4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 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 PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon 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 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL 619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
From The Pastor Parish Renewal: From Maintenance to Mission Fr James Mallon has turned his parish, St. Benedicts in Nova Scotia Canada, into a powerhouse of renewal and mission. He began by having special sessions of the Alpha Course in Christianity every Monday night in the parish hall for 10 consecutive weeks. The Alpha Course was developed by an evangelical Anglican parish in London. At first, not everyone was on board. Monday nights were for the card club and one woman shouted at him: We don t need to know about Jesus. We need to play cards! The sessions challenged the parishioners who were used to thinking of catechesis or faith formation as something you do as children. Fr. Mallon was convinced that drastic action was needed and he persisted. Over four years nearly 2000 people participated and have come to know Jesus as the living Lord. Some of the participants are his own parishioners; the rest are un-churched or are from other parishes and churches. Alpha embraces the belong-believe-behave approach to evangelization. It creates a warm, welcoming, non-threatening, non-pressurized and nonjudgmental environment. Mallon uses the standard Alpha course: a series of interactive sessions at which the Christian faith is discussed in an informal, fun and friendly environment. It works, he says. Alpha has been at the heart of my experience of renewal. All over the world, Alpha groups follow the same process. They meet for a meal and then there is a talk followed by discussion in small groups. As Mallon explains it, through the 10-week process trust begins to build, the people begin to let their guard down and get the message. Then truth of Jesus and his Gospel begins to knock on the door of their hearts and, by the end of the 10 weeks, many of them have been led to a personal encounter with Jesus and make the decision to follow him. Their lives are changed and transformed; they come alive in their experience of God s family, the Church. Evangelization is the key to everything. In the last verses of Matthew s Gospel we read that Jesus said to the disciples: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you (Matthew 28:19-20). Mallon loves to ask his audience, which is the vital verb in this passage, the heart of the task that gives Christians their identity: is it to go, to make, to baptize or to teach? Very, very few get the right answer, which is: to make disciples! This tells us there is a deep, unconscious bias against the very task that the Lord placed at the heart of his mandate. All the other missionary aspects of the Church (going, baptizing, teaching) revolve around the making of disciples. He says, the Church is the only organization that primarily exists for the sake of those who do not belong. [As I always say when we pray for newcomers, we exist to fill the empty places in the pew beside us]. This means, we must begin to rethink our model of parish life from membership-based people to proclaimers of the good news; from maintenance to mission. It is not that the Church of Christ has a mission, but rather the mission of Jesus has a Church. The basic parish community in this mold is where parishioners are enabled to reflect in a personal way on the Word of God, on their faith and on their call to holiness and discipleship of Jesus in their daily lives. Fr Mallon believes in a step-by-step process of transformation to this end. He says that sooner or later a parish that runs Alpha will experience a tipping point When this happens, the experience of Sunday Eucharist will begin to change. Fr Mallon says, We need to place the Lord s mandate for his Church at the center of all we do. Do you think we could do this at BSP? (Adapted from an article by Diana Klein, 24 June 2017, THE TABLET) Welcome New Parishioners Registration Forms are available in the church office or by email. Home Masses We continue to have Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.
Quarters & Cans Collection Next weekend our monthly Quarters and Cans Collection will go to Blessed Sacrament Parish School. All Non-Perishable Food will be given to Catholic Charities College Area Center to help our neighbors in need. Pick up a reusable green bag by the church doors for your food donations and next weekend bring them to the altar after the offering of the gifts. Thank you for your heartfelt support! FINANCIAL UPDATE 2017 August 20 weekend $5,305.00 Thank you for your continued support. We are all called to share the Good News! So what are you waiting for? Become a catechist for Faith Formation (grades 1-8) and encourage our youth to a deeper faith and relationship with God! Catechists must be older than junior status in high school to be considered. Please contact Kerwin Molina at faithform@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org or (619)582-5722 ext.124 for more information. New Faith Formation Coordinator Our new Faith Formation Coordinator, Kerwin Molina, has a Masters in Theology from the Franciscan School of Theology and a Certificate of Pastoral Care from Loyola Marymount. We give Kerwin a hearty welcome and all our support. Faith Formation, Teen Confirmation & Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Classes Begin Sept. 17 All Classes REQUIRE Baptism Cert. & $35 Fee More Info: Kerwin Molina (619)582-5722 ext. 124 We