Confession

1st Friday of the month

Saturday

Infant Baptisms

4th Sunday of the month by prior registration

2:30 pm

Marriages/Quinceañeras

Please contact Priest 6 months prior

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Parish Office

ST. BARNABAS

February 7, 2016 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, California 90807 | (562) 424-8595 Website: www.stbarnabaslb.org | |

CATHOLIC CHURCH

MISSION STATEMENT: “We, the Catholic Community of St. Barnabas Parish, are a people formed by Christ, called in Baptism and united in the Eucharist; we continue the mission of the Church in the world through Prayer, Apostolic Works, Evangelization, and Christian Stewardship.”

SACRAMENTS

PARISH OFFICE

Rev. Antony J. Gaspar Ed.D. Parish Administrator

Rev. George Reynolds Associate Pastor

Dn. Carlito de los Reyes Permanent Deacon

Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Sunday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

OFFICE HOURS

SATURDAY (VIGIL)

8:00 AM 5:00 PM

SUNDAY 7:30 AM 9:00 AM

10:45 AM 12:30 PM

5:30 PM

MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 AM

WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM

MASS TIMES

Adoration First Friday of the month

8:30 am - 7:00 pm Mass 7:30 pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION/MASS

Wednesday (Novena after Mass)

Rosary 6:15 pm Mass 6:30 pm

MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA/MASS

(562) 424-8595 | Fax (562) 595-7875

Emergency (562) 424-8596

Parish E-Mail: church@stbarnabaslb.org

Melissa Ray | Olivia Baylen Elizabeth Davila

Jesus said to them,

“Come after me, and I will make

you fishers of men.”

—Matthew 4:19

They caught a great

number of fish. Luke 5:6

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! “Holy, holy, holy!” Ancient languages, like the Hebrew used in the scriptures, did not always have a way to express superlatives in one word. Isaiah could not say God was “holiest,” so he used the threefold repetition of the same word. This bit of scriptural minutiae about these “three little words” that we sing at every Mass serves as a reminder that answering God’s call has to be grounded in awareness of God’s holiness. In Isaiah and in the Gospel passage today, we hear accounts of the revelation of God’s power and might: the seraphim in the temple and the miraculous catch of fish. These are not wondrous revelations for their own sakes. They lead to a response in mission, Isaiah’s “Here I am, send me!” and the disciples’ leaving everything to follow Jesus. And so must our own “Holy, Holy, Holy!” lead us to Christ in the Eucharist every Sunday, and to a life following him day by day. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

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ST. BARNABAS SCHOOL (562) 424-7476 Fax (562) 981-3351

3980 Marron Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807 Email: stbarnabas_jkellam@yahoo.com

Principal: Jennifer Kellam Website: www.school.stbarnabaslb.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & CONFIRMATION

(562) 988-6855 3955 Orange Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807

Email: re@stbarnabaslb.org Director: Rita Courville Coffey

COFFEE & DONUTS available after the

7:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 10:45 AM Masses at the

PARISH CENTER. Come stop by!

Please join us in reciting the Rosary every morning (Monday through Saturday) at 7:35 am before daily Mass. It is a beautiful and spiritual way to start your day.

Every day following weekday Mass, we invite

you to join us for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

It starts about five minutes after Mass

(around 8:35 am). It can be the best fifteen minutes

of the day. If you cannot join us, perhaps you can join the Divine Mercy on EWTN television channel at noon.

Take home some fun in God’s Word, grab a copy of “The Kids’ Bulletin” after each Mass!

THE KIDS’ BULLETIN

Paragraph Source: http://www.american catholic.org

ROSARY/DIVINE MERCY

Last Sunday’s Collection:

$ 13,994.00 Thank you for your prayerful giving.

Your generosity supports the operations of our Parish Community. MINISTRY DIRECTORY

ADORATION COORDINATORS Charito Salas: (562) 490-9853 Myra Magbitang: (562) 749-0785

ALTAR SERVERS Stephanie Herrera: (562) 981-2771

BULLETIN TEAM/SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE Joyce Kaiser: (562) 988-6855

CENACLE ROSARY GROUP Annie Pallivathukal: (562) 492-9587

COFFEE & DONUTS Peter Salas: (562) 852-1180

COUPLES FOR CHRIST Roy & Faye Rivera: (562) 424-5366

CURSILLO Matt Dobberpuhl: (562) 858-5394

DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE Alvino & Carmen Jauregui: (562) 428-3760

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

Samanth Christi: (562) 521-4040 Church Jim Supancheck: (562) 424-3599 The Sick

FILIPINO-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Dr. Gene Lowther: (562) 427-1386

FINANCE COUNCIL Jun Magbitang: (562) 426-2910

HOLY NAME SOCIETY Bob Frazier: (562) 843-5824

INFANT BAPTISM Parish Office: (562) 424-8595

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (Council #3449) Waldy Cruz: (562) 682-0768

LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION Robert Kalowes: (562) 225-1946

LECTORS Marina Cuico: (562) 254-8133

LEGION OF MARY Rosamma Michael: (562) 426-9509

LITURGICAL MUSIC COORDINATOR Rita Courville Coffey: (562) 988-6855

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA Dn. Carlito de los Reyes: (562) 423-4140

OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE MINISTRY Tricia J: (303) 803-0287

PASTORAL COUNCIL Geraldine Johnston: (562) 498-8187

PEER MINISTRY Tiffany Chiu: (562) 988-6855

PLANNING & BUILDING TEAM Sean Farragher: (562) 533-6444

PROJECT ACHIEVE MINISTRY Michelle Gustilo-Smithson: (310) 344-7862

RCIA / ADULT SACRAMENTAL PREP Rita Courville Coffey: (562) 988-6855

RESPECT LIFE Robert Kalowes: (562) 426-3781

SACRISTANS Geraldine Johnston: (562) 498-8187

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN & YOUTH Sandy Komine: (562) 833-7290

USHERS & GREETERS Darrell Stewart: (562) 424-8982

WEDDING/QUINCEAÑERA COORDINATOR Deb Ryan: (562) 209-2458

WELCOME HOME MINISTRY Lisa Johnson: (562) 760-8138 Karen Miller: (562) 756-4144

WORSHIP ENVIRONMENT/EVENT DECOR Michelle Feiner: (562) 208-7310

On February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized the faith of millions of people. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907.

Our Lady of Lourdes Feast day: February 11

SAINT OF THE DAY

FINANCIAL REPORT

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Visit our website to view current & previous bulletins at www.stbarnabaslb.org

We Pray for and remember our parishioners who have died.

2/7 Fil-Am Association Meeting 6:30p/Parish Hall 2/10 Ash Wednesday 2/10 Knights of Columbus Mtg, 7pm - 9pm/ Parish Hall

2/12 Fish Fry Begins

2/14 Valentine’s Day

2/15 President’s Day/Parish Office Closed

2/21 Lenten Service Project collection begins

3/13 Daylight Savings Time Begins

3/20 Palm Sunday

3/27 Easter Sunday

Mark Your Calendar

Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scout Sunday Monday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; Chinese New Year 4714 Wednesday: Ash Wednesday; Fast and Abstinence; Almsgiving Thursday: Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the Sick; National Shut-in Visitation Day Friday: Lincoln’s Birthday; Abstinence

Monday, February 8th 8:00 am- Michael+ & Necia Franklin Tuesday, February 9th 8:00 am- Benjamin & Remedios Medrano+ Wednesday, February 10th 8:00 am- Anthony Iacono+ 6:30 pm- Rommel L. Joya Thursday, February 11th 8:00 am- Frank Mendez and Cenon Realubit+ Friday, February 12th 8:00 am- Ana Marie Aisha Sacro Saturday, February 13th 8:00 am- Gregorio Tengco+ 5:00 pm- Gregorio Eugenio Jr.+ and Jose Del Rosario & Jeronimo Guevarra+ Sunday, February 14th 7:30 am- Melissa Ray 9:00 am- Intentions of St. Barnabas Parishioners 10:45 am- Rudolph & Daphne Munzer & Family 12:30 pm- Anna Maria Pernas+ 5:30 pm- Michael Pollack+

The following names have been recently added: Lourdes Montuya, Milton Surovic

*Book your Mass Intentions in person, at the Parish Office. (+indicates deceased)

Pray For The Sick

First Reading — In a vision Isaiah is called to be a messenger for the Lord of hosts. Isaiah responds, “Send me!” (Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8) Psalm — In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord (Psalm 138). Second Reading — Paul reminds us of the gospel he preached through which we are saved, if we believe it (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]). Gospel — Jesus directs Simon to take his boat into deep water for a miraculous catch of fish. Simon and his partners leave all to follow Jesus (Luke 5:1-11).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Today’s Readings

Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10;

Mk 6:53-56

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11;

Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17;

2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25

Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15

Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32

Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15;

Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13

Saints & Special Observances

Readings For The Week

All are encouraged to pray for them and others already included in the Prayer Intention Book, which will be presented at each Mass. Call the Office to be added to the list. You may also write your own prayer intentions in the Prayer Intention Book that is available before each Saturday and Sunday Mass, located on a stand at the back of the Church.

We Remember...

Cornelio “Boy” Dalog 12/28

Maria Robles 1/20

Weekly Mass Intentions

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Extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year Of Mercy: December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016

ASH WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday is February 10. Mass times will be: 8:00am, 5:30pm and 7:30pm. ========================================= LENTEN FISH FRY The Knights of Columbus Fish Dinners will be held every Friday during Lent starting February 12, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at the Parish Hall. Please join us with your family and friends. Proceeds will benefit many activities that the Knights of Columbus support. For more information, please contact the event organizers, Jun Tadique at 562-331-6156 or Ray Barnum 562-619-2991. ========================================= WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!! Has God given you a music talent? The 5:30pm Sunday Mass Ensemble welcomes you to join us. Come and let us make joyful noise together. We serve every 3rd, 4th and 5th (sometimes) Sundays at 5:30pm Mass. Ages Teen through adult. Call (562) 221-5196 for more information, or email the Parish Office.

Parish News

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 10th from 7-9p in the Parish Hall. ========================================= FILIPINO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Please join us tonight, Sunday, February 7th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will also have a potluck dinner, so please bring a dish to share. For more info, please call Dr. Gene R. Lowther at (562) 427-1386 or Peter Salas at (562) 852-1180. =========================================PLAY BASEBALL FOR ST. BARNABAS!

Programs are available to all children ages 4-12. Stress Free/ No Pressure environment

The primary objective is to learn the game of baseball while having FUN!

Players are able to play with friends and classmates.

Players get to experience success while developing skills used throughout life.

Questions: Fred Kephart at (310) 850-0835 or email keptech@gmail.com

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NEWLY REGISTERED PARISHIONERS: Rustico & Lilia Monteverde, Agripina Mancilla, and their families Celebrating your Wedding Anniversary? Let us know! Please call the Parish Office or send an email (a month before date) with Names, year you’re celebrating, along with your Wedding Anniversary date.

Congratulations To The Following: PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND & JORDAN

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!!

Fr. Antony Gaspar is still inviting those who are interested to join him on a pilgrimage to The Holy Land and Jordan. If you’re interested in witnessing the Bible come to life, see the land where Jesus walked on

earth, and be spiritually uplifted, you may not want to miss this opportunity. Kindly call the Parish Office as soon as possible to sign up. Tour Date: April 13th – 23th, 2016 Cost: $ 3,300.00 Additional info is available on our website: www.stbarnabaslb.org ========================================= PILGRIMAGE TO EUROPE The Knights of Columbus Council #3449 is coordinating a 15 Day Pilgrimage to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria & Italy from September 8 – September 22, 2016 with Fr . George Reynolds as a spiritual guide. For more information and reservation, please contact Betty Lowther at (562) 201-2491 or email betlowther@aol.com or Grand Knight Waldy Cruz at (562) 682-0768

Holy Humor

Parish Ministries

Parish Trips

A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story. From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again. Finally she spoke up, “Grandpa, did God make you?” “Yes, sweetheart,” he answered, “God made me a long time ago,” “Oh,” she paused, “Grandpa, did God make me too?” “Yes, indeed, honey,” he said, “God made you just a little while ago.” Feeling their respective faces again, the little girl observed, “God's getting better at it, isn't He?” THE BOOK OF CATHOLIC JOKES, by Deacon Tom Sheridan published by ACTA Publications, Chicago, Ill

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Together In Mission: Though We Are Many… We Are One. www.ourmissionla.org

SUNDAY SERIES

ST VINCENT DE PAUL - HISTORICAL This window is dedicated to Mother Vica Radisch by the Jack Radisch family. I could not find out anything about Vica Radisch except that she may have been a nun as she was Jack Radisch's sister. Jack Radisch and his wife Lucille were members of this parish during the 1950's. They lived on Claiborne St. here in Bixby Knolls. Jack Radisch was born in July 1891 and lived until 1981, he passed away in El Cajon, Ca. and is buried there. His wife Lucille, was born in May 1910, and also passed away in El Cajon, Ca in 1987. I am not sure how long they lived in our parish but they were here in 1957. —Patricia Carambelas

Jesus was clear that we must express our love for God through our love for our neighbors. And love is an “action word.” It means we have to “do” something. Together in Mission is Christian love in action. This money goes directly to the neediest parishes and schools. It covers the basics — the water bill, the electric bill, and necessary repairs. Together in Mission makes sure that poor parishes can stay open for worship and for the pastoral care of their communities. Without your help, many of these parishes and schools would surely have had to close their doors. Please give generously to Together in Mission.

In addition to providing a quality Catholic education aligned

with the Archdiocesan and California State standards for our

Preschool through 8th grade students, St. Barnabas School is

proud to provide:

Daily classes in religious instruction. Weekly attendance at Mass, with special observance of the First Friday devotion. Bi-annual participation in the sacrament of Reconciliation. Weekly Sunday gospel preparation

Common Core instruction in Language Arts and Mathematics for grades TK through 8

Spanish instruction for grades TK through 8

Meet the Masters art appreciation program for grades Kindergarten through 8

Two multi-media centers including library materials and iPads/Laptops

St. Barnabas School also offers its families:

A safe campus with security camera access onto the property

Affordable Extended Day Care beginning at 6:30AM and ending at 6:00PM

Monthly School Family and class buddy activities

Hot lunches (with multiple entrée options) available for purchase daily

SchoolSpeak student information system provides parental access to students’ grades/attendance on-line, and sends school-wide and class specific announcements on a daily basis

A variety of extra-curricular programs are available:

Musical Theater Performance for TK – 8th

Seasonal CYO Sports for boys and girls

Just Dance! Dance class for boys and girls in TK – 6th

Muzart musical instrument instruction

Digital Revolution technology enhancement classes for 1st – 5th

VEX Robotics design, programming, and competition for 6th – 8th

Active Boy and Girl Scout troops for K-8th St. Barnabas School is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) Applications for new students are available in the School Office from 8:00AM to 3:00PM Monday through Friday. For additional information, please contact the school office at 562-424-7476 or visit our website at http://school.stbarnabaslb.org.

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Treasures from our Tradition

Safe Guarding The Children

DID YOU KNOW? Setting boundaries fosters healthy relationships We create boundaries to keep our lives in order, for example many adults separate personal and professional relationships. Trusted adults can help teach children to do the same. Boundaries are essential in the foundation of relationships, and children should be comfortable expressing where they draw their own lines. “No means no” is easy to say in theory, but it should be respected in practice by your kids and their friends, teachers and other adults. Teach your kids how to explore their own comfort zones and give them time to tell you about their experiences. Open communication helps them understand that setting boundaries is part of life. For a copy of the Virtus® article “Good Boundaries Yield Healthy Relationships” email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org.

The Lion King Jr. is Coming!

April 21st, 22nd and 23rd.

Tickets will be available for purchase at: www.biddingfor good.com/

SBSpring Event starting March 7th.

As the Roman Empire shattered and collapsed, the bishops

were the people best equipped to catch the falling stones.

In the West (that’s us), they sought to stabilize society by

weaving a structure of laws and courts to uphold the rights

and dignity of married couples in a chaotic world. The

bishops in the East had a different approach, even allow-

ing the dissolution of marriages in certain cases. To an

extent, the bishops took a measure of control away from

the fathers of families in order to provide pastoral care for

those who suffered most in the social collapse: women and

children.

In the West, much of the marriage law was contained in

the “penitential books” the bishops devised to regulate the

lives of public sinners. In the seventh century, Theodore of

Canterbury’s penitential book said that he had the power

to give consent to remarriage in the case of a poor fellow

whose wife had been carried off by the Vikings. If the Vi-

kings subsequently brought her back, she could remarry,

too! No bishop ever made peace with divorce, but there

was never a time when the pastoral concern of the church

was not struggling with how to care for people in unhappy

situations.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.