3850 Jasmine Ave. Culver City, CA 90232 www.st-augustine-church.org St. Augustine Catholic Church & School Celebrating 100 Years of Catholic Tradition Baptisms Baptisms are scheduled once a month and incorporated within our Masses. For information on how to register your child, contact the Parish Office at (310) 838-2477 Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:30-4:45PM or by Appointment Weddings Weddings are held at 10:00AM, 12:00PM and 2:00PM on Saturdays. Wedding & Quinceañera Coordinator (310) 838-2477 Hall Coordinator (310) 838-2477 Liturgy Schedule Sunday Vigil 5:00PM Saturday 7:00PM Saturday (Spanish) Sunday 6:30AM, 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM (Spanish), 5:00PM Holy Days Vigil 5:30PM, 7:00PM (Spanish) 6:30AM, 8:00AM, 12:10PM, 5:30PM , 7:30PM (Spanish) Weekdays 8:00AM, 5:30PM Saturdays 8:00AM 5:00PM (Sunday Vigil) 7:00PM (Spanish) First Fridays 8:00AM, 5:30PM, 7:30PM (Spanish) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mass) 7:30PM, First Wednesday of the month Devotions Holy Hours 12:00 Noon Monday through Friday 6:00PM, Thursday before 1st Friday Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Novena) 7:30PM Wednesdays Divine Mercy Saturdays following the 8:00AM Mass 6:00PM Fridays Our Lady of Fatima Novena with the Marianist Mission Statement: In following the teachings of Jesus Christ, St Augustine Parish lives and radiates the love of God through prayer and action. We strive to accomplish this mission by fostering our Catholic identity, joyfully celebrating the sacraments together as a diverse community, and recognizing and promoting social justice. Office: 310.838.2477 Fax: 310.838.3070 February 23, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
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3850 Jasmine Ave. Culver City, CA 90232 www.st-augustine-church.org
St. Augustine Catholic Church & School
Celebrating 100 Years of Catholic Tradition
Baptisms
Baptisms are scheduled once a month and incorporated within our Masses.
For information on how to register your child,
contact the Parish Office at (310) 838-2477
Reconciliation
Saturdays from 3:30-4:45PM or by Appointment
Weddings
Weddings are held at 10:00AM, 12:00PM and 2:00PM on Saturdays.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Mass) 7:30PM, First Wednesday of the month
Devotions Holy Hours 12:00 Noon Monday through Friday 6:00PM, Thursday before 1st Friday
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Novena) 7:30PM Wednesdays
Divine Mercy Saturdays following the 8:00AM Mass 6:00PM Fridays Our Lady of Fatima Novena with the Marianist
Mission Statement:
In following the teachings of Jesus Christ, St Augustine Parish lives and radiates the love of God through prayer and action. We strive to accomplish this mission by fostering our Catholic identity, joyfully celebrating the sacraments together as a diverse community, and recognizing and promoting social justice.
Office: 310.838.2477 Fax: 310.838.3070
February 23, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
THE LENTEN JOURNEY
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. (Psalm 51)
This Sunday marks the last week of Ordinary Time before the beginning of the great season of Lent and the read-ings for today and next Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, present us with some tough challenges. In a very divisive po-litical climate and an even more rancorous internet environment, where we find so much criticism and judgement of others, where we find too little opportunity or desire to sit down with our “enemies” and seek reconciliation for the common good, our readings demand that we look inward, to the thoughts and motivations of our own hearts. Leviti-cus reminds us that we are to be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy. We are commanded to love our bothers and sisters, even if we may have to reprove them, but that we are not to incur sin because of them. What causes us to criticize and judge others? What motivates our gossip about them? Is it not our own imperfect and sinful natures that we fail to acknowledge, much less reform? St. Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians exhorts us not to follow the “wisdom” of the world (or of our politics or of our interactions on the internet), but to remember that we belong to Christ and should behave accordingly. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus himself admonishes us to forgive (to turn the other cheek), to go the extra mile, to love even our enemies, for that is what Christians do. That is how we live up to our baptismal promises to love God above all things and our neighbors as ourselves. That is how we live as “new creations” through water and the Holy Spirit. That is how we live out the mission Jesus has given us, to show the world a new way of living, loving, forgiving, and serving, not ourselves, but others. That is being holy, as God is holy.
