San Francisco Solano Catholic Church

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1 San Francisco Solano Catholic Church August 19, 2018 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 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. Reverend Duy Le, Parish Administrator Ext Reverend Aristotle Quan, Parochial Vicar Ext Reverend Gordon Moreland, SJ, Visiting Priest Reverend James Smith, O.Praem., Visiting Priest Deacon Carl Swanson Ext MASS TIMES, SACRAMENTS, ADORATION 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-Saturday, 8:30 AM Holy Day Masses: 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM Sacrament of Saturdays, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Reconciliation: (or by appointment) Sacrament of Please contact the parish office at Marriage: least six months prior to marriage. Sacrament of One Sunday each month at 2:00 PM Baptism: Please contact the parish office. Eucharistic The first Monday and the third Adoration: Tuesday of each month, beginning after the 8:30 AM 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 Antonio Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita CA PARISH OFFICE Phone: (949) Fax: (949) Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM-12 NOON; 1:00 PM-5:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM-1:30 PM Administration Parish Secretary/Office Manager: Alma Helms, Ext secretary@sfsolano.org Parish Receptionist/Sacramental Records: Eileen McGee/Martie Trujillo, Ext information@sfsolano.org Bulletin Editor: Ext Parish Facilities Manager: Anna Podruski, Ext Parish Controller: Leah Davis, CPA, Ext bulletineditor@sfsolano.org facilities@sfsolano.org accounting@sfsolano.org Parish Ministry Director, RCIA/Adult Faith Formation/ Adult Confirmation: Deacon Carl Swanson, Ext deaconcarl@sfsolano.org Coordinator of Liturgy: Jeanne Guerreiro, Ext liturgy@sfsolano.org YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CENTER Phone: (949) Fax: (949) Office Hours: Monday Wednesday, 9 AM-3 PM Director (Grades K-8): Amy Franklin, Ext afranklin@sfsolano.org Coordinator (Elementary Grades K 5 & Sacramental Preparation): Jennie Fice, Ext elemre@sfsolano.org Youth Minister/Confirmation (Grades 9 12) Coordinator: Jenna DiBernardo, Ext youthministry@sfsolano.org Registrar: Teri Ferlisi, Ext reregistrar@sfsolano.org Receptionist: Patty Uribe, Ext receptionist@sfsolano.org

2 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2018 Scripture Readings for the Week Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 Readings can also be found online at: Mass Intentions for the Week Monday August 20 8:30 AM Arden Gules Tuesday August 21 8:30 AM Maria Esther Perez Wednesday August 22 8:30 AM Betty Corbin Thursday August 23 8:30 AM Dominique Baptiste Etchart Friday August 24 8:30 AM James Petrone, Sr Saturday August 25 8:30 AM Soledad Caldera 5:00 PM Alvarez & Cordova Families Sunday August 26 7:00 AM Clive Rostant 8:30 AM Petra Ventura 10:15 AM Francis Gundran 12:00 PM Luz Caluza 5:00 PM Elena Yuekey Moya Yuekey After careful consideration, the decision has been made to cancel this year s rummage sale. If you have items you were planning to donate to the sale, we encourage you to donate them to one of the many charitable organizations that collect and put to good use previously owned items. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Training Re-training for all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion is MANDATORY to ensure you understand the changes to our liturgies and how they affect how we serve. All ministers who have not yet attended a session must attend training on Wednesday, August 22, at 7 PM in the church. 2

3 Parish Ministries Eucharistic Adoration 55 & Better 55 & Better is a parish social ministry for parishioners 55 and over. Social activities are held in the SFS Parish Center. For information, contact Mike Bula at September 7, First Friday Mass & Brunch 8:30 AM Bring a brunch item to share. September 21, 6:00 PM. Bring an appetizer, side dish, salad, main dish or dessert to share. Get your tickets for the October "55 & Better" Anniversary dinner. Tickets will be sold at the September brunch and evening dinner. Tickets are $10. Join "55 & Better" for a Vanguard Theater Play, "All Shook Up" on Sunday, September 30, at 2 PM. Ticket price is $16. For ticket information, contact Don Duclos at SFS Community Food Bank An outreach to the local community since October Our mission to serve those who live locally and come to us for assistance has been in action for 25 years! This could not be possible without your support of food, time and money. It is greatly appreciated! Distribution Days: Saturdays Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Location: Comercio, RSM For more information or to volunteer please contact Alma Helms at , Ext The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9 3 The Catholic Church believes that our celebration of the Eucharist, the Mass, is the source and the summit of our faith. It is at the heart of our life of faith. As Catholics, we proclaim our belief that the bread and wine consecrated during Mass become Christ Himself--His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity- Holy Communion. We do not believe it is just a symbol. Once consecrated, it is not merely a cracker, a piece of bread or a cup of wine. With eyes of faith we see the Body and Blood of Christ. We meet Jesus present sacramentally. Our spiritual life is not limited solely to participation in the Mass. Pope Saint John Paul II called worship of the Most Holy Eucharist outside of Mass an important daily practice that becomes an inexhaustible source of holiness and a practice of inestimable value for the life of the Church. Beginning in September, we will have Eucharistic Adoration with Exposition every Friday of the month right after morning Mass. On the First Friday, Adoration will take place from 9:00 AM concluding at 9:00 PM. All other Fridays of the month, Adoration will take place from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. As the morning Mass ends, the Blessed Sacrament is placed in a beautiful stand known as a monstrance, and Jesus Christ is exposed in the Blessed Sacrament for all to see. Exposition will take place on the main altar of the church. We must have committed worshippers who follow an hourly schedule for visiting Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament to ensure that the Eucharist is never without veneration. We will be taking sign-ups for committed adorers on the weekend of August 25/26 in the courtyard after every Mass. We will also have an electronic sign-up on the parish website: Please prayerfully consider your availability to come to Adoration and spend time with Christ. Everyone is welcome to come spend time in the presence of Christ for as short or as long a time as you like. Come adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament even if you are not a scheduled adorer. Any time you spend with Him is transforming. For more information, contact Maura Mo Byron at 5byrons@cox.net or call The San Francisco Solano Monday/Thursday evening Bible study groups will resume after Labor Day. Thursday meetings will resume Sept. 6. Monday meetings will resume Sept. 10 For information, Joni Marques at jonimmarques@gmail.com.

4 Parish Ministries Diocese of Orange Mission Co-op Program Elise Frederick will be speaking at all the Masses THIS weekend, August 18-19, on behalf of Mission Doctors Association as part of the Diocese of Orange Mission Co-op Program. She will be sharing the work of this nearly 60-year-old organization. Elise is the Executive Director of Mission Doctors Association, having worked with MDA for more than 35 years. Prior to joining the MDA team, Elise served with her then young family for three years in the Northwest of Thailand. Since 1959, Mission Doctors Association has made it possible for Catholic Doctors and their families to share their gifts and live their faith at mission hospitals in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. A mission of healing and partnership of hope, Mission Doctors Association invites us to keep all the Mission Doctors in our prayers. Please consider supporting generously the lifesaving work of MDA. To learn more about the work of MDA, please visit our website: Knight of Columbus St. John Paul II Council Hello Church! One of the community programs that our Knights of Columbus support and participate in is Habitat for Humanity Orange County. Our KOC Council is part of the Catholic Coalition of HFHOC, a partnership of OC Parishes and KOC Councils that work together to build homes for eligible low-income families. The Coalition just completed two homes in Tustin and one in Placentia, and our Council worked on both. We are slated to build 12 more homes in the next 3 years and would love for our Parish to be part of this community effort! If you are interested in being part of our Catholic Coalition of Habitat for Humanity OC let us know! GK Frank Nainoa Follow us now on Facebook and Please consider joining a proud tradition of Catholic men in service to our community. For further information on joining or supporting our council please council16488@gmail.com or visit 4 Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means, for the Lord is one who always repays, and He will give back to you sevenfold. Sirach 35:9-10 P.

5 Youth Faith Formation Office Hours The Youth Faith Formation office is open Monday-Wednesday 9 AM-3 PM until September 19 Telephone: Youth Faith Formation St. Junipero Serra Catholic School, our parish school, is still accepting enrollment for the school year in grades Pre K- 8. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Mrs. Shirley Merchant, Admissions Director, at smerchant@serraschool.org or by calling , ext Please also visit the school s website at serraschool.org. 5 Support our Parish School, St. Junipero Serra Catholic Elementary School, with your everyday shopping by using scrip cards as your form of payment at a multitude of local merchants! It's easy, convenient and costs you nothing! Whether you have children attending our school or not, you can make a difference and help keep Catholic education affordable for our parish families. For more information, please visit our website at serraschool.org<parents<scrip program, or contact Tina Maroutian, Scrip Coordinator at x121 or tmaroutian@serraschool.org. Together we can make a difference for Catholic education!

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7 Adult Catholics Growing in Faith Pope Francis Changes Catholic Teaching on Death Penalty In the current edition of the catechism, the teaching on the death penalty reads: 2267 Assuming that the guilty party s identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people s safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity to the dignity of the human person. Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm without definitely taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity are very rare, if not practically nonexistent. But the new draft by Pope Francis (which you can read below) removes any absolute necessity, along with any conditions that might allow recourse to the death penalty. It casts the Church s historic teaching on the death penalty in the past tense, and declares now that in all circumstances, for all crimes, the death penalty is inadmissible. Pope Francis has changed the Catholic Church s teaching on the death penalty, concluding it is always wrong as it attacks human dignity. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis had changed the catechism of the church the compilation of official Catholic teaching. Previously, the catechism said the church didn t exclude recourse to capital punishment if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. The new teaching says the previous policy is outdated and that there are other ways to protect society. From the Vatican website: The death penalty Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good. Today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. In addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. Lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption. Consequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person, [1] and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide. 7

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9 Around the Diocese Christ Cathedral Campus: Docent Information Session Volunteer docents are needed at the Christ Cathedral Campus. A docent information session will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM in the Tower of Hope. RSVP and more information: Trudy Mazzarella, Director of Tour Ministry, at tmazzarella@christcathedralca.org. For information and brochure, contact Carre Wertepny at or mba4carre1@yahoo Schedule Change for Filipino Masses at St. Philip Benizi church in Fullerton Filipino Masses are being celebrated at St. Philip Benizi. Due to conflicts with other First Saturday devotions, the Filipino Masses are now celebrated every second Saturday of the month at 7 PM. The address is 235 Pine Dr., Fullerton, CA. Please join us in fellowship with one another. Bring your families, particularly your children, to experience our Filipino heritage through the celebration of the Mass in Tagalog. The dates for the next Filipino Masses for the rest of 2018 are as follows: Saturday, September 7 PM Saturday, October 7 PM Saturday, November 7 PM Saturday, December 7 PM We hope to see you all there. 9