St. Timothy Bulletin For November 8, 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

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 8, 2009 The LORD keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. -- Psalm 146:7

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

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

November 8, 2009

St. Timothy

Sunday, Nov. 8th: 7:30 All Souls 9:00 Carol Aquino (L) 10:30 Helen DeAnda (D) 12:00 Esther Siivonen (D) Monday, Nov. 9th: 7:30 All Souls Tuesday, Nov. 10th: 7:30 Crisanta Cabrera (D) Wednesday, Nov. 11th: 7:30 Donald Azar (D) Thursday, Nov. 12th: 7:30 Vincent Kelly (D) Friday, Nov. 13th: 7:30 Frank Fratello (D) Saturday, Nov. 14th: 7:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy 5:30 Mr & Mrs Romeo Santos (D) Sunday, Nov. 15th: 9:00 Juanita Lares (D) 10:30 Raul Carrasco (D) 12:00 For Parishioners of St Timothy 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. YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS ARE WELCOMED AT OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM! Have you registered for our Sunday program? We offer classes from pre-school to 8th grade! Please call Deborah at (310)474-1216 or email her at [email protected]. Please remember that for today, November 8th, Pre-K*, Kindergarten, Sac I and Sac II classes will be taught at the school, as normal. Today, Post Sac, Junior High and Teenage Confirmation classes are on a field trip to the LA County Museum of Art. These students and parents will meet at LACMA at 10:45am. Please contact Deborah's cell phone at 310-871-9022, for details. *Please note that today's Pre-K class will meet at the Rectory. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Wis 2:23 -- 3:9; Lk 17:7-10 Wis 6:1-11; Lk 17:11-19 Wis 7:22b -- 8:1; Lk 17:20-25 Wis 13:1-9; Lk 17:26-37 Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Lk 18:1-8 Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32

STS BOOK FAIR-Just in time for the Holidays! Ho-Ho-Ho . . . The BOOK FAIR is coming in November! All your favorite Books & Gifts on Sale, here in the Parish Hall! Visit us after “Parent Conferences” and shop ‘til you drop! Books, Posters, Pencils and Cool Stuff! Snacks & Juice will be available for $.50! Hours are: Wednesday, November 18th- 20th: 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21st: 4p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, November 22nd: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday, November 23rd- 24th: 3-6 p.m. 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]." Reduce, Reuse, Recycle St. Timothy School is committed to protecting the environment. Throughout the playground, we have new blue recycling bins to collect plastic water bottles. We invite our church community to reduce, reuse and recycle. Join us! 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.

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

IN NEED OF ADULT CONFIRMATION, ENRICHMENT, RCIA? If you are missing a sacrament or desire a more complete knowledge of our Church and the Bible, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Deborah. She will work with you to enroll you in the appropriate program. Deborah may be reached at (310)474-1216 or email her at [email protected]. Upcoming Sessions: November 12th Thursday 7pm Vatican 2, Creed; Fr. Donie November 19th Thursday 7pm Communion of Saints; F. Bellizio December 3rd Thursday 7pm Advent, Liturgical Year; Dn. Tom December 10th Thursday 7pm Mary, Our Blessed Mother, Rosary C. Barron

Continuation….. If you stop and step back for a moment and look at all the activity at our church or most Catholic churches for that matter, you might just think that they are busy about “church things.” That is a correct observation! We Catholics believe that we are saved in community or the Body of Christ as in the people. Yes indeed, just as the Israelites were saved by God as a people from slavery and led through exile into the Promised Land so we the new Israel are saved as a people, as a church, by God and it is his will that we are saved in that way. So yes, we have many activities, like the “holiday boutique,” hospitality almost every week in the parish hall as well as our parochial school, religious education and various ministries. In general, we Catholics live this communal nature of our faith out in our Sunday mass and church experience. It is important, in fact, essential for us as Catholics to participate to some extent in the visible church. We are saved as a visible and an invisible church. The church, the people that believe are visible and that is an essential part of our experience and belief as Catholics. But we are also invisible in the sense that we relate to God at times alone only between God and the individual believer in the heart and mind of the believer. Many Protestants emphasis the latter, that is, the invisible part of our salvation, the “me and God” part of it. But we Catholics believe as well that the invisible or spiritual aspect of our religion is essential but so is the visible church indispensable for our salvation. Many Protestants believe that salvation is only between the individual and God and the visible or church aspect is optional or not essential to ones salvation. I am speaking in generalities for there are always exceptions that emphasize one aspect or another such as an ill person or “shut-in” or even a hermit who spends time alone praying but even hermits gather for mass. So for Catholics even if we don’t think about our salvation as being both visible and invisible we live out our everyday believing lives that way which is that we know that we are saved invisibly or spiritually and visibly or within the community of believers. This Protestant emphasis on the individual invisible salvation fits in well with that noted feature of our culture, which is a kind of rugged individualism. On the other hand it is interesting to note that many Catholic countries such as Mexico, Spain, and France, also have a strong communal culture as opposed to a rugged individualistic culture that ours is

noted for. Thus, we Catholics have this gift of community to share with the wider culture and our belief that we are saved as individuals and in community can help us balance our lives to be alone before God at times and to be with others who believe so that we can be nourished and enriched by the presence and experience of other believers. Yes, our church is busy and that is good since we are individuals saved within the community of believers.

Fr. Paul E. Vigil ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY– BUNDLE SUNDAY Sunday, November 22nd is Bundle Sunday for our Parish. A St. Vincent de Paul truck will be here for our Saturday evening mass and for all our Sunday morning masses to receive your donations. Bring usable clothing, shoes, appliances, household items, linen, books, jewelry, etc. remember your contributions will be helping the needy. For large items including furniture and large appliances, please phone (323) 224-6280 or (800) 974-3571 for a special pickup at your home.

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE November 15, 2009

Lectors 5:30— Murillo; Hall 7:30— Davis 9:00— Demer; Morrison 10:30— Nodjoumi; Harrington 12:00— Woods

Communion Ministers 5:30— Martner; Gerski; Galonska 7:30— Aclan; Owen; Manshardt 9:00— Dixon; Saucedo; Rowe 10:30— Page; Svobodas 12:00— Simmons; Gallant; Leyva

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