Month of Our Lady of Sorrows Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 4, 2016

In every age, O Lord, You have been our refuge. Psalm 90

Saint Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church Laguna Beach, CA

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Welcome to Our Parish

SUNDAY EUCHARIST (MASS) Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m.

Sundays: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.,11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Spanish

Mon - Sat 8:00 a.m.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION MASS SCHEDULE 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CHURCH 1042 Temple Terrace Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: (949) 494-9701 Fax: (949) 497-2610

www.stcathchurch.org

OFFICE HOURS Mon—Thurs 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fri 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Closed Saturday & Sunday

PARISH STAFF

Donna Beam-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Ext. 113 or donna@stcathchurch.org Susan Daley-Ministry Coordinator/Office Manager Ext. 118 or susan@stcathchurch.org Carmela Davidheiser-Parish Bookkeeper Ext. 124 or carmela@stcathchurch.org Lisa Marcus-Parish Administrator Ext. 131 or lisa@stcathchurch.org Charles Stephenson-Director, Music Ministry Gina Stewart-Director, Youth Religious Education/Informacion en Espanol Ext. 119 or gina@stcathchurch.org

CLERGY Rev. Kenneth A. Schmit—Pastor Ext. 111 or frkenschmit@stcathchurch.org

Deacon Eddie Salgado

Rev. Gabriel Stack, O. Praem—Sunday Assistance

MISSION STATEMENT—We, the community of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, located within the larger, diverse and artistic seaside community of Laguna Beach, recognize and celebrate the uniqueness which is grounded in the sacred mysteries and traditions of the Roman Catho-lic Church and in the history and lives of our individuals, families and leaders. Built on these roots, and in order to see the world as God sees it, we commit ourselves to: being a welcoming sanctuary and a place of prayer and worship, nurturing, assisting, encouraging and serving all those in need, offering all generations opportunities for personal and communal growth, and, by these commitments, to honor our call to evangelization.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION On the First Friday of each month we gather in prayer and praise before the Blessed Sacrament. Following the 8 a.m. Mass and concluding at 10 p.m. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents of infants requesting information about Baptism may contact Father Ken in the parish office. Infant baptisms are celebrated on the second Saturday of the month.

CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS At the time of death, a family member should contact the parish office, as soon as possible, to arrange the date and time for the Funeral Liturgy.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Couples must begin preparation for their Sacrament at least six months prior to their proposed wedding date. Please call the parish office for more information.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK The third Saturday of each month after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. In the event of serious illness or medical emergency, Anointing of the Sick and Eucharist may be arranged by contacting the parish office

CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Adults requesting information about full initiation and communion with the Roman Catholic Church (the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirma-tion) may contact the office for more info.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturdays: 4:00—5:00 p.m. (or by appointment)

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA PARISH SCHOOL (Kindergarten—8th Grade)

30516 So. Coast Hwy w Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: (949) 494-7339 Fax: (949) 376-5752 www.stcathschool.org

Mike Letourneau—School Principal

Ext. 211 or mletourneau@stcathschool.org

Renea Sendele—School Secretary

Ext. 210 or rsendele@stcathschool.org

Jackie Batho—Administrative Asst.

Ext. 213 or jbatho@stcathschool.org

Carmela Davidheiser—Bookkeeper

Ext. 212 or carmela@stcathschool.org

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At Our Parish

EL CAMINO DEL INMIGRANTE Thursday, August 25th, our parish hosted El Camino del Inmigrante walkers and team members for din-ner. The walk started on August 20th in San Diego near the border with Mexico. Each day participants walked 8—15 miles with the walk ending on August 29th in Los Angeles at the start of the Christian Com-munity Development Association Conference. The dinner was a truly ecumenical effort, as parishioners from St. Edward, members of First Presbyterian of Santa Ana and members of Templo Calvario brought food, served the meal and helped with clean up. Participants and team members spent the night at La-guna Beach United Methodist church. The purpose of this walk is call attention to immigrants crossing borders into our nation, and around the world. Many of today’s immigrants are not coming by boat but from countries south of our border by bus, train and foot, hoping for safe passage into a country with opportunities.

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Readings, Intentions, Saints & Special Observances

Please pray for the sick:

Mon: John Urquhard (D) Tue: Rosie Cabrera (D) Wed: Jack Sexton (D) Thurs: Emma Tavasei (D) Fri: Barbara Gullo (D) Sat: Intentions of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Intentions—8:00 a.m. Mass

Erin Bevacqua, Captain, USMC Evan Dineen, Captain., USAF

Pray for those in the Armed Forces:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Labor Day Thursday: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday: St. Peter Claver Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

READINGS OF THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,” nos. 907-911 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]

Olga Ainagas Trudy Rideout Rebecca Brady Frank Rocchio Rex Brady Bob Sachs Jakie Canali Sandy Salgado Rick Ciaccio Eleanor Schmidt Conor Davis Jean Seddon Therese Davis Jacqui Slevin Emma Devich Halina Stanaland Renee DiVicino Regine Stanaland Paul Freeman Francis Szeibert Judy Friesen Mary Ellen Thilken Ed Johnson Aria Tremblay Evlyn Mark Sam Vasquez Maria Martini Ghinka Wilson Lauriann Meyer Tencha Ybarra Pat Migliaccio Hiroko Nishimaya David Pinder

The Parish Office will be closed

Monday, September 5th

in observance of Labor Day Office will reopen on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

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Ministries

August 22 - 28, 2016

Envelopes $3,378 Loose $1,643 Credit Cards $4,390 Total $9,411

MINISTRY DIRECTORY

Altar Servers Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Art & Environment Virginia Atherton 497-1904 Detention Harry Allen 949-497-0977 Extraordinary Ministers Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Extraordinary Ministers To Sick & Homebound Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Homeless Shelter Dinners Lisa Staight 949-852-4442 Jovenes Para Cristo Teresa Jimenez 949-891-3571 Luis Torres 949-632-8082 luis0453@cox.net Lectors Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Men’s Fellowship Joe Bevacqua 714-747-3122 Music Charles Stephenson Charles.stphnsn@gmail.com Orange Diocesan Council Catholic Women Judy MacPherson Prayer Line Parish Office 494-9701 Religious Education Gina Stewart 494-9701, x119 RCIA Donna Beam 494-9701, x113 Respect Life Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Sacristans Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Sick & Homebound Visits Parish Office 494-9701 Ushers Susan Daley 494-9701, x118 Women’s Council Stephanie Andrews stephanie.andrews@cox.net Ministry Coordinator: Susan Daley, 494-9701, x118 or susan@stcathlagunabeach.org

Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Mass

Our Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Mass will

return on September 11th.

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School News

Now Enrolling for the 2016-2017 Academic Year!

Saint Catherine Of Siena Parish School

Educating The Next Generation Of Decision Makers

Saint Catherine School is rooted in a rich 58-year history based on un paralleled academic excellence for grades K-8, as well as a Transitional Kindergarten program for students turning four years old by September 1, 2016

• 58 Years of Spiritual and Academic Excellence • Fully Accredited by WCEA/WASC

• Small Class Size for Student Centered Learning • Full Day Transitional Kindergarten

• Full Day Kindergarten • First—Eight Grades

• New State-of-the-Art Building • Technology-Driven Environment

• Core Curriculum is Enhanced with Music, Art, Foreign Language, Technology and Physical Education • Computer, Science and Art Labs

• Before and After School Day Care Program • After School Sports Program

Call the school office for information: 949-494-7339 or visit www.stcathschool.org

30516 South Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach

NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS AND PERSONNEL Saint Catherine of Siena Parish School in the Diocese of Orange, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color and national origin to all the rights, privi-leges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Saint Catherine of Siena Parish School in the Diocese of Orange, does not discriminate on the basis of race, handicap, color and national origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs. Likewise, Saint Catherine of Siena Parish School in the Diocese of Orange does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color and national origin.

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RCIA

RCIA SPONSORS NEEDED We are now blessed to have several adults who are in the RCIA process. An important part of this process is the per-sonal touch of a sponsor from our congregation to move alongside of them during this time. Basically, a sponsor is a friend. One who is supportive and welcoming to the new candidate as they learn about the Catholic faith. A person who will be invitational and include them in their everyday lives and events. Do you recognize these gifts in yourself? If you do, we need you to share them! A sponsor is a vital part of the process and a link to the social and spiritual life of our church. The sponsor will attend the RCIA meetings after the 9am mass. They are not expected to be experts in Catholicism and know everything there is about the faith. We as a team certainly do not. What we hope to do is evangelize, which is an important part of this pre-sent period of “Inquiry” and Precatechumenate. We share our stories! We share about Jesus’ forgiveness and uncondi-tional love”. As we share, we learn more about our faith and our personal relationship with Jesus. It is a fun, interesting and vital ministry. We laugh, cry, celebrate and learn together in a social and spiritual environ-ment. In the near future you will be hearing first hand from some of our past sponsors and their experiences. If you have any interest in learning about the ministry and hearing more about it, would you please contact me in the church office, 949-494-9701 ext. 113. Blessings, Donna Beam

The RCIA team is excited to inform you as parishioners, that on September 10 at the 5:30pm Mass, there will be a RITE OF ACCEPTANCE for our new unbaptized catechumen, and a RITE OF WELCOME for our new baptized candidates. These rites are of the utmost importance since those entering the RCIA process will declare their in-tention to the Church and the Church accepts them as persons who intend to become Catholic. The prerequisite for this first step is evidence of an initial conversion and intention to change their lives as they enter into a relationship with God in Christ. There is also evidence of repentance, and prayer. These newly received persons will also be attending the 9am Mass on Sunday, September 11. They will be introduced to the congregation by Fr. Ken Schmit, our pastor, and a celebration will be held after Mass. All are invited to attend and to meet our new candidates. We ask that you pray for those that are moving into the RCIA process, and welcome them to St. Catherine’s. God bless you, Donna Beam, RCIA Director

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Around the Diocese

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Lecturas y Noticias

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

En 1976 un grupo de madres argentinas co-menzó una vigilia silenciosa en frente de las oficinas gubernamentales en la Plaza de Mayo. Vestían de negro, con un pañuelo blanco en la cabeza y protestaban la desaparición de sus hijos. Poco a poco esta protesta de madres se fue expandiendo a El Salvador y otros países donde agentes del gobierno hacían desaparecer a los que obraban por la justicia y el bienestar del pueblo. En Latinoamérica la Virgen de los Dolores que viste de negro y llora la muerte de su hijo quien estaba en la flor de la vida se ha trans-formado en la Madre de los Desaparecidos. Ella acompaña silenciosamente en la protesta de tanta latina que ha perdido hijos, maridos y hermanos a autoridades injustas o cobardes. La vigilia de las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo terminó en enero de 2006 cuando por fin se encontraron con un gobierno que busca los desaparecidos con ellas. Lamentablemente en muchos lugares las madres de los desapare-cidos todavía no pueden contar con las autori-dades civiles. Con ellas María se une en pro-testa silenciosa. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

PROGRAMA DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA

REGISTRACIONES DEL AÑO ESCOLAR 2015-2016

Inscripción anticipada para nuestro programa de Educación Religiosa en el otoño comienza el 1 de julio. Aquellos es-tudiantes que asistieron el año pasado recibirán un paquete de inscripción por correo. Los que se inscriban antes del 31 de agosto pagarán una cuota de inscripción temprana de aves. Nuevas familias que quieran inscribir a sus hijos pue-den ir a la oficina parroquial Lunes - Jueves de 9:00 am -.5:00 p.m. También puede ir en línea en nuestro sitio web de la parroquia e imprimir los formularios de inscripción. Usted debe tener una copia del certificado de bautismo de su hijo para registrarlos en nuestras clases. Horario de cla-ses para el año escolar 2016-2017 es domingos a las 12:15 – 1:30 en la iglesia de Santa Catalina. Nuestras clases de preparación para la Confirmación son dos veces al mes los domingos de 4:00-5:30 y se llevan a cabo en la iglesia de Santa Catalina. Preparación para el Sacramento de la Confirmación comienza en el noveno grado. Usted necesitará una copia de su certificado de Bau-tismo y la Primera Comunión. Es importante que su familia son miembros registrados de la parroquia de Santa Catali-na. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta por favor llame a nuestro Director de Educación Religiosa, Gina Stewart en 494-9701 ext. 119.

Año Jubilar de la Misericordia 4 de septiembre de 2016

Vigésimo Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

“Si alguno quiere seguirme y. . . prefiere. . . más a su padre y a su madre, a su esposa y a sus hijos, a sus hermanos, . . . Más aún a sí mismo” (Lucas 14:26). ¿Qué es lo que estamos prefiriendo en este Año Jubilar de la Misericordia? Esta frase de Jesús es una exageración que nos estremece para enfrentar desafíos que cambian la vida. Enfrentando un con-flicto ante quien ser leal, los discípulos deben reordenar sus prioridades, aún sus relaciones, para poner en primer lugar a Jesús y al Evangelio. La segunda lectura presenta un ejemplo de la vida real. Pablo desafía a un rico recién converso al cristianismo, Filemón, a recibir nuevamente a Onésimo no como su esclavo y además fugitivo que era sino como her-mano en Cristo. Además de pedirle que le otorgue la libertad y que deje de tener la posición de esclavo, le pide que lo acepte como un hombre libre y más aún como hermano en Cristo. ¿En este Año Jubilar de la Misericordia a qué esta-mos siendo desafiados por ser discípulos de Jesús? —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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Lecturas y Noticias

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — ¿Quién puede saber los caminos de Dios a menos que Dios le dé sabiduría y le envíe el Es-píritu Santo de lo alto? (Sabiduría 9:13-18b) Salmo — Tú eres, Señor, nuestro refugio (Psalm 90 [89]). Segunda lectura — Pablo pide a Filemón que acepte a su esclavo Onésimo como hermano (Filemón 9-10, 12-17). Evangelio — Para ser discípulo de Jesús uno debe car-gar con su cruz (Lucas 14:25-33).

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Vigésimo Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Día del Trabajo Jueves: La Natividad de la Santísima Virgen María Viernes: San Pedro Claver Sábado: Santa María Virgen

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Sal 5:5-7, 12; Lc 6:6-11, o las lecturas de la Misa “Por la santificación del trabajo” Martes: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Sal 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lc 6:12-19 Miércoles: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Sal 45 (44):11-12, 14-17; Lc 6:20-26 Jueves: Mi 5:1-4a o Rom 8:28-30; Sal 13 (12):6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Viernes: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Sal 84 (83):3-6, 12; Lc 6:39-42 Sábado: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Sal 116 (115):12-13, 17-18; Lc 6:43-49 Domingo: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Lc 15:1-32 [1-10]

BAUTISMOS

Nuestros bautizos de infantiles en español están programados contactando Gina Stewart en la ofici-na parroquial. (949)494-9701 Ext. 119 Los padres deben ser miembros de la parroquia de Santa Catalina y los padres necesitan venir a la oficina de la parroquia para la aplicación Bautismal. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta o necesita información adicional, por favor contáctenos al (949) 494-9701 ext. 119 o también puede contactar Gina Stewart en gina@stcathlagunabeach.org.