Sixth Sunday of Lent March 20, 2016 Readings: Lk 19: 28-40; Phil 2:8-9; Lk 22:14-23:56 The Deacon s Speakin Dear Friends, I am often asked about the length of Lent and when it officially ends and when can I stop fasting? As we begin Holy Week, I wanted to give you a brief explanation of how the church s determines what the Triduum is and how it figures in the calculation the special days of his week. Triduum "Triduum" comes from two Latin words (tres and dies) which mean "a space of three days." But since we have four days with special names - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday - the "three" may be confusing to some. The confusion is cleared up when we understand how the days are determined. On all high festival days the church counts a day in the same way as Jewish people count days and festivals; that is, from sundown to sundown. Thus, the Triduum consists of three twenty-four hour periods that stretch over four calendar days. Therefore, the Easter Triduum begins at sundown on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord's Supper and concludes with Easter evening prayer at sundown on Easter Sunday; its high point is the celebration of the Easter Vigil. According to the above calculation, Lent ends at sundown on Holy Thursday; thus Holy Thursday itself is the last day of Lent. This doesn t mean that our fasting concludes on Holy Thursday, however; the church has traditionally kept a solemn forty- hour fast from the beginning of the Triduum (Holy Thursday evening, thus the solemn fast is connected with the Lenten fast) until the fast is broken at Communion during the Easter Vigil. Peace and love Deacon John Mission Statement Gifted by God, called by Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, St. Paul Catholic Newman Center is a parish committed to serving the academic community and all those who choose to be part of our parish family.
CRS Rice Bowl Return If you have been collecting money for the Catholic Relief Service Rice Bowl drive please return them today! Thank you for your generosity. 2016 Elections In the coming months, voters will be asked to vote, and vote wisely on major issues of our time and for candidates who will provide wise leadership for our nation. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has published a nonpartisan voters guide for Catholics, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, which. is available online from www.usccb.org in downloadable or print versions. The publication is a valuable guide to forming our consciences according to the teachings of the church on a wide variety of issues. Women s Guild The Women s Guild will host their annual Bunco Party Friday, April 8 at 6pm in CNH. If you have not reserved your seat do so by Sunday, March 20, at the front office. Seats are $40 and include game time, prizes, refreshments & drinks. All proceeds benefit St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Contact: Loretta Muller at lhasapaws@yahoo.com - (951) 743-2905 Newman Center Young Adults Our Team Meeting will take place after the 7pm Mass today, March 20. Join us to help & plan our future events. A Change to S.H.A.R.E.S. Cards Cards will no longer be used beginning April 1, 2016. You can sign-up for the New SHARES program by registering your phone number or Save Mart Rewards Card with escrip. You can register your number or card at checkout. RCIA Cards 20 people who are going to baptized or received into the church this Easter. Some of you may have seen them going through the scrutinies at some of our Masses. Show your support for these adult converts by signing cards for them on tables in the lobby. Add your personal message and keep them in your prayers. as they prepare to receive the sacraments at Easter. Family Life Ministry Meditation and Tai Chi For Christian and evening meditation, Men s Scripture Group and Tai Chi meeting days and times, refer to the calendar. There is a $10/month fee for Tai Chi. For Family Life info, contact John Prandini: 436-3434 ext. 107 or prandinij@csufnewman.com College Ministries College Night: Join us Wednesday night from 6-8 for dinner and fellowship. March 23: No college night - Spring Break March 30: Breakfast for Dinner followed by Charles Arokiasamy on Divine Mercy Emmaus We will not have Emmaus March 20 and March 27 Social Come to our Spring Fling Dance April 9 at 7pm. There is no charge; we just ask that you bring a dessert or appetizer to share. All parishioners are welcome!! Es-Tu-Dios There will be no meeting Macrh 20 & Macrh 27. Meetings will resume April 3. Happy Easter! Spring Fling SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 9th is the Newman Center's SPRING FLING courtyard dance sponsored and hosted by our Newman Center College Student Association. Admission is FREE and everyone over 18 years of age are welcome. We ask only to bring a dessert or appetizer to share. Please join in the fun! Details: ncsa@csufnewman.com or our Facebook page: Newman Catholic Student Association (Fresno). High School Youth Group High School Youth Group will pick back up in June! Happy Holy Week! Passion Retreat Come join us Good Friday to hear reflections of that important day. Those who were there will reflect on their encounters with Jesus and share moving stories of that event and how it changed their lives. Come at 11:00am to Cardinal Newman Hall on Good Friday morning.
Sunday, March 20 Lk 19: 28-40; Phil 2:8-9; Lk 22:14-23:56 7:30am Mass for Nunzio & Alma Tarantino Chapel 9:00am Mass for Eddie Lopes Chapel 11:00am Mass for Robert Steele Chapel 4:45pm High School Confirmation Class Cardinal Newman Hall 7:00pm Mass Chapel Monday, March 21 Is 42:1-7; Jn 12:1-11 7:00am Mass for Lourdes Valeriano Chapel 6:30pm Scripture Study - The Bible Timeline Cafeteria 6:30pm RCIA Inquiry Library 7:00pm Grief Support Community Room Tuesday, March 22 Is 49:1-6; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 7:00am Mass for Carmen Hernandez Chapel 7:30am Men s Morning Scripture Study Community Room 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 6:30pm Easter Vigil Rehearsal Chapel Wednesday, March 23 Is 50:4-9; Mt 26:14-25 7:00am Mass Intentions of Margaret Grant Chapel 6:00pm Scriptural Rosary Community Room 6:00pm Prayer & Life Workshop CNH 105 6:30pm Holy Thursday Rehearsal Chapel 7:00pm Interfaith Meditation Library Thursday, March 24 Holy Thursday Ex 12:1-8,11-14; 1Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 5:30pm Tai Chi - short form CNH 102-103 7:00pm LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Community Room 7:00pm Tai Chi - long form CNH 102 7:30am Mass of the Lord s Supper Chapel Friday, March 25 Good Friday Is 52:13-53:12; Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 11:00am Passion Retreat Cardinal Newman Hall 1:00pm Good Friday Service Chapel 6:00pm Food Recovery Network Cafeteria 7:00pm Stations of the Cross Chapel Saturday, March 26 Holy Saturday Gn 1:1-2:2; Gn 22:1-18; Ex 14:15-15:1; Lk 24:1-12 9:00am Tai Chi - long form St. John XXIII 8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass Chapel Sunday, March 27 EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10:34,37-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 7:00am Mass Chapel 9:00am Mass Chapel 11:00am Mass Chapel Environment Decorations in the chapel will be changed beginning at 9 am Saturday, March 26, in preparation for Easter. Join fellow parishioners in donating your time and talents to prepare for our most sacred celebration. A light lunch will be served. Please bring snacks and goodies to share. Christian Genocide During Lent, the Knights of Columbus have offered wooden crosses for sale to bring financial support to assist Christian communities in the Middle East. The prayer cards available in our front hallway also support these persecuted Christians. A petition on the internet calls on the United States government to condemn the targeting and genocide of Christians and others throughout that war-torn region. Go to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website, usccb.org, or the Knights of Columbus s site for details. Sign the petition: www.stopthechristiangenocide.org. Prayers + Deceased: Bob Brennan, Nunzio & Alma Tarantino, Eddie Lopes, Robert Steele + Please pray for healing of our loved ones who are ill: Chet Selmon, Cathy Martin, Judy Clifford, Esther Gutierrez, Deacon Jose Morales, Maddox Wilkin (infant), Pat McCormick, Jeannette Araiza, Debbie Strope, Stephanie Schwab, Shirley Lea, Sue Noonkester (daughter of Alice Terhaar), Ollie Mae & Tom Godburn, Ernie Lee, Kenny Smith, Horace Spann, Kyle Springer Faith, Family & Friends Happy & Holy Easter! Faith Family & Friends will not meet on March 22 nd, the Tuesday of Holy Week, or on March 29 th the Tuesday after Easter. Faith, Family & Friends will resume on Tuesday April 5 th. See you then!!! Knights of Columbus Burrito Breakfast On March 20, 2016 after the morning masses, the Knights of Columbus will host a Burrito Breakfast in the cafeteria.$5.00 gets you a burrito and orange juice or coffee. All proceeds benefit Fresno s Garden of Innocence. To date we have raised and donated $1500.00 in the past three years. Easter Egg Hunt After the 9 am & 11am Masses. We will have an Easter egg hunt for children under the age of 12. We ask you to bring a basket to collect the eggs. We would like for all the children to participate and take home some treats, please keep in mind of how many eggs your child/children collect. Contributions for March 12-13 5:00pm $1,207 7:30am $2,246 9:00am $1,874 11:00am $2,459 7:00pm $1,195 Received by Mail $1,255 Electronic Donations $420 Total Sunday Contributions $10,656 Weekly Goal $12,853
Contribution Envelopes Write your full name and address on contribution envelopes. We are unable to identify parishioners based on last name and ZIP code alone. They are entered as anonymous donations, since we cannot credit them. Help us defray the cost of envelopes and use them only for cash donations. Sister Helen Prejean Tuesday, March 29 7:30pm - Newman Center Sister will speak about her personal spiritual journey in providing counsel to condemned men. Visit FresnoGrandOpera.org or call 559-442-5699 for tickets and more information. Mercy in Relationships Join Pope Francis in his request that we show Christ s Face of Mercy. Participate in Family Life Ministry s presentation, Mercy in Relationships, Wednesday, March 30, or Wednesday, April 27, from 6:30pm 8pm at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center Discussion will be followed by a choice of breakout sessions: Co-parenting, Parenting, & Dealing with Daily Stressors. Presenters for this workshop are therapists from St. Joseph Counseling Center Rufina Sandoval, MSW, LCSW; Susan Amador, MS, LMFT, and Cathy Barabé, MS, LMFT. Register online at www.dioceseoffresno.org/ministries or mail check or money order for $20 to Diocese of Fresno, Attn. Sr. Joanne Bauer, CSC, 1550 N. Fresno St., Fresno, 93703. Walk-ins are accepted. Homeless Summit VIII Homelessness in Fresno: Faith based Collaboration, will be having their Homeless Summit on Wednesday, April 13 a St. Therese Catholic Church (1444 N. Wishon Ave.) This free event will feature guest speaker Scott Kline, Phd., a professor of St. Jerome s University at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Registration begins at 8:30am - Program from 9:00am to 12:30pm - Continental Breakfast Included; Pre-Registration requested at jamnelso@att.net or call Jim Nelson - 355-6863 Why Palms? In case you are wondering WHY palms, that s because palm trees and olive trees were the kind of trees that grew in Jerusalem, and it was the custom for people to wave those kinds of branches to honor someone. Today, if there are no palms available, willow branches, olive branches, or other kinds of greenery are blessed and used in the processions. After this joyful reminder of Jesus riding into Jerusalem, the story of Jesus passion (which means suffering) is read so this Sunday is also called Passion Sunday. - 131 Fun-damental Facts for Catholic Kids Lenten Penance Service St. Anthony of Padua (5770 N. Maroa Ave.) 7pm Monday, March 21. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Clovis (Harvard Avenue south of Bullard) 7pm Wednesday, March 23 F.Y.I. Sacrament of Reconciliation will NOT be held March 22, Tuesday of Holy Week or the following Tuesday, March 29th here at the Newman Center. Join us Friday evenings during Lent for Adoration 6-9 o clock with Stations of the Cross at 7pm.