Page Two 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018 Calendar 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1p Baptism, Church 1p Sandwich Sunday, HCH 7p Peace and Justice Meeting, Sunburst Room The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8a, 7p Masses 6:30p TK & Kindergarten Get Acquainted Night, Classrooms 6:30a Altar Society, Church 8:30a Lively Seniors, HCH 8:30a Coffee Hour, Sunburst Room 6:30p Adoration with Benediction, Church 7:30p ROCCC, Sunburst Room We pray for our sick parishioners that they may know the healing of Christ. Sandra Smith Teresita Blazon Kirk Taylor Doris Owings Vashie Ratzinger Jane Walsh Kathy Segura Olivia Smith Michael Castro Tom Cooper Joe Ventura Nadia Agaman Maria Sampley Colette Craan Felix Diaz Andrew Alles Cheri Kehrli Eucharistic Minister Training UPCOMING VIRTUS TRAINING REGISTER NOW If you are a Parish Minister/Volunteer or School Parent/ Volunteer and have not completed the initial Virtus training Protecting God s Children, or if it is time for you to renew your training with Keeping the Promise Alive, we are offering both Virtus trainings on Sunday, August 26th: Protecting God s Children - 2 to 5 p.m. Keeping the Promise Alive - 6 to 7:30 p.m. To register, visit sfxburbank.com and click on the Religious Ed tab, then the Safeguard the Children tab. There you will find detailed information and registration links. For any questions please contact Rosie Roope at rosie.roope@gmail.com. If you have ever thought about becoming a Eucharistic Minister or would like a refresher course mark your calendars for our next training on Saturday, August 25th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you have any questions please call the Parish Office at 818/504-4400. Welcome to the new members of St. Francis Xavier Church: Manto Budiman & Katalee Burch, Tiffany San Miguel & Marco Pedraja, Shaun Hamid & Pernelle Hayes, Julie Baily, Joao & Juliana Biundini, Ramil & Christy Clarin, Jesse & Sandra Torres Baptisms: Roman Carlos Gonzalez-Roa Julian Onofrio Barber Nicholas Alexander Law Wedding: Anneliese Laue & Thomas Ira Decker, Jr.
St. Francis Xavier Page Three From the Desk of Fr. Sebastian, Dear friends, Three fears have gripped mankind. Before the Christian era, it was the fear of death. During the middle ages, it was the fear of guilt. Today, it is the fear of meaninglessness (Paul Tillich). It was to fill this emptiness, this meaninglessness, that Christ came into the world. I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." The Eucharist is the source and summit of our Faith. First of all, the Eucharist is not just one among the seven sacraments. For example, while the Eucharist offers Jesus himself, other sacraments confer his grace. Through the Eucharist, we share in the life of God and become part of the body of Christ. Secondly, in the Eucharist we have a complete encounter of the Risen Lord. All other forms of Jesus encounters are real but partial. The Eucharist is the real presence of Jesus. Thirdly, the Eucharist is our food for the Journey (viaticum). Life is a journey to eternity. We need bread that keeps our life alive until we reach eternity. Jesus offers that bread in the Eucharist. Jesus said,... I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever... (John:6). Fourthly, the Eucharist is the ultimate sacrament that takes away the sin of the world. During the Last Supper Jesus said, This is my blood, the blood of the New Covenant which will be shed for all for the forgiveness of sins. (Mt: 26:28). Finally, the Eucharist offers us an action plan for Christian Life. When Jesus said Do this in memory of me he was inviting his disciples to begin a new life style; a life of sharing their blessings and bearing the burdens of others. To make our participation in the Eucharist meaningful and experiential I would like to suggest three things. First, REVERENCE: Jesus was angry when he saw people making the Temple less reverential. He said, Stop turning my Father s house into a market place. (John 2:16). Second, PREPARATION: The amount of preparation, both spiritual and physical, one takes shows the importance of the event that one is going to attend or the importance of the person whom one is going to meet. Third, PARTICIPATION: The entire Eucharistic Celebration is one single action. If we miss one part, then we miss the whole. Active and conscious participation in the full celebration is not an obligation; it is a condition to receive the full grace that the Eucharist offers. May God bless you. Readings for the week of August 12, 2018 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-9/Eph 4:30-5:2/Jn 6:41-51 Monday: Ez 1:2-5,24-28/Ps 148:1-2,11-14/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 3:4/Ps 19:14,24,72,103,111,131/ Mt 18:1-5,10,12-14 Wednesday: Rv 11:19;12:1-6,10/Ps 45:10-12,16/ 1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Ps 78:56-59,61-62/Mt 18:21-19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15,60,63/(Ps) Is 12:2-6/Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10,13,30-32/Ps 51:12-15,18-19/ Mt 19:13-15 Adoration with Benediction Fridays at 6:30 p.m. August 12, 2018 August 18, 2018 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Ian Laue Paul Stiver
