Sunday, January 11th, 2015, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

St. Anastasia Catholic Church
7390 W. Manchester Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-670-2243 • Fax: 310-670-5052
Website: www.st-anastasia.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family...
Baptism of Our Lord - Today we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. The U.S. bishops pastoral on stewardship
reminds us that Baptism gives all of His disciples a share in His priestly work and calls them “to offer up the world
and all that is in it — especially themselves — to the Lord of all.”
Dear Parishioners,
On this Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we conclude the Christmas season with another
celebration of the manifestation of the powerful presence of God. Notice in the Gospel how
all three persons of the Blessed Trinity are manifest as Jesus is Baptized in the River Jordan by John.
This solemn inauguration prepares us as well to go forth into the world, charged
with the mission as witnesses to the powerful presence of God in our lives and in the
beauty of creation. This feast calls us to celebrate our mission, first begun in our own
baptism, when all three persons of the same Trinity were invoked upon us.
Do not be afraid. Embrace your mission. Be witness of the powerful presence of
God.
Devotedly yours in Christ,
Father Gabe
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER ~ For those who are ill, and those in need of our prayers…
Angie Alvarado
Barbara Steed
Beatrice Vasek
Bill Corrigan
Bob Harris
Brandi Hines
Carmen Pereira
Charles Guerra
Deanna Marie Messier
Diana Guerra
Doris Dempsey
Elizabeth Hauser
Frances Wilkerson
Israel, and family
Jazzmine Peluchette
Janet Erike
Joanna Musacchio
Jose A. Anaya
Julian Moran
Lori Caldwell
Lysa Dennehy
Martha Keglevich
Mary Ann Kwinn
Mary Lanzner
Mary Ratkovic
Melvin Peluchette
Michelle Anaya
Michlene “Mimi” Hébert
Norma Aaron
Nuria Lavilla Brau
Peggy Keelaghan
Potenciana Suner
Rebeca Acuna
Renee Harrangue
Richard Mendenhall
Ron & Louise Wasilewski
Ruth Smith
Sr. Eileen Marie (Marleen) Corrigan
Stephane Lempire
Sue McLaughlin
Victoria Mitsakos
Virginia Lorraine Robinson
Yolanda Wygal
***Please note that this list will be
updated monthly. Family members
should please contact the Parish
Office to add names or to let us know
about the condition of those for whom
we pray.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
SUN. 1/11
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
7:30 PM
SPECIAL INTENTIONS
DOROTHY MOORMAN ♦
IVAN SIROTIC 
WILLIAM HARSEMAN II ♥
THE PEOPLE OF ST. ANASTASIA
MON. 1/12
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
SPECIAL INTENTIONS ♥
ROSA GRANO 
TUES. 1/13
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
SHIRLEY D. VESCERA 
NIURKA HERRERA 
WED. 1/14
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
JANELLE R. KIRVUCK 
SR. TERESITA, PETRA, & ESPIE
THUR. 1/15
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
KEITH HEBERT 
DEANNA MARIE MESSIER ♦
FRI. 1/916
6:30 AM
8:00 AM
SHIRLEY CRANTON 
SPECIAL INTENTIONS
SAT. 1/17
8:00 AM
5:30 PM
KAMILA M. DRISSI 
CAROLYN GONDRAN 
Birthday  Anniversary ♥
Memorial  Support ♦
Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family...
This Week: Saturday, January 10th/Sunday, January 11th
Feast of The Baptism of the Lord
Reflections on Today’s Readings
Focus: The fullness of God’s Spirit was upon Jesus. The Spirit of God moved and worked in the
lives of prophets and saints. But the fullness of God’s Spirit rested upon His Son, Jesus. The power and
presence of the Holy Spirit was evident in the life of Jesus. When we open our lives to Jesus, we receive the
same Spirit that strengthened and sustained Jesus during His life and ministry.
Liturgy of the Word: Isaiah prophesies that God will send His servant, the one whom God’s Spirit will
rest. In our reading from the Acts of Apostles, Peter confirms that God’s Spirit was upon Jesus at His Baptism.
A voice from heaven declared that Jesus was God’s beloved Son, in whom He was well pleased.
Celebrating Our Faith
Next Week ~ Saturday, January 17th/Sunday, January 18th
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Masses:
Sat: 5:30 p.m.
Sun: 7:30 a.m.
Sun: 9:00 a.m.
Sun: 10:30 a.m.
Sun: 12:00 NN.
Sun: 7:30 p.m.
