Ascension of the Lord May 28, 2017 Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 The Deacon s Speakin Dear friends, Pentecost is more than celebrating the birthday of the church it celebrates our birth into risen Life and being sent out armed with peace and to forgive others. We can speak of a birthday of the Church (the Church being the Body of Christ), only when we make the church a reality through forgiveness of one another. Then every day is a birthday a birthing of the risen Life of Christ in each other. Forgiveness is the Church s CPR. Forgiveness is sometimes the most difficult thing we have to do. There are so many simple acts in our everyday living that demand we seek and give forgiveness. This is why Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to empower us, through the common risen Life we share, to forgive, to heal divisions in the Community, to be peacemakers. We overcome our fears and unlock the doors of our closed relationships when we reach out to others in forgiveness. Nationally known speaker and Vatican II scholar, Bill Huebsch paraphrases the writings of Pope Francis In a parish of mercy and accompaniment, leaders offer a welcome and outstretched hand to everyone who join in the assembly for liturgy, including many of those who do not feel welcome there now. Mr. Huebsch, in his pamphlet, The Art of Accompaniment, quotes the Holy Father: No one can be condemned forever, because that is not the logic of the Gospel. (The Joy of Love, 297) The way of the Church is not to condemn anyone forever; it is to pour out the balm of God s mercy on all those who ask for it with a sincere heart. Peace and Love Mission Statement Gifted by God, called by Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, St. Paul Catholic Newman Center is a parish committed to serving the academic community and all those who choose to be part of our parish family. We dedicate ourselves to bringing the transformative power of Christ to the world through word and action.
Community Life Tai Chi for Arthritis Tuesday and Thursday mornings: Beginner s Class from 9:00am to 10:00am; Regular Class from 10:15am to 11:15am. CNH 103. Instructor: Art Lopez and certified instructors. Thursday Evening Tai Chi Tai Chi Quan 24 Short Form from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Fee: $10 / month. Instructor: Bill Titus. For more information contact John Prandini at 436-3434. Family Life Ministry LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Show your support of our Newman Center s LGBTQ Catholic Ministry by marching with us in the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade on Saturday, June 3. If you are a member of the LBGTQ community or are a family member, friend, or ally of an LGBTQ person, please join us at St. Therese Church at 9:00am for coffee and doughnuts. At 9:30am we will walk to the Parade starting point at Olive & Palm Aves. The parade begins at 10:00am. Joy of Love Moms Group would like to invite you to celebrate Pentecost, the Church s birthday, after the 10:00am Mass on Sunday, June 3. Please join us at the playground after Mass for cake and a craft. All children are welcome. If possible, wear red as it is the symbolic color of Pentecost, it represents the joy and fire of the Holy Spirit. Power of Forgiveness: Embracing the Present & Letting Go of the Past. Saturday, June 3 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in CNH 103. Instructor: Veena Kapoor MSW, Ed.D. To register email BKWSOfresno@gmail.com. Registration is free. Men s Scripture Study Group meets Tuesday mornings 7:30am to 8:15am following 7:00am Mass in the Community Room. Meditation Opportunities: Christian Meditation meets Tuesday mornings from 11:15am to 12:15pm in CNH 104. Facilitator: Benita Lankford Interfaith Meditation meets Wednesday evenings from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the Library. Facilitator: Veena Kapoor For more information on any of the above contact John Prandini: 436-3434 ext. 107 or prandinij@csufnewman.com Congratulations New Priests We offer our grateful prayers for the three priests ordained this weekend for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno: Father Joseph Govindu, Father Gonzalo Siller and Father Athanasius Okure. May the Lord bless their priestly ministry for the people of God in our diocese. SPCNC Prison Ministry Save those hotel-size bottles of shampoos, conditioners, lotions, etc.! In partnership with Wesley United Methodist Church, these items are collected in a small gray bin in the foyer near the water fountain here. At Christmastime these items are packaged as gifts to women prisoners at Chowchilla. These women are always so grateful that someone has remembered them--for some this is the only Christmas gift they receive. Acceptable items include: wrapped toothbrushes, new sample-sized toiletries and toothpaste, lip gloss and packets of greeting cards. Your contributions are appreciated! When the bin is full throughout the year, we send it over to Wesley. When the bin is gone, you may take items directly over to Wesley Church, across Barstow Ave., about ½ mile west of the Newman Center. Godspeed to Our Jesuits With gratitude and prayers, we bid farewell to the Jesuit community that has resided in our diocese since 2005. The three remaining priests, Fathers James Rude, James Gallas and James Torrens, will be departing during the next few weeks. Father Torrens, the Superior of this community, will be the last to leave late in June. Fathers Gallas and Rude will leave by the end of this month. Having served well and faithfully in several parishes and other ministries, and some even having served here in prior years, the Society of Jesus has made valuable contributions to the faith life of this diocese. They will be missed and remain in our thankful prayers as they go to Jesuit residences up north. Their current mailing address is at our diocesan Pastoral Center: Jesuit Community, 1550 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93703. Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar this weekend are in memory of John and Rose Barretto. Office Closed Our parish office will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Mass will be at 8:00am. On Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2. Our staff will be away on retreat those days. Please keep them in your prayers and they will remember all parishioners in prayer in these days of renewal and prayer. Fresno Catholic Singles Fresno Catholic Singles is having a general meeting and potluck on Thursday, June 1 at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria. Welcome, Singers! Do you like to sing? We are looking for choir members for all our weekend Masses! Join us thirty minutes before the 9:00am Mass, and forty-five minutes before the 11:00am and 7:00pm Masses. No prior experience is necessary and all are welcome! Join us whenever you are able. Contact John Kyler, Director of Liturgical Music, at johnk@csufnewman.com for additional information.
Weekly Calendar Sunday, May 28 Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 7:30am Mass for Rose and John Barretto Chapel 9:00am Mass for John Godburn Chapel 11:00am Mass for Randy Mendoza Chapel 12:30pm Baptisms Chapel 7:00pm Mass Chapel 8:00pm Emmaus Community Room Monday, May 29 Memorial Day Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33 Office Closed 8:00am Mass for Richard Jameson Chapel Tuesday, May 30 Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a 7:00am Mass for Glenna Encinas Chapel 7:30am Men s Morning Scripture Group Community Room 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 11:15am Christian Meditation CNH 104 4:00pm Confessions Chapel 7:00pm Jameson Vigil Service Chapel Wednesday, May 31 Visitation of BVM Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-56 7:00am Mass Int. of Carlos Encinas Chapel 10:00am Jameson Funeral Mass Chapel 6:00pm Scriptural Rosary Community Room 6:30pm RCIA Catechumenate CNH 103 7:00pm Interfaith Meditation Library Thursday, June 1 Acts 22:30, 23:6-11; Jn 17:20:20-26 Staff Retreat - Office Closed 7:00am Mass for Risa Rodemeyer Chapel 9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis CNH 102-103 5:30pm Tai Chi Quan Short Form CNH 102-103 6:30pm RCIA Team Meeting Library 6:30pm Fresno Catholic Singles Cafeteria Friday, June 2 First Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19 Staff Retreat - Office Closed 7:00am Mass Int. of Catherine Thomas Chapel 7:30am Eucharistic Adoration Chapel 6:00pm Food Recovery Network Cafeteria Saturday, June 3 Gn 11:1-9; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 9:00am Forgiveness Workshop CNH 103-104 5:00pm Mass for Scambray/Smith Family Chapel Sunday, June 4 Pentecost Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 CSA Pancake Breakfast following 10am Mass in Cardinal Newman Hall 7:30am Mass for Carmin and Maria Peluso Chapel 10:00am Mass for Stan Cardenas Outdoors 7:00pm Mass Chapel 8:00pm Emmaus Community Room Bulletin articles are to be submitted by Tuesday at 5:00pm for the upcoming weekend. Any articles not submitted by this time will not be considered for publication. Please send all articles to bulletin@csufnewman.com. Prayers Deceased This Week: Intentions: Scambray/Smith Family, Rose and John Barretto, John Godburn, Randy Mendoza. Have been requested for the intentions of: Vince Casella, Anne Wilson, Megan Elower, Maria Molinar, Gerry Thompson, Chet Selmon, Dick Donovan, Sotero Ureta, Rosa Arias, Glenna Smith, Cathy Martin, Deacon Gary Stevens (OLPH), Nate Offenheiser, Shirley Lea, Sue Noonkester, Tom Godburn, Ernie Lee, Kenny Smith, Kyle Springer, Gary Payne, Louie Rusca, Aicardo Castillo, Sam VanderDussen, Marilyn Mikow, Tom Cleary, Nancy Martin, Janet Brooks, Sharon Powderly, Julie Bermudez, Cristina Murao, Carmen Gilson, Becky Surabian, Marlyssa Mecchi, Anne Sondergaard, Jessica Generosa, RoseAnn Serrano, Fr. Michael Burchfield, Alice Schulz, Kathy Frye, and Tyson Frye. Contributions for May 20-21 Weekly Contributions 5:00pm Mass 7:30am Mass 9:00am Mass 11:00am Mass 7:00pm Mass Electronic Donations Online Donations Received by mail Total Weekly Contributions Catholic Charities Actual Year to Date Budget Year to Date Parish Information $1,010.00 $1,316.00 $1,508.00 $1,284.00 $1,690.00 $2,300.00 $818.00 $315.00 $10,241.00 $3,334.71 $575,580.14 $587,025.00 Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00pm; Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am & 7:00pm Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday &Thursday at 7:00am; First Friday at 7:00am Communion Service: Friday at 7:00am Reconciliation: Tuesday 4:00pm to 5:00pm [not June 6] Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm Parish Life Coordinator: Deacon John Supino 436-3434; deak@csufnewman.com Parish Priest: Fr. David Norris 436-3434 ext.109; frdave@csufnewman.com Office Manager: Jenna Stallard 436-3434 ext.102; jenna@csufnewman.com
Communications Coordinator St. Paul Catholic Newman Center is seeking a qualified individual to serve as Communications Coordinator for the parish. Responsibilities include oversight of all SPCNC social media platforms; website, weekly bulletin and mass e-mails while ensuring all materials are of the highest quality, accuracy, and timeliness. In addition, the Communications Coordinator will create strategies to promote all SPCNC ministries to parishioners and the general public. Excellent speaking, writing and proofreading skills are a must as is extensive experience with social media. Please contact Deacon John or Jenna at 436-3434 if you are interested in this position. Pentecost Sunday Schedule Our Pentecost Sunday is as follows: Saturday, June 3-5:00pm (Vigil) in the Chapel Sunday, June 4-7:30am in the Chapel 10:00am - Outdoor Mass in Cardinal Newman Hall Courtyard 7:00pm in the Chapel. We will not have a 9:00am or 11:00am Mass. Vacation Bible School June 12, 2017 - June 16, 2017 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Spots are filling up fast! Register your kids today on our website, csufnewman.com. Sacrament Certificates / Banners Please pick up certificates of Baptism, Confirmation and/or First Communion at our front desk. Some who received these Sacraments here recently or have requested these documents, have not picked them up. A few banners from our First Eucharist celebration April 29 are still here to be picked up. Thank you. Fair Trade Coffee Sale Today Fair Trade Coffee will be sold today after each morning Mass. The Fair Trade Coffee organization helps small scale coffee farmers maintain sustainable environmental farming practices, promotes better trading conditions, and forbids child labor and forced labor. Catholic Relief Services gets a donation from every sale to do their good works. Campus Ministry CSA Pancake Breakfast for Jamaica The college students will host a pancake breakfast in Cardinal Newman Hall on Pentecost - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - immediately following the outdoor 10:00am Mass. All proceeds from the breakfast will support our upcoming 2018 Winter Mission Trip to Maggotty, Jamaica. All are welcome. College and Young Adult Summer Volleyball Join us Tuesday evenings in June at 7:00pm for volleyball at the Newman Center. All college students and young adults are welcome! Contact John Kyler, Director of Campus and Young Adult Ministries, at johnk@csufnewman.com for additional information. College and Young Adult Discernment Dinners Join us Monday evenings in June from 6:00pm to 7:30pm for dinner and discernment discussions. Topics include: "Decision Making" "What does discernment look like?" "What is of God?" and more! All college students and young adults are welcome. Contact John Kyler, Director of Campus and Young Adult Ministries, at johnk@csufnewman.com for additional information. Use Our S.H.A.R.E.S. Program Please make sure to use your phone number when shopping at Save Mart and Food Maxx. We received $335.76 for the month of February. Our monthly goal is at least $500. Please help us reach our goal. Thank you for your help by signing up for and using this S.H.A.R.E.S. program. If you are not registered, you can register online by finding our link on our website, or enter the church phone number at the register: 436-3434. SPCNC Recycling Program Our Recycling Program is an on-going program that we can ALL participate in! These are the acceptable recyclables: SMALL BINS: Anything can be placed in these bins that will fit, but especially plastic drink and water bottles, wine and beer bottles and aluminum cans for separate sorting. LARGE BIN: Other plastic items (i.e. milk jugs, etc.), cardboard, tin cans, metal objects, all kinds of paper (even shred and books!), glass jars, etc. If you bring stacks of newspaper, it is more easily handled if placed in paper or plastic bags. Please, NO wood, clothing or styrofoam will be accepted by Bairos Recycling. All proceeds benefit Food for the Poor, but at times of extreme need other organizations are considered. A contribution of $5,000 is being sent to Save the Children as relief from imminent famine/extreme hunger in Somalia. Thanks to all who support this effort! Grief Support The Grief Support group will begin its summer session on Monday, June 5 at 7:00pm in the Community Room. We will be meeting for four Mondays. Please join us in processing the loss of loved ones. If you know of people who might benefit from this support, tell them about us.