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

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/Mediodía Viernes Oracion— Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30 PM 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.

Collect Prayer

O God, protector of those who hope in you, without whom nothing has firm foundation, nothing is holy, bestow in abundance your mercy upon us and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may use the good things that pass in such a way as to hold fast even now to those that ever endure. 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

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 30, 2017

All things work for good for those who love God.

-- Romans 8:28a

Decimoséptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

30 de julio de 2017

Todo contribuye para bien de los que aman a Dios.

-- Romanos 8:28a

Religious Education Registration

Saturday English Classes • August 12, 19, 26: 8:00am to Noon • September 2: 8:00am to Noon

Confirmation/Confirmación: • After all Sunday Masses on July 30

th

• Después todos las Misas, Domingo, 30 de julio

El Grupo de Educación Religiosa en Español: Estaremos teniendo registraciones después de la Misa en Español las siguientes fechas: • 30 de julio • 20 y 27 de agosto

Maria Regina gives a huge THANK YOU to our Crecimiento en la Fé group for the Gran Kermés held this past Saturday on July 22, 2017. Thank you to all the parishioners who supported this event, all Crecimiento en la Fé members, and Leopoldo Guzman.

Josephine Abaya

Jessica Olivas

Julio Cesar Rivas

May their souls rest in peace.

Daily Bible Readings Lecturas diarias de la biblia

Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9

Sunday Collection: Sunday, July 22-23, 2017………………………….$6,526

National Needs, July 22-23, 2017 ………………..$1,743

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

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

Bulletin Prayer Requests Please call (310-323-0030) or email (office@MariaReginaGardena.net) your request to our Parish Office by 7:00pm, Tuesdays.

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.

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2017 Maria Regina Parish

Parish Goal: $34,600

Amount Pledged: $33,048 (95.5%)

Amount Paid: $29,713 (85.9%)

Difference Over/(Under)

Goal vs. Amount Paid: ($4,887) (-14.1%)

Thank you to the 311+ families who have

responded. If you haven’t pledged yet, please

consider a one-time pledge of $75 per family to

help Maria Regina meet its goal of $34,600. Information as of July 18, 2017

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Saturday, July 29 7:00am Vocations 5:30pm Altar Servers 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn † Sunday, July 30 8:00am Evans Franck Love † 10:00am Afam and Kamsi (Personal Intentions) 12:00 Noon Julio Cesar Rivas † Monday, July 31 7:00am Efren Peñaflor † Tuesday, August 1 7:00am Parish Volunteers Wednesday, August 2 7:00am Parish Intentions Thursday, August 3 7:00am Parish Intentions 6:30pm Parish Intentions Friday, August 4 7:00am Parish Intentions Saturday, August 5 7:00am Vocations 5:30pm Magdaleno Murguia † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †

Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for JULY 2017: Lapsed Christians: That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.

Ushers Needed

Are you willing to serve? Please

call the parish office to sign up!

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:

August 4, 2017 • 7:00pm

Join us on August 4th, the first Friday in

August, to adore Christ in the Eucharist at 7:00pm in our church. This is a peaceful, prayerful time and is open to everyone.

We pray for vocations, all the needs of our parish, and for our families.

“Could you not watch one hour with me?” Mark 14:37

Is God calling you?

www.lavocations.org

BE a

PRIEST

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 Coordinators: Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Frank Ramos (310) 339-5048

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 Parroquial Leopoldo Guzman, Cordinador Angel Quevedo, Sub-Cordinador Maria Torres, Sub-Cordinador

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

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

If you are in need for food, please come to the parish.

Food Pantry Hours:

Mondays • 9am to 12pm

Thank you to the sisters who help every

Monday with distributing the food.

Please consider donating to the food pantry to help our community.

Food for the Hungry

Deepening Our Faith

Today is about wisdom. Solomon and

Jesus both agree that it is important to

set our priorities to match what is most

important to God. As we gather for

worship today, let us pray for the

wisdom to learn what it is that God

wants for us, what God wants us to do,

and for the grace to live our lives

accordingly.

In a world divided by economics and

education, social status, political

opinions, race, and religion, what can I

do this week to bring people together?

Crecimiento en la Fé

Hoy todo se trata de la sabiduría. Tanto

Salomón como Jesús coinciden en que

es importante que pongamos nuestras

prioridades conforme a lo que es más

importante para Dios. Reunidos hoy

para dar culto y alabanza a Dios,

pidamos que se nos conceda la

sabiduría para poder conocer lo que

Dios quiere para nosotros y lo que

quiere que hagamos, y entonces

pidamos la gracia de vivir de acuerdo a

eso.

En un mundo dividido por la economía

y la educación, por los estratos sociales

y las opiniones políticas, y tristemente

también por la raza y la religión, ¿qué

puedo hacer esta semana para

contribuir a la unidad de las personas?

School starts

August 16, 2017!

Maria Regina School

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)* through 8th Grade

Registration are now being accepted!

13510 South Van Ness Avenue, Gardena, CA 90249

Office: (310) 327-9133 Fax: (310) 327-2636

Website: www.mregina.org Email: info@mregina.org

As you are preparing to enroll your child for the new school year, please consider Maria Regina School. A Catholic school education is worth the investment in your child’s future. Our education is built upon our Catholic faith with high quality education and an excellent faculty. We also provide after-school care. A few points for consideration:

• Faith: Students continue to grow and understand the roots of their faith and responsibilities as Christians through classes and activities in Scripture, Sacraments, Church, and Morality.

