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Dear Parishioners, I hope that you have been enjoying the 4th of July weekend. As we celebrate our Nation’s Independence this weekend, we pray

that the Lord will bless our country with wisdom and with gratitude. In the Gospel reading for today, we hear that even Jesus experiences rejection. Because the Gospel of Mark is a hard book on discipleship, we should not be surprised, therefore, that we ourselves will experience rejection for our beliefs and values. But more to the point, we must have faith! Despite the possibility of rejection, Jesus invites His followers to stay close to His ways, to grow in our understanding of faith, to never stop praying, and to persevere. Never give up! Devotedly yours, Fr. Gabe

SUN. 7/05 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

7:30 AM MARY BOREN 9:00 AM GRACE CAMPBELL 10:30 AM MARGARET & DANIEL MCGRATH 12:00 PM PATRICK & CHARLES MCGRATH 7:30 PM THE PEOPLE OF ST. ANASTASIA MON. 7/06 6:30 AM SR. CHELSEA MOXLEY-DAVIS, FSP 8:00 AM JOSE ANDRES GOMEZ TUE. 7/07 6:30 AM ROSI KIRK 8:00 AM HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY WED. 7/08 6:30 AM SPECIAL INTENTIONS 8:00 AM JUANITA RODRIGUEZ

THUR. 7/09 6:30 AM FRANK JAHN 8:00 AM DORA CHAVEZ FRI. 7/10 6:30 AM SHIRLEY D. VESCERA 8:00 AM JIM PLUTT SAT. 7/11 8:00 AM ROBERT J. CHADWICK 5:30 PM NORMA DEMAFELIX

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Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family... 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - During this time, we celebrate the independence of our country. We would do well to echo the psalmist, saying, “Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for His mercy.” May we always recognize and use wisely the gifts of freedom and abundance He has showered upon us. - Ps 123

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER ~ For those who are ill, and those in need of our prayers… Ana Castellanos Angie Alvarado Ann Lamkey Beatrice Vasek B. N. R. Brandi Hines Cleofas Prieto Charles Guerra Charles Keglevich Deanna Marie Messier Diana Guerra Donald “Sunny” Sunderlin Eileen Weldon Elizabeth Hauser Ging Savares Israel, and family J. Ramon R. Mauri James Dugan Janet Erike Javan Wygal

Jazzmine Peluchette Jessica Adimari Jim Tyrrell Joanna Musacchio Jose A. Anaya Joyce Lynn Donnellan Julian Moran Kathy King Ken Lockwood Lori Caldwell Lysa Dennehy Martha Keglevich Mary Ann Kwinn Melvin Peluchette Michelle Anaya Michlene “Mimi” Hébert Mila Sison Norma Aaron Nuria Lavilla Brau Peggy Keelaghan

Peter Cathcart Potenciana Suner Rebeca Acuna Renee Harrangue Richard Mendenhall Rita Ortman Rosa Zunilda Ruth Smith Sr. Eileen Marie (Marleen) Corrigan Stephane Lempire Tom Tyrrell Victoria Mitsakos Virginia Lorraine Robinson Yolanda Wygal ***Please note that this list will be updated monthly. Family members should please contact the Parish Office to add names or to let us know about the condition of those for whom we pray.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK - HOLY WEEK:

Celebrating Our Faith Next Week ~ Saturday, July 11th / Sunday, July 12th

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Family Visitation Ministry offers spiritual support to those in need. Please call Sr. Teresita at 310-216-2001, or the Rectory Office at 310-670-2243.

Ministry gathers us and makes us a faith family...

WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO READ AND REFLECT ON THE BIBLICAL PASSAGES THAT WILL BE PROCLAIMED

AT ALL MASSES NEXT WEEK. First Reading — Amos said, “The LORD took me from following the flock, and said to me, Go, prophesy to my people” (Amos 7:12-15). Psalm — Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation (Psalm 85). Second Reading — The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed us in Christ with every spiri-tual blessing (Ephesians 1:3-14 [3-10]). Gospel — Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two (Mark 6:7-13).

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Saturdays: 3:30Saturdays: 3:30——5 pm, and 7:305 pm, and 7:30——8 pm. 8 pm.

