St. Anastasia Catholic Church

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1 St. Anastasia Catholic Church

2 SUN. 03/19 Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family... THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT: The watchword today is immediately. Peter and Andrew, James and John all respond immediately to the call of Christ. May I be as open to God s call and as ready to use my talents in His service as those first disciples were! THIRSTING FOR LIFE-GIVING WATERS - Especially during the Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter seasons, the prayer texts of the Eastern Church revel in paradoxical images of Christ: the eternal life who is put to death, the host of the supper who is also its meal, the thirsty crucified one with living water streaming from his side. These images flow from the evangelists' portrayals of Jesus and from his very ministry, during which he often upset or reversed people's expectations about him or the ways of God. This "reversal" is at play in today's Gospel, as Jesus speaks to an enemy foreigner who is also a woman beneath his status. In addition he, the thirsting one, shows the woman to be the one truly thirsting. He--whose parched lips will say "I thirst" before he dies--is the source of life and life-giving water. Lent calls upon us to dwell on how each of us is thirsting for Christ, and it leads us, ultimately, back to the life-giving waters of our baptism into his Body. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER ~ For those who are ill, and those in need of our prayers Adoracion Vergara Albert Gonzalez, Jr. Alonia Alexander Baby Anuli Davis Baby Colton Smith Beatrice Vasek Bertrina De Rouen Beverly Galip Marinelli Bill Jensen Brandi Hines Carl Brasil Carolyn Lispcomb Cleofas Prieto Charles Guerra Charles Keglevich CJ Cambre Daniel Cathcart Darrell Andrews David Islas Deanna Marie Messier Deshi Chopra Dina Yordy Donald Sunny Sunderlin Elaine Fischel Elena Gomez de Molina Elizabeth Hauser Faye Johnson Fr. Lancy Pereira Germaine Wensley THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Ging Savares Gisela Herrera Hector Salas Ian Maxwell James Dugan Janet Erike Jim Canada Jim Tyrrell Joanna Musacchio Jorden Aponte Jose A. Anaya Josephine Sullivan Joyce Lynn Donnellan Judy Scollar Canada Julie Martinez Kathleen Renard Lada Zubrinic Lizbeth Taylor Leo Cullen Lori Caldwell Lupe Vega Lynn Kravitt Lysa Dennehy Manuel Villalobos Maria Giove Mary Ann Kwinn Melvin Peluchette Michael Kalandiak Michelle Anaya 7:30 AM DUANE CLOTHIER 9:00 AM THE PEOPLE OF ST. ANASTASIA 10:30 AM ANNA DELGADO 12:00 PM LORI CALDWELL 7:30 PM MEGAN BOKEN MON. 03/20 6:30 AM THERESA VINCIGUERRA 8:00 AM MACKAY FAMILY FRIENDS ILL TUE. 03/21 6:30 AM CHRIS WYATT 8:00 AM ANGIE MENDOZA Michlene Mimi HéBert Nancy Collins Nanette Ponte Norma Aaron Nuria Lavilla Brau Paul Stasiak Peggy Keelaghan Peggy Tyrrell Peter Cathcart Richard Ross Ramiro Gomez de Molina Ron Wasilewski Rosado family Ruth Smith Sandy Dalton Seth Brunett Sr. Eileen Marie (Marleen) Corrigan Stephane Lempire Steven Andelin Steven Wygall Suzanne Cannell Sylvia Yates Thatcher Hawk Tom Tyrrell Victoria Mitsakos Yolanda Wygal MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK: PLEASE HELP US KEEP THIS LIST ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE: Family members please contact the Parish Office to let us know about the condition of those for whom we pray at WED. 03/22 6:30 AM YOLANDA GRAVE DE PERALTA 8:00 AM PAUL REILLY 5:30 PM DELIA M. GONZALEZ THUR. 03/23 6:30 AM MINERVA GOMEZ 8:00 AM SAMUEL GIAMMONA FRI. 03/24 6:30 AM RON WASILEWSKI 8:00 AM ELAINE PETERS SAT, 03/25 8:00 AM KATIA S. ABBAS 5:30 PM DAVIS FAMILY INTENTIONS Birthday Support Anniversary Memorial

