St. Marcellinus Catholic Church

Parish Mission Statement Saint Marcellinus Parish is a welcoming community of missionary disciples who gather to listen to the Word of God, to allow ourselves to be molded by Jesus and to share the Good News with others. Together we pray, celebrate the sac-raments and commit ourselves to the work of evangelization in order to build the Kingdom of God here and now.

Declaración de la Mision Parroquial San Marcelino es una comunidad parroquial acogedora e integrada por discípulos misioneros que se reúnen para escuchar la Palabra de Dios, dejarse modelar por Jesús y compartir la Buena Nueva con el prójimo. Juntos oramos, celebramos los sacramentos y nos comprometemos a construir el Reino de Dios aquí y ahora.

2349 Strong Avenue, City of Commerce, California 90040 Tel. 323 269-2733

E-Mail: parishoffice@stmarcellinus.org | Website: stmarcellinus.org

For all other sacraments please call the office

Para otros sacramentos favor de lla-mar a la oficina

We are now Open! Estamos Abiertos!

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

HORAS DE OFICINA

Monday to Friday / Lunes a Viernes 9:00 AM - 1:00 pm / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Saturday / Sábado 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

MASSES / MISAS Saturday / Sábado 5:00 pm (English)

Sunday / Domingo 8:00 am (Español) / 10:00 am (English) 12:00 pm (Español) 7:00 pm (Español)

Weekday Mass Misa entre Semana

5:30 pm Mass is in Spanish except on Wednesdays

in english

CONFESSIONS / CONFESIONES Fridays/ Viernes 4:00-5:00 pm

Saturdays / Sábados 4:00-4:45 pm

PARISH DIRECTORY / DIRECTORIO PARROQUIAL

Pastor/Párroco Fr. Chris Bazyouros Asistente Pastoral Johnny Martinez Adoración Nocturna Micaela Trinidad (323) 898-5580

Adult Catechesis David Vásquez (323)440-3010

Altar Society / Sociedad del Altar Beatriz Garcia (323) 687-2313 / 490-7609

Baptismal Catechesis /Catequesis Bautismal Elia Rivera (323) 439-3969 Eva Alonzo (626) 483-7961

Bulletin / Boletín Victor Reinaga (626) 919-0571

Choirs / Coros (8:00, 9:30, 11am, Sat Eve.) Roman/Leticia Almanza(562) 556-7841 Joe Varela (323) 547-5994 Olegario Hernandez (213) 949-7435 Alex Mota (323) 314-2077 Fernando Rodriguez (562) 390-8987 Sugey Campos (323) 351-3245

Confirmation Coordinators / Coordinadoras de Confirmación David Vasquez (323) 440-3010 Mary Lorraine Wallis (323)365-0871

Directors of Religious Education / Directores de Catequesis Alejandra Duarte (323)243-1675

Divina Misericordia Vicky Gonzalez (323) 707-8260

Grupo de Jóvenes Javier Juárez (760) 684-3547

Holy Name Society /Sociedad. del Santo Nombre Ana Ortega (323) 201-1505

Kateri Circle Eva Walters (626) 334-1140

Knights of Columbus / Cabelleros de Colon Julio Garcia (562) 544-6476

Lectors / Lectores Silvia Galdamez (323) 605-5832

Marriage Prep / Preparación Matrimonial Mary T Ruiz & Héctor Pineda (323) 333-2354 Franklin y Silvia Galdámez (323) 605-5832

Ministerio de Evangelización y Oración María Luz González (323) 229-9662

Ministerio de Kairos Kai Metanoia Jorge Alcaraz (818) 599-1223 Javier Juárez (760) 684-3547

Ministerio Matrimonial San Marcelino Orlando & Carolina Villavicencio 323 787-3188

Misioneros Católicos Lety Flores (562) 715-4563

Misioneros de la Misericordia Javier Bravo (323) 635-5163

Misioneros Pawlicki de San Marcelino Hugo Esparza (310) 895-6972

Parish Pastoral Council / Consejo Pastoral (Meets: Third Wednesday of the Month at 6:30 pm ) President: Mayra Sanchez Sec. Isabel Vela

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation...) Helen Arvayo (for Children) (562) 908-0356 Ed & Mayra Sanchez (626)221-2923

Support for health Care Providers Anne Salazar (818) 823-0011

Support Staff* / Equipo de Apoyo * Leticia Almanza Onida Espejo Ana Maria Rosal Silvia Galdame

Sacristan Rudy Cobos Rosa Garcia

Sacramental Ministers/ Ministros Fr. Chris Bazyouros Dn. José de Jesus Benavides Dn. Armando R. Garcia, OFS Visiting Priest Fr. Jim Nieblas, SDB

Safeguard the Children Elia Rivera (323)439-3969

Semillas del Reino Constantino Sanchez (323) 809-6882 St. Vincent de Paul Iirma Acuca (323) 303-9974

Small Christian Communities

Mon. at 7:00 pm : Morning Star 2403 Strong Ave., Commerce (323) 333-2354

Thu at 7:30: The Soul of St. Francis 2343 Connor Ave., Commerce (323) 440-3010

Ushers / Ujieres Agustin Barragan (323) 727-1067 Pablo Torres (323) 263-6240

New Mass Schedule / Nuevo Horario de Misas

Weekday Mass / Entre semana: 5:30 pm. (Wed in English) lunes, martes, jueves y viernes en Español. Saturday Evening Mass English; 5:00 pm. Sábado, Misa de vigilia en ingles Sunday / Domingo 8:00 am Español 10:00 am English 12:00 (noon) Español 7:00 pm Español

Sunday / Domingo

Monday / Lunes 09/0720

Tuesday / Martes 09/08/20

Labor Day

The Nativity of the Virgen Mary

Wednesday / Miércoles09/0920 St. Peter Clever, Priest

Thursday / Jueves 09/10/20

09/1120

5:30 p.m. Francisco Leyva Valdez †

XXIII Sunday in Ordinary Time

09/06/20

Saturday / Sábado 09/0520 St. Teresa of Calcutta

5:00 p.m Evelia Lazcano (Bday);, Hector y Victoria Cardoso †

Friday / Viernes

8:00 a.m Cesar Perez (salud), Paula Lucia Ochoa † 10:00 a.m. Francisco Leyva Valdez †

12:00 noon Maria Acero y Fam (int),

7:00 p.m. Alejandra Moncada †, Maria Dolores Evans †

5:30 p.m. Carlos y Margarita Ruvalcaba (aniv), Francisco Leyva Valdez †

5:30 p.m. Francisco Leyva Valdez†

5:30 p.m. Evelia Lazcano (Bday), Francisco Leyva Valdez†

5:30 p.m. Francisco Leyva Valdez †

CONFIRMATION

The catechesis team, lead by David Vasquez and Alex Duarte, is now pre-paring the registration process for Confirmation and First Communion., which will begin in a few days. For more infor-mation please call David (323) 440-3010 or Alex (323) 243-1675

CONFIRMACIÓN El equipo de catequesis pa-rroquial, liderado por David Vasquez y Alex Duarte, es-tán preparándose para iniciar la inscripción Confirmación y Primera Comunión. Para más información, llame a David (323) 440-3010 o Alex (323) 243-1675

ST. MARCELLINUS CITY OF COMMERCE

From Fr. Gilbert Cruz,

“I don’t regret coming here, but I certainly regret having to leave”

Para la comunidad

Regrets are something we all have. Some have to do with not taking a golden opportunity that’s being handed to us on a silver plate.

Only later, when we look back, could we kick ourselves for not jumping at the chance.

Other regrets have to do with someone’s sudden and unexpected leave taking. Only now that they are gone for good, do we look back

and regret that we had not been more kind. Our life is marked with: “if only”, If only I had been more present than absent, If only I had

been more considerate, If only I had been more complimentary rather than rude and insulting, If only I had been more respectful and

communicative. But it is too late now, and that’s what is eating us up. I remember well my second night here. I had just come back from

witnesses my first Kairos meeting on a Monday. The music was playing lively songs. People (men, women, grandmas and little children,

even teenagers and young adults) were in the aisles jumping up and down, moving from one side of the pew to other in unison.

The speakers, extremely powerful, dynamic and energetic: everyone was on fire for the Lord.

I felt so depressed, as I sat with Blackie on the back porch of the rectory and I had seriously said to my dog. Let’s move all my boxes and

belongings out of here tonite. We’ll load up the car and go, because there is no way in a million years that I could ever even think I could

match, let along come anywhere even close to ministering to people in the same way and with the same force.

Well, as it turns out, we (Blackie and I) didn’t follow through on my suggestion to leave in the middle of the night saying: “If we go, they

will never even know we were here, and that we’re gone.” But, looking back 7 years later at what a great parish St Marcellinus is; what

absolutely wonderful and talented people there are near-experts as ministers, many of whom are much better than many of those who

have been ordained or professed and who have been serving for years; these professionals don’t come anywhere near the quality of

service, care, dedication, and, expertise that you ministers put out. You really don’t need “a” priest, as you are all capable of service on

your own. You have taught, this priest anyway, more that a thing or two. I look at

the way you carry out your ministries and I am in awe, and, so impressed. But more

than professionals, you individually and collectively are such warm, welcoming, and

loving people. My family says that all the time. People love coming here because of

the sense of family and community you work so hard to foster. That’s something

you can’t fake! So, if I really had “stolen away” in the middle of the night, knowing

what I do know now, I would be living with what undoubtedly would have been the

biggest regret of my entire life. My only guess is that God put the brakes on that

idea and prevented me from leaving. And for that I am not only grateful, but feel like

the luckiest and most blest person in Commerce; maybe even in the world, thanks

to all of you, your love, and generosity, support, and the love you have for one an-

other, for our Divine Lord, and for your example of always wanting to spread the

good news – and only when necessary – using words. Or as the Gospel song says:

I am just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save any-

body.

XXIII Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 6, 2020) XXIII Domingo en Tiempo Ordinario

Welcome home Fr. Chris Bazyouros! Our Gospel today speaks of wherever two or three disciples gather, there Jesus is present in their midst. So, the whole community of missionary disciples here at St. Marcellinus and Jesus Himself, welcomes you home with open arms. A little bit about us; we are a welcoming community of missionary disciples who listen to the Word of God, model ourselves after Jesus, and dedicate ourselves to the work of evan-gelization and building up of the Kingdom of God here and now. We are eager to get to know you and we trust that you are a gift to us from the Holy Spirit. We are ex-cited to work side by side for the Lord together with you, before we have the pleasure of knowing you, please trust in our prayers for you.

¡Bienvenido a casa, P. Chris Bazyouros! Nuestro Evangelio de hoy nos recuerda que donde hay dos o tres discípulos reunidos, Jesús está presente en medio de ellos. Por lo tanto, toda la comunidad de discí-pulos misioneros reunidos aquí en San Marcelino, y Je-sús mismo, le damos la bienvenida a casa con los bra-zos abiertos. Nosotros somos una comunidad acogedora de discípulos misioneros que escucha la Palabra de Dios, nos dejamos modelar por Jesús y nos dedicamos a la obra de evangelización y edificación del Reino de Dios aquí y ahora. Estamos ansiosos por conocerlo y sabe-mos que usted es un regalo del Espíritu Santo para no-sotros. Estamos muy emocionados de saber que vamos a trabajar codo a codo con usted para el Señor. Mientras lo vamos conociendo, puede confiar en nuestras oracio-nes.

Welcome Fr. Chris! Bienvenido P. Chris!

Announcements/Annuncios

New Confessions time: Thursdays have moved to Fridays at the same time 4:00-5:00 PM. Saturday Will stay the same. Confesiones seran los Vier-nes de las 4:00-5:00 pm y los Sabados seran el mismo horario. There Will be a Young adult Summit September 19 through zoom, flyer below.

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