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1 S AN FRANCISCO SOLANO C ATHOLIC CHURCH February 22, 2015 First Sunday of Lent ANTONIO PARKWAY, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA Phone:(949) Fax: (949) OFFICE HOURS: Weekdays: 9:00 AM to NOON; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Reverend Craig M. Butters, Pastor Reverend Rudolph J. Preciado, Administrator frrudy@sfsolano.org Reverend Gordon Moreland, SJ, Visiting Priest Reverend James Smith, O.Praem., Visiting Priest Deacon Carl Swanson cswanson@sfsolano.org SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: 5:00 PM SUNDAY MASSES: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:00 NOON, and 5:00 PM WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM HOLY DAY MASSES: 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Saturdays, 3:30-4:30 PM (or by appointment) Please contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to marriage. One Sunday each month at 2:00 PM Please contact the Parish Office. The first Monday of each month beginning after the morning Liturgy. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to San Francisco Solano Catholic Church! To register please come into the Parish Office, take an information envelope from the information rack at the back of the Church, or download a registration form online at www. sfsolano.org. SERRA CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Multi-Parish School) Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Phone: (949) Angeline Trudell, President 1 Mission Statement: San Francisco Solano Parish continues the early California missionary spirit to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. We are committed to Word, Sacrament, and Service. Administration Parish Secretary/Office Manager Alma Helms, Ext secretary@sfsolano.org Parish Receptionist/Sacramental Records Alfie Mumaugh, Ext information@sfsolano.org Bulletin Editor Lynne Pantano, Ext bulletineditor@sfsolano.org Parish Facilities Manager Anna Podruski, Ext facilities@sfsolano.org Parish Controller Leah Davis, CPA, Ext accounting@sfsolano.org Parish Ministry Director, RCIA/Adult Faith Formation/ Adult Confirmation Deacon Carl Swanson, Ext cswanson@sfsolano.org Director of Music Brenda von Gremp, Ext brendavg@sfsolano.org Coordinator of Liturgy Dana Hardenburgh, Ext liturgy@sfsolano.org Youth Faith Formation Fax: Coordinator, Youth Faith Formation Martie Williams, Ext dre@sfsolano.org Registrar/Receptionist Teri Ferlisi, Ext reregistrar@sfsolano.org Early Childhood Coordinator (Nursery-K) Dawn LaRue, Ext earlychild@sfsolano.org Elementary/Intermediate Coordinator (Grades 1-8) Amy Franklin, Ext elemre@sfsolano.org; jrhigh@sfsolano.org Youth Minister and Confirmation Coordinator (Grades 9-12) Peter Salerno, Ext youthministry@sfsolano.org

2 First Sunday of Lent February 22, 2015 Scripture Readings for the Week Sunday: Is 58:1-9A; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 18-19; Amos 5:14; Mt 9:14-15 Monday: Lv19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15; 2 Cor 6:2B; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; Mt 4:4B; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Jl 2:12-13; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-2AB, 2CDE -3, 7C-8; Ps 51:12A, 14A; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7A, 7BC-8; Ez 18:31; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; 2 Cor 6:2B; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; 2 Cor 6:2B; Mt 5:43-48 Readings can also be found online at: The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. (Mark 1:12-15) Three inseparable events in the life of Jesus, revealed in part by today's Gospel, are His baptism in the River Jordan, His prayer and temptation in the desert, and the inauguration of His ministry in Galilee. In God's plan, Jesus's ministry cannot begin without His reception of the divine mandate ("You are My beloved son") and a time of incorporating this mandate into His life (prayer & temptation). Ministry that is about the other and not about ourselves must be rooted in a heart that knows temptations, that knows the sacrifices that are necessary in service, and trusts wholeheartedly in the God who fashioned us as His own. The Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving give us plenty of opportunity to experience temptation. We must see temptation as part of our call, as part of the preparation that pushes us forward in ministry. 2 Mass Intentions for the Week Monday 23 February 8:30 AM John Fontana John Laughlin Tuesday 24 Februray 8:30 AM Gloria Dunne Wednesday 25 February 8:30 AM Daniel Bosack Special Intention Thursday 26 February 8:30 AM Alice Reilly Friday 27 February 8:30 AM Roger Kirk Saturday 28 February 5:00 PM Levi Reynolds Evelyn Gorrindo Sunday 1 March 7:00 AM Nancy Bruno 8:30 AM Domingo Ho Chau 10:15AM Ernesto David Alonzo 12:00 NOON PRO POPULO 5:00 PM Sister Anne Mary Dooley, SSJ Schedule of Church Hours *Winter Schedule* Monday Thursday 6:30 AM 8:30 PM Friday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM 6:30 PM Sunday 6:30 AM 6:30 PM Offertory Collection Offertory Summary Last Year Current Year Incr/ (Decr) % 1/11/2015 $25,071 $22,695 -$2,376-9% 1/18/2015 $25,731 $22,775 -$2,956-11% 1/25/2015 $28,124 $22,339 -$5,785-21% 2/1/2015 $28,101 $23,688 -$4,413-16% 2/8/2015 $32,350 $24,747 -$7,603-24% Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus with Deacon Doug October 1-10, 2015 Tiberias * Nazareth * Bethlehem * Jerusalem For Information contact Carre Wertepny at or mba4carre1@yahoo.com

3 Join Us Fridays This Lent for Soup Suppers & Stations of the Cross At San Francisco Solano Church ~ Soup Suppers begin at 6pm in the Parish Hall & Stations of the Cross will begin in the Church at 7:00 PM. 2/27 RCIA 3/6 Spanish Prayer Group 3/13 Women's Circles 3/20 55 and Better 3/27 Youth Ministry Friday Morning Bible Study Parish Ministries Christ Renews His Parish Retreats Women s Retreat: March 7-8, 2015 Men s Retreat: March 21-22, 2015 We invite you to reinvigorate your faith and that of our parish community by attending the Christ Renew His Parish (CRHP) weekend. CRHP is a weekend like you have never experienced before! It is an opportunity for you to strengthen your love and commitment to our Lord. Too often the distractions and routine of our everyday life distract us from growing in our relationship with God. This weekend is a time out to discover, in a casual, relaxed atmosphere, how to connect your Catholic Faith with your daily life. The weekend activities take place right here at our parish and your evening is spent in a local hotel. If you would like more information or would like to register for the event please contact: Women s Weekend - MaryAnn Mayshaw at (949) or via at mammay40@cox.net Men s Weekend - Hernan Vasquez at (949) or via at hvas99@sbcglobal.net OR Jeff Neilson at (949) or via at jneilson@neilsonmarketing.com You're invited to join us Friday mornings from 9:15-11AM for Bible Study. All you need is a Bible, a notebook, and a willing heart. We meet upstairs in the Parish Hall, Room F. Please contact Kathy Pham, or phamily02@cox.net. Monday Evening Bible Study The Book of Psalms Have you wanted to study the Bible, but don t know where to begin? Are you looking for ways to study the WORD of GOD, with the hope of knowing him better? Have you wanted to study the Bible with a literary scholar, but your work schedule presents a conflict? Are you an adult learner who requires visual effects but doesn t want homework? If you ve answered, YES to these questions, the Monday Evening Bible Study Group welcomes you to join them!! Fellow parishioners will continue its study of the BIBLE as a unified literary work, rooted in geography, emerging from history and is the inspired WORD of GOD with the Book of Psalms. Please join them on their faith journey on Monday evenings from 7:00 8:30 PM upstairs in the new facility (room F) for Bible and dessert. For more information, contact: Jackie Pham at (714) ; jackie.v.pham@medtronic.com Cheryl Leingang at (949) ; c.leingang@cox.net 3 Women s Circle of Faith and Friendship A new season of Women's Circle of Faith & Friendship begins on Tuesday, February 10. All women of the parish are invited to explore this program which has been described as a spa for your soul. Women's Circle is a peer ministry for women of all ages and stages of life, offering an opportunity to nurture our spirituality, deepen our faith and build community with others. The Spring Season this year will carry us through Lent and into Easter. We will use the book A Time for Everything: Discovering the Beautiful Rhythms of Life by Margaret Feinberg which utilizes themes from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and the idea that there really is a season for everything. This study will help us, regardless of our season, to realign our hearts with the Lord and challenge us to pay attention to the season of life we re in and recognize the beautiful rhythms of life. For everything that happens in life there is a season, a right time for everything under heaven. Come and spend this season of Lent and Easter drawing closer to the Lord as you explore the seasons and rhythms of your life. Meetings will be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday mornings (9:30-11:30 AM) and evenings (6-8 PM) from February 10 through May 5. There is a $20.00 registration fee which includes the book and other resources we recommend you pre-register to ensure a book. For information and to pre-register please Lori LaFavre at lori@lclafavre.com.

