The Most Holy Trinity Year B May 27, 2018 Readings: DT 4:32-34, 39-40; ROM 8:14-17; MT 28:16-20 Readings on p. 1189

The Most Holy Trinity Year B May 27, 2018 Readings: DT 4:32-34, 39-40; ROM 8:14-17; MT 28:16-20 Readings on p. 1189 THE DEACON S SPEAKIN Dear Sisters and Brothers, I dread thinking about preparing the homily for this Sunday s solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity because it s so easy to get caught up in trying to explain either a mathematical puzzle or a complex theological mystery. The problem here is not so much the content of the homily, but the intent. The mystery of it is that no matter how much we try to describe what the Trinity is, we could never fully communicate the depth of its meaning because the Trinity is ultimately about relationship. Like any relationship with a loved one, we can only understand it fully by entering into it with our hearts. I ve escaped the responsibility of preaching this homily, but I m leaving you with an explanation from a liturgical handbook. When we make the sign of the cross on our bodies, we recall that everything we do begins and ends with God. We mark ourselves with a sign that identifies who we are and whose we are. It is a sign that physically encompasses our entire being, reminding us that we are drawn into the life and love of the Trinity, a life-giving and self-sacrificing relationship between Father and Son in the love of the Spirit. The sign of the cross consecrates and gives purpose to anyone and anything we bless with that sign, for the work of the Trinity is to bring blessing to all creation; and all creation is made for being in relationship with the Creator. We first learn the significance of this sign (and thus the meaning of the Trinity) usually from our parents or family and friends who have shared with us their faith. Here, then, we learn that being in a loving relationship with God is not an abstract idea but is a relationship we first encounter through the love of another person for us. By loving others, we embody and deepen our understanding of the meaning of the Trinity. Peace and love, Deacon John

Office Closed The office will be closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. Mass will be at 8:00am. Fair Trade Coffee Sales Fair Trade Sales will be held this weekend after the Saturday evening Mass and the Sunday morning Masses. We will be selling coffee, hot cocoa mix, chai tea, and chocolate bars. This Fair Trade project in our parish implements the exhortation of Pope Francis in Laudato Si to steward our environment and promote sustainable development wherever we can. Our parish has, since March, 2017, switched to serving Fair Trade Coffee for all its activities. Fair Trade helps small scale farmers maintain sustainable environmental farming practices, promotes better trading conditions, and forbids child labor and forced labor. In addition, Catholic Relief Services gets a donation from every sale to do their good works. Please come and support Fair Trade! Knights of Columbus Breakfast Come out and support the Knights of Columbus Council 9445 and Vacation Bible School after the morning Masses today. We are selling sausage and bacon burritos with coffee and orange juice for $5. We will be selling them in the cafeteria. Half of the proceeds will support this year s Vacation Bible School. Please come out and support this summer function for the kids. LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Show your support of our Newman Center s LGBTQ Catholic Ministry by marching with us in the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade on Saturday, June 2. If you are a member of the LBGTQ community or are a family member, friend, or ally of an LGBTQ person, please join us at St. Therese Church at 9:00am for coffee and doughnuts. At 9:30am we will walk to the Parade starting point at Olive & Palm Aves. The parade begins at 10:00am. Any questions please contact John Prandini at 436-3434 ext. 107 or prandinij@csufnewman.com. Vacation Bible School Thank you to everyone who has signed up for VBS this summer. We are going to have an amazing week! If you have not paid your child s registration please do so as soon as you can. Thank you to those who already have. VBS Volunteers Needed Vacation Bible School does not happen without the help of wonderful volunteers. We are looking for more wonderful people to help us make VBS a memorable week for our participants. If you would like to volunteer please see the VBS page of our website. Sign ups for volunteers is the same link for participants. Family Life Ministry Joy of Love Moms Group is a family ministry led by moms. Families meet every Sunday after the 9:00am Mass either in the east playground or in St. John XXIII. For information email Jakki at joyoflovemoms@gmail.com. Men s Scripture Study Group Meets Tuesday mornings from 7:30am to 8:15am following the 7:00am Mass in the Community Room. Meditation Opportunities: Christian Meditation meets Tuesdays from 11:15am to 12:15pm in CNH 104. Facilitated by Benita Lankford 412-7491. Interfaith Meditation meets Wednesday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the Library. Facilitated by Veena Kapoor. Holistic Health Ministry Thursday Evening Tai Chi Taught by Bill Titus on Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in CNH 102 & 103. Register at the door. $15/ month. Tai Chi for Arthritis Meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Beginners class: from 9:00am to 10:00am Intermediate class: from 10:10am to 11:10am Advanced class: from 11:15am to 12:15pm Classes are taught by certified instructors. It is $20 to begin and $10 for continuing participants. For more information contact John Prandini: 436-3434 ext. 107 or prandinij@csufnewman.com. Children s Choir The Children's Choir will NOT rehearse May 29 or sing at the 9:00am Mass on June 24. Instead, the children will rehearse on Tuesday, June 19 from 4:45pm - 5:15pm in the Library and sing at the 10:00am Mass and special concert on June 24 with ValLimar Jansen and Jesse Manibusan! Keep an eye out for more information! College Corner Summer 2018 This summer we are going to have some fun activities like BBQ and bible study and volleyball. Our first Bible and BBQ is June 4 at 6:00pm. Please check out our calendar on the Campus Ministry page of our website for more! Any questions? Contact John Kyler, Director of Campus Ministry, at 436-3434, ext. 106 or johnk@csufnewman.com.

First Communion Pictures First Communion pictures are available for pick up at the front desk. Altar Server Workshop We are in need of Altar Servers. If you are interested in becoming an Altar Server, you will need to attend one workshop. Workshops are scheduled for Sunday, June 3 at 4:30pm, Sunday, June 10 at 4:30pm, and Tuesday, June 12 at 1:00pm in the Chapel. All current Altar Servers must attend one training session. For any questions, please contact the office. Hymnal Dedication Sponsor a set of hymnals in honor of your loved ones and share the gift of music! Each sponsorship is only $30 and will include a commemorative bookplate inside our new parish hymnals! Contact John Kyler at johnk@csufnewman.com for additional information. If you have already purchased a name plate they are now in the hymnals. We have received our first donation from Amazon Smile in the amount of $8.59. Thank you to everyone who has participated. Do you shop on Amazon.com? Amazon will give.05% of your purchase to the Newman Center through Amazon Smile. Just add the Newman Center as your charitable organization on your new or existing Amazon account and shop! When you shop be sure to be on smile.amazon.com so that part of your eligible purchase can go to the church. It is an easy way to give back to the church. To sign up click on the link Amazon Smile on our website. Use Our S.H.A.R.E.S. Program Please make sure to use your phone number when shopping at Save Mart and Food Maxx. We received $370.44 for the month of January 2018. Our monthly goal is at least $500. Please help us reach our goal. Thank you for your help by signing up for and using this S.H.A.R.E.S. program. If you are not registered, you can register online by finding our link on our website, or enter the church phone number at the register: 559-436-3434. Grief Support Group The Grief Support Group is a resource for learning how to embrace and work through the loss of a loved one. We will be meeting in the Community Room on Mondays at 7:00pm starting June 4 through June 25. Holy Land Pilgrimage You are invited to join Fr. Joseph's Pilgrimages to: The Holy Land: Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Dubai. The pilgrimage will be October 2018. For more information Contact Bernadette at: bcorp1114@gmail.com or call 323-547-6618 & 323-344-1548. Pope Francis Movie If you have ever thought I would love visit with Pope Francis see the movie Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. This morning I had the chance to hear him in his own words and I highly recommend you take the time and spend the money to experience the person who heads the Catholic Church. You will walk away filled with his spirit. Sister Kathleen. You can watch the movie at Maya Cinemas and Edwards Theatre. Fresno Catholic Singles Fresno Catholic Singles general meeting and potluck will be Thursday, June 7 at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria. For details call Lynn at 250-5805. Rachel s Vineyard Retreat Spanish healing retreat at Rachel s Vineyard June 22-24. It is no longer necessary to feel alone because the bonds that were created during the weekend will be eternal. I thank Theresa and Kevin for their willingness to delve into the depths of abortion trauma and give us a way to heal. -Patricia Pulliam, Rockport Texas For more information contact Paula 713-0949. Catholic Professional & Business Club Will have their monthly breakfast on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 7:15am. They will be meeting at Pardini's (2257 W Shaw Ave). The speaker will be Deacon Lawrence Klimecki In his talk Deacon Lawrence will look at our most popular forms of storytelling, with particular attention on popular movies, connecting them to our spiritual journey. He will look at how screenwriters are trained to put a structure in their stories that reflects the journey of our lives. By examining this structure we can gain new insights into our lives and begin to see the world and the obstacles we encounter in a new and different way. Everyone should see themselves as the hero of their story, heroes who can change the world. Follow us! College Pages St. Paul Catholic Newman Center newmancenterfresno Newman Catholic Student Association (Fresno) newmancenter_fresno

Screening Tuesday, June 5 at 7:00pm in Cardinal Newman Hall. Join us after for a Q&A session.

Weekly Calendar Sunday, May 27 DT 4:32-34, 39-40; ROM 8:14-17; MT 28:16-20 Fair Trade Coffee Sales Knights of Columbus Breakfast 7:30am Mass for Rose Barretto Chapel 9:00am Mass for Mike Gerking Chapel 11:00am Mass for Jane Papazian Chapel 12:00pm RCIA Inquiry Community Room 3:00pm Igbo Mass Chapel 7:00pm Mass Chapel Monday, May 28 1 PT 1:3-9; MK 10:17-27 Office Closed Memorial Day 8:00am Mass intentions of Dr. Joseph and Mary Chapel Castro Tuesday, May 29 1 PT 1:10-16; MK 10:28-31 7:00am Mass for Kenneth Hooker Chapel 7:30am Men s Scripture Study Community Room 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102 & 103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102 & 103 11:15am Christian Meditation CNH 104 11:15am Advanced Tai Chi CNH 102 & 103 4:00pm Confessions Outer Sacristy Wednesday, May 30 1 PT 1:18-25; MK 10:32-45 7:00am Mass for Lupe Perez Chapel 6:00pm Peace and Social Justice Meeting St. John XXIII 6:00pm Scriptural Rosary Community Room 6:30pm PAIN Meeting Cafeteria 7:00pm Interfaith Meditation Library Thursday, May 31 ZEP 3:14-18A or ROM 12:9-16; LK 1:39-56 7:00am Mass for Teresa Stoll Chapel 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102 & 103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102 & 103 11:15am Advanced Tai Chi CNH 102 & 103 5:30pm Tai Chi CNH 102 & 103 6:00pm Food Festival Committee Meeting Cafeteria Friday, June 1 1 PT 4:7-13; MK 11:11-26 7:00am Mass for All Souls Chapel 7:30am Eucharistic Adoration Blessed Sacrament Chapel 6:00pm Food Recovery Network Cafeteria Saturday, June 2 JUDE 17, 20B-25; MK 11:27-33 5:00pm Mass for John Godburn Chapel Sunday, June 3 EX 24:3-8; HEB 9:11-15; MK 14:12-16, 22-26 7:30am Mass for Madeline Gleim Chapel 9:00am Mass for Lai Pham Chapel 11:00am Mass for Jane Papazin Chapel 12:00pm RCIA Inquiry Community Room 4:30pm Altar Server Workshop Chapel 7:00pm Mass Chapel Prayers Deceased This Week: Anna Hadfield, Lydia Telles, Shirley Canales Intentions: Stan Cardenas, Rose Barretto, Mike Gerking, Jane Papazian Have been requested for the intentions of: Marco, Jacqueline Montgomery, Sharnice Cyprien, Ramona Egan, Mary Musser, April Renn, Jane, Consuela Moreno, Taylor Bonora, Judi Harrington, Steven Strope, Tom Gong, Carolyn O Rourke, Bob Meade, Jeri Ortez, Deacon Robert Sesma, Fran Pavlovich, Joy George, Ed Zmarzly, Steven Jim Carroo, Dorothy Young, Deacon Chuck Reyburn, Bob Sharp, John and Cristina Murao, Kelly Pope, Mike Caglia, Carlo Di Cicco, Fr. Eric Swearingen, Joan Contino, John Dooley, Dave Derby, Steve Kavookjian, Vince Casella, Megan Elower, Maria Molinar, Deacon Gary Stevens (OLPH), Kenny Smith, Alice Schulz, Kathy Frye, Trish Young Parish Information Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm; Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am & 7:00pm Weekday Masses: Monday - Thursday at 7:00am; First Friday at 7:00am Communion Service: Friday at 7:00am Reconciliation: Tuesday 4:00pm to 5:00 pm Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm Parish Directory Parish Life Coordinator: Deacon John Supino 436-3434; deak@csufnewman.com Parish Priest: Fr. David Norris 436-3434 ext.109; frdave@csufnewman.com Office Manager: Jenna Sainz 436-3434 ext.102; jenna@csufnewman.com Communication Coordinator: Emily Roth 436-3434 ext. 111; emily@csufnewman.com For a complete list please see our website. Bulletin articles are to be submitted by Tuesday at 5:00pm for the upcoming weekend. Any articles not submitted by this time will not be included in the weekend s publication. Please send all articles to bulletin@csufnewman.com. All articles are subject to editing for length and content by the bulletin editor.