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Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor Fr. Joseph Kennedy Savariyar, In residence
Richard Boucher, Permanent Deacon 5500 E. Wardlow Rd.
Long Beach, 90808 Phone: 562-421-8966
Fax: 562-421-5096 E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary’s E-mail: [email protected] www.stcorneliuslb.org
Rectory Hours: MON-FRI 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m. Sat & Sun 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
Mass Schedule Saturday 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12 noon & 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:15 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
Confession Schedule
Thursday & Friday a er 5:00 p.m. Mass Saturday a er 8:00 a.m. Mass
Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
St. Cornelius Catholic School: Principal - Nancy Hayes 3330 North Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90808, Phone: 562-425-7813
www.stcornelius.net
St. Cornelius Church
PASTOR’S CORNER 1 1
In this Year of Mercy, Lent will reveal the purpose of fas ng , almsgiving and prayer. It is less about personal discipline and more about probing our hearts to know our need to give and receive mercy. “Rend your hearts and not your garments,” the Prophet Joel proclaims. Ritual acts point to the real interior work of repentance—our hearts moved to the breaking point as we probe the wounds we have inflicted on others. Mercy pries us open, exposes our faults and then moves us to seek reconcilia on. How much harder this is than depriving ourselves of food, upping our prayer me or wri ng a check to some charity. Yet we know it sets us free. Throughout Lent, we will hear o en the words of Psalm 51: “Have mercy on me, O God, in your kindness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.” To learn this psalm by heart is to challenge our denials and our ra onaliza ons. Do we know our offenses? Have we delved into our souls to find the dry, stony places where past sins lie buried, where our bap smal waters have yet to reach the desert so life can thrive there again? In order to be ambassadors for Christ, we must know mercy ourselves. We cannot give what we do not have. Now is the day of salva-
on for those who turn toward God. (cf 2 Cor 5:20 ff) Jesus dis nguishes public piety from real repentance. God sees our secret mo ves and sends truth and grace to aid us in our desire to
BE MERCIFUL By: Pat Marrin
PASTOR’S CORNER 1
be good. Even if we make slow progress, the purpose of prayer, fas ng and almsgiving is to deepen our rela onship with God, who does not need good works. God invites us beyond guilt and fear. God loves us in our frailty and wants only our friendship. Those who act virtuously for show already have their reward, but miss a chance to know God more deeply. Habitual prayer, generosity and self-control bring us closer to God. An easy familiarity with God brings inner peace. Being on a first-name basis with Jesus, his Ab-ba and their Spirit makes prayer spontaneous and automa c. We hardly need to find God if we live con nually in the diving presence. The purpose of the Holy Year, Pope Francis says, is to “become merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful.” We share God’s name and bear the divine likeness when we seek this closeness, and in turn this enables us to treat others with pa ence and kindness. It shows us how to win back those we have offended or who have offended us. Mercy is the path to the joy of the Gospel. Even if we must cross the desert of Lent to get there, it is a journey worth making. Word and Eucharist are the voice of God and manna from heaven for Lent. Our des na on is Easter. If, in these 40 days, we die to ourselves, we will surely rise with Christ. Then our secret life with God will be revealed in glory. Siempre Adelante,
Fr. Mike
WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, February 20 5:00 p.m. Fr. Joseph Savariyar Lector: Don Allison Sunday, February 21 8:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Dan Bradley 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Bert Howard 12 noon Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector John Carillo 5:00 p.m. Fr. Joseph Savariyar Lector: Mon Bigelow
2 LITURGY
MASS INTENTIONS † = Indicates Deceased
Sunday, February 14 8:00 a.m. Shane & Olga Coda 10:00 a.m. †J Guadalupe Gonzalez Family 12 noon †Nick Holgado Melba & Jeffrey Jorda 5:00 p.m. †Margaret “Peggy” Boylan †Shirley Prisk Monday, February 15 8:00 a.m. †Marina Velez †Marie Guadalupe Menendez 5:00 p.m. Lina Cooper Eileen Terrio (Birthday) Tuesday, February 16 8:00 a.m. †Maria Ruvalcaba †Jesus Ma’anao 5:00 p.m. Frank Cooper & Family Thomas McMaster Wednesday, February 17 8:00 a.m. †Herminio Menendez †Jesus Ma’anao 5:00 p.m. Margaret Bowman †Victor Burns Thursday February 18 8:00 a.m. †Jean Shilling 5:00 p.m. †Greg Erlandson Souls in Purgatory Friday, February 19 8:15 a.m. †Dan Brassell 5:00 p.m. Patrick Adair (Birthday) †Francis Ruddy Saturday, February 20 8:00 a.m. Quynh Chau Hoang †William Mendel 5:00 p.m. Mary Lee Baker Sonia Asumbrado & Family †Kris na Slezak Sunday, February 21 8:00 a.m. †Charles Heath 10:00 a.m. People of St. Cornelius 12 noon †Teresa Cantu Galvan Joe Hamamoto 5:00 p.m. Terrio Family
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Fas ng may be a priority in your Lenten spring-cleaning regimen. Almost every religious tradi on recognizes that fas ng is a key to heightened spir-itual awareness. You know this from your own ex-perience. When you are engaged in a hobby, pain ng a room, keeping vigil near a delivery room, or standing watch at a sickbed, you may simply for-get to eat. What you are doing so fills you that the intensity of the ac on is itself nourishing. In fas ng from food, or drink, or habitual behaviors, you make room for what is truly important. Even though Lenten Sundays stand apart from the Lenten fast, you will no ce traces of fas ng in our liturgy. We fast from singing the Gloria and Alleluia, we fast from flowers bedecking the altar, and there may be a no ceable drop in the number of infant bap sms as parents elect to wait un l Easter. This hints that fas ng is a prelude to feas ng, and the vigor of our Easter alleluias is rich fare a er a long silence. In the same way, even a small fast--no cream in the coffee, no pepper in the soup, no radio in the car--can not only point to deeper hungers, but help us rejoice more fully in the feast when we break our fast together. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co
ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY 3
LITURGY
CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality Book Club
Our new book for Connec ng the Dots , spirituality book group, is Uncommon Gra tude, by Joan Chi ster and Rowan Williams. We'll discuss the first half of the book. We meet the third Thursday of the month, Feb. 18, 7:00 -8:30 at Duffy’s Home. Call Dea-con Rich, or Norma Duffy, 429-1094 for more infor-ma on.
FAITH AND FICTION St. Cornelius Book Discussion Group
The next mee ng of the book club will be held on Monday, February 15th, at 7:30 pm in the school library. The book we will be discussing is: “Under the Wide and Starry Sky” by Nancy Horan. We meet on the third Monday of every month, except Decem-ber. You are welcome to join us. For further infor-ma 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 dur-ing 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 Recto-ry if your loved ones can be removed from the Pray-er 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.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY You are invited to join us on Wednesdays, from 7-8:45 pm in the Holy Family Room for the St. Cornelius Wednesday night Bible Study. We started our 10 week study on 1 Corinthians with an Introduc on on Jan 13th . You are welcome to join us at any me. For more informa on, course materials or to sign up please contact Erick or Barbara Fischer at (562) 425-5542 or e-mail, [email protected]
Helen Whitwell Ellen Bollinger Mar n Metz Alexis Teodosio Jason Taylor 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 Jim & Ursula Hall D.J. Barwick Albert & Olivia Howard Bob Early Peggy Hasse Dolores Lounsbury Connie Gu errez Randy Kunkel Jennifer Carey Marta L. Rodriguez Julienne Aoga Danny Castaneda Jeff Newon Eric Fairchild Barbara Bain Gabriela Paradiso Monica Frank Juan Carlos Andrade Arlene DeWalt Jack Deaton
Martha Burris Jenni Rojas Frances Boudreau Lee Hicks Irene Brauer Joe Malagamalii Silailai Tamasoa Christopher Cathart Jerry Siler James Lynch Henry Sarnecki Jeremiah O’Brian Helen Walsh Monica Frank Kevin Allan Fernando Rodriguez Larry Gaudy Kimberly Fregoso Ed Chandler Lourdes Coranda Frances Athey Mary Collins Kit Gonzalez Jeffrey Jorda Trisha Ward Polly Morris Joan Aimerito Peggy Pen s Rosa Claudia Lopez Jason Rosier Rick Briggs Luella Diel John Herrera Clara Milena Jimenez Catherine Warrens Melanie Liu Dean Cheney Deanne Schumacher Sio Patolo Raymond Mendoza Brandon McKenzie
Kasiano Alai Patricia Wolfe Margaret Haskins Samuel McCarthy Jim Alder Martha Montes Dennis Meza Ferdie Ann Melinda Harne Roxanne Lindsey Melanie Velasco Antoine e Utaoff Rafael Carigma Mark Carigma Travis Melnick
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please pray for:
The Mass of Chris an Burial for Shirley Prisk will be February 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
Our Condolences to Tom and all the Family.
The Mass of Chris an Burial for Gerald Belle will be February 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Our Condolences to Leona and all the Family.
4 YOUTH FORMATION
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did You Know? Electronic da ng violence is prevalent among teens Teenagers do a lot of communica ng online and via mobile devices through social media and tex-
ng. En re rela onships can be shaped formed over the internet and messaging, and the private nature of these rela onships may make it easy to hide signs of abuse and violence. Da ng violence means any act of mental, emo onal or physical aggression among a couple sharing an in mate rela onship. Online, these acts are harder to pin-point, especially for adult outsiders whose children may be vic ms of emo onal da ng abuse. Ask your teens about their rela onships, and how their partners treat them online and in person. For a copy of the ar cle “Electronic Da ng Violence Among Teens,” email [email protected].
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us by say-ing “Give, and gi s will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap…”
When we give to the poor, God indeed pours his love, peace and joy into our hearts and into our loves.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
In celebra on of Presidents’ holiday, the Religious Educa on Office is closed through Monday, Febru-ary 15. There will be no Early Childhood sessions, LWC or Children’s Catechumenate dismissal. The Yankee Candle fundraiser is in progress, con n-uing through Sunday, February 21, 2016. The can-dle products will be delivered in plenty of me for Mother’s Day. The profit from the fundraiser helps offset the price of catechist upda ng, supplemental sacrament prep materials and the escala ng costs of conduc ng our programs.
CONFIRMATION CONFIRMATION YEAR 1 and 2: Class for both years is on February 21st this month and we will be mee ng at the Long Beach Town Center to see the movie “Risen” about the Roman military solider, Clavius, and the inves ga on into what happened to Jesus’ body when it “disappears” from the tomb. As his journey takes him to places never dreamed of, the nonbeliever now wonders if there truly is life a er death.
Confirma on parents, please check your email for the flyer!
YOUTH MINISTRY-HIGH SCHOOL We will be mee ng on Wednesday, February 17th for Scripture Study/Mass Prep, fun & fellowship. All high school students are invit-ed to join us in the Youth Room/Large Hall from 7pm - 9pm!
High School Life Night is next Saturday night - we meet in the Church for the 5pm Mass and then to the Large Hall for dinner and a Life Teen Lesson. This is a fun night of fellowship, food and fun! ALL high school students are welcome to join us!!
St. Cornelius Youth Ministry will be going to a Life Teen Conference - Steubenville West - this July 15 - 17th at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The Total Fee covers the Conference, lodging in the dorms, meals, t-shirts and the bus and is $325 total. At a Steubenville Conference, teens learn what it takes to be great in this life. Teens will come to experience a rela onship with Christ that can radically transform everything in their life. The goal of every conference is for teens to open their hearts to Jesus Christ who desires their lives to be fulfilling, ex-ci ng, and joyful! ALL incoming Freshmen through grad-ua ng seniors are invited to join us!!!
Please contact Kim Amaral with any ques ons - [email protected] / 562-760-3066
ARCHDIOCESE FINGERPRINTING We will host an Archdiocese Live Scan Fin-gerprin ng in the large hall on Tuesday, March 8 from 12 noon - 6:40 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling the school office (562) 425-7813.
5 COMMUNITY NEWS PARISH MINISTRIES Ancient Order Of Hibernians - Daniel McGowan 826-6140 Altar Servers - Mike & Irene More ne 420-4565 Altar Society - Vicky Hudson & Nellie Cabulaje 421-8966 Bereavement - Nancy Himes 928-2474 Boy Scouts - Stephanie Prien 867-1202 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 - Sr. Kathleen Burns, S.N.D 496-3224 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 - Pat Reyes 431-1142 School - Nancy Hayes, Principal 425-7813 Seniors Group - Rectory Office 421-8966 Serra Club - Richard MacDonald 425-1863 Sick & Elderly - Sr. Claire 496-3339 Ushers - Sam McCarthy 594-8212 Wedding Coordinator - Silvia Cerna 421-8966 Wedding Rehearsals- Chris ne Cramer 421-8966 Youth Ministry & Confirma on - Kim Amaral 760-3066
WOMEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT Don't miss this unique spiritual experience at the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra February 19 (5p.m.) - 21 (12:30 p.m.), 2016.
This year's theme will be "I have loved you with an everlas ng love" ~ Jer. 31:3, facilitated by Rev. Jo-seph Freedy, Diocese of Pi sburgh.
Room availability is limited. Saturday only com-muter rates are also available. Contact Pam Branch, 562-421-9087 for more informa on.
YANKEE CANDLE FUNDRAISER St. Cornelius Religious Educa on is holding its an-nual Yankee Candle fundraiser through Sunday, February 21, 2016. The candle products will be de-livered in plenty of me for Mother’s Day. The profit from the fundraiser helps offset the price of catechist upda ng, supplemental sacrament prep materials, and the escala ng costs of conduc ng our programs. You can find catalogs and order forms in the church or in the Religious Educa on Office. Thank you in advance for your support!
DONATION BOXES FOR THE POOR We have recently added two secured boxes for dona ons to the poor. One box is locat-ed by the Statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the other is located by the Sacred Heart Statue. All monetary proceeds donated in these boxes will go to the poor and needy of the community. Please be generous.
HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE
The Rectory Office will be closed Monday, February 15 in observance of Presidents Day. It
will re-open Tuesday Morning at 7am.
If you haven’t already, please fill out a To-gether in Mission pledge form. They can be found in the pews. Though our church is large, our strength lies not in our num-bers, but in our compassion and ability to respond. Every gi , regardless of the size, ma ers. What is important is that we give what we can and answer this calling of our faith. Together we can make sure God’s love and presence are felt by all, es-pecially those in need. You may drop your completed form in the Rectory Mail-box or during the Mass in the offertory basket. God bless you for your generous response and support.
7 COMMUNITY NEWS
RESPECT LIFE NEWS & NOTES Our Rosary and Mass for Life is the first Sunday of every month at 4:30pm. Join us March 6 and pray
with us for an end to abor on.
Babies Saved This Year 8 - the number of babies given the chance at LIFE and their moms who made the ‘choice’ of a life-
me. Thank you for your con nued prayers for our unborn brothers and sisters, and moms in
crisis pregnancies.
Looking for a Few Good Men We’ve purchased and placed our third ultrasound
machine in Horizon Pregnancy Clinic’s Save the Storks pro-life mobile unit. The van is called Cour-age and it hits the streets of O.C. and Long Beach
very soon! MORE LIVES WILL BE SAVED! Horizon is seeking men who are willing to drive the van. If you’re interested call Horizon Pregnancy Clinic at
714.897.7500.
The Living Sta ons of the Cross CD- “I Thirst” Lent begins Feb. 10th.
The Living Sta ons of the Cross - “I Thirst” is the perfect CD accompaniment for your Lenten jour-ney. AND all proceeds from the sale of our CD go
towards purchasing life saving ultrasound machines used in pro-life pregnancy clinics. CD’s will be available for purchase at our Feb. 7 and
March 6 Masses for Life. The CD can also be purchased via our website at
AudioGirlMinistries.com/music
The Power of 7 App
A Pro Life Tutorial created by AudioGirl Ministries The Power of 7 app is FREE and available NOW at
Google Play and in The App Store. Direct links available at audiogirlministries.com
AudioGirlMinistries.com Sylvia Aimerito 562-429-1965
Like us on Facebook. Twi er @AudioGirlM.
MEN OF ST. CORNELIUS The Men of St Cornelius will be mee ng for food, fellowship, and ministry on Thursday Feb-ruary 25th in the small hall. The evening's focus will be on the first three chapters from the book, “Every Man's Journey” by James P. Camp-bell and discussion to follow. Campbell focuses on the challenges of being a Catholic man with Apostle Peter as the guide. The book is part of the Dynamic Catholic book series coordinated by Ma hew Kelly. If you missed the last mee ng the book was given out to a endees so feel free to join us and receive your own copy.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with a review of the first three chapters and discussion at 7:00 pm. If you are planning to a end please RSVP to [email protected]. We look forward to your a endance. Feel free to invite men from local parishes.
