LENTEN REFLECTION at Maria Regina Church

When: March 22, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Where: Maria Regina Church

All are invited!

Second Sunday of Lent: March 12, 2017 Christ Jesus . . . destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

-- 2 Timothy 1:10b

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

Collect Prayer O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory. 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

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/Medio Dia Viernes Oracion— Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30pm 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.

MARIA REGINA CHURCH

LENTEN RECONCILIATION

MONDAY — MARCH 20, 2017 — 7:00 PM

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent

7:00 PM in the Church

Via-Crucis Los Martes de Cuaresma

7:30 PM en la Iglesia

Đàng Thánh Giá

6:30 PM Thứ năm

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.

Thank you for your support!

Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017…………………….……….$2,898

Sunday Collection, March 4 & 5, 2017…....………….……..$6,511

Repair & Maintenance, March 4 & 5, 2017………………....$2,816

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

Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017

Daily Bible Readings

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 11 7:00am Ruben Garcia (Birthday) 5:30pm Norma Pfingsthorne † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †

Sunday, March 12 8:00am Antôn — Luca — Giuse Maria † 10:00am Eliezer Guillen † 12:00 Noon Richard Stuart †

Monday, March 13 7:00am Ana Maria †

Tuesday, March 14 7:00am Micae — Giuse †

Wednesday, March 15 7:00am Milagros De Guzman †

Thursday, March 16 7:00am Isave — Phaolô — Phêrô † 6:30pm Vincentê — Gioan Martha †

Friday, March 17 7:00am Vicente Aguilar †

Saturday, March 18 7:00am Perry Aliado (Birthday) 5:30pm Ricardo Navarro (Birthday) 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2017

Maria Regina Parish

Parish Goal: $34,600.00

Amount Pledged: $24,566.00 (71.00%)

Amount Paid: $16,018.00 (46.29%) (information as of March 7, 2017)

Amount needed to reach our goal: $10,035

# of families who have pledged: 237

If you haven’t pledged yet: Please consider a

one-time pledge of $75 to help Maria Regina

reach its goal of $34,600.

Please drop your pledge in with the Sunday

collection or drop it off at our parish office. Did

you know that you may also pledge online?

Simply log into ourmissionla.org and select

GIVE NOW to make your pledge.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration,

generous response, and continuing to help us

meet our goal through your financial support.

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico with Archbishop Gomez Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, invites you to join him this July for a

very special pilgrimage to Mexico and Our Lady of Guadalupe. You’ll be staying in a superior

first-class hotel in Mexico City and visit the mysterious Teotihuacan Pyramids (the cradle of ancient

civilization!) built in 300BC, and you will have plenty of time see the exquisite murals of the famous

Mexican painter, Diego Rivera, along with other amazing historic sites.

Pilgrimage dates: July 7 through July 11, 2017. Download a free brochure and registration form at: www.GoCatholicTravel.com/Gomez. Space is very limited!

You may also call or email Mrs. Judy Brooks at (213) 637-7636 or jbrooks@la-archdiocese.org.

BE a PRIEST

For many are called, but few are chosen. Is Jesus Christ calling you

to become a Catholic Priest?

www.lavocations.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 Coordinator: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 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 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: Saturday Mornings Maria Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Tráng Đặng (Vietnamese)

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

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

Grupo de Oracion: Crecimiento en la Fé (310) 323-0030 Viernes 7:00pm Salon Parroqioal Leopoldo Guzman y Julio Pérez

Guadalupanos: guadalupanos@MariaReginaGardena.net

Folklorico: folklorico@MariaReginaGardena.net

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

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

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

Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017

A true friend can hear a tear drop. --Anonymous

Stations of the Cross

Sunday, March 12, 2017

You are important to us!

Have you moved recently or

planning to move soon?

If yes, kindly call our parish office at

(310) 323-0030, so we may update our

records. Thank you!

Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017

Archbishop José H. Gomez, in accord with the Code of Canon Law (canon 87), has granted

a dispensation to all Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from the obligation

to abstain from meat on the Memorial of Saint Patrick — Friday, March 17, 2017 since

St. Patrick is the secondary patron of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The United States Bishops prescribe as a minimal obligation that all persons who are

fourteen years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on the Fridays of

Lent. This is a corporate gesture of penance observed by all the members of the Church in

the United States.

In certain circumstances, such as the coincidence of Saint Patrick’s Day and a Friday of

Lent, the Diocesan Bishop may grant such a dispensation from the Observance of the

corporate gesture of penance on a penitential day. However, if a Catholic makes the choice

not to abstain from meat, then some other penance of choice is to be observed in honor of

the passion and death of our Lord on the cross.

On Saint Patrick’s Day, the memory of this missionary apostle to Ireland recalls his

preaching of the Faith and encouragement to live authentic Christian lives. The Faithful

throughout the Archdiocese may observe March 17, 2017 with another choice of penance

rather than abstaining from meat.

TO: All Parishes, Pastors, High School Principals,

Elementary School Principals

FROM: Reverend Albert Buhhuth, Moderator of the Curia, Vicar General

DATE: March 3, 2017

SUBJECT: MEMORIAL OF ST. PARTICK ADLA PATRON SAINT

Maria Regina Catholic School

Dear Prospective Parent,

Welcome to Maria Regina School! We are delighted that you are considering our school for the education

of your child(ren). This is the most important decisions that a parent can make.

MRS offers a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment that is rooted in the traditions of the

Catholic faith. MRS is committed to educating the whole child, while recognizing that parents/guardians

are the child's first and most consistent educator. We will collaborate with you to help your children grow

into an adult with a deep reverence for God's creation. MRS continues to achieve high standards of

excellence through academics, innovation and a commitment to building character. As a school

community we will develop your child’s gifts, talents, and provide skills necessary to meet the challenges

in life that are inevitable. The staff aims to build the character, competence and courage in our students

to enable them to change the world. Maria Regina’s stakeholders believe that possibilities are endless in a

rigorous learning environment that is responsive, caring and fosters the highest degree of respect among

students, teachers, and parents.

I thank you for seeking an interest in Maria Regina School and hope to see you as one of our MRS family

members. If you have any questions /concerns, please feel free to contact us at (310) 327-9133. We look

forward to meeting with you soon.

Blessings, Mrs. Lino, Principal

March 18, 2017 Testing (TK-2nd) @ 9:00am Please call to schedule an appointment March 25, 2017 Testing (3rd -8th) @ 9:00am Please call to schedule an appointment April 4-6, 2017 Interview and testing results TBA

Thank you once again for considering Maria Regina School.

13510 SOUTH VAN NESS AVE., GARDENA, CA 90249 · TELEPHONE (310) 327-9133 · FAX (310) 327-2636 WEBSITE: WWW.MREGINA.ORG · EMAIL: INFO@MREGINA.ORG

Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017