St. Cornelius Catholic Church 5500 E. Wardlow Rd.

Long Beach, CA 90808 Phone: 562-421-8966

Fax: 562-421-5096 Email: stcorneliuschurch@gmail.com

Website: www.stcorneliuslb.org

Mass Schedule Saturday 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12 noon & 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday –8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Friday-8:15 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

From: Fr. Mike

Two Opposite Things

Our lives, our prayers and our faith are filled with paradox By Erin Ryan

I work part-time at an art gallery. Each month, we

put a new exhibit on display. One of my jobs as a gallery assistant is to welcome people to the opening receptions for each show.

At one of our recent openings, I found myself chat-ting with a pleasant and interesting man named Victor, who had dropped in with a friend. Art was the friend's "thing." Victor, a musician, was waiting around while the friend browsed.

In the course of the conversation Victor asked me, "So, are you an artist?"

"Well, yes, I make monotypes and collages," I said. "But primarily; I'm a writer."

"What do you write?" I told him that I write articles and profiles for the

"Faith and Values" section of the local paper, and I edit and write for a Christian magazine. He nodded approv-ingly.

“And," I smiled, "I also write science fiction." Victor furrowed his brow. "But those are two opposite things," Victor said.

"Faith is real, and science fiction is ... made up." When I'm talking with a stranger at church about

what I do, I'll often get reactions like Victor's: pleased that I write about faith, perplexed that I write sci-fi, a genre that often explains the universe without reference to God at all.

At the art league where I keep a studio, or at the various writers' meetings I attend regularly; I often get an opposite reaction: People brighten at the sci-fi part, but not so much the religion. In some people's experience, religion seems to restrict the acceptable ways people can search for transcendence, the artist's stock- in-trade.

But I don't really see a contradiction. I'm a voracious consumer of post-apocalyptic science fic-tion. I've read or watched just about every end-of- the-world scenario out there: hostile alien invasion, zombie plague, ice age - you name it, someone has written a novel, made a movie or green-lighted a TV series about it. My Netflix queue is filled with shows I missed a few years ago like CBS' "Jericho" (remnants of humanity re-group after nuclear destruction) and the BBC's Survi-vors" (immune remnants of humanity regroup after deadly pandemic).

this is what I told Victor), the preoccupations, hopes and fears of the people who wrote them are very real indeed. People have been saying the end is coming since time began. We fear that our lives at any moment could spiral into disaster - and we know that for so many people in the world, this has already happened.

On September 30 we celebrate the feast of Saint Jerome, that irascible desert monk who translated the Bi-ble into Latin. Jerome died in 420, still grieving for the end of the world as he knew it.

"The world goes to ruin. Yes!" Jerome wrote in 413, three years after Rome was sacked by the Visigoths. "The great city; the capital of the Roman Empire, has been de-voured by a great fire, and all over the earth Romans wander in exile. Churches which once were revered are now but dust and ashes. "

This month we also celebrate the feast of Saint Gregory the Great (Sept. 3). By the time Gregory was born, around 540, Rome had been sacked two more times - by the Vandals in 455 and the Ostrogoths in 546. The city was in ruins, the people on the brink of famine.

When Gregory became pope in 590, he quickly put his administrative talents to work and decreed that all farm-land owned by the church, over 1,000 miles of it, be used to produce food for the city's starving population.

We celebrate the feast of the Triumph of the Cross on September 14. We hear in the second reading from He-brews that Jesus, "though he was in the form of God ... emptied himself, taking the form of a slave ... he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and be-stowed on him the name that is above every name."

It doesn't make sense. How can the cross be a triumph? How can God be a slave? How can someone who is eter-nal die? How can someone who is dead be alive?

How can we keep going on in hope when the world ends again and again, somewhere on this globe, every day?

That's the paschal mystery. For many of us above the equator, September is the

time when we'll gather up one final harvest before the plants begin to die and the birds go silent. But we know the spring will come again.

For those of us who live near the Atlantic Ocean, Sep-tember is the peak of hurricane season. Year after year, communities and homes are ripped to shreds. But we know that after the storm we will rebuild.

And those of us who are Catholic will sing at Mass, "Save us, Savior of the world, for by your cross and res-urrection you have set us free," and we will share the bread and wine we have made by grinding and crushing the fruit of the earth.

Then we will lift high that paradoxical cross and carry it out into the dying, living world.

Sunday, September 8 8:00 a.m. David Goforth (RIP) Nicholas Hall (RIP) 10:00 a.m. Hassett Family Meguel & Amparo Hernandez 12:00 noon Betty & Joe Bowler (RIP) Guadalupe Gonzales Family (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Gloria Tuiloma Monday, September 9 9:00 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory 5:00 p.m. Tim Card (RIP) Tuesday, September 10 8:00 a.m. Loretta Wend (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Kathryn Daylor (RIP) San Nicolas (RIP) Wednesday, September 11 8:00 a.m. Lynn Branson 5:00 p.m. Betty, Joe Bowler (RIP) Thursday, September 12 8:00 a.m. Tom Burke (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Mary McCarthy (RIP) Friday, September 13 8:15 a.m. David Grout (RIP) Gloria Tuiloma 5:00 p.m. Bob & Ro Lynch Saturday, September 14 8:00 a.m. Elsa Yolanda Camarena (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Ed McMahon (RIP) Betty & Joe Bowler (RIP) Sunday, September 15 8:00 a.m. Herminia Daigoigan (RIP) 10:00 a.m. Geronimo Desaca, Sr. (RIP) 12:00 noon Emy Recana Nick Holgado 5:00 p.m. Eileen McCormack (RIP) James Steinbroner

Religious Education Registration continues Sunday, September 8.

9:00 am -12:00 noon. Registration packets for new students may be picked up in the RE Office or they are downloadable from the church website, un-der Religious Education, Youth and Adult education. www.stcomeliuslb.org

REMEMBER, THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF-FICE IS NOW LOCATED IN THE BUILDING OUSIDE THE SOUTH WEST ENTRANCE/EXIT OF THE CHURCH. Liturgy Of The Word For Children Resumes

Liturgy of the Word for Children will resume this week, September 8 at the 10:00am Mass. Children grades 1 - 8 are invited to attend. Beginning of the year meeting for catechists and volunteers.

We will be having a welcome back meeting for Religious Education catechists and volunteers on Thursday, September 12 at 6pm. Please meet in the small hall. Dinner will be served. We will also take a tour of the new office spaces. RSVP 562-420-7613. Open the Door of Faith: Catechetical Sunday 2013

Next Sunday, September 15, the Catholic Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday. At the l0am mass, St. Cornelius will celebrate and recognize our catechists, teachers and volunteers who are faith shar-ers throughout our parish.

Grief and Healing Coping with the grief and loss of a loved one is

especially difficult. How do we handle it? A weekly, six week se-

ries will begin Monday, September 16th through Oc-tober 21st at 7:30 p.m. in the Convent Chapel (please enter from the small parking lot). This series will help you to plan and to meet the changes and chal-lenges ahead.

For more information, please call Nancy Himes at 562-928-2474

People For Others People for Others will be meeting on Wednesday,

September 11th at 1 :00 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. We encourage new members to come and see the happy and special things we do.

Our Potluck Luncheon for the convalescent homes and all parishioners will be Friday, September 13th, at 11 :30 a.m. in the Large Hall. You do not have to be a member of People for Others to come, enjoy the meal, and play free bingo. Please bring a hot dish, salad, vege-table, bread or rolls, or dessert to feed 8-12 people. PFO will furnish chicken and fish. This will be our first lunch-eon after our summer break. Our theme for the luncheon is "Welcome to Fall."

Our monthly Mass will be held on Sat., September 14th at 5:00 pm. We will sit in the 1st three pews. We will also recite the Rosary at 4:30 pm prior to Mass. Hope to see you at all three functions.

Prayers for the Sick Please pray for: Natalie Hull, Michelle

Carranza, Jake Kasten, Angelo Maglione, Soledad DeLa Cruz, Fran Kelly, Brenda Erickson, Tim Ginnett, Lynn Branson, Olivia Alvillar, Sandy Bradley, Tim Perz, Marge Hengehold, Jim & Ursula Hall, Pete Tisei, Mercedes Gonzalez, Nick Rivaldo, D.J. Barwick, Ber-nice Gresczyk, Ricardo Fernandez, Francis Fernandez, Tom Hogan, Denise Easley Pearson, Sherri Stillwell, Tim & Jill Bowers, Albert & Olivia Howard, Bob Early, Emy Recana, Peggy Hassett, Thomas Alexander Hogan, Luis Barreto, Dolores Lounsbury, Peggy Pentis, James Maguire, Peggy Boylan, Miguel Vega, Rosa Claudia Diaz, Ramon & Elsa Hibionada, Fiu Iosefo Aoga, Robert Gonzalez, Sio Patolo, Keely Filener Van-Zee, Olivia Monarrez, Audrey Longaberger, Antoinette Uthoff, Eleanor Francisco, Cecilia Santiago, Christiana Hodges. Mary Cascio, Connie Gutierrez., Hank Ranal-lette, Fred Bone, Beverly Bebereia, Patty Tuell, Pete Madrid, Jack McClanahan, Jose Hernandez, Karen Keb-Will, Maureen Alonso, Michelle Cioffi, Helen O’Reilly, Randy Kunkel, Alexis & Enriqueta Teodosio, Nick Holgado, Stephan Acosta, Bruce White.

Erick or Barbara Fischer at (562) 425-5542 or e-mail ebefischer@earthlink.net

You are invited to join with us on Wednesday evenings (7-8:45) in the Holy Family Room for the St. Cornelius Bible Study. Our new study - The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation, will begin on Sept 11th This is a 24 week study that looks at each period of salvation history, how the salvation story is woven throughout Scripture, learn the major people, places and events of the Bible and how it all comes together in our Faith. (This is the expanded version of the Summer Bi-ble Study hosted by Guadalupe Benitez). For more information or materials please contact Erick or Barbara Fischer at (562) 425-5542 or e-mail ehefischer@earthlink.net

Bible Question of the Week:

In our Biblical Walk through the Mass, why are the Gifts bread and wine?

Last Week's Answer: In our Biblical Walk through the Mass, what is the Liturgy of the Eucharist? The Liturgy of the Eucharist is the second half of the Mass and has three principal parts: 1) the Preparation of the Gifts; 2) the Eucharistic Prayer; and 3) the Com-munion Rite. It is in this part of the Mass that 1) representatives from the community offer the gifts of bread and wine to the priest; 2) Jesus’ actions at the Last Supper, what He commanded the apostles to do in His memory and His sacri-fice on the cross are made present through the priest’s actions; and 3) we can receive the Body and Blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine) in holy communion. The Wednesday night Bible study is open to all.

Virtus Training: Protecting God's Children

St. Cornelius is hosting the Virtus child sexual abuse prevention workshop/training session next Sunday, September 15, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Small Hall.

All adults who work with children of the school/parish and have not yet taken this awareness training are required to do so as mandated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Lectors, choir mem-bers, ushers, and Eucharistic ministers are now re-quired to attend. Anyone wishing to attend must reg-ister online at: virtusonline.org.

Keeping the Promise Alive, Recertification

We will also be hosting the Virtus re-certification workshop, "Keeping the Promise Alive," Tuesday, evening, September 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm. This workshop recertifies anyone who completed the three hour Virtus training before 2008 and has not recertified through the Virtus website. Please call Caren 562-420-7613 to reserve your spot for the re-certification session.

Confirmation Year 1

Year 1 Registration/Parent Meetings will take place on the following Sunday's in the Large Hall:

September 15th 9-9:45 a.m. or 11-11:45 a.m. September 22nd 1:00 p.m.-1:45p.m. Please pick ONE day and ONE time to attend a

quick, informational meeting where we will go over the Year 1 Packet and fill out & turn in paperwork.

You may email Kim Amaral for the Registration Form or you may pick one up in the Religious Ed Of-fice.

There will be NO Youth Group this Tuesday, September 10th. We will see you next week.

Please contact Kim Amaral with any questions

or concerns:: amaraljk@mac.com / 562-760-3066

Bingo Friday, September 13th

Questions, comments or concerns please contact:

Charlene Polar at 377-1599/213-6813 or

polarcharleen@aol.com

St. Cornelius Bible Studies The Gospel of John

Facilitated by

Sr. Kathleen and Sr. Val The classes will be offered 3 times a week

On the following days running from 9th of September through May.

Monday Evening 7:15—8:45 pm (Small Hall) Thursday Mornings 6:30—7:45 pm (Holy

Family Room) Thursday Mornings 8:45—10:15 am (Holy

Family Room) Contact Sr. Kathleen at 562-496-3224 or

st.c.aff@gmail.com A $15 donation is appreciated for course

materials.

Please feel free to join at any time.

Weekend Liturgies Saturday, September 14

5:00 p.m. Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J. Lector: Don Allison Alter Servers Tiffany Christopher, Audrey Phelps, Megan Henry

Sunday, September 15 8:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Michelle Bradley Alter Servers: Erica Bradley, Daniel Rubio Jielsen Canogo 10:00 a.m. ~ Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector: Regina Willett Alter Servers: Patrick Dampf, Luke Dampf, Susan Veloz 12 noon ~ Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J. Lector: Joe/Audrey Hamamoto Alter Servers: Vincent DeLaura, Alex DeLaura Erick Marchena 5:00 p.m. Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J. Lector: Annebelle Gordon Alter Servers: Daniel Gonzalez, Matthew Schmidt Mark Espirtu

National Diaper Need Awareness Week is September 8 ~ 24

Diaper banks all over the country are planning events to raise awareness during this week. If you would like to help us “fill our diaper bank”, please contact Bridgette@AudioGirlMinistries.com. or leave a box of diapers in our Donations box in the crying room. Thank You.

Parish Rectory Office 421-8966 AOH ~ Daniel McGowan 826-6140 Altar Servers ~ Mike & Irene Moretine 420-4565 Altar Society ~ Rita Gengler-Engel 421-8966 Bereavement ~ Nancy Himes 928-2474 Boy Scouts ~ Stephanie Prien 867-1202 Choir Director ~ Joe Patola 421-8966 Cursillo ~ Joe & Audrey Hamamoto 596-4663 Detention Ministry ~ Sr. Teresa Dougherty 429-0033 EM & Lector Coordinator ~ Tricia Mora 434-5085 Hospitality ~ Rectory Office 421-8966 Hospital Ministry ~ Frank Schmidt 225-7571 Italian Catholic Federation ~ Monica Abbott 355-6574 Knights of Columbus ~ Victor Magana 420-3214 LB Young Adult Ministry ~ Guadalupe Benitez 421-3152 Marriage Encounter ~ Elva & Lorenzo Cavazos 424-9076 Music Coordinator ~ Kathy Clay 420-3894 Parent Board ~ John Martinez 938-8039 Parish Sister ~ Sr. Kathleen Burns, S.N.D 496-3224 People for Others ~ Jenny Davidoff 420-3425 Project Achieve ~ Kathy Cabral 429-3835 RCIA ~ Sr. Kathleen 496-3224 Religious Education ~ Caren Rios 420-7613 Respect Life ~ Sylvia Aimerito 429-1965 Sacred Heart Retreats ~ Pam Branch 421-9087

St. Vincent de Paul 421-8011 Safeguard the Children ~ Pat Reyes 431-1142 School ~ Nancy Hayes, Principal 425-7813 Seniors Group ~ Rectory Office 421-8966 Serra Club ~ Richard MacDonald 425-1863 Sick & Elderly ~ Sr. Claire 496-3339 Ushers ~ Sam McCarthy 594-8212 Wedding Coordinator ~ Marie Allison 421-8966 Youth Ministry ~ Kim Amaral 760-3066

Join us the first Sunday of every month for the Rosary for Life at 4: 30pm, followed by the Mass for Life at 5:00p.m.

Babies Saved! 134 - the number of babies saved from being

aborted (so far this year that we know of!) at the Family Planning Associates abortion mill in Long Beach. Thank you for your continued prayers for our unborn brothers and sisters, and moms in crisis preg-nancies.

Attention Young Adults! Our ministry is looking for pro life, pro active

young adults to join us! We have plenty of ways you can get involved,

make a difference, serve the Lord, and your commu-nity. Email our Young Adults Director Sofia Luarca for more info. Sofia@AudioGirIMinistries.com

40 Days for Life Kick Off Rally The Fall 40 Days for Life Kick Off Rally is set

for Friday, Sept. 27th, 7pm, Flynn Center at Saint Joseph High School. Admission is FREE! Our keynote speakers are: Joe Melendrez - Joe presented 'The Rosary Rap' at Congress this past Spring, and performed at World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro last month. Kristina Garza - of Survivors of the Abortion Holo-caust. Kristina is a fierce defender of the unborn.

We're blessed to have these dynamic, pro life young adults at our event in September. Join us!

Donation Box in Holy Family Room Thank you for your continued donations of gen-

tly used baby items to our ministry. Our donation box is in the Holy Family room for your convenience.

Items we are currently accepting: Gently used baby clothes up to 24 months. And we are always in need of diapers and baby wipes.

For all other items you'd like to donate please contact the St. Vincent de Paul Society at 421-8011 or drop off at the Precious Life Shelter Thrift Store, 3622 Florista St., Los Alamitos.

For more information about our ministry - Contact AGM's Executive Director

Sylvia Aimerito at 562.429.1965 or visit AudioGirIMinistries.com.

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RCIA:

For Adults Wishing To Become Catholic Do you or anyone you know want to be fully

initiated into the Catholic Church? RCIA classes have begun and will meet all Tuesdays from Sep-tember through Easter. All Adults seeking Bap-tism. Confirmation and Eucharist please contact Sr. Kathleen at 496-3224 or email st.c.aff@gmail.com.

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Hear Fiesta! Speak Fiesta! Go Fiesta!

The St. Cornelius Annual Fiesta will be held September 27, 28 and 29

Silent Auction! The fiesta Silent Auction committee is planning for another successful year. Once again, we

are asking for everyone's help. Please remember us again this summer as you clean out your closets. No donation is too small. We can use a variety of different items. We appreciate any new items or handmade items. Examples would be toys, gift items, kitchen products, tickets to sport-ing or entertainment events. We also are in need of a variety of different sized baskets. If you own a business or know someone who does, any professional services could service as a great do-nation.

Please drop off all donations to the school office. If you have any questions or need assis-tance, please feel free to contact us. We really appreciate it! Sonia Johnson 562-984-7308 or sonicruson@gmail.com. Stacey Morrison 562-230-1480 or stacy.morrison13@gmail.com

Hourly Drawing Booth! Summer Greetings! In preparation for this year's upcoming Fiesta and due to the HUGE

success of our Hourly drawing booth we kindly request your donations of Never Used Gift Cards (cards you've been holding on to but never used) or gently used cash! We'll use the cash to purchase Scrip gift cards which benefit our school two fold! You can send your donations of gift cards or cash for Scrip gift cards directly to the school office, or in a separate envelope marked "Hourly Drawing" deposited in the church basket. We thank you for your generosity in supporting our school and the children - the future of our parish! Please contact Rose Letson (562-755-0862) with any questions.

Craft Show! Join us for our 4th annual craft show. There will be jewelry, knitted items, handmade bags

and MORE. This is a great opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done early! The craft show is on Sunday, September 29th from 1:00 to 6pm in the large hall. There will also be addi-tional booths outside along Bellflower Blvd. If you are interested in selling at the show please contact Amy at craftbot@gmail.com.

Soda Drive The Soda Drive was a SUCCESS! Thank you to all of our parishioners for your support of

our annul Fiesta Soda Drive! We appreciate your generosity in supporting our school.

Sponsor Book Our Parish Fiesta is not too far in the distance. Planning for our Sponsor Book is well un-

derway. Be a part of this wonderful resource of advertising your business while supporting our school. Details in the coming weeks. Any questions, email: sponsorbookl@yahoo.com or call Carol Toscano (562) 307-5063 or Emma Santizo (562) 208-2279.

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