St. Cornelius Church March 15, 2015 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 aŌer 5:00 p.m. Mass Saturday aŌer 8:00 a.m. Mass Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson, Pastor Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J., Associate Pastor Fr. Joseph Kennedy Savariyar, In residence Dr. Richard Boucher, Permanent Deacon Sr. Kathleen Burns SND, Parish Sister 5500 E. Wardlow Rd. Long Beach, 90808 Phone: 562-421-8966 Fax: 562-421-5096 E-mail: [email protected]Secretary’s Email: [email protected]www.stcorneliuslb.org St. Cornelius Catholic School: Principal - Nancy Hayes 3330 North Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90808, Phone: 562-425-7813 www.stcornelius.net
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St. Cornelius Church March 15, 2015
Mass Schedule Saturday 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
St. Cornelius Catholic School: Principal - Nancy Hayes 3330 North Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90808, Phone: 562-425-7813
www.stcornelius.net
PASTOR’S CORNER
Siempre Adelante Fr. Mike
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Siempre Adelante Fr. Mike
PASTOR’S CORNER
Salva on Changes Everything
Our readings for this Fourth Sunday of Lent make us privy to the slow development of the Chris an understanding of sal-va on. We begin with a reading from 2 Chronicles that sums up much of Old Testament salva on history: God gives the people good things, the people sin and are punished, God saves them again — and the pa ern repeats itself. That’s the Cliff ’s Notes to Old Testament teaching.
When we flesh it out a bit, we see that this historical scene presents Israel in an early phase of their religious develop-ment. We meet this people in the midst of their rebellion: They have denigrated God’s gi s and then mocked the prophets who tried to call them out. Therefore, they believe, they got what they deserved. Having turned their hearts from God, the people have had their misguided hearts’ de-sire fulfilled by their enemies, who completely removed them from the territory God had given them, the place where they thought they could always find God — even if only when necessary. But then, this God who won’t be lim-ited to their designs uses the enemy King Cyrus to save them, and they return to the land and rebuild the temple.
The people’s sense of salva on at this point is elementary. God is the author of good, but the people sin and suffer the inevitable consequences. Finally, God saves them by restor-ing them to the original good life. Everyone hopes that they have learned their lesson. Paul, who was a son of this tradi-
on, goes much further than Chronicles as he reflects on salva on. Whereas Chronicles saw salva on largely in physi-cal and geographical terms, Paul tries to help his audience understand salva on as an in mate experience of knowing the love of God and all it entails.
Paul’s shorthand descrip on of salva on is the phrase “in Christ.” Following his lead, in every Eucharis c celebra on we declare that God’s honor and glory are revealed “through him, with him and in him.” Although we may not have thought much about it, the phrase “with him” implicates us: We, too, are to par cipate in the unity of the Holy Spirit, manifes ng the glory of God in our world. That’s what Paul is saying to the Ephesians: in Christ, we are brought to life, raised beyond mortality, and share Christ’s power to over-come evil. We are not only saved, but called to con nue the work of salva on.
Paul underlines this message by saying that we are God’s handiwork. Here he uses a word for handiwork that recalls God the Creator, referring precisely to God’s ar stry, similar to that of a po er or a poet.
Paul underlines this message by saying that we are God’s handiwork. Here he uses a word for handiwork that recalls God the Creator, referring precisely to God’s ar stry, similar to that of a po er or a poet.
Paul says we are God’s work of art, graced to carry on the good works God has in mind. John’s presenta on of Jesus’ conversa on with Nicodemus deepens Paul’s theme. The proclama on begins with Jesus’ explana on of his voca on: God’s love for the world could not be fully expressed by anything less than the Incarna on. Jesus describes himself as the one sent to give flesh to God’s great love.
In spite of what anyone might say, God does not come to judge, but to offer the life that is salva on. So far, so good. Now we get to the part that some Evangelicals love to re-peat and that has always troubled my Catholic soul: Every-one who believes ... will have eternal life.” All we have to do is believe? Does that mean I’ve made it because I recite the creed? It sounds like an insurance policy I don’t know where to buy.
What is it that we are to believe? Jesus says that we are to believe in the Son of Man li ed up. There’s no doubt that he’s referring to the cross. And what is the cross but the revela on of a God loving enough to suffer death without revenge, powerful enough to overcome death? The Byzan-
ne liturgy emphasizes Christ’s victory by saying he used death to trample death, a more poe c rendi on of our acclama on: “By your cross and resurrec on, you have set us free.”
