Whoever receives one child in my name, receives me

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 20, 2015
Whoever receives
one child in my
name, receives me
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday:
ENGLISH 6:30 am, 8:00 am,
* 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 5:00 pm
ESPAÑOL * 1:30 pm, * 7:00 pm
* Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Saturday: 8:15 am Liturgy of the Word
5:00 pm (Vigil)
Week Days:
Morning Prayer: 7:55 am
Morning Mass: Monday - Friday 8:15 am
Rosary recited after the Morning Mass
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA
Every Thursday after the Morning Mass
FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Eucharistic Adoration: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Benediction: 5:30 pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday (bilingual): 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
1st and 2nd Sunday of Month (bilingual):
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Thursday: 8:30am - 8:00pm
Fridays:
8:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday:
8:30am - 7:00pm
Sunday:
8:30am - 6:30pm
10727 So. Downey Ave.
Downey, CA. 90241
Phone: (562) 923-3246
Fax (562) 862-7020
Email: [email protected]
www.olphdowney.org
Information and requirements about
Baptisms, Marriages, Anointing of the
Sick, and Quinceañeras, see page 8.
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PASTOR’S COLUMN
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I saw this reflection in Bringing Home the Word published by Ligouri Publications and
wanted to share it with you.
RECEIVE ONE ANOTHER IN MY NAME
The day will come when an instruction I give my daughter – “Please make your bed,”
“Don’t forget your lunch money,” or “Stop hitting your brother over the head” – will go in
one ear and out the other: Five minutes later the bed will be unmade, the lunch money forgotten, the brother still getting a bruising. I’m sure most parents have wondered how their
child can misunderstand perfectly clear instructions.
I imagine Jesus felt similarly about His disciples in today’s Gospel. Jesus teaches about
His suffering and death – a time of utter vulnerability and humiliation. Yet not moments
later, His disciples are arguing about who is the greatest – as if they hadn’t heard anything
He said. He must have been shocked. But as a good teacher, He reiterates His message with
an example. He brings a child forth and actually identifies Himself with the child: “Whoever
receives one child such as this in my name, receives me.”
In Jesus’ time, those who were dependent and couldn’t provide for themselves – children
included – had no social status or importance. Jesus claimed to be one of the vulnerable and
dependent – in stark contrast to His disciples’ arguments about who is the greatest.
Today, who are the vulnerable people Jesus identifies with? Perhaps a single parent who
relies on the welfare system for survival. Perhaps a lonely elderly woman plagued with illness in a nursing home. Perhaps the man who’s a regular at your parish’s food pantry. Do
we recognize Jesus in these people, or do we dismiss them as burdensome to society as we
seek more for ourselves?
Question for Reflection:
Does Jesus need to reiterate His message to us again,
just as He did to His disciples?
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES
Philadelphia ~ September 22 - 27
Did you know? The World Meeting of Families
event was established by Pope St. John Paul II
in 1994. It is held every three years in cities
across the world.
2015 is the first time it will be in the United
States. Its goals are (1) to strengthen family
bonds and (2) to give witness to the fundamental role of the family in society.
World Meeting of Families Prayer
God and Father of us all,
in Jesus, your Son and our Savior,
you have made us your sons and daughters
in the family of the Church.
May your grace and love help our families
in every part of the world be united to one another
in fidelity to the Gospel.
May the example of the Holy Family,
with the aid of your Holy Spirit,
guide all families, especially those most troubled,
to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek your truth and live in your love.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Learn more at
WorldMeeting2015.org
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GRIEF HEALING JOURNEY
Duration:
When:
Where:
Time:
6 weeks
Wednesday, September 23
OLPH Parish Center
6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Sessions are designed to help a person
move from the darkness of grief into the light of
a new beginning with renewed hope.
Sessions will include an explanation of the
stages of grief with prayer, scripture readings,
and confidential sharing.
For information and/or
reservations, please call
Olivia Denisac at the
Rectory
562) 923-3246 ext. 204.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
GOVERNOR BROWN VETO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE
BILL ABX2-15
Contact Governor Brown right away and
urge him to veto this very dangerous bill that
would legalize physician assisted suicide.
History repeatedly shows this is the path to
euthanasia. The disabled, elderly, and poor
would be especially vulnerable when costly
treatment could be replaced with cheaper lifeending drugs.
Under a veil of “compassion”, this bill destroys the medical credo of “Do No Harm.” ABx2
-15 would help make health care rationing and
death panels a reality.
Don’t delay! The Governor intends to decide
before September 29.
Governor Jerry Brown
State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, Ca 95814
Phone: 916) 445-2841
Fax: 916) 558-3160
Email from: www.gov.ca.gov
Twitter: @JerryBrownGov
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FAMILY CORNER
12 WAYS TO LIVE A
HOLIER LIFE
MINISTRY TRAINING
Lector and Eucharistic Ministers Training
7:00pm - 8:30pm
In the Church
Lector Training
Dates
October 19, 21,
26, 28, November
4 and 10*
Eucharistic
Training Dates
November 10*,
16, 18
* NOVEMBER 10
6:30pm
Virtus Certification for all ADULTS
training as Lectors or Eucharistic Ministers
You do NOT need to attend:
 If you have an updated Virtus Training
 If you are under 18 years old

