SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 17, 2019 St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church 11600 Atwood Road Auburn, Ca. 95603 Rev. Innocent Subiza, Parochial Administrator Rev. Michael Carroll, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Ed Morgado Deacon John Sheehan 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. Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or becoming Catholic, contact Adam Crawford (530) 263-8055. 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. 100 e-mail: joanne_drummond@stteresaauburn.com Parish Secretary, Minister to Homebound/Sick Barbara Freuler (530) 889-2254 ext. 101 e-mail: barbara_freuler@stteresaauburn.com Religious Education Program Dana Stuck (Coordinator) (530) 823-7122 e-mail: DanaStuck@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 Coordinator) (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.
2nd Sunday of Lent Page 2 Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019 The L is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? Psalm 27:1 STAND FIRM IN THE LORD It is not hard to imagine, in this age of wars, evil groups bent on the destruction of humanity, and political follies, that the words of Saint Paul were so accurate, even for his time. It seems that the world never changes. Paul says, Many... conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is their destruction... Their minds are occupied with earthly things (Philippians 3:18, 19). The result is the destruction of innocent people and of the Earth itself. But Paul says to the Philippians, our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (3:20). He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body (3:21). Note that he says body rather than bodies. He is talking about the whole community of believers, who, following the example of Jesus and of Paul, will come into the glory of God. So stand firm in the Lord (4:1). Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 3/16 5:00pm Sarah Fenner Sunday 3/17 8:00am + Charles Barberini 10:30am + Steve Vanni 3:30pm For The Faithful 5:30pm + Marvin Dengler Monday 3/18 8:30am Sahmed Aceves Tuesday 3/19 8:30am Steve & Cecelia Brown Wednesday 3/20 8:30am + Manuela Sanchez Thursday 3/21 8:30am + Estacio Faria Friday 3/22 8:30am No Mass Request Saturday 3/23 8:30am No Mass Request CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES 2ND COLLECTION Next week, our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. Funds from this collection provide food to the hungry, support displaced refugees, and bring Christ s love and mercy to all people here and abroad. Please give generously, and help Jesus in disguise. OFFERTORY COLLECTION TODAY S READINGS.First Reading The L made a covenant with Abram (Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18) Psalm The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm 27). Second Reading Our citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:17 4:1 [3:20 4:1]). Gospel Atop a mountain, Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John (Luke 9:28b-36). 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: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: 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 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] March 10, 2019: $ 12,171 Online Offertory: $ 1,831 Total: $ 14,002
March 17, 2019 Page 3 LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE Week of March 24, 2019 Altar Servers Julia Wittinger, Sofia Czerwinsky _ Darian Alvarado, Micah & Maverick Nagel Olivia Santiago, Adam Santos, Jack Shanahan Sunday, 3/24/19, 5:30pm Aiden McCormick, Nathan Roe, Jacob Pellow Eucharistic Ministers C John Carr (Co-C) Chuck Mercer, Andres Ameigeiras, Laurie Ellis, Marie Bartorona, Vernon Psuty (C) Paul Raburn (Co-C) Carolyn Goulding, Rita Parish, Trish Jensen, Laszlo Privari, Diana Lemmon Sunday, 3/24/19,10:30am (C Nabih Haddad (Co-C) Rob Fecko, Rhemee Brockway, Nati McGowan, Anna Dean, Mario Villamor, Barbara Kilborn_ Sunday, 3/2419, 5:30pm (C) John Sheehan (Co-C) Joanne Evans, Joanie Tristant, Michele & Eric Broussard Lectors Elaine Frenna, John Carr Balise DeSousa, Joyce Crothers _ Julie & Andrew Giannini Sunday, 3/24/19, 5:30pm Jennifer Adams, Nina Besselman, Lexy Ashford Greeters Sally LaPorta, Joyce Swartz, Rosie Wohlfromm Marcia Kitchell, Sharon Hane, Maddie Testa, JoAnne Noziska Maureen Spencer, Ruth Wright, Micheline Turner, Ben & Jack Niece Sunday, 3/24/19, 5:30pm: Joe Tatman _ No STAY March 17th due to youth participation at St. Patrick s Day Dinner. March 24th STAY Gathering in Beatitude Room We will begin with prayer, dinner and then will continue our learning and discussion through Fr. Spitzer s module Proof of God s Existence from Philosophy. 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 or stayauburn@gmail.com AUBURN INTERFAITH FOOD CLOSET Following the Lenten plan for prayer, sacrifice and generous giving please consider making nonperishable food donations at the church for the Auburn Food Closet. Hunger knows no season and all donations are welcome. The Food Closet provided groceries for about 8000 families last year. 46% are children; 10% seniors; and 7% are homeless. Please leave donations in the wooden bins inside the doors of the church. This year the cost of providing grocery bags for people has caused us an extra expense to provide food for our community. There is a special need for canned meat and fish, along with peanut butter, pasta sauce, canned soup, fruit and vegetables. In addition to any canned foods you can give, please consider including plastic, paper and cloth grocery bags with your donations. The Inter-Faith Food Closet is having a Stuff-a- Bus food drive all day at Safeway on Saturday, March 23 rd. St. Teresa s Catholic Church will be helping with the food drive this day. Hope to see you there! Ushers, Not Filled Bill Fixmer, John Marcella, Victor Alcazar, Dennis D Amato Gary Crockett, Paul Law Sunday, 3/24/19, 5:30pm: Joe Tatman Sacristans Saturday 3/23/19 5:00pm Jim McKevitt Sunday 3/24/19 8:00am Julia Eggert Sunday 3/24/19 10:30am Rob Fecko Sunday 3/24/19 5:30pm Michele Broussard
Second Sunday of Lent Page 4 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Each liturgical year on the second Sunday of Lent, our Gospel reading recounts what we call the Transfiguration of Christ. In the gospel of transfiguration, Jesus was praying when He was transfigured. The disciples who were with Him are given a glimpse of His future glory. The transfiguration was to reveal Jesus Christ as God and as the promised Messiah. The description of the transfiguration occurs in all three synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). This is a proclamation of the Lord s divinity. It is intended for all of us. In fact, each of us is invited, just as Peter, James and John are, to become part of this experience. We are called to conversion and witness of the truth. That is what Lent should be all about for us. We need to strive for conversion, for grasping the hope offered by Jesus Christ. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote: At His transfiguration, Jesus Christ showed His disciples the splendor of His beauty, to which He will shape and color those who are His. Let us offer our Lenten practices to our Lord, that through these practices and through the acceptance of our daily crosses we may become closer to our Lord in His suffering so that we ma finally share the glory of transfiguration and resurrection. Fr. Innocent Subiza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giggles: The story is told about two men drinking at a bar. One of them said, Alcohol is not the enemy. It s the ice. The other one asked: Why do you say that? The first man said in reply: Vodka and ice will ruin your kidneys. Rum and ice will ruin your liver. Whiskey and ice will ruin your heart. Gin and ice will ruin your brain. Apparently, ice is the common denominator. So, ice is the enemy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A priest was ministering to a man on his deathbed. Renounce Satan! said the priest. No, said the dying man. I say, renounce the devil and his works! No, the man repeats. And why not, I ask you in the name of all that is holy? Because, said the dying man. I want to wait until I see where I am heading, before I start annoying anybody. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the conclusion of the Church service, the worshippers filed out of the sanctuary to greet the minister. As one of them left, he shook the minister s hand, thanked him for the sermon and said, Thanks for the message, Reverend. You know, you must be smarter than Einstein. Beaming with pride, the minister said, Thank you, brother, but why do you think so? The man replied, Well Reverend, they say that Einstein was so smart that only ten people in the entire world could understand him. But Reverend, no one can understand you! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Congratulations and blessings to the families of Gianna Grace Mendez and Henry James Mendez who were baptized on March 10, 2019.
March 17, 2019 Page 5 Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma 17 de marzo de 2019 El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación, a quién temeré? Salmo 27 (26):1 MANTENTE FIRME EN EL SEÑOR No es difícil imaginar, en esta época de guerras, que grupos malvados tiendan a la destrucción de la humanidad y locuras políticas, que las palabras de san Pablo fueron tan precisas, aún para el tiempo en que vivió. Pareciera que el mundo nunca cambia. Pablo dice muchos se comportan como enemigos de la cruz de Cristo. Para los que piensan en cosas terrenas, su destino es la perdición... (Filipenses 3: 18, 19). El resultado es la destrucción de personas inocentes y del planeta mismo. Pero Pablo dice a los filipenses: somos ciudadanos del cielo, de donde esperamos como salvador a Jesucristo el Señor (3:20). Él transformará nuestro cuerpo frágil en un cuerpo glorioso semejante al suyo (3:21). Nota que él dice cuerpo en lugar de cuerpos. Él habla acerca de la completa comunidad de creyentes, quienes, siguiendo el ejemplo de Jesús y Pablo, vendrán a la gloria de Dios. Así que manténganse firmes en el Señor! (4:1). Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura A tu descendencia daré esta tierra (Génesis 15:5-12, 17-18). Salmo El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación (Salmo 27 [26]). Segunda lectura Somos ciudadanos del cielo (Filipenses 3:17 4:1 [3:20 4:1]). Evangelio Pedro, Santiago y Juan presencian la transfiguración de Jesús en el monte (Lucas 9:28b-36). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Dn 9:4b-10; Sal 79 (78):8, 9, 11, 13; Lc 6:36- Martes: 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 Miércoles: Jer 18:18-20; Sal 31 (30):5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Jueves: Jer 17:5-10; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 16:19-31 Viernes: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Sal 105 (104):16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Sábado: Miq 7:14-15, 18-20; Sal 103 (102):1-4, 9-12; Lc 15:1-3, 11-32 Domingo: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Sal 103 (102):1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lc 13:1-9 Lecturas alternativas (Año A): Ex 17:3-7; Sal 95 (94):1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE La Cuaresma nos llama a la conversión, a la cual deberíamos estar dedicados todo el año. En muchas parroquias latinas la Cuaresma también es tiempo de misiones. De niño recuerdo haber participado cada año en las misiones de mi parroquia. Escuchábamos a los predicadores con curiosidad, ya que aparecían solo una vez al año y luego se regresaban a lugares lejanos y desconocidos. Nunca imagine que algún día yo también estuviera como predicador de misiones. Me gustaría darles un resumen del mensaje que he sembrado en varias parroquias. For more information & Tickets visit: Www.livefromauburn.com Or call Sarah 415-816-1121 Or Suzie 916-847-4934 Las misiones no son para repetir doctrina, sino para evangelizar a los bautizados. Con cinco temas se puede evangelizar a los bautizados recordándoles los cinco puntos claves del Evangelio cristiano: 1) Dios nos ama y nos hizo para él; 2) Nosotros hemos pecado y sufrimos las consecuencias; 3) Dios nos manda a su Hijo para librarnos del mal; 4) Jesús desea formar parte de nuestras vidas personales, invitémoslo! y 5) Jesús llena nuestro corazón con el poder y la presencia de su Espíritu. Este mensaje es uno de conversión y esperanza. Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
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