THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING

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1 Our Mission AUGUST 9, th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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. THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING CHURCH ADDRESS: 923 S. LA BREA AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday 8:00am, 10:00am & 12:00pm Saturday 8:30am, 5:00pm (Vigil) Weekday: 9:00am (Monday-Friday) Wednesday: 6:30pm Holy Day 9:00am, 6:30pm Vigil of Holy Day 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.) First Communion: 3:45 PM Wednesday Confirmation: 11:00 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: Everyone recognizes the truth of good proverbs, and so they endure from generation to generation. The Russians have a surprisingly bold one that fits this Sunday s Gospel: Bread is the beginning of everything. Judging from the first reading, Elijah might have felt that it was too late for bread too late for life itself. This great prophet was at the end of his rope and endurance. Then, not one, but two angels visit him. One offers food and drink. The other gives startling directions. For Elijah, this food from the angels is bread for his journey. On the strength of the heaven-sent gift of food, he walks to the mountain of God. In today s Gospel, Jesus offers himself, not just as bread for the journey, but as bread for life itself. He gives his flesh as life for the world. I am the bread of life (John 6:48). He is the beginning of everything. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. All Are Welcome! Thank you for your visit and we are glad you joined us. If you have recently moved into our community and would like to belong to a Catholic parish, you may contact our office, from Monday through Friday, 9:00am~5:00pm. You can also send an to parish@cathedralchapel.org. Visit to learn more about our church. Our website is rich in information: from the services and Sacraments offered in our parish, to other features like Cathedral Chapel s history; beautiful images of the art within the walls of our church; parish s calendar of events; links to other Catholic websites, and many more. We are here to serve. We wish you a happy and blessed Summer!

2 A MESSAGE FROM FR. TRUC WEEK OF AUG SAINTS, SPECIAL OBSERVANCES, MASS INTENTIONS AND PARISH EVENTS Be imitators of god, as beloved children, and live in love (Eph. 4) Dear Parishioners and Visitors: I pray that you are well during these summer weeks with friends and families. There are just 2 to 3 weeks left before Labor Day weekend. Participating in the Year of Consecrated Life -Assisting the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet As you know, this year our universal church celebrates and honors all religious brothers and sisters for their services to the world. As a parish, some members of our PLC had called several local religious communities to see what we can do to honor them. As a result, we are seeking your support for our local sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in re-upholstering their chairs in the chapel of their community. This is our third week that we have announced after each mass asking you to give $55 per chair. There are approximately chairs that the community would need. I am thankful for a number of you who have responded to the announcement so generously. Be Imitators of God & Live in Love The scriptural readings for this Sunday continue to focus on Jesus as the Bread of Life and encourage us to strengthen our faith. We are called not to give up so easily in the midst of life s challenges. Elijah is the example for us not to give up but to be open to God by accepting food for our journey of life and faith. In a more practical way, St. Paul is inviting us to be imitators of God and to live in love. Vision and Courage Nobel Peace Price Winners or Laureates Last week, I presented a question to reflect: What can I do or what can we do to make this world a better place? Finding ways to build and improve our local communities is important. As Catholic Christians, we are called to focus on doing the will of God. What can we do to accomplish the works of God? Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent. Making our world a better place is this an ideal phrase or a reality of life. Geir Lundestad, the Director of the Nobel Institute and Nobel Peace Prize for more than 20 years, would say that this phrase is a reality because of a few special people. He summarized in 2011 in an interview and said that the two common values or virtues shared by all are vision and courage. Their vision allows them to identify their work and mission to make their local communities and their country a better place. Their courage helps them to overcome the fear of imprisonment, isolation, and death. In 2011, three were chosen and received the Nobel Peace Prize for women's rights and peace building effort: 1)Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman President of Liberia; she said If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. 2)Leymah Gbowee, an author and Liberian peace activist. 3)Tawakkol Karman, a journalist and peace activist from Yemen. As Catholic Christians, what can I do to make this place a better world? St. Paul invites us That you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, created in God s way in righteousness and holiness of truth. (Eph. 4) As you are on vacation during the summer weeks, please make it a priority to attend Sunday mass. Be informed, be interested, and be involved in our Catholic faith. SUNDAY, August 9: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 For All Our Parishioners 10:00 For the Rosaji Family 12:00p +Leo Garrow MONDAY, August 10; St. Lawrence 9:00 Thanksgiving Mass from Sunny & Beverly Stupek TUESDAY, August 11; St. Clare 9:00 Healing of Estela Mar nez WEDNESDAY, August 12: St. Jane Frances de Chantal 9:00 For All Our Volunteers; +Irene Delgado ; +Jose Manuel Figueroa; +Ester Huerta 6:30p Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena THURSDAY, August 13: Ss. Pon an and Hippolytus 9:00 Thanksgiving Mass for Suze e Bermudez FRIDAY, August 14: St. Maximilian Kolbe 9:00 Angelito Guerrero SATURDAY, August 15: Assump on of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 +Lidia de la Rosa 5:00p Thanksgiving Mass for Anita and Danilo Miguel PARISH ADMINISTRATION Rev. Truc Q. Nguyen, Pastor frtruc@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 223 Nancy G-Sheehan, Parish Business Manager nancy@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 224 Mayela Albarran, Office Assistant mayela@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 235 Sister Anna Tom, SDSH, Rel. Ed. Director religioused@cathedralchapel, ext. 234 In Residence: Most Reverend Bishop Edward Wm. Clark (928 S. Detroit St. Los Angeles, 90036) Elementary School Cathedral Chapel School, Grades K-8th Tina Kipp, Principal 755 S. Cochran Ave., L.A. CA T: (323) ; F: (323)

3 WORSHIP, LITURGY & FAITH In prepara on for the Papal visit to Philadelphia, we share with you 14 Faith Facts that you may not know about Blessed Junípero Serra. Blessed Junipero Serra is scheduled to be canonized on September 23, 2015 at the Basilica of the Na onal Shrine of the Immaculate Concep on in Washington D.C. He will become the rst saint to be canonized on U.S. soil, and the rst Hispanic saint in America. LOVE IS OUR MISSION: The Family Fully Alive September 22-25, 2015, Philadelphia 14 FAITH FACTS ABOUT BLESSED JUNÍPERO SERRA 14 Datos de fe sobre el Beato Junípero Serra 5. Father Junípero had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. At age 36, he arrived in Veracruz and traveled by foot to Mexico City to dedicate his mission vocation at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe; there he asked her for the grace to open the hearts of the colonizers and indigenous peoples. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is venerated in most of the missions. Since then, Our Lady of Guadalupe has become the Patroness of the whole American continent. 5. Padre Junípero tenía una especial devoción a la Santísima Virgen María. A la edad de 36 años llegó a Vera Cruz y viajó a pie a la Ciudad de México para ofrecer su vocación misionera en el Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe; allí le pidió a la Virgen la gracia de que abriera los corazones de los colonizadores y de los pueblos indígenas. La imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe es venerada en la mayoría de las misiones. En efecto, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe se ha convertido en la Patrona de todo el continente americano. 6. In 1767 Father Junípero Serra was sent to Loreto, Baja California as the President of the Baja California Missions. Father Palou and Father Crespí were also assigned to these missions. La Misión Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó is the first Jesuit mission founded in Baja California in 1697 and the beginning of the El Camino Real. For the move into Alta California, Serra was in the company of Gaspar de Portolá, the military Governor of California. 6. En 1767 el Padre Junípero Serra fue enviado a Loreto, Baja California, como Presidente de las Misiones de Baja California. Los padres Palou y Crespí también fueron asignados a estas misiones. La Misión Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó fue la primera misión fundada por los Jesuitas en Baja California en 1697 y marcó el comienzo de El Camino Real. Para llegar a la Alta California, Serra se unió a la compañía de Gaspar de Portolá, el gobernador militar de California. To learn more about Fr. Junípero Serra, including his travels, legacy and news Since its inception by Saint John Paul II in 1994, the World Meeting Of Families has strengthened the sacred bonds of families across the globe. Held every three years and sponsored by the Holy See s Pontifical Council for the Family, the World Meeting of Families is the world s largest Catholic gathering of families. Each World Meeting of Families has a theme that energizes and enlivens the event while adding great depth of meaning to our understanding of families. The theme of the World Meeting of Families Philadelphia 2015 is Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive, emphasizing the impact of the love and life of families on our society. Visit to learn more! stories, visit HOLY LAND MAGAZINE Holy Land magazine is now online. A breathtaking experience in the holy land! Read it today:

4 PARISH & SCHOOL LIFE: MINISTRY, EVENTS & REMINDERS Cathedral Chapel School Non-Discrimination Policy Cathedral Chapel School, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color, or national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Cathedral Chapel School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies and practices, scholarship programs and athletic and other school-administered programs, although certain athletic leagues and other programs may limit participation. While the school does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services may not always be available to them. Decisions concerning the admission and continued enrollment of a student in the school are based upon the student s emotional, academic and physical abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student s needs. We extend a warm welcome to all our school families and especially to all our new families for the School Year! Dynamic Catholics Waste some time and read a book! Did you know that Dynamic Catholic is offering FREE RESOURCES (books and CDs)? This is how it works: If you are visiting their website (dynamiccatholic.com) for the first time you will discover that you can request a FREE copy of any of their paperback books, or single CDs, and simply pay shipping and handling. After you finish reading the book (or listening to the CD) they invite you to ask yourself, Who do I know who would benefit from reading this book (or listening to this CD)? We hope you will then send your friends and family an inviting them to request a copy for themselves. dynamiccatholic.com RCIA: COME AND SEE! Are you. Considering becoming Catholic? A Catholic interested in being Confirmed? A confirmed Catholic who is ready to explore your faith anew? JOIN US FOR RCIA! Each year men and women embark on an exploration of the Catholic faith. Some are deciding if they are called into the Catholic Church; others have been Catholic all their lives and are now interested in discovering what this really means. Together we are witness to the fact that our search for God is a lifelong journey, a journey on which we make the most progress when we walk it with others and with intention. I would like to know more about the RCIA Program Name Phone (Mobile/Home) Contact parish@cathedralchapel.org, T: Our Lady of Perpetual Help NOVENA & MASS Wednesdays, 6:30pm DID YOU KNOW? Review safety rules with your kids before traveling If your family goes on a trip this summer, chances are your children will be spending a lot of me on the road. It s important to keep safety a priority even as you take a break from your everyday lives! Remind your children to stay buckled in the car, and to always be alert when taking bathroom and food breaks. Use the buddy system, or break into small groups, to keep everyone safe while you re traveling. For more informa on and ps, visit:h p:// c_safety/tra c_safety_tips/summer_driving_ ps.asp COLLECTIONS FROM August 1-2, 2015 Envelopes: $ 3802 Building Fund: $845 We are grateful for your 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 o ce at Also visit to learn more about our parish. Welcome & God Bless You.

5 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS Our parish offers Religious Education classes to all children and young people who attend public schools. Attending weekly Mass in conjunction with Religious Education classes, is an important part of your family s faith formation. Registration is now open. WAKE UP THE WORLD BY SPONSORING A CHAIR During this Year of Consecrated Life, different parishes and religious communities are celebrating by way of sharing who they are, what they do, and how they live. Here at Cathedral Chapel, we are giving you, our parishioners, a practical and convenient opportunity to show your appreciation of the work performed by one of the religious communities in our area The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) - Los Angeles Province. At their nearby house in Koreatown, the 35 side-chairs (see photo) that are used daily in their chapel for religious services and group meetings are in need of new fabric. A re-upholsterer has agreed to do the job for $55 per chair. Many of you may have been taught by, cared for, or helped in other ways by these Sisters. Please consider sponsoring the cost to repair one (or more) of these chairs as thanks for the contribution these sisters made in the Los Angeles community in health care, teaching, and service to the poor. Make your checks payable to Cathedral Chapel and write "CSJ chairs" in the memo line for the offertory collection, or mail your contribution directly to the parish office. Thank you for your generosity. To learn about CSJ, please visit csjla.org. more Mark you calendars for our Annual Summer Fun Parish Picnic! Saturday, August 29, 2015 LACMA Park, 3:00pm Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles Just bring your favorite snacks and a blanket and we ll take care of the rest! For information, donations, and volunteer opportunities, please call the parish office.