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 Third Sunday of Lent March 4, 2018 I, the L, am your God... You shall not have other gods besides me. Exodus 20:2a, 3 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 PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR: 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
Do you know Steve Jobs (CEO and maker of ipad...iphone etc) He died a billionaire, and here are his last words: On the sick bed Steve Jobs Last Words - I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost "Life". When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading "Book of Healthy Life". Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends Treat yourself well. Cherish others. As we grow older, and hence wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300. or $30.00 watch - - - - - - - they both tell the same time Whether we carry a $300 or $30.00 wallet/handbag - - - - - - - the amount of money inside is the same; Whether we drink a bottle of $300 or $10 wine - - - - - - - - - - - - the hangover is the same; Whether the house we live in is 300 or 3000 sq. ft. - - - - - - - - loneliness is the same. You will realize, your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. Whether you fly first or economy class, if the plane goes down - - - - - - --you go down with it Therefore. I hope you realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with, talk about north-south-east-west or heaven &earth,... That is true happiness!! Fr. James Narithookil, CMI Parochial Administrator TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION If your parish is reading from Year B of the Lectionary today, and not Year A, as is normally done when there are elect present for the scrutinies and preparing for Easter baptism, you hear about Jesus driving the money-changers from the temple. If you wished to get as close as possible to this site today, you would in fact be at a Muslim shrine, the Dome of the Rock, built on the ruins of Herod s temple. Archeologists believe that this striking, gold-domed crown of a shrine is set precisely where the Holy of Holies once was. Jews believe that the rock is the exact spot where Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac. It is not a mosque, as some think, but a shrine, the oldest one in the Muslim world. For them, the rock is the place from which the Prophet Mohammed ascended on a visit to heaven. The Crusaders mistook the shrine for the actual Temple of Solomon, and the infamous Knights Templar used it as their headquarters and model for their churches elsewhere. The geometric perfection of the shrine is a mathematician s dream. The inscriptions are not exactly hospitable though, since they encourage Christians to depart from error and declare that Jesus son of Mary was only a messenger of God. In ancient times, those who prayed here after walking around the rock were given a certificate entitling the bearer to admission to paradise. The ticket had to be buried with them. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
We Welcome the Following New Parishioners To Our Parish Family: Alain & Adriana Badarov James Lawrence Hinshaw Raymond James Power Tim Offield Irene Sailors We encourage all New Parishioners to take a moment to register. Matthew La Monaca & Kristen Ward Daniel Hayes, Jr. & Carrie Adams Daniel Peredo & Megan Pedersen READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38] Erick Feil Evole Talini
Mass Intentions Requested By Saturday, March 3 8:00am Marjorie Piccardo + Terry Corcoran 5:00pm Jacinta & Jose De Aguirre + Alarcon Family Sunday, March 4 8:00am Joseph, Mary, Anthony & Robert DeStefano + Angelo J. DeStefano 9:30am Carmen Quintana + Nick & Lilian Clifford 11:00am Stan Devereux Theresa Vinciguerra 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests Monday, March 5 8:00am Bonnie Carboni + Terry Corcoran Diana McKechnie Barbara Hermann Tuesday, March 6 8:00am Luigi Lucchesini + Lucchesini Family Diana McKechnie Nick & Lilian Clifford Wednesday, March 7 8:00am Stan Devereux George & Michelle Mills Joe & Josie Gomez Nick & Lilian Clifford Thursday, March 8 8:00am Lucy White Jim & Ginny Johnson John Trevino + Lisa Angelo Friday, March 9 8:00am Josie Gomez Corti Family Ramona Bugatto St. Mary Parish Saturday, March 10 8:00am Maria Theresa Velo + Lucchesini Family Maria & Marco Ferrarotti + Daughters 5:00pm Bill & Virginia White + Jim & Ginny Johnson Phil Bacchi + Wife & Family Sunday, March 11 8:00am Maria Keller Mary Kassis 9:30am Jerome Chetcuti + Bruce & Elvira O Day 11:00am Carmen Quintana + Bruce & Elvira O Day 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests Lenten Soup Meal & Stations of the Cross Please join us every Friday during lent from 5:30pm- 6:30pm for our Lenten Soup Meal in Giovani Hall followed by Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm in the Church. Thank you to the following ministries who have agreed to host the Lenten Soup Meals. March 9 Pier Group March 16 St. Mary School March 23 OPEN Second Sunday Breakfasts Come enjoy our next Second Sunday Breakfast on Sunday, March 11th, after the 8 & 9:30 masses in Giovanni Hall. 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. Thank you to Knights of Columbus Council 953 for hosting. Planning on attending the 11am mass, come hang out after mass in Giovanni Hall and enjoy coffee and sweets. Special Collection for Catholic Relief Services Next week, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC). Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and bring Christ s love and mercy to all people here at home and abroad. Next week, please give generously to the CRSC, and help Jesus in disguise. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief. KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH There s no better way to deepen our Lenten practice than to review the Ten Commandments. The first three, having to do with our right relationship to God, get the most ink. The one we busy people probably have the most problem with is keeping holy the Sabbath. If we take this commandment literally, babies will go undiapered and dishes will stay on the table, or perhaps meals will not be served. The sick will go unattended and nothing that has anything to do with physical labor will be done. Is mental labor really work? How about changing that dirty diaper (poor baby!)? We need to depend on God to discern how to observe real Sabbath time in our lives. The point of this commandment is that God has given us a great gift: one whole day per week when we are free to rest, worship God, sing, feast, love, and rejoice. As Psalm 19 proclaims: The law of the L is perfect, / refreshing the soul (19:8). Our Sabbath rest is a great gift, to be received from God with joy, not with nitpicking. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! We would like to express our appreciation to our Annual Catholic Appeal Parish Advocates Chris and Ava Conlin. This is their second year and they continue to do an outstanding job!! Thank you so much for your service to the parish!! Thank you to Ava Conlin and Jean Connors for their help in processing all the Annual Catholic Appeal commitment forms that we received over the past few weekends. Your help is truly and greatly appreciated! Italian Catholic Federation Br. 45.... Our first branch meeting and dinner for 2018 is on Sunday, March 11th, in Giovanni hall. The meeting starts at 4:30 and Chicken and Polenta Dinner at 6:00 pm. Dinner includes: salad, rolls, polenta topped with meat sauce, l/2 chicken, dessert, and beverage. (Pasta available on preorder basis only) Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Call Janine by March 6th at 916-508-1199 for further information and reservations. Applications for the ICF 1st Year Scholarship awarded to graduating seniors from area Catholic High Schools have been sent out to the schools. The scholarships are each for $400 and applications are due March 15th. For more information, contact Janine at 916-508-1199, or the ICF website at www.icf.org. For more information about the Italian Catholic Federation, please contact Janine at 916-508-1199. St. Mary Parish Health Ministry On March 11th, the Parish Health Ministry will be doing free blood pressure screenings after all the morning Masses during the Second Sunday Social. Intern Pharmacists from California Northstate University, College of Pharmacy will be onsite to present information on Poison Prevention in the home. Please stop by to pick up valuable information! 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. 3/4/18 First Eucharist Retreat Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children s Liturgy of the Word RCIA Elect Dismissal Little Dribblers Social Catholic School Majorettes 3/5/18 Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Request Group Auction Committee Meeting 3/6/18 Girl Scout Troop 3123 Meeting JV & Varsity BB Social Pastoral Council Meeting Neo Catechumenal Way Bible Study Baptism Class St. Mary Adult Recreational Basketball 3/7/18 Centering Prayer Group Choir Practice CFF First Reconciliation Practice 3/8/18 Choir Practice First Reconciliation 3/9/18 Divine Mercy Chaplet School Honor Roll Assembly Anna Ministry Lenten Soup Meal Stations of the Cross 3/10/18 Confessions Neocatechumenal Way 3/11/18 Second Sunday Social School Family Mass Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children s Liturgy of the Word RCIA Prayer Partner Party RCIA Elect Dismissal ICF #45 Meeting & Dinner THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! It really does take a village to make sure that all our Parishioner s needs are met here at St. Mary Parish. We would like to extend our thanks to Janine Orsi and Christina Cervantes who have so generously volunteered their time to help out in the parish office. Thank you also to Jean Connors for her help counting crab feed drink tickets. Thank you to our Pastoral Council for all their hard work planning and presenting our Parish Mission. Thank you to our Parish School for providing childcare for our Parish Mission attendees. Thank you to our Stewardship Committee and Pastoral Council for collaborating and presenting our Parish Ministry Fair. Thank you to Nic Schelosky and Lorenzo Frasca and who work so very hard to maintain our parish property and buildings. Thank you to our Bereavement Ministry, Loving Hearts Ministry, Music Ministry, St. Vincent de Paul Ministry, Pier Group and St. Mary School for hosting our Lenten Soup Meals.
Roundups An easy way to support our parish How many of us still collect coins in a jar, saving all those pennies, dimes and quarters for a special occasion? Check out this unique way to help support the parish. Think about buying a cup of coffee for $2.25. The next nearest dollar is.75 cents away ($3.00), right? The remaining amount, called a roundup, can be donated to your parish through a company called WeMicroGive. Working with The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Sacramento, WeMicroGive can safely and securely link your credit card or debit card and track the roundups each month. This innovative and effortless way to give is already used by credit card companies for various social causes. Now, you can use the same web and mobile technology to support your parish on every transaction you make! And, what s more the parish gets to keep the entire amount of your donation minus the transaction fees. Just designate any of credit or debit card for roundup transactions, and We Micro Give handles the rest using a secure encrypted system recognized by 9,000 financial institutions. You also have full control you can track your donations on a donor dashboard, set limits to your monthly contribution or just give a fixed amount. You can even stop at any time. Why not give it a try, and help our parish financially through roundups! Learn more or sign up now at https://wemicrogive.com/stmarysacto. 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: February 25, 2018 Weekly Collection (including EOP) :$10,191.14 * Weekly Goal (to cover expenses): $13,000.00 St. Mary Adult Recreational Basketball On Tuesday nights, members of St. Mary Parish come together to play basketball for a few hours. Players are generally parishioners, school parents, or school alumni from high school age and older. Occasionally guests of these people join us. While primarily men have played in the past, women are welcome to participate, too. For Information Please contact Kevin Pokrajac at 916-396-6472 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. St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store needs donations! SVdP Thrift store at 2275 Watt Avenue had a busy month and is running short of items to sell, especially clothing and furniture. Clean out your closets for the new year! Store hours are 9 am 8 pm every day, but call ahead to see when donations are accepted. 972-1212. Call that number if you have large items for pick up as well. Thank you for your support!
Attention all 7th grade boys Jesuit High School is hosting a practice High School Placement Test, Pre-HSPT on Saturday, April 21, 2018 beginning at 9:00 AM. All applicants for 9th and 10th grade are required to take this test as part of the application process. PREPARE NOW FOR THE REAL TEST NEXT YEAR! The cost is $35 per student. Register at www.jesuithighschool.org/hspt-testing *NEW* Confirmation Retreat for Teens March 9-11, 2018 Trinity Pines Catholic Center in Colfax, CA Join us for a retreat for teens preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation hosted by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. This is a great weekend for teens who maybe missed their parish s retreat, or groups from small parishes who want to have a larger retreat experience. Registration is $75 per person and can be done online at www.trinitypinescatholic.org. For more information or questions, please contact Jennifer Campbell at 530-389-2780 or jcampbell@scd.org. Have you ever thought about working in one of our Catholic schools? This parish ministry is one of the largest within our diocese. Our schools welcome Catholics to apply for a variety of positions, including serving as teachers, teacher s aides, administrative assistants, librarians, yard duty personnel, and others. Working in a Catholic school is a calling. Have you stopped to listen to the call? Many people have started their Catholic school ministry after working in another field. The Catholic School Department is open to supporting you in your calling. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Tosha Tillotson at (916) 733-0118 or ttillotson@scd.org. Married Couples: Is your marriage in need of a tune up? Give your marriage a high octane spark. Attending a World Wide Marriage Encounter Weekend can get your marriage running smoothly on all cylinders. Don't wait, sign up today! Upcoming weekends are: 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. Open Enrollment has begun: New students entering grades TK to 8, can now enroll for the 2018-2019 school year. If you know someone interested in enrolling, please let them know to contact us! Campus tours are available. Go to the school website www.saintmaryschool.com or please contact our principal, Ms. Allen at lallen@saintmaryschool.com or (916) 452-1100. Preschool at St. Mary s 2018 All potty trained three and four-year-old children may attend our year-round preschool program. Please continue your support and help us promote this important faithbased preschool program. St. Mary Summer School begins June 6, 2018. Summer school is available to students in grades TK to 8. Enrollment begins April 1, 2018. Mark your Calendars! Our annual auction is Saturday, March 24 th and promises to be a Mustang Masquerade of fun! This year we are introducing mobile bidding for the silent items and an exciting live auction which includes destinations, priceless experiences and tuition assistance for our students. There will be dancing at the end so go online and make your reservations! www.saintmaryschool.com Click Events find Auction 2018 and see what we have going on. Mustang Masquerade is this year s theme for the annual school auction. Join the fun and attend the party! This dazzling event will include an evening of bidding on silent and live auction items. Join us Saturday, March 24, 2018. This is the school s largest fundraiser and all proceeds will go to programs and services for the students! Items for auction are still needed! Be a part of the fun, and check out the details on our Auction Webpage at https://saintmaryschool.com/auction. With new mobile bidding this year items for Auction will be displayed the week of the auction and viewed by those who have a ticket to attend. Doors open at 5:00 PM.
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