REV. ANTONY GASPAR | REV. JOSEPH BAI | DN. CARLITO DE LOS REYES PASTOR ASSOC. PASTOR PERMANENT DEACON PARISH OFFICE: OFFICE # 562-424-8595 FAX # 562-595-7875 OFFICE EMAIL: [email protected]OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-7:00pm Sat: 9:00am-4:30pm Sun: 9:00am-2:00pm Business Manager: Melissa Ray Office Manager: Olivia Baylen MASS TIMES: Saturday 8:00am | 5:00pm (Vigil) Sunday 7:30am | 9:00am | 10:45am 12:30pm | 5:30pm Monday-Friday 8:00am EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: (1st Friday of the Month) Every Wednesday (Novena after Mass) Rosary: 6:15pm | Mass: 6:30pm CONFESSIONS: 1st Friday of the Month 7:15am-7:50am Saturday 3:30pm-4:30pm INFANT BAPTISMS: 4th Sunday of the Month: 2:30pm (must pre-register) WEDDINGS: (6 Months Prior) ANNOINTING OF SICK: (Call Parish Office) MISSION STATEMENT “We, the Catholic Community of St. Barnabas Parish, are a people formed by Christ, called in Baptism and united in the Eucharist; we continue the mission of the Church in the world through Prayer, Apostolic Works, Evangelization, and Christian Stewardship.”
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REV. ANTONY GASPAR | REV. JOSEPH BAI | DN. CARLITO DE LOS REYES PASTOR ASSOC. PASTOR PERMANENT DEACON
Thank you for your prayerful giving. Your generosity supports the operations of our
Parish Community.
Please join us in reciting the Rosary every morning (Mon-Sat) at 7:35am before daily Mass. It’s a beautiful and spiritual way to start your day. Every day following weekday Mass, we invite you to join us for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Prayers usually start approximately 5-10 minutes after Mass (around 8:40am). If you can’t join us, you can join the Divine Mercy on EWTN television channel at noon.
MINISTRY DIRECTORY FINANCIAL BLESSINGS
DAILY DEVOTIONS
Monthly Flower Donors for Tabernacle & Blessed Mother:
Visit our website to view current or previous bulletins & other upcoming events at: www.stbarnabaslb.org
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We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died.
Please pray for them and others already included in the Prayer Intention Book, which is presented at each Mass. Call the Office to be added to the Bulletin list. You may also write your own prayer intentions in the Prayer Intention Book, that is available before each Saturday and Sunday Mass, located on a stand at the main entrance of the Church.
The following names have been recently added: Cleomie Valcinus, Estella Sarte, Luciano Sabate, Robert J. McJilton, Jose Palacios, Eddie Reyes, Antonio Aguilar, Arturo Nevarez
Leo Dela Cruz 12/3
*Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased)
•12/31 NO Coffee & Donuts •1/1 New Year’s Day 2018 (Office closed) •1/5 1st Friday Adoration 8:30am-7pm; Mass 7:30pm •1/7 Filipino-American Association Mtg. 6:30pm •1/7 St. Vincent de Paul Bundle Sunday, pg 4
•1/15 Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
•1/20 OneLife LA, pg 4
First Reading — Those who honor their parents will be greatly blessed and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14) or Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3.
Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm 128) or Psalm 105.
Second Reading — Be thankful; do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]) or Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19.
For E-Giving, call 1-866-507-8757 or enroll online at: www.faithdirect.net or download the free Faith Direct App today! {Parish Code: CA794}
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New Year's Eve (Feast of the Holy Family) Sunday December 31 Regular Sunday Masses 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am, 12:00pm, 5:30pm (Vigil) New Year's Day (Solemnity of Mary) Mon. Jan. 1 9:00am
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Dan & Erma Selvik 12/6 (31yrs) Gleycell & Daisy Perucho 12/9 (30yrs) Eli & Dolores Herrera 12/17 (62yrs) Lal & Gigi Laluan 12/18 (46yrs) Edward & Rio Martinez 12/21 (2yrs) Celebrating your Wedding Anniversary? Email us Names, year you’re celebrating, along with your Wedding Anniversary date to: [email protected]
FILIPINO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Please join us in our next meeting on Sunday, January 7th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will also have a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. For more information, please call Dr. Gene R. Lowther at (562) 427-1386 or Peter Salas at (562) 852-1180 NEED LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Looking to serve in a rewarding Ministry? We are in need of Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. Please contact the following people for more information: Lectors—Call Marina: 562-254-8133 Eucharistic Ministers—Call Sam: 562-521-4040 Download a volunteer form from our Church website.
