Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 6:30 pm Parish Center Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday By appointment only Confessions Saturday 8:30 am & 3:30 pm or by appointment THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 8, 2015 8:00 am 12:10 pm 8:00 am & 5:00 pm 8:00 am,10:00 am & 5:00 pm 12 Noon Mass Times Monday, Wednesday & Friday Tuesday & Thursday Saturday Sunday Sunday (Spanish) Latin Mass Second & Fifth Sunday of the month 1:30pm Reflection Corner In his book “THE WAY”, Monsignor JoseMaria Escriva now a saint, wrote that the holiness of life demanded of us by the Lord is determined by these three points, “Holy steadfastness, holy force- fulness and holy shamelessness.” Christ used each of these meth- ods in different occasions during his ministry on earth. He was not ashamed to preach the gospel or to welcome sinners and eat with them, he was steadfast in his teachings and conduct, and he was forceful but compassionate in his teachings for he taught with authority. Today in the gospel of St John, he manifested his steadfastness and teaching authority which according to St JoseMaria is also called “holy intransigence” or “holy forcefulness.” The Passover of the Jews which was the feast commemorating the liberation of the Jews from the slavery of Egypt was drawing near, Jesus went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He discovered to his greatest dismay the abuse going on in the temple. People were selling oxen, sheep, pigeons, and other items used in sacrifices to the pilgrims who would offer them during the feast. There was also money ex- change transaction going on because the Roman currency was in use at that time whereas only the Jewish shekels could be used to buy animals for sacrifice. The pilgrims were required to change the Roman currency into Jewish shekel for the purpose. Jesus was convinced of the truth of his ideals, therefore he did not compromise his ardor for the house of God “zeal for your house consumes me” (Ps.69:10) hence his use of force. Why did Jesus use whip quite unlike him to drive people out of the temple? What moral lessons do we learn from his holy intran- sigence? Jesus knew that the wisdom of God is manifested in his Commandments which we read in today’s first reading. He at- tached much importance to them because it is by obeying them that we can know the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Jesus had summarized the Ten Commandments into two, Love of God and Love of neighbor (Mtt.22:36-40). He had already warned that whoever breaks one of the least of these Commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these Commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Mtt.5:19-20). So, the action of Christ in today’s gospel tells us of the conse- quences of moving away from these Commandments. We have some moral lessons to learn from today’s readings especially from the gospel. God had given us his Commandments in order to help us appreciate the love he has for us through the obedience of those laws. But the philosophies of the world and our great tech- nological advances have so much taken the place of our faith in God such that we have only progressed very little in the ways of God over the centuries. The extent which we have turned our back on the redeeming love of God is revealed in the level of religious intolerance, wars, genocide, greed, racial bigotry, and sexual violence going on in the world today. They have imposed a deluge of guilt on us. Today’s gospel reading and this holy season of Lent call on us for scrutiny. It is not surprising that the Church sets apart this third Sunday of Lent as the day for the elect preparing for baptism to receive their First Scrutiny. This is the day when the Catholic communities both plead for and cele- brate liberation from these evils by calling for scrutinies. Through the prayers, we acknowledge God’s power to free us from that which makes us less human. Our bodies are the tem- ples of the Holy Spirit, Lenten period calls on us to scrutinize and cleanse them with the whip of our penance and prayers.