Msgr. VadakinMsgr. Vadakin

Masses: Sat: 5:30 p.m. Sun: 7:30 a.m. Sun: 9:00 a.m. Sun: 10:30 a.m. Sun: 12:00 NN. Sun: 7:30 p.m.

Celebrants: Msgr. Gonzales Msgr. Gonzales Msgr. Cox Fr. Tom Msgr. Cox Msgr. Vadakin

This Week: Saturday, July 4th / Sunday, July 5th Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

To Receive Holy Communion (For those who are sick, hospitalized, or home bound). Please call Gloria Bowen, Eucharistic Minister to the sick at 310-670-5971.

Reflections on Today’s Readings: FOCUS: Jesus is compassionate and merciful to all who call upon Him. Who among us would not welcome a miracle? While we can look back in time and see the miracles of the past, it may not be easy to see those in our own day. It takes faith to be able to recognize miracles. It requires taking time out of our busy schedules to pray and contemplate God’s actions in our world. There are miracles occurring today, we have only to believe in order to see.

LITURGY OF THE WORD: Our first reading tells us that God created life, not death, and that all of creation is wholesome. Saint Paul encourages the Corinthians to share their abundance, just as Jesus shared His life for their salvation. Saint Marks’s passage relates two stories: Jesus healing the woman with hemorrhages and raising the daughter of the synagogue official from the dead.

Full Immersion Spanish Language Full Immersion Spanish Language Full Immersion Spanish Language Summer Program! Summer Program! Summer Program!

Ages 5 to 9. Location: St. Bernard High School. 2nd Session: 7/6 thru 7/17. Contact Susannah R. Drissi, Ph.D. @ holakampers@gmail.com.

Please pray for those who have passed away, especially Fr. Prasad Gonsalves, S.J. (brother-in-law of Mel Pereira) that they may rest in peace.

FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST Mark’s Gospel account today is built on a double astonishment or amazement: the neighbors and family of Jesus are astonished that he taught in the synagogue with wisdom and worked powerful signs. Jesus, in turn, is amazed that they have no faith in him because they know his origins, not because of any fault with his teaching or ministry. As with many of Mark’s passages, we get a rather intimate glimpse here of the human part of Jesus’ two‑fold nature. To reinforce his point, Mark tells of Jesus’ return to his native place, and further points out that he is in the midst of his own family members there. From the very people he expected the most, Jesus received the least. In the day of the Gospel’s writing, Mark was attempting to illustrate a lesson to the house of Israel: the God of the covenant expected the greatest faith from the house of Israel, but often received the least. This is a good source for reflection on our part, we who are Jesus’ followers today. For the wisdom of Christ to continue and for our lives to be seen as signs of his power, he must expect and be able to find great faith among us. Will he? Can he? Does he? Or is he, once again, amazed by its absence? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Ministry Equips us to deepen our love for God and share our faith…

Help children be aware of unhealthy behavior among others: Children have more opportunities to be out of your immediate sight during the

summer. It’s important to remind your child that if another child or adult – including people they know and trust – try to touch them inappropriately they should: Say NO and GET AWAY from any person or situation that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable or confused. Tell them to TRUST THEIR FEELINGS and be sure to TELL a trusted adult. And it’s never too late to tell a trusted adult what happened. For a copy of the article called “Know the Rules…Summer Safety Tips to Teach Children” from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, email: jvienna@la-archdiocese.org

SAVE THE DATE!! VBS JULY 13 - 17, 2015

AGES 4 - 9 Monday thru Friday, from 9 am to Noon.

$60 p/child. Registration form is available at:

http://www.st-anastasia.org/sacraments/religious-education/2015vbsregistrationform/

Online Giving St. Anastasia Online Giving Campaign

St. Anastasia would like to invite you to start using Online Giving for your weekly contribu-tions. Sign up for a weekly contribution and get a free chance to win an iPad mini! IT’S EASY TO JOIN! With Online Giving it’s now even easier that ever to give online! Simply sign up and your weekly donations are automatically contributed to the parish. Go to: www.osvonlinegiving.com/1706

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Benefits of Online Giving: • Set up your own contributions. • Manage your contribution amounts. • View your Year-To-Date contributions at any time! • Support the giving goal of your choice (School Support Sunday, Priest’s Retirement Fund, etc.) • No need to write checks—you schedule contributions automatically!

Social Club News: Join us for our September Laughlin Casino and Luau Trip. We will be travelling to the Riverside Hotel for 3 days and 2 nights of fabulous fun. Amenities include their fabulous luau buffet dinner with drink, entertainment and raffle prizes, two breakfast buffets, one buffet of choice, the bus, baggage service, and all gratuities. We will be leaving St. Anastasia at 9 AM on Monday, September 21st and returning about 6 PM on Wednesday the 23rd. Double occupancy is $102 pp, and single occupancy is $124 pp. Call Laurette @ 310-670-2488 and reserve your space today. Payment must be received by August 18.

Welcome New Parishioners! Email ParishRegistration@st-anastasia.org to request a New Parishioner registration form today! Already a registered parishioner? Make sure we have all your current contact information on file - phone, email address, mailing address, etc. - so you won’t miss out on parish news and activities!

Let us pray for the victims who lost their lives at the Emmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. May they rest in peace.

We add to our prayers those who died in the sad events occurred in France and Tunisia.

Let us also pray for their families and friends. May Our Lord give them comfort

in their sorrow. Let’s also pray for

PEACE IN THE WORLD!!

Ministry in Community…

Request some "quality time" with the St. Anastasia Parish Holy Family Statue of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Please use this link to request your week(s) to host a statue: http://tinyurl.com/TravelingHolyFamily or email TravelingHolyFamily@st-anastasia.org to participate in a wonderful St. Anastasia tradition! 7/1 - 7/31 - Rodriguez Family

FACT OF LIFE Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. -- St. Teresa of Avila It may seem as though living the Catholic Faith is harder than ever before. But we must never lose hope. Even the power of the Supreme Court is nothing compared to the power we possess as followers of Jesus. Keep the faith. Fight injustice with prayer and example. Use the mind and body God gave us to work within our society without being corrupted by it. Look to our Saints for example and courage. Never give up hope, as it comes from God.

Important Reminders:

Don’t forget that Bulletin announcements should be submitted 2 weeks prior to the requested publication date!

• School Office Summer Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 am to 12 Noon.

• Next Sunday, July 12th, Nurses Ministry in Diamond Courtyard after the 10:30 am and 12 Noon Masses. High Blood Pressure readings.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time,

Sunday, July 5th. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:10 When we are young, we always want to be older, stronger and more independent. We love our parents, but we also want to get along without them. Some-times we feel the same about God. Sometimes we think we have “outgrown” God. But the moment we think we don’t need God is the moment we start growing in the wrong direction. No matter how old we are, God will be there to help us when we feel the weakest. In the moments when we need God most, he will be our strength when we can’t find our own.

Jesus, be strong for me when I need you most.

High School Confirmation registration began, July 1st - and it is available at: http://www.st-anastasia.org/sacraments/

high-school-confirmation/

Save the Date!! Save the Date!! Save the Date!! Sunday, July 19th, Sunday, July 19th, Sunday, July 19th, Mass on the GrassMass on the GrassMass on the Grass

2 pm. 2 pm. 2 pm. THE SHAPE OF THINGS We cannot help conforming ourselves to what we love. —St. Francis de Sales

WAITING Our Lord prefers to wait for the sinner for years rather than keep the sinner waiting one instant. —St. Peter Julian Eymard

IDLENESS Idleness is the enemy of the soul. —St. Benedict

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LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

Ministers of the Eucharist Gloria Bowen-to the Sick.. .. 670-5971 Jan & Herb Masi... .............. 641-2819 Ministers of the Word ......... Carl Pentis ........... .............. 649-4238 Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) Evelio Leon .......... .............. 670-1298 Courtyard Hospitality Sr. Teresita…………………. 216-2001 Altar Care Dolores Saenz ..... . ............. 337-7213 Liturgy Committee Richard Arias ....... . ............. 641-4194 Altar Server Committee: Herb Masi ……………………641-2819 Dolores Saenz ..... …………. 337-7213 Maura Reznik ....... …………. 645-6845

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES MASSES - WEEKDAYS Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM & 8 AM First Friday: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (School in session) Saturday: 8 AM WEEKENDS Saturday (Vigil): 5:30 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9, 10:30 AM, 12 & 7:30 PM HOLY DAYS Holy Day Vigil Mass: 5:30 PM Holy Day: 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 11 AM (during the School year) & 7 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30 - 5 PM & 7:30 - 8 PM DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena, Rosary and Benediction - Monday, following the 8 AM Mass. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Saturday of the month from 8:30 - 9:30 AM ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Sacrament for the Sick is celebrated upon request of family

BAPTISM: Parents and Godparents are required to participate in preparation program. Contact the Rectory Office 310-670-2243 or Fred & Esmeralda Balsz @ 679-9119. MARRIAGE: Engaged couples must contact the Rectory no later that 6 months before their proposed wedding date. Call the Rectory Office 310-670-2243. R.C.I.A.: (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) - Becoming Catholics - Please call the Rectory. FUNERALS: Contact the Pastor by calling the Rectory Office, 310-670-2243.

St. Anastasia Catholic Church 7390 W. Manchester Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-670-2243 Office

310-670-5052 Fax Website: www.St-Anastasia.org Email: parish@st-anastasia.org

St. Anastasia Catholic School 8631 S. Stanmoor Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045

310-645-8816 Office Website: school.St-Anastasia.org Email: school@st-anastasia.org

PARISH LIFE MINISTRIES

Bereavement …………….....670-2243

Young Adult Ministry Nancy Albin ......................... 927-8891

Prayer Group—English Lori Mountain ...................... 502-9105

Rosary Ministry Rose De Leonardis………...645-7175 Ben Oakley………………….670-2771

Respect Life …………………….. .............. 670-2243

Safe Guard the Children Rose Healy-Fissinger .......... 670-2243 Karen Diaz .......................... 670-2243

St. Joseph Center. Jayne Cram……….. .............. 645-1140

Homeless Weekend Program/ St. Robert’s Center Bob & Lori Caldwell ............. 823-7417

St. Margaret’s Center Mary Agnes Erlandson ........ 672-2208

Catholic Charities Cindy Begazo………………..306-9390

Bundles for Babies and Diaper Drive Teressa Syta ....................... 670-0285

Nurses Ministry Nancy Reilly .........…….424-228-4767

Pen Pal Project - Prison Ministry jeanne@pieper.com………..670-2243

Ministry for Married Couples Jon & Suzette Sornborger ... 670-2243

Men’s Spirituality Joe Berberich ...................... 745-7009 Shad Meshad ...................... 568-1065

Men’s Morning Hour ..……..670-2243

MOMS Ministry Jayne Cram………………….645-1140

Bible Study Carolyn Godlewski .............. 670-2243 Marti Moran………………….670-2243

Social Ministry Laurette Bibeau……………..670-2488

Family Visitation Ministry Sr. Teresita………………….216-2001

Chronic Pain Support Ministry Patrick Doherty…………….650-0274 Patty Wiacek……………….713-5298.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Parish Finance Council Jim Healy ............. .............. 410-1206 Pastor Advisory Council ………………………………..670-2243 Site Committee Stefan Politz ........ .............. 337-9534 Men’s Club Chris Turkmany .... .............. 642-6646 Knights of Columbus

Arts and Education Jayne Cram .......... .............. 645-1140

Stewardship ………......…….670-2243

PASTORAL TEAM PASTOR Msgr. Gabriel Gonzales Priest in Residence Msgr. Gregory A. Cox Pastors Emeriti Rev. Thomas F. King Msgr. Royale M. Vadakin, P.A. Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sacramental Recorder Aleida Rodriguez Director of Religious Education Jonette Mauch Confirmation Coordinator Gabriel Reyes Director of Adult Faith Formation and Stewardship Director of Music Ministry Chris Roque School Principal Michael Muir School Office Manager, Bookkeeper Louise Lance School Office Assistant Linda Schmidt Consultative School Board Olivier Chaine PTO - Parent Teacher Organization Denise Gustafson Shawna Wiseman ADESTE (After School Program) Elizabeth Soriano Maintenance Javier Antunes

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults; and SRE (Sunday School) Jonette Mauch ..... .............. 670-2243 Confirmation Gabriel Reyes ....... …………. 670-2243 Infant Baptism Fred & Esmeralda Balsz .... 679-9119

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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRIEST OR IN RELIGIOUS LIFE?

Call the Office for Vocations 213-637-7248

www.la-archdiocese.org/org/vocations