PASTOR
Msgr. James Forsen
PASTOR EMERITUS
Father James F. O’ Grady
WWW.VISITATIONCHURCH-LA.COM
6561 West 88th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
NEW WEB ADDRESS
www.visitationchurch-la.com
PARISH OFFICE
PARISH STAFF
Parish Secretary: Mary Golad
Business Manager: Yolanda Garcia
Sacristan: Dick Van Dusen
Religious Education: RCIA: Mary Jo Rodrick
Email: [email protected]
Confirmation: Geremy Brosmer
Email: [email protected]
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Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm (closed 12-1pm)
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Saturday Vigil: 5pm, Sunday: 8am, 9:30am, 11am
Holyday: 8am,
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ADVISORY COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES
Parish Finance Council, Parish Pastoral Council,
Parish Liturgy Committee
Art & Environment Committee
Parent Faculty Association
PARISH MINISTRIES
11am,
(during school year)
7pm
WEEKDAY MASS
Monday-Friday: 8am, First Saturdays: 8am
HOLY HOUR
First Fridays: 8:30am-9:30am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 4-4:45pm and by appointment
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Catholic Daughters: Kathy Fitzpatrick
Knights of Columbus: Paul Condran
Senior Citizens: Lenore Rotolo
Bereavement: Candy Blankenship
Mary & Martha: Mary Lou Ward, Toni Kerker
SUNDAY MASSES
HOLY DAY MASSES
SCHOOL
Principal: Christopher Watson
School Day Care: Debbie Chauff
Safeguard the Children Chairman
MISSION STATEMENT
A Roman Catholic Community
celebrating Christ’s presence
among us
310/780-3033
310/505-4616
310/670-6936
310/338-9043
310/645-5839
310/502-7843
Altar Servers, Church Angels, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters,
Hospitality, Lectors, Lunches for the Poor, Ministry to the Sick,
Music Ministry, Prayer Group, Seniors, Ushers.
Contact Mary Jo Rodrick for class on the 3rd Saturday
of the month at 9:30am. Baptisms are celebrated on the
4th Saturday of the month at 1pm.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Please contact Carlene Leal at 760/808-4026 to make
arrangements for your wedding 6 months in advance.
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome– please call the rectory during office hours to
Register or go online to our gmail account.
AA MEETINGS Saturdays: 8pm in our Parish Center
DECEMBER 28, 2014
CHURCH OF THE VISITATION
Reflecting on God’s Word
On Christmas we celebrate God
becoming human, when the face of
creation was changed. We ponder
that great mystery of the Incarnation:
Jesus is true God and truly human.
The divine has entered into
communion with the human in the
body and soul of Jesus of Nazareth.
Christmas is not a single day,
however, but an entire season.
Today, the Sunday after Christmas,
we ponder the Holy Family. What
difference does this mystery of the
Incarnation make for families? Jesus
came to bring together the children of
Israel into a new family, a family
united not by blood but by faith in him.
So in today’s Gospel we see some of
the first members of that family.
TODAY’S READINGS
Luke’s Gospel has been called the
First Reading - Those who honor
Gospel of Jesus as the compassion of
their parents will be greatly blessed
and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2-6,12- God, the Gospel of prayer, the Gospel
of the Holy Spirit; we can also think of
14) or Genesis 15:1-6:21-1-3
it as the Gospel of family. He first
introduces us to Mary’s cousin,
Psalm —Blessed are those who fear
Elizabeth, and Elizabeth’s husband,
the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm
Zechariah, parents of John the
128) or Psalm 105
Baptist. Then we meet Mary and
Joseph.
Second Reading—Be thankful; do
Today we meet two other family
everything in the name of the Lord
members, Simeon and Anna, not
(Colossians 3:12-21) [12-17] or
related by blood, but only by faith in
Hebrew 11:9,11-12, 17-19.
the promises of the God of Israel.
Gospel— The child grew and became Each sees in the child Jesus the glory
of Israel and the light for the Gentiles.
strong, filled with wisdom (Luke 2:2240 [22,39-40]).
Christmas reminds us that by baptism
into Christ we are now part of God’s
family. As God’s family, “God’s
chosen ones,” as Paul reminded the
Colossians (3:62), we are to put on
SCRIPTURE READINGS
heartfelt compassion, kindness,
FOR THE WEEK
gentleness, and patience, bearing
MONDAY, DEC 29: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps
with one another and forgiving one
96:1-3,5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
another.
—James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R.
TUESDAY, DEC 30: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps
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96:7-10, Lk 2:36-40
WEDNESDAY, DEC 31: - 1 Jn 2:18WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS
21; Ps 96:1-2,11-13, Jn 1:1-18
DEC 29– JAN 3, 2015
THURSDAY, JAN 1: Nm 6:22-27; Ps
67:2-3,5,6,7; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21
MONDAY—dec’d. members of the
FRIDAY, JAN 2: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1 Hobrock and Zimmerle families
-4; Jn 1:19-28
TUESDAY–Joan Drew, dec’d.
SATURDAY, JAN 3: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Ps WEDNESDAY–For the sick in the
98:1,3cd; 6; Jn 1:29-34
parish and Felina Seldura, dec’d.
SUNDAY, JAN 4: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1THURSDAY– Jim Dawe, dec’d.
2,7-8,10-13; Eph 3:2-3a,5-6; Mt 2:1-12 FRIDAY– Mary & Paul Hood, dec’d.
SATURDAY –Edward McCarthy, dec’d.
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PARISH EVENTS
Hospitality — will hosted by the
Pastoral Council Members and their
families. Please join them in the
Parish Center after all the Sunday
Masses
A Warm Thank You to the
Development Department and school
families for hosting Hospitality last
weekend and for the great hot
chocolate!
Pray the Rosary on Thursdays at
11:00am with the Prayer Group.
Meetings are held at the home of
Beverly Razzeto. Please call 310/6706886 for directions and/or information.
Church Angels for January:
Sacristy: Valerie Thomas, Altar:
Beverly Migliazzo, Main Body: Ernie
Ovalle, Linens: Billie Anne Bay.
Visitation Parish Community
extends its sympathy and prayers to
the family and friends of Paul
Carivau, brother of Tim Snitily and
whose memorial service will be held
on Dec 29 at 10am at Visitation.
Weekend Collection
Totals not available due to early
bulletin deadlines this week.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
SESSIONS OF FAITH
Preschool–Children’s Little Church
is held during the 9:30am Mass and
provides a religious experience for
3,4,& 5 year olds. Children learn about
God’s love for them, the wonders of
creation, simple prayers and songs.
This session runs from September
through June.
Parish Religious Education Program
is for first grade through junior high and
includes the Sacraments, including
Baptism for unbaptized children.
Adult Faith Formation includes the
Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults
(RCIA) for people wanting to know
more about the Catholic Church, adults
who have not been Confirmed and
Catholics who want to study the
Sunday readings and the teachings of
the Church. Please call the Mary Jo
Rodrick for meeting days and times.
Adult Confirmation Class is for adults
who have received sacraments of
baptism and communion but missed
Confirmation. Pre registration is
required before January 4 at St. Mark’s
Parish in Venice and Confirmation will
be held here at Visitation Parish.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptisms are held on the fourth
Saturday of the month at 1pm. All
interviews, paperwork and requirements
are to be made well in advance. Please
call Mary Jo Rodrick 310-216-1145, ext
20 to schedule an interview. Baptism
Preparation Sessions for parents and
godparents are held on the third
Saturday of the month 9:30-11:30am in
the Parish Center. Please call for a
reservation.
The next
confirmation
meeting date is
Sunday, January 18 at 6:30pm in the
Parish Center. Please contact Geremy
Brosmer for more information at
310/216-1145 ext 21 or email him at
[email protected]
COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
HOLY INNOCENTS DAY SERVICE
Parishioners are invited to a Mass
and rosary-centered service at the
Shrine to the Unborn today, Sunday,
December 28, in Holy Cross
Cemetery. The service will begin with
Mass at 2:00pm at the Risen Christ
Chapel with main celebrant Bishop
Joseph Sartoris, followed by a
procession to the shrine. The
procession will be led by the Knights
of Columbus Fourth Degree Color
Corps. During the procession, the
Rosary will be recited. Hymns, a
scriptural reading and a homily will
follow. Please bring your family and
friends. Holy Cross Cemetery is at
5835 West Slauson Avenue, between
Sepulveda and La Cienega. For
further details call Tom Ullman
310/670-0605.
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
You may purchase a memorial plaque
for our Wall of Remembrance in the
Garden on the North
side of the church by
calling the parish office
at 310/216-1145. Your
plaque will take
approximately
6-8 weeks to be made. It
will then be placed on
the wall with the other plaques. This
special commemoration is a help in
the healing process.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS take
down will be held on January 11
after the 11am Mass. We again are
asking for volunteers to help with the
ladders and young strong people to
assist us in this endeavor. Call Terry
Godat-Kelly for more information and
to volunteer. 310/670-8529 or email
her at [email protected]
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ONELIFE LA.
Join Archbishop Gomez and
thousands of people from throughout
Southern California on January 17,
2015 at OneLife LA, the first-ever
large-scale event in downtown LA
promoting the beauty and dignity of
every human life from conception to
natural death. Beginning at 10am at
La Placita Olvera, we will walk through
LA ending in Grand Park with a familyfriendly picnic with music,
entertainment, speakers, food trucks,
and exhibits from local
organizations serving those in
need. Don’t miss out on this historic
event!
The Catholic Daughters of the
Americas will host a retreat on
January 10, 2015 at St. Jerome
Parish Hall, 5550 Thornburn Avenue,
Westchester. Sister Gretchen Hailer, a
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary,
will lead us in a study of
the Epiphany. Sister has been
involved in adult faith formation for the
LA Archdiocese for over 50 years, and
has authored a number of books.
During our Retreat, we will look at the
Wise Men as examples of our growth
in spirituality from young adulthood to
older age. We will also reflect on their
gifts as ways of expressing our
Christian Discipleship. This Retreat
will begin with Mass at 8:00am,
followed by a continental breakfast.
The Day will end with lunch at 12:00.
Donation is $12.00. Please call Kathy
Fitzpatrick, 310/780-3033, for
information and a reservation.
Visitation School is now on
Christmas Vacation but accepting
applications for all grades for the year
of 2014-2015. You are invited to call
the school business office after
January 5 to register your child for
evaluation at 310/645-6620 or go
online at www.visitationschool.org.
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