Mother s Day. May 11th is. Portraits of Mothers. Annual 9-Day Novena of Masses for Mothers May 11~19

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1 Our Mission MAY 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter United in Christ through Bap sm, our parish is a Catholic community of diverse cultures and experiences. Through educa on and worship, we share the word and celebrate the Sacraments. We welcome and embrace all to join us in the praise & service of God. May 11th is 923 S. LA BREA AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM, 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekday: 9:00 AM (Monday-Friday) Wednesday: Holy Day: 9:00 AM, 6:30 PM; Vigil: 6:30 PM SACRAMENTS Confession: *1:00-1:30 PM, Sunday Baptism: Fourth Sunday of the month Matrimony: Six months notice required in advanced for marriage preparation Appointments available for private Baptism, Funeral, Quinceañera. Please call to schedule your event. *(Confession schedule is subject to change without notice. Thank you.) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION First Communion: 3:45 PM Wednesday Confirmation: 11:15 AM Sunday RCIA: 7:00 PM Monday CONTACT US: Parish Office/Mailing: 926 S. Detroit Street, Los Angeles, CA Rectory: 922 S. Detroit Street, Los Angeles, CA Telephone (323) Fax (323) parish@cathedralchapel.org Website: Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mother s Day Annual 9-Day Novena of Masses for Mothers May 11~19 Our Annual 9-Day Special Novena of Masses for all Mothers will begin on May 11th through May 19th. Beautiful Mother s Day Prayer Cards are available in the pews beginning this weekend. Come & Celebrate Mass with us on Mother s Day. A special blessing will be given to all Mothers. Portraits of Mothers Cathedral Chapel invites all parishioners to submit a portrait (picture) of their mothers to be honored and displayed in our church. Please submit pictures and enclose it in an envelope with your mother s name on it, beginning this weekend. You may also send a digital picture via at parish@cathedralchapel.org which will be published in the Mother s Day issue of the bulletin next week. For questions and more information, please call the parish office.

2 A MESSAGE FROM FR. TRUC You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence (Acts 2:14). Dear First Communion Children, Parents, Parishioners and Visitors: Happy Easter for Christ is risen from the dead! This weekend will be special and very special for our first communion children both from our church and our school. I would like to congratulate all of them for their faith and their acceptance of Christ into their living souls and spirits. The Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith where Christ nourishes our bodies and strengthens our souls. Jesus transforms us each day as Catholics when we come to church and receive the Holy Eucharist. This is our paths of life. This transformation is essential for us living out God s commandment to love: love God and love our neighbor. As a result, on Sunday, when our First Communion children receive the Holy Eucharist, we as a Family of God sings the Gloria and the Alleluia not only to celebrate Christ s resurrection but also for our children. May the Light of Christ be present to them and give them joy with their families in everything that they do and accomplish in life. On behalf of our parish, I am thankful to Sr. Anna Tom and our parish catechists, Ms. Lourdes Parra Valaroso (2nd Grade teacher), Ms. Tina Kipp (principal) and CCS staff for their teaching of the faith and understanding of the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. I am grateful to all the parents for your guidance in allowing and encouraging your children to keep the Catholic faith. Please continue this commitment of faith for yourselves and for your children as they grow older in life. The Joy of Easter is Jesus Freedom and Faith On this Easter Sunday, I reflected on freedom. To live life is not just to survive, but to live life itself because of freedom. Often times we take this freedom for granted until it is taken away from us. During Easter, our Church reminds us that the Risen Christ conquered sin and death on the Cross, which gave us the freedom in life. We are no longer enslaved by sins and therefore should not be enslaved by others. Many of us are blessed as we live in the United States to embrace this freedom in life and faith: freedom to practice our religion and freedom to exercise our rights as citizens. Thus, as Christians, we need to invite one another on this journey of freedom: let us go with God and let God go with us. The Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) highlighted the gift of Faith given through Jesus resurrection. The doubting Thomas in John s Gospel helps us to realize how important faith is to all of us. Living life is not just all about facts or fears any more but the foundation of life is faith and freedom. Unfortunately, there are members in our families and friends who live their faith based only on facts and cannot enjoy the gift of freedom because of their fears. True and authentic faith in Triune God is never about facts and/or fears. Both freedom and faith are gifts from God through Christ s Paschal Mystery. Let us go with God and Let God go with us must be proclaimed by all of us throughout the 50 days of Easter. One Hail Mary Each Day During the Marian Month in May Mary is our focus with the universal Church and for our parish in particular where we recite a decade of the mysteries of Holy Rosary after each Sunday Mass. We started this tradition since Our hope is to encourage all of us especially our youth to have a strong devotion to Mary and a better understanding of our Tradition as to why we honor Mary. This year, I encourage all of us as parishioners to say one Hail Mary a day throughout the 31 days in May. Include with the one Hail Mary, your intention offering to God, and seek for Mary s intercession and intervention in your life. One Hail Mary a day in May will strengthen our Faith in God and our Freedom in one another. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I encourage you and invite you to join us in this exercise. Be Informed of the Bible! Be Interest in the Sacraments! Be Involved in our Parish! WEEK OF MAY 4 10, 2014 SAINTS, SPECIAL OBSERVANCES, MASS INTENTIONS AND PARISH EVENTS SUNDAY, MAY 4: 3rd Sun. of Easter 8:00 Diosdado Mauleon 10:00 First Communion, CCS; 11:00 Confirma on Classes 12:00p First Communion, Parish; Healing of Mike Mendoza 1:00p Confession* MONDAY, MAY 5: Cinco de Mayo 9:00 Fernando Wong TUESDAY, MAY 6 9:00 Banh Nguyen 7:00p Finance Council Mee ng WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 9:00 Fr. Walker; Fr. Schwehr; Nieves Rasco; Myron Weiss; Thanksgiving frm Noriega Family 3:45p First Communion Classes 6:30p Bible Study 7:00p OLP Novena THURSDAY, MAY 8 9:00 Denise & Ramon dela Torre FRIDAY, MAY 9 9:00 SATURDAY, MAY 10 8:30 5:00p Apolonio & Enriqueta Garde PARISH ADMINISTRATION Rev. Truc Q. Nguyen, Pastor frtruc@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 224 Nancy G-Sheehan, Parish Business Manager nancy@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 223 Mayela Albarran, Office Assistant mayela@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 235 Lis Brady, Office Support liseth@cathedralchapel.org, ext 221 Sister Anna Tom, SDSH, Rel. Ed. Director religioused@cathedralchapel, ext. 234 In Residence: Bishop Edward Wm. Clark Elementary School, Grades K-8th Cathedral Chapel School Tina Kipp, Principal 755 S. Cochran Ave., L.A. CA T: (323) ; F: (323)

