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NEW RETREATS IN 2018
ST. ANTHONY HS OPEN HOUSE
Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for your continued support of St. Anthony High School, Long Beach’s only Catholic high school!
St. Anthony High School (SAHS) invites you to its Open House on Sunday afternoon, January 21st at 2:30pm.
Prospective students and their families are invited to meet teachers, speak with current SAHS students, learn about the school’s 97-year history and traditions and enjoy refreshments in the courtyard.
Entry is through the main entrance, located at 620 Olive Avenue near the corner of 6th Street and Olive Avenue. For more information contact Renee Salvador at Renee.Salvador@LongBeachSaints.org or (562)435-4496 ext. 1241. Go Saints!
Thank you again and God bless!
Free Citizenship Workshops through out January 11, 18, & 31 of 2018
A Christmas Prayer
Father José would like to share a prayer will you all, that he stumbled upon a few days ago. This beautiful reflection was written this year, by Reverend James Martin, SJ who is a Jesuit priest, and the Editor of American Magazine. You can read the prayer below or click here to go directly to the source. Merry Christmas from Saint Anthony Church!
Dear God, I know that it is Christmas and I am supposed to be focused on the birth of Jesus, but once again Advent came and went and all I did was focus on so many other things.
So, this Christmas, please help me remember a few simple things, even if I am stressed from shopping and travel, lonely from a lack of friends and family, sick from a difficult illness or poor from the lack of work or a living wage.
This Christmas, please help me remember a few simple things.
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Help me remember that when you became human, you came into the world in the most vulnerable way possible—as an infant. That meant that you were totally dependent on Mary and Joseph to care for you. And when you left this world, naked on a cross, you were vulnerable, too. That shows what you were willing to do just to love me.
You were vulnerable for me.
Help me remember that when you came into this world, it was not into some powerful clan in Galilee, not into some great ruling family of Judea and certainly not into a royal dynasty in Rome. You could have come in power and exercised that power as a scholar, a soldier, a king or an emperor. Instead, you came with no earthly power at all.
You were powerless for me.
Help me remember that you came into the world in the most vulnerable way possible—as an infant.
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Help me remember that you could have entered the world in a wealthy family. There was no need for you to be born to a young, probably illiterate woman who was married to a simple carpenter and who lived in a town so insignificant that one of your disciples would make a joke about it. But you chose not only to enter a poor family but to toil for many years as a laborer yourself.
You were poor for me.
Help me remember that you spent most of your life in obscurity in Nazareth, living an everyday life and working as a carpenter alongside Joseph. You were not well known. You did not set out to make a big name for yourself. In fact, the Gospels barely mention your hidden life in Nazareth, the place you spent your first 30 years. That is how simple, obscure and uneventful most of your life was.
You were unknown for me.
Help me remember that when you became human you took on a human body. That means that you experienced everything that anybody does. You had stomachaches and headaches, got colds and the flu, experienced hunger and thirst, and grew weary at the end of a long day. It also means that you experienced joy and sadness, frustration and anger, and all the emotions that any human being does, even in your divinity.
You were human for me.
Help me remember that your entire life, from your birth to your death on a cross, was spent in love.
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Help me remember that your entire life, from your birth to your death on a cross, was spent in love. You loved Mary and Joseph and your whole extended family. Later, you loved your friends, disciples and followers. You loved even your enemies and persecutors. And you had a special love for anyone who was poor, sick, lonely, misunderstood or marginalized in any way. Your entire life was poured out as one great offering of love.
You were love for me.
Help me remember that you offered yourself without counting the cost. You preached the good news to the poor, healed the sick and shared the coming of the reign of God with everyone. Not everyone wanted to hear your message, but you kept proclaiming it until your death. You gave your whole self for humanity, even when we rejected you. You gave up even your body and spirit on the cross.
You were everything for me.
Help me remember that Christmas is only the beginning of the story.
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Help me remember that Christmas is only the beginning of the story. After your death, you returned as the Risen One, never again to die, offering hope in the face of despair, love in the face of hate and life in the face of death. Your rising on Easter Sunday revealed the same message that the angel told your mother when he announced the coming Christmas: Nothing is impossible with God!
You are life for me.
Dear God, I know that I don’t always remember these things at Christmas. There are so many emotions swirling in my head this time of year. But I want to remember them. And I trust that the desire to remember them is itself a good thing and comes from you.
This Christmas, give me the gift of memory,
And I will remember that you became love for me,
So that I can become love for others.
Mary & Joseph Retreat Center Events: November 2017
Journeying in Grief through the Holidays
Laura Gormley, SSL
Saturday, November 4, 9:00am to 3:00pm
Journeying through our grief for the loss of a loved one is a difficult task as we move through the many aspects of all the losses involved in our grief. During this time of year, the thought of facing the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday season can be an extra burden, filling us with dread. We will consider possible ways of preparing for and participating in these occasions while honoring the memory of our absent loved one. We will also reflect on our ongoing everyday experience of grief, its various dimensions and ways that may help us along the path. Lunch included.
Cost: $50 ($45 if paid in full by October 27
A Day Retreat for AA Women: Finding Your Spark: Lighting the Pathway to Joy
Susie McNary, PhD
Saturday, November 4, 9:00am to 3:00pm
The path to happiness can be so easily obscured by the slings and arrows of life. Come and join Susie and some of her “most special friends” and partake in a smorgasboard of creativity, spotlights and compass points to guide us as we explore the pathways to joy. Lunch included. Cost: $50 ($45 if paid in full by October 27)
Click here for online registration
https://giving.ncsservices.org/f/f2.asp?formid=4d803e20-d033-4e1a-82ac-dc3e2985e2de
Common Spirituality: Henri Nouwen and the Three Movements of the Heart
Wil Hernandez, PhD, Obl. OSB
7:00pm Friday, November 10 to 1:30pm Sunday, November 12
What constitutes our common spirituality? For Nouwen, it entails a threefold movement from communion to community to commission, that is, our common union, our common unity, and our common mission ~ an integrated movement he calls “the way of the heart.” This retreat focuses on the essence and practical outworking of our spiritual life with God.
Cost: per person/shared $245 ($230 if paid in full by October 20); single room $340 ($325 if paid in full by October 20)
Click here for online registration
https://giving.ncsservices.org/f/f2.asp?formid=2ba49380-9081-4579-8db0-927f90190f03
¿Cómo Enfrentar las Pérdidas de Nuestra Vida?
Jenny Ocegueda, MA
Sábado 11 de Noviembre, 9:00am to 4:00pm
Pasamos por la vida teniendo diferentes experiencias de pérdida y dolor y a veces no sabemos cómo enfrentar esas situaciones. En este retiro hablaremos de las etapas o dimensiones de una pérdida y qué podemos hacer para darnos el tiempo de cuidado personal. Tendremos tiempo de meditación, reflexión y compartimiento. Almuerzo incluido.
Costo: $50 ($45 si paga antes del 3 de Noviembre)
Awake & Aware III ~ Human Trafficking
Kathleen Bryant, RSC
Saturday, November 11, 9:00am to 4:00pm
*Part 3 of a 3 Part Series exploring issues critical to our community.
This day will offer time for prayerful reflection & education on an invisible issue eating away at our humanity. Pope Francis said, “One of the most troubling of open wounds in the world is the trade in human beings, a modern form of slavery”. He has called on each of us to help eradicate human trafficking by 2020. How do you recognize this wound in your neighborhood? We will recognize how we each contribute to this global reality. We can be healers, simple activists and grow in our spiritual and social consciousness. It takes courage to see and not turn away from the suffering Christ in our world today. We will also look at the resilience emerging in survivors and what we can learn from them about the Paschal Mystery. Lunch included.
Cost: $45 ($40 if paid in full by November 3)
Sacraments for Adults
RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
If you are an adult who is seeking a deeper understanding of your faith and would like to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, we welcome you to consider joining our RCIA group this fall.
This program is designed for those Catholics who perhaps were baptized as infants but have not had the opportunity to participate fully in the Sacramental life of the Church, or for those seeking to learn more about our faith and be in full communion with the Church.
You can read more about RCIA here.
To register, please visit the parish during office hours to complete a simple form. If you have been baptized in the Catholic Church, you will need to provide a copy of your baptism and birth certificates.
For general questions about registration and our program, call the parish office at 562-590-9229. Continue reading
WELCOME, Pope Francis – Papa Francisco, BIENVENIDO!
Join Pope Francis on a Virtual Pilgrimage!
Walk with Pope Francis in a Virtual Pilgrimage through the USCCB website.
Set our hearts aflame, O Lord,
with the Spirit of your charity, we pray,
that we may always think thoughts
worthy and pleasing to your majesty
and love you sincerely in our brothers and sisters.
Through Christ our Lord.
-From the Roman Missal
Weddings
Our beautiful Church is an impressive space to celebrate your wedding. The wonderful mosaics and other art enhance the prayerful experience of your special day. If you would like to celebrate your Sacrament of Marriage with us, please start the process at least 12 months ahead to ensure that we help you be well prepared. You can read our Marriage Information Brochure in English or in Spanish to get acquainted with our process. If you have any questions or if you are ready to begin the process, please call Martha Ranjbar at 562-590-9229, or complete this short form to send her a message:
We hope that as you prepare to celebrate your Sacrament of Marriage, you and your loved one may enjoy the beginning of your journey as One.
Minister’s Portal – Portal para los Ministros
Lectors click link and Learn how to become a powerful Proclaimer!
Welcome to our volunteers! This page will help us to keep you in the loop and give you important information as it becomes available. Click here to see our Liturgical Minister schedule January 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Adriana Villalba at 562-590-9229 or via e-mail at calendar@saintanthonylongbeach.org or by completing the form below. Thank you for all you do!
Bienvenidos, voluntarios. Esta página es para mantenerlos informados y darles información importante cuando esté disponible. Oprima aquí para ver nuestro Calendario de Ministros Litúrgicos de Enero 2017. Si tiene preguntas, llame a Adriana Villalba al 562-590-9229 o por correo electrónico a calendar@saintanthonylongbeach.org o llenando este formulario. ¡Gracias por toda su ayuda!
FINGERPRINTS – HUELLAS
Fingerprinting Schedule for this month. Click here to connect to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and see the most recent fingerprinting schedule to make an appointment. Contact the parish office to request a LiveScan form that will need to be taken to your appointment.
Oprima aquí para obener el calendario de sesiones en las que se tomarán huellas por parte de la Arquidiócesis de Los Angeles y hacer una cita. Llame a la oficina de la parroquia para obtener el formulario que necesitará llevar a su cita.
VIRTUS CLASS – CLASE DE VIRTUS
Click here to visit the Virtus.org site and see a list of upcoming Protecting God’s Children for Adults classes. Select “Los Angeles – San Pedro Region”.
Oprima aquí para ver una lista de clases “Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios para Adultos” en el sitio de Virtus.org. Seleccione “Los Angeles – San Pedro Region”.