This is the mystery at the heart of Chris anity. In John’s Gospel, the cross was Jesus’ hour of glory (12:23). The mes-sage of today’s readings is that it is not his glory alone. We, too, can share in his freedom and life if only we believe.
But this belief goes beyond assen ng to a dogma. It means that we bet our lives on the belief that Christ li ed up has overcome every evil and that we have nothing, absolutely nothing, to fear. That does not mean we will never suffer, but that God’s love, stronger than even death, is available to us, no ma er what. To believe that is to know that salva-
on changes everything. This kind of faith is a grace and an act of the will. This understanding of salva on leads us to be God’s handiwork, con nuing Christ’s mission in our world.
By Mary M. McGlone
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MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, March 15 8:00 a.m. Tom Hogan (RIP) 10:00 a.m. Patrice McAlpine (RIP) John Speirs (RIP) Ruth Passavant (RIP) 12:00 p.m. Nick Holgado Julienne Aoga 5:00 p.m. Adrian Garcia & Family Monday, March 16 8:00 a.m. Patrick Guinan David Sexton Consuelo Herrera (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Patricia McMonegal Tuesday, March 17 8:00 a.m. Patrick Guinan (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Fr. Anthony Gaspar Rose Berton (RIP) Wednesday, March 18 8:00 a.m. Elsie Kernodle (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Gary Ulanowski Thursday, March 19 8:00 a.m. Fr. Tony Gomez 5:00 p.m. Ann Pavalkis (RIP) Gerry Kisling (RIP) Fr. George Reynolds Friday, March 20 8:15 a.m. St. Cornelius Students and Teachers 5:00 p.m. Joe Sarreal (RIP) Saturday, March 21 8:00 a.m. Connie Gu erez 5:00 p.m. Edward Nelson (RIP) Julienne Aoga John Widner Sunday, March 22 8:00 a.m. Munoz Family 10:00 a.m. Ruben Pedro Gudino (RIP) Leyla Neira 12:00 p.m. People of St. Cornelius 5:00 p.m. Lore a Silvestre (RIP)
WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, March 21 5:00 p.m. Fr. Joseph Savariyar Lector: Fritzi Osenbrunner Sunday, March 22 8:00 a.m. Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J Lector: Ted Brodeur 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector Katy Ellis 12 noon Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Audrey Hamamoto 5:00 p.m Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Martha Haber
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please pray for:
Helen Whitwell, Victoria Falealili, Ellen Bollinger, John Cunneen, Mar n Metz, Alexis Teodosio, Jason Taylor, Michael Perez, Andrea Boyles, Donna Williams, Sarah Irvine, Maureen Walsh, Michelle Stevens, Alma Woods, Lori Garcia, David Wheeler, Karen Rigney, Adam & Carla Mars, Mary Larkin, Alan Wells, Harper Deaton, Niko Greco, Antoine e Uthoff, Michelle Carranza, Jake Kasten, Fran Kelly, Brenda Erickson, Tim Ginne , Skylar McFadyen, Olivia Alvillar, Sandy Bradley, Marge Hengehold, Jim & Ursula Hall, Pete Tisei, Mercedes Gonzalez, Rivaldo Family, D.J. Barwick, Clara I. Jimenez, Ricardo Fernandez, Francis Fernandez, Denise Easley Pearson, Sherri S llwell, Albert & Olivia Howard, Bob Early, Peggy Hasse , Luis Barreto, Dolores Lounsbury, Peggy Boylan, Connie Gu errez, Randy Kunkel, Roger LaPorte, Sam McCarthy, Karen Keb Will, Patricia McMonegal, Elizabeth Gerphiede, Mary Maguire, Jennifer Perez Carey, Marta L. Rodriguez, Julienne Aoga, Danny Castaneda, Jeff Newon, Eric Fairchild, Barbara Bain, Marty Jadus, Gabriela Paradiso, Monica Frank, Juan Carlos Andrade, Patrice McAlpine, Arlene DeWalt, Gloria Mar nez, Jack Deaton, Martha Burris, George Roxburgh, Jenni Rojas, Frances Bourdreau, Raymond Tanguay, Sergio Tamayo, Hugo Pennock, Fernanda Otero, Richard Zavala, Niko Greco, Lee Hicks, Denise Rivera, Allan Corwin, Jack McAllney, Irene Brauer, Ana Maria Menendez, Joe Malagamalii, Silailai Tamasoa, Rosa Claudia Lopez, Mary Maglio-ne. Christopher Cathart, Kathy Keheley, Tom and Deborah Hen-nessy, Jerry Siler.
LITURGY
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY Congratula ons to Rich and Bea McIntyre on their 60th wedding anniversary. The McIntyres are long me members of our church. The 8:00 am mass on April 29, will be offered in Thanksgiving for their long, happy marriage.
Please pray for the souls of
Jeanne Feck
The mass of Chris an Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 16th at 10:30am at St. Cornelius.
May She Rest In Peace
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WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Living Beyond Yourself
Please come and join a great gathering of gals in…Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruits of the Spir-it. God gave us the Holy Spirit to be in us, so let us jour-ney together with confidence to live by the Spirit - with Love, Joy, Peace, Pa ence, Kindness, Goodness, Faith-fulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. This is an amaz-ing 11-week Bible study, mee ng every Thursday, from 7-9pm, in the 8th grade classroom. To register or for more informa on, please call Dianne Jahn at (562) 431-5682 or email [email protected].
CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality Book Club
Please note : Connec ng the Dots book club , the "Return of the Prodigal Son" planned for March will be postponed un l April 16 to allow for a ending the speaker series, "Dive In" at St. Cornelius with Sr. Kathy Bryant.
FAITH AND FICTION St. Cornelius Book Discussion Group
The next mee ng of the book group will take place on March 16 at 7:30pm in the school library. The book we will be discussing is: Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes. All are welcome to join us. For more informa on call Katy Ellis at 607-1100.
Religious Educa on Congress This year’s Religious Educa on Congress at the Anaheim Conven on is being held this weekend. There will be no Reli-gious Educa on sessions and the Office will be closed. Please pray for the catechists as they a end this special event.
St. Joseph’s Table Religious Educa on youth will be observing the feast of St. Joseph this Thursday, March 19 with a special prayer ser-vice. Please send a non-perishable food item with your child to share. All dona ons will be forwarded to Sr. Claire’s pan-try.
Yankee Candle Spring Fundraiser has begun! St. Cornelius Religious Educa on Spring Fundraiser from Yankee Candle con nues through Thursday, March 26. The candle products will be delivered in plenty of me for Moth-er’s Day. Money from the fund raiser helps offset the price of catechist upda ng and the escala ng costs of conduc ng the program. Brochures are available in the Religious Educa-
on Office.
The Way of the Cross presenta on Our Fourth and Fi h grade Religious Educa on youth will present the Way of the Cross in drama and song on Thurs-day a ernoon, March 26 during our Community me (3:45pm). Family and friends are invited to join us in the church.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
YOUTH FORMATION
YR2 CONFIRMATION NEWS
Sunday Sessions at 2:30pm in Large Hall:
March 22nd - YR2 Conf. Session Reminder Mee ng in the Church from 3:00PM - 6:00PM for: Sta ons of the Cross, Rehearsal with Teens & Sponsors and 1st Communion Ceremony during the 5:00PM Mass for four (4) of our Teens.
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did You Know?
It is safe to keep your child’s personal informa on personal If your children give out personal informa on over the Inter-net, not only is it easy to track, it is tough to completely re-move. Emphasize to them how important it is that they keep personal informa on private. Make sure that they have a strong username and password that does not reveal any-thing personal. Encourage them not to give out their e-mail address, if they have one. If your children tell you that they have given out personal informa on online, contact your Internet Service Provider or the site where the informa on is posted to see what you can do to have it removed. For more informa on, visit: www.NetSmartz.org.
LENTEN DRAMA AND FISH TACO DINNER
Please join the parish community for a Lenten drama per-formed by the 8th grade class and a delicious fish taco din-ner on Thursday, March 26 from 5:00 to 7:30pm. The dra-ma and dinner will be held in Msgr. Folliard hall. Tickets are available in the school office or from any 8th grade stu-dent. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Dinner includes 2 fish tacos, rice, beans, drink and dessert. Grade 8 students will be presen ng a Lenten Drama at 6:15p.m.
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RESPECT LIFE NEWS AND NOTES No Mass for Life in April. Happy Easter!
“The Living Sta ons of the Cross – I Thirst”
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The live presenta on of The Living Sta ons of the Cross will be at 7:30pm on Good Friday, exclusively here at St.
Cornelius. Witness the passion of Jesus Christ told in story and song. We will be selling the CD before and a er the
live presenta on.
Babies Saved 31 - the number of babies saved from being aborted (so far this year that we know of!) at the Family Planning As-sociates abor on mill in Long Beach. Thank you for your
con nued prayers for our unborn brothers and sisters, and moms in crisis pregnancies.
Dona on Box A special thanks to all of you who have placed dona ons in
our collec on box in the crying room. Those gently used baby items are hand delivered to new moms-in-need who chose LIFE for their child. God bless you and may your gi
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Memorial Garden of Life I received a phone call reques ng a paver from a woman named Regina Burgess. However the phone number she le for me to return her call was not correct. Mrs. Bur-
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COMMUNITY NEWS
CORAZÓN
Build Date The build date for our Corazon house build project had to be changed to the new date of June 6, 2015. Those interested in going to Tijuana, contact Rich Boucher at (562) 421-8966.
TOGETHER IN MISSION
As you know, this is the me of year that we are asked to offer our financial support to 35 parishes and 46 schools that receive funding from Together in Mission Campaign.
We thank all of those who have already responded. If you have not yet pledge and wish to do so, you will find enve-lopes in the pews or at the doors of the church.
To make an Online gi simply visit our missionla.org/give
Thank you for your generosity.
Rancho San Antonio Raffle Ticket Sale This weekend the Knights of Columbus will be selling ckets in support of Rancho San Antonio of Chatsworth, CA. For almost 70 years the Knights have provided this annual fund-raiser for the "Boys Home Of The West". The Knights will be outside all Church exists asking for you assistance. Take a chance at our Grand Prize of $5000 and know that this is also an opportunity to contribute to the future of our developing youth. Winner need not be present.
SAMOAN CHOIR The Samoan Choir is scheduled to sing at the following Masses:
I arise with God, May God arise with me. God’s hand enfolding in me as I sit, as I lie down and as I arise. Tradi onal, Mayo
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DIVE - IN UNIVERSITY SERIES SOUTH
The Woman of Holy Week
Sr. Kathleen Bryant Thurs., March 19;
7:30-9:00 pm St. Cornelius Small Hall
Who were the woman who stayed with Jesus along the way and at the foot of the cross? What was their rela on-ship with Jesus and how might that impact our rela on-
ship with Him.
Each course costs $5 and can be paid for at the door. Buy a Series Pass in advance and a end unlimited courses for only $25. Passes are available for purchase in advance at any host parish. The Pass is good for all courses during all
eight evenings and pass holders can bring a guest for free.
For more informa on go to: www.diveinuss.org
LENT
Sta ons of the Cross
Sta ons of the cross will be each Friday at 7:00pm throughout the season of Lent. Please join us for his special devo on to the Cross of Christ.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
In today’s Gospel, God demonstrates great love for us by send-ing his son so that we may believe in him. We demonstrate our great love for God by doing good works: reaching out to others, ac ng in jus ce and charity.
By your gi to the Society of St. Vincent De Paul You indeed are performing a good work, far greater thank you think.
Holy Thursday, April 2nd 8:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper *Recep on of the Oils & Washing of the Feet *Procession to the Altar of Repose - Adora on un l 10:00 p.m. (Adora on will be in the Large Hall)
Good Friday, April 3rd 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 12 noon Liturgy of Good Friday 5:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday 7:30 p.m. Living Sta ons of the Cross
Holy Saturday, April 4th (A 5pm mass is not permi ed) 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil This is the most special celebra on of the church’s year. If you haven’t experienced this liturgy recently we encourage you to a end.
Easter Sunday Masses, April 5th 8:00 a.m. Cantor 10:00 a.m. (Church) Adult Choir 10:00 a.m. (Large Hall) Samoan Choir 12 Noon Cantor There will be no 5:00 p.m. Mass
CONFESSIONS Penance Service with Individual
Confessions St. Bartholomew Monday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. St. Cornelius Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m.
(Visi ng priests will be available for confessions)
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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (Mt 25:40). Today, we are reminded that Jesus iden fied himself with our poorest brothers and sisters. The Catholic Re-lief Services Collec on serves Jesus in the vic ms of hu-man trafficking, in those who suffer from unjust laws, and in those who need pastoral care and humanitarian assistance across the globe. Through your support with today’s Collec on, you help Jesus in disguise. Please be generous.
