St. Anastasia Catholic Church

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1 St. Anastasia Catholic Church 7390 W. Manchester Avenue Los Angeles, CA Phone: Fax: Website:

2 Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family... Third Sunday of Lent - When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a drink of water, He opened the door for a life changing relationship with Him. Scripture says her testimony drew many others to Him as well. We, too, must be ready to respond whenever and wherever the Lord speaks to us and be prepared for it to change our lives! Dear Parishioners, On this Third Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the First Scrutiny for those who will be received into the Church this coming Easter. Please pray for our catechumens and candidates as they prepare to enter the Church. The readings are rich this Lenten Season. I hope you have been striving to follow the Lord Jesus with a renewed faith and a renewed heart. Devotedly yours, Fr. Gabe LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER ~ For those who are ill, and those in need of our prayers Ana Castellanos Angie Alvarado Ann Lamkey Beatrice Vasek Bill Corrigan B. N. R. Bob Harris Brandi Hines Bruce Foley Cameron Aziz Charles Guerra Charles Keglevich Deanna Marie Messier Diana Guerra Donna Corrigan Elizabeth Hauser Frances Wilkerson Israel, and family James Dugan SUN. 3/08 7:30 AM JUSTINE WALKER 9:00 AM ROSEMARY CONNOLLY 10:30 AM CARMEN PEREIRA 12:00 PM THE PEOPLE OF ST. ANASTASIA 7:30 PM SHIRLEY D. VESCERA MON. 3/09 8:00 AM THE FAMILY OF CARMELITA TIU TUES. 3/10 8:00 AM CHUTI L. TIU WED. 3/11 8:00 AM OSCAR TORRES 5:30 PM JACOB KOFFMAN Janet Erike Jazzmine Peluchette Joanna Musacchio Jose A. Anaya Joyce Lynn Donnellan 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 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK THUR. 3/12 8:00 AM EMILIA TORRES FRI. 3/13 8:00 AM JOSE TORRES SAT. 3/14 8:00 AM PETER WENNER 5:30 PM PETER WENNER Rebeca Acuna Renee Harrangue Richard Mendenhall Ron & Louise Wasilewski Rosa Zunilda 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. Birthday Anniversary Memorial Support

3 Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family... This Week: Saturday, March 7th/Sunday, March 8th Third Sunday of Lent Reflections on Today s Readings Focus: God has given us His commandments to help us direct our lives toward Him. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments so that we could direct our behavior in ways that help us to grow in our love of God and in our love of neighbor. Given that we have received these commandments, you would think it would be easy to live as beloved children of God. However, sometimes the things we want are not the things we need and we can become distracted by what culture would command us to do. The wisdom of God helps us to make decisions for our lives that keep us growing in our love of God and others. Liturgy of the Word: In Exodus we hear the commandments given by God through Moses, the commandments for God s people to live by. Saint Paul teaches us that the wisdom of God is not easy to accept, in particular, the message of the crucified Christ. The Gospel tells of Jesus cleansing the Temple in Jerusalem. Celebrating Our Faith Next Week ~ Saturday, March 14th/Sunday, March 15th Fourth Sunday of Lent 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. Cox Msgr. Cox Fr. Tom Msgr. Vadakin Msgr. Gonzales Msgr. Gonzales Saturday Confessions 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 8 p.m. Msgr. Cox The Family Visitation Ministry offers spiritual support to those in need. Please call Sr. Teresita at , or the Rectory Office at To Receive Holy Communion (For those who are sick, hospitalized, or home bound) Please call Gloria Bowen, Eucharistic Minister to the sick at TODAY S READINGS: 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT (CYCLE A) FIRST READING: EXODUS 17:3-7 PSALM 95 SECOND READING: ROMANS 5:1-2, 5-8 GOSPEL: JOHN 4:5-42 WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO READ AND REFLECT ON THE BIBLICAL PASSAGES THAT WILL BE PROCLAIMED AT ALL MASSES NEXT WEEK. (CYCLE A) First Reading As the prophet Samuel anointed David with oil, the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David (1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a). Psalm The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading You who were once darkness are now light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8-14). Gospel The man who had been blind from birth proclaimed: The one called Jesus made clay with His saliva, anointed my eyes with it, and told me to wash (John 9:1-41). We invite you to attend an Open House Information Session for our Graduate Theological Studies Program on April 14, Following the Open House, you are invited to sit in on a Graduate Theological Class session! Details for Open House: Time: 3:15 P.M. (Dinner will be served.) Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 Location: Jennifer Scott s Office -- Theological Studies Department University Hall RSVP to Graduate Program Administrator, Jennifer Scott Jennifer.Scott@lmu.edu Free Parking Coupon Code Upon RSVP Where faith is Vibrantly Expressed Critically Examined... Ultimately Transformed

4 Ministry Equips us to deepen our love for God and share our faith Lent began with Ash Wednesday The Catholic Community around the world follows these gen regulations during Lent. ABSTINENCE Is a penitential practice consisting of refraining from the consumption of meat and is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. Pastors and parents are encouraged to see that children who are not bound by the obligation to fast and abstain are led to appreciate an authentic sense of penance. FASTING AND ABSTINENCE In addition to abstinence, fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics between the ages of years (inclusive). On days of fasting, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. Note: If a person is unable to observe the above regulations due to ill health or other serious reasons, they are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition. Each Wednesday, during Lent we have a 5:30 pm Mass in addition to the morning Masses, followed by Simple Soup in the Parish Hall (Basement) -ONLY for the first 4 Wednesdays! AND Stations of the Cross each 7:30 pm. Beginning Sunday, March 29th (last Sunday of the month) - the monthly Wedding Anniversary Blessing will take place after ALL MASSES! FACT OF LIFE Killing the Pain-Not the Patient By Richard M. Doerflinger and Carlos F. Gomez, M.D., Ph.D. In important ways, assisted suicide and good palliative care are not only distinct-they are radically opposed to each other. Control of pain and suffering eliminates the demand for assisted suicide. As Dr. Herbert Hendin notes in his book Seduced by Death, some terminally ill patients have suicidal thoughts, but these patients usually respond well to treatment for depressive illness and pain medication and are then grateful to be alive. Such treatment responds to the underlying reasons why patients ask for death, instead of treating the patient himself as the problem to be eliminated. When pain control and other care improves, assisted suicide becomes largely irrelevant. Once the assisted suicide is accepted, doctors lose the incentive to pursue more difficult but life-affirming ways of truly caring for patients close to death. The converse is also true: prohibiting assisted suicide sets a clear limit to doctors options so they can commit themselves to the challenges of accompanying patients through their last days. (Continued in next week s Fact of Life) The 2015 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Collection takes place NEXT Sunday, March 15th. The CRS Collection supports six Catholic agencies that work to serve our suffering brothers and sisters around the world. Through humanitarian aid, resettling displaced individuals and families, and providing legal and advocacy services for migrants, the CRS Collection allows us to see every encounter with a person who is suffering as an opportunity to HELP JESUS IN DISGUISE. Envelopes are in the pews. Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40 SIMPLE SOUP - Stewardship in action Save the Date! This Wednesday is the last opportunity to participate in the Simple Soup supper, please join us! Host Ministries: Wed., Mar. 11th, PARISH FAMILIES a way of life for St. Anastasia Church REMINDER: The Lenten presentation: How Well Do You Know Jesus? Continues throughout Wednesdays, March 11,18,25, and April 1. Meet in the Parish Hall from 7:15 to 9 pm (right after the Simple Suppers) Cost: $10. Please pay at the door. This donation allows you to attend any or all of the sessions. Limited seating, to please register, send an to: Holyspirit310@gmail.com or call Facilitated by the St. A s Prayer Group. Teaching children about boundaries and safe touches is healthy - Teaching children about boundaries and safe touches is not sex education. There are many safety issues we teach children: bike safety, water safety, fire prevention, driver's training, etc. Personal safety programs should have age appropriate lessons that give children the skills they need to protect themselves without frightening them. Keeping children unaware of the dangers around them does not keep them safe. Predators count on children not knowing what to do. For more information, please visit: child-and-youth-protection/faqs.cfm.

5 Ministry in Community LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE 2015 St. Anastasia s: Tuesday, March 24, 7:30 pm. St. Jerome: Wed., Mar. 25, 7 pm. St. Augustine: Wed., Mar. 25, 7:30 pm. St. Mark: Thurs., Mar. 26, 7 pm. St. Monica: Tue., Mar. 31, 7 pm. Visitation: Tue., Mar. 31, 7 pm. WASHING OF THE FEET LITURGY: PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD! Holy Thursday s Liturgy (April 7:30 pm) needs volunteers for the foot washing. Please consider being a part of this beautiful and humbling celebration. Sign-up board in the Vestibule. EASTER FLOWER ENVELOPES ARE IN THE VESTIBULE AND BY THE DOORS. Please use them to make a donation in memory of a loved one or for a particular intention. Drop them in the collection basket or at the Rectory. Walk the Stations of the Cross! - On Good Friday, April 1 pm, we will be having the traditional Stations of the Cross in the Church and a familyfriendly Stations of the Cross using our Stations planted throughout the campus. The stations were created by our school children. All are welcome. Time: 1 pm. Meet in the Diamond Courtyard! 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 or call Regina at Upcoming Host Families: 3/8-3/14 Hillery Family 3/15-3/21 Molina Family 3/22-3/29 James Family Important Reminders: Don t forget that Bulletin announcements should be submitted 2 weeks prior to the requested publication date! TODAY, Sunday, March 8th, Nurses Ministry, Blood Pressure readings after the 10:30 am and 12 Noon Masses in Diamond Courtyard! NEXT Sunday, March 15th, the St. Joseph Center Collection takes place after all Masses. This collection benefits the poorest and needy of the Westside area. Your contributions of cash/ non-perishable food are greatly appreciated! St. Anastasia Poetry Contest. IMAGINATION! Contest Rules and Information: All Saint Anastasia Parishioners in Grades 1-8 may enter. You do not have to be a student of St. Anastasia School. The theme is Imagination. Your poem may reflect this theme in any way you choose. Poems must be written by the student alone. It must be original work. Entries are due by Friday, March 20, They must include a completed contest form and be turned into the school office or rectory in an envelope marked St. Anastasia Poetry Contest. No late entries will be accepted. Poems must be typed or neatly printed. Parents may help with typing for younger students, but please, no editing! Please save a copy of your poem, as they will not be returned. Attention Parents: Please take seriously the Pledge of Originality that your child MUST sign (you could find it in the School or Rectory Office). It means that they did not receive help from any person or source in writing their poem. The only help they should get from parents is encouragement. Thank you. (A detailed form is available in the School and Rectory Office). Questions? Susan Pearson: bsapearson@ca.rr.com Welcome New Parishioners! ParishRegistration@st-anastasia.org to request a New Parishioner registration form today! Already a registered parishioner? Make sure we have all your current contact information on file - phone, address, mailing address, etc. - so you won t miss out on parish news and activities!

6 St. Anastasia Catholic Church 7390 W. Manchester Avenue Los Angeles, CA Office Fax Website: SCHEDULE OF SERVICES MASSES - WEEKDAYS Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM & 8 AM First Friday: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (School in session) Saturday: 8 AM WEEKENDS Saturday (Vigil): 5:30 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9, 10:30 AM, 12 & 7:30 PM HOLY DAYS Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM Holy Day: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (during the School year) & 7 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-5 PM & 7:30-8 PM DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena, Rosary and Benediction - Monday, following the 8 AM Mass. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Saturday of the month from 8:30-9:30 AM ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Sacrament for the Sick is celebrated upon request of family BAPTISM: Parents and Godparents are required to participate in preparation program. Contact the Rectory Office or Fred & Esmeralda MARRIAGE: Engaged couples must contact the Rectory no later that 6 months before their proposed wedding date. Call the Rectory Office R.C.I.A.: (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - Becoming Catholics - Please call the Rectory. FUNERALS: Contact the Pastor by calling the Rectory Office, LITURGICAL MINISTRIES Ministers of the Eucharist Gloria Bowen-to the Sick Jan & Herb Masi Ministers of the Word... Carl Pentis Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) Evelio Leon Courtyard Hospitality Sr. Teresita Altar Care Dolores Saenz Liturgy Committee Richard Arias Altar Server Committee: Herb Masi Richard Arias Maura Reznik 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. Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sacramental Recorder Aleida Rodriguez Director of Religious Education Jonette Mauch Confirmation Coordinator Gabriel Reyes Director of Adult Faith Formation and Stewardship Director of Music Ministry Greg Koppenhaver School Principal Michael Muir School Office Manager, Bookkeeper Louise Lance School Office Assistant Linda Schmidt Consultative School Board Olivier Chaine PTO - Parent Teacher Organization Denise Gustafson Shawna Wiseman ADESTE (After School Program) Elizabeth Soriano Maintenance Javier Antunes SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; and SRE (Sunday School) Jonette Mauch Confirmation Gabriel Reyes Infant Baptism Fred & Esmeralda Balsz PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Parish Finance Council Jim Healy Pastor Advisory Council Site Committee Stefan Politz Men s Club Chris Turkmany Knights of Columbus Arts and Education Jayne Cram Stewardship J.S.Paluch - Brent Lavitt, Bulletin Ads (Back cover) St. Anastasia Catholic School 8631 S. Stanmoor Drive Los Angeles, CA Office Website: school.st-anastasia.org school@st-anastasia.org PARISH LIFE MINISTRIES Bereavement Young Adult Ministry Nancy Albin Prayer Group English Lori Mountain Rosary Ministry Rose De Leonardis Ben Oakley Respect Life Safe Guard the Children Rose Healy-Fissinger Karen Diaz St. Joseph Center. Jayne Cram Homeless Weekend Program/ St. Robert s Center Bob & Lori Caldwell St. Margaret s Center Mary Agnes Erlandson Catholic Charities Cindy Begazo Bundles for Babies and Diaper Drive Teressa Syta Nurses Ministry Nancy Reilly Pen Pal Project - Prison Ministry jeanne@pieper.com Ministry for Married Couples Jon & Suzette Sornborger Men s Spirituality Joe Berberich Shad Meshad Men s Morning Hour MOMS Ministry Jayne Cram Bible Study Carolyn Godlewski Marti Moran Social Ministry Laurette Bibeau Family Visitation Ministry Sr. Teresita Chronic Pain Support Ministry Patrick Doherty Patty Wiacek INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRIEST OR IN RELIGIOUS LIFE? Call the Office for Vocations