3 RECOGNIZING JESUS St. Peter speaks to us twice today. In the first reading, we hear an excerpt from his sermon on Pentecost; in the second, part of his first Letter. Once a frightened, uneducated fisherman who often said just the wrong thing, now Peter is speaking what he knows to be true. Everything Jesus had said now makes sense. His death and rising were all part of God s plan, and our faith and hope can be centered on God. WORSHIP, LITURGY & FAITH Today s Gospel tells the story of Jesus walk to Emmaus with two of the disciples. Frightened, sad, and confused, the two don t recognize Jesus, who tells them what we heard Peter say above: all this had to happen as part of God s plan. In the end, these disciples recognize Jesus as we are to recognize him in the breaking of the bread. J. S. Paluch Co. May is the Month of Mary Treasures from our tradition Mystagogy, reflection on the Easter mysteries, is the chief task of these great fifty days, a pentecost, in other words, of grace and renewal. Every Sunday we have accounts of Resurrection appearances of the Lord, and sketches of the earliest efforts at being church. Lent is described as a journey to the font, and Easter may be described in similar terms, since at the very beginning an angel tells the apostles that the Risen Lord has gone before you into Galilee. Galilee, of course, was the place where Jesus did his finest work, his preaching, his healing, his gathering the lost and the marginalized to the table. At Easter, we hurry to catch up, putting our renewed baptismal promises to work in our own personal Galilees, our little worlds waiting for a word of grace, a healing, an act of pardon, an invitation to share a meal. The water often splashed on our Sunday assemblies in Eastertide remind us: these are the golden, shining days of grace, days to nurture the heart, to speak to one another about things that really matter. James Field, JSP LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SCHEDULE: MAY 10 11, TEAM 2 Praying the Rosary as one parish community As we do each year, we will begin to pray one decade of the Rosary in honor of Mary, at each of the Sunday Masses during the month of May. May 4th: Joyful Mysteries May 11th: Sorrowful Mysteries May 18th: Glorious Mysteries May 25th: Luminous Mysteries The Power of One Hail Mary One Hail Mary well said fills the heart of Our Lady with delight and obtains for us indescribably great graces. Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

4 PARISH & SCHOOL LIFE: MINISTRY, EVENTS & REMINDERS TWO POPES ARE NEW SAINTS The canoniza ons of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II on April 27 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church. Explore the meaning of the lives of these modern day spiritual heroes, visit the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website at PARISH next 2-weeks CALENDAR Religion Bees, CCS Pilgrimage, Our Lady of Guadalupe Pechanga Turn Around Trip Maryknoll Mission Appeal PLC Mee ng, 6:30pm MAY 22 CCS Spirit Pan Pacific Park Congratulations to the Newly Baptized (Aril 2014 Bap sms) Ka vea Raylee Makoto Hernandez, Kay ven Michael Santos, Alexander Manuel Gonzales, Alaric Gaffney Gonzales, Angela Wairimu Karira Cardinal McIntyre Fund for Charity Harmony in Hope May 3-4, 2014 We walked TOGETHER IN HARMONY in the house of God. (Psalm 55:14) Here s hope: since 1951 for those in crisis situations throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Your contribution goes directly toward emergency needs for children, adults, and families. You are their hope! Your gift provides a one-time emergency help for food, utilities, transportation; medical, housing or funeral expenses. Each day of the year, a special Mass intention is offered for all who contribute to the Fund. DID YOU KNOW? Vic ms of abuse can seek help/informa on by dialing toll free number. The Office of Vic ms Assistance Ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was created in April of 2002 to deal with allega ons of past or current sexual abuse by clergy, religious, or any lay person working or volunteering for the Archdiocese. Call the office toll free number, (800) , to report misconduct by a priest, deacon or other person working or volunteering for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles; to get informa on about the Archdiocese s ongoing commitment, programs resources that focus on outreach to vic ms/survivors of sexual abuse; and to report abuse suffered in another diocese and to receive assistance in connec ng with the appropriate persons in that diocese. HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO TO ALL! MARYKNOLL MISSIONER VISIT May 17 18, 2014 Fr. Joseph J. Donovan of Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers is visiting and celebrating Masses for us on the weekend of May Maryknoll s mission is to witness God s Word among the peoples and cultures of foreign lands. Manyknollers share the Gospel, not in words alone, but in practical and concrete actions: by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving shelter to the homeless, comforting the oppressed. Maryknoll depend entirely upon the interest, prayers and support of its friends. TOGETHER IN MISSION 2014 Goal: $ 27, Pledges: $ 19,671 Paid Pledges: $ 12,015 Amount our parish needs: $ 15, (Goal vs Paid Pledges) Please help us reach our parish goal this year by prayerfully considering to participate in our 2014 Annual Together in Mission Campaign. May the blessings of the Risen Lord be with always with you. COLLECTIONS FROM APRIL 26 27, 2014 Weekly Offering: $4,385 Building Fund: $545 Thank you for continued support of our parish. May God bless you all! VISITING OR NEW TO OUR PARISH? We are delighted to have you join us and welcome you into our humble li le parish community in the heart of Los Angeles. If you have recently moved into our community, you may register via at register@cathedralchapel.org or call the parish office at Also visit to learn more about our parish. Welcome & God Bless You.

5 Congratulations to all our Candidates! CATHEDRAL CHAPEL SCHOOL 10:00 AM Mass PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS 12:00 PM Mass Samantha Ayala Cristian Chapman Samuel Christopher Justin Cofield Megan David Jared Fellin Eva Franco Roberto Lopez Anabel Manriquez Jordan Mata-del Pozo Francesco Monzon Althea Morris Issac Nuno Camila Perez Vanessa A. Perez Moises Anguiano Jasmine Ayala Jordan Ayala Estrella Balderas Daniel Beltran Jesus Calderon Cesar O. De Marcos Jair O. Garcia Maria Teresa Jimenez Oden D. Lopez Dylan Martinez Azucena Morales Giovany Morales David Sheline Delilah Stanton Emma Garcia Dominic Hernandez Patrick Holloway Paul Jopanda Jay Kim Ashley Lee Izabella Rivera Hannah Silverstein Umberto Toscanini Grace Tumpa Diego Velasco Yareli De Marcos Heidi Flores Cristina Fuentes Angel Luis Garcia Juanita Nayeli Garcia Alexandra Torres Alexa Weis Alessandro Morales Kaitlyn E. Lazoff Nicholas Coleman Adriana Villalvazo Please Pray for our 2014 Confirmation Candidates Jonathan Abrego Yannick Akounou Gregory A. Baquiax Marlon Campbell Gregory I. Dominguez Raissa M. Gonzalez Jenna Leigh Green Andrew J. Hunter, II Serene Daniella Jansen Ramon Jimenez Charlie Jimenez Lidia Ledezma Stephanie Lopez Kevin Mendoza Anayaset Sandino Malcolm A. Smith Stephanie Smith Diego Vera Nathalie Wijeyewardene Celebration of the Sacrament is Sunday, May 25, 2014, 12:00 p.m. Mass