• Academic Excellence: Maria Regina School offers academic excellence, including a science lab and multimedia center. We develop the whole student through diverse extra-curricular activities designed to generate a healthy sense of competition to create a spirit of cooperation and to foster both leadership and creativity.

• Faculty Excellence: Maria Regina School is WCEA-Accredited and engages in an ongoing process of evaluation, certification, and accreditation of teachers and programs.

Please call our school to arrange a tour and to obtain more information at (310) 327-9133. *TK: Must be 4 years of age by September 1st. Tuition assistance is available. Call the school for more information.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

Maria Regina School’s Student Learning Expectations (SLEs):

I. Faith-Filled Catholic Individual Who: • Exemplifies Catholic values and attitudes in their daily lives.

• Knows basic fundamental beliefs of the Catholic faith.

• Develops and maintains an ongoing personal relationship with God through prayers and sacraments.

• Models the life of Christ by showing compassion towards others.

• Stewards to Church, family, school, and the local/global community.

II. An Academically Prepared Individual Who: • Applies appropriate strategies to recognize, analyze, evaluate and solve various problems effectively.

• Speaks clearly, write coherently, and listen attentively.

• Thinks creatively, critically and independently.

• Employs computer and emerging technology to convey their thoughts and ideas.

• Displays an enjoyment of learning.

III. Socially Responsible Individual Who • Strives to understand and appreciate all people, cultures and faith traditions.

• Demonstrates an awareness of the world and responds with concern for others.

• Understands and realizes his/her value as an individual.

• Makes good moral choices based upon a well-formed conscience.

• Displays common courtesy, proper etiquette and positive self-image.

IV. Accountable Individual Who: • Demonstrates respect toward teachers, adults, and students in regards to language and behavior.

• Deals with situations with integrity and honesty.

• Recognizes and practices good health and grooming habits.

• Takes responsibility for their actions and responds appropriately.

• Strives to be problem solvers, instead of problem causers.

V. A Life-Long Learner Who: • Possesses strong academic foundation.

• Exhibits positive work ethics and self-motivation.

• Demonstrates an enthusiasm to be a long life learner.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017

A Focus on One of Our Parishioners: Fred & Geraldine Purifoy

You might see Fred at the Sunday 8:00AM Mass, heard him speak at one of our Masses, or know that he is one of the Pastoral Council members.

What you might not know is that Fred and his wife, Geraldine Purifoy, celebrate FIFTY years of marriage on Sunday, 30, 2017.

They met when Fred was returning to the city of Los Angeles after successfully completing an eighteen-month firefighting contract in the Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, for a company named Homes and Narver. He only had fifteen days of rest before having to report to Riverton, New Jersey to sign a contract with RCA for a firefighting position in Thule, Greenland on Thule Air Force Base.

While Fred was on vacation, he visited a friend and his friend’s wife at their home. When Fred entered into his friends’ home, he immediately saw Geraldine. Right then and there he knew he was going to need her phone number. After Fred expressed his serious interest in Geraldine, his friend gave him Geraldine’s information.

The very next day, Fred called Geraldine and asked her out on a date. She said yes, and that she wanted to go to Knotts Berry Farm. Of course, he obliged. Geraldine’s five-year old niece joined their date to be their chaperone. Nonetheless, the three of them had a great time. The trip to the amusement park turned out to be the beginning of a wonderful relationship between Geraldine and Fred. Unfortunately, Fred was only able to have one more date with her before reporting to Riverton, New Jersey to sign his firefighting contract with RCA.

After reporting to RCA, Fred was sent to McGuire Air Force Base in Trenton, New Jersey where he was flown to Thule Air Force Base in Thule, Greenland. On his second day at Thule Air Force Base, he decided to write Geraldine a letter. She responded, and they wrote back and forth to each other. Then one letter she wrote in May of 1967 caught his attention. She conveyed to him that, if he was only looking for a pen pal, he should look elsewhere. His reply to Geraldine was, “What size ring do you wear?” When she answered his question, he immediately went and purchased a set of rings from the Base Exchange. Geraldine and he set the wedding date for July 30, 1967, in the city of Los Angeles. After everything was set to go, he informed the captain at the fire station that June 30th would be his last day, because he would be returning to Los Angeles, California to get married.

July 30, 1967 quickly came, and Geraldine and Fred were pronounced man and wife. They were only engaged for five months, which proves that true magic between two people can also be discovered from brief engagements as well as long ones. Geraldine and Fred spent fifty wonderful years with each other and have grown even closer as the years go by. Geraldine retired as a school teacher from the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Fred retired as a lieutenant of the McDonnell Douglas Fire Department, which is now Boeing Aircraft. The union between Geraldine and Fred produced two beautiful sons of whom they are both proud. Their eldest son, Patrick, is an entertainment attorney for Warner Brothers Television, and their youngest son, Phillip, is a housing case manager for a nonprofit organization that serves homeless populations with co-occurring disorders.

Although Geraldine and Fred did everything they could to make their marriage work, Fred and Geraldine both know that it is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that give them the strength to continue and live happily ever after.

Congratulations, Fred and Geraldine, on your fiftieth golden wedding anniversary. Maria Regina Church rejoices as you celebrate God’s blessings on your marriage throughout the years. Cheers—and here’s to fifty more years!

Congratulations, and may God continue to fill your lives with more love and happiness.