SAINT TIMOTHY CATHOLIC CHURCH

10425 W. PICO BLVD PASTOR: REVEREND PAUL E. VIGIL

PICO & BEVERLY GLEN BOULEVARDS, DEACON COUPLE: TOM AND CARRIE SABOL
LOS ANGELES, CA 90064 REV. EMMANUEL P. BANICO, RESIDENT PRIEST
PARISH OFFICE: (310) 474-1216
WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG

First Sunday of Advent

November 29, 2009
I will raise up for David a just shoot;
he shall do what is right and just in the land.
— Jeremiah 33:15

OFFICE CONFESSIONS MARRIAGES, BAPTISIMS, SPECIAL SERVICES & MASSES

10425 W. Pico Blvd. Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Phone: (310) 474-1216
WWW.STTIMOTHYLA.ORG
SCHOOL
Iselda E. Richmond, Principal
10479 W. Pico Blvd
Phone: (310) 474-1811
WWW.STTIMOTHY.ORG
First Friday: Before 7:30 a.m. Mass PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY
MASS SCHEDULE DEVOTIONS
Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Monday following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Miraculous
Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 p.m. Medal Novena. 1st Friday After 7:30 a.m. Mass.
Daily Masses: 7:30 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: Vigil: 5:30 p.m., 7:30 a.m.,
First Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m.
Mass, Our Lady of Fatima, and Every Monday
12:10 p.m.
7:15 p.m. Legion of Mary.
November 29, 2009 St. Timothy
The Saint Timothy Choir Presents
A Ceremony of Carols
Music by Benjamin Britton
Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:00pm
All are invited to join us for a
reception and sing-along Christmas carols
immediately following the concert.
Free will donations will be accepted.
Do you like to sing? Share your talent
with your community.
Join the St. Timothy Choir! Rehearsals are: Thurs-
day evening from 7:15 – 9:00 p.m. , we sing at our
10:30 a.m. Mass Sundays. We’re beginning to rehearse for an exciting
Christmas concert in December. Come be part of this uplifting minis-
try. For more information, please contact Dana Howell or Elisabeth
Maza or call the parish offices.
Sunday, Nov. 29th: 9:00 Jane Anelli (D)
10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy
12:00 Maria Sanchez (L)
Saturday, Nov. 28th: 5:30 Mr & Mrs Romeo Santos (D)
Sunday, Dec. 6th: 9:00 Lorraine Keeling (L)
10:30 For Parishioners of St Timothy
12:00 Maria Luisa Lorena (D)
Norte Dame Academy Open House
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
1:00pm-4:00pm
All interested students and their families are welcome 6th, 7th, & 8th
grade students formal tours, presentations and student demonstrations
Educating Young Women to Make a Difference
For further information email us at asmissions@ndala.com or call
310.839.5289 x218
Applications for the 2010-2011 School year are now available. Apply
online! Www.ndala.com/admissions.html
St. Timothy School
School Tours for Prospective Students.
Fall 2010 Enrollment, December 2nd at 9:00am.
RSVP 310-474-1811 ext.42 or
www.sttimothy.org
Children’s Christmas Play
Today, November 29 th, there is no Sunday
School due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Classes
will resume on December 6th. Sac I, Sac II and
Post Sac classes will be presenting a festive
Christmas play on Sunday, December 13th at 11
am in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to attend!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Mt 4:18-22
Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24
Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37
Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27
Friday: Is 29:17-24; Mt 9:27-31
Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6
Happy Thanksgiving!
Feed Your Neighbor- Did you know that 1 out of every 8 people
and 1 out of every 4 children are at risk of hunger in Los Angeles
County? St. Timothy School's Girl Scout Troop 6315 is participating
in the "Feed Your Neighbor" project benefiting the Los Angeles Re-
gional Food Bank. The girls are conducting a canned food drive
through December 5th. If you are interested in donating canned
food for their project or know a girl who would like to join our
troop, please contact Rosa Irajpanah at (310) 234-2529
or revi66@msn.com." 
St. Timothy School Website! Visit us at sttimo-
thy.org . There are many areas of interest for prospective parents
and students, St. Timothy students, parents, alumni and much
more. The school calendar, sports schedules, links to our hot lunch
program and other valuable information is now available
online. Watch for new areas to develop as well!
St. Timothy School Improvement Fund. St. Timothy
School is in the process of raising money for the School Improve-
ment Fund. Our planned improvements include renovations for a
new alley fence to match the fence along Pico Blvd., maintain state
of the art technology program, musical instruments, new lunch ta-
bles and sports equipment storage room. To donate, please fill out
the School Improvement Fund envelopes found in the pews or con-
tact the school for more information.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Need Mulch? It's free, made from yard trimmings. Bring your own
shovel, bag or pick-up and load up your own containers.
West LA
Hours of Operation: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Seven days a week.
6000 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Our Upcoming Dynamic Speakers!
Missing a sacrament? Desire a more complete
knowledge of our Church and the Bible?
Please contact our Director of Religious Edu-
cation, Deborah, who will work with you to enroll you in the
appropriate program. Deborah may be reached at (310)474-
1216 or email her at dre@sttimothyla.org.
Upcoming Sessions:
Date Topic Presenter
December 3rd Advent, Liturgical Year Dn. Tom
December 10th Our Blessed Mother, Rosary C. Barron
Sunday, November 29th: 1st Sunday of Advent
Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass
9:00 am Alumni Group Hosts Church Hospitality
Monday, November 30th:
Legion of Mary 7:15 pm in the Rectory
Boy Scouts 6 pm
Wednesday, December 2nd:
School Tour 9am
Thursday, December 3rd:
Choir practice 7:15 pm Music Room
7 pm RCIA
Friday, December 4th:
First Friday Mass 11am Grade 5
Sunday, December 6th:
Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9 am Mass
Family Mass 9:00 am (grade 6 leads)
STS grade 6 Hosts Church Hospitality

There’s the story about the last-minute
Christmas shoppers: a mother was running furi-
ously from store to store. Suddenly she became
aware that the pudgy little hand of her three-year-
old son was no longer clutched in hers. In panic
she retraced her steps and found him standing with
his little nose pressed flat against a frosty window.
He was gazing at a manger scene. Hearing his
mother’s near hysterical call, he turned and shouted
with innocent glee: “Look Mommy! It’s Jesus-
Baby Jesus in the hay!” With obvious indifference
to his joy and wonder, she impatiently jerked him
away saying, “We don’t have time for that!”
It is, in a way, a balancing act to try to stay focused
on “the reason for the season,” Jesus, and to be de-
cent and even charitable human beings by serving
and giving, to at least our family and friends. We
need to make money in order to pay for the basic
necessities of life as well as for the ability to give
to others especially at this time of the year-who
wants to be a humbug! This is good old-fashioned
love of God and love of neighbor, the dual com-
mandments of our religion and, did I mention, the
recipe for true and lasting happiness. But keeping
in mind that old Latin adage, “nemo dat quod non
habet,” which translates as “no one can give what
he does not have,” it is necessary to, so to speak,
to charge our soul batteries (like you do for your
cell phones, smart phones, and even laptops!). Let
me go through with you, briefly here, the users in-
structions about how to charge you-your soul, that
is, your will, memory, imagination, and thoughts.
First, we have to at least think about wanting to
connect with God, our Higher Power, otherwise
known to Catholics as God the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit (the angels and saints are hovering
around too, don’t forget). So, first, there is the IN-
TENTION to be with and in the presence of our
Maker. Next, we need to carve out some TIME
from our busy days and a PLACE. Could be in the
early morning before everything and everyone gets
going, could be during our commute, could be
while we are taking a walk or gardening but cer-
tainly at church or in some quiet and alone place if
possible so there are fewer distractions. WHAT to
do during the time would include asking God to
come to us (actually He is with us but we are not
always aware of His presence) and help us to pray.
We can slowly pray the Our Father and the Hail
Continuation…..
Mary and some other devotional or favorite prayers.
We can read a spiritual book ( Dan Brown’s books
do not qualify here!) such as any of Thomas
Keating’s books or the classics by Frances de Sales
or even best sellers but still with enough spiritual
substance to cut spiritual teeth with from Emilie
Griffin or Kathleen Norris. And the Bible! Then
taking time to thank and praise God and to ask Him
to help us with our difficulties. Then a time to be
silent; remember Mother Teresa said the language of
God is silence. We can do part, some or all of the
above within five, ten , twenty or thirty minutes once
or twice a day. Just like exercise, a walk around the
block on the weekend isn’t really going to help that
much if a person wants to be physically fit. So in the
spiritual and religious life, it has to be a commitment
be it so small at first, even five minutes a day is bet-
ter than nothing. Then we can keep a balance be-
tween our active lives and our connected life to Al-
mighty God.
Please note: the administration of St. Timothy
Church will be making its annual financial report to
registered parishioners in the mail next week. It will
also be available in the church next week for all to
see. We will ask you to consider to continue or be-
gin to give to St. Timothy Church in 2010 finan-
cially. There will also be a “parish fair” next to
showcase the ministries here. The past several years
this was done during the month of October; we are
doing it in December this year.
Fr. Paul E. Vigil
Are You a Special Santa?
We are in need of your donations of candy and toys
for our Children’s Christmas Eve Mass. Please call
Deborah at the rectory to arrange a drop-off.
Welcome New Parishioners!
Welcome to our parish family! If you are a newcomer to the
parish and would like to register, please complete the informa-
tion below. Please clip this form and bring to the parish office
or drop into the collection basket. Thank you and welcome to
our parish!
Name (s):
Address: City:
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Registration cards are also available in Parish Office