The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017"

Amberly Watson
5 years ago
Views:

1 4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA Parish Office: MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017 PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. Parish Website: Parish jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon Parish ID # for United Way Contributions BAPTISM INFORMATION RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Sara Dickman FAITH FORMATION, grade Kerwin Molina, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL Anne Egan, Principal School Website:

From The Pastor Moving forward in the Spirit It has been 15 months since the publication of Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Francis controversial apostolic exhortation; and the dust is still

2 From The Pastor Moving forward in the Spirit It has been 15 months since the publication of Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Francis controversial apostolic exhortation; and the dust is still settling. Four cardinals expressed their doubts in writing to the Holy Father. They were concerned that it might create confusion among the laity. Others went so far as to say that it is a break from the traditional teachings of the Church. Most dissenters are still worried about a possible misuse of the apostolic exhortation. The bone of contention was not even in the main text but in footnote 351 where Francis implicitly extends the possibility of receiving absolution in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and permission to receive Communion to remarried Catholics under certain circumstances. He says The confessional should not be a torture chamber but an encounter with the Lord s mercy ; and the Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak. This does not offer any blanket permission but sets down certain conditions among which are: humility, discretion and love for the Church and her teaching, in a sincere search for God s will and a desire to make a more perfect response to it. But the elephant in the Vatican has been released: Communion for the remarried may sometimes be allowed! Francis clearly foresaw the danger that this issue would distract from the greater message of the exhortation but he rightly asserts that it is not a rupture in the Church s teaching. The two Synods on the Family have focused on the crisis of the family and Francis wants to respond to families whose situation does not match what the Church teaches as ideal. Pope Benedict XVI worried about the risk of the Church being too identified with certain commandments or prohibitions so that not even a hint of the true greatness of the faith appears. The response, then, of Francis and the bishops of the Synod was to change the focus of the Church s teaching on marriage from law to virtue. This is the real heart of Amoris Laetitia. Here in chapter four Francis engages in a scriptural and pastoral meditation on Chapter 13 of Paul s First Letter to the Corinthians. The Church s primary way of proclaiming the gospel about marriage is not to issue prohibitions but to point to the virtuous lives of Christians who have lived the marital covenant with fidelity, gentleness, courage and love. The bishops were also concerned about the gap that exists between Church teaching and the actual marital situation of so many in our time. They feared that it could lead to an exclusive Church, and what Cardinal Walter Kasper called a practical (or de-facto) schism. The proposed response is an increase in the Church s pastoral engagement with families and married couples through accompaniment, discernment and integration. As a pastor, it is very liberating to know that we may exercise pastoral discernment filled with merciful love, which is ever ready to understand, forgive, accompany, hope, and above all integrate. Catholics who are in what used to be called irregular situations have been given hope to be in fuller communion with the Church. There are, of course, conditions. As St. John Paul II said in Familiaris Consortio (1981) Pastors are obliged to exercise careful discernment of situations. Nevertheless, while remaining faithful to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage, pastors are now empowered to respond to the particularities of situations. Wise discernment is greatly needed in our present situations of complexity, ambiguity and chaos. Family life is chaotic. Therefore, Francis now calls for more discernment. This is not individualism but a call to a greater trust in, and sensitivity to, the promptings of the Holy Spirit. This is not easy! Francis observed: It is like being plunged into the deep and not knowing what we will find. I myself have frequently experienced this. As we move forward into a new more synodal and Spirit-led process we are encouraged to trust because there is no greater freedom than that of allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit, renouncing the attempt to plan and control everything to the last detail, and instead letting him enlighten, guide and direct us, leading us wherever he wills. Adapted from the article, Not all is black and white, by Nicholas Austin, Professor of Theology, Heythrop College, in The Tablet, 06 April, 2017.

Congratulations to our Newly Baptized and Their Families Matthias Great Osuji Jacob Daniel Gonzalez Meza Quarters & Cans Collection This weekend is our monthly Quarters and Cans Collection.

Please Bring your bags to the altar after the bread and wine are presented. Thank you for your continued support.

Special Thanks to Michael Senoff who constructed the sign as his Eagle Scout Project. July 30 weekend $5,710.50 Thank you for your continued support.

Home Masses We have begun Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.