Celebrants:
Msgr. Gonzales
Msgr. Vadakin
Msgr. Gonzales
Fr. Tom
Msgr. Vadakin
Msgr. Cox
Saturday Confessions
3:30 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 8 p.m.
Msgr. Gonzales
The Family Visitation Ministry
offers spiritual support to those in
need. Please call Sr. Teresita at
310-216-2001, or the Rectory
Office at 310-670-2243.
To Receive Holy Communion
(For those who are sick, hospitalized, or
home bound) Please call Gloria Bowen,
Eucharistic Minister to the sick at
310-670-5971.
It’s a great new year! Make sure that your contact
information with the parish is up-to date and send an
email to [email protected] with
your contact information updates. New to the parish?
Request a New Parishioner registration form today to join the
St. Anastasia family! Welcome!
WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO READ AND REFLECT
ON THE BIBLICAL PASSAGES THAT WILL BE PROCLAIMED
AT ALL MASSES NEXT WEEK.
First Reading — Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening
(1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19).
Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will
(Psalm 40).
Second Reading — Your bodies are members of Christ;
glorify God in your body (1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20).
Gospel — The first disciples saw where Jesus was staying and
they stayed with him (John 1:35-42).
You are invited to join Fr. Joseph Parathanal of Holy Family Church,
South Pasadena, on Catholic Pilgrimages to: OUR LADY OF
GUADALUPE & COLONIAL MEXICO - May 2015 and THE HOLY LAND October 2015. Contact Bernadette at
[email protected] or call 323-344-1548 or 323547-6618 for more information.
St. Andrew Russian Greek Catholic Church will
resume its contemplative prayer group for 2015:
What: Holy Silence Contemplative Prayer Group and
Book Study
Where: St Andrew Russian Greek Catholic Church, 538
Concord St. El Segundo
Dates: Meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the
month. January 12th Silence; January 26th Book
Study on the Desert Fathers
Time: 7:30-9:00
RSVP: 310-322-1892
Ministry Equips us to deepen our love for God and share our faith…
Join OneLife LA, the first-ever large-scale event
celebrating the beauty and dignity of every human
life from conception to natural death in Downtown
LA! OneLife LA invites all people to join us in declaring
a commitment to valuing and protecting all human
life, particularly the most vulnerable in our community.
The event will begin with a walk up Temple Street,
across Grand Avenue and down 1st Street,
Marycrest Manor
culminating in a family-friendly picnic with music,
Skilled Nursing Facility
entertainment, food trucks, and exhibits from
10664 St. James Dr.
community organizations.
Culver City, CA 90230
Date:
January 17, 2015
(310) 838-2778 ext. 212
Time:
9:30am - Doors Open at La Placita Olvera
10:00am – Welcome and Walk begins
12:00pm – Program begins with speakers
SOCIAL CLUB NEWS
and music at Grand Park
3:00pm – Event concludes
Let’s start the New Year with a casino
Location: Starts at La Placita Olvera, Downtown LA.
trip to Pauma Casino on Thursday,
View the video “OneLife LA - Embracing the beauty
February 12 (9 AM to 6 PM)!! The cost and dignity of all human life”
is only $8, gratuities included, and you will receive $10 in
here at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sez-edY-FQ
free play on your Rewards Card. We will have a raffle and and visit the OneLife website at onelifela.org for more
information!
water on the bus. Payment must be made by January 26,
Opportunities for Seniors
At the service of the family for life!
The Carmelite Sisters offer short-term and long-term care
for seniors, with a unique blend of social, recreational,
educational and religious activities in a caring, tranquil, and
home-like environment. Call for further information, a tour
or an application.
but will probably sell out long before then, so call Laurette
at 310-670-2488.
Fact of Life
January 22 will mark the 41st
anniversary of legalized
abortion in the United
States. Did you know that
Norma McCorvey, the
pregnant woman represented
in this case actually had her baby? Did you know that
she now is a convert to our faith and is actively
working to end abortion? Did you know that Dr.
Bernard Nathanson, who performed thousands of
abortions, also came to work tirelessly for the unborn
right to life? Dr. Nathanson admitted that the proabortion activists lied in their statistics about “back
alley abortions”, using whatever figures they thought
would promote their cause. Did you know that we
have lost generations of children? The Catholic
Church is a pro-life Church. Let us all pray this month
and always for an end to abortion. To help stop the
anti-life push around the world, the late Archbishop
Fulton J. Sheen encouraged the spiritual adoption of
an unborn child. This is done by praying that the one
particular unknown child’s life be spared abortion
and be allowed to live. To accomplish this, we can
say the following daily prayer for nine months. “Jesus,
Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to
spare the life of the unborn baby I have spiritually
adopted who is in danger of abortion.” Your prayers
CAN make a difference. Our prayers can also be
spiritual support for the parents. Please share the love
of life given you by the Lord of all life. Join in spiritually
adopting a baby.
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Life, Justice,
and Peace, Knights of Columbus, Right to Life League of Southern
California, Diocese of Orange, Diocese of San Diego, Diocese of San
Bernardino, Diocese of Fresno.
www.angelusnews.com
Pornography Consuming Our Children
The largest consumers of Internet
pornography are children between the
ages of 12-17. More than half of boys and a third
of girls have seen pornography before their teenage
years. Thirty-five percent of young teenage boys
(13-14 years old) say that they have seen
pornography "more times than I can count." By the
age of 18, more than nine out of 10 boys, and six
out of 10 girls have seen pornography online. The
best defense against allowing pornography to reach
our children is to stop it before it begins or to
address it immediately. For complete VIRTUS®
article with tips for parents and caring adults
email: [email protected]
Ministry in Community…
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Bundle Sunday will be next Sunday, January 18th here
at St. Anastasia’s. Their truck will here from 8 am to 1:30 pm. They need your support!!
Please bring any useable items that will help needy individuals. For large items including
furniture, large appliances, and vehicles, please phone 323.224.6280 or 800.974.3571 for
home pickups.
Las Posadas 2014 was a beautiful community
celebration for all of us here at St. Anastasia!!
We have so many people to thank!
 Our Priests, for their support and blessing;
 Our parishioners for their total and
absolute SUPPORT;
 And our Committee (and families)
for their countless hours of laboring
with total enthusiasm and
dedication.
We also had tremendous support from our
neighboring friends, sponsoring the Raffle;
which goes on our second year; and it was a
success!!! Lots of happy faces went home with
small (big packets of contentment)
Gracias, Grazie, Merci, Thanks!!!!!!!!
Very soon you will be hearing from us again!
Enjoy a visit from the TRAVELING
HOLY FAMILY this New Year! Have a
statue of Jesus, Mary & Joseph join
you for a week (or more!) and share
God’s wonderful love with you as we start 2015! Sign
up for this wonderful St. A’s tradition at http://
tinyurl.com/TravelingHolyFamily or call Regina
at 310-670-2243.
This Month’s Host Family
1/4-1/17 St. A’s Parish Family
Confirmation Corner
Don’t forget about these upcoming 2015
Confirmation events! Contact
[email protected]
for more information!
TODAY, January 11
Year 2 confirmation at 10 am.
January 31-February 1
Year 2 Confirmation Retreat Weekend
May God bless you all with a peaceful
and joy filled 2015.
Important Reminders:
Don’t forget that Bulletin announcements
should be submitted 2 weeks prior to the
requested publication date!
♥ TODAY Sunday, January 11th —Nurses
Ministry, Blood Pressure readings in Diamond
Courtyard after the 10:30 am and 12 Noon Masses.
♥ Next Sunday, January 18th —The St. Joseph
Center Collection takes place after all Masses.
This collection benefits the poorest and needy of the
Westside area. Your generous donations of cash/non
-perishable food are greatly appreciated.
COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS
This section is provided on space-available basis:
placement, duration and wording are not guaranteed.
The CatholicTV Network, America’s Catholic
Television Network ®, is now available to cable and
satellite providers in our area! Let providers know you want
to see this channel on their lineup by visiting
GetCatholicTV.com to easily petition your cable or satellite
provider. If you are unable to access the internet please
consider sending a postcard or letter to your provider.
St. Anastasia Catholic Church
7390 W. Manchester Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-670-2243 Office
310-670-5052 Fax
Website: www.St-Anastasia.org
Email: [email protected]
PASTORAL TEAM
PASTOR
Msgr. Gabriel Gonzales
Priest in Residence
Msgr. Gregory A. Cox
Pastors Emeriti
Rev. Thomas F. King
Msgr. Royale M. Vadakin, P.A.
St. Anastasia Catholic School
8631 S. Stanmoor Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-645-8816 Office
Website: school.St-Anastasia.org
Email: [email protected]
PARISH LIFE MINISTRIES
Bereavement …………….....670-2243
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Young Adult Ministry
MASSES
Nancy Albin ......................... 927-8891
Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor
WEEKDAYS
Prayer
Group—English
Sacramental Recorder
Mon-Fri:
6:30 AM & 8 AM
Lori
Mountain
...................... 502-9105
Aleida Rodriguez
First Friday: 6:30 AM, 8 AM,
Rosary
Ministry
11 AM (during the School year) Director of Religious Education
Rose De Leonardis………...645-7175
Saturday: 8 AM
Jonette Mauch
Ben Oakley………………….670-2771
Confirmation Coordinator
WEEKENDS
Respect Life ..........………….670-2243
Gabriel Reyes
Saturday (Vigil): 5:30 PM
Safe Guard the Children
Director of Adult Faith Formation
Sunday: 7:30, 9, 10:30 AM, 12 & 7:30 PM
Rose Healy-Fissinger .......... 670-2243
and Stewardship
Karen Diaz .......................... 670-2243
HOLY DAYS
Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM
St. Joseph Center.
Director of Music Ministry
Holy Day: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (during
Jayne Cram……….. .............. 645-1140
Greg Koppenhaver
the School year) & 7 PM
Homeless Weekend Program/

School Principal
St. Robert’s Center
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Michael Muir
Bob & Lori Caldwell ............. 823-7417
Saturday: 3:30 - 5 PM & 7:30 - 8 PM
School Office Manager, Bookkeeper
DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena,
St.
Margaret’s Center
Louise Lance
Rosary and Benediction - Monday, following the
Mary
Agnes Erlandson ........ 672-2208
School Office Assistant
8 AM Mass.
Catholic
Charities
Linda Schmidt
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Saturday of
Cindy
Begazo………………..306-9390
the month from 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Consultative School Board
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Sacrament for the
Adopt-A-Family
Olivier Chaine
Sick is celebrated upon request of family
Rose and Matt Fissinger ..... 645-8285
PTO
Parent
Teacher
Organization

Bundles
for Babies and Diaper Drive
Denise
Gustafson
BAPTISMS: Parents and Godparents are
Teressa Syta ....................... 670-0285
Shawna Wiseman
required to participate in a preparation program.
Nurses Ministry
Contact the Rectory Office 310-670-2243 or
ADESTE (After School Program)
Nancy Reilly .........…….424-228-4767
Fred & Esmeralda Balsz @ 679-9119.
Elizabeth Soriano
MARRIAGE: Engaged couples must contact the Maintenance
Pen Pal Project - Prison Ministry
Rectory no later than 6 months before their
[email protected]………..670-2243
Javier
Antunes
proposed wedding date. Call the Rectory Office
Ministry
for Married Couples
310-670-2243.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Jon & Suzette Sornborger ... 670-2243
R.C.I.A.: (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; Men’s Spirituality
Becoming Catholics - Please call the Rectory.
FUNERALS: Contact the Pastor by calling the
and SRE (Sunday School)
Joe Berberich ...................... 745-7009
Rectory Office, 310-670-2243.
Shad Meshad ...................... 568-1065
Jonette Mauch ..... .............. 670-2243
Confirmation
Men’s Morning Hour ..……..670-2243
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
Catrina Grove-Reyes ........... 670-2243
MOMS Ministry
Infant Baptism
Ministers of the Eucharist
Jayne Cram………………….645-1140
Fred & Esmeralda Balsz .... 679-9119
Gloria Bowen-to the Sick.. .. 670-5971
Bible Study
Jan & Herb Masi... .............. 641-2819
Carolyn Godlewski .............. 670-2243
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Ministers of the Word .........
Social Ministry
Parish Finance Council
Carl Pentis ........... .............. 649-4238
Laurette Bibeau……………..670-2488
Jim Healy ............. .............. 410-1206
Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers)
Pastor Advisory Council
Family Visitation Ministry
Evelio Leon .......... .............. 670-1298
………………………………..670-2243
Sr. Teresita………………….216-2001
Courtyard Hospitality
Site Committee
Chronic Pain Support Ministry
Stefan Politz ........ .............. 337-9534
Sr. Teresita…………………. 216-2001
Patrick Doherty…………….650-0274
Men’s
Club
Altar Care
Chris Turkmany .... .............. 642-6646
Dolores Saenz ..... .............. 337-7213
Knights of Columbus ………821-2324
Liturgy Committee
Arts and Education
Richard Arias ....... .............. 641-4194
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A
Jayne Cram .......... .............. 645-1140
Altar Server Committee:
PRIEST
OR IN RELIGIOUS LIFE?
Stewardship ………......…….670-2243
Herb Masi …………………… 641-2819
Call
the
Office for Vocations
Patrick Doherty …………….. 650-0274
213-637-7248
Maura Reznik .......………….. 645-6845
J.S.Paluch - Wendy Schatan, Bulletin Ads
(Back cover) - 310-200-5597
www.la-archdiocese.org/org/vocations