Pastor: Fr. Sang Van Tran (310) 323-0030

Pastor Emeritus: Msgr. Thomas M. Acton

Permanent Deacon: Deacon Matthew Van P. Nguyen

Parish Secretary: Ricardo Mata (310) 323-0030

Bookkeeper & Choir Coordinator: Domingo De Guzman (310) 323-0030

School Principal: Mrs. Lynnette Lino (310) 327-9133

Filipino Community: Aida B. Abalos (310) 989-7944

Crecimiento en la Fe: Julio Pérez (310) 916-5001

Vietnamese Community: Hung Duc Tran (310) 676-1864

Sri-Lankan Community: Rohan Fernando (310) 532-6487

MARIA REGINA PARISH 2150 W. 135th Street • Gardena, CA 90249 Tel: (310) 323 0030 •Fax: (310) 323-8081

E-Mail: office@mariareginagardena.net ♦ Website www.MariaReginaGardena.net

MASS SCHEDULE

English: Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m.

Saturday: 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Holy Days: 7:00 a.m., & 7:00 p.m.

Spanish: Domingo (Sunday): 12 noon / Medio Dia

Viernes (Friday) Oracion: 6:30 p.m. Crecimiento en la Fe

Vietnamese: Saturday: 7:00 p.m. Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Group: After morning Mass on Saturday

Confessions: Saturday 4:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment.

Baptism: 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays (English and Spanish), Every 2nd Saturday after 7:00 p.m. Mass (Vietnamese).

Baptism Class is required for Parents & Godparents. Any questions call the rectory.

Sacrament of Matrimony: Six months in advance. Call the rectory for information.

Sacramento de Matrimonio: Llamar a la oficina seis meses antes minimo para hacer una cita con el padre.

Quinceañera: For more information, please call the Rectory.

Quinceañeras: Nececitan ser Miembros de la Parroquia y nececitan estar en el programa de confirmacion.

Adoration: 1st Friday / 7:00-9:00 p.m. Hora Santa: Primer Martes del mes 7:30-8:30 p..m.

Sacrament of the Sick: Anytime please call for a priest.

Sacramento de los enfermos: Cualquier momento favor de llamar a la oficina para un Sacerdote. www.MariaReginaGardena.net

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“ T h e L o r d , y o u r G o d , s h a l l y o u w o r s h i p a n d h i m a l o n e s h a l l y o u s e r v e . ” M a t t h e w 4 : 1 0

Mass Intentions & Schedule

Saturday March 8 7:00 AM Donato Guzman † 5:30 PM All Souls † 7:00 PM Phero– Maria †

Sunday March 9 8:00 AM Fr. Mary My Le- (Birthday) 10:00 AM Dionisio Caballero † 12:00 Noon Daisy Arreola

Monday March 10 7:00 AM Argonia Santos (Birthday) Tuesday March 11 7:00 AM Anatalia Reyes † Wednesday March 12 7:00 AM Ruben Garcia (Birthday) Thursday March 13 7:00 AM Ricardo Jarquin † 6:30PM Phero & Maria † Friday March 14 7:00 AM Joseph Lang † Saturday March 15 7:00 AM Vocations 5:30 PM Anton Ke † 7:00 PM Thanksgiving

Thank you for your support. Weekend Collections

Collection for March 1 & 2, 2014 $5,688.00 2nd Collection– Repair & Maintenance $2,991.00

Thank you for your generosity to Maria Regina Church. Gracias por su generosidad a su Iglesia de Maria Regina.

First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014

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 .

Mass Intentions

Mass intentions request will only be taken in the office a week in advance if space is available. Only one

intention per Mass. Please submit the request in the office.

LENTEN MESSAGE OF OUR HOLY FATHER FRANCIS 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As Lent draws near, I would like to offer some helpful thoughts on our path of conversion as individuals and as a community. These insights are inspired by the words of St. Paul: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich” (2 Cor. 8-9). ……. 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. May the Lord bless you and our Lady keep you safe. From the Vatican, 26 December 2013

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MENSAJE DE CUARESMA DEL SANTO PAPA FRANCISCO 2014

Queridos hermanos y hermanas: Con occasion de la Cuaresma os propongo algunas reflexiones, a fin de que os sirvan para el camino personal y comunitario de conversion. Comienzo recordando las palabras de san Pablo: “Pues conocéis la gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el cual, siendo rico, se hizo pobre por vosotros para enriquecernos con su pobreza” (2 Cor 8,9). ……. Que este tiempo de Cuaresma encuentre a toda la Iglesia dispuesta y solicita a la hora de testimoniar a cuantos viven en la miseria material, moral y espiritual el mensaje evangélico, que se resume en el anuncio del amor del Padre misericordioso, listo para abrazar en Cristo a cada persona. Que el Señor os bendiga y la Vigen os guarde. Vaticano, 26 de diciembre de 2013

FRANCISCO

First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014

Ministerios de la Parroquia

Guadalupanos guadalupnanos@MariaReginaGardena.net Folklorico folklorico@MariaReginaGardena.net Rosarios Martes a las 7:30 pm en la Iglesia Hora Santa Cada primer Martes del Mes a las 7:30 pm Familias Unidas Todos los Miercoles 7:00 pm Grupo de Oracion Crecimiento en la Fe Viernes 7:00 pm Salon Parroqioal Julio Perez (310) 916-5001 Liturgy Coordinator Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Lectors Danita Mallett Eucharistic Ministers Dolly Pascual (310) 679-6350 Communion to the Sick Lorna Arceo (310) 345-4637 Altar Servers Martha Craft Sacristy Sacristan Committee Altar Decoration Fr. Sang & Committee Religious Education Saturday Mornings Ramon Nunez (Spanish) Yolanda Marquez (English) Hung Tran (Vietnamese) Youth Confirmation Monday Night (6:30pm - 8:30pm) Ricardo Mata (310) 323-0030 Pastoral Council Fred Purifoy (310) 344-8283 Finance Committee Eddie Rodriguez (310) 516-9659

If you or someone you know is suffering from the effects of abortion, help is available at 866-272-2435.

Si tu o sabe de alguien esta suffriendo efectos de aborción, hay ayuda udstedes pueden comunicarser al 562-237-3050

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Maria Regina parish is a diverse community of believers called to be God’s people. We build a community of faith and support one another to reach out to all in need with our time, talents and treasure. We are committed to our parish goals of evangelization, community building and Christian stewardship.

Declaración de la Missión Parroquial La Iglesia de María Regina es una comunidad diversa de creyentes llamado al pueblo de Dios. Construimos una comunidad de fe y apoyo de unos a otros para llegar a todos los necesitados de nuestro tiempo, talentos y tesoros. Estamos compromentidos con nuestros objetivos parroquiales de evangeliación, construer la comunidad y la mayodomía Cristiana.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK March 10 — March 16

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

ALL ARE INVITED! Parish Choir practice for Holy Thursday & Easter Vigil on Thursdays from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, March 6, 13, 20, 27 at the church.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Luego de una larga peregrinación, una imagen de Cristo llegó al pueblo de Es-quipulas, Guatemala, el 9 de marzo de 1595. Dicha imagen negra de Cristo crucificado fue esculpida por Quirio Cataño a pedido de los

habitantes del pueblo recién evangelizado. En 1595, la recién esculpida estatua de Cristo iba rumbo a su des no, pero por cada pueblo que pasaba la gente pedía que lo dejaran una noche para que los fieles pudieran admirarla y rendirle culto a Cristo. Por tanto, la imagen tardó varios meses en llegar a su des no final. Recientemente, una réplica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas también tuvo problemas en llegar a su des no. Dicha copia, hecha en Guatemala para la comuni-dad guatemalteca de Los Ángeles, California, tuvo problemas al cruzar la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos, ya que las autoridades de inmigración no permi eron pasarla por falta de documentos. Los fieles no tuvieron otra opción que pasarla, a precio de “mordidas” y a escondidas, por lo cual se le llama el Cristo “Mojado” de Esquipulas. Cristo tuvo que entrar en este país como muchos inmigrantes la nos, a escondidas. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Will be every Friday during the Lenten Season at 7:00 pm in the Church. All are welcome.

Dive-In University Series South Save March 9-20 for this year’s Dive-In! You have the opportunity to hear 24 speakers over 8 days at a dozen parishes in our area, plus attend an awesome concert with Sarah Hart! Each course begins at 7:30pm and concludes by 9:00pm. $5.00 gets you and a friend into each session, or purchase a pass for $25.00 for all 8 nights! Visit www.diveinuss.org for more information.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today, we know more about the beginnings of Lent than our ancestors did. We know that Lent is first of all about bap sm, and secondly that it is about the desire of all the bap zed to renew the power and poten al of that sacrament at Easter. For centuries, this deep truth was largely obscured, but today documents have come to light to reshape the Church’s thinking and prac ce. One source, discovered in the 1880s, is the pilgrim diary of a Spanish nun, Egeria, wri ng her sisters a detailed travelogue of a fourth-century sojourn in Jerusalem during Holy Week. She describes in vivid detail her par cipa on in liturgies that are close cousins of our own Holy Week prayer, from a fes ve procession with palms to a procession to the cross. Her greatest delight is in the huge number of elect: men, women, and children who experience a me of deep retreat and iden fica on with Christ’s cross, guided by the bishop and supported by their godparents’ constant nurture. The discovery of Egeria’s diary proved to be a moment of grace for the Church; a er a long period of “ecclesial amnesia,” we know at last that bap sm is really the work of a whole community of faith, convened by God. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LENTEN REFLECTION At Maria Regina Church

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). You are welcome to reflect on the Lenten Sunday Readings with Sister Ugocha Chukwuleta every Tuesday evening from 7:00 PM –8:00 PM. The class begins from March 11, 2014. Please register soon so that we can prepare for you. Thanks. Please return this portion to the parish office. Name: __________________________________________ Phone: ( ______) _______________________________________

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TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN -8TH GRADE

Parish Lenten Reconciliation Mark your calendars our Parish Reconciliation is on March 31, 2014 at 7:00pm.

First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014

Together In Mission 2014 Follow Up

Maria Regina Church Goal $32,391.88

On the weekend of February 23 we had our Commitment Sunday. There were 221 families who signed pledges towards the goal of $32,391.88 It is our hope that we will receive a pledge form From all active households in our community. If you did not sign a pledged form, please do so today. Would you consider faithfully, a pledge of $60.00 per family? This way, the burden will be light for each family to donate. If we have 500 pledges, we would make our goal complete. May God reward your generosity.

Unidos en Misión 2014 Continuación

Meta de La Iglesia Maria Regina es $32,391.88

El Fin de semana del 23 de febrero tuvimos nuestro domingo de compromiso. Tuvimos 221 familias quien comprometieron hacia el objetivo de $32,391.88 Es nuestra esperanza de recibir un compromiso de todos los hogares activos en nuestra comunidad. Si no lleno una forma de compromiso, por favor llene una forma hoy. Consideraría una promesa de $60.00 por familia? De esta forma, sera ligera para cada familia para donar. Si tenemos promesas de 500 familias, hacemos nuestra meta. Que Dios recompense su generosidad.