Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon Parish ID # for United Way Contributions....9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION 619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).619-582-5722 FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8....619-582-5722, ext. 124 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL 619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
From The Pastor Structural Sin (The following is adapted from an article by Fr Richard Rohr titled: Spiral of Violence --Center for Action and Contemplation: 2005), Dom Hélder Câmara (1909-1999) was a Brazilian archbishop and brilliant nonviolent activist who offered a model for understanding how structural injustice leads to greater violence. Rohr blends Dom Hélder s teaching on the spiral of violence with traditional Catholic moral teaching which sees the three primary sources of evil as the world, the flesh, and the devil in that order. If evil and institutionalized violence ( structural sin ) go unrecognized at the first level, the second and third levels of violence and evil are inevitable. If we don t nip evil in the bud at the level where it is legitimated and disguised, we will have little power to fight it at the individual level. By world, we don t mean creation or nature, but the system. It s the way groups, cultures, institutions, and nations organize to protect themselves and maintain their power. This is the most hidden and denied level of evil. We cannot see it because we are all inside of it, and it is in our ego s self-interest to protect the corporate deception. For example, I have yet to hear a sermon or confession concerning the tenth commandment: Thou shalt not covet. It s almost impossible for an American to see colonization, capitalism, or consumerism as problematic unless they ve lived in third world countries for a long period. Our culture is built upon the idea that there s not enough, that we must always seek more at others expense. Lynne Twist calls this unconscious, unexamined assumption the lie of scarcity. Historically, organized religion has put most of its concern at the middle level of the spiral of violence, or what we called the flesh. Flesh in this context is individual sin, personal mistakes that you and I make. Individual evil is certainly real, but the very word flesh had made us preoccupied with sexual sins, which Jesus never talked about. When we punish or shame individuals for their sins, we are usually treating symptoms rather than the root problem or cause: the illusion of separation from God and others. There is a deep and direct connection between the world or the system with its culture and corporations and the evil things private individuals do. The entertainment and business worlds celebrate people who are greedy, ambitious, angry, vain, prideful, deceptive in the name of profit, and lustful in many ways beyond the obvious (these were historically called the capital sins ). We can t reward and promote evil at this level and then shame it at the personal level. It does not work. We can t romanticize war, but then rail against murder. As Cardinal Bernardin, put it, we have no consistent ethic of life. Because of our inconsistency, more and more people do not look to Christians for moral leadership. If we are to be truly pro-life, we must defend life from womb to tomb and stand against all violence, including war, racism, capital punishment, hunger, lack of health care, the destruction of the earth, and all that impoverishes people. At the very top of the spiral of violence sits the devil. This personification of evil is hard to name or describe because it s so well disguised and even idealized. If the world is hidden structural violence, then the devil is sanctified, romanticized, and legitimated violence violence that is deemed culturally necessary to control the angry flesh and the world run amuck. Any institution thought of as too big to fail or somehow above criticism has a strong possibility of diabolical misuse. Think of the military industrial complex, the penal system, banks, multinational corporations subject to no law, tax codes benefiting the wealthy, or even organized religion itself. We need and admire these institutions all too much. As a result, they can get away with murder. Paul called this level of violence powers, principalities, thrones, and dominions (Colossians 1:16). If we do not recognize the roots of violence at the first and disguised structural level ( the world ), we will waste time focusing exclusively on the second and individual level ( the flesh ), and we will seldom see our real devils who are always disguised as angels of light ( the devil ). (Remember, Lucifer means Light Bearer. ) Evil only succeeds by disguising itself as good, Thomas Aquinas taught. Welcome New Parishioners Registration Forms are available in the church office or by email.
Soup & Salad Wednesday Dec. 13-5:00-7:00pm - Parish Hall Soup, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Beverage $6.00 per person $3.00 Children 5yrs. - 10 yrs. Free for Children under 5 yrs. old We Support Ride Sharing, Bring a Friend! Share a meal with your parish community & raise funds for the parish. Retirement Fund for Religious Collection This Weekend Dec. 9 & 10 Second Collection Elderly Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests need your help. Many served for years in Catholic schools, hospitals, and parishes often for little to no pay. Now there is a shortage in retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious provides funding for medications, nursing care, education for young religious and more. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. Envelopes are available at the church door. Make your check payable to Blessed Sacrament Parish & write RFR in the memo. THIS WEEKEND! Our Giving Trees are Up Gifts Due Back by DEC. 17 Making Christmas brighter for those in need! Please pick a tag/tags on the trees set up in the church. Purchase the requested item(s) and attach the tag to the gift. Gifts go to: Catholic Charities College Center, Blessed Sacrament Cares for Kids, El Nido and Prisoners in Ensenada. Diocesan African Mass & Gathering Sunday, December 11 at 1:00pm Children You Are Invited... To take part in the Christmas Children s Liturgy on Sun. Dec. 24 at 6 PM. We need angels, shepherds, soldiers, sheep, Mary & Joseph, readers, and gift carriers. Only One Rehearsal - Sunday, Dec. 17 after 10 AM Mass in Church. Parents are needed & welcome. Spanish Celebration! Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monday, December 11 at 7:00pm in Parish Hall Maria Arroyo of the San Diego Diocese will speak on Our Lady of Guadalupe Also: Food, Music, Danza Azteca, Mariachis $10 per person BSPS Advent Celebration of Prayer & Song Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 PM All are invited to pray together as one parish family! Church doors will be open at 6:00 PM. FINANCIAL UPDATE 2017 December 3 weekend $6,462.00 Thank you for your continued support. Poinsettia Plants Needed Help make our Church more Festive for Christmas. Please bring Poinsettias to the church Dec. 18-23. Red or White is preferred. Thank You for your contribution! Questions: Cathie S. (619) 582-6439 Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Martin Tischler Andrew Asaro Parishioners Settimio & Domenico Porco Richard Kruger Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Anna & Frank Verdugo Sukhi McCarthy Women s Club Members The Souls in Purgatory Andres Flores
Parish Events Dec. 10 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm CH Dec. 10 - Spanish Mass 4pm CH Dec. 11 - Spanish Celebration-Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:00pm PH Dec. 13 - Soup & Salad 5pm-7pm PH Dec. 14 - Women s Club Mtg. PH Dec. 17 - Children s Rehearsal for Christmas Eve Mass after 10am Mass in CH Dec. 17 - Spanish Mass 4pm Dec. 18 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL Dec. 19 - BSPS Advent Celebration 6:30pm CH Dec. 20 - Parish Penance Service 7 pm CH Dec. 24 - No Spanish Mass Dec. 24-8am and 10am Sunday Mass Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve 6pm Vigil Mass, - 11:30pm Caroling; 12 Midnight Mass Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Masses 8am & 10am PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office. (area codes are (619) except were listed) Adoration Chapel..582-5722 Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell..582-5722 Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey..582-2141 Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses).582-5722 Culture of Life: Margie Morrison 582-8651 Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office 582-5722 Knights of Columbus: John Agoh........278-8405 Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales.218-8155 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)..klhbones@aol.com Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass).735-6330 Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha 582-3657 Ushers: Church Office....582-5722 Vocations Committee: Dick Reid...583-1081 Women s Club: Pat Luebbers. 262-8522 Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office.....582-5722 The New BSP Look! We are IN THE GREEN! Our landscaping looks great...and now we need to pay for it! Our Green Drive is on its way! Our goal is $23,000. Go out and walk on it! Summersault. Then come back and donate for the new Landscaping and Plants of the Bible Area! Thus far we have received donations of $15,064.00 God Bless You! - Fr Jon Advent & Christmas Mass Fulfillment Schedule Date Mass Time Obligation Fulfillment 12/23 8am Mass No Obligation Fulfilled 12/23 5pm Mass Sunday Obligation Fulfilled 12/24 8am &10am Mass Sunday Obligation Fulfilled 12/24 Mass at 6pm Christmas Obligation Fulfilled 12/25 8am &10am Mass Christmas Obligation Fulfilled Proposed Bible Garden The Committee is considering a selection of plants, which could include the following: crown of thorns, broom, passion vine, rose, pygmy palm, aloe, Madonna lily, poppy anemone, cyclamen, wormwood, Star of Bethlehem, sage, hyssop and papyrus. The Committee has also posted on the Church Bulletin Board some photos of an example of a six-sided Peace Sign Pole with a scriptural message in six different languages. Among the messages under consideration is one which reads: Grace and Peace To You. Registering Now for 2017-2018 School Year Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - Grade 8) Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 www.bsps-sd.org School Integration Plan for BSPS & OLSH New School Site: Blessed Sacrament New Management: Diocesan Governance Model Date for merger: 2018-2019 See Flyer at Church Doors for Transition Details
SAVE THE DATE January 6 & 7, 2018 Parish Ministry Fair On Christmas Break RCIA, Faith Formation & Confirmation December 24 - January 14. All classes will resume January 21. We hope you have a joyous & safe holiday break! Next Bibliodrama Monday, December 18 at 6:30pm in PHL Dec. 10-2nd Sunday of Advent A Vocation View: God calls us to proclaim the Good News. Share the Good News with others. Pray for the grace to be a faith-filled witness of God s love. DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 800-553-3321 Sunday Hospitality Schedule After 8am & 10am Masses 1st: Women s Club group 2nd: Vietnamese group 3rd: Knights of Columbus 4th: Spanish group 5th: Spanish group Home Masses contact the office if you wish to host a Mass. Readings for the Week Monday: Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of The Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 AROUND TOWN Jan 12-14, Retrouvaille Marriage Retreat Program. For more information about an upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, call 951-259-9474. or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.com Jan. 12, St. Therese Parish Fish Fry, 5:30-6:30pm Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; Preorder Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818 Jan. 20, 2018 Day of Dialogue The Lutheran/ Anglican/Roman Catholic Dialogue Committee is planning a Day of Dialogue. It will be held at The Roman Catholic Diocesan Pastoral Center, 3888 Paducah Drive, San Diego, 92117. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent; International Human Rights Day Monday: St. Damasus I Tuesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe; Hanukkah begins at sunset Wednesday: St. Lucy Thursday: St. John of the Cross Saturday: Las Posadas begins Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name.) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux Monday ~ December 11 Rev. Elmer Mandac Tuesday ~ December 12 Rev. Kevin Manion Wednesday ~ December 13 Rev. Herman Manuel, SVD Thursday ~ December 14 Rev. Michael Marcelli Friday ~ December 15 Rev. Victor Maristela Saturday ~ December 16 Rev. Ramon Marrufo Sunday ~ December 17 Rev. Joaquin Martinez, SJ
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