St. Cornelius Church

Join Archbishop Gomez and thousands of people from throughout Southern California on January

17, 2015 at OneLife LA. The Knights of Columbus, a co-sponsor of this event, will be

chartering a bus from St. Cornelius and invite all people to join us in declaring a commitment to

valuing and protec ng all human life, par cularly the most vulnerable in our community.

It should be specially noted that the event is being emceed by our very own St. Cornelius

Respect Life Leader Sylvia Aimerito. Beginning at 10 AM in Downtown LA, par cipants will walk up

Temple Street, across Grand Avenue and down 1st Street before arriving at Grand Park for a

gathering with a group of dis nguished speakers, a family-friendly picnic including music,

entertainment, food trucks, and exhibits from community organiza ons.

Bus transporta on is $12 per person. Space is

limited so sign up soon. Contact Victor Magaña at 562-420-3214 or vandsmagana@msn.com

For more informa on on this first-ever grand

event visit: h p://onelifela.org/event/

January 11, 2015

PASTOR’S CORNER

I went to a lot of counselors as a teenager. I wasn’t a bad kid. I was a severely depressed kid, and young adult, convinced I was no good. The counselors would always tell me, “You’re too hard on yourself.” One me my first semester in graduate school I went up to my monas c history professor’s office and asked him, earnestly, how to achieve perfec on.

Yes, I really did. In my Monas c History I class with that professor, Fr. Colum-ba Stewart, OSB, we studied the origins of Chris an monas -cism, how it rose and grew in the Egyp an desert and the Judean desert, in Syria and Cappadocia. How it flourished in the fourth century, and spread to Gaul. Everywhere in the literature you found that word: “perfec on.”

Ever since I first encountered The Life of Antony* in that class, I’ve celebrated January 17, the feast day of St. Anthony of Egypt. I took the name Sister Antonia when I became a novice, a er him, and even though I’m not in the monastery anymore, I s ll think of this day as my feast day.

Anthony grew up Chris an. A er his parents died, he heard the Gospel being read in church one day when he was 18 or 20 years old. It was Ma 19:21: “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.” He did this (a er giving his li le sister into the care of some “respected and trusted virgins”).

Anthony learned the discipline from other men in his Egyp an village who were living the asce c life within their homes. Eventually he went out to a tomb, beyond the edges of human habita on, where he had his famous contest with the demons: “When it was night me they made such a crashing noise that the whole place was shaken by a quake,” and they tried to terrify him into leaving the desert by taking the form of “lions, bears, bulls, and serpents, asps, scorpions and wolves. Struck and wounded by them, Antony’s body was subject to yet more pain.”

That scene has inspired countless ar sts, from Durer to Dali. And it inspired me. I wrote a star in pencil in the margins be-side the ending, when the demons depart, the roof opens, and God appears in a beam of light saying, “I was here, Antony. ... I will be your helper forever.”

I was but a 22-year-old suburban Catholic who — before I got to grad school — knew next to nothing about church history a er the Bible ended; who didn’t know the term “hagiography” and could barely name any saints who came before the Middle Ages.

PASTOR’S CORNER 1

The Way of Perfec on Saint Anthony of Egypt

By Erin Ryan

It might seem unlikely that I would take to this strange docu-ment. But my heart leapt toward The Life of Antony. I under-stood it immediately. The thoughts of my own horribleness, awkwardness, embarrassing gaffes, failure to achieve my po-ten al — these would besiege me; the demons throwing An-thony around were just like the depression throwing me around, and it hurt physically just like it hurt him.

Fr. Columba, and the introduc on to our version of the Vita Antonii, explained that much of what early Chris ans referred to as demons, we would call psychological forces within us, the anger and depression and greed that course through us and lead us to do ac ons against the will of God.

There is much more to Anthony’s story, of course. A er the tomb, he lived in an abandoned fortress for 20 years before going out and persuading “many to take up the solitary life.

And so, from then on ... the desert was made a city by monks, who le their own people and registered themselves for the ci zenship in the heavens.” Athanasius says that when Antho-ny died at 105, his body was in great shape and “he possessed eyes undimmed and sound.”

Anthony had, as far as I could tell, achieved perfec on. But here’s the thing. When I kept reading about “perfec on” in this early Chris an literature, I was thinking: “Flawless. With-out defect. Someone who never makes a mistake. Someone who always knows what to do.” But this literature was of course translated from Greek or La n, and the meaning behind that word is more philosophical. It is more along the lines of: “having a ained one’s purpose.”

It’s been 17 years or so since I asked my professor how to achieve perfec on (something I would never do now), but if memory serves, that’s what he said to me: Perfec on is not about never making a mistake. It means you are complete; you have a ained your goal.

The goal, for us, is to be like Christ and share in the divine na-ture of God. Anthony knew this and he worked on it day by day by day. Athanasius says of him that “as one always establishing a beginning, he endeavored each day to present himself as the sort of person ready to appear before God — that is, pure of heart and prepared to obey his will, and no other.”

I’m not very good at keeping New Year’s resolu ons. Antho-ny’s daily resolu on makes a lot more sense.

Siempre Adelante Fr. Mike

2 LITURGY

MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, January 11 8:00 a.m. The Karl Parize Family The Marco Parize Family 10:00 a.m. Nancy Frankhart (RIP) Silailai Tamasoa 12:00 p.m. Catherine Brady (RIP) Angelo Maglione (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Sylvia Aimerito Lori Rae Mar n Caren Cistennino (RIP) Monday, January 12 8:00 a.m. Virginia Sison (RIP) Ricardo Fernandez (RIP) 5:00 p.m. The Pierce Family Elvia Rosa Moncada (RIP) Tuesday, January 13 8:00 a.m. Mrs. Kyle Sam McCarthy 5:00 p.m. Scarlet Meade (RIP)

Wednesday, January 14 8:00 a.m. Ricardo Fernandez (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Edward & Maureen Tuala Thursday, January 15 8:15 a.m. Swede Lake (RIP) Malvina Truder (RIP) 5:00 p.m. William Johnson (RIP) Friday, January 16 8:15 a.m. Moses Amith Sr. (RIP) Ricardo Fernandez (RIP) Shelli Russell 5:00 p.m. Mary & Archie McFadyen Contes Family Saturday, January 17 8:00 a.m. Amy Lodevico Sesilia Aoga 5:00 p.m. Rob and Polly Morris Sunday, January 18 8:00 a.m. Stella Guinan 10:00 a.m. Jim Hicks (RIP) 12:00 p.m. Angelo Maglione (RIP) 5:00 p.m. Thomas Hogan (RIP)

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday, January 17 5:00 p.m. Fr. Joseph Savariyar Lector: Kathy Cabral Sunday, Janurary 18 8:00 a.m. Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J. Lector: Joe Theuma 10:00 a.m. Fr. Mike Gleeson Lector Bert Howard 12 noon Fr. Pat Sheary, S.J. Lector: Cheryl Sandel 5:00 p.m Fr. Joseph Savariyar Lector: George Mora

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Please pray for:

Helen Whitwell, Wayne Hawkins, Emilie & Fiona Vic-tor, Victoria Falealili, Ellen Bollinger, John Cunneen, Mar n Metz, Alexis Teodosio, Jason Taylor, Michael Perez, Andrea Boyles, Donna Williams, Marilyn North, Sarah Irvine, Maureen Walsh, Michelle Stevens, James & Alma Woods, Lori Garcia, David Wheeler, Karen Rigney, Adam & Carla Mars, Mary Larkin, Alan Wells, Harper Deaton, Niko Greco, Antoine e Uthoff, Michelle Carranza, Jake Kasten, Fran Kelly, Brenda Erickson, Tim Ginne , Skylar McFadyen, Olivia Alvillar, Sandy Bradley, Marge Hengehold, Jim & Ursu-la Hall, Pete Tisei, Mercedes Gonzalez, Rivaldo Family, D.J. Barwick, Clara I. Jimenez, Ricardo Fernandez, Francis Fernandez, Denise Easley Pearson, Sherri S ll-well, Albert & Olivia Howard, Bob Early, Peggy Has-se , Luis Barreto, Dolores Lounsbury, Peggy Boylan, Connie Gu errez, Randy Kunkel, Roger LaPorte, Sam McCarthy, Karen Keb Will, Patricia McMonegal, Judith Gerphiede, Mary Maguire, Jennifer Perez Carey, Mar-ta L. Rodriguez, Julienne Aoga, Danny Castaneda, Jeff Newon, Eric Fairchild, Barbara Bain, Marty Jadus, Ga-briela Paradiso, Monica Frank, Juan Carlos Andrade, Patrice McAlpine, Arlene DeWalt, Gloria Mar nez, Jack Deaton, Martha Burris, George Roxburgh, Jenni Rojas, Beth Dempsey, Brian McCall, Frances Bour-dreau, Raymond Tanguay, Sergio Tamayo, Hugo Pen-nock, Fernanda Otero, Richard Zavala, Niko Greco, Lee Hicks, Denise Rivera, Allan Corwin, Jack McAllney, Irene Brauer, Ana Maria Menendez.

3 YOUTH FAITH FORMATION

“An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just

come back from a funeral.”

-Pope Francis

Annual Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, January 13 Ice cream Social for level 2 (Religious Educa on)/grade 2 (school) First Communion candidates. 6:00- 7:30pm in the Monsignor Folliard Hall. The evening is filled with fun ac vi es, First Communion cra s, pray-er and, of course, there’s the ice cream!

An Important Announcement for Safeguarding the Children

New Policy will be implemented this Thursday, January 15.

Twice a year the Safeguard the Children Commi ee for St. Cornelius Parish meets. At the mee ng, the safety and welfare of the children is discussed and we are challenged to re-examine our policies and take a look how we can be er safeguard the children within our school/parish building. We are very blessed to have an ac ve, high use facility but with that also comes high traffic along with many people who are not normally a part of our Thursday Religious Educa on sessions. It was ob-served during Religious Educa on sessions, that there were adults wandering the hallways and also using the facili es posted for the children only. With the coopera on of the Extended Care program of the school, we will begin locking all entrances to the main school building once the Religious Educa on children have entered. The doors will remain locked un l 4:50pm. At that me parents may enter the building to pick up their children. If you are bringing your child late to sessions, please check them in at the Lipski Lab and a staff member will escort your child to their room. If you need to pick-up your Religious Educa on child early, please con nue to sign them out at the Lipski Lab BUT a staff member will escort you into the building. We will implement this locked door policy this Thursday, (January 15). This policy may seem at first an inconvenience BUT do remember that we are im-plemen ng this policy for the safety and well-being of the children.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS YOUTH MINISTRY

CONFIRMATION YEAR 1

Next Confirma on Year 1 Class is January 11th.

YOUTH MINISTRY - HIGH SCHOOL High School Youth Ministry is on Tuesday nights from 7pm - 9pm. All High School students are welcome! Please contact Kim Amaral with any ques ons or con-cerns: amaraljk@mac.com / 562-760-3066

YR2 CONFIRMATION NEWS

Sunday Sessions January: 18th February: 8th, 15th March: 1st, 8th, 22nd April: 26th

Retreat in the Large Hall Saturday, March 28th 8:00AM-6:00 PM

Confirma on Saturday, April 11th @ 10:00AM

ST. CORNELIUS SCHOOL

The Annual Athle c Pancake Breakfast is coming up on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Come enjoy breakfast while suppor ng our student ath-letes. The breakfast includes: eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, orange juice, and coffee. Tick-ets are $7, if purchased from a student athlete, and $8 if purchased the day of the break-fast. There will be a raffle with ckets sold that morning. The breakfast runs from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

4 ADULT FAITH & SPIRITUALITY

ST. CORNELIUS BIBLE STUDIES The Prophets and the Book of Revela on Facilitated by Sr. Kathleen

The classes will be offered 3 mes a week on the follow-ing days beginning the week of September 8th through May.

Monday Evenings -7:15-8:45 p.m. (Grade 8) Thursday Mornings - 6:30 - 7:45 a.m. (Holy Family Rm) Thursday Mornings - 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. (Holy Family Rm)

Contact Sr. Kathleen at 562-496-3224 or email at st.c.aff@gmail.com A $15 dona on is appreciated for course materials.

Please feel free to join at any me!

CONNECTING THE DOTS Spirituality Book Club

We will meet January 15 at 7pm.

Please read chapters 7 & 8 of “Sha ered Lantern”. Books are available at Paulist Bookstore in Costa Mesa or Amazon. We will meet at Norma Duffy’s home:

5408 E. Pavo St. Long Beach, CA 90808

Please call: Deacon Rich Boucher at 420-9520 or Norma Duffy at 429-1094 for more info.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Living Beyond Yourself Please come and join a great gathering of gals in…Living Beyond yourself: Exploring the Fruits of the Spir-it. God gave us the Holy Spirit to be in us, so let us jour-ney together with confidence to live by the Spirit - with Love, Joy, Peace, Pa ence, Kindness, Goodness, Faith-fulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. This is an amazing 11-week Bible study, star ng on Thursday, January 15, 2015, from 7-9pm, in the 8th grade classroom. To register or for more informa on, please call Dianne Jahn at (562) 431-5682 or email diannejahn@yahoo.com.

COMMUNITY NEWS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Save the date The American Red Cross will be at St. Cornelius Small Hall on Sunday, January 18th to conduct a Blood Drive. The hours are 8am un l 2pm. You may sign up at coffee and donuts a er the 8am, 10am and 12 noon mass. Please call Manny Viera at (562) 425-8811 to make an appoint-ment. Leave a message if not home. The Knights of Co-lumbus are sponsoring the event.

5K Nun Run!!

The Nun Run is a family-friendly 5K and 1-mile event on Saturday, January 31, at 8:00 a.m. The run begins on Dover Avenue in Thousand Oaks and ends at La Reina High School. Par cipants will receive a t-shirt, pancake breakfast, entertainment, prizes and more! All proceeds from the event will benefit the Sisters of Notre Dame Life and Ministry Fund, which the supports the ongoing work of the sisters. If you would like to carpool from St. Cornelius church contact Sr. Kathleen at (562) 496-3224.

To sign up, visit h ps://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/12414/Groups/37505 for the St. Cornelius Long Beach Team! Please contact Anne Interrante at events@sndca.org with ques ons.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY The Book of James

You are invited to join us on Wednesdays, from 7-8:45 pm in the Holy Family Room for the St. Cornelius Wednesday night Bible Study. We started our next study ‘Mary, a biblical walk with the Blessed Mother’ on Jan 7th. This is an 8 week study. (Course materials will be $25.) You are welcome to join at any me. For more informa on, course materials or to sign up please contact Erick or Barbara Fischer at (562) 425-5542 or e-mail, ebefischer@earthlink.net

5 COMMUNITY NEWS

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL A er Jesus was bap zed, he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and a voice was heard “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” As we give to the poor, we also can hear these same words. As you place your gi in the green envelopes, know that you are a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering and you give them reason to believe and to trust.

RESPECT LIFE NEWS AND NOTES Join us as we pray for an end to abor on!

Our next Rosary and Mass for Life is Sunday, Feb 1 , 4:30pm

Babies Saved 135 babies were saved from abor on in 2014!

1 - the number of babies saved from being aborted (so far this year that we know of!) at the Family Plan-ning Associates abor on mill in Long Beach. Thank you for your con nued prayers for our unborn broth-ers and sisters, and moms in crisis pregnancies.

Fostering / Adop ng Thousands of children in Los Angeles County cannot safely live with their own families due to abuse, ne-glect or abandonment. These children need to be with a safe, stable and loving family either temporari-ly or some mes permanently. If you’re interested in finding out more informa on on becoming a foster family or a foster/adop on family please visit the fol-lowing:

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services - www.lacdcfs.org

Olive Crest – foster family agency with loca ons in

Bellflower and Long Beach - www.olivecrest.org

Koinonia Family Services – foster family agency with an office in Anaheim - www.k .org

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First Gathering:

Thursday, Jan 29, 2015 St. Cornelius Large Hall

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MEN OF ST. CORNELIUS

Monthly Gatherings (Men from all parishes are welcome!)

Speaker Series

M e n ’s S p i r i t u a l i t y

Fr. Jim Clarke