Rev. Innocent Subiza, Parochial Administrator Rev. Michael Carroll, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Ed Morgado St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church 11600 Atwood Road Auburn, Ca. 95603 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2018 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 Friday....8:30am Saturday..8:30am Stations of the Cross: Every Friday During Lent: 7:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday, 3:00pm 4:30pm, or by appointment. Call the Parish 530-889-2254 Eucharistic Adoration First Fridays...9:00am 10:00am Saturdays.. 9:00am 10:30am 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 Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or becoming Catholic, contact Adam Crawford (530) 637-7212. Parish Office: 11600 Atwood Rd., Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 889-2254, fax (530) 889-2643 www.stteresaauburn.com Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:00am 4:00pm (Closed for lunch: 12pm 1pm) Business Manager, Jo Anne Drummond (530)-889-2254 ext. 11 e-mail: joanne_drummond@stteresaauburn.com Parish Secretary, Minister to Homebound Barbara Freuler (530) 889-2254 ext. 10 e-mail: barbara_freuler@stteresaauburn.com Religious Education Program Judy Jones (Director) (530) 823-7122 e-mail: judy_jones@stteresaauburn.com St. Joseph School, Jenny Oliver, (Principal) info@saintjosephauburn.org or www.saintjosephauburn.org 11610 Atwood Rd., Auburn (530) 885-4490 St. Joseph Preschool/Day Care Center Jaime Anderson, (Director) (530) 823-1822 11610 Atwood Rd., Auburn, www.saintjosephauburn.org e-mail: preschool@saintjosephauburn.org Music Ministry: Jean Sawyer, (Music & Liturgy Director) (530) 885-2958 e-mail: jeansawyer8@aol.com Youth Group: Jazz Cunningham, (Youth Minister) (530) 305-2822 e-mail: stayauburn@gmail.com St. Vincent de Paul: (530) 305-0130 Bulletin Submissions: e-mail to info@stteresaauburn.com. All bulletin articles are due in the parish office no later than 12:00pm on Mondays.
Fifth Sunday of Lent Page 2 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2018 I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33 SAVED BY GOD S LOVE Because the people broke the old covenant, God promised a new covenant, not in the blood of oxen and other animals, but in the blood of the Son, Jesus Christ. This new covenant, foreseen from afar by Jeremiah and the prophets, was not to be engraved on stone, or written on paper, but carved on our hearts, so that we might know God intimately. Not by keeping many laws are we to be saved, but by the love of God, living and real in our hearts through the sacrifice of Christ. Our Eucharist is the pledge of that indwelling of Christ, and of our response of praise and thanksgiving to God for the mercy, love, and kindness shown to us in forgiving our sins and cleansing our hearts of everything evil. God issues this invitation to intimacy by offering us the chance to have our sufferings transformed into the perfect love of the Savior, who first loved us. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 03/17 5:00pm + Marvin Dengler Sunday 03/18 8:00am + Charles McGee 10:30am + Geraldine Spyrow 3:30pm Sahmed Aceves 5:30pm For The Faithful Monday 03/19 8:30am + Solino Family Tuesday 03/20 8:30am + Yvonne Ivovic Wednesday 03/21 8:30am + Estacio Faria Thursday 03/22 8:30am + Florence Bonner Friday 03/23 8:30am + Rosalita Edria Saturday 03/24 8:30am No Mass Request EASTER LILIES If you would like to donate an Easter Lily in remembrance of a loved one, we will be accepting them Holy Week. Please drop them off in the Chapel no later than Thursday, March 29th. We thank you in advance for your help in beautifying our Sanctuary. SUNDAY OFFERTORY March 11th: $ 9,432 On Line $ 2,158 Total: $ 11,590 Catholic Relief Collection: $ 3,857 TODAY S READINGS First Reading I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34) or Ezekiel 37:12-14. Psalm Create a clean heart in me, O God (Psalm 51) or Psalm 130. Second Reading Christ became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him (Hebrews 5:7-9) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; (procession) Is 50:4-7; Ps 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 15:47 [15:1-39] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny Monday: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday: Spring begins Friday: Abstinence; St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
March 18, 2018 Page 3 LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE Week of March 25, 2018 Altar Servers Zoe Moeller, Julia Wittinger, Sofia Czerwinsky Angelo Piziali, Darien Alvarado Keegan McManus, Grace Towne, Olivia Santiago Sunday, 3/25/18, 5:30pm Nicolas Horn, Amelia Cunningham _ Eucharistic Ministers (C) Vernon Psuty (Co-C) Marie Bartorona, Chuck Mercer, John Carr, Laurie Ellis _ (C) Trish Jensen (Co-C) Laszlo Privari, Peg & Paul Raburn, Rita Parish, Carolyn Goulding Sunday, 3/25/18,10:30am (C) Barbara Kilborn, (Co-C) Tom Galleo, Nati McGowan, Lisa Russo, Rene Galleo Sunday, 3/25/18, 5:30pm (C) Joanie Tristant (Co-C) Michele Broussard, John Sheehan Eric Broussard Ministry Gathering is Sunday, March 18th from 6:30 to 9pm in the Beatitudes Room We will be watching McFarland USA. All high school youth from our community are welcome. We will eat dinner and have popcorn and build community. Bring your friends and comfy chairs, pillow and/or blankets! Next STAY Meeting will be April 8th If interested in this pilgrimage trip contact Jazz ASAP, deadline for forms and deposit 3/30. Meant for youth 16,17 (w/parent) and young adults 18 through 35. Lectors Marty Gouvea Denise Arzaga _ Adam Crawford, Barbara Kilborn, Jamie Shanahan Sunday, 3/25/18, 5:30pm Shana McDonald, Jennifer Adams, Sydney Greene STAY St. Teresa of Avila Youth Ministry welcomes all high school teens to our gatherings and activities. Unless otherwise noted, our Sunday evening gatherings are in the hall and include dinner. If you d like more information or have any questions, please contact Jazz Cunningham at (530) 305-2822. Greeters Sally LaPorta, Joyce Swartz, Rosie Wohlfromm, Gloria Grimm Sunday, 3/25/18 8:00am Kate Sabins, Marcia Kitchell, Sharon Hane, Betty Mathews, Joan Thompson, Maddie Testa Maureen Spencer, Ruth Wright, Micheline Turner, Bernice Ambrose, Ben & Jack Niece Sunday, 3/25/18, 5:30pm: Joe Tatman Ushers, Not Filled Bill Fixmer, John Marcella, Victor Alcazar, Dennis D Amato Gary Crockett, Tom Huckins, Paul Law Sunday, 3/25/18, 5:30pm: Joe Tatman Sacristans Saturday 3/24/18 5:00pm Jim McKevitt Sunday 3/25/18 8:00am Rob Fecko Sunday 3/25/18 10:30am Joe Offer Sunday 3/25/18 5:30pm Michele Broussard Tuesday, March 27 7:00pm, Communal Penance Service Holy Thursday, March 29 7:00pm, Mass of the Lord s Supper Good Friday, March 30 12:00 3:00pm Celebration of the Lord s Passion 4:15pm, Spanish Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday, March 31 Easter Vigil Mass, 8:15pm Easter Sunday, April 1 8:00 & 10:30am, 3:30pm (Spanish) & 5:30pm
Fifth Sunday of Lent Page 4 THE LIFTING UP OF JESUS" IS THE ASSURANCE OF OUR OWN EXALTATION AND GLORIFICATION! We are moving ahead quickly this Lent as we approach Holy Week. This week we have a wonderful opportunity to examine our hearts and to find in the midst of everything that our hearts carry, God`s law written in love. God spoke through the prophet Isaiah, and said, "I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the Lord. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the Lord, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more." Lent`s Fifth Sunday`s readings present us with a challenge: Just as Jesus became the "Promised Messiah of Glory" and the "Conquering Son of Man" by offering His life for others, we, too, must possess Heaven by dying to self and spending our lives in self-giving, sacrificial service. The readings focus on the upcoming death of Jesus, which is interpreted not only as a priestly sacrifice, but also as the moment of His "exaltation" and "glorification". Jesus accepts the cross as his "hour", meaning the stepping-stone to his passion, death, Resurrection and exaltation. He further considers his "hour" as the way of glorifying His Heavenly Father and of being glorified by His Father. It is also the way by which He draws all people into the saving action of God. Finally, the "lifting up" of Jesus is the assurance of our own exaltation and glorification, provided we accept our crosses. We know that the world owes everything to people who have spent their time and talents for God and their fellow human beings. Mother Teresa for instance, gave up her comfortable teaching career and, with just 17 cents in her pocket, began her challenging life for the "poorest of the poor" in the crowded streets of Calcutta. Thus, she became, in the words of the Secretary General of the UN, "the most powerful woman in the world." We see similar cases in the history of great saints, scientists and benefactors of mankind in all walks of life. A life spent for others will be glorified in this world and in Heaven. Peace! Fr. Innocent Subiza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OUR FAMILY Please pray for those who have passed through death into new life with Christ, Donna Keeley and Ellie Barrigan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Auburn Food Closet: Knights of Columbus Fish Fry: All donations are welcome, especially canned meat and fish, peanut butter, pasta sauce, canned soup, fruit and vegetables. Please leave donations in the wooden bins at the back of church. Every Friday during Lent from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the parish hall. Adults $6.00, Kids $3.00, Family $18.00 (2Adults, 3+ Kids). Carry outs are available.
