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712 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel/Fax: 213 628-2938
Rev. Ivan Gerovac SJ
Administrator
Masses:
Sunday. 8:30 a.m. (English);
10:30 a.m. (Croatian)
Weekdays: 7:30 a.m. (English);
Holydays: 7:30 a.m. (English)
Holydays: 7:30 p.m. (Croatian)
Holy Hour:
Last Sunday of the Month
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Confessions:
By appointment
Baptisms:
By appointment
Marriages:
By arrangement
(at least 6 months before
the
wedding date)
CENTENNIAL BELL
Grateful to God
for Grace & Protection
1910 - 2010
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WELCOME TO ST. ANTHONY'S CROATIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH |
St. Anthony Croatian Catholic Parish is a community of faith and love, graced with a revered ethnic heritage.
We share our Catholic faith with other parish communities that constitute the larger local Church of Los Angeles. With them we are devoted to a common Church mission, which is to witness the presence of God in our world and to advance the civilization of love.
At the same time, we are a distinct ethnic community. The Croatian Christian heritage is fourteen centuries old. We cherish such a legacy and are indebted to preserve our rich Croatian culture, traditions, customs, values and language for future generations.
In regard to this specific character of our parish community, our primary goal is to enhance efficient interaction of faith and culture. Therefore, we commit ourselves to promoting the cultural adaptation of liturgy. Also, in order to invigorate dynamics of evangelization we are committed to contextualize all pastoral, catechetical, social and cultural activities in the parish. |
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Croatian Family Guild "Aloysius Cardinal Stepinac"
Calling all Parishioners, the Croatian Family Guild "Aloysius Cardinal Stepinac" will hold a meeting and elections on Sunday, March 2, 2014 after mass in the large hall. Please join us to hear about the progress that has been made and the goals we have for the picnic and the parish
Thank You from St. Anthony’s Kolo Club “Croatia”
We want to thank everyone who attended St. Anthony’s Kolo Club’s 8th Annual Croatian Cultural Extravaganza this past Sunday. It was a wonderful celebration of Croatian heritage and identity. It was a big success, thanks in part to your attendance and support. It validates our belief that you appreciate our Croatian heritage and that you have a special place in your hearts for our children. The hours of practice and hard work paid off. We have heard from a number of you that you get goose bumps and/or shed tears of joy watching our children perform, well this is what motivates us to work so hard in promoting our Croatian heritage and culture. We are touched by your kind words and generous support. We hold our event in downtown Los Angeles because we believe that St. Anthony’s Croatian Church is the heart and soul of the Croatian Community in Southern California, and that it is the pillar for our Faith, Heritage and Culture. We take pride in putting on a first class affair that is low cost, memorable and brings all of the generations together.
The Extravaganza allows us to showcase our children and Croatian heritage, and to invite Croatian groups from throughout North American so that our children can make new friendships and bonds with other Croatian youth who also share the love and passion for Croatian folk dance and song. Also having Croatians from other cities, States and Canada participate in our event helps to rejuvenate our Croatian pride and spirit. We had almost two hundred Croatians from outside of Los Angeles in attendance, and their presence enriched our event.
It was wonderful to see our Croatian community (you know who you are) come together as a family to put on this spectacular event. Thanks to all you for your hard work and dedication. A special thanks to Heidi Wohlfahrt-Granic for her leadership and weekly commitment to our children. An last but not least, thanks to our children from St. Anthony’s Kolo Club “Croatia” and Croatian Children School for their love, dedication, and pride in preserving and promoting our Croatian heritage.
These days you are receiving statements of your annual donations for the tax purposes. St. Anthony Parish would not function without your support. Let us thank the Lord for this grace. In the name of the Parish and Financial Councils I am expressing my gratitude to all of you who are loyal to this Parish helping it to grow spiritually, culturally and financially.
If you have not received yet your statements, or you find that it does not corresponds to your records, please, call our financial secretary, Silvia Pichardo. She works on Tuesdays every week.
PHOTO GALLERY
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PERFORMANCE |
CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
Stogodišnjica hrvatske župe sv. Ante
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Stogodišnjica hrvatske župe sv. Ante u Los Angelesu obilježena je u subotu 11. prosinca, 2010., na isti dan kada je 11. prosinca 1910. godine biskup Thomas Conaty posvetio župsku crkvu. Osnivatelj župe i prvi župnik je bio don Anton Žuvić iz Luke na Dugom Otoku. Stogodišnjica je obilježena gala banketom i svečanim prigodnim programom.
Suslavitelji jubilarne Euharistije su bili župnik don Mate, bivši župnici don Srećko i don Janko, svećenička “mladica” iz naše župe vlč. Richard Charbel Grbavac, hrvatski misionar pri župi Mary Star u San Pedru o. Ivan Gerovac te fra Ljubo Krasić iz Franjevačke Kustodije u Chicagu.
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Next week we will have a special guest from Rome in person of Fra Ivan Pavić, who was invited by Mary Star and our communities for a spiritual renewal before Easter.
His program is limited to his short stay with us from March 3 to March 13.
- His first appearance will be at Mary Star of the Sea on Tuesday, March 4th at 6:30 pm.
- Next day on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, at 7:00 pm, he will be with us at St. Anthony.
- On Sunday, March 9th, Fra Ivo will be with us for our Croatian Mass and he will proceed to Mary Star of the Sea for 1:30 pm Mass.
His coming to us is a special time of grace. Let us sacrifice from our time to meet him and enrich spiritually with his charismatic presence.
With God’s blessings,
Fr. Ivan
Fra Ivo Pavić roden je 1965. u Hrvatskoj Tišini kraj Bosanskog Šamca . U dvadeset četvrtoj godini života čuo je Gospodinov glas: "Bit ćeš moj svećenik". Odmah se odazvao i javio u franjevačku provinciju Bosnu Srebrenu iako je već radio u jednoj tvornici i nije razmišljao o duhovnom zvanju.
Stupio je u postulaturu u franjevačku gimnaziju u Visokom 1988. i u novicijat u Sarajevu 1989. Nakon završetka novicijata i prve godine studija bio je za vrijeme rata tri godine u progonstvu u Samoboru i Austriji. U progonstvu je 1995. položio vječne redovničke zavjete.
Kardinal Vinko Puljić zaredio ga je za đakona 1996. i za svećenika 1997. godine u Sarajevu. Diplomirao je na Franjevačkoj teologiji u Sarajevu 2000. godine. Bio je župni vikar u Rumbocima, Uskoplju, Tuzli i Tolisi.
Službu nove evangelizacije počeo je 2000. godine. Držao je duhovne obnove u Bosni i Hercegovini, Hrvatskoj, Makedoniji, Sloveniji, Srbiji te u ostalim europskim župama i u našim hrvatskim katoličkim misijama u mnogim gradovima Njemačke, Švicarske, Austrije, Italije i u New Yorku. Posvuda gdje je propovijedao nikle su molitvene zajednice.
Last year from Jun 7-9 there was well organized and successful meeting of Croatian Youth called “Mladifest”. Our youth is once again invited to participate at this year “Mladifest” which will be in July from 4-6 at Queen of Peace Croatian Franciscan Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill Boulevard, Norval, Ontario, L0P 1K0.
For information see the website:
www.norvalmladifest.com, or
facebook.com/norvalmladifest, or
twitter.com/norvalmaldifest.
The Holy Father is calling us to accompany others with mercy, to heal them and warm their hearts with the light of the Gospel. TIM is a beautiful expression of our faith and solidarity. Our target collection proposed by the LA Archdiocese for 2014 TIM is $13,507.10.
Every year at this time the Archdiocese of Los Angeles appeals to our sense of our responsibility for others. In 2013 we have satified TIM required 10% of our income in 2012. Our income in 2013 was increased and we will have the challenge to satisfy it accordingly. The Holy Father is calling us to accompany others with mercy, to heal them and warm their hearts with the light of the Gospel. TIM is a beautiful expression of our faith and solidarity. I am expressing my gratitude to all who had contributed to our mission in 2013.
CENTENNIAL YEAR BOOK & DVD
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CENTENNIAL YEAR BOOK & DVD
ON SALE NOW
$50 $30 for Book & DVD
$30 $20 for DVD only
$30 $20 for Book only
$10 Discount on Book for parishioners who participated in book.
To own a copy of this Centennial material, please contact Father Ivan at 213/628-2938 or email him at: frivan@croatianchurch.org
Our Chilren's School Mission Statement is a coherent partnership between our priests, teachers, parents and students.
The objective is to ensure that each student develops a firm foundation of our Croatian heritage, nurtured through a distinctive base of knowledge.
Continuing the accomplishments from last year, we have added an exciting new study program about Croatia, our beautiful homeland, a new dance and music class where students can learn how to play Tamburica and sing in a children's choir.
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