LENTEN REFLECTION at Maria Regina Church

When: March 22, 2017 Time: 7:00pm Where: Maria Regina Church

All are invited!

First Sunday of Lent: March 5, 2017 "The Lord, your God, shall you worship

and him alone shall you serve." -- Matthew 4:10

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

Collect Prayer Grant, almighty God, through the yearly observances of holy Lent, that we may grow in understanding of the riches hidden in Christ and by worthy conduct pursue their effects. 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

Mass Schedule English: Monday through Saturday, 7:00am Saturday, 5:30pm • Sunday, 8:00am & 10:00am Adoration: 1st Friday each month, 7:00-9:00pm. Spanish: Domingo (Sunday), 12 noon/Medio Dia Viernes Oracion— Crecimiento en la Fé, 6:30pm Hora Santa: Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30pm. Vietnamese: Saturday, 7:00pm Thursday, 6:30pm Prayer Group, after morning Mass on Saturday

Confessions: Saturday 4:00pm or anytime by appointment. Baptism, Marriage, Quinceañera: Please call the office. Sick Calls: Please call the office.

Stations of the Cross Via-Crucis Đàng Thánh Giá Fridays in Lent Los Martes de Cuaresma 6:30 PM Thứ năm 7:00 PM in the Church

Pope Francis' Message for Lent 2017 Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in His word, in the sacraments, and in our neighbor. The Lord, who overcame the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty days in the desert, shows us the path we must take. May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so we may rediscover the gift of God’s word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers and sisters in need. Pope Francis encourages us to pray for one another so that, by sharing in the victory of Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and poor. Then we will be able to experience and fully share the joy of Easter.

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.

Thank you for your support! Sunday Collection, February 25-26 2017…....…………….$7,408

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

First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017

Daily Bible Readings Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 4 7:00am Sr. Ann Mai Phan (Birthday) 5:30pm Marina Capulong † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn † Sunday, March 5 8:00am Madeleine Hebert † 10:00am Emiliano Benitos † 12:00 Noon Miguel Gutierrez † Monday, March 6 7:00am Gonzalo De Guzman † Tuesday, March 7 7:00am Sr. Kim-Cong Nguyen (Birthday) Wednesday, March 8 7:00am Fr. Nugent † Thursday, March 9 7:00am Sr. Mary Le (Birthday) 6:30pm Sr. Maria Them Tran † Friday, March 10 7:00am Vocations Saturday, March 11 7:00am Ruben Garcia (Birthday) 5:30pm Norma Pfingsthorne † 7:00pm Các Linh Hồn †

Abstinence

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2017 Maria Regina Parish

Parish Goal: $34,600.00

Amount Pledged: $22,151.00 (64.02%)

Amount Paid: $13,808.00 (39.91%) (information as of March 1, 2017)

Our Annual Appeal Committee thanks all of those who have responded by mail, online, and during our in-pew solicitation earlier last month to help us reach our $34,600.00 goal.

So far, 213 families signed pledges to help our church meet the goal of $34,600.00.

Would you consider, faithfully, a pledge of $75 dollars per family to help Maria Regina Church meet its goal of $34,600?

If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete and mail it back or bring it to Mass next weekend. Together in Mission envelopes are also at the church doorways.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration, generous response, and continuing to help us meet our goal through your financial support.

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico with Archbishop Gomez Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, invites you to join him this July for a very special pilgrimage to Mexico and Our Lady of Guadalupe. You’ll be staying in a superior first-class hotel in Mexico City and visit the mysterious Teotihuacan Pyramids (the cradle of ancient civilization!) built in 300BC, and you will have plenty of time see the exquisite murals of the famous Mexican painter, Diego Rivera, along with other amazing historic sites. Pilgrimage dates: July 7 through July 11, 2017. Download a free brochure and registration form at: www.GoCatholicTravel.com/Gomez. Space is very limited! You may also call or email Mrs. Judy Brooks at (213) 637-7636 or jbrooks@la-archdiocese.org.

God doesn't want our deeds; God wants the love that prompts them. -- St. Teresa of Ávila

BE a PRIEST

For many are called, but few are chosen. Is Jesus Christ calling you

to become a Catholic Priest?

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MARIA REGINA CHURCH

Church Ministries / Ministerios de la Parroquia

Pastoral Council: Fred Purifoy (310) 323‐8396 Finance Commi ee: Eddie Rodriguez (310) 384‐6350 Development Commi ee: Julio Pérez VIRTUS Commi ee: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 323‐0030

Liturgy Coordinator: Dolly Pascual (310) 679‐6350 Choir Coordinator: Jül Marie Hermosísima (310) 721‐9214

Ushers: Team Sacristy: Assigned Sacristan Altar Servers: Martha Cra Eucharis c Ministers: Dolly Pascual (310) 679‐6350 Lectors: Danita Malle Communion to the Sick: Lorna Arceo (310) 345‐4637

Altar Decora on: Fr. Sang & Commi ee

Quinceañera: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323‐0030

Weddings ‐ Funerals: Manuela Castañeda (310) 323‐0030 Julio Pérez

Religious Educa on: Saturday Mornings Maria Nuñez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Tráng Đặng (Vietnamese)

Youth Confirma on: Monday Nights (6:30pm ‐ 8:30pm) David Sevilla (310) 323‐0030

Adora on: 1st Friday each month, 7:00‐9:00pm

Grupo de Oracion: Crecimiento en la Fé (310) 323‐0030 Viernes 7:00pm Salon Parroqioal Leopoldo Guzman y Julio Pérez

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

First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017

MARIA REGINA CHURCH — GARDENA

LENTEN PRESENTATION 2017

Dive-In: University Series South -

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Grace Through Faith

2 Dive-In Courses at Maria Regina Church! Wednesday, March 8, 7:30PM — 9:00PM Msgr. David Sork: Full, Conscious, Active Participation

Thursday, March 9, 7:30PM — 9:00PM Rosario Rodriguez: Finding Forgiveness in the Midst of Tragedy

All events are 7:30PM — 9:00PM.

Each course is $5.

Series Pass available for $25.

Each paid participant may bring a friend for FREE.

For more information, including course descrip-tions, location addresses/directions, speaker bios and program updates, please visit www.diveinuss.org.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift.

-- Pope Francis, Lent 2017

LENT Let us pray:

“Pour out a spirit of compunction, O God,

on those who bow before your majesty,

and by your mercy may they merit the rewards

you promise to those who do penance.” (Prayer over the people on Ash Wednesday)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Lent is a privileged time of interior pilgrimage towards Him who is the fount of mercy.

“The annual observance of Lent is the special season for the ascent to the holy mountain of Easter. Catechumens are led to the sacraments of initiation by means of the rite of election, the scrutinies, and catechesis. The faithful, listening more intently to the word of God and devoting themselves to prayer, are prepared through a spirit of repentance to renew their baptismal promises” (Ceremony of Bishops, 249).

Let us enter the penitential spirit of Lent. Let us embrace the difficulties, even crisis and “make sacred” all that surrounds us. God is present to us in the midst of helplessness and weakness. Jesus walks with us as a family and as a community: “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Mt. 18:20).

We are called to help one another to find God in the merciful face of Christ through:

Fasting and Almsgiving, together in Prayer:

The law of fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday applies to all persons ages 18 to 59.

All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Abstinence from eating meat is to be ob-served on all Fridays during Lent. This applies to all persons ages 14 and older.

The Stations of the Cross will take place on all Fridays during Lent at 7:00pm.

May this Lenten season find the whole Church ready to bear witness to all those who live in material, moral, and spiritual destitution the Gospel message of the merciful love of God, our Father, who is ready to embrace everyone in Christ.

“We adore you, O Christ, and we praise You.

Because, by Your Holy Cross, You have redeemed the world.”

May Mary, our Holy Mother, woman of faith and sorrows,

lead us to her Son. May our faith make us loyal and faithful to Him.

Fr. Sang Tran, Pastor

First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017

M R C S

Dear Prospective Parent,

Welcome to Maria Regina School! We are delighted that you are considering our school for the education of your child(ren). This is the most important decisions that a parent can make. MRS offers a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment that is rooted in the traditions of the Catholic faith. MRS is committed to educating the whole child, while recognizing that parents/guardians are the child's first and most consistent educator. We will collaborate with you to help your children grow into an adult with a deep reverence for God's creation. MRS continues to achieve high standards of excellence through academics, innovation and a commitment to building character. As a school community we will develop your child’s gifts, talents, and provide skills necessary to meet the challenges in life that are inevitable. The staff aims to build the character, competence and courage in our students to enable them to change the world. Maria Regina’s stakeholders believe that possibilities are endless in a rigorous learning environment that is responsive, caring and fosters the highest degree of respect among students, teachers, and parents. I thank you for seeking an interest in Maria Regina School and hope to see you as one of our MRS family members. If you have any questions /concerns, please feel free to contact us at (310) 327-9133. We look forward to meeting with you soon.

Blessings, Mrs. Lino, Principal

March 18, 2017 Tes ng (TK‐2nd) @ 9:00am Please call to schedule an appointment March 25, 2017 Tes ng (3rd ‐8th) @ 9:00am Please call to schedule an appointment April 4‐6, 2017 Interview and tes ng results TBA

Thank you once again for considering Maria Regina School.

13510 SOUTH VAN NESS AVE., GARDENA, CA 90249 · TELEPHONE (310) 327‐9133 · FAX (310) 327‐2636 WEBSITE: WWW.MREGINA.ORG · EMAIL: INFO@MREGINA.ORG

First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017