MARIA REGINA PARISH 2150 W. 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90249 Office: (310) 323-0030 After-Hours, Emergencies/fuera de horas, emergencias: (323) 400-4809 (call/text) office@mariareginagardena.net www.mariareginagardena.net Pastor: Rev. Sang Van Tran Resident Priest: Rev. Martin Akanaefu Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. Acton Sunday Mass: Rev. Amaechi Ugwu, S.J. Permanent Deacons: Dn. Matthew Van P. Nguyen Dn. Ramon Nuñez Special Ministry: Jül Marie Hermosísima Receptionist: Manuela Castañeda School Principal: Mrs. Lynnette Lino School Office: (310) 327-9133 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: August 3, 2018 7:00pm August 3 rd is the First Friday of the month. We will have Eucharistic Adoration at 7:00pm in our church. We pray for vocations, all the needs of our parish, and for our families. Could you not watch one hour with me? Mark 14:37 El Grupo de Educación Religiosa en Español estará teniendo registraciones hoy después de la Misa. [Religious] freedom remains one of America's most precious possessions. And, as my brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us, all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and defend that freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it. Pope Francis SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Entrance Antiphon July 29, 2018 God is in his holy place, God who unites those who dwell in his house; he himself gives might and strength to his people (Ps 68:6-7) Collect Prayer O God, protector of those who hope in you, without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may use the good things that pass in such a way as to hold fast even now to those that ever endure. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (Roman Missal) Mass Schedule English: Monday through Saturday, 7:00am Saturday, 5:30pm Sunday, 8:00am & 10:00am Adoration: 1 st Friday each month, 7:00-9:00pm. Spanish: Domingo (Sunday), 12 noon/medio Dia Viernes Oracion Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30pm Hora Santa: Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30pm. Vietnamese: Saturday, 7:00pm Thursday, 6:30pm Prayer Group, after morning Mass on Saturday Confessions: Saturday 4:00pm or anytime by appointment. Baptism, Marriage, Quinceañera: Please call the office. Sick Calls: Please call the office.
Daily Bible Readings Monday: Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-25, 54; Eph 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35 Thank you for your support! Sunday Collections: Sunday, July 21-22, 2018...$5,480 National Needs Combined, July 21-22, 2018..$1,653 Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a la Iglesa Maria Regina. HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL, TRUST, OR ESTATE PLANNING? You may wish to name your parish as a beneficiary on an insurance or other financial instruments. Our legal title: For the Sole Benefit of Maria Regina Church 2150 West 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90249 Thank you for your consideration. OUR FAITH TEACHES Welcoming the Refugee and Migrant A Prayer for Our Country We know, Lord, that you yourself are a migrant. You experienced the trials of the refugee, having fled as a child with your parents, Joseph and Mary, to Egypt. We know your special love for those with no other possession but one another, and you. Move our hearts, Lord, and the hearts of our leaders to love them as you do, to love them with your love, to be your love for migrants at the doorway of our country. Excerpted from Sorrow and Morning Flee Way: Pastoral Letter on Migration by Bishop Mark J. Seitz, Diocese of El Paso. MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Saturday, July 28 7:00am Luisita G. Falcis 5:30pm Dolores Tabarez 7:00pm Joseph and Dominic Các Linh Hồn Sunday, July 29 8:00am Okowi Family (Thanksgiving) Phanxicô Xavie Têrêsa Giuse 10:00am Rodger A. Coleman 12:00 Noon Confirmation Team Monday, July 30 7:00am Baby Apollo Son DeSario (Health) Giuse Maria Luca Đaminh Tuesday, July 31 7:00am Maria Hông Giuse Đaminh Isave Anna Wednesday, August 1 7:00am Tạ ỏn Thanksgiving Peace Bình an Thursday, August 2 7:00am Isave Maria Phêrô Anna 6:30pm Baby Apollo Son DeSario (Health) Maria Micae Têrêsa Friday, August 3 7:00am Vocations Saturday, August 4 7:00am Baby Apollo Son DeSario (Health) 5:30pm Domingo Gutierrez 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn All Souls Prayers for Our Community Walter Batiste Jessie Gibson Janice Hayward Nour Radi Angela Grace Stroud Bulletin Prayer Requests: Please call, text, or email your request to our Parish Office by 7:00pm, Tuesdays. Office: (310) 323-0030 E-mail: office@mariareginagardena.net
MARIA REGINA ALTAR SERVERS BBQ Families and Servers New and Old! Time again some fun and food! You have served your parish, and now it s time for some blessings! When: Saturday, August 11, 2018 Time: BE a PRIEST Lord, to whom shall we go? You alone have the words of everlasting life. John 6:68 Is Jesus Christ calling you to become a Catholic Priest? For many are called, but few are chosen. www.lavocations.org 1:00pm to 6:00pm Where: Mrs. Craft s home 1860 W. 148th Street Gardena, CA 90249 Piñata at 3:30pm!! RSVP by August 5 th! Mrs. Martha Craft 310-515-5208 (include # of attendees) Come Raise Your Voice! Do you love and have the ability to sing? Do you have a desire to praise God through music? Will you commit to attend rehearsals regularly? Consider joining us! You will learn how to sing in a choir and help add beauty to the liturgy: 5:30pm Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00am and 10:00am. Call/text Ms. Jul Marie: 310-721-9214. To sing is to pray twice. St. Augustine MARIA REGINA CHURCH Church Ministries / Ministerios de la Parroquia Pastoral Council: Fred Purifoy (310) 323-8396 Finance Committee: Eddie Rodriguez (310) 384-6350 Development Committee: Julio Pérez VIRTUS Committee: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 323-0030 Liturgy Coordinator: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Frank Ramos (310) 339-5048 Choir Coordinator: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 721-9214 Ushers: Team Sacristy: Assigned Sacristan Altar Servers: Martha Craft Eucharistic Ministers: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Lectors: Lisa Marine Communion to the Sick: Lorna Arceo (310) 345-4637 Altar Decoration: Fr. Sang & Committee Quinceañera: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030 Weddings - Funerals: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030 Julio Pérez Religious Education: Youth Confirmation: Adoration: Saturday Maria Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Tráng Đặng (Vietnamese) Monday Nights (6:30pm - 8:30pm) David Sevilla (310) 323-0030 1 st Friday each month, 7:00-9:00pm Grupo de Oracion: Crecimiento en la Fé (310) 323-0030 Viernes 7:00pm Salon Parroqioal Leopoldo Guzman Cordinador Angel Quevedo, Sub-Cordinador Maria Torres, Sub-Cordinador Guadalupanos: guadalupanos@mariareginagardena.net Folklorico: Rosarios: Hora Santa: folklorico@mariareginagardena.net Martes a las 7:30pm en la Iglesia Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30pm African American Ministry: Aham Nwosu (310) 701-2850 Filipino Ministry: Aida B. Abalos (310) 989-7944 Sri-Lankan Ministry: Nimali Ameresekere (310) 525-0507 Vietnamese Ministry: Hoang Tan (310) 344-8283 Together in Mission 2018 Haven t pledged yet? Please consider a one-time pledge of $80 to help Maria Regina reach its goal of $36,303. Place your pledge in the Sunday collection, drop off at our parish office, or pledge online at ourmissionla.org. Thank you for your prayerful consideration, generous response, and continuing to help us meet our goal through your financial support.
Maria Regina School Transitional Kindergarten (TK)* through 8th Grade Registration are now being accepted! 13510 South Van Ness Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249 Office: (310) 327-9133 Fax: (310) 327-2636 Website: www.mregina.org Email: info@mregina.org Maria Regina School is accepting registrations! As you are preparing to enroll your child for the new school year, please consider Maria Regina School. A Catholic school education is worth the investment in your child s future. Our education is built upon our Catholic faith with high quality education and an excellent faculty. We also provide after-school care. A few points for consideration: Faith: Students continue to grow and understand the roots of their faith and responsibilities as Christians through classes and activities in Scripture, Sacraments, Church, and Morality. Academic Excellence: Maria Regina School offers academic excellence, including a science lab and multimedia center. We develop the whole student through diverse extra-curricular activities designed to generate a healthy sense of competition to create a spirit of cooperation and to foster both leadership and creativity. Faculty Excellence: Maria Regina School is WCEA-Accredited and engages in an ongoing process of evaluation, certification, and accreditation of teachers and programs. Please call our school for a tour and to obtain more information: (310) 327-9133 Begin with the Family Strong Values Affordable Academic Excellence Competitive Sports Playing Grow at the School Spiritual Power Smart Investment Individual Performance Praying *TK: Must be 4 years of age by September 1st. Tuition assistance is available. Call the school for more information.
Maria Regina Parish FUNDRASING for San Lorenzo Ruiz Celebration Turn-around to Pechanga Casino Please join The Filipino Community in our fundraising for our San Lorenzo Ruiz Celebration to be held on August 25, 2018 with a turn-around trip to Pechanga Casino When: Saturday, August 25, 2018 Time: 8:00 AM Departure from Maria Regina Church Parking Lot 4:30 PM Return to Maria Regina Church Cost: $25 Donation $5 will be refunded back to Player s Card Breakfast and snacks provided on the bus. For more information, please call: Aida Abalos (310) 989-7944 MARIA REGINA CHURCH 2150 W. 135th Street, Gardena CA 90249 Corner of 135th Street and Van Ness Avenue