WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH SATURDAY, MARCH 2 8:00am Theresa Jerzak Janice & William (Birthday) Leighton 5:00pm Josephine Bertolucci The Counting Team SUNDAY, MARCH 3 8:00am Teresa Groth Mother 9:30am Gregorio Hernandez Hernandez Family 11:00am DeAnne Collins Byram Family 7:30pm OLA Parishioners MONDAY, MARCH 4 St. Casimir 8:00am Souls in Purgatory Anonymous TUESDAY, MARCH 5 8:00am Teresa Groth Mother WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Ash Wednesday 8:00am Amelia San Miguel Portillo Family 5:30pm Theresa Wilhelm Larry & Florita THURSDAY, MARCH 7 St. Perpetua & St. Felicity, Martyrs 8:00am Souls in Purgatory Anonymous FRIDAY, MARCH 8 St. John of God, Religious 8:00am Exner/Devlin Families Kathleen Davis SATURDAY, MARCH 9 St. Frances of Rome, Religious 5:00pm Mike Cummins Maggie Cummins Monday, March 4 Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday, March 5 Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday, March 6 Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 & 17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday, March 7 Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday, March 8 Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday, March 9 Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday, March 10 Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13 SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Missoula Children s Theatre 8:00am, Parish Hall Barbara Valdez Funeral Mass 10:00am, Church Barbara Valdez Funeral Reception 11:00am, St. John s SUNDAY, MARCH 3 OLA Men s Basketball 7:30am, Parish Hall Flame Group 10:30am, St. Paul s Room RCIA 11:00am, St. Anne s Room Group Baptism 12:00pm, Church Stations of the Cross Practice/FF 12:15pm, Parish Hall MONDAY, MARCH 4 Christian Meditation 4:00pm, Church Sacramento Choral Practice 5:45pm, Church Catholics in Recovery 6:00pm, St. Paul s Room Boy Scouts Meeting 6:45pm, St. John s Hall TUESDAY, MARCH 5 PTG Meeting 2:00pm, St. John s Hall Young Rembrandt s Art Prgm. 3:10pm, St. Paul s CSAC Meeting 6:00pm, School Faculty Room Bereavement Committee 6:30pm, St. Anne s Room WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Legion of Mary Meeting 8:45am, St. Paul s Room Catholic Daughters (Crt. 1890) Mtg. 6:00pm, St. Paul s THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Martha & Mary Gathering 11:00am, St. John s Hall Parish Staff Meetings 1:15pm, Other Bear Den Meeting 6:30pm, OLA Extension Webelos Den Mtg. (Pack 225) 6:30pm, St. John s Hall Encounter: Adoration & Fellowship 7:00pm, Chapel Living the Word 7:00pm, St. Paul s Room FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Lenten Soup Night 5:45pm, St. John s Hall Station s of the Cross 7:00pm, Church SATURDAY, MARCH 9 First Eucharist Practice 9:00am, Church Girl Scout Cookie Sale 5:00pm, Portico
OUR PARISH A good tree bears good fruit In today s Gospel Jesus says that a good tree produces good fruit and a bad tree produces rotten fruit; that is, a good person produces good fruits and a bad person produces bad fruit. Those who live by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and are open to His Grace, live in kindness and love towards others. They do not judge others. They recognize their own weaknesses and sins before they judge others. And when they perceive the wrong in others they try to help them and not gossip and try to destroy others. We live by Jesus way of kindness and compassion towards all. Palms for Ash Wednesday Once again we will be burning palms from the prior year's Palm Sunday for our ashes on Ash Wednesday. Could you please bring in your palms to Mass and drop them in the baskets at the church doors. We will burn these palms on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 for our ashes. Thank you. ~Deacon Michael Christian Meditation Group In an age of rush and noise, it is essential that we find time to be still and quiet. Be still and know that I am God, says the Psalmist. In this prayer of silence called Christian Meditation we find God who dwells in our own heart. And, in finding Him, we find our own selves and thus, are renewed. A Christian Mediation Group regularly meets Mondays at 4:00pm in the Chapel. Please call Fran at 488-4229 to learn more about this program. SVdP 2019 Shred Day April 27th, 2019 The tax man cometh- and so does SHRED Day on Saturday, April 27th from 8:00am until noon. While tax season is over and things are still fresh in your mind, it is a good time to get rid of last year's unnecessary paperwork. Get a jump on your spring cleaning by getting rid of old records that are taking up valuable space. The suggested donation is $5.00 per grocery bag or $10.00 per office file box. Parish Registration and Change of Address Welcome to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish! Please register by completing the New Parishioner form below or online at: http://olaparish.net/new-parishioners. Please let us know if you have moved by calling the Parish Office at 481-5115. You may place the completed form in the offertory basket or the parish office mail slot. The parish office is located off the Walnut Avenue parking lot. New to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. Name: Recently moved and/or phone number changed. Phone: Street Address: City, Zip: Email: I am interested in a tour of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
OLA SCHOOL NEWS Meetings are held in the Youth Room (Seton Hall) Grades 7 & 8: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm Grades 9-12: OLA s Life Teen Mass every Sunday at 11am followed by group meeting from 12-1:30pm For more information about Youth Groups, please contact OLA s Youth Minister, Johann Rubia-Miller at (916) 481-5115 or Email: youth@olaparish.net FUTURE EVENTS Country Fair The Country Fair will be on May 11th, 2019. Updates coming son! Do you like to sing? Do you play an instrument? Please consider joining the OLA Youth Choir and Ensemble! This group is open to all OLA school and parish students grades 3-8. We will be participating in Masses during Winter Ordinary Time, Lent, and Easter. We will also be partnering with our LifeTeen Choir and Ensemble for a special praise and worship event before Stations of the Cross the night of the Fish Fry. Rehearsal schedule: 6:00-6:45 pm in the church on the following Wednesdays: 2/13, 2/20, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1 Masses: Sunday, February 24th (9:30 am); Sunday, March 24th (9:30 am); Sunday, April 14th (9:30 am); Sunday, May 5th (9:30 am) Stations of the Cross: Friday, March 29th (6:30 pmcontemporary Lenten praise and worship music with LifeTeen Choir/Ensemble, 7:00 pm-stations of the Cross) Questions? Please email Casey Oliver, Music Director, at worship@olaparish.net. Thank you! Encounter Eucharistic Adoration & Fellowship 1st Thursday of every month 7:00 to 8:00pm in the Chapel For more information, contact Malcolm MacDonald at mmacdonald.ardeanery@gmail.com The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host."
T Preparing Before Lent Begins aking some time to get ready for Lent will ensure that we aren't going to miss the first week or two of Lent, because we are just getting started. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, but we want to be ready to really take off on that day, rather than just beginning to think about Lent on that day. Part of what makes a vacation or a special anniversary so special is the build-up to it. Before we get to Ash Wednesday, we should start asking ourselves some questions and we should start with some preparations. "What does God want to give me this year?" This question may require that I slow down a bit and listen to my inner spirit. For example, even if I'm very busy, I realize I'm hungry when I hear my stomach start "growling." "What am I going to be doing on Ash Wednesday?" Too often, Ash Wednesday is like every other day, except that I manage to get to church and get ashes on my forehead. Is there anything else I can do on Ash Wednesday? How will fasting and abstaining happen for me, for my family on that special day? It doesn't take a lot of time to prepare for the beginning of Lent. It just takes desire and focus. God can do so much with that. We can give God more of a space to touch our hearts if we begin to establish some simple patterns. We could wake up each morning, and, for something like a half a minute to a minute, stand by the edge of our beds and just ask the Lord for the grace to let this day be one in which I long for the beginning of Lent. Perhaps we need to ask for specific helps or graces to get ready to begin Lent. Whatever we try to say, our Lord can understand the Spirit trying to speak through our simple words. And all it takes is the time to find and put on our slippers. And each night, in the days ahead, we can practice giving thanks to God before I go to bed. This simple pattern, in the morning and evening can stir our spirits to look forward to and prepare for Lent, as a season of grace. May our Lord bless us all on this journey ahead. -Taken from Creighton University's Online Ministries web site: www.