Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor Fr. George Reynolds, Associate Pastor

Richard Boucher, Deacon Joe Hamamoto, Deacon

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 8:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday

8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12 noon & 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday

8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Friday

8:15 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

CONFESSION SCHEDULE Thursday & Friday a er

5:00 p.m. Mass Saturday a er 8:00 a.m. Mass

Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Secretary’s E-mail: secretary.stcornelius@gmail.com

Rectory Hours MON-FRI

9:00 a.m.. —7:00 p.m. SAT

9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

St. Cornelius Catholic School Principal—Nancy Hayes

3333 North Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90808 Phone: 562-425-7813 www.stcornelius.net

St. Cornelius Church 5500 Wardlow Rd., Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 421-8966 www.stcorneliuslb.org

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INTRODUCTION TO READINGS: First Reading Jonah (Chap 3) The preaching of Jo-nah met with an immediate response (Repentance) in the pagan city of Nineveh

Second Reading (1 Corinthians 7:29-31) Believing that the return, Paul counsels an attitude of detachment from the things of this world.

Gospel Reading ( Mark 1:14-20) Jesus begins his preaching by calling our people to repent and embrace the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ.

HOMILY At the age of 15 Margaret Mehran was a member of the Nazi youth movement. After the war she learned about the atrocities in Nazi concen-tration camps she realized that Hitler wasn’t the glorious leader she thought he was. She vowed never again to believe an adult. It was in this frame of mind that Margaret had doubts about her atheism. One day she began praying to God saying, “God if you do exist, give me a sign!” About this time she found a Bible. She tried to read it several times but it made no sense to her. Then one night she read it and it made sense. She wrote: Something happened to me when I read the words of Jesus.

I knew he was alive. I knew he was here,

even though I could not hear or see anything.

Jesus was real. I was no longer alone.

A few years later she became a Franciscan nun. Now she is a missionary in South Africa. She repented, converted and she chose to follow Jesus. Her story dramatizes the fact that Jesus stills calls people. Just like he called Jonah, Simon, Andrew, James and John. I remember in my first class in Fundamental Moral Theology our professor opened his Bible and read, “Repent and believe in the Good News”… The first recorded words of Jesus at the beginning of his public ministry. Jesus had more

trouble with good people than sinners. The reason is that the good do not see the need for conversion. To answer the call of conversion one must feel a dissatisfaction with oneself and have a longing for something better. There must be a sense that some-thing is wrong or at least that something is missing. To take on board the call to repentance de-mands openness, honesty, humility and above all courage. The courage to admit one’s guilt, ask for forgiveness, and resolve to change. Repentance is a positive thing. It means acquiring a new vision, taking a new direction and living by better values. In a word, it leads to new life and always leads to joy. THE FUGITIVE PROPHET One of the most intriguing stories in the pag-es of the Bible is the tale of Jonah, The Runaway Prophet. Jonah is commanded by God to go to Ni-neveh and tell them that God is going to destroy them in forty days. Jonah believes that God will not destroy because God is merciful. Jonah makes the mistake of thinking he can travel out of God’s reach. He boards the ship and settle down to sleep for the voyage. There is a great storm and the ship threatens to break up. The cap-tain orders Jonah to get up and pray and when Jo-nah sees how close disaster is for everyone he ad-mits that he is the cause, because of his disobeying God. So the captain tell the sailors to throw him overboard. Subsequently, he is swallowed by the whale. Jonah has an opportunity to repent. He prays, he reflects, he remembers and then he prom-ises to fulfill the word of the Lord. Then the Lord orders him to go to Nineveh to preach so they would repent. The story of Jonah holds out hope for all of us. In the story everyone repents. By choosing to repent we too can change our lives. That is the Gospel. That is the Good News. And repentance need not be a crusty, grouchy af-fair. As Jonah experienced, you can still have a whale of a time.

Siempre Adelante, Fr. Mike

THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

REPENTANCE… A WHALE OF A TIME

By: Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor

MASS INTENTIONS † = Indicates Deceased Sunday, January 21 8:00 a.m. †Joe Miskiel †Alba Elrod 10:00 a.m. †Brian Tempel †Guadalupe Fletes †Richard Selsor 12:00 noon †Peter Medina The Medina Family 5:00 p.m. †Jean and Peter Tisei Grace Grano People of St. Cornelius Monday, January 22 8:00 a.m. †Manuel Hernandez Grace Grano 5:00 p.m. †Karen Cisternino †Mercedes Gomez Tuesday, January 23 8:00 a.m. Grace Grano Maria Luisa Medina 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Fr. George Reynolds Fr. Laurence Gallagher Wednesday, January 24 8:00 a.m. Grace Grano Maria Luisa Medina 5:00 p.m. Mary Mortorana Souls in Purgatory Thursday, January 25 8:00 a.m. Grace Grano Maria Luisa Medina 5:00 p.m. †Argen na Moncada †Enrico Samica Friday, January 26 8:00 a.m. Grace Grano Maria Luisa Medina 5:00 p.m. Souls in Purgatory †Peter Medina Saturday, January 27 8:00 a.m. Grace Grano Maria Luisa Medina 5:00 p.m. Julienne Aoga The Aoga Family Enrico Samica Sunday, January 28 8:00 a.m. Connie Edwards Tracy Sims †Joe Miskiel 10:00 a.m. †Brian Tempel †Sandy Lukehart 12:00 noon †Mick Gleeson (38th Anniversary) Grace Grano 5:00 p.m. †Marian Torralba Leo Lucie

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WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, January 27 5:00 p.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector Joe Sova Sunday, January 28 8:00 a.m. Fr. Bill McLean Lector: LECTOR NEEDED 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Marie Perucho 12:00 Noon Fr. George Reynolds Lector Cheryl Sandel 5:00 p.m. Fr. George Reynolds Lector Mike Ramirez

LITURGY

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

A New Way, A New World When the people of Nineveh repented, they showed it by wearing sackcloth and fas ng from food. Some mes we might think that way: That repen ng means punish-ing ourselves or feeling sorry. Jesus sees things differ-ently. He preached repentance that was a change of heart, a new way of looking at things, a new way of ac ng. In the gospel today, we see an example. The first people he calls to be disciples were fisherman. They would have considered their family, their part-ners, and their boat as the most important things in their lives. You need all of them to be a successful fish-erman. Yet the disciples don't even hesitate when called by Jesus. They leave behind their boats, their nets, even their father, to follow Jesus. They don't wor-ry about what they will do, or look back at what they are leaving behind. Now they are fishers of men. Their "repentance" was more than just giving up sins. They were beginning a new life and a new way of looking at the world. Saint Paul refers to this as a new world. When he talks about not using the world fully, he means not fully engaged in the world, but looking to a be er one, where God is more important than any passing pleasure or pain. Is your marriage an example of God's love for your friends and rela ves? When you are rejoicing, do you give thanks to God? When you are shopping, do you buy what you really need, or what you think will make you happy? Jesus calls us all to this new way of living. With Jesus, we can make a new world. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co

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Please Pray for the Souls of

KATHLEEN SMITH MERCEDES GONZALEZ

KODIE SANCHEZ

May They Rest in Peace

CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality book club We're reading Pope Francis, Amoris Lae a on love and the family and will meet not un l February 15, (3rd Thursday) at Duffy's home, 7:00 pm. Call Norma, 562:429-1094 For more informa on. All are welcome.

ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY

HEALING MASS There will be a Healing Mass Monday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. here at St. Cornelius. Fr. George Reynolds will be the celebrant. All are welcome.

ADORATION Come join us for medita ve prayer before Our Lord the Blessed Sacrament—Tuesday, January 23 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. All are Welcome.

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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK For The Sick Who Have Asked To Be Remembered In Prayer:

Marcey McConnell Flood Elizabeth Cannata Adam & Carla Mars Sandee Bradley DJ Barwick Peggy Hasse Dolores Lounsbury Peggy Pen s Walter Bordeaux Erin & Brian Longhofer Ghusn Mhawji Martha Burris Frances Boudreau Lee Hicks Julienne Aoga Sio Patolo Kasiano Alai Fiu Iosefo Aoga Mulitalo Mikaele Patricia Wolfe Samuel McCarthy Sherill S llwell Judy Klenk Jonathan Kolp Frank Novak Jean Wells Karen Gingras Alvin York Jack Alva Cooper Chris Leon Greg & Laurie Kelly Diane Reed Larry Gaudy Travis Melnick Joseph Lesko Helen Orton Dave Wills Henry Sarnecki Bob Early Jenni Rojas Rochelle Lewis Lavin Percival Francisco Paxton Thompson Maria Valdez Rosa C. Lopez Diaz Salvador Diaz Rosa M. Vivar Anna Salinas

Bella Moody William Steele Dennis Meza Javier Roberts Jessica Ortega Erin Miskelly Renee Ganske Roman Romo Rebecca Upton Jesus Palacios Pat Kitching Jim Kline Marjorie J. Lehman Alma Gomez Carna Ahmadzai Marta R. De Quiros Fernando J. Rodriguez Ana Maria Menendez Anna Coles Ruben Diaz Hazel Foley Kathy Statlander Sharon Barre Olivia Howard Jan Wynn Carlos Jaramillo Jessica Rigsby Cliff Richard John Cutler Alberto J. Smith AnneMarie Robinson Anita Digregorio Joyce Kelly Nadine Roberts Deb Sanders Sherry Waide Carmen Bernales Ronald Collins Kenny Collins William Priest Victor DeGrazia Harry Lacave Nanda Wijetunga Lori Richards Bret Has ngs Leo Lucie

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SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did you know? Archdiocese implements strict policies for children’s safety The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has imple-mented rigorous policies and procedures to provide a safe environment in our parishes and parish schools for all children and young people. These include: Zero Tolerance; Guidelines for Adults Working or Volunteer-ing with Minors; Archdiocese of Los Angeles Boundary Guidelines for Junior High and High School Youth Working or Volunteering with Children or Youth; and Megan’s Law compli-ance procedures. To view these and other policies visit: h p://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protec ng.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS January 16 - 25, 2018- Safe Environment Training will be held during regularly scheduled sessions for Early Childhood, Elementary and Junior High religious educa on students. Students who have been opted out should remain home for this ses-sion. Anyone wishing to change their permission form may do so at any me. All changes must be made in wri ng. No Religious Educa on Sessions on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Due to the school open house, pancake break-fast and book sale, there will not be Early Child-hood sessions nor dismissal for Children’s Cate-chumenate or Children’s Liturgy of the Word.

THE LOS ANGELES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS RE Congress is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world. The four-day event is held at the Anaheim (Calif.) Conven on Center and is spon-sored by the Los Angeles Office of Religious Educa-

on. Youth Day (March 15, 2018) – Congress opens on Thursday with a day-long event for high school youth. This is an opportunity for students – not only from the Los Angeles Archdiocese but throughout California and the western states – to come togeth-er and share in Liturgy, workshops, entertainment and to experience the energy of a Youth Day Rally. Congress days (March 16 – 18, 2018) – The remain-ing three-day weekend is open to adults and young adults and offers more than 200 speakers pre-sen ng over 300 workshops, in addi on to lunch me entertainment, evening concerts, 16 Lit-urgies in a variety of characters, the Exhibit Hall and much more. Free Exhibits (open to Registrants only) – One of the perks of Congress is the Exhibit Hall – held Friday through Sunday – showcasing over 200 companies ranging from religious art to music, and from pub-lishing houses to educa onal ins tu ons, in addi-

on to our own represented Archdiocesan minis-tries. St. Cornelius’ Hospitality Suite for Congress a endees will be located in the Marrio Residence Inn at Anaheim Resort/Conven on Center. Lunch will be served on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with dinner being served on Friday and Saturday. Please RSVP to the Religious Educa on Office, (5 62) 420-7613 or st.corneliusore@gmail.com. We hope to see you there! Informa on is available online, www.recongress.org or in the Religious educa on Office.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Third Sunday in Ordinary Time In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus says: “Come a er me, and I will make you fish-ers of men.” As disciples, we are called to con nue God’s work on earth. Taking care of God’s poor is indeed living gospel values. Have you considered answering the call to serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? Call 562-421-8011 and leave your name and phone number and we will return the call.

RESPECT LIFE NEWS & NOTES Ultrasound Machine #4

DELIVERED Thank you to our generous supporters! Because of your dona ons to AudioGirl Ministries we were able to purchase and place our 4th ultrasound ma-chine. This machine was donated to Dr. Baggot and The Guadalupe Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Baggot and his staff are instrumental in saving the lives of 250 to 400 babies a year from abor on - and saving their mom’s and dad’s from a life me of regret.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Annual Athle c Pancake Breakfast is coming up on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Come enjoy breakfast while suppor ng our students ath-letes. The breakfast includes: eggs, sausage, pancakes, orange juice, and coffee. Tick-ets are $7, if purchased from a student athlete, and $8 if purchased the day of the breakfast. Breakfast runs from 9 a.m. to 12noon.

ST. CORNELIUS ANNUAL FEBRUARY FUNDRAISER Hot Rods and Hula Hoops Flashback to the 50s and come enjoy our annual dinner dance on Saturday, February 10, 2018 star ng at 6:00pm. Dinner will catered by Naples Rib Company and fabulous 50s music will be provided by our own Wooden Nickel band. Our live auc on includes a winter getaway cabin weekend, Long Beach Grand Prix weekend ckets, Arthur Murray Dance lessons, cooking classes and much, much more. Free childcare is provided, with advance sign ups. So shake, ra le and roll on over to our 50s retro party on February 10th. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from the school office during regular office hours. This event is open to all parishioners and friends. We hope to see you there.

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