Page Four 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Community Connection by Rita Recker August 12, 2018 Getting Married at St. Francis We welcome couples to be married at St. Francis Xavier Church whether you are a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier or not. To be married at St. Francis Xavier, either the bride or groom needs to be Catholic and the wedding date needs to be at least six months in advance. For more In the Community Connection from July 15th, we information please contact Rita talked about the layers of chalkboards (originally the green, then the black, then the whiteboard, then in the Parish Office at 818/504the Smart Board with the projector) and how each 4400. layer showed not only the decades of history here at St. Francis Xavier, but also the progression of SANDWICH SUNDAY technology. We have now installed the latest and greatest new classroom technology which is the all-in August 12th -one interactive board. It looks like a big screen TV but it s really an enormous touch screen computer on This Sunday at 1 p.m. in Holy Cross Hall the wall. It works very similar to the SmartBoard we will be making sandwiches for the but without a projector. It works with the teacher s computer but it can also work alone. Students can homeless of Burbank. Please bring see what s on the teacher s computer or they can see enough cheese, meat and bread to make and write on a blank screen. The teacher can save the screen shots and refer back to them later. It 30 sandwiches, and we ll provide the works with all types of lesson plans available to rest. teachers on the internet. It really is amazing. So why the change now? Technology changes so fast. We originally purchased SmartBoards 10 years Parish Goal: $44,850 ago. Each SmartBoard has had its projector Amount Paid: $42,669 replaced at least once. After 10 years the actual boards are now going bad and they can t be If you haven t yet made your replaced. Instead interactive boards are the current donation to Together in Mission yet technology. At this time we have purchased two rd interactive boards for the 3 grade and this year, envelopes are available in 8th grade. SFX School is once again on the cutting the back of the church. Thank you in edge of technology! advance for your generosity. FOOD DRIVE We will be collecting food for the needy of Burbank next weekend. Please leave your donations in the back of the church. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
St. Francis Xavier Page Five St. Francis Xavier Parish Religious Education Programs CLASSES BEGIN MID SEPTEMBER REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! www.sfxburbank.com, Religious Ed, then RE Website
Page Six 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 29, 2018 WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Don t forget to mark down these dates of upcoming events at SFX: Sun., Aug. 12 Baptism Sunday, 1 p.m. Sun. Aug. 12 Sandwich Sunday, 1 p.m. Mon., Aug. 20 SFX First Day of School, 8 a.m. Tues., Sept. 4 Healing Mass, 6:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 15 Baptism Workshop, 10 a.m. Tues., Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9 and 16 Bible Study, 7 p.m. Sat., Sept 22 Outdoor Family Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 13 Jog-a-thon, 8 a.m. St. Francis Xavier is on Social Media! Follow us so you don t miss out on our great events and activities. @LoveSFX Twitter St.francisxavier Instagram St. Francis Xavier Facebook Don t take a summer vacation from caring for your marriage. God wants to be part of your marriage all summer long. Bring a breath of fresh air to your relationship. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends is Nov 2-4 in Ventura. For more information contact Ed and Jo Lara at 818-848-6729 or go online at www.twocanlove.org We help make good marriages better. Watch for Signs of Anxiety in Your Child Everyone has had an anxious moment or two in their lives, but many people even kids struggle with daily anxiety. Anxiety can be a contributing factor in depression, and even if it s not that severe, it can make day-to-day activities tough. Kids who suffer from anxiety may exhibit physical symptoms like asthma and stomach aches, or could have trouble eating, sleeping, or going to the bathroom. If your child is showing signs of anxiety, it s important to ask why, and then to help your child address the cause and manage the associated feelings. For a copy of the complete VIRTUS article, The Age of Anxiety in Children: Implications for Providing Safe Catholic Schools, Part II, visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/ org/protecting/pages/virtus-current-onlinearticles.aspx. Welcome to St. Francis Xavier Parish! We invite you to become a member of our community! Thank you for printing neatly and dropping in the collection basket or Parish Office. Name: Address: Email DIRECTORY OF MINISTRIES Annulments Deacon Jaime Baptism Bereavement Ministry (Funerals) Children's Liturgy of the Word Confirmation Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick First Eucharist (Grades 1 & 2) Marriages Pastoral Ministry to the Sick (818)767-0407 Quinceñera R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Reconciliation by Appointment Peace & Justice Ministries (818)504-4428 Interested in engaging in the spirituality of Justice call Food Pantry Environmental Stewardship Advocacy Formation & Leadership Program Community Outreach