4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 MASSES: Blessed Sacrament Church Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Coffee & Donuts after Sunday morning Masses. Weekdays: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM Holy Days & Special Services: as announced RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM NOVENA: Tuesdays after the 8:00 AM Mass MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. SDSU NEWMAN CENTER: www.sdsucatholic.org or (619) 583-9181 BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH Fr. Bruce Orsborn, Pastor Fr. Sebastian Bukenya, Associate Pastor Parish Office/ Rectory: 619-582-5722 Deacon Tony Albers Deacon Herb Kelsey BAPTISM INFORMATION 619-582-5722 RCIA..... 619-582-5722 Sara Dickman.....619-840-2983 FAITH FORMATION......619-582-5722 Kayla Rasmussen, Coordinator BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL 619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org Parish ID # for United Way Contributions....9753 Parish Office E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sd.org Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sd.org
Congratulations to our Newly Baptized & Their Families Alyssa M. Ceja Natalie A. Ceja Mavis J. Garcia Brianna N. Wakefield Alessandra M. Williamson SAVE THE DATE ~ Parish Lenten Mission ~ February 18-20, 2016 ~ ON Christmas Break ~ * RCIA & Faith Formation Class Resume January 10 * Confirmation Class Resumes January 24 We are Always Happy to Welcome New Parishioners Being a registered parishioner is a declaration of your desire to be a part of our faith community. Registration forms are Available in the Church Office. Call or Stop by the Church Office (619) 582-5722 or Email: jyin@blessedsacrament-sd.org Interested in Being an Altar Server? If you are in 5th grade through high school, a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish and would like to assist at mass as an Altar Server Please call the parish office at (619) 582-5722 or email the parish office at jcromwell@blessedsacramentsd.org Blessed Sacrament Parish Community January 3, 2016 Weekly Mass Intentions Jubilee Year of Mercy January 3, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Epiphany celebrates God's mercy shining on the magi from a guiding star. Their kingdoms were far from Jerusalem, their religions far from God's covenant with Israel. At first the star led the magi to Jerusalem, where they could "recalculate" their quest with the help of God's own "GPS," the Jewish scriptures. How challenging and humbling for the magi to discover that they would find the world's Messiah not in a palace but with a poor couple in an insignificant village. That's where God's mercy, shining in the star, led the magi to worship Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Today the magi invite us to "recalculate" our life's journey during this Jubilee Year--to follow the star of God's mercy along the way of humble love, to discover a renewed personal relationship with Jesus ourselves and so become "guiding stars" leading other seekers to find Jesus, too. Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Every 1st Friday 6:00pm - 6:30pm YEAR OF MERCY Every 1st Saturday at YEAR OF MERCY Sat. Sun. Mon. Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Meralda McCann Parishioners Baldassare & Caterina Ferrara Hope Peterson Stella Ogoh Tues. Jan. 5 Wed. Jan. 6 Thur. Jan. 7 Fri. Jan. 8 Sat. Jan. 9 10:00am Downey Family, int. June Fitzgerald Loretta & Jack Donnelly Ignacio L. Muñoz Betty Orr Please Pray for Mercy
The Epiphany of the Lord This Weekend: Quarters & Cans Collection First Sunday of Each Month All quarters, designated monies and All Non-Perishable Food Items will be given to Catholic Charities College Area Center. This center serves over 600 families each month, 35% are children. Emergency food, food stamp application & recertification assistance & advocacy services. The Center serves over 600 families each month, 35% are children. Each week 325 families come to the doors because they do not have enough food to eat. Your donation makes sure they can serve everyone for food, hygiene products, and support. The Center gives education about food resources, emergency food, food stamp application & recertification assistance and advocacy services. You touch MANY lives through your continued support! Thank you! Please bring your bags to the altar after the Bread and Wine are presented. Blessed Sacrament Parish School (K - 8 grade) Interested in our parish school Call the school office (619) 582-3862 during regular office hours or Visit our website at www.bsps-sd.org PADRINOS The Padrinos group has begun and we are still accepting members. The group will sponsor deserving children of our parish with scholarships to our parish school. If you have been blessed and can give to help please join us. Please contact the Parish Office to join at (619) 582-5722 Matthew 25: 40 Congratulations to our Padrinos. We have already paid $31,000 in tuition assistance to deserving children in our parish school. We currently need about $15,000 more. Can you join us? MARK YOUR CALENDAR Blessed Sacrament Parish Upcoming Events Jan. 31, 2016 ~ Parish School Open House ~ Begins Catholic School s Week Feb. 10 ~ Ash Wednesday; Masses 8am, 10am & 6pm Beginning Feb. 12 ~ Stations of the Cross 7:00pm (every Friday during Lent) Feb. 18-20, 2016 ~ Lenten Mission Blessed Sacrament Cares for Kids NO January Meeting Next Meeting ~ Monday Feb. 1 6:00pm -7:00pm - Parish Hall Come join this group that provides Newborn Layettes for premature babies and families in need. All are invited to help. For more info. call: Teresa (619) 582-2141 The Chapel For Advent and the Year of Mercy we are returning the full convent chapel. It will be used by the convent residents and our parish school for small group masses. In recent years the main room has been used as an office. Therefore, it will need to be repaired and refurnished. We are seeking sponsors for the large liturgical furnishings. If you can assist please contact the church office at (619) 582-5722. Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
EVENTS AROUND TOWN Natural Family Planning, Sympto-Thermal method; Starts Jan. 9 at 8:30am, 4 classes are needed-(classes 2, 3 & 4 are 1/30, 2/27 & 3/19) $100 covers all costs/couple, moral, healthy, & 99.6% effective in preventing pregnancy, Contact: davidandcherylross@gmail.com Jan 15, Fish Fry Dinner @ St. Therese, 5:30-6:30PM, Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; To pre-order Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818 January 29-31 Marriage Encounter Weekend; Renew your Relationship, Register or more information: wwme-sandiego.org or call 866 473-7730 Support is available after the weekend. Feb. 16, Father Joe s Village Ladies Guild Annual Charity Luncheon, 10:45am at Sheraton Mission Valley, $55 per person Free Parking, All proceeds benefit the children at Father Joe s Village, Info./donations call Kristi (858) 453-9640 or kristikeith@mac.com or Jane (858) 453-7016 Catholic Charities College Center 6360 El Cajon Blvd. Ste. B (Behind Jazzercise) Needs volunteers to work AM or PM shifts or a few hours a week. Call Mon.-Fri., 8 AM-4:30 PM, 286-1100 This is where we send all our non-perishable food every month. Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name.) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux Monday ~ January 4 Bishop Gilbert Chavez Tuesday ~ January 5 Rev. William Mooney Wednesday ~ January 6 Rev. Cecilio Moraga Thursday ~ January 7 Rev. Jorge Moreno Friday ~ January 8 Rev. Alfredo Moreno Saturday ~ January 9 Rev. Patrick Mulcahy Sunday ~ January 10 Rev.Msgr. Patrick Mullarkey
Blessed Sacrament Interested in join a ministry group. Contact the person listed below or church office. PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS (area codes are (619) except were listed) Adoration Chapel: Rosemary View.265-2652 Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell..582-5722 Blessed Sacrament Cares For Kids: Teresa Markey..582-2141 Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses).582-5722 Culture of Life: Margie Morrison 582-8651 Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office 582-5722 Knights of Columbus: James Deangelo......818-9965 Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales.218-8155 Parent-Teacher School Group: Pete Dougherty & Mary Parada..Mary: 885-5598 Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass).735-6330 Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha 582-3657 Ushers: Church Office....582-5722 Vocations Committee: Dick Reid...583-1081 Women s Club: Alba Orr. 286-4536 Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office.....582-5722 OTHER GROUPS Catholic Charities College Area Center: Rosalie York... 583-2497