PICO & BEVERLY GLEN BOULEVARDS, REV. WHARREN P. BANICO, RESIDENT PRIEST LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 DEACON COUPLE: TOM AND CARRIE SABOL PARISH OFFICE: (310) 474-1216 WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 29, 2010 You have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God. -- Hebrews 12:22a
OFFICE CONFESSIONS MARRIAGES, BAPTISIMS, SPECIAL SERVICES & MASSES
10425 W. Pico Blvd. Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (310) 474-1216 First Friday: Before 7:30 a.m. Mass PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG SCHOOL MASS SCHEDULE DEVOTIONS Lena Rowland, Principal Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Monday following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous 10479 W. Pico Blvd Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 p.m. Medal Novena. 1st Friday After 7:30 a.m. Mass. Daily Masses: 7:30 a.m. Phone: (310) 474-1811 Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m., First Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m. WWW.STTIMOTHY.ORG Mass, Our Lady of Fatima, and Every Monday 12:10 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Legion of Mary. August 29, 2010 St. Timothy Nazareth House Luncheon Plus Fun and Games The Nazareth House Auxilliary is having a luncheon on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 11:30am at Nazareth House, 3333 Manning Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064. The cost is $15. To make a res- ervation for the luncheon, please call Cathy Nichols at 310-838-8689
Our Sincere Gratitude Parties and celebrations at
Thanks to the following families St. Timothy! who helped at last Sunday’s Reli- Our multifunctional Chapter room and gious Education Registration our parish hall with the newly renovated Drive and hospitality: Terzuolo, restrooms are available for receptions Rowand, Manshardt, Loschuk, LaBrier, Haller, Brumat, and events. Do consider holding your Arce, and the Girl Scouts. next social or business event here at St. Timothy. Please call Deborah at the rectory or at 310- 871-9022 for more information.
Family Mass Food Drive
All children are invited to bring a non- Sunday, August 29th: perishable food item to the 9:00 o’clock Fam- 7:30 Arcenia Ramon (D) ily Mass. Please meet Deborah or Michelle at 9:00 Marti Rosenberg (D) the back of the Church immediately after the 10:30 Parishioners of STC collection. The children will join in the gift 12:00 Philomena Queally (D) procession and place their food donations in the basket by the Monday, August 30th: altar. All food donations will help feed the homeless and 7:30 The-Lung Ku Family(L) needy. This program encourages our children to participate Tuesday, August 31st: more actively in the liturgy. It also helps them to develop a sense of community outreach. Children will love being little 7:30 Vicky & Christina Manshardt(L) disciples, important instruments of God by caring for the less Wednesday, September 1st: privileged. Adults are welcome to bring extra non-perishable 7:30 Alejandro Alonso (L) food so that more children may participate. Thursday, September 2nd: 7:30 Claudia Valencia Alonso (L) Friday, September 3rd: Today’s Readings 7:30 Vicente Sergio L Gomez (L) First Reading -- Conduct your affairs with humility and Saturday, September 4th: God will favor you (Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29). 7:30 Bernard Martinez (D) 5:30 George T.J. Kirby (D) Psalm -- God, in your goodness, you have made a Sunday, September 5th: home for the poor (Psalm 68). 7:30 Obdulia P. Mery (D) Second Reading -- You have approached Jesus, the 9:00 Neil Rust (L) mediator of a new covenant 10:30 Parishioners of STC (Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a). 12:00 Father of Cat Josell (D) Gospel -- When invited to dine, take the lowest place. Those who humble themselves will be exalted Quinceañeras Debutant (Luke 14:1, 7-14). St. Timothy welcomes our teens to celebrate their Quinceñeras here at our beautiful Church. The Parish hall is available for receptions. Please call Deborah at the rectory or at 310-871-9022 to make arrangements. Weddings La iglesia de St. Timothy quiere cordialmente invitar a los Our beautiful Church is available for weddings and the Parish hall is jovenes que van a celebrar sus quince años, a que conozcan available for receptions. Please check our website for more informa- tion at www.sttimothy.org. Deborah will coordinate your wedding, nuestro hermoso templo y nuestro salón parroquial que se renta please call her at the rectory or her direct line at 310-871-9022. Our para fiestas. Ven y danos la oportunidad de celebrar tu parish will host a Marriage Preparation class on January 29th 2011 Quinceañera con nosotros. Para mayor informacíon comuniquese for all those who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. con Deborah 310-871-9022. Please mark your calendar. Did You Know? Volunteers needed in our Religious Child safety resources for the Spanish-speaking Education programs! Nearly 800,000 children are reported missing to law Be a teacher and help to spread the Gospel and enforcement each year. One in five is Hispanic. But, share our faith with our children! We need cate- by working together we can help reduce the incidents of missing and exploited children in Hispanic commu- chists to teach preschool to teenagers in our nities across the United States. The commitment to Religious Education programs. Please call Deb- help our children transcends ethnicity, reflects American spirit, and is orah at the rectory or her cell at 310-871-9022. nobly exemplified in the Hispanic community. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children offers easy-to-use safety resources in Children’s Liturgy of the Word English and Spanish to help parents and guardians protect children. We welcome all our children to join us in this wonderful year For more information, visit the NCMEC website: www.missingkids.com. round program. Your children will be invited at the beginning For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at (213) 637- of our 9:00 a.m. Mass to a fun and delightful journey to learn 7650. more about Christ and His Church. All children are welcome Baptisms to bring non- perishable food and join in our gift procession. We offer private, group Baptisms and Baptisms during Thanks to Barbara LaBrier, our catechist and Michelle Morri- Mass. Our next Baptism Preparation class will be held in son for their continuous support for this year round program. the parish office on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 4 pm. Baptism is a gateway to all the other sacraments. Shower the Unborn Christ calls and welcomes our new family members into our Respect Life Month is coming up in October. We Church. It is a public declaration of love and commitment of the need donations of wrapped baby gifts for newborns parents and godparents. The children are initiated into the com- to six months to assist the new moms at Saint munity, in the midst of the community, by the community. Please Anne’s Maternity Home. Please label the gifts with call Deborah at the rectory for more information. a tag indicating the age and gender of the child. New items such as clothing, blankets and toys, etc. RCIA {Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults}, would be much appreciated for this wonderful cause. Please Adult Confirmation, Adult Faith Formation. drop-off the gifts at the Rectory. Please do not hesitate to call This program welcomes all who are interested in con- Deborah at the Rectory (310) 474-1216 or her direct line at tinuous spiritual and faith formation. It is also for those (310) 871-9022 for any additional questions or concerns. who are missing certain sacraments. It is a formative rite to become fully initiated into our Catholic faith. It Sunday School is a spiritual journey for adults to experience many forms of God’s We will have an exciting year of Religious Education grace. Our spirituality blossoms when we align our spirits with God. Programs starting again in September! We welcome all Our first session will start on September 23, 2010.Thanks to the children from pre-school to 8th grade to be a part of following speakers who will be giving presentations on various in- this fun, spiritual, and educational program that contrib- spiring topics: Fr. Paul, Dn. Tom, Fr. Patrick, Fr. Donie, Galen Gen- utes to their religious upbringing. Our children need to continue their try, and Jorge Maza. faith formation after their First Communion. In fact, we all have a Please call Deborah at the Rectory (310) 474-1216 or her direct line lifelong journey of continuous conversion, formation, and discipleship. at (310) 871-9022 to begin the process. Families will participate in excursions, retreats and community out- Lights, Camera, Action! reach programs. Please call Deborah at the rectory for registration Our beautiful church and parish hall are available information. for commercial, television, or film shooting. If you know of anyone who might be interested such as directors, producers, or location scouts, we are happy to be of service. Please feel free to call Deborah at the rectory or at 310-871-9022. Sunday, August 29th: Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Monday, August 30th: SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Legion of Mary 7:15 pm in the Rectory Sunday: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Thursday, September 2nd: Friday: St. Gregory the Great; First Friday Choir practice 7:15 pm Music Room Saturday: First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday, September 5th: Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Teenage Confirmation Don’t forget to enroll your teenagers, eighth LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE grade or older, in our Confirmation program. It is September 5, 2010 the next step in completing the Sacraments of Initiation. Confirmation here at St. Timothy is a Lectors Communion Ministers two year process. Understanding a sacrament 5:30– Shraibati; Murillo 5:30– Martner; Harner; Lingard does not begin with the ritual, it begins with 7:30– Davis 7:30– Recto; Aclan; Owen preparation and catechesis. Through this sacra- ment, they are commissioned to spread the Gospel and build up the 9:00– Juarez; Masciale 9:00– Bryant; Rowe; Dixon; Church, the Body of Christ. The confirmed person is empowered by the Morrison; Schreiber Holy Spirit to witness to the faith by living out the Gospel message. 10:30– Schrillo; Samiley 10:30– Svoboda; Gerski; Ermert; Our Confirmation candidates will meet once a month on Sundays from Page 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Please call Deborah at the rectory for registra- tion information. 12:00– Harrington 12:00– Wickhams; Simmons