Third Sunday Of Easter. CATHOLIC CHURCH 3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California (562) Website:

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1 Third Sunday Of Easter April 10, 2016 ST. BARNABAS CATHOLIC CHURCH 3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California (562) Website: I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. -Psalm 30 MISSION STATEMENT: We, the Catholic Community of St. Barnabas Parish, are a people formed by Christ, called in Baptism and united in the Eucharist; we continue the mission of the Church in the world through Prayer, Apostolic Works, Evangelization, and Christian Stewardship. Rev. Antony J. Gaspar Ed.D. Parish Administrator Rev. George Reynolds Associate Pastor Dn. Carlito de los Reyes Permanent Deacon PARISH OFFICE (562) Fax (562) Emergency (562) Parish church@stbarnabaslb.org Melissa Ray Olivia Baylen Elizabeth Davila Monday-Friday Saturday Sunday OFFICE HOURS SATURDAY (VIGIL) SUNDAY 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 9:00 am - 4:30 pm 9:00 am - 2:00 pm MASS TIMES MONDAY-FRIDAY WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM 5:30 PM 8:00 AM 6:30 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION/MASS Adoration First Friday of the month 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mass 7:30 pm MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA/MASS Wednesday (Novena after Mass) Rosary Mass 6:15 pm 6:30 pm Confession 1st Friday of the month Saturday SACRAMENTS Infant Baptisms 4th Sunday of the month by prior registration Marriages/Quinceañeras 2:30 pm Please contact Priest 6 months prior Anointing of the Sick Please call the Parish Office Come, have your breakfast. -John 21:12 REDEMPTION Do you remember Peter on the night Jesus was arrested? He claimed he had never heard of Jesus. Today we are called to join Peter in testifying to the name of Jesus as he does in the first reading, and in proclaiming our love for him as Peter does in the Gospel passage. The powerful imagery of John s vision in the second reading from the book of Revelation shows us the company we keep when we have faith in the name of Jesus. We join all living creatures, countless in number from heaven, earth, under the earth, in the sea; everything in the universe (Revelation 5:11, 13). The dignity and majesty described in each reading are in stark contrast to the dark and pitiful image of Peter and the other apostles at the time of Jesus arrest, trial, and crucifixion. What a relief that we can all be redeemed so completely! Copyright J. S. Paluch Co O Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you. -Psalm 84:12

2 Page 2 St. Barnabas Catholic Church April 10, 2016 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & CONFIRMATION (562) Orange Avenue, Long Beach, CA re@stbarnabaslb.org Director: Rita Courville Coffey ADORATION COORDINATORS ST. BARNABAS SCHOOL (562) Fax (562) Marron Avenue, Long Beach, CA stbarnabas_jkellam@yahoo.com Principal: Jennifer Kellam Website: MINISTRY DIRECTORY Charito Salas: (562) Myra Magbitang: (562) ALTAR SERVERS Stephanie Herrera: (562) BULLETIN TEAM/SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE Joyce Kaiser: (562) CENACLE ROSARY GROUP Annie Pallivathukal: (562) COFFEE & DONUTS Peter Salas: (562) COUPLES FOR CHRIST Roy & Faye Rivera: (562) CURSILLO Matt Dobberpuhl: (562) DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Alvino & Carmen Jauregui: (562) Samanth Christi: (562) Church Jim Supancheck: (562) The Sick FILIPINO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Dr. Gene Lowther: (562) FINANCE COUNCIL Jun Magbitang: (562) HOLY NAME SOCIETY Bob Frazier: (562) INFANT BAPTISM Parish Office: (562) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (Council #3449) Waldy Cruz: (562) LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION Robert Kalowes: (562) LECTORS Marina Cuico: (562) LEGION OF MARY Rosamma Michael: (562) LITURGICAL MUSIC COORDINATOR Rita Courville Coffey: (562) OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA Dn. Carlito de los Reyes: (562) OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE MINISTRY Tricia J: (303) PASTORAL COUNCIL Geraldine Johnston: (562) PEER MINISTRY Rita Courville Coffey: (562) PLANNING & BUILDING TEAM Sean Farragher: (562) PROJECT ACHIEVE MINISTRY Michelle Gustilo-Smithson: (310) RCIA / ADULT SACRAMENTAL PREP Rita Courville Coffey: (562) RESPECT LIFE Robert Kalowes: (562) SACRISTANS Geraldine Johnston: (562) SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN & YOUTH Sandy Komine: (562) STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Robert Kalowes: (562) USHERS & GREETERS Darrell Stewart: (562) WEDDING/QUINCEAÑERA COORDINATOR Deb Ryan: (562) WELCOME HOME MINISTRY Lisa Johnson: (562) Karen Miller: (562) WORSHIP ENVIRONMENT/EVENT DECOR Michelle Feiner: (562) FINANCIAL REPORT Last Sunday s Collection: $ 13, Thank you for your prayerful giving. Your generosity supports the operations of our Parish Community. SAINT OF THE DAY St. Bernadette Souibious Feast Day: April 16 St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes. She was very ill as a child. On Feb.11,1858, Bernadette was sent with her younger sister to gather firewood, when a very beautiful lady appeared to her above a rose bush in a grotto. Thus began the appearances of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. At the 13th apparition, Bernadette told her family the lady said, "a chapel should be built and a procession formed." Bernadette asked the local priest to build a chapel at the site of her visions and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is now one of the major Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world. She died at the age of 35 on April 16, 1879, while praying the holy rosary. She was officially canonized a Saint by Pope Pius XI on 8 December Paragraph Source: catholicsaints.info ROSARY/DIVINE MERCY Please join us in reciting the Rosary every morning (Monday through Saturday) at 7:35 am before daily Mass. It is a beautiful and spiritual way to start your day. Every day following weekday Mass, we invite you to join us for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It starts about five minutes after Mass (around 8:35 am). It can be the best fifteen minutes of the day. If you cannot join us, perhaps you can join the Divine Mercy on EWTN television channel at noon. Take home some fun in God s Word, grab a copy of The Kids Bulletin after each Mass! COFFEE & DONUTS available after the 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM Masses at the PARISH CENTER. Come stop by! Like us on Facebook! #stbarnabaslb Follow us on

3 April 3, 2016 St. Barnabas Catholic Church Page 3 Mark Your Calendar 4/10, 4/17 & 4/24 Blanket & Sheet Drive 4/13-4/23 Pilgrimage to Holy Land w/fr. Antony 4/21-4/23 SBS Lion King Jr./St. Joseph HS 4/24 Diaconate Formation Meeting at St. Dominic s 5/10 Brick order deadline 5/14 Luau Fundraiser Dinner/Dance Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, April 11th 8:00 am- +Galina Novikoff ; +Richard Watson ; +Cenon Realubit Tuesday, April 12th 8:00 am- +Gavina Taino ; +Larry Villanueva Wednesday, April 13th 8:00 am- +Virginia Cooper 6:30 pm- +Aurea Lambrinto Thursday, April 14th 8:00 am- +Quinton Peplinkski ; Dio Alvarado Friday, April 15th 8:00 am- +Romulo Abrograr ; Jena Lynn Sarmiento Saturday, April 16th 8:00 am- +Vergelio Siqing ; +Mary Geralyn Decker 5:00 pm- +Joseph Atienza Sunday, April 17th 7:30 am- +Mother Mary Angelica, P.C.P.A. 9:00 am- Intentions of St. Barnabas Parishioners ; +Remedios Quario Andrion 10:45 am- +Bonifacio & +Hermenia Avencena ; +Cenon Realubit 12:30 pm- +Samuel & +Elsie Zapata ; +Felixberta Rodriguez 5:30 pm- +Wilma Lapid Pascual *Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased) The following names have been recently added: Joshua Jesus Moses, Joji Gunther, John Archer, Ernie Bayudan, Brother Mike Sweeney, Kimmy Pascoe, Matthew Worthy, Aunt Vera, & Joseph Van Der Meulen. All are encouraged to pray for them and others already included in the Prayer Intention Book, which will be presented at each Mass. Call the Office to be added to the Bulletin list. You may also write your own prayer intentions in the Prayer Intention Book that is available before each Saturday and Sunday Mass, located on a stand at the main entrance of the Church. We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died. Honorata Viloria 3/15 Elizabeth Evans 3/15 Eileen Gallagher 3/16 Pray For The Sick We Remember... Antonia Garcia 3/17 Jorge Garcia 3/18 First Reading Brought before the Sanhedrin, the apostles give witness to Jesus Christ. (Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41). Psalm I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30). Second Reading In his vision John sees all in heaven and on earth give honor and glory to the one on the throne and to the Lamb (Revelation 5:11-14). Gospel Jesus appears to the disciples by the sea of Tiberias (John 21:1-19 [1-14]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Sunday: Monday: Third Sunday of Easter St. Stanislaus Wednesday: Pope St. Martin I Friday: Saturday: Today s Readings Readings For The Week Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-3, 5; Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30 Saints & Special Observances Income Tax Day St. Bernadette Soubirous Visit our website to view current & previous bulletins at

4 Page 4 St. Barnabas Catholic Church April 10, 2016 Parish News LUAU FUNDRAISING DINNER/DANCE The Filipino-American Association invites you to our 17 th Anniversary Celebration dinner/ dance on Saturday, May 14 from 6:30pm- 10:30pm in the Parish Hall. This year s theme is LUAU. Come in your Hawaiian attire and join us for a fun-filled night of dancing, great music, food and prizes. Tickets are $20.00 and are available from any Fil-Am Assoc. member or call Dr. Gene R. Lowther at (562) THANK YOU to the many parishioners and friends who attended the Feast Day Celebration in honor of San Pedro Calungsod and to all those who donated their time, talents and treasures. Maraming, maraming Salamat po! Volunteer Opportunities Looking for a few volunteers who are bilingual in English/Spanish who can help answer phone calls at the Parish Office, during our regular office hours. Please the Parish Office at: church@stbarnabaslb.org or call us at: Also, we are in need of a few people who can do some typing and data entry. You must be detail-oriented and accuracy is a must. Please the Parish Office at: church@stbarnabaslb.org or call us at: Congratulations To The Following: NEWLY REGISTERED PARISHIONERS: Jose Reynaldo Galang, and their family WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Erlo & Anne Torres 4/9 (50 yrs) Phillip & Diane Gentile 4/9 (33 yrs) Hugo & Jennie Dueñas 4/23 (11 yrs) Jun & Didi Herrera 4/25 (39 yrs) Harry & Norma Sibayan 4/30 (39 yrs) FULL INITIATION ON EASTER VIGIL: Sarah Walrath 3/26 BAPTISM: Baptism: Marley Sithichai 4/2 QUINCEAÑERA: Ashley Gomez 4/2 Celebrating your Wedding Anniversary? us (a month before date) with Names, year you re celebrating, along with your Wedding Anniversary date to: church@stbarnabaslb.org STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE FUNDRAISER: LEGACY TERRACE SAMPLE BRICK Parish Ministries Extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year Of Mercy: December 8, November 20, 2016 Buy a Brick...Leave a Legacy! As announced previously, The Stewardship Committee is pleased to give parishioners the opportunity to purchase engraved bricks and leave a legacy! The bricks will form the basis for the renovation of the entrance to the Parish Hall. The area around the entrance will be completely redesigned. ***ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY: MAY 10TH, 2016 HOW TO ORDER YOUR BRICK Members of the Stewardship Committee will be in the church parking lot on Sundays from 8 AM to 2 PM to accept requests for the engraved bricks. A single 4 X 8 brick with three lines of lettering will be offered for $200 Two 4 X 8 bricks, with five lines of lettering, over and under or end to end will be offered for $400. Cash, credit card and checks are accepted All profits from the sale of the bricks will go into a special account to be used to fund deferred maintenance projects at the church. Please contact Bob Kalowes, at (562) or Sandy Komine at (562) for further information. Forms are available on our Church website, or you can pick one up at the Parish Office. PARISH HALL Rendering by: Armando Pablo PARISHWIDE BLANKET and SHEET-SET DRIVE The Project Achieve Shelter is in need of sheet sets and blankets for its residents! If your family is interested in donating either item, our goal is to collect the following in the MONTH OF APRIL Sheet Sets (Twin XL please) 60 Blankets (any size, but Twin XL preferred) Ministry members will be collecting these items at the LUNCH BENCHES across from the school office from 8am-1:30pm on the following Sundays: Sunday, April 10 th Sunday, April 17 th Sunday, April 24 th

5 April 10, 2016 St. Barnabas Catholic Church Page 5 Local Archdiocese News ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO BECOME A DEACON? The Diaconate Formation Office will be hosting an information meeting for all men who are interested in finding out more about becoming a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Members of the Archdiocesan Diaconate Formation Office will be present to explain the role of the deacon in the Church, to explain the Diaconate Formation Program, and to answer any questions that participants might have. Men must be between the ages of 30 and 60 years to enter the formation program. It is important for men who are married to attend with their wives. The next information meeting will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at St. Dominic Savio Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower, CA For further information, please contact Mrs. Claudia Ortiz in the Diaconate Formation Office at (213) or CAOrtiz@la-archdiocese.org A JOURNEY THROUGH FAITH & ART The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is the exclusive West Coast destination for Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art - one of the rarest collections of Vatican art and objects to ever visit North America. This 12,000 square foot exhibition will be open from March 6, 2016 through August 28, Don t miss this once-in-a -lifetime experience! *** SPECIAL OFFER FOR PARISHIONERS! $5.00 OFF EVERY TICKET! *** [Enter Discount Code: PARISH or mention PARISH at admission desk. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Visit: FINGERPRINTING All clergy, paid parish/school personnel and volunteers who work regularly in a supervisory role with children or youth must be fingerprinted. For more information, call us at: (213) or visit: for more information on locations. Holy Humor The Instructor at the parish workshop on aging shared the following pearls of wisdom: Remember the five B s of aging men: bifocals, bridges, bunions, balding, and bulging. Aging women never get lonely because they have so many men in their lives: Will Power, Charlie Horse, Arthur Ritis, Ben Gay, and of course-stretch Pants, You know you are getting old when the majority of names in your personal phone book end in MD. OH, BROTHER! Belly Laughs for Good Humored Catholics By Brother Loughlan Sofield, ST Copyright 2015 by Brother Loughlan Sofield, ST Together In Mission: Though We Are Many We Are One. St. Barnabas School News St. Barnabas Parish School is proud to announce our annual Spring Event and production of The Lion King Jr. on April 21, 22 and 23 at St. Joseph High School in Lakewood. Thank you for supporting our 4 th annual cash raffle!!! A book of 10 tickets was mailed to parishioners in January. Buy a chance to win one of the following prizes: 1 st prize - $2,000, 2 nd prize - $500 and 3 rd prize - $250 There are still tickets left for Thursday night, April 21 and a few tickets available for Friday, April 22. Our Saturday night dinner theater is SOLD OUT! Please go to to purchase your tickets. Even if you are not able to attend the event, you can still support our efforts through our first-ever online auction!! You can start browsing items now at Click on the View All Items button to check out all the wonderful clothing, gift cards, dining and unique experiences. Many more items will be added! These will be available for online bidding beginning April 10th at 9:00am. The online auction will close at 9:00pm on April 20th. Or consider making a donation to the Simonetti Family Education Fund by clicking on DONATE CASH. Named for long time parishioners, Albert and Jeannette Simonetti, donations to this fund will support technology upgrades to our classrooms. Click on REFER FRIENDS and spread the word. Anyone, anywhere can support our event this year online. Thank you for your support of St. Barnabas Parish School! Disney s The Lion King Jr. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theater International. 421 West 54th St., NY, NY 10019; Phone: ; Fax: Parish Trips PILGRIMAGE TO EUROPE The Knights of Columbus #3449 is still looking for people to join us on the 15 Day Pilgrimage to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria & Italy from September 8 September 22, 2016 with Fr. George Reynolds as a spiritual guide. For more information and reservation, please contact Betty Lowther at (562) or betlowther@aol.com or Grand Knight Waldy Cruz at (562)

6 Page 6 St. Barnabas Catholic Church April 10, 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee Year Of Mercy Holy Father Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy that started on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mother Mary on December 8, 2015 and concluding on the Feast of Christ the King on 20 November We, the faithful, are called to celebrate and live out the Year of Mercy through liturgy, prayer, and corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Prayer of Pope Francis for the Jubilee Year of Mercy Lord Jesus Christ, You have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief. Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman: If you knew the gift of God! You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God. Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind. We ask this of you, Lord Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy; you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION From the earliest centuries, we know that some Christian women desired to vow themselves to a celibate life to pray and serve. Some, but by no means everyone, wanted a kind of monastic life. Others wanted to stay in the family home. By the fourth century, the church was celebrating the Consecration of Virgins, a rite performed by the bishop, and involving a veiling of the woman. It was looked upon as a form of marriage with Christ, partly because in the culture of the day a woman s status in society was linked to a man. The prayers and ritual for the consecration of virgins were exactly the same as the prayers and ritual for the consecration of a bride on her wedding day. The public character of the rite gave the bishop the opportunity to commend the virgin to the faithful, and to threaten with punishment anyone who tried to turn her from her commitment. Eventually, the rite fell into disuse for women living in the world, and was reserved for nuns. The Second Vatican Council directed that it be revived and restored, and in nearly every diocese, single women have embraced this form of consecrated life. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Like us on Facebook! #stbarnabaslb Follow us on