Father Tony Gomez, Pastor Father Lester Niez, Associate Pastor Father Brian Delaney, in residence Senior Deacon Chuck and Marge Baker Deacon couple Mario & Nati Mejia Deacon couple Mario & Ann Guerra Tita Guzman, Diaconate Minister Sue Cunneen, Diaconate Minister
Ana Engquist, Business Manager Greg Climaco, School Principal
Christina May, Director of Religious Education Art Taylan, Seminarian Intern
Eucharistic Adoration:
All night adoration from 7:30 p.m., after the 1st and 3rd Friday Masses,
Benediction Saturday 7:15 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Tuesdays 6:30—8:00 p.m. and by appointment
For the following Sacraments and Services, please call the Parish Center:
Sacrament of Baptism Sacrament of Marriage
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Funeral and Vigil Services
Communion to the Sick and Home-bound
Mass Times Saturday: 7:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m./Vigil Mass
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m./Family Mass 12:15 p.m./en Español 5:00 p.m./LIFETEEN Mass 7:30 p.m.
Weekdays: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. with Mother of Perpetual Help Novena 1st Fridays: 7:00 p.m. 3rd Fridays: 7:00 p.m. en Español
Charismatic Mass: once a month (date and time will be posted in the bulletin) Holy Days: Check the Parish Bulletin
St. Linus Catholic
Church
13915 Shoemaker Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650
Phone (562) 921-6649
Fax (562) 921-5150
http://www.stlinus.org
Office Hours
Mon.-Fri.: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed for Lunch: 12-1 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.: 8:00 a.m.-2 p.m.
St. Linus School
(562) 921-0336
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 5, 2017
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ministry in Action...
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Adoración Nocturna Contacto: Amalia Sanchez
(562) 228-5132 3rd Fri. 7 pm - Sat, 7:15 A.M.│Iglesia
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Contact: Dorie Sablan
(562) 926-3435 1st Fri.│7P.M.-Sat. 7:15A.M.│Church
Adult Confirmation Parish Center: (562) 921-5179
Altar Servers Contact: Dennis Adame
Parish Center: (562) 889-9322
Altar Society Contact: Parish Office
(562) 921-6649
Anointing of the Sick Parish Center: (562) 921-6649
Baptismal Preparation of Children English & Spanish
Parish Center: (562) 921-6649
Because We Care Ministry Contact: Barbra Manriquez
(562) 584-8836 Bereavement Support Group
Contact: Parish Office (562) 921-6649
Bible Study-English Contact: Barbara Fries
(562) 926-1770 Tues.│8-9 P.M.│Rm. 8
Boy Scouts, Troop 394 Scout Master: Nandha Kumar Parish Center: 714 623-0671
Mon.│7-8:30 P.M.│Hall
Charismatic Healing Mass Contact: Sion Ferrer
(562) 921-6649 Various Mon.│7 P.M.│Church
Church Environment & Art
Contact: Dennis & Bernice Adame (562) 889-9322
Couples for Christ Contact: Sonny Berberabe
(562) 921-6649
Cursillo Ultreya—Spanish Contacto: Miguel y Margarita Ramos
(562) 929-4693
Elohim Charismatic Prayer Group Contact: Brenda Cadavona
(562) 921-1123 2nd Fri.│7:30-10 P.M.│Rm. 11
Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial Contacto: Elsa & Rolando Castillo
(562) 360-6112
Fiesta Committee Contact: Robert Perez
Parish Center: (562) 929-7195
Filipino Association Contact: Rey Factoran
(714) 670-8788 Meets once a month
Finance Council Contact: Joe Julien
(562) 921-6649
Funerals Parish Center: (562) 921-6649
Gift Shop Vestibule of Church
Contact: John A. L. Moran Parish Center: (562) 921-6649
Open after all Weekend Masses
Golden Age Club President: Rachel Witt
(562) 698-3105 3rd Sun│1:30-4:30 P.M.│Hall
Grupo de Oración Contacto: Alejandro Gama
(714) 231-3646 Wed.│7-9:00 P.M.│Hall
Guadalupanas Contacto: Micaela Uribe
(714) 350-7106 Ultimo Jueves del mes│7 P.M.│Rm. 11
Fri.│7:00 P.M.│Youth Room
Knights of Columbus #10623 Grand Knight: Tom Woyak
(949) 939-1761 2nd Tues.│7:30 P.M.│Hall
Legion of Mary Contact: Sylvia J. Layao
(562) 404-1174 Praesidium
Tues.│5-6 P.M.│Rm. 10 Curia
2nd Thur.│7 P.M.│Rm. 10
Liturgy Committee Director: Maureen Linnebur
(562) 716-0564
Ministerios Hispanos Contacto: Sal Cuevas
(562) 921-6649
Ministry to the Sick Contact: Cornell Watson
(562) 822-4506
Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Contact: Imelda Manalac
(562) 404-6145 Tues.│7:00 P.M.│Church
Music Ministry/Choir Directors (562) 921-6649
Hermie Abido: 7:30pm Filipino Choir (1st Sunday of the month)
Anthony “AC” Cerna: 5:30pm JP Panganiban: 9:00am Adult Choir
Mark Newberry: 7:30pm Adult Choir
Mustard Seed Communities Contact: Teresa Estrada
(562) 921-6649
Parish Council Contact: Parish Office
(562) 921-6649
Prayer Shawl Ministry Contact: Mary Ratanasurakam
(951) 500-0787 Last Monday | 6:30 P.M. | Par. Off.
ProLife Ministry Contact: Barbra Manriquez
(562) 584-8836 3rd Thursday| 6:00 P.M. | Par. Off.
RCIA Director: Sr. Catherine Casey
(562) 921-6649
Santo Niño Devotions 1st Fri.│6:30 P.M.│Church
Religious Education Director: Christina May (562) 921-5179 Office
Religious Vocations Parish Center: (562) 921-6649
Safeguard the Children Contact: Parish Office
(562) 921-6649
St. Linus School Principal: Greg Climaco (562) 921-0336 Office www.stlinuslions.com
St. Linus Ushers Contact: Cornell Watson
(562) 822-4506
Weddings & Quinceañeras Coordinator: Sue Ellen Rojas
(562) 260-7175
Youth Ministry/LIFE TEEN Youth Ministry: Anthony Cerna “AC”
(562) 921-6252 Confirmation Coordinator:
(562) 921-5179
February 5, 2017
PAGE 3 Quinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
First Reading — If you share your food with the hungry, provide housing for the homeless, then light shall break forth upon you (Isaiah 58:7-10). Psalm — The just man is a light in the darkness to the upright (Psalm 112). Second Reading — My message to you, says Paul, was not clever words of wisdom but the proclamation of Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1-5). Gospel — You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world. In your good deeds your light shines before others, leading them to glorify God (Matthew 5:13-16).
Question for Children: What can you do to bring the light of Jesus into the lives of your family, friends, and people you meet? Question for Adults: What specific efforts do you take to maintain your light? Do you let your light dim? Why?
Primera lectura — Yo dejaré en medio de ti, pueblo mío, un puñado de gente pobre y humilde; entonces serán como el rebaño que pasta y que descansa, y no habrá quién los perturbe (Sofonías 2:3; 3:12-13). Salmo — ¡Dichosos los pobres de espíritu, porque de ellos es el Reino de los cielos! (Salmo 146) Segunda lectura — Es por la gracia de Dios que ustedes moran en Jesucristo. “El que se gloría, que se gloríe en el Señor” (1 Corintios 1:26-31). Evangelio — Dichosos los pobres de espíritu; alégrense y salten de contento, porque su premio será grande en los cie-los (Mateo 5:1-12a). Pregunta para los niños: ¿Qué pueden hacer para llevar la luz de Jesús a la vida de sus familiares, amigos y personas que conocen? Pregunta para los adultos: ¿Qué esfuerzos específi-cos han tomado para mantener su luz? ¿Ustedes dejan que su luz se apague? ¿Por qué?
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
As children we sang the lively song This Little Light of Mine. The words, of course, are based on today’s Gospel, in which we are called as disciples to be salt and light for the world. Children are unin-hibited about sharing their faith. It’s only when we grow older that we prefer to hide our light under a bushel basket because our culture tends not to em-phasize discipleship. The message in this week’s readings is clear: in order to give glory to God through our discipleship, we must show the light of Christ in our words and deeds. Not an easy thing for inhibited adults. Often we may think of salt and light in terms of what we do for others, but it can be just as important not to do something, such as getting angry with the stranger on the road, or telling an of-fensive joke.
Lunes: Gn 1:1-19; Sal 104 (103):1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mc 6:53-56 Martes: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Sal 8:4-9; Mc 7:1-13 Miércoles: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Sal 104 (103):1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mc 7:14-23 Jueves: Gn 2:18-25; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Mc 7:24-30 Viernes: Gn 3:1-8; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Mc 7:31-37 Sábado: Gn 3:9-24; Sal 90 (89):2-6, 12-13; Mc 8:1-10 Domingo: Sir 15:15-20; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37]
Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33- 34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37]
We would like to thank all of our parishioners and visitors for being generous with your
weekly donations.
Our collection for the week of : January 29, 2017 was $10,928.34
May God bless you for your continued support.
We welcome you to make your weekly/monthly donations by enrolling in Parish Pay by visiting
www.parishpay.com or calling (866) 727-4741 to set up an account.
Question of the Week
Pregunta de la Semana
Reading for the Week
Lecturas de la Semana
GIVING When you give, see that you give
that which multiplies in giving.
—Raymond Lull
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If you or someone in your family is in need of prayers, please contact the Parish office at (562) 921-6649 or email Faith Reyes at [email protected] Thank you
In Our Prayers Prayers for our brothers and sisters in their time of suffering and need…
Saturday, February 4th
7:30 AM Margarita & Maria Salazar 5:30 PM Spagnolo Family
Sunday, February 5th 7:30 AM Leandro Enciso, R.I.P. 9:00 AM Paul Sanchez, R.I.P. 10:30 AM Cassandra Garcia, Birthday 12:15 PM Jacinto Zaragosa y Jose Bañuelos, R.I.P. 5:00 PM Serafin & Delfina Salazar, R.I.P. 7:30 PM Chavez Family, Health & Blessings
Monday, February 6th 8:30 AM St. Linus Parish Office Staff, For Your Intentions
Tuesday, February 7th 8:30 AM George Cortes, R.I.P. 7:00 PM Roberto Cancio Jr., Health & Blessings
Wednesday, February 8th 8:30 AM Monica Vargas, R.I.P.
Thursday, February 9th 8:30 AM Emilia Cortes, R.I.P.
Friday, February 10th 8:30 AM Clemencia Franco, R.I.P.
Saturday, February 11th 7:30 AM Lourdes A. Fortunato, R.I.P., Birthday 5:30 PM Milagros Evangelista, R.I.P.
Sunday, February 12th 7:30 AM Carmel Jones, R.I.P. 9:00 AM Josefina Nicolas, R.I.P. 10:30 AM Salvacion P. Flores, R.I.P. 12:15 PM Humberto Gutierrez Acosta, R.I.P. 5:00 PM Ana Burog, Birthday 7:30 PM Yun Kiang Chang, R.I.P. Correction from last weeks bulletin for:
*Thursday, February 2nd 8:30 PM Virginia Quiroz, 8th Death Anniversary
February 5, 2017
Bao-Han Pham, Rudy Borja, Baby Aiden Alonso, Little Ruben Ramirez, Abraham Reyes, Carlos Reyes, Herbert Green, Sunny Munoz, Ernie Espinoza, Lorrie Teodoro, Charito Wells, Jenny Saavedra, Yolanda Farfan, Blain Callison, Ronnie Adams, Steve Page, Gunter Liu, Farida Maiz, Consuelo Martinez, Christopher Honrado, Emil Evangelista Jr., Andrew Hong, Danilo Vasco, Ursula Hirezi, Elpidio Velador, Angie Chavez, L. Bravo, Maria Galvan, Maria Mennen, David Mennen, M. Mojica, Lupita Lozano, Althea Robinson,
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Treasures from our Tradition Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe
When the custom of the stational liturgies was revived in the city of Rome in the early days of the twentieth century, the papal liturgy for Good Friday was appro-priately housed in the stational church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. The church is off the tourist track today, but true pilgrims would never miss it. It stands on the grounds of the Sessorian Palace, the home of the Empress St. Helena, mother of Constantine. She dedicated her life to finding the true cross of Christ in Jerusalem, and desired to found a church in Rome for people who could not make the long and dangerous trip to the Holy Land. Eventually, it came to house relics of the cross. When the pope fled the city of Rome for Avignon, the reli-gious institutions of Rome collapsed and the church was abandoned. Centuries later it was given into the care of monks. Amazingly, it concealed a forgotten treasure. In 1492 repairmen took down a brick wall and discovered a niche with the inscription “Title of the Cross,” and within, an ancient wooden tablet on which was carved the inscription dictated by Pilate for the cross of Christ in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. No one is certain that this is authentic, although its discovery was enough to give the church great prestige among pil-grims. The veneration of the relic of the cross located here was a factor in shaping our restored Holy Week.
