SAINT TIMOTHY CATHOLIC CHURCH

10425 W. PICO BLVD PASTOR: REVEREND PAUL E. VIGIL

PICO & BEVERLY GLEN BOULEVARDS, DEACON COUPLE: TOM AND CARRIE SABOL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 REV. EMMANUEL P. BANICO, RESIDENT PRIEST
PARISH OFFICE: (310) 474-1216
WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG

Second Sunday of Advent

December 6, 2009
God has commanded
that every lofty mountain be made low.
— Baruch 5:7

OFFICE CONFESSIONS MARRIAGES, BAPTISIMS, SPECIAL SERVICES & MASSES

10425 W. Pico Blvd. Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Phone: (310) 474-1216
WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG
SCHOOL
Iselda E. Richmond, Principal
10479 W. Pico Blvd
Phone: (310) 474-1811
WWW.STTIMOTHY.ORG
First Friday: Before 7:30 a.m. Mass PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY
MASS SCHEDULE DEVOTIONS
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Monday following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous
Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 p.m. Medal Novena. 1st Friday After 7:30 a.m. Mass.
Daily Masses: 7:30 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m.,
First Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m.
Mass, Our Lady of Fatima, and Every Monday
12:10 p.m.
7:15 p.m. Legion of Mary.
December 6, 2009
St. Timothy’s First Annual Feast of
Our Lady of
Guadalupe Mass and Celebration
Saturday December 12, 2009 at
9:00 A.M.
Come and enjoy our celebration and
procession with the mananitas
played by The Mariachi Nuevo San Antonio. Hot
chocolate and Mexican bread will be served after
mass in Parish Hall.
Loving out loud starts here. . .
Sore Feet Saviors, a 501c3 non profit organization
that serves homeless and low income families will
be hosting a table after all masses on the weekend
of November 28th to find sponsors for 74 needy
children. Please stop by and find out how you can
help these wonderful children this Christmas! You
can also call Jessica Echeverry at 310.498-8195
and/or visit our website at www.sorefeetsaviors.com.
Sunday, Dec. 6th: 9:00 Lorraine Keeling (L)
10:30 For Parishioners of St. Timothy
12:00 Maria Luisa Lorena (D)
Tuesday, Dec. 8th: 7:30 Conception Guzman (D)
Wednesday, Dec. 9th: 7:30 Carol Aquino (L)
Saturday, Dec. 12th: 7:30 Joseph Waianecki (D)
5:30 Vincent Kelly (D)
Sunday, Dec 13th: 9:00 Frank Fratello (D)
10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy
The Saint Timothy Choir Presents
A Ceremony of Carols
Music by Benjamin Britton
Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:00pm
All are invited to join us for a
reception and sing-along Christmas carols
immediately following the concert.
Free will donations will be accepted.
Children’s Christmas Play
Sac I, Sac II and Post Sac classes from our
Sunday School will be presenting a festive
Christmas play on Sunday, December 13th at
11 am in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38
Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30
Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15
Friday: Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19
Saturday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Lk 1:26-38
or Lk 1:39-47 or any readings from the Common
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712
Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 [41-44]
St. Timothy
Fingerprinting schedule- In order for our parish and school
to cooperate with The Archdiocesan policies in providing a safe
environment for our children; all volunteers working with children
must be fingerprinted. We are aware that appointments can be
difficult to find because the schedules fill up rapidly. Listed are the
dates and locations of where you can get finger printed: December
2009 fingerprinting schedule for OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS RE-
GION:ST. PATRICK 1046 E. 34th St. LOS ANGELES
Wednesday, December 16th 12:00pm - 3:40pm & 5:20pm - 7:20pm
For appointment call (323) 234-5963 We thank you in advance for
your patience as we move towards our common goal: protecting
the faithful of the future. Please call 213-637-7411 if you have any
questions and schedules for other regions.
Come join us for some STS Christmas cheer! On Decem-
ber 11th the children of St. Timothy School will be presenting a
Christmas concert. A light dinner of delicious pastas and salads will
be served in the Parish Hall between 5:45-6:45. Dinner is reserva-
tion only and tickets are only $5.00! Please contact Melissa Demer,
mreider@chla.usc.edu, to reserve your dinner tickets. At 7pm, the
children will perform their concert, followed by more Christmas
cheer with Santa in the Parish Hall from 8-9 pm. Please bring your
family and friends and join us for holiday fun and fare!
Feed Your Neighbor- Did you know that 1 out of every
8 people and 1 out of every 4 children are at risk of hunger in Los
Angeles County? St. Timothy School's Girl Scout Troop 6315
is participating in the "Feed Your Neighbor" project benefiting the
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The girls are conducting a canned
food drive through December 5th. If you are interested in donating
canned food for their project or know a girl who would like to join
our troop, please contact Rosa Irajpanah at (310) 234-2529
or revi66@msn.com."
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-Tire Recycling Event-December
12th, 2009. Residents are encouraged to bring their used tires to a
free Waste Tire Collection Event. Tires will be accepted and recy-
cled free of charge. Participants will receive a 15 percent discount
coupon on their next purchase of Bridgestone or Firestone tires.
Saturday, 9 am - 3 pm, at George Washington Carver Park 1400 E
118th Street, Compton
St. Timothy School Website! Visit us at sttimo-
thy.org . There are many areas of interest for prospective parents
and students, St. Timothy students, parents, alumni and much
more. The school calendar, sports schedules, links to our hot lunch
program and other valuable information is now available
online. Watch for new areas to develop as well!
St. Timothy School Improvement Fund. St. Timothy
School is in the process of raising money for the School Improve-
ment Fund. Our planned improvements include renovations for a
new alley fence to match the fence along Pico Blvd., maintain state
of the art technology program, musical instruments, new lunch ta-
bles and sports equipment storage room. To donate, please fill out
the School Improvement Fund envelopes found in the pews or con-
tact the school for more information.
Are You a Special Santa?
We are in need of your donations of candy and
toys for our Children’s Christmas Eve Mass.
Please call Deborah at the rectory to arrange a
drop-off.
 DID YOU KNOW?
What’s Your Plan in the Event of an
Emergency?
Did you know that every Catholic school in
Please refer to the offertory letter inserted in this the Los Angeles Archdiocese is required to
week’s bulletin in place of the usual letter. Also, re- have a written plan for emergency proce-
member that the Immaculate Conception is a Holy dures? The plan must include provisions for
Day of Obligation on Tuesday December 8. There will fire, earthquake, disaster, and evacuation drills and lock down
be a vigil Mass on Monday evening at 5:30 pm and procedures that conform to local, state and county require-
ments. Each school’s plan must be updated annually, and made
there will be the usual 7:30 am Mass on Tuesday.
available to parents. Does your own family have a similar plan
There will also be a 12:10 pm Mass with the school
for what to do and where to gather in the event of an emer-
children on Tuesday. Please note too and please gency? City and County disaster preparedness agencies are a
come and support the School Christmas Concert on good resource to use for making your own emergency plan.
Friday December 11 at 7:00 pm in the Church fol- For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at
lowed by a reception in the hall. Then there will be (213) 637-7650
our parish Christmas Concert on Saturday Decem-
ber 12th at 7:00 pm in the church followed by a re- Nazareth House Christmas Luncheon
ception in the parish hall. Please see the insert for The Nazareth House Auxiliary is having a
our special Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration on luncheon on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 11:30 A.M.
at Nazareth House, 3333 Manning Avenue, Los Angeles,
Saturday morning at 9:00 am Mass followed by a re-
CA 90064. The cost is $15. To make a reservation for the
ception in the hall. Mariachi music will be included. luncheon, please call Cathy Nichols at (310) 838-8689.
All are invited! Thank you for your considering and Nazareth House is a retirement home operated by the
helping with the offertory program that we are con- Sisters of Nazareth. The Auxiliary helps raise money for the sisters and
ducting this weekend and next weekend. always welcomes new members and volunteers. For information on
the Auxiliary, please call Pat Robles at (310) 450-8864 or e-mail her
at pat.robles@verizon.net.
Do you like to sing? Share your tal-
ent with your community.
Our Upcoming Dynamic Speakers!
Join the St. Timothy Choir! Rehearsals
are: Thursday evening from 7:15 – 9:00 Missing a sacrament? Desire a more complete
p.m. , we sing at our 10:30 a.m. Mass knowledge of our Church and the Bible? Please
Sundays. We’re beginning to rehearse for an exciting Christmas contact our Director of Religious Education,
concert in December. Come be part of this uplifting ministry. For Deborah, who will work with you to enroll you
more information, please contact Dana Howell or Elisabeth in the appropriate program. Deborah may be
Maza or call the parish offices. reached at (310)474-1216 or email her at dre@sttimothyla.org.
Upcoming Sessions:
December 10th Thursday 7pm Our Blessed Mother
January 7th Thursday 7pm Church Tour
January 14th Thursday 7pm Beatitudes
Sunday, December 6th: 2nd Sunday of Advent
Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE
9:00 am Family Mass Grade 6 Leads December 13, 2009
Lectors Communion Ministers
Monday, December 7th:
5:30— Murillo; Hall 5:30— Wickhams; Rooney
5:30pm Immaculate Conception 7:30— Davis 7:30— Owen; Saucedo; Aclan
Holy day of Obligation
9:00— Juarez; Masciale 9:00— Rowe; Dixon; Galonska
Legion of Mary 7:15 pm in the Rectory
10:30— Beans 10:30— Page; Nodjoumi; Svoboda
Cub Scout Meeting 5:30 pm
Tuesday, December 8th: 12:00— Woods 12:00— Gerski; Simmons; Leyva
7:30, 12:10-
Immaculate Conception Holy day of Obligation
Welcome New Parishioners!
Wednesday, December 9th: Welcome to our parish family! If you are a newcomer to the
7 pm KOC Meeting parish and would like to register, please complete the informa-
Thursday, December 10th: tion below. Please clip this form and bring to the parish office
Choir practice 7:15 pm Music Room or drop into the collection basket. Thank you and welcome to
Friday, December 11th: our parish!
7 pm Christmas program Name (s):
Saturday, December 12th: Address: City:
9:00 am Our Lady of Guadalupe Mananitas in Zip: Phone:
Parish Hall Cell Phone:
E-Mail:
7 pm Christmas Concert in Church
Envelopes: Yes No
Sunday, December 13th: Registration cards are also available in Parish Office
Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass