December 06, 2015 - Holy Family Catholic Church

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Second Sunday of Advent
PRAYER MEETINGS
Bible Study
Wednesday, 7:15PM (Parish Hall)
Cenacle of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Every Tuesday, 7:30 PM (Church)
Divine Mercy Cenacle
on the 3rd Friday at 7:30 pm
(St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room)
Charismatic Prayer Group
Thursday, 7:30 PM (St. Joseph Center)
Legion of Mary
Monday, 9:30AM & 7:15 PM (St. Vincent Rm)
Portuguese Cursillo
1st & 3rd Friday, 7:00 PM (St. Joseph Center)
Spanish Prayer Group
(Grupo de Evangelicacion)
Todo primer Viernes del mes, de 7:15pm-9:00pm
1st Friday of each month from 7:15pm-9:00pm
“La Hora Santa” dentro de la Iglesia
“The Holy Hour” inside the Church
2nd & 4th Viernes/Friday, 7:00PM (St. Joseph Center)
Sabado/Saturday’s at 7:00PM (St. Seton’s Room)
Estudios Biblicos/Bible Study
Movimiento Familiar Cristiano (MFC)
Reuniones de familias del I, II, y III nivel (en las casas)
Para informes de reuniones llamar al: (562) 481 - 8546
DEVOTIONS
Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Daily ~ 8:30AM & 6:15PM
Eucharistic Adoration (Exposition Room)
Mon. Tues. Thurs & Fri - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (Adoration Chapel)
Wednesday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm(Adoration Chapel)
2:00 pm - 6:15 pm(Church)
First Friday - 7:00 pm (Church)
No Adoration on Saturdays, Sundays and All National Holidays
The Miraculous Saturday Devotion
1st Saturday of each month devotion after the 8:00 am Mass
Rosary with 15 minutes Meditation.
Liturgy of the Hour
Monday - Saturday 7:40AM (Church)
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Wednesdays, 8:45AM (Church) after the Divine Mercy
Chaplet and also after the 6:30pm mass
Rosary
Monday - Saturday, 7:15 am (Church)
Rosary for Life Every Tues after the 8am mass & Divine
Mercy.
December 06, 2015
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Stand on the heights, Jerusalem;
see your children rejoicing that they are remembered
by God. A merciful and just God leads Israel in joy
(Baruch 5:1-9).
Psalm — The Lord has done great things for us; we
are filled with joy (Psalm 126).
Second Reading — May your love increase in
knowledge to discern what is valuable that you may
be blameless for the day of Christ (Philippians 1:4-6,
8-11).
Gospel — John proclaims a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins. All flesh shall see the salvation of God (Luke 3:1-6).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26
Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6,
11-12; Lk 1:26-38
Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10;
Mt 11:28-30
Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab;
Thursday:
Mt 11:11-15
Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19
Friday:
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a,
Saturday:
10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38
or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from
the Common of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, nos. 707-712
Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6;
Sunday:
Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
Monday:
Tuesday:
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Second Sunday of Advent;
Hanukkah begins
Monday:
St. Ambrose; Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
Tuesday:
The Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday: St. Juan Diego
Friday:
St. Damasus I
Saturday: Our Lady of Guadalupe
FORGIVENESS
God forgives like a mother who kisses
the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
—Henry Ward Beecher
December 06, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
MASS INTENTIONS
(Parish Priests: Fr. RD = Fr. Raymond, Fr. JA = Fr.
Joachim, Fr. JS=Fr. Joshua)
(Visiting Priest: Fr. LP = Fr. Luis Proenca, Fr. RS=
Fr. Raja Selvam,)
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Monday, December 7
8:00am/ Fr. RD Giles & Estrella Maravilla(30th
Wedding Anniversary)
6:30pm/ Fr. JA Vigil Mass of Immaculate
Conception
Tuesday, December 8
8:00am/ Fr. JA †Ricardo & Liwayway Halili
12:15pm/ Fr. RD †Isaac & Rosa Ma. Orosco
6:30pm/ Fr. RD Concepcion Sagum
Wednesday, December 9
8:00am/ Fr. JA
Nathaniel Cariaga
6:30pm/ Fr. RD Sylvia J. Layao (Special Intention)
Thursday, December 10
8:00am/ Fr. RD †Herbert Robinson Jr.
