Mass Schedule - St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community

St. Paul the Apostle
Catholic Community
10750 Ohio Ave (at Selby)
Los Angeles, California 90024
(310) 474-1527
www.sp-apostle.org
“Wherever you are on your faith
journey, you are
welcome here”
First Sunday of Lent
March 13, 2011
"The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve."
-- Matthew 4:10
STRENGTH AGAINST TEMPTATION
The first Sunday of the season of Lent always includes a Gospel account of the temptation of the
Lord Jesus in the desert by the devil. This year,
the story is set against the backdrop of the first
reading from Genesis, which recounts the very
first temptation by the devil. That story is set in a
garden of delight. The Gospel story is set in the
desert. As believers, we know that temptation
comes our way in our own gardens of delight as
well as the deserts of our lives. As Lent begins,
our attention is drawn to that temptation within
each of us to become like God--we want control,
power, and answers to all of life's difficult questions. As communities of faith, we are given this
season of repentance so that we can join our hearts
with others on the difficult journey of conversion.
We look to God and to one another for strength
against temptation.
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Mass Schedule
Sunday Masses
7:30 am 9:30 am 11:30 am 5:00 pm
Saturday (one mass only) 5:00 pm Vigil
Weekdays (Monday- Friday)
Daily Masses are:
6:30 AM and 5:30 PM
Reconciliation Thursday & Saturday
4:00 - 4:45 pm
First Friday Exposition
Oct— May Only
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Lent: A Time to Celebrate with Chocolat
This year I feel released. I went into last Lent a dry cistern
that I returned to over and over as if staring long enough
would make the water flow. Then I saw the movie Chocolat;
the story of Vianne who wanders the world with her daughter in tow bringing coca remedies to people in need of healing, just as her mother and her mother’s mothers before her.
She arrives in a small Catholic village in the French countryside whose virtue is closely guarded by the (forgive this)
puritanical Comte de Reynaud, a zealot for the Lenten discipline of abstinence.
In a town where all the women wear black shoes Vianne is a
bright light of color piercing the grayness of “tranquility”.
She attracts the decadent Armande shunned by her daughter
and aching for a relationship with her grandson; Josephine, a
vibrant woman like Vianne, but trapped and cowed in an
abusive marriage; and Roux the river rat, himself scorned by
the villagers. She also attracts the ire of the Comte when he
sees Lenten discipline give over to rose-creams, pepper triangles, and Guatemalan cocoa beans that awaken the passion.
Vianne is able to bring the townspeople together, but she
remains broken; with control vanquished, the Comte loses
his way. The chocolate that healed the town gives it the
strength to offer Vianne a place to rest and the Comte a new
path to follow.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The man and the woman ate the fruit
of the one tree that God had told them to avoid, and their
shame overtook them (Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7).
Psalm — Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned
(Psalm 51).
Second Reading — Death reigned from Adam to
Moses, but now grace and life abound in Christ Jesus
(Romans 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]).
Gospel — Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit and
there he fasted for forty days and forty nights
(Matthew 4:1-11).
I’ll never see Lent the same way again. In the Gospel Jesus
goes into the desert and is tempted. We tend to focus on that
part when the real point of the story is he succeeded. The
characters in the movie had given over to the temptations of
anger, resentment, fear, and division. But, like Jesus, the
people of the little village in the French countryside embraced love and the angels came to minister.
The parched cistern I entered Lent with last year filled to
overflowing with rich healing water once I understood that
Lent is not time to diminish, but to grow; not time to weep,
but to rejoice in God’s grace; not time for self-recrimination,
but reflection on our lives and how we live them; it is time to
be released.
This Lent I recommend Chocolat.
A Celebration 75 Years in the Making!
St. Paul the Apostle School’s 75th Diamond Anniversary
Jubilee & Reunion
Friday, May 13 – Sunday, May 15, 2011
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Is your marriage built on rock or on sand? Learn how to
strengthen your marriage so when hardships come, your
marriage will stay strong. The next Worldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekend is April 29 - May 1, 2011. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit
our website at: ilovemyspouse.org or call Jacob & Sarah
Flores at (562) 923-7335 or Brian & Denise Keckeisen at
(562) 461-7278.
