20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - August 16, 2020 |
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Weekend Update from our Pastor, MSGR. JOHN BARRY |
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Join us for Weekend Mass, OUTDOORS ON THE PLAZA
We have pop-ups over chairs for shade, other chairs in the sun,
and also 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 Vigil
Sunday 7am, 9:30am, 12noon, 5pm & 7pm
Please register for Sunday Mass ahead of time; registration at the door as space allows.
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8:10am, Mon-Sat
12:10pm, Mon-Fri
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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
11am Friday
with Dcn. Fred
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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-Friday, 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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Pray for the sick in our community that they may find comfort and healing in Christ, especially:
Baby Anthony Joseph Shibel, Fr. Peter Foran, Marcy Jennings, Jannet Gray,
Michele Montgomery, Debbie Walmer, Angelina Fennessy, Janice Chisholm, Bob Greb,
Ben Johnson, Alfred and Marianne Lim, Dolores Burke, Lee Dolley, Helene Grik, Tom Davis, Julius Grollman, Sam Dumond, Hector Corante
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May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace:
Dianne Denney-Winthrop, William Henry Jerand, Richard Franco, Billy Mahoney
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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 westside 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, August 17
Bill Amantea + (Carol Quinlan)
John McCormick + (Angie & Ron Babick)
George Ortiz + (Jon Rager)
TUESDAY, August 18
Myrrl Santy + (Chuck & Nancy Wuller)
Gene Souva + (Mary Ann Shane)
Gayle Smith (5pm Choir)
WEDNESDAY, August 19
William Buda + (Rosemarie & Richard Kistler)
Nat Chianta + (Larry & Helene Grik)
Mary Salerno + (Tom Klimasz)
THURSDAY, August 20
Edna Murphy + (Chuck & Nancy Wuller)
Robert Ades + (Mary Ann Ades)
John Anthony Payne + (Joyce Payne)
FRIDAY, August 21
Maliha Mahood + (Joyce Payne)
Jean Marie Leithauser + (Mikelyn Dooley)
Anita Konieczka + (Claudia Elliott)
SATURDAY, August 22
8:10 Vincenza Dispoto + (Joanne Dispoto)
5:00 Angela Gurrola + (Libby Gurrola)
SUNDAY, August 23
7:00 Lynn Lee + (Lorraine Quick)
9:30 For the Parishioners, Living and Deceased
12:00 Gerald L Schultz + (Glenn & Sharon Suarez)
5:00 Marion & Madelyn Garkovich + (Linda Larson & Family)
7:00 John Zivec + (Mike Zivec)
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Today, August 15, is the Feast of the Assumption
but is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year
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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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STEWARDSHIP - Moving Us Closer to God
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Here we are in mid-August and we are still somewhat limited in terms of worshiping as a community. I’ve been mulling over a retreat question I was faced with several years ago that asked “Do you value your membership in the Catholic Church?”
My reaction was “membership?” I’m a member of a sports club and have been a member of several professional organizations, but I didn’t connect those kinds of memberships with our faith community. Frankly, I am a bit embarrassed for not making the connection of Church Membership with being a member of the Body of Christ.
It may have been, in part, because a club or professional membership usually involves an assessment of monthly or annual dues. Our Church just asks for donations. Usually, membership also requires some contribution of time, maybe in monthly meetings or social events. Prior to the pandemic, there were plenty of opportunities to contribute our time to the Church, including the center of our Faith, weekly Mass. With the onset of the pandemic that was taken away from us. Our Parish reacted and gave us video opportunities to experience the Mass. Yet, for me, the restrictions levied by the pandemic allowed me to sometimes skate by our Sunday worship. Now that we can attend Mass in person, I still find myself hiding behind the safety issue and probably not appropriately valuing my membership in the Church and the Body of Christ.
The Mass is a core part of our Faith. Our Parish staff has worked hard to make the Mass available to us on the weekends and weekdays and has made it as safe as possible to attend, following the Archdiocesan guidelines. If you do not fall into an at risk population, please consider attending a weekend or weekday Mass. I know it will be very different than being in our big Church. However, some of my most meaningful Mass celebrations have been in a field with military personnel or in a hotel room with fellow parishioners.
If you value your membership in the Catholic Church and in our parish, take a leap of faith and attend Mass. Our Church is not closed it is just operating in a different environment. We are still a part of the Body of Christ and we should come together with other members of the Body to value each other.
If you have any questions about Stewardship, contact us
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Zoom Meet-ups for August
RSVP to Andrea Connolly for a link to join.
Creating Focus in Your Search - Part I, Andrea Connolly
August 20, 9am - 11am
If you are in transition or considering a career move, now could be the right time. Before you update your resume, get back in touch with your attitudes about yourself, the many dimensions of your life, and set priorities. Establish personal boundaries and create focus in your life.
Creating Focus in Your Search - Part II, with Andrea Connolly
August 27, 9am - 11am
If you are in transition or considering a career move, before you update your resume, get back in touch with your strengths, values, and passions. Create a mission and create focus in your life.
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CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENTS WITH US! |
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Join us for the Livestream of our First Communion Masses.
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159 children have prepared to receive this sacrament, and in this historic time we will be making our own history on St. Elizabeth Field today, August 15 at 9am with 61 children and their families, and next Saturday, August 22 at 9am with 51 children and their families.
Please enjoy join us in these great days of joy
in the lives of these young people by praying with us.
God Bless our First Communicants
and may they always be as close to Jesus as they are on this day.
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Join us for the Livestream of our Confirmation Masses.
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We extend a warm welcome to all of our family and friends to join us for the LiveStream of the Rite of Confirmation.
Over the next two Saturdays, today, August 15 at 4pm and August 22 at 4pm, 116 high school teenagers will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
We hope that you join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion
in the faith life of our young people. Please continue to keep our candidates in your prayers as they say "Yes!" and become full members of the Body of Christ!
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SUMMER BUILD DAY BENEFITING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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All SRE students must register this year, whether new or returning.
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Bible Study of the Four Gospels
John D'Isacco's monthly in-depth Bible Study
focusing on the Four Gospels
continues with the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 9.
Saturday, August 22, 9-10am
RSVP for Zoom Room, 310-466-3820
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Tuesday Morning Scripture Study
Do We Realize How Richly We’ve Been Blessed?
We will begin the 2020-21 year 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.
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).
Registration prior to September 8 will help us get the on-line access to class materials set up prior to our first class. Late registration is allowed. Class members will receive a ZOOM invitation for each on-line class.
Contact: Al Fletcher, 310-379-5241 | alvinjerry@hotmail.com
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STEPHEN MINISTRY - Confidential Care and Support |
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Stephen Ministers are:
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Stephen Ministers listen! If you need someone to listen to you, please call Stephen Ministry at 310-545-8244 and a Stephen Minister will contact you. Our conversations are completely confidential.
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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 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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