6:30pm/ Fr. JA
†Lilia Manilla Noche
Friday, December 11
8:00am/ Fr. JA
†Damaso R. Sabagquit
6:30pm/ Fr. RD †Fr. Rolly Jardiniano
Saturday, December 12
5:00am/ Fr. JA
Celebration in Honor of Our Lady
of Guadalupe
8:00am/ Fr. JA
†Eulalio & Saturnina Tayag
Pangilinan
5:00pm/ Fr. RD †Helio & Francisca Sousa
7:00pm / Fr. JA †Justo & Felicitas Parga
Sunday, December 13
6:30am/ Fr. JS †Consuelo Dalisay
8:00am/ Fr. JS †Domingos Fagundes
9:45am/ Fr.RD Holy Family Parishioners
11:30am/ Fr.RD †Joaquim & Emilia Goncalves
1:00pm/ Fr. LP †Bernardino & Rosa Capote
4:00 pm/ Fr. RD †William Elmer Peeler Unger
5:30pm/ Fr. JA Adam Berdugo(Special Intention)
7:00 pm/ Fr. JA †Poor Souls in Purgatory of the
Palacpac Family
**The Priests’ Schedule is Subject to Change**
REST IN PEACE
~ We Pray for and remember those
who have died.”
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WE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Rafael Aceves, John Adame, Joan Aimerito, Armando &
Armanda Adonis, Chameh Agamao, Augustine Aguilo, Debbie
Allen, Persyl Alunan, Manuel Alves, Olivia Aranjo, Benita
Barrios, Barbara Barnum, Ray Baugh, Pedro Benzon, Norma
Bertrand, Tony Bibal, Frances Boudreau, Raul Cabrera, Nido
Canlas, Renee Canlas, Maribel Carandang, Gloria Carillo, Ray
Carillo, Marlyn Carrillo, Rachel Castro, Ma. Luisa Ceja, Noe
Cevallos, Roberta Cisneros, Joe Coelho, Ernesto Cordero, Frank
Cruz, Leona Davila, Elvis Daza, Anthony, Marcelina &
Sebastian de Guzman, Yolanda Dirlam, John Doria, Isabel
Doria, James Doria, Richard Doria, Marvin Dumlao, Mike
Evans, Cecilia Espanol, Lourdes Espiritu, Mary Esteves, Rosa
Faria, Nicla Farra, Jorge Flores, Kyle Fulford, Nick & Flo
Gandolfo, Olga Gomes, Rocio Gomez, Efma Grecia, Nevella
Hendricks, Christopher Hinojos, Kathy & Suzan Jaime, Janessa
Javier, Diana Kenna, Sean Kenna, Josefina Limtao, Gunter Liu,
Danilo Llamas, Ernesto Llamas, Ira Llamas, Frank Lopez,
Natalie Lopez, Mark London, Grace Lyn, Christine Martinez,
Michael Martinez, Debbie Messer, Becky Moss, Herminia
Niebres, Andrew Nieto, Robert Norman, Estrella Nufable, Fred,
Manuel & Anthony Nunes, Nina Pham, Hugo Pennock, Maria
Prieto, Fernanda Otero, Kyla Orr, Dante Ramos, Annette Reitz,
Lupe Rodriguez, Althea Robertson, Etelvina Rocha, Mario
Rodriguez, Phillip Ruiz, John Ryan, Grace Sabagquit, Louie
Salamanca, Rita Salas, Elenita Santos, Rita Santos, Linda Sarno,
Alexander Sasbone, Lily Silveria, Damrong Sithichai, Clay
Solancho, Sergio Tamayo, Jun Tan, Ray Tanguay, Alexis
Teodosio, Joseph & George Tharaniyil, Frank Tom, Ryon Tom,
Agueda Toste, Catherine Unanka, Reina Uyan, Thea Van de
Mortel, Rufino Valenton, Nanette Vergara, Claudia & Sincere
Villanueva, Cresencio Villegas, Frank Viramontes III, Marcus
Walton, Paul Yasutake, Josie Yu, Henry Zabala, Joe Zamora,
John Zaragoza.
WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
In order to maintain our services, meet our
expenses, and restore savings, the parish needs
an average of $22,000.00 in its weekly collection.
Nov. 21, 2015 –Nov. 22, 2015
$21,224.00
Building Fund Collection Nov. 21- 22, 2015
$2,668.00
Nov. 28th & 29th, 2015
$20,795.00
Ester Techico
Manuel Gabriel Lourenco
Conzuelo Signey
Building Fund Collection Oct. 28th & 29th
“Whoever believes in Me, even though
that person dies, shall LIVE.”
~Thank you for sharing what God has given
you with our Parish. ~
$2,580.00
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ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
It’s Your Turn!!!
If there is a star next to your name you are the Lead
Altar Server for that Mass.
Please be sure to call a substitute if you are not able to
serve. We thank all of you for the continued
commitment to your ministry. God bless!
December 06, 2015
SECOND SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
Are we prepared to carry out
the will of God? Advent is a
season of patient waiting,
preparation and action. John
the Baptist spent time in the desert in preparation for his mission. When called upon to proclaim a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, he was ready to carry out the will
of God. Are we ready to do this as well?
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Dec 6- 1pm Mass Procession in
honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
followed by Mass in Spanish
instead of Portuguese
Saturday, December 12
5pm I Perez-Flores*, K Thekkinedath, G & A Andal
7pm D Chambers*, A Chambers, F Padilla,
N Discipulo
Sunday, December 13
6:30am
8:00am
9:45am
11:30am
1:00pm
4:00pm
5:30pm
7:00pm
A & J Edquid
E Honeycutt, I Monterroso
F Tangalo*. F Tangalo. L Ferrer, E Bernaldez
A Ruiz*, S Ruiz, J & M Guerrero
J Van Tassell, M Barcelos, C Avila
N D’Alwis*, J D’Alwis, A Vito, A Dagoc
G Urrea*. J Modina. V Orrellana
P Zipagang*,A & C Gavini
We are happy to announce that we have 27 newly
trained and commissioned Altar servers. Please
keep them and their family in your prayers. Alexis
Bates, Logon Bates, London Bates, Ezekiel
Bernaldez, Dominique Borres, Emmanuel Cevallos,
Tony Ho Ciu, Kayce Diegor, Carolina Dulay,
Catalina Dulay, Joaquin Dy-Liacco, Obijuan DyLiacco, Pocholo Dy-Liacco, Arielle Elomina,
Anthony Gavini, Christina Gavini, Jonathan
Guerrero, Jasmine Kastner, Gwyneth Manila,
Adrian Medrano, Isabel Monterroso, Mallory
Muyrong, Viviana Orellana, Julia Reyburn, Elijah
Salud, Kevin Thekkinedath, Antonio Victoria
Diciembre 6 13:00 procesión a seguir Misa será en
español en honor de Nuestra Señora de
Guadalupe
Dec 6- 8am Mass will be celebrated in Portuguese
instead of Spanish
6- dezembro 08:00 Missa será celebrada
em Português
Dec 12-5am Mananitas (Mass) in honor of Our
Lady of Guadalupe
Diciembre 12-5am Mañanitas ( Misa ) en honor
de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
To promptly notify the Rectory of any
changes in your registration information. Such changes could include
changes in names, address, phone
number, e-mail address, marital status, etc., or, if you no longer attend
Holy Family Church. Please also let
us know if you do not want to use envelopes. If you
want to have a record of your contributions, however, it
is important that you either use envelopes or write your
family ID number on your checks.
Your continued
cooperation is greatly appreciated so that we can
ensure the accuracy of our records.
December 06, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
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The Blind Men and the Elephant
There is a parable that tells in an ancient village all the people were blind. One day while walking
on the road, five men from that village came upon a man riding an elephant. The five men, who
had heard about elephants but had never been close to one, asked the rider to allow them to touch
the great beast. They wanted to go back to their village to tell the other villagers what an elephant
looked like.
The rider agreed and led each of the five men to a different part of the elephant. All the blind men
touched and stroked the elephant until they were certain they knew what the animal looked like.
In great anticipation they returned to their village to report their experience. The villagers gathered
around to hear about the elephant. The first man, who had felt the animal’s side, said, “An elephant
is like a great thick wall.”
“Nonsense,” said the second man, who had felt the elephant’s tusk. “He is rather short, round, and
smooth, but very sharp. I would compare an elephant not with a wall but with a spear!”
The third man, who had touched the ear, took exception. “It is nothing at all like a wall or a spear,”
he said. “It is like a gigantic leaf made of thick wool carpet. It moves when you touch it.”
“I disagree,” said the fourth man, who had handled the trunk. “I can tell you that an elephant is like
a giant snake.”
The fifth man shouted his disapproval. He had touched one of the elephant’s legs and concluded,
“An elephant is round and thick, like a tree.”
To this day, the men continue to argue, and no one in the village has any idea what an elephant
looks like.
Scriptures describe God in many different ways - because He is experienced in many different
ways. He is the Creator of the universe, but He is also the faithful friend. He is the righteous judge,
but He is also the forgiving Father. For us to understand God, or for us to understand the Bible, we
must carefully study the Word of God in its entirety. Whenever we perceive only one view of God,
or one view of the truth, we are likely to be misled.
-Fr. Joachim Ablanida, MMHC
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December 06, 2015
Daily Advent Prayer:
Evening Mass on the following dates
will be at 6pm
Parish Penance Service- December 9, 7pm
Christmas Tree Lighting- December 10 -7pm
Christmas Concert- December 11-7pm
December 6- 1pm Procession followed by
Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 8- Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception
Holy Day of Obligation
Mass times: 8am, 12:15pm and 6:30pm
December 12
Mananitas 5am, in honor of Our Lady
of Guadalupe
Dec 15-Dec 23 Simbang Gabi - 5am
CHRISTMAS EVE
Thursday, December 24
3:30pm (Children’s Liturgy), 6pm, 8:30pm,
12am 12:15am (Hall)
CHRISTMAS DAY
Friday, December 25
6:30am, 8am (Spanish), 9:45am,
10 am (Hall) 11:30am
1:00pm Portuguese, (no 4pm Mass),
5:30pm, 7pm
NEW YEARS DAY
Solemnity of the Virgin Mary
(not a Holy Day of Obligation in Los Angeles)
Thursday, December 31
Vigil Mass 6:30 pm & 9:00 pm
Friday, January 1, 2016
8:00am (Eng), 12pm (Portuguese), 6:30pm (Eng)
Father, all powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere
to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
When he humbled himself to come among us,
he fulfilled the plan you formed long ago
and opened for us the way to salvation.
Now we watch for the day,
hoping that the salvation promised us will be ours
when Christ will come again in his glory.
And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven
we proclaim your glory
and join in their unending hymn of praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest
Parish Advent Project
Help Those In Need
During the Season of
Advent, we as Christians are
asked to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves. During Advent we will be collecting items for the
homeless, and those in need of assistance for Christmas.
Many homeless people and needy families in the
area come to the rectory for temporary help. The items
most needed to assist them are: gift cards for gasoline,
grocery stores, and fast food restaurants. Dry food goods
may be dropped in the containers outside the entries of
the Church.
The word Advent
derives from the Latin
word meaning coming.
The Lord is coming. We may reflect that every year at
this time we celebrate his coming, so that in a sense we
can lose the feeling of expectancy and joyful anticipation,
because at the end of the season, everything seems to
return to pretty much the same routine. If that is the case,
then our preparation may have been lacking and we have
therefore been robbed of much of the true meaning of
this season. During Advent we recall the history of God's
people and reflect on how the prophecies and promises
of the Old Testament were fulfilled. This gives us a background for the present. Today we can reflect on the past
track record of God and so begin to understand what it
means to us now for the sake of what is to come, in our
own future and that of our world.
December 06, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
PARISH
PENANCE
SERVICE
Wednesday,
December 9th @
7pm
Our communal penance service for the season of
Advent will be held:
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 @ 7:00PM.
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The candles for the
Advent Wreath will be
carried in during the
entrance procession each
week. All parishioners
are invited to participate
by carrying in the candles. Individuals, youth, children and family members are encouraged to participate in this parish ceremony. If you or your family
would like to participate by carrying in the Advent
Candles, for one of the weeks in Advent, please
see the Usher Coordinator .
Many priests will be available to hear confession.
Please plan to attend this service.
SERVICIO PENITENCIAL DE ADVIENTO
Nuestro servicio comunal para el tiempo de
Adviento sera el dia: miercoles,
9 DE DICIEMBRE – a las 7:00 p.m.
Varios sacerdotes estaran disponibles para
escuchar confesiones. Favor de asistir a este
servicio.
SERVIÇO PENETENCIAL DO ADVENTO
Quarta- feira, 9 dezembro às 7 horas da noite
Bishop Barron's Meditations!
Enrich your journey though the Advent and
Christmas Season!
Bishop Barron's and ’Word on Fire’ latest published meditations will be available at Holy
Family Religious Store in December!
CCW will have Booklets, CD and
DVD’s for sale.
Come and enjoy Bishop Barron’s
spiritual Words!
Parishioners are invited to contribute money to help purchase items to decorate
the Church for the Advent and Christmas seasons. Donations may be made in
memory of a deceased person, or in honor of someone living. The names of all
memorials will be put in the Church bulletin. To make a donation, use the form
provided in the bulletin this week, or submit the following information on a sheet
of paper to the rectory. There are also envelopes at the doors of the Church.
In Memory of _______________________________________
( )Deceased, ( )Living
Your Name__________________________________________
Telephone Number____________________________________
Offering Amount $______________
To make a donation, enclose the above information in an envelope marked “Christmas Floral
Decoration,” and place in the collection basket or mail to the parish. For further information,
please call the Liturgy Office, 924-8024.
The last day to make a donation for a memorial is December 21.
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OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm to 9pm
Friday: Office closed
Saturday: 8:00am to 1:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am to 1:00pm
Office closed on holidays
Classes will resume
Sunday-December 6
Rosario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
12 de Desembré-11:30am-En la iglesia
December 06, 2015
CONFIRMATION 1
Sunday-Dec 13
Class-2-4pm-Parish Hall w/ Fr. Joshua
Mass-4pm
Lesson-Chapter 7-Jesus, True God & True Man
CONFIRMATION 2
Tuesday-Dec 15
All Students-Tue/Thu
Mass-6:30pm
Class-7-9pm
Hall-Fr. Raymond
Retreat forms & payment due
Dec 15 (Thurs students)
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN
Shop safely this Christmas
If you let your kids go to the mall by themselves to
buy Christmas presents, you should talk to them about
potential dangers they need to guard against.
Christmas is the busiest time of year for commercial
retail, which means that malls and shopping centers
will be more crowded, and younger kids and teens
who are alone may be a target for kidnappers and other
dangers. Talk to your children about being aware of
their surroundings, and where to go for help. Be in
contact with them while they’re shopping, and have a
check-in place and time set if you’re splitting up.
PROTEGIENDO A LOS NIÑOS
Consejos de seguridad para ir de
compras esta navidad
Si deja que sus hijos vayan al centro comercial (mall)
ellos solos para comprar regalos navideños, usted debe
hablar con ellos sobre los peligros potenciales de los
que ellos deben resguardarse. La navidad es la temporada más ocupada del año para las tiendas, lo que significa que los centros comerciales estarán más llenos y los
niños más pequeños y los adolescentes que estén solos
podrían ser un objetivo para secuestros u otro tipo de
peligros. Platique con sus hijos sobre estar alertas de sus
alrededores, y donde ir para recibir ayuda. Permanezca
en contacto con ellos mientras estén de compras y tenga
un lugar y una hora fija donde deben ir a reportarse si
usted se separa de ellos.
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Faith Formation Corner
Prayer before Communion
by Virgilio T.J.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
Suerte Felipe
This prayer before Communion is an adaptation of the words of the Roman centurion from the Gospels of
Matthew and Luke. “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be
healed” (Mt 8:8; cf. Lk 7:6-7).
The most significant point in the prayer is not the “roof” but the attitude of humility and faith of the Roman centurion. He
asks Jesus to heal his servant. But because of his feeling of unworthiness to receive Jesus in his house, he expresses
his strong faith. He firmly believes that by the great power of Christ’s word his servant will be healed instantly and distantly. Like the Roman centurion, we do not deserve Jesus because of our sins. We need the centurion’s sincere humility and strong faith before receiving Jesus Christ in Holy Communion.
However, since the concrete and vivid image of “roof” strikes us in our prayer, it may be helpful to recall the
poetic words of Christ who uses the image of entering a house to express his wish of seeking fellowship with us:
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, [then] I will enter his house and
dine with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20).
The change from “I shall be healed” to “my soul shall be healed” (sanabitur anima mea) is not to be interpreted
to mean that only the spiritual dimension of our being receives the healing effect of Communion. Christ heals the whole
human person by directly dealing with the root cause of all sickness: the moral and spiritual brokenness within each of
us.
The new translation indicates the radical and complete effect of the healing process brought about by receiving
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. If Communion is truly “the medicine of immortality,” it heals our soul,
which is the “seed of eternity we bear in ourselves, irreducible to the merely material” (Catechism of the Catholic
Church, 33).
This radical and complete healing by Jesus is clearly illustrated in the story of the paralytic who was brought
down from the roof by four men. They could not pass through the door because of the crowd. Instead of immediately
saying, “Walk, you are healed”, Jesus said, “My son, your sins are forgiven” (Mk 2:5). Here, as Pope Emeritus Benedict
XVI says in his book, Jesus of Nazareth, “the priority of forgiveness for sins as the foundation of all true healing is
clearly maintained” (2012, 44).
The Following were
welcomed into the
Catholic Community
Averie Skye Agabon
Alex Gotauco Beaupre
Shaylin Aida Conwi
Chloe Janine Cruz
Sophia Michelle Dang
Khris Nathan DeLosReyes
Griffin Gilbert Granillo
Jackson Johann Lindell
Thomas Matteo Navarro
Alessandra Mary Nunez
Cristiano Rolando Nunez
Eleanor Ann Sy
Kaleb Ezreal Yang
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Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law
(Physician Assisted Suicide)
We are looking for your immediate help to stop assisted suicide in California. This legislation allows doctors to prescribe lethal medications that will enable patients to kill themselves.
Background
SB 128, a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide, passed the CA Senate but was stalled in the
Assembly Health Committee for lack of support. Bill supporters reintroduced assisted suicide in a Special Session
as ABx2-15. This bill was rushed through both the CA Assembly and Senate with fewer committee reviews and
less debate than a regular session requires. Fast-tracked as it was, Governor Brown signed ABx2-15 into law.
