April 24, 25, and 26 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER - DIVINE MERCY APRIL 12, 2015

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1 APRIL 12, 2015 Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Gallagher, Pastor Rev. Chan Woo Lee, Associate Rev. Altaire Fernandez, Associate Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop Emeritus, In Residence Rev. Msgr. Lorenzo Miranda, In Residence Senior Deacon Walter Hanson Deacon Ryan Adams Liturgical Celebrations Sunday Mass Vigil - 5:00 pm Saturday 7:15 am, 8:30 am 10:00 am (Adult Choir), 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Contemporary Choir) 3:00 pm (Spanish Mass) 5:00 pm (Contemporary Choir) Weekday Mass Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am & 12:05 pm Saturday 7:30 am Holy Days of Obligation Vigil - 5:00 pm 7:30, 8:45, 12:05 & 7:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday Saturday 4:30-5:30 pm 8-8:30 am & 3:30-4:30 pm Thursdays before First Fridays and the Eves of Holy Days 3:30-4:30 pm THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER - DIVINE MERCY Join us for our Annual Parish Festival April 24, 25, and 26 GAMES, PRIZES, FOOD, MUSIC, and RIDES!! A Catholic Parish Community Moorpark Street at Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA TEL FAX

2 Page Two St. Charles Borromeo Church 2nd Sunday of Easter Parish Ministries, Sacraments, & Formation ALTAR SERVERS Father Chan Woo Lee, Coordinator ANNULMENT ASSISTANCE Mrs. Helen Gulliver & Mrs. Rita Haeusler ANOINTING OF THE SICK Available upon request in the event of a serious illness, or medical emergency. Any hour, day or night. BAPTISM For St. Charles parishioners only. By appointment: Sundays, 2:00 pm Preparation classes required for parents and godparents BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00 pm, Parish Center Mrs. Clare Darden SPANISH BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Mrs. Daisy Mejia CATHOLIC MORTUARIES & CEMETERIES FUNERAL PLANNING Mrs. Daisy Mejia CONFIRMATION Mr. Benjamin Kaltenecker, Coordinator ext. 308 ECONOMIC JUSTICE MINISTRY Deacon Walter Hanson deaconwalter@gmail.com EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY Lisa Castleton lisa_castleton@hotmail.com TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Mrs. Mary Genova LECTORS Ms. Terry Ruiz, therooz1@aol.com LITURGY AND MUSIC Mr. James Drollinger, Director ext. 315 MARRIAGE For St. Charles parishioners only. Contact the priest at the Parish Center Office at least six months prior to the proposed date. One year is suggested. WEDDING COORDINATION Mrs. Gretchen Schreck MARRIAGE PREPARATION, FOCCUS Dr. Liz Carr NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Michele Kezele Sign up for classes at TROUBLED MARRIAGES, RETROUVAILLE Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Esther Stewart Website sponsored by the USCCB: RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturdays: 8:00 am, 3:30-4:30 pm Thursdays before 1st Fridays, Eves of Holy Days 3:30-4:30 pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Office Hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Mrs. Jeannie Essa, Director Ms. Susan Jakel, Elementary Coordinator Ms. Diane Skwarek, Pre-School Coordinator Mrs. Antonia Goedde, Secretary ESPECT LIFE MINISTRY The Option Line is available for pregnancy, or post-abortion counseling & resources, 24 hours a day: HELP(4357) Pregnancy Counseling Center of Mission Hills : RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Mr. John Genova jeopardy1984@yahoo.com Ms. Debra Burley st_charles_rcia@yahoo.com SACRISTANS Mr. James Surtees, Head Sacristan stcharlesservers@yahoo.com ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dr. Jayne Quinn, Principal, TK-8 Mrs. Brenda Ianniciello, Secretary SENIOR CITIZENS MINISTRY Sr. Yvette Perrault, RSM, Coordinator ext. 307 SOCIAL JUSTICE & STATE ISSUES California Catholic Conference & Legislative Network: SOCIAL SERVICE HOLY FAMILY SERVICE CENTER Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat: 9:00-11:45 am Mr. David Risk, Director ST. CHARLES HEALTH MINISTRY Meets 1st Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, Parish Center Ms. Kathy Scheid USHERS, MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY Mr. Mark VanCleve mvanc62@aol.com YOUNG ADULTS - THE VINE stcharlesyoungadults@gmail.com RECTORY Moorpark Street, PARISH CENTER Moorpark Street, Mon. - Fri.: 9 am - 9 pm Sat. & Sun.: 9 am - 5 pm PHONE: FAX: ADMINISTRATOR: Mrs. Susan Brown Ext. 304 SECRETARY: Mrs. Maria Ruiz Ext. 302 SECRETARY: Mrs. Gretchen Schreck Ext. 301 PLEASE VIST OUR PARISH WEBSITE: For inquiries about a vocation to priesthood or religious life, please contact: Fr. Chan Woo Lee Deanery Vocation Director, fr.chanlee@gmail.com Fr. Michael Perucho San Fernando Regional Vocation Coordinator or fr-perucho@hfglendale.org BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Please submit announcement requests by Tuesday, eleven (11) days prior to publication, in Parish Center Office or stcharlesbulletin@gmail.com.

3 Page Three St. Charles Borromeo Church April 12, 2015 We are called to celebrate the freedom Jesus won for us by His cross and resurrection. Today we join the universal People of God in singing Alleluia! Today is a day of Easter Joy. Painfully, we have walked with Jesus on the road to Calvary. We have been reminded that HE suffered and died for usthe innocent one for the sake of the guilty. HE has freed us from the power of sin and death. HE, who came forth from the tomb on that Easter morning over two thousand years ago, invites us to come forth from the tomb ourselves and live in the freedom He offers to us. He shows MERCY to all who call on Him! The old way is put to death in baptism. We rise from the waters of baptism as a new person, freed from the power of sin and death. When we baptize new members into our church, we pray that each new member will come to know Jesus and His love personally. As we come to know Him personally, we come to know that HE has a personal love for each of us. HE died for each of us and was raised up for each of us. Sin paralyzes. God s grace uplifts and frees us to love as Jesus loves - freely and unconditionally. So often we hold on to those things that keep us bound up in a cocoon rapped around us - a tomb of death from which we cannot break away. Our sinful habits or the unfortunate results of sin in our families or community paralyze us for months and sometimes years. We need the voice of Jesus calling us from the tomb, just as He did for His friend, Lazarus. Come out of that tomb! Our faith tells us that a new life begins each time we turn away from sin and selfishness and freely love following the example of Jesus. Let us resolve to make this Easter more than just a family day of friendship and fellowship. Let us resolve to make this Easter the day of our own personal freedom. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, in his homily on the day of his installation as Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Christ, spoke about HOPE. Today, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others. To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open the horizon of hope. It is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds. It is to bring the warmth of HOPE! God s Mercy has been extended to us in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus comes to His friends the night of the Resurrection and extends to them the greeting of Peace. There is mercy in our God, who knows us so well, and lifts us up in our frailty. Lord, free us from the sin that binds us. Let us live as Your children, freely loving You and one another, by following path of Your Son, Jesus. You freed Him from the power of sin and death! Call us forth from the tomb of selfishness and death today to the new life of your grace! Especially today, as we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, let us remember that the words of Jesus inviting Peace into the lives of his friends applies to us as well! Sincerely yours in Christ, Monsignor Robert J. Gallagher

4 Page Four St. Charles Borromeo Church 2nd Sunday of Easter PARISH Parish Ministries, FESTIVAL! Sacraments, APRIL & Formation 24, 25, 26 ALTAR SERVERS RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY Father During Chan our Woo Festival, Lee, Coordinator our Parish Family comes together to enjoy The fun Option games, Line rides, is available delicious for food, pregnancy and a or silent post-abortion auction fr.chanlee@gmail.com while raising funds for our Parish, Elementary School, and counseling School of & Religion resources, to 24 continue hours a day: operating HELP(4357) effectively. ANNULMENT ASSISTANCE Pregnancy Counseling Center of Mission Hills : Mrs. Helen Gulliver Please & Mrs. come Rita to Haeusler our Friendship Sunday Kick-off Breakfaston Sunday, April 19, from ANOINTING 8:30 am OF to 1:00 THE pm SICK in the Social Center. You may buy Pre-Sale RITE OF Ride CHRISTIAN Tickets and INITIATION Wristbands, Raffle OF ADULTS Tickets, (RCIA) and Available upon request in the event of a serious illness or medical emergency. Festival T-Shirts. Any hour, Please day or join night. us and get in the spirit and Mr. excitement John Genova of our jeopardy1984@yahoo.com upcoming Annual Festival! Ms. Debra Burley st_charles_rcia@yahoo.com BAPTISM The Golden Girls need empty egg shells to stuff for confetti SACRISTANS eggs for the Festival. Please save your egg shells and For St. Charles parishioners only. Mr. James Surtees, Head Sacristan By appointment: Sundays drop them at 2:00 off pm at the Parish Center Office. Questions? stcharlesservers@yahoo.com Call Mary Wiser at Preparation classes required for parents and godparents. BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Raffle Tickets will soon be arriving ST. in your CHARLES mailbox ELEMENTARY if you are a registered SCHOOL parishioner! Dr. Jayne Quinn, Principal, K-8 BEREAVEMENT Prizes SUPPORT include GROUP $10,000, $5,000 and a $500 Mrs. gift card Brenda donated Ianniciello, by Generales Secretary & Generales Jewelers. Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays, Return 7:00 two pm, books Parish of Center raffle tickets by April 19 and receive another book for FREE!! Mrs. Clare Darden SENIOR CITIZENS MINISTRY SPANISH BEREAVEMENT The Silent Auction SUPPORT is GROUP a success every year Sr. because Yvette Perrault, of your RSM, generous Coordinator and creative donations. ext. 307 Mrs. Daisy Mejia If you would like to donate something SOCIAL valuable JUSTICE or fun, such & STATE as an item, ISSUES a service, tickets to CATHOLIC MORTUARIES & an CEMETERIES event, or a get-a-way, contact California Monica Catholic Lee Conference Grandischek, & Legislative Mrs. Rebecca Network: Gutierrez, Mrs. Alexandria Nilsson at stcharlesssilentauction@gmail.com. FUNERAL PLANNING SOCIAL SERVICE Deacon Walter Hanson Bring your special homemade treats, HOLY brownies, FAMILY cupcakes, SERVICE fudge, CENTER layer cakes, pies, and CONFIRMATION cookies for our Festival Bake Tues, Booth Wed, to Thurs, the CCD Sat: Office, 9:00-11:45 Room am 3 in the School on Mr. Benjamin Kaltenecker, Coordinator ext. 308 Mr. David Risk, Director Thursday, April 23, from 9:30 am ST. to 3 CHARLES pm; Friday, HEALTH April 24, MINISTRY from 9:30 to 11:45 am; or to ECONOMIC JUSTICE MINISTRY the Bake Booth on the Festival Grounds Meets 1st on Wednesdays, Saturday, April 7:00 25, pm, or Parish Sunday, Center April 26, after Deacon Walter Hanson Ms. Kathy Scheid deaconwalter@gmail.com 10 am. For information, please call Susan in the CCD Office at USHERS, MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY Be a Festival Sponsor! Mr. Mark Please VanCleve fill in and detach the form mvanc62@aol.com below Mrs. Jeannie Essa if you would like YOUNG to be a ADULT patron sponsor ACTIVITIES or place - SAN a business FERNANDO ad. PASTORAL REGION TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Mrs. Mary Genova More forms are available in the church vestibule or the Parish Center Office. LECTORS Deadline for purchasing sponsorship space is Sunday, RECTORY April 10. For more information Moorpark or Street, for Ms. Terry Ruiz help designing an ad, please contact Irene at PARISH CENTER or cavallini.scb@gmail.com Moorpark Street, LITURGY AND MUSIC Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Mr. James Drollinger, Director ext. 315 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Patron Sponsor Ad Space MARRIAGE PHONE: Sponsor For St. Charles As a Festival parishioners Patron only. Sponsor your name will Show school FAX: spirit or promote your business by Contact the priest be listed at the in the Parish Silent Center Auction Office book at least six ADMINISTRATOR: purchasing ad space Mrs. in our Susan Silent Brown Auction booklet. Ext. 304 months prior to the proposed date. One year is suggested. SECRETARY: Mrs. Maria Ruiz Ext. 302 WEDDING Up to $25.00 COORDINATION Contributing Patron BUSINESS SECRETARY: CARD - $50 HALF Mrs. PAGE Gretchen - $80 Schreck FULL PAGE - Ext. $ Mrs. Gretchen Schreck $25.01 to $49.99 Bronze Patron INSIDE PLEASE CENTER VIST PAGE OUR (2 Available) PARISH - $250 WEBSITE: MARRIAGE PREPARATION, FOCCUS Dr. $50.00 Liz Carr to $99.99 Silver Patron INSIDE FRONT COVER (1 Available) - $ NATURAL $ to FAMILY $ PLANNING Gold Patron INSIDE BACK COVER (1 Available) - $300 Have you ever thought of becoming a Priest? Mr. $250 & Mrs. and Larry above & Jo Anne Platinum Lazar Patron Sign up for classes at BACK COVER (1 Available) - $350 TROUBLED MARRIAGES, RETROUVAILLE Mr. and Mrs. Richard & Esther Stewart Website sponsored by the USCCB: RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Saturdays: 8:00 am, 3:30-4:30 pm Thursdays before First Fridays, Eves of Holy Days 4-5:00 pm RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Office Hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Mrs. Vicki Curran, Director & Elementary Coordinator Ms. Susan Jakel, Intermediate Coordinator Ms. Diane Skwarek, Pre-School Coordinator Mrs. Antonia Goedde, Secretary Fr. Chan Woo Lee Deanery Vocation Director fr.chanlee@gmail.com Fr. Michael Perucho San Fernando Regional Vocation Coordinator or fr-perucho@hfglendale.org BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Please submit announcement requests by Tuesday, eleven (11) days prior to publication, in Parish Center Office or stcharlesbulletin@gmail.com.

