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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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 [email protected] Folklorico [email protected] 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: [email protected]
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.