WELCOME TO ST. CORNELIUS
5500 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808, (562)421-8966
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The Church opens at 10:00am for private prayer M-F and 7:30am Sat - Sun.
Daily Mass
Monday - Friday 5:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am *Daily Mass is live-streamed Sunday Mass Times Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 pm - Church 5:15 pm - Large Hall (if needed) Sunday 8:00 am - Church 8:15 am - Large Hall (if needed) *10:00 am - Church *This mass is live-streamed 10:15 am - Large Hall 12:00 Noon - Church 12:15 pm - Large Hall (if needed) **NO 5PM MASS ON SUNDAYS Confessions are held Friday after the 5:00pm mass, Saturday after the 8:00am mass, and at 4:00pm-4:45pm. |
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Live-Stream
M-F at 5:00pm Saturday - Rosary at 7:30am, mass at 8:00am Sunday - 10:00 am Holy Hour - Tuesday @ 7:00pm. IF YOU ENJOY THE LIVE-STREAM MASS, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. |
Please note, that the Friday, 5pm Mass is closed to the public due to Confirmations.
Confessions are cancelled for Friday, July 10th.
Please keep our Confirmation Students in your prayers.
Confessions are cancelled for Friday, July 10th.
Please keep our Confirmation Students in your prayers.
Reflection from Deacon George Mora
July 10, 2020
This is so beautiful and descriptive; I thought it was well worth sharing with all of you today.
Enjoy! Deacon George
There is in God a play of lover and beloved; but the lover and beloved are connected by the love they have in common.
Therefore the God disclosed in Jesus is a family or community of persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
The ground of being is a communio, of being and letting-be. From all eternity, the Father forgets about himself in love and generates the Son; and from all eternity, the Son forgets about himself and looks to the Father; and the mutual love of Father and Son is the Holy Spirit.
There is an action of breathing as a creative or a life-giving function of God, both an active generation and a passive generation. Breathing in and breathing out, being and letting-be. God is like a set of lungs, or like a heart—taking in and letting out, a rhythm, a cadence; a back-and-forth of love.
This true God is one who does not insist on hoarding power or defining himself over-and-against. This true God is love, a communion, a sharing; a family.
Bishop Robert Barron
July 10, 2020
This is so beautiful and descriptive; I thought it was well worth sharing with all of you today.
Enjoy! Deacon George
There is in God a play of lover and beloved; but the lover and beloved are connected by the love they have in common.
Therefore the God disclosed in Jesus is a family or community of persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
The ground of being is a communio, of being and letting-be. From all eternity, the Father forgets about himself in love and generates the Son; and from all eternity, the Son forgets about himself and looks to the Father; and the mutual love of Father and Son is the Holy Spirit.
There is an action of breathing as a creative or a life-giving function of God, both an active generation and a passive generation. Breathing in and breathing out, being and letting-be. God is like a set of lungs, or like a heart—taking in and letting out, a rhythm, a cadence; a back-and-forth of love.
This true God is one who does not insist on hoarding power or defining himself over-and-against. This true God is love, a communion, a sharing; a family.
Bishop Robert Barron
LAZARUS PROJECT
July 9, 2020
The Long Beach Rescue Mission continues to request fresh fruits and vegetables or canned fruits and vegetables as well as vegetable oil. Their additional request is for mayonnaise. If you can add that to the bounty you donate, they would be most grateful. They very much appreciate our contribution. They let us know that they are praying for our St. Cornelius community in their daily prayers. A huge thank you to all of you who continue to support the group either with food, prayer or funds directly to the LBRM.
For this weekend 7/11/2020 - we will meet near the pavilion at St Cornelius Saturday morning at 6:45 am. Please drive thru and drop off what you can share in front of the pavilion. Our car leaves at 7:00 am. We will gratefully accept any sack lunches you can provide. We will take all of the food directly to the Long Beach Rescue Mission to bolster and support their efforts to serve the people.
Please bring 5 (or more!) meals for the homeless in a clear gallon Ziplock bag consisting of:
◦ Drink (water)
◦ Sandwich
◦ Chips
◦ Fruit
◦ Candy bar or some sweet treat
◦ Bible passage
Everyone knows their own situations, please do not feel pressured to join us this Saturday. If you can't join us, please pray for us. Also, please share this with friends or family who might enjoy the grace of giving.
July 9, 2020
The Long Beach Rescue Mission continues to request fresh fruits and vegetables or canned fruits and vegetables as well as vegetable oil. Their additional request is for mayonnaise. If you can add that to the bounty you donate, they would be most grateful. They very much appreciate our contribution. They let us know that they are praying for our St. Cornelius community in their daily prayers. A huge thank you to all of you who continue to support the group either with food, prayer or funds directly to the LBRM.
For this weekend 7/11/2020 - we will meet near the pavilion at St Cornelius Saturday morning at 6:45 am. Please drive thru and drop off what you can share in front of the pavilion. Our car leaves at 7:00 am. We will gratefully accept any sack lunches you can provide. We will take all of the food directly to the Long Beach Rescue Mission to bolster and support their efforts to serve the people.
Please bring 5 (or more!) meals for the homeless in a clear gallon Ziplock bag consisting of:
◦ Drink (water)
◦ Sandwich
◦ Chips
◦ Fruit
◦ Candy bar or some sweet treat
◦ Bible passage
Everyone knows their own situations, please do not feel pressured to join us this Saturday. If you can't join us, please pray for us. Also, please share this with friends or family who might enjoy the grace of giving.
Reflection from Deacon Joe Hamamoto
July 9, 2020
Prayer for Presence
Let us be present to the now.
It’s all we have and it’s where God will always speak to us.
The now holds everything, rejects nothing and, therefore, can receive God too.
Help us, God, to be present to the place we most fear, because it always feels empty, it always feels boring, it always feels like it’s not enough.
Help us find some space within that we don’t try to fill with ideas or opinions. Help us find space so you, loving God, can show yourself in that place where we are hungry and empty. Keep us out of the way, so there is always room enough for you.
Good God, we believe that you are here and your presence gives us hope. We thank you for each day of our lives.
We thank you for so many further chances to understand, to forgive again, to trust again, and to love. We thank you that we live now, that our problems are soul-sized.
We ask that you teach us and lead us, that you put the thoughts into our mind that you want us to think, the feelings in our hearts that you want us to feel.
Reconstruct us. Put us together because we don’t know how to do it ourselves.
We trust that you are hearing this prayer, and that you care for the answer more than we do. We pray therefore not alone, but with the whole body of Christ in Jesus’s name.
Amen.
Richard Rohr (The Wisdom Pattern)
July 9, 2020
Prayer for Presence
Let us be present to the now.
It’s all we have and it’s where God will always speak to us.
The now holds everything, rejects nothing and, therefore, can receive God too.
Help us, God, to be present to the place we most fear, because it always feels empty, it always feels boring, it always feels like it’s not enough.
Help us find some space within that we don’t try to fill with ideas or opinions. Help us find space so you, loving God, can show yourself in that place where we are hungry and empty. Keep us out of the way, so there is always room enough for you.
Good God, we believe that you are here and your presence gives us hope. We thank you for each day of our lives.
We thank you for so many further chances to understand, to forgive again, to trust again, and to love. We thank you that we live now, that our problems are soul-sized.
We ask that you teach us and lead us, that you put the thoughts into our mind that you want us to think, the feelings in our hearts that you want us to feel.
Reconstruct us. Put us together because we don’t know how to do it ourselves.
We trust that you are hearing this prayer, and that you care for the answer more than we do. We pray therefore not alone, but with the whole body of Christ in Jesus’s name.
Amen.
Richard Rohr (The Wisdom Pattern)
Reflection from Deacon Rich Boucher
7/8/2020
In the first reading from Hosea and in the Responsorial Psalm we find three words in common: “seek the Lord”. We are told to be looking, to be on the watch for our God who is always present to us, but waiting for the awakening in us to realize that which we already have, his presence in our lives.
Most all of us, if not everyone of us, has played the game “hide and seek”. One, the “hider”, stays in a place of quiet, silence, like a mouse in hiding trying not to be found. The “seeker” on the other hand moves about with the energy of a lion, keenly aware of all around them, alert, looking for the “hider”. It is a game we have played over and over again, switching roles, being hidden from our reality and then being very aware of that for which we search.
Can it be said that the same thing can occur in our relationship with our God in our lives? Can it be true that at times we may hide from God for whatever reason, for whatever circumstance we may be troubled by or guilt we may have, as did Adam and Eve in the garden? And yet, God in all his love and mercy is continuously the “seeker’, looking for us in our everyday lives no matter what circumstance we are in. He seeks us! He wants to discover us and have us discover him. As we, at times, are the “hider” we must also become more and more the “seeker”. And this is what is pleasing to our God.
In life as we swap roles with God in the game of life called “hide and seek”, ultimately God does not want to be hidden. He is not as well hidden as we may think. We just have to look closer. And the good thing about all of this is when we seek this God of ours, he wants to be found. That is the joy given to us in this game we call life.
7/8/2020
In the first reading from Hosea and in the Responsorial Psalm we find three words in common: “seek the Lord”. We are told to be looking, to be on the watch for our God who is always present to us, but waiting for the awakening in us to realize that which we already have, his presence in our lives.
Most all of us, if not everyone of us, has played the game “hide and seek”. One, the “hider”, stays in a place of quiet, silence, like a mouse in hiding trying not to be found. The “seeker” on the other hand moves about with the energy of a lion, keenly aware of all around them, alert, looking for the “hider”. It is a game we have played over and over again, switching roles, being hidden from our reality and then being very aware of that for which we search.
Can it be said that the same thing can occur in our relationship with our God in our lives? Can it be true that at times we may hide from God for whatever reason, for whatever circumstance we may be troubled by or guilt we may have, as did Adam and Eve in the garden? And yet, God in all his love and mercy is continuously the “seeker’, looking for us in our everyday lives no matter what circumstance we are in. He seeks us! He wants to discover us and have us discover him. As we, at times, are the “hider” we must also become more and more the “seeker”. And this is what is pleasing to our God.
In life as we swap roles with God in the game of life called “hide and seek”, ultimately God does not want to be hidden. He is not as well hidden as we may think. We just have to look closer. And the good thing about all of this is when we seek this God of ours, he wants to be found. That is the joy given to us in this game we call life.
RCIA
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic or learning about Catholicism? Were you baptized Catholic but now want to celebrate First Holy Communion and Confirmation as an adult? The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a ministry for those who are interested in becoming Catholic through the celebration of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation. Classes begin in September and meet Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm through Pentecost. Come and see how to become a member of our faith-sharing community and prayerfully discover God’s calling in your life. For info or to register contact: Deacon Joe Hamamoto
(562) 572-3425 or Audrey Hamamoto (562) 572-3427 Or email: Dnjoehamamoto.stcornelius@gmail.com
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic or learning about Catholicism? Were you baptized Catholic but now want to celebrate First Holy Communion and Confirmation as an adult? The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a ministry for those who are interested in becoming Catholic through the celebration of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation. Classes begin in September and meet Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm through Pentecost. Come and see how to become a member of our faith-sharing community and prayerfully discover God’s calling in your life. For info or to register contact: Deacon Joe Hamamoto
(562) 572-3425 or Audrey Hamamoto (562) 572-3427 Or email: Dnjoehamamoto.stcornelius@gmail.com
CONFIRMATION
Please keep our Confirmation Year 2 class in your prayers. They will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday July 10th at 5:00pm, Saturday July 11th at 10:00am & 12:30pm.
All Masses will be live-streamed via our YouTube page.
All Masses will be live-streamed via our YouTube page.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT
Dear St. Cornelius Community,
Are you looking to enrich your child’s academic development this summer? Summer Enrichment provides meaningful curriculum-based opportunities to help students prepare for the next grade level. As we continue to weather the COVID-19 crisis, St. Cornelius Summer Enrichment is offering an online learning platform that provides academic continuity and nurtures student success.
Registration Details
All are welcome, so please share this opportunity with family and friends with children in grades K-8.
Many Blessings,
Mrs. Cody, Mrs. Heermann, and Mrs. Monarrez
Are you looking to enrich your child’s academic development this summer? Summer Enrichment provides meaningful curriculum-based opportunities to help students prepare for the next grade level. As we continue to weather the COVID-19 crisis, St. Cornelius Summer Enrichment is offering an online learning platform that provides academic continuity and nurtures student success.
Registration Details
- Kindergarten through 8th grade
- Monday, June 22 - Friday, July 24th
- $385 per student (see attached registration form)
- Payment in full is due by Friday, June 19th
- Computer or tablet with camera and microphone access
- Materials shared online do not need to be printed
- Pencil, dark colored marker, and paper
- Whiteboard and Expo marker optional
- Small groups
- 30 minutes to an hour
- Teacher will give direct lessons, assist in whole group guided practice, and provide feedback and support
- Zoom time will stay consistent during the 5 weeks
- Reading, writing, and math activities that reinforce the lessons for the day will be provided
- On Fun Fridays, in addition to their regular Zoom lessons, students will participate in special art, P.E., or music activities
All are welcome, so please share this opportunity with family and friends with children in grades K-8.
Many Blessings,
Mrs. Cody, Mrs. Heermann, and Mrs. Monarrez
