St. Cornelius Church 5500 Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 421-8966 www.stcorneliuslb.org

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Franz Jaggerstather was born in Austria and was brought up a Catholic. He was an ordinary, unre-markable young man who had only an elementary education. There was nothing about him to suggest that he had in him the stuff of martyrs. However at some stage he suddenly matured. He became very responsible and began taking his religion seriously. He was not, however fanatical about it. He married a girl named Anna and they had three chil-dren. By this time the Second World War was raging. At thirty-six Franz was called up to serve in Hitler's army. But he refused to join up. This was tanta-mount to suicide. Friends tried to talk him into join-ing up. “I cannot join” he said simply. “Why not?” they asked. Because I believe this war is not a just war. Therefore it would be wrong for me to join up. It would be against my conscience. “But where is your loyalty to your people, to your country, to your flag?” they continued. “I love my people, and I love my country. But there is a higher law, God’s law. And God’s law tells me that this is wrong.” It wasn’t that he wanted to die. He had a lot to live for. He was arrested and put in prison. Even his wife begged him to reconsider his decision. But all to no avail. Franz was beheaded on August 9th, 1943. He felt he was obeying the words of Christ. “Give to Caeser what belongs to Caeser and to God what belongs to God!” King Herod minted coins to conform to biblical laws for bidding human or divine images. This was not true of the coins that were used for Roman taxes. They carried a Portrait of the Emperor and the God-dess Roma. Each had the inscription “Tiberias Cae-sar, eminent son of the divine Augustus; high priest! This inscription was a blasphemy that affirmed the divinity of emperors. The Pharisees used this to try to trap Jesus who replied, “Render on to Caeser what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” Today you could say that Caeser’s place has been taken by the secular state, that is the State which is not so much against God as without God. It no longer bases its laws on God’s laws. This can pose a serious

dilemma for Christians, especially those in public of-fice. They cannot impose their own beliefs on others, yet they must not take part in what from a Christian viewpoint is morally wrong. Every Christian living in the Modern World is faced with difficult decisions. There are many little Caesars vying for a piece of our conscience. There is the party, the company, the club. Franz Jaggerstatter shows us that we must give God the first and highest claim on our loyalty. Whatever else we must give to Caesar, let us make sure that we do not give him our conscience. As Christians we have dual citizenship. We are citizens of the United States but we are also citizens of heaven. As St. Paul reminds, we have our citizen-ship in heaven and from it we await the coming of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. All can be summed up with the words of St. Thomas More: I am the Kings good servant, but God’s first.”

LIFE AND RELIGION Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his

beliefs from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him, saying:

“This for God, and this for myself; This for my soul and this for my body?”

Your daily life is your temple and your Religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you all.

Take the plough and the forge And the mallet and the lute,

The things you have fashioned in necessity or for de-light.

And take with you all people and if you would know God… look about you,

And you will see him playing with your children. Kahil Gibran The Prophet

Siempre Adelante, Fr. Mike

HOMILY FOR 29TH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME

RENDER

By: Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor

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MASS INTENTIONS † = Indicates Deceased Sunday, October 22 8:00 a.m. †Agnes Laura Capitulo †Bernice Minter †Consuelo Perez 10:00 a.m. †Brian Tempel †Alosia Patolo †Albert Howard 12:00 noon †LGH Wijetunga People of St. Cornelius 5:00 p.m. †Fernando Sanchez E. Souls in Purgatory Monday, October 23 8:00 a.m. †Ann Therese Thuy en †Novelle Miller Antonia Miramontes 5:00 p.m. †Frank Larkin The Nguyen Family Tuesday, October 24 8:00 a.m. †Mike George Fr. George Reynolds Louis Phillippe Hernandez 5:00 p.m. †Robert & Nancy Folger †David John Willet Wednesday, October 25 8:00 a.m. †Thomas & Barbara Hogan Nanda Wijetunga 5:00 p.m. Khoi Nguyen †Fr. Flavian Wilathgamuwa Thursday, October 26 8:00 a.m. †Lois Donahue Fr. Mike Gleeson 5:00 p.m. Julienne Aoga Fr. George Reyonolds Friday, October 27 8:00 a.m. †Angelo Petelo †George Malloy †Bill Stormont 5:00 p.m. †Anthony Tri Pham Sr. Theresa Nguyen Saturday, October 28 8:00 a.m. Tana To (Birthday) Lolua Tuanu’u (Birthday) 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Reynolds (Birthday) Thomas & Barbara Hogan Lois Donahue Sunday, October 29 8:00 a.m. Fr. George Reynolds People of St. Cornelius 10:00 a.m. Jake & Bryce Snyder †Brian Tempel Thomas Patolo 12:00 noon †Salvador Del Bueno †Elvira Otranto 5:00 p.m. †Alicia Rivas †Isabel Macomber

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, October 28 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Lector Pam Branch Sunday, October 29 8:00 a.m. Fr. George Lector: Ed Barwick 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Lector: Kim Snow 12:00 Noon Fr. George Lector Darlene Boucher 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mike Lector: George Mora

Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor Fr. George Reynolds, Associate Pastor

Richard Boucher, Deacon Joe Hamamoto, Deacon

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 after 5:00 p.m. Mass

Saturday after 8:00 a.m. Mass Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Secretary’s E-mail: secretary.stcornelius@gmail.com

Rectory Hours MON-FRI

9:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. Saturday

9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

St. Cornelius Catholic School Principal—Nancy Hayes

3333 North Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90808

Phone: 562-425-7813 www.stcornelius.net

LITURGY

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FAITH AND FICTION St. Cornelius Book Discussion Group The next mee ng of the book club will be held on Monday, November 20 in the school library. The book we will be discussing is “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom. We meet on the third Monday of every month, except December. In December we will be mee ng on the 2nd Monday at 7:30pm. You are welcome to join us. For more info, call Katy Ellis at 607-1100.

ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY

Adam & Carla Mars Sandee Bradley DJ Barwick Peggy Hasse Dolores Lounsbury Peggy Pen s Walter Bordeaux Erin & Brian Longhofer Ghusn Mhawji Martha Burris Frances Boudreau Lee Hicks Sio Patolo Kasiano Alai Julienne Aoga Patricia Wolfe Samuel McCarthy Sherill S llwell Judy Klenk Jonathan Kolp Frank Novak Jean Wells Karen Gingras Alvin York Jack Alva Cooper Chris Leon Greg & Laurie Kelly Diane Reed Christopher Cathcart Larry Gaudy Travis Melnick Joseph Lesko Helen Orton Dave Wills Henry Sarnecki Bob Early Jenni Rojas Rochelle Lewis Lavin Percival Francisco Paxton Thompson Maria Valadez Rosa C. Lopez Diaz Salvador Diaz Rosa M. Vivar Anna Salinas Bella Moody William Steele

Dennis Meza Javier Roberts Jessica Ortega Erin Miskelly Renee Ganske Roman Romo Rebecca Upton Jesus Palacios Pat Kitching Jim Kline Mulitalo Mikaele Marjorie J. Lehman Alma Gomez Carna Ahmadzai Marta R. De Quiros Fernando J. Rodriguez Ana Maria Menendez Anna Coles Ruben Diaz Hazel Foley Kathy Statlander Sharon Barre Olivia Howard Jan Wynn Carlos Jaramillo Jessica Rigsby Cliff Richard John Cutler Alberto J. Smith AnneMarie Robinson Fiu Iosefo Aoga Anita Digregorio Anthony Bonvino Joyce Kelly Nadine Roberts Deb Sanders Sherry Waide Carmen Bernales Ronald Collins Kenny Collins William Priest Chris Norton Victor DeGrazia Harry Lacave Nanda Wijetunga

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

HEALING MASS There will be a Healing Mass Monday, October 23rd @ 7:30pm. here at St. Cor-nelius. Fr Steephen Viblanc will be the cele-brant. All are welcome.

ADORATION Come join us for medita ve prayer before Our Lord the Blessed Sacrament—Tuesday, October 24th from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. All are Welcome.

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ALL SOULS DAY MASS Will be celebrated at

All Souls Catholic Cemetery 4400 Cherry Ave

Long Beach

Thursday, November 2, 2017 At 10:00 a.m.

ALL ARE INVITED

ADULT FAITH FORMATION Are you interested in learning more about your faith? Join us for a ten week, Adult Faith For-ma on series. A broad variety of topics will be covered and ques ons will be encouraged. We meet every Thursday at 7pm in the 7th grade classroom.

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CANDLES Candles can be purchased in the Rectory. The cost of can-dles is $5.00. The ligh ng of the candles is the responsibility of the buyer. For more infor-ma on please contact the Rec-tory (562) 421-8966.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY In the Gospel today Jesus says: “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God” When God is the center of our lives there is no problem with giving others their due Through your gi to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you are helping your neighbor who is hungry, hope-less and frightened, to know that they belong to God.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Religious Educa on Sessions have begun!

We s ll have openings in all levels, and will

con nue to accept registra ons. Stop by the Religious Educa on Office at: 3350 N. Bell-

flower for informa on or to register.

Sacrament Prepara on Mee ngs Level 1/Grade 1, Mandatory Parent/Child

Mee ng for ALL first year students in Mrs. Mohr, Mrs. Hetrick and Ms. Haff’s classes will be held: Monday, October 23,

2017 at 6:30pm in the church.

The Sherwood Forest Farms Christmas green-ery fundraiser is in full swing. Pick up a pack-et in the church or Religious Educa on Office. Orders are due by Sunday, October 29, 2017.

Thank you for your support!

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did you know? Product recall no ces Children use a lot of gear – from toys and sports equipment to technology. For parents, this means keeping an eye on product recalls. Recalls alert consumers to an unsafe feature or defect that could cause harm, and offer the opportunity to have that defect corrected, or a new product shipped out. Parents can use product recall search engines and online checklists to keep an eye on their children’s toys and take ac on if any recalls are issued. For a copy of the VIRTUS© ar-

cle “Stay Up-to-Date on Product Recalls,” visit: h p://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protec ng/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Ar cles.aspx or call (213) 637-7508.

CHRISTMAS GREENERY FUNDRAISER Religious Educa on will once again be selling vari-ous sized Christmas wreaths, swags, centerpieces and garland for their Fall Fundraiser. Why not send a gi of greenery to friends and loved ones via di-rect delivery? The flyers and order forms are availa-ble in the Religious Educa on Office October 12th through 29th. All orders are paid in advance and due by October 29th. Delivery of greenery is scheduled for the first week of December. All proceeds are used to help defray the cost of the Sacramental prepara on processes, office equipment mainte-nance and scholarships to the RE forma on pro-gram. Thank you for your generous support.

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RESPECT LIFE NEWS & NOTES October is Respect Life Month

Check out The Power of 7 app is now airing on the ra-dio show Life Ma ers

(californiaprolife.org/life-ma ers) hosted by Brian Johnston of the California ProLife

Council. The show is heard on Chris an radio sta ons across the state of California. Here’s the ad: h ps://soundcloud.com/audiogirl-ministries/

power-of-7-app-radio-ad_2017-m And here is a smaller version of the banner ad that

appears on the Council website Home page: The list below is only scratching the surface of how you

can get involved in the Pro-Life Movement. What is stop-ping you from checking into one of these this month? BE

BOLD, BE AN ACTIVE VOICE FOR THE UNBORN TODAY! Join a Father's Group like Fathers for Good - Strengthen Your Marriage – Join 40 Days for Life - Organize a Preg-nancy or Paren ng Support Group at Your Parish - Or-

ganize a Blessing for Expec ng Mothers - Become a Fos-ter or Adop ve Family - Become a CASA - Bring Foster

Youth in Your Community to Mass - Considering Placing a Child for Adop on? - Host a Foster Fair at Your Parish -

Help Parishioners Fill out Advance Health Care Direc ves - Schedule Care & Prepare Workshop at Your Parish -

Visit the Elderly in Your Parish - Start a Support Group for Caregivers in Your Parish- Share By Your Side LA with Your Parish - Become a Merciful Companion - Find Preg-

nancy Resources in Your Area - Find Paren ng Resources in Your Community - Join a Women's Group

FALL BOUTIQUE The 36th Annual Fall Bou que and Family Fes val will be held at the Sacred Heart Retreat House, 920 E. Alhambra Rd, Alhambra 91801 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, November 4th. There will be food, shopping and fun for the en re family. For more informa on contact Pam Branch at 562-421-9087.

SACRED HEART NOVITIATE Work Day

Come help the Sacred Heart Sisters Saturday, November 4 (8:00am to 2:00pm)

(Breakfast & Lunch provided) Bring your friends and join us in a day of cleaning,

gardening, plan ng bushes, spreading mulch, digging, pain ng, and fellowship. Teens are

welcome to come for service hours. SISTERS NEED: KNIVES SHARPENED, WOOD SPLIT,

HOLES DUG, DATA ENTRY, A PAINTER, TILE SETTER. PLEASE CALL AHEAD.

Please contact us (818-831-9710) to R.S.V.P. 10480 Winnetka Ave, Chatsworth, 91311

(Corner of Devonshire and Winnetka)

BINGO Every Friday come and play Bingo! Doors open at 4pm and Bingo starts at 6:30pm in the large hall. A snack bar is available. We also have Pull-Tabs and Flashboards. Ques-

ons, comments or concerns please contact the Rectory. (562)421-8966

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