18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - August 2, 2020
Weekend Update from our Pastor, MSGR. JOHN BARRY
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.
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.
8:10am, Mon-Sat
12:10pm, Mon-Fri
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
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)
(Facebook Live)
11am Mon-Thurs
with Fr. Joe
11am Friday
with Dcn. Fred

 "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest."
Mt 11:28
Prayer is a source of comfort and healing especially during difficult times. Many of us are experiencing feelings of isolation, discouragement and hopelessness with all that is going on in our home, country and world today .  Let us come to the Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament for belonging, comfort and hope.

Does your schedule permit you to volunteer for a set time each week?
Will you sit with the Lord when there is no one else praying in the chapel?
#CurbsideCommunion
after
5pm Saturday Mass
6-6:15pm
after
9:30am Sunday Mass
10:45-11:15am
after
5pm Sunday Mass
6-6:15pm
after 8:10am Daily Mass, Monday-Friday, 9-9:15am
after 12:10pm Daily Mass, Monday-Friday, 12:45-1pm
Enter the O'Donnell parking lot from 15th Street, and follow the signs.
PRAY FOR THE SICK
Pray for the sick in our community that they may find comfort and healing in Christ, especially:
LouAnne Cappiello, Bob Greb, Ben Johnson, Art Herring, Richard Scholtz,
Alfred and Marianne Lim, Monica Green Lees and daughter, David Clinkenbeard,
Dolores Burke, Lee Dolley, Diego Garcia, Aurora Hanlon, Paul & Sharron Schaffer,
Loretta Lopez, Camille Parke, Jack Radville, Peter Champagne, Helene Grik, Anne Filek,
Fr. Michael Meyer, Richard Franco, Tom Davis, Judy Ruppert, Janet Gray,
 Diane Winthrop, Lencio Recarte

+ IN MEMORIAM +
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace:

Bill Amantea, Angelita Tanedo, Raymond Bennett, Frank Rourke
MASS INTENTIONS


or pick up a Mass Intention envelope at the tables in front of the Welcome Center and drop the envelope with you intentions and your donation in the mailbox on the westside of the Welcome Center.
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.
MONDAY, August 3
Emile Burke +  (Ann Komick & Family)
Ed Rumsey +  (Dorothy Rumsey)
Larry Daniels +  (Jon Rager)

TUESDAY, August 4
Msgr John F Barry (Joyce Payne)
Miguel Bedoy +  (Andrea Curiel & Acosta Family)
Tete Rodrigues +  (Ellie Whelan)

WEDNESDAY, August 5
Jack Anderson +  (Chuck & Nancy Wuller)
Rick & LouAnne de la Sota (Larry & Helene Grik)
Andrew Bonanno +  (Dave & Doreen Harrington)

THURSDAY, August 6
Eloise Jaramillo +  (Judy Madrid)
Salvatore Procupio +  (Don Ruane)
Special Intention

FRIDAY, August 7
Brian Morris (Diane Carpenter)
Peter Sergi +  (Tom & Cathy Grove)
Annabeth Kirchner (Altar Society)

SATURDAY, August 8
8:10 Irma Acosta (FRBLA Police Services)
5:00 Ed & Camille Mucha +   (Jane & Bob Sullivan)

SUNDAY, August 9
7:00 Kenny Meyer +   (Gunderman Family)
9:30 For the Parishioners, Living and Deceased
12:00 Bill Chalk +  (Jan Chalk)
5:00 John Sullivan +  (Valerie Sullivan)
7:00 Rosalie Williams +  (Koroni Family)
YOUR GIFTS SUPPORT OUR PARISH

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)
OUR WELCOME CENTER is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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.
If you need to directly contact a staff person, find their emails here. 

Scrip is also closed to the public at this time.
Contact ScripDesk@AmericanMartyrs.org to arrange a take-out pickup.
STEWARDSHIP - Moving Us Closer to God
The miracle of feeding the crowd with five loaves and two fish appears in all four Gospels. It is also one of several stories about feeding many people with little or no food. In the book of Exodus, God feeds the Israelites in the desert with manna and in 2 Kings, Elisha feeds one hundred with twenty barley loaves.

I’m sure the Lord sees feeding people in need as a great act of stewardship. I also think that feeding many people with little or no food is indeed a miracle and something well beyond our capabilities. But let’s not get caught up in the numbers because I don’t think God cares about “numbers.”
For example, there is the story of the Good Shepherd who searches for a lost sheep from the herd. In Genesis, God was considering some drastic action against Sodom and Gomorrah because “. . their sin is so grave.” We know that Abraham intervened with questions about fifty righteous people living in the cities, then forty, and finally ten. As a consequence, the cities were spared. So, it seems that one sheep is as important as the herd and ten righteous people are as important as fifty.

Relating this back to the miracle of feeding 5000, would it still be a miracle if there were 2500 needy people, or 1000, or as few as 100? I think it would. However, the five loaves and the two fish would certainly feed a family of five, which is not much of a miracle. The miracle part of our Gospel story is that the disciples, and probably many people in the crowd, gave freely of whatever food they had, and I would imagine that some worried that if they shared with others, they may not have enough food for later, but they still gave.
Many of us contribute to food drives for feeding the hungry, and we probably do that with our excess, which is still a good thing. However, when we make a sacrifice and feed people with some of our first fruits, it is a little closer to the miracle in today’s Gospel. So, in addition to being good stewards this summer, let’s dig a little deeper, and we may become miracle makers as well.

If you have any questions about Stewardship, contact us
BLOOD DRIVE, AUGUST 16 - moved to School Parking Lot
FAITH FORMATION
SRE (Religious Education for grades 1-8) is now registering families at Families in Faith . First Graders not attending Catholic School may begin the two year process to First Communion through our SRE program.

All SRE students will need to register this year, whether new to us or returning.

High School Confirmation registration is also available online at SEALED.
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 8, 9-10am
Saturday, August 22, 9-10am

RSVP for Zoom Room, 310-466-3820
VIRTUS Protecting God's Children Awareness session will be offered via zoom on Wednesday, August 12 at 7pm.
Contact Patti Williams for registration PWilliams@AmericanMartyrs.org

VIRTUS Recertification is now available online! If your VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children has expired or is expiring in the next few months, contact Joan Vienna, jvienna@la-archdiocese.org with the date of your last session in the email for reference.
STEPHEN MINISTRY - Confidential Care and Support
Other people are storing up treasures. Why am I left out?

When we look around, it can seems like everyone else is happy. They have things that we don’t have. Other families don’t seem to have the problems that our own family has. Other people don’t seem to have the money problems, the loneliness, or the fears that we have. It’s enough to make us feel embarrassed and like failures!

Every family and every person has struggles. A Stephen Minister can help you put yours in perspective. If you know of a person down on him or herself, let that person know that a Stephen Minister can help.

For more info, call our confidential phone line, 310-545-8244 , and Stephen Minister will contact you.
CIVILIZE IT: DIGNITY BEYOND THE DEBATE
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS
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!
OUR STAFF ARE HERE FOR YOU IN MINISTRY
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,
please email our Director of Stewardship .
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