24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - September 13, 2020 |
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Saturday 5pm Vigil
Sunday 7am, 9:30am, 12noon, 5pm & 7pm
Please register ahead of time; registration at the door as space allows.
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Weekend Mass is OUTDOORS ON THE PLAZA
We have pop-ups over chairs for shade, other chairs in the sun,
and seating under the trees on our Plaza benches.
Our chairs on the Plaza are spaced in accord with social distancing guidelines.
The same face covering guidelines apply on the Plaza.
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Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9:30am & Sunday 5pm
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8:10am, Mon-Sat and 12:10pm, Mon-Fri
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after
5pm Sat Vigil Mass
6-6:15pm
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after
9:30am Sunday Mass
10:45-11:15am
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after
5pm Sunday Mass
6-6:15pm
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after 8:10am Daily Mass, Monday-Saturday, 9-9:15am
after 12:10pm Daily Mass, Monday-Friday, 12:45-1pm
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Enter the O'Donnell parking lot from 15th Street, and follow the signs. |
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9am-7pm, Mon-Thurs
9am-4pm, Fri
9am-1pm, Sat
(Virtual is 9am-1pm, Mon-Sat)
Chapel is in Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal room
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Tues & Thurs, 7:30-8am
Wed, 5:30-6pm
Sat, 8:45-9:30am
(2nd floor of the Blessed Virgin Mary wing, please enter at eastside St. Kateri doors)
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(Facebook Live)
11am Mon-Thurs
with Fr. Joe
Friday Rosary is on
a rotating schedule
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Pray for the sick in our community that they may find comfort and healing in Christ, especially:
Brigid Becker, John O'Donovan, Cindy Jung, Sherry Van Meter,
Chris Rohde, Eloise Gomez, Anna Beth Kirchner, Elizabeth Schonholz,
Richard Batchelor, William Hudson, Chuck Fuentes,
Bill & Marilyn Kilduff, Gayle Wheeler, Jannet Gray,
Debbie Walmer, Angelina Fennessy, Janice Chisholm, Bob Greb,
Dolores Burke, Lee Dolley, Helene Grik, Anne Filek
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May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace:
JoAnne Sullivan, Lorene Barker, Terry Hoinsky,
Fernando Talactac, Daniel Franko, Nathan van der Linden
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or pick up a Mass Intention envelope at the tables in front of the Welcome Center and drop the envelope with your intentions and your donation in the mailbox on the west side of the Welcome Center.
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All intentions for the Daily Masses will be read at both Daily Masses, and our priests will also pray for these intentions as they celebrate private Masses. |
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MONDAY, September 14
Kaitlin Richardson ✝ (Katie Douglas)
Ryan Patrick Ruiz ✝ (James P Ruiz)
Luz Barlongo
TUESDAY, September 15
Mackie Amundson ✝ (Colleen Finnegan)
Monica & Jason Cola
Barbara Connell ✝ (Boushell Family)
WEDNESDAY, September 16
Maria Teresa Rodriquez ✝ (Dick & Patti Williams)
Myrna Bautista & Geneviere Reyes (Joyce Payne)
Lucille Ratner ✝ (Tom Klimasz)
THURSDAY, September 17
Rebecca Dipp Herrera ✝ (Irma Acosta)
Ed Rumsey ✝ (Dorothy Rumsey)
Special Intention
FRIDAY, September 18
Aniela Sek (Jacob Chyla)
Jilberto Escoto ✝ (Jane & Bob Sullivan)
Mary Jo Hill ✝ (Jane Hill)
SATURDAY, September 19
8:00 Bill Amantea ✝ (Paul & Isabel Mullin)
5:00 Sr. Mary Irene Flanagan ✝
SUNDAY, September 20
7:00 Mary Lou Eberhart ✝ (Altar Society)
9:30 For the Parishioners, Living and Deceased
12:00 Larry Daniels ✝ (Ericson Family)
5:00 Duke Bui ✝ (Bui Family)
7:00 Dr. Lawrence Marinelli ✝ (Joe & Nina Marinelli)
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YOUR GIFTS SUPPORT OUR PARISH |
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Visit GIVE on our website, AmericanMartyrs.org to give electronically with either a ONE-TIME gift or a recurring gift.
Text GIVE to 707-600-2262
Drop your offertory at the Welcome Center, or mail it (700 15th Street, MB, CA 90266)
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Please help FAMILY 2 FAMILY plan for the Holiday Season
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Dear Parishioners:
Through the generous participation from our parish for over 15+ years, the Family to Family Program has helped many families from St. Lawrence of Brindisi, our sister parish in Watts, celebrate the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
So much has changed this year, but with your participation, we are hoping we can still help these families in need. We will not be able to participate in a gift drop-off this year and will not have specific St. Lawrence families to assign. We feel the best way to proceed is to provide scrip/gift cards for Christmas. That way, families could shop for their holiday meals and purchase gifts for their children.
Please click the survey link below and answer 3 questions to let us know you would participate in supporting the families at St. Lawrence by donating scrip/gift cards that will go directly to St. Lawrence, for the families based on need.
God bless, we look forward to hearing and seeing you all soon.
Michele and Kurt Neesley, and Pam McCarthy
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PRAYER SERVICE for RACIAL JUSTICE |
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We invite everyone to join us (in person or virtually) for a
Prayer Service for Racial Justice
Wednesday, September 23 at 7:00pm
in our Summer Church
This service will be designed to pray for racial justice
from a Catholic pro-life social justice perspective.
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STEWARDSHIP - Moving Us Closer to God
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The following story was shared on social media about the time the world realized that we were experiencing a pandemic.
“Years ago, the well-known anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fish hooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a thighbone that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone had taken time to stay with the one who fell, had bound up the wound, carried the person to safety and tended to the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts.”
One thing this virus has reinforced in me is that we are all connected to and reliant on our various communities including our family, our neighborhood, or our Church. Personally, I don’t think I could get through this without my spouse and telephone conversations with our children and grandchildren. Our parish is another important community in our lives. Getting involved in outreach gets our minds off of our own situation, and Sunday Mass is a reminder of what is really important to us.
We are programmed for kindness and co-operation above all else. It’s how we have evolved, by working in co-operative groups and supporting each other. We are also the descendants of those people who cared for others while their bones healed. Margaret Mead said “Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts.” And continued with, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.”
Today’s readings call us to look inward to the state of our hearts. To examine those aspects of ourselves that cannot be quantified or measured, but which are the deepest part of us; our thoughts and emotions. Let’s look inward and see where we are in helping our civilization to continue.
If you have any questions about Stewardship, contact us
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STEPHEN MINISTRY - Confidential Care and Support |
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Do you feel lost? Would you like to be found?
In the eyes of God we are worth searching for. We might feel lost, but God wants to find every lost sheep and lost coin. He wants us to stop feeling dead, and to feel alive again. God wants us to know how loved and valued we are.
But when we’re experiencing a financial crisis, family problems, job challenges, health issues, or any crisis at all, we need someone to help us to feel that love. A Stephen Minister can be your confidential partner when times are tough.
If you need someone to talk to, leave a message on our confidential Stephen Ministry phone line, 310-545-8244. Deacon Dick and Patti Williams will meet with you to explore whether a Stephen Minister may be a good fit for you.
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Adults considering entering the Catholic Church follow a process known as the RCIA - the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
Are You Someone, or Do You Know Someone Who…
- Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?
- Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist?
RCIA sessions begins this Wednesday, September 16
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First Graders not attending Catholic School may begin the two year process
to First Communion through our SRE program.
All SRE students must register this year, whether new or returning.
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American Martyrs Sunday Preschool program is the second step of your child’s faith formation; home and family being the first.
It is the ideal setting for our parish preschoolers to discover God's message of love and hope and is designed to awaken their sense of wonder and appreciation of the many gifts from our Creator.
Sunday Preschool will look different this year. We will mail “Sunday Preschool in a Box” home to families that register! ‘Boxes’ will be mailed once a month and will include a simple preprinted lesson and craft that is age appropriate.
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Tuesday Morning Scripture Study
We begin the 2020-21 year this week, on Tuesday, September 15, using ZOOM, with the study of Hebrews: The New and Eternal Covenant, an 8-week program that takes Christians on a guided tour of what is considered the “Holy of Holies” of biblical theology.
You can still register by emailing your name to alvinjerry@hotmail.com with a note committing to mail a check for $26.95 (payable to American Martyrs) to Alvin Fletcher (1545 Curtis Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266).
Class members will receive a ZOOM invitation for each on-line class.
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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS |
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We are grateful to all of our Bulletin Advertisers who support our parish with their paid advertisements in our printed Sunday bulletins.
Please continue to support them too with your business!
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OUR WELCOME CENTER is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
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Our volunteers and staff are answering phones during our normal summer hours: 9am-4pm Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm Saturday and 9am-12noon Sunday.
Please call us at (310) 545-5651, if you have any questions.
After hours, calls are answered by our service, and there is always a priest on duty.
Scrip is also closed to the public at this time.
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OUR STAFF ARE HERE FOR YOU IN MINISTRY |
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We are committed to care for the elderly and homebound, and to care for the sick.
If you are elderly and need assistance with trips to the grocery store or the pharmacy to pick up medications, please contact us at (310) 545-5651.
If you would also like to be of service to our elderly parishioners,
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JOIN US on Social Media for Prayer-Connection-Inspiration |
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