Pastor Rev. John J. Sakowski. Parochial Vicar Rev. Kevin Kennedy Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church

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1 470-24th Avenue San Francisco, CA Tel: Fax: Office Hours: Mon-Thur 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Pastor Rev. John J. Sakowski frjohnpastor@aol.com Parochial Vicar Rev. Kevin Kennedy Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 3835 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA Tel: Fax: Office Hours: Mon-Wed 9:30 a.m. - Noon Vietnamese Ministry Director Rev. Te Van Nguyen Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 12 noon Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Family Mass (School Year) 1st or 3rd Sunday 10:30 a.m. Confession Saturdays 4:00-4:45 p.m. Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. In Residence at St. Monica Church Rev. Dr. Lawrence Gould, S.A.C. Chaplain, VA Hospital Rev. William Young Deacon Rev. Mr. Peter Solan Pastoral Associate/DRE Sr. Noreen O Connor, C.S.J. Music Director Matthew Walsh monicamusic@sbcglobal.net Secretaries Cathy Calvo * Vera Rogulsky Audrey Schambach St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. 1st Saturday 8:30 a.m. Mass and Adora on Sunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Mon.-Fri. Family Mass (School Year) 2nd Sunday 11:00 a.m. Confession Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

2 Dear Parishioners and Friends: Today is Laetare Sunday, and the Church is telling us to Rejoice. We have passed the mid-point of Lent so rejoice and give thanks to God for having helped us come this far on our Lenten journey. This week reflect on how our Lenten prac ces are going, and get started if we have been delayed. How are we doing at changing our hearts this Lenten season? Let us pray this week for God s help and guidance along the way. Jesus, light of the world, you call us out of darkness into your wonderful light. How can I kindle Jesus light in my daily life during the remaining days of Lent? April 1: You are invited to a end Mass at 8:30 a.m. followed by Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament un l 11:00 a.m. at St. Thomas. Saturday, April 15, plan to a end the Easter Vigil the great feast of the Church at 8:00 pm at St. Monica Church. Reflec on on the Gospel Jesus is the light of the world! Today s readings are filled with images of sight, light, and new vision. Jesus gives glory to God by giving sight to the man born blind. He helps the man to gain interior sight insight that empowers him to accept Jesus and His way of life. God sees into the heart, the center of our person. Our ac ons may do one thing, our words may say another, but our heart is living tes mony to how we truly live by the light of God. Jesus invita on today is to be freed from the darkness that keeps us blind, and live as children of the light. Reflect this week on an area of blindness in your life. Sincerely yours, Fr. John Sakowski OUR LADY OF FATIMA RUSSIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH You are invited to come every Sunday for the Russian Byzan ne Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am followed by a fellowship meal. Free parking is available at St. Monica s parking lot. All are welcome! For more informa on on services, please visit byzan necatholic.org or call TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS - St. Monica - Fr. Bill Young celebrates a tradi onal La n Mass, Monday through Saturday at 12:00 Noon at St. Monica. All are welcome! MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND - Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know is ill, facing surgery or in the hospital and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Eucharist. Addi onally, call the office if you would like to be added to our prayer list in the bulle n. Welcome to all who worship with our parish family, whether long time residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and put it in the collection basket or mail it to the rectory. Name Phone Address City Zip New Parishioner New Address New Phone Number Remove from List Send Sunday Envelopes St. Monica St. Thomas 1

3 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR LENT Sta ons of the Cross: Friday a er the 8:30 Mass Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament St. Monica - Tuesday a er 8:30 Mass St. Thomas - First Saturday a er 8:30 Mass Palm Sunday - April 9 - Blessing & Distribu on of Palms at all Masses Holy Thursday - April 13 - Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:30 at St. Monica for St. Monica-St. Thomas Parish (No Mass held at St. Thomas) Adora on of Blessed Sacrament un l 10:00 pm Good Friday - April 14 - St. Monica 12:00 Noon - Communion Service & Venera on of the Cross 1:30pm-3:00pm Confessions Good Friday - April 14 - St. Thomas 12:00 Noon - Living Sta ons of the Cross 1:00pm - Reflec ons on Seven Last Words 2:00pm - Communion Service/Venera on of Cross 7:30pm - Vietnamese Service Easter Vigil - April 15-8:00 pm - St. Monica Service is for St. Monica-St. Thomas Parish Easter Sunday - April 16 - St. Monica 8:00am / 9:00am (Cantonese) /10:30am Easter Sunday - April 16 - St. Thomas 8:30am / 11:00am / 3:00pm (Vietnamese) OUR LADY OF FATIMA RUSSIAN BYZANTINE LENTEN SERVICES Lenten Services include Liturgy of the Presanc fied Gi s which are reflec ons on the Psalms and readings for Lent followed by the recep on of the Holy Eucharist at 6:00 pm on Friday, March 31. You are invited to a end Vespers in honor of the Annuncia on at 4:00pm on Saturday, March 25. THE ROCK N ROLL MARATHON IS COMING ON MARCH 26, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ROAD CLOSURES INFORMATION, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT LENTEN CHURCH REGULATIONS - Abs nence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen years and older on all Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday. Fas ng - Catholics who are 18 years of age but under the age of 60 are obliged to fast on Good Friday. One full meal is allowed, but does not prohibit taking some food during the day, as long as this does not cons tute another full meal. Drinking liquids during the day is permi ed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. If in doubt, check with a priest. CHILDREN S LITURGY OF THE WORD PROGRAM A Children s Liturgy Program for St. Thomas the Apostle Parish is held on the 2 nd and 4 th Sunday of each month during the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Children ages 3-6 experience God s word in an age-appropriate way. Before the readings, the children will be invited up for a blessing and dismissed to hear the message of the Gospel in a more meaningful way. Children will rejoin their family for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. For more informa on or to volunteer contact Father John at frjohnpastor@aol.com. 2

4 St. Monica School 5950 Geary Boulevard Ave.) San Francisco, California Tel: /Fax: Principal: Mr. Vincent Sweeters St. Thomas the Apostle School 3801 Balboa Street Ave.) San Francisco, California Tel: /Fax: Principal: Ms. Judith Borelli St. Thomas Pre-School/Pre-K Tel: / Director: Ms. Jessie Men Anoin ng of the Sick: At St. Monica on the 1st Tuesday a er the 8:30 am Mass and at St. Thomas on the last Friday a er the 8:30 am Mass. Bap sm: Parents and godparents have to par cipate in the Bap smal prepara on program. The next Bap sm class is on April 8 at 10:30 am. Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org. C.C.D./Religious Educa on: Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org. Holy Hour: at St. Thomas on the 1st Saturday a er the 8:30 am Mass. Matrimony: Couples are required to make arrangements with the parish six months prior to the desired date and to schedule marriage prepara on classes. R.C.I.A.: for those who want to become Catholic or are bap zed Catholic, but have not received all the sacraments. Contact Sr. Noreen: noconnor@csjla.org. Rosary: 8:00 am, Mon-Sat at St. Monica. St. Monica Choir - Prac ce at 7:00 pm on Thursdays in the choir room. St. Thomas Choir - Prac ce on Sundays at 10:30 am. Max Dzul at maxdzu1357@hotmail.com. St. Vincent de Paul: A 2nd collec on for the needy is taken every 5th Sunday at St. Monica. Monthly mee ngs are held every 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm in Foudy Hall (beneath the Church). Volunteers are needed to make sandwiches for 300. Voltaire Abordo* Pauline Assali * Mary Chan* Zhuan Chen * Connie Concon * Jacques Derderian* Ramon Dychitan Maria Fanara * Dan Fingal-Surma * Olivia Fisher * Gianna Rose Fedorczak * David Gamarra Mary Catherine Gibbons * Toby Goold * Colleen Granero * Mary Guy * Virginia Lou Hartmann * Frank Marino Henry Maskowski * Virginia McGowan * Ann Murphy * Kaitlyn O Connor * Dave Oliverio * Lourdes Olza Kerry Parker * Tanya Ratliff * Alexa Rosario * Anna Seidler * Cynthia Seto * Teresa Spremich * Maria Wong LENTEN SPEAKERS SERIES Explore our Chris an Faith each Saturday morning during Lent. All presenta ons begin at 10:30 am every Saturday through April 8 and are held at St. Mary s Cathedral. Coming up are the following: Medita ons on the Seven Last Words by Fr. Victor Sczurek and Penance-Its virtue, prac ce and role in the Spiritual Life by Fr. James Garcia. For more informa on, go to IT S NOT TOO LATE TO PARTICIPATE IN 40 DAYS FOR LIFE. You are invited to join in this Lenten program of peaceful vigils and prayer. In San Francisco, par cipants will peacefully stand and pray in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood facility located on 1650 Valencia Street from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily. For more informa on, contact Claire Herrick at OUTREACH AT ST. MONICA AND ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE STAR COMMUNITY HOME - serves homeless women and children. Please bring your gi s of non-perishable food items such as cereal, canned food, beans, rice, tuna, etc. and place them on the table by the side door in St. Thomas Church. ST. BONIFACE HOMELESS - They are in need of socks for the homeless who shelter in the Church during the day. Please place the socks in the baskets at St. Monica and St. Thomas. OPERATION RICE BOWL - ST. MONICA - RICE BOWLS are small cardboard containers in which to put your loose change or checks during Lent. Please bring them back on Palm Sunday. All the proceeds will benefit Catholic Relief Services. CRS helps communi es in building water pumps, provides educa on, and helps the poor. Please give to support local poverty and hunger allevia on programs STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION LETTER - Please contact Audrey Schambach at (Monday through Thursday, 9am 2:30pm) to request your le er from St. Monica or St. Thomas the Apostle. 3

5 St. Monica Sat. 3/25 8:30 am David Calvo 5:00 pm Mary, John and Jack Hanley Mon. 3/27 8:30 am Deceased Members of Mary Chan Family Tue. 3/28 8:30 am Rosary Bides - Special Inten on Wed. 3/29 8:30 am Chris ne Lombella Thu. 3/30 8:30 am Francis Tam Fri. 3/31 8:30 am Josephine Smith - Special Inten on Sat. 4/1 8:30 am Robert Vonderhey 5:00 pm Jus na Jayme ST. MONICA - April 1-2 LECTORS 5:00 pm Gay Ducharme 8:00 am Mike Guglielmino 10:30 am Family Mass EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 pm S. Sermsakul/ M. D Silva/J. Gerardo 8:00 am N. Estonina/N. Pons/L. Driskill 10:30 am J. & D. Stevens/R. Almada/B. Barromeo St. Thomas Sat. 3/25 8:30 am NO MASS 4:00 pm Maggie Robertson Mon. 3/27 8:30 am Mercedes Kow Tue. 3/28 8:30 am Maggie Robertson Wed. 3/29 8:30 am Perpetua Gambon Thu. 3/30 8:30 am Maury O Connor Health Fri. 3/31 8:30 am Mercedes Kow Sat. 4/1 8:30 am William (Bill) Olinger 4:00 pm Jessica Soo Ngoh Ho ST. THOMAS - April 1-2 LECTORS 4:00 pm Erin Jang 8:30 am Janet Wong 11:00 am Casey Saplan EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 4:00 pm Alice Schmi /Leonard Kuplinski 8:30 am Andrea Iida/Chris ne Aguerre 11:00 am Ann Ni/Terry Lai/Elizabeth Hall WITH SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF PATRICIA KEELEY CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES This week the second collec on is for the Catholic Relief Services which funds six (6) Catholic agencies that work to serve our suffering brothers and sisters around the world. Please give generously. THIS WEEK (3/25-26) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES. NEXT WEEK (4/1-2) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND. THANK YOU 3/19-20/2017 ST. MONICA ST. THOMAS 1ST COLLECTION $ $ ND COLLECTION $ $ SPECIAL $ CANTONESE $ VIETNAMESE 4