St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community

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1 St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community Ohio Ave (at Selby) Los Angeles, California (310) Wherever you are on your faith journey, you are welcome here Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 1, 2010 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Psalm 90:12 VALUES TO LIVE BY Today s scriptures contain some catch phrases that are still quite familiar in our world: All is vanity, and Eat, drink, and be merry are both scriptural in origin. In the same way that it is easy to pray last week s Lord s Prayer thoughtlessly, it is easy to let the potent passages of scripture that are built on these common sayings glide right off our slick ears. Last week s scriptures instructed us to listen attentively to the Lord, so that we might pray carefully. Our listening and our prayer are intimately connected. In the same way, this week we learn that our values and our living are connected as well. It has become quite common to ask, Do you own your possessions or do they own you? Like the familiar maxims from today s readings, we might be tempted to quote this saying flippantly, and think that in the quoting of it we have truly considered it, perhaps lived it. Not true, Qoheleth, Paul, and Jesus tell us today. It is not wrong to treasure or cherish things of earth or of our own humanity; it is only wrong when those things we cherish are not of God, are not of the self-giving Christ. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. Mass Schedule Sunday Masses 7:30 am 9:30 am 11:30 am 5:00 pm Saturday (one mass only) 5:00 pm Vigil Weekdays (Monday- Friday) Daily Masses are: Mon Weds Fri : 6:30 AM Tues Thurs: 5:30 PM Reconciliation Thursday & Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm First Friday Exposition Oct May Only

2 Page 2 August 1, 2010 Connecting Catholic Families with the Bible Hosted by St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community August 17, 2010 in the JCPC 9:00am-3:00pm The Center for Ministry Development is offering a workshop in the Los Angeles Archdiocese in August to provide parish leaders with strategies and resources to help their families break open the Word of God. This one-day workshop, which runs from 9:00 to 3:00 (registration begins at 8:30), will: Share a vision to bring Catholic families and the Bible together Discuss the Catholic approach to Scripture in light of Catholic family living Explore biblical literacy for Catholic families Provide ideas and activities to connect family life and the Bible gathered and non-gathered, parish and home Let the Word inspire participants with its power and presence The cost of the workshop is $49, which includes lunch and a handout packet rich in practical ideas and resources. To register, go to Or call Nancy at Following the Mass Breaking Bread Books.are located in each pew for your use. In addition to the music selections, the books contain the order of the mass which begins on page 3. A synopses of the Sunday scriptures is listed in the index on page 1. BEREAVEMENT SERIES: The next session starts on Sept. 23 rd, A six week group discussion series for those experiencing the loss of a loved one through death, recently or in the past. The series is facilitated by Patricia Edlefsen, M.N., R.N., a psychiatric nurse and bereavement counselor. The sessions are of open discussion format, confidential, free of charge and start and end on time. Most benefit is obtained by attending all six meetings. TIME: 7:00-8:30 PM on THURSDAYS PLACE: THE RECONCILIATION ROOM (in front of church by picture of prodigal son) PLEASE RSVP TO PAR- ISH OFFICE AT We have updated our website! More information will be posted each week TODAY'S READINGS 1st Reading -- Do not spend your life toiling for material gain (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23). Psalm -- If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 90). 2nd Reading -- Christ has raised you to new life, so seek now what is above (Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11). Gospel -- Be on guard against all greed, for your life does not consist of earthly possessions, but of the riches of the reign of God (Luke 12:13-21). Fr. Frank Desiderio is moving to Boston The President of the Paulist Fathers asked Fr. Frank Desiderio, CSP to be the new Director of the Paulist Center in Boston and he agreed. Fr. Frank will be moving east the last week of July. His ministry in Los Angeles has included: Associate Pastor at St. Paul The Apostle Parish Director of the UCLA Catholic Center Associate Director of Paulist Communications (radio production) President of Paulist Productions (TV production) Director of Forgiveness Retreats. He wants to extend his thanks to the many people in LA who have helped him learn how to be a priest and asks for your prayers as he moves on. The Paulist Center in Boston is a regional center for reconciliation ministry - reaching out to people on the margins of the Church and society. You can check out his new home at His new address: Frank Desiderio, CSP Paulist Center 5 Park Street Boston, MA Phone: Frank@ForgivenessRetreats.org

3 PAGE 3 August 1, 2010 Rev John Ardis, C.S.P Pastor jardis@sp-apostle.org Celeste Anlauf Director of Development canlauf@sp-apostle.org Mary Ann Bertolucci Ministry/Facilities mbertolucci@sp-apostle.org Sr. Stella Maria Enright, DMJ School Principal srstella@sp-apostle.org Claire Henning Pastoral Associate chenning@sp-apostle.org Irene Holly Director Children s Religious Ed iholly@sp-apostle.org Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Closed from 12:00 to 12:30 PM PARISH STAFF The Paulist Fathers Bridget Lander Teen Confirmation Coordinator blander@sp-apostle.org Lois Massey Business Operations lmassey@sp-apostle.org Barbara Murphy RCIA Coordinator bmurphy@sp-apostle.org Rev Joseph Scott, C.S.P Associate Pastor jscott@sp-apostle.org Christopher Walker Director of Music cwlaudate@hotmail.com All Other Ministries SPA Church Office parishoffice@sp-aportle.org Priests in Residence Peter Abdella, C.S.P Ed Donovan, C.S.P Ivan Tou, C.S.P Ted Vierra, C.S.P Patrick Hensy, C.S.P Ed Wrobleski, C.S.P Frank Desiderio, C.S.P UCLA Catholic Center (310) Fr. Peter Abdella, C.S.P., Director Fr. Ivan Tou, C.S.P., Asst. Dir. UCLA Medical Center (310) Rev. Tom Clerkin, C.S.P., Chaplain Paulist Productions (310) Fr. Eric Andrews, C.S.P. President Community Gift Whatever you did for one of these least of these, you did for me. Mt 6:40 b Times are difficult for so many. The finance council and the parish staff have discussed how best the parish can respond to the increased need that we are experiencing through phone inquiries, walk-ins and the increased requests from various charitable agencies. Since September 2009, the parish has been giving 5% of the weekly collection to a charity. August 1, 2010 Homeboys/Homegirls Industries Parish Support Monthly Credit Cards: $52,240 Weekly Collection : 10,733 If you would like to assist St. Paul the Apostle Church in continuing its mission and receive a charitable income tax donation? Please consider making a difference at St. Paul's by donating a gift of securities or contact Celeste Anlauf, our parish Development Director at: Community Assistance Ministry St. Paul s provides a community wide assistance ministry to serve our parishioners who are homebound, hospitalized or in nursing homes. We will arrange rides to appointments and shopping in the local West LA and Santa Monica area (the services are free, but if there are parking fees they must be paid by the recipient before leaving their place of residence). We provide outside referrals for all other needs. Three days advance notice is required. We do not provide financial assistance. Please call Patti O Keefe for assistance, information or if you d like to volunteer. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER A Marriage Encounter is like Easter Sunday because it's a weekend full of fresh love, rebirth, and new beginnings. All married couples deserve a richer fuller life together! Marriage Encounter weekends occur throughout the year. For more information, call Jacob & Sarah Flores at (562) or go online at

4 Page 4 August 1, 2010 Mass Intentions Saturday, July 31, 2010 Marianna & Elmer Jarnot Sunday, August 1, :30 AM Tim Kilbane 9:30 AM Jordan Ostrow 11:30 AM Aileen Condon Nosel Lori Malvern Monday, August 2, :30 AM Anthony Vincent Vescio Tuesday, August 3, :30 PM Wednesday, August 4, :30 AM Salvator L. Nigro Thursday, August 5, :30 PM Patricia Posadas Friday, August 6, :30 AM Yi-Hong Xia Bong Kang Kim Saturday, August 7, 2010 Marianna & Elmer Jarnot Sunday, August 8, :30 AM Jamie O Connell 9:30 AM Richard Schlottman 11:30 AM Emily and Mike Paz (Married Sat) Angelo Calfo **Summer Week Day Mass Schedule ** We Pray for.. Teddi Schumann, Ella Alexander, Espranza Villeja, Stella Dunbar, Lucy Derdario, John Zesario, Gerald Guess, Fr. Jim Moran, CSP, Kelly Chanon, Delores Davis (Mother of Irene Holly), Mary Marks, Frances Sanders (Mother of Lisa Rogers) This Week At St. Paul s Saturday, July 31, :00 PM AA Meeting - MPR Sunday, August 1, 2010 Coffee and Donuts are off for the summer Monday, August 2, :00 N SPA Bingo Group - MPR Tuesday, August 3rd, :00 AM Women's Faith Sharing - MPR The Toddler Group is off for the Summer Wednesday, August 4, :30 AM Men's Faith Sharing -MPR 7:30 PM RCIA Session - MPR 7:30 PM Baptism Prep Class - CHCL Thursday, August 5, :30 PM Young Adults Ministry - CHCL Friday, August 6, :00 AM Book Club - MPR (time change) Saturday, August 7, :00 PM AA Meeting - MPR Sunday, August 8, 2010 Coffee and Donuts are off for the summer NOTHING BETTER Nothing... is sweeter than love; nothing higher, nothing stronger, nothing larger, nothing fuller, nothing better, in heaven or on earth. Thomas à Kempis We also continue to pray for those men and women serving in the US Military: Jeffrey Wolf = Deceased: Fr. Larry Boadt, CSP How can I have a name added to the prayers of the faithful? You can call the parish office anytime (310) If you do not reach anyone, you can press 8 and leave a message in the general mailbox. You can also parishoffice@sp-apostle.org Partners in Prayer Partners in Prayer, sponsored by St. Paul the Apostle Senior Ministry, seek to be of service by praying for others. Please call us with your prayer request and we will notify our circle of Prayer Partners. Calls may be made to: Maureen Morrissey (310) TOGETHER IN MISSION 2010 I GIVE THANKS TO YOU, O LORD Parish Goal: $126, Amount Pledge: 120, Amount Paid: 105, # of detailed records: 348 this information is what is records at the TIM Office as of July 26, 2010

5 Page 5 August 1, 2010 How Does a Person Become Catholic? (RCIA) RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process through which searchers explore the life of the Church and the role of Christ in their lives in an environment of care and support. Please join us on Wednesday evenings in the Multi-purpose room at 7:30 pm as we journey through the faith together. Contact Barbara Murphy, RCIA Director at or bmurphy@sp-apostle.org RCIA for Children The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children) 8 yrs. to 14 yrs. of age is also part of the process where the children that have not received the sacraments of Baptism or Holy Eucharist meets on Sunday morning after the 9:00AM mass with their parents Contact Irene Holly at or iholly@sp-apostle.org Children s Religious Education (CCD) Please call Irene Holly, Director, for more information at: or iholly@sp-apostle.org Classes are held Wednesday afternoon from 3:45 to 5:15PM. Teen Confirmation For information on Confirmation please contact, Bridget Lander, Confirmation Coordinator. blander@spapostle.org Sandwich Builders 7:00 8:00 PM in the JCPC spasandwichbuilders@gmail.com The group will resume in Sept. Young Adults Ministry SPAYAM meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul s. All are welcome! Bring your faith, your friends, and questions! YoungAdultsMinistrySPA@gmail.com Baptism Prep Class The baptism preparation class is offer the first Weds of each month at 7:30 pm in the church class. Preregistration is not necessary. Toddler Group SPA Toddler Group meets on 10:00 am in the Multipurpose. Please margaretjacq@yahoo.com for information. The group meets on the same schedule as school. Coffee and Donuts - Coffee and Donuts will resume in the September. Friday Night at the Movies will resume on Sept 24th with the movie What Dreams my Come Contact Barbara Murphy for more info: or bmurphy@sp.apostle.org. The schedule is listed on the cards at the entrances to the Church. UnUrban Theology A forum for Catholics and Non- Catholics to discuss Catholic theology and morality. The group meets at the UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica. "Free parking across the street at US Bank" The group will resume in October. Schedules available at the church entrances. Contact Barbara Murphy for more info: or bmurphy@sp.apostle.org. Sunday Children s Liturgies The Children s Liturgies will resume in the Fall. Bible Study The Gospel of John II Monday Mornings 7:00 to 8:00 AM Multi-Purpose Room Repeated Friday Mornings 11:00 AM to 12:00 N Multi-Purpose Room. The Bible Study will resume Monday, September 13th. The Passion and Resurrection Stories in the Gospel of John St. Paul s Business Development Network. Are you a business professional who can give, and wants to receive, business referrals? If so, please join the ST. PAUL S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NETWORK. Meetings are held on second Tuesdays of the month, at 7:30 a.m. at John O Groats, Pico Boulevard. For questions, contact Jay Spillane, (310) , jspillane@spillaneweingarten.com. Senior Ministry Book Club... The next meeting will be on Friday, August 6, 2010 in the Multipurpose Room from 10 to 11:30 AM. Join us for stimulating and thoughtful discussion of current bestsellers and classics. For this meeting, the members have chosen to read Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (the 10 th installment in the internationally best-selling series of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) by Alexander McCall Smith. Once again, Precious Ramotswe uses her insights into human nature to unravel problems big and small in this installment, Mma Ramotwse is hired to investigate why a local football team is losing all of its games. The owner, a wealthy businessman, imagines there must be a traitor in the organization somewhere, he believes that if he hires a detective, she can ferret out who is betraying him and causing his team s losing streak. Despite her ignorance of the sport, Mma Ramotswe agrees to look into the matter. She and her prickly assistant, Grace Makutsi, attend a match and begin interviewing the players in an effort to solve what amounts to the book s main mystery. The soccer inquiry, though, is secondary to a major event in Mma Ramotwse s life the impending demise of the little white van she s used for many years that s much more than a machine to her. New members are welcome. For information, call Mary at Have Fun and Win a Bit of Money!! SPA s Social Group meets in the Multipurpose Room, from 12:00-2:30 PM, on the 1 st and 3 rd Mondays of each month. Come join us Monday, August 2nd, for lively conversation, friendship, refreshments, and more as we play Bingo. New Members are welcome. For information, call Eva

6 Page 6 August 1, 2010 Readings for the weekend of August 8th Reading 1 Wis 18:6-9 The night of the passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage. Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their foes. For when you punished our adversaries, in this you glorified us whom you had summoned. For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution. Reading 2 Heb 11:1-2, 8-12 Brothers and sisters: Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; he went out, not knowing where he was to go. By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise; for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God. By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age and Sarah herself was sterile for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy. So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore. Gospel Lk 12:35-40 Jesus said to his disciples: Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself, have the servants recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. Friday Night at the Movies Schedule for September 24 What Dreams May Come October 29 A River Runs Through It November 19 Pay it Forward December 10 E.T. Extra-Terrestrial January 28 On the Waterfront February 18 Unforgiven March 11 Ben-Hur April 15 Up 7pm-10pm in the MPR (Feel free to bring snacks to share!) UnUrban Theology Schedule for A forum for Catholics and Non-Catholics to discuss Catholic theology and morality. October 4: New Testament in Public Life - Dr. Jeff Siker, Professor of NT, LMU November 1: Human Trafficking and Slavery - Vanessa Lanza, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking December 6: Church History: Redemption and Restoration - Joe Scott, C.S.P., Associate Pastor, SPA January 3: The Church and the Media - Rose Pacatte, F.S.P., Dir. Pauline Center for Media Studies Join us on the first Monday of the month from 7:30pm-9:00pm at The UnUrban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA Free Parking across the street at US Bank For more info on the above programs contact Barbara Murphy at or bmurphy@sp-apostle.org Children s Religious Education needs your Assistance The Preschool/Kindergarten Children are in need of a teacher who is faith-filled, energetic, creative, and wants to share their Catholic Faith with them. These children are 4yrs and 5yrs old. The children are calling and they need you! Classes are held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:45 to 5:15 pm beginning September 22, We hope you will accept this invitation to participate. Please contact Irene Holly, Director of Religious Education for more information or iholly@sp-apostle.org ************************************************ Children s Religious Education (CCD) Registration is taking place for all grade levels for classes beginning September 22, Please register early!