PARISH NEWS & MORE CONGRATULATIONS TO
PARISH MINISTRIES
BUNDLE SUNDAY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BUNDLE SUNDAY We will be having the St. Vincent de Paul Truck parked at the Parish Center Parking Lot (Basketball Courts) for
Bundle Sunday on January 7th, 2018 8am-2pm
Items they are looking to collect: non-perishable food, personal care products, clothing, furniture and other small household items. We need your support! Remember to bring any usable items that will help needy individuals. For large items including furniture, large appliances, and vehicles, please phone 323-224-6280 or 800-974-3571 for home pickups.
What: OneLife LA 01.20.18 When: Saturday, January 20,2018
Time: 12 noon Location: The walk will begin at La Placita/Olvera St.
ending at LA Historic Park
Celebrate the beauty and dignity of everyhuman life from conception to
natural death. After join us for a family friendly
day of inspiring speakers, live music, food trucks and much more!
St. Barnabas Parish dedicates 2017 as “THE YEAR OF THE ROSARY” January 1, 2017—December 31, 2017
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========================================= SCHOOL STUDENT NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY The 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, privi-leges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, col-or, disability, sex or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, admissions poli-cies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and oth-er school-administered programs, although certain athlet-ic leagues and other programs may limit participation and some archdiocesan schools operate as single sex schools. 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 physi-cal abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student’s needs.
HOLY HUMOR
St. Barnabas will join Our Lady of Refuge in co-sponsoring “Passion and Purpose for Marriage” presented by speaker Dr. Allen Hunt from Dynamic Catholic. It will be held at Our Lady of Refuge on Sat, February 10 from 9am-1:30pm. This program is meant for engaged or married couples of all ages. The perfect Christmas gift for your spouse—uninterrupted time
together focused on each other. The cost of the day is $25 per person. Buy your tickets online, at DynamicCatholic.com or call 859-980-7900. Give a gift that can change lives this Christmas! Any questions please call Terri Furlow at 562-427-8048.
PASSION & PURPOSE FOR MARRIAGE
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Friday, January 5th, 2018 – 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions in mind? Would you like to enrich your heart and soul with an hour devoted to our Blessed Lord in Eucharistic Adoration? It is a rich and refreshing experience of deep prayer and spiritual guidance.
Come join us for meditative prayer before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament every First Friday of the month, starting after the 8:00 am Mass until 7:00 pm, followed by a Mass at 7:30 pm.
We invite our parishioners to spend some time before the Blessed Sacrament and pray for an increase in vocations and your own personal intentions.
“The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this Sacrament of Love. Let us be generous with our time in going to meet
Him in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith… May our adoration never cease.” – Saint John Paul II
ST. BARNABAS SCHOOL NEWS St. Barnabas School Presents our
Annual Spring Event 2018 and Aladdin Jr. Support Our Sports on Friday, April 27th & Dinner Theater on Saturday, April 28th
Venue: Saint Joseph High School, Lakewood
PLAYBILL ADS and SPONSORSHIP TABLES for our dinner theater on Saturday night, April 28th are now available for purchase!
Perhaps you own a small business or work for a company who could sponsor a table? Consider supporting Spring Event buy purchasing a table at our dinner theater. It’s a fun night out and great way to support the school.
If you are a small business owner, or you know someone who owns their own law firm, accounting office, restaurant, tutoring service, hair salon, etc. (think uncle, sister, grandpa), we would love to feature their ad in our colorful playbill. Rates range from just $100 for a business card size to $500 for a full-page ad. Contact Maggie Gisel at [email protected] for further information.