March 18, 2018 Page 5 Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma 18 de marzo de 2018 Voy a poner mi ley en lo más profundo de su mente y voy a grabarla en sus corazones. Yo seré su Dios y ellos serán mi pueblo. Jeremías 31:33 SALVADOS POR EL AMOR DE DIOS Después de que los israelitas quebrantaron la antigua alianza, Dios prometió una nueva alianza, no con la sangre de bueyes y otros animales sino con la sangre del Hijo, Jesucristo. Esta nueva alianza, que Jeremías y los profetas habían anticipado, no sería grabada en piedra ni escrita en papel, sino que se escribiría en el corazón, para que pudiéramos conocer a Dios íntimamente. La salvación no está en obedecer muchos preceptos, sino en el amor de Dios, que está vivo y es real en nuestro corazón gracias al sacrificio de Cristo. Nuestra Eucaristía es la promesa del Cristo que vive dentro nuestro y de nuestra respuesta de alabanza y agradecimiento a Dios por su misericordia, amor y bondad al perdonar nuestros pecados y limpiarnos el corazón de todo mal. Dios extiende esta invitación a la intimidad al ofrecernos la oportunidad de que nuestro sufrimiento se transforme en el amor perfecto del Salvador, que siempre nos amó. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura El Señor hará una nueva alianza con la casa de Israel. (Jeremías 31:31-34) o Ezequiel 37:12-14. Salmo Oh Dios, crea en mí un corazón puro (Salmo 51 [50]) o Salmo 130 (129). Segunda lectura Cristo aprendió obediencia, y los que ahora le obedecen encuentran en él la salvación eterna (Hebreos 5:7-9) o Romanos 8:8-11. Evangelio Si el grano de trigo cae en tierra y muere, da mucho fruto (Juan 12:20-33) o Juan 11:1-45. Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a o Lc 2:41-51a Martes: Nm 21:4-9; Sal 102 (101):2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Miércoles: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Jueves: Gn 17:3-9; Sal 105 (104):4-9; Jn 8:51-59 Viernes: Jer 20:10-13; Sal 18 (17):2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Sábado: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Domingo: Mc 11:1-10 o Jn 12:12-16; (procesión) Is 50:4-7; Sal 22 (21): 8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Flp 2:6-11; Mc 14:1 15:47 [15:1-39] TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En Latinoamérica, como en muchas partes del mundo, hay una horrible e impresionante pobreza. Enfrentado con la miseria humana, el cristiano puede responder con resignación Yo no soy nadie, qué puedo hacer yo? Nada. o puede responder con obras de caridad ayudando uno por uno a los pobres y necesitados. Esta virtud, es el pilar más importante de la conversión. Porque en ella imitamos a Jesucristo que vino no a condenar al mundo sino a salvarlo. Sin la caridad nuestros ayunos son dietas y nuestras oraciones son palabras necias. La caridad es una virtud cristiana, porque Dios es el mejor ejemplo de lo que es la caridad. La caridad no es limosna, es amor y justicia, es salud y salvación; es cumplir con el mandamiento de amarnos los unos a los otros en un mundo donde la mayoría son pobres y desamparados. La caridad es dar al necesitado algo que uno aun necesite, es obrar por cambios sociales que promuevan la dignidad humana y el bienestar económico de todos. La caridad es amor y Dios es amor; vivamos en ese amor. Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. For more information & Tickets visit: Www.livefromauburn.com Or call Sarah 415-816-1121 Or Suzie 916-847-4934
March 18, 2018 Page 6 SAVE THE DATE! St. Joseph Catholic School proudly presents: St. Joseph Catholic School proudly presents THE 3RD ANNUAL COUGAR CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT Friday, April 27, 2018 Auburn Valley Golf Club To obtain Registration Forms, participate as an Event Sponsor, or Donate a Raffle Item, please contact April Ashmore for more information at (530) 864-3044 or aprilhendry1@yahoo.com