Parish Office/Mailing: 926 S. Detroit Street, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Rectory: 922 S. Detroit Street, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Telephone (323) 930-5976 Fax (323) 297-7677 Email: parish@cathedralchapel.org Website: www.cathedralchapel.org

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

CONTACT US:

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM, 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekday: 9:00 AM (Monday-Friday) Wednesday:

Holy Day: 9:00 AM, 6:30 PM; Vigil: 6:30 PM 

SACRAMENTS Confession: *1:00 - 1:30 PM, Sunday Baptism: Fourth Sunday of the month Matrimony: Six months’ notice required in advanced for marriage preparation Appointments available for private Baptism, Funeral, Quinceañera. Please call to schedule your event. *(Confession schedule is subject to change without notice. Thank you.) 

First Communion: 3:45 PM Wednesday Confirmation: 11:15 AM Sunday RCIA: 7:00 PM Monday 

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

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Our Mission

United in Christ through Bap sm, our parish is a Catholic community of diverse cultures  and experiences. Through educa on and worship, we share the word and celebrate the Sacraments. We welcome and embrace all to join us in the praise & service of God. 

NOVEMBER 17, 2013 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time  

NEW!

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DEAR PARISH SCHOOL CHOIRS, MUSICIANS,

GUESTS, CONCERT COMMITTEES VOLUNTEERS, PARISHIONERS FAMILIES, SCHOOL FAMILIES, FRIENDS,

ADVERTISERS HEALING CIRCLE DONORS...

FOR ALL THE LOVE, DEDICATION SUPPORT!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Cathedral Chapel Parish Responds to Typhoon Haiyan: We offer our prayers at all the Masses this weekend for the

Healing & Recovery of the people in the Philippines. Taken up at all the Masses this weekend, is a special second

collection which will be sent to Catholic Relief Services to help the victims affected by the super typhoon Haiyan.

Thank you for generous prayers and support.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Bible Sunday 8:00 †Joseph Nguyen 10:00 Birthday Intentions Gary Herman; 7th Gr School Mass 11:15 Confirmation Classes 12:00p For All Our Parishioners 1:00p NO Confession*

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18: Dedication of the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 9:00 †Salvador Dimson

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 9:00 †Sheila Agapito 6:30p PLC Meeting

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 9:00 †John & Mary Tran; †Fr. Schwehr; †Fr. Walker; Health of Davor I; Birthday Intentions of Estela Martinez 3:45p First Communion Classes 6:30p OLP Novena

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 †John & Marie Tran

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22: St. Cecilia 9:00 †Richard Prado

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23: Sts. Clement I, Columban, Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro; Mass of our Lady 8:30 †Joseph Nguyen 5:00p †Dennis Sheehan

edits. 

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17‐23, 2013 SAINTS, SPECIAL OBSERVANCES,

MASS INTENTIONS AND PARISH EVENTS

PARISH ADMINISTRATION

Rev. Truc Q. Nguyen, Pastor frtruc@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 224 Nancy G-Sheehan, Parish Business Manager nancy@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 223 Mayela Albarran, Office Assistant mayela@cathedralchapel.org, ext. 235 Lis Brady, Office Support liseth@cathedralchapel.org, ext 221 Sister Anna Tom, SDSH, Rel. Ed. Director religioused@cathedralchapel, ext. 234 In Residence: Most Reverend Bishop Edward Wm. Clark (928 S. Detroit)

Elementary School Cathedral Chapel School, Grades K-8th Tina Kipp, Principal 755 S. Cochran Ave., L.A. CA 90036 T: (323) 938-9976; F: (323) 938-9930 www.cathedralchapelschool.org

A MESSAGE FROM FR. TRUC 

Typhoon Haiyan - Deaths & Displacements of Homes

Survival & Rescue Aid - Throughout the 4 Weeks of Advent

Holy Land Pilgrimage

Dear Parishioners and Friends:

During the last seven days, as the world goes about its own business and we go about our own daily responsibilities, over 11 million people in Tacloban, Cebu, and surrounding islands in the Philippine are suffering dearly both with deaths and displacements of homes. Our hearts and prayers go our to all those who are affected.

Second Collection for the 4 Weeks of Advent—

Typhoon Haiyan Survival & Rescue Aid

In our Pastoral Liturgy Council last Tuesday, we have as a parish agreed that during the four weeks of Advent 2013 there will be a second collection for the survival and rescue effort caused by the typhoon.

Through the instructions of the USCCB and of our Archdiocese, all donation received will be sent directly to Catholic Relief Services. Check should be made payable to Catholic Relief Services with special notation on the memo line: “Typhoon Haiyan Recovery 2013.”

Dolly Tildago & Connie Lamdagan, members of our PLC, volunteered to oversee this effort and to coordinate all future aids concerning this tragedy. If you have any questions, you may contact them directly or our parish office.

Right, Ruined/Rotten, and Resurrected Relationship

Last Sunday, my homily focused on the three stages of relationship:

(a) Right Relationship, (b) Ruined or Rotten Relationship, and (c) Resurrected Relationship.

Right Relationship: As we enter a new friendship or a new courtship, we begin a relationship that seems right; everything seems to go right, perfectly and smooth; everyone is mutually happy.

Ruined or Rotten Relationship: Through the years, the relationship will change some for the better and other for the worse. The differences or conflicts

could lead to a ruined relationship or on a verge of a breakup.

When the conflicts last for a long period of time or the suffering and abuse continue, one could feel as if this is a rotten relationship; nothing seems to change through the years; life seems to stuck in one place; there is no place to escape or the way out seems hopeless.

Run or Rescue Behavior in a Ruined or Rotten Relationship: In dealing with these complexities and challenges of a ruined or rotten relationship, a person could run away from the problems; the conflicts could be too much to deal and there are no good options for a resolution. On the other hand, there is a natural instinctual behavior that we want to rescue the problems or the person; this rescuing behavior may bring about great results or may lead to a discouraging outcome;

Resurrected Relationship: As Christians, our call is to move to the next stage from a ruined or rotten relationship to a resurrected relationship. In a resurrected thinking, we are call to imitate Christ’s suffering, dying, rising from the cross. We need to move beyond the rescuing or the running away mode, but to courageously and prudently ask for prayer and support. In faith we are all resurrected people.

Wish Upon A Star - Touch & Heal This World 2013 Concert

Last Saturday was our parish fundraising event concert; on behalf of our parishioners, I am truly grateful for the performers, instrumentalists, organizing committees, parish & school staff for all their hard work and sacrifices. All of us have come together and made the event successful and delightful.

Holy Land Trip for the Year of Faith - 16 Parishioners

As you read my weekend message, I am already on my way to the Holy Land with 12 parishioners from our parish and 4 others from neighboring parishes. Please keep us in your prayers for safety and spiritual enrichment. I too will pray for all of you and for the families and victims in the Philippines.

Be informed in your faith! Be interested in your activities! Be involved in your church and community.

WORSHIP, LITURGY & FAITH

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NOT WATCHING FOR THE SECOND COMING As we near the end of the Church year, the scriptures become more urgent. Both the prophet Malachi and Jesus in the Gospel according to Luke offer graphic pictures of a terrible future. But we are missing the message if we use these passages to speculate about when the world will end. The troubles predicted have already occurred, and then some. In the last century alone we have seen devastation beyond anything the ancient prophets could have imagined.

We weren't given these passages to strike fear in our hearts, but faith. The sun of justice will rise, Malachi assures us, for those who are faithful. And Jesus promises, "By your perseverance you will secure your lives." But it is Paul who brings the message down to earth. The Thessalonians were so sure that the end of the world was upon them, some of them had stopped working! Paul states his case clearly: "If anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat." We are not called to worry about how things will end, but to live today faithfully.

Treasures from Our Tradition We are faced with strong and disturbing readings today that hold a certain fascination, since they seem at first glance to be blueprints for future inevitable wars and hardship. A fundamentalist interpretation focuses on this aspect. Yet we hear them at our Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, which infuses them with hope and optimism. Rather than

dreading the future, today's liturgy assures us that God is with us in all of life's inevitable trials, and that we have a role in shaping the outcome of human history.

Occasionally, some Christians have attempted to decode these readings for an exact measure of the world's end, but they have thus

far been disappointed.

"Nothing lasts forever" is a lyric from a Broadway show. Stars fall from the sky, leaves wither and fall, mountains wash into the sea, human projects and governments totter and collapse with great regularity. Today's liturgy opposes this idea as incomplete, reminding us that Christ has made a permanent change in human history, and that life in him is life forever. Rather than inviting us to throw in the towel, today's liturgy strengthens us for acts of goodness and grace in our families, communities, and world. JS Paluch Co.

The Lord said:

I think thoughts of peace and not affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you,

and I will lead back your captives from

every place. (Entrance Antiphon, 33rd Sunday in

Ordinary Time, Breaking Bread)

Prayer for the

Philippines

God, who quiets great winds and s lls rough seas,

We ask your protec on for the people of the Philippines.

Comfort them in their fear.

Stay close to them in their danger.

And we ask the intercession of Your Blessed Mother

That together with her and with all your holy saints

We may stand in solidarity with our Filipino brothers and sisters

through their darkest hour

through their longest night.

Give us the courage to remain steadfast

To reach out to them in their need

To comfort them in their sorrow

To hold them as closely as You hold them

To see them through to morning.

Amen. © CRS www.crs.org

Congratulations to the newly Baptized in our parish

Adela Bethany Ibarrola Craft

Jayden Ruben Ayala Lomeli

COLLECTIONS FROM NOVEMBER 9‐10, 2013 Weekly Offering: $4,338.64 | Building Fund: $ 475 

We are grateful for your continued support of our parish. May God bless You all!

CALENDAR PARISH next 2-weeks

PARISH & SCHOOL LIFE: MINISTRY, EVENTS & REMINDERS

NOV. 30

ADVENT DECORATION/ CLEANING, 9:30AM

NOVEMBER 28, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving Day Mass,  10:00am.  (Office is closed Nov. 28‐29) 

NOV. 24

Christ the King; Archdio‐cese’s Catholic  Campaign  for Human Development 2nd Collec on 

HELPING THE VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN IN THE PHILIPPINES Urgent Message From Rev. Msgr. Joseph Brennan, Moderator of the Curia/Vicar General, Archdiocese of Los Angeles Typhoon Haiyan has struck the very heart of the Philippines. The death and destruction are indescribable. Once again our hearts have been touched just as surely as they were in the aftermath of the earthquake which so recently struck essentially the same region. The Archdiocese is recommending to our parishes a call to action sponsored by the UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. It is an invitation to take up a second collection for the victims of the typhoon within the next two weeks. Please use the attached transmittal form and forward your check to the Office of Life, Justice and Peace here at the Archdiocese if you choose to conduct such a collection.

A second option - also recommended by the Archdiocese and the National Conference - would be to support efforts being undertaken by CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES. In that case you could do the following:

Donate directly to CRS with a Credit Card by calling 1-877-435-7277 or by accessing their website at ‘Catholic Relief Services’ where you will quickly and easily be directed to the process for helping the victims of the typhoon.

Take up a special collection in your parish and send a check for the entire amount – with ‘Typhoon Haiyan Recovery 2013’ in the memo portion of the check – directly to: Catholic Relief Services, P. O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303

Whatever you may choose to do, a million thanks for your help. Keep up your good prayer for these people and God bless you, always and all ways!

HELP FROM OUR PARISH

Cathedral Chapel would like to let you know the simple ways in which you could help with our relief efforts:

Give a donation to our special second collection this weekend, and all the weekends of Advent.

Food/Clothing/Needs Drive: In this season of giving thanks, we would like to inform you that in place of our monthly SVON, we will be sending all collected food, clothing and other needs to the victims of typhoon

Haiyan. Example of items that could be donated are: canned & other non-perishable food items; water; shoes, slippers and some clothing; blankets; toiletries, wet-wipes, disinfectants. You can drop your donations to the church or the parish office. Thank you for your charity and prayers. God bless.

From the Parish Office 2013 TOGETHER IN MISSION

Report as of November 13, 2013 Parish Goal: $28,412.20 Amount Pledged: $24,371.70 Amount Paid: $22,820.70 0 Difference (over/under) Goal vs. Amount Paid: $5,591.50

Thank you for your continued participation to this year’s TIM campaign.

A PARISH THAT WORKS...

Imagine the moment, with a choir singing the entrance song in the background, a parishioner enters the door of the church, where she hopes her faith to be renewed. She noticed the clean church, with all the things in place, and the church beautifully decorated. The pastor smiles and shakes her hand, saying “Hello and welcome.” The celebration of the Mass begins. The priest, ministers, choir, altar servers seem to all have rehearsed the whole celebration. The Mass ended and she was greeted with a smile and a copy of the bulletin before leaving the church. She marveled at how the Mass went so smoothly and felt thankful.

For any parish that works, it takes many people to produce this experience daily, and at each Sunday Mass. The pastor together with lay staff and volunteers, put in a lot of effort: planning, meeting, training, organizing, facilitating to bring these components together to produce a spiritual Mass celebration, or a successful parish or school event. However subtle the impact of management may seem for a given experience, they create lasting impressions. Everyone’s behavior then, makes a great impact on how someone feels about a church or a school or any organization for that matter.

In the coming issues of this bulletin, we will post articles or “did you know” tidbits about how a parish works. You may also send in questions or any suggestions of how we can better serve you, our dear parishioners by filling out our online form on our website at ww.cathedralchapel.org/ about_our_parish/contact_us. Thank you for your continued support of our church. God bless you.

Inspirations to live by….. It's easy to give up, but no ma er what the outcome is, if you do your best, you are always the winner.

Lord, may I truly realize that it is the way I par cipate in life that counts for me.

© eprayer.com

Safeguard the Children Winter months are the peak me for sudden infant death

The  number  of  infants  who  die  from Sudden  Infant  Death  Syndrome  (SIDS) increases  in  the  cold  winter  months, according  to  the  Na onal  Ins tute  of Child  Health  and  Human  Development (NICHD).  During  these  colder  months parents  o en  place  extra  blankets  or clothes  on  infants,  hoping  to  provide them  with  more  warmth.  The  extra materials may  actually  increase  infants’ risk  for  SIDS  or  other  unsafe  sleep prac ces.  Never  let  your  baby  get overheated.  Dress  your  baby  in  light sleep  clothing  and  keep  the  room  at  a temperature that is comfortable for you. Do not bed‐share. Place babies on  their backs  to  sleep  safely.  To  learn  more about  SIDS/Safe  Infant  Sleep  Prac ces, please  visit:                              h p://publichealth.lacounty.gov/mch/sids/sids.htm.

YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISINGS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO MAKE THE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR PARISH! THANK YOU.

Adult Dinner Ticket $100 per person Child Dinner Ticket $45 (12 years & under) Cocktails 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30 PM Music & Dancing ‘till 12:00 PM

Attire Formal Holiday Best Hosted Parking Cash Bar

Menu: Lobster Bisque Soup, Surf & Turf (Filet Mignon & White Fish), Scallop Potatoes, Vegetables, Chocolate Cake with Fresh Raspberry and Raspberry Sauce, Coffee or Tea.

*Filet Mignon only or Fish only, Vegetarian & Child’s meal available upon request.*

RSVP By December 2, 2013 You may use the bottom portion of this invitation and return with payment to Cathedral Chapel Parish.

JOIN OUR 2013 CHRISTMAS RAFFLE AND GET A CHANCE TO WIN! Raffle tickets $10 each or $25 for three

GRAND PRIZE: PANAMA VACATION FOR TWO! Includes round-trip air, 7-nights (4-5 star) hotel accommodations, half-day city tour

& a rainforest boat tour. Restrictions apply; see website for details.

2ND PRIZE: LUXURIOUS WEEKEND GET-AWAY Hotel Shangri-La Santa Monica for two! Includes 2-nights hotel accommodations,

2 breakfasts, and 2 3-course dinners. Restrictions apply; see website for details.

3RD PRIZE: $300 CASH!

Plus! Gift baskets, dinner gift cards and other exciting give aways! Drawing Dec. 14, 2013, Wilshire Country Club. Winner need not be present.

For more information, you may contact the parish office or send an email to 2013ChristmasParty@cathedralchapel.org.

You could also see our Christmas committee chairpersons, Rhina Schembri & Tony Borg during Sunday Masses.

2013 Annual Parish Christmas Party & Fundraising Name/s: _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ Tel: _______________________Email _________________________ 

Please reserve _______ adult  cket(s) at $100 per person.   Please reserve _______ child  cket(s) at $45 per child. Enclosed is my check of $____________ payable to Cathedral Chapel Parish.  I am unable to a end but would like to make a dona on of $____________.

Pictured above are Panama accommoda ons & tour offers, and Shangri‐La, Santa Monica hotel.

Let Us Come Together In The Joyful Spirit of Christmas!