Little Jonnie was in church one Sunday with his mother, when he began to feel ill. Mommy," he asked, “can we leave now?" "No," his mother replied, "Why?" "I think I have to throw up!" "Then go out the front door and around to the back of the church and throw up behind a bush," she said. Little Jonnie left, but he returned just a few seconds later. "Did you throw up?”Mom asked. "Yes," said little Jonnie. "How could you get back so quickly?" "I didn't have to go out of the church, Mommy. They have a box next to the front door that says, "For the Sick!" The 2nd Book of Catholic Jokes by Deacon Tom Sheridan, Published by ACTA Publications, Chicago, Il Copyright@2010
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Together In Mission 2017: “Be The Light Of Christ” For more info, visit: www.ourmissionla.org
PATRON SAINT OF CANCER PATIENTS Friday, January 5, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Beginning January 2018, we will start a new prayer list of names to be prayed over during the St. Peregrine novena. The current names have been placed at the Shrine of St. Peregrine located in Mission San Juan Capistrano. If you would like to have your family member or friend remain on the list for next year or if you would like to add a new name for us to pray for during the St. Peregrine Devotion, please feel free to call the Parish Office at (562) 424-8595 with Names (*last name is optional).
Saint Peregrine is the patron saint of Cancer patients and we will be praying through the intercession of St. Peregrine for those who have Cancer and those who are Cancer survivors.
All are welcome to join us. The novena is every First Friday of the month at 6:30 PM, during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament here at St. Barnabas Church.
DEVOTION TO ST. PEREGRINE
Christmas message from Fr. Antony Dear Parishioners,
The Gospel from the midnight Mass on this Christmas recounts that the angel of the Lord announced to the shepherds “I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.” In this, we witness the love of God the Father is made manifest to us in the wonderful gift of His Son, Jesus. With the angels in Bethlehem, our faith moves us to sing: “Glory to God in the highest and peace to His people on earth!” The shepherds came and adored the newborn Savior in the manger. Let us imitate them to worship and welcome Jesus in the manger of our hearts. God the Father has sent His only Son Jesus to us. He is true God who became true Man. He came to reveal perfectly God’s truth and love, who died and rose for our salvation, and who founded a Church where His presence continues in both Word and Sacrament. Reflect and treasure on the gift of Jesus, and actively engage in professing our faith in Him. May I encourage all of us to continue to live in the spirit of Christmas each day. Let us reflect on how to better treasure this gift each day by making prayer a critical part of our life, by continuing to read Sacred Scripture and the teachings of our Church, by having a stronger devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and the Mass, by regularly making a self-examination of conscience and going to Confession, and reaching out to those in need. May such reflections move us to an even more intimate relationship with our Lord in the coming year. I am glad that we have been reflecting on the mystery of Jesus coming to us by focusing on the mysteries of the rosaries all through this year in our parish. We have had many spiritually enlightening talks and activities that have deepened our understanding of the mysteries of the Rosary. We have made every attempt to pray the rosary as well. Let us continue to cherish this faith tradition and make every effort to sustain the habit of praying the rosary daily. Christmas has a way of bringing to Church individuals and families who, for various reasons, have not been to Mass or the Sacraments for months or years. It is a wonderful and grace-filled opportunity to put aside past differences and old habits, and begin a new prayerful relationship with the Lord and His Church community. It is my great joy to extend to all our sisters and brothers an open and grateful heart of welcome. Together, may we grow in strength and grace to know and celebrate God’s presence in our lives through the Sacraments which Jesus has entrusted to his Church. As your pastor, I treasure each and every one of you as a tremendous gift from God to our parish. I appreciate the commitment, dedication, sacrifices, and hard work you have shown to make our parish a beacon of Christ’s love. In particular, I thank those who serve in the Pastoral and Finance councils, and in all of our ministries and organizations, and our wonderful school. They have dedicated their precious time, talent and treasure to serve our parish. I truly appreciate their commitment and generosity. On behalf of Fr. Joseph Bai, Deacon Carlito, and the parish staff, I pray that Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem, bless you, your families and loved ones with peace, good health, and prosperity. May you have a grace-filled New Year 2018! With Christmas Blessings, Rev. Antony Gaspar, Pastor
St. Barnabas Parish dedicates 2017 as “THE YEAR OF THE ROSARY” January 1, 2017—December 31, 2017
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Jesus' coming is an invitation to conversion, Pope Francis says by Elise Harris Vatican City, Dec 26, 2017 / 09:24 am (EWTN News/CNA) On Tuesday Pope Francis said there is a strong link between the death of St. Stephen, the Church's first martyr, and the birth of Christ, who came to offer message that is often uncomfortable and calls us to convert. “Jesus' message is uncomfortable and inconvenient for us, because it challenges worldly religious power and provokes consciences,” the Pope said Dec. 26, adding that after his coming, “it's necessary to convert, to change mentality, to renounce thinking like before...to convert.” Speaking to pilgrims present in St. Peter's Square during his Angelus address for the feast of St. Stephen, which is celebrated the day after Christmas, the Pope noted how it might seem like there is no relation between Jesus' birth and Stephen's death, however, “there is a strong link.” When he preached, Stephen put the leaders of the people “into crisis,” Francis said, because “he firmly believed and professed the new presence of God among men.” In telling the leaders at the time that Jesus would destroy the temple and change the customs that Moses handed down to them, Stephen understood that “the true temple of God is now Jesus, eternal Word come to live in our midst, (who) became like us in all things, apart from sin.” Despite the accusation that he was preaching the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem and therefore facing death, Stephen stayed “anchored” in the message of Jesus until his last breath, with his final prayers being “Lord Jesus, welcome my spirit” and “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” These two prayers, Pope Francis said, are “a faithful echo” of those said by Jesus on the cross, when he prays: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit,” and
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” “These words of Stephen were only possible because the Son of God came to earth and died and rose for us,” he said, adding that before this happened, “they were humanly impossible expressions.” The Pope then noted that the Risen Christ is the only mediator between God and man, and he intercedes for us not just at our death, as he did for St. Stephen, but in every moment of our lives. “Without him, we can do nothing,” Francis said, explaining that as our mediator, Jesus reconciles us not only with God the Father, but also with each other. “(Jesus) is the font of love, which opens us to communion with brothers, to love each other, removing every conflict and resentment,” he said, adding that “resentments are an ugly thing, they do so much harm and the do us so much harm!” This, he said, is the miracle of Jesus: that he removes these resentments and “makes it so that we love each other.” Francis closed his address asking that Jesus, who was born for each of us, would help us to assume “this dual attitude of trust in the Father and love of neighbor; it is an attitude that transforms life and makes it more beautiful and more fruitful.” He also prayed that Mary would help us to welcome Jesus as the Lord of our lives and “to become his courageous witnesses, ready to personally pay the price of fidelity to the Gospel.” After leading pilgrims in the traditional Angelus prayer, the Pope offered a word of thanks for all the well-wishes he has received in recent weeks. “I express to everyone my gratitude, especially for the gift of prayer. Thank you so much!” he said, adding that “the Lord will reward your generosity!”
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There’s no more unusual setting to celebrate today’s Feast of the Holy Family than Barcelona, Spain and the towering unfinished sandcastle known officially as the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia. In 1882, the plan was hatched to build a vast place of worship in reparation for the revolutionary and liberal leanings of the city. The modern artist Antoni Gaudi dedicated his life to the project, living in the building, attending Mass daily, and giving up his personal wealth. When people pressed him to pick up the pace, he responded, “My client is not in a hurry.” (Gaudi’s cause for beatification is moving along, and he could be the first professional artist and architect to be beatified.) The Spanish Civil War, a disaster for the Catholic Church in which thousands of priests, brothers, and nuns were murdered, halted work in 1935. In the 1950s work began anew, speeded up by computers in the 1980s. Still, the final stage of construction is not due to end until 2026. If the original methods had stayed in place, it would take several hundred more years to complete the plan. So far there are eight towers, with four to go. The highest steeple is three feet shorter than the nearest hill, since the architect didn’t want his work to surpass God’s artistry. The three faces of the basilica each have three doors, with the faces named Passion, Nativity, and Grace. The interior is crammed with geometric figures that almost seem to spin, crazy-quilt windows, spiral staircases, and jumbles of statues and figures. Although inspired by ancient Gothic cathedrals, the style is called Expressionist, and very little is left unexpressed by the masonry. If you can’t afford a visit, Sagrada Familia maintains a web site, and virtual visits are free.
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