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1 Page 2 The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2012 The Speechless Will Sing When Jesus heals the deaf man in today s Gospel, he is clearly fulfilling what had been prophesied by the prophet Isaiah: when God comes, the ears of the deaf will be unstopped, and the speechless will sing for joy. This is all well and good for the deaf fellow 2,000 years ago, we might say to ourselves, but what does it matter to us today? One way to reflect on today s readings is to consider the ways in which I myself am deaf and mute to the presence of God in my life: how I am too distracted to hear the beautiful sounds of creation; too preoccupied to pay attention to the goodness, the love, and the wisdom of others; too busy to listen to what the word of God is saying to me in my day-to-day life. We believe that because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, God truly is present in our world and in our lives. This is the reality being pointed to when Jesus heals the deaf man in today s Gospel. Let us, therefore, listen attentively for God s presence in our lives, in the Scriptures, and in the Eucharist. For the more we come to know God s love for us, the more will we, like the speechless in Isaiah, sing for joy bringing this loving presence of God to our families, friends, and communities. Rev. Armand Mericer, OFM, Living with Christ of the faith. With his Apostolic Letter of October 11, 2011, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council(Vatican II) and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge St. Didacus Parish is offering parishioners an opportunity to deepen their faith by attending this class: A Catholic Approach to Scripture (C hrs) taught by Barbara Kearns, M.T.S. Mondays, October 1 October 22, :30 p.m.- 9 p.m. in the St. Didacus Parish Hall This class is an introduction to the entire collection of books we recognize as God's Word in light of recent Church documents, to encourage familiarity with the Bible for today's Catholic. The cost for this 4-week class is $20 plus $10 for materials. There are two ways to register: You can register now at sddiregister or call the parish office and ask for Cindy. REGISTER NOW the class is just a few weeks away! September 11th Taize Prayer Service with the Choir Tuesday, Sept. 11th 7:30pm Join us for this special time of reflection as we gather to recall the need for prayers for peace, interfaith understanding, and remembrance. We think of all who lost their lives in the tragic events in New York, at the Pentagon and in that Pennsylvania field. We also hold in prayer those who lost loved ones parents, children, spouses, friends, co-workers and associates. Let us come together to remember their sacrifice and to pray for peace in our world. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. There are a lot of things we don't hear because we don t want to hear them. And more we don t say because of the cost of saying them. Take the cry of the poor, which Scripture assures us God hears plainly all the time. The poor will always be with us, and they ll never stop appealing to heaven for the help they need. But how often do we hear them? Do we attend to the news of their latest plight or turn it off as too depressing? Do we hear them out, but not respond? Do we have, but not share? No one is expected to give what they don t have, but all of us are expected to give what we can. That may be money, time, prayer, our voice, or our vote. It may even be our kindness in looking them in the eye with respect when we tell them we don t have anything in our pockets to offer. What may God be saying to you now, that you don t want to hear? What may God be asking you to say that you prefer not to utter aloud? exploring the Sunday readings

2 Page 3 The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2012 Mass Intentions Saturday.....September 8 5:00PM Watson Family, Spec. Int. Sunday....September 9 8:30AM.. Maria de los Angeles de Escobedo 10:00AM......People of St. Didacus 11:30AM.. Ignacio Guzman Monday...September 10 7:30AM....Rita Wolkiewicz, Spec. Int. Tuesday.....September 11 6:00PM. Teddy Matranga Wednesday...September 12 8:30AM... Sisters of the Blessed Lady Thursday....September 13 7:30AM.... John Matranga Friday.....September 14 7:30AM... Guillermo Cordova Saturday.....September 15 5:00PM Juanita Ibarra Readings for the Week of September 9, 2012 Sunday: Is 35:4-7a/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37 Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31/Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13/Lk 6:27-38 Friday: Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Next Sunday: Is 50:5-9a/Jas 2:14-18/Mk 8:27-35 GIFTS OF OUR TREASURY THE WEEK OF September 2, 2012 Collection for September 2, 2012 $4, Restricted Funds for September 2, 2012 $1, Total Income: $5, Help Wanted: Sunday Children s Liturgy We are in need of volunteers to teach the Sunday Children s Liturgy at the 10am Mass. It would be a once a month commitment. All supplies and direction are supplied! If you re interested and would like more information, please contact Elena at the Parish Office ASAP. Weekly Events at St. Didacus Sunday, September 9, 2012 Monday, September 10, 2012 Small Faith V 7:00pm Winona Tuesday, September 11, 2012 Small Faith III 8:30am Hall Youth Ministry 6:30pm Hall Small Faith IV 7:00pm Hawley Taize Prayer Service 7:30pm Church Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Eucharistic Adoration 7:30am-8:30am Church Religious Education 5:30pm School Choir 7:00pm Church Thursday, September 13, 2012 Spanish Choir 6:30pm Church Small Faith I & II 6:30pm Hall RCIA 7:00pm Hall Friday, September 14, 2012 Cub Scouts/Webelos I 3:00-5:00pm Hall Spanish RCIA 6:00pm Hall Encuentro Matrimonial 7:30-9:00pm Hall Saturday, September 15, 2012 New Altar Server Training 10:00am Church Cub Scouts Round-Up 3:00-4:00pm Hall Maria Luz Arrellano Jim Barnes Herbert Baxter Rita Bonnell Herminia Brignoni Ibeth Brignoni Ruben Campos Marie Cavanaugh Connie Craig Bob & Josie Demers Bart Diaz Juanita Diaz Fred Dueber Clyde Elkins Maria Fielding Susan Guenzel Please Pray For Rosie Kinninger Marcella Halweg Maria Koter Juanita Lopez Maria Lopez Dolores Mediano Esteban Mediano Joe Moser Segunda Ordona Sylvia Paiz Dominick Palestini Diane Porter Dolores Robertson Atina Rodriguez Aaron Rodriguez And the special intentions in our Book of Needs Welcome to St. Didacus Parish! Masses Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am English 11:30am in Spanish Daily Mass Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am Wednesday 8:30am & Tues. 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 7:30am 8:30am First Fridays 8:00am 9:00am Confessions Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt. Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor Parish Office Alette Rodriguez Gladys Palestini Jeff Salazar Patricia Seay Christine Segura Terrie Small Michael Smith Raymond Sparks Helen Treat Therese Tucker Pat Weaver Sue Walker Beverly Wolf Catarina Zizzo Adalina Zarate

3 Page 4 The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2012 Religious Education News th Street, San Diego CA Join us at the 10am Mass next Sunday as we celebrate Catechetical Sunday and recognize our teachers for their role in teaching our faith to our children. St. Pio s Feast Day Mass at Santa Sophia Parish Sunday, September 23rd at 4:15pm. The event begins at 1:30pm with a documentary film on St. Pio. At 2:30pm they will have a rosary and Benediction with Father Solcia followed at 3:30pm by an inspirational talk on St. Pio and Mass with Aux. Bishop Chavez at 4:15pm. For more info contact or New Parishioner Meet-n-Greet Next Sunday, September 16 after the Sunday Masses If you ve joined the Church in the past year, we d like to give you a proper welcome! Come to the Parish Hall next Sunday after Mass and find out what new and exciting things are happening here at St. Didacus. Any questions please call Geralyn White at TRAINING FOR NEW ALTAR SERVERS Saturday, Sept. 15th 10:00am in the Church Interested children must be in at least 4th grade, a registered parishioner at St. Didacus Parish, have received First Holy Communion and be responsible. If you have any questions, contact Heidi Di Paolo at Religious Education classes for kinder-8th grade start on Wednesday, September 12th at 5:30pm at the school. All High School Youth of the parish are invited to Youth Night each Tuesday evening in the Parish Hall from 6:30-8:00pm. Bring a friend! Thank you to parishioner, Joe La Costa, and his team of attorneys for their help last Sunday in answering parishioners questions about the new immigration laws. Mark Your Calendars! Blessing of the Animals Saturday, October 6th at 9am in the Church Parking Lot You don t want to miss this fun event! "Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point. " Diocesan Young Adult Retreat COURAGE to TRANSFORM Sept 21-23, 2012 at Whispering Winds Camp in Julian, CA. Join 130+ Young Adults (18-39yrs) from around the Diocese for our annual retreat! Meet new friends in your age range (small groups by age 18-22, 23-27, 28-32, 33+), hear inspiring and dynamic speakers, awesome Praise and Worship Music, participate in Mass, adoration, confession, have time for personal reflection as well as free time outdoorshike, zip line, pool,etc and enjoy a moonlit bonfire Saturday night. Retreat begins Friday at 6:30pm (eat before you come and bring a snack to share) and ends Sunday at noon! The cost is $115. Retreat details at Register at by September 15th.

4 Page 5 The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2012 Catholics Care. Catholics Vote. Form your conscience. Are you a faithful citizen? Test your knowledge of the issues and the Church's position on them as we look at some of the questions of the U.S. Catholic Bishops Faithful Citizenship Quiz found on the USCCB website. How many successful treatments for "incurable" diseases have been developed using stem cells harvested from human embryos that were destroyed to obtain them? A) 0 B) 12 C) 45 D) 73 ANSWER: A) 0 The Church teaches: As believers who recognize each human life as the gift of an infinitely loving God, we insist that every human being, however small or seemingly insignificant, matters to God hence everyone, no matter how weak or small, is of concern to us. To read more about this topic, go to: bishopsescrstmt.pdf. How many successful treatments for "incurable" diseases have been developed using stem cells from adult tissue sources, causing no harm to the stem cell donor? A) 0 B) 12 C) 45 D) 73 ANSWER: D) 73 See a list of the 73 conditions that have shown patient benefits from human adult and cord blood stem cells with citations to the peer-reviewed medical and scientific literature documenting these benefits at facts/treatments.htm. Parish Food Pantry News: We have served many people from our Parish s food pantry this summer and have given out over 100 bags of food to those in need. We are running low on supplies and are grateful for any donations you might be able to make. The items we use the most are: canned soup, canned beans, canned tuna or meats, macaroni and cheese and canned fruit. You can bring your donations to the Parish Office. Living by the truth takes time, effort, and perseverance: it has to begin in our own hearts, in the small daily sacrifices required if we are to be faithful to God s law, in the little acts by which we demonstrate that we love our neighbors. Pope Benedict XVI Kid s Corner It s sapphires for September! If you were born in this month, your birthstone is the sapphire, a very valuable jewel that is a beautiful bright blue and is a symbol for wisdom. Be WISE today. Think of a question about God that you would like answered. Then ask someone to wise you up and give you the answer! 365 Fun Facts for Catholic Kids Our Lady of Sorrows Saturday, September 15th On this day with the Church we honor Mother Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows. Mary, standing at the foot of the cross, participated in her Son s work of redemption by uniting her pain and sorrows to those of Jesus, thus offering her life as a spiritual sacrifice to the Lord. Today we look to her as an example of how to suffer well, and we ask her to pray for us and offer us her motherly comfort and support. Sourcebook 2012 Are You Registered to Vote? You Can Register to Vote in California, if you are: A U.S. Citizen A California Resident At least 18 years of age on or before the next election Not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction Not declared mentally incompetent by court action We have Voter Registration Forms available in the Parish Office.

5 Pagina 6 XXIII Domingo Ordinario 9 de septiembre, 2012 Domingo Catequético, Septiembre 16, 2012 Agentes de la Nueva Evangelización El próximo domingo es el domingo catequético, en todo el país dedicamos este domingo para agradecer y pedir por todas las personas que dan su tiempo y esfuerzo para educar a nuestros niños y adultos en la fe católica. Por esta razón les pedimos su oración por nuestras catequistas. G R A C I A S C A T E Q U I S T A S Para la revisión de vida «Jesús hizo todo el bien que pudo». Sea cual sea el sentido original de la expresión del Evangelio de San Marcos, es una expresión que puede simbolizar adecuadamente nuestro mejor ideal. Estoy a la altura de Jesús, hago todo el bien que puedo? Oración de Taize por el 11 Aniversario del 11 de septiembre, 7PM Este año se conmemora el décimo primer Aniversario de los ataques del 11 de septiembre, tendremos un tiempo para hacer oración en comunidad: por las víctimas y familias; por los líderes; por el ejército; por el fin de la violencia; por las personas de Afganistán; por el fin de la violencia en México y para pedir por nuestros adversarios también. Entrenamiento para Monaguillos en ingles, sábado 15 de septiembre de 10 a 11 AM Favor hable a la oficina para anotar a su hijo para este entrenamiento, necesitar ya haber hecho la Primera Comunión. Sera solo en ingles. Necesitamos ayuda para la Liturgia dominical para niños Necesitamos voluntarios para enseñar a los niños la liturgia de la palabra los domingo a las 11:30 AM, es un compromiso de una vez al mes, la persona necesita ser bilingüe pues los niños prefieren esta clase en ingles. Si usted está interesado y desea obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Elena en la Oficina Parroquial al Jóvenes de San Didacus Todos los martes hay Noches Juveniles de 6:30 a 8 PM todos son bienvenidos. Los esperamos con sus amigos... Inicio de clases del Catecismo Bienvenidos a toda la familia, papas y niños al inicio de las clases del catecismo, las clases darán inicio el próximo miércoles 12 de septiembre a las 5:30 pm en la Escuela de San Didacus la dirección es th St. San Diego Ca