5500 E. Wardlow Rd. Long Beach , CA 90808 Phone: 562-421-8966 Fax: 562-421-5096

www.stcorneliuslb.org

St. Cornelius Church It’s FIESTA TIME! Join us this weekend

for fun, food and fellowship! This is a

wonderful opportuni-ty to join with our school and parish

community! Be there for the

Grand Prize drawing of $2,000, Sunday at 7pm. Thank you for

your support! *Please see the back of the bulle n for

more details

PASTOR’S CORNER 1 1

If you’re not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he’s the famous erudite scien st who once said “I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced with dupli-cates.” His mind sees things differently than most of us do. Here are some of his gems: 1. I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. 2. Borrow money from pessimists—they don’t

expect it back. 3. Half the people you know are below average. 4. 99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name. 5. 82.7% of all sta s cs are made up on the

spot. 6. A conscience is what hurts when all of your

other parts feel good. 7. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad

memory. 8. If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up

with the rain. 9. All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise

my hand. 10. The early bird may get the worm, but the

second mouse gets the cheese. 11. I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she le

me before we met. 12. Ok, so what she speed of dark? 13. How do you tell when you’re out of invisible

ink? 14. If everything seems to be going well, you

have obviously overlooked something. 15. Depression is merely anger without enthusi-

asm. 16. When everything is coming your way, you’re

in the wrong lane. 17. Ambi on is a poor excuse for not having

enough sense to be lazy.

18. Hard word pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.

19. I intend to live forever...so far, so good. 20. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to

buy her friends. 21. Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get

sucked into jet engines. 22. What happens if you get scared half to death

twice? 23. My mechanic told me, “I couldn't repair your

brakes, so I made your horn louder.” 24. Why do psychics have to ask you for your

name? 25. If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evi-

dence that you tried. 26. A conclusion is the place where you got red

of thinking. 27. Experience is something you don’t get un l

just a er you need it. 28. The hardness of the bu er is propor onal to

the so ness of the bread. 29. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism;

to steal from many is research. 30. The problem with the gene pool is that there

is no lifeguard. 31. The sooner you fall behind, the more me

you’ll have to catch up. 32. The colder the x-ray table, the more of your

body is required to be on it. 33. Everyone has a photographic memory; some

just don’t have film. 34. If your car could travel at the speed of light,

would your headlights work?

Steven Wright PASTOR’S CORNER 1

Siempre Adelante, Fr. Mike

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, October 1 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Susana Tuiloma Sunday, October 2 8:00 a.m. Fr. George Reynolds Lector: Joe Theuma 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Charles Trucios 12 noon Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector Marife Zarate 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Reynolds Lector: Mon Bigelow

2 LITURGY

MASS INTENTIONS † = Indicates Deceased Sunday, September 25 8:00 a.m. Lancaster Family (30th Wedding Ann) †Martha O’Brien 10:00 a.m. †J. Guadalupe Gonzalez Family †Fernando Capitulo †Chris Woodcock 12:00 noon Joseph Mbala People of St. Cornelius 5:00 p.m. †Randy Kunkel †Purita Alavrez Manahan Monday, September 26 8:00 a.m. Bill Cobbe Patrick Mendoza 5:00 p.m. †Gerardo Pena Julienne Aoga Tuesday, September 27 8:00 a.m. Fr. James Zakowicz St. Vincent De Paul 5:00 p.m. Fr. James Zakowizc Fr. Juan Caboboy Wednesday, September 28 8:00 a.m. Fr. James Zakowicz †Lilian Keogh 5:00 p.m. Fr. James Zakowicz †Anna Hoa Thursday, September 29 8:00 a.m Fr. James Zakowicz Pat Moore 5:00 p.m. Fr. James Zakowicz †Tom Sirotnack Friday, September 30 8:15 a.m. The To Family 5:00 p.m. Mary Lee Adair (Birthday) †Robert Ewart Saturday, October 1 8:00 a.m. †Toma Akuino Patolo Sue Sears 5:00 p.m. †Ernest Mijares †Lilian Keogh Sr. Teresa (Feast Day) Sunday, October 2 8:00 a.m. †John G. Weisenborn †Dominic Miller 10:00 a.m. Hasse Family †Lolita Capitulo 12:00 noon Mary Funaoka †Siota Tauanu’u 5:00 p.m. †James Kemeney †Purita Alavarez Manahan

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Coach Paul Today's reading from First Timothy sounds almost like a coach ge ng his team ready for the big game. This coach has much higher goals than a home run or a touchdown. Instead of pursuing a league cham-pionship, he seeks faith, love, pa ence, and gentle-ness. How about us? Are we in the game or on the sidelines? Let's look at what Coach Paul is talking about. Faith is a rela onship with the Lord in which we imitate Jesus' outlook on life, his teachings, his love of God. We struggle with his commands to love our enemies, to turn the other cheek, to forgive all wrongs, and to take up our cross each day. As Paul would say, we are "compe ng well for the faith." We pursue love by listening to the Gospel, in which Jesus tells the parable of the rich man who was only concerned with his own comfort. Jesus says that if we truly understood the prophets, such as our first reading from Amos, we would not spend all our en-ergy and wealth on ourselves. As we learn to let go of our need to have everything go our way, we become more pa ent with people who disagree with us, or with frustra ons and prob-lems. We learn to see God in our setbacks as well as in our successes. Experiencing the Lord is the cham-pionship we want. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co

ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY 3

LITURGY

CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality Book Club Our book selec on for October 20 will be “Where the Hell Is God?” by Richard Leonard S.J., available in paperback on Amazon. Come join us for discus-sion at The Duffy’s home, the 3rd Thursday of the month, except September, we're on vaca on. Call Norma at (562)429-1094 or Deacon Rich Boucher for more informa on. All are welcome.

FAITH AND FICTION St. Cornelius Book Discussion Group The next mee ng of the book club will be held on Monday October 17, at 7:30 pm in the school li-brary. The book we will be discussing is “The Rent Collector” by Camron Wright. We meet on the third Monday of every month, except December. You are welcome to join us. For further informa on, call Katy Ellis at 607-1100.

PRAYER LIST As many of you may have no ced our prayer list con nues to grow. O en mes family members and friends call us to ask that we pray for individuals during a trying health issue. Most of the me they do not call back to let us know if the person is well. Some have been returned to health, others may have returned to the Lord. Please contact the Rectory if your loved ones can be removed from the Prayer List. Always remember that at each and every Mass we pray for those who are ill, names known and unknown. God always hears our prayers.

Helen Whitwell Ellen Bollinger Mar n Metz Alexis Teodosio Andrea Boyles Donna Williams Sarah Irvine Maureen Walsh Michelle Stevens Lori Garcia David Wheeler Adam & Carla Mars Mary Larkin Harper Deaton Niko Greco Michelle Carranza Olivia Alvillar Sandee Bradley Marge Hengehold D.J. Barwick Albert Howard Olivia Howard Bob Early Peggy Hasse Dolores Lounsbury Jennifer Carey Marta L. Rodriguez Julienne Aoga Danny Castaneda Jeff Newon Eric Fairchild Barbara Bain Gabriela Paradiso Monica Frank Juan Carlos Andrade Arlene DeWalt Martha Burris Jenni Rojas Frances Boudreau Lee Hicks Irene Brauer

Silailai Tamasoa Christopher Cathart Jerry Siler Henry Sarnecki Helen Walsh Kevin Allan Fernando Rodriguez Larry Gaudy Kimberly Fregoso Ed Chandler Lourdes Coranda Frances Athey Mary Collins Kit Gonzalez Jeffrey Jorda Trisha Ward Joan Aimerito Ed & Peggy Pen s Rosa Claudia Lopez Jason Rosier Rick Briggs John Herrera Clara Milena Jimenez Catherine Warrens Melanie Liu Sio Patolo Brandon McKenzie Kasiano Alai Patricia Wolfe Margaret Haskins Samuel McCarthy Jim Alder Martha Montes Ferdie Ann Melinda Harne Roxanne Lindsey Rafael Carigma Mark Carigma Travis Melnick Veronica Tolliver Sherill S llwell

Judy Klenk Ed Barwick Todd Johnson Jonathan Kolp Frank Novak Mark Chacarian Liz Smith Richard LaPorte Venus Butler Robert Dougherty Jenny Rivas Denise Pearson Michelle Lopez Andy Witherspoon Jean Wells Zulena Grajeda Karen Gingras Connie Cooper Angelina Alvarez Patricia Moore Walter Bordeaux Alvin York Terri Roach Alfred Baca Erin Longhofer Brian Longhofer Karen Maguire Samantha Mesa Jack Alva Cooper Chris Leon Gregory Kelly Robert DuPont Connie Metzger

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK For The Sick Who Have Asked To Be Remembered In Prayer:

HEALING MASS There will be a Healing Mass Monday, September 26th at 7:30pm. Fr. Bill Adams will be the celebrant. All are welcome.

ADORATION Come join us for medita ve prayer before Our Lord the Blessed Sacrament—Tuesday, Sept 27th from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. All are Wel-come.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY St. Cornelius Wednesday night Bible Study We have started back again for September with the Gos-pel of Luke. You are invited to join us on Wednesdays, from 7-8:45 pm in the Holy Family Room. For more in-forma on, course materials or to sign up please contact Erick or Barbara Fischer at (562) 425-5542 or e-mail, ebefischer@earthlink.net

4 YOUTH FORMATION

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did you know? Bystander engagement is cri cal to combat child abuse,. There are far too many cases in which a child is too scared to report abuse, and the adults around him or her do not un-derstand the signs of abuse or too afraid to speak up. Bystanders have more power than they know, especially when it comes to re-por ng abuse and protec ng children. Young adults don’t always have the opportunity or the courage to speak up for themselves, and the adults around them have a duty to help out when they can. For a copy of the VIRTUS® ar cle “Bystander Engagement – Primary Pre-ven on of a Different Sort,” email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7227.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS The Religious Educa on Office will be closed this weekend, September 23 through September 26.

Enjoy the Fiesta! Registra on con nues through October 1st! Con nuing and new students pick up 2016/17 informa on in the Religious Educa on office. Registra on packets for new students may be picked up or printed from the parish website: www.stcorneliuslb.org. Important dates: Meet and Greet: Sunday, October 2, 2016, 11:00AM (a er the 10AM mass) meet with the teachers at coffee and donuts in the Pavilion. Junior High Classes: Tuesday, October 4, 2016 through May 16, 2017 Elementary Classes: Thursday, October 6, 2016 through May 18, 2017 Early Childhood Classes: Sunday, October 9, 2016 through May 21, 2017, during 10:00AM mass Blessed in God’s Mercy! The Regional Congress will be held on the campus of St. Joseph High School, Lakewood, October 1st, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Bishop Oscar Solis will celebrate Mass to begin the day which offers prac cal, hands on and spiritual enrichment workshops. Registra on guidebooks are available in the Religious Educa on Office and online at h p://archla.org/sp2014

CONFIRMATION NEWS

Year 1 & 2 has begun. For more informa on please contact

Cristy Hull or Mike Schmidt at (562) 420-7613 or via email at St.CorneliusYM@gmail.com

High school youth group meets every Wednesday from

7-9:00p.m in the Large Hall. Please join us for fun & fellowship.

COMMUNITY NEWS

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

On September 27, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Vincent de Paul who knew that “God had sent him to bring good news to the poor.” Together with your gi s, the members of the Society of St. Vincent de

Paul con nue his work and mission in our parish. This week, as you give your gi to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, know that you are helping us to assist families in need.

5 COMMUNITY NEWS PARISH MINISTRIES Altar Servers Mike & Irene More ne 420-4565 Altar Society Nelly Cabutahe 421-8966 Ancient Order Of Hibernians Daniel McGowan 826-6140 Bereavement - Nancy Himes 928-2474 Cub Scouts - Shawn P. Kelly (714) 713-2015 Choir Director - Joe Patolo 421-8966 Cursillo - Frank Diaz 972-6195 Deten on Ministry Sr. Teresa Dougherty 429-0033 EM & Lector Coordinator Michele Bradley 420-6481 Hospital Ministry - Frank Schmidt 225-7571 Italian Catholic Federa on Stephanie Hardy 544-2222 Steve Dipietro 225-9447 Knights of Columbus Victor Magana 420-3214 LB Young Adult Ministry Jason Pillon 716-2608 Music Coordinator - Kathy Clay 420-3894 Parent Board - Laura Goglia 425-7813 People for Others - Jenny Davidoff 420-3425 Project Achieve - Kathy Cabral 429-3835 RCIA—Audrey Hamamoto 421-8966 stcrcia2016@gmail.com Religious Educa on- Evelyn Padian 420-7613 Respect Life - Sylvia Aimerito 429-1965 Sacred Heart Retreats - Pam Branch 421-9087 St. Vincent de Paul - Claudia Meza 421-8011 Safeguard the Children Mary Brady 425-5541 School - Nancy Hayes, Principal 425-7813 Seniors Group - Rectory Office 421-8966 Serra Club - Richard MacDonald 425-1863 Ushers - Sam McCarthy 594-8212 Wedding Coordinator Silvia Cerna 421-8966 Wedding Rehearsals Chris ne Cramer 421-8966 Youth & Confirma on Cris na Hull & Mike Schmidt 420-7613

RESPECT LIFE NEWS & NOTES Post Abor on Healing

Rachel's Vineyard retreat, this October 7-9, is for women and men struggling with the emo onal and spiritual pain of abor on. The retreat is designed to help par cipants work through repressed grief and anger in a safe, non-

judgmental se ng and come to acceptance, healing, and hope for the future. Developed in the Roman Catholic

Tradi on, it u lizes spiritual exercises and rituals to help grieve the loss of unborn children and to accept God’s

forgiveness. All inquiries and registra ons are confiden-al - 866-2-RACHEL (866-272-2435)

Coming in October - Respect Life Month! 10/2 - Rosary and Mass for Life - beginning at 4:30pm

right here at St. Cornelius

10/15 - Na onwide protest of Planned Parenthood - the largest abor on mill in the United States. AudioGirl Min-istries will lead a prayer vigil in Long Beach. Watch this

bulle n for more info, me, place, etc.

10/22 - Walk for Life. AGM’s Sylvia Aimerito will host/emcee this event for our pro-life partners at Horizon

Pregnancy Clinic. Visit audiogirlministries.com for more informa on and to sign up to walk.

10/22 - Annual Pro-Life Conference at Holy Family Church in Artesia. “All Natural: Pro-BODY, Pro-Soul”

Visit audiogirlministries.com for more informa on

Sept. 28th thru Nov. 6th - 40 Days for Life, a na onwide peaceful, prayerful vigil to end abor on.

Visit 40daysforlife.com for a prayer vigil loca on near you.

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Sylvia Aimerito 562-429-1965

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