Make more time for prayer.
Spending time together is
the best way to get to know
God better. Get up early,
pause before meals, go to
bed later.

Be a voice in the wilderness. Don’t worry if you are the only one saying or doing the right thing.

Learn to let it go. Think carefully before
arguing, fighting, disagreeing, or criticizing.
Be an instrument of peace.

Share your faith. Talk about God with anyone
who will listen. He doesn’t want us to keep His
love all to ourselves. We have to pass it on.

Read Scripture every day. Devote time to
studying a book of the Bible.

Practice forgiveness and learn to be forgiven.

Be a domestic church. Offer your home as a
place for friendship and hospitality.

Walk away. Leave when the conversation or
jokes get vulgar, racist or intolerant. If you
stay, and say nothing, you give silent
approval.

Avoid gossip. Work hard to avoid gossip and
or speculating about other people. Remember,
there’s no way to know someone else’s heart
– leave that to God.

Dress modestly. Avoid outfits that call attention to yourself inappropriately. That kind of
attention distracts people from noticing the
practice of your faith.

Don’t give up. No matter what your struggle,
remember that no matter how many times
you fail, God will never leave you.

Fear not. It’s human to fear trouble, illness,
pain or even death. But God’s children know
that He will always provide what we need.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD
Retreat weekend for Healing
after Abortion
October 9-11 ~ Duarte, CA
Cost: $215/person
Rachel's Vineyard retreat is for men and
women struggling with the emotional and spiritual pain of abortion and designed to help participants work through repressed grief and anger in a safe, nonjudgmental setting and come
to acceptance, healing, and hope for the future.
All inquiries and registrations are confidential.
For registration or more information, please call:
866-2-RACHEL (866-272-2435).
www.rachelsvineyard.org
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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
KIDS CORNER
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN
A GOOD PHOTO COULD SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE
Jesus told His disciples,
“The Son of Man is to be handed
over to men and they will
kill Him, and three days after
His death He will rise.”
One of the most important tools for law enforcement to use in the case of a missing child is an updated (every six months), good school-portrait quality, head-and-shoulders color photograph of the
child in which the face is clearly seen.
The background should be plain or solid so it
does not distract from the subject. When possible,
the photograph should be in a digitized form, and
available on a compact disk (CD), as opposed to just
a hard copy. This minimizes the time necessary to
scan, resize, and make color corrects before disseminating it to law enforcement. The photograph
should have space for accurate, narrative description
useful to identify the child such as name, nickname,
height, weight, sex, age, eye color, identifying
marks, glasses, and braces.
For more information, call Victims Assistance
Ministry: (213) 637-7650.
STEWARDSHIP
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or
store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds
them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matt 6:26
Collection for Weekend of September 6, 2015
# of envelopes
Electronic
428
62
Sunday Regular Collection
School Support
Capital Improvements
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BUNDLE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
Items collected will be given to
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to
help them in their endless efforts to
assist the needy.
Please bring any usable clothing, household
goods, small appliances, miscellaneous items
and newspaper.
The truck will be in the 6th St. parking lot
from 8:30 am until 1:30 pm. For a special pickup of heavy items, please call 323-224-6280.
$15,332
$232
$3,000
HOLY HUMOR
OLPH Carnival is coming!!!
SOMETHINGS NEVER CHANGE
Adam bit the apple and, feeling great
shame, covered himself with a fig tree leaf.
Eve, too, felt shame and covered
herself with a fig tree leaf. Then
she went behind the bush to try
on a maple tree leaf, a sycamore
tree leaf, and an oak tree leaf.
October 16
October 17
October 18
Vigésimoquinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
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MINISTERIO HISPANO
Queridos Hermanos y Hermanas en Cristo,
Vi esta reflexión en Bringing Home the Word publicada por Ligouri Publications y quiero
compartirla con ustedes.
RECIBANSE UNO AL OTRO EN MI NOMBRE
El día vendrá cuando le de una instrucción a mi hija – "Por favor, haz tu cama," "No
olvides el dinero de tu almuerzo", o "Deja de golpear a tu hermano en la cabeza" – le
entrará por un oído y saldrá por el otro: cinco minutos más tarde la cama estará desecha, el
dinero del almuerzo olvidado, el hermano sigue recibiendo golpes. Estoy seguro de que la
mayoría de los padres se han preguntado cómo su niño puede malinterpretar las
instrucciones perfectamente claras.
Me imagino que Jesús sentía algo similar con sus discípulos en el Evangelio de hoy. Jesús
enseña acerca de su sufrimiento y muerte – un tiempo de absoluta vulnerabilidad y
humillación. Sin embargo momentos más tarde, sus discípulos están discutiendo sobre quién
es el más grande-como si ellos no hubiesen escuchado nada de lo que Jesús dijo. Él debe
haberse sorprendido. Pero como un buen maestro, él reitera su mensaje con un ejemplo. Él
trae a un niño y se identifica realmente con el niño: "Quien recibe a un niño como éste en
mi nombre, me recibe a mi."
En tiempos de Jesús, aquellos que dependían de alguien y no se valían por sí mismos –
incluyendo los niños – no tenían importancia ni estatus social. Jesús afirma que es uno de
los vulnerables y dependientes – en contraste con los argumentos de sus discípulos acerca
de quién era el más grande.
Hoy en día, ¿quiénes son las personas vulnerables con que identifica Jesús? Tal vez una
madre soltera que se basa en el sistema de bienestar social para la supervivencia. O tal vez
una solitaria anciana plagada con enfermedades en un hogar de ancianos. O quizás es el
hombre que regularmente recibe la despensa de alimentos de su parroquia. ¿Reconocemos
a Jesús en estas personas, o los catalogamos como una carga a la sociedad mientras
buscamos más para nosotros mismos?
PREGUNTA PARA REFLEXIONAR:
¿Necesita Jesús reiterar su mensaje de nuevo a nosotros,
así como lo hizo con sus discípulos?
20 de septiembre, 2015
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APOSTOLADO DE LA CRUZ
¿QUIERES SEGUIR A JESUS DE UNA
MANERA ESPECIAL?
Te invitamos a vivir la espiritualidad de la
cruz, que es el seguimiento de Cristo Sacerdote
y Víctima, ofrecerlo y ofrecernos con el en la
cruz de cada día, por la salvación de los
hombres.
Nos reunimos los viernes
a las 7pm en el Centro
Parroquial. Tenemos grupos
de adultos y de matrimonios.
Para mas información:
Rosa Bulnes 562-417-6624
"JESUS TE ESPERA"
DOMINGO DE BULTOS, 11 DE
OCTUBRE
La Sociedad de San Vicente
de Paúl tendrá un camión en el
estacionamiento de la calle 6ª
para recibir sus donaciones de
ropa, muebles y otros artículos
usables.
Estos serán distribuidos a los pobres. El camión
estará ahí de 8:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Si tiene artículos muy pesados, favor de
llamar a 323-224-6280 para que ellos pasen a
su casa a recogerlos. Muchas gracias.
FERIA DE
10 Y 11 DE OCTUBRE
Después de las misas
s
Nuestra feria de ministerios es una
oportunidad para usted de ofrecer su tiempo
y talentos sirviendo a la gente de Dios.
PROTEGIENDO LOS NIÑOS
UNA BUENA FOTOGRAFÍA PUEDE SALVAR LA
VIDA DE UN NIÑO
Una de las herramientas más importantes que
las autoridades pueden utilizar en el caso de un niño
perdido es una fotografía reciente (de al menos seis
meses anteriores) del tipo de retrato escolar a color,
que lo muestre de hombros a la cabeza con el rostro
completamente visible.
El fondo debe ser claro o de color oscuro para
que no distraiga del sujeto. Si es posible, la
fotografía debería estar disponible no solamente en
papel, sino también en forma digital y en un disco
compacto (CD).
Esto disminuirá considerablemente el tiempo
necesario para cambiar el tamaño, copiar, y corregir
el color de la fotografía antes de entregarla a las
autoridades. La fotografía debe tener espacio para
anotar una descripción exacta y útil para identificar
al niño, tal como el nombre, apodo, estatura, peso,
genero (femenino o masculino), edad, color de ojos,
marcas identificadoras, anteojos y frenos dentales.
Para más información llamar al Ministerio de
Ayuda a Víctimas, (213) 637-7650.
CARNAVAL DE OLPH
Viernes, 16 de octubre
Sábado, 17 de octubre
Domingo, 18 de octubre
DIRECTORIO DEL MINISTERIO HISPANO
CONSEJERO
MESA DIRECTIVA
Diácono Carlos Origel
Coordinadora:
Sub-Coordinador:
Secretaria:
CORO: 1:30 pm y 7 pm
ENSAYOS DE LOS COROS jueves 7 pm
GRUPO DE ORACIÓN lunes 7 pm
GRUPO DE JOVENES
ROSARIO martes 6 pm
APOSTOLADO DE LA CRUZ viernes 7 pm
ENCUENTRO MATRIMONIAL miércoles 7 pm
CURSILLOS DE CRISTIANDAD
DIVORCIADOS Y SEPARADOS
923-3246 ext. 202
Teresa Morales
Zulma Mancia
Lourdes Ceja
Efrain Andrade
(323) 560-9195
Maria Bertieri
Alejandra Rivera
Aaron Lugo
Rosa Bulnes
Higinio y Olimpia Cosio
Miguel y Teresa Vela
Maria Paredes
923-8294
382-3077
806-9823
417-6624
923-6839
879-9516
397-6444
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DIRECTORY
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, September 19
5:00 pm
Pro Populo (parishioners of OLPH)
Sunday, September 20
6:30 am
Theresa Silva Sundeen (RIP)
8:00 am
Consuelo Patallinghug (RIP)
9:30 am
Frank Szechy (RIP)
11:30 am Matthew Mancia
1:30 pm
Gerardo Acevedo (RIP)
5:00 pm
Teresa Roco
7:00 pm
Isidro Rangel Garcia (RIP)
Monday, September 21
8:15 am
Rosita Bringas (RIP)
Tuesday, September 22
8:15 am
Marcos Arceo (RIP)
Wednesday, September 23
8:30 am
Ismael Arceo (RIP)
Thursday, September 24
8:15 am
Jose Paredes Jr
Friday, September 25
8:15 am
Carlos Gutierrez Tovar (RIP)
Saturday, September 26
5:00 pm
Elisa Fratti (RIP)
Sunday, September 27
6:30 am
Pro Populo (parishioners of OLPH)
8:00 am
Agnes Donahue (RIP)
9:30 am
Natalia Rosas (RIP)
11:30 am Erasmo Meza (RIP)
1:30 pm
Violeta Galdamez
5:00 pm
Priscila Almendral
7:00 pm
Hector Eric Mendez (RIP)
WE PRAY TO THE LORD
For those suffering illness, infirmity,
and those in need of our prayers.
For those who have gone before us,
Life has changed, not ended.
 Juanita Muñoz
 Maria Andrade
 Ray Hoino
 Maria Gutierrez
 Abilio Romero
 Terry Lambros
 Maria Fletes
 Esperanza Martinez
 Neno Ramos
 Roberto Navarrete
 Cesar Leon
 Eileen Delis
 Elia Muñoz
 Maria Refugio Salas
 Mario Jurado
 Juanita Zamora
 Darryl Ducharme
Lord, hear our prayers.
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and their families. We ask this in the name
of thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen
Adminstrator Pro-Tem:
STAFF
Rev. Joseph Magdaong
Associate Pastor:
Rev. Francisco Garcia Adame
Regular Sunday Supply:
Bishop Joe Sartoris - Retired
Rev. Celso Marquez, MSpS
Deacon Couples:
Charles and Olivia Denisac
Carlos and Betty Origel
Parish Business Manager:
Betty Origel - ext. 205
[email protected]
Secretary:
Maria Ariza - ext. 201
[email protected]
Bulletin Editor:
Erika Sanchez - ext. 221 [email protected]
Family Life Director:
Olivia Denisac - ext. 204
Liturgy Coordinator:
Julie Bosdachin - ext. 211 [email protected]
Development/Facility:
Hector Perez - ext. 220
Director of Music:
Amy Brent - ext. 211
Pastoral Council:
Chair: John Saavedra
Co-Chair:Nancy Egizii
Finance Council:
Chair: Ray Brown
Vice-Chair: Debbie Hale
Regional Vocations Director:
Rev. Angel Castro - St. Helen’s (562) 563-3522
[email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Thursday (3:30pm - 8:30pm)
(562) 862-7268
[email protected]
Director:
Theresa Nicholas
Secretary:
Mary Rogers
Confirmation Coordinator:
Daniel Rodriguez
Sunday Coordinator:
Sara Ponce
Communion Coordinator:
Maria Estevez
RCIA/RCIT Coordinator:
Ruby Gaytan [email protected]
OLPH SCHOOL
10441 Downey Ave., Downey
562-869-9969
Principal:
Gina Aguilar
PARISH MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
Catholic Women’s Guild: 3rd Wednesday of month at 10 am School Hall
Armida Lugo
715-6142
Paula Mayfield
923-3518
Knights of Columbus
John Kirschner
923-1932
Little Rock Bible Study
Richard Ching
927-0437
Paul Lamotte
869-1234
Sunday Scriptures Study
Gino Bosdachin
688-3836
Respect Life Committee
Linda Malme
869-6491
Los Padrinos Detention Ministry
Sr. Teresa Doherty 940-8711
SACRAMENTS
Baptism: Pre-baptismal Preparation Classes required for parents and godparents prior
to scheduling Baptism. It is highly recommended parents and godparents attend
classes BEFORE the child is born.
Marriage: Call the parish office at least six (6) months (strongly recommend one (1)
year) in advance to make arrangements.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office. To schedule a visit by a priest, we
highly recommend that you call early in the illness.
Quinceañeras: Call the parish office at least six (6) months in advance to make arrangements. The young lady must have received the Sacraments of Baptism and First
Eucharist. It is highly recommended that the young lady be enrolled in Confirmation.
FOR MORE PARISH INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE
www.olphdowney.org
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October
10 & 11
BLESSING OF CATECHISTS
Today at 9:30am Mass
Catechetical Sunday is the day the Church
has set aside to recognize those members who
have answered the call to be teachers of faith in
their parish communities. In our parish Preschool/Elementary/Junior High Program, we
have 20 Catechists who staff our various classes
for children and teens.
Our Confirmation program has 12 Catechists
who prepare lessons and guide our teenagers.
Our RCIA process has 1 Catechist who work
with our teenagers and adults. That’s 33 people
who come to share their faith each week in different ways, changing people’s lives, opening
our hearts to live out the message of the Gospel.
Also to be blessed today are the “primary”
catechist of our children, their parents. Their
service is imperative for us to be able to continue as a church and a faith community.
Please keep these wonderful, dedicated people in your prayers.
LITTLE ROCK BIBLE STUDY
Join us in studying ...
Mondays at 9:15am
Parish Center
Parking available on the
south side of school campus
Questions?:
(562) 382-3360
After all
masses
Our ministry fair weekend provides parishioners
an opportunity to get information See insert for
regarding the many different
ministry
ministries that our parish has to opportunities
offer.
Pancakes, Eggs,
Sausage, Milk,
OJ and Coffee.
Help support our
World Youth Day teens
by attending their Pancake
Breakfast on
October 11
5th St. parking lot
$5.00/per person
Served after the 8am, 9:30am,
11:30am Masses.
Tickets on sale after Mass. Please see one our
great teens to buy your ticket!
Our children programs are open for registration
throughout the year.
Contact the Religious Education Office
to register at (562) 862-7268
or email at [email protected].
S ints
SUNDAYS
11AM - 12:30PM
Club 4-Kids
Grades 3 - 6
Sundays 11:00am-12:30pm