This May is the 75th anniversary of St. Paul the Apostle School
and we are marking this landmark occasion with a three-day
celebration and reunion for all Alumni, Students, Faculty and
Parishioners! For more information or to make reservations for
our 75th Anniversary Gala, please click here:
www.spapwc.com/75th
or contact Alice Palermo, Event Chair,
[email protected].
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Parish Office Hours
Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Closed from 12:00 to 12:30 PM
PARISH STAFF
Rev John Ardis, C.S.P.
424-832-5151
Pastor
[email protected]
Bridget Lander
424-832-5150
Teen Confirmation Coordinator
[email protected]
Celeste Anlauf
424-832-5162
Director of Development
[email protected]
Lois Massey
424-832-5152
Business Operations
[email protected]
Mary Ann Bertolucci
424-832-5158
Ministry/Facilities
[email protected]
Barbara Murphy
424-832-5159
RCIA Director
[email protected]
Sr. Stella Maria Enright, DMJ
310-474-1588
School Principal
[email protected]
Rev Joseph Scott, C.S.P.
424-832-5154
Associate Pastor
[email protected]
Claire Henning
424-832-5153
Pastoral Associate
[email protected]
Christopher Walker
310-689-6213
Director of Music
[email protected]
Irene Holly
310-689-6212
Director Children’s Religious Ed
[email protected]
All Other Ministries
SPA Church Office
310-474-1527
[email protected]
Community Gift
“Whatever you did for one of these least of these, you did for
me.” Mt 6:40 b
Times are difficult for so many. The finance council and the parish
staff have discussed how best the parish can respond to the increased need that we are experiencing through phone inquiries,
walk-ins and the increased requests from various charitable agencies. Since September 2009, the parish has been giving 5% of the
weekly collection to a charity.
Parish Support
Monthly Credit Cards:
Weekly Collection :
$49,915
12,825
If you would like to assist St. Paul the Apostle Church in
continuing its mission and receive a charitable income tax
donation? Please consider making a difference at St. Paul's
by donating a gift of securities or contact Celeste Anlauf,
our parish Development Director at: 424-832-5162.
Partners in Prayer Partners in Prayer, sponsored by St.
Paul the Apostle Senior Ministry, seek to be of service by
praying for others. Please call us with your prayer request
and we will notify our circle of Prayer Partners. Calls may be
made to: Maureen Morrissey (310)-281-1939.
TOGETHER IN MISSION 2011
“From God Comes My Hope.”
Psalm 62.2
The Paulist Fathers
Priests in Residence
Peter Abdella, C.S.P.
Ed Donovan, C.S.P.
Ivan Tou, C.S.P.
Ted Vierra, C.S.P.
Patrick Hensy, C.S.P.
Ed Wrobleski, C.S.P.
2011 Goal is $128,327.70
310-474-9405
310-689-6211
310-689-6203
310-689-6210
310-689-6209
310-470-4103
UCLA Catholic Center — (310) 208-5015
Fr. Peter Abdella, C.S.P., Director
Fr. Ivan Tou, C.S.P., Asst. Dir.
UCLA Medical Center (310) 267-8191
Rev. Tom Clerkin, C.S.P., Chaplain
Paulist Productions (310) 454-0688
Fr. Eric Andrews, C.S.P. President
The Together in Mission 2011 Campaign has begun,
please take time to reflect on the materials you have
received at home or the information in the pews.
Los Angeles Orphanage Guild
Monte Carlo Casino Night
Catered by Wolfgang Puck and Benefiting
The Girls of Maryvale Orphanage
Sat. Night March 19th Pacific Design Center
For information and Tickets Please Contact
Leslie Reback
310-208-0752 or [email protected]
Alice Palermo
310-621-6920 or [email protected]
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Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 12, 2011
5:00 PM
†Joseph Saidi
Sunday, March 13, 2011
7:30 AM
SPA Parishioners
9:30 AM
†Jordan Ostrow
11:30 AM
†Roland Saidi
5:00 PM
†Nancy Bookmyer
Monday, March 14, 2011
6:30 AM
†Patricio Posadas
5:30 PM
Irene Rankin-Rey
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
6:30 AM
Lina Makabali
5:30 PM
Phillip Mcdonald - Intentions
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
6:30 AM Mass
†Paul Untalan
5:30 PM Mass
†Restituto Delina
Thursday, March 17, 2011
NO Mass today at 6:30 AM
5:30 PM
Spaniol Family
Friday, March 18, 2011
NO Mass today at 6:30 AM
5:30 PM
†Gilbert Genest
Saturday, March 19, 2011
5:00 PM
†Marie Sifuentes
Sunday, March 20, 2011
7:30 AM
SPA Parishioners
9:30 AM
†C. J. Kasel
11:30 AM
†Blanche Olsen
5:00 PM
†Helen Murphy
We Pray for * Teddi Schumann, Ella Alexander,
Stella Dunbar, Louise Taylor, Carole Paulson, Lucy Gervasio,
Gerald Guess, Rick Bierbele, Nancy Vondrasek, Elizabeth
McDonald, Phillip McDonald, Irene Rancan-Rey,
Sally Burge Newman
In His Father’s Secret Service:
Reflections on the Gospels of Lent
Is a series of online video reflections by students at St.
Paul’s College, the Paulist Seminary in Washington,
DC. Starting on Ash Wednesday, March 9, subscribers
will receive a weekly email with a link to a Youtube
video. For each of the “007” weeks the video will have a
five-minute reflection on the following Sunday’s Gospel. This series is free.
To subscribe, send an email with your name and email
address to [email protected]. Include the words
“Lenten Reflections” in the subject line.
Partners in Prayer
is sponsored by St. Paul the
Apostle Senior Ministry, seek to be of service by praying
for others. Please call us with your prayer request and we
will notify our circle of Prayer Partners. Calls may be made
to: Maureen Morrissey (310)-281-1939.
Lenten
Way of the Cross
March 18, 25;
April 1, 8, 15.
Each Friday during Lent after the 5:30pm Mass various
ministries of St. Paul’s will lead the Stations of the Cross
and host a Soup and Sandwich Supper. More details to
follow. 424-832-5159. The March 18th Stations and
Soup/Sandwich Supper will be lead by the Cub Scouts.
We also continue to pray for those men
and women serving in the US Military:
= Deceased —
Jeffrey Wolf
Justin Aragones
Alex Newsom
Matt Devlin
Mike Devlin
Paul In, Laura Reina, Jerome Rich,Ronnie Williams
How can I have a name added to the prayers of the faithful?
You can call the parish office anytime
(310) 474-1527. If you do not reach anyone, you can press 8 and leave a
message in the general mailbox.
You can also e-mail: [email protected]
*Please let us know about the conditions of those we are praying for. We
will keep/remove their names as requested after the first few weeks.
Reconciliation
Prayer Service
with Taizé Prayer around
the Cross
March 28, 2011, 7:00 pm
St. Paul the Apostle Church
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How Does a Person Become Catholic? (RCIA)
March 13, 2011
Family Grade Liturgies— The remaining family
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Please join us on Wednes- liturgy is the 2nd grade — Sunday June 12th at the 9:30
day evenings in the Multi-purpose room at 7:30 pm as we journey
through the faith together. Contact Barbara Murphy, RCIA Director
at 424-832-5159 or [email protected]
Faith Sharing—Men’s and Women’s
** Men’s Faith Sharing — Weds at 8:00 a.m. in the MPR room.
** Women’s Faith Sharing— Tuesday at 8:15 am in the MPR
RCIA for Children The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation
for Children. meets on Sunday morning after the 9:00AM mass with Young Adults Ministry SPAYAM meets every Thurstheir parents Contact Irene Holly at 310-689-6212 or iholly@spday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s. All are welcome! Bring your faith,
apostle.org
your friends, and
questions!