will be registering candidates after Sunday Masses on August 27 and Sept. 3 & 10 Those wishing to join must fill out a registration form. Faith Formation is for ALL children grades 1-8. Give your child the opportunity to experience God in their lives while learning about their faith. Parents will grow in their own faith by attending the Faith Parenting Program. -Grades 1-8 meet 9:05-9:50 AM Sundays -Parenting Prog. meets 9:10-9:50AM - Sundays -Mass attendance at 10 AM is required for both parents and children. For more information contact: Kerwin Molina (619)582-5722 ext. 124 Teen Confirmation is a two year program that helps teens experience their faith more fully and come to see the presence of the Word in their lives through prayer, study and discussions. Participants meet on Sundays at 5:45 PM for Mass followed by 45 min. sessions. For more information contact: Justine Coliflores: jcoli@sandiego.edu RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a class for adults who wish to become members of the Catholic Church. Classes run from Sept May and meet Sundays 9:05-9:50 AM in the Library of the parish hall. For more information please contact Sara Dickman: (619) 840-2983. Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Dan Nobles Gregorio & Enedina Sabarre Leo & Angie Delarosa, int. Parishioners Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Ronald Reid Josephine Scafidi Jennie Sardo
Parish Events July & Aug. - No Cares for Kids Mtg. July & Aug. - No Women s Club Mtg. July/Aug/Sept - No Soup & Salad Aug. 29 - Spanish Healing Mass 7pm, BSP Church Sept. 4 - Labor Day Holiday (work holiday) Sept. 10 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Sept. 11 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6-7pm PH Sept. 14 - Women s Club Mtg. PH Sept. 15 - Latino Spirituality Event 7pm PH Sept. 17 - Catechetical Sunday Sept. 17 - Faith Formation, Confirmation & RCIA classes begin Sept. 25-29 - Priests Convocation Retreat Sept. 25-29 - 8am Communion Service (No Masses) PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Interested in joining 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 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 Spanish Healing Mass Tuesday, August 29 7:00pm in Blessed Sacrament Church Celebrant: Fr. David Hurtado Toscano Latino Spirituality Event Fri. Sept. 15 7pm - 9pm in Parish Hall Marca tus calendarios! Following up on our Latino gathering in July we are having another retreat event, sponsored by Catolicos de Conversion, There will be music, a presentation on Latino Spirituality and refreshments. Bienvenidos a todos! Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Mk 6:17-29 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 August 27-21st Sunday in Ordinary Time A Vocation View: Lord, to whom should we go? You have the words of eternal life. There is nowhere else to go. Follow Jesus, come what may. DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 800-553-3321 BSP Devotions Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours) Weekdays 7:30 AM (Before Mass) Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays (After Mass) SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Augustine Tuesday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist Friday: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation; First Friday Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday
Bibliodrama Fr Jon will be offering training in action methods, especially bibliodrama, to the BSP bibliodrama group this coming year. The group will be taking on new applicants during the month of September. If you wish to join please sign up at the parish office. School Integration Plan for BSPS & OLSH New School Site: Blessed Sacrament New Management: Diocesan Governance Model Date for merger: 2018-2019 See Flyer at Church Doors for Transition Details AROUND TOWN Sept. 3 Our Lady of Light Church, Descanso CA; 80th Annual Deep Pit BBQ & Festival, Food, Beverages, Games, Crafts, Music, Dancing, 11am-5pm, Pastor: Fr. Steven Larion, for more info. visitwww.ourladyoflight.church Sept. 1-3 SCRC Catholic Renewal Convention Aflame with the Spirit at Anaheim Convention Center & Arena, over 50 Catholic speakers including Bishop Robert Barron; for brochure/info. 818-771-1361 or registration spirit@scrc.org Sept. 8-10 Retrouvaille-Marriage Help! Give troubled marriages & their hurting families a chance to heal. More info. on upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples contact registration team @ 951-259-9474 or visit helpourmarriage.org. Sept. 11 Father Joe's Village Ladies Guild Free Membership Luncheon 11am at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Scripps Ranch San Diego 92131, 34th anniversary, Guild are volunteer women who assist children at Father Joe s Village; Info. Margie Mills 858-271-7410 or margie.r.mills@gmail.com Oct. 7 - Culture of Life Family Services 8th Annual ProLife is Good Gala & Auction at Rancho Bernardo Inn, 5:30pm-10pm, with speaker Raymond Arroyo & meet COLFS new staff & board members, RSVP by Sept. 16; More info: www.colfs.org; email: gala@colfs.org or call (760) 294-4401 Oct. 13-15 Beginning Experience Weekend, a healing & moving beyond grief retreat for divorced, widowed, & separated people; at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, Info: Cathy Savel 619-222- 9093, Nish Carmedy 330-607-8774 Spanish Father Joe s Villages Debuts Film Portraying Journey to Overcome Homelessness Golden Globe -nominated animation studio partnered with Father Joe s to depict an important story of hope. Visit my.neighbor.org/wesee to watch the animated film. Viