February 10th 2013 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time WEEKLY SERVICES & INTENTIONS St. Joseph Church 02/09 Sat 4:00 pm +Ricardo Roman 02/10 Sun 8:00 am Mass for the People 02/11 Mon 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 02/12 Tue 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 02/13 Wed 7:30 am Ash Wednesday Mass 02/14 Thu 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 02/15 Fri 7:30 am +Cerini Family 02/16 Sat 4:00 pm +Richard Burns St. Joseph Hospital 02/12 Tue 11:30 am +Armand Hebert 02/14 Thu 11:30 am +Agnes McEvoy St. Bernard Church 02/10 Sun 10:00 am Int. Cathy Finney 02/11 Mon 1215 pm Eucharistic Service 02/12 Tue 12:15 pm +McKenna Family 02/13 Wed 12:15 pm Ash Wednesday Mass 02/13 Wed 5:30 pm Ash Wednesday Mass 02/14 Thu 12:15 pm Eucharistic Service 02/15 Fri 12:15 pm +Rick Casanova Lenten Stations of the Cross will take place each Friday at 6:45 am (before Mass) at St. Joseph Church and after the 12:15 pm Mass at St. Bernard Church. This Week s Meeting eting & Events 02/12 Tue 5:30 pm ICF Potluck 02/14 Thu 7:00 pm RCIA/Rectory 02/16 Sat 10:00 am Choir Practice Italian Catholic Federation Chicken and Polenta Dinner- Sunday Feb. 17 th St. Mary s Leavey Hall-Arcata Two seatings- 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm All you can eat & dessert- Adults $14 Children 6-12 $7 Reservations are required-please call Joan 443-5176, Toni 633-5679, Mary 822-2128 Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule February 13, 2013 Ashes will be distributed at all Masses St. Joseph Church 7:30 am St. Bernard Church 12:15 pm St. Bernard Church 5:30 pm Finance Corner Last weekend the plate collection was $3,749. Second Collection Next weekend the second collection is for the Altar Society. Stewardship Corner In today s readings, both Isaiah and Peter hear the call of God and feel themselves unworthy. But, reassured by the Lord, both answer and follow. Do I hear the Lord asking, Whom shall I send? Am I prepared to answer, Here I am. Send me!? Leave a Legacy A wish: When we depart this earth, may we leave this earth better than we found it, leave a spirit of love, leave having used every talent to its fullest, leave a legacy of generosity, leave NO DOUBT that God came first in the things of life! PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Evelyn Avila, James Avila, Patricia Ayers, Teresa Blake, Susan Burke, Dennis Cahill, Donna Clemons, Mary Davey, Tia Dimmick, Kathy Ferris, Tara Gadsby, Elsie Godinho, Therese & Paul Grella, Marian Griffin, Trish Harvey, Jackie Hill, Jim Hill, Yvette Logan, Joseph, Arcola Martinez, Cathy McCormack, Riley Moran, Margaret Murdock, Donna Nunes, Jennifer Pell, John G. Perrone, Dolores Ralls, Joanne Hebert Ray, Robert Resor, Donna Selsor, John Silva, Josephine Silva, George Smith, Nancy Smith, Francesco Stagnoli, Jan Sundquist, William Taylor, Greg Weigel, Jeff Wickizer, Seth Woolf, and all our brothers and sisters in need of prayer and healing. PRO LIFE 40 DAYS FOR LIFE February 13 March 24, 2013 7am-7pm (Kick off Rally Feb. 12 @ 6:3-pm Corner of Walford/Wilson) For more information about 40 Days for Life, or to sign up for daily prayer reminders, please visit www.40daysforlife.com to sign-up for the local vigil, please visit www.40daysforlife.com/eureka Ash Wednesday is February 13th
February 10th 2013 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time PRAYER LINE After I enter the chapel I place myself in the presence of God and I say to Him, Lord, here I am`... Then I begin to tell Him of all that concerns me, my thoughts, my distress, and finally, I listen to Him. ~St. Catherine Laboure If you have a special need of any sort, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf. Your prayer intentions this week may be called in to Toni. You can reach her 24/7 at 445-3616. Now held at St. Bernard Parish Hall! Fr. Eric s Wednesday Night Study Sessions are every week except the last Wednesday of the month. They are held at St. Bernard Parish Hall, 7:30 pm. This session is on the Historical Survey of Christianity. Call 442-6466 for questions. All Are Welcome Join the choir. Rehearsals are at 10 am on Saturdays at St. Bernard's Church. Please contact Issa @ 707-840-9514 with any questions. We have heard voices calling for a chance to discuss in a group our book Rediscover Catholicism. If you would like to participate, please call Cathy or Illeen at the office and let us know. We will set a date and time for this discussion as soon as we know how many would like to attend. ~Fr. Eric Freed PLEASE JOIN US! The Women's Club is hosting our St. Valentine coffee hour after the 10:00am mass today, February 10. Do you like to Dust? We are desperately in need of volunteers who could give us a couple of hours on a Friday morning to dust the pews. God will bless you for keeping His house clean. For more info call Joan @ 442-4724 Please join us at Christ the King Catholic Church in McKinleyville for our annual Sweetheart Family Dinner. This will be Saturday February 16th at 5:00pm in the Parish Hall. The menu is: tri tip of beef, roasted tripotatoes, and fresh vegetables, crudité with dip, breads and dessert. Tickets are $12.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children ages 5 to 12. Tickets are available in the church offices of Christ the King, St. Mary's, St. Bernard and Sacred Heart. This event will also have door prizes, a silent auction and a variety of beverages. Come join us for an evening of delicious food, lively conversation and fun with Fr. Mike! DAY OF RECOLLECTION The Secular Discalced Carmelites invite you to join us for a Day of Recollection on Saturday, February 23 at Assumption Parish in Ferndale. Fr. David Costello, OCD, will be the retreat master. Bring a brown bag lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. In the Carmelite tradition, we will spend the day in silence beginning at 9:30 am with Morning Prayer. The retreat will end at 4:30 pm with Evening Prayer. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available and Mass will be at Assumption at 5:00 pm. Come spend some quiet time with God. Questions? Call Alan or Ginny Fox 725-6930. The Italian Catholic Federation is hosting a Valentine's Pot Luck on Tuesday, February 12th. Gathering at 5:30 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm. Bring a main dish or side dish to share. Drinks and dessert provided. Parish members and families are invited to come help us celebrate Valentine's Day. Please bring one non-parishable food item per person to donate to the St. Vincent de Paul food closet for needy families in the Eureka area. Do you like having real flowers to decorate our church? Then please be generous as possible in the Altar Society envelopes; this is the only money we have to work with. Thank you. Tickets Available Now! Sacred Heart Church A Parish Fiesta to Renew & Restore Redwood Acres Main Building Friday, Feb. 22, 6 pm Doors Open & 7 pm Dinner Live & Silent Auction & Door Prizes $10.00 per person "In this year of faith, may our own faith be measured by our capacity for joy in community."
LENT 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lent is the liturgical season of forty days which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church s fasting and prayer (Catechism of the Catholic Church). 13 14 15 16 Ash Wednesday Wear ashes today as a sign that you are seeking both forgiveness and eternal life from Christ. Start a prayer book and record those for whom you pray or for what you pray. Also keep track of how God answers your prayers. It is our Christian responsibility to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent as a form of penance. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 After Mass today, go to breakfast with other parishioners from church. Read the seven penitential psalms in the Old Testament book of Psalms that express remorse for sins: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143. Pope Benedict said, We are not owners but rather administrators of the goods we possess. Find a way to share what you have. Choose for your something that will truly challenge you. Grow in faith by believing that God is there for you. Pray about what worries you and know that God will take care of it. Support your parish s Lent collections, whether it is the Bishop s Lenten campaign, Operation Rice Bowl or a mission collection. 24 25 26 27 28 1 March 2 Go to Mass early so you can take a drive to visit a friend you haven t seen in a long time. Jesus was killed despite his innocence. Pray a Rosary for all unborn children so they don t suffer the same fate through abortion. Look for someone who has fallen on hard times and send an anonymous card with a cheering message and a grocery store gift card. Root out anger from your heart and bring in kindness. Do one small thing for someone today to show God reigns in your heart. When older people become less active, they can also become forgotten. Visit a senior you know, take one to lunch, and just listen. Attend a Stations of the Cross service if your parish offers www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/ devotionals/stations-of-the-cross/ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Make Sunday special. Invite friends and neighbors over for a potluck brunch after Mass. Consider making today a day of fasting. When you feel hungry, remind yourself of those for whom hunger isn t a choice. Mother Teresa once said, there is a terrible hunger for love. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. Jesus taught us to serve others. Do one nice thing for someone today without the expectation of thanks or appreciation. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, given to the world through St. Faustina to help repair the hurt caused by sin. Find it at www.usccb.org. Lent is a demanding time for parish priests. offer extra support or help. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Go to a later Mass so you can wake up slowly, have a leisurely breakfast and enjoy a good book. Spend time before the Eucharist in prayer and adoration. If there is no adoration chapel close by, open to be with Jesus. Jesus made Eve so that Adam would not be alone. What can you do today to be a good friend to someone in your life? Do Corporal Works of Mercy during Lent: give food/drink to the hungry/ thirsty, shelter homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick or imprisoned, bury dead. Consider giving more time to God by volunteering in your parish. Join the choir or become a lector, usher or Eucharistic Minister. Show Jesus you are willing to carry your cross by tackling something putting off. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Enjoy beauty. After Mass, stop by a store to cheer up your home. Ask St. Thérèse of Liseux to inspire you to show little ways of love to those around you today. Deny yourself something you would like to buy. Then, give the money you saved to the poor. Evaluate your day. Did you add to someone s sense of peace today? Did you do anything to take peace away? Turn off the TV or computer for 20 minutes today. Offer this time to God in prayer or reading the Bible. Children are the future of the Church. Explore ways to support your parish religious education program or youth group. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Place your Palm Sunday palms in a prominent area in your home or car. Add prayer to your day by praying the Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet on your way to work, while waiting in line, or during your lunch hour. February Pray today and each day this week for the catechumens coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Pray for someone you know who is facing a challenge. Early Christians visited seven basilicas in Rome on Holy Thursday as a pilgrimage. Make a pilgrimage to churches in your area today. Today is Good Friday, a day of fasting and abstinence. Read and compare all four Gospel accounts of the passion and death of Jesus. The Bible teaches us to deny ourselves and give instead to those in need. Read Matthew 6:1-4 to learn more about The season of Lent is solemn. Read Matthew 26 and 27 to gain a true understanding of the magnitude of Jesus To avoid sin, one must understand what God expects. Refresh yourself on the 10 Commandments in Genesis:20. Being more aware of sin helps to avoid it. Make a list of all you did today putting what would please God in one column and all that would not in the other. Perform an examination of conscience and seek healing in the Sacrament of Reconciliation today. Light a candle to represent the light Jesus brought to the world. Let the light dwell in you by spreading the good news of salvation to others. Jesus suffered and died so that we would have hope. Today, make a list of everything for which you have hope in this life and the next. copyright 2013 Success Publishing & Media, LLC
Daily Mass Readings February 13 March 31, 2013 Sunday 17 Dt 26:4-10 Ps 91:1-2,10-15 Rom 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 Monday 18 Lv 19:1-2,11-18 Ps 19:8-10,15 Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday 19 Is 55:10-11 Ps 34:4-7,16-19 Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday February 13 Jl 2:12-18 Ps 51:3-6,12-14,17 2 Cor 5:20 6:2 Mt 6:1-6,16-18 20 Jon 3:1-10 Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19 Lk 11:29-32 Thursday 14 Dt 30:15-20 Ps 1:1-4,6 Lk 9:22-25 21 Est C:12,14-16,23-25 Ps 138:1-3,7-8 Mt 7:7-12 Friday 15 Is 58:1-9 Ps 51:3-6,18-19 Mt 9:14-15 22 1 Pt 5:1-4 Ps 23:1-6 Mt 16:13-19 Saturday 16 Is 58:9-14 Ps 86:1-6 Lk 5:27-32 23 Dt 26:16-19 Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8 Mt 5:43-48 Below are the daily Scripture readings from the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar as adapted for use in the United States. Celebration of solemnities, feasts, memorials, or other observances particular to your country, diocese, or parish may result in some variation. 24 Gn 15:5-12,17-18 Ps 27:1,7-9,13-14 Phil 3:17 4:1 Lk 9:28-36 3 Ex 3:1-8,13-15 Ps 103:1-4,6-8,11 1 Cor 10:1-6,10-12 Lk 13:1-9 10 Jos 5:9-12 Ps 34:2-7 2 Cor 5:17-21 Lk 15:1-3,11-32 17 Is 43:16-21 Ps 126:1-6 Phil 3:8-14 Jn 8:1-11 24 Lk 19:28-40 Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9,17-20,23-24 Phil 2:6-11 Lk 22:14 23:56 31 Acts 10:34,37-43 Ps 118:1-2,16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-9 25 Dn 9:4-10 Ps 79:8-9,11,13 Lk 6:36-38 4 2 Kgs 5:1-15 Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4 Lk 4:24-30 11 Is 65:17-21 Ps 30:2,4-6,11-13 Jn 4:43-54 18 Dn 13:1-9,15-17, 19-30,33-62 Ps 23:1-6 Jn 8:12-20 25 Is 42:1-7 Ps 27:1-3,13-14 Jn 12:1-11 26 Is 1:10,16-20 Ps 50:8-9,16-17,21,23 Mt 23:1-12 27 Jer 18:18-20 Ps 31:5-6,14-16 Mt 20:17-28 28 Jer 17:5-10 Ps 1:1-4,6 Lk 16:19-31 5 Dn 3:25,34-43 Ps 25:4-9 Mt 18:21-35 6 Dt 4:1,5-9 Ps 147:12-13, 15-16,19-20 Mt 5:17-19 7 Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2,6-9 Lk 11:14-23 12 Ez 47:1-9,12 Ps 46:2-3,5-6,8-9 Jn 5:1-16 13 Is 49:8-15 Ps 145:8-9,13-14,17-18 Jn 5:17-30 14 Ex 32:7-14 Ps 106:19-23 Jn 5:31-47 19 2 Sm 7:4-5,12-14,16 Ps 89:2-5,27,29 Rom 4:13,16-18,22 Mt 1:16,18-21,24 20 Dn 3:14-20,91-92,95 (Ps) Dn 3:52-56 Jn 8:31-42 21 Gn 17:3-9 Ps 105:4-9 Jn 8:51-59 26 Is 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-6,15,17 Jn 13:21-33,36-38 27 Is 50:4-9 Ps 69:8-10, 21-22,31,33-34 Mt 26:14-25 28 Ex 12:1-8,11-14 Ps 116:12-13,15-18 1 Cor 11:23-26 Jn 13:1-15 Saturday, March 30 Gn 1:1 2:2 Gn 22:1-18 Ex 14:15 15:1 Is 54:5-14 Is 55:1-11 Bar 3:9-15,32 4:4 Ez 36:16-28 Rom 6:3-11 Ps 118:1-2,16-17, 22-23 Mk 16:1-7 March 1 Gn 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Ps 105:16-21 Mt 21:33-43,45-46 8 Hos 14:2-10 Ps 81:6-11,14,17 Mk 12:28-34 15 Wis 2:1,12-22 Ps 34:17-21,23 Jn 7:1-2,10,25-30 22 Jer 20:10-13 Ps 18:2-7 Jn 10:31-42 29 Is 52:13 53:12 Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-17,25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn 18:1 19:42 2 Mi 7:14-15,18-20 Ps 103:1-4,9-12 Lk 15:1-3,11-32 9 Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4,18-21 Lk 18:9-14 16 Jer 11:18-20 Ps 7:2-3,9-12 Jn 7:40-53 23 Ez 37:21-28 (Ps) Jer 31:10-13 Jn 11:45-56 30 see readings at right