Email [email protected]
Children’s Religious Education (CCD)
Please call Irene Holly, Director, for more information at: 310-6896212 or email [email protected] Classes are held Wednesday
afternoon from 3:45 to 5:15PM.
Teen Confirmation—For information on Confirmation please
contact, Bridget Lander, Confirmation Coordinator. [email protected]
SPAYAM will lead the Stations of the Cross at St. Paul's at
7PM. Join us for the service and for a soup and sandwich
dinner immediately following.
SENIORS MINISTRY
Join us for our Lent 2011 series:
Sandwich Builders
7:00—8:00 PM in the JCPC E-mail :
[email protected]
Baptism Prep Class
The baptism preparation class is offer
the first Weds of each month at 7:30 pm in the church class. Preregistration is not necessary.
Toddler Group
SPA Toddler Group meets on Tuesdays @
10:00 am in the Multipurpose.
Please e-mail
Addy
[email protected] for information. The group meets on the same
schedule as school.
Coffee and Donuts - Coffee and Donuts are offered after the
9:30 am mass. Contact [email protected]
Thursday, March 17,
Stations of the Cross and a St. Patrick Luncheon
Wednesday, March 23,
“Prayer –a Grace filled tool in Lent” –
an interactive session with
Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP
Wednesday, March 30,
“Fasting and Almsgiving in Lent” – a
n interactive session with
Fr. Ivan Tou, CSP
For complete details, see Seniors Newsletter at the
church entrances.
Bible Study - Winter Session
Monday Mornings
7:00 to 8:00 AM — Multi-Purpose Room Repeated Friday
Mornings 11:00 AM to 12:00 N — Multi-Purpose Room.
Book Club. . .
The next meeting will be on Friday, April 1, 2011 in the
Multipurpose Room from 9 to 10:30 AM. Join us for
stimulating and thoughtful discussion of current bestsellers
classics. For this meeting, the members have chosen to
UnUrban Theology A forum for Catholics and Non-Catholics and
read Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, a debut novel by
to discuss Catholic theology and morality. Join us on the first Monday
of the month from 7:30pm-9:00pm at The UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Helen Simonson. New members are welcome. For information, call Mary at 310-398-7930.
Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405 . Fr. Eric Andrews, C.S.P.
April 4, 2011 "We Worship As We Live: Liturgy is Life."
Free Parking across the street at US Bank. No fee but donations are SPA’s Social Group meets in the Multipurpose Room, from
gratefully For more info contact Barbara Murphy at 424-832-5159 or 12:00 - 2:30 PM, on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each
[email protected]
month. Come join us Monday, March 21, 2011, for lively
Business Development Network
Are you a business
professional who can give, and wants to receive, business referrals? For questions, contact Jay Spillane, (310) 229-9300,
[email protected].
conversation, friendship, refreshments, and more as we play
Bingo. New Members are welcome. For information, call
Eva 310-837-4197.
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Readings for the weekend of
March 20, 2011
Religious Education Congress
St. Paul’s Goes to Anaheim!
Reading 1 Gn 12:1-4a
The LORD said to Abram:
“Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s
house to a land that I will show you. “I will make of you a great
nation, and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
so that you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you
and curse those who curse you.
All the communities of the earth
shall find blessing in you.”
Abram went as the LORD directed him.
On the weekend of March 18th-20th, nearly 40, 000 people
from all over California, (the U.S., Europe and Canada,
too!) will gather at the Anaheim Convention Center for the
annual Los Angeles Archdiocesan Religious Education
Congress.
Reading 2 2 Tm 1:8b-10
Beloved:
Bear your share of hardship for the gospel
with the strength that comes from God.
He saved us and called us to a holy life,
not according to our works
but according to his own design
and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus before time began,
but now made manifest
through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus,
who destroyed death and brought life and immortality
to light through the gospel.
Gospel Mt 17:1-9
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother,
and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them;
his face shone like the sun
and his clothes became white as light.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,
conversing with him.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,
“Lord, it is good that we are here.
