, leaders, or companions, may play a part in our guilt, it is our personal decision borne out of our freewill that produces a sin and not that bad example. A sinner can always decide on his or her own to turn away from a sinful life to do what is pleasing to God, likewise a good and holy man can decide freely to turn from God and commit sin. Each person is held account-able for his/her own actions. Therefore we have to watch over ourselves and our actions to avoid allowing our incli-nations to deceive us. We should always trust in the bountiful mercy of God for help in time of great tempta-tions. In the Gospel, Christ used the parable of the two sons to teach us that being in good relationship with God requires words and deeds. Even though the first son who said “No” to his father’s request to go to his farm and work later obeyed did the will of his father, yet God would al-ways want it best for all to say “Yes” with courage and then obey with fidelity. Obedience to the will of God is not optional; therefore this parable pushes for integrity of life before God. Talk and external appearance are easily on focus; what counts is actually doing the will of the Father from the heart. We cannot say we believe without putting into practice what we believe otherwise such a belief or faith is dead in itself. The Christian faith and teachings

St. Anthony Church 215 Lomita St., El Segundo CA 90245

(310) 322-4392 Fax: (310) 322-0797 www.stanthonyes.com Visit us on Facebook

Safeguarding the Children: Joan Viena (213) 637-7227 Victims Assistance Ministry: Suzanne Healy (213) 637-7650

Archdiocesan Vocation Director: Rev. Stephen Davoren (213) 637-7755

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, October 1st Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Respect Life Sunday 8:30 am Religious Education Classes 11:30am Confirmation Classes 1:30 pm Traditional Low Latin Mass

Monday, October 2nd Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 7:00 pm Bible Study - Parish Center

Tuesday, October 3rd Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10pm Mid-day Mass 6:30 pm Legion of Mary-Parish Center 7:00 pm Fatima Group - Holy Hour -Chapel 7:00 pm English Pre-Baptism Classes

Wednesday, October 4th St. Francis of Assisi Blessings of the Animals Parish Office and Adoration Chapel Open

Thursday, October 5th Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10 pm Mid-day Mass 6:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration for Priests 7:00 pm RCIA - Parish Center 7:30 pm Grupo Hispano - Church

Friday, October 6th - First Friday Adoration Chapel & Parish Center Closed 8:00am Mass Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8am Mass Adoration 3:00 pm Benediction - Church

Saturday, October 7th Our Lady of the Rosary 8:30 am & 3:30 pm Confessions

Pastor: Rev. Robert Victoria (ext. 441)

In Residence:

Director of Religious Education:

Mr. Timothy K. Rodrick, O.P. (ext. 444)

Pastoral Council Chairperson: Ricky Labayen (310) 416-1477

Finance Council Chairperson: David Bohline

Bookstore & Gift Shop: (ext. 202)

School: Patrick Kelly, Principal (310) 322-4218 (ext. 110)

Preschool: Rose Aguayo, Director (424) 277-1702

Business Manager : Abner Espanola (ext. 442)

Secretary: Elizabeth Swenson (ext. 440)

Office Assistants: Mary Baum & Gemma Flores (ext. 440)

Maintenance: George Cadena (ext. 440)

School Secretary: Naima Elfarissi (ext. 111)

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St. Anthony Feast Day Grand Drawing Sunday, June 10th 2018

Celebrate the Feast of St. An-thony, our patron saint by participating in our big Raf-fle. Our grand prize is a brand new Toyota RAV4 2018, consolation prizes are a $1,000.00 cash and an Apple IPad. Tickets are avail-able at $5.00 each and the winner need not be present. Tickets can be purchased at the Gift Shop and at the Parish Center Office.

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Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus.

- Philippians 2:5

October - Month of the Holy Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Most Holy Ro-sary. This is due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives to the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful and to remember the victory of the Christian fleet in the Battle of Lepanto on Octo-ber 7, 1571. During this month of October, let us pray the rosary to be grow closer to Jesus and Mary and to bring peace and holiness to our world.

