THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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1 AUGUST 30, 2015 THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Gallagher, Pastor Rev. Chan Woo Lee, Associate Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop Emeritus, In Residence Rev. Msgr. Lorenzo Miranda, In Residence Senior Deacon Walter Hanson Deacon Ryan Adams Liturgical Celebrations Sunday Mass Vigil - 5:00 pm Saturday 7:15 am, 8:30 am 10:00 am (Adult Choir), 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Contemporary Choir) 3:00 pm (Spanish Mass) 5:00 pm (Contemporary Choir) Weekday Mass Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am & 12:05 pm Saturday 7:30 am Holy Days of Obligation Vigil - 5:00 pm 7:30, 8:45, 12:05 & 7:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday Saturday 4:30-5:30 pm 8-8:30 am & 3:30-4:30 pm Thursdays before First Fridays and the Eves of Holy Days 3:30-4:30 pm A Catholic Parish Community Moorpark Street at Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA TEL FAX

2 Page Two St. Charles Borromeo Church The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Ministries, Sacraments, & Formation ALTAR SERVERS Father Chan Woo Lee, Coordinator ANNULMENT ASSISTANCE Mrs. Helen Gulliver & Mrs. Rita Haeusler ANOINTING OF THE SICK Available upon request in the event of a serious illness, or medical emergency. Any hour, day or night. BAPTISM For St. Charles parishioners only. By appointment: Sundays, 2:00 pm Preparation classes required for parents and godparents BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00 pm, Parish Center Mrs. Clare Darden SPANISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Mrs. Daisy Mejia CATHOLIC MORTUARIES & CEMETERIES FUNERAL PLANNING Mrs. Daisy Mejia CONFIRMATION Mr. Benjamin Kaltenecker, Coordinator ext. 308 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY Lisa Castleton lisa_castleton@hotmail.com TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Mrs. Mary Genova LECTORS Ms. Terry Ruiz, therooz1@aol.com LITURGY AND MUSIC Mr. James Drollinger, Director ext. 315 MARRIAGE For St. Charles parishioners only. Contact the priest at the Parish Center Office at least six months prior to the proposed date. One year is suggested. WEDDING COORDINATION Mrs. Gretchen Schreck MARRIAGE PREPARATION, FOCCUS Dr. Liz Carr NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Michele Kezele Sign up for classes at TROUBLED MARRIAGES, RETROUVAILLE Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Esther Stewart Website sponsored by the USCCB: RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Mondays: 4:30-5:30 pm Saturdays: 8-8:30 am, 3:30-4:30 pm Thursdays before 1st Fridays, Eves of Holy Days: 3:30-4:30 pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Office Hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Mrs. Jeannie Essa, Director Ms. Susan Jakel, Elementary Coordinator Ms. Diane Skwarek, Pre-School Coordinator Mrs. Antonia Goedde, Secretary RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY The Option Line is available for pregnancy, or post-abortion counseling & resources, 24 hours a day: HELP(4357) Pregnancy Counseling Center of Mission Hills : RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Mr. John D. Genova jeopardy1984@yahoo.com Ms. Debra Burley st_charles_rcia@yahoo.com SACRISTANS Mr. James Surtees, Head Sacristan stcharlesservers@yahoo.com ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mr. John E. Genova, Principal, TK-8 Mrs. Brenda Ianniciello, Secretary SENIOR CITIZENS MINISTRY Sr. Yvette Perrault, RSM, Coordinator ext. 307 SOCIAL JUSTICE & STATE ISSUES California Catholic Conference & Legislative Network: SOCIAL SERVICE HOLY FAMILY SERVICE CENTER Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat: 9:00-11:45 am Mr. David Risk, Director ST. CHARLES HEALTH MINISTRY Meets 1st Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, Parish Center Ms. Kathy Scheid USHERS, MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY Mr. Mark VanCleve mvanc62@aol.com YOUNG ADULTS - THE VINE stcharlesyoungadults@gmail.com RECTORY Moorpark Street, PARISH CENTER Moorpark Street, Mon. - Fri.: 9 am - 9 pm Sat. & Sun.: 9 am - 5 pm PHONE: FAX: ADMINISTRATOR: Mrs. Susan Brown Ext. 304 SECRETARY: Mrs. Maria Ruiz Ext. 302 SECRETARY: Mrs. Gretchen Schreck Ext. 301 PLEASE VIST OUR PARISH WEBSITE: For inquiries about a vocation to priesthood or religious life, please contact: Fr. Chan Woo Lee Deanery Vocation Director, fr.chanlee@gmail.com Fr. Michael Perucho San Fernando Regional Vocation Coordinator or fr-perucho@hfglendale.org BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Please submit announcement requests by Tuesday, eleven (11) days prior to publication, in Parish Center Office or stcharlesbulletin@gmail.com.