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/online.html. Used with Permission. LIVING THE WORD Every Thursday 7:00 pm St. Paul s Room LENT The penitential season of Lent, six Sundays and forty weekdays, prepares for the high feast of Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (March 6 th ) and ends with the beginning of the Mass of the Lord s Supper in the evening of Holy Thursday (April 18 th ). The word Lent is from the Anglo- Saxon lencten (spring). Lenctentid (springtide) was the Saxon name for March because March is the month in which days begin to lengthen (also a root of lent ). We are called to reflect on the Paschal Mystery in a particularly focused way. Lent is a time of spiritual renewal. The Church calls everyone, therefore, to a spirit of penance through the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The Diocese reminds us in their annual Lenten regulations letter that all persons 14 years of age and older are asked to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent. Fasting (one main meal with a couple of smaller meals) is asked of everyone from the ages of 18-59 on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The rule of fasting, however, is waived if your health would be seriously affected by it. We are also encouraged to attend reconciliation at some point during the season. Our parish reconciliation service will be on Thursday, April 11 th, at 7:00pm with a half hour of meditational music beforehand. May we all have a prayerful Lent to lead us to the joys of Easter! Questions of the Week Theme: Our words reveal what is in our hearts. Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today s Gospel Reading from Luke Step One: Listen to the Word Which line in this reading caught your ear? What sense do you get about God as you listen to this Word proclaimed today? Step Two: Look into Your Life Question for Children: Jesus teaches us to do good. What did you do this past week that was really good, kind or loving? Question for Youth: Jesus says that our words reveal what is in our hearts. How do your words and actions reveal what is truly in your heart? Question for Adults: We humans are vulnerable to sin. But we see the sins of others more easily than we recognize our own sins. Why does Jesus warn us not to judge others?
LIVE, LEARN &ENJOY YOUR FAITH The one who was lost has been found A day inspired by Luke 15: 11-32 Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Two sessions: 9:30 am 2:15 pm 4:30 pm 9:00 pm Presented by: Fr.Tom Bonacci, C.P. & Fr.Giltus Mathias, C.P. * Registration starts at 9:00am & 4:00pm * Sacrament of Penance Following the Liturgy * Fee: $40 each session. Both sessions are the same Includes LUNCH for morning session and DINNER for Evening session Come join us to engaging in prayer and reflection to become more finely attuned to our longing for God so we can seek him with all our hearts. For more information please call 916 725-4720 Ext. 301 or register online: www.christthekingretreatcenter.org The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos Ash Wednesday Day of Retreat Wednesday, March 6 8:00am - 3:00pm Pastoral Staff Silent Day of Retreat for Women and Men We come together to enter Lent intentionally, prayerfully, and openly. Check in and Continental Breakfast will begin at 8am. The day will conclude with Mass at 2:30. The day will include Liturgy and distribution of ashes. Note the time changes this year! Registration: $80 For more information please contact us at retreat@jrclosaltos.org. DIOCESAN EVENTS Deaf Ministry Lenten Retreat: Deaf Priest Fr. Michael Depcik, OSFS on March 16th, 9:00 am 3:00 pm. Location: Kavanagh Hall, St. Rose Parish, 5961 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento CA 95824. Suggested donation $15 per person Don t let money keep you from attending just register and come!. The retreat topic is We are all Called to be Saints. It includes morning and afternoon Seminars, ASL Reconciliation (Confession), ASL Mass with Voice Interpreter, and Lunch. This is an opportunity to meet and learn from one of the best known of the 12 active Deaf Priests in the world. Get to know Deaf Catholics from throughout our and neighboring Dioceses get inspired to be a Saint! For registration and information, please go to the Deaf Ministry's Diocesan website