Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2010

Pastor: Fr. Michael Carroll Parochial Vicar: Fr. Arthur Najera, Jr. Pastoral Associate: Sr. Anita Minihane, RSM Deacon Dave Ford (deacondavidford@gmail.com) Deacon Ed Morgado (eamorgado@gmail.com) Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2010 MISSION STATEMENT As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in My Love. In Christ s Love the Eucharistic community of St. Teresa of Avila, Auburn, embraces and welcomes all as part of God s family. We value every parishioner and strive to reflect the forgiveness and healing of the Gospels. Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil...5:00pm Sunday 8:00am, 10:30am, 3:30pm (Spanish), & 5:30pm Daily Masses Monday - Saturday.....8:30am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday, 3:00pm 4:30pm The priests are honored to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance at any time; please call for an appointment with the priest of your choice. Eucharistic Adoration Saturdays.. 9:00am 12:00pm Baptisms: For the celebration of Baptism, please call the Parish Office, for information. Marriage: If you are a member of our parish, please contact a priest or deacon of your choice at least six months in advance of your desired wedding in order to participate in a process of marriage preparation. Confirmation: For teens, the Sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year preparation process; please contact our coordinator of religious education; for adults not yet confirmed, please call the parish office. Ministry to the Sick: Please call parish office (530) 889-2254 Bulletin Submissions: e-mail to info@stteresaauburn.com. All bulletin articles are due in the parish office no later than 12:00pm on Tuesdays. Parish Office: 11600 Atwood Rd., Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 889-2254, fax (530) 889-2643www.stteresaauburn.com Business Manager, Jo Anne Drummond (530)-889-2254 ext. 11 e-mail: joanne_drummond@stteresaauburn.com Religious Education Program Judy Jones (Coordinator) (530) 823-7122 e-mail: judy_jones@stteresaauburn.com Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Please call parish office (530) 889-2254 Adult Faith Formation, Sr. Anita Minihane, RSM (530) 889-2254 ext. 13, e-mail: sr_anita@stteresaauburn.com Ministry to Seniors, Bereaved & Homebound Barbara Freuler (Minister) (530) 889-2254 ext. 10 e-mail: barbara_freuler@stteresaauburn.com St. Joseph School 11610 Atwood Rd., Auburn (530) 885-4490 fax (530) 885-0182 Mira Wordelman (Principal) e-mail: mira_wordelman@auburncatholic.com St. Joseph Preschool/Day Care Center Jaime Anderson, (Director) (530) 823-1822 e-mail: jaime_anderson@auburncatholic.com Music Ministry: Jean Sawyer, (Music & Liturgy Director) (530) 885-2958 e-mail: Jean_Sawyer@StTeresaAuburn.com Youth Group: Steve Gold, (Youth Director) - (530) 217-9523

St. Teresa of Avila Church Page 2 Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2010 I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth. Acts 13:47b WHO ARE WE? Who are we today as we sing We are his people, the sheep of his flock in the responsorial psalm? It is very easy to think that it is just us, at this Mass, or just the members of this parish or diocese, or perhaps we are thinking it is all Roman Catholics in the United States. But we are much larger and broader than that. If you take a globe or atlas in your hand, it would be difficult to point to any place on land where we aren t singing this psalm today. Not only that, but we are the saints who survived the great time of trial, as described in Revelation s reading today. And we continue to grow not just in numbers but in complexity and diversity as the work begun by Paul and Barnabas in today s first reading continues. But, even though who we are, the flock of the Lord, is almost beyond our ability to comprehend, we all hear the voice of Jesus Christ, our one and only shepherd, as we continue through the Easter season to follow him faithfully. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. April 26 - May 2, 2010 Monday: 8:30am + Darick Weiss Tuesday: 8:30am + Wednesday: 8:30am Timothy Michael Schaub Thursday: 8:30am + Mary Sweeney Friday: 8:30am + Saturday: 8:30am + Don Kohles Saturday: 5:00pm + Emily Broderick Sunday: 8:00am + June Clunn Sunday: 10:30am + Eva Fontes Sunday: 3:30pm All Parishioners Sunday: 5:30pm + Don Sawyer Our average weekly offering (Based on 42 weeks) $11,638 CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS 2ND COLLECTION Today s special collection is the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Of the 29 counties in the geographically sprawling Diocese of Salt Lake City, only 16 have a resident pastor. These mission dioceses need funding for ministerial training, seminaries, and religious education in order to nurture the faith and administer basic pastoral care in the rural areas of the state. Please give generously. TODAY S READINGS First Reading The Jews angrily reject Paul and Barnabas preaching. They then turn their energies to the Gentiles (Acts 13:14, 43-52). Psalm We are his people, the sheep of his flock (Psalm 100). Second Reading John envisions a great whiterobed multitude standing before the throne and before the Lamb. (Revelation 7:9, 14b-17). Gospel My sheep hear my voice; they follow me. I give them eternal life (John 10:27-30). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 13:5a; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14; or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Mt 13:54-58 Sunday: Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145; Rv 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a; 34-35 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Easter; World Day of Prayer for Vocations Wednesday: St. Louis Mary de Montfort; St. Peter Chanel Thursday: St. Catherine of Siena Friday: St. Pius V; Arbor Day Saturday: St. Joseph the Worker; First Saturday

April 25, 2010 Page 3 LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE Week of May 2, 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Altar Servers Michaela Collins Sunday, 5/2/10, 8:00am Shelley Smith Mavis Shawl, Cooper Wilkins, Alijah Woo Sunday, 5/2/10, 5:30pm Marisa & Saleena Ordorica, Morgan Decker Eucharistic Ministers Claudia & Gary Beckwith, Chuck & Rene Mercer, Laurie Ells, Joyce Swartz, Greg Pierce Vince & Renee Anaclerio, Vince Dewitt, Charles Schneider, Jackie Shook, Trish Jensen, Marcella Dayton Deana Eshpeter, Ida Granata, Tim Towne, Michelle Whalley, Greg & Lori Belanger Michaela Estrada, Chela Ortega Sunday 5/2/10, 5:30pm Carole Coleman, Franki Hey, Aaron & Sharon Hicks, Lorene Brown, Beverly Copren Jim & Mary Brady Connie DeRosa, Russ Zeller Paul Comiskey, Pam Groft Sunday, 5/2/10, 5:30pm Jesse & Paul Ellner Lectors Greeters Joe Mello, Sally Laporta, Carol & Bob Thomas Velma Minter, Betty Mathews, Marcia Kitchell Joan Thompson, Sharon Hane, John Kysar Kelly & Kaitlin Woytus, Katherine Trout, Maureen Spencer, Jim & Peg Moore Sunday, 5/2/10, 5:30pm Andrew Zehm, Mark Champlin, Kathyrne Giles Ushers Bill Fixmer, Pete Ivovic, Ron Malinowski, Jim Morgan Paul Law, Bill Stirman Sunday 5/2/10, 3:30pm: Sunday, 5/2/10, 5:30pm: Sacristan Saturday, 5/1/10 5:00pm Jim McKevitt Sunday, 5/2/10 8:00am Julia Eggert Sunday, 5/2/10 10:30am Joe Offer Sunday, 5/2/10 3:30pm Micaela Estrada Sunday, 5/2/10 5:30pm Michele Broussard Monday, April 26, 2010 9:30am Bible Study Chapel Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:30am Adult Cantor Practice St. Teresa 3:30pm Children Choir Practice St. Teresa Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:30pm Bingo Parish Hall 5:30pm Gregorian Chant Chapel 6:30pm Adult Choir St. Teresa Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:00pm KC Bingo Workers Fireplace Rm Saturday, May 1, 2010 7:00pm Father/Daughter Dance Parish Hall Sunday, May 2, 2010 3:30pm Youth Choir Practice St. Teresa 6:30pm Life Teen Meeting Parish Hall MINISTRIES UPDATE Auburn Interfaith Food Closet: The first weekend of the month is almost upon us and once again it is time to enlist your help with the monthly food drive. Keep an eye out for those weekly specials and if you are doing your grocery shopping this week, put a few extra things in your grocery basket to bring to the food drive next Sunday. All non-perishable food will be collected after all Masses on Sunday, May 2nd. JJJOB OPPORTUNITY The Tribunal Office at the Diocesan Pastoral Center has an immediate opening for a fulltime (35 hour per week) Assessor. This position works cooperatively with the Judicial Vicar, Tribunal Judges, and other members of the tribunal staff regarding issues relating to marriage (dispensations and annulments). Successful applicant must be a practicing Catholic. For more information and a complete job description, visit the diocesan website www.diocese-sacramento.org and look under employment. To apply, please email cover letter and resume to personnel@diocese-sacramento.org. The position will remain open until filled.

