MARIA REGINA PARISH 2150 W. 135th Street Gardena, CA 90249 Office: (310) 323 0030 Fax: (310) 323-8081 E-Mail: office@mariareginagardena.net Website: www.mariareginagardena.net Pastor: Rev. Sang Van Tran Pastor Emeritus: 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 (310) 327-9133 Filipino Community: Aida B. Abalos (310) 989-7944 Crecimiento en la Fe: Julio Pérez (310) 916-5001 Vietnamese Community: Hung Duc Tran (310) 676-1864
Twenty-sixth Third Sunday Sunday of Advent in Ordinary Time September December 27, 2015 13, 2015 CELEBRATE This Sunday, God rejoices and sings because of us. We read in Zephaniah today that God will sing joyfully because of you, / as one sings at festivals (Zephaniah 3:18). We know plenty about singing at festivals. Already our ears are ringing with the songs and carols that anticipate the Christmas season. Paul reminds us of the source of our own double rejoicing: God is the mighty savior who is in our midst (in Zephaniah s words). Because this is so, says Paul, we can rejoice and be at ease. We don t have to worry, for God s peace will stand guard over our hearts and minds. A medieval carol depicts Christmas as my dancing day and urges us to enter into the dance. Why all the merrymaking? Because the Lord is near, as Paul reminds us (Philippians 4:5). He then points to another reason for the dancing: the dawn of the promise of peace, the peace beyond all understanding, that is now within our grasp. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. CELEBRA Este domingo, Dios canta y se regocija por nosotros. Leemos hoy en Sofonías que Dios se llenará de júbilo por tu causa, como en los días de fiesta (Sofonías 3:18). Sabemos mucho de cantar en festivales. Ya nuestros oídos resuenan con los cantos y villancicos que anticipan la época navideña. Pablo nos recuerda la fuente de este doble regocijo: Dios, tu poderoso salvador, está en medio de ti (en palabras de Sofonías). Por ser así, nos dice Pablo, podemos alegrarnos y estar en paz. No tenemos que inquietarnos, porque la paz de Dios custodiará nuestros corazones y pensamientos. Un villancico antiguo representa la Navidad como el día de mi baile y nos urge a tomar parte en el baile. Por qué todo el regocijo? Porque el Señor está cerca nos recuerda Pablo (Filipenses 4:5). Entonces apunta a la otra razón para el baile: el amanecer de la promesa de paz, la paz que sobrepasa toda inteligencia, y que ya está al alcance de la mano. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Sunday Collections Sunday Collection, December 5-6, 2015....$5,270.00 Second Collection for Repair & Maintenance $2,837.00 Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a su Iglesia de 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. Mass Intentions & Schedule Saturday, December 12 7:00am Vocations 5:30pm All Souls 7:00pm All Souls Sunday, December 13 8:00am Anton Ke 10:00am Daniel Arceo 12:00 Noon Marina Rocha Monday, December 14 7:00am Manuel Bernardino Tuesday, December 15 7:00am Sr. Kimberly Nguyen (birthday) Wednesday, December 16 7:00am Eusebio Selvanera Thursday, December 17 7:00am Philip Giuse 6:30pm Pero Anna Daminh Friday, December 18 7:00am Claudia & Jesus Perez (16t h Wedding Ann y) Saturday, December 19 7:00am Aida Abalos 5:30pm Don O Neill Phan Xies Xauie Do Tien Du 7:00pm Phero Daminh Advent Wreath Prayer for the Third Week of Advent Incline Thine ear to our prayers, O Lord, we beseech Thee; and make bright the darkness of our minds by the grace of Thy visitation. Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Third Sunday of Advent December 13, 2015 Thanks to those who have donated monthly envelopes to the parish school. Would you consider sponsoring one disadvantaged student to enable continuing his or her second semester at Maria Regina Parish School as a Christmas gift? If so, please call Father Sang at (310) 323-0030. Save the Date: Advent Confession Monday 7:00pm December 14, 2015 Maria Regina Church Second Collection: Dec. 12-13, 2015 Retirement Fund for Religious (RFR) The RFR supports the religious communities in need for our Catholic sisters, brothers, and priests in religious orders. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. Church Ministries / Ministerios de la Parroquia Guadalupanos guadalupnanos@mariareginagardena.net Folklorico folklorico@mariareginagardena.net Rosarios Martes a las 7:30pm en la Iglesia Hora Santa Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30pm Familias Unidas Grupo de Oracion Todos los Miercoles 7:00pm Crecimiento en la Fe Grupo de Oracion & Alabanza Viernes 7:00pm Salon Parroquial Julio Perez (310) 916-5001 Liturgy Coordinator Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Lectors Danita Mallett Eucharistic Ministers Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Communion to the Sick Lorna Arceo (310) 345-4637 Altar Servers Sacristy Altar Decoration Religious Education Youth Confirmation Martha Craft Sacristan Committee Fr. Sang & Committee Saturday Mornings Ramon Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Hung Tran (Vietnamese) Monday night (6:30pm - 8:30pm) David Sevilla Pastoral Council Fred Purifoy (310) 323-8396 Finance Committee Eddie Rodriguez (310) 516-9659 Quinceañera Manuela Castañeda (310) 985-0076 Choir Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 721-9214 Maria Regina School Invites You! Thursday 2015 December 17, 2015 Parish Hall 6:00pm You are welcome to donate Christmas flowers such as poinsettias to the church. Please bring your flowers to the church on December 21-22-23. Thank you very much!
Thirty-third Third Sunday Sunday of Advent in Ordinary Time November December 15, 13, 2015 2015 POSADAS For more information and the schedule, please contact Victor and Arely Arevalo: Email: mabeth88@aol.com Phone: 310-892-5503 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Friday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Saturday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45 Simbang Gabi Mass 5:30 PM Saturday, December 19, 2015 Devotees usually attend the 9-day Misas de Aguinaldo, to petition for special favors. A Parol (Christmas lanterns) can be found hanging outside their homes as an expression of shared faith and hope. Please plan on attending mass on Saturday, December 19, 2015, to celebrate Simbang Gabi. If you would like to get more information, donate food, or help with the planning, please call Aida B. Abalos at (310) 989-7944. Confessions: Saturday 4:00pm or anytime by appointment. Baptism: 10:00am on Saturdays (English and Spanish); every 2nd Saturday after 7:00pm Mass (Vietnamese). Baptism Class is required for Parents & Godparents. Please call the rectory if you have any questions. Sacrament of Matrimony: Six months in advance. Call the rectory for information. Sacramento de Matrimonio: Llamar a la oficina seis meses antes minimo para hacer una cita con el padre. Quinceañeras: For more information, please call the rectory. Quinceañeras: Nececitan ser Miembros de la Parroquia y nececitan estar en el programa de confirmacion. Adoration: 1st Friday / 7:00-9:00pm Hora Santa: Primer Martes del mes 7:30-8:30pm. Sacrament of the Sick: Please call for a priest (anytime). Sacramento de los enfermos: Cualquier momento favor de llamar a la oficina para un Sacerdote. Mass Schedule English: Monday through Friday, 7:00am Saturday, 7:00am & 5:30pm Sunday, 8:00am & 10:00am Spanish: Domingo (Sunday), 12 noon/medio Dia Viernes (Friday), Oracion Crecimiento en la Fe, 6:30pm Vietnamese: Saturday, 7:00pm Thursday, 6:30pm Prayer Group, after morning Mass on Saturday
Third Thirty-third Sunday Sunday of Advent in Ordinary Time November December 15, 13, 2015 2015 Jubilee Year of Mercy On December 8, the formal opening of the Door of mercy took place at the Cathedral of Rome, St. John Lateran. On the Third Sunday of Advent, the holy door will be opened in every cathedral church and designated pilgrimage church throughout the world. For more information and suggested activities on the year of Mercy, please visit the listed websites. You will find valuable information and resources such as the Year of Jubilee calendar, official prayer for the year of Mercy, logo, music and more. Jubilee of Mercy Prayer: http://www.imva/content/gdm/en/guibileo/preghiera.html http://www.davenportdiocese.org/yearofmercy.htm www.im.va www.laliturgy.org Archdiocese of Los Angeles Pilgrimage Churches for the Jubilee San Gabriel Pastoral Region Resurrection Parish Los Angeles San Gabrial mission San Gabriel Immaculate Conception Monrovia St. Lorenzo Ruiz Walnut San Fernando Pastoral Region Our Lady of Lourdes Northridge St. Mary Palmdale Holy Family Glendale Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Sun Valley Our Lady of Angeles Pastoral Region Christ the King Hollywood Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral Los Angeles St. John Chrysostom Inglewood St. Joan of Arch Los Angeles San Pedro Pastoral Region St. Dominic Savlo Bellflower St. Mary of the Assumption Whittier American Martyrs Manhattan Beach St. Anthony Long Beach Santa Barbara Pastoral Region St. Louis De Montfort Santa Maria St. Raphael Goleta Santa Clara Oxnard