CATHOLIC CHURCH 3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California (562) Website: SACRAMENTS.

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1 Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary Time June 19, 2016 ST. BARNABAS CATHOLIC CHURCH 3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California (562) Website: 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 Weddings 2:30 pm Please contact Priest 6 months prior Anointing of the Sick Please call the Parish Office I will pour out a spirit of grace and petition. -Zechariah 12:10 FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHRIST The great fifty-day celebration of Easter has concluded, as have the feasts honoring the Holy Trinity and the Body and Blood of Christ. Last week we began a long stretch of Ordinary Time that will bring us to late November. Saint Paul tells us today that those who are baptized have clothed yourselves with Christ (Galatians 3:27). This scripture is echoed in the Church s baptism ritual when we sing, You have put on Christ, in him you have been baptized. This message is inspiring and sobering at the same time, for in today s Gospel, we get to the heart of what it means to be clothed in Christ. The Lord tells us, If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23). For the next twenty-two weeks we are called to take up the cross and, with Saint Luke as our guide, follow in the footsteps of Christ. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. FATHERHOOD A father carries pictures where his money used to be. Anonymous

2 Page 2 St. Barnabas Catholic Church June 19, 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 Samanth Christi: (562) Church Jim Supancheck: (562) 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: 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: $14, Thank you for your prayerful giving. Your generosity supports the operations of our Parish Community. PARISH REGISTRAR Active membership at a Parish enables a person to be eligible to sponsor a child for Baptism, to receive financial aid for Catholic Education, to be married in the Parish and to prepare one s children for the Sacraments. To be an active member is to participate in the life of prayer and stewardship in the Parish. All adults over the age of 21, living with their parents or on their own, must register in the Parish to be considered members. The use of the offering envelopes may also help you to qualify for tax incentives. Participating in one or more of the ministries offered by the Parish is proof of the sharing of time and talent for the greater good of our Church Community. So please pick -up a free registration form at the Parish Office, or print one from our website at Stop by the Parish Office and we will be happy to help you! Welcome to St. Barnabas!!! 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 June 19, 2016 St. Barnabas Catholic Church Page 3 Mark Your Calendar 6/18-7/18 Hall Entrance Renovation NO Bookings 6/19 Happy Father s Day! 6/20 Summer Begins 7/1 1st Friday Adoration 8:30am-7pm; Mass 7:30pm 7/4 America s 240th Birthday 8/7 Filipino-American Association Mtg. Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, June 20th 8:00 am- +Clarence Bevington Jr.; +Andres & Lydia Aguinaldo Tuesday, June 21st 8:00 am- Fr. Peter Kirwin, OFM; Connie Dobberpuhl; Erie Jr. & Joy Mercado Wednesday, June 22nd 8:00 am- +Vinko Mariani 6:30 pm- +Samuel Thursday, June 23rd 8:00 am- Ruben Espinoza; Edgar Rodriguez Friday, June 24th 8:00 am- Michael Kennamer; +Juan De Lunas Saturday, June 25th 8:00 am- Juanita Bautista; +Purita Roxas 5:00 pm- Sister Michelle; +Hospicio Lupisan Sunday, June 26th 7:30 am- Intentions of St. Barnabas Parishioners; +Marina Vasquez Sacramento 9:00 am- +Lucia Botello; +John Botello; +Russell Scott Davis 10:45 am- Lucita Luna; +Ralph J. Schepers 12:30 pm- +Fe Siguenza; Mother of Perpetual Help 5:30 pm- +Erlinda Yambao; +Enrique Magno Abordaje *Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased) Pray For The Sick The following names have been recently added: Karen Sweeney, Richard & Alise Zavala, Testa Beeli, Michael Jordan, Billy Stubs, Vincent Go, Nadia Contrera 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 Remember... We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died. Lydia Irigoyen 5/26/16 Cesar Guezera 5/28/16 John Ruszak 6/3/16 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Visit our website to view current & previous bulletins at Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father s Day; Julian Calendar Pentecost Summer begins St. Aloysius Gonzaga Wednesday: St. Paulinus of Nola; Friday: Saturday: Today s Readings First Reading Zechariah foretells the Messiah (Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1). Psalm My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God (Psalm 63). Second Reading There are no distinctions or divisions; we all belong to Christ (Galatians 3:26-29). Gospel Peter proclaims Jesus as the Christ; Jesus speaks of his great suffering to come (Luke 9:18-24). 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. Readings For The Week Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps 119:33-37, 40; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:15-17 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62 Saints & Special Observances Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Blessed Virgin Mary

4 Page 4 St. Barnabas Catholic Church June 19, 2016 Parish News On June 5, 2016, the Filipino- American Association presented Fr. Anthony Gaspar with a check for $3, toward the refurbishing of the church restrooms. The contribution was the result of the association's successful fundraising Luau held in May. The association continues its good work, Catholic fellowship, and its love for St. Barnabas church. Join us for our Sunday, August 7 meeting and become a part of the warmth, enthusiasm, charity and sense of community of this organization. ========================================= FREE BOOKS!!! WHO LOVES TO READ? Father George has graciously donated a lot of books that he has collected over the years here at St. Barnabas, and would love to share them with you! Stop by the Parish Office and take a look! If you see something you like, you are more than welcome to keep it! If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. Ralph Waldo Emerson Holy Humor There was a flood that threatened a village. One man said to everyone, "I'm staying! God will save me!" The flood started and a boat came by and the man in it said "Come on, get in!" "No!" said the man. "God will save me!" The waters kept rising and by now the man had climbed onto the roof. A helicopter zoomed in and offered to rescue the man. "No!" he said, "God will save me!" Eventually, the man drowned. At the gates of heaven, he expressed his disappointment to God: "Why didn't you save me?" God said, "For goodness sake, child! I sent a boat and a helicopter. What more did you want?" THE BOOK OF CATHOLIC JOKES, by Deacon Tom Sheridan published by ACTA Publications, Chicago, Ill Parish Novena Feast Day Celebration of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Nine Day Novena Make Her Known -Pope Pius IX, 1865 Schedule of Activities: Date Day Time Place 1 st 6/18 Saturday 4:00 pm Church 2 nd 6/19 Sunday 4:30 pm Church 3 rd 6/20 Monday 6:00 pm Church 4 th 6/21 Tuesday 6:00 pm Church 5 th 6/22 Wednesday 6:00 pm Church 6 th 6/23 Thursday 6:00 pm Church 7 th 6/24 Friday 5:30 pm Church 8 th 6/25 Saturday After 5pm Church Mass 9 th 6/26 Sunday 12:00 pm Church Feast Day Mass Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 12:30 pm Mass Reception will follow at the school lunch area/benches. ALL ARE WELCOME! For more info and/or if you would like to donate food or make a monetary contribution for the reception, please contact: Opie Cruz at (562) , Dn. Carlito de los Reyes at (562) , Gigi Laluan at (562) , or Armando Pablo at (562) Peter s Pence Next week, our archdiocese will take up the Peter s Pence Collection, which provides Pope Francis with the funds he needs to carry out his charitable works around the world. The proceeds benefit our brothers and sisters on the margins of society, including victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Join our Holy Father as a witness of charity to those who are suffering. Special envelopes are available in the pews. Please take one home and return it next week. Extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year Of Mercy: December 8, November 20, 2016

5 June 19, 2016 St. Barnabas Catholic Church Page 5 Extraordinary Jubilee Year Of Mercy Happy Congratulations To The Following: NEWLY REGISTERED PARISHIONERS: Ernesto & Adelaida DeGuzman, Tania Del Toro & their families WEDDING BANNS: Nathan Lake & Guadalupe Moran MAY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Roy & Faye Rivera 6/12 Jim & Martha Kennelly 6/16 (54 yrs) Jun & Leticia Vega 6/18 (50 yrs) Alden & Mary Hutchinson 6/22 (42 yrs) Richard & Joan Watson 6/23 (43 yrs) Chris & Aurora Sarmiento 6/27 (40 yrs) Saint of the Day St. John the Baptist Feast Day: June 24 John the Baptist was born through the intercession of God to Zachariah and Elizabeth, who was too old to bear children. According to scriptures, the Angel Gabriel visited Elizabeth and Zachariah to tell them they would have a son and that they should name him John. Zachariah was skeptical and for this he was rendered mute until the time his son was born and named John, in fulfillment of God's will. When Elizabeth was pregnant with John, she was visited by Mary, and John leapt in her womb. This revealed to Elizabeth that the child Mary carried was to be the Son of God. John began public ministry around 30 AD, and was known for attracting large crowds around the Jordan River. When Jesus came to him to be baptized, John recognized him and said, "It is I who need baptism from you." Jesus told John to baptize Him anyway, which he did, whereupon the heavens opened, and the Spirit of God was seen like a dove. The voice of God spoke, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." John instructed his followers to turn to Christ, and these people were among the first Christians. John the Baptist was beheaded sometime between 33 and 36 AD. His feast day is celebrated on June 24. 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. ======================================= Together In Mission: Though We Are Many We Are One.

6 Page 6 St. Barnabas Catholic Church June 19, 2016 Letter From Father George Reynolds To My Brothers and Sisters of St. Barnabas: Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for a wonderful fifteen years of service as your Associate Pastor. I can never adequately express what these years have meant for me. I found myself a part of a loving community that helped to nurture myself in my vocation as a Parish Priest. I will miss each family and all members of this community. I ask pardon of all of you for my weakness as well as shortcomings. The valuable lessons that mark my years with this community will help me as I enter my new call as Associate Pastor of St. Cornelius. I thank each Pastor here from Msgr. John Twomey, Msgr. Mac Gonzales, and now the new Pastor, Fr. Antony Gaspar for giving me their help and support. I wish to thank all of you as the laity and religious who make up this Parish for everything you did to support me. I will not say goodbye, but I will say we continue as neighbors. God grant each of you his love and mercy. Sincerely Yours, Fr. George Reynolds Please stop by the Parish Hall today, Sunday, after all the masses and greet Father George and thank him for the 15 years of service to our parish. This is a wonderful chance to honor him and bid him farewell as he heads over to St. Cornelius. Refreshments will be served. Like us on Facebook! #stbarnabaslb Follow us on