St. Cornelius Church · 2019. 11. 5. · St. Cornelius Church 5500 Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808 (562) 421-8966 Tuesday, August 15th is The Assumpon of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

St. Cornelius Church 5500 Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 421-8966 www.stcorneliuslb.org

Tuesday, August 15th is The Assump on of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obliga on.

Mass Times Monday

5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Tuesday

8:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR’S CORNER 1 1 PASTOR’S CORNER 1

There was once a sea captain who in his retirement skipped a boat taking

day trippers to the Shetland Islands. On one trip the boat was full of

young people. They laughed at the old captain when they

saw him praying before setting out. The day was fine and the sea calm.

But when out at sea a storm suddenly blew up and the terrified passengers came

to the captains and asked him to join them in prayer.

But he replied: I say my prayers when it’s calm,

when it’s rough I attend to my ship. There is a lesson here for us. If we can-not or will not seek God in the quiet mo-ments of our lives, we are not likely to find him when trouble strikes. We are more likely to panic, but if we have learned to seek him and to trust him in the quiet mo-ments then most certainly we will find him when the going gets rough. Today’s Gospel is filled with vivid im-agery. The scene of the disciples sent on their way across troubled seas and of Jesus walking on water to save them and to calm the waters is a picture that has given com-fort, encouragement and challenge to Christians over the generations. It reminds us that Jesus often calls us to go into un-charted waters. When we go in faithful-ness he never abandons us. There is a variety of rich images that bring to life important dimensions of God’s call and God’s assurance to us. The image of Jesus taking time to pray is a reminder that things are never so

turbulent or so urgent as to take us away from the necessity of prayer. The image of Jesus sending out the dis-ciples on a mission just as he sends us on a mission today. The image of choppy seas and the real-ity that when we set out on Christ’s mis-sion, we will often be in troubled waters. Jesus does not abandon us but comes to us, as he came to the disciples when we need him most. The image that Jesus and the Reign of God that he inaugurates have power even over the forces of nature and can conquer our fears and the evil that causes them. The image of Jesus calming the trou-bled waters for the disciples and the reality that he can calm our troubled waters as well. The image of Jesus of the disciples re-sponding to Jesus’ saving grace through worship and confession “truly you are the Son of God.” All these images: • Demonstrate the love of God • The saving grace of Jesus Christ • The Assurance of Christ love and com-

panionship when we need it most. Getting out of the boat with Jesus is the most risky, most exciting and the most ful-filling way to live life to the fullest. Mat-thew invites us to do that!!

Siempre Adelante, Fr. Mike

HOMILY FOR THE 19TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

JESUS: THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

By: Fr. Mike Gleeson

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MASS INTENTIONS † = Indicates Deceased Sunday, August 13 8:00 a.m. †Bridie Farrell Brigid Stack 10:00 a.m. †Brian Tempel Chris ne & Parfait Voundi Family †Mike George 12:00 noon Deacon Joe Hamamoto Msgr. Mar n Slaughter 5:00 p.m. Fr. Edward Broom Kim Pham & Thai Vo 8:00 a.m. †Carmen DeSilva Brigid Stack 5:00 p.m. †Katherine Susich Troy Mauldin Monday, August 14 8:00 a.m. Katopau Family Brigid Stack Rina Tuiteleleapaga 5:00 p.m. The Pham Family †Novelle Miller The Assump on, Tuesday, August 15 8:00 a.m. Stephen & Chris an Hallar & Family †Mike George 12:00 Noon Ibolir Family Sia Tuiloma 5:00 p.m. †Francisco Runas Pham Family 7:00 p.m. Katopau Family Rina Tuitelelepaga Wednesday, August 16 8:00 a.m. †Lio Katopau †Virginia Billinghorst †George Vasalle 5:00 p.m. Ibolir Family Fr. George Reynold Thursday, August 17 8:00 a.m. Cathy Funaro Vincent Bird †Mr. & Mrs. John Gunning 5:00 p.m. Kathryn Larkin Caver Alexander Capitulo Friday, August 18 8:00 a.m. †Brigid Stack †Shirley Burns †Rowena Samuelu 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Reynolds Marlene Crow Saturday, August 19 8:00 a.m. Mack & Sesilia Aoga Kasileta Katopau 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Reynolds Marlene Crow Sunday, August 20 8:00 a.m. †Manuel Hernandez †Marjorie Sudimack Jill and Tom Flood (50th Anniversary) 10:00 a.m. †Brian Tempel Chris ne & Parfait Voundi Family †Denny James Ball 12:00 noon †Iosefo & Susana Aoga †Silvia Naggy 5:00 p.m. Dean L. Miller Roberta Orkin

LITURGY

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, August 12 5:00 p.m. Fr. Laurence Gallagher Lector Valerie MacRae Sunday, August 13 8:00 a.m. Fr. Bill McLean Lector: Joe Theuma 10:00 a.m. Fr. Laurence Gallagher Lector: Mary Kriebel 12:00 Noon Fr. George Reynolds Lector Isabella Carbonara 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Karen Boggs

Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor Fr. George Reynolds, Associate Pastor

Richard Boucher, Deacon Joe Hamamoto, Deacon

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 8:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday

8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12 noon & 5:00 p.m.

Monday-Thursday

8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Friday

8:15 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Secretary’s E-mail: [email protected]

St. Cornelius Catholic School

Principal—Nancy Hayes 3333 North Bellflower Blvd.

Long Beach, CA 90808 Phone: 562-425-7813 www.stcornelius.net

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Please Pray for the Souls of

ALLEN RONK LA FOE RITA LILLA

May They Rest in Peace

CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality book club Our spirituality book group will be reading a new book, Dorothy Day: The World Will be Saved by Beauty: An In mate Portrait of My Grandmother, by Kate Hennessy. We meet the 3rd Thursday, August 17th, at 7:00 at Duffy's, We will discuss the first few chapters. Call Norma for more informa on, 562:429-1094.

FAITH AND FICTION St. Cornelius Book Discussion Group The next mee ng of the book club will be held on Monday, August 21 in the school library. The book we will be discussing is “Last Bus to Wis-dom” by Ivan Doig. We meet on the third Mon-day of every month, except December. In De-cember we will be mee ng on the 2nd Monday at 7:30pm. You are welcome to join us. For more info, call Katy Ellis at 607-1100.

ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY

Adam & Carla Mars Sandee Bradley DJ Barwick Peggy Hasse Dolores Lounsbury Peggy Pen s Walter Bordeaux Erin & Brian Longhofer Ghusn Mhawji Martha Burris Frances Boudreau Lee Hicks Sio Patolo Kasiano Alai Julienne Aoga Patricia Wolfe Samuel McCarthy Sherill S llwell Judy Klenk Jonathan Kolp Frank Novak Richard LaPorte Jean Wells Karen Gingras Alvin York Jack Alva Cooper Chris Leon Greg & Laurie Kelly Diane Reed Patrick Connolly Christopher Cathcart Larry Gaudy Debbie DeSan s Travis Melnick Joseph Lesko Helen Orton Dave Wills Henry Sarnecki Bob Early Jenni Rojas Rochelle Lewis Lavin Alma Gomez Percival Francisco Paxton Thompson Maria Valadez Rina Tuiteleleapaga

Rosa C. Lopez Diaz Salvador Diaz Rosa M. Vivar Anna Salinas Bella Moody William Steele Dennis Meza Javier Roberts Jessica Ortega Erin Miskelly Renee Ganske Roman Romo Rebecca Upton Jesus Palacios Pat Kitching Jim Kline Mulitalo Mikaele Marjorie J. Lehman Alma Gomez Carna Ahmadzai Marta R. De Quiros Fernando J. Rodriguez Ana Maria Menendez Anna Coles Ruben Diaz Hazel Foley Kathy Statlander Sharon Barre Olivia Howard Jan Wynn Carlos Jaramillo Jessica Rigsby Cliff Richard John Cutler Alberto J. Smith AnneMarie Robinson Fiu Aoga Anita Digregorio Anthony Bonvino Joyce Kelly Nadine Roberts Rita Lilla Deb Sanders Sherry Waide

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK For The Sick Who Have Asked To Be Remembered In Prayer:

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RCIA If you are not bap zed, or have been bap zed in a Non-Catholic church, I invite you join us for adult prepara on to receive the sacraments of Bap sm, Eucharist and Confirma on. If you are Catholic and wish to receive Holy Communion and Confirma on, you are also welcome to join us. The program begins in late September and con nues weekly through mid-May with the purpose of ini a on and conversion. For infor-ma on or to register call the Ministry Contact Audrey Hamamoto (562) 572-3427 or contact the Rectory (562) 421-8966. Invite a friend to join us. All are welcome.

Fr. Mike Gleeson

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SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did you know? Talk to your teens about da ng High school may be a me when teenagers begin to think about da ng, making communi-ca on between teens and their parents even more important. Consider having an open, honest conversa on with your teen about da-

ng and appropriate rela onships. Talk about what they want out of a rela onship, and what their values are. Make sure they know how to communicate what they feel comfortable with, and what makes them uncomfortable. Talk with them about Catholic morals, and make sure they know you are always available. To request a copy of the VIRTUS® ar cle “Talking with Your Teen about Da ng Safety” email [email protected] or call (213) 637-7227.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Office of Religious Educa on

Summer hours for the Religious Educa on office are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to

12:00 pm.

NEW and Con nuing Student registra on packs are now available.

Religious Educa on forma on classes

begin in October. Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 7:00 pm Junior High, grades 6 – 8. Thursday, October 12, 2017, 3:45 pm Elementary, grades 1 – 5. Sunday, October15, 2017, 10:00 am Early Childhood, ages 3 – kindergarten. Religious Educa on EARLY registra on begins August 14, 2017. Stop by the office or plan to a end one of the registra on mee ngs listed below. We will welcome returning students as well as NEW students at these mee ngs. Regis-tra on forms for new students will be available online @ stcorneliuslb.org, on August 14, 2017. Early registra on will guarantee “Early Bird” fees*. Register early! Religious Educa on Registra on Mee ng Dates: Sunday, August 27, 2017, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, in the large hall Sunday, September 17, 2017, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, in the large hall Sunday, October 1, 2017, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, in the large hall *Early Bird pricing - $65 for the first student, $40 each addi onal student registered before September 15th. Late registra on pricing will be $75 per student, no sibling discount applies. Register Early!!!

CONFIRMATION NEWS Confirma on Registra on

Registra on for Confirma on Year 1 and Year 2 classes has

begun. Please stop by the Religious Educa on office

or the Church Rectory to pick up your registra on packet.

Registra ons are due August 27, 2017. First class for Year 1 begins

September 10, 2017. First class for Year 2 begins

September 17, 2017. For more informa on please contact Cristy

Hull or Mike Schmidt at (562) 420-7613 [email protected]

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RESPECT LIFE NEWS & NOTES Rosary and Mass for Life…

will resume on Sunday, September 3rd.

What if? I have a PRAYER reminder set up on my iPhone. Every day at NOON it reminds me to pray for an end to abor on. I simply pray, “Jesus helps us

end abor on in America. Amen.”

What if all of us did this? Can you imagine the answer we’d get if the heavens were bombard-ed with this daily prayer? Set your prayer re-

minder to pray for end to abor on!

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If you, or a woman you know, is in a crisis pregnancy and needs someone to talk to,

call our pro-life partners at Horizon Pregnancy Clinic: Call - 714.897.7500

or Text - 657.204.6057

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY In this Gospel, Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and said to him. “O you of li le faith, why did you doubt?” Please help the Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul bring respite and hope to the elderly who are not able to find relief from the sum-mer heat, and you will bring them faith and hope. Any dona ons of fans is greatly appreciated. Leave in rectory marked “SVDP” A n: Claudia.

ST. ANTHONY CLASS OF ‘67 St. Anthony Class of 1967 is having a 50 year

class Reunion September 8-10, 2017. For more informa on please go to

longbeachsaints.org or you can email [email protected]

RUMMAGE SALE Holy Innocents Parish School

Rummage Sale 2500 Pacific Ave.,

Long Beach, CA 90806 Corner of Pacific Ave. & Willow St.

Saturday, August 26, 2017 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Huge sale of new and gently used clothing, electronics, shoes, furniture, toys and much more! Come find great items for sale! If you would like a space to sell your own items, please call the school office at (562) 424-1018. Limited space available. Dona ons are wel-comed. Funds raised will go towards tui on as-sistance for families in need of Holy Innocents School.

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HOURLY DRAWING BOOTH – FIESTA 2017 Summer Gree ngs! In prepara on for this year's upcoming Fiesta and due to the HUGE success of our Hourly drawing booth we kindly request your dona ons of Never Used Gi Cards (cards you’ve been holding on to but never used – check your purses and junk drawers) or gently used cash! We’ll use the cash to purchase Scrip gi cards which benefit our school two fold! You can send your dona ons of gi cards or cash for Scrip gi cards directly to the school office, or in a sepa-rate envelope marked “Hourly Drawing” deposited in the church basket. We thank you for your gen-erosity in suppor ng our school and the children – the future of our parish! Please contact Rose Letson (562-755-0862) with any ques ons

FIESTA SODA DRIVE Calling all parishioners! Would you like to be a part of Fiesta and contribute to its success? Your chance is here…..St. Cornelius holds its annu-al soda drive to collect donated soda that will be sold during Fiesta. So drinks are a major ex-pense during Fiesta and through the generous do-na ons of our parishioners, we can reduce this opera ng cost and increase the Fiesta’s monetary support to the school. So drink dona ons of cans of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, 7-Up and other brands: Regular or Diet can be dropped off a er all masses at the Rectory garage door on the fol-lowing dates: August 19-20 and August 26-27. Parishioner support of this worthy fundraiser is greatly appreciated! If you have any ques ons, please contact Soda Chairs Ryan and Maria Carbonara at 562 208-1679.