SA C R E D H E A RT CAT H O L I C C H U R C H S T. A N N E CAT H O L I C C H U R C H Sacred Heart Church 3141 St. Stephens Drive, Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30PM (English) Mass: 10:00AM (English) 12:00 (Spanish) Weekdays: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8AM St. Anne Church 3415 Main Street Cottonwood Mass: 8:15AM APRIL 29, 2018 Parish Office...365-8573 Angie Scott, Secretary/Bookkeeper After hours emergency #... 378-4681 Catholic Faith Formation... 365-8573 Renae Magana, Coordinator Formacion de fe para ninos..365-8573 Martin Ramirez, Coordinador Youth Ministry... 365-8573 Grupo de Jovenes... 229-3729 Teresa Lomeli, Coordinador RCIA... 365-8573 Fr. Eric Flores, Coordinator RICA... 365-5303 Yolanda Alvarado, Coordinador Baptism Preparation Class... 365-8573 1st Tuesday of each month Mike Spence, Coordinator Clase de preparación para el bautismo 2do jueves de cada mes Hector Rubio, Coordinador, 276-4694 Parish Nursing Ministry... 524-4092 Sandy Downing, Parish Nurse Sacred Heart Thrift Store... 365-5853 2652 Gateway Drive, Anderson Maria Gonzales, Manager Parish Gift Shop... 347-1985 Kathy Weiss, Coordinator Anderson Cottonwood Christian Assistance 2979 East Center St. Anderson, 365-4220 Open Tuesday & Friday, 10am 2pm Northern Valley Catholic Social Service 2400 Washington Ave. Redding 241-0552 Knights of Columbus... 244-2242 Jim Duval, Grand Knight Rev. Eric Flores, Parochial Administrator Deacons: Rich Valles Jesus Madrigal Michael Evans (retired) Anthony Short (retired) Secretary/Bookkeeper: Angie Scott Website: sacredheartparish.com email: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com
FROM THE PASTOR My Dear Parishioners, Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive, the preparatory catechesis for the World Meeting of Families Philadelphia 2015, points out that St. Augustine called the love between husband and wife the seedbed of society. The similarity between family and parish is striking. Parish can be understood as a large family of brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. And the family, as noted in Love is Our Mission, is like a small parish the domestic church.. For me, the first and most obvious similarity is the Mass. The celebration of the Eucharist is much the same. Families come from their particular homes to gather in the larger home that is their parish church. As one family in Christ, we tell again the stories of our faith, of our history, of our lives as revealed in sacred Scripture. And we then turn to the altar, to the table of our parish family, for our most sacred of meals, to feed on eucharistic food that is lovingly set before us by God. In word, sacrament and community, we leave this family gathering renewed in grace and amply nourished for our lives, knowing that we are a part of something much bigger than ourselves and our own family. We belong to a parish community and to the universal Church. How beautiful, how powerful! The parish should be able to help us on both counts, to help surface what we are called to be for our Catholic faith community (and the world), and to help us find meaningful ways to use our gifts in service to others. Parishes exist, much like each family, to give glory to God and reflect the love of God in difference-making ways for society. The ultimate mission of the Church, which we all must participate in, is the building of the kingdom of God, where all social structures are rooted in the prevailing peace, justice and love of God. So yes, parish is a place for giving of yourself. It should also be a community where you receive, where friendships and small communities can form, where ministries and resources enrich you and your family. Connect with parish leaders and other parishioners to find out what is there to bless your family. Parishes are dynamic systems, much like families. Each of us is called to give and receive in the building up of the community. In the receiving, we are enriched. In the giving, as Pope Francis points out, we find joy. Fr. Eric Flores Name/ Welcome/Bienvenidos! (Please register or update our information/por favor registrese ó proporcione nueva información) Nombre: Address/Dirección: City/Ciudad Zip Phone/Telefono: Email: Children s Names and Ages/Nombres y edades de los niños:
WEEKLY NEWS MASS INTENTIONS APRIL 21ST 29TH Saturday Apr. 28 4:30pm Paul Bosetti 8:15am 10:00am Noon Shirley Straub Tuesday May 1 8:00am Bette O Connell Wednesday May 2 8:00am Ed & Verna Uphus Thursday May 3 8:00am Bob and Louise Olson Friday May 4 8:00am Dawn Drinkwater Saturday May 5 4:30pm Jared Kirchner 8:15am 10:00am Noon PRAYER CONCERNS Mike & Ann Volkmer John Williams, Helen Presidio, Rina Ford, Delaney Valles, Clementine Mills, Silverio Manzi, Jim Weirick, Delpha Blahut, Ilene Duval, Tillie Duval, Dawn Drinkwater, Carol Andrews, Katie Lewis, Martha Hitchcock, Carolyn Greenwood, Kevin Rezak, Angelo Costanzo, Mary Rowe, Ross Clark, Melody Christenson, Jay Burns, Stan MacIsaac. HELP NEEDED The parish is in need of someone to reupholster 6 dining room chairs. If you are able to help, please call the parish office. Fr. Eric has the fabric that he would like on the chairs. CHILDREN S FAITH FORMATION Our First Holy Eucharist and Confirmation students will be attending retreats before receiving their sacraments. Please keep each and every participant and their families in payer. Our younger students preparing for First Holy Eucharist will be in retreat May 5th. Our Confirmation class will also be attending a REC (Renew.Encounter.Christ) Retreat April 27th, 28th & 29th. This is a full weekend retreat. Both retreats, although very different, are Christ centered, and promise to be filled with friendship, fun, and spiritual enrichment. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER May 2: Class May 5: First Reconciliation Retreat May 9: Class May 12: First Holy Communion May 16: Class May 23: Last day of class STEWARDSHIP CORNER Collection Summary March 30/April 1: $10,112 April 7/8: $5,314 April 14/15: $4,495 April 21/22: $5,150 For fiscal year 2017 2018 Budgeted for Collections: $280,000 Total for 42 weeks: 240,269 weekly Goal: $5,385 Average Weekly Collection: $5,721 Second Collection Our Second Collection next weekend is for our Maintenance and Improvement Fund. This collection helps keep our parish buildings and grounds in good working order and looking so good. SACRED HEART MICROGIVING 2018 Thank you to everyone who has signed up to participate in our 2018 Microgiving campaign! After signing up for it myself, I found this as an easy way for our parishioners to donate a few cents together to generate extra income for our parish. Since I signed up, I have accumulated $9.76 in donations to the parish. The more I use my card, the more I m able to give a few cents to our parish. It may sound like a slow process, but if we all put our few cents together every month, we can achieve possibly tens, hundreds or even thousands of dollars in donations. Please sign up using the link below. It will be more helpful if you register the card you use the most, either debit of credit. Rest assured, your information is well protected by the MicroGiving Company. https://wemicrogive.com/catholic-sacramento/ sacred-heart-parish/ Should you encounter any problems in signing up please do not hesitate to call me here in the parish office. After you sign up please let me know so that I can update the administrator that you are now part of this giving campaign. Once again, thank you and God Bless all of you! Let us all start rounding up our centavos for Sacred Heart! Fr. Eric Flores OUR LADY OF MERCY RUMMAGE SALE Our Lady of Mercy, 2600 Shasta View Drive, Redding, invites you to join them at their annual rummage sale Friday & Saturday, May 4th & 5th, 8am 3pm and th, 9am 2pm. Join us to shop and enjoy a snack from the Knights of Columbus and Rita s Ice Cream. All proceeds benefit Our Lady of Mercy.
WEEKLY NEWS COLLAR CUP 2018 DIOCESAN PRIESTS VS. SEMINARIANS Please join Bishop Jaime Soto and the Office of Priestly & Religious Vocations, priests and seminarians, for this soccer match on Saturday, June 23rd at Cal Expo Papa Murphy Field. The event includes Vigil Mass, soccer match: priests vs. seminarians and professional soccer game in the evening Sacramento Republic FC vs. St Louis FC. Cost of tickets: Adults $20 (ages 11 and up) and $15 (ages 3-10). To purchase online tickets, please visit: www.collarcup.com or contact the Office of Vocations at (916) 733-0258. OCCASIONAL CARE TAKER NEEDED An elderly female parishioner is in need of an occasional caregiver for vacation relief. Must be able to stay over night and cook meals. She is very healthy and able to take care of her other needs. This is a paid position. If you are interested, please contact Diane at 357-4713 or 520-8323. PARISH WISH LIST We would like thank everyone who donated toward the purchase of 6 blu ray players, a new blower and a new lawn mower. We are now in need of 2 new flat screen TV s (one 48 and one 42 ). This will enable us to have a blu ray player and flat screen TV in all our classrooms and bible study room. Please contact Fr. Eric or Angie Scott in the parish office if you can help. FLU RESTRICTIONS LIFTED The California Department of Public Health has determined that the incidence of Influenza like illnesses has finally dropped below the critical threshold for two consecutive weeks and is now at expected levels for this time of year. Therefore, Bishop Jaime Soto has lifted the suspension of the Communion cup and other precautions that have been in effect since January of this year. THANK YOU We would like to thank Randy from Atchison Sprinkler and Irrigation Systems for his immediate response to a broken sprinkler line we had here at the church. Randy put other jobs on hold to come down and repair an old pipe that was buried several feet in the ground. He got us up and running in no time. So, if you ever need sprinkler repair, please call Randy at Atchison Sprinklers, 246-1690. AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY NUMBER The parish has a new after hours phone number for sacramental emergencies. If you or someone you know is in need of a priest for a sacramental emergency, please call 378-4681 and leave a message. Fr. Eric will return your call when he receives the message. Please remember...this number is to be used when the office is closed and for sacramental emergencies ONLY. HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS Please join the Office of Vocations and St. Mel Parish (Located at: 4756 Pennsylvania Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628) in prayer and fellowship for vocations on Wednesday, May 9th at 6 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Vocations at (916) 733-0258 or by email at msmith@scd.org. WORLD WIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Spring has arrived when flowers start to bloom and we see and hear the birds singing. What about giving your marriage a Spring Fling. A World Wide Marriage Encounter Weekend will give you new love for one another. The weekend will give you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. Upcoming weekends for 2018 are: August 24-26 in Sacramento; October 5-7, in Reno, NV.; and November 9-11, in Sacramento. IT IS NOT TOO EARLY TO REGISTER, CALL NOW! For more information visit our website at: https://www.sacramentowwme.orgor contact: Terry & Janet at applications@sacramentowwme.org or 916-489-3464. MAY - THE MONTH OF MARY The month of May is the month which the Catholic faithful have especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady, and it is the occasion for a moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world pay to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Catholics, both in church and in the privacy of their home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God s mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1). During the month of May, we are all encouraged to pray the rosary as much as possible. In the foyer you will find a handout on how to pray the rosary with all the Mysteries listed. Please feel free to take home a copy and give copies to those you know are unable to come to Mass.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon. Acts 14:5-18; John 14:21-26 Tue. Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31a Wed. Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 (St. Athanasius Memorial)) Thu. 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; John 14:6-14 Fri. Acts 15:22-31; John 15:12-17 Sat. Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21 Sun. Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP When I was a teenager, I had an experience that truly changed my life and helped me to give Jesus all of myself. I had been baptized Catholic and always had faith, but it took a specific event to really shake me out of the comfort of my life and set me on a path devoted to God. I didn t get knocked off a horse or find an open tomb, but for me it was powerful enough to make a huge impact. Testimonies of how people came to live as intentional disciples have great power. Often the stories do not include singular events or people; instead they speak of a gradual unfolding of faith. It is often the culmination of several events and the work of more than one person that brings a person to the point of real decision. Living as good stewards, we can help move people forward in their journey with God. Giving of ourselves freely can move human hearts like few other forces. God working through us can bring others to see that simply saying that Jesus is the Savior of the world does not mean we live our lives differently. It takes more thought and reflection on our part to move past words to intentional acts with intentional results. I don t know if all those involved in that event when I was a teenager knew what an effect their good stewardship would have on me, but I am so thankful they provided a way for God to touch me. I have spent my entire life trying to pay them back by allowing God to touch others through me. Just what person might God touch through you today? -Tracy Welliver, MTS WEEKLY REFLECTIONS GOSPEL MEDITATION FOR APRIL 29TH Are you ready for a trim? In today s Gospel, we hear the familiar teaching of the vine and the branches. Jesus reminds us that if we remain close to him-living in humility, following God s law, loving our neighbor we will notice a positive change in our life and the lives of those around us. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit. The Holy Spirit is life-giving. He is fruitful. The Spirit of God won t refuse grace to a heart that is open. As we progress through life, learning how to live and love, we grow. Our personalities flower. We discover what it is to be a blessing to others. We also experience lack, loss, and the results of our failures. We know what it is like to wither at times, particularly the times when we willingly separate ourselves from Jesus. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. For most of us, this experience of being disconnected and off track generates a desire to return to what is right and good, to return to the vine. But this Gospel is more than Are you in or are you out? Even when we remain in God, when we follow Jesus, we are not exempt from the challenge, the pruning. Everyone that bears fruit he prunes. A prudent trim is necessary in the natural world of trees and vines. Dead wood, broken shoots, and diseased branches need to be cut back in order for the plant to bear fruit. Jesus wants us to be healthy! He says as much himself: By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. Take a look at your life today. Where are you bearing fruit? Where do you need to be pruned? QUESTION OF THE WEEK For Youth: Jesus is the vine we are the branches, connected to Him as our life-source. When do you feel most connected to Jesus in your everyday life? How can you go there more often? For Adults: How does your own connection to Christ, the vine, affect your daily life? What image from this reading helps you see the importance of this connection to Christ? WEEKLY CALENDAR: APRIL 29TH MAY 6TH WEEKLY CALENDAR: APRIL 22ND 29TH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 8:15 a.m. Mass St. Anne 10:00 8:15 a.m. Mass St. Sacred Anne Heart 10:00 a.m. Mass Formación Sacred de Fe Heart de los 10:00 a.m. Formación Niños de Fe de los 12:00 p.m. Niños Misa en Español 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español 8:00 a.m. Mass 8:00 9:00 a.m. a.m. Mass Bible Study 11:00 9:00 a.m. a.m. Bible Rosary Study at Rosie s Home 11:00 6:00 a.m. p.m. Rosary Cursillos at Rosie s Home 6:00 6:00 p.m. p.m. Cursillos RICA (Espanol) 6:00 6:00 p.m. p.m. RICA Baptism (Espanol) Preparation Class (English) 8:00 a.m. Mass 8:00 1:30 a.m. p.m. Mass Mass at VA Home 6:00 6:00 p.m. p.m. Children s Faith Faith Formation Classes 6:00 p.m. Sacrament Parent Meeting Thursday Friday Saturday 8:00 a.m. Mass 8:00 a.m. Mass 3:00 9:00 p.m. a.m. Confessions 1st Communion Retreat 4:30 p.m. Mass (English & Spanish) 3:00 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Mass 8:15 a.m. Mass St. St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Formación de de Fe Fe de de los los niños 12:00 p.m. Misa en en Español