ALL SOULS CHURCH - Souls Catholic Church

ALL SOULS CHURCH - Souls Catholic Church

ALL SOULS CHURCH
A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
1500 W. Main Street Alhambra, California 91801
Telephone: (626) 281-0466 • Fax: (626) 281-2163
Website: allsouls-la.org
Email: [email protected]
MISSION STATEMENT
We, at All Souls Church, are a mulƟcultural Catholic
Community called to share our giŌs and to grow
through worship and spiritual formaƟon. We are
brothers and sisters in Christ led by the Holy Spirit to
witness the Good News to all.
April 24, 2016
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Pastoral Center Hours
Monday-Friday: 9AM-9PM
Closed for lunch: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Saturday: 9AM-8PM
Sunday: 8:30AM-2:30PM
ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Patrick Mbazuigwe
[email protected].
PASTOR EMERITUS
Msgr. William P. O’Toole
DEACON
Dn. Eudoro G. Benalcazar
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MINISTRY
Ms. Carrie Fuller
COORDINATOR
[email protected]
Ms. Diep Dinh
[email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE
RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION DIR.
ASSISTANT
Mr. Joseph Edo
[email protected]
Mr. J. Sergio Ramirez
[email protected] OFFICE ASSISTANTS
Sofia Rúa
YOUTH MINISTRY
[email protected]
COORDINATOR
Leticia Urtecho
[email protected] Ms. Merci Arguello
[email protected]
PARISH SCHEDULE
MASSES
Weekdays: Monday - Saturday……....7:30 a.m.
Saturday/Vigil: ……..…………....…..5:30 p.m.
Sunday/Domingo:
♦ English:7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
♦ Español: …..……………......12:00 Mediodía
Holy Days to be announced
Los Dias Festivos se Anunciaran
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
♦ Saturdays from 4 - 5 p.m.
♦ Sabado de 4 -5 p.m.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
♦ Please call the Pastoral Center for a priest.
♦ Unción de los Enfermos: favor de llamar al Centro
Pastoral para contactar a un sacerdote.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
♦ Español: El primer sábado del mes a las 10 a.m.
♦ English: Third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY
♦ Book for an appointment at least (6) months in advance of proposed wedding date.
♦ Llame al Centro Parroquial por lo menos (6) meses
antes de la fecha del matrimonio.
DEVOTIONS
Holy Hour: 1st Friday of the month at 7 p.m. (Bilingual)
BAPTISM
OFFICE OF LITURGY
Registration forms are available
at the Parish Office
Funeral Rites & Services: Diep Dinh……....……….Ext. 219
Liturgical Coordinators:
Altar Servers: Paul/Marleny Gutierrez...........(626) 281-0466
Head Lectors:
English: Esperanza (Suqui) Canale................(626) 281-0466
Spanish: Eleana Benalcazar ………...……...(626) 281-0466
Head Eucharistic Ministers:
English: Vicente y Lupe Valencia..................(626) 458-9971
Spanish: Humberto/Leticia Gutierrez……….(626) 943-1688
Head Sacristan: Librado Mercado...………....(626) 281-0466
Coordinators:
WEDDINGS: Eleana Benalcazar….….............(626) 281-0466
QUINCEAÑERAS: Patricia Almaraz …...…………... .Ext. 229
Asst. Director of Music: Jerry Yslas ………….(323) 919-1906
BAPTISMS IN ENGLISH
The third Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. Please call the
Pastoral Center at least one month before the desired date.
Para formularios de inscripción
en la Oficina Pastoral
BAUTIZOS EN ESPAÑOL
El primer sábado del mes a las 10:00 a.m. Por favor llame al
Centro Pastoral al menos un mes antes de la fecha deseada.
QUINCEAÑERAS
Call the Parish Office to coordinate Quinceañeras at least six
(6) months in advance of proposed Quinceañera date.
Llame seis (6) meses antes de la fecha de la Quinceañera
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Exposition and Eucharistic adoration only during office hours
at the Divine Mercy Chapel
La Exposición y Adoración Eucaristica sólo sera durante las
horas de oficina en la Capilla de la Divina Misericordia.
ALL SOULS PARISH SCHOOL
APOSTOLATES & ORGANIZATIONS
Bereavement Ministry
Jose Luis Diaz
Couples for Christ
Salvador & Sylvia Agudo
Cursillos in Christianity Aida G. o Humberto Gutierrez
Filipino Ministry
Jun (Isidro) Cabaccang
Guadalupanos
Marina Ramirez
Knights of Columbus
Frank Bodeman
Rosario de Misericordia Angelina Farias
SCHOOL OFFICE: (626) 282-5695
PASTORAL MINISTRIES
Ministry of the Sick: Carol Robinson…...(626) 281-0466
Safeguard The Children: Irene Oaxaca...(626) 281-0466
Our Lord’s Mission
Gerber Bernal or Arturro Camargo
St. Vincent de Paul
Patricia Almaraz
Encuentro Matrimonial
Francisco & Martha Portillo
Amigos de Jesus
Estela Murga
JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
Sunday, May 27-29, 2016
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
in Italy
Jubilee for deacons
The Year of Mercy is an invitation—an invitation to love, kindness, and unbounded generosity. Pope Francis is offering you the
opportunity to encounter the incredible mercy of God. Encountering mercy means encountering God. It can transform your life,
your relationships, your work, and your ability to embrace and
experience all of life. Learn more about the Year of Mercy with
our resources below.
April 24, 2016
FROM FR. PATRICK’S DESK
5th Sunday of Easter
Year “C”
“Love One Another As I Have Loved You”
Once upon a time, a very poor man lived with his wife. One
day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a
comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed.
The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did
not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he
had just broken.
She did not insist on her request.
The man went to work and passed by a watch shop, sold his
damaged watch at a low price and went to buy a comb for his
wife. He came home in the evening with the comb in his hand
ready to give to his wife.
He was surprised when he saw his wife with a very short haircut. She had sold her hair and was holding a new watch band.
Tears flowed simultaneously from their eyes, not for the futility
of their actions, but for the reciprocity of their love.
It goes to show that to love is nothing, to be loved is something
but to love and be loved by the one you love; that is everything.
Human life is all about relationship. The quality of life and the
moral content of our character can best be measured by the kind
of the relationship we keep. No man or woman is an island. We
are all interconnected and interrelated in fundamental and intrinsic ways. It is impossible for anyone to reasonably and
meaningfully live alone in the world. We do need others in our
lives and over and above that; we need God in our lives.
Another interesting fact of human life in the world is that although we are intrinsically and inescapably related, yet, no two
things are the same. Each of us is unique. Not even twins who
lived in the same womb are the same. Even when we live in the
same environment, eat the same food, go to the same school,
worship in the same church, etc. our perception, interpretation
and reaction to the realities that surround us are still different
from those of others. This goes to explain the differences we
see in the choices we make in life.
On Good Friday, Jesus revealed to the world the depth of God’s
love for us. Jesus neither sold his wrist watch nor cut His hair to
please someone. Jesus died on the cross for the world. Dying on
the cross shows that there is nothing God will not do to restore
human beings to a relationship with Himself. But, our perception, interpretation and acceptance of the Passion of Jesus, remains a daunting task for each and every one of us. Human life
on earth becomes an effort to transform our life experiences
into an Easter story.
Our honest effort to excel in life at times creates conflicts,
hence an atmosphere of competition and division among us.
Such conflicts make human life in the world miserable, sad and
unfulfilled. The man Jesus, being aware of this truth of human
existence in the world, reminds us today that love is the only
recipe for a happy and fulfilled life on earth.
Love is the key that opens the fountain of blessings and abundant life. This is because only love has what it takes to renew
itself. In love, everything is made new again. Wholeness, happiness and beauty are restored and the human being is graced
and empowered to realize his potentialities in an atmosphere of
peace and serenity.
When Jesus says to His disciples "I give you a new commandment - love one another (as I have loved you)," Jesus knows
very well that love is not a commandment in the ordinary sense
of the term. Jesus, knowing that He is talking to His disciples
who are well grounded in the Law, people who know very well
what the Mosaic law expects of them in Deut 6:5 “To Love
God with all your heart …” and in Lev 19:9 “To Love thy
neighbor.”
Ordinarily, a Jew will not find this commandment problematic
if it is understood to mean to love God and love a fellow Jew.
But this is not what Jesus means. Such understanding of the
meaning of love is fraught with bias and prejudice. The love
that Jesus establishes is like the sun that shines for all and the
rain that falls for all. By saying that we should love as HE has
loved us, Jesus means that Christian love should neither have a
boundary nor count the cost. It should be freely given to all and
freely received from all.
This is Agape Love – the self-sacrificial love that made Jesus to
give His life on the Cross without counting the cost. This is the
type of love that Jesus calls us to embrace; hence, Jesus calls it
a new commandment not because it has never been given by
other spiritual masters to their disciples but because of the universal character Jesus brings to it.
