4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Deacon Tony Albers Deacon Herb Kelsey MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. Parish ID # for United Way Contributions....9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION 619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).619-582-5722 Sara Dickman........619-840-2983 FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8....619-582-5722 Natalie Kathol, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL 619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church December 18, 2016 Parish Advent Penance Service Fourth Week in Advent Tuesday, December 20 7:00pm Blessed Sacrament Church Advent is preparation to celebrate our oneness with God in Jesus. Father in heaven, You know how we long to celebrate Christmas in the loving oneness of our families. Comfort all who are separated from loved ones this year and bless all who travel to be together. Keep our lives free from sin in our journey home to you. Amen. Bibliodrama Next session will be in the Parish Hall Library Monday January 16, 6:30pm. JOIN THE PADRINOS! Become a Padrino to sponsor a child or a family in our school. Any amount that you can give will help a child and safeguard the future of the school. Please contact the parish office. Children You Are Invited... To take part in the Christmas Children s Liturgy on Sat. Dec. 24 at 6 PM. We need angels, shepherds, soldiers, sheep, Mary & Joseph, readers, and gift carriers. Only One Rehearsal Sunday, Dec. 18 ~ after 10 AM Mass in Church. Parents are needed & welcome. From The Pastor: We love nametags! Please contact me if you would like to help organize the Mardi Gras Celebration this year. Please contact me if you would like to host a Home Mass next month. Please be assured that the Bishop is 100% in support of our Catholic Educational system especially for the poor in our communities. The Steering Committee for the development of OLSH and BSP Schools is making progress. The research and data collection phase has been completed and now we are in a much better position to assess our current situation. We have begun to consider the best options that fit our needs. There are three prominent model trends to consider a) consolidation forming an alliance or school cluster within a given area to share costs, b) integration merging schools to save costs and capitalize on economies of scale, and c) regionalization forming a separate school system with its own governance under the umbrella of the Diocese. Each model offers its own key elements, along with a range of things that experience has shown either work or don t work in a given context. We will be considering these over the next months. Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8) Tours every 4th Mon. (except December) 10:30am-11:30am or by appointment Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 www.bsps-sd.org Growing great minds and great hearts to be servant leaders. Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Martin Tischler Fr. Jon Kirby, int. Parishioners Settimio & Domenico Porco Dimitri Panagopoulos Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Dec. 24 Fr. Augustin Opalalic, int. intentions of Gary Pike Ron Thiel Minore Family Rocky Graciano
Fourth Sunday of Advent Christmas Mass Schedule Dec. 24-6:00 PM Christmas Eve Children s Liturgy Dec. 25 - Midnight Mass at 12 Midnight with Caroling beginning at 11:30 PM Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Morning: 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM Fr. Jon and the Staff of Blessed Sacrament Parish Wish you a Blessed Christmas and Peace in the New Year Knights of Columbus Will sell Christmas Cards after all Sunday Masses outside the church. (Last day Sunday, December 18) PARISH NAME TAGS Yes, indeed, the Lord has called us by name as we ready ourselves for the celebration of Our Savior's Birth. Thanks to the 500 Parishioners who signed up for their Parish Name Tags. We encourage you to proudly wear them at all Masses, Parish Events and Parish Meetings and suggest you have them ready for use by keeping them in your car's glove box. We are ordering more Name Tag supplies and will announce the January weekends when additional signups will occur. Poinsettia Plants Needed Help make our Church more Festive for Christmas. Please bring Poinsettias to the church Dec. 18-24. Red or White is preferred. Thank You for your contribution! Questions: Cathie S. (619) 582-6439 On Christmas Break RCIA, Faith Formation & Confirmation December 25 - January 15. All classes will resume January 22. We hope you have a joyous & safe holiday break! FINANCIAL UPDATE 2016 December 8 $868.00 December 10-11 weekend $6,828.75 Thank you for your continued support. We are Happy to Welcome New Parishioners Registration forms are Available in the Church Office Call or Stop by the Parish Office (619) 582-5722 or Email: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org
Blessed Sacrament Prayer Chain Those who wish to participate in a Prayer Chain contact Maria Contreras at (619) 917-5850 Solemnity of Mary Mother of God New Year s Day Mass January 1, Sunday, 10:00am & 6:00pm New Sick List Policy! You can send in new sick list intentions or renew old ones anytime but they will be removed after two weeks. SAVE THE DATE Parish Ministry Fair Rescheduled to February 4-5, 2017 after all masses in Parish Hall Thank You to everyone who participated in our Giving Trees. You helped make someone s Christmas happier. Prayer for Vocations first Friday of each month following mass in the church Readings for the Week Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 Night: Is 9:1-6; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 JOSEPH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN Today's Gospel is one of only a few stories that mention Joseph. It is clear from these Gospel accounts that Joseph was a man of good character and also a loving man, not willing to harm Mary, even though it appeared that she had betrayed him in the most hurtful way. He could have denounced her publicly and she would have been stoned to death. But he did not want that to happen to her. Did he and Mary have a conversation about the Annunciation events, and could that conversation have made him more open to the dream in which the angel appeared to him? IN A DREAM Do we believe that our dreams hold meaning for our lives? Many psychologists say so, and yet we often dismiss what we have dreamed because our dreams may seem so far-fetched and implausible. If we paid attention to our dreams, and God revealed something important to us, would we believe it? If something scary or evil occurred in a dream, would we just shake it off, or would we say a prayer to God to protect us from evil and know that God would never will bad things for us? The Jews then, as today, looked for the Messiah to come. When the angel told Joseph that this child was conceived through the Holy Spirit, he readily believed that Mary would bear a son who would save people from their sins. They named him Jesus, which in Hebrew is "Yeshua." It means "God saves." Joseph was willing to believe that the prophecy from Isaiah, "the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, / and they shall name him Emmanuel, / which means 'God is with us' " would be fulfilled in his own life (Matthew 1:23). When he awoke, he did not shake off the dream, but acted on it in a way that would change his life, and would change the world. In this season of waiting for the Messiah, we can dream of that time of the Reign of God to come, and we can believe that it will be fulfilled.
Blessed Sacrament Parish Events Dec. 20 - Parish Advent Penance Service, 7pm Dec. 24-8am Mass Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Mass 6pm, Dec. 25-12 Midnight Mass (11:30pm Caroling) Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Masses 8am & 10am No Cares for Kids meeting in January Jan. 1 - New Year s Day 8am, 10am, 6pm Jan. 4 - Writers Group Mtg. 10am-12pm PHL Jan. 11 - Soup & Salad, Parish Hall, 5pm-7pm Jan. 16 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm Parish Hall library Jan. 21 - K of C Lasagna Dinner Fundraiser 6pm Jan. 29 - BSPS Open House Jan. 29-Feb. 3 - Catholic School s Week Feb. 4-5 - Parish Ministry Fair, after all Masses Feb. 6 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6-7pm Parish Hall PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Interested in join a ministry group. Contact the person listed below or church office. (area codes are (619) except were listed) Adoration Chapel..582-5722 Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell..582-5722 Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament 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: John Agoh........278-8405 Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales.218-8155 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)..klhbones@aol.com Prayer Chain Maria Contreras...917-5850 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: Pat Luebbers. 262-8522 Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office.....582-5722 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 ~ December 19 Rev. Michael McFadden, OSA Tuesday ~ December 20 Rev. Peter McGuine Wednesday ~ December 21 Rev. Edward McNulty Thursday ~ December 22 Rev. Edward McGuinness Friday ~ December 23 Rev. Carlos Medina Saturday ~ December 24 Rev. Mark Menegatti, OSA Sunday ~ December 25 Rev. Christopher Merris AROUND TOWN Jan. 6-8, 2017, Retrouvaille, Marriage Help. Program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship; Space is limited, More info. 951-259-9474 Jan. 13-15, 2017 After-Abortion Healing Retreat for Catholic Women (or Catholic-friendly) website: www.rachelshope.org Jan. 20, St. Therese Fish Fry Dinner, 5:30-6:30PM, Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; Preorder Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818 (Proceeds go to Friends of the Missions) Jan. 21, Lutheran/Anglican/Roman Catholic Day of Dialogue 9:30am to 12noon at Roman Catholic Diocesan Pastoral Center, topic is Here I stand. I can no other! The love of Christ impels us. $25 per person includes lunch, check written to Msgr. Dennis Mikulanis, 17252 Bernardo Center Dr. San Diego, CA 92128 Catholic Charities wants to make health insurance accessible to all especially those most in need. At their office on 349 Cedar Street, SD 92101, they can inform you about the changes in healthcare through the ACA (Obamacare) and can offer assistance with your application.
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