3 Page Three St. Charles Borromeo Church August 30, 2015 This article is reprinted as it appeared on the website of the Knights of Columbus on August 1, 2014 THE VOCATION OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE IS A CALL TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRIST S UNDYING LOVE FOR HIS BRIDE, THE CHURCH BY NICHOLAS J. HEALY, JR. In his noted interview with Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro in August 2013, Pope Francis summed up his vision for the Church with a memorable image: I see the Church as a field hospital after battle. It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else. Heal the wounds. Heal the wounds. Among the most painful and most serious wounds of our time is the widespread breakdown of marriages. This wound is both a human tragedy a source of deep suffering for the spouses and especially for their children and, as Pope Francis argues, a profound cultural crisis because the family is the fundamental cell in society (Evangelii Gaudium, 66). In order to address this challenge, Pope Francis has called for a renewed pastoral approach that situates marriage and the family at the heart of the Church s evangelical mission. The Church s ability to heal wounds depends on her faithful witness to God s merciful love incarnate in Jesus Christ and communicated in the sacraments. One of the tasks of the upcoming synod on the family is to help the faithful rediscover the vital connection between the sacraments and pastoral care in difficult situations. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines a sacrament as an efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us (1131). By his Incarnation, the Son of God entered history and united himself with creation. The sacraments are a masterwork of God whereby the saving mystery of Christ s life, death and resurrection is extended in time and communicated to us in order to gather us into communion with him. Through the Holy Spirit, the ordinary things of God s good creation water, oil, bread, wine become signs that contain and mediate God s love for us. (continued on page 7)

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5 Page Five St. Charles Borromeo Church August 30, 2015 SC = Social Center; OLC = Our Lady s Chapel PC = Parish Center St. Charles Organizations & LOCAL Activities AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY First Sundays, 11:15 am, Parish Center First Fridays, 7:30 pm, Prayer Meeting Parish Center Ukay Bosah: Roman Akeh: THE ARMY OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY Holy Hour for the Sanctification of Priests ALL ARE WELCOME Wednesdays: 5:00pm-6:00pm, Parish Center Chapel Group Leader: Ann Doyle catholicpatriot1@gmail.com BIBLE STUDY Thursdays, 7-9 pm, Parish Center Chip Krolik: panares@roadrunner.com CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS (CDA) Our Lady of the Angels Court Third Sundays, 3:00 pm. Kris VanCleve, Regent: CATHOLICS IN ENTERTAINMENT An online spiritual fellowship for like-minded people in the creative arts. Open to all. Sign up at our website to receive industry events, new and information. info@catholicsinentertainment.com FILIPINO AMERICAN COUNCIL Third Wednesdays, 7:30 pm Fae Henson: ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION (ICF) Branch 382 New members are always welcome, and you do not need to be Italian to join! Third Fridays, 5:30 pm, Parish Center Rose Garcia: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (K of C) Victor J. Mahony Council #2670 Third Tuesdays, Social Center, 7-8:30 pm Brother Jacques Shardo: LATIN AMERICAN COUNCIL First Sundays, 1:00-2:30 pm, Parish Center back room. Leticia Char: ST. CHARLES GOLDEN GIRLS The St. Charles Golden Girls meet every Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm in the Parish Center Conference Room. Bring those egg shells! ST. CHARLES SENIOR CLUB Ages 55 & up We welcome Seniors of any faith. Second and fourth Mondays, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Parish Center. EveAnn: SENIOR CARD GAMES Every Thursday 1 to 5 pm In the Parish Center Several Rummy or Bridge Games Bring your dimes for a fun-filled afternoon and the opportunity to meet others!

6 Page Six St. Charles Borromeo Church The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Devotions & Prayers First Fridays in the Parish Center Chapel at 4:30 pm FIRST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th RECONCILIATION Thursday 3:30-4:30 pm MASS - 7:30 am & 12:05 pm EUCHARTISTIC ADORATION 8:00 am - Noon RESPECT LIFE ROSARY 4:30 pm MISA EL PRIMER VIERNES 7:00 pm NOVENA Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tuesdays, Following 12:05 pm Mass ROSARY Following 7:30 am & 12:05 pm Mass And before 5 pm Saturday Vigil Mass OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Sundays, 4:00 pm Eucharistic Ministry To be a Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound or to receive communion in your home, contact Mary Genova at To be a Eucharistic Minister for Masses, Lisa Castleton at lisa_castleton@hotmail.com Envelope Reminder In order to receive proper credit for your contributions, please use your preprinted envelopes that you receive monthly in the mail. If you forget your envelope, please include your number with your donation. DISCERNING YOUR LIFE PATH? Contact Sr. Carol Quinlivan, CSJ: cquinlivan@csjla.org Mass Intentions Sunday, August 30 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 am Michael Wayne, Gieleno Villar 8:30 am Kitty McInerney, Panayota 10:00 am Jack Hennessy Julia Szewczyk 11:30 am Jeffrey Adriano Parish Intentions 1:00 pm Philomene Ragni, Juan Ana-Maria Galaviz 3:00 pm David Garcia, Lorenzo Garcia 5:00 pm Marcela Rodriguez, Isidro Damien Cruz Leopold Morales, Daniel Cosme Consuelo Flores de Silvas Monday, August 31 7:30 am Ileana Catral, Eleanor Jacinto 12:05 pm Imelda O Brien Hilda O Connell Tuesday, September 1 7:30 am Steve and June Ackerman Jim Schlies 12:05 pm Margareta Stark, Janet Lynch Wednesday, September 2 7:30 am Maria Magdalena Briones 12:05 pm John Milton, Luis Avalos Thursday, September 3 - St. Gregory the Great 7:30 am Renato Laudato, Sr., Alfredo Estacio 12:05 pm Charles Strongo, Ronald Ruocco Friday, September 4 - First Friday 7:30 am Stantan Belland 12:05 pm Katrina Petravic Saturday, September 5 - Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30 am Maurice La Rue 5:00 pm Edward and Kathleen Toomey Gusta and Agnes Baumann Joe Nicoletta Sunday, September 6 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 am Jim Townsend Rosalia K. Yana 8:30 am Jose Sonugan 10:00 am Lilia Viniegra Minh Dang, Mui Pham Gordon Erberts 11:30 am Carolyn Romano Telly Ramos 1:00 pm Parish Intentions 3:00 pm Thomas Abadie Daniel Macias 5:00 pm Helen Ohanian Deceased Special Intention Rest in Peace Anthony Sosa Joseph Nicoletta Sandy Spear Miguel Napoleon Gil Bernal Baby Richard A. Dickerson III Pray for the Sick Sara Simmons Pearl Ann Blanchard Martha Lopez Robert Saray Hilda O Connell Sally Catlin To add names, please call the Parish Office Readings for the Week Mon 1 Thes 4:13-18; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 11-13; Lk 4:16-30 Tue 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wed Col 1:1-8; Ps 52:10-11; Lk 4:38-44 Thu Col 1:9-14; Ps 98:2-6; Lk 5:1-11 Fri Col 1:15-20; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 5:33-39 Sat Col 1:21-23; Ps 54:3-4, 6, 8; Lk 6:1-5 Sun Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish! Please register if you would like to be a member of our community. Thank you for printing neatly and dropping this form in the offering basket or at the Parish Office. Your personalized tithing envelopes will be mailed to you in 8-12 weeks. If you use the envelopes in the pews, please mark your first and family name and your envelope number. Check here if this a change of address. Mr. & Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Student Name Spouse Address City Zip Telephone

7 Page Seven St. Charles Borromeo Church August 30, 2015 (continued from page 3) Just as in the Incarnation God assumed an entire human existence, so too do the sacraments enable God s grace to encounter and heal all of the important moments of human life. Birth, marriage, illness and even death are brought into communion with God s life and love. Among the seven sacraments, marriage has a unique significance insofar as the natural institution of marriage belongs to the order of creation. As the Catechism puts it, The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator (1603). The new gift that Christ brings to marriage restores the original order of creation that had been wounded by sin. Christ heals and restores marriage by making the conjugal love between a man and a woman a real symbol of his love for the Church. St. John Paul II taught us that, through the grace of the sacrament, the consent by which spouses mutually give and receive one another participates in... the very charity of Christ who gave himself on the Cross (Familiaris Consortio, 13). For this reason, a sacramental marriage concluded and consummated between baptized persons can never be dissolved. One of the great insights of St. John Paul II concerns the relationship between human love and the indissolubility of Christian marriage. He wrote: Being rooted in the personal and total self-giving of the couple, and being required by the good of the children, the indissolubility of marriage finds its ultimate truth in the plan that God has manifested in his revelation: He wills and he communicates the indissolubility of marriage as a fruit, a sign and a requirement of the absolutely faithful love that God has for man and that the Lord Jesus has for the Church.... Christian couples are called to participate truly in the irrevocable indissolubility that binds Christ to the Church his bride, loved by him to the end (Familiaris Consortio, 20). Sacramental indissolubility is a supreme gift of mercy whereby divine love indwells human love and allows this love to grow beyond itself to participate in God s love and faithfulness. This grace enables those who exchange wedding vows to say in truth, I pledge my life to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, unto death, and know that these words are true. The gift of indissolubility means that despite the difficulties and suffering that come with human failure and sin, the sacramental marriage bond remains an abiding source of mercy, forgiveness and healing. In this light, let us return to the image of a field hospital after a battle. In one sense, the Church is the hospital and the sacraments are the medicine that really contain and mediate the healing grace of God s love. Yet there is always more to the sacraments, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist, which sums up our faith and encompasses the whole of our lives. The sacraments are not just medicine; they are more like the hospital itself a place of healing and renewal. And more than being simply a hospital, the sacraments disclose the deepest truth of creation. They open a space for authentic human life, for mercy and forgiveness, and for the renewal of all creation. The sacraments are surprisingly capacious gifts. In the Eucharist, the whole mystery of Christ s life and love is, as it were, concentrated and really given to the Church. So too in marriage, a sacramental bond gathers up and contains all of one s life, even the most difficult and painful situations of illness, suffering and abandonment. Forgiveness and mercy are always present, not simply as an ideal or in spite of the supposed failure of the marriage, but in and through the undying marriage bond. It is this sacramental bond, strong as death (Song 8:6), that remains a sign and source of mercy and a real symbol of Christ s victory. NICHOLAS J. HEALY JR, is assistant professor of philosophy and culture at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C. He is a member of Father Rosensteel Council 2169 in Silver Spring, Md.

8 Page Eight St. Charles Borromeo Church The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH/SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, MINISTRIES, AND NEWS The Latin American Council will host Friendship Sunday in the Social Center until 1 pm this weekend. They will be also selling delicious tamales! Please stop by for food and fellowship. There will be no Friendship Sunday next weekend due to the Labor Day holiday. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING There is free blood pressure screening every Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 am at the Holy Family Service Center across the street from the Church. The Saint Charles Health Ministry Walking Club meets every Monday at 6 pm in the parking lot behind the church. Come and join us! For info, please contact Kathy Scheid at or kathy.scheid@gmail.com. ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH NOW PROVIDES ONLINE GIVING. A CONVENIENT & SAFE WAY TO MAKE A DONATION. REGISTERING IS EASY: JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE, AND CLICK OUR LINK. WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE, YOUR GIFT WILL BE SECURELY TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY INTO THE PARISH BANK ACCOUNT. St. Charles Bereavement Support Group If you are having a particularly difficult time after losing a loved one, please join our Bereavement Support Group where we help one another through the difficult grief journey. Grief Shared is Grief Diminished. Our next meeting is Thursday, September 10, at 7pm in the Parish Center. For more information, please contact Clare Darden at MUSICIANS!! If you have some musical experience and the Holy Spirit is calling you to spread God s Word through music, please contact our Music Director, Jim Drollinger, at , ext Need Support? Try Agingcare.com Connecting Caregivers This website has great information, news, and articles for those working with the elderly. Come join the Italian Catholic Federation for a trip to Pechango Casino on September 25, Price $ Call Joanne at for your reservation. Safeguard the Children HELPING CHILDREN SOLVE PROBLEMS THROUGH COMMUNICATION Often the easiest response to complicated conversations is a generic one, but these moments can be opportunities to help children grow. For example, if a child comes to you and tells you that a friend is being left out of social activities, you might respond with a question: Do you think there is anything you can do help him/her feel more included? Or if your child comes to you for money for social activities, instead of offering a solution, you might prompt them to consider ways that they could earn money or fundraise on their own. In this way, you are not only helping a child find a solution to an immediate situation, but also helping them to grow in wisdom and prudence. For complete VIRTUS Article and more communication tips jvienna@la-archdiocese.org.