Why We Should Overturn This Law
This law is a grave threat to society aside from our Christian belief that only God can end our life. There are so
many bad aspects of the law. Here are some of them:
1. The physician who prescribed the lethal medication is not present when the terminally ill patient actually takes the medicine. If there are complications or allergic response to the lethal medication, the patient will
experience more harm than what the patient hoped to avoid.
2. The law is open to abuse. An interested heir who consider the care as a burden may also want to
have the ill parent die so they can get the inheritance. They are allowed as witness in their parent’s/patient’s
request for the lethal medication. On the physician side, they can use this means to hide a malpractice.
3. There are numerous occasions when an illness has been diagnosed incorrectly.
4. An ill patient may want to get the lethal medicine only because they are in a stage of depression. Most
of them will no longer want the lethal medicine when they get the proper care and love from family and friends.
5. Oregon, a state that has legalized physician assisted suicide has experienced abuses on the system.
See http://derdf.org/public-policy/assisted-suicide/some-oregon-assisted-suicide-abuses-and-complications/
If you were not able to sign a petition for the Referendum to Overturn Aid-in-Dying Law in church last Nov.
21 and 22, you can still do so by going to the rectory. The rectory staff will assist you in signing the petition. The
deadline is on Dec. 15, 2015.
We also urge you to ask your relatives and friends to sign the petition. Blank petition forms are available
at the rectory for you to take. Please return the signed petition by Dec. 15, 2015 to the rectory to be counted.
Most errors we got at our signage are residents of LA county signing with residents of another county in
one form (there should be a separate sheet for each county); and, some have not written their full name, street
address and some were not legible. If you have any doubt of how you signed the petition and desire to overturn
this law, please sign on a new form at the rectory and we will delete the previous faulty signature before submitting the petitions. We will make sure that there are no duplicate signatures. Thank you for your cooperation.
Umbert appears courtesy of Holy Family Pro-Life Ministry.
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2016 Parish Registration/Re-registration Update
Have we lost track of you? Is your information up-to-date?
On January 1, 2016, we will begin reconciling information on file for each of our
parishioners to ensure that it is current and that you remain active. If our records
show no contact either through parish envelopes or through use of your parish ID
number, or that you have not provided updated registration information since July 1,
2014, you will no longer be considered an active member of the parish.
If you are receiving envelopes but our records show you are not using them, we will discontinue sending
them in an effort to reduce our costs. Alternatively, we encourage your use of your ID number on pew
envelopes to ensure that information we have on file accurately reflects your donations for income tax purposes. If you do not remember your ID number, our Rectory Office staff will be able to assist you.
We also strongly encourage you to complete a re-registration form once every two years if you do
not use envelopes so that we do not inappropriately deactivate your registration. Please use the form which
is available in the vestibule of the Church or in the Rectory Office, and either drop it off at the Rectory Office
or place it in one of the baskets during collections.
If you are new to our parish, we welcome you and ask that you complete a registration form as soon
as possible. Once registered, you will then be notified of your parish ID number.
Any questions you may have can be directed to Rectory Office staff at (562) 865-2185. They will be happy
to assist you.
Your help in assuring the accuracy of our parish database is greatly appreciated!
Charlotte Dent, Rectory Office Volunteer for Parish Registrations
December 06, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
December 06
December 07
December 08
5:30am – 6:30pm
De Colores Choir
CHOIR ROOM
9:30am – 10:30am
Legion of Mary Praesidium
ST. VINCENT RM
9am – 11am
Knitting Group
ST. VINCENT RM.
2pm – 6pm
Adoration
CHURCH
10am – 12pm
Spanish
Intercessory
Group
ST. SETON RM
10:30am
Spanish
Intercessory Mass
CHURCH
6:30pm
JH Mass
CHURCH
7pm -8pm
JH Class
9:45am
PS Class
REL. ED.
2pm- 4pm
Children’s Choir
Practice
MUSIC RM.