4 Parish Ministries FIESTA DE SOLANO 2015 SAVE THE DATE!!! July 10-12, 2015 Frequently Asked Questions Sin separates us from God, but the cultivation of virtue can restore right a relationship with Him. Pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust: these seven deadly sins are patterns of dysfunction that keep us separated from God and ultimately lead to unhappiness. Join us as we embark on Fr. Robert Barron s exploration of these seven sinful patterns and also learn how practicing countervailing virtues can break the cycle of sin. Beginning on Thursday, February 19 th, our parish will begin the Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Lively Virtues program. This program will run for four consecutive Thursdays from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the Parish Hall. Coffee and desert will be provided. To find out more information, contact Rick and Jackie Majewski at or call/stop by the parish office (949) ) to sign up. What is Fiesta de Solano? An annual 3-day fun-filled carnival with rides, games, Bingo, a grand prize drawing, live entertainment, and great food. When is Fiesta de Solano? This year the fiesta will be held the weekend of July 10-12, What does the Fiesta need? YOU! The success of the Fiesta is solely dependent on volunteers and donations! Why should you get involved? Donating your time, talents, and treasures to the success of the Fiesta is an easy and fun way to get to know people in the parish community and directly contribute to the success of our parish's largest fundraiser and community event! How can you get involved? There are many ways that you can volunteer your time, donate your talents and treasures, or assist in obtaining donations from the community. Please check the parish website for a list of ways you can help! Go to then go to Ministries, Social Ministries, Fiesta de Solano. Contact Denise Fredenberg at fiesta.de.solano@gmail.com for more information. Monterey and Carmel May (Monday-Thursday) $555 per person ($185 additional for single) Deposit required Three-night stay at the Mariposa Inn in Monterey; breakfast included Free time for shopping at Cannery Row and Monterey s Fisherman s Wharf Welcome dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. at Cannery Row Guided walking tour of Carmel/Tour San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium /17-mile drive Contact Maureen Romaine at for information/ reservations All Parishioners are welcome to join this 55 & Better Sponsored Trip. 4 SFS Book Club The schedule for the SFS Book Club for 2015 is : Feb. 25: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese March 25: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd April 22: The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Meyers May 27: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini June 24: The All Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg July 22: Solomon's Oak by JoAnn Mapson August 26: Finding Casey by JoAnn Mapson September 23: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes October 28: State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett November 18: A discussion with Professor Dennis Aigner about his book, The Swastika Symbol in Navajo Textiles. For information about the book club, contact Mary Kay Beck at (949)

5 Youth Faith Formation Youth Faith Formation Program Information Youth Faith Formation- We will be accepting registrations for grades 1-12 all year! Please stop by the Youth Faith Formation Office during our office hours to find out about the exciting programs we have for each grade level! Office hours are Monday & Wednesday 10 AM-5:30 PM, Tuesday 10 AM-7PM. We are closed for lunch from 12-1PM. Early Childhood- All children ages 3-6 are welcome to attend the programming available at the 8:30 AM and 10:15 AM Masses. Registration and a fee is required to participate. Please contact Dawn LaRue at earlychild@sfsolano.org for more information. Please stop by during the hours listed above to register. Special Needs-YFF offers classes to youth with disabilities. Contact Addie Traino at (949) if you have a special needs child or teen and are interested in sacrament preparation or Faith Formation. Sacrament Preparation- Preparation for the Sacrament of reconciliation and Holy Eucharist is provided at all grade levels and is a two year process. We also help prepare youth who are not Baptized or Baptized in another Christian denomination and wishing to become Catholic. For any and all questions regarding Sacrament preparation, please contact Martie Williams at dre@sfsolano.org. Reconciliation Workshop- It is time for families in the second year of Sacrament preparation to reserve your spot at the Reconciliation workshop. Please submit your reservation soon; spots are filling up! Reservation forms are available in the Youth Faith Formation Office. Youth Group and Confirmation YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Group - Join us for dinner, games, worship, and fellowship every Sunday after the 5:00 PM Mass from 6 PM to 8 PM in the Youth Room above the Parish Hall. All teens grades 9-12 are welcome. Feel free to bring a friend! Saints in the Making All teens are welcome to join us for our mid-week fellowship every Wednesday night from 7 PM to 8:30 PM in the Youth Room. Girls Night Stop by for our bi-weekly fellowship just for girls! Experience and share your faith with other young women in an informal setting. The next girls night will be Wednesday, March 4, from 5:30 PM TO 7 PM in the Youth Room. Guys Night Come hang out with the guys! Join us in an informal setting as we learn and share about our faith and life experiences. The next guys night will be Wednesday, February 25 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in the Youth Room. CONFIRMATION Year 1 The next enrichment is Sunday, February 22 from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM in the Parish Hall. Year 2 The Year 2 retreat is scheduled for March This is a required retreat for all students who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in April. If you have not submitted the retreat paperwork and fee, please do so this week. In addition, all Year 2 paperwork must be submitted by March 1 (including Student Profile, Sponsor Application, Sponsor Activity, Letter to the Bishop, and Saint Report). Enrichment Make-up Dates If you have missed any enrichments, you may make them up on Thursday, February 19, at the SMCHS Chapel from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, or on Wednesday, March 18, at the SFS Parish Hall from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Pizza is provided both evenings. Feel free to bring a friend to these events! 5

6 Adult Catholics Growing in Faith Letter from the Deacon Marriage and Family (Part 2) A Communion of Love The Christian married couple, with their children, form an image of the Trinitarian God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Marriage and family life images the Trinity in two ways. First, like the Trinity, marriage is a communion of love between co-equal persons, beginning with husband and wife and extending to all the members of the family. Second, just as Trinity s love is life-giving, a married couple s love conceives and cares for children. In addition to reflecting the Trinity, the family is a microcosm of the Church. The ancient expression domestic church accurately describes the family because it is a small communion of persons that draws its sustenance from the larger Church and reflects its life in unique ways. Within this domestic church, parents have a special responsibility to teach children the faith and help them to grow in virtue. The family matures as a domestic church by participating in the life and worship of the larger Church, especially Sunday Eucharist. In the Eucharist, members of the family are most fully united to Christ, to one another, and to their brothers and sisters throughout the world. Christian spouses in a mixed marriage (between a Catholic and a baptized person who is not Catholic) witness to the universality of God s love, even without sharing the Eucharist. They can make an important contribution towards Christian unity. Sometimes, Catholics marry non-christians. These marriages are not sacramental, although the parties do commit to fidelity, permanence, and openness to children. Both types of unions face particular challenges, especially the religious upbringing of children. The Catholic party needs to take seriously the promise to maintain his or her Catholic faith and to do all in his or her power to have the children baptized and raised Catholic. Marriage is a vocation, or divine call, as necessary and valuable to the Church as other vocations. Discernment of and preparation for marriage is a process that begins early in life and continues through the engagement period. Because marriage is for the good of the Church and the entire community, the Church and the state have an obligation to help support and sustain marriage. Growth in Virtue With God s grace, couples are called to grow in holiness. A holy marriage is made up of many virtues. Fundamentally, the couple lives out the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. Love is the heart of the vocation of marriage. It calls spouses to imitate Jesus by their willingness to sacrifice themselves in everyday situations for each other and their children. Couples must also grow in the moral virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. Two virtues that are sometimes overlooked are chastity and gratitude. Marital chastity means that the couple s love is total, faithful, exclusive and open to life. It protects a great good: the communion of persons and the procreative purpose of marriage. Marriage is a school of gratitude, in which husband and wife are thankful for the gift of each other. They express their joyous gratitude in giving themselves completely to each other. Their gratitude leads them to be open to children and to be generous towards others. Growth in virtue is a lifelong journey, in which the spouses become more like Christ so that they can more perfectly love each other as Christ loves his Church. The Eucharist In the Eucharist Catholic couples meet Christ, the source of their marriage. This encounter moves them to reach out in love to the broader Church and to the world. The Eucharist nourishes the virtue of marital hospitality and helps the couple to recognize God s image in others. This hospitality builds up the Church and makes it a stronger witness to Christ s love in the world. A marriage that is truly in Christ is a sign of the Kingdom that is coming. At the end of time, at the celebration of the heavenly wedding banquet, the love to which the spouses have been called will find its completion when the entire Church is assumed into the glory of the risen Christ. 6

7 Parish Ministries 55 & Better 55 & Better is a parish social ministry for all Catholics 55 and over. Social activities are held in the SFS Parish Center. Contact Don Leavey at for more information. March 6, First Friday Mass & Brunch. Bring a meatless hot or cold brunch dish to share with 8-10 people. March 20, Friday, 6 PM Lenten Soup Supper followed by Stations of the Cross. The soup and accompaniments will be provided by 55 & Better. Parish members are invited. April 26, Sunday, 2 PM Kiss Me Kate at Vanguard University, Costa Mesa. $14 pp. Tickets on Sale at gatherings, or call Don Duclos at PRAYER LITURGY IN SOLIDARITY WITH PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS MARCH 3, 2015 We all read about the many Christians of various denominations who are being severely persecuted for their faith in different parts of the world today. What are we doing about it? Join Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop Mar Awa from the Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, and other Christian religious leaders from Orange County on Tuesday evening, March 3, for an Evening Prayer Service in Solidarity with Persecuted Christians. This prayer event will take place from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM in the Arboretum on the Christ Cathedral Campus, 1380 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove. It is being hosted by the Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Commission of the Diocese of Orange. A reception will follow in the Cultural Center. All are invited to join us! For more information, contact Ecumenical Commission Member Greg Kelley at In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering. Pope Benedict XVI Adoration of Our Lord Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in our parish on the first Monday of each month for a 24-hour period, following morning Mass and concluding prior to Mass Tuesday morning. We would like to extend this invitation to you to come and spend time with Our Lord. You may come in at any time and just be in His presence. During the Lenten season, what better way to really develop your prayer life other than speaking so directly to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament? Adoration will take place on March 2/3 and on Holy Thursday following the Mass until midnight. You are always welcome to come to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for a quick visit with Our Lord. Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the Word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties and our fervor dies out. The Church urgently needs the deep breadth of prayer, and to my great joy groups devoted to prayer and intercession, the prayerful reading of God s word and the perpetual adoration of the Eucharist are growing at every level of ecclesial life. Pope Francis Join us in prayer. Reset your life focus and offer Christ some of your time come and be with Him. Could you not spend one hour with me? - Jesus 7

8 Parish Ministries VITA Income Tax Preparation The parish will offer again this year free income tax preparation assistance to those making $58,000 or less per year. The program is staffed by volunteers in the parish center from 9:00 AM to noon each Saturday beginning February 7, Appointments can be made by calling the parish office at What to Bring: Proof of Identification (Photo ID) SSN or ITIN for yourself and spouses or dependents W-2s, 1098-Ts, 1099s (1099-MISC,1099-INT, etc.), and Unemployment or Social Security Benefits Bank accounting and routing information if you like to do direct deposit/withdrawal Copy of last year s return If you are filling a joint return, both spouses must be present to sign the tax forms Additional Information: If you are renting, the contact information for your landlord If you pay for child dependent care, EIN or SSN of care provider you are paying Total education expenses (Books, Laptop) 8 Que traer: Identificación con foto (ID) SSN o ITIN del contribuyente, cónyuge y todos los dependientes W-2s, 1098-Ts, 1099s (1099-MISC, 1099-INT, etc.), subsidio de desempleo y beneficios del Seguro Social Si desea que el rembolso se haga como depósito directo, traer la información de la cuenta y ruta del Banco Copia de la declaración de impuestos federal y del estado del año pasado Si desea presentar electrónicamente la declaración conjunta, ambos cónyuges deben estar presents Información Adicional: Si renta, traer la información de contacto del arrendatario Comprobantes de pagos incurridos por guarderia, EIN o SSN,nombre y dirección del proveedor Total gastos de educación (Libros, Computador Portatil)

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