St. Thomas Aquinas Church Iglesia Católica Romana

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1 St. Thomas Aquinas Church Iglesia Católica Romana 1501 South Atlantic Boulevard Monterey Park, California Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2015 From the Desk of Our Pastor Uganda visit after Easter My Dear Parish Family, I will be visiting my family in Uganda right after Easter. It has been about two years since I last visited my mother who is now ailing with old age, and her health is not very good. So please include her in your prayers. I will therefore be away from the parish from April 7 th to May 7 th During that time Fr. Austin Doran, the pastor of St. Anthony parish in San Gabriel will be assisting Fr. Jay in celebrating some Masses on weekends. Please welcome Fr. Austin. I wish you a great rest of Lent and Easter Season. Fr. John STA 2015 Lent Schedule 3/25-3/26 7 PM Spanish Lenten Retreat Father Cirilo Bailon will lead the Spanish retreat on March 25 and 26. He recently obtained his Doctorate in Psychology and spirituality from the university of Mexico city where he now teaches. Fr. Cirilo, DN will share in Spanish how Lent is a time for our coming back to God. 3/27 No Mass 7:30 PM Religious Education Passion play English 3/29 Palm Sunday Regular Sunday Mass Schedule-Meet in School Flagpole Area for distribution of palms and procession into church 3/30 Chrism 7 PM 3/31 8:00 AM Morning Mass 4/1 6 PM School Welcome Matt English Spring Raffle As you know, our Fiesta is scheduled to be held in September of this year. We will still be holding our Spring raffle. This year our Spring raffle drawing will be at our April 26th Garden Tea Party Luncheon and Fashion Show. Please stop by this weekend to pick up your raffle tickets. Tickets will be distributed outside of church. Proceeds will help subsidize our operating budget and benefit our parish community ministry and outreach programs. Thank you in advanced for your continued support. Grand Prize: $2,000 2 nd Prize: $1,000 3 rd Prize: $500 Deanery 10 Lenten Penance Services Listed below is the schedule for Lenten penance services. We invite everyone to take advantage of this sacramental offering. Date Time Parish Language 3/23 7 PM St. Luke E/S 7 PM Sacred Heart E/S 7 PM St. Thomas More E/S 3/25 7 PM St. Andrew E/S 3/27 7 PM St. Elizabeth E/S 7 PM OLMM E/S

2 Spring Parish Fund Raiser Garden Tea Party Luncheon and Fashion Show Sunday, April 26th Quiet Cannon Event Center Donation: $50 per ticket 50% of Tickets already SOLD! Our luncheon will be the major fund raiser for Spring We are asking for your support. We are looking for sponsorships, donations and advertisers to defray the cost of expenses. We need items for our silent auction and door prizes such as gift cards to events and services, for example concerts, department stores, restaurants, car washes, gift items, movies, gift baskets, etc. We will be producing a souvenir program where you can promote your business, have a loved one in a memorial page, place a congratulatory message and/or family picture. If you are interested in any of the above please stop by our table outside of mass this weekend or by calling the parish office. 50% of our tickets have been sold. Cost of ticket is $50. Early bird preferred seating for the first complete tables purchased. Event Schedule 10 am 1 pm: DJ Carlos 10 am noon: Complimentary Coffee and Tea Station 10 am Doors open Shopping with great vendors and crafters 12 noon Delicious Luncheon Served 12:15 pm Live Entertainment Halau Hula Dancers 12: 45 pm Door Prize Drawing 1:00 pm Fashion Show featuring Teri Medina s Really Great Stuff & Parish Ministries 2:00 pm Spring Grand Raffle Prize Drawing Parish Beautification Sat. March 28th 8 AM 12 Noon Our parish will be hosting our annual Parish Beautification Day in which volunteers help clean and refresh our parish facilities and grounds. Some of the projects will be: cleaning hillside, washing windows, organizing storage containers, cleaning church interior including pews, and cleaning the multipurpose room. Volunteers are asked to bring tools to assist in completing our projects, such as: weed whackers, hoes, rakes, brooms, dust pans, large yard trash bags, furniture polish and soft cloths. If you are interested in being part of our beautification team please contact the parish office as soon as possible. We will also need refreshments such as water and snacks to boost energy for workers. Mark your calendar and be part of our parish face lift. Feast of Divine Mercy Novena Earlier this month our parish sponsored a nine day Divine Mercy Novena in Spanish. We are hosting the Divine Mercy Novena in Chinese from March 16th March 24th and in English from April 4th April 12th. Jesus desires that these nine days we bring souls to the fountain of his mercy. It will consist of praying at our Divine Mercy chapel located at our Atlantic Blvd. entrance and praying at home and ending with mass on Sunday, April 12th. This is a very powerful public feast. To receive all possible graces and obtain every sort of divine blessing they ask individuals to say the nine-day novena, participate in the devotional service, go to confession and receive Holy Communion. Novena cards will be available at church entrances next weekend.

3 SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER Red Cross Blood Drive Save a Life Sunday, March 29 th 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Won t you please consider giving the gift of life to another? According to the Red Cross, the blood donated by 1 person actually saves the lives of 3 other people! Blood donation takes about one hour total time from check-in to completion and will be done here at St. Thomas Aquinas in our parish hall. Please contact (or leave a message) for Craig or Teresa at (323) if you are interested in donating and would like an appointment or if you have any questions. If you would like to sign up on your own, you can go online at redcross.org Welcome to China September 10-25, 2015 This coming September our parish will have an opportunity to visit Beijing, Great Wall, Xian and also have meetings with different bishops and many local Catholic communities. This will be an informative trip about the current situation of the Catholic Church in China which is vibrant, active and in step with Pope Francis. This trip is organized by the Verbiest Foundation whose goal is to assist the Catholic Church in China. Our pastor Fr. John will be part of this trip. If you are interested in joining the trip please contact Paul Braeckmans for more information at or by at paulbraeckmans@yahoo.com and make a deposit of $200 to guarantee your participation. to schedule an appointment and view information about propernutrition recommendations prior to your donation and other useful information. While the Red Cross prefers that appointments be made in advance, they will accept walk-ins as well... but you might need to wait awhile if someone has a scheduled appointment. As a thank you the following promotions are being offered to all donors: Discounted ticket voucher: Anaheim Ducks Hockey game Discounted ticket voucher: LA Kings Hockey game Coupon for BOGO Free Quizno s Sub 2 Tickets to LA Galaxy Game 2 Tickets to the Grammy Museum Chrism Mass Monday, March 30th 7:00 Cathedral The Chrism Mass is a special service at which the Holy Oils will be blessed for this year. It is a celebration of the sacramental life of our Archdiocese. All clergy are obligated to attend this mass, parishioners are invited to join them. Salsa and Cha Cha Classes Mark Your Calendar Thursday, 3/26/2015 Parish Hall Salsa Beginner 7-8 PM Cha Cha Beginner 8 9 PM $10 per class at the door STA SCHOOL NEWS STA Chess Club Our STA Chess Club competed in the Knights' Joust Tournament on 3/14 and won the overall first place trophy. The team won in two divisions beating out nine other schools. The following students placed at the tournament: Brody Canas (3rd Grade): 1st place in the K-3 division and 2nd place in the 4-8 division Joseph Lee (3rd Grade): 2nd place in K-3 division Cash MacDonald (3rd Grade): 4th place in K-3 division Natalia Ramos (1st Grade): 5th place in K-3 division We are very proud of our Chess Club and want to congratulate them for their hard work and effort. Way to go Eagles! Special Collection Easter Flowers/Environment 3/28-3/29 Next weekend, our parish will be taking up a second collection for our Easter flowers and environment. Your past generosity has made our church a place of beauty during the Easter season. We ask for and appreciate your continued support.

4 KEEP IN PRAYER Bertha Acuna Esther Aguilar Frances De Baca Dorothea Canzano Scotty Tamkin Manuel Tapia Irene Lau Taylor Beatriz Terminal Beatriz Torres Juanita Trejo Antonio Ureno Frankie Uribe Al Valdez Emily Vallarta Miguel Vallarta Norma Vanegas Irene Veloz Lilia P. Villajin Eric Francis Walter Sofia Yepez MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, MARCH 21, :00 AM In memory of Mildred Peach, requested by Anita Berumen. 5:30 PM In memory of Louis Cisneros, requested by Leroy Cisneros In memory of Trinidad L. Trujillo, requested by Maria Trujillo. In memory of Encarnacion Tesoro, requested by Lourdes Sakazaki SUNDAY, MARCH 22, :00 AM In memory of Peter Luda, requested by Anita Berumen. In memory of Alonso Maytorena, requested by Jamie Maytorena In memory of Amado Soriano, requested by Juanita Samiley 11:30 AM In memory of Encarnacion Chavez, Saladona Chavez, and Richard Chavez, requested by Evelyn Muniz In memory of Maria Elena Esperanza de Aguilar 1:30 PM In memory of Juan A. Guerrero, requested by Maria Guerrero In memory of Graciela Barriga and Jose Mendez, requested by America Ruvalcaba. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, :00 AM In celebration of James and Jennifer Meyer s birthday. THURSDAY, MARCH 26-8:00 AM In memory of Luis Gutierrez Aguilar, requested by Irene Beaumont FRIDAY, MARCH 27, :00 PM MASS CANCELLED SATURDAY, MARCH 28, :00 AM May God offer Tim Chang guidance, requested by Wendy Chang 5:30 PM For the well being of the Lopez Family Tristan Huo for Thanksgiving READ & REFLECT ON THE SCRIPTURES MARCH 22 MARCH 29 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Alt readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 15:47 [15:1-39] WEEKLY SCHEDULE Saturday, March 21st 9:30 AM Baptism Cl. MPR 10 AM Bereavement group- School classrooms 3 and 4 10 AM- Legion of Mary Mandarin Parish Office 2 PM Wedding Church 4 PM-Wedding Reception-Hall Sunday, March 22nd 9 AM Religious Ed-School 9 AM Confirmation Hall 11:15 AM Chinese Rel. Ed 11:15 AM RCIA Hall Mtg Rm. 11:15 AM Bible Study-Cl. Rm 11:15 AM Choir-Dining Rm 2 PM Divine Mercy Prayer Group Hall mtg Monday, March 23rd 7 PM Pastoral Cnc Mtg-Hall Wednesday, March 25th 7 PM Bible Study MPR 7 PM Spanish Retreat Church 7:30 PM Folk Dancing-Hall Thursday, March 26th 6 PM Dance Class Hall 7 PM Spanish Retreat Church Friday, March 27th 6 PM Girl Scouts-Hall 7 PM Passion Play-Church 7:30 PM New Testament-CL5 7:45 PM Legion of Mary-Office 8 PM Agape Parish Office Saturday, March 28th 8 AM-Parish Beautification-ALL 10 AM Baptism-Church 10 AM Bereavement group- School classrooms 3 and 4 10 AM- Legion of Mary Mandarin Parish Office 12 PM Baby Shower-Hall

5 SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN DID YOU KNOW? Tips to help protect children from sexting Before buying your child a cell phone, set rules for its use, including what sort of information and images are appropriate to share via text. Know what safeguards are available on your child s phone, such as turning off and/or blocking texting and picture features. Talk to your child about the possible social, academic, and legal consequences of sexting. They could face humiliation, lose educational opportunities, and get in trouble with the law. Encourage your child to not be a bystander or an instigator. If he or she receives a sext, discuss why it is important that he or she not forward the image to anyone else. Remind your child that they can talk to you if they receive a nude picture on their cell phone. Report any nude or semi-nude images that your child receives to law enforcement or contact Parish Information Parish Office: (323) Chinese Ministry Office: (323) General sta91754@gmail.com Parish Website: STAMPK.ORG Fax: (323) Hall Rental: (323) ext. 102 Parish Staff Fr. John Kyebasuuta stapastor@gmail.com Pastor Ext. 108 Fr. Jay Wu sta.assocpastor@gmail.com Associate Pastor Ext. 106 Lorraine Melendez stamanager1@gmail.com General Manager Ext. 103 Linda Almaguer sta91754@gmail.com Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Ext. 102 Sherry Hsu stachinese@gmail.com Chinese Ministry Staff Support Ext. 105 IN GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED OUR PARISH with your contributions on: March 14th & 15th: $6, Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM (English) Sunday 8:00 AM (English) 9:30 AM (Chinese) 11:30 AM (English) 1:30 PM (Spanish) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:00 AM Friday 7:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM Cathy Pang stachinese@gmail.com Chinese Ministry Admin. Support Ext. 104 Safeguard The Children Carmen Austria School Information School Office: (323) Gloria Castillo Principal principal@stampkschool.org General info@stampkschool.org Website: stampkschool.org Religious Education Information Office: (323) Elsa Jimenez DRE stareligioused@gmail.com