www.scd.org/dcm, or visit our Facebook page: Deaf Ministry - Diocese of Sacramento, or contact Jo Kristine Clark at Office/Voice phone: 916-733-0138 or Text: 530-902-4254. Chrism Mass. Please join Bishop Soto and the clergy of our diocese at the annual Chrism Mass to be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6pm at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The Chrism Mass is one of our most important Diocesan celebrations where Bishop Soto will bless the Holy Oils that are used in sacramental celebrations in all the parishes of the Diocese throughout the coming year. Holy Land Discovery Take your FAITH ON A JOURNEY, to the HOLY LAND on this 8 days experience. November 15th, 2019 November 22nd, 2019. Your included destinations while on this Journey: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL JAFFA- CAESAREA- MEGIDDO- NAZARETH BET SHE AN MAGDALA SEA OF GALILEE CAPERNAUM MOUNT OF BEATI- TUDES CANA BETHLEHEM JERUSALEM MASADA AND THE DEAD SEA. Plus, Mass will be offered throughout your journey. Land prices begin at $1449 per person, based on double occupancy. Deposits of only $400 per person will reserve your space. Space is VERY LIMITED. For further info, contact Eileen at 860-399-1785/ Eileen@CatholicCruisesandTours.com.
STEWARDSHIP OFFERING Week of February 24 Thank you for your generosity! Weekend Offertory: $ 7,644.51 Electronic Giving: $ 295.00 Total: $ 7,939.51 Average Weekly Budget Amount: $12,500.00 Today's gospel speaks to the importance of discipleship and training. We are called to be "like the teacher," which means living a life of mercy, generosity, and compassion. Jesus tells us not to worry about the splinter in our neighbor's eye, and to work on removing the wooden beam from our own eye. We cannot disciple well when we are spiritually blinded -- a blind guide is a false guide who will lead others into a pit. If we are to be authentic in our discipleship, we must regain our sight, but how? We can pray, go to Mass, study scripture, make a good confession, and recall our baptismal promises. Jesus the teacher wants us to be star pupils! He wants us to help one another! But first, he wants us to recognize our own struggles before we condemn others for theirs. Today we come together as Catholics through the Annual Catholic Appeal We may not all be social workers, yet through the Annual Catholic Appeal, we can all support the Catholic charitable programs and parish ministries that help lift our neighbors and friends out of poverty. The Annual Catholic Appeal is dedicated solely to the social mission of the Church here in Northern California. Please be as generous as you can. Every gift makes a profound difference in someone s life. Hospitality Committee OLA s Hospitality Committee volunteers provide fellowship and support to all members of our Parish Community. We are greeters at the Masses, we welcome new parishioners and we constantly search for new ideas to make our OLA community a welcoming and caring place. We are in need of additional volunteers at this time to join our group. If you are interested in fellowship and helping to give back to the Parish Community, please contact Nancy Arndorfer at nancy@arndorfer.com (916-838-1763) or Leo Winternitz at lwintern@comcast.net (916-214-9530). Please bookmark our link, located at smile.amazon.com/ch/45-3954215. and support us every time you shop at no additional cost to you. Thank you! Estate Planning A legacy gift to Our Lady of the Assumption is one of the most rewarding and farreaching investments you can make. Our Lady of the Assumption takes the trust you place in us seriously. We are grateful to those who have included us in their plan for the distribution of their assets after death. We pray that you will keep Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and/or School in mind. We invite you to contact the Parish Office if you wish to learn more about how you can include us in your estate planning. Bulletin Preparation We are looking for an industrious person who can help with bulletin preparation! Our bulletin is designed through Publisher, so a working knowledge of Publisher would be good. You would work in conjunction with another person who takes care of the calendar and Masses and with our secretary, Shannon Langer. Please call or email Shannon for further information. Shannon can be reached at 916-481-5115 ext. 223 or ministrycoordinator@olaparish.net. The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had (Sir 27:6)