Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 9 Hillgate Irvine, CA 92612-3265 Tel (949) 854-1000 Fax (949) 854-0079 www.seasirvine.org EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME March 3, 2019 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Together, we, the family of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, proclaim our Christianity and our call to live Christ s message. We acknowledge the centrality of Jesus in our lives, as individuals and as a community, particularly in our encounters with others. Our mission is to deepen our understanding and love of the Gospel through prayer and worship; to recognize Christ in our daily lives through sharing and loving, healing and serving His community; and to proclaim the Word of God with the strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit. OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday (9am-5pm) REV. THOMAS PADO, Pastor x222 REV. BOB STONE (Retired) DEACON STEVE GRECO, Outreach Ministry x233 MALU MARIANO, Office Manager x221 HECTOR MARANESI, Business Manager x229 JAMES ABOWD, Adult and Youth Ministry x226 LOUIE MAUBAN, Children s Ministry x227 CYNDI SAIZA, Liturgy Director x232 MARK SALTERS, Music Director x228 ZOSIMO AYASO, Maintenance REV. FRANCIS VU, SJ, UCI Catholic Center Website: www.ucicatholic.weebly.com (949) 861-3445 MASSES: Saturday Sunday Weekdays Holy Days 5:00pm 9:00am & 10:30 am 8:30am (Monday - Friday) As announced in bulletin RECONCILIATION (Penance): Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm or by appointment. BAPTISMS: By appointment. DEVOTIONS: Eucharistic Adoration - 1st Tuesday of the month Rosary - 8:10am (Monday - Friday) REGISTRATION AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether visitors, long time residents, or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not a registered member of our parish community or have a new address or phone number or are planning to move, please fill out this form and drop it in the collection or return it to the Parish Office. NAME PHONE # STREET ADD APT CITY ZIP Children (at home) Name Birth Date Name Birth Date E-mail New Parishioners Moving - Remove From List Change of Address from Ministry Interest Special Gifts or Talents I would like to give online/electronically I would like to give through offering envelopes sent by mail
Ash Wednesday is March 6 LENTEN OFFERINGS Stations of the Cross March 8,15, 22,29 and April 5,12 ; Fridays, at 12 noon and 7 PM CRS Rice Bowl - Encounter Lent Join our faith community and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family s Rice Bowl after Mass on March 2nd & 3rd or Ash Wednesday. Return your Rice Bowl at the Palm Sunday Mass, April 14th. During the 40 days of Lent, as companions on the journey, we will encounter our neighbor. ENGAGE Adult Faith Formation Challenging video presentations and reflections from Bishop Robert Barron s Word on Fire digital service, striving to involve adults in their Catholic faith. Register your email at app.flocknote.com/seasirvine and select Adult Faith Formation. Receive weekly videos and study guides during Lent. Consider joining our parish Adult Small Faith Sharing Groups. A 90 minutes session, Monday-Friday, weekly or biweekly or monthly, with morning or evening sessions, in homes or at the parish. Lenten Parish Mission Called to Holiness, our Lenten Journey Monday Wednesday March 18,19 & 20 ~ 6:45 PM 8:30 PM, Parish Hall Hosted by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and open to all adults over the age of 14. Communal Anointing of the Sick March 16 (Saturday) after the 5 PM Mass, Parish Hall. Men s Retreat A gathering of men of faith to pursue the vision of living the Beatitudes in Lent and throughout our lives. Sunday, March 31 ~ 1 PM - 7 PM, Parish Hall. Contact: Rich Martel: rich.martel54@gmail.com Dynamic Catholic DON T GIVE UP CHOCOLATE! Instead, register your email at BestLentEver.com to receive daily devotionals. Contact: Cyndi Saiza - Director of Liturgy - cyndi@seasirvine.org James Abowd - Director of Adult & Youth Ministry - james@seasirvine.org Louie Mauban - Director of Children s Ministry - louie@seasirvine.org
ADORATION ~ March 5th You are invited to grow in faith and love of our Lord in a silent Adoration every first Tuesday of the month. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins at 9am, after the 8:30am Mass and continues all day. Please join us for the Reposition service of prayers and reflections from 8:15pm- 8:30pm. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be on Tuesday, March 5th. If you are interested in signing up to cover an hour of Adoration, please email Rosanna at chonazc@gmail.com " you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to Adoration."- Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Ash Wednesday ~ March 6 8:30am Mass & Ashes 6:30pm Mass & Ashes ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER Merciful God of infinite compassion, whose creating power called us forth from the dust of the earth, in this, the acceptable time, lead us inward to be at peace with you, impel us outward to be reconciled with our neighbor, that we may embrace the sacred discipline of Lent with broken, humbled hearts and so come to the blessed joy of the paschal feast cleansed and renewed. This we ask of you. Amen. - Benedictine Daily Prayer A DEVOTION TO SAINT JOSEPH Wednesday, March 6 Come join us by the Saint Joseph statue in the church for the DEVOTION TO SAINT JOSEPH, Patron of the Universal Church. We will meet on the first Wednesday of each month immediately following the 8:30am Mass. Contact: Deacon Steve Greco steve@seasirvine.org CHURCH REGULATIONS REGARDING FAST AND ABSTINENCE Abstinence from meat (beast or fowl) is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen years old and older on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. This obligation prohibits the eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products, or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat. Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal on a given fast day. Catholics who are eighteen years of age but not yet fifty-nine are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On fast days, two additional smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength. However, the two smaller meals together may not equal one full meal. Moreover, eating solid foods between meals on fast days is not permitted.
