October 23, 2016 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California 90807 | (562) 424-8595 Website: www.stbarnabaslb.org | |
CATHOLIC CHURCH
MISSION STATEMENT: “We, the Catholic Community of St. Barnabas Parish, are a people formed by Christ, called in Baptism and united in the Eucharist; we continue the mission of the Church in the world through Prayer, Apostolic Works, Evangelization, and Christian Stewardship.”
Please join us in reciting the Rosary every morning (Monday through Saturday) at 7:35 am
before daily Mass. It is a beautiful and spiritual way to start your day. Every day following weekday Mass, we invite you to join us for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It starts about five
minutes after Mass (around 8:35 am). It can be the best fifteen minutes of the day. If you cannot join us, perhaps you can join the Divine Mercy on EWTN television channel at noon.
Take home some fun in God’s Word, grab a copy of “The Kids’ Bulletin” after each Mass!
Last Sunday’s Collection:
$10,759.23 Thank you for your prayerful giving.
Your generosity supports the operations of our Parish Community.
FINANCIAL REPORT
“Active” membership at a Parish enables a person to be eligible to sponsor a child for Baptism, to receive financial aid for Catholic Education, to be married in the Parish and to prepare one’s children for the Sacraments. To be an “active” member is to participate in the life of prayer and stewardship in the Parish. All adults over the age of 21, living with their parents or on their own, must register in the Parish to be considered members. The use of the offering envelopes may also help you to qualify for tax incentives. Participating in one or more of the ministries offered by the Parish is proof of the sharing of time and talent for the greater good of our Church Community. So please pick-up a free registration form at the Parish Office, or print one from our website at www.stbarnabaslb.org. Stop by the Parish Office and we will be happy to help you! Welcome to St. Barnabas!!!
ROSARY/DIVINE MERCY
PARISH REGISTRAR
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Visit our website to view current & previous bulletins at www.stbarnabaslb.org
We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died.
10/16 Tootsie Roll Drive 10/24 Project Achieve Mtg 7p/A-B Rm 10/24 Choir Leaders Mtg 7p/Music Rm 10/29 Year of Mercy Pilgrimage to St. Anthony 10a-2p
10/31 All Saints Day (Vigil) & Halloween 11/2 All Souls Day 11/4 First Friday Adoration 11/8 Election Day 11/11 Veteran’s Day - School and Rectory closed 11/13 Tim Staples - guest speaker at St. Barnabas
Mark Your Calendar
Sunday: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time;
National World Youth Day (U.S.);
Mission Sunday
Monday: St. Anthony Mary Claret
Friday: St. Simon and St. Jude
Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, the brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot. Judas Thaddaeus became known as Jude after early translators of the New Testament from Greek into English sought to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and subsequently abbreviated his forename. The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes.
The following names have been recently added: Art Antes, Marjorie Smith, Dakotah Miller, Michelle Feiner
*Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased)
All are encouraged to pray for them and others already included in the Prayer Intention Book, which will be presented at each Mass. Call the Office to be added to the Bulletin list. You may also write your own prayer intentions in the Prayer Intention Book that is available before each Saturday and Sunday Mass, located on a stand at the main entrance of the Church.
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Extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year Of Mercy: December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016
Parish News Parish Ministries WELCOME HOME MINISTRY We serve Coffee & Donuts on Sunday mornings at the Parish Center. Volunteers and Parish Ministries are invited to help one weekend per month. It’s a fun and easy way to meet our fellow Parishioners or showcase your group. Contact Lisa 562-760-8138 or Karen 562-756-4144. ========================================= CORNERSTONE CREW The Cornerstone Crew is looking for a few volunteers to help once a week on weekdays for special projects and miscellaneous repairs around the Church. MUST BE HANDY WITH TOOLS! Contact the Parish Office for more info! ========================================= FILIPINO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Please join us in our next meeting on Sunday, November 6
th at 6:30pm in the Par ish Hall. New members are
welcome and encouraged to attend. We will also have a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. For more information, please call Dr. Gene R. Lowther at (562) 427-
1386 or Peter Salas at (562) 852-1180. ========================================= PROJECT ACHIEVE MINISTRY Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 24th at 7pm, downstairs in the A/B Room at the Parish Center.All are welcome. For details, please contact Ministry Coordinator: Michelle Gustilo-Smithson, 310-344-7862.
ALL SAINTS DAY [ VIGIL ] MON. OCT. 31ST 8am Mass: Regular schedule
6:30pm Mass: We invite the children to come to Mass in their appropriate costumes. (Take-off masks during Mass) We will be handing out candy as they leave and sending them on their way for trick-or-treating in the neighborhood! Be safe and be cautious of suspicious candy. Happy Halloween! ========================================= ALL SAINTS DAY [ HOLY DAY ] TUES. NOV. 1ST 8am Mass: Regular schedule
7pm Mass: Note: This is not a Vigil Mass for All Souls Day =========================================ALL SOULS DAY [ HOLY DAY ] WED. NOV. 2ND 8am Mass: Regular schedule
6:15pm Mass: Rosary 6:30pm Mass: OLPH Novena 7pm Mass: Procession with tea lights in honor of our loved ones who have passed. “BLESSING OF THE MEMORIES” You are all invited to bring a photo of your loved ones, to hold up during the 7pm Mass, and have your photos blessed.
TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE Knights of Columbus will be distributing Tootsie Rolls & asking for donations to help fund programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Please consider helping this worthy cause.
All Saints Day/All Souls Day
=========================================AMERICA NEEDS FATIMA ROSARY RALLY Thank you to all those who prayed and attended the Rosary Rally for Our Lady of Fatima on October 15 at Cherry Park .
PLEASE RSVP BY OCT 23RD!...
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Together In Mission: Though We Are Many… We Are One. www.ourmissionla.org
One Sunday morning, a mother was sending her eight-year-old son, Little Johnnie, off to Mass by himself. She gave the boy two dollars. “One is to put in the collection plate and the other is for you to buy a candy bar for yourself on the way home,” she said. Little Johnnie went on his way walking to church, with a dollar in each hand, when all of a sudden he dropped one and it fell right down into a sewer drain. Little Johnnie looked down but couldn’t see where it had gone. He got up, brushed off his pant knees, and said, Sorry, Lord, I just lost your dollar.”
The second Book of Catholic Jokes and Other Godly Humor by Deacon Tom Sheridan published by ACATA Publications, Chicago, Ill.
Holy Humor
NEW/RE-REGISTERED PARISHIONERS: Edward & Chita Thaiheimer, Thomas & Cristina Dizon, Blas & Destiny Leyva, Martha Curiel, Libby Carr, and their families WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Orlando & Celine Gonzalez 10/6 (15 yrs) Ian & Lorie Montano 10/8 (11 yrs) Francis & Olivia Baylen 10/23 (6 yrs) Bob & Patricia Carambelas 10/23 (34 yrs) Abraham & Gerlie Filoteo 10/28 (10 yrs)
Celebrating your Wedding Anniversary? Email us (a month before date) with Names, year you’re celebrating, along with your Wedding Anniversary date :
1ST & 2ND YR CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES: Please remember to sign-in your Mass attendance into the binder at the back of the church.
TINY TOTS, PRE-SCHOOL, KINDER We still have room for students in our Tiny Tots, Pre-School, & Kinder Sundays classes, 8:45am - to when Mass is out. Please call us at (562) 988-6855 or visit our website for more info.
PEER MINISTRY (Confirmed high school - young adults) We are having our next meeting Tuesday, October 25th at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Parish Center, Fireside room. Open to new and returning Peers!
R.C.I.A. - Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults Our RCIA Program offers an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith & for those adults wishing to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, & Eucharist. Classes have already begun! Please contact us ASAP to join! We are seeking Parishioners to serve as sponsors for this coming year’s candidates & catechumens. For information please contact the Church Office or Religious Education.
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St. Barnabas School News
SCHOOL STUDENT NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY The school, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color or national and/or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, medical condition, sex or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs, although certain athletic leagues and other programs may limit participation and some archdiocesan schools operate as single sex schools. While the school does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services may not always be available to them. Decisions concerning the admission and continued enrollment of a student in the school are based upon the student’s emotional, academic and physical abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student’s needs.
Your generosity makes it possible for local priests, religious, and catechists to reach out to communities, families and children in desperate need, bringing the light of Christ to the darkest of circumstances. Life-changing help is provided to mission churches in territories covering more than half the globe. Please return your envelopes during collection. You may also turn them into the Parish Office. Thank your for your generosity.
World Mission Sunday Oct 23
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Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage
St. Barnabas Parish Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage October 29, 2016 Holy Door at St. Anthony Church 600 Olive Avenue, Long Beach
Speaker/Celebrant Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J.
St. Barnabas Parish Jubilee Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Registration
Please return your registration to a table after Mass, or to the Parish Office, before October 25, 2016
SCHEDULE 10:00 a.m. Arrival/Check-in at St. Anthony-Entry through Holy Door 10:30 a.m. Talk by Bishop Bennett 11:30 a.m. Lunch (box lunch—sandwich, pasta salad, cookie—provided) 12:15 p.m. Confession 1:00 p.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Bennett Parking is limited: We encourage people to park at St. Barnabas and to carpool to St. Anthony Church (600 Olive Street, Long Beach—corner of Olive & Alamitos) Donation: Any donation is accepted—no one will be turned away! (we anticipate that approximately $15 covers costs)
Who Will/Can Attend? The October 29, 2016 pilgrimage is presented exclusively by St. Barnabas Parish. Nevertheless, all are welcome to register and attend! Please register at a table after Mass, or in the Parish Office, before October 25, 2016. Find more information at the Vatican website: www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va/content/gdm/en.html
WHY A PILGRIMAGE TO ST. ANTHONY CHURCH? One of the central components of the Jubilee of Mercy is
that the Holy Doors throughout the world will be opened
during this Jubilee year. When they are opened at the
beginning of the year, "the Holy Door will become a Door
of Mercy through which anyone who enters will
experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and
instils hope." Each diocese has the opportunity to open a
Door of Mercy in their diocese, all members of the faithful
will have opportunity to make a pilgrimage to their local
Holy Door during the Jubilee. These doors are symbols of
God's mercy, open to welcome everyone into the
compassion of God's love that Christ proclaimed. We at
St. Barnabas do not have to travel far for our pilgrimage
because St. Anthony’s Church in Long Beach has an
official Holy Door open as a Door of Mercy during the
Jubilee!
OUR SPEAKER/CELEBRANT –
BISHOP GORDON BENNETT, S.J.
Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D., is a
member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
who is in residence at Loyola Marymount
University (LMU). Bishop Bennett was
appointed by Pope Saint John Paul II as
Bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica, in 2004.
He previously served as an Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore,
and as the Principal and President of Loyola High School
in Los Angeles. Currently, as the Peter Faber, S.J, Fellow
in Ignatian Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry at LMU,
Bishop Bennett directs spiritual retreats for clergy,
religious and lay persons, and he continues to build an
outstanding reputation as a spiritual guide and church
