St. Timothy Bulletin For November 29, 2009

SAINT TIMOTHY CATHOLIC CHURCH 10425 W. PICO BLVD PICO & BEVERLY GLEN BOULEVARDS, LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 PARISH OFFICE: (310) 474-1216 WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG

PASTOR: REVEREND PAUL E. VIGIL DEACON COUPLE: TOM AND CARRIE SABOL REV. EMMANUEL P. BANICO, RESIDENT PRIEST

First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2009 I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land.

OFFICE 10425 W. Pico Blvd. Phone: (310) 474-1216

CONFESSIONS Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. First Friday: Before 7:30 a.m. Mass

— Jeremiah 33:15

MARRIAGES, BAPTISIMS, SPECIAL SERVICES & MASSES

PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY

WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG

SCHOOL Iselda E. Richmond, Principal 10479 W. Pico Blvd Phone: (310) 474-1811 WWW.STTIMOTHY.ORG

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: Sunday Masses: Daily Masses: Holy Day Masses:

5:30 p.m. 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. Vigil: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m.

DEVOTIONS Monday following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous Medal Novena. 1st Friday After 7:30 a.m. Mass. First Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Our Lady of Fatima, and Every Monday 7:15 p.m. Legion of Mary.

November 29, 2009

St. Timothy

The Saint Timothy Choir Presents A Ceremony of Carols Music by Benjamin Britton Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:00pm All are invited to join us for a reception and sing-along Christmas carols immediately following the concert. Free will donations will be accepted.

Do you like to sing? Share your talent with your community. Join the St. Timothy Choir! Rehearsals are: Thursday evening from 7:15 – 9:00 p.m. , we sing at our 10:30 a.m. Mass Sundays. We’re beginning to rehearse for an exciting Christmas concert in December. Come be part of this uplifting ministry. For more information, please contact Dana Howell or Elisabeth Maza or call the parish offices.

Sunday, Nov. 29th: 9:00 Jane Anelli (D) 10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy 12:00 Maria Sanchez (L) Saturday, Nov. 28th: 5:30 Mr & Mrs Romeo Santos (D) Sunday, Dec. 6th: 9:00 Lorraine Keeling (L) 10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy 12:00 Maria Luisa Lorena (D) Norte Dame Academy Open House Sunday, December 6th, 2009 1:00pm-4:00pm All interested students and their families are welcome 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students formal tours, presentations and student demonstrations

Educating Young Women to Make a Difference For further information email us at [email protected] or call 310.839.5289 x218

Applications for the 2010-2011 School year are now available. Apply online! Www.ndala.com/admissions.html

St. Timothy School School Tours for Prospective Students. Fall 2010 Enrollment, December 2nd at 9:00am. RSVP 310-474-1811 ext.42 or www.sttimothy.org

Children’s Christmas Play Today, November 29 th, there is no Sunday School due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Classes will resume on December 6th. Sac I, Sac II and Post Sac classes will be presenting a festive Christmas play on Sunday, December 13th at 11 am in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to attend! READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

Rom 10:9-18; Mt 4:18-22 Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24 Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37 Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31 Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6

Happy Thanksgiving! Feed Your Neighbor- Did you know that 1 out of every 8 people and 1 out of every 4 children are at risk of hunger in Los Angeles County? St. Timothy School's Girl Scout Troop 6315 is participating in the "Feed Your Neighbor" project benefiting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The girls are conducting a canned food drive through December 5th. If you are interested in donating canned food for their project or know a girl who would like to join our troop, please contact Rosa Irajpanah at (310) 234-2529 or [email protected]."  St. Timothy School Website! Visit us at sttimothy.org . There are many areas of interest for prospective parents and students, St. Timothy students, parents, alumni and much more. The school calendar, sports schedules, links to our hot lunch program and other valuable information is now available online. Watch for new areas to develop as well! St. Timothy School Improvement Fund. St. Timothy School is in the process of raising money for the School Improvement Fund. Our planned improvements include renovations for a new alley fence to match the fence along Pico Blvd., maintain state of the art technology program, musical instruments, new lunch tables and sports equipment storage room. To donate, please fill out the School Improvement Fund envelopes found in the pews or contact the school for more information. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Need Mulch? It's free, made from yard trimmings. Bring your own shovel, bag or pick-up and load up your own containers. West LA Hours of Operation: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seven days a week. 6000 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016

Our Upcoming Dynamic Speakers! Missing a sacrament? Desire a more complete knowledge of our Church and the Bible? Please contact our Director of Religious Education, Deborah, who will work with you to enroll you in the appropriate program. Deborah may be reached at (310)4741216 or email her at [email protected]. Upcoming Sessions: Date Topic Presenter December 3rd Advent, Liturgical Year Dn. Tom December 10th Our Blessed Mother, Rosary C. Barron

Sunday, November 29th: 1st Sunday of Advent Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass 9:00 am Alumni Group Hosts Church Hospitality Monday, November 30th: Legion of Mary 7:15 pm in the Rectory Boy Scouts 6 pm Wednesday, December 2nd: School Tour 9am Thursday, December 3rd: Choir practice 7:15 pm Music Room 7 pm RCIA Friday, December 4th: First Friday Mass 11am Grade 5 Sunday, December 6th: Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass Family Mass 9:00 am (grade 6 leads) STS grade 6 Hosts Church Hospitality

Continuation….. There’s the story about the last-minute Christmas shoppers: a mother was running furiously from store to store. Suddenly she became aware that the pudgy little hand of her three-yearold son was no longer clutched in hers. In panic she retraced her steps and found him standing with his little nose pressed flat against a frosty window. He was gazing at a manger scene. Hearing his mother’s near hysterical call, he turned and shouted with innocent glee: “Look Mommy! It’s JesusBaby Jesus in the hay!” With obvious indifference to his joy and wonder, she impatiently jerked him away saying, “We don’t have time for that!” It is, in a way, a balancing act to try to stay focused on “the reason for the season,” Jesus, and to be decent and even charitable human beings by serving and giving, to at least our family and friends. We need to make money in order to pay for the basic necessities of life as well as for the ability to give to others especially at this time of the year-who wants to be a humbug! This is good old-fashioned love of God and love of neighbor, the dual commandments of our religion and, did I mention, the recipe for true and lasting happiness. But keeping in mind that old Latin adage, “nemo dat quod non habet,” which translates as “no one can give what he does not have,” it is necessary to, so to speak, to charge our soul batteries (like you do for your cell phones, smart phones, and even laptops!). Let me go through with you, briefly here, the users instructions about how to charge you-your soul, that is, your will, memory, imagination, and thoughts. First, we have to at least think about wanting to connect with God, our Higher Power, otherwise known to Catholics as God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (the angels and saints are hovering around too, don’t forget). So, first, there is the INTENTION to be with and in the presence of our Maker. Next, we need to carve out some TIME from our busy days and a PLACE. Could be in the early morning before everything and everyone gets going, could be during our commute, could be while we are taking a walk or gardening but certainly at church or in some quiet and alone place if possible so there are fewer distractions. WHAT to do during the time would include asking God to come to us (actually He is with us but we are not always aware of His presence) and help us to pray. We can slowly pray the Our Father and the Hail

Mary and some other devotional or favorite prayers. We can read a spiritual book ( Dan Brown’s books do not qualify here!) such as any of Thomas Keating’s books or the classics by Frances de Sales or even best sellers but still with enough spiritual substance to cut spiritual teeth with from Emilie Griffin or Kathleen Norris. And the Bible! Then taking time to thank and praise God and to ask Him to help us with our difficulties. Then a time to be silent; remember Mother Teresa said the language of God is silence. We can do part, some or all of the above within five, ten , twenty or thirty minutes once or twice a day. Just like exercise, a walk around the block on the weekend isn’t really going to help that much if a person wants to be physically fit. So in the spiritual and religious life, it has to be a commitment be it so small at first, even five minutes a day is better than nothing. Then we can keep a balance between our active lives and our connected life to Almighty God. Please note: the administration of St. Timothy Church will be making its annual financial report to registered parishioners in the mail next week. It will also be available in the church next week for all to see. We will ask you to consider to continue or begin to give to St. Timothy Church in 2010 financially. There will also be a “parish fair” next to showcase the ministries here. The past several years this was done during the month of October; we are doing it in December this year.

Fr. Paul E. Vigil Are You a Special Santa? We are in need of your donations of candy and toys for our Children’s Christmas Eve Mass. Please call Deborah at the rectory to arrange a drop-off.

Welcome New Parishioners! Welcome to our parish family! If you are a newcomer to the parish and would like to register, please complete the information below. Please clip this form and bring to the parish office or drop into the collection basket. Thank you and welcome to our parish!

Name (s): Address: City: Zip: Phone: Cell Phone: E-Mail: Envelopes: Yes No Registration cards are also available in Parish Office