Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 6:30 pm

Parish Center Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday By appointment only

Confessions Saturday 8:30 am & 3:30 pm

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 5, 2018

8:00 am 12:10 pm

8:00 am & 5:00 pm 8:00 am,10:00 am & 5:00 pm

12 Noon

Mass Times Monday, Wednesday & Friday Tuesday & Thursday Saturday Sunday Sunday (Spanish)

Latin Mass Sunday 1:30pm

Reflection Corner This Sunday we rejoice because of the great nour-ishment that God gives us daily through Christ, who is the bread of life. Through Christ, we as Christians have undergone what Paul refers to as the spiritual revolution which is contrary to the physical revolution of the Israel-ites in the desert against Moses and God. So our satis-faction is no longer dependent only material things but, mostly on spiritual things and food (that is, the Eucharist) which Christ provides for us on our journey. What we see in the first reading today is a confirmation of the saying that: “A hungry man is an angry man.” Due to hunger for physical food the Israelites revolted against Moses and so, despised God. They quickly forgot all the great things that God has just done for them. How he separated the Red Sea and defeated the Egyptians in order to save them. Due to hunger, they put God to test and doubted His ability to provide for them. God how-ever, proved to be a great provider by feeding them with manna from heaven. In the gospel, Jesus read the mind of the people following him. He performed the miracle of multiplication of bread and fish out of necessity. However, these fol-lowers have become carried away only by the material things and the signs they are going to get from Christ. So, rather than first accepting Christ and the word of God he preached, they have allowed physical hunger to overshadow their spiritual hunger. They were looking for physical bread but failed to recognize Christ – the spiri-tual bread of life present with them. One important lesson our first reading and gospel teach us today is that when we pay too much attention to material things, we might fail to pay attention to the spiritual ones, or might even forget the goodness of God in the past. So, rather than counting our blessings we might end up counting our woes, and blaming God for our misfortunes. Our relationship with God must not be based alone on how much material things he is able to provide for us. Rather, we must be led by the spirit and allow him to renew our minds. When this happens, then we have a better relationship with Him. Unfortunately, often times we repeat what the Israelites did by murmur-

ing against God. “God is good” only when thing are going on well. However, when we are faced with difficulties we forget all his goodness and castigate him. Imagine the Israelites regretting being delivered from Egypt because they were hungry. Imagine them preferring slavery to freedom, simply because they were hungry. What they did was similar to what Esau did when he was hungry, by selling his birth right for a plate of porridge. those physi-cal desires that do not last or prevent us from appreciat-ing God’s goodness to us. That is, those desires that are more physically rather than spiritually oriented. Finally, the gospel teaches us that Christ is the bread from heaven and is present in the Holy Eucharist. So each time we receive him both physically and spiritu-ally, we receive more life and satisfaction. He is the one who feeds and strengthens us on our journey in this world.

-Fr.Njoku

St. Anthony Church 215 Lomita St., El Segundo CA 90245

(310) 322-4392 Fax: (310) 322-0797 www.stanthonyes.com Visit us on Facebook

Safeguarding the Children: Joan Viena (213) 637-7227 Victims Assistance Ministry: Suzanne Healy (213) 637-7650

Archdiocesan Vocation Director: Rev. Stephen Davoren (213) 637-7755

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, August 5th Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1:30 pm Low Latin Mass

Monday, August 6th Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 7:00 pm Bible Study Class – Parish Center

Tuesday, August 7th Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10pm Mid-day Mass 6:30 pm Legion of Mary-Parish Center 7:00 pm Fatima Group - Holy Hour -Chapel

Wednesday, August 8th Parish Office and Adoration Chapel Open 6:00 pm Lectio Divina - Church

Thursday, August 9th Parish Center and Adoration Chapel Open 12:10pm Mid-day Mass 6:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration for Priests - Church 7:00 pm RCIA classes 7:30 pm Grupo Hispano - Church

Friday, August 10th Adoration Chapel Open 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am 40 Hours Adoration & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel

Saturday, August 11th 9:00 am & 3:30 pm Confessions - Church 9:00am English Marian Conference - O’Grady Hall 9:30am Spanish Marian Conference -Church

Pastor: Rev. Robert Victoria (ext. 441)

Deacon: Benjamin Ramos

Director of Religious Education:

Mr. Timothy K. Rodrick, O.P. (ext. 444)

Pastoral Council Chairperson: Ricky Labayen (310) 416-1477

Finance Council Chairperson: David Bohline

Bookstore & Gift Shop Manager: Gemma Flores (ext. 202)

Hall Rental Manager: Kathy Hankawa (310) 365-9127

School: Jill Deranian, Principal (310) 322-4218 (ext. 110)

School Secretary: Naima Elfarissi (ext. 111)

Preschool: Rose Aguayo, Director (424) 277-1702

Business Manager : Abner Espanola (ext. 442)

Secretary: Elizabeth Swenson (ext. 440)

Office Assistants: Mary Baum, Gemma Flores &

Sonia Carbajal (ext. 440)

Maintenance: George Cadena (ext. 440)

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Reminder from the Religious Education Office

The First Holy Communion and Confirmation pictures and Certificates of your children are now available. Please call the Parish Center to arrange pick up.

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Do not work for food that per-ishes but for the food that en-dures for eternal life.

- John 6:27 a

RCIA/Adult Faith Formation

Are you someone or do you know someone who would like to become Catholic? The RCIA is a proc-ess of conversion that provides faith formation, spiritual enrichment and preparation of the sacraments of initia-tion. We meet every other Thursday at 7:00pm in the Parish Center during the summer months. Please give us a call at (310) 322-4392 Ext 444.

Traditional Latin Mass Please join us next Sunday at 1:30pm for the Traditional Latin High Mass, Missa Cantata. Our celebrant will be Fr. Michael Carcerano. Latin to English Mass booklets & readings are provided, as well as Latin to Spanish Mass book-lets. Please be aware that Communion is received on the tongue & modest attire is appreciated. The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother

St. Anthony Church will celebrate a Low Latin Mass on Wednesday, August 15th at 1:30 pm.

Reminder: St. Anthony celebrates a Traditional Latin Mass EVERY Sunday at 1:30pm. All Sundays, except the 2nd Sunday of the month, will be a Low Latin Mass, with Fr. Michael Carcerano as celebrant. We pray that this weekly Tridentine Latin Mass will provide the South Bay Catholic community and beyond, the opportunity to experience the rich heritage of our Catholic faith.

Please Pray

SATURDAY August 4 8:00 am Roberto Perez & Brothers (PI) 5:00pm Dolores Batiste (D) & Bernard Ferguson (D)

SUNDAY August 5 8:00 am Dorothy Lingaitis (D) 10:00 am Alejandro Duran Salazar (D) 12:00pm Vilma Zavala Rivas (D) 1:30pm For all Parishioners 5:00pm George Falk (D) & Javier Bazan (D)

MONDAY August 6 8:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory

TUESDAY August 7 12:10 pm Pilar Cosgayon (D)

WEDNESDAY August 8 8:00 am Danny & Lucy Vuoso (PI)

THURSDAY August 9 12:10pm Jesus Perez (D)

FRIDAY August 10 8:00 am Lorenza Ramirez (D)

SATURDAY August 11 8:00 am Benjamin & Patricia Perez (PI) 5:00pm Shiz Kamiya (D)

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St. Anthony Church Mission Statement: We the St. Anthony community, blessed with diversity in culture and traditions, unite ourselves to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. We commit ourselves to live out the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through prayer, service, and actions.

Zaina Alwan, Soledad Barba, Phillip Berretta, Robert Blackstock, Joyce Bohline, Shirley Caldwell, Teresa Calderon, Eva & Roberto Canales, Valerie Carpio, Teresita Clemente, Mapamor Constantino, Gertrudes Dacquel, Dean Davis, Dylan and Dorothy Doukakis, Betty Dom-schot, Juan Antonio Duran, Cora & Howard Fausto, Graciela Fernandez, Ken Fleming, Liset Garro, Maria Gar-cia, Rose Garcia, Rose Gibilterra, Pauline Grasso, Marie Gutierrez, Joe Guzman, Michael Hawkins, Elena Hernan-dez, Roger Heroux, Meryl Kari, Margaret Kriens, JoAnn Krisky, Stanley, Michalina, Cveslaw, & Cadislaw Kubek, Anna Lade, Harry Langdon, Alice Lipinski, Celine Luper, Majella McIntyre, Susan McGarry, Michelle McManus, Eduardo Mendoza, Grace Mercado, Margaret Moran, Kate Nugent, Josefina Rigalva, Joe Rosenbury, Maria Martha Salazar, Maria Serrano, John Snyder, Val Schnabl, Anne Schuman, Maralyn Swenson, Keith Storm, Jeanne Tho-mas, Jerry Tomic, Ester Troxel, Aurelia Valdez, Eva Lily Valdez, Elena Victoria, Elizabeth Webster, Christopher Wheeler, Pennye Wilder, Christie Wood, Nik Woods.

40 Hours Devotion to Pray for Vocations Join us again for our annual 40 Hour Devotion to Pray for Priestly Vocations. We will begin this Friday, Au-gust 10th at 9:00 am in the Parish Center Eucharistic Chapel and run continuously until Sunday, August 12th.

4th Marian Conference - Saturday, August 11th 2018

Save the date for our 4th Annual Marian Conference scheduled for Saturday, August 11th in the Parish Hall. Please plan on joining us for a day of prayer, confer-ences, Mass and fellowship.

Schedule of the Event: 8:30am Registration in Person & Continental Break-fast 9:00 am Fr. Stan Fortuna: Mother Mary - The Mother of Jesus: A New kind of Motherhood based on old school principles 10:00am Fr. Alexei Smith: Mary and Islam 11:00am Mr. Jesse Romero: Mary, Virgin Most Pow-erful 12:00am Mass at the Church 1:00pm Lunch 2:00pm Fr. Wolfgang Seitz, ORC: The Revelation of the Immaculate Heart of Fatima 3:00pm Fr. Jude Nirmal Doss: Mary, The ark of the New Covenant 4:00pm Mr. Jesse Romero: How to live in the State of Grace Registration is $30.00 per person including lunch. Please call the Parish center to reserve your seat or you may register at the Parish Center or gift shop dur-ing business hours. Don’t miss this great opportunity to grow spiritually and learn more about our Blessed Mother. For more information call (310) 322-4392 x440

Parish Mission Monday, August 13th thru Wednesday, August 15th

Please join Fr. Wolgang Seitz from the Order of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross who will celebrate Masses fol-lowed by a talk about the awareness of the powerful presence and help of the Holy Angels in our spiritual lives.

Monday Aug. 13th Mass 8am & Talk 8:30am Mass 6:30pm & Talk 7:00pm

Tuesday, Aug. 14th Mass 12:10pm & Talk 12:40pm Mass 6:30pm & Talk 7:15pm

Wednesday, Aug. 15th Mass 8am & Talk 8:45am Assumption Day of Our Lady Mass 6:30pm & Talk 7:30pm

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News from the Office of Respect Life

Pregnancy Help Center “In a time when I was scared and confused, you made me feel cared about. I don’t know what I would have done without you. This child is such a blessing.”

Pregnancy Help Center (310) 787-4357 - 24-hour help line

Ongoing CASE Collection

St. Anthony Church continues its ongoing CASE (Community Alliance to Support and Empower) Drive for all those families in need

in our community. Some families receive a small monetary aid to help with utilities bills. CASE’s hope is to keep these families in their home and not become homeless. Items needed in their food pantry include: canned meat foods (chicken and tuna), canned soups, spaghetti sauce, pasta, canned fruits, cookies, crackers, fruit juices, toilet paper, shampoo, toothpaste, soap, tissues/Kleenex, and cleaning supplies, dish soaps, laundry detergent, Comet, Lysol, etc....Bins for your donated items can be found at the entrance of the Church.

News from St. Anthony School:

Registration Enrollment for the school year 2018-19 is open for Grades K-thru 8th . If you are looking for a small class size, a strong aca-demic training in a safe school environment while your children are being formed in the Catholic faith, then St. Anthony School is right for you. Enroll now so that your child’s seat can be reserved. We offer financial assis-tance as well as very affordable after school day care. Please come to our school, and register your child at St. Anthony School, 233 Lomita Street, El Segundo, CA 90245,–saselsegundo.org or call 310-322-4218 to schedule a tour.

Sponsorship of St. Anthony Students

If you wish to sponsor one or more students of St. An-thony School, please contact Fr. Robert at 310-322-4392 Extension 411. Your generous gift and assistance to the future of our beloved children whose families are in need of your help are timeless treasure and would truly be rewarded by God now and in eternity. God bless you.

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Did you Know? Gender divides in childhood can per-petuate abusive behaviors Parents of young children have likely heard the phrase “boys will be boys” many times — usually to excuse so-called “typical boy” behaviors. But this rationalization can extend danger-ously through adulthood, to excuse sexual assault and harassment. The messages received by young chil-dren have lasting effects. Boys hear that they need to hide their emotions, so if they are abused, they’re less likely to come forward. Girls hear that boys can be rough or rude, and learn to tolerate rather than push back. Eliminating this gender divide early may help combat sexual abuse and assault. For more informa-tion, please contact Brenda Melendez at 213-637-7508

Pilgrimage and Retreat to the Holy Land November 23 - December 2, 2018

Fr. Robert Victoria - Chaplain

Join Fr. Robert on a spiritual journey to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee, Jericho, Tiberias, Judea and Netanya. We will travel through Holy Land as the Bible comes alive while we walk the homeland of Jesus. We will visit Caesarea, the capital of the ancient Rome where St. Peter preached, we will drive to Cana in Galilee, where couples renew their marriage vows; we will visit Nazareth for Mass at the An-nunciation Church; we will enjoy a scenic boat ride across the See of Galilee. We will visit Mt. of Olives for a spec-tacular view of Jerusalem; we will visit the Chapel of As-cension where Jesus ascended into Heaven. We will visit the Garden of Gethsemane and Carmel. Highlight of all: Mass at the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus, Our Lord rose from the dead. For a brochure and registration form, please call the Parish center or talk to Fr. Robert. Come and see the “Fifth Gospel”, which is the Holy Land and experi-ence Jesus speaks to you personally. Sign up now to re-serve your seats in the plane.

News from the Religious Education Office

Our Religious Education Program is open to all students in Preschool - 8th Grade. Our classes are every Sunday from 8:30am- 9:45am beginning in September. Registra-tion forms are available in the back of the church and in the Parish Offices. Registration is $85.00 per year until August 31st.

Teen Confirmation Our Confirmation Program is a two year program that assists in the development of teenagers into mature, responsible, Catholic adults, ready to live their faith in the world. Candidates need to be registered and have attended Religious Education classes within the last year, pass a Catholic Faith assessment or take a Basic Faith Workshop. Please visit our webpage and register at: stanthonyesconfirmation.shutterfly.com

or call the Parish Center for more information at (310) 322-4392 Ext 440. You will need to have ready a copy of your Baptism and Holy Communion certificate and be registered in 9th Grade.

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Mensaje para Reflexionar La Parroquia de San Antonio Nuestra Misión:

Nosotros, la comunidad de San Antonio, bendecidos con diversidad en cultura y tradiciones, nos unimos a la presencia real de Jesús en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Nos comprometemos a vivir y enseñar la palabra de nuestro señor Jesucristo por medio de nuestra oración, servicio y acciones.

Protegiendo a los Niños Sabia usted? La división de género en la Niñez puede perpetuar comportamientos abusivos Los padres de niños pequeños suelen repetir la frase de que “los varones son varones” para justificar ciertas conductas masculinas. Pero este entendimiento podría ser un modelo peligroso para la etapa adulta, ya que esos argumentos podrían justificar el abuso sexual y la violación. Recuerden que los mensajes que les transmitimos a los hijos tienen un efecto duradero. Además, cuando los niños aprenden que los “varones” no deben mostrar sus emociones, esto podría ser peligroso en caso de un abuso sexual, ya que ellos no querrían contar lo sucedido. Y cuando las niñas escuchan que los varones tienen que ser duros y poco corteses, ellas también aprenden que ellos deben ser tolerados en vez de rechazados. Eliminando la diferen-ciación de género en la crianza de los hijos/hijas podría ayudar a combatir el abuso sexual y las violaciones.

En el Evangelio, Jesús lee la mente de la gente que lo sigue. Realizó el milagro de la multiplicación de los panes y peces por necesidad. Sin embargo, estos segui-dores se han llevado sólo por las cosas materiales y no por los signos que van a obtener de Cristo. Así, en lugar de aceptar a Cristo primero y la palabra de Dios que pre-dicaba, han permitido el hambre física para eclipsar su hambre espiritual. Fueron en busca de pan físico pero fallaron en reconocer a Cristo – el pan espiritual de la vida presente con ellos. Una lección importante que nuestra el Evangelio es, que cuando prestamos demasiada atención a las cosas materiales, podemos dejar de prestar atención a lo espiritual, o incluso podríamos olvidar la bondad de Dios en el pasado. Así, en lugar de contar nuestras ben-diciones podríamos terminar contando nuestros males y culpar a Dios por nuestras desgracias. Nuestra relación con Dios debe basarse no solo en cuanto a las cosas materiales que es capaz de proveer para nosotros. Más bien, debemos ser conducidos por el espíritu y permitirle renovar nuestras mentes. Cuando esto sucede, enton-ces tenemos una mejor relación con Él. Por desgracia, muchas veces repetimos lo que hicieron los israelitas por murmurar contra Dios. “Dios es bueno” sólo cuando las cosas van bien. Sin embargo, cuando nos enfrenta-mos a dificultades olvidamos toda su bondad y lo casti-gamos. Imaginen a los Israelitas arrepintiéndose de ser enviados a Egipto porque tenían hambre. Imaginen a ellos prefiriendo la esclavitud a la libertad, simplemente porque tenían hambre. Lo que hicieron fue similar a lo que hizo Esaú cuando tenía hambre, al vender su dere-cho de nacimiento por un plato de avena. Por esta razón Pablo nos aconsejó que los deseos ilusorios son deseos físicos que no duran, o nos impi-den apreciar la bondad de Dios para nosotros. Es decir, aquellos deseos que son más físicamente que orienta-dos a lo espiritual. Finalmente, el Evangelio nos enseña que Cristo es el pan del cielo, y está presente en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Así que cada vez que lo recibimos tanto física como es-piritualmente, recibimos más de vida y satisfacción. Él es el que nos alimenta y nos fortalece en nuestro camino en este mundo. !La paz sea siempre con ustedes!

-Fr. Njoku

Cuarta Conferencia Mariana Sábado, 11 de Agosto 2018

Acompáñenos a nuestra Cuarta Conferencia Mariana que se llevara acabo el Sábado, 11 de Agosto en la Iglesia. Será un día de crecimiento espiritual, conferen-cia dada por personajes conocidos, Misa y compañeris-mo.

Horario de Eventos: 8:00am –9:00am Registración en persona y desayu-no Continental en el Salón O’Grady 9:30am-10:30am Mr. Jesse Romero: El poder de la Meditación del Santo Rosario 10:30am-11:00am Descanso 11:00am-12:00pm Padre Angel De La Parte: Maria seguidora de Jesús hasta el Final; Creyente, Discípula y Madre Espiritual. 12:00pm Santa Misa 1:00pm-2:00pm Almuerzo en el Salón O’Grady 2:00pm-3:00pm Padre Angel de la Parte: Maria, Icono de la Misericordia de Dios 3:00pm-4:00pm Jesse Romero: Como vivir en Es-tado de Gracia El costo de la Conferencia es $30.00 por persona. Co-muníquese con el Centro Parroquial para separar su sitio. Boletos para la conferencia se podrán comprar en la tienda o el centro parroquial

Fourth Annual Marian Conference at St. Anthony Church, El Segundo

“Mother Mary – The Mother of Jesus: A New Kind of Motherhood Based on Old School Principles”

Fr. Stan Fortuna, C.F.R. is an internationally-renowned Roman Catholic priest known for his inspira-tional talks and music. He is one of the founding members of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

“Mary and Islam” Fr. Alexei Smith is the Pastor of St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church and director of L.A. Archdi-ocesan Ecumenical Affairs.

“The Revelation of the Immaculate Heart at Fatima”

Fr. Wolfgang Seitz, ORC, is originally from Germany. He is a member of the Order of Can-ons Regular of the Holy Cross, an international Order which has its Mother House in Aus-tria. He has been giving retreats and confer-ences throughout the United States.

“Mary, Virgin Most Powerful” ; “How to Live in the State of Grace”;

“El Poder de la Meditacion del Rosario”; “Como Vivir en Estado de Gracia”

JESSE ROMERO is a full-time bilingual Catholic Lay Evangelist, who is nationally acclaimed for his dynamic, upbeat Christ centered preaching. His preaching apostolate is "On Fire Evangelization".

A whole day of prayer, contemplation, inspirational talks from great speakers and a Mass in honor of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother

Saturday, August 11, 2018 8:30 am - 5:00 pm O’ Grady Hall - 220 Sierra Avenue, El Segundo

Registration: $30.00 includes lunch. Tickets are available at the parish center, gift shop, and in front of the church every Sunday after Masses

“Maria, Seguidora de Jesus “Hasta el Final”; Creyente, Discipula y Madre Espiritual”; “Maria, Icono de la Miseri-cordia de Dios” Padre Angel de la Parte, CMF is a Claretian Priest and is the economus of the Claretian House in Madrid, Spain.

“Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant” Fr. Jude Nirmal Doss is a priest of the Diocese of Salem, Tamilnadu, India. He is a professor in St. Peter’s Pontifi-cal Seminary, Bangalore, India.