PICO & BEVERLY GLEN BOULEVARDS, DEACON COUPLE: TOM AND CARRIE SABOL LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 REV. EMMANUEL P. BANICO, RESIDENT PRIEST PARISH OFFICE: (310) 474-1216 WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 14, 2010 "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied." -- Luke 6:20-21a
OFFICE CONFESSIONS MARRIAGES, BAPTISIMS, SPECIAL SERVICES & MASSES
10425 W. Pico Blvd. Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (310) 474-1216 First Friday: Before 7:30 a.m. Mass PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG SCHOOL MASS SCHEDULE DEVOTIONS Iselda E. Richmond, Principal Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Monday following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous 10479 W. Pico Blvd Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 p.m. Medal Novena. 1st Friday After 7:30 a.m. Mass. Daily Masses: 7:30 a.m. Phone: (310) 474-1811 Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m., First Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m. WWW.STTIMOTHY.ORG Mass, Our Lady of Fatima, and Every Monday 12:10 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Legion of Mary. February 14, 2010 St. Timothy
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FISH FRY FRIDAYS-Please join us for Fish Fry Friday dinners at 6 pm in the Parish Hall on Feb 19th, Feb 26th and March 26th. More details to follow. CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD RALPH’S REWARDS CARD FOR STS- Do you shop at Our Children's Liturgy of the Word continues to Ralph’s? Would you like to help raise money for STS? Well now meet each Sunday at the 9am Family Mass. All chil- you can do both when you shop at Ralph’s! STS has joined the dren are welcome to join in our gift procession dur- Ralph’s community contribution program and with your help, is ing the 9am Mass by bringing non-perishable food eligible for up to $3,000 a quarter. All you have to do is link items. Please meet Ms. Deborah at the back of the your Ralph’s card to the STS community partner account. Sign Church during the collection of donations. For additional infor- up today! For forms or more information, please contact Eric mation, please contact Deborah at 310-474-1216. Braxton at embrax@cs.com St. Timothy School Spring Fundraiser-Save The Date READINGS FOR THE WEEK for Casino Night 2010. Saturday, May 1st at 6.30pm at St. Timo- Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Mk 8:11-13 thy School. Dinner, Drinks, Dancing, Charitable Gambling, Silent Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Mk 8:14-21 Auction, Raffle Prizes and much more. More details to follow. Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20 -- 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 STS ANNUAL FUND DRIVE- Like all other non-profit or- Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25 ganization, St. Timothy School needs your help more than ever Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Mt 9:14-15 this year. Help our school keep its tuition down and continue providing our children with an education that competes with Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32 that offered by the top schools in Los Angeles County. Consider Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 supporting the 2009-2010 Annual Fund Drive by making a tax deductible contribution to our school. For further information contact the school’s office at (310) 474-1811 and/or pick-up a pledge form at the back of the church and mail it in before the end of the school year. Your support is vital to our school’s suc- Sunday, February 14th: 7:30 Tina Gaultier (D) cess. 9:00 Niko Ostojich (D) 10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy 12:00 Bob & Wayne Crews (D) Monday, February 15th: 7:30: Jean Louise Williams (D) Our next scheduled Baptism Preparation classes are: Tuesday, February 16th: 7:30 David Kuo (D) For more information, please contact Deborah at Wednesday, February 17th: 7:30 Valerie Quinn (D) 310-474-1216. Thursday, February 18th: 7:30 Ana Julia Escobar (L) Date & Time Location Friday, February 19th: 7:30 Veronica Jonston (D) February 18th, Thursday, 6pm Rectory Saturday, February 20th: March 11th, Thursday, 6pm Rectory 7:30 Andres Carassco (L) 5:30 Robert & Ondina Galante (L) St Timothy's Women's Club Luncheon Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:30 a.m. Sunday, February 21st: Please join us in the Parish Hall, 7:30 Conception Guzman (D) Husbands and friends are invited. 9:00 For Parishioners of St Timothy We will have a presentation on self defense. 10:30 Keta Carrasco (D) Looking forward to seeing you all there. 12:00 Betty Mason (D) SUNDAY SCHOOL Mass Intentions are a perfect way to remember your There is no Sunday School today President’s Holi- loved ones whether living or deceased. day weekend. On Sunday March 14th, our Religious Commemorate those key anniversaries with a lasting spiritual Education families will meet at Nazareth House at gift. Call the Parish Office at (310) 474-1216 for more infor- 10:15 am for our community project in celebration of Saint mation. Patrick’s Day.
ADULT EDUCATION/ADULT CONFIRMATION Date Time Topic Presenter
Missing a Sacrament? Desire a more complete knowledge of our Church and Bible? Please join us February 18th Thursday, 7 pm Models of the Church Fr. Donie in the Rectory for our exciting upcoming sessions. February 25th Thursday, 7 pm Anointing of the Sick and Fr. Paul Contact our Director of Religious Education, Deb- Holy Orders orah, who will work with you to enroll you in the March 4th Thursday, 7 pm Woman at the Well Deborah appropriate program. Deborah may be reached at (310)474-1216. Upcoming Sessions: March 11th Thursday, 7 pm Blind Man Karen Boyle Welcome New Parishioners! Welcome to our parish family! If you are a newcomer to the parish and would like to register, please complete the informa- Today, Sunday, we will be singing the Alleluia tion below. Please clip this form and bring to the parish office for the last time until the Easter Vigil! These final days or drop into the collection basket. Thank you and welcome to before we begin Lent on Ash Wednesday are variously our parish! Name (s): referred to as Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Address: City: etc. It is human nature to celebrate on the one hand Zip: Phone: and on the other to focus on a goal, in this case a spiri- Cell Phone: tual goal. As you can see from our inserts we have a E-Mail: generous offering of Ash Wednesday Masses and distri- Envelopes: Yes No bution of ashes. You can also see that we have some Registration cards are also available in Parish Office extra Lenten services scheduled for the Wednesdays and some Fridays of Lent. After our Mardi Gras celebra- PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY tions, including the one we celebrate here (Saturday The rectory will be closed in observance night) we are invited by the liturgies and the prayers of of President’s Day Monday February 15, the Church to RENEW our own membership in the 2010 but will resume in normal busi- church! Not quite as you would renew membership in a ness hours on Tuesday February 16, gym or other service but similar in the sense that we are 2010. Thank you. asked to recommit ourselves consciously to God. Yes, this may seem obvious, but sometimes it is necessary to state the obvious. Just as married couples, in order to live happy and fulfilling lives together, require repeated expressions of affection and concern so our Faith re- Sunday, February 14th: quires repeated thoughts and efforts toward living for Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass God. This is not easy since we live in a materialistic cul- 8:30 Women’s Club Hosts Hospitality ture and sometimes God seems so distant and unseen Monday, February 15th: President’s Day like that song, “I really want to see you, my Lord, but it No School takes so long I know…” As true as that may be, that it 5:30 pm Cub Scouts in Chapter Room seems difficult to find the Lord, the Church recognizes Legion of Mary 7:15 pm in the Rectory and God has willed that we encounter Him through ma- Wednesday, February 17th: terial things like other human beings and bread and Ash Wednesday water, etc. That is to say, through physical entities that Thursday, February 18th: become symbols or sacraments of our spiritual life. The 11:30 am Women’s Club Luncheon Parish Hall Communion at Mass, the needy person on the street, 5 pm RCIA in Church the prisoner (see Matthew 25), creation itself (see Gene- Friday, February 19th: sis) become signs of Christ, of God. At the same time 4 pm Lent, Fish Fry we cannot understand or know God and God’s ways Saturday, February20th: completely which includes the classical question of why 4 pm Girl Scout Meeting in Chapter Room bad things happen to good people. In fact, John Cassion Sunday, February 21st: says that, in part, there is always something good that Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass can come out of what seems to be bad; that is, our salva- 8:30 am Boy Scouts Hosts Hospitality tion can come through the good and the apparently bad 9:00 am Boy Scout Mass (see Job). Ashes too, then, are signs of both our mortal- ity, from dust to dust, and our immortality in Christ, signified by the fact that we bless the ashes during the liturgy of the Church invoking Christ’s mercy and name. LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE February 7, 2010 Thus, the Church teaches us to enter into Lent with joy as we prepare to celebrate Easter in a few weeks and Lectors Communion Ministers once again in the final and definitive Easter and Resur- 5:30— Murillo; Hall 5:30— Ewell; Morrison; rection for the followers, believers of Christ. I hope and Rooney pray that we all have a joyful Lent as we renew ourselves 7:30— Davis 7:30— Manshardt; Owen; Aclan by trusting God and praying for the world and doing 9:00— Bryant; Woods 9:00— Rowe; Dixon; Svoboda acts of charity for 10:30— Jean-Pierre 10:30— Jean-Pierre; Page; others. Fr. Paul E. Vigil Masciale 12:00— Harrington Ermert 12:00— Simmons; Gerski; Leyva