La primera santa americana fue Rosa de Lima, peruana de nacimiento. Murió en 1617 y fue canonizada en 1671, diez años después de la primera fundación inglesa en lo que hoy son Estados Unidos de América. Esta santa americana es acompañada por otros santos como san Felipe de Jesús (mexicano) canonizado en 1862 y Madre Francisca Cabrini (italoestadounidense y la primera san-ta de EE. UU.) canonizada en 1946. Oficialmente hay 60 santos y 77 beatos que nacie-ron o trabajaron en América. La mayoría de estos son 50 mexicanos, 33 brasileños, 12 canadienses, nueve estadounidenses, ocho colombianos, siete peruanos, tres argentinos y tres chilenos. Guatemala, Cuba, Re-pública Dominicana, Uruguay y Venezuela tienen un santo(a) cada uno. Estados Unidos y Canadá comparten siete mártires. La mayoría de los santos o santas del continente americano fueron beatificados o canoniza-dos durante los últimos 100 años. Sólo ocho de ellos fueron canonizados durante los últimos ocho años. No todos estos santos nacieron en América, pero sí dedicaron su vida a evangelizarla. Estos 137 santos de la Iglesia universal son un testimonio de la obra del Espíritu Santo en el continente americano.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Wednesday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita Friday: St. Scholastica; Tu B’Shvat (the Jewish new year of trees) begins at sunset Saturday: Our Lady of Lourdes; Blessed Virgin Mary; World Day of the Sick
Did you know that St. Linus has a Facebook page?
Please be sure to follow us!
www.facebook.com/StLinusCatholicChurch
Congratulations to our Newly Baptized Catholics
Noah Alexander Rodriguez
& Stella Mia Toscano
Baptized on January 28, 2017
Margarita Ramirez
Your Prayers are Requested for the Eternal Repose of:
Prayerful and deepest sympathy go out to their families, relatives and friends
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POPULARITY Avoid popularity if you would
have peace. —Abraham Lincoln
February 5, 2017
Capital Campaign Payment Envelopes
World Day for Consecrated Life
If you have some great pictures of Parish life that you would like to share, please e-mail them to: Ana Engquist at [email protected], or Faith Cherisse Reyes at [email protected]. All recent pictures(throughout the last year), will be used for various church projects, such as, website, and social media.
Thanks to those who have already submitted pictures!
Parish Life Photos
World Day for Consecrated Life World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated on the weekend of February 4-5. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the conse-crated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God’s gift of their vocation.
Prayer for Consecrated Persons
God Our Father, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as sisters, brothers, religious priests, consecrated virgins, and hermits, as well as members of Secular Institutes. Renew their knowledge and love of you, and send your Holy Spirit to help them respond generously and courageously to your will. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
POPULARIDAD Evita la popularidad, si quieres
tener paz. —Abraham Lincoln
When making your Capital Campaign pledges, please use the gold envelopes
located in the pews titled
ST. LINUS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN “Celebrating Our Past—Preparing Our Future”
Please fill out the envelope and envelope number, so the payment can be properly credited to your ac-count. Any Capital Campaign payments made that are not titled Capital Campaign, will be credited to the weekly contributions. Please call the Parish Office if you have any questions.
For alternative payment options, please read Pledge Payment Options located
on the next page
DA Cuando des algo, procura
que sea algo que al darlo se multipli-que.
—Raymundo Lull
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Celebrating Our Past ~ Preparing Our Future
Celebrating Our Past ~ Preparing Our Future We have now have $911,670.00 in pledges. Pledges continue to arrive daily. Total Gifts received is $209,015.29. Thank you again, and God bless, to all who given towards this worthwhile program. Soon, those of you who have yet to respond will be receiving another opportunity to participate. So much more is yet to be done to honor our past genera-tions and prepare us for future generations to come.
Pledge Payment Options: ·Make your checks payable to: St Linus Capital Campaign. ·Go to www.ParishPay.com, choose St. Linus Capital Campaign to make your pledge ·You may bring your cash payment to the Parish Office. ·The Parish Office now takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
$209,015
Celebrando Nuestro Pasado ~ Preparando para Nuestro Futuro
Nuestra Campaña Capital esta en un total de $911,670.00 en compromi-sos mientras recibimos nuevas promesas todos los días. Hemos recibido un total de $209,015.29 en regalos. Muchas gracias y bendiciones a to-dos que han participado en este programa valioso hacia nuestra comuni-dad parroquial. Para los que no han participado, pronto recibirán otra oportunidad para contribuir.
Todavía hay mucho por hacer para honrar a las generaciones antepasa-das y preparar para nuevas generaciones en el futuro.
Opciones para pagar su compromiso: ·Cheques escritos a St. Linus Church ·Por línea en la pagina de internet www.parishpay.com ·En efectivo en la oficina de la parroquia. ·En persona con tarjeta de crédito (Visa, MasterCard, American Ex-
press, and Discover) en la oficina de la parroquia.
PAY BY CHECK Make your checks payable to: St Linus Capital Campaign You may mail your check to: St. Linus Catholic Church 13915 Shoemaker Avenue Norwalk, CA 90650 or stop by the Parish office to drop off your payment. PAY WITH CASH You may bring your cash payment to the Parish Of-fice. PAY BY CREDIT CARD The Parish Office now takes: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
Pledge Payment Options PAY ONLINE 1. For online payments visit: www.ParishPay.com 2. Click the tab “Make A Donation” located at the bottom of the page 3. Search for your Parish by Church Name, City or Zip code
4. Select “St. Linus Catholic Church, Norwalk, 90650, CA”
5. You may log in if you have previously created an account, or select “START GIVING” to create a new account
6. Select the drop-down menu titled “Capital Campaign” and enter the amount of your Gift.
7. Select from the options: One Time, Weekly, Monthly, or An-nually.
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School News
World Day of Marriage
The Knights of Columbus cares about your mar-riage and your family. We believe the foundation of the family is the marriage bond between the mother, father and God. If you have a strong marriage bond, it will in turn produce a strong family. A strong fam-ily in turn, is more capable of enduring the chal-lenges they will face throughout their lives. If the marriage bond is not strong, these challenges can cause the marriage to end in divorce and split the family apart. So to protect your family, you must strengthen your marriage bond with God. To help strengthen your family and your marriage bond with God, the Knights of Columbus encourages your fam-ily to dedicate time each day for family prayers. As you pray your family prayers, we ask that you in-clude the Our Marriage Prayer. We encourage hold-ing each other’s hands during the family prayers as a symbol of family unity. When it is time to say the Our Marriage Prayer, the husband should take his bride’s hands, place them together and wrap his own hands around them. They should then pray these words together.
Lord, help us to remember when we first met
and the strong love that grew between us.
To work that Love into practical things
so, that nothing can divide us.
We ask for words both kind and loving
and hearts always ready to ask for forgiveness
as well as to forgive.
Dear Lord, we put our marriage into Your hands.
Amen
Light shines through the darkness
for the upright. — Psalm 112:4
St. Linus School Now Accepting Applications for the
2017-2018 School year
St. Linus School new student applications (grades Preschool through 8th grade) for the 2017-2018 school year are available in the school office.
Prospective students for Preschool must be 3 by September 1, 2017 Prospective students for T-K (Transitional kindergarten) must be 4 by
September 1, 2017. Prospective students for Kindergarten must be 5 by September 1,
2017.
Please call the school office at (562) 921-0336 for further information. Affordable tuition rates, financial aid available & No testing/application fee Visit our school website for more information and download an application.
Current families….REMEMBER YOU CAN EARN UP TO $400 CREDIT FOR
REFERRING A NEW FAMILY TO ST. LINUS!** Invest in the future:
Catholic Education is an Advantage for Life
SCRIP Gift Cards available in the school office!
SCRIP gift cards are available for pur-chase in our school office Monday through Friday. Remember to purchase SCRIP gift cards to use for grocery shop-ping, gas, restaurants and department stores. Proceeds from your purchases greatly benefit our school. If you have any questions or need further informa-tion, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (562) 921-0336.
Adopt-A-Student- Thank all the parish-ioners who have contributed generously and faithfully to the Adopt-A-Student program. Your monthly donations have helped some of our families in need. Please be generous to our Adopt-A-Student Fund to help those families in need of tuition assistance. Remember, your donation is tax-deductible. May God continue to bless you!
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Confirmation News Religious Education News
FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday Classes: 2/1, 2/8, 2/22
Saturday Classes: 2/4 MARCH UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday Classes: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, and 3/29 Saturday Classes: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, and 3/25 SPECIAL EVENTS 2/4/17 (6:15 pm in the church) - Eucharist meeting for sec-ond year parents. Attendance is mandatory. If you are not able to attend, please contact the Religious Education Of-fice as soon as possible. 2/8/17 (Wednesday Families) - Eucharist meeting for sec-ond year parents in the church at 6:15 pm. Attendance is mandatory. If you are not able to attend, please contact the Religious Education Office as soon as possible. 2/5/17 (7:30 am - 12:20 pm) - Religious Education Bake Sale. Parents are asked to bring baked items before the 7:30 am mass. We are also looking for parents who would like to volunteer after each of the masses. Please contact the Religious Education Office if you are available. 2/12/17 (9:30 am - 1:30 pm) - Penance Retreat for second year students. The retreat is mandatory. If your child cannot attend, please contact the Religious Education Office as soon as possible. 2/15/17 (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm) - First Penance for all second year students. Please note, second year students must pass the Penance test in order to participate. *No classes 2/15, 2/18, 2/25, and 3/1
A special thank you to all the teens who helped with the American Red Cross Blood Drive Sun-
day, January 22nd. The Youth Ministry would also like to thank all the St. Linus parishioners for your generous sup-port and donations. The event was a big success! FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS Classes for P1 and P2: Week of 2/13 and Week of 2/27 Life Nights: 2/12 and 2/26 MARCH UPCOMING EVENTS Class for P1 and P2: Week of 3/1, Week of 3/13, and Week of 3/27 Life Nights: 3/12 and 3/26 COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES: P1 and P2 teens who would like to assist with one or more of the Community Service Opportunities listed be-low, please contact the Religious Education Office at (562) 921-5179. 2/12/17 - Religious Education Retreat (9:30 am - 1:30 pm in the Hall)
Archdiocesan News
Free Citizenship Classes
Course Period: Every Monday—April 17, 2017 6:00 AM—9:00PM St. John of God—13819 S. Pioneer Blvd. Norwalk, 90650 For More information please contact Grace at (213) 251-3503. Registration is not required. Orientation will take place on the first day of class. These classes are made possible by funding from the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services, Office of Citizenship and a partnership between the Immigration and Refugee Department of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Public Library.
Clases Gratuitas de Cuidadania Periodo del Curso: Lunes –17 de abril, 2017
6:00 AM—9:00 PM St. John of God—13819 S. Pioneer Blvd. Norwalk, 90650 Para mas información llame o deje un mensaje para Grace
al (213) 251-3503 Registrtacion no es requerida. La orientación se tomara
acabo el primer dia de clases
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Safeguard the Children
February 5, 2017
Proteger a los Niños
Reporting abuse is the right thing to do Child abuse can happen anywhere, even in the home, and for families placed in this horrible situation, re-porting abuse can be very difficult, but it is critical to do so in order to protect children. Adults must first act to stop the abuse by being alert to warning signs. If discovered, report abuse to the proper authorities. For more information on how to report abuse, re-quest a copy of the VIRTUS© article “When the Right Choice is Difficult” by emailing [email protected] or calling (213) 637-7227.
Reportar el abuso es lo correcto El abuso infantil puede ocurrir en cualquier lugar, incluso en el hogar, y para las familias ubicadas en esta situación horrible, reportar abuso puede ser muy difícil, pero es fundamental hacerlo para proteger a los niños. Los adultos deben primero actuar para de-tener el abuso estando alerta a señales de adverten-cia. Si se descubre el abuso, denuncie el abuso a las autoridades competentes. Para obtener más informa-ción sobre cómo denunciar un abuso, solicite una copia del artículo de VIRTUS © “When the Right Choice is Difficult” (Cuando la elección correcta es difícil) enviando un correo elec-trónico a [email protected] o llamando al (213) 637-7508.
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