If you wish, I will make three tents here,
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
While he was still speaking, behold,
a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,
then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to him.”
When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate
and were very much afraid.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying,
“Rise, and do not be afraid.”
And when the disciples raised their eyes,
they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
As they were coming down from the mountain,
Jesus charged them,
“Do not tell the vision to anyone
until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Several Paulists and parishioners will be among the presenters and exhibitors:
• Parish Music Director Christopher Walker, drawing on
his expertise as an internationally-known liturgical
music expert, will present two workshops
• Paulist Productions (Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP, President)
will have products on display for preview and purchase, including a new program, “Film Clips for
Catholic Youth Faith Formation,” written by parishioner Joan Doyle. It will adjoin the Paulist Press and
Paulist Press Book Center booths.
• Popular speakers in past SPA adult education series,
Paulist Fathers Ricky Manalo and Richard Sparks, will
each be offering two lively presentations
Congress is a wonderful experience, offering scores of
workshops, special liturgies and an array of exhibits. It’s
the best event of its kind in the world – and it’s in our own
backyard!
Take the leap and sign up today
(www.RECongress.org). After all, Disneyland is just
across the street!
Join Fellow Parishioners for LUNCH
At the Religious Education Congress
On Saturday, March 19TH 11:30a to 1:00p
DESERT PALMS HOTEL AND SUITES
631 W. Katella Avenue
(directly across Katella from the
convention center auditorium)
Visit www.cacatholic.org
St. Paul’s Goes to Anaheim!
Annual Los Angeles Archdiocese Religious Education Congress
March 18—20, 2011
On the weekend of March 18th-20th, nearly 40, 000 people from all over California, (the
U.S., Europe and Canada, too!) will gather at the Anaheim Convention Center for the annual Los Angeles Archdiocesan Religious Education Congress.
Several Paulists and parishioners will be among the presenters and exhibitors:
•
Parish Music Director Christopher Walker, drawing on his expertise as an internationally-known liturgical music expert, will present two workshops
•
Paulist Productions (Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP, President) will have products on display
for preview and purchase, including a new program, “Film Clips for Catholic Youth
Faith Formation,” written by parishioner Joan Doyle. It will adjoin the Paulist Press
and Paulist Press Book Center booths.
•
Popular speakers in past SPA adult education series, Paulist Fathers Ricky Manalo and
Richard Sparks, will each be offering two lively presentations
Congress is a wonderful experience, offering scores of workshops, special liturgies and an
array of exhibits. It’s the best event of its kind in the world – and it’s in our own backyard!
Take the leap and sign up today (www.RECongress.org). After all, Disneyland is just
across the street!
Join Fellow Parishioners for LUNCH
On Saturday, March 19TH 11:30a to 1:00p
DESERT PALMS HOTEL AND SUITES
631 W. Katella Avenue
(directly across Katella from the
convention center auditorium)
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community
Reconciliation Prayer
Service
with Taizé Prayer around the Cross
March 28, 2011, 7:00 pm
St. Paul the Apostle Church,
10750 Ohio Ave. LA, CA 90024
The celebration of the Sacrament of the Reconciliation during
Lent is an opportunity for us prepare for coming Easter
mystery. We come together as a community to share in the
forgiveness Christ promises. The combined choirs of
Christopher Walker will lead us in prayerful music and song
to enhance the experience of God’s healing power that is the
essence of Reconciliation.
Please contact Barbara Murphy at 424-832-5159 or
[email protected] for more information.
Lenten Way of the Cross
March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15.
Stations of the Cross were
prayed from the twelfth century
forward by people unable to
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Through the Stations prayer
everyone is able to walk with
Jesus to the cross and wait in faith for the stone
to be rolled away and to rise to life with Christ.
Each Friday during Lent after
the 5:30pm Mass various
ministries of St. Paul the Apostle
will lead the Stations of the
Cross and host a Soup and
Sandwich Supper.
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community, 10750 Ohio Ave., LA, CA 90024;
424-832-5159
A Ministry of the Paulist Fathers