Parish Center Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday By appointment only
Confessions Saturday 8:30 am & 3:30 pm or by appointment
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 8, 2015
8:00 am 12:10 pm
8:00 am & 5:00 pm 8:00 am,10:00 am & 5:00 pm
12 Noon
Mass Times Monday, Wednesday & Friday Tuesday & Thursday Saturday Sunday Sunday (Spanish)
Latin Mass Second & Fifth Sunday of the month 1:30pm
Reflection Corner In his book “THE WAY”, Monsignor JoseMaria Escriva now a saint, wrote that the holiness of life demanded of us by the Lord is determined by these three points, “Holy steadfastness, holy force-fulness and holy shamelessness.” Christ used each of these meth-ods in different occasions during his ministry on earth. He was not ashamed to preach the gospel or to welcome sinners and eat with them, he was steadfast in his teachings and conduct, and he was forceful but compassionate in his teachings for he taught with authority. Today in the gospel of St John, he manifested his steadfastness and teaching authority which according to St JoseMaria is also called “holy intransigence” or “holy forcefulness.” The Passover of the Jews which was the feast commemorating the liberation of the Jews from the slavery of Egypt was drawing near, Jesus went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He discovered to his greatest dismay the abuse going on in the temple. People were selling oxen, sheep, pigeons, and other items used in sacrifices to the pilgrims who would offer them during the feast. There was also money ex-change transaction going on because the Roman currency was in use at that time whereas only the Jewish shekels could be used to buy animals for sacrifice. The pilgrims were required to change the Roman currency into Jewish shekel for the purpose. Jesus was convinced of the truth of his ideals, therefore he did not compromise his ardor for the house of God “zeal for your house consumes me” (Ps.69:10) hence his use of force. Why did Jesus use whip quite unlike him to drive people out of the temple? What moral lessons do we learn from his holy intran-sigence? Jesus knew that the wisdom of God is manifested in his Commandments which we read in today’s first reading. He at-tached much importance to them because it is by obeying them that we can know the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Jesus had summarized the Ten Commandments into two, Love of God and Love of neighbor (Mtt.22:36-40). He had already warned that whoever breaks one of the least of these Commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these Commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Mtt.5:19-20). So, the action of Christ in today’s gospel tells us of the conse-quences of moving away from these Commandments. We have some moral lessons to learn from today’s readings especially from the gospel. God had given us his Commandments in order to help us appreciate the love he has for us through the obedience of
those laws. But the philosophies of the world and our great tech-nological advances have so much taken the place of our faith in God such that we have only progressed very little in the ways of God over the centuries. The extent which we have turned our back on the redeeming love of God is revealed in the level of religious intolerance, wars, genocide, greed, racial bigotry, and sexual violence going on in the world today. They have imposed a deluge of guilt on us. Today’s gospel reading and this holy season of Lent call on us for scrutiny. It is not surprising that the Church sets apart this third Sunday of Lent as the day for the elect preparing for baptism to receive their First Scrutiny. This is the day when the Catholic communities both plead for and cele-brate liberation from these evils by calling for scrutinies. Through the prayers, we acknowledge God’s power to free us from that which makes us less human. Our bodies are the tem-ples of the Holy Spirit, Lenten period calls on us to scrutinize and cleanse them with the whip of our penance and prayers.
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St. Anthony Church 215 Lomita St., El Segundo CA 90245
(310) 322-4392 Fax: (310) 322-0797 www.stanthonyes.com Visit us on Facebook
Safeguarding the Children: Joan Viena (213) 637-7227 Victims Assistance Ministry: Suzanne Healy (213) 637-7650
Archdiocesan Vocation Director: Rev. Stephen Davoren (213) 637-7755
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday, March 8 First Scrutiny for the Elect of God Religious Education Classes Children’s Liturgy of the Word at 10:00 am Mass Confirmation Class - Parish Center 1:00 pm Latin Mass
Monday, March 9 Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Closed 7:00 pm Bible Study - Parish Center 7:00 pm RCIA/Adult Faith Formation
Tuesday, March 10 Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10 pm Mid-Day Mass - Church 7:00 pm Adult Confirmation - Parish Center 7:00 pm Lectio Divina - Parish Center
Wednesday, March 11 Parish Office & Adoration Chapel Open Youth Day for Confirmation - Meet bus at 6:00 am 12:10 pm Mid-Day Mass 7:00 pm Legion of Mary - School
Thursday, March 12 Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10 pm Mid-Day Mass - Church 6:30 pm Grupo de Oracion - School 6:30 pm Holy Hour for Priest’s - Church 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal
Friday, March 13 Adoration Chapel & Parish Center Closed 5:00pm Stations of the Cross - Church NO Fish Fry this week due to St. Patrick’s Dinner
Saturday, March 14 8:30 am & 3:30 pm Confessions 10:30 am Lectio Divina - Center 6:00 am St. Patrick Dinner and Celebration - Hall NO RE CLASSES ON SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH
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I , The LORD, am your God… You shall not have other gods be-sides me.
