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CATHOLIC CHURCH
MISSION STATEMENT: “We, the Catholic Community of St. Barnabas Parish, are a people formed by Christ, called in Baptism and united in the Eucharist; we continue the mission of the Church in the world through Prayer, Apostolic Works, Evangelization, and Christian Stewardship.”
Please join us in reciting the Rosary every morning (Monday through Saturday) at 7:35 am
before daily Mass. It is a beautiful and spiritual way to start your day. Every day following weekday Mass, we invite you to join us for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It starts about five
minutes after Mass (around 8:35 am). It can be the best fifteen minutes of the day. If you cannot join us, perhaps you can join the Divine Mercy on EWTN television channel at noon.
Take home some fun in God’s Word, grab a copy of “The Kids’ Bulletin” after each Mass!
Last Sunday’s Collection:
$13,516.00 Thank you for your prayerful giving.
Your generosity supports the
operations of our Parish Community.
PARISH REGISTER
FINANCIAL REPORT
“Active” membership at a Parish enables a person to be eligible to sponsor a child for Baptism, to receive financial aid for Catholic Education, to be married in the Parish and to prepare one’s children for the Sacraments. To be an “active” member is to participate in the life of prayer and stewardship in the Parish. All adults over the age of 21, living with their parents or on their own, must register in the Parish to be considered members. The use of the offering envelopes may also help you to qualify for tax incentives. Participating in one or more of the ministries offered by the Parish is proof of the sharing of time and talent for the greater good of our Church Community. So please pick-up a registration form at the Parish Office, or print one from our website at www.stbarnabaslb.org.
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Visit our website to view current & previous bulletins at www.stbarnabaslb.org
We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died.
5/14 First Holy Communion 5/10 Brick order deadline 5/14 Luau Fundraiser Dinner/Dance 5/15 Project Achieve Ministry Annual Potluck 5/21 Confirmation for Candidates
Mark Your Calendar
Sunday: The Ascension of the Lord; Mother’s Day;
World Communications Day
Tuesday: St. Damien de Veuster
Thursday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras
Friday: Our Lady of Fatima
Saturday: St. Matthias
The following names have been recently added: Gregorio Paderogo
*Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased)
Today’s Readings
Saints & Special Observances
Readings For The Week
All are encouraged to pray for them and others already included in the Prayer Intention Book, which will be presented at each Mass. Call the Office to be added to the Bulletin list. You may also write your own prayer intentions in the Prayer Intention Book that is available before each Saturday and Sunday Mass, located on a stand at the main entrance of the Church.
We Remember...
Helen Solis 4/13 David Sheehey Jovita Picazo 4/15
Richard Hagopian 4/25
Weekly Mass Intentions
Pray For The Sick
Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
First Reading — Jesus tells the disciples that they will be witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:1-11).
Psalm — God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord (Psalm 47).
Second Reading — God seated Jesus at his right hand in the heavens (Ephesians 1:17-23) or Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23.
Gospel — As Jesus blessed his disciples he parted from them and was taken up to heaven (Luke 24:46-53).
9:00 am- +Marcelina Barnum ; +Arcadio S. Vasquez 10:45 am- +Bonifacio & +Hermenia Avanceno 12:30 pm- Intentions of St. Barnabas Parishioners 5:30 pm- +Fr. Benedict S. Groeschel, CFR (+ indicates deceased)
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Extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year Of Mercy: December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016
SAMPLE BRICK
PARISH HALL
Rendering by: Armando Pablo
LOST AND FOUND!!! If you happen to find something that might have been left behind by someone, please turn it into the Parish Office, or place it in the LOST & FOUND area near the exit door by the Baptismal Font. Thank you.
Parish News
“Buy a Brick . . . Leave a Legacy!” As announced previously, The Stewardship Committee is pleased to give parishioners the opportunity to purchase engraved bricks and leave a legacy! The bricks will form the basis for the renovation of the entrance to the Parish Hall. The area around the entrance will be completely redesigned.
***ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY: MAY 10TH!
HOW TO ORDER YOUR BRICK
Members of the Stewardship Committee will be in the church parking lot on Sundays from 8 AM to 2 PM to accept requests for the engraved bricks. A single 4” X 8” brick with three lines of lettering will be offered for $200 Two 4” X 8” bricks, with five lines of lettering, over and under or end to end will be offered for $400. Cash, credit card and checks are accepted All profits from the sale of the bricks will go into a special account to be used to fund deferred maintenance projects at the church. Please contact Bob Kalowes, at (562) 225-1946 or Sandy Komine at (562) 833-7290 for further information. Forms are available on our Church website, or you can pick one up at the Parish Office.
