Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 28, 2016 You have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God. Hebrews 12:22a FOLLOW OUR PARISH

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1 ST. MARY PARISH th Street, Sacramento CA (916) Fax (916) Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm MASS SCHEDULE Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am, and 6:00pm Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday 8:00am; Saturday 5:00pm (Vigil Mass) Holy Days: As announced in bulletin CONFESSION : Satur day: 3:30pm-4:30pm Or by appointment PASTOR: Fr. J ames Nar ithookil, CMI jamesnarithookil@gmail.com PAROCHIAL VICAR : Fr. J ossy Vattothu, CMI jovatton@gmail.com DEACONS Deacon Luigi Del Gaudio, MSW Deacon George W. Kriske BUSINESS MANAGER: Tr acilyn Peter s tpeters@stmaryparishsacramento.com INFANT MARY CHAPEL Open Daily 6:30 am-5:00 pm Solemn Adoration: First Fridays 8:30 am-6:00 pm FOLLOW OUR PARISH Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 28, 2016 You have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God. Hebrews 12:22a PARISH INFORMATION MARRIAGE: Contact the Parish office at (916) months prior to the wedding date. Marriage preparation classes are available. INFANT BAPTISM: Contact the Parish Office. Parents and godparents must attend class. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the Parish Office regarding sick, elderly who are at home, hospitals or special care facilities. MUSIC: For Music Ministry, call Ben (916) RCIA: Process for adults and children of catechetical age who are interested in joining the Catholic Church and baptized Catholics wanting to complete their initiation sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. Please call Deacon Lu at (916) x12 CFF: Catholic youth are formed through the Parish Faith Formation Program (CFF). Deacon Lu (916) x12. BULLETIN: Our church bulletin is prepared two weeks in advance. All submissions are reviewed by the Pastor. requests to tpeters@stmaryparishsacramento.com no later than the Thursday two weeks before. PARISHIONER REGISTRATION: Please contact parish office at (916)

2 Thirukkural (The Tirukkural or Thirukkural, or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals, dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual). Chapter 16 : Possessing Forbearance. Like the earth that bears even those who till it, supreme virtue is to be patient with one s deriders. One should always tolerate a transgression; It is even better to forget it. Turning away a guest is the most abject poverty; Enduring the excesses of a moron is the mightiest might. To turn back a guest is an act of the poorest among the poor; to endure the excesses of a moron is the mightiest might. If you want to lead an unabated fulfilling life, you have to preserve and practice forbearance. One who retaliates is not held in high regard; One who is patient is precious as gold. Those who retaliate rarely rejoice for a day; The repute of the patient remains till the end of the world. Even if an untoward evil is done unto you, it is better not to resent and do an unrighteous deed. Defeat a person who has, out of arrogance, done you harm, by your forbearance. One who, patiently, bears the harsh words of a transgressor, is purer than a puritan. Great ascetics who conquer hunger, by fasting, are inferior to those who patiently endure the harsh words of others. Fr. James Narithookil, CMI Pastor Alms atone for sins (Sirach 2:29). Alms are mercy translated into hands-on compassion. Jesus confirms Sirach s wisdom, Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy (Matthew 5:7). Conduct your affairs with humility (Sirach 3:17). Humility: we re all alike and special, for we re children of God. Jesus confirms that wisdom, too: Do not recline at table in the place of honor. Take the lowest place (Luke 14:8, 10). In fact, When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite friends, relatives, wealthy neighbors. Invite the poor, crippled, lame, blind, physically or figuratively, society s most vulnerable and marginalized, who cannot repay you (see 14:12 14). Jesus seems to be telling us to prepare for eternity with God s chosen by becoming their friend here and now. Mercy is measured not by our delight in welcoming those we like most or who can repay us best, but by sincerely embracing those we like least, who cannot repay us at all. Utter humility inspires pure mercy; pure mercy leads to eternal joy. Peter Scagnelli, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

3 We Welcome the Following New Parishioners To Our Parish Family: Cambria Torres, Anthony Rivas & Evelina Rivas We encourage all new parishioners to take a moment to register. Children s Liturgy of the Word The CLoW team has the pleasure of teaching your little ones at the Sunday, 9:30 Mass. There are a few exceptions to this schedule: Family Mass Sundays, Feast Days and the month of August. The August hiatus enables the CLoW team members to do some Summer traveling with their families before the school year begins. Hope everyone is having a lovely Summer. Warmly Monica Holler Loretta Schmitz. Roslyn Keaney Lino Carolo OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Mary Parish prepares and sustains its members and guests for a life and eternity in the presence of God. In accomplishing our mission, we proclaim and celebrate our salvation through Jesus Christ enlivened by the Holy Spirit, nourish our sacramental life especially in the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist and demonstrate our faith worshiping, educating, serving and encouraging vocations as modeled by Mother Mary. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Mk 6:17-29 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Mass Intentions Requested By Saturday, August 27 8:00am Anna Maria Castaldo + John & Rosalia Castaldo Frank Perri Sandra & Tom 5:00pm Paul Ferrarotti + Ferrarotti Family Jacinta de Aguirre & Jorge Aguirre + Alarcon Family Sunday, August 28 8:00am Robert Lopez Garcia Siblings Tom Roe + Pamela Myczek 9:30am John & Alice Ciani + Jack & Arlene Licursi Mario Affinito + Nancy Affinito 11:00am Don Dali + St. Mary Choir Ante Batarelo + Bilandzich Family 6:00pm For the People Monday, August 29 8:00am Charlie & Pat Nulk 60th Wedding Anniv. Jean Connors Donny Hoerl + Corcoran Family Tuesday, August 30 8:00am Rose Biaggi + Elizabeth Breese Bonnie Carboni + Terry Corcoran Wednesday, August 31 8:00am Angelia Guerra + Tracilyn Peters Remedios Lara + Daughter Thursday, September 1 8:00am Mario Affinito + Nancy Affinito Robert & David Zarick + Joan Zarick Friday, September 2 8:00am Anna Krizl + St. Mary Staff Alberto Matteucci + Family Joan Hanrahan + Don & Carol Hoerl Saturday, September 3 8:00am Anna Maria Castaldo + John & Rosalia Adamo Myra Tait + Mary Kassis 5:00pm Al Lazzarone + Mike & Teres Mugnaini Maddy & Elenor Lotto + Bob & Karen Ferrarotti Sunday, September 4 8:00am Joseph, Mary, Bob & Tony DeStefano + Angelo J. DeStefano Frank, Laura & Hector Saldana + Daughter & Sister 9:30am Tommy Noble + Mary Kassis Mario Affinito + Nancy Affinito 11:00am Peter & Eva Barsotti + Ernie & Idamarie Barsotti Don Dali + St. Mary Choirs 6:00pm For the People Lilian Clifford, Gene Harding, Mary Katherine Long, Tracy Fisher, Carmen Quintana, Anne Horton, Rose Mary Clemons, Patricia Schiele, Jim & Amelia Vic, Melinda Riley, Donna Kelley, Edward Kelley, Mary Halverson, Stefanie Jumper, Brent Luna, Madison Smith, Robert Rizzo, Trisha Bright-Bernard, Joe Rohrer, Richard Padden, Herb Louie, Gary Sypnicki, France Driscoll, Richard Kelley, Clarence Jefferson, Bernadine Vessels, Joetta Conners, Elvira Falzon, Cassandra and Gigi Noble, Andrea Kolstrup, Tony Costa, Matthew Herbert, Niloofar Layeghi, Harriet Coster, Abbas Layeghi, Gary Clifford, Thomas Colby, Cecil Bennett, Linda Kaeser, Charles Nulk, Robin Dunton, Loren Chelini, Rebecca Jayne, John Cappello, Nancy Dramis, Robbie and Andy King, Sue DeCoite, Emma Mackenzie Reagan, Janice Papotto, Margie Miller, Aleysse Cruickshank, Helen Willett, Phillip Worth, Mary Devereux, Ted Porter, Sarah De La Rosa, Stephen Chelini, Angelo J. De Stefano, Vanessa Papotto, Pam Butts, Robert Owen, Diana White, Richard Jauquez, Damian Torres, May Perri, Mary Cignarella, Eugene Gisla, Sandra Mahood, Randall Bertacchi, Jim Hayes, Karen Boggs, Anthony & Esther Latino, Vincent Eileen Johnson, Alfonso Hernandez, Matt Eaker, Laurel Abbott, Jane Anderson, Jill Stanfield, Mary Sloan, Jane Hinman, Steven Fusick, Nilda Medina, Bobby Lopez-Garcia, Kim Reynoso, Michael Paparella, Jim Scala, Mary Cervantes, Aldo Maltesta, Nancy Horat, Ilene Totasian, Larry Maleske, John E. Virga, Bob & Gloria Zielke, Simone Cameron, Eric Cameron, Armida Herrera and Josephine Gomez.

4 Parish Directory Pick Up This Weekend The new parish directories will be available for pick up this weekend (August 27 & 28th ) after all Masses. If you have not picked up your directory yet, please stop by the Welcome table before or after Mass to pick up your copy. LOVING HEARTS MINISTRY We continue to reach out to parishioners who are homebound and/or in need company. Our members can provide telephone calls or visits. We can provide transportation to mass. This ministry hosts special masses and receptions in the fall and spring. If we can be of service to you or a loved one please contact Kathy Diaz at or kathydiaz@comcast.net. USHERS NEEDED We are in dire need of Ushers, particularly for the 5pm Mass on Saturday and 11am Mass on Sunday Mornings. Assistance at any Mass would also be greatly appreciated. If you are able to help, please contact Kathy Traversi, the Usher Chairperson at Thank You!! BOOKS You have 'em and we need 'em WHY? FOR THE CHURCH FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER They are very popular each year especially in the way that the Altar Society sets them up in the bookcases by categories, they were very easy for the most avid reader to select his or her favorites. Please go through your books now & drop them off in th St. Mary's Church vestibule (formerly the Baptistery) in the boxes provided. We would really love it if you would sort and label them into categories. WE NEED BOOKS THAT SELL!!! NOVELS, MYSTERY/THRILLERS, HISTORY/ BIOGRAPHIES, POLITICAL, WESTERNS, YOUNG ADULT AND CHILDRENS' BOOKS If the Church is closed, drop them off at the Rectory during business hours. We are not having a White Elephant Booth this Year, but something very SPECIAL. It's a SURPRISE!!! Registration for CFF classes will be after all Masses next weekend (September 3rd & 4th). If you have a child entering 1 st grade or 7 th grade this year, they need to enroll now for the two-year preparation for their sacraments in 2 nd grade and 8 th grade. Please call Mary Kassis for more info at Registration packets are also available at the rectory. St. Mary Parish 85th Annual Parish Festival Festival Raffle Sneak Peak New at the Parish Festival this year - the Pick-a-Winner Raffle - these Green tickets are ONLY a $1 each. You get to choose what items you wish to win by dropping 1/2 of your raffle ticket in the bag for that item only. What can you Pick-to-Win? A Golf Package - 2 players at the St. Mary School Golf Tournament, Family Sign, foursome 'tune up' before tee time with a PGA Golf Pro at Wildhawk, 4 Thursday night Dinners at V. Miller Meats; a Basket of Goodies from Dunkin' Donuts or a Family Size Legacybox, which is a cool way to have your family film, video, slides and photos digitized. These are just a few of the great prizes that will await you at the Pick-A- Winner Raffle at the Festival on Sept. 25th. Summer Book Club Wrap Up! Have you been reading The Diary of Saint Marina Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul for our parish summer book club? Come to the wrap up on August 31st and share how this book has touched your life. Cabrini Center - School Library 7pm. See you there!

5 Saint Mary s Welcome Committee Volunteers Search As Welcome Committee Chair, I am pleased that we have new parishioners since the beginning of this committee. At this time, we will be making follow up calls to encourage parish registration forms to be returned so that we may update our parish membership list. Many thanks to the existing volunteers and ushers who have helped with this endeavor. We are in need of additional help for masses. If you are interested please call Welcome Committee Chair Christina Cervantes at (916) Our Welcoming Program will continue and we actively request your assistance by inviting friends and relatives to join our wonderful parish! Thank you ALL for building our Parish to expand our religious family. We value you and appreciate you very, very much! God Bless You. St. Mary's Branch 45 ICF A delicious Polenta and Chicken Dinner was enjoyed by a full house on Sunday, June 26th. Special thank you goes out to Janine Orsi, Chef Andrew and the rest of the cooking crew, all those that helped set up, serve and clean up. Shout out to our awesome Bingo caller, Jim Bohr! Accordion music by Jim Shoemaker and Taffy Steffen created a festive ambiance for all. An enthusiastic group had fun cheering each other on during our raffle. Thank you to all that donated raffle prizes. The Leda Pasquini scholarship winner, Kimberly Riley and family was honored and joined us for dinner. Congratulations! Condolences go out to the family of Rena Tomei. Rena passed away on May 22, She was one month short of her 100th birthday. Rena was a Branch member for 57 years, served as Branch President and helped prepare many meals for Branch events. May she rest in peace. Sunday, September 11, Save the Date! Monte Carlo Night at Giovanni Hall! Pasta Dinner with Meat and Pesto Sauce, Salad, Bread and Dessert! Enjoy playing Bingo, Black Jack, Bunco, Texas Hold'em,and Roulette! Meeting starts at 3:30. Monte Carlo games start at 4:30. Dinner 6p.m. Cost is $20 for Fun and Food! Reservations needed by September 6th! Call Janine at Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious. - Vince Clarke THE GIFT OF TREASURE With gratitude for the gifts they have received, Parishioners and visitors made a joyful return to the Lord of the following: August 21, 2016 Weekly Collection (including EOP) :$7,842.75* Weekly Goal (to cover expenses): $13, Please remember St. Mary s, your Spiritual Home, in your will. *This amount only represents weekly Sunday Mass collections. Other sources of income (i.e. donations, building fund, etc.) are not included in this number. 8/28/16 Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children s Liturgy Pier Young Adult Group 8/29/16 Divine Mercy Chaplet Children s Inquiry Adult Inquiry Prayer Request Group Liturgy of the Hours 8/30/16 Boy Scouts Neocatechumenal Way 8/31/16 Centering Prayer Group Cub Scouts Summer Book Club Wrap Up/Bible Study 9/1/16 Choir Practice Neocatechumenal Way 9/2/16 Divine Mercy Chaplet All School Mass 9/3/16 Confessions Neocatechumenal Way 9/4/16 Kids Catechumenate Adult/Teens Catechumenate Children s Liturgy Pier Young Adult Group Adult Recreational Basketball Join your fellow parishioners for adult basketball on Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM in the gym. Everyone over the age of 18 is welcome to join us in a fun and healthy parish event. Contact Andy Thielen for more details or if you have questions at (916) or AThielen@Go Lyon.com Married Couples Have you ever wanted to take a fresh look at your Marriage? Please consider making a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend and you will find ways to enrich your marriage. It is a unique approach aimed at revitalizing your Sacrament of Matrimony. Upcoming weekends in 2016 are: October 7-9 in Reno, NV., and November 4-6 in Sacramento. It is not too early to register. Register for a weekend that you will never forget. For more information visit our website at: contact Terry & Janet at applications@sacramentowwme.org or (916)

6 2016 Parish Survey Results Many thanks to everyone who took the time to complete and return the parish survey that was distributed in April. We received 77 online surveys and 66 hand written surveys. All the data has been compiled and we would like to share the results with you. There is a lot of information so we will have to do it in several different parts. 7. What other types of Parish Fundraisers would you like? No Response xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx No Preference xx Trips with transportation to rivercats, SF Aquarium, Christmas shopping in SF, Springtime trip to Daffodill Hill or Napa Wine Tasting. Maybe join with Knights of Columbus Irish Dinner. Consider activities that may draw funds from outside the parish many families continue to struggle financially and the pressure to continue to support more events financially is difficult. Rivercats Game xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Pancake breakfast xx 5k Run (Around east sac) Sac Republic xxxxxx Casino trip x Old town underground walk Sporting Event xx xxx entertainment related x Family Oriented Dinners xx Pot Luck Dinner x Oktoberfest Dinner Dinners xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dinner that centers around maybe opening football season like the 49ers maybe putting up a TV for hosting the first Monday football game on TV open the bar? Parish Luncheon x Ciopino x Quilts/blankets x Culture Day of different foods x Sacred Music Concert anything related to the catholic culture. Kings Game xxxxxxxxxxxxx Food Truck Friend Raiser x family movie night xx Bible Seminar or speakers twice a year Anything that brings people together with a smile. 6 Flags x bingo xx More Young Adult Events Concert xxxxxxxxxxxxx Guest Speakers x Dances xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Monte Carlo Night x Bingo xx Yard Sale xxx Fashion Show xxxxxxxxxx Teas x Volunteer babysitters so those that can t find babysitters can attend xx Parish Spaghetti Dinner x Bangers & Beer Simple Food Less Prep more $$ Crab Feed with Dance x Wine Tasting xx Memorial Brick x Food Tasting x Parish Picnic xxx Trips to different venues x Golf Tournament x Family Events x Online Auction x Bus Trips x Krispy Kreme Sales x Entertainment Book Sales x Thank you again to those of you who took the time to give us your wonderful suggestions. We will be discussing them with the Pastoral Council and Finance Council to see which of these ideas we can actually make happen. If anyone is interested in volunteering to chair one of these events or help out with one of these events. Please contact the rectory at Bible Study A Powerful Study on the Blessed Mother Begins September 7th Have you ever wondered why Mary is so important to our faith as Catholics? We turn to her in prayer, in the Mass, in the Rosary, and in Marian devotions. We honor her with special feasts celebrating the significant events in her life. We place images of her in our churches and homes. Join us for an extraordinary study that reveals Mary's unique role in God's Kingdom and in our lives. The Bible and the Virgin Mary is based upon the book Hail, Holy Queen, by Dr. Scott Hahn. It teaches Catholics how Marian doctrine and devotion are firmly rooted in Scripture and answers common objections from non-catholics. St. Mary Parish Sacramento will be hosting this study in the St. Mary School Library (Cabrini Center) beginning September 7 at 7pm and continuing for 12 sessions (no study on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.) Sessions are 90 minutes in length. Cost is $35 per person. Watch the trailer at For more information or to register for the study, call Gwen Devereux at or gwen@devereuxonline.com. You can also register on the St. Mary Parish Sacramento Facebook page! Invite your friends and family! Open to all ages high school and up.

7 Liturgy Committee Did you know your parish has a Liturgy Committee? The committee members are the leaders of the liturgical ministries; altar servers, RCIA, CFF, Eucharistic Ministers, music ministry, school representative, ushers, church environment, lectors, deacons and priests. We hold bi-monthly meetings where we discuss upcoming liturgies, special circumstances for the liturgical season, give the pastor input in decision making regarding the liturgy, etc. If you volunteer in a liturgical ministry your voice is represented in these meetings. When policy changes are handed down to you from your ministry leader they are the product of discussion and collaboration by the committee, with the pastor making or approving final decisions. If you are interested in knowing more about the Catholic faith or want to finish your initiation sacraments (first eucharist & confirmation) contact Deacon Lu (916) ext. 12 During these summer months we just keep plugging away here in RCIA. We have 3 kids, 1 teen and 6 adults preparing for sacraments. A few of these are baptized Catholics and as such will not need to wait until next Easter! This is an exciting time to become part of the Church. There will be another Inquiry period starting on Monday, September 12th, for those interested in learning more about the faith. Please call if you are interested in becoming Catholic. Please pray for all of these people! Please contact Deacon Lu at x12. We look forward to hearing from you! St. Mary Parish Pier Group (Young Adult Ministry) St. Mary Parish Pier Group (Young Adult Ministry) held their first event on Sunday August 21, The event was a Lunch Luau and featured the Hawaiian dance group Hālau O Keikiali i. Thank you to the core team members Daniel Rossi, Monika Lopez and Daniela Lopez-Garcia for planning this fun event. We also wish to thank all those who attended and supported the event. Our young adult group (18-39 years of age) is already planning their next social event. We welcome you to join the Pier Group every Sunday in the Holy Spouses room right after the 6 o clock mass from 7-8:30pm for gospel reflection. Piergroup916@gmail.com for more information. RCIA Adult and Teens Sessions Catechumenate: Sundays 10:30 am, Marian Room Inquiry: Mondays, 7:00 pm Holy Spouses Room NEW INQUIRY FORMING NOW! Children's Inquiry: Mondays 5:30 pm Holy Spouses Room NEW INQUIRY FORMING NOW!! Holy Hour Begins Thursday, September 1 Starting on September 1, 2016, and continuing on every first Thursday of the month from 7 to 8 pm, Saint Mary Parish will have Exposition and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. This will be a wonderful opportunity to gather together to worship Our Lord in His Eucharistic presence and to open ourselves up to receive His abundant graces through His benediction. Please treat yourself to this soul refreshing experience with your brothers and sisters of our faith community.

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