Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time

October 22, 2017

Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,

and to God what belongs to God. -- Matthew 22:2

MARIA REGINA PARISH 2150 W. 135th Street, Gardena, CA 90249 Office: (310) 323-0030

After-Hours, Emergencies: (323) 400-4809 (call/text)

office@MariaReginaGardena.net www.MariaReginaGardena.net

Mass Schedule English: Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM Saturday, 5:30 PM • Sunday, 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM Adoration: 1st Friday each month, 7:00 -- 9:00 PM Spanish: Domingo (Sunday), 12 Noon/Mediodía Viernes Oracion— Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30 PM Hora Santa: Cada Primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30 PM Vietnamese: Saturday, 7:00 PM Thursday, 6:30 PM Prayer Group, after morning Mass on Saturday

Confessions: Saturday 4:00 PM or anytime by appointment. Baptism, Marriage, Quinceañera: Please call the office. Sick Calls: Please call the office.

Collect Prayer Almighty ever-living God, grant that we may al-ways conform our will to yours and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart. Almighty Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Roman Missal

Pastor: Rev. Sang Van Tran

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Thomas M. Acton

Sunday Mass: Rev. Amaechi Ugwu, S.J.

Permanent Deacons: Dn. Matthew Van P. Nguyen

Dn. Ramon Nuñez

Special Ministry: Jül Marie Hermosísima

Receptionist: Manuela Castañeda

School Principal: Mrs. Lynnette Lino

School Office: (310) 327-9133

World Mission Sunday October 21-22, 2017

Today’s Second Collection

Today is World Mission Sunday—a day that leads us to the heart of our Christian faith—leads us to mission! Your generosity on World Mission Sunday supports the work of priests, religious and lay leaders in the Missions who share our faith with those most in need. Mission is at the heart of our faith. Live your faith through your gift in today’s collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith!

Through the Church, Christ continues his mission as the Good Samaritan, caring for the bleeding wounds of humanity, and as Good Shepherd, constantly seeking out those who wander along winding paths that lead nowhere.

Pope Francis

Él, a través de la Iglesia, continúa su misión de Buen Samaritano, curando las heridas sangrantes de la humanidad, y de Buen Pastor, buscando sin descanso a quienes se han perdido por caminos tortuosos y sin una meta.

Papa Francisco

El Domingo Mundial de las Misiónes Octubre 21-22, 2017

La segunda colección de hoy

¡Hoy es el Domingo Mundial de las Misiónes — un día que nos lleva al corazón de nuestra fe cristiana — nos lleva a la misión! Su generosidad en el Domingo Mundial de las Misiónes apoya la labor de los sacerdotes, religiosos, y líderes laicos en las Misiónes que comparten nuestra fe con los más necesitados. La misón está en el corazón de nuestra fé. ¡Viva su fé a través de su don en la colección de hoy para la Sociedad para la Propagación de la Fé!

Sunday Collection: October 14-15, 2017

Sunday: $6,21100

Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a la Iglesa Maria Regina.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017

Bulletin Prayer Requests

Please call or email your request to our Parish Office by 7:00PM Tuesdays:

Office: 310-323-0030

Email: office@MariaReginaGardena.net

HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL, TRUST, OR ESTATE PLANNING?

You may wish to name your parish as a beneficiary on an insurance or other financial instruments. Our legal title: For the Sole Benefit of Maria Regina Church, 2150 West 135th Street, Gardena, CA, 90249. Thank you for your consideration.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Saturday, October 21 7:00am Jose Chiong † 5:30pm Các Linh Hồn † 7:00pm Maria — Các Linh Hồn † Sunday, October 22 8:00am Anton — Luca — Giuse † 10:00am Domingo Gutierrez † 12:00 Noon Youth in our Parish Monday, October 23 7:00am Maria — Đaminh — Phaolô † Phanxicô — Phêrô — Giacôbê † Tuesday, October 24 7:00am Maria — Đaminh† Phêrô — Isave † Wednesday, October 25 7:00am Tạ ỏn Thanksgiving Thursday, October 26 7:00am Maria Kính † Các Linh Hồn † 6:30pm Thomas — Luca — Philiphê — Micae † Friday, October 27 7:00am Tôma — Maria † All Souls Saturday, October 28 7:00am Zane Wells † 5:30pm Giuse — Maria — Đaminh † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †

Daily Bible Readings Lecturas diarias de la biblia

Monday: Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75;

Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21;

Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38

Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8;

Lk 12:39-48

Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6;

Lk 12:49-53

Friday: Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77,

93-94; Lk 12:54-59

Saturday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16

Sunday: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51;

1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40

Harold Ribet Robert Richardson

Prayers for the Sick

Hope for Troubled Marriages

Retrouvaille (REH-tro-v-eye) is a peer

marriage ministry program that has

helped thousands of married couples

who are experiencing disillusion or

misery in their marriage, even separat-

ed or divorced, and to rediscover a

loving marriage relationship. The

program begins with a weekend stay

followed by a series of post-weekend

sessions. For information (cost,

register), please call 909-900-5465 or

e-mail 6006@retrouvaille.org.

The next Los Angeles program begins

the weekend of December 8-10, 2017.

For more information, visit:

HelpOurMarriage.com.

Karen Hinshilwood

Maria Kính

May their souls rest in peace.

R.I.P.

God is calling you to greatness. Are you listening?

For many are called and few chosen.

www.lavocation.org

MARIA REGINA CHURCH Church Ministries / Ministerios de la Parroquia

Pastoral Council: Fred Purifoy (310) 323-8396 Finance Committee: Eddie Rodriguez (310) 384-6350 Development Committee: Julio Pérez VIRTUS Committee: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 323-0030

Liturgy Coordinators: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Frank Ramos (310) 339-5048

Choir Coordinator: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 721-9214

Ushers: Team Sacristy: Assigned Sacristan Altar Servers: Martha Craft Eucharistic Ministers: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Lectors: Danita Mallett Lisa Marine

Communion to the Sick: Lorna Arceo (310) 345-4637

Altar Decoration: Fr. Sang & Committee

Quinceañera: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030

Weddings - Funerals: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323-0030 Julio Pérez

Religious Education: Saturdays Maria Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Tráng Đặng (Vietnamese)

Youth Confirmation: Monday Nights (6:30 PM—8:30 PM) David Sevilla (310) 323-0030

Adoration: 1st Friday each month, 7:00-9:00 PM

Grupo de Oracion: Crecimiento en la Fé (310) 323-0030 Viernes 7:00 PM Salon Parroquial Leopoldo Guzman, Cordinador Angel Quevedo, Sub-Cordinador Maria Torres, Sub-Cordinador

Guadalupanos: guadalupanos@MariaReginaGardena.net

Folklorico: folklorico@MariaReginaGardena.net

Rosarios: Martes a las 7:30 PM en la Iglesia

Hora Santa: Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30 PM

African American Ministry: Aham Nwosu (310) 701-2850

Filipino Ministry: Aida B. Abalos (310) 989-7944

Sri-Lankan Ministry: Nimali Ameresekere (310) 525-0507

Vietnamese Ministry: Hoang Tan (310) 344-8283

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2017 Maria Regina Parish

Information as of October 17, 2017

Parish Goal: $34,600

Amount Pledged: $35,350 102.2%

Amount Paid: $32,880 95.0%

Thank you to the families who have paid their pledges in full. We still need $1,720 in payments just to meet our goal of $34,600. There are 21 families who have unpaid pledges. Please help us meet our goal!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & STUDENT

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

2017-2018

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.

NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 5:

SAVE LIVES AND MAKE HISTORY!

Protect mothers and children by joining the largest

nationwide pro-life mobilization in history!

Learn more! Get involved!

LA Archdiocese: 40daysforlife.com

October is Respect Life Month

Only with prayer -

prayer that storms the heavens

for justice and mercy,

prayer that cleanses

our hearts and souls -

will the culture of death

that surrounds us today

be replaced with a culture of life.

Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, U.S. Catholic Bishop

Protect your families …

Be sanctuaries of

respect for life.

Pope Francis

Life

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017

PRAYER FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Good and gracious God,

we thank you for the gift of families.

We are grateful for all of the joy and love

that they bring into our lives,

and we ask that you provide

special protection for all families,

particularly those who face hardships

as they move in search of a better life.

Show mercy to those who travel in danger,

and lead them to a place of safety and peace.

Comfort those who are alone and afraid

because their families have been

torn apart by violence and injustice.

As we reflect upon the difficult journey

that the Holy Family faced as refugees in Egypt,

help us to remember the suffering

of all migrant families.

Through the intercession of Mary our Mother,

and St. Joseph the Worker, her spouse,

we pray that all migrants may be

reunited with their loved ones

and find the meaningful work they seek.

Open our hearts so that we may provide hospitality

for all who come in search of refuge.

Give us the courage to welcome

every stranger as Christ in our midst.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever. Amen.

ORACIÓN POR LAS FAMILIAS INMIGRANTES United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Dios bueno y misericordioso,

te agradecemos por el don de las familias.

Te damos gracias por toda la alegría y el amor

que ellas traen a nuestra vida,

y te pedimos que a todas las familias

les des una protección especial, particularmente,

a las que pasan privaciones cuando se

trasladan en busca de una vida mejor.

Muéstrales tu compasión a aquellos

que viajan en medio de peligros

y llévalos a un lugar seguro y tranquilo.

Consuela a los que se encuentran solos y

temerosos porque sus familias fueron

separadas a causa de la violencia y de la injusticia.

Mientras que reflexionamos sobre el difícil trayecto

que la Sagrada Familia vivió como refugiados en

Egipto, ayúdanos a recordar el sufrimiento

de todas las familia inmigrantes.

Por la intercesión de María, nuestra Madre

y de San José Obrero, su esposo, oramos

para que todos los inmigrantes puedan

reunirse con sus seres queridos y

encontrar el trabajo productivo que ellos buscan.

Abre nuestro corazón para que podamos ofrecer

hospitalidad a todos los que buscan un refugio.

Danos el valor para recibir con agrado

a toda persona foránea como si fuera

Cristo entre nosotros.

Te lo pedimos por Nuestro Señor Jesucristo,

tu Hijo, que vive y reina contigo,

en la unidad del Espíritu Santo,

por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017

Disasters: Is your family prepared?

Families may become separated during the

chaos of a disaster, especially when evacuation

is required. It is important to plan for your

family’s safety. Develop and regularly practice

emergency plans at home with all family

members and designate a location where your

family could gather in the event of separation.

For more tips, visit::

http://www.missingkids.com/Disasters

Desastres: ¿Está preparada su familia?

Las familias pueden separarse durante el caos

de un desastre, especialmente cuando se

requiere una evacuación. Es importante

planear la seguridad de su familia. Desarrolle y

practique regularmente planes de emergencia

en el hogar con todos los miembros de la

familia y designe un lugar donde su familia p

odría reunirse en caso de separación.

Para obtener más consejos, visite:

http://www.missingkids.com/Disasters

Archbishop Gomez:

Distraction and the Rosary

We live in a culture that seems to encourage us to be distracted and always busy with

constant activity. So many of us seem to feel pulled in different directions, trying to do

so many things at once — this is true in our work, in our family responsibilities and

also in our ministries and work for the Church. Multi-tasking, a word that didn’t exist a

generation ago, seems to have become a way of life.

The temptation is to use our work as an excuse — to say we don’t have enough time

to pray, there is just too much to do. The danger is that we come to see time spent

with God as time wasted, time that is boring or not productive. What we need is

wholeness and integrity in our lives, a balance of work and prayer and rest and

recreation. We do not need to reject technology or retreat from our responsibilities.

But we do need to make sure that we are keeping things in their proper perspective.

October is a good time to reflect on this because this is the month the Church

dedicates to the holy rosary. The rosary is a contemplative prayer. And we all need

more contemplation in our lives, more prayer. The rosary is a perfect prayer for a time

of distraction, a remedy for activism. When we pray the rosary, our thoughts are

turned with loving attention to Jesus — to the mysteries of his life, to the face of God

that he shows to us.

The rosary opens our hearts to God’s plan, his loving will for our lives. This prayer

teaches us to listen and to watch — as the Virgin Mary did — for the signs of God’s

purposes and work in our daily lives. This prayer teaches us to trust God and seek to

do his will in our lives — again, as Mary did.

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