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1 August 13, 2017 The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Francis f Assisi Parish Hnring ur Franciscan Traditin Pray and watch at all times! Carry ut steadfastly the wrk yu have begun and fulfill the ministry yu have undertaken in true humility and hly pverty. - St. Clare f Assisi Cme, Jesus said. Online Children s Faith Frmatin Registratin! (pg 2) Frm the Pastr s Desk Last week we celebrated the Feast f the Transfiguratin f the Lrd, s the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time was nt bserved this year. If we had, we wuld have reflected n the accunt f the feeding f the 5000 in the Gspel f Matthew, therwise knwn as the Miracle f the Laves and the Fishes. Tday s Gspel directly fllws that incident. Out f cnsideratin fr the welfare f the crwds, Jesus pstpnes his need fr prayer, reflectin and slitude. He sends his disciples ahead f him by bat, dismisses the crwd and then withdraws t the muntain t pray. The disciples make little prgress in their jurney due t being buffeted by wind and rain. They d nt express fear until they see Jesus walking tward them n the water - they mistake him fr a ghst. Jesus calls ut t the disciples and calms their fears. He is nt a ghst. St. Peter, as impulsive as ever, seeks prf that the persn is Jesus. He asks Jesus t call him ut nt the water, and Jesus grants his request. St.Peter s fears vertake him and he begins t sink. Jesus reaches ut and saves him. When Jesus and St.Peter enter the bat, St.Matthew reprts that the wind ceases, and the disciples cnfess that Jesus is the Sn f Gd. Faith in Jesus will enable the disciples t d the wrk that Jesus has dne. The disciples can and will participate in the wrk f the Kingdm f Heaven. When St. Peter fears and dubts the persn f Jesus, he falters. Like St. Peter, the Lrd will calm and allay ur fears if we truly accept Him and try t incrprate His Teaching and Gspel Values int ur lives. St. Augustine reminds us that ur prayer shuld always be Lrd we Believe, Help ur Unbelief. Peace and all Gd in the Traditin f St. Francis and St. Clare, Fr. Des. This Weekend: All Masses: We will take up the Cllectin fr the Church in Latin America. Please prayerfully cnsider supprting this cllectin, which assists prgrams that strengthen the faith in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sunday: Children s Liturgy f The Wrd during 9:30 mass Summer Fun Welcme Brunch fr new and recently-new parishiners (pg 5) Next Week: Tues. Aug 15: The Assumptin f the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hly Day f Obligatin) (pg 3) Please nte the Film Festival will nt present a film n Aug 15. (pg 5) Participate! Feast f St. Francis Parish Festival and Picnic Planning Team members needed (pg 3) Catechists, helpers and cmpanins fr Faith Frmatin prgrams (pg 2) Leaders fr Childrens Liturgy f the Wrd (pg 2) Pht by Tim Marshall frm Unsplash.cm facebk.cm/sfapsacrament Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil 5:15pm Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, Nn Weekday Masses (in St. Clare Chapel) 12:10pm Recnciliatin Saturday 4:00-5:00pm r by appintment Church Hurs M-Th 9:00am-3:00pm Fri 9:00am-1:30pm

2 Welcming the new St. Francis f Assisi Parish Directr f Faith Frmatin Fr. Des is delighted t annunce that Shari Reseler has jined the parish staff as Directr f Faith Frmatin. Shari has a B.A. in Scial Wrk, Scilgy, and Criminal Justice frm the University f Wiscnsin-Madisn, and a Masters in Thelgical Studies-Ethics/Scial Thery frm Santa Clara University-Jesuit Schl f Thelgy. She has served n nn-prfit bards including Capitl Public Radi, the NPR affiliate in Sacrament, CA and the USF McCarthy Center Bard f Advisrs. Currently a lecturer at USF, Shari is als a member f the UCD-Health System Cmmunity Advisry Bard as well as the Bi-Ethics Cmmittee fr Methdist Hspital in Sacrament. While serving as Directr f Faith Frmatin fr the parish Shari will als retain her psitin as Executive Directr/ CEO f the Sciety fr the Blind. Shari has cnducted numerus wrkshps n annual fundraising prgrams, bard develpment, capital campaigns and prpsal writing fr the Nn Prfit Resurce Center, has served as a cnsultant t Dignity Health/Mercy Healthcare Sacrament, The Sisters f Mercy-Burlingame, Mercy Internatinal Assciatin and varius nn-prfit rganizatins in Califrnia. In 2016 she cmpleted the Health Leadership Prgram, a health and leadership prgram f the UC-Davis Institute n Ppulatin Health, Sierra Health Fundatin and the USF Schl f Business. Please be sure t give Shari a warm St. Francis welcme! Reserve yur space - Online Registratin is Open! Where will yur faith jurney lead yu this year? Faith Frmatin Jurneys Begin Here! FOR ADULTS: Thse seeking t becme Cathlic thrugh Baptism, Cnfirmatin and Eucharist Thse wh are already baptized Cathlic and have received Eucharist and nw want t receive Cnfirmatin Register at FOR TEENS: High schl students seeking t grw in faith and have fun with ther teens Mre infrmatin at FOR CHILDREN: Attending public schls in 1st thrugh 8th grades In preschl and kindergarten Preparing fr First Eucharist (2nd grade), Recnciliatin (2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades), and Cnfirmatin (7th grade) In 3rd grade r abve seeking Baptism Register at Shari Reseler, Directr f Faith Frmatin ShariR@stfrancisparish.cm Children s Faith Frmatin Classes begin n Sept. 24 at 11:00am, with Nursery, Preschl and Kindergarden at 9:30. Registratin is pen! Catechists, helpers, and cmpanins are needed fr all ages. If yu feel called t this ministry f guiding the faith jurneys f children r adults, let us knw by ing DFF@stfrancisparish.cm Training and supprt prvided. Children s Liturgy f The Wrd Leaders needed, t! T lead the children, up t 4th grade, in their wn Liturgy f the Wrd during the 9:30 Mass. Fr mre infrmatin, cntact Beth White, bethw@stfrancisparish.cm 2

3 Remembering the Feast f ST. CLARE OF ASSISI Let us pray t Gd tgether fr each ther fr, by sharing each ther s burden f charity in this way, we shall easily fulfill the law f Christ. - St. Clare f Assisi (Cmplete Wrks, page 208) St. Clare s name is frever linked t her spiritual brther, Francis f Assisi. Tgether, even at great distance frm ne anther, they revived a weakened and flawed Church. 800 years later they cntinue t inspire millins wh seek a lving unin with the Crucified Christ. Her Feast Day was celebrated n August 11. Slemnity f the Assumptin f the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday August 15 (Hly Day f Obligatin) Masses will be at 6:30am, 8:30am with St. Francis Elementary Schl students, 12:10pm, and 6:30pm. All Masses will be in the Church. On this day we celebrate ur belief that Mary was taken up int heaven, bdy and sul, at the end f her earthly life. Pht: instagram.cm/franciscus/ A great sign appeared in heaven: a wman clthed with the sun, and the mn beneath her feet, and n her head a crwn f twelve stars. - Revelatin 12:1 Ppe Pntifex Planning Team members needed! 08/06/17 Hpe is the virtue f a heart that desn t lck itself int darkness, that desn t dwell n the past, but is able t see a tmrrw. Feast f St. Francis 2017 Festival and Picnic Sunday, Octber 8, :00am 2:00pm Sutter s Frt Park The Parish is lking fr Vlunteers t be part f the Festival planning cmmittee. Areas f respnsibility include: N envelpes. N checks. An easy way t cntribute. Set Up and Clean Up BBQ Games & Prizes Kid s Games Welcming Cmmittee If yu wuld like t be part f this fun-filled cmmittee, please cntact Richard Hernandez at ext 114 r RichardH@stfranicsparish.cm. N experience required. Teens and lder are welcme! Jin the fun! Questins? Need help? Cntact jdwarrick@stfrancisparish.cm 3

4 Peace Prayer Of ST. FRANCIS Fr Thse Wh Are Ill r in Pain Rick Lee, Jhn Van Ruten, Mlly Ibietatrremendia, Justin Brewer Fr Thse Wh Have Been Called t Eternal Life Aug. 08 May They Rest in Peace Mass Intentins Tues. 12:10pm Rsari Hernandez ( ) Francisc Hernandez ( ) Aug. 09 Weds. 12:10pm Michael H. Greenberg ( ) Aug. 10 Thurs. 12:10pm Zachary Misleh ( ) Aug. 11 Fri. 12:10pm Frank Hernandez ( ) Aug. 13 Sun. 7:30am Pr Benefa Aug. 13 Sun. 9:30am Pr Ppula Aug. 13 Sun. Nn Ricahrd Perez ( ) Aug. 14 Mn. 12:10pm Delres M. Willis ( ) Aug. 15 Tues. 12:10pm Danial LeBlanc ( ) Aug. 16 Weds. 12:10pm Dlres Pendla ( ) Aug. 17 Thurs. 12:10pm Carl V. Grdn ( ) Aug. 19 Sat. 5:15pm Greg Hardcastle Aug. 20 Sun. 7:30am FMU Lrd, make me an instrument f yur peace; where there is hatred, let me sw lve; where there is injury, pardn; where there is dubt, faith; where there is despair, hpe; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, jy. O Divine Master, grant that I may nt s much seek t be cnsled, as t cnsle; t be understd, as t understand; t be lved, as t lve; fr it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardning that we are pardned, and it is in dying that we are brn t eternal life. While this prayer has always been attributed t St. Francis, the authr is actually unknwn. The prayer des wnderfully represent the spirit f St. Francis and Franciscan Orders. Prayer Requests Aug. 20 Sun. 9:30am Pr Ppul Aug. 20 Sun. Nn Sandy McDnald ( ) Amen. Yur Financial Supprt Regular Giving 7/10/17-07/16/17 (Includes direct depsit and credit card dnatins) In-Pew (Cllectin) $ 7,051 Online $ 1,669 Ttal $ 8,720 Year-t-date (7/1/17-08/02/17, all surces) $ 50,688 Last year 57,967 $ Change -$ 7,280 % Change % Designated Dnatins (7/1/17-08/02/17) (Includes direct depsit and nline dnatins) Building Fund Dnatins $ 2,902 Last year 5,134 $ Change - $ 2,232 % Change % Step Ministry Dnatins t date $ 3,625 Last year 5,669 $ Change $ 2,044 % Change 36.1% Thank yu fr yur genersity! Weekly Readings Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Rm 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33 Mnday: Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cr 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Js 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Js 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Js 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rm 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 T request a Mass Intentin r request t have yur lved ne added t ur bulletin prayer list, please cntact us at inf@stfrancisparish.cm r Send yur Healing Prayer Ministry prayer requests t healingprayer@stfrancisparish.cm 4

5 THIS WEEKEND Summer Fun Welcme Brunch fr New & Recently-New Parishiners Sunday, August 13 10:50am-12:15pm Brunsman Hall What makes St. Francis such a special place? Cme find ut at ur welcme brunch hsted by the St. Francis Welcme Team. Meet Fr. Des, ur parish staff, vlunteers, and thers wh want t learn mre abut ur Franciscan heritage and what it means t be a Vatican II parish. Yu d nt need t bring anything just yurselves! Childcare is prvided fr children three years and lder. If yu missed an earlier brunch and wuld like t jin us, yu re welcme! If yu ve been here awhile and want t get mre invlved, yu re welcme, t! Just want t help welcme ur new flks? Yu re als invited t jin us! If yu can bring a dish t share, that wuld be great, t! Welcme Brunch Planning Cmmittee Vlunteers NEEDED NOW - cme help, and have sme FUN! Three times per year this planning cmmittee cmes tgether t put n a themebased event that welcmes new parishiners t the parish. The Hspitality team is lking fr a few gd peple t help plan and crdinate these events. Fr further infrmatin please cntact Richard at RichardH@ stfrancisparish.cm. New parishiner since May? If yu did nt receive an invitatin by mail r , please cntact membership@stfrancisparish.cm 13th Annual Summer Film Festival The Adult Faith Ministry Presents... 13th Annual THE GOLDEN DREAM: FOUR JOURNIES TO JUSTICE Jin us n fur Tuesdays in August at 6:30 p.m. in Brunsman Hall, lcated ff the church parking lt. Bring yur dinner, r help yurself t ppcrn and beverages. Be ready fr stimulating pst-film discussins. We Welcme ur Newest Parishiners Janna Lng; Rian Trth, Augustine Garcia, Brandn, Bentley, Brielle and Blake; Len Simms and Emily Fledderman; Matthew, Rachel, Nlan and Sirus Cutbreth; Cassadie, Amber and Elius Gnzalez; Stephen, Michelle and Lucas Maduri; Richard Skaug; Fred and Rse Turner; Anthny Bder; Nicle, Abigail and Thmas Grant; James and Kristine Gutierrez-Damian; Teresa Harper Niell; Stephen, Lucy, Addisn Challender and Antni Ruvalcaba; Richard and Steven Martin; and Jessica Reyes Lrd, Jesus, Yu welcmed all peple wh came t yu. Grant us the jy f celebrating the mystery f yur lve with these newest members f ur cmmunity. We jyfully welcme ur newest members! 5 Tuesday August 15: FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION NO SCREENING NEXT Week! Tuesday August 22 LOVING (PG-13) In 1958 the state f Virginia cnsidered interracial marriage t be bth immral and illegal. When white Richard and black Mildred fall in lve and marry legally in the District f Clumbia, they becme targets f harassment and persecutin by Virginia authrities. Finally arrested, they decide t take their case t the highest curt in the land. Lving is a histrical film which tells the true stry f Richard and Mildred Lving, the plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Curt decisin which invalidated state laws prhibiting interracial marriage. Superbly acted by Richard Edgertn and Ruth Negga, this passinate and gripping drama has been hailed as a masterpiece. Tuesday August 29 THE GOLDEN DREAM (NR) is a Mexican drama prtraying the jurney f three teenage Guatemalans seeking a new life in Ls Angeles. The film authentically prtrays their means f travel and the rute they undertake as they travel the length and bredth f Mexic. It fearlessly prtrays the challenges and dangerus situatin they encunter alng the way and the bstacles t crssing the US barder. Directed by Spanish brn Mexican directr Dieg Quemada-Díez, the film was screened at 2013 at the Cannes Film Festival where Quemada-Diez wn an award fr his directing and special recgnitin fr the ensemble cast.

6 A Prayer fr Our Earth All-pwerful Gd, yu are present in the whle universe, and in the smallest f yur creatures. Yu embrace with yur tenderness all that exists. Pur ut upn us the pwer f yur lve, that we may prtect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brthers and sisters, harming n ne. O Gd f the pr, help us t rescue the abandned and frgtten f this earth, s precius in yur eyes. Bring healing t ur lives, that we may prtect the wrld and nt prey n it, that we may sw beauty, nt pllutin and destructin. We thank yu fr being with us each day. Encurage us, we pray, in ur struggle fr justice, lve and peace. - Ppe Francis, Laudat Si frm Br. Mark Gerge Washingtn Carver, quted belw, an African American scientist (famus fr teaching us many uses f the peanut), understd what a relatinship with nature meant fr his wn spiritual jurney. Tday s Gspel stry has Matthew using items f nature t teach us the many uses f creatin t enhance ur spiritual jurney-- muntain, sunset, waves, land, wind, sea, water, strms. T me Nature in its varied frms is the little windws thrugh which Gd permits me t cmmune with [Gd s self], and t see much f [Gd s] glry, by simply lifting the curtain and lking in. I lve t think f Nature as wireless telegraph statins thugh which Gd speaks t us every day, every hur, and every mment f ur lives. This summer, are yu daily ging ut int nature, t allw Gd t speak t yu thrugh what yu see and hear? FranciscansFrJustice.rg FACEBOOK: Franciscans fr Justice Graffiti update. As mst f yu knw, ur Church and Schl were tagged with sme graffiti in early June. Cntrary t rumr and news reprts, the ccurrence was nt a hate crime. It was dne by a pr sul wh has a lng histry f mental illness and wh shuld be the bject f ur prayers rather than ur anger. The mrning after the tagging smene painted ver the spray paint with latex paint. This has caused a prblem with remval. We have had several cmpanies ut t lk at the paint, and all have declined t attempt remval because the latex paint cmplicated the prcess, and they are afraid that in trying t remve the latex they may d substantial damage t the stucc. We are still trying t find smene wh can remve the paint. Please be patient. Our Plant Manager, Je Prassa, is wrking n the prblem. Thank yu. 6 Onging: All Are Welcme Children s Liturgy f the Wrd During the Liturgy f the Wrd at ur 9:30 am Mass, children K-4th grade are escrted frm the church t the Parish Center Chapel by an adult catechist. N registratin required. Parents may accmpany their children. Church Turs: 4th Sundays fllwing the Nn Mass. Cmmunin Visitatin T request a visit fr yu r a lved ne, please SFCmmuninVisitatin@gmail.cm. Please include yur phne number in yur . Cntemplative Prayer Mndays 6:00 pm in the Parish Center Chapel. Tuesdays after 12:10 pm Mass in St. Clare Chapel. Franciscan Crwn Rsary Ministry First Saturday f each mnth, 9-11am, in the Parish Center, we pray the Franciscan Crwn Rsary, fllwed by cnversatin, fellwship, and brunch at a lcal restaurant. Mre inf, cntact BethW@stfrancisparish.cm Gspel Series Sundays 11:00-11:45 am in the Parish Center. Reflectin and meditatin n the gspel. Mre inf: Mary ( ). Healing Prayer yur prayer petitins t healingprayer@stfrancisparish.cm, r call the parish ffice ( ). High Schl Yuth Ministry 1st and 3rd Thursdays frm 6:00-8:00 pm in the Parish Center. Light dinner prvided. Bring a friend! StFrancisTeens@gmail.cm. Hspitality Sundays after 9:30 am Mass. Jin us fr cffee and dnuts in Brunsman Hall. Library Hurs: Thursdays, 11:00-1:00 pm, and1st and 3rd Sundays, 8:30-11:30 am in the Parish Center. LGBT Ministry All are invited t find cmmunity and supprt in their faith jurney thrugh wrshipping with us and participating in parish activities. Cntact RichardH@stfrancisparish.cm. Little Lambs Nursery Prgram Child care fr children ages 1-3 during 9:30 am Mass. T register, g t ur Children s Faith Frmatin link n ur parish website: r LittleLambs@stfrancisparish.cm. Taizé Prayer: Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm, in the church. T ai Chi Chih Saturdays: 9:05 am in St. Clare Chapel r, weather permitting, in the park acrss frm the church. Wednesdays: 6:00 pm in the church (during Taizé Prayer). Schl Prayer Service: Mndays at 8:10 am in the church (when schl is in sessin). All are welcme. Thmas Mertn Circle: Mre inf: Jhn ( ). Yung Adults (20 s-30 s) Cme try ut ur yung adults grups called Christian Life Cmmunities (CLC). Our CLCs are a place fr grwth, cmpaninship, and transfrmatin. Mre inf: Patrice at YungAdults@stfrancisparish.cm.

7 Parish Infrmatin St. Francis Parish Center Offices: th Street, Sacrament, CA Phne: Fax: Website: Office Hurs: M n-fr i, 9a m-1pm St. Francis Elementary Schl: 2500 K Street, Sacrament, CA Phne: Website: Office Hurs: Mn Thur, 8am 4pm and Fri, 8am-2pm (during the Schl Year) Pastr Rev. Desmnd T. O Reilly dtr@stfrancisparish.cm x115 Principal Ivan Hrga Principal@stfranciselem.rg Directr f Liturgy Beth White BethW@stfrancisparish.cm x110 Directr f Music Tim Mascarinas TimM@stfrancisparish.cm x103 Directr f Faith Frmatin Shari Reseler ShariR@stfrancisparish.cm x112 Directr f Outreach & Stewardship Richard Hernandez Richard.Hernandez@stfrancisparish.cm x114 Administrative Assciate J.D. Warrick jdwarrick@stfrancisparish.cm x102 Plant Manager Je Prassa JeP@stfrancisparish.cm x107 Parish Prgrams Assistant Pamela Caballer PamelaC@stfrancisparish.cm x105 Parish Bkkeeper Jacquie Embs JEmbs@stfrancisparish.cm x104 Cmmunin Visitatin Ministry Crdinatr Peggy Briggs SFCmmuninVisitatin@gmail.cm Children s Baptism Crdinatr Carl Spinella InfantBaptism@stfrancisparish.cm x302 Library Crdinatr Pat Pavne Library@stfrancisparish.cm Membership Crdinatr Myrna Rdriguez Membership@stfrancisparish.cm x101 Parish Cuncil Chair Margaret Healey ParishCuncil@stfrancisparish.cm Yung Adults Ministry Crdinatr Patrice Clemns YungAdults@stfrancisparish.cm Yuth Ministry Crdinatr Traci Bean stfrancisteens@stfrancisparish.cm In Residence at the Friary: Ray Bucher, OFM Jhn Summers, OFM Mark Schreder, OFM (brthermark@att.net) Register as a Member f Our Parish Name 1: Name 2: (Last Name, First Name) Update Cntact Infrmatin (Last Name, First Name) Address: (Street Address) (City, State) (Zip Cde) Hme Phne: ( ) Wrk Phne: ( ) Cell Phne: ( ) Mass yu attend: [ ] 5:15pm [ ] 7:30am [ ] 9:30am [ ] Nn Children s Names M/F Date f Birth Grade Please place this frm in the cllectin basket r Mail t: th St., Sacrament CA Fax t: r Register nline: