St. Gerard Majella Roman Catholic Church / Iglesia Católica Romana A Pro-Life Parish / Parroquia en Favor de la Vida

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1 PARISH STAFF Pastor Msgr. Martin Slaughter Priest in Residence Father Gerardo Padilla Student Priest in Residence Father Ernest R. P. Balasamy Permanent Deacon Deacon Charlie Echeverry Business Manager Frances Gomez Parish Secretary Olga Limon Parish Music Director Allan Sims Parish Office Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00am - 12:30pm 3:00pm - 6:30pm Padre Pio Prayer Group Every 3rd Thursday of the month: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Contact: Faby Gomez godgiverofgrace@gmail.com St. Gerard s Outreach Ministry Ministering to the elderly, the homebound, the sick, and convalescent homes. Food Bank (310) Catechism Center Office Hours (310) Tuesday: Friday 4p.m. to 7:p.m. Saturday: 11a.m. to 2p.m. St. Gerard Majella Roman Catholic Church / Iglesia Católica Romana A Pro-Life Parish / Parroquia en Favor de la Vida 4439 INGLEWOOD BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Rectory: (310) Website: * stgerardmajella@ca.rr.com Shrine of St. Gerard Majella Patron of Mothers Difficult Pregnancies and Childless Couples Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento 1st. Friday/1 Viernes 9:00am 6:30pm 10:00pm 4:00am 1st.Saturday/1 Sábado 7:00pm 7:00am Need Help? Unplanned Pregnancy? Necesita ayuda? Embarazo no-planeado? LAPS Los Angeles Pregnancy Services hr. Hotline Se habla 1 Español Holy Mass Saturday 5:30pm Sunday Vigil Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am Español 12:00pm 1:30pm Español Monday Saturday 8:00am () Holy Days Will be announced in the bulletin. Será anunciado en el boletín. Confessions Saturdays 3:00pm - 4:00pm Baptisms / Bautismos Call the Parish Office Llamar a la Oficina Marriage-Matrimonio Quinceañeras Call the Parish Office. Llame a la Oficina. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Wed. after 8:00a.m. Mass SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN COMMITTEE ( ) Pregnant? Considering an Abortion? There are other alternatives. Call the women at : WESTSIDE PREGNANCY CLINIC 24 HOUR HELP (310)

2 The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord May 13, 2018 "HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER" 659 "So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God." 531 Christ's body was glorified at the moment of his Resurrection, as proved by the new and supernatural properties it subsequently and permanently enjoys. 532 But during the forty days when he eats and drinks familiarly with his disciples and teaches them about the kingdom, his glory remains veiled under the appearance of ordinary humanity. 533 Jesus' final apparition ends with the irreversible entry of his humanity into divine glory, symbolized by the cloud and by heaven, where he is seated from that time forward at God's right hand. 534 Only in a wholly exceptional and unique way would Jesus show himself to Paul "as to one untimely born", in a last apparition that established him as an apostle The veiled character of the glory of the Risen One during this time is intimated in his mysterious words to Mary Magdalene: "I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." 536 This indicates a difference in manifestation between the glory of the risen Christ and that of the Christ exalted to the Father's right hand, a transition marked by the historical and transcendent event of the Ascension This final stage stays closely linked to the first, that is, to his descent from heaven in the Incarnation. Only the one who "came from the Father" can return to the Father: Christ Jesus. 537 "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man." 538 Left to its own natural powers humanity does not have access to the "Father's house", to God's life and happiness. 539 Only Christ can open to man such access that we, his members, might have confidence that we too shall go where he, our Head and our Source, has preceded us "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." 541 The lifting up of Jesus on the cross signifies and announces his lifting up by his Ascension into heaven, and indeed begins it. Jesus Christ, the one priest of the new and eternal Covenant, "entered, not into a sanctuary made by human hands... but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf." 542 There Christ permanently exercises his priesthood, for he "always lives to make intercession" for "those who draw near to God through him". 543 As "high priest of the good things to come" he is the center and the principal actor of the liturgy that honors the Father in heaven Henceforth Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father: "By 'the Father's right hand' we understand the glory and honor of divinity, where he who exists as Son of God before all ages, indeed as God, of one being with the Father, is seated bodily after he became incarnate and his flesh was glorified." Being seated at the Father's right hand signifies the inauguration of the Messiah's kingdom, the fulfillment of the prophet Daniel's vision concerning the Son of man: "To him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed." 546 After this event the apostles became witnesses of the "kingdom [that] will have no end"

3 Happy Mother s Day! Feliz Día de Las Madres! ADULT SACRAMENTS CLASS Adults 18 and older Are you interested in becoming a Catholic Christian? Are you Catholic, but have not received First Communion or Confirmation? Do you want to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic faith? To register or for more information call the parish office and ask for Frances: The second collection is for the Catechism classes for the children of our parish. Thank you for your generosity. La segunda colecta es para las clases de Catecismo de los niños de nuestra parroquia. Gracias por su generosidad. 3

4 Now enrolling for Summer and Fall at SGM Children's Center We Grow and Learn Through Play at SGM Children s Center 4461 Inglewood Blvd, L.A. CA (310) sgmchildrencenter@gmail.com Play-Based Preschool ages 2 through 5 years old Enrolling Now for Winter and Spring *Children do not need to be potty trained to enroll Preschool hours 7:30am to 5:30pm (Monday through Friday) Call or us to schedule a tour Director: Dania Molina Petitions to St. Gerard Majella, patron of expectant mothers, difficult pregnancies, and childless couples. Azara: Please Saint Gerard mind and protect Belinda Joyce through her pregnancy. She is very early stages and very nervous and anxious, please bring her safely to full term and please grant her a healthy baby. Amen. Marine: Please pray for myself my husband our two children, We are planning on having another baby but we are worried myself and my husband both carry 2 genetic diseases please pray with us that God the creator of all life will protect and defend our offspring from the start of conception that we shall conceive healthy happy beautiful baby & Jesus will destroy all diseases birth defects and protect our unborn babies through the blood of Jesus Amen Claudia: Please pray for me so I may conceive and have a healthy baby Jo: Please pray for our beautiful unborn baby that it my grow safe and healthy in the womb. That we may be good parents. St Gérard Majella pray for us. Amelia: For the safe and healthy pregnancy of my daughter April. Please intercede for us to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit that April s ongoing pregnancy will be free from complications. Thank you St Gerard! Traci: Prayers for Dene and Steven to have a baby. 4

5 DAILY MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE MISA DIARIA Saturday, May 12th 5:30p.m. St. Gerard Majella Parishioners Sunday, May. 13th 7:30a.m. Angela Legaspi + 9:00a.m. Francisco Reynoso (B-day) 10:30a.m. Antonio y Jose Maximiliano + 12:00p.m. Verna Janis + 1:30p.m. Nuestra Senora de Juquila Monday, May. 14th Tuesday, May 15th Wednesday May 16th Thursday, May 17th 8:00a.m. Vocations to the Priesthood Friday, May 18th Saturday, May 19th ONLINE DONATIONS Donations to St. Gerard Majella Church can now be made online. Go to our website stgerardla.com on your iphone, Android, or PC. Click the DONATION button and fill out the form. Use credit card or check. Click the collection you want to give to: 1st Collection Pays the bills, 2nd collection (for the poor or Catechism classes.) Wish List, or Together in Mission, Wish list is on page 3 of this bulletin. For information call the St. Gerard Majella Church s Wish List Lista de Deseo St. Gerard Majella Preschool Wish List Contact: Dania Molina - Director Saint Gerard Majella Children's Center 4461 Inglewood Blvd. LA, CA sgmchildrencenter@gmail.com Set of Mass vestments for newly ordained deacon. Marian Chasuble Frames for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the saints of Mexico. Bubble Solution Construction Paper Sidewalk Chalk Gently used Legos Gently used Puzzles Gently used Board Books/Hard cover Books Blank Cards and Envelopes DONACIONES EN LINEA Donaciones para la iglesia de San Gerardo de Majella pueden hacerse en Línea. Ir a nuestro pagina electrónica stgerardla.com en su iphone, Android o PC. Oprima el botón de DONACION y llene la forma. Use tarjeta de crédito o cheque. Oprima la ofrenda que quiere dar: Primera Colecta Paga mantenimiento, 2da colección (para los pobres o clases de Catecismo), Juntos en Misión, o Lista de Deseo. La Lista de Deseo se encuentra en el boletín en la pagina 3. Para mas información 5 llame la oficina al

6 TOGETHER IN MISSION / UNIDOS EN MISION Meta/Goal $38,254 Cantidad Prometida/Pledged- $26,624 Dinero recibido/paid - $20,532 Abajo de nuestra meta/ under goal - $17,721 DID YOU KNOW? Know the signs of abuse and talk to your children about them Some signs of abuse are too obvious to hide. Unexplained bruises and injuries may indicate abuse at home, and children who are close to a victim may notice these injuries more quickly than an adult, because they spend more time together. Children also share secrets with each other, and if a child is being abused, he/she may be more comfortable confiding in a close friend than an adult. It is important to talk to children about the signs of abuse, and encourage them to talk to you. To watch a video on this topic go to: v=jnonlsij8ws. SABÍA USTED? Conozca los signos de abuso y hable con sus hijos sobre ellos Algunas señales de abuso son demasiado obvias para ocultarse, especialmente si un niño está tratando de encubrir evidencia. Los moretones y lesiones inexplicables pueden indicar abuso en el hogar, y los niños que están cerca de la víctima pueden notar estas lesiones más rápidamente que un adulto, porque pasan más tiempo juntos. Los niños también comparten secretos entre sí, y si se está abusando de un niño, él/ella puede sentirse más cómodo/a confiando en un amigo cercano que en un adulto. Es importante hablar con los niños sobre las señales de abuso y alentarlos a hablar con usted. Para ver un video acerca de esta tema visite May the seven years which separate us from the centenary of the apparitions hasten the fulfilment of the prophesy of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, to the glory of the Most Holy Trinity. 6 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 13 May 2010.

7 St. Gerard Majella Parish Registration Form New members of the parish are invited to use this form to register. Registered members may use it to advise us of a change of address, phone number or to request offertory envelopes. Either drop the form below in the collection basket or bring to the parish office. Mr./Mrs. First Name Ms. Last Name Spouse s First Name Telephone Address City & Zip code Children Boleta de Inscripción de la Parroquia de San Gerardo de Majella Nuevos miembros de la parroquia son invitados a utilizar esta forma para registrarse. Los miembros registrados lo pueden utilizar para informarnos de un cambio de domicilio, el número de teléfono o para solicitar sobres de ofrenda. Deposite esta forma en la canasta de ofrendas o entréguelo a la oficina parroquial. Sr. Primer Nombre Sra. Apellido Nombre Del Cónyuge Teléfono Dirección Ciudad Y Código Postal Hijos(as) 7