Lent begins next week, and this Sunday’s readings provide us with an opportunity to reflect on how we will ob-serve those precious forty days that lead us to Easter and the Resurrection. Whom am I judging? Whom am I criti-cizing? How can Lent transform me, so that, by God’s grace, I can become more holy? So that I can fulfill my bap-tismal mission to change this world for the better, to let Christ’s light shine through me to dispel the darkness of anger, pride, hatred, apathy, revenge, stubbornness, and all my other sins that keep perpetuating a world bound in chains and despair?
The readings for Ash Wednesday expand upon Sunday’s themes. We are called from reflection to action. The prophet Joel tells us to return to the Lord with our whole hearts, with fasting and weeping and mourning. He im-plores us to gather as an assembly and plead with the Lord to forgive and to spare us. Corinthians urges us not to receive God’s grace in vain, but to act as ambassadors for Christ, to be agents of reconciliation, now, not tomorrow or next week, but this very instant, for now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. Matthew calls us to fasting, prayer and almsgiving, but for the right reasons; not to glorify ourselves or bask in the praise of others, but as the logical and inevitable fruit of our interior assessment that recognizes our own sinfulness and seeks to make recompense. Therefore, we do righteous deeds because they are righteous, not because we expect a reward for do-ing what is demanded of us by our baptisms. We give alms so that we might experience, empathize with, and take a small step to resolve the stark deprivations from which the majority of the world’s people suffer. We pray in the inner rooms of our hearts, not just for ourselves, but that others might be lifted up and that all of us might accept God’s will. We fast, so that what our secular world holds up as important might not rule us, distract us from our baptismal mission, or, worse, become the golden calf to which we bow down in worship, supplanting the true and only God.
Combining thoughtful reflection and resolute action, Lent invites us to do the hard work of getting in touch with our true selves, not the masks we show to others. It asks that we stretch ourselves spiritually through prayer, fasting and works of charity. It can transform us from consumers, focused on ourselves and what we can get, to disciples of the Lord, passionate about who God calls us to be and how we can give ourselves away for him. It helps us grow closer to the God who loves us, to the Lord who is kind and merciful.
During the Sunday Masses of Lent, our many different parish ministries will take a few moments to explain their purpose and to invite us to consider participating in them. I hope that in responding to their invitation, we may all grow in discipleship, holiness and the fulfillment of our baptismal mission to serve God by ministering to others. Have a blessed and joyful Lent!
Fr. Chris 2
SSaturday, February 22 8:00AM - Connie Raquero † 5:00PM - Marina Isabelle Villavicencio † 7:00PM - Margarita Cordero Castillo † Sunday, February 23 6:30AM - All Souls in Purgatory † 8:00AM - Fredilino Tordecillas † 9:30AM - Domingo Valencia† 11:00AM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † 1:00PM - Guadalupe Araiza † 5:00PM - Marina Isabelle Villavicencio † Monday, February 24 8:00AM - Marie Lemaire † 5:30PM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † Tuesday, February 25 8:00AM - Alexis Harry 5:30PM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † Ash Wednesday, February 26 8:00AM - No Intentions 5:30PM - No Intentions Thursday, February 27 8:00AM - Paula Lucas Henry 5:30PM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † Friday, February 28 8:00AM - Johnathan Means & Polly Means 5:30PM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † Saturday, February 29 8:00AM - Joshua Baptista & Family 5:00PM - Juan Sarria† Marcelino Mejia † Jaime Miranda † 7:00PM - Margarita Cordero Castillo † Sunday, March 1 6:30AM - Marcelina Gutierrez † 8:00AM - Joshua Baptista & Family 9:30AM - David Ruiz † 11:00AM - Joseph † & Charmaine † Seneviratne 1:00PM - Maria Montoya † 5:00PM - Cuca Rodriguez †
Please remember the following in your prayers: For those who have asked for prayers, for themselves, or for others, especially: Leticia Victorín Bruce Lisa Grace, Andy and Nancy Hassay, Genny Dazzo, Mary Sanchez, Paz Galvan, Virgilio Torres, Bob Martz, Maria S. Ibarra, Martha Arboleda, Martha Lidia Asuzena For those who have died, that God will raise them on the last day,especially: Douglas Nakano, Gennaro Francesco Combatti, Rosa D-alessandro De Combatti, Michelle Brug, Linda Dominick, Carlos Esquivel, Lilia Maningding, Elsa Padlon, William Loo
February 22 to
March 1
Mass Intentions Parish Contacts Pastor:
Rev. Christopher Fagan (310) 838-2477 x203 Associate Pastor:
Rev. Tim Grumbach (310) 838-2477 x205 In Residence
Bishop Thomas J. Curry (310) 838-2477
Fr. Lawrence Shelton
(310) 838-2477
Deacon:( 310) 838-2477 x206 Rev. Mr. Sonal Seneviratne Rev. Mr. Rafael Victorin
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED S.A.V.E.S. calling all persons to volunteer daily in the morning choose a day. To help unload delivery of food and other misc. items. The boxes weigh about five to ten pounds. Please call the office at 310-838-2702.
“Be strong, fear not ! Here is your God, He comes with vindication; With divine recompense He comes to save you. “ Isaiah 35:4 Do you thirst for guidance to light
your path towards your spiritual journey? Quench your thirst. Start your 2020 spring week-end at our Bible study group to be enlightened. Dates: March 21, April 4, May 9, 23; June 6, 13 Time : 09:15 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Place: St. Augustine Parish Center, St Ambrose Room 3832 Jasmine Ave., Culver City, Ca 90232 Tel # (310) 838 2477 Facilitators: Pina and Marcus, CBI grads 2014 For any inquiry/ sign up pls contact (3310) 838 1805 or (310) 745 0332)
Ana Vogel, one of our longtime parishioners, suffered a stroke on August 5. Ana was involved in our Confirmation program for many years and served also as the coordinator of our English Eucharistic Ministers.
If you would like to visit Ana, she is currently undergoing stroke rehabilitation at Windsor Gardens Convalescent Hospital, 915 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90019, Room 36A, telephone number (323) 937-5466.
If you would like to assist in Ana’s recovery, please contact the Parish Office for more details.
Thank you for your continuing prayers for Ana, a much loved and respected member of our parish community, as she travels the long road to recovery. Please also keep Ana’s husband Byrnes and her family in your prayers.
Vision Statement
Nurtured by the Eucharist, St.
Augustine Catholic Parish is a Christ-centered sacramental community, which welcomes and invites all to grow in faith, share the good news, engage in ministry and build a just
Quiet Basket Volunteers
Have you seen the Kids Quiet Basket at the 9:30am mass?
Would you like to see it available at other masses? We are in need of friendly adults who are willing to be fingerprinted and Virtus trained to help with this ministry at all masses. For more details and to volunteer, please email [email protected]
or call 310-568-9891.
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223 de febrero de 2020 Septo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario EL VIAJE DE CUARESMA
Ten misericordia, oh Señor, porque hemos pecado. (Salmo 51)
Este domingo marca la última semana del Tiempo Ordinario antes del comienzo de la gran temporada de Cuaresma y las lecturas para hoy y el próximo Miércoles de Ceniza, nos presentan algunos difíciles desafíos. En un clima político muy di-visivo y un entorno de Internet aún más malintencionado, donde encontramos tantas críticas y juicios de los demás, donde en-contramos muy pocas oportunidades o ganas de sentarnos con nuestros "enemigos" y buscar la reconciliación por el bien co-mún, nuestras lecturas exigen que miremos hacia adentro, a los pensamientos y motivaciones de nuestros propios corazones. El libro de Levítico nos recuerda que debemos ser santos, porque yo, el Señor, tu Dios, soy santo. Demandamos amar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas, incluso si tenemos que reprenderlos, pero que no debemos incurrir en pecado a causa de ellos. ¿Qué nos hace criticar y juzgar a los demás? ¿Qué motiva nuestros chismes sobre ellos? ¿No es nuestra propia naturaleza imperfecta y pecaminosa lo que no reconocemos, y mucho menos la mejoramos? La carta de San Pablo a los corintios nos exhorta a no seguir la "sabiduría" del mundo (o de nuestra política o de nuestras interacciones en Internet), sino a recordar que pertenece-mos a Cristo y debemos comportarnos en adecuadamente. En el Evangelio de Mateo , Jesús mismo nos exhorta a perdonar (poner la otra mejilla), a hacer un esfuerzo adicional, amar incluso a nuestros enemigos, porque eso es lo que hacen los cristia-nos. Así es como cumplimos nuestras promesas bautismales de amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas y a nuestros vecinos como a nosotros mismos. Así es como vivimos como "nuevas creaciones" a través del agua y el Espíritu Santo. Así es como vivimos la misión que Jesús nos ha dado, mostrarle al mundo una nueva forma de vivir, amar, perdonar y servir, no a nosotros mismos, sino a los demás. Esto es ser santo, como Dios es santo.
La Cuaresma comienza la próxima semana, y las lecturas de este domingo nos brindan la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre cómo observaremos esos preciosos cuarenta días que nos llevan a la Pascua y la Resurrección. ¿A quién estoy juzgan-do ? ¿A quién estoy criticando? ¿Cómo puede transformarme la Cuaresma para que, por la gracia de Dios, pueda volverme más santo? ¿Para que pueda cumplir mi misión bautismal de cambiar este mundo para mejorar, dejar que la luz de Cristo brille a través de mí para disipar la oscuridad de la ira, el orgullo, el odio, la apatía, la venganza, la terquedad y todos mis otros peca-dos que siguen perpetuando un mundo atado con cadenas y desesperación?
Las lecturas del Miércoles de Ceniza amplían los temas del Domingo. Somos llamados de la reflexión a la acción. El profeta Joel nos dice que regresemos al Señor con todo nuestro corazón, con ayuno, llanto y luto. Nos ruega que nos reunamos como asamblea y le roguemos al Señor que nos perdone y nos absuelva. Corintios nos insta a no recibir la gracia de Dios en vano, sino a actuar como embajadores de Cristo, a ser agentes de reconciliación, ahora, no mañana o la próxima semana, pero en este mismo instante, porque ahora es el momento; ahora es el día de salvación. Mateo nos llama al ayuno, la oración y la limosna, pero por las razones correctas; no para glorificarnos o disfrutar de los elogios de los demás, sino como el fruto lógico e inevitable de nuestra evaluación interior que reconoce nuestra propia pecaminosidad y busca recompensar. Por lo tanto, hace-mos actos justos porque son justos, no porque esperemos una recompensa por hacer lo que nuestros bautismos nos exigen. Da-mos limosnas para que podamos experimentar, empaparnos y dar un pequeño paso para resolver las severas carencias que su-fren la mayoría de las personas del mundo. Oramos en las habitaciones interiores de nuestros corazones, no solo por nosotros mismos, sino para que otros puedan ser elevados y que todos aceptemos la voluntad de Dios. Ayunamos, para que lo que nues-tro mundo secular sostiene como importante no pueda gobernarnos, nos distraiga de nuestra misión bautismal, o, peor aún, el becerro de oro al que nos inclinamos en adoración, suplantando al verdadero y único Dios.
Combinando el pensamiento reflexivo y la acción determinada, la Cuaresma nos invita a hacer el trabajo duro de se-guir en contacto con nuestro verdadero yo, no las máscaras que mostramos a los demás. Pide que nos esforzemos espiritual-mente a través de la oración, el ayuno y las obras de caridad. Puede transformarnos de consumidores, enfocados en nosotros mismos y en lo que podemos obtener, a ser discípulos del Señor, apasionados por quién Dios nos llama a ser y cómo podemos entregarnos por él. Nos ayuda a acercarnos al Dios que nos ama, al Señor que es amable y misericordioso.
Durante las misas dominicales de Cuaresma, nuestros diferentes ministerios parroquiales se tomarán unos minutos pa-ra explicar su propósito e invitarnos a considerar participar en ellos. Espero que al responder a su invitación, todos podamos crecer en discipulado, santidad y en el cumplimiento de nuestra misión bautismal de servir a Dios sirviendo a otros. ¡Que tengan una Cuaresma bendecida y alegre!
P. Chris 5
¡¡BODAS COMUNITARIAS!
La Parroquia de San Agustín está organizando bodas comunitarias. Si no está casado por la iglesia católica, Cristo está esperando por ti y quiere proveerte el sacramento del matrimonio. No diga “no”. Así deben también los maridos amar a sus esposas como a sus propios cuerpos, amar a la esposa es amarse a si mismo. (Efesios 5:28).
Para más información sobre las bodas comunitarias, ven a la primera reunión el 5 de Marzo de 2020, desde a las 7:00 p.m. hasta a las 9:00 p.m., en el salón de San Agustín en el Centro Parroquial o llama a Jesús y Nicolasa Bustamante a los números siguientes: (323) 784-5335 o (213) 985-5290.
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — No te vengues ni guardes rencor, ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo (Levítico 19:1-2, 17-18).
Salmo — El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso (Salmo 103 [102]).
Segunda lectura — Tú eres templo de Dios y eres santo (1 Corintios 3:16-23).
Nuestra Misión Parroquial Siguiendo las enseñanzas de Jesucristo, su Parroquia San Agustín vive e irradia el amor de Dios a través de la oración y la acción. Nos esforzamos para llevar a cabo esta misión mediante el impulso de nuestra identidad católica, con alegría celebrando los sacramentos juntos como una comunidad diversa, y el reconocimiento y la promoción de la justicia social.
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