Please Pray

SATURDAY September 30 8:00 am Emeka Uzochukwu (D) & Monica Ogan (D) 5:00 pm Feliz Ramirez (D) & Phyllis Bennett (D)

SUNDAY October 1 8:00 am Reparation for Abortion & Respect for all Life 10:00 am Mary Jo Rodrick (D) 12:00 pm Angela Franco (PI) 5:00 pm In Thanksgiving To God

MONDAY October 2 8:00 am Bernard and Peter Maduko (D)

TUESDAY October 3 12:10 pm Holy Souls in Purgatory

WEDNESDAY October 4 8:00 am Maria Rivera (D)

THURSDAY October 5 12:10 pm Holy Souls in Purgatory

FRIDAY October 6 8:00 am Reparation for Abortion & Respect for all Life

SATURDAY October 7 8:00 am Benjamin Perez (PI) and Jim McIntyre (PI) 5:00 pm For all Parishioners

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St. Anthony Church Mission Statement: We the St. Anthony community, blessed with diversity in culture and traditions, unite ourselves to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. We commit ourselves to live out the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through prayer, service, and actions.

Soledad Barba, Rosalinda Banzon, Phillip Berretta, Joyce Bohline, Shirley Caldwell, Teresa Calderon, Eva Canales, Lois Chavez, Valerie Carpio, Teresita Clemente, Mapamor Constantino, Gertrudes Dacquel, Dean Davis, Dylan and Dorothy Doukakis, Betty Dom-schot, Rosie Dunne, Juan Antonio Duran, Barbara Ernest, Cora Fausto, Julie Fish, Loretta Frye, Ken Flem-ing, Rose Garcia, Julio Gascon, Rose Gibilterra, Pauline Grasso, Joe & Don Guzman, Michael Hawkins, Elena Hernandez, Janeth Hidalgo, Margaret Hoff, Margaret Kriens, Michalina Kubek, Harry Langdon, Alice Lipinski, Rosemarie Maynard, Majella McIntyre, Michelle McManus, Grace Mercado Ouaño, Andrew Peterson, Ben Ramos, Josefina Rigalva, Hector Rodriguez, Joe Rosenbury, Juan Sanchez, John Snyder, Anne Schu-man, Maralyn Swenson, Keith Storm, Jerry Tomic, Ester Troxel, Aurelia Valdez, Eva Lily Valdez, Elena Victoria, Gloria Vuoso, Elizabeth Webster, Christopher Wheeler, Pennye Wilder, Christie Wood, Nik Woods.

A Pilgrimage and A Retreat in the Holy Land

Join Fr. Robert in a life changing experience of 10 days pilgrimage and retreat to the Holy Land this coming No-vember 22– December 1, 2017. Visits to the holy Shrines

in Galilee such as the house of St. Pe-ter, the Church of the Beatitudes, Mt. Tabor, a boat ride by the Sea of Gali-lee, renewal of your Marriage Vows in Cana, House of the Holy Family in Nazareth, Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, Church of the Agony in the Garden, Mt. Calvary, and the Holy Sepulcher,

which is just newly renovated. The hotels are Gai Beach Hotel by the Sea of Galilee, and Notre Dame Hotel of Jeru-salem, managed by the Vatican. The total cost of $3,050 includes air fare for flights with Lufthansa Airlines, hotel accommodation, breakfast, dinner, bus, tour guide and tour escorts, and airport transfers, entrance fees and airport taxes. If you are interested and wish to register, kindly call Fr. Robert at 310-322-4392 Ext. 441. Don’t miss this great op-portunity to spend time with the Lord and the Blessed Mother in their homeland.

REMEMBER YOUR MERCIES, O LORD

San Pedro Pastoral Region

The Office of Religious Education in the San Pedro Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in-vites all who want to deepen their faith to attend its An-nual Regional Congress “Fear Not! Seek God!!” scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. Joseph High School, Lakewood. Pre-registration is suggested but not required. Visit your Pastor, DRE, Youth Ministry or Adult Faith Formation Coordinator to review the reg-istration book or you can access the registration book and register online by visiting the ORE San Pedro homepage at: http://archla.org/oresppr. On-site registration begins at 7:30am and the Opening Liturgy is celebrated by Bishop Oscar A. Solis at 8:30 am. This year over 60 workshops will be offered in the areas of Faith formation, Spirituality, and practical skills, such as creative lesson planning and personal development. If you are interested in registering for the day or for other details, please call Karina Plascencia or Jackie Castanon at (562) 630-6272 or email at con-gress@sppr.org.

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News from the Office of Respect Life

Pregnancy Help Center “In time when I was scared and confused, you made me feel cared about. I don’t know what I would have done without you. This child is such a blessing.”

Pregnancy Help Center (310) 787-4357 - 24-hour help line

Ongoing CASE Collection

St. Anthony Church continues its ongoing CASE Drive. Items needed in their food pantry in-clude: canned meat foods (chicken and tuna), canned soups, spaghetti sauce, pasta, canned fruits, cookies, crackers, fruit juices, toilet paper, shampoo, tooth-paste, soap, tissues/Kleenex, and clean-ing supplies, dish soaps, laundry deter-

gent, Comet, Lysol, etc....Bins for your donated items can be found at the entrance of the Church. Thank you in advance for your help and commitment to these families.

Safeguard the Children Did you Know? Knowing Internet lingo can help par-ents safeguard children Online chat rooms, instant messaging systems, and even cell phones equipped to send text messages are environments rich in abbreviations, acro-nyms, and other shorthand that help increase the speed of communication. Parents need to become aware of some of the common lingo that is used in these environments. Some of these terms may be found to be vulgar, degrading, or otherwise offensive. However, parents and educators need to have a level of understanding of the dangers that face our children. For particular help or for more information, you may call Assistance Ministry at (213) 637-7650.

RCIA/Adult Formation

If you desire to be baptized in the Catholic Faith join us every Thursday at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. The class is open to any adult who has not yet received First Holy Communion or Confirmation or anyone who would just like to learn more about our Faith. Please call Tim Rodrick, OP at the parish office.

October - Month of Respect Life Spiritual Adoption

Parishioners will be invited to spiritually adopt an un-born child that is in danger of abortion in the month of October. This adoption will involve praying daily for the child and his/her parents during the next nine months.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much.

I beg you save the life of the unborn baby I have spiritually adopted,

who is in danger of abortion. The name I wish to give to my baby is:

(…….) Jesus may Your peace and your love embrace the hearts, minds, and souls of the family, friends, and loved ones who encouraged this abortion and lead

them all to Your Sacred and Eucharistic Heart.

Project Rachel Collection

Please bring your pennies, nickels and dimes, this weekend after all Masses. The proceeds will go to fund Project Rachel which receives no funding from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. If you write a check, please make it out So. Ca. Right to Life League. Together we will make a difference!

Rosary Service You are invited to a Rosary-centered service at the Shrine to the Unborn in Holy Cross Cemetery on Sun-day, October 8th, 2017, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Holy Cross Cemetery is at 5835 West Slau-son Ave., between Sepulveda and La Cienega. The service will begin at 2:00 pm at the Holy Cross Ceme-tery Risen Christ Chapel, with a procession to the Shrine. Please bring your family and friends. For infor-mation, contact: Tom Ullman, tel. (310) 670-0605

A Weekend of Healing and Hope with Immaculee Ilibagiza, author of “Left to tell; Discov-ering God Amidst the Rwandan Genocide”.

American Martyrs Church Saturday, November 4th 2017

9:00am-3:30 pm Witness to the life-saving power of faith and the Rosary, as she huddled with seven other women in a cramped bathroom for 91 days while killers lurked outside the door. Tickets $57/per person or $76 for one plus guest.

News from Religious Education and Confirmation

Our Religious Education classes have already started it. If you have not registered your child in our program and wish to do it, please stop by the Parish Center and reg-ister him/her today October 1st. We still have some openings in all of our classes and in Year I Confirmation or contact Tim Rodrick, OP at the Parish center.

PreK-Kinder Class Beginning October 1st, we will again offer our PreK-Kindergarten class. All children need to be at least 4 years old and potty trained. For more information and to register for our PreK-K class, please call the Parish Center.

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Mensaje para Reflexionar La Parroquia de San Antonio Nuestra Misión:

Nosotros, la comunidad de San Antonio, bendecidos con diversidad en cultura y tradiciones, nos unimos a la presencia real de Jesús en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Nos comprometemos a vivir y enseñar la palabra de nuestro señor Jesucristo por medio de nuestra oración, servicio y acciones.

Para qué clase de futuro te estas preparando? Jesús nos alienta a pensar – pensar en las consecuen-cias de nuestras elecciones, especialmente las eleccio-nes y decisiones que contarán no solamente en el pre-sente sino también para la eternidad. Las elecciones que hacemos nos afectarán y formarán nuestro futuro, tanto nuestro futuro en la tierra como en la vida por ve-nir. Jesús nos cuenta una sencilla historia de dos hijos imperfectos para ilustrar el camino al reino de Dios. El padre provee alimento para sus hijos, alojamiento, y todo aquello que ellos necesitan. Todo lo que le perte-nece al padre también les pertenece a ellos. El padre también recompensa a sus hijos con excelente trabajo en su propia viña. El espera que sus hijos le demues-tren gratitud, lealtad, y honor realizando su parte del trabajo diario. El hijo "rebelde" le dice a su padre que él no trabajara más para él. Pero luego cambia de opi-nión y hizo lo que su padre le ordenó. El hijo "bueno" dice que él trabajara para su padre, pero no lo hizo. El sigue su propio placer contrario a la voluntad de su pa-dre. ¿Ahora, quién realmente fue el buen hijo? Ambos hijos desobedecieron a su padre; pero uno se arrepintió e hizo lo que el padre le dijo. Jesús aclara este punto: Las buenas intenciones no son suficiente. Y las promesas no cuentan a menos que ellas sean realizadas. Dios quiere cambiar nues-tros corazones para que mostremos por nuestras pala-bras y obras que respetamos su voluntad y que esta-mos listos a realizar lo que Él nos ordena. Dios nos ofrece a cada uno de nosotros el tesoro más grande posible – la paz interminable, la alegría, la felicidad, y la vida con Él en su reino. Podemos perder ese tesoro si nos negamos a las gracias que Dios nos ofrece a se-guir en su camino a la verdad y rectitud. ¿Respetas la voluntad de tu Padre en el cielo? "Señor Jesús, cambia mi corazón para que verda-deramente desee complacerte. Ayúdeme a respetar tu voluntad y dame la fuerza, alegría y perseverancia para llevarla a cabo incondicionalmente".

- copyright © Brother Don Schwager

Bodas Comunitarias en la Parroquia de San Antonio

Las bodas comunitarias es una oportunidad que la igle-sia les brinda para que puedan formalizar su compromiso de amor. Invitamos de manera especial a todas las parejas que viven juntos a que cele-bren el Sacramento del Matri-monio en las bodas comunitarias de la Parroquia de San Antonio.

Los requisitos son los siguientes:

1. Traer sus actas de bautismo muy reciente, comu-nión, confirmación y matrimonio civil (si están casados por civil). 2. Asistir a una Preparación Matrimonial que se llevara a cabo en nuestra parroquia 3. Si han estado casado anteriormente por favor comu-níquese con el Padre Roberto para llevar a cabo una anulación. Las parejas interesadas en obtener más información en las bodas comunitarias por favor comunicarse con Gemma: (310) 322-4392 Ext 440.

Región Pastoral de San Pedro

La Oficina de Educación Religiosa en la Región Pasto-ral de San Pedro de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles invita a todos los adultos y jóvenes deseosos de enri-quecer su fe a participar en el Congreso Regional Anual “¡NO TEMAS! BUSCA A DIOS!” que se llevara a cabo el sábado, 3 de octubre 2015, en la St. Joseph High School, Lakewood. Pre-Inscripción sugerida – Visite a su Pastor o Director/a de Educación Religiosa para ver el libro de registro. El libro del congreso esta disponible en la página del Internet ORE San Pedro: http://archla.org/oresppr inscríbase por internet o el mismo día a las 7:30 AM. La Liturgia de Apertura celebrada por el Obispo Oscar A. Solis será a las 8:30 de la mañana. Este año se ofrecerán más de 60 talleres en el área de formación en la fe, Espiritualidad como talleres de desarrollo per-sonal. Si esta interesado en inscribirse o para otros detalles, llame a Karina Plascencia (562) 630-6272. O mande su correo electrónico a Congress@sppr.org.

October

During the month of October, we celebrate Respect Life Month and are called to reflect on our call to uphold all life, from conception to death. There will be differ-ent activities that you are encouraged to participate in this month. Hopefully you will respond in order to increase your knowledge and faith of this very important concern of our Church.

Project Rachel Collection After all Masses on September 30th & October 1st Weekend Please bring your coins, dollars and checks, the weekend of September 30th and October 1st after all Masses. The proceeds will go to fund Project Rachel. Please make checks payable to: So. Ca. Right to Life League. In the left hand lower corner write Project Rachel. Together we will make a difference!

National Life Chain Sunday October 1st 2017 2:30pm - 4:00pm In recognition of National Life Chain Sunday, people will gather in front of Planned Parenthood clinic on the corner of Hawthorne Blvd and 147th Street, Lawndale. We will be praying to end abortion and protect life in all its stages.

Spiritual Adoption Parishioners will be invited to spiritually adopt an unborn child that is in danger of abortion. This abortion will involve to pray daily for the child and his/her par-ents during the next nine months.

For more information please contact Marian Goyette at (310) 322-7367