12:24-26 Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 Feast of the Assumption of Mary Tuesday, August 15 We will have Mass at:

3 Congratulations to our Newly Baptized and Their Families Matthias Great Osuji Jacob Daniel Gonzalez Meza Quarters & Cans Collection This weekend is our monthly Quarters and Cans Collection. All quarters and designated monies will go to Blessed Sacrament Parish. All Non-Perishable Food will be given to Catholic Charities College Area Center. Please Bring your bags to the altar after the bread and wine are presented. Thank you for your continued support. FINANCIAL UPDATE 2017 Blessed Sacrament Church Sign Be sure to check out our new sign at the corner of El Cajon Blvd. & El Cerrito Dr. Special Thanks to Michael Senoff who constructed the sign as his Eagle Scout Project. July 30 weekend $5, Thank you for your continued support. Bibliodrama August 21 Come and learn about the background of your weekly scriptural texts and experience the dynamism of the Gospel. Session will be in the Parish Hall Library on Monday at 6:30pm. Home Masses We have begun Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass. Readings for the Week Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, :1, 26-29a, 34-35; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Jn 12:24-26 Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 Feast of the Assumption of Mary Tuesday, August 15 We will have Mass at: & 6:00pm (this is a Holy Day of Obligation) August 6-18th Sunday in Ordinary Time A Vocation View: If we trust Jesus promise to feed us and quench our thirst we can fearlessly give our lives in his service. Pray today for the men and woman who will serve your local church as priests, brothers and sisters. DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Welcome New Parishioners Registration Forms available on paper or by from Church Office. Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Aug. 5 Aug. 6 Aug. 7 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Our Military Men, Women & their Families, int. James Deangelo Family, int. Baldassare & Caterina Ferrara Parishioners Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Genevieve Reinicke Elinor Dutcher Fr. Sebastian Bukenya, int.

Parish Events July & Aug. - No Cares for Kids Mtg. July & Aug. - No Women s Club Mtg. July/Aug/Sept - No Soup & Salad Aug. 13 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Aug.

4 Parish Events July & Aug. - No Cares for Kids Mtg. July & Aug. - No Women s Club Mtg. July/Aug/Sept - No Soup & Salad Aug Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Aug Feast of the Assumption of Mary (holy day of obligation) Mass: 8am & 6pm Aug Bibliodrama 6:30pm PH Library Aug Blessed Sacrament Parish School Begins Sept. 4 - Labor Day Holiday (church office closed) Sept Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Sept Bibliodrama 6:30pm PH Library Sept Women s Club Mtg. PH Sept Catechetical Sunday Sept Priests Convocation Retreat PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office. (area codes are (619) except were listed) Adoration Chapel Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses) Culture of Life: Margie Morrison Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office Knights of Columbus: John Agoh Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)..klhbones@aol.com Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass) Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha Ushers: Church Office Vocations Committee: Dick Reid Women s Club: Pat Luebbers Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office Sunday, August 13 after the 8am & 10am Masses The Vietnamese Group will be selling Egg Rolls, Donuts, Fruit Cups, along with Coffee, Tea and Punch after all the Sunday morning Masses. Com join us in the parish hall. Diocesan African Mass & Gathering Second Sundays Sunday, August 13-1:00 PM All are invited to attend. Latino Spirituality Event Fri. Sept. 15 7pm - 9pm in Parish Hall Marka tus calendarios! Following up on our Latino gathering in July we are having another retreat event, sponsored by Catolicos de Conversion, There will be music, a presentation on Latino Spirituality and refreshments. Bienvenidos a todos! PRAY If you pray you are sure of saving your soul. If you do not pray you are just as sure to lose your soul. --St. Alphonsus Liguori School Integration Plan for BSPS & OLSH New School Site: Blessed Sacrament New Management: Diocesan Governance Model Date for merger: See Flyer at Church Doors for Transition Details Register Now!! Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8) Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619)

AROUND TOWN Aug. 18 - Catholic Night at the Padres vs.

5 AROUND TOWN Aug Catholic Night at the Padres vs. Washington Nationals; at Petco Park 7:10pm, fellowship, activities, Party in the Park starts 5pm, Catholic representatives presenting Color Guard, singing National Anthem & as Play Gall Kid, Portion of each ticket sold thru this offer goes back to Catholic Diocese Office, More info. & order tickets (includes Catholic Night T-Shirt) Aug Immaculate Heart Radio 1000AM ELEVATE Conference at Sheraton San Diego Website: elevate.ihradio.com ; If you have any questions contact Emily Quimpo, our School Ambassador, at Calling all Rosary High School Classmates of 1977! Reunion plans in process for August Please contact Lila (Monks) at lilaquigley@aol.com with your contact information so we may include you! Sept. 1-3 SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention Aflame with the Spirit at Anaheim Convention Center & Arena, over 50 Catholic speakers including Bishop Robert Barron; for brochure/info or registration spirit@scrc.org Sept Retrouvaille-Marriage Help! Give troubled marriages & their hurting families a chance to heal. More info. on upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples contact registration or visit helpourmarriage.org. Sept. 11 Father Joe's Village Ladies Guild Free Membership Luncheon 11am at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Scripps Ranch San Diego 92131, 34th anniversary, Guild are volunteer women who assist children at Father Joe s Village; Info. Margie Mills or margie.r.mills@gmail.com Oct Beginning Experience Weekend, a healing & moving beyond grief retreat for divorced, widowed, & separated people; at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, Info: Cathy Savel , Nish Carmedy Spanish Father Joe s Villages Debuts Film Portraying Journey to Overcome Homelessness Golden Globe -nominated animation studio partnered with Father Joe s to depict an important story of hope. Visit my.neighbor.org/wesee to watch the animated film. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Ignatius of Loyola Tuesday: St. Alphonsus Liguori Wednesday: St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard Friday: St. John Vianney; First Friday Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major; First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary BSP Devotions Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours) Weekdays 7:30 AM (Before Mass) Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays (After Mass) A QUESTION OF FAITH It is never a question with any of us of faith or no faith; the question always is, In what or in whom do I put my faith? Anonymous Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name.) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux Monday ~ August 7 Rev.Msgr.Daniel Dillabough Tuesday ~ August 8 Rev. William Dillard Wednesday ~ August 9 Rev. Minh Do Thursday ~ August 10 Very Rev. John Dolan Friday ~ August 11 Rev. Laurence Dolan, OFM Saturday ~ August 12 Rev. Msgr. Neal Dolan Sunday ~ August 13 Rev. Msgr. Richard Duncanson

The Most Complete Online National Directory of Catholic Parishes Check It Out

Your ad David Camara 591 C Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 619-409-9069 fax:

in this space! Serra for Religious Vocations Medical Alert System $29.95/Mo.

Contract Price Guarantee Easy Self Installation VINCENT E.

8608 EL CAJON TRANSMISSION SERVICE Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust

, San Diego, CA 92115 The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

com Specialized in All Transmission Repairs FREE DIAGNOSTIC WITH AD Saint

Present It The Next Time You Patronize One of Our Advertisers al nion Persoyner

.. Personal Service 6322 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego 9631 Campo Rd.

CALL OR ORDER ONLINE. 800-566-6150 www.wlpmusic.

I am patronizing your business because of it! $39.

399.1785 Apostleship of the Sea-USA CST 2117990-70 Grow Your Business,

Free professional ad design & my help! email: hernandezy@jspaluch.

0805 for information on what you can do write: Morality in Media, Inc.

6 The Most Complete Online National Directory of Catholic Parishes Check It Out Today! Your ad David Camara 591 C Street Chula Vista, CA fax: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-4pm Sunday 10am-4 pm could be in this space! Serra for Religious Vocations Medical Alert System $29.95/Mo. Call Today! billed quarterly ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY One Free Month No Long-Term Contract Price Guarantee Easy Self Installation VINCENT E. SULLIVAN (619) Toll Free EL CAJON TRANSMISSION SERVICE Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Fernando (619) El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization Parishioner sullivantrustlaw.com Specialized in All Transmission Repairs FREE DIAGNOSTIC WITH AD Saint Margaret Sunday Missal FEATHERINGILL Please Cut Out This Thank You Ad and Present It The Next Time You Patronize One of Our Advertisers al nion Persoyner Compa r u o through 2030 Y Pra Designed to be MORTUARY Family Owned... Personal Service 6322 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego 9631 Campo Rd., Spring Valley Readings Reflections Prayers In Stock & Ready to Order Today. CALL OR ORDER ONLINE Thank you for advertising in our church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it! $39.95 Both Chapels, Phone (619) Come Sail Away on a 7-night Catholic Exotic Cruise. Prices begin at $1045 per couple which includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass and Rosary offered. Deposit of only $350 per person will reserve your cabin. Travel Space is limited. Thanks and God Bless, an Official Agency of Brian or Sally, coordinators Apostleship of the Sea-USA CST Grow Your Business, Advertise Here. Support Your Church & Bulletin. Free professional ad design & my help! hernandezy@jspaluch.com YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT SEX AND VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION AND ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IN PORNOGRAPHY Call Yanira Hernandez Se Habla Español for information on what you can do write: Morality in Media, Inc G Street NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC (202) Following Jesus Every Day: If You Live Alone You Need LIFEWatch! GOSPEL MEDITATIONS FOR DAILY LIVING 24 Hour Protection at HOME and AWAY! Ambulance Solutions as Low as Police Fire FREE Shipping FREE Activation Friends/Family NO Long Term Contracts $1a Day! Ninety days worth of Gospel verses and reflections including a meditation, a prayer, a simple activity for the day and a related verse from the Old Testament. Ideal for Lent and Eastertime, or for any time of year! SPECIAL OFFER: FREE LIFEWatch Shoppers Tote with your order CALL NOW! Blessed Sacrament Church For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc

BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion