Divine Mercy Catholic Church 2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA Tel: (916)

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1 But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Matthew 13:23 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017 Divine Mercy Catholic Church 2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA Tel: (916) PASTOR Rev. Soane Kaniseli pastor@divinemercynatomas.com Deacon Rick Morales deacon@divinemercynatomas.com Deacon James Ogbonna deaconjames@divinemercynatomas.com Contents Page A Word From 2 Pray without Ceasing 3 Mark Your Calendars 4 Giving is Worship 5 Church Ministries 6 Meet Our Advertisers 7-8 Full transcripts on A Word From, pg. 2 can be found at: parable-of-the-sower-and-the-seed-a-double- But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Sacraments and Rosaries Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:45-4:45 PM By Appointment Call the Parish Ofc Sacrament of Baptism Every 3 rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM or within the Mass (in some special cases to be determined by the Pastor). Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 2 months before the Baptism day. Sacrament of Matrimony Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 6 months before the wedding day. Anointing of the Sick Please call the Parish Office. Rosary English: 30 mins before every Mass Spanish: Thursdays at 7:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Immediately after every Mass Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass Sunday Mass 5:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 12:30 PM Youth Mass 5:00 PM Every 1 st Sunday of the Month followed by Eucharistic Adoration Spanish Mass Every 2 nd Sunday of the Month Filipino Mass Every 3 rd Sunday of the month Tongan Mass Every 4 th Sunday of the Month 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 2:30 PM WEEKDAY MASSES Mon - Wed - Fri 6:30 PM Tue - Thur - Sat 8:30 AM Every Friday Holy Hour 3-4 PM (Blessed Sacrament Exposed) First Friday Morning Mass 8:30 AM Exposition* 9:00 AM Benediction 5:45 PM Evening Mass 6:30 PM *Hourly Adorers needed during Exposition MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To proclaim the good news, foster personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice, forgiveness and service to all.

2 Page 2 A Word From... HARVEST MEDIOCRE OR ABUNDANT?: Then there are those who stay out of serious sin, manage to do some good for some people, but all in all produce a mediocre harvest. Finally come the few who are not satisfied with just getting by. They sink their roots deep into Scripture, Tradition, prayer and the sacraments, and produce a bumper crop. We call these people saints. PARABLE OF THE SOWER AND THE SEED SOWING & GROWING by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio Taken in part from: -the-sower-and-the-seed-a-double-meaning/ This post on the gospel parable of the Sower and the Seed focuses on how to make sure our sowing and growing yield much fruit and an abundant harvest. It is offered as a reflection upon the readings for the fifteenth 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, liturgical cycle A (Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23). The Parable of the Sower and the Seed needs to be viewed from two different perspectives in order to unlock its meaning from that of the sower and that of the seed. Whether sowing or growing the point is a plentiful harvest and much fruit. I ve always loved gardening. Seeds I ve planted include carrot, cucumber, and of course, zucchini. In each case, I ve planted seeds in neat rows, expecting nearly all of them to sprout and yield fruit. But the farmer in Jesus parable (Mat 13:1-23) uses the broadcast method. Lots of seed cast everywhere. And predictably, many of these seeds do not produce. Some get eaten by birds. Some sprout but then wither. Some seedlings get choked out by weeds. Finally a few yield varying amounts of grain. At the end of the story, Jesus says they who have ears, let them hear. In other words, he wants us to learn something and take some action steps. Addressing us as seed, Jesus is saying: be careful. If you don t make the effort to get thoroughly rooted in your faith, you just might not make it. If you do manage to survive, you might produce absolutely nothing. But you are called to grow and bear much fruit (John 15), to yield 100 fold, to be a saint, to leave a mark on the lives of many that will last forever. Don t settle for anything less! SOWERS MUST SOW: On the other hand, we can look at the parable as if we were the farmer. Vatican II and all the Popes since have stated unequivocally that each of us is called to be an evangelizer, to tell others that Jesus Christ changes lives eternally and that the place to encounter him most fully and grow most rapidly is within the Catholic Church. But, you may protest, I tried it a few times and got nowhere. I just don t have the personality, don t have the gift Jesus, the Son of God, indisputably had both the personality and the gift. Yet when he sowed seed, much of it still ended up as bird food. Consider the thousands he fed with loaves and fishes, the multitude that heard his sermon on the mount, the throngs that welcomed him on Palm Sunday. Yet on the day of Pentecost, there were only 120 left in the Upper Room, awaiting the Holy Spirit. Notice, though, that the fruit borne by these 120 plants eventually filled the whole world! GROWING & SOWING: To get the few that bear fruit, lots of seed must be sown by lots of people. So regardless of whether or not we think we have green thumbs, we farmers are being commanded through this parable to get the seed out there, sowing it everywhere we go, undeterred by the birds, the weeds, and the scorching sun. So the parable of the sower has a twofold message: as seed, our job is to get busy growing. As farmers, our job is to get busy sowing. WE ARE THE SEED: To respond to this parable adequately, we must view it from two different angles. The first is to look at the story as if we are the seed. Many who hear the gospel never seem to get it. The message is stolen before it ever takes root. Then there are the 50% of Catholic kids who receive the sacraments but disappear somewhere between age 18 and 25. Shallow roots fail to equip them to take the heat of our pagan culture. Then there are the 89% of lifelong, regular churchgoers who, according to George Gallup, have values and lifestyles identical to those of their pagan neighbors. Their faith has been neutralized by bad theology and worldliness. They may look like wheat plants, but their religion is fruitless.

3 Page 3 July 15th/16th 5:00 pm Joceyln Banag 7:30 am Loretia Aguas 9:30 am Bob Locarte 12:30 pm OPEN July 22nd/23rd 5:00 pm OPEN 7:30 am Frances & Jose Org 9:30 am Beth Ward 12:30 pm Therese Weaver July 29th/30th 5:00 pm OPEN 7:30 am Ed & Fe Pavon 9:30 am Gerry & Geena Obusan 12:30 pm Edith August 5th/6th 5:00 pm Ramon/Mila 7:30 am Edel & Conrad 9:30 am Rene & Gloria Eva 12:30 pm OPEN Pray without ceasing-...i Thessalonians 5:17 Each Sunday, a family, couple, or individual is called forward at Mass to receive the vocation cross and a special prayer written to accompany it. In taking the cross, they commit themselves to pray during the week for an increase in holy vocations, and the gift of our priests, sisters, brothers, and deacons. All are invited to participate. Signup sheets are in the Narthex for all Mass times. Please pray for all the Sacramento Diocese Priests. Below is a schedule of those who have already signed up. To those who have not signed up yet; please stop by and check out our SIGN - UP CORNER at the Narthex counter top. Is God inviting you to pray for the vocations? Prayers of the Faithful, The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 16th With trust in the power of God's word to change our lives and to change our world, we entrust all our needs to Him. That the Church will always be fertile soil for the growth of God s word. For the priests serving in the Diocese of Sacramento, that the seed that Christ has sown in each of their hearts will bear fruit a hundred fold and unto eternal life. That God, the great Sower of the Gift of Life, may see that gift welcomed and celebrated by all His people, and never trampled underfoot. For an increase in the numbers of priests, deacons, and religious brothers and sisters throughout the Church. That those who suffer from physical and spiritual hunger be filled with healing goodness. For the marginalized, the unborn, and the forgotten. For all who have died, that they be given a place of rest and peace in God's eternal Kingdom. Remembering the Sick in Prayer Prayer for Our Military Almighty and Eternal God, You are the everlasting health of those who believe in You. Hear us for Your sick servants for whom we implore the aid of Your tender mercy, that being restored to bodily health, they may give thanks to You in Y o u r C h u r c h. Through Christ our Lord. Amen Susan Greenberg Estella Cabral Policarpio Alarcon Tomas L. Subijano, Jr. Roland D. Quaile Jonas G. Sangalang Louise Holder Divine Mercy Catholic Church is not liable to users of the data or information provided herein, or to any other party, for any loss or damage, consequential or otherwise, including but not limited to time, money or goodwill, arising from the use, operation or modification of the data or information. PO2 Stephen J Ramirez, U.S. Navy Jose Benjamin Robledo, U.S Army Jacob Valdes, U.S. Navy LCpl Alex Penick US Marines SFC. Bryan J. Lowney, U.S. Army Samantha Chaidez, U.S. Navy TSTT Jesse R. Bose, U.S. Air Force

4 Page 4 MASS INTENTIONS Mark Your Calendars WEEK AT A GLANCE Sunday, July 16 7:30 am Martha Ba Nguyen + Fr Michael Manuel Correa + 9:30 am Arnaldo F Reyes (Birthday/Thanksgvng) Fr Soane 12:30 pm Carmen Blanquiza + Fr Soane Pedro & Severa DeCastsro + 5:00 pm FILIPINO MASS Relador Family (Thanksgiving) Soledad Hernandez + (40 Day Death Annv) Monday, July 17 6:30 pm Juliet T. Ferreira (Birthday/Thanksgvng) Fr Michael Betty Watson + (40 DayDeath) Tuesday, July 18 8:30 am Fr Michael Wed, July 19 6:30 pm Clarita B. Nicolas (Successful Surgery) Fr Soane Thurs, July 20 8:30 am Eddie Pelaez + Fr Soane Mercedes Rodriguez + Friday, July 21 6:30 pm Wilhelmina Delfin + Fr Soane Genara C. Loyola + Abraham Christopher Tandoc + Saturday, July 22 8:30 am Bajanov Family (Special Intention) Fr Soane 5:00 pm Jose Villanueva + Fr Rayanna Eugene John Cacas + (Death Annv) Sunday, July 23 7:30 am Fr Rayanna 9:30 am Fr. Leatherby (Special Intention) Fr Rayanna Rose Alarcon + 12:30 pm John Farinas Cacas + (Death Annv) Fr Rayanna 2:30 pm TONGAN MASS AT THE CAMP Fr Soane Sunday, July 16 HOSPITALITY WEEKEND 10:30 am (Narthex) CFF Class 1:30 pm (P9) Youth Choir Practice 2:00 pm (Narthex) Spanish Bible Reading Class 6:00 PM (Narthex) Filipino Mass Potluck Fellowship 6:00 pm (P1) CRHP Women's Team Formation Meeting 6:30 pm (P7/8) Columbian Squires Monday, July 17 5:30 pm (Narthex) CFF Class 7:00 pm (Narthex) Bible Timeline Tuesday, July 18 9:30 am (Narthex) Tuesday Morning Bible Study "Matthew" 6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Officers' Meeting (Residence) Wednesday, July 19 5:30 pm (P1 & P2) CFF Choir Practice 7:30 pm (Narthex) Liturgy Committee Meeting Thursday, July 20 9:00 am (Narthex) Altar Society - Flower Arrangement 7:00 pm Spanish Rosary (Church or P1) 7:30 pm (P7) Beloved Young Adult Ministry Meeting 7:30 pm (P9) Angels of Mercy Ministry Meeting Friday, July 21 3:00 pm (Church) Holy Hour 4:00 pm (P3) Altar Server Ministry Meeting 7:30 pm Adult Choir Practice Saturday, July 22 9:30 am (Narthex) Grief Support Meeting 3:45 pm (Church) Confession 7:00 pm (P2/3) Lord's Flock Catholic Charismatic Group SAINTS AND READINGS OF THE WEEK Sunday, July 16 St. Carmen IS 55:10-11; PS 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14; ROM 8:18-23; MT 13:1-23 Monday, July 17 Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne EX 1:8-14, 22; PS 124:1B-3, 4-6, 7-8; MT 5:10; MT 10:34 11:1 Tuesday, July 18 St. Frederick EX 2:1-15A; PS 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; PS 95:8; MT 11:20-24 Wed, July 19 St. Arsenius the Great EX 3:1-6, 9-12; PS 103:1B-2, 3-4, 6-7; SEE MT 11:25; MT 11:25-27 Thurs, July 20 St. Margaret of Antioch EX 3:13-20; PS 105:1 AND 5, 8-9, 24-25, 26-27; MT 11:28; MT 11:28-30 Friday, July 21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi EX 11:10 12:14; PS 116:12-13, 15 AND 16BC, 17-18; JN 10:27; MT 12:1-8 Saturday, July 22 St. Mary Magdalene SGS 3:1-4B; 2 COR 5:14-17; PS 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; JN 20:1-2, 11-18

5 Page 5 Giving is Worship SHARING OUR TREASURE July June 2017 Week ending July 9, 2017 OFFERTORY REQUIREMENTS (July June 2017) Average Monthly Requirement $ 75,000 Weekly Average Requirements $ 18,750 Week of: 2-Jul wk 1 $ 18,007 Week of: 9-Jul wk 2 $ 14,379 - Week of: 16-Jul wk 3 $ - Week of: 23-Jul wk 4 $ - Week of: 30-Jul wk 5 $ - Total Collections This Month $ 32,386 Monthly Shortage (x,xxx) or Surplus $ (42,614) CHURCH MORTGAGE Mortgage Loan Balance 6/30/2017 $ 2,679,333 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH This Week: Attendance at our weekend Masses was 1, families gave 72.6% of our Weekend Offertory 45 families contributed $ 6,651 to our mortgage reduction. We are thankful to the visiting family that made a sacrificial gift of $2,000 to our Mortgage Reduction. God Bless You. We are thankful to the 82 families that made sacrificial gifts totaling $1,080 to the Angels of Mercy Special Collection. God Bless You. Note: On average we need total offertory collections of $75,000 each month just to pay all of our bills here at Divine Mercy. Have your gift recorded by using envelopes. We will provide you with a record of your tax-deductible donations every year. Don t have envelopes? Call Parish office to request it s easy! Summer is here and with preparations for a wonderful Summer Vacation complete, please consider registering for on line giving. Our church needs your donations and gifts all 12 months of the year. Our bills unfortunately don t go on vacation. Divine Mercy Parish ONLINE GIVING A convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is easy - just visit our website: Click our Online Giving link. Your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account Thank you to those who have already made a gift to the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal. Your gift is Mercy in Motion and will make a difference in someone s life. As of May 25, 2017, 345 parishioners have participated in the Parish Security Team Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Sacramento is a volunteer program in partnership with public safety agencies around the Sacramento area. When tragedy strikes, like suicides, heart attacks in the home, or fatal Divine Mercy Ministries and Outreach collection is used in support of various Parish programs. Please place your envelope for the Divine Ministries and Outreach in the regular offertory basket. There will be no second collection Appeal at our parish, totaling $45,059 in gifts and pledges. If you have not yet made a donation, it s not too late! Prayerfully consider a gift. No contribution, no act of charity is ever too small or insignificant. Envelopes are still available in the church or in the parish office. Don t forget...25% of what you give is returned to our parish. This year, Appeal funds will be used by the Angels of Mercy. Father Soane If you are interested in donating one hour each month to our Parish Security Team, please contact : Frank Cuzzo Parish Office, accidents, volunteers offer the on-scene practical and emotional support that public safety officials can t. If you or someone you know might be called to this uniquely fulfilling ministry, learn more at an informational meeting on August 1st at 6:30 pm at 2500 Marconi Ave. To RSVP, us at admin@sacchaplains.com or call

6 Page 6 Divine Mercy Catholic Church Ministries RECONCILIATION Is available on Saturdays, 3:45-4:45 or by appointment. Call the office at to make an appointment. Graduates! THE DATE FOR THE GRADUATION MASS HAS CHANGED TO: Sunday, July 30th, at 9:30 am Graduates should be prepared for a special blessing at the conclusion of Mass and will also receive a graduation gift. Please RSVP your graduates participation to bulletin@divinemercynatomas.com or call the office at by July 17. The 6:30 pm masses on Mondays are followed by a short novena to Senor Santo Nino. Please stay and join us to strengthen our faith in Him. Grief Support Group Grief Support Is a monthly Grief Support Group for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Privacy is respected. Information provided that will help the bereaved cope with grief. There is NO cost to attend. Meetings are held the 4th Saturday of every month in the Narthex at 9:30 am. The meeting is facilitated by individuals trained to assist with the grief process. If you have questions call to Ron or Susan Wright at We will meet again on Saturday, July 22nd in the Narthex meeting room from 9:30 until 11 a.m. Bible Study and Sharing of Sunday Reading in Spanish Language Sessions are Sunday, at 2:00 pm in the Narthex. Please join us at Divine Mercy Parish in Natomas this Sunday at 2:00 pm for a bi-lingual sharing of the Sunday Reading and Bible Study. Examination of the readings will be conducted in Spanish as well as English. For information please contact Graciela Munn, Vengan a Divine Mercy/Natomas para nuestra clase de Biblia en Espanol, todos los Domingos a las 2 de la tarde empezando el 19 de Febrero. Para mas informacion llamen a Graciela Munn

7 Page 7 Meet Our Advertisers (See below and back for Advertisements) CFF NEWS CFF registration is on July 1-31, Registrations will be held in the Narthex or outside the church after the weekend Masses in July. Registrations will also be done in the CFF office Mondays through Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. A late fee of $20 will be charged to those who will register in August. CFF Parents, please mark your calendars Mandatory parent meetings are scheduled on the following dates: September 3 at 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. for Sunday Eucharist 2 parents September 4 at 6:00-7:30 p.m. for Monday Eucharist 2 parents September 10 at 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. for Sunday Confirmation 2 parents September 11 at 6:00-7:30 p.m. for Monday Confirmation September 17 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. for Sunday Grades 3-Confirmation September 18 at 6:00-7:30 p.m. for Monday Grades 3-Confirmation 2 parents 1 parent 1 parent Don't miss one of this summer's BEST concerts in a great venue. Join 8-time GRAMMY nominee, Matt Maher and itunes Best Christian album winner, Audrey Assad in concert August 17th, 7pm at Arcade Church, 3927 Marconi Ave. Sacramento. Audrey and Matt share national and international stages in a Spirit that can only be described as Heaven on Earth. This Family Concert is expected to SELL OUT. Tickets available online: or from Easter's Catholic Bookstore or over the phone by calling Group Discounts! We hope to see you August 17th! Usher s Training Meeting! Wednesday July 7:30 p Narthex/Church All are invited! Bring your notepad and pen. Please contact Usher's Coordinator Domingos Fernandes at or dmcc@yahoo.com with your questions. See you all there.

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