St. Thomas Aquinas Church Iglesia Católica Romana 1501 South Atlantic Boulevard Monterey Park, California 91754 Parish School Building Renovations by Shea Family Charities Dear Parishioners, This year we are fortunate to have been selected to receive an amazing upgrade to our school building. This upgrade is going to be provided by the Shea Family Charities. Upgrades include: • Installing new LED light fixtures in each classroom • Repairs to the restrooms and partitions for all urinals • Installation of Low Energy windows throughout the entire school • Replacing any carpet areas with non carpet flooring • Replacing air-conditioning units • Installing a new roof to the entire school building • Installation of new wireless infrastructure for the entire school • Whiteboards and projectors in all the classrooms • Transformation of the MPR to a full TK classroom Renovations are to begin Monday, June 12 th , with projected completion on Friday, Aug. 11 th . They will be working Mondays-Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 5 PM. Because of the substantial work that will be conducted to our building we as a parish have been asked by the Shea Family charities to also contribute to this by raising $100,000. Our school building is used seven days a week. The school uses it Monday-Friday and many of our ministries (religious education, prayer and bible study groups, baptism classes, tutoring, etc.) use it from Friday evening through Sunday. So this facility upgrade benefits the entire parish. For this reason we shall be making some fundraising and also use some of our reserves to come up with this amount. Thank you for all your support. Let us contin- ue to work together to make our parish a home for everyone. Fr. John, Pastor The Most Holy Trinity – June 11, 2017 From the Desk of Our Pastor
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St. Thomas Aquinas Church Iglesia Católica Romana
1501 South Atlantic Boulevard Monterey Park, California 91754
Parish School Building Renovations by Shea Family Charities
Dear Parishioners, This year we are fortunate to have been selected to receive an amazing upgrade to our school building. This upgrade is going to be provided by the Shea Family Charities. Upgrades include:
• Installing new LED light fixtures in each classroom • Repairs to the restrooms and partitions for all urinals • Installation of Low Energy windows throughout the entire school • Replacing any carpet areas with non carpet flooring • Replacing air-conditioning units • Installing a new roof to the entire school building • Installation of new wireless infrastructure for the entire school • Whiteboards and projectors in all the classrooms • Transformation of the MPR to a full TK classroom
Renovations are to begin Monday, June 12th, with projected completion on Friday, Aug. 11th. They will be working Mondays-Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 5 PM. Because of the substantial work that will be conducted to our building we as a parish have been asked by the Shea Family charities to also contribute to this by raising $100,000. Our school building is used seven days a week. The school uses it Monday-Friday and many of our ministries (religious education, prayer and bible study groups, baptism classes, tutoring, etc.) use it from Friday evening through Sunday. So this facility upgrade benefits the entire parish. For this reason we shall be making some fundraising and also use some of our reserves to come up with this amount. Thank you for all your support. Let us contin-ue to work together to make our parish a home for everyone. Fr. John, Pastor
The Most Holy Trinity – June 11, 2017
From the Desk of Our Pastor
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017
Please Support Our Fireworks Sale
Please patronize our stand for all your fireworks purchases. We will be open for sales from Fri-day, June 30th through Tuesday, July 4th. Volunteers are still needed to help with set-up, fireworks sales, security and take-down. Sign-up sheets and return boxes are at church entrances, please return completed forms in marked boxes. Individuals must be 18 years or older to work inside the booth. Make this a fun family volunteer event. Children are welcome to help with holding banners, signs, balloons, etc. outside the booth with parental supervision. Volunteering to work in our Fireworks stand is a perfect oppor-tunity for our school and religious education/confirmation families to earn community service hours.
STA School Second Collection 6/17-6/18
As Parishioners, we need to support our school in different ways. One way is to have more children enrolled. If your school age child is not part of STA school, please take advantage of our Catholic school and enroll. Talk to Fr. John if you have any questions. Another way, starting in June this year, we are going to have a monthly second collec-tion every third Sunday of the month to support our own school and it's operation, so that we may continue to provide a Catholic education to our children. Operating a school takes a lot of money. We need to have at least 180 stu-dents to have the school running smoothly. Cur-rently with 150 students, we need to help as a parish to keep our school going forward. I therefore ask you to please support our school in any way you can. I thank you so much for your generosity. Let's invest in our children, our future, our faith.
Mass Schedule Addition and
Change Starting July 2017
Starting Monday July 3rd, we shall be adding two Chinese Masses to our weekday Mass schedule. In addition our Friday Mass will move from 7 PM to 8 AM except on First Friday when it will still be at 7 PM. Please take a note of our new schedule below and join us for weekday Masses. Monday 7 PM Chinese Tuesday 8 AM English Wednesday 8 AM Chinese Thursday 8 AM English Friday 8 AM English **First Friday 7 PM English** Saturday 8 AM English
Date Time Ministry Chair
6/14
7 PM
Restroom Renovation
Fr. John
6/19
6:30 PM
Finance
Paul Braeckmans
6/26
6:30 PM
Pastoral Council
Tom Cody
Important June Meetings
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017
Safeguard the Children
Training Session
Sunday, June 25 11 AM– Parish Hall
VIRTUS Recertification
This training is only for those who have already taken “Protecting God’s Children” class within the last four years and their certi-fication is about to expire or has expired.
