ST. MARY PARISH 1333 58th Street, Sacramento CA 95819 www.stmarysacto.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Phone (916) 452-0296 Fax (916) 452-3908 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 12, 2017 Stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25:13 PARISH INFORMATION MARRIAGE: Contact the Parish office at (916) 452-0296 6 months prior to the wedding date. Marriage Preparation classes are available. INFANT BAPTISM: Contact the Parish Office. Parents and godparents must attend class. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the Parish Office regarding sick, elderly who are at home, hospitals or special care facilities. MUSIC: For Music Ministry, call Ben (916) 383-6155 RCIA: Process for adults and children of catechetical age who are interested in joining the Catholic Church and baptized Catholics wanting to complete their initiation sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. Please call Michelle Mills at (916) 806-6876 CFF: Catholic youth are formed through the Parish Faith Formation Program (CFF). Deacon Lu (916) 452-0296x12 BULLETIN: Our church bulletin is prepared two weeks in advance. All submissions are reviewed by the Pastor. Email requests to traci@stmarysacto.org no later than the Thursday two weeks before. ST. MARY SCHOOL To enroll in Preschool or TK to 8th grade, please contact principal, Laura Allen at the school (916) 452-1100 or find more information on our website www.saintmaryschool.com MASS SCHEDULE Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am, and 6:00pm Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday 8:00am; Saturday 5:00pm (Vigil Mass) Holy Days: As announced in bulletin CONFESSION : Saturday: 3:30pm-4:30pm Or by appointment PASTOR: Fr. James Narithookil, CMI frjames@stmarysacto.org PAROCHIAL VICAR : Fr. Sijo Chirayath, CMI frsijo@stmarysacto.org DEACONS Deacon Luigi Del Gaudio, MSW deaconlu@stmarysacto.org Deacon George W. Kriske deacongeorge@stmarysacto.org BUSINESS MANAGER: Tracilyn Peters Email: traci@stmarysacto.org INFANT MARY CHAPEL Open Daily 6:30 am-5:00 pm Solemn Adoration: First Fridays 8:30 am-6:00pm PARISHIONER REGISTRATION: Please contact parish office at (916) 452-0296 FOLLOW OUR PARISH
THREE INVITATIONS FROM JESUS Matthew s Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) lists three invitations from Jesus that we his followers need to listen to attentively, since they can help to lift the air of discouragement and weariness that often pervades some parts of our communities. If we do not go to Jesus when we labor and are burdened with life s problems, to whom or to what do we go? If we do not look for answers to our problems in Jesus we will not find them elsewhere or else just find partial or deluding answers. The answers of the culture of our time are deluding, because the culture of our time falsely tells us we will find happiness in sin. But sin never brings happiness because sin is sin. Therefore, the culture of this time wants to lay upon us a yoke that is heavy and painful. Pray to Jesus. If you do not spend time with Jesus how can you find his peace? Spend time with Jesus in prayer every day to find his peace. Come to Jesus here in the Eucharist. Open your heart to Jesus. Walk every day yoked to the Lord in prayer and meet him in the Eucharist. «Come to me, all you who labor and are overburdened, and I will give you rest». This is the first invitation. It s directed toward all those who live their religion as a heavy burden. Not a few Christians live beaten down by their conscience. They aren t great sinners. They simply have been taught to have their sin always before them and they don t know the joy of God s continuous forgiveness. If they meet Jesus, they will find themselves relieved. There are also Christians who are weary of living their religion as a worn-out tradition. If they personally meet Jesus, they will learn to be alive, trusting in God as Father. They will discover an inner joy that they don t know yet. They will follow Jesus, not out of obligation, but out of attraction. «Shoulder my yoke it is easy, and my burden is light». That is the second invitation. Living in the presence of Jesus doesn t weigh anyone down. On the contrary, he frees up what is best in us, since he proposes that we live our lives making them more human, worthy, whole. It s not easy to find a more passionate way of living. Jesus frees us from fear and pressure, he doesn t bring them in; he makes our liberty grow, not our slavery; he awakens in us trust, never sadness; he draws us to love. «Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls». That is the third invitation. We need to learn from Jesus how to live like him. Jesus doesn t complicate our life. He makes it clearer and simpler, more humble, more whole. He offers rest. He never puts onto his followers something that he hasn t lived himself. He invites us to follow him on the same path that he has walked. That s why he can understand our difficulties and our struggles, he can forgive our stupidities and our faults, always encouraging us to get up again. We need to focus our efforts to promote a more vital contact with Jesus in our communities that are so in need of courage, rest, and peace. Sadly, it is precisely their way of understanding and living religion that leads so many, almost inevitably, to not know the experience of trusting in Jesus. Think about so many people who, both within and outside of the Church, live «lost», without knowing at what door to knock. Surely Jesus would be good news for them. Fr. James Narithookil, CMI Pastor
We Welcome the Following New Parishioners To Our Parish Family: Lindsay DeFazio & Madigan McCarthy Christian Strubbe We encourage all new Parishioners to take a moment to register. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Do you have questions about the Catholic faith? Are you thinking about becoming Catholic? Are you Catholic but never completed the Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation and/or Eucharist)? If you or someone you know has questions like these, contact Michelle Mills at 916-806-6876 for more information about the RCIA process. THE GIFT OF TREASURE With gratitude for the gifts they have received, Parishioners and visitors made a joyful return to the Lord of the following: November 5, 2017 Weekly Collection (including EOP) :$9,054.22* Weekly Goal (to cover expenses): $13,000.00 Please remember St. Mary s, your Spiritual Home, in your will. *This amount only represents weekly Sunday Mass collections. Other sources of income (i.e. donations, building fund, etc.) are not included in this number. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21] Mass Intentions Saturday, November 11 8:00am Charles McGee + 5:00pm Ann Melchiorre + Bob Andrade + Sunday, November 12 8:00am Alfred Franzoia + Phil Bacchi + 9:30am Martin Gabrielli + Don Dali + Requested By Socorro Luna Family Sister Wife & Family Wife & Family Gloria & Family Cathy 11:00am Bernadine Defazio Thayer + Donna Thayer Jennifer Reilly Nick & Milka Bilandzich 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests Monday, November 13 8:00am Gwen Devereux Luigi Lucchesini + Traci Peters Lucchesini Family Tuesday, November 14 8:00am Janet Kwartler Traci Peters Wednesday, November 15 8:00am Jean Delfendahl + Bridget & Nick Bob Zielke + Bridget & Nick Thursday, November 16 8:00am Kathy Traversi Bruce Chambers + Friday, November 17 8:00am Saturday, November 18 8:00am Loula Mae Reed + 5:00pm Bruce Pollard + Sara Joseph Sunday, November 19 8:00am Peter & Harold Hill + Tom Quesada+ 9:30am Don Dali + Milka Bilandzich Traci Peters Tim & cathy Frame Kathy Traversi Wife & Family Jane Anderson Betty Hill Mary Kassis Cathy Nick & Lillian Clifford 11:00am Bernadine Defazio Thayer + Donna Thayer Ljubica & Petar Bilandzic + Bilandzich Family 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests
Building Fundraiser St. Mary Parish Renovation Committee is looking for volunteers to help complete several projects in relation to our Building Fundraiser. If you are able to help, please contact Fernando De La Rosa at idore@aol.com or 916-591-5500. Second Sunday Breakfasts Come enjoy our next Second Sunday Breakfast this Sunday, November 12th, after the 8 & 9:30 masses in Giovanni Hall. The menu for this breakfast will be eggs, bean and chicken or cheese tamales. You won't want to miss this excellent meal and the opportunity to spend time with your parish family. Thanks to Marco and Monica Romo and their fabulous kitchen crew who bring us these wonderful breakfasts. Planning on attending the 11am mass, come hang out after mass in Giovanni Hall and enjoy coffee and sweets. Low Gluten Hosts We are exploring the possibility of having low gluten hosts at Mass. We need to know if you are someone in the parish that would be interested. Please call the rectory (452-0296) and let us know if you are interested and what mass you normally attend. NEW MEDIA COMMITTEE UPDATED WEBSITE! We hope you have a chance to check out our recently updated parish website. The new web address is www.stmarysacto.org. Be sure to update your internet bookmark with the new address. FACEBOOK PAGE We now have over 500 followers for our Facebook page! Most days there is new content about our parish or other content to help your spiritual growth. Be sure to share it with your Facebook friends. Family & Respect Life Event Webinar on Pornography and Youth on November 16th at 5pm (PST). Free Webinar on Pornography and Youth. The webinar will focus on pornography s destructive impact on youth in our communities and discuss practical steps that parents, teachers and those in ministry can take to respond to this growing issue. More information and registration at http://bit.ly/pornographys-impact-on-youth Art and Environment Art and Environment could use your help! We are in need of someone who enjoys scrapbooking type activities and has time to give our ministry. There are seasonal items that we would like help with and your skills and talent can enhance the beauty of our church. In addition, if you are interested in helping with Advent and Christmas decorations, please contact Suzie Rozewski at (916) 208-1713 or Marte Frasca (916) 715-8285. Thank you! Poinsettias Last year we were blessed with your donated poinsettias for our Christmas Mass. This Christmas we are asking again for your donation of red poinsettias. Your red poinsettias will be used as part of the Christmas decorations in the church and on the altar. Please deliver your poinsettia to the church on Saturday, December 23, 2017. Please leave your poinsettia in the vestibule of the church. We hope to have many fresh poinsettias for the presentation at the Christmas Vigil. Thank you! Prayer Group Accepting Prayer Requests The Prayer Request Prayer Group meets weekly to pray for the needs of St. Mary's parishioners and their loved ones. Please place your written request in a Prayer Request box in the vestibule and we will be happy to pray for you. You are also welcome to join us any Monday at 6:30pm in the Church.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION We had sixteen hundred years experience with one Eucharistic Prayer in our repertoire, and the liturgical reforms of the Council of Trent shaped the way we worshiped for four hundred years. In the last years of the Tridentine Mass, the early 1960s, we tended to see children as miniature adults. Fully rooted in the Sunday assembly by the decision of Pope Saint Pius X to push Communion back to the age of seven or so from the standard age of twelve to fourteen years during the early 1900s, children were still more tolerated than acknowledged. The Mass was in Latin, and by the 1960s the people had begun to regain their voices in the dialogue Mass, so the focus was on training little children to recite or sing in Latin. The new attention to the experience of children, their ability to enter into ritual, their spontaneity, their ability to grasp key concepts in faith, felt untraditional. Yet we can trace in our tradition the ways in which children have long been given a special place in the assembly. From earliest times, boys have served in choirs and certain ministries in monasteries and in parish churches. Girls were sometimes entrusted to nuns, learning liturgical chants and the arts. Yet, in our day, the formation of a Lectionary for children and Eucharistic Prayers suited to them are truly tremendous breakthroughs in our treasury of prayer. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Married Couples Don't let another month pass you by without registering for a World Wide Marriage Encounter Weekend. With Thanksgiving and Christmas just on the horizon, wouldn't it be fantastic to have something to fall back on to allow you to deal with the stress of the holiday season. This weekend will completly change your relationship. Your love will be renewed. Upcoming weekend are as follows: February 9-11, 2018 in Sacramento, CA.; April 13-15, 2018 in Reno, NV.; April 27-29, 2018 in Sacramento, CA.; August 24-26, 2018 in Sacramento, CA.; October 5-7, 2018 in Reno, NV.; and November 9-11, 2018 in Sacramento, CA. IT IS NOT TOO EARLY TO REGISTER FOR A WEEKEND THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET. For more information visit our website at: https://www.sacramentowwme.orgor contact Terry & Janet at applications@sacramentowwme.org or (916)489-3464. I CAN DO ANYTHING I have started houses with no more than the price of a loaf of bread and prayers, for with him who comforts me, I can do anything. Frances Xavier Cabrini OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Mary Parish prepares and sustains its members and guests for a life and eternity in the presence of God. In accomplishing our mission, we proclaim and celebrate our salvation through Jesus Christ enlivened by the Holy Spirit, nourish our sacramental life especially in the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist and demonstrate our faith worshiping, educating, serving and encouraging vocations as modeled by Mother Mary. 11/12/17 SECOND SUNDAY SOCIAL Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children s Liturgy of the Word School Family Mass ICF #45 MEETING & DINNER Catholic School Majorettes 11/13/17 RCIA Adult Inquiry Divine Mercy Chaplet Parent Club Meeting Prayer Request Group 11/14/17 School Used Uniform Sale Girl Scout Troop 3123 Meeting Cub Scout Den 8 Meeting Neocatechumenal Way Bible Study Baptism Class (Parents & Godparents) Choir Rehearsal Parent Focus Meeting St. Mary Adult Recreational Basketball 11/15/17 Centering Prayer Group After School Dance Girl Scouts #1556 CFF Auction Committee Meeting 11/16/17 Cub Scout Pack 128 Meeting Choir Practice Diocesan Speech Contest 11/17/17 Divine Mercy Chaplet 11/18/17 OCDS Meeting Cub Scouts 128 Rain Gutter Regatta Confessions Neocatechumenal Way 11/19/17 Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children s Liturgy of the Word Catholic School Majorettes Jesuit High School Christmas Tree Lane The Tidings of Joy will come alive at this year s Christmas Tree Lane! The 2017 Jesuit High School celebration, taking place on November 26 and 27, will feature a spectacular fashion show with Jesuit boys and their moms and dads, St. Francis High School seniors, and delicious dining and specialty boutique shopping. Gather your friends for fun holiday shopping and entertainment! Started by the Loyola Guild in 1956, Christmas Tree Lanehas been a time for connection and celebrating the spirit of Christmas through community and giving. Thousands of dollars in scholarships have been provided through this event, and money from Christmas Tree Lane was even used to help build and open Jesuit High School in 1963. Come celebrate the spirit of Christmas and the Tidings of Joy at this year s Christmas Tree Lane. Go to jesuithighschool.org/ ctl to purchase your tickets or become a sponsor. Questions, call Gina Garcia at (916) 501-3069.
PIER GROUP The Pier Group at Saint Mary Parish is for adults between 18-39 years of age. We strive to incorporate bible verse reflection and prayer with social and community service events. We have monthly events and hope to return to weekly meetings with more interest. Please follow us on Facebook at Pier Group Sacramento or @stmaryparishyouthministries for young adult events. Contact Daniel Rossi or Monika Lopez at PierGroup916@gmail.com or 916-502-3199 for more information. WISDOM We consider wisdom today. The first reading from the book of Wisdom presents this precious gift as a feminine spirit, a very desirable virtue sought by many and graciously present to all who seek her. In today's Gospel, Jesus tells a parable to illustrate wisdom in a practical, measurable way. The wise will conserve their resources, use them prudently, and mark the passing of time. The foolish, on the other hand, not planning ahead, will be in the dark. Both of these readings tell us how accessible wisdom is to all who simply and honestly seek it. Paul's words to the Thessalonians are not about wisdom, but describe one result of true wisdom: To the wise person of faith even death holds no terror. Our faith in Jesus' resurrection tells us we will all one day rise to new life in Christ. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. We would like to thank Nicolas Schelosky for his service to the parish as Chairperson of our St. Mary Adult Recreational Basketball. Nicolas is stepping down as chairperson and effective November 1, the new Chairperson will be Kevin Pokrajac. Welcome Kevin and thank you for volunteering to chair this ministry!! For information about our St. Mary Adult Recreational Basketball please contact Kevin Pokrajac at 916-396- 6472 or email him at dsbakp@yahoo.com. There's something for everyone in our new show line-up on Immaculate Heart Media, broadcasting as Relevant Radio(r). Find your favorite shows and many new ones at RelevantRadio.com and on the free mobile app. Thank you for your support and prayers - we are thrilled to bring you more inspirational Catholic programs all day long! Open Enrollment has begun: Open Enrollment for new students entering grades TK to 8, can now enroll to St. Mary School. If you know someone interested in enrolling for the 2017-2018 school year, please let them know to contact us! Campus tours are available. Go to the school website www.saintmaryschool.com for more information or call us at (916) 452-1100. For information about our parish school please contact our principal, Ms. Allen at (916) 452-1100 or lallen@saintmaryschool.com FUNDRAISING is a necessity for our school. Sign up today! Shop with SCRIP: Place orders online, anytime day or night! Log on to www.shopwithscrip.com and please use our group number 762L7E5D1L336 to register. escrip: Log on to www.escrip.com and sign-up! Designate St. Mary School to receive contributions. The escrip program is a fundraising program that allows participating merchants to contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/atm card purchases to the school or organization of your choice. Use Code Number 140362864 to register. AmazonSmile: On your first visit to AmazonSmile, click the Get Started button, select St. Mary School. Every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation to our school. It s that easy! See s Candy Sale begins November 1 st! We are excited to begin our See s Candies Fundraiser! You can help us by taking orders from friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers. See s Candy makes great Christmas gifts too! Order Forms are available at the school. Give us a call at 452-1100 and we will help you.
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