St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 1, 2012 4268 Lime St ~ Riverside, CA 92501 Phone: (951)686.4004 ~ FAX: (951)686.3948 ~ Español: (951)683.6204 After hours: (951)276.0290 www.stfrancisdesales-riverside.com Diocese of San Bernardino, California......www.sbdiocese.org Served by the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) Fr. Reno Aiardi, Fr. Louis Abdoo.....www.consolata.ca MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Masses: 5:00pm (Sat. Vigil), 8:00am, 10:00am, 5:00pm (Español) Weekday Masses: Monday - Friday 6:30am; Tuesday & Friday 5:15pm; Saturday 8:00am First Friday: 7:00pm (Español) Holy Days: 5:15pm (Vigil); 6:30am, 8:00am 12:15pm, 5:15pm, 7:00pm (Español) OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm (closed 1:00-1:30pm for lunch) SACRAMENTS: Confessions: Tuesday & Friday 4:30-5:00pm; Saturday 3:45-4:45pm Baptisms: Every last Saturday each month at 10:00am (must call the Parish Office first) Pre-Baptism Class: Every last Friday each month at 6:30pm Marriages: By appointment only; at least SIX MONTHS advanced notice; must consult a Priest before setting a date. Ministry to the Homebound & Sick: Please call the Parish Office if someone needs a visitation or the Sacraments. Welcome New Parishioners: Please register by picking up a form from our Parish Office. St. Francis de Sales Catholic School: 4205 Mulberry St Riverside, CA 92501 Telephone: (951)683.5083 Day Care: (951)683.5006 Principal: Ms. Kathy Kothlow Bulletin Deadline: Monday 12:00pm
A Letter from Father Page 2 July 1, 2012 MAY YOU HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY AND A WONDERFUL SUMMER! May God bless you for sharing and continuing to support St. Francis de Sales! As we celebrate the Fourth of July with hot dogs, parades and fireworks, let us give thanks to our great leaders for their foresight in blessing us with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when they wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776. By invoking God, they sought His guidance and spiritual strength for our country. Having visited St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York City many times, I often remember that when you leave the Cathedral by the front door on Fifth Avenue, you can t help but be jolted by the great figure greeting you as you leave. It is Atlas, a mammoth, four-story high statue of the Greek titan, cast in bronze, his arms spread wide as he carries the universe on his back. This statue was created by artist Lew Lawrie in 1937 and is the largest statue in Rockefeller Center, even larger than Prometheus which is down by the skating rink. Atlas makes a powerful statement as one passes through the massive doors of the Cathedral, the house of God, and returns to the world of gods, the gods of deadlines and headaches in midtown Manhattan. Atlas welcomes us back to everything we had been praying about; welcome back to the world and all of its burdens, the weight of the world, that everyone carries on their back. Then we recall the words of Jesus as He offers His help: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden light. What a relief to receive these soothing words. He does not what us to attach ourselves to his world with all of the things that weigh us down. Then as we look down the way towards Ellis Island with the magnificent Statue of Liberty beckoning everyone to our shores, we have to give grateful thanks to our ancestors for their tremendous courage and faith in pursuit of a new life in a new country. They have given us our heritage, privilege and freedom of living in this great country. During the summer months, we must find time to get some peace and rest. God is our rest and He is our strength. He is the one who helps us when we feel like Atlas and are carrying the weight of the world. Let us be a beacon of hope for everyone in the Mission world by our thoughtfulness, prayerfulness and solidarity. And, always remember in prayer our men and women who are serving our country to help preserve our freedoms for us. Have a wonderful Fourth of July and don t forget to fly the flag. God bless America and our St. Francis de Sales Family. In Christ s Love,
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Page 3 July 1, 2012 Knights of Columbus News The Knights of Columbus invite you and your family to join them at their 1st Sunday of the Month Breakfast this Sunday, from 8:00-11:30am, in our parish hall. The price is $6.00 per person. The menu includes: scrambled eggs with lean chunks of ham, hash brown potatoes, Grammas' salsa and the topping bar (shredded cheese, scallions, sour cream, olives), coffee, decaf and fruit punch. Plan on having an enjoyable family breakfast served by the Knights! ************ GUADALUPE CELEBRATION TRIP The Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring an historic event called the Guadalupe Celebration at the L.A. Coliseum on Sunday, August 5, 2012. The event will be a celebration of Our Lady featuring prayer, music and speakers. The Knights are coordinating a group trip including transportation on five chartered busses. Admission tickets are free, but there is a small reservation fee of $25 per person to fill each bus. If you are interested in attending, contact Bill Haggard (951) 682-3279, or at HAG4ND@pacbell.net (please put the word Guadalupe in the subject line). Please include your name, telephone number and parish name in your email. You may visit the Guadalupe Celebration website at www.guadalupecelebration.org. Knights will be outside the church at a table after all Masses the next two weekends (July 8th & July 15th), to sign up for the busses. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Jn 10:24-29 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Mt 8:28-34 or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass "For Public Needs," nos. 882-886, or "For Peace and Jus tice," nos. 887-891 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5; Ps 123; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a St. FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL NEWS. St. Francis de Sales School is now registering for the 2012-2013 school year. The school office will be open June 18th through July 13th from 8:00-11:30am. The first day of school is August 27, 2012. We offer classes from Preschool (4 years old) through 8th Grade. Extended Care is available before school at 6:30am and after school until 6:00pm for Preschool through 8th Grade at a cost of $3.00/ hour. Payment of a registration fee will guarantee your child s spot for the Fall. Class sizes are limited, so don t delay! For more information or to schedule a tour, please call the main office at (951) 683-5083 or the preschool at (951) 683-5143. FOUNDATION The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object. SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 $6,273.85 Number of Active Registered Families:...1011 Number of Families Receiving Envelopes:...585 Number of Envelopes Received:...116 RETIRED PRIESTS COLLECTION $2,743.80 Thomas Jefferson Thank you for your generosity. May God bless you! Gracias por su generosidad. Dios los bendiga!
Parish & Community Activities Page 4 July 1, 2012 Diocese of San Bernardino Office of Social Concerns Congressman Baca s office will be offering free forums on President Obama s executive order to stop deportation of undocumented young people. For more information please contact Vanessa Wiarco and Jesse Valenzuela at Congressman Joe Baca s District Office at 909-885-2222 or by email at: Vanessa.wiarco@mail.house.gov or jesse.valenzuela@mail.house.gov. FREE Deferred Action Community Information Forum Foro Comunitario Gratuita sobre Acción Diferida On June 15, 2012, President Obama s administration announced the implementation of a new Executive Order that grants two years of Deferred Action for certain people in the United States. It is only an administrative measure that grants certain temporary benefits, such as a work permit. Hear immigration experts give information and answer questions about the Deferred Action, an important news announcement for our immigrant youth. El dia 15 de junio 2912, la administración del Presidente Obama anunció la implementación de una Orden Ejecutiva que Otorga Acción Diferida por 2 años a ciertas personas en Los Estados Unidos. Solamente es una medida administrativa que otorga ciertos beneficios temporales tal como un permiso de trabajo. Expertos darán información y respuestas a sus preguntas sobre la Acción Diferida, una importante noticia para nuestros jóvenes inmigrantes. Tuesday, July 3, 2012 7:00 p.m. St. Catherine of Siena Parish 339 North Sycamore Avenue Rialto, CA 92376 Thursday, July 5, 2012 7:00 p.m. St. Mary Parish 16550 Jurupa Avenue Fontana, CA 92337 Saturday, July 7, 2012 10:00 a.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish 710 South Sultana Street Ontario, CA 91761 Saturday, July 7, 2012 2:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish 1215 South Hamilton Blvd. Pomona, CA 91766 Wordnet Productions Fr. Michael Manning, SVD Watch Catholic Television in your home! WORDNET PRODUCTIONS is sharing God s love with all through the media. Watch programming on: TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network), Sunday 3:30am - Pacific Time ESNE (El Sembrador), Tuesday 6:30am Satellite: Dish 258, DirecTV 371, U-Verse 565, Charter 172, FIOS 288 Cable: check listings Online 24-7 at www.wordnet.tv Banns of Marriage Please pray for the following couples who will be receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony this month: George Pulido & Elizabeth Sandoval 07/07/2012 Eli Arreguin & Yaneli Olmos 07/14/2012 Benjamin Sahagan & Monica Valenzuela 07/21/2012 Oswaldo Barajas & Sandra Castañeda 07/28/2012 Juan Martin Sanchez & Sujeiry Martin 07/28/2012 Our Mission Statement: We, the Church of St. Francis de Sales, are a Community of Believers in Jesus Christ called to impact Family, Neighborhood and Society with the Gospel so that people s lives are filled with Hope. ******** Nuestra Misión: La Iglesia de San Francisco de Sales, es una Comunidad de Creyentes en Cristo Jesús llamada a impactar a la Familia, el Barrio y la Sociedad con el Evangelio para que las personas estén llenas de Esperanza.
Calendar of Events and Mass Schedules Page 5 July 1, 2012 What s Goin On? Mass Intentions Sunday, July 1 Knights of Columbus Special Breakfast - Hall Monday, July 2 Tuesday, July 3 Bible Study: 10:00am - MPR OLPH Novena: 5:00pm - Church Women of Faith Bible Study: 6:30pm - Library Grupo de Oración: 7:00pm - Hall Wednesday, July 4 English Choir Rehearsal: 6:30pm - MR Spanish Choir Rehearsal: 7:00pm - Room 4 Thursday, July 5 Wedding Rehearsal: 6:00pm - Church Liturgical Dance Practice: 6:30pm - Room 4 Friday, July 6 * First Friday Spanish Mass: 7:00pm - Church * Grupo de Jóvenes: 7:00pm - MPR Saturday, July 7 Quinceañera: 12:00pm - Church Wedding: 2:00pm - Church Sunday, July 8 Knights of Columbus Coffee & Doughnuts - Hall St. Francis de Sales lives on. To ensure that the Church you have so generously supported over the years continues into the future, please consider making a legacy gift by including St. Francis de Sales Church into your Will or Living Trust. When you do, you become a Lifelong member of St. Francis de Sales Legacy. ALTAR SOCIETY SCHEDULE Jo Hersman, Mimi Anderson, Stella Cornejo & Ruth Rubio will have Altar Duty on Saturday, July 7, at 8:30am. Saturday - June 30 5:00pm Ruth Rubio (SI) For the Parishoners of SFDS Sunday - July 1 8:00am Ivica Librenjak 10:00am Barbara Snyder (SI) 5:00pm David Amezcua Monday - July 2 6:30am Juliana Chung - Happy Birthday! Tuesday - July 3 - St. Thomas 6:30am David Amezcua 5:15pm Veronica Diaz Christian Patino - Happy Birthday! Wednesday - July 4 - Independence Day 8:00am Stella Theresa Martinez Thursday - July 5 - St. Elizabeth of Portugal & St. Anthony Zaccaria 6:30am Jay & Audrey Freeman (SI) Friday - July 6 - St. Maria Goretti 6:30am Al Feldman 5:15pm For All Eucharistic Perpetual Adorers 7:00pm For Your Intentions Saturday - July 7 - BVM 8:00am Kenneth & Bessie Shaw 5:00pm Manuel Rodarte (Sunday Vigil Mass) Sunday - July 8 8:00am Ivica Librenjak For the Parishioners of SFDS 10:00am Katherine Baylor Graveson 5:00pm Elena Ramirez (SI)
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Page 6 July 1, 2012 LIFELINES Pregnant? Scared? You have Options: 1-800-395-HELP/ OptionLine.org Hurt by Abortion? You are not alone. For Hope & Healing contact: English: (800)794-7863; Spanish: (909)238-4037 RachelsVineyard.org Natural Family Planning: (909)475-5351 Adoption: Holy Family Services (800)464-2367 HEALED When John developed cancer, his wife, Jane, was determined to care for him at home as long as she could. Their adult children took turns driving John to the hospital for treatments, while a team of friends, neighbors, and parishioners - including their friend Elizabeth - set up a roster to make meals, run errands, and do household chores to ease the burden on the family. In spite of an initial good response to treatment, over a period of weeks John lost ground and it was determined that the cancer had spread. The treatments were painful and exhausting, and with Jane's agreement, John decided to refuse any further procedures and rely on a hospice nurse to help keep him as comfortable as possible. Every time Elizabeth came by she could see John getting weaker and weaker. He did not complain; in fact, he said very little. This once lively and intelligent man seemed deeply troubled. Elizabeth had a sense that the suffering she saw was not just the illness, but something more. Saying nothing to anyone, she decided to pray constantly that John might receive Christ's healing in whatever way he needed it most. A few days later, when the pastor came by to anoint John and give him Communion, John asked to make his confession. Apparently he had cut off all connections with his only brother after a family quarrel forty years before and had never spoken of him since. John said it broke his heart that he had been so unforgiving and he wanted to make peace. John's son traced this unknown and long-lost relative through the Internet. John and his brother had a whole precious day together, and that night John died, calm and healed of heart. Copyright (c) 2011, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The pilgrim experience of going by foot to Santiago de Compostella, the shrine of St. James, reaches its high point a month from now at the feast of the Apostle. By now, tens of thousands of pilgrims are already on the road. Typically, they cover twelve to twenty miles a day through rough territory. The difficult journey and the often primitive lodging facilities are made bearable by the joy of the pilgrims, their songs and prayers. When their journey is documented properly, they receive the scallop shell, a reminder not only of James the fisherman, but also his call to fish for human beings and to baptize the nations. In the Middle Ages, those who wore this badge on their hats were granted lodging and hospitality wherever they went. Next to the palm, the sign of a Jerusalem pilgrim, the scallop shell was most highly prized. In the Middle Ages, some people so enjoyed the pilgrim road, although it was filled with discomfort and danger, that they spent most of their lives on the road. Today, some people take up the route for exercise, but are drawn gradually into the spirituality of the journey. As you make your summer travels, always fold in an element of pilgrimage: a long walk through beautiful countryside, a visit to a church, a prayer of gratitude for your journey through life's hills and valleys. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck
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Ministries/Ministerios LITURGY Altar Servers: Mary Gonzalez...685.7339 Eucharistic Ministers: T. Waldschmitt... 505.9814 Lectors Coordinator: Lorraine Mooney.682.1659 Music (Coro Español): Josefina Oliva... 892.8075 Organist: Prince Ward.......235.5220 Ushers: Ray Serna...........684.1607 FAITH MINISTRIES RCIA (Adults): Chris Gallardo...626.221.9469 CCD Business Office: Monica Sandoval...786.7665 CCD-D.R.E. (English): Toni Bastian.. 992.8815 CCD-D.R.E. (Spanish): Consuelo Grajeda.....924.8614 PARISH MINISTRIES Altar Society: Donna Pitell...688.0985 Bereavement Ministry: Ruth Rubio....683.1025 Grupo de Jóvenes: Benito Torres...909.544.2757 Tereza Hernandez...347.4386 Grupo de Oracíon: Martin & Gloria Ruiz.........359.4719 Parish Council: Debbie Cardenas...288.3256 St. Ann s Sewdality: Angie Nudge...684.0570 Spanish Ministry: Alba Dominguez...318.7511 Wedding Coordinator: Monica Archuletta..........318.0234 Women s Ministry: R. Pucciarelli-Davis...779.6958 THE CONSOLATA HOUSE FOR THE NEEDY The Consolata House for the Needy is open on Wednesdays (5:00pm - 7:00pm) and Saturdays (10:00am - 1:00pm) to receive donations and for those who need help. All kinds and sizes of clothing, shoes and household donations are needed. Please do not bring any dirty or broken items. So, if you have a closet that needs cleaning out, please bring CLEAN used clothing on Wednesdays and Saturdays! ST. FRANCIS DE SALES FOOD PANTRY We are still in need of food every week. Any non-perishable items, such as canned soups, canned fruits, canned vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, rice, beans, dry cereal, energy bars, flour, sugar, cooking oil, pasta and spaghetti sauce are welcome. You can bring them to the Mass you attend and leave the items in the green bins at the main entrance of the church. PLEASE DO NOT DONATE ANY ITEMS WITH PAST EXPIRATION DATES! Your contributions are most needed and appreciated. CATHOLIC MINISTRIES Catholic Charities:.....689.1803 Perpetual Adoration Society: Fay Fletcher......682.9076 Knights of Columbus: John McAvoy.......686.0273 Legion of Mary: Tim Harrod....681.5605 Liturgical Dance: Amanda Cardenas....333.3476 Marriage Encounter: Robert & Denise Borruel........653.7905 Pastoral Care: Maureen Riggs......685.9247 Right to Life: Pregnancy Hotline.....784.2725 Serra Club: Charline Gajdos........683.1672 St. Vincent de Paul:....684.7386 DEVOTIONS Mother of Perpetual Help Novena: Every Tuesday at 5:00pm. Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 24 hours/ 7 days in the St. Bernard Chapel First Friday Mass: 7:00pm (Español)