REV. EBEN M. MACDONALD -PASTOR REV. CYPRIAN CARLO -PRIEST IN RESIDENCE
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www.st-cyril.org • 818- 986.8234 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 13TH 2020
FROM THE DESK OF FATHER MAC SAFEGUARDING THE CHILDREN I n today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus: “Lord, if my brother sins Did you Know? against me, how often must I forgive?” In other words, is there a limit to mercy and forgiveness? CYBERBULLYING IS STILL A THREAT WITH DISTANCE LEARNING Mercy goes against our human nature. We play favorites, hold grudges, and often care more about ourselves than This year, with school starting online children of about others. When we do take an interest in others, it’s all ages will be interacting with one another via usually because we like them, not because we view them as technology even more than usual. Be on the look- so valued by God that he sent his Son to die on the cross for out for signs that bullying is happening via the in- them. Operating only on this level limits our capacity to ternet, texting, various apps, or social media – as challeng- forgive those who hurt or offend us. ing as it is, monitor both the amount of time your children are “plugged in” and the content of what they are doing But Jesus is teaching us today that a Christian is called to be when interacting with their peers. Cyberbullying can include limitless in forgiveness: to be merciful as God is merciful. the use of apps, texts, photographs, and images that are We are glad that God is gentle, patient and merciful with intended to hurt, harass, embarrass, or even destroy the us, although we know we don’t really deserve it. reputation of a victim. Unlike at school, you cannot walk away from cyberbullying — it spreads instantly, 24/7. Chil- And yet, we are often reluctant to be like that with others, dren who are cyberbullied may avoid going online or talking like the servant in today’s parable who begged for mercy to their so-called friends. They are likely to be sad or angry but was unwilling to show mercy. If we don’t let God help us and may have low self-esteem. For more information on this overcome that reluctance, our hearts will become so topic, visit https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/. closed that eventually Christ’s mercy simply won’t be able to get in. Showing mercy is the only way to attract mercy. JOAN VIENNA– DIRECTOR OF SAFEGUARDING THE CHILDREN [email protected] With practice, we can learn to forgive the little everyday offenses. It's harder, though, to forgive the big things. Soon- er or later, each of us will have to forgive a major offense, maybe even a life-shattering wound inflicted by someone we love dearly. Or we may run into a situation in which we our- selves have committed a sin so grave that we can't seem to forgive ourselves, even though we know God has forgiven us. In these cases, it's much harder to follow Christ's command of limitless mercy, but not impossible.
Theologians rightly teach that forgiveness is an act of the will; a decision to let go of the desire for revenge and re- Our deepest thanks to those who are lease the offender into the hands of God. That decision continuing to give takes place at such a deep level of the soul that it can exist so generously to support our parish at the same time as emotions of anger or resentment. T hose during this challenging time. emotions don’t flow from the will, like our decisions, but are simply natural reactions to the experience of injustice, Please mail your contribution to the feelings which we cannot always control. Parish Office at 4601 Firmament Ave. But our decisions, our choices, exist at the core of the soul, Encino, Ca 91436 in the will, and those we can control. In other words, it is OR: Make your gift online at possible to truly forgive someone and still harbor feelings of https://st-scyril.org/give online anger or resentment towards them. We have to counteract those feelings by prayer and turning our attention to more OR: Drop it into one of the baskets productive things. Though it may take a long time, eventual- provided in the church. ly God's grace will overflow from our will, where we have already forgiven the offender, and heal our emotions.
Let's renew our faith in God's limitless mercy, and beg him COLLECTION FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH WERE NOT with all our hearts for the grace we need to treat oth- AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS PRINTING. ers just as he has treated us. THEY WILL BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK.
MAY GOD REWARD YOUR GENEROSITY
YOURS IN CHRIST, REV. EBEN MACDONALD, PASTOR 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 13th 2020
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
2020-2021 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH 4:00 pm - Sue Sarture, SPEC. INT. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH
8:00 am - Alice Kucharski, RIP 10:00 am - Margarita Berrellez, RIP 12:00 pm - Alejandro Lozano , RIP
CHILDREN'S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SAINT CYRIL MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH Due to the challenges and uncertainty created by the pan- 7:30 am - Amanda Cardenas Myers, SPEC. INT. demic, this year our Religious Education Program will be TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH home study. Parents will be provided with books and sup- 7:30 am -Dr. Patrick Desbrow, RIP port materials and will be asked to work with their child at WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH home on their religion lessons. Our catechists will be avail- 7:30 am - Sophia Safarcyk, SPEC. INT. able by phone, email, or video chat to provide coaching THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH and support and to monitor each child's progress. We are targeting early October to start and are planning a man- 7:30 am - Amanda Cardenas Myers, SPEC. INT. datory parent meeting for Thursday September 24th at FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 7pm. For more information, please contact the Parish 7:30 am - People of the Parish, SPEC. INT. Office. 7:30 am SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH - Woody Hansen, SPEC. INT.
CANDLELIGHT ROSARY AND PRAYER GROUP All members of the parish, families and friends Registration for the are invited to join the Candlelight Rosary group Monday evenings at 7pm to pray the rosary via Teen Confirmation conference call. Simply dial in to the conference line (put dial-in info here) at 6:55 pm and we’ll get started with program prayer intentions and the weekly scriptural rosary around is now open! 7:00 pm.”
This year forms are available online. Please send an To dial in by phone –dial the 213 area code number below – email to [email protected] for the link. once you hear the conference greeting, enter the Conference ID# followed by the pound sign, as shown below: United States - Los Angeles, CA • The program runs from October 2020-May +1.213.226.1066 Conference ID: 588-519-325 # 2021 • Registration closes on September 20 “THE ROLE OF CATHOLIC MORALITY DURING ELECTION TIME” • Parent orientations are on October 4 LEGION OF MARY PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION. For any questions, contact our Youth Minister Dianne Eusebio Salvador (424-372-7977) There will be no political bias, just a presentation on how to vote with an informed, Catholic conscience. Invite fel- low Catholics to listen or add to the conversation. Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Zoom videoconference (internet or any phone) Questions? Call/text Pilar 818.613.3477
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