MISSION STATEMENT St. Bartholomew is a diverse Catholic community welcoming to all.

Called to serve, we are united by faith, bonded by prayer, and committed to living the Gospel message.

Welcome to

St. Bartholomew

A Roman Catholic Community

5100 E. Broadway • Long Beach, California • 90803

Mailing Address & Parish Office: 252 Granada Ave • Long Beach, California • 90803 Office: 562.438.3826 • Fax: 562.438.2227

www.stbartholomewcclb.org • stbartslongbeach@gmail.com

Solemnity of Christ the King November 24, 2019

2 PARISH INFORMATION

Pastor: Fr. Michael Reardon Michael.Reardon@la-archdiocese.org

(562) 438-3826

Fr. Thinh Pham, In Residence Pastor Emeritus: Msgr. Bernie Leheny

Deacon Miguel Torrado (707) 513-3903

Finance Council (562) 438-3826

Parish Administrator: Kathleen Flood (562) 438-3826 KFlood@la-archdiocese.org

Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm (Closed Noon-1:00pm)

Administrative Assistant Amparo Baldemor (562) 438-3826 Bulletin Editor/Webmaster Kathleen Flood (562) 438-3826 Funeral Planning Coordinator Amparo Baldemor (562) 438-3826 Operations Manager Robert Crowley (562) 438-3826 Secretary Chris Ahumada (562) 438-3826 Safeguard the Children (562) 438-3826

Faith Formation Director: Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 KDeLeo@la-archdiocese.org

Faith Formation Office – on Livingston Drive adjacent to the Parish Hall.

Baptism Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 Early Childhood Formation (Ages 3-5) Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 First Holy Communion Preparation Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 Elementary Formation (Grades 1-5) Kellie De Leo (562) 438-3826 Middle School Jessica Garcia (562) 438-3826 Confirmation Jessica Garcia (562) 438-3826 Bible Study (Wednesday Evening) Amparo Baldemor (562) 260-0326 Scripture Study (50+) Ted Flood (562) 706-6048 Children’s Liturgy of the Word Patricia Burton (619) 210-3560

Music/Liturgy Director: Brian Archambault (562) 208-8222 BArchambault@la-archdiocese.org

Altar Society Joyce Watt (562)434-6443 Altar Servers Deacon Miguel Torrado (707) 513-3903 Sonia de la Vara (707) 322-4120 Eucharistic Ministry Cynthia Miramontes (626) 926-2555 Lectors Joan Surfus (310) 489-0741 Liturgy Committee Brian Archambault (562) 208-8222 Music Ministry, Cantors, Choir Brian Archambault (562) 208-8222 Sacristan Mary Dolan (562) 708-3630 Ushers Earl Lovett (562) 439-3198 Wedding Coordinator Joyce Watt (562) 434-6443

Parish Ministry Director: Sr. Mary Dean Pfahler, SND (419) 304-8530 MDPfahlerSND@la-archdiocese.org

Bereavement Ministry Sr. Mary Dean Pfahler (419) 304-8530 Centering Prayer Group Alison Reid (562) 537-1592 Community Group Debby Margulis (562) 498-9053 Knights of Columbus Manny Garcia (760) 578-9528 Respect Life Ministry Dave McCaughey (562) 438-3263 Women’s Council Dorothy Kistler (562) 439-9390

Parish Directory Mass Schedule Saturday 8:00am, 5:00pm Vigil

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am, 12:30pm & 5:30pm

Holy Days 8:00am, 12:15pm & 7:00pm

Federal Holidays 9:00am-no 8:00am Mass

Daily Mass 8:00am

Reconciliation Saturday 3:45—4:45pm Except Holy Saturday

First Fridays after 8:00am Mass

Or call the Parish Office for an appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration First Tuesday of Month 3:00—6:00pm Friday 7:00am

Fellowship Every Sunday in the Parish Hall following the 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am Masses

First Fridays following the 8:00am Mass

The Church is open for quiet prayer Monday through Friday. The door on Broadway remains unlocked until approximately 7:00pm.

Parish Life

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule

On Thanksgiving Day the choir will sing at 9:00 am

for a special celebration of the Mass. Please bring non-perishable food donations to this Mass and place them in the baskets in the

sanctuary before Mass begins. Food donations will be given to the Long Beach

Chapter of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles. All collection monies will be donated to

Community Outreach in Action to feed the homeless.

The Parish Office and Rectory will be closed in

observation of the Thanksgiving Holiday, and will reopen on Monday, December 2.

Treasures from Our Tradition Today’s solemnity, the final feast of the Church year, is a youngster as feasts go. In 1925, Pope Pius XI was distressed by global political upheaval and the de-Christianizing of society. That year was a “Holy Year,” keyed to the 1,600th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, when the words “and of his kingdom there will be no end” were added to the Creed. The Pope explained that although most feasts had developed over many centuries, the Church sometimes provided a new feast to address new needs. He pointed to the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, showing Christ’s love and compassion in a time when many people embraced a cold and gloomy spirituali-ty. Originally on the last Sunday of October, in the late 1960s the solemnity of Christ the King was moved to the last Sunday of the year.

Fresh from baptism’s waters, we are anointed with chrism “as Christ was anointed priest, prophet, and king.” This feast is a key to our identity. On this feast, we recognize Christ as a king who breaks the usual mold of kingship, and who shapes his kingdom with our hands, our words, our deeds of love and service. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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On Saturday, December 7, St. Bartholomew will host a one-day spiritual retreat for grieving parents . . . of children of any age, who died of any cause, no matter how long ago. The retreat will be led by Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents. To register, go to www.emfgp.org. For additional information, contact Sr. Mary Dean at (562) 438-3826, ext. 253. Reservations are limited.

Spiritual Retreat for Grieving Parents

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Please join us in our celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, at the regular weekday Mass on Thursday, December 12 at 8:00 am. We will honor Our Lady, and the conversion of the Aztec nation to Christianity after her appearance to Juan Diego, with live Mariachi music and a compli-mentary breakfast of tamales, Mexican pastries and champurrado (Mexican hot chocolate) after Mass in the Parish Hall. The Mariachi group will also play at the breakfast.

Christmas Giving Tree In preparation for the annual Children’s Christmas Party hosted by Christian Outreach in Action (COA) on December 14, the Community Group invites St. Bartholomew’s parishioners to join in making Christ-mas merrier for the 1,100+ boys and girls who attend this event every year. Giving Trees trimmed with gift-tag ornaments are located in the Church’s Vestibule and Parish Hall. Please take a gift-tag ornament from the Giving Tree, purchase the requested gift, and bring it unwrapped to the Parish Hall on the weekends of November 30 & December 1 and December 7 & 8. For questions about the Christmas Giving Trees, please contact Debby Margulis, Community Group Chair.

God Bless you for your generosity!

Special Collection Today This weekend special envelopes are in the pews for a collection in support of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). With your support to the CCHD, this kind of lasting change becomes possible. When you support the CCHD Collection, 75 percent goes to national projects that address the root causes of poverty and 25 percent stays here in this archdio-cese to empower our local brothers and sisters living on the margins.

Please make checks payable to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

Thank you for your generosity!

Monday, November 25

8:00am Repose of the soul of Judy Buberl

Tuesday, November 26

8:00am Intentions of Joy Nishiwaki

5:00pm Intentions of Zachary Lovato

Sunday, December 1

8:00am Repose of the soul of Gloria Perea

9:30am Repose of the soul of Glenn Thomas

11:00am Repose of the soul of Jennifer Marie Vo

12:30pm Repose of the souls of Alfredo & Dorthine

5:30pm Repose of the soul of Bishop Harry Flynn

8:00am Intentions of Michael Switzer

Wednesday, November 27

8:00am Intentions of Roxanne Switzer

Thursday, November 28

9:00am Repose of the soul of Ann Popek

Friday, November 29

8:00am Repose of the soul of Frank Trainor

Saturday, November 30

NOV. 30 5:00pm Salsamedas Team 4

DEC. 1 8:00am Hernandez, Huntsman Team 3

9:30am Traut, Barrido Team 1

5:30pm TBD Team 1

11:00am Burkard, Goshert Team 1

12:30pm Valentine, Armstrong Team 2

Liturgy, Worship & Prayer

Elizabeth Artwhol Wally Burton Ginny Davis John Eilers Charles Fleishman Dr. James Fries Jim Hallisey Lois Kimble Doris Jean Lee Laura Malloy Vanessa Massie Ronald McCloskey Nicole McInerny Pat Metzger Anthony Miller Al Moreno Joy Nishiwaki

Mary Pearson Joe Piro Cathy Rand Ireneo A. Reus, Jr. Gabriel Sagert Ron Sanchez Robert Sciortino David Sheppard Mazie Stempkowski Marilyn Sterner Mike Swartz L. Tanguay Paul Tetreault Donald Thompson Delra Trevino Judi Walsh Paula Williams

Lord Hear Our Prayers

Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers

Altar Servers NOV. 30 5:00pm Marshall, Dcn. Torrado

DEC. 1 8:00am Crowley, Poitevin

9:30am Forsting, Jackson

5:30pm Hollisters, Errecarts

11:00am Vanderschans, Campos

12:30pm Hernandez, Sullivan

Today’s Readings

Mass Intentions

4 LITURGY

First Reading — The Lord said to David, “You shall shepherd my people Israel” (2 Samuel 5: 1-3). Psalm — Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading — Thanks to the Father who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light (Colossians 1: 12-20). Gospel — Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom (Luke 23: 35-43). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Liturgy, Worship & Prayer Scripture Meditation

LITURGY 5

Living the Word this Week “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23; 35-43)

Today we end our year-long, Sunday-by-Sunday hearing of Luke’s Gospel. Luke has called us to examine our lives to determine whether or not we are living as true disciples. We’ve heard about the brevity of life, about the need for discipline and humility, and also for hospitality and enterprise. Almost all of our values have been called into question. Wealth and power can ruin our chances for entering the kingdom. So can indecisiveness. Also at the forefront of Luke’s Gospel are the need for prayer and power of the Spirit. This is a Gospel that begins with shepherds receiving the good news directly from heaven. It ends with a thief being welcomed by Jesus into paradise. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Adult: From whom do I need to seek forgiveness and whom do I need to forgive? Can I look at this as part of the road to salvation?

Youth/Teen: What qualities would a good leader have? Which of these are you trying to develop?

Today’s Readings: 2 Samuel 5: 1–3; Psalm 122: 1–2, 3–4, 4–5; Colossians 1: 12–20; Luke 23: 35–43 What kind of King is Jesus? How do you envision him? Remembering that they were promised a king from the line of David, the Israelites hoped for a Messiah who would set their political problems aright and bring about a worldly kingdom of Judaic power. Even Psalm 122 seems to describe this type of ruler. Luke’s Gospel today shreds that image after the whip of the Roman soldiers tore at Jesus’ flesh. Still, the Romans flaunted the traditional notion with their ironic inscription above King Jesus’ crown of thorns. Soldiers and ordinary people jeered the royal title at him. Yet the throne of Jesus was the cross of Christ, from which he dispensed kingly mercy and justice toward the humble criminal who shared his execution. Writing to the Colossians, Saint Paul describes the truth about Jesus and his kingship, using words like fullness, peace, and forgiveness. So let us go rejoicing!

Who is the King of Glory? Ancient Israel understood God to be the only “King” that they needed. As time went on, human envy and insecurity crept in, and they wanted a king like their neighbors, an earthly king who would lead them to greatness. God’s people came to depend upon and find their strength in frail humanity rather than their faithful Creator. When that failed, they hoped for a human Messiah King to give them back that fragile sense of security. We can understand, perhaps, their confusion upon encountering the powerfully gentle and gloriously humble Jesus.

The King of Hearts Are you aware that today’s joyous feast is not even one hundred years old? In his 1925 encyclical Quam Primas, Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King. Remember what the world was like in those days—the rise of nationalism and secularism in Europe and un-Godly false prophets, leading inexorably to the Passion of the Holocaust and wide-ranging martyrdoms. No wonder the pope was anxious to show the world a true King! Saint Luke today goes straight to the heart of kingship, of a king’s devotion to his beloved people. In this topsy-turvy kingdom, we see not a king decked in power and glory, but the crucified “King of the Jews” who robes himself in the suffering of a sad and lonely world. His forgiveness and heart-breaking love throughout his passion is a hard act for humans to follow, and yet Jesus gives us his life and death as a model. And then he tells us that, along with the “good criminal,” we will be with him “in Paradise.” What more could we ever ask?

It is fitting that Pius’ encyclical ties this royal feast to the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This King who gave his heart to humanity in the sacrificial love feast of Good Friday gives his heart every day to a broken world still trying to figure out who he is. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

6 PARISH NEWS

Lifelong formation, Centering Prayer

Scripture Study “The word of God is living and effective,

discerning reflections and thoughts of the heart,”

Centering Prayer, a contemplative prayer group. The next gathering in the Church will be Monday, November 25 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. For information, call Alison Reid at (562) 537-1592.

Wednesday Night Bible Study On December 4, the Wednesday Night Bible Study is hosting a potluck gathering at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall. The group will be discussing its next study series, and Jen Boyce will show her video of the recent pilgrim-age from France along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela led by Fr. Michael Reardon. For additional information, please contact Amparo Baldemor at (562) 260-0326 or email hcvb@aol.com.

50+ Scripture Study The 50+ Scripture Study meets every other Thursday morning from 8:30 to 10:00 am in the Seton Room. The next meeting is December 12. For additional information call Ted Flood at (562) 706-6048.

Praying with Scripture During Advent Praying with Scripture meets during the high liturgical seasons of the Church. Join us for the Season of Advent, when the Scriptures invite us to prepare our minds and hearts for the Nativity of Our Lord on Christmas Day. During Advent meetings are Thursday evenings—December 5, 12, and 19—from 7:00 to 8:00 pm in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Room. For addition-al information, call Ted Flood at (562) 706-6048.

Women’s Council Meeting The next Women’s Council meeting will be held on Monday, December 2 at 12 noon in the Parish Hall. The meeting will focus on the January Chili and Bingo Party that will be held the evening of Friday, January 31. There will be coffee and tea for the meeting and upon adjournment, we will carpool over to El Dorado Golf Course for a Christmas lunch and fun gift ex-change. All women of St. Bartholomew’s are invited. For further details, please call Dorothy Kistler at (562) 439-9390.

We want to extend our thanks to everyone who gener-ously donated to the Upscale/Resale event and, of course, to everyone who made purchases. It was a suc-cess and added handsomely to our coffers for charity contributions for 2019. —Dorothy Kistler, President

Respect Life Rosary Join the Respect Life Ministry on the first Sunday of every month at 9:00 am to pray the Rosary. Meet outdoors at the Marian Grotto on the Livingston Drive side of the church next Sunday, December 1.

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Parish Book of Prayers We invite you to invoke the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, St. Bartholomew, or another saint by recording your special prayer intentions in the Parish Book of Prayers, which is located in the Vestibule.

Spirituality & Family Life

Readings for the Week

“Have You Remembered” St. Bartholomew Church in your will or trust?

Our correct legal title is: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles,

A Corporation Sole for the benefit of St. Bartholomew Church.

For further information, please contact Kimberly Jetton at (213) 637-7512 or email her at PlannedGiving@la-archdiocese.org. www.ADLALegacy.org

Tax –Wise Year -End Giving Options Gifts from an IRA If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a tax-free gift directly from you IRA account to St. Bartholomew. This law allows you to transfer any amount up to $100,000 annually directly to a qualified charitable organization without paying income tax on the distribution. The transfer does not generate taxable income or a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you do not itemize your tax deductions. Your gift can satisfy all or part of your required minimum distribution (RMD).

Christmas Ornament Sales This Christmas Season the Community Group is continuing its tradition of selling a custom- designed Christmas ornament. Sales begin this weekend for the 2019 edition featuring the “Sacred Heart.” Each ornament is priced at $15. Proceeds are used to support feeding the hungry in downtown Long Beach.

Monday: Daniel 1: 1-6, 8-20; Daniel 3: 52-56; Luke 21: 1-4 Tuesday: Daniel 2: 31-45; Daniel 3: 57-61; Luke 21: 5-11 Wednesday: Daniel 5: 1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Daniel 3: 62-67; Luke 21: 12-19 Thursday: Sirach 50: 22-24; Psalm 138: 1-5; 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9; Luke 17: 11-19 Friday: Daniel 7: 2-14; Daniel 3: 75-81; Luke 21: 29-33 Saturday: Romans 10: 9-18; Psalm 19: 8-11; Matthew 4: 18-22 Sunday: Isaiah 2: 1-5; Psalm 122: 1-9; Romans 13: 11-14; Matthew 24: 37-44

Remember Your Non-Perishable Donations Next Sunday On the first Sunday of every month donation baskets are placed in the Vestibule and Chapel. Any items received are delivered to Catholic Charities for their distribution to the poor. Suggested dona-tion items include non-perishable food, socks for all ages, and towels. Please bring your donations on Sunday, December 1.

A Great “Thanks” Last Sunday, November 17, our Confirmation teens hosted a Thanksgiving dinner. Led by our Youth Ministry Coordinator, Jessica Garcia, over 120 dinners were served! With help from the Knights of Columbus, over $1500.00 was raised to purchase Christmas gifts for the students of St. Lucy’s School here in Long Beach.

Thanks to all who participated in making this fundraiser successful!

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