5 Page Five St. Charles Borromeo Church April 12, 2015 SC = Social Center; OLC = Our Lady s Chapel PC = Parish Center Contact Wilma Tyson at: Please register ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH OFFERS THANKS FOR Deacon Walter Hanson In 1999, Walter Hansen, a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles at the time. Walter and Christine Hansen have been married for 39 years and have lived in Studio City for 25 of those years. Together they have raised four children: Tim, Carol, Judy and Michael. Walter was born in Chicago in 1940 and comes from a Norwegian background. During his formal education Walter was associated with a number of Religious Orders: the Brothers of Christian Schools, Jesuits, Redemptorists, and Vincentians. Walter s many years of education resulted with degrees in economics and accounting. He attended Loyola of Chicago, DePaul University, and Indiana University. He was also a student at USC. His academic background led to a Certification in Public Accounting, which he practiced for 30 years. Walter taught accounting and economics at National University, Pepperdine University, and California Lutheran University at various times. As a permanent deacon he has a special interest in justice issues and his knowledge of economics and accounting has given him a good insight into the teachings of the Church over many years in social justice issues. Walter has served here at St. Charles as our Parish Deacon, but he also has served as a Chaplain at the University Southern California Health Sciences Campus and Methodist Hospital. He was also Director of Deacons for the Archdiocese, Business Manager for St. Francis Xavier Parish, and was an assistant to the Episcopal Vicar for our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region. Deacon Walter turned 75 years of age earlier in 2015 and submitted his intention to retire from such an active pace as a Deacon. He was graciously thanked by the Archbishop. We will be having a Reception in the Parish Hall after the 10 am Mass on Sunday, April 19. Deacon Walter will serve at that liturgy and say a few words. Deacon Walter will remain on our roster as a Retired Deacon but will also continue to help us at various liturgies. PLEASE STOP BY THE PARISH HALL ON SUNDAY, APRIL 19, AFTER THE 10 am MASS TO THANK DEACON WALTER FOR HIS GENEROUS SERVICE OF OUR CHURCH AND PARISH. THANK YOU DEACON WALTER!!!

6 Page Six St. Charles Borromeo Church 2nd Sunday of Easter Devotions & Prayers First Fridays in the Parish Center Chapel at 4:30 pm FIRST FRIDAY, MAY 1st RECONCILIATION Thursday 3:30-4:30 pm MASS - 7:30 am & 12:05 pm EUCHARTISTIC ADORATION 8:00 am - Noon RESPECT LIFE ROSARY 4:30 pm MISA EL PRIMER VIERNES 7:00 pm NOVENA Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tuesdays, Following 12:05 pm Mass ROSARY Following 7:30 am & 12:05 pm Mass And before 5 pm Saturday Vigil Mass OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Sundays, 4:00 pm Eucharistic Ministry To be a Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound or to receive communion in your home, contact Mary Genova at To be a Eucharistic Minister for Masses, Lisa Castleton at lisa_castleton@hotmail.com Envelope Reminder In order to receive proper credit for your contributions, please use your preprinted envelopes that you receive monthly in the mail. If you forget your envelope, please include your number with your donation. DISCERNING YOUR LIFE PATH? Contact Sr. Carol Quinlivan, CSJ: cquinlivan@csjla.org Mass Intentions Sunday, April 12-2nd Sunday of Easter 7:15 am Louis Cervantes 8:30 am Austin Peries, Kathleen Anthony 10:00 am Antonio Nolasco De Guzman Mark Michel, George Martin Anthony Kidman 11:30 am Danny Guerra Lawrence and Irene Armanino 1:00 pm Movita Castaneda Elizabeth Reiley 3:00 pm Antonia and Manuel Carreno Gregoria, Rogelio, & Walfido Planas Thomas Abadie 5:00 pm Parish Intentions Monday, April 13 - St. Martin I 7:30 am Antonina Supepo 12:05 pm Galenn Herrera, Renato Laudato, Jr. Tuesday, April 14 7:30 am Rodney Brown, Joe Davidson 12:05 pm Thomas Abadie Antonio V. DeLa Rosa, Jr. Cindy Perdomo Wednesday, April 15 7:30 am Maria Magdalena Briones 12:05 pm Dimisio and Viviana Flores Thursday, April 16 7:30 am Norton Siegel 12:05 pm Ahmed Maningo, Jerrie Thill Friday, April 17 7:30 am Blaine Campbell 12:05 pm Charles Krisvoy Saturday, April 18 7:30 am Dominic Genova 5:00 pm Christopher Lewis Tootsie Simmons, Robert Tolusso Parish Intentions Sunday, April 19-3rd Sunday of Easter 7:15 am Laura Morichelli Father Hermann Wiedler 8:30 am Anna D Arrigo 10:00 am Ken Vick Lorraine Ramisch Maurice and Louisa Charel 11:30 am Jose Narajos, Jose Sison 1:00 pm Kenneth Vick Jorge Flores Mora 3:00 pm Ed and Grace Toban 5:00 pm Lupita Solis Deceased Special Intention Rest in Peace Noonie Krikorian Lilian Perla Pray for the Sick Michael Buckley Carol Charett Laura Allee To add names, please call the Parish Office Readings for the Week Mon Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tue Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wed Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thu Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Fri Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Sat Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sun Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 MUSICIANS!! If you have some musical experience and the Holy Spirit is calling you to spread God s Word through music, please contact our Music Director, Jim Drollinger, at , ext Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish! Please register if you would like to be a member of our community. Thank you for printing neatly and dropping this form in the offering basket or at the Parish Office. Your personalized tithing envelopes will be mailed to you in 8-12 weeks. If you use the envelopes in the pews, please mark your first and family name and your envelope number. Check here if this a change of address. Mr. & Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Student Name Spouse Address City Zip Telephone

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8 Page Eight St. Charles Borromeo Church 2nd Sunday of Easter PARISH/SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, MINISTRIES, AND NEWS The Filipino Council will be hosting Friendship Sunday today in conjunction will a reception honoring the 1st Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church in the Social Center. Next week s host: Knights of Columbus/Festival Breakfast ST. CHARLES FESTIVAL ARTS & CRAFTS BOUTIQUE An arts and crafts Boutique will be held this year at the St. Charles Festival on April 25 and 26. Artisans and vendors with handcrafted items are being sought to participate in this event. Spaces are limited, so please call as soon as possible to reserve a spot. For information and to apply, please call Jim or Tisha York at or tishayork@yahoo.com. RIDE NEEDED Needed: A driver to bring two Senior Parishioners who live at The Inn on the Boulevard on Ventura Blvd to Sunday Mass. Please call Sister Yvette at if you are able. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING There is free blood pressure screening every Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 am at the Holy Family Service Center across the street from the Church. The Saint Charles Health Ministry has started a walking club If you are interested in the details please call Kathy Scheid at or her at kathy.scheid@gmail.com. Safeguard the Children ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH NOW PROVIDES ONLINE GIVING. A CONVENIENT & SAFE WAY TO MAKE A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION. GETTING STARTED IS EASY: JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE, AND CLICK OUR ONLINE GIVING LINK. WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE, YOUR GIFT WILL BE SE- CURELY TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY INTO THE PARISH BANK ACCOUNT. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TEA The St. Charles Senior Club Annual Membership Tea will take place on April 13. The price is $15. For more information and tickets, please call Theresa at APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It is most appropriate that Child Abuse Prevention Month is held during the Easter season. There is no better time than Easter to celebrate the protection of our most valuable gift from God our children. For information on how you can become more informed and involved in keeping our children safe, and to learn more about the 2015 pamphlet, Working Together to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse, please go to: RCIA CANDIDATES & CATECHUMENS I have always had a love for God and a belief in Jesus. I grew up going to a Christian church a couple of times a week until the time I was twelve. My dad died of a heart attack, and my mom was left raising three kids as a single mother. This left little time for her other than working and taking care of her children which made it to where we fell away from the church. I had brief periods of time where I was drawn back to church. I always had a misconception of the Catholic Church, thinking Catholics worshipped saints and things other than God. I met my fiancé in 2010 and as soon as we began to date she made it clear that faith and going to church were priorities in her life. Wanting to spend more time with her and having a genuine desire to understand Catholicism made my choice easy. We began to visit her parish frequently. I would always bombard her with questions and she would answer what she could and find answers for the questions she didn't know. I knew I would have to make some changes in order to marry in the church and after my first visit to St. Charles RCIA, I knew there was a much more important reason for me to keep coming back. I never thought that my efforts to advance my growing relationship with my fiancé was also God s way of inviting me back to him. I find so much joy in the realization that not only am I deserving of God s love and forgiveness, but I yearn for more each week. I look forward to my Tuesday night classes and Sunday mornings with my new family at RCIA. Thank you St. Charles for putting such great people in place as the team members in the RCIA program. I look forward to God unveiling more of what his plan is for me!

9 Page Nine St. Charles Borromeo Church April 12, 2015 Stewardship of Treasure Celebrating the past... looking to the future Capital Campaign Phase IV Progress Report GOAL: Approx. $6,000,000 Initial Campaign Funds (2/1/10) $1,500, Unpaid Pledges DUE (2004 to present) $422, Second Collection (2/20/10 to present) $464, Contributions and Pledge Payments (2/20/10 to present) $2,724, TOTAL (Pledges and Cash) $5,111, PLEDGE UPDATE Our Parish s Assigned Goal: $91, Amount Pledged: $73, Amount Paid: $35, Remaining Balance: $56, The monthly pledge billings for the Together in Mission pledges have been mailed. It is very important that these pledges be paid, so that our Parish will reach and, hopefully, exceed our goal. Once the pledge payments have exceeded our goal, we receive all of the additional funds for use in our Parish Ministries. Please remember that if we do not meet our assigned goal, the parish is responsible for paying the deficit. Holy Family Service Center Easter Gifts for Our Families This Easter Season we distributed more than 100 Easter baskets to families with children. Many thanks to service center volunteers Jan Horger and Loretta Parillo who made 30 baskets, and to the Morning Glen Way Rabbits, who assembled and delivered 72 baskets. We shared some of these with St. Patrick s Parish.Thanks also to Alda Esmail s 4 th & 5 th grade School of Religion students for making towel bunnies for our clients. Each bunny sat on a refreshingly scented bar of soap! April Showers Hot shower service for homeless clients began April 9, and continues every Thursday. Sign-ups are from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, and showers are from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. Festival Raffle Tickets On Sale April 12 and April 19 Service center volunteers will be selling raffle tickets for the St. Charles Parish Festival outside of masses from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Especially Needed Items Food: peanut butter, canned meat, cereal, and single serving protein bars, nuts, and tab top cans of fruit Toiletries: Shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, and toothbrushes Clothes: Men s jeans and casual pants, men s white socks and underwear, and women s bras and underwear We are happy to receive your donations or provide you with a tour of our wonderful facility during our regular operating hours of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 9 11:45 am. Phone: ST ANNIVERSARY OF OUR REFURBISHED CHURCH S Dedication Mass TODAY we will be celebrating the first year anniversary of the dedication of our beautiful church building at the 10 am mass. All are welcome! There will be a reception in the social center after mass. VIRTUS TRAINING SESSION PLEASE JOIN THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR A VIRTUS TRAINING SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15. IT IS HIGHLY REC OMMENDED THAT ALL PARENTS AND PARISHIONERS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR SERVICES FOR THE UPCOMING PARISH FESTIVAL APRIL TO BECOME VIRTUS CERTIFIED. THIS THREE-HOUR SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM. YOU CAN REGISTER THROUGH OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE AT FOR A LIST OF OTHER VIRTUS TRAINING SESSIONS IN OUR AREA, PLEASE VISIT

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