More than a commandment, love is a culture. Love is a way of
life. Rules and commandments should lead us to love and not
vice versa. In love, rules and commandments vanish because
rules are rational constructs but love is non-rational. Love is
beyond reason. Love is divine. Love comes from God. Only
those who have the spirit of the living God can live in love and
reap the fruit of love.
Love is the best parameter for measuring the quality of human
life in the world. Human life is at its best when it is lived in
love and governed by love. Our love of God is inseparable
from our love of our fellow human beings - to love others is to
love God, and vice versa. Since love is eternal, all who live in
God’s love are already on the path to eternal life. This is the
gift, which God has given us in the resurrection of Jesus.
April 24, 2016
Religious
Education
2015-2016
Dates to Remember:
Communion:
∗
∗
(Wednesday May 11, 2016 @ 6pm-7:30pm) Rehearsal in the Church!
(Saturday May 14, 2016 @
11:00am ) First Holy Communion
Mass!
Confirmation & R.C.I.A:
∗
∗
(Wednesday May 18, 2016 @ 6pm
-7:30pm) Rehearsal in the
Church!
(Friday, May 20, 2016 @ 7:00pm)
Confirmation Mass!
HELP END
THE DEATH PENALTY
All Souls Catholic Church
P
ARISH
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EWS
Preventing child sexual abuse is a partnership. It requires education, training, and action from parents, other adults, organizations, and children. As adults, we need to learn to recognize
other adults who are a risk to kids – ours and the others in the
community. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, which
gives us all an opportunity to learn more about what the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is doing to prevent child sexual abuse
from happening. For more information about the VIRTUS®
Child Abuse Prevention Programs for Adults and Children
[email protected].
MERCY FOR THE NEEDIEST OF US
Next weekend, your help will be of utmost importance. All
Souls Parish will be partaking in an important collection. The
Cardinal McIntyre Fund for Charity is service to the
“neediest of the needy,” those for whom no other resources
exist.
Relief to individuals and families in the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles is the fund’s highest priority. Provision of food, shelter, one-time assistance to families in crises: such as assistance
with medical, funeral expenses, are appropriate as funds allow
and as recommended by those who are familiar with the area/
persons. In other words, the “Fund” provides emergency help
to persons who have nowhere else to go.
Help us practice mercy towards those who suffer.
The Catholic Church has been calling for the abolition
of the death penalty for more than 40 years. We have
a moral responsibility to stand against the taking of
human life. God is the Author of Life: He gives life,
and only He can take it away. Please help repeal the
death penalty in California, during this Jubilee Year
of Mercy, by signing the petition to put the initiative
on the ballot. Representatives will be available after
every Mass this weekend to collect signatures.
NEXT FOOD
DISTRIBUTION:
MAY 19, 2016
(626) 281-0466 ext. 235
New Hours: 4-5:30PM
Learn in two languages! | ¡Aprenda en dos idiomas! | 同時學習兩種語言!
Accepting
Applications
for the 2016-2017
School Year
We welcome All Souls parishioners
and friends to consider giving your
child the gift of a dual language
education. We want to serve our
community!
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All Souls Catholic Church
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Thank you for your generosity and continued
support of the Offertory Collection.
3RD SUNDAY OF APRIL
1st Collection:
2nd Collection:
Candles:
Total:
◄04/17/16►
$ 5,157.40
$ 898.51
$ 285.45
$ 6,341.36
Congratulations to
Father Patrick Mbazuigwe
He will serve as
All Souls Church Pastor
Starting July 1, 2016
Dear Parishioners,
We thank you for your support and commitment to “Together
in Mission.” Your help to reach our goal will provide essential
resources, enhance parish life, strengthen families and advance
Church leadership.
Please include him in your prayers. May our Lord
bless him with the wisdom and compassion of the
Good Shepherd.
PARISH GOAL:
$28,200.00
AMOUNT PAID:
$14,369.68
REMAINING BALANCE: $13,830.32
ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH
MEMORIAL PROJECT
All Souls Catholic Church has been an institution in
the San Gabriel Valley since 1912. We would like to
celebrate its legacy by presenting you with an opportunity to be remembered forever in the chronicles of
All Souls history.
On a specially engraved 4” x 8” brick of masterful
quality, you can note the names of loved ones, inscribe a beloved Bible verse, commemorate a special
occasion, or even declare your support of All Souls
Church. These memorial bricks will be placed in
plain view at strategic locations on the parish grounds.
Each brick is available for a donation of $200.00
each.
Representatives will be available after Mass to
assist with the request forms.
We thank you for
your warmest regards
and affection for All
Souls. May God bless
you for your generosity to our parish.
TEEN CONFERENCE
City of Saints 2016
If you are between the ages of 14-17,
we invite you to join us!
The conference will feature dynamic speakers,
liturgical experiences, music, and more.
Enjoy an atmosphere where all teens can learn
about and experience the Eucharist and the
beauty of the Catholic faith with its rich symbols
and traditions.
Pick up your information packet from the Pastoral Center!
www.cityofsaints.org
April 24, 2016
ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH
MASS
APRILINTENTIONS
23, 2016
SATURDAY
5:30PM
All Souls
Bob & Belen Lacsamana Family
SUNDAY
APRIL 24, 2016
7:30AM
Jesus & Mercedes Rua (Dec.)
Arturo & Angel Jr. Batista
9:00AM
Lynn & Noel Dante Rodriguez (Dec.)
Roderick Russell (Dec.)
10:30AM
Victor Joshua Vargas (Dec.)
Brian Butler (Dec.)
12:00PM
PARISH GROUPS EVENTS CALENDAR
Call the Pastoral Center beforehand to check if any changes
have been made to the parish schedule. Thank you.
MONDAY, APRIL 25
3:00pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
-
School Flamenco Dance Class– School– Front Hall
Organ Practice– Outside Group-Church
Meeting– St. Vincent de Paul– Hall Conf. Room
LAPD Officer Candidate Testing-Outside Group– SC 7
Meeting– Finance Council– Guadalupe Conf. Room
Sunday Scriptures-Parish-All Souls Conference Room
Prayer and Life Workshop-Parish-Hall Conference Rm.
Santo Rosario-Rosario-SC 5
Talleres de Oracion y Vida– Outside Group-SC 8
5:30pm
3:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
-
TUESDAY, APRIL 26
BINGO—Bingo—B/F Hall, HCR, Kitchen
Enrichment Class-School– Hall Conference Room
Choir Practice– Music Ministry– Church
El Santo Rosario—Rosario—Salon 5
Manuel & Rafael Carrillo (Dec.)
Zoila Portillo (Accion de Gracias)
5:30PM
Giang Bach (Dec.)
(Dec) 
Vicky Coleman (Dec.)
MONDAY
APRIL 25, 2016
7:30AM
Remy E. Urbano (Thanksgiving)
Therese Hong Nguyen (Dec.)
TUESDAY
APRIL 26, 2016
7:30AM
Mrs. Blas Ybanez & Son (Special Int.)
San Judas Tadeo
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 27, 2016
7:30AM
Rosa Martinez (Dec.)
Therese Hong Nguyen (Dec.)
THURSDAY
APRIL 28, 2016
7:30AM
Jim De Tardo (Special Intention)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
2:00pm
3:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
-
Tutoring-School-Hall Conference Room
School Flamenco– School-Front Hall
Choir Practice—Music Ministry– Basement CR
Amigos de Jesus Meeting—Amigos de Jesus—F/B Halls
El Santo Rosario—Rosario—SC 5
Training—Eucharistic Ministry—Church
Risen Christ Prayer Group-Parish-All Souls Conf. Rm.
RCIA Span.-Adult Classes--Guadalupe Conf. Room
9:30am
10:00am
1:00pm
5:00pm
5:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
-
Sunday Scriptures—Parish—All Souls Conf. Rm.
Tentative Funeral– Funeral-Church
Enrichment Classes-School—Halls
Spring Piano Recital—School—Front Hall
RCIA– Adult English– Guadalupe Conference Room
Study of the Roman Missal—Parish– Front Hall
Novena-Filipino Ministry-Church
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
9:00am 7:00pm -
Set up for Gala—school—B/F Halls & Kitchen
Novena-Filipino Ministry-Church
9:00am 7:00pm 8:00pm -
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
Gala Dinner Dance—School—B/F and Kitchen
Novena-Filipino Ministry-Church
Meeting-Encuentro Matrimonial-Hall Conference Rm.
6:30am
4:00pm
5:30pm
7:00pm
Patio Food Sale—St. Vincent de Paul—Patios & Kitchen
Confirmation Classes-Rel. Ed.– Halls & School
Meeting– Youth Ministry-B/F Halls & Kitchen
Novena-Filipino Ministry-Church
Raul Rivera (Special Intention)
FRIDAY
APRIL 29, 2016
7:30AM
Thieu That Ton (Dec.)
Jim De Tardo (Special Intention)
SATURDAY
APRIL 30, 2016
7:30AM
Dennis Kennedy (Dec.)
(Dec) 
Jorge Gonzalez (Birthday)
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14:21-27).
Psalm — I will praise your name for ever (Psalm 145).
Second Reading — John’s vision of God dwelling with the human
race (Revelation 21:1-5a).
Gospel — As Jesus has loved us, so we must love one another (John
13:31-33a, 34-35).
SUNDAY, MAY 1
-
THIS WEEK’S READINGS
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17;
Mk 16:15-20
Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21;
Jn 14:27-31a
Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8
Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11
Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17
Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8;
Rv 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29
24 de abril del 2016
All Souls Catholic Church
NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES
VERDADERA COMUNIDAD CRISTIANA
¿Te puedes imaginar un mundo tal como nos lo presenta las lecturas bíblicas de hoy? Comunidades de fieles por
todas partes que se apoyan y se animan unas a otras y se
identifican como cristianos por el amor que se tienen unos a
otros. Sería un mundo sin lágrimas, sin muerte ni luto, sin
gritos de dolor. “Ahora todo lo hago nuevo”, oímos decir al
Hijo de Dios en la segunda lectura del libro del Apocalipsis
(21:5).
Este mundo de la visión de Juan, ¿es sólo un mundo
imaginario? Y esos fieles seguidores de Jesús por los cuales
él reza, ¿son un mero sueño del salvador? Hoy se presentan
ante nosotros como una meta valiosa. ¿Cómo podemos acercarnos cada vez más a esta visión de una verdadera comunidad cristiana en nuestra vida de hoy?
¿Sabía Usted?
Prevenir el abuso sexual infantil es una asociación. Requiere
educación, entrenamiento y acción de los padres de familia,
otros adultos, organizaciones y los niños. Como adultos, necesitamos aprender a reconocer a otros adultos que son un riesgo
para los niños, tanto los nuestros como los demás en la comunidad. Abril es el Mes Nacional de la Prevención del Abuso Infantil, que nos ofrece una oportunidad para aprender más sobre
lo que la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles está haciendo para prevenir que ocurra el abuso sexual infantil: VIRTUS®, contacte
[email protected].
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LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera Lectura — Pablo y Bernabé continúan sus viajes para
fortalecer el espíritu de los discípulos(Hch 14:21-27).
Salmo — Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. (Salmo 145 [144]).
Segunda lectura — Juan tiene una visión de Dios morando con la
raza humana (Apocalipsis 21:1-5a).
Evangelio — Al igual que Jesús nos ama (Juan 13:31-33a, 34-35).
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
Martes:
Miércoles:
Jueves:
Viernes:
Sábado:
Domingo:
1 Pe 5:5b-14; Sal 89 (88):2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mc 16:15-20
Hch 14:19-28; Sal 145 (144):10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a
Hch 15:1-6; Sal 122 (121):1-5; Jn 15:1-8
Hch 15:7-21; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11
Hch 15:22-31; Sal 57 (56):8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17
Hch 16:1-10; Sal 100 (99):1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21
Hch 15:1-2, 22-29; Sal 67 (66):2-3, 5-6, 8;
Ap 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29
Learn in two languages! | ¡Aprenda en dos idiomas! | 同時學習兩種語
Aceptando
Inscripciones
para el año escolar
2016-2017
Invitamos a todos los parroquianos y
amigos de All Souls para considerar
darle a su hijo/a el don de una
educación bilingüe. ¡Queremos servir
a nuestra comunidad!
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"Jesús ha expresado en cada momento de su vida terrena la Misericordia: encontrando a la gente, anunciando el Evangelio,
curando a los enfermos, acercándose a los últimos, perdonando
a los pecadores, Jesús hace visible un amor abierto a todos.
¡Ninguno está excluido! Abierto a todos sin límites. Un amor
puro, gratuito, absoluto. Un amor que alcanza su culmen en el
Sacrificio de la Cruz: “Evangelio de la Misericordia”!
Felicitaciones al
Padre Patrick Mbazuigwe
A partir del 1 de julio del 2016,
pasara de administrador a
Párroco oficial de la Iglesia de
All Souls.
Favor de incluirle en sus oraciones. Que nuestro Señor
le conceda la sabiduría y compasión del Buen Pastor.