23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

23rd Sunday in
Ordinary Time
September 4, 2016
Parish Office: (323) 664-1305 • Fax: (323) 664-4975
Web Page: www.stfrancisla.org • E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Closed Mondays
Priests are available during office hours or by appointment
Pastor: Fr. Rene Juarez, O.F.M.
Associate Pastor: Fr. Vincent Hughes, O.F.M.
Deacon: John Salazar
Music Director: Christine De Leon
Pastoral Assistant: Sister Luz Maria Hernandez, SSP
Receptionist: Liza Alamillo, ext. 10
Director of Religious Education: Vilma Sierra, (323) 662-3345
In case of emergencies where a priest is needed after hours,
please call (323) 664-3002
En caso de emergencia cuando necesite un sacerdote,
por favor llame al (323) 664-3002
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Leslie De Leonardis, Principal (323) 665-3601 • Fax (323) 665-4143
School E-mail: [email protected]
MASS:
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Schedule/Horario
English: Sunday 8:00 am, 12:00 pm;
Weekdays: Monday - Saturday, 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil, 5:00 pm
Español: Sábados, 7:00 pm
Domingos, 10:00 am
RECONCILIATION:
Saturdays/Sábados 4:00 - 4:45 pm, English/Español
BAPTISMS: Please check office for dates and times.
BAUTIZOS: Las fechas y horarios se encuentran en la oficina.
MARRIAGE: Please register in Office six months before intended date
MATRIMONIO: Favor de registrarse seis meses antes de la fecha deseada
DEVOTIONS: Taize Contemplative Prayer First Friday, 7:00 pm
Rosary Monday - Saturday after 8:00 am Mass
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Wednesday 7:00 pm
QUINCEAÑERAS: Favor de registrarse seis meses antes de la fecha
deseada con Vilma Sierra (323) 662-3345
1523 Golden Gate Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (323) 664-1305
Year of Mercy
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
“If anyone comes to me without hating . . .
father and mother, wife and children, brothers
and sisters, and even his [or her] own
life” (Luke 14:26). Hating? Can anyone
imagine a less appropriate Gospel for the
Jubilee Year of Mercy? But scholars call this
Semitic hyperbole. Jesus exaggerates to jolt
us into confronting life-changing challenges.
Faced with conflicting loyalties, disciples
must reorder priorities, even relationships, to
give Jesus and the gospel’s demands first
place. Today’s second reading presents a
real-life example. Paul challenges his wealthy
convert, Philemon, to welcome back
Philemon’s runaway slave, Onesimus, whom
Paul has baptized in prison. Not only with
unconditional forgiveness but with a countercultural, world-shattering change of status—
as an equal. No, even more—a beloved
brother in Christ. What in my life does the
Jubilee Year of Mercy challenge me to
“hate”—meaning reform, redo, even utterly
revamp—so I can give everyone, no
conditions, no exceptions, shockingly Christlike love?
—Peter Scagnelli,
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LITURGY COUNCIL
Liturgical Ministry followed by Ministry Coordinators:
HOSPITALITY: Ken Castillo
EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY: Isabel Campos
LECTORS: Ben Mamaril, Sandra Platero
MUSIC MINISTRY: Christine de Leon
ALTAR SERVERS: Victor Veloz
SACRISTAN: Froi Yeneza, Lydia Emnace, Dumas Pineda
CHURCH ENVIRONMENT: Dumas Pineda
CHURCH FLORIST: Greg Llamas and Ellie Miller
Año de Misericordia
23 Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
“Si alguno quiere seguirme y. . .
prefiere. . . más a su padre y a su madre, a
su esposa y a sus hijos, a sus hermanos, . . .
más aún a sí mismo” (Lucas 14:26). ¿Qué es
lo que estamos prefiriendo en este Año
Jubilar de la Misericordia? Esta frase de
Jesús es una exageración que nos
estremece para enfrentar desafíos que
cambian la vida. Enfrentando un conflicto
ante quien ser leal, los discípulos deben
reordenar sus prioridades, aún sus
relaciones, para poner en primer lugar a
Jesús y al Evangelio. La segunda lectura
presenta un ejemplo de la vida real. Pablo
desafía a un rico recién converso al
cristianismo, Filemón, a recibir nuevamente a
Onésimo no como su esclavo y además
fugitivo que era sino como hermano en
Cristo. Además de pedirle que le otorgue la
libertad y que deje de tener la posición de
esclavo, le pide que lo acepte como un
hombre libre y más aún como hermano en
Cristo. ¿En este Año Jubilar de la
Misericordia a qué estamos siendo
desafiados por ser discípulos de Jesús?
—Peter Scagnelli,
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ACTIVITIES
FILIPINO COMMUNITY: Butch Geraldez
GRUPO de ORACIÓN: Maria Luisa Garcia, Tuesday, 7pm
GUADALUPANOS: Nelfa Salazar, 2do & 4to, Domingo, 12 Noon
HOLY NAME SOCIETY: Dale Benson, 2nd Sun., 8:00 Mass
JESUS is LORD Prayer Group: Lydia Emnace, Thursdays, 7pm
KOREAN SECULAR FRANCISCANS Anges Ho, 1st Sunday
SECULAR FRANCISCANS: Terri Foster, 2nd Sunday, 2pm
SEMILLA DEL REINO: Vilma Sierra, Fri, 7pm (323) 662-3345
YOUTH GROUP: Victor Veloz, Fri, 6pm - 9pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Vilma Sierra
C.C.D. Saturdays R.C.I.A.: Colleen McClure-Morell, Tuesdays, 7pm
R.I.C.A.: Vilma Sierra, Tuesdays, 7pm
YOUTH CONFIRMATION: Saturdays
OUTREACH
We welcome your ideas for serving those in need.
COMMUNION TO THE SICK: Jorge Guillen & Angelina Morales
AIDS MINISTRY: Renee Stampolis
4 de Septiembre, 2016
Vigésimo Tercer Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario
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TOGETHER IN MISSION
UNIDOS EN MISIÓN
St. Francis of Assisi Parish's goal:
$21,100
Pledges: $11,510
Monies received by Together in Mission: $7,727
Together in Mission supports 81 parishes and
63 schools in all regions of the Archdiocese
Vocations
FOLLOW YOUR PATH
You have to do your own growing no matter
how tall your grandfather was.
—Abraham Lincoln
TODAY'S READINGS
First Reading — Who can ever know God’s
counsel unless God gives wisdom and sends the
Holy Spirit from on high? (Wisdom 9:13-18b).
Psalm — In every age, O Lord, you have been
our refuge (Psalm 90).
Second Reading — Paul asks Philemon to accept
back his slave Onesimus, not as a slave but as a
brother (Philemon 9-10, 12-17).
Gospel — To be a disciple of Jesus one must
carry one’s own cross and renounce all
possessions (Luke 14:25-33).
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — ¿Quién puede saber los
caminos de Dios a menos que Dios le dé
sabiduría y le envíe el Espíritu Santo de lo alto?
(Sabiduría 9:13-18b)
Salmo — Tú eres, Señor, nuestro refugio
(Psalm 90 [89]).
Segunda lectura — Pablo pide a Filemón que
acepte a su esclavo Onésimo como hermano
(Filemón 9-10, 12-17).
Evangelio — Para ser discípulo de Jesús uno
debe cargar con su cruz (Lucas 14:25-33).
If you feel that God is calling you to religious or priestly
life, please don’t hesitate to talk to Fr. Rene
for more information or
Br. Erick Pilarcik, OFM (408) 903-3422.
[email protected]
Vocaciones Si sientes que Dios te llama a la vida
religiosa o sacerdotal, favor de hablar con
el Padre René para más información.
St. Francis Financial Report
Collection: 8/27-8/28 $4,524.00
READINGS and INTENTIONS
Monday, 9/5 Labor Day
1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11
8:00 AM - Pro Populo
Tuesday, 9/6
1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19
8:00 AM- Pro Populo
Wednesday, 9/7
1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26
8:00 AM - Pro Populo
Thursday, 9/8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]
8:00 AM - Ruth Tapia (deceased); Byron Miller (B-day)
Ben & Sonia Mamaril (T-giving)
Jerome & Igmidio Valderrama (T-giving)
Friday, 9/9 St. Peter Claver
Carlos Rivera (deceased) 40th days
8:00 AM - Gregoria Mallari (+)
Saturday 9/10 Blessed Virgin Mary
1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49
8:00 AM - Pro Populo
5:00PM - Pro Populo
7:00PM - Pro Populo
Sunday, 9/11 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32
8:00AM - Sofia Poblete (+); Rufino Loredo (+)
10:00AM - Pro Populo
12:00 PM - Pro Populo
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Breakfast This Sunday
Please join us in fellowship after Mass in the
parish hall for a meal prepared by
a joint effort of the many Ministries of our parish.
Desayuno este Domingo
Favor de pasar al salón parroquial después de la
Misa para disfrutar de un desayuno preparado
por los varios ministerios de nuestra parroquia.
Clases Bíblicas
Nueva session de clases comienza
Septiembre 7 a las 7PM
Celebration of Cultures Mass
All are invited to the Cathedral on
Sat. Sept. 17, 2016 at 9:30AM
RCIA classes begin Sept 21st
This program is for those who desire to enter the
Catholic faith and receive their Sacraments.
RICA comienza el 21 de Sept.
Este programa es para adultos que desean
recibir los Sacramentos.
Grandma’s Booth
Panecitos Abuela
Fr. Vince is sponsoring a baked goods booth for the fiesta and he is
asking all bakers to create a dessert for the booth.
El Padre Vicente está patrocinando el puesto de pastelitos durante
la fiesta. Les pide a todos los amantes de postres que traigan
un postre para donar al puesto.
Fiesta Volunteers
G0T FRANCIS IN YOU?
We need VOLUNTEERS for the Parish
Fiesta on October 1 & 2, 2016
and the evening concert on September 30th
Offering your TIME, TALENT &
TREASURE is truly a Franciscan undertaking!
Electrician, Security, Set-up Stage/Booths,
Dismantle Stage/Booths, Help in Food Booths,
Help in Grandma’s Bakery Booth, Help in Game
Booths, Help with Silent Auction, Handyperson,
and many more opportunities.
Please call the parish office to sign-up!
Name (print)_______________________________
Home Phone______________________________
Cell Phone________________________________
Email ____________________________________
Day/Time Available_________________________
How would you like to help?
__________________________________________
Please drop this form in the collection basket
or bring to the parish office.
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