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This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts. You disregard God's commandment but cling to human tradition… -Mark 7

PARISH SMT SCHOOL INSIDE SATURDAY VIGIL OFFICE 11955 S UNSET B LVD Pastor’s Message….p. 2 OFFICE 5:30 PM OS ANGELES 11967 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA Choir seeking singers….p. 2 CANTORS, PIANISTIANIST

LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 90049 RCIA….p. 4 SUNDAY MASSES PASTOR: PRINCIPAL : Children’s Faith Formation...p. 4 7:30 AM NO MUSIC REV. BEN LE D EBBIE MARGULIS School Corner….p. 5 9:30 AM FAMILY MASS ININ RESIDENCE: 310.472.7419 Social Justice Corner...p. 6 11:30 AM SMT CHOIR REV. DONAL KEOHANE Knights of Columbus….p. 6 310.476.7403 5:30 PM CONTEMPORARY 310.476.7403 SMTSCHOOL.NET Committee for the Poor….p. 7 saintmartinoftours.com The Torah is the Law of God as revealed to Moses. It is in the first five books of the Bible and is recognized as God’s revelation to Israel. In today’s first reading, Moses presents the Law and instructs the people that in keeping the Law, the Israelites will inherit God’s Promised Land. The Law of God will make the Israelites a light for all nations The SMT Choir is getting ready to start. and will consequently make God known to all peoples. We are looking for additional singers. No experience necessary. Moses stresses the importance of the Law to the Israelites, yet they repeatedly abandon the Law and Please contact Rick at pursue idol worship. To make the Law more “achievable,” [email protected] or at 213-220-7350. during the Babylon Exile the scribes added to the Law of Moses. The Written Law of Moses now had a “protective SMT MINISTRIES & SERVICES layer,” known as the Oral Law. By the time of Jesus, this Altar Servers: Rachel Grella-Harding Oral Law was known as the “Traditions of the Elders.” [email protected]

Annulments: Fr. Ben Le So, although Moses firmly warns the people not to add [email protected] anything to the Law, “you shall not add to what I Arts & Environment: Kathryn Richards command you nor subtract from it,” the scribes add the [email protected] Oral Law. They think it would act as “a fence around the Baptismal Prep. for Parents & Godparents: Law,” so that by following these actions faithfully, no one Fr. Donie Keohane could come near to breaking the Sacred Law, the Torah. [email protected] The original purpose of the Law of God as revealed to Bereavement: Diana Wheatley Moses would be fulfilled! [email protected]

Bible Study: Fr. Donie Keohane That is a noble intention. However, by Jesus’ day, the [email protected] Scribes and Pharisees don’t remember the original intent Bulletin: Ximena Marin of the Oral Law and regard both Oral and Written Laws [email protected] as Sacred. Therefore, Jesus says, “…teaching as Children's Faith Formation: Rhiannon Jensen doctrines human precepts. You disregard God's [email protected] commandment but cling to human tradition." Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, First Communion,

Confirmation, Sunday School, and Children’s Liturgy of the Word The inevitable mistake in making sacred both the Law Committee for the Poor: Katie Woods and the Traditions of the Elders is that many would [email protected] regard “human traditions,” such as the ritual of washing Enrichment Series for Adults: Fr. Donie Keohane hands, essential to their religious practice and disregard [email protected] the true commandments from God. The Pharisees testing Homebound Ministry (Communion for homebound): Jesus with “Which commandment is the greatest?” Diana Wheatley reflects this mentality. [email protected]

Knights of Columbus: Michael Nasr Another destructive mistake which draws the wrath of [email protected] Jesus is that they use these human traditions to Lectors & EMs: Corrine Baldassano condemn and exclude others. As a result, religion [email protected] becomes a set of laws, rules, and traditions. God is Marriage Prep & Matrimony: Ximena Marin nowhere to be found. There is only fear, condemnation, [email protected] no mercy for neighbors, and no love for God. The Music Ministry: Rick Wilkinson original intent, to be a light for all nations and to make [email protected] God known to all peoples, will not be fulfilled. Rectory: Sonia Gudelman

[email protected] The center of the Law is Love. The center of our faith is Baptisms, Funerals, Mass Intentions Jesus, through whom God has manifested His Divine Respect Life Ministry: Erin Lynch Love to the world. In focusing on the center, this Divine [email protected] Love, we enable the divine purpose of the Law to be Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) : fulfilled. Fr. Donie Keohane - Fr. Ben [email protected] Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 2, 2018

SACRAMENTS For Funerals ANOINTING OF THE SICKICK please contact MASSES THE FIRSTIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH FOR parish office AFTER 11:30 AM MASS THE 310.476.7403 C ONFESSIONS SATURDAYS 4:15 - 5:00 PM WEEK or please visit OR BY APPOINTMENT SMT website BAPTISM & MATRIMONY Saturday, September 1, 2018 CALL PARISH OFFICE saintmartinoftours.com CALL PARISH OFFICE 8:15 am Fr. Ben 310-476-7403 OR Confessions 4:15 pm—5 pm Fr. Ben WWW.SAINTMARTINOFTOURS.COM 5:30 pm Brian O’Connor, R.I.P. Fr. Ben

Quote from a Saint: "Without love, Sunday, September 2, 2018 deeds, even the most brilliant, count 7:30 am Alfred Tautkus, R.I.P. Fr. Donie 9:30 am Bob Strouts, R.I.P. Fr. Donie as nothing." -St. Therese of Lisieux 11:30 am John McKenzie, R.I.P. Fr. Ben 5:30 pm Alfredo Gonzalez, R.I.P. Fr. Thinh

SUNDAY READINGS Monday, September 3, 2018 8:15 am Rose James, R.I.P. READING 1: DT 4:1-2, 6-8 Tuesday, September 4, 2018 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PS 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 8:15 am Thomas Sasaki, R.I.P. READING 2: JAS 1:17-18, 21B-22, 27 Wednesday, September 5, 2018 GOSPEL: MK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 8:15 am Thursday, September 6, 2018 8:15 am William Barker, R.I.P. Bereavement Friday, September 7, 2018 8:15 am Monserrat Del Gallego, (Sick)

Ministry “Blessed are those who Saturday, September 8, 2018 mourn for they shall be 8:15 am Fr. Ben Confessions 4:15 pm—5 pm Fr. Ben comforted.” Matthew 5:4 5:30 pm Krystyna & Tomasz Glinski, R.I.P. Fr. Donie

The Bereavement Ministry serves parishioners who Sunday, September 9, 2018 are grieving the death of a loved one. We offer 7:30 am Montserrat Del Gallego, Spec. Int. Fr. Ben prayerful individual support, information and 9:30 am Mariellen Ambrose, R.I.P. Fr. Ben referrals to assist in the journey towards healing. 11:30 am Robert Mantel, R.I.P. Fr. Donie For more information about this ministry, 5:30 pm Alfredo Gonzalez, R.I.P. Fr. Ben please contact Diana at [email protected]

Lucille Kelly, Patrick Bowen, Wilma Warner, Rosa Santos, Rosemary & Evis Coda, OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN Charles Elvin, Dave Stuart, Barbara Benway, Lynn Beyer, Bernard Armbruster, REQUESTED FOR: Carmen Cantarin, The Maniega Family, Maria & Arturo Lezama, Baby Azra, Joanne Cooley, Justine Lynch, The Lachner Family, Jan Kovma, Grace Kassarjian, Bea Berlin, Family of Melissa Gordon, Lisa Trask, Lucy Strouts, Baby Luna, Krissy Kobata, Kenia Gutierres, Ana Guerra, Bill Moore, Cheryl Pendleton, Nicola Fisher, Manuel Montero, Lazo Family, Sue Massie, Jackie Turner, Charlie Fischer, Debra Hanrahan, Barbara Smith, John Clifford, Leya Bogert, John Paul Jackson, Gary Vasey, Jim Riedman, Anette Jaworski, Chris Jaworski, Amalie Fairchild, Bette Cohen, Dr. Marco Munoz Peralta, Ana & Denis With, Antonio Navarro, Stanislawa Jaworski, The Jaworski Family, Isabelle Novorochu, Christina Manshardt, The Rivera Family, The Blanco Family, Julian White, Alex Ramsbottom, Sharon Daly, Mireya Peralta, Rita Cornyn, David & Margie Meskauskas, Paul Goldhammer, Barbara Johnson, Dante, William Shaker, Barbara Sadowski, Edyte & Ola Musialik, Kevin, Dennis and Georgia Michaels, Mariam Ibriham, William Nesbitt, Clarence Muirhead, Vivian Shuirman, Rhonda Newman, Matt Sabatasso, Fely Badillo, Zachary Snyder, Ana Aird, Toni Lauber, Martha Carol, Marilu Ramos SMT Children's Faith Formation Corner Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (RCIA) REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! If you have relatives or friends Registration is due September 10th and sessions begin who are not Catholic and who may be interested in on September 16th Catechetical Sunday. becoming Catholic, please have them contact • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, ages 3 to 11. Sessions Fr. Donie at 310-892-5800 or at [email protected]. will be held on Sunday at 11am and Monday at 3:30pm. Our RCIA meetings include those who have not been (More sessions will be opened if needed.) baptized, as well as those already baptized • Sunday School Drop In, ages 3 to 5, is on Sunday at 9:20 in other Christian denominations. am until the end of the Family Mass. Please be sure to Classes begin Monday, September 10th drop your children off before the 9:30 am Mass starts! and continue weekly. • Children's Liturgy of the Word, ages 6 to 10, will take place on Sunday during the 9:30am Mass. Bible Study with Fr. Donie resumes • Altar Server Ministry, grades 3 thru 12. Altar Server on Tuesday, September 11th Retreats will begin again in the fall. Our at 9 am in Room 1 of Parish Center first retreat is scheduled on September 9th and continues weekly. from 1:30 pm until 3 pm. The Book of Leviticus To register, please contact Rhiannon Jensen at [email protected] or you can will be first topic pick-up a registration packet for both of discussion. Confirmation and Catechesis of the Good Please join us. Shepherd from the parish office. Coffee will be served.

Inspired by the great Italian frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Marcelo Cesena has composed an original work on piano that invites audiences to discover what motivated Giotto to create them. The evening will be a presentation of the suite in twelve movements, accompanied by a projection of the work that inspired it. The original suite, by the award-winning Brazilian composer, will be an exploration of the life of Jesus, from his birth, scenes of his public life, passion, death, and resurrection as narrated by Giotto in his frescos and ending with the moving final judgment. September 12th, Santa Monica Library, Suggested Donation of $15 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-giotto-suite-tickets-48534982439?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

School Corner

St. Martin of Tours School - Faculty Appointments 2018-2019 School Year

Please join us in welcoming our new faculty to St. Martin of Tours School.

Seventh Grade Homeroom / English 6, 7, 8 and World History Ms. Jennie Wadsworth

Jennie Wadsworth is a lifelong English teacher and passionate educator. She attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and taught there as a teaching fellow her first year out of Dartmouth College. She earned her Masters in Education at Pepperdine University and has taught at the Brentwood School, Malibu High School, and most recently at a career-focused art college, the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles.

She has two boys, ages thirteen and fifteen, who attend Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica and Arete Preparatory Academy in West LA. Her husband, Andrew Browning, runs the web services department at UCLA for the Office of Information Technology. When she is not teaching, she is an enthusiastic member of the Santa Monica Community Choir and enjoys playing beach volleyball.

Fourth Grade Homeroom Ms. Karen Bowman

Ms. Bowman is a passionate and experienced educator. She earned her B.S. in Environmental Sciences and Marine Biology from the University of New Hampshire. She holds a California Multiple Subject CLAD Teaching Credential. Early in her career, Ms. Bowman worked as a naturalist in New England providing outdoor education to urban populations. She uses her scientific background to create hands on constructive science lessons. Most recently, she has worked at St. Timothy School and the Los Angeles Unified School District where in addition to her teaching duties she coached a fourth and fifth grade math team for district math competitions.

Mrs. Bowman is looking forward to combining her love of science and mathematics to engage and challenge her students to develop logic and problem solving skills while at the same time empowering them to express their ideas with confidence and conviction.

Greetings, SMT Parishioners,

We at the Knights of Columbus encourage and convince our members to adhere to all Church Teaching. As an example, we abide by the Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraph 2178, which urges us to attend Mass, and prompts us to follow the advice of thousands of years of tradition in being early for The Committee for the Poor will be Mass and not to leave before the final blessing and the dismissal. CCC 2178 This practice of the Christian assembly dates from the volunteering for a Build Day as part beginnings of the apostolic age. The Letter to the Hebrews reminds the of Habitat for Humanity’s LA faithful “not to neglect to meet together, as is the habit of some, but to Catholic Coalition. encourage one another.” Saturday,October 13th “Tradition preserves the memory of an ever-timely exhortation: Come to Church early, approach the Lord, and confess your sins, repent in 8:30am until mid-afternoon prayer. . . . Be present at the sacred and divine liturgy, conclude its 4044 Globe Avenue, Culver City prayer and do not leave before the dismissal. . . . We have often said: “This day is given to you for prayer and rest. This is the day that the This location is part of a new 10 home build for Habitat in Culver Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” We invite all gentlemen18 years of age or older to join our Council. Our City. Please contact Katie Woods next meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2018. If you would like to to confirm your participation at attend, please email Michael at [email protected]. GOD bless. [email protected]

Social Justice Corner - Recent Revelations and Responses from Our Leaders The cornerstone of social justice is a belief and subsequent action taken to remedy some of the inequities and ills prevailing in the world around us. For the those of us of faith, the core of our motivation for social justice is at its purest “seeing Christ in others and having them see Christ in us.” Recent events necessitate that we shift our gaze to look within, seeing, acknowledging and demanding with “righteous anger” a full accounting of and detailed plan of accountability for the evils perpetrated at the very core of our Church. Social justice also requires of us an unwavering faith and hope, focused on Christ, which will not allow any evil to deter us from our Faith and right course of action. - Erin Lynch, Respect Life Ministry Coordinator

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a letter addressed to all Catholics: “…announced three key goals and a comprehensive plan to address the ‘moral catastrophe’ of the new abuse scandal hitting the U.S. church.” He said the "substantial involvement of the laity" from law enforcement, psychology and other disciplines will be essential to this process. He also said that right now, it is clear that "one root cause" of this catastrophe "is the failure of episcopal leadership." The three goals Cardinal DiNardo outlined- “The first is a ‘full investigation’ into ‘the questions surrounding’ Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick….the second and third goals, respectively, as an opening of new and confidential channels for reporting complaints against bishops, and advocacy for more effective resolution of future complaints.” He also laid out the three criteria for pursing these goals: "genuine independence," authority and "substantial involvement by the laity”… "It is also part of this catastrophe that so many faithful priests who are pursuing holiness and serving with integrity are tainted by this failure." Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors: “We have yet to establish clear and transparent systems of accountability and consequence for Church leadership, whose failures have allowed these crimes to occur. The Church must embrace spiritual conversion and demand legal transparency and pastoral accountability for all who carry out its mission. The crisis we face is the product of clerical sins and clerical failures.” Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: “Here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, we have an effective system for reporting and investigating suspected abuse by priests and for removing offenders from ministry. Our oversight board includes both clergy and lay experts from several disciplines and also includes persons who have experienced abuse. We have also established an extensive program of education and background checks to make sure our children are safe and cared for in our parishes, schools, and ministries. We remain committed to keeping our children safe and providing a compassionate environment in which victim-survivors can come forward to seek justice and find healing. If you or anyone you know is a victim of clerical abuse here in Los Angeles, I urge you to call our hotline (800) 355-2545 or visit our website: http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/.” Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco: ‘Such behavior on the part of Church leaders is despicable, reprehensible, and absolutely unbecoming of a man of God.’ Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM, of Philadelphia: “The only acceptable responses are grief and support for the victims, and comprehensive efforts to ensure that such things never recur. And anger. Anger is also a righteous and necessary response – but it needs to be an anger that bears good fruit; an anger guided by clear thinking, prudence, and a desire for real justice. That kind of anger all of us should feel this week and carry with us into the days ahead.”

DEAR SMT COMMUNITY,

WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING US TO MEET OUR 2018 TOGETHER IN MISSION PARISH GOAL.

YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY IS MUCH APPRECIATED!

SMT TOGETHER IN MISSION

Parish Goal $86,995 Paid $57,606 Pledges $62,084 Participants 92

Committee for the Poor St. Turibius School is located in the heart of the garment district in downtown Los Angeles. It is a mission school of St. Joseph parish. One hundred percent of their students qualify for free and reduced price lunches which means they meet the School income eligibility guidelines. In essence, these families are living at or below the poverty line which is defined as $11,000 or less per each adult family member in the household. St. Turibius’ parents literally sacrifice everything they have to send their children to a Catholic school. These parents sometimes go without meals so their children are fed, clothed, housed and have a Catholic education. Although the School is lacking in financial resources, it is rich in spirit, faith and commitment to providing the best Catholic education possible to all of its students. th Until September 15 , the Committee for the Poor will be collecting school supplies in particular the following are especially needed: Single-subject notebooks, College-ruled lined paper, Wide-ruled lined paper, Kinder writing paper, Individual Student whiteboards, Copy paper, Index cards, Post-its, Pencils, Mechanical pencils .07, Pencil lead, Glue sticks, Kleenex, Clorox wipes. Books - Class sets (30): - Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan - Wonder by R.J. Palacio - The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisnero - The Giver by Lois Lowry - A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Lastly, St. Turibius received a grant from the Archdiocese that will be providing them with 140 ipads to support student learning (they used to only have 30 for the whole school)! The grant asks that they purchase ipad covers for each device in order to ensure the devices are well protected and last several years. They would greatly appreciate the support in helping them purchase the needed covers for the devices they will be receiving. Here are two models they are looking into for the primary and intermediate grades:

Primary (Quantity: 60) - For this Amazon link, please go to SMT website homepage of saintmartinoftours.com un- der Articles & Announcements or search for item on Amazon.com. The item is AVAWO Kids Case for New iPad 9.7 2017 & 2018 Release - Light Weight Shock Proof Convertible Handle Stand Friendly Kids Case for iPad 9.7-inch 2017 & 2018 Latest Gen (iPad 5th & 6th Gen), Black... Intermediate (Quantity: 80) - For this Amazon link, please go to SMT website homepage at saintmartinnoftours.com under Articles & Announcements or search for item on Amazon.com. The item is iPad 6th Generation Cases, iPad 9.7 Case, iPad 2018/2017 Case,Slim Heavy Duty Shockproof Rugged Case Hard PC+Silicone Hybrid High Impact Full Body Protective Case for iPad A1893/A1954/A1822/A1823, Black

In advance, thank you so much for your generosity in helping this deserving school. To Whom Much is Given, much is expected. -Luke 12:48