3 Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family... This Week: Saturday, March 18th / Sunday, March 19th, 2017 Third Sunday of Lent FOCUS: Christ offers all people the living water of salvation. To those who thirst for truth in this world, our Christian faith offers the living waters of baptism and life in Christ. So many in our world are like the woman on the Gospel, isolated and afraid, often living on the fringes, looking for something or someone in whom to place their trust and faith. Let us pray they turn to Christ. Reflections on Today s Readings: LITURGY OF THE WORD: In the first reading, fear and need cause Israel to grumble against Moses and the Lord. God responds with water flowing from the rock. The second reading reminds us that salvation is a gift, granted through the cross of Jesus. In the Gospel, Jesus encounters a broken woman at the well. His words renew and change her life. Celebrating Our Faith Next Week ~ Saturday, March 25th / Sunday, March 26th, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Lent Masses: Sat: 5:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 NN. 7:30 p.m. Celebrants: Fr. Leszek Msgr. Vadakin Fr. Leszek Fr. Tom Fr. Leszek Msgr. Cox Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturday, 3: pm and 7: pm. To Receive Holy Communion (For those who are sick, hospitalized, or home bound). Please call Gloria Bowen, Eucharistic Minister to the sick at The Family Visitation Ministry offers spiritual support to those in need. Please call Sr , or the Church A new ministry has been created, operated out of the Archdiocese s Office of Life, Justice and Peace. BY YOUR SIDE LA is a comprehensive ministry of spiritual and emotional healing to those affected by abortion. This bilingual ministry includes a beautiful website, professional call center, resources, etc. Visit ByYourSideLA.org for info. JOIN OUR ST. ANASTASIA PARISH COMMUNITY by visiting our website: st-anastasia.org, and select: registration. Join our Online Giving Program by visiting our website: Please Note: The Church is open Monday through Friday from 6 AM 6 PM The Church will be closed on Saturdays after the 7:30-8 PM evening Confession The Church will be closed on Sundays after the 7:30 PM evening Mass WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO READ AND REFLECT ON THE BIBLICAL PASSAGES THAT WILL BE PROCLAIMED AT ALL THE MASSES NEXT WEEK First Reading -- As the prophet Samuel anointed David with oil, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David and remained with him from that day forward (1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a). Psalm -- The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading -- You who were once darkness are now light in the Lord. Live as children of light (Ephesians 5:8-14). Gospel -- The man who was blind from birth proclaimed: The one called Jesus made clay with his saliva, anointed my eyes with it, and told me to wash. When I washed, I was able to see! (John 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]) LOS ANGELES CATHOLIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD A ONE DAY LENTEN RETREAT ON MARCH 25, 2017 All Catholic lawyers and judges are invited to a one day Lenten Retreat presented by the Los Angeles Catholic Lawyers Association from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the St. Joseph Campus of the Sacred Heart Retreat House, 507 N. Granada Ave., Alhambra, CA. The retreat day, God of Mercy and God of Justice will be presented by Msgr. Clement Connolly, spiritual director of Holy Family Parish in South Pasadena. For further information and registration, call James Hallett, Esq. at or go to for details. Cost is $65 and includes continental breakfast and lunch. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH FRY: We invite everyone to next Lenten Fish Fry Dinners Friday, March 24th and April 7th. Adults $11 & children $8. Dinner served between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Takeouts available. The Hall is located at 8049 W. Manchester Blvd

4 Ministry in Community Next week, March 26th, the Catholic Relief Services Collection will take place. Help Jesus in disguise - Behold, I stand at the door and knock. - Rev 3:20 Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christ s love and respect to all people here at home and abroad. Next week please give generously to CRSC and help Jesus in disguise. Envelopes in pews. Learn THIS weekend, March 18/19, Mayra Brown, Community Relations Officer for Immaculate Heart Radio, KHJ 930AM is here visiting our parish. You will be able to ask question regarding featuring your ministry or business on the air, or call her at a later time at or mbrown@ihradio.org. You can find out more about your local catholic radio station and IHR at IHRadio.com. SOCIAL CLUB NEWS Join us for a day trip to Solvang OR Chumash Casino. We will be heading out at 9 am, Thursday, May 11 to Solvang or Chumash Casino (choose either one of the two destinations). We will get back to St. Anastasia about 8:30 PM. The $30 cost includes the bus, driver s tip, and water on the bus. Lunch is not included. Please call Laurette at for reservations. The deadline is April 21. OUR YOUTH MINISTRY AT ST. ANASTASIA, just started! All High School Students are invited to become part of St. Anastasia Youth Ministry! We will be meeting every other Monday. Meetings will be as follows: MONDAY, MARCH 27th th, and continues on. Meetings are from 5:30 to 7 pm, in the Parish Hall. Please call the Parish Office for questions or COME! JOIN US! SAVE THE DATE!! St. Anastasia Vacation Bible School JULY 17-21, AGES 4-9 Monday thru Friday, from 9 am to Noon. $60 p/child. Registration details coming soon. S P E C I A L O F F E R This year there is an additional opportunity to register for the IVERBE Camp in the afternoon following VBS in the morning. This special registration must be done separately on the IVERBE Camp registration form. The IVERBE registration form is on VBS Students will be given a special rate of $100 for this one week activity! Call the Parish Office for questions or information, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 am to 3: Rev. Giles R. Dimock, OP, STD ~ Louis Bouyer: Life and Work ~ Announcing The Twelfth Annual Charles E. Miller, C.M. Symposium ~ Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 7:00 PM Prayer Hall at St. John s Seminary, 5012 Seminary Road, Camarillo, California About the Lecture: This lecture will encompass the life & work of Fr. Louis Bouyer, Cong. Orat. Bouyer was a convert from Lutheranism, an Oratorian Priest, a liturgist, a historian, an ecumenist, a writer on spirituality & monasticism, a theologian whose writings influenced Vatican Council II and in the aftermath he was not always too kind about the interpretation it often received. Along with Cardinal Ratzinger and others, he was a co-founder of the international review Communio. He was chosen by the pope to be part of a team to initiate the International Theological Commission in Fr. Giles had him as a student & will share some anecdotes from that experience, while he unpacks the recently published Memoirs of Bouyer. No admission charge, no reservations needed, but please let us know that you re coming by calling , x 1104 or ilng: advancement@stjohnse.edu Parents should be aware of laundry pod dangers - Risks to children s safety come in many shapes and sizes. As parents and caring adults, inappropriate adult conduct is not the only risk to watch for; we must also create safe environments to protect children from other risks. One possible threat comes from the small soft plastic pods that hold laundry detergent. The pods are brightly colored, and often attract young children who may mistake them for candy or other foods and according to studies, children who ingest these pods or been exposed to them could become ill and need to be hospitalized. For more information, request a copy of the VIRTUS article Detergent Pods from jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or (213) Kids Living Faith: Sunday, March 19th, 2017 Third Sunday of Lent But God proves His love for us in that while we re still sinners Christ died for us. - Romans 5:8 Matt loves baseball. You can name any position on any major league team, and Matt can tell you who the player is and his stats. Last year, his favorite team lost in the playoffs. But do you think that made Matt like baseball any less? Nope. He can t wait for the season to start. This year will be our year, he says. That s a little like God s love for us. Just because we mess up and sin, it doesn t mean God stops loving us. He knows we are trying hard. He s always cheering for us! God, thank you for loving me. I love you too and will do my best to show it!

5 Ministry equips us to deepen our love for God and share our faith St. John s Seminary invites you to its Annual Open House for the public and Beacon event for young adults - St. John s Seminary, our Archdiocese s seminary for men pursuing their ordination, is holding its Annual Open House and a Beacon event for young adults. Both events are set for April 1; Open House from 1 to 4 pm; Beacon at 5 pm. During the Open House, guests will have the opportunity to tour the Seminary s beautiful grounds nestled in the hills of Camarillo, see the recently rededicated altar in its historic chapel, spend some time in our Lady of Lourdes grotto, and most importantly - get to meet seminarians who are studying to be priests for our parishes. The Beacon event gives young adults an evening with their peers in a faith-filled environment. The event offers Mass, dinner, praise and worship, reconciliation and Adoration. Both events are free. Guests are welcome to come to the Open House anytime from 1-4 pm. If you d like the Seminary to know you re attending, please call , x1104. For Beacon, register at: The Seminary hopes you will join them to see how your prayers prepare young men to be good and holy priests for our Archdiocese. Join the Divine Mercy Retreat! 33 Days to Merciful Love. 3/23-4/27, Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Parish Hall 3/24-4/28, Fridays, 10 am, Parish Office. Contact LENT 2017 Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which fell on Wed., March 1st, this year. The Catholic Community around the world follows these general regulations during Lent. ABSTINENCE Is a penitential practice consisting of refraining from the consumption of meat and is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. Pastors and parents are encouraged to see that children who are not bound by the obligation to fast and abstain are led to appreciate an authentic sense of penance. FASTING AND ABSTINENCE In addition to abstinence, fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics between the ages of years (inclusive). On days of fasting, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. Note: If a person is unable to observe the above regulations due to ill health or other serious reasons, they are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition. Third Sunday of Lent A Good Use for Cotton At this point His disciples came, they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman. - John 4:27 You are doing it all wrong! he says. You can t get anything right, she says. Thank God, we don t have any of their faults, they huff. We ve all encountered them the holier-than-thou, know-it-alls with their noses high in the air. The fault finders. While all of us are full of flaws, some people make their mission to keep score of ours while ignoring their own. With them always in our face, it s no wander we surrender so easily to distorted thinking and actually start believing we re not smart enough, good-looking enough, or competent enough. Stop listening to those who want to shoot you down with words like It s all your fault. Stuff your ears with cotton and move on. Think about how much better the world would be if only we all stopped trying to discover the wrong in each other and searched for what was good. There just wouldn't be any time left to worry about everyone s faults. We d find life much more pleasant and perhaps gain a few new friends along the way. Try to listen to see how many times throughout the week you hear people pointing out someone else s fault. Write out Jude, verse 16, on finding fault, and leave it on their desk. Prayer: Jesus, when someone is pointing their finger at me, help them to remember they have three more pointing back at themselves. Amen. Each Wednesday during Lent we have 6:30 & 8 am, and a 5:30 pm Mass. And Stations of the Cross on Fridays, at 7:30 pm. Each Wednesday, following the 5:30 evening Mass during Lent, and throughout the year, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, private prayer, and adoration will take place. We will also celebrate Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction. This prayerful liturgy will take place from 6 to 7 pm on all the Wednesdays of Lent and throughout the year. God bless you! FACT OF LIFE 40 Days for Life Update Two volunteers at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Pensacola spoke to a deeply troubled young woman who had conceived a child as the result of a sexual assault. She was hurting and felt that abortion was her only solution to the recent trauma she had experienced, said Ernie, the local coordinator. Counselors offered encouragement, assistance, prayers and tears. But still, she believed abortion was her only option and she went inside the abortion center. The volunteers kept praying and trusting in God. About an hour later, she came back out. When the staff was trying to start an IV, they could not find a vein. And because of that, she decided not to have the abortion. She took this as a sign from God that He does not want her to do this, Ernie explained. Later that same day, a second mother chose life for her child. What if no one had been there to speak with and pray for these two mothers? Ernie asked. The results may have been completely the opposite. Heavenly Father, we thank you for caring about each of us so deeply. Help us to see and know you as our Father in heaven each and every day of our lives. Your loving hand also rests on every child today carried in its mother s womb. May they be born into this world and come to know fully and personally your endless love. Still haven t been to the 40 Days for Life vigil? If not... why not this week? Contact Brother Alejandro Ramirez at You do not have to do anything but show up and pray peacefully. Lives are being saved every day. Be part of it.

6 St. Anastasia Catholic Church 7390 W. Manchester Avenue Los Angeles, CA Office Fax Website: SCHEDULE OF SERVICES MASSES - WEEKDAYS Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM & 8 AM First Friday: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, and 11 AM (during the School year) Saturday: 8 AM WEEKENDS Saturday (Vigil): 5:30 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9, 10:30 AM, 12 & 7:30 PM HOLY DAYS Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM Holy Day: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (during the School year) & 7 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-5 PM & 7:30-8 PM DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena, Rosary and Benediction - Monday, following the 8 AM Mass. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Saturday of the month from 8:30-9:30 AM ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Sacrament for the Sick is celebrated upon request of the family BAPTISM: Parents and Godparents are required to participate in preparation program. Contact the Parish Office MARRIAGE: Engaged couples must contact the Office no later that 6 months before their proposed wedding date. Call the Parish Office R.C.I.A.: (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - Becoming Catholics - Please call the Office. FUNERALS: Contact the Pastor by calling the Parish Office, LITURGICAL MINISTRIES Ministers of the Eucharist Gloria Bowen-to the Sick Linda Schmidt Ministers of the Word... Carl Pentis Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) Evelio Leon Courtyard Hospitality Sr. Teresita Altar Care Dolores Saenz Liturgy Committee Richard Arias Altar Server Committee: Herb Masi Maura Reznik Mel Johnson PASTORAL TEAM Administrator: Fr. Leszek J. Semik Priest in Residence Msgr. Gregory A. Cox Pastors Emeriti Rev. Thomas F. King Msgr. Royale M. Vadakin, P.A. Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sacramental Recorder Aleida Rodriguez Director of Religious Education Jonette Mauch Business Manager Dennis George Confirmation Coordinator Michael Gasparro Director of Adult Faith Formation and Stewardship Director of Music Ministry Chris Roque Parish Projects Ken Lance School Principal Michael Muir School Office Manager Louise Lance School Office Assistant Linda Schmidt School Bookkeeper Pauline Diaz Consultative School Board Betsy Sichi PTO - Parent Teacher Organization Milana McDermott, PTO President ADESTE (After School Program) Mrs. Jimenez Maintenance: Javier Antunes SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults and SRE (Sunday School) Jonette Mauch Confirmation Michael Gasparro Infant Baptism Fred & Esmeralda Balsz PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Parish Finance Council Jim Healy Pastor Advisory Council Site Committee Stefan Politz Men s Club Chris Turkmany Knights of Columbus Arts and Education Andy Kozlowski Stewardship J.S.Paluch - Jackie Kooper - Bulletin Ads (Back cover) St. Anastasia Catholic School 8631 S. Stanmoor Drive Los Angeles, CA Office Website: school.st-anastasia.org school@st-anastasia.org PARISH LIFE MINISTRIES Bereavement Grief Support Group Sue McLaughlin Young Adult Ministry Nancy Albin Prayer Group Lori Mountain Rosary Ministry Rose De Leonardis Ben Oakley Respect Life Safe Guard the Children Rose Healy-Fissinger Karen Diaz Ann Abraham St. Joseph Center. Jayne Cram Homeless Weekend Program/ St. Robert s Center Bob & Lori Caldwell St. Margaret s Center Mary Agnes Erlandson Catholic Charities Cindy Begazo Bundles for Babies and Diaper Drive Teressa Syta Nurses Ministry Linda S. Absher Ministry for Married Couples Jon & Suzette Sornborger Men s Spirituality Joe Berberich Shad Meshad Men s Morning Hour MOMS Ministry Jayne Cram Bible Study Carolyn Godlewski Social Ministry Laurette Bibeau Family Visitation Ministry Sr. Teresita Chronic Pain Support Ministry Patrick Doherty INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRIEST OR IN RELIGIOUS LIFE? Call the Office for Vocations