-Exodus 20:2a,3
Pastor: Rev. Robert Victoria (ext. 441)
Assisting Priest: Rev. Felix C. Unichi (ext 211)
Director of Religious Education:
Mr. Timothy K. Rodrick, O.P. (ext. 444)
Youth Minister:
Pastoral Council Chairperson: Ricky Labayen (310) 416-1477
Finance Council Chairperson: David Bohline
School: Georgiana Curcio, Principal (310) 322-4218 (ext. 111)
Preschool: Rose Aguayo, Director (ext. 329)
Business Manager : Abner Espanola (ext. 442)
Secretary: Elizabeth Swenson (ext. 440)
Office Assistant: Mary Baum (ext. 440)
Maintenance: George Cadena (ext. 440)
School Council Chairperson: Felipe Gutierrez (310) 322-4218
Eucharistic Celebration & Healing Service Fr. Fernando Suarez, MMMP
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 5pm
Fr. Fernando Suarez internationally known healer is returning to St. Anthony Church. Fr. Fernando was ordained to the priesthood in Ottawa, Ontario, Can-ada and is now a priest of the Missionar-ies of Mary Mother of the Poor in the Ap-ostolic Vicariate of San Jose, in Occiden-tal Mindoro, Philippines. Fr. Fernando only prays with people after
the celebration of a Healing Mass at 5:00 pm. It is the REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS IN THE EUCHARIST who heals and the Lord is using Fr. Fernando's hands to heal the sick and the broken hearted.
Catholic Relief Services Collection One Human Family Caring for those in Need
Next Sunday, March 15th our parish will take up a col-lection for The Catholic Relief Services. In more than 100 countries worldwide, Catholic Relief Services help to improve the lives of those in need. This collection makes possible the American Catholic Church’s global mission to combat poverty, provide relief and develop-ment, assist refugees and immigrants, and advocate for justice and peace in situations of conflict and neglect of basic human rights. Envelopes for this collection can be found at the entrance of the Church.
Please Pray Sr. Aurora, Marggie Ayala, Soledad Barba, Sue Barrett, Rosalinda Banzon, Tom Blum, Ellen Brandlin, Shirley Caldwell, Teresa Calderon, Teresita Clemente, David Dec, Dylan and Dorothy Doukakis, Juan Antonio & Ale-jandro Duran, Howard & Cora Fausto, Rose Garcia, Gerry Geppert, Joe & Don Guzman, Townsend Hale, Margaret Hoff, Dorothy Hoover, George Kezele, Michalina Kubek, Patricia Lamay, Ed Lewis, Alice Lipin-ski, Ken Lockwood, Daniel Manrique, Majella McIntyre, Shirley Merrill, Cecil McAllister, Kay McGuire, Pauline McKinley, Michelle McManus, Grace Mercado, Shirley Merrill, Helen Nault, Colleen O’Ryan, Pamela Poliz-zotto, Josefina Rigalva, Ryan Ramirez, Juan Sanchez, John Snyder, Anne Schuman, Maralyn Swenson, Keith Storm, Janina Tyborowska, Eva Lily Valdez, Elena Vic-toria, Rony Vitus, Elizabeth Webster, Christopher Wheeler, Pennye Wilder, Nik Woods.
St. Anthony Church Mission Statement:
We the St. Anthony community, blessed with diversity in culture and traditions, unite ourselves to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. We commit ourselves to live out the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through prayer, service, and actions.
SATURDAY March 7 8:00 am Bernard & Peter Maduko (D) 5:00 pm Salvatore Costantino (D)
SUNDAY March 8 8:00 am For all Parishioners 10:00 am Chica Oliobi (PI) 12:00 pm Ruperto & Agustina Soler (D) 1:00 pm Ivan Maristella (D) 5:00 pm Marie Calleja (PI)
MONDAY March 9 8:00 am Arthur Acevedo (D)
TUESDAY March 10 12:10 pm Eileen McAllister (D)
WEDNESDAY March 11 8:00 am Michael Murphy (D)
THURSDAY March 12 12:10 p m Holy Souls in Purgatory
FRIDAY March 13 8:00 am Fr. James O’Grady (D) & Fr. Joseph Azadian (D)
SATURDAY March 14 8:00 am Everardo Gonzalez Jr. (PI) 5:00 pm Dominic & Rose Costantino (D)
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Friday Lenten Schedule
During the Friday’s in Lent we will be following this schedule:
8:00 am Mass 9:00 am SAS Stations of the Cross 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross (English) 6:00 pm Fish Fry -Sponsored by the Knight of Co-lumbus (NO FISH FRY ON MARCH 13TH) 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross (Spanish) Just a reminder: Flowers are not permitted in church during Lent. Please do not leave flowers at Our Lady of Guadalupe or elsewhere in the Church until Easter.
St. Anthony Church One Day Lenten Retreat:St. Anthony Church One Day Lenten Retreat:
Viña de Lestonnac Retreat CenterViña de Lestonnac Retreat Center 39300 De Portola Road39300 De Portola Road
Temecula, CA 92591Temecula, CA 92591 Saturday, March 21 2015Saturday, March 21 2015
St. Anthony Church invites you to a Lenten Retreat day of prayer and meditation at Viña de Lestonnac, Temec-ula. Together as a parish we will pray the Stations of the Cross and meditate about “Walking the Way of the Cross”. Viña de Lestonnac Retreat Center is operated by the Sisters of the Company of Mary. It is a place where individuals and groups, both large and small, gather for quiet reflection, prayer, and spiritual growth. The breathtaking vistas provide an environment that nurtures and fosters the desire for spirituality in our fast-paced lives.
The cost is $70.00 per person and includes bus, con-tinental breakfast, lunch and retreat. If you prefer to drive to the Viña de Lestonnac the cost of the re-treat is $45.00.
Please contact Elizabeth to reserve your seat at (310) 322-4392 Ext. 440.
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Monthly Financial Report
St. Anthony Church is committed to financial transpar-ency as part of our effort to be careful stewards of the resources provided by our generous parishioners. Below is our January 2015 Financial Report.
Parish Enhancements Collections $7,889 Expenses $ —- Net Income (Loss) $7,889
Total Net Income (Loss) ($8,219) =======
“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce then will your barns be filled with plenty, with new wine your vat will overflow” Proverbs 3:9-10
Our sincerest gratitude for your generosity and continued support to St. Anthony Church.
God bless you,
Abner B. Espanola Business Manager
San Pedro Pastoral Region Southwestern District ACCW
The ACCW will hold its District meeting on Tuesday, March 24th at St. Joseph Church in Hawthorne. The day begins at 9:30 am and includes a special guest speaker Rev. Allen Ramirez who will speak about ““Franciscan Spirituality”, Mass and lunch will follow and ends at 1:30 pm. Charge for the day is $10 per person prepaid by March 19th. Make checks payable to Nancy Turner, 13930 Manor Drive, Hawthorne CA 90250 or Call at (310) 679-5230. For more information please contact Cecilia Hernandez at (310) 351 3766, ACCW representative. All Catholic women are invited!
St. Valentine ‘s Dinner & Dance
St. Anthony Church would like to recognize our Valentine Dinner Dance donors and sponsors:
Services Stores Athletic Club Tommy Bahama Bi Pro Computers Banner Stationers Body Doc Healing Center Bath and Body Works Eagle Cleaners Beadtopia El Segundo Tailors Costco -Hawthorne Essential Studios-Long Beach Great Earth Hofman Hospitality Group Home Depot -Hawthorne Industrial Lock and Security Kreation Organic The Lakes at El Segundo Jewelry Source Lan’s Hair and Nail Spa Modern Commercial Massage Envy Spa Music on Main Nail Garden Origins -Manhattan Beach Natural Simplicity Sephora Pilates on Main Ralphs’s -El Segundo Secret to Beauty Keihl’s -Manhattan Beach Sunset Carpet One Sweet Hot Salon and Beauty Supply Tina’s Nail and Spa Tonsorial Parlor Expert Cleaners Infinity
Restaurants Donors The Boat Restaurant Linda Basilio Beach Mex Dana Brennan Blue Butterfly Coffee Co. Kathy Dutchess California Pizza Kitchen Pauline Grasso Canton Low Chinese Rest. John and Sandy Gutt Corner Bakery Café Henry Hankawa The Habit Burger Grill Robert Koran Havana Sandwich Company Dolores Lew Islands -Manhattan Beach Eddie Lew Hof’s Hut Restaurant -Torrance Violet Luizar Malibu Fish Grill Bill Mack Mandy’s Family Restaurant Lois Moreau McDonald’s -El Segundo Mary Jean Stronks Olive Garden -Manhattan B. Patrick & Margarita Vasquez Panera Bread -Redondo B. John and Linda Yoakum Starbucks -Park Place Starbucks -Hawthorne Togo’s -El Segundo Vinny’s Pizza -El Segundo
Our Dinner Dance “Faith in Love” was a total success thanks to all our donors and sponsors. Our profit was $ 10,816.42 minus expenses.
Income Expenses
Ticket Sales -$4,471.00 Food - $2,500.00 Drinks -$1,270.00 Music - $600.00 Raffle -$ 880.00 Tickets,etc - $582.58 Auction -$6,578.00 Total Expense $3,682.58 Donation -$1,300.00 Total Income $14,499.00 Net Income: $ 10,816.42 May God bless you always.
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Mensaje para Reflexionar La Parroquia de San Antonio Nuestra Misión:
Nosotros, la comunidad de San Antonio, bendecidos con diversidad en cultura y tradiciones, nos unimos a la presencia real de Jesús en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Nos comprometemos a vivir y enseñar la palabra de nuestro señor Jesucristo por medio de nuestra oración, servicio y acciones.
Nosotros usualmente preferimos ver un dulce y compasivo Jesús que nos perdona. Pero el evangelio de este Domingo nos muestra un lado del Señor que no estamos acostumbrados a ver. Vemos que nuestro Se-ñor Jesús expresó su indignación e ira cuando la casa de su Padre es convertida en un mercado. Primero, El se enojo porque los cambistas de dinero se aprovecha-ron de algunos peregrinos pobres que fueron a la Fies-ta de Pascua cobrándoles tasas exorbitantes. Segundo, los animales traídos de las afueras por los pobres pere-grinos fueron rechazados por los inspectores asignados al templo, los vendedores. Luego estos vendedores del templo forzaron a los pobres peregrinos a comprar de ellos, con los sacrificios que iban a ser ofrecidos. Los peregrinos se sintieron avergonzados por esta injusticia realizada en el nombre de la religión. Tercero, Jesús se enojo porque la casa de Su Padre fue profanada cuan-do la convirtieron en un lugar de comercio. Jesús estu-vo determinado a aclarar las cosas transformando de nuevo la casa de Su Padre a su único propósito y ver-dadera función, una casa de oración y culto. Hay otro punto que tenemos que tomar en cuenta con respecto al evangelio de este domingo. Jesús no se refería solamente al templo físico de Jerusalén. El hizo también referencia al templo de nuestros cuerpos, porque cuando ellos pidieron que Jesús les diera un aviso; Él hizo una declaración refiriéndose al templo de su cuerpo. Así, podemos deducir de este evangelio dos puntos muy significativos: primero, Jesús no deseó que la casa "física" de Su Padre fuera profanada, y en se-gundo lugar, El no deseó que el templo de nuestros cuerpos fueran profanados por los pecados del mate-rialismo y el secularismo. En Mateo 6:24 y Lucas 16:13, Jesús claramente nos enseña que nosotros no pode-mos servir a dos maestros: El odia a uno y ama al otro o está atento a uno y desprecia al otro. Nosotros no podemos servir a Dios y al dinero. Cuándo vengamos a la iglesia ya sea a diario o los domingos, recordemos que es el Espíritu de Dios que nos inspira a venir y experimentar el amor de Dios en una manera muy verdadera a través de nuestra cele-bración del sacramento de Jesús y la ayuda de las ora-ciones de nuestra comunidad que venera. Nosotros no venimos a la casa del Padre sólo porque es nuestra obligación del domingo. Nosotros venimos a la casa de nuestro Padre para que podamos ser aliviados de nuestras preocupaciones debido a la necesidad de di-nero y los bienes materiales cuando nos reunimos a venerar y alabar a nuestro Dios que siempre nos da. También nuestra práctica Cuaresmal del ayuno, la abs-tinencia y los diferentes actos de penitencia que adop-tamos durante esta temporada serán los agentes de purificación de Jesús ayudándonos a convertir de re-greso nuestras mentes, corazones, almas, y cuerpos en lugares donde nos encontramos con la verdadera presencia de Dios.
Padre Roberto
Cuaresma 2015
Cena Cuaresmal de los Viernes Acompáñenos a nuestras Cenas Cua-resmales todos los Viernes en nuestro salón parroquial desde las 6:00 de la tarde hasta 7:30 de la noche para una deliciosa cena sin carne. Todos los Viernes los Caballeros de Colon esta-
rán cocinando un delicioso Pescado Frito con papas fritas y ensalada de repollo. Todos están invitados a acompáñarnos.
Vía Crucis- El Vía Crucis se lleva a cabo todos los viernes durante la Cuaresma a las 5:00 p.m. (Inglés) y a las 7:00 p.m. (Español). Acompáñenos durante la Cuaresma a recordar con amor y agradecimiento lo mucho que Jesús sufrió para salvarnos del pecado durante su pasión y muerte. Invi-tamos a todos nuestros feligreses a caminar y meditar sobre los pasos que nuestro Señor Jesucristo realizo para recibir su gracia y luz.
Protegiendo a los Niños Sabia usted? Ayude a prevenir victimización de niños Muchos asumen que los niños en ries-go de ser víctimas son víctima de negli-gencia o provienen de hogares disfun-cionales. Sin embargo, todos los niños, aun aquellos criados en familias que dan apoyo, podrían estar en riesgo de ser victimizados. Anime a sus hijos a buscar-lo a usted inmediatamente cuando alguien lo (la) haga sentir incómodo(a) en Internet o le hace propuestas de encontrarse en persona. Estos son algunas señales de que un predador en línea podría estar contactando a su hijo o hija: su niño se desentiende o aísla de su fa-milia y amistades; usted encuentra material inapropia-do en la computadora; su niño recibe correo, dinero o regalos de una persona desconocida; usted encuentra números telefónicos desconocidos cuando revisa la factura de teléfono. Para más información, visite http://www.netsmartz.org/ChildrenAsVictims.
Top of the Mornin’ to Ya!! St. Patrick’s Day
Dinner & Concert
Saturday, March 14, 2015 O’Grady Hall
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Irish Music
We are happy to provide old McSorely’s famous recipe for Corned Beef red potatoes and Cabbage, Irish Soda bread, dessert and beverages.
Tickets $15.00 per person Tickets available at the Parish Center
We are looking for volunteers who would like to help on this event, if you are willing to give some of your time, please call Elizabeth at the par-ish center.
Watch the Irish Show after dinner! Fun for the Entire Family!