To register for this class, please follow these directions:
1. Go to: Virtus.org 2. Click registration 3. Click begin the registration process 4. Select: organization: Los Angeles-San
Gabriel Region 5. Create a username 6. Create a password 7. Chose STA Church as site for class A. Use dates shown above 8. Sign up for our session.
SCHOOL NEWS
Congratulations Class of 2017 Last Saturday the STA 8th grade class held their graduation ceremony. We would like to congratulate all 2017 graduates, especially those from St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School and our parish. May the Lord bless all graduates and continue to guide them in their future endeavors.
Blessings for the Graduates All wise, all loving God,
We thank you for all your gifts to us; for making us, for saving us in Christ,
for calling us to be your people. Look with love on our graduates and
bless them as they complete their years of school. May your Spirit give them
many skills and talents and help them to use these gifts for your glory and for the good of all people. In your kindness, guide
them along paths that are level and smooth. We ask these blessings through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Father's Day Spiritual Bouquet Cards
Spiritual Bouquet Cards are available for anyone wanting a loved one to be remembered in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Father's Day. They can be found at the counters near the entrances of the Church. Father's Day No-vena starts on Sunday, June 18th and contin-ues through Monday, June 26th. Spiritual Bouquet Cards should be re-turned to the special offering basket in the front of the church or in our regular collection by Sunday, June 18th.
Priest Retirement Fund Second Collection
6/10 & 6/11 Bless Those Who Bless You
This weekend marks the annual invita-tion for each of us to contribute to the Priest Retirement Fund for our priests in the Archdio-cese of Los Angeles. At all of our Masses this week we will ask that you and your families consider making a gift to this vital appeal. The fund is currently providing 149 priests in our Archdiocese a monthly stipend for living and medical expenses so they may live humbly and with dignity in their retirement. All gifts are invested in the pension fund to be used exclusively to support our priests. Thank you for your continued prayers for our priests and for considering making a gift in their honor.
KEEP IN PRAYER
• Bertha Acuna • Esther Aguilar • Rafael Aguirre • Oscar Alberto •Anthony Arroyo • Fred Bracco •Jose Calderon • Flor Cantara • Dorothea Canzano • Rita Cardenas • Elvira Chaidez • George Chale • Michael Preciado • Lisa Sesti • Michael Shaw • Mary Tafaya • Gary Tahara • Scotty Tamkin • Manuel Tapia • Irene Taylor • Beatriz Terminal • George Tommy • Beatriz Torres • Juanita Trejo • Antonio Ureno • Frankie Uribe • Al Valdez • Emily Vallarta • Miguel Vallarta • Norma Vanegas • Irene Veloz • Eric Walters • Sofia V. Yepez • Wilson Young
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 5:30 PM For the health and well-being of the Berumen Family
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017 8:00 AM In memory of Yin Bun Yeung, requested by Hel-en Yeung 11:30 AM In memory of Magdalena Eva Martinez, requested by Jesus Huerta
1:30 PM For all STA Parishioners
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 8:00 AM For all STA Parishioners
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017 8:00 AM In memory of Teresa Baca, requested by Stella Medina In celebration of Alicia Melendez’s Birthday, requested by the Melendez Family
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017 7:00 PM For all STA Parishioners
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017 8:00 AM For all STA Parishioners 5:30 PM For all STA Parishioners
Sunday, June 11th 11 AM–CCA Mtg-Dining Rm 11 AM-Joy Bible-Copy Rm 11 AM-RCIA –Hall Mtg Rm 4 PM– Fantasy Folk Dance-Hall
Tuesday, June 13th 7 PM-Ping Pong– Hall
Wednesday, June 14th 7 PM– English Bible Study-Dining Rm 7:30 PM– Folk Dance-Hall
Thursday, June 15th 7 PM-Youth Legion of Mary-Copy Rm. 7 PM-Ping Pong– Hall
7:30 PM– St. Teresa Family Group-Copy Rm. 7:30 PM– Taize Prayer– Church 8 PM– Hall Set Up for Saturday Rental– Hall Saturday, June 17th 9 AM– Graduation Party Set Up– Hall 9:30 AM– Cantonese Legion of Mary-Copy Rm 10 AM–Mandarin Legion of Mary– Dining Room 2 PM– Graduation Party– Hall 7 PM– Chinese Youth Legion of Mary-Copy Room
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY JUNE 11, 2017
Parish Information
Parish Office: (323) 264-4447
Chinese Ministry Office: (323) 264-4448 General Email: [email protected] Parish Website: STAMPK.ORG Fax: (323) 264-2524 Hall Rental: (323) 264-4447 ext. 102
Violence within the home affects the entire community
Angelus News recently published an arti-cle on how domestic violence affects the entire family and the community members of all ages. In the article Dr. Ana Nogales, said “domestic violence not only leads to an altercation be-tween two partners, but can harm innocent children. We need to be alert, and not tolerate abuse at home or in the community.” To learn more about what you can do read the full arti-cle at: http://www.angelusnews.com/articles/violence-within-the-home-affects-the-entire-community
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM (English)
Sunday 8:00 AM (English) 9:30 AM (Chinese) 11:30 AM (English) 1:30 PM (Spanish)