LEGION OF MARY ~ A PILGRIM VIRGIN VISIT RESERVE ONE WEEK VISIT OF THE PILGRIM VIRGIN FOR YOUR HOME The SEAS Legion of Mary invites all our parishioners to participate in a Pilgrim Virgin Visit. We are asking households to sign up, to have a one week devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary and pray the rosary as a family in the presence of her statue each day. A member of the Legion of Mary will deliver and pick-up the Our Lady of Grace statue to and from your home with prayer booklets, rosaries and symbols of our faith. This is a wonderful way to thank our Mother Mary for her intercession and all the blessings bestowed on you and your family. The Pilgrim Virgin with the Baldonado family "We had the privilege of having the Pilgrim Virgin visit our home this year. We had a house full of people, about 50 people visit our home when she was here. It was really a blessing to my family and friends. I pray that in one way or another, the people who visited will be touched by her blessing. It was a truly wonderful and memorable experience, one I'll never forget. " - Belvet A. Baldonado We had a wonderful time having Mother Mary over. It was a great way to start the Chinese New Year! It was wonderful to share this experience of the rosary with my relatives who were visiting from Arizona. - Michelle Macaraeg To arrange for a home visitation, contact Rosanna Email: thepilgrimvirgin@gmail.com "Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle." -Saint Josemaria Escriva The Pilgrim Virgin with the Macaraeg family Our Pilgrim Virgin is scheduled to visit the: February 27 - March 5: Kim Family March 6-12: Balanza Family March 13-19: Cinquin Family March 20-26: Butler family March 27 - April 2: Tran Family
Rite of Christian Initiation Sessions for Adults seeking to become Catholic or requesting Eucharist or Confirmation March Seeker Sessions Friday, March 8 ~ Rite of Election 7pm @OLQA Sunday, March 10 ~ 6:30pm ~ CR1 Sunday, March 17 ~ 9am ~ CR1 Sunday, March 24 ~ 9am, Scrutiny ~ Church Contact: RCIA@seasirvine.org YOUTH MINISTRY IN MARCH Junior High Ministry Sundays, March 10 & 17 from Noon-1pm in Parish Hall Combining Catholic faith lessons with a Confirma on Sacramental Prepara on Sunday, March 10th ~ 7-8:30pm ~ Parish Hall for Candidates and their Parents, providing 9-12 th grade students the path toward becoming fully initiated members of our parish family. Bring journals and bibles. High School Religious Educa on Sunday, March 17 ~ 7-8:30pm ~ Parish Hall Engaging High School in the Wisdom, Word and Works of our Catholic faith and liturgical identity. Bring journals and bibles. Youth Live Lenten Event Sunday March 24 ~ 7-8:30pm ~ Parish Hall Building community among Teens 7-12th graders, friends and family James Abowd: Director Adult & Youth Ministry james@seasirvine.org KEEPING A HOLY LENT FAST FROM - FEAST ON Fast from judging others; Feast on the Christ dwelling in them. Fast from emphasis on differences; Feast on the unity of life. Fast from apparent darkness; Feast on the reality of light. Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that pollute; Feast on phrases that purify. Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; Feast on patience. Fast from pessimism; Feast on optimism. Fast from worry; Feast on divine order. Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation. Fast from negatives: Feast on affirmatives. Fast from unrelenting pressures; Feast on unceasing prayer. Fast from hostility; Feast on non-resistance. Fast from bitterness; Feast on forgiveness. Fast from self-concern; Feast on compassion for others. Fast from personal anxiety; Feast on eternal truth. Fast from discouragements; Feast on hope. Fast from facts that depress; Feast on verities that uplift. Fast from lethargy; Feast on enthusiasm. Fast from thoughts that weaken; Feast on promises that inspire. Fast from shadows of sorrow; Feast on the sunlight of serenity. Fast from idle gossip; Feast on purposeful silence. Fast from problems that overwhelm; Feast on prayer that strengthens. William Arthur Ward (American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994)
SEAS Financial Update to Parishioners The Finance Council respectfully presents the following summary of our fiscal year revenue and expense ending Dec 31, 2018. This report covers the first half of our 2018-2019 fiscal year. Financials: July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 Operating Income (YTD) Operating Expenses (YTD) Deficit (YTD) (Money we receive) (Costs to run the Parish) (Income Expenses) $479,797 $552,641 -$72,844 Weekly offerings from parishioners are a significant portion of the operating income. Offerings help reduce the overall deficit which is offset by the endowment. When offerings are higher the dependence on the endowment is less. The current level of support in weekly collections is well appreciated. The 2019 Pastoral Services Appeal (PSA) is currently under way. The Sunday Mass talks, by the dedicated members of the PSA committee, have made a compelling case for all parishioners to pledge. We hope that every parishioner prayerfully considers giving, according to their means, so that the Diocesan programs can be accomplished and SEAS can benefit from the excess over our assessment. Participation in the PSA is an active aspect of our Faith. We are thankful to the parishioners that regularly give generously and ask others to help meet our budgeted obligations as reported weekly in the bulletin. Thank you for your support and prayers as the Parish Staff and the Finance Council work to fulfill their stewardship responsibilities. Father Tom Pado, Pastor Hector Maranesi, Business Manager Members of the Finance Council: Susan Abundo, Lionel D Luna, Michael LeBlanc, Fe Morales-Duhay Jeffrey Nameth and Irene Tienda Sacrificial Giving: Stewardship offering for February 24 Actual Actual FY 17/18 # FY18/19 Income Budget Shortfall/Surplus Envelopes 3,605 123 3,985 Non Envelopes 1,811 1,583 Electronic Donations 4,133 84 4,494 Total Income: $9,549 $10,062 $10,769 $707 TOTAL $377,887 $380,643 $376,915 $3,728 FOR ELECTRONIC DONATIONS: PLEASE GO TO: www.seasirvine.org CLICK ON: ONLINE CONTRIBUTION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
We support the PSA because Our lives have been enriched through our participation in the SEAS community. We support the PSA because it is an opportunity to give back to SEAS as well as to share our blessings with the greater Orange County Catholic community. We are inspired by the message that We are One! It is gratifying to know that our contribution through PSA will benefit so many services and ministries. Please join us in supporting the 2019 PSA. Kathie & Dwight Armstrong Contact: Keith Eyrich - kceyrich@outlook.com Teresa Ozoa - tozoa@mac.com Mass Intentions Monday, 3/4 8:30am Charles Simon, RIP Tuesday, 3/5 8:30am James Troeman, RIP Wednesday, 3/6 Ash Wednesday 8:30am Janine Lauly, RIP 6:30pm Robert Ebiner, RIP Thursday, 3/7 8:30am Benjamin Sr. and Rosario Juarez, RIP Friday, 3/8 8:30am Emerencia Marquez, RIP Saturday, 3/9 5:00pm Tony Prodan, RIP Sunday, 3/10 9:00am Parishioners 10:30am Barbara Kelly, Special Intention Submission of bulletin announcement: Mondays, 5pm A HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER MEETING Saturday, March 9 7pm 9pm ~ Hall Our prayer community comes together to worship the Lord through singing, prayer and praise. Everyone is welcome to join the prayer meeting. Prayer Group Leaders: Deacon Steve & Mary Anne Greco, steve@seasirvine.org READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 -- 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15
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