Serving THIS Sunday: May 16
Eucharistic Ministers: [1] Kozetta Garnett [2] Peter Marinkovich
Thurifer: Jacob Daley
Lector: Joe Gaynor
Prayers of the Faithful: Sam Hitz
Oblation bearers: Jai & Belinda
Usher: Robby Igodan
Coffee: Volunteer needed [please, call Phyllis at 310-558-4124 if you can help]
A friendly REMINDER:
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 15 is the Ordination and Consecraton [service] of Rev. Canon Diane Jardin Bruce and Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool at the Long Beach Arena. For those who are planning on attending, here is some information you might find helpful:
Bishops Suffragan Ordination and Consecration
All are invited; no tickets are needed for admission.
Date & Time: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Doors open at 12 noon
12:30 p.m. Celebration Gathering – featuring music and dance highlighting the cultural diversity of our diocesan community
1:30 p.m. Liturgy for the Ordination and Consecration of Bishops Suffragan
Clergy and other participants are asked to arrive by 12:30 p.m.
Location: Long Beach Arena – located in the Long Beach Convention Center Complex, 300 Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California (90802). Seating capacity for the liturgy will be at least 6,700.
The Arena building is covered by one of the world’s largest murals, “Planet Ocean,” a fabulous array of marine life by environmental artist Wyland. The Arena is the large round blue building often mistaken for the aquarium.
Travel Directions: www.longbeachcc.com.The Long Beach Convention Center, site of the Long Beach Arena, is easily accessible via the Metro Blue Line. More about the Blue Line is here. The Blue Line links with the Red Line (San Fernando/Valley/Hollywood/Downtown) and the Green Line (L.A. Airport/Westside/Norwalk/Lakewood). Various groups and individuals are planning to take the Metro on May 15.
Parking: Ample parking is available at the Long Beach Arena/Convention Center; rate is $10 per car. Special parking areas are reserved for drivers and passengers with disabilities, and for buses. (Please note that buses will be charged for parking according to the number of regular parking spaces the bus occupies: each space is $10.)
Source: http://www.ladiocese.org/
VESTRY MEETING:
The Vestry will meet in regular session this Sunday, May 16 beginning at 11:15am. All Vestry members should endeavor to attend Mass so we can start the meeting on time.
READINGS FOR DAY OF PENTECOST: Sunday, May 23:
If you are planning on reading the Gospel in a non-English language, the passage is from John 20:19-23. To date, the following have indicated readiness to read: Donald - German or Italian; Gerda - Dutch or German; Hyacinth - French; Florence - Ga. We need readers in Spanish, Igbo, Ga, Fante, Latin, Hindi, etc. Please, call the parish office if you are still interested in this project.
See you at Mass this Sunday.
Fr. Shamo
