With faith in Jesus, We love and serve others.

Rev. Msgr. James C. Gehl, Pastor

Fr. Anselm Nwakuna, Resident

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Karen Beckman ext.110 E-mail: mrskarenbeckman@gmail.com Bookkeeper: Mrs. Janet Hopkins ext. 111

E-mail: JHopkins@stemail.org Director of Liturgy: Mrs. Brooke Quintanar

E-mail: bquintanar@stemail.org Plant-Manager: Mr. Gil Quintanar

E-mail: gquintanar@stemail.org

School: Principal: Mrs. Mary Blair

17637 Mayerling St. Phone: 818-363-5515 FAX: 818-832-6678 E-mail: mblair@stemail.org Web: www.steuphrasiaschool.org Religious Education:

Director: Sr. Elizabeth P. Dominguez, M.C.H.S. Secretary: Mrs. Michelle Goldbaum Phone: 818-360-4611 Office ext. 330

E-mail: domingueze57@yahoo.com Confirmation and Youth Ministry:

Coordinator: Ms. Jazmin Lugo Assistant: Ms. Natalie Day Phone:818-360-4611 Office ext. 440

E-mail: ymconnexions@gmail.com Website: www.steym.com Masses:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 8:15 am & Tuesday, Thursday 6:30 am

Holy Days: 6:30am, 8:15 am and 6:30 pm

Saturday: 5:30 pm & Sunday: 8:30, 10:30 am and 5:30 pm (hosted by Youth Ministry) SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturdays: 4:00 to 4:45 pm

BAPTISMS: Pre-Baptism class for parents and godparents on the first Sunday

of every month at 1:00 pm in the Church.

Baptisms are held on the third Sunday of every month at 1:00pm.

MARRIAGE: Please call the Rectory at least six months before

the desired wedding date to begin marriage preparation.

St. Euphrasia

August 14, 2016

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Marie Barth, Benny, Margot

Nel-son, John Cook, Marie Stearns, Bill Wilhelmus, James

McGarrah, Mary Ellen Crosby, Paulina Hizon, Michael

Deering, Sandra Dominguez, Janet Meyers, Monica

Sala-zar, Dave Vranson, Kirk Sanford, Patsy Renaud, Andrea

Rickard, Jeff Gehl and all those in our Parish Book of

Prayers.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HAPPY

REPOSE OF ALL SOULS:

MASS INTENTIONS

FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, August 13th

8:15am Paul Brann (D)

5:30pm William Lang (D)

Sunday, August 14th

8:30am Regina Anderson (D)

10:30am Trinidad Mungcal (D)

5:30pm Albert Bellucci (D)

Monday, August 15th

8:15am Elizabeth Pineda David (D)

Tuesday, August 16th

6:30am Fr. Dan McGuinn (L)

Wednesday, August 17th

8:15am Joe & Carla Kazimir (L)

Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary!

Thursday, August 18th

6:30am Joseph & Janet Gillen (D)

Rosa Mary Nicholas (D)

Friday, August 19th

8:15am Elizabeth Pineda David (D)

Saturday, August 20th

8:15am Antoinette Koenig (D)

5:30pm Derek & Larisa Rodrigues (L)

Happy Anniversary!

TODAY'S READINGS

First Reading -- They took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern (Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10).

Psalm -- Lord, come to my aid! (Psalm 40). Second Reading -- Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith (Hebrews 12:1-4).

Gospel -- I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing (Luke 12:49-53).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Tuesday: St. Stephen of Hungary Friday: St. John Eudes

Saturday: St. Bernard

The weather outside is beautiful, and one of the best places to play is the park. However, parents should start every visit to the park with a discussion with their kids about safety plan. Kids should know what to do if a stranger were to approach them, and who to go to if they feel uncomfortable or threatened. Public parks are a great place to play, but they are exposed to the public. Hav-ing a safety plan in place can help parents and kids feel secure and play safely this summer. For a copy of the TODAY.com article, email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call (213) 637-7227.

Have you visited our website lately?

You should!!! Please visit www.steuphrasia.org for updates.

MINISTRIES OF ST. EUPHRASIA ALTAR SERVERS

Donald Hanson, Coordinator, donaldhanson@socal.rr.com ALTAR GUILD

Joan Page, 818-363-1022 BAPTISM MINISTRY

Julie Hanson, jhanson@socal.rr.com BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

Amy Isabela, Coordinator, aisabela@lausd.net BIBLE STUDY

Bill Wimsatt, wimsatt@earthlink.net CONFIRMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY

Jazmin Lugo, Coordinator, YMConnexions@gmail.com EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Beverly Mansour, em.ste.church@gmail.com.

FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF ST. EUPHRASIA (FAASE) Rene Pineda, rpinedaarch@gmail.com

GOOD SHEPHERD CONNECTION

Janie Day, Coordinator, tandjday@gmail.com, 818-357-7591 GREETER MINISTRY

Pam Banken, pamelabanken@aol.com– 818-523-1077

HOLY HOUR & ADORATION

Eric Rodrigues, Etrwithans@aol.com LECTORS

John Pate, Coordinator, PATE88@aol.com

LEGION OF MARY

Ann Burchard, allptl213@yahoo.com LITURGY & ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Brooke Quintanar, bquintanar@stemail.org LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN

Gilbert Quintanar, Coordinator, gilbertquintanar@aol.com MUSIC MINISTRY

Tony Espinosa, nobel.music.department@gmail.com PRAYING FOR OUR PARISH AND PRIESTS Ann Burchard, allptl213@yahoo.com

RCIA

Donald Benson, dbenson44@verizon.net 818-366-0030 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Sr. Elizabeth P. Dominguez, M.C.H.S. domingueze57@yahoo.com

SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN Mrs. Mary Blair, mblair@stemail.org ST. EUPHRASIA WOMEN (SEW) Linda Taylor Bell

st.euphrasiawomen50@gmail.com USHERS

Robert Cox, Coordinator, robert.cox48@yahoo.com WEDDINGS /QUINCEANERAS

Brooke Quintanar, bquintanar@stemail.org TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Long ago, a signet ring was an essential part of the wardrobe of influential people. A letter

or document would be sealed with hot wax, and a signet ring pressed into the wax would affirm the origin of the document. In the case of the pope, at least from the thir-teenth century, the ring was used to seal public docu-ments with hot lead, saving the red wax for private let-ters. The public documents were called bullae after the Latin name for the lead stamp, and we still call them

"papal bulls."

It is not surprising, therefore, that a signet ring has long been bestowed as part of the inauguration of a pope. The ring is called the Pescatorio, or "Ring of the Fisher-man." It reminds the wearer of his link with Peter, and his responsibility to continue the apostolic ministry of "fishing for human beings." Until 1842 it actually functioned as a signet ring. Now, each pope receives a new gold ring at the beginning of his ministry. It goes on the fourth finger of his right hand and bears some fisherman design, usu-ally St. Peter casting nets from a boat, as well as the pope's name in Latin. A custom that endures for the pope, but not so much for bishops, is for people being introduced to him to kiss the Pescatorio as a sign of re-spect for his teaching authority. Another enduring custom is for the ring to be smashed and defaced at the pope's death, originally a way of preventing counterfeit deathbed documents.

--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Fr. Jim is turning another year older on Sept. 6th Please join us as we celebrate Fr. Jim’s birthday on Sunday, Sept. 4th_{. We will celebrate}

af-ter the morning Masses in the hall with a reception. All are invited to this special day. If you would like to contribute a donation to help offset food, please make check payable to St. Euphrasia

Church attn.: BIRTHDAY. Please drop off in the col-lection basket or at the Parish Office. Mark your calendars.

Why we offer the Communion cup at Mass All parishes of the Archdiocese are asked to offer the Communion cup to the faithful at Mass, especially at Sunday and feast day Masses. This policy follows the directive of the General Instruction of the roman Missal (GIRM), which has been in place since 1970:

Holy Communion has a fuller form as a sign when its distributed under both kinds. For in this form the sign of the Eucharistic banquet is more clearly evi-dent and clear expression is given to the divine will be which the new and eternal Covenant is ratified in the Blood of the Lord… (281)

We become what we eat – and drink

If Mass were only about receiving grace, then partaking only of the Body of Christ would surely be sufficient. But Eucharist is about much more than that. It is also about the reason we receive grace – to go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Service includes sacrifice. The cup of salvation teaches us, and those around us, what sacri-fice ultimately demands. It demands that we proclaim the death of the Lord by becoming one with Christ’s body – and his Blood.

GIVING BACK

The Virgin received salvation so that she may give it back to the centuries.

Respecting and protecting our unborn broth-ers and sistbroth-ers is foundational to respecting and protecting anyone else. The pro-life movement’s message to care for an unwant-ed, unexpected or inconvenient baby is pre-cisely the kind of message that teaches our society to accept people where they are and to care for other marginalized or stigmatized groups. That’s why this is so important for all Americans from every walk of life. David Bereit, the founder of the multi-national 40 Days for Life prayer vigil group, said that “the exposé videos, which caught Planned Parenthood red-handed harvesting and trafficking in aborted baby body parts, have had an unprecedented effect on awakening and mobilizing pro-life Americans.” Taxpayers should not be on the hook for Planned Parenthood’s activities, “especially when much better and more comprehensive health alternatives for women and families outnumber Planned Parenthood facilities 20 to 1 throughout the country.” One taxpayer dollar is too much for an abortion giant that rips the limbs from babies, never mind $500 million. Human life is priceless.

Dustin Siggins

National Catholic Register

News from the office of Adult Religious Education…

FOR ALL ADULTS WISHING TO BE BAPTIZED, CONFIRMED OR MAKE FIRST COMMUNION The

RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a special process to help you prepare. We have a dedi-cated team ready to welcome you and help you through this special journey of faith. For more information please contact Donald Benson at

dben-son44@verizon.net. It is never too late to join. You are

welcome.

WELCOME On July 24th Kim Gana received the Sacraments of Baptism , Eucharist and Confirmation. Rudy Munoz received Confirmation. Let us Welcome them to our St. Euphrasia family of faith.

BOOK SUNDAY

Sister Judith's Book Ministry will resume in the month of September 2016. Anyone who would like to help carry out Sister's promise to spread GOOD spiritual and reli-gious reading to our Parish community is asked to con-tact Linda Stearns e-mail address: lin-dastearns@aol.com. This Ministry will be under the new title of Sister Judith Fogassy Book Fund for Adult Religious Education. This is a great way to honor Sis-ter Judith's passion for books, reading and religious education.

THE COSTS OF DISCIPLESHIP

Today's responsorial psalm, Psalm 40, is more famil-iar to us with the refrain "Here am I, Lord." This "Here am I" is Jeremiah's great prophetic response to God's call. But today's story of Jeremiah and the refrain "Lord, come to my aid!" remind us that there are always two sides to following the call of God. The author of the Letter to the Hebrews knew this, too. He reminded his readers that even weighted down with burdens and sins, we can still persevere by keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, who himself knew the shame and pain of the cross, but saw be-yond it to the joy of sitting at the right of the throne of God.

Jesus himself gave the disciples a "sneak preview" of a baptism that would not be as wondrous as the one in the Jordan that inaugurated his ministry, but would be one of fire and anguish. Today's words from scripture may not be terribly soothing, but in their honesty and strength we can acknowledge the difficulties of daily discipleship, and take com-fort in the assurance of our own salvation in Christ.

Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

VIRTUS - Protecting God’s Children

The Protecting God’s Children awareness program in pre-vention of child sexual abuse is a requirement for all adults in contact with children on our parish and school campus. Protecting God's Children Class held here at St. Eu-phrasia on August 25 from 6-9 p.m. This is a Session 1 class for any parishioner who has not yet taken Virtus training. For anyone who needs recertification (you must be recertified every 4 years), you may also attend the class. Mrs. Blair is the facilitator who will teach the class. The class is open to parishioners.

Attention Vacationers!

If you’re away on vacation this summer, please remem-ber that our Parish expenses never take a holiday. Our Parish can only function if its bills are paid, and this is possible with your ongoing help. Please continue to drop your donation in the collection basket. Thank you. SEEK NEW TREASURE

Not on one strand are all life’s jewels strung.

Office for Worship: Eucharistic Ministry

Train-ing, Saturday, August 20, in Ventura

The Office for Worship will hold a day of

Eucharis-tic Ministry Training at Sacred Heart Parish in

Ven-tura on Saturday, August 20. From 9:00 a.m. to

12:00 noon, there will be training for Eucharistic

Ministers at Mass, with the cost of $15 for the half

day. From 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., there will be

training for Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick, also

$15 for the half day. If a person wants both training

sessions, the cost is $25 for the full day. Participants

are asked to bring their own lunch. Participants

must pre-register online; there is no walk-in

registra-tion at the door. Online registraregistra-tion is available at:

English -

archdiocese.org/emhc-training-8-20-english Spanish -

http://store.la-archdiocese.org/emhc-training-8-20-spanish For

questions about this training, please contact Ms.

Joan P. Vos at (213) 637-7588 or at:

jpvos@la-archdiocese.org or Ms. Leticia Perez at (213)

637-7595 or at: lperez@la-archdiocese.org

Happy Anniversary Fr. Raphael Ddam-ba

Join us for Fellowship today Sunday, August 14th after the morning Masses as we celebrate Fr. Raphael’s 5th _{year as a}

priest. His actual ordination was on Au-gust 13, 2011 in his home country of Uganda. We will be serving up some special treats in the parish hall. Please join him after Mass.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

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St Paul encourages us to "keep our eyes fixed on Jesus". When we focus on Jesus and continue to develop a deeper relationship with him we become transformed. Let His love transform your

mar-riage. Sign up today to attend the

next upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on Sept 30-Oct 2 in Winnetka. Contact Jeanine and Russ Walker at 805-648-4244 or go online at www.twocanlove.org. We help make good marriages better.

PRAYING FOR PRIESTS

A group of parishioners meet each week on Wednesday morning at 10am, in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel here at St. Euphrasia. We pray for priests and our parish. Priests are spiritually vulnerable as they are doing the work of God. We pray for those who have been accused and protection for those who may be

struggling.

Just come and join us on call for more information call Ann Burchard at 818-363-1046.

The Catholic Tour,

a Roman Catholic Pilgrimage Apostolate is offering our “Special” 7 Day Pilgrimage to Eternal Rome operating from two Airline Gateways of New York JFK, and Boston,

Mass.. The price of $1999.00 is the all inclusive price which includes airfare, 3 star hotel, most meals, tour guide, deluxe bus, and more. Price is the same from both airports and we can assist you in securing air

from your home city to one of the 2 gateways listed above.

The travel dates from both Airports will be Nov. 4-10, 2016. Brochures and reservation forms are available at the Catholic Tour call 877-627-4268 toll free. Or simply

e-mail JIMADAIR@THECATHOLICTOUR.COM

‘GOOD GRIEF’

A 6-week Bereavement Support Group for those who have lost a loved one through

death begins Tuesday, September 13th 6:30-8:30 pm at St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, 215 Foothill Blvd. La

Can-ada in the Parish Center, John Xxiii Room. The series includes information on the grieving process

and an opportunity to share with others. To pre-register or for additional info please call

818-679-1841 or the Parish Center 818-949-4300. PLEASE BRING A SMALL PHOTO OF YOUR LOVED ONE FOR OUR POSTER

TO THE FIRST SESSION Medicine Wheel Description:

Luella Wagner will share her insight into the mean-ing, symbolism and animal wisdom of the Medicine

Wheel. Janice Kalec, D.C. will share Native Ameri-can wisdom taught to her by elders and ceremoni-alists from various Native tribes. Janice began fa-cilitating Native ceremonies over 30 years ago and

continues to offer the sacred teachings to others. Thursday, August 18, 2016

Sturgeon Moon Medicine Wheel Ceremony

Presenters: Luella Wagner and Janice Kalec, D.C. Holy Spirit Retreat Center

4316 Lanai Road Encino, 91436 7:00pm—10:00pm

Cost: $30 payable at the door.

Special attention will be given to the meaning of the Sturgeon Moon.

Potluck to follow the ceremony. Please bring your favorite dish to share.

Online Giving - A

Secure & Convenient

Way to Contribute to

Your Parish.

Signup for online giving at steuphrasia.org/online-giving. You can now make your offertory & all other contributions and donations on-line using all major credit cards or debited from your checking or savings accounts. If you need help or have any questions please email

OnLineGiving-Ste@gmail.com. If you are giving on line and would like an Offertory cards that states that you give on line and you would like to drop into the collection basket, the cards are located in the vestibule. Also, if you are signed up and still receiving the monthly envelopes please call the parish office to have your church offering envelopes stopped. Thank you.

The 45th Annual SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention will take place over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 2-4, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center & Arena. This year’s theme is “Merciful and Gracious is the Lord”.

OVER 50 CATHOLIC SPEAKERS & 70 PRESENTATIONS!

SPIRITUALLY ENRICHING FOR ALL AGES!

For brochure/info, contact: 818-771-1361 spirit@scrc.org Online info. & Registration: scrc.org

St. Euphrasia Gift Shop Bibles, Catechism of the Catholic

Church,

Statues, Holy Cards, children’s gifts, Baptism, NEW “Symbols of Faith”

jewelry,

and much, much more. ****SUMMER GIFT SHOP

HOURS**** JULY AND AUGUST

Sunday: 7:30am – 8:25am 9:30am – 10:25am 11:30am – 12:30pm The shop will NOT be open for the evening Masses.

***NOT OPENED DURING MASS*** Suggestions? Questions? Email us at:

parish.giftshop@stemail.org

ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS ST. EUPHRASIA CHURCH

Join Bishop Brennan for Life, Justice & Peace Regional Meeting!

In this Year of Mercy, the Office of Life, Justice & Peace has developed a BRAND NEW post-abortion healing ministry. And with Respect Life Month and the election around the corner, we want to provide you with the best evangelization tools and strategy to serve your parish. Come learn about our free re-sources for OneLife LA, Respect Life Week, Foster Care, Homelessness, Human Trafficking, and more!

St. Genevieve Catholic Church Panorama City

Friday, August 26th 7-9pm

14061 Roscoe Blvd. Panorama City 91402

We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP to

Molly Sheahan at

mcsheahan@la-archdiocese.org so we can plan for your attendance.

St. Euphrasia

Please call : Religious Education Office Telephone # 818-360-4611 ext. 330 - 332

Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Dominguez, CHS Religious Education Summer Schedule: Office Closed: From June 21 - August 6, 2016 Religious Education Registration:

Date: August 7 - 31, 2016

Days & Time: 11:30 - 5:00pm Mon. - Thurs. 9:30– 1:30pm Sunday

Place: Religious Education Office

Please bring with you the Baptism Certificate of your child.

Tuition Fees: Grades 1- 8

Parishioners - $ 100.00 per child Non-Parishioners - $110.00 per child Tuition Fee: Little Saints (4 - 5yrs. Old) - $75.00

Registration Forms will be available in the Religious Education Office starting August 7, 2016

Jesus said, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

He took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them.”

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3

Let your children discover, learn and grow in our Catholic Faith!!!

St. Euphrasia School is ge ng ready for the 2016-2017 year. The opening day of school is Monday, August 29. We are celebra ng our Back to School Family Mass on August 28 at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The school families will host hospitality on that day. The summer months have been busy with prep-ara ons to start the year. We have some news to share: and also some thank you’s:

We welcome back Ms. Providence Bellone-Fletcher who is joining us as our Gr. 1 teacher, and we extend a warm SEU welcome to Ms. Lisa Erman who will be our Gr. 2 teacher. For a lis ng of the other teacher changes, we invite you to view our website - steuphrasiaschool.org

We are the proud recipients of a Boeing grant for the upcoming school year - the funds will be used to sponsor our Robo cs programs. Did you know that we have two teams now for students in Gr. 5-8? We are the only local Catholic elementary school ot have an award winning team. At your parish school, we are teaching the STEM subjects every day and com-puter coding is part of every child’s educa onal jour-ney.

We are the proud recipients of C3 Ignite status from the Arch of LA Dept. of Catholic Schools. This gives our school the grant funds to have a device (either Ipad/ Chromebook) for every 2 students. Public thanks to the teachers who worked to ensure that our school was one of the 28 schools chosen diocesan wide - Ms. Lindsey Dall, Mrs. Angelica Gonzales, Mrs. Jean Ornelaz and Mrs. Sanchez.

Thank you to Fr. Jim for helping to ensure that we are updated for safety and security. By the beginning of the school year, security cameras are being installed campus wide.

We have updated our school logo to reflect our parish mission statement. Please see the new logo above . It is a much be er reflec on of the Catholicity of our parish school.

Are you interested in learning more about your parish school? We invite you to contact us., and we look forward to mee ng you and your family.

Upcoming Dates:

Sunday, August 28 - Meet the Teacher in Gr. TK-Gr. 4 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Welcome Back Family Mass at 10:30 a.m.

CONFIRMATION NEW PARENT

INFOR-MATION

& REGISTRATION DAY!

August 14

_{1-3:00pm (in the Parish Hall)}

 For any new Confirmation parents/

guardians of incoming 9-12th _graders WHAT IS CONFIRMATION?

Baptism, Eucharist, and Confir-mation are called the

Sacra-ments of Initiation. Through these Sacraments we become

members of the Catholic

Church, a community of spirit-filled people who have been saved by Christ and who witness Christ’s

love in the world. Through this Sacrament, each candidate is enriched by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, bound more perfectly to the Church, and strength-ened in faith. They are equipped to witness more courageously to the saving power of Christ and to

passionately spread and defend their Catholic faith.

CONFIRMATION AT ST.EUPHRASIA:

 Is a two year process usually beginning the candi-date’s freshman year of high school.

 Consists of small & large group sessions, Mass, ser-vice projects, retreats, and other youth related

events with flexible dates and scheduling!  Will help develop stronger Disciples of Christ, build

a sense of community with their peers, explore & strengthen their Catholic faith and relationship with

God, be empowered as leaders in our parish & community.

WHAT TO BRING ON 8/14:

 Copy of their Baptismal & 1st Communion Certifi-cates

 Registration packet (now available) & payment

 Any questions you may have!

YEAR 2 REGISTRATION BEGINS AUGUST 21ST! CONTACT THE YOUTH OFFICE FOR ANY

QUES-TIONS!

“Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech,

in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”-1 Timothy 4:12