Our Mother of Good Counsel
Catholic Community
SERVED BY THE AUGUSTINIANS: Fr. James Mott, OSA Fr. Wm. Tom Davis, OSA
In Residence: Fr. James Retzner, OSA
Parish : 2060 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027 ~ (323) 664-2111 ~ www.omogc.org
School : 4622 Ambrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027 ~ (323) 664-2131 ~ www.omgcschool.org
PRINCIPAL: Ms. Allison Essman
WEEKEND MASSES SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY VIGIL: 5:30 pm (English)
SUNDAY: 8:00 am and 10:00 am (English)
12:00 pm (Spanish)
BAPTISMS:
Must be registered parishioners
Preparation classes required
See parish website for details
WEEKDAY MASSES: MON.-SAT: 8:00 am
WED: 5:30 pm followed
by a Novena at 6:00 pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES:
September thru May
SUNDAY: 10 - 11 am: ages 3 to 5
SATURDAY: 8:00 -10 am: grades K-8
FIRST FRIDAY:
Adoration 8:30 am and 7:45 pm
S.O.C.C. Mass 8:00 pm
CONFESSIONS:
SATURDAY: 4:30 - 5:15 pm
(or by appointment)
WEDDINGS:
Registration in parish required
Call for appointment 6 mos. Prior
RCIA:
(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
September to Pentecost
QUINCEAÑERS:
6 months preparation required
See parish website for details
LITURGY OF THE WORD:
SUNDAY: During 8 am, 10 am, and 12 pm
Masses For children in grades 1 - 5
CONFIRMATION CLASSES:
2-3 year program for high school
students—September thru May
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN:
Mr. Edgar Landry, ext. 132
The mission of Our Mother of Good Counsel is to be a caring, united, Catholic community of faith. We welcome all cultures
and walks of life. We invoke the power of the Holy Spirit working in our youth, community outreach, and evangelization.
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What does the Church say about
Mary’s role in the Church?
May 14, 2017
Que dice la iglesia sobre
El papel de María en la iglesia?
Mary’s main title is ‘Mother of God.’
Since Mary is the mother of the Person
who is Jesus, and he has two natures,
Mary is his (the person who is Jesus)
mother, and he happens to be both
divine and human. So if she is his mother, she must
be Mother of God, for Jesus is God, and Mother of
Jesus the man.
Another important fact about Mary is her sinless
condition. She is the perfect human creation. She
only has one nature, human. Because of her unique
place among all of us human beings, she is able to
be our most worthy intercessor with her Son. Many
titles of Our Lady have to do with seeing her in this
role: Mary, Help of Christians, of Perpetual Help, of
Good Counsel, Most sorrowful, Seat of Wisdom, Lady
of Grace, or just Notre Dame.
Over the centuries many words have been used to
highlight her purity, or her love for us her children, or
to show honor to her son by praising what God did in
creating Mary, that she is the epidemy of all creation:
Most Holy, Queen of heaven and earth, of martyrs, of
Peace, of Victory.
Sometime gaze at the stained glass windows in the
transepts of our church, and reflect on the meaning
of the many titles of our lady recounted there. During
this month of May, take some time to ask her
intercession. And I suggest talking to her as you
would your own mother, from your heart, and from
your need, and from your trusting love. She will help
to bring you closer to her Son, for that is why He
gave her to us.
Título principal de María es "Madre de
Dios." María es la madre de Jesús, y él
tiene dos naturalezas, María en (la
persona que es Jesús) madre y él pasa a
ser divino y humano. Así que si ella es su
madre, ella debe ser la madre de Dios, porque Jesús
es Dios y la madre de Jesús el hombre.
Otro hecho importante sobre María es su condición
libre de pecado. Ella es la perfecta creación humana.
Sólo tiene una naturaleza humana. Debido a su lugar
único entre todos los seres humanos, ella es capaz
de interceder por sus hijos. Muchos títulos de la
Virgen tienen que ver con verla en este papel: María,
auxilio de los cristianos, del Perpetuo Socorro, del
buen consejo, más triste, asiento de la sabiduría,
señora de la gracia o sólo de Notre Dame.
A lo largo de los siglos muchas palabras se han
utilizado para resaltar su pureza y su amor por
nosotros sus hijos, o para hacer honor a su hijo,
Maria es el epítome de toda la creación: Santísima,
Reina del cielo y la tierra, de los mártires, de paz, de
la victoria.
En algún momento si observa los vitrales en los
transeptos de nuestra iglesia y reflexionar sobre el
significado de los muchos títulos de nuestra señora.
Durante este mes de mayo, tómese su tiempo para
pedir su intercesión. Y trata de hablar con ella como
lo harías con tu propia madre, desde tu corazón y dile
tus necesidad y tu amor que confía en Ella ayudará a
llevarte más cerca a su hijo, porque esa es la razón
por la cual es la madre de anosotros.
Feliz día de las madres.
Happy Mother’s Day.
—FATHER JIM
—PADRE JIM
I WAS A PRISONER AND YOU VISITED ME …Matthew 25:36
PLEASE JOIN US IN REUNITING CHILDREN WITH THEIR FATHERS
AT THE SOLEDAD CORRECTIONAL FACILTY
TO CELEBRATE AN EARLY FATHER’S DAY ON JUNE 10, 2017.
Get On The Bus (GOTB) has asked us to do the following:
Raise funds for the bus and purchase prepaid meal gift cards
Gather volunteers to help assemble travel bags
Please look for the GOTB table in the plaza next weekend after all the Masses
Fifth Sunday of Easter
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2017 marks 15 years since the establishment of the
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Charter for
the Protection of Children and Young People. The
Archdiocese has made an ongoing commitment over
the past 15 years to implement the Charter by providing
education and tools to help protect children and young
people from child sexual abuse and other threats to
their safety. Since 2002, the Archdiocese has trained
300,000 adults and more than 1.4 million children. For
more information, visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/
org/protecting/Pages/default.aspx
OMGC Safeguard the Children representative:
Mr. Edgar Landry, 323-664-2111, ext. 132
LET US PRAY…
Everyone is welcome and
encouraged to list the
names of anyone ill or
deceased, for whom you
desire prayer for one week,
in our Shared Book of
Prayers. You will find this book for intentions on a stand or
table in front of the ambo (pulpit). At each Mass during the
week all names listed will be remembered at the time of
intercessions. If for any reason you are unable to write your
intentions in the book, you may call the parish office and a
staff person will be happy to do it for you.
Contact our Prayer Tree with
requests for your family or
friends are sick or recently
passed away.
When we receive these requests,
we send them along to our prayer
tree and these parishioners include
the requests in their daily prayers.
The email addresses are safe and
not shared. If you are interested in
becoming part of our email prayer
tree, send your name and email
address to:
omgc,[email protected]
Happy Mother’s Day
to all of our dedicated mothers.
Our school children recently celebrated the Feast Day of
Our Mother of Good Counsel and created posters with
their school buddies with all of the reasons they love
Our Blessed Mother. Today celebrates all those
providing support and comfort.
Our 2nd graders participated in the Sacrament of First
Holy Communion yesterday. As a Catholic community,
it is our responsibility to help our students grow in their
faith life and relationship with Jesus. The second grade
at OMGC is truly a remarkable year – experiencing two
Sacraments for the first time and celebrating their faith
and love of Jesus. They are remarkable and spirited
young Catholics and shine a light on the future of the
Catholic Church.
MS. ALLISON ESSMAN
PRINCIPAL
[email protected]
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Upcoming School Events
May Crowning
Wednesday, May 17, following 8:00 AM Mass
Spring Sing!
Wednesday, May 17 at 5:30 PM
Spirit Week!!
May 22-26
Teacher for a Time
Monday, May 22
“TAKE THE MUNDANE
OUT OF MONDAYS”
5:30pm - 9:00 pm
every Monday (except holidays)
10% of truck sales goes to OMGC School!
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NOTICIAS EN ESPAÒOL
Acuérdese que es
muy importante
registrarse como
miembro de la parroquia.
Si usted vive entre los limites de la parroquia, se
considera que es miembro pero necesita ser
registrado y establecido como miembro por el
mínimo de tres meses antes de que pueda:
patrocinar un niño/a para recibir el Bautismo o la
Comunión, bautizar su propio hijo/a, matricular un
hijo/a en el programa de Confirmación, o tener
una boda en la iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Buen
Consejo. Las formas de registro están disponibles
en la página del Internet de la parroquia, de la
oficina de la parroquia o pregúntele a uno de los
sacerdotes. http://www.omogc.org/
registration2016-1.pdf
¿SABÍA USTED?
Implementando el mandato nacional para proteger a
los niños
2017 marca 15 años desde el establecimiento del Estatuto
de los Obispos de la Conferencia Católica de los Estados
Unidos para la Protección de Niños y Jóvenes. La
Arquidiócesis ha hecho un compromiso continuo durante
los últimos 15 años para implementar el Estatuto
proporcionando educación y herramientas para ayudar a
proteger a los niños y jóvenes contra el abuso sexual
infantil y otras amenazas a su seguridad. Desde 2002, la
Arquidiócesis ha capacitado a 300,000 adultos y más de
1,4 millones de niños. Para obtener más información,
visite http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/
Pages/default.aspx.
Representante de la parroquia Nuestra Madre de Buen
Consejo para la Protección de los Niños: Sr. Edgar Landry,
323-664-2111, 132
Quinceaňera (15 aňos):
Susana Rivas:Monroy 323-664-2111, ext.133 y [email protected]
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO OFFICIALLY REGISTER
IN THE PARISH YOU ATTEND
1.) RESIDE WITHIN THE PARISH BOUNDARIES.
This determines which parish to call if a priest is needed in an
emergency
and in which parish marriage documentation is to be prepared.
2.) FORMALLY REGISTER BY SUBMITTING A REGISTRATION FORM
This is necessary for anyone 18 or older in order to marry at a
parish, be a godparent or sponsor for a sacrament, request a letter
of verification for contributions and/or participation. This is also
required for anyone living outside of the parish boundaries to be
considered a parishioner.
Registration forms are available from the parish website:
www.omgc.org (click “Join” at the top of page) or parish office.
Please include in your prayers this
month our Augustinian seminarian
Bro. Arturo Renteria
Make all of your donations automatically:
www.omogc.org or download the
"give plus church" app from Apple AppStore
Fifth Sunday of Easter
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JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST, SUNDAY, May 21
OMGC Boy scout Troop 20
Pancakes in St. Augustine Center
7:30AM - Noon
HELP SEND A SCOUT TO CAMP
Tickets available from the scouts in the plaza after Sunday Masses
or through the parish office for $9.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $10.
The Feast of St. Rita
Monday, May 22
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Each year, in celebration of our Augustinian saint, we welcome hundreds of
neighboring devotees to our parish where they light candles, exchange roses, and
attend a noon Mass in Armenian. We invite you to participate in devotion or by
volunteering to help with greeting and candle and devotional item sales and
distribution in the plaza., or directing traffic in the parking lot. If you are interested
in helping out this year, we ask that you contact the parish office: 323-664-2111.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEEKLY SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH
Envelopes
EFT
Loose
Total
$
$
$
$
4,909.00
2,568.00
1,586.00
9,063.00*
*restricted donations not included in total
St. Vincent de Paul $ 1,514.00
TOGETHER IN MISSION: Goal $43,000.00
Paid to date $ 30,069.00 Balance $ 12,931.00
PARISHIONER NAMES WILL BE
PUBLISHED FOR TWO WEEKS
We include in the bulletin names of parishioners who are
seriously ill to alert all of our parish family so that we may
add these people to our daily prayer intentions. When a
name is removed from the bulletin list, we do not stop
praying for them, but we shorten the list for the most
immediate critical needs. If the person’s condition changes,
please notify the parish office again. To request prayer for
persons who are not immediate family members, please
write the names in the Parish Book of Prayers and we will
pray for these intentions for one week at a time.
For prolonged prayer, contact the OMGC Prayer Tree:
[email protected]
ALL RECENTLY DECEASED
Leonel Caceras
Jack Cheap
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7 p.m. (mid
September thru mid June) in the Plaza
Community Room
R.C.I.A. (Adults wishing to become Catholic)
2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. (mid September thru May)
in the Plaza Community Room.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
2nd Friday of the month at 7 p.m. in the St.
Augustine Center.
OMGC FIL-AM COMMUNITY
3rd Sunday of the month at 9:15 a.m. in the parish office
building..
SERVANTS OF CHRIST COMMUNITY
Every Friday at 8 p.m. in the Plaza Community Room
(Benediction and Mass at 7:45 p.m. on First Fridays).
OMGC WOMEN’S GROUP “Women of Heart”
2nd Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the parish office
building..
FAITH SHARING GROUP
1st Sundays at 10:00 a.m. (Meets weekly during
Advent and Lent) in the parish office building..
MEDITATION GROUP
3rd Sunday of the month after 8:00AM Mass. Contact:
[email protected] for new time and location.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
& MONTHLY HOMELESS LUNCH
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Hot Lunch served on the last Saturday of each
month: volunteer at either 9:30 a.m. or 12 p.m.
in the St. Augustine Center.
OMGC BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
As needed in the parish office building. All
who have lost a loved one are invited to leave
a message through the parish office, ext. 301.
May 15th thru May 20th
Mon 5/15
Tues 5/16
Wed 5/17
Thur 5/18
Fri 5/19
Sat 5/20
8:00 - George M. Benitez (health)
8:00 - Miriam Brown
8:00 - Carmen Ortiz (d)
5:30 - Jules Molitor
8:00 - Krystina Sabotka (d)
8:00 - Stella Ferdinands
8:00 - Francisca Nicdao Gubatao (d)
OMGC LATINO COMMUNITY
3d Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Plaza
Community Room.
LATINO ROSARY GROUP
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in the Children’s Chapel (enter from
Ambrose Ave.)
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 20
Sundays at 5 p.m. (except outing weekends)
in the St. Augustine Center.
Thank you for supporting our sponsors.
Please mention that you saw their ad
in Our Mother of Good Counsel’s bulletin.
Have a blessed week!