4pm
Mass/ Children's Choir
sings
CHURCH
4pm – 5pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Novena
CHURCH
6pm – 9pm
UTC General Mtg.
JOHN PAUL II CONF. RM
7pm – 8pm
Legion of Mary Praesidium
ST. VINCENT RM.
7pm - 9pm
RCIA Catechism
Classes
ST. JOSEPH CTR
7pm – 8pm
Sac. Prep. Class
REL. ED.
7pm – 9pm
De Colores Choir
CHOIR RM
Wednesday
13
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
December 09 December 10 December 11 December 12
7pm – 9:30pm
Holy Family
Advent Penance
Service
CHURCH
7pm - 9pm
Portuguese
Cursillo
ST. SETON RM
7pm - 9pm
Grupo de
Evangelización
ST. JOSEPH CTR
8:30am/ 10am/
11:30am
Sat. Class
REL. ED.
7pm – 9:30pm
St. Mary’s
Advent Penance
Service
WHITTIER, CA
7:30pm
Christmas
Concert
CHURCH
11:30am
Our Lady of
Guadalupe
Rosary
CHURCH
7pm - 10pm
Charismatic
Prayer Group
ST. JOSEPH
CTR.
7pm - 9pm
Estudios
Biblicos para el
Grupo de
Evangelización
ST. SETON RM.
7:30pm
Blessing of
Trees/Tree
Lighting
CHURCH
7pm –9:30pm
St. Linus Advent Penance
Service
NORWALK, CA
Parish Priests - To contact them thru e-mail:
Rev. Raymond Decipeda, MMHC - frraymondd@holyfamilyartesia.org
Rev. Joachim Ablanida, MMHC – frjoachima@holyfamilyartesia.org
Rev. Joshua Santos, MMHC – frjoshuas@holyfamilyartesia.org
Parish Finance Council Members:
Angela Amenero, Maria Ayerdis, Remy Dulguime, Danio Fajardo, Karen Hillman, Lizzie Juan, Jason Machado,
Raymond Mangahas, Roger Pavon, Jeanelle Padre-Tom, Hugo Vega.
To contact any of the members, e-mail them thru: hfcfinancecouncil@holyfamilyartesia.org
Parish Pastoral Council Members:
Frank Cardiel, Diosdado de Leon, Vina Dungo, Ronnie Espinosa, Josie Flores, Maria Luisa Lapidario, Betty Lou
Ormonde, Linda Sarno, Nenita Solancho, Skip Vega, Joe Vicente.
To contact any of the members, e-mail them thru: hfcpastoralcouncil@holyfamilyartesia.org
Adoration Chapel – Mafalda Canlas (562) 865-2185 ext. 405
Business Manager – Karen Hillman (562) 865-2185
Finance Council – Roger Pavon (562) 865-2185
Office Manager – Sofia Luna (562) 865-2185 ext. 223
Plant & Property Manager – Hope Vega (562) 865-2185
RCIA – Rudy & Mila Perpinan (562) 924-5075
Safeguard the Children – Ulises Perez-Flores (562) 865-2185
School Secretary – Jessica Perez (562) 865-1621
Young Adult Ministry – Michael Maglonso (562) 865-2185
Homebound Ministry- Willie & Wilma Simbol (562) 926-0720
Bereavement – Hector Gomez (562) 865-2185
Confirmation – Abigail de Jesus (562) 860-5973
Liturgy Coordinator – Maggie Gudino (562) 924-8024
Pastoral Council – Joe Vicente (562) 402-4496
Publication Team – Abigail de Jesus (562) 726-2735
Religious Education – Teresa Paulino (562) 860-5973
School Principal – Juan Nagore (562) 865-1621
Web Master – Bobby Canseco (562) 607-8839
Hospitality- Ed/Lou Carlos & Ushan/Fiona D’Alwis
Youth Ministry – Evan Dizon (562) 412-1188
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This week’s editor is Phong Nguyen
The Bulletin Team coordinator is Abigail de Jesus