Parish Ministries
NEWLY REGISTERED PARISHIONERS: Matt & Tracey Treece, Ramona Lopez, & their families BAPTISMS: Brendan Alonzo, Lincoln Bago, Willa Piperno, Ariel Luna, Valentina Peña, Dayleen & Danika Morales, Mark & Steven Barker, Rory Berkery, Andrea Giron, Bryce Tafoya WEDDINGS: Robby Marasigan & Maradeen Dutch 4/30 Stephen James & Jillian Jimenez 4/30 WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Christopher & Genevi Legaspi 5/1 (15 yrs) Jose & Susan Tuquero 5/4 Ronald & Michelle Tan 5/8
Celebrating your Wedding Anniversary? Email us (a month before date) with Names, year you’re celebrating, along with your Wedding Anniversary date to: [email protected]
Congratulations To The Following:
LUAU FUNDRAISING DINNER/DANCE The Filipino-American Association invites you to our 17th Anniversary Celebration dinner/dance on Saturday, May 14 from 6:30pm-10:30pm in the Parish Hall. This year’s theme is LUAU. Come in your Hawaiian attire and join us for a fun-filled night of dancing, great music, food and prizes. Tickets are $20.00 and are available from any Fil-Am Assoc. member or call Dr. Gene R. Lowther at (562) 427-1386. ========================================= PROJECT ACHIEVE MINISTRY Project Achieve Ministry Annual Potluck
SAVE THE DATE Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 6:30pm
For details, please contact Ministry Coordinator: Michelle Gustilo-Smithson, cell: 310-344-7862.
A novena of Masses will be offered for all moms (living or deceased) whose names are included in the novena. You may enroll your mother by completing the envelope provided at the parish office and dropping it in the Sunday collection or return it to the office.
Mother’s Day Novena
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Together In Mission: Though We Are Many… We Are One. www.ourmissionla.org
Thank you to all our parishioners and their family and friends for their tre-mendous support of our annual Spring Event and performances of The Lion King Jr! A cast of over 140 students sang, danced and entertained audienc-es over the course of three nights at Saint Joseph High School on April 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Your participation and support of our Cash Raffle is key to helping us reach our fundraising goals for this event. We also thank you for your generosity towards our silent and live auctions. We set records on the number of tick-ets sold and fundraising dollars earned for St. Barnabas School! It was a musical extravaganza and an event to remember. We are pleased to share with you the winners of our 4th annual cash raffle: $2,000 – Patel Family – St. Barnabas School family $500 – Efiginia Vista – St. Barnabas parishioner $250 – Nora Pascarella – St. Barnabas school parent Congratulations to the winners!! The children, faculty and parents thank you for your generous support of our school. ========================================= SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Please inquire to the school office for more information about registration for the 2016-2017 school year. For more information on St. Barnabas School’s upcoming events visit www.school.stbarnabaslb.org. The school, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color or national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, sex or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs, although certain athletic leagues and other pro-grams may limit participation and some archdiocesan schools operate as single sex schools. While the school does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services may not always be available to them. Decisions concerning the admission and continued enrollment of a student in the school are based upon the student’s emotional, academic and physical abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student’s needs.
St. Barnabas School News
PILGRIMAGE TO EUROPE The Knights of Columbus #3449 is still looking for people to join us on the 15 Day Pilgrimage to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria & Italy from September 8 – September 22, 2016 with Fr . George Reynolds as a spiritual guide. For more information and reservation, please contact Betty Lowther at (562) 201-2491 or email [email protected] or Grand Knight Waldy Cruz at (562) 682-0768.
Our visit will include a stop in Czestochowa where we will have mass in the chapel of the Black Madonna. We will also visit the birthplace of St. Pope John Paul II. We will also be visiting Krakow and Prague. In Prague we will visit the Church of Our Lady
Victorious and see the statue of the Infant of Prague. From Prague we will go on to Vienna, Padua, Assisi, Florence and then to Rome. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to see theses Holy Places. Deadline is May 6, 2016. There will be a meeting in the parish hall on Saturday, April 30 at 12:30. Lunch will be provided. ========================================= WELCOME BACK PILGRIMS A group of St. Barnabas Parishioners along with Fr. Antony Gaspar recently went on a 10-Day Pilgrimage tour to the Holy Land and Jordan from April 13 – 23. They were spiritually uplifted and blessed with the opportunity of visiting many holy sites, including Bethlehem, Garden of Gethsemane, Cana and the Sea of Galilee just to name a few .
Parish Trip
Holy Humor
A JOURNEY THROUGH FAITH & ART The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is the exclusive West Coast destination for Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art - one of the rarest collections of Vatican art and objects to ever visit North America. This 12,000 square foot exhibition will be open from March 6, 2016 through August 28, 2016. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience! *** SPECIAL OFFER FOR PARISHIONERS! $5.00 OFF EVERY TICKET! *** [Enter Discount Code: PARISH or mention PARISH at admission desk. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Visit: www.ReaganFoundation.org/VaticanSplendors
Local Archdiocese News
A Jesuit was out for a drive and crashed into another car, only to discover that the other driver was a Franciscan. “It was my fault,” each insisted-as is only right and proper with religious men. Concerned, the Jesuit said, “You look badly shaken up, Father. You could probably use a good stiff drink right now to calm down.” He produced a flask and the Franciscan drank from it and said, “Thank you, Father; I feel much better now. But you're probably shaken up too. Why don't you have a drink as well?” “I will,” the Jesuit replied, “but I think I'll wait until after the police have come.” THE BOOK OF CATHOLIC JOKES, by Deacon Tom Sheridan published by ACTA Publications, Chicago, Ill
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