Fourth Sunday of Easter Page 4 FIRST COMMUNION Next weekend is the one I like best in the year because sixty of our children will receive Holy Communion for the first time. It is a time the children have looked forward to as well as their mothers, fathers, grandparents and extended families. First Communion Day is a day we all remember, a day of blessing forever. Congratulations to all the children and to all who have prepared them to welcome Christ in the Eucharist. I will ask the children to pray for the parishioners on the day of their First Communion - - let us also pray for the children. In the Gospel According to Luke we read: (Los Altos 1997) NOTES FROM MY RETREAT But Peter said, Man, I do not know what you are talking about. At that moment, while he was still speaking, a cock crew; and the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter... And Peter went outside and wept bitterly. I had a fairly good relationship with the Lord. I would ask Him for things, converse with Him, praise Him, thank Him..... But always I had this uncomfortable feeling that He wanted me to look at Him. And I would not. I would talk, but look away when I sensed He was looking at me. I was afraid. I should find an accusation there of some un-repented sin. I thought I should find a demand there; there would be something He wanted from me. One day I finally summoned up courage and looked! There was no accusation. There was no demand. The eyes just said, I love you. God Bless, Fr. Mike Giggle: ********************************************** A surgeon, an architect and a politician were arguing about whose profession was the oldest. Said the surgeon: Eve was made from Adam s rib, and that surely was a surgical operation. Maybe, said the architect, But prior to that, order was created out of chaos, and that was an architectural job. But, interrupted the politician, somebody created the chaos first. ********************************************* An Irishman was asked, How did we lose the war if we won so many battles? An old-timer said, We just wore ourselves out whipping the ol enemy.

Fourth Sunday of Easter Page 5 MYSTICISM Why Religion can t live without it? Excerpts from three great mystics for our reflection. The Sufi movement was dedicated to the quest for God through renunciation and prayer. Reflect on these words of the female Saint Rab a al Adawiyya 801. I love thee with two loves, love of my happiness, and perfect love, to love thee as is thy due. My selfish love is that I do naught but think on thee, excluding all beside; but that purest love, which is thy due, is that the veils which hide thee fall, and I gaze on thee. No praise to me in either this or that. Nay, thine the praise for both that love and this. St. Julian of Norwich astonishing illuminations: In this he showed me something small, no bigger than a hazelnut, lying in the palm of my hand, as it seemed to me, and it was as round as a ball. I looked at it with the eye of my understanding and thought: What can this be? I was amazed that it could last, for I thought that because of its littleness it would suddenly have fallen into nothing. And I was answered in my understanding: It lasts and always will, because God loves it; and thus everything has being through the love of God. Rumi: The poet who tries to push the limits of language in order to unite with the Holy. I died as mineral and became a plant, I died as a plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die as man, to soar with angels blest; but even from angelhood I must pass on: all except God doth perish. When I have sacrificed my angel soul, I shall become what no mind e er conceived. Oh, let me not exist! For Non-existence proclaims in organ tones: To Him we shall return. Have you had the chance to read our Catholic Mystics? To reflect and pray with them? Are you interested in such an endeavor? Contact Sr. Anita@stteresaauburn.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JUST FAITH will begin a new group in September. This program gives you an opportunity to deepen your love and commitment to the Lord. It consists of weekly meetings from September through April, a beginning and closing retreat, and immersion experiences with the poor in our community. Participants will also read about a dozen books, listen to speakers, watch videos, discuss and pray. It is a serious commitment and a call to conversion. Just Faith is not an ongoing ministry. It is a program that will inform and shape whatever ministry you have. Coming to know the Lord Jesus more personally, being a stronger member of the parish, and leading a more peaceful life are goals of the program. Contact Deacon Ed Morgado at (530) 878-7443 or email: eamorgado@gmail.com to get more information or to make a reservation. SPRING LIFE TEEN SCHEDULE Sunday, May 2nd 6:30-8:00pm Cinco de Mayo Sunday, May 16th: 6:30-8:00pm Life Night Sunday, May 23rd: 6:30-8:00pm Life Night Saturday, May 1st at 10:00am: First Holy Communion Sunday, May 2nd : R. E. Crowning of Mary - please have your children bring flowers to class. Sunday, May 16th: Last day of classes (Sunday, May 16th, the First Communion Class is asked to attend the parish May Procession)

Fourth Sunday of Easter Page 8 WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS SUMMER? How about making a difference in the lives of youth? The Diocese of Sacramento is looking for energetic young people (18+ years) to work this summer as counselors with children and youth between the age of 6 to 17 in the great outdoors, and within the Catholic spirit! Positions begin in mid June and finish in August. Applications are available now at www.pendola.org or call 916-PEN-DOLA (736-3652) for more information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAMP PENDOLA, SUMMER YOUTH CAMP Camp Pendola, the official summer camp of the Diocese of Sacramento, is now accepting registrations for the 2010 summer season. This year, the traditional summer camp program will be celebrating 51 years of serving children and youth ages 6 to 17. Campers are encouraged to live in, understand, and respect the wonders and beauty of the world around them. For more information and registration materials, check our web site at www.pendola.org or call at 916-PEN-DOLA (736-3652). HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Catholic Sunday TV Mass For Catholics in Need Sacramento, CA on KSPX ch. 29 at 9:30 a.m. Comcast Cable Ch. 11 Dish Satellite Ch. 29 Check your TV listing for KSPX. For a free copy of the TV Mass Prayer Book, write to: Heart of the Nation 1126 S. 70th Street, Suite N601 Milwaukee, WI 53214 Or Call 1-(800)430-0930