MARIA REGINA PARISH. Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015 Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. 1 John 3:18 MASS SCHEDULE

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1 MARIA REGINA PARISH 2150 W. 135th Street Gardena, CA Tel: (310) Fax: (310) Website Pastor: Fr. Sang Van Tran Pastor Emeritus: Msgr. Thomas M. Acton Resident Priest: Fr. Victor Ozoufuanya Permanent Deacon: Deacon Matthew Van P. Nguyen Parish Secretary: Ricardo Mata Bookkeeper & Choir Coordinator: Domingo De Guzman School Principal: Mrs. Lynnette Lino (310) Filipino Community: Aida B. Abalos (310) Crecimiento en la Fe: Julio Pérez (310) Vietnamese Community: Hung Duc Tran (310) Sri-Lankan Community: Rohan Fernando (310) Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015 Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. 1 John 3:18 MASS SCHEDULE English: Monday through Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Holy Days: 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m., & 7:00 p.m. Spanish: Domingo (Sunday): Viernes (Friday) Oracion: 12 noon / Medio Dia 6:30 p.m. Crecimiento en la Fe Vietnamese: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Group: After morning Mass on Saturday Confessions: Saturday 4:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment. Baptism: 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays (English and Spanish), Every 2nd Saturday after 7:00 p.m. Mass (Vietnamese). Baptism Class is required for Parents & Godparents. Any questions call the rectory. Sacrament of Matrimony: Six months in advance. Call the rectory for information. Sacramento de Matrimonio: Llamar a la oficina seis meses antes minimo para hacer una cita con el padre. Quinceañera: For more information, please call the Rectory. Quinceañeras: Nececitan ser Miembros de la Parroquia y nececitan estar en el programa de confirmacion. Adoration: 1st Friday / 7:00-9:00 p.m. Hora Santa: Primer Martes del mes 7:30-8:30 p..m. Sacrament of the Sick: Anytime please call for a priest. Sacramento de los enfermos: Cualquier momento favor de llamar a la oficina para un Sacerdote.

2 BEARING FRUIT Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. John s words come to us on this day when the Gospel passage presents us with the great image of the vine and the branches. Jesus uses the image as a warning to those who have begun to distance themselves from the way of the Lord. One of the ways this happens is when we love God and others in word or speech instead of in deed and truth. What does it mean for us to remain in Christ? In an extension of the metaphor, the Lord gives us an example. If we remain in him, we will bear much fruit. As the branches, we draw strength from Christ who is the vine. This strength enables us to bear fruit to do the work of true discipleship. Copyright J. S. Co. Thank you for your support. Collection: April $6, Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a su Iglesia de Maria Regina. HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL, TRUST OR ESTATE PLANNING? You may wish to name your parish as a beneficiary on an insurance or other financial instruments. Our legal title: For the Sole Benefit of Maria Regina Church, 2150 West 135th Street, Gardena, CA Thank you for your consideration. Mass Intentions & Schedule Saturday May 2 7:00 AM Pauline Nwosu 5:30 PM Anton Do Van Ke 7:00 PM All Souls Sunday May 3 8:00 AM Chidi Duru 10:00 AM Msgr. Thomas Acton (Priest Anniversary) 12:00 Noon Micaela Chavez Monday May 4 7:00 AM Sr. Martha Regina Hoa Vu Tuesday May 5 7:00 AM Chinoso Nwokeiwu Wednesday May 6 7:00 AM Sr. Therese Lan Ngo PARA DAR FRUTO Hijos míos: No amemos solamente de palabra; amemos de verdad y con las obras. Las palabras de Juan nos llegan hoy cuando el pasaje del Evangelio nos presenta con la gran imagen del viñedo y las ramas. Jesús usa la imagen como un aviso a los que se han empezado a distanciar de la senda del Señor. Esto sucede cuando amamos a Dios y a otros con palabras o dichos y no con la verdad y las obras. Qué significa para nosotros permanecer en Cristo? El Señor nos da un ejemplo con la extensión de la metáfora. Si permanecemos en él, daremos mucho fruto. Como ramas sacamos la fuerza de Cristo que es la viña. Esa fuerza nos facilita dar fruto hacer el trabajo de los verdaderos discípulos. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Thursday May 7 7:00 AM Kevin Ikedum 6:30PM All Souls Friday May 8 7:00AM Sr. Martha Lor Pham Saturday May 9 7:00 AM Vocations 5:30PM Patricia Ikedua 7:00PM All Souls Mass Intentions Mass intentions request will only be taken in the office a week in advance if space is available. Only one intention per Mass. Please submit the request in the office.