9 Page Nine St. Charles Borromeo Church August 30, 2015 Stewardship of Treasure CELEBRATING THE PAST... LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Capital Campaign Phase IV Progress Report GOAL: Approx. $6,000,000 Initial Campaign Funds (2/1/10) $1,500,000 Unpaid Pledges DUE (2004 to present) $377, Second Collection (2/20/10 to present) $496, Contributions and Pledge Payments (2/20/10 to present) $2,848, TOTAL (Pledges and Cash) $5,222, PLEDGE UPDATE Our Parish s Assigned Goal: $91, Amount Pledged: $87, Amount Paid: $71, Remaining Balance: $19, 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 of the additional funds for use in our Parish Ministries. Please remember that if we do not meet our assigned goal, the parish is responsible for paying the deficit. Ushers Needed!! We can never have too many smiling faces and helping hands each of our Masses. We have many opportunities in this area currently. The 10:00 am mass on Sunday is in need of ushers to assist on a regular basis. There is also a need for ushers at the 8:30, 11:30 am, 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 pm masses on Sunday. Please contact Mark VanCleve at or mvanc62@aol.com for more information or if you wish to volunteer. Holy Family Service Center In the Beatitudes, Jeanne Jugan found the source of the spirit of hospitality and fraternal love, founded on unlimited trust in Providence, which illuminated her whole life. Pope Benedict XVI Saturday Hours Resume in September The Service Center will be open on Saturdays, 9 to 11:45 AM beginning September 5. Supporting the Service Center During September there will be envelopes in the pews for cash donations to the service center. Many people work during our operating hours, and this is an opportunity for anyone to contribute. Every donation helps us serve our neighbors with food for their families. Especially Needed Items canned meat, peanut butter, cereal, tab top cans of fruit, sausage, chili, and souptoothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, razors, backpacks, duffel bagsmen s jeans and work pants, towels, and blankets Always Welcome gently used (or new), clean clothing including underwear and socksbedspreads and sheet sets, marked by size, and towels of all sizessmall household items, clean and in working condition, books, and toysgroceries including hot dogs, sandwich meat, ground meat, backyard fruit, and non-perishables such as canned vegetables, spaghetti sauce, shelf-stable cartons of milk and soup, and bags of rice (We divide the rice into smaller bags.) Please ring the bell at the west side door of the Service Center for donation drop off during our regular operating hours of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 11:45 am. Phone:

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12 IT S COMING THE WHITE ELEPHANT SALE! SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26 & 27 8 am - 6 pm in the St. Charles Social Center DROP OFF YOUR DONATIONS of gently-used items, such as furniture, household goods, appliances, knick-knacks, dinnerware, and jewelry on Sunday, September 20, 10 am - 3 pm, and Monday, September 21, through Friday, September 25, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, in the Parish Center Courtyard. We are unable to accept clothing for this event. Electronics: Due to rapid changes in technology, we respectfully request that if you wish to donate computers and peripherals, digital cameras, or cordless phones, that they were purchased no earlier than WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! If you have the time and even a little expertise in pricing or setting up, or are available the day of the sale or for clean up, please call Gretchen Schreck at or or kdss@aol.com. We sincerely appreciate your donations of goods or time to raise funds for St. Charles School!