3 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 10:25-36, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10 or 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 15:9-17 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CALENDAR CALENDARIO DE EDUCATION RELIGIOSA Español Clases los Sabado s de 8am 10am May 9 Clase Regular English Classes on Saturday from 10:45am -12:45pm May 9 Regular Class Guadalupanos Folklorico Rosarios Hora Santa Familias Unidas Grupo de Oracion Ministerios de la Parroquia guadalupnanos@mariareginagardena.net folklorico@mariareginagardena.net Martes a las 7:30 pm en la Iglesia Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30 pm Todos los Miercoles 7:00 pm Crecimiento en la Fe Viernes 7:00 pm Salon Parroqioal Julio Perez (310) Liturgy Coordinator Dolly Pascual (310) Lectors Danita Mallett Eucharistic Ministers Dolly Pascual (310) Communion to the Sick Lorna Arceo (310) Altar Servers Sacristy Martha Craft Sacristan Committee CONFIRMATION YOUTH PROGRAM Classes are on Monday s from 6:30pm to 8:30pm May 11 Year 1 (Last Class) May 18 Year 2 (Last Class) Maria Regina School SCHOOL OPEN ENROLLMENT Altar Decoration Religious Education Youth Confirmation Fr. Sang & Committee Saturday Mornings Ramon Nunez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Hung Tran (Vietnamese) Monday Night (6:30pm - 8:30pm) David Sevilla Pastoral Council Fred Purifoy (310) Finance Committee Eddie Rodriguez (310) School Year! TK 8th Grade ( TK must be 4-year olds by September 1st) Building Educational Blocks ~ One Year at a Time! South Van Ness Avenue, Gardena, CA * 310) * Fax (310) * Website * info@mregina.org Galleria School Rewards Join the galleria e-club program by logging on to and click on the Galleria e-club link to register. Schools receive 250 bonus points for each application completely filled out (limit 1 per ) Give credit to our school by putting the school s name in the Areas of interest portion of the application. E-Club provides you with advance notice of sales, events and promotions plus exclusive Galleria School Rewards bonus point s opportunities! Points are available to New e-club Members only. The Pregnancy Help Center in Torrance is looking for Client Advocates (lay counselors) and Nurse volunteers. We will be having volunteer training coming up on October 25. If you are interested and would like more information, contact Mary at (310) Box Tops for Education We have an amazing opportunity to earn cash for our school. How can you help? Its very simple. All you need to do is clip the Box tops (that look like the logo here) for hundreds of participating general mills products and send to the parish office. Divine Mercy & Central & Eastern Europe Pilgrimage Fr. Lester & Fr. Roberto invite you to join them on a Pilgrimage to Central and Eastern Europe in the footsteps of the Divine Mercy with St. Faustina and St. Pope John Paul II, September 14-28, For more information please contact Fr. Lester at (562) or their Pilgrimage Coordinator, Delia L. Tio, at (310) Seats are limited.

4 TOGETHER IN MISSION PLEDGE BILLINGS RECORDATORIOS DE PAGO DE UNIDOS EN MISION The monthly pledge billings for the Together in Mission pledges have been mailed. It is very important that these pledges be paid so that our parish will reach and hopefully exceed our goal. Once the pledge payments have exceeded our goal, we receive all the additional funds for use in our parish ministries. TOGETHER IN MISSION Los recordatorios mensuales de pago de las promesas hechas a Unidos en Misión ya han sido enviados por correo. Es muy importante que estas contribuciones prometidas sean pagadas para que nuestra parroquia pueda alcanzar y ojalá sobrepasar nuestra meta. Si al pagar nuestras promesas excedemos nuestra meta, todos los fondos que excedan dicha meta seran devueltos para ser usados en los ministerios de la parroquia. PARISH GOAL: $32, AMOUNT PLEDGED : $31, AMOUNT PAID: $23, PLEDGE NEEDED: $1, NUMBER OF FAMILIES PLEDGED: 337 Would you consider faithfully, a pledge of $60.00 per family? This way, the burden will be light for each family to donate. If we have 500 pledges, we would make our goal complete. May God reward your generosity. Despedida del Secretario Parroquial Después de ser el Secretario de la Parroquia en Maria Regina por 8 años es el momento para mí decir adiós. El tiempo que pasé aquí en la comunidad María Regina era una muy gratificante e inspirador para mí. Gracias por el apoyo, animo y aliento que todos ustedes me han prestado durante mi tiempo en Maria Regina. Los voy a extrañar, les pido sus oraciones al yo iniciar un nuevo reto y etapa de mi carrera en San Juan como Asistente Administrativo a la oficina de Formación. Por favor oren por mí como yo oraré por ustedes y una vez más, gracias. -Ricardo Mata UNIDOS EN MISION META PARROQUIAL: $ 32, TOTAL PROMETIDO: $31, TOTAL PAGADO: $23, SALDO: $1, Numero de familias comprometidas 337 Consideraría una promesa de $60.00 por familia? De esta forma, sera ligera para cada familia para donar. Si tenemos promesas de 500 familias, hacemos nuestra meta. Que Dios recompense su generosidad. -Ricardo Mata Parish Secretary Farewell After being at Maria Regina Parish Secretary for 8 years it is time for me to say Good bye. The time I spent here at Maria Regina community was a very rewarding and inspiring for me. Thank you for the support, guidance, and encouragement you all have provided me during my time at Maria Regina. I will miss you all, I am looking forward to this new challenge and to starting a new phase of my career at St. John Fisher as the Administrative Assisted to the office of Formation. Please pray for me as I will pray for you and once again, Thank you. Hospitality Ministers Needed This is an invitation to anyone interested in becoming a greeter at any of the weekend Sunday Masses. Arrive fifteen (15) minutes before Mass and greet people as they enter at the doors of the church. This is an opportunity to grow in your faith and our faith keeps us going. Please call our parish office for more information. Mass times at which you wish to serve: Saturday: English 5:30pm Sunday: English 8:00am 10:00am Spanish 12:00pm Name: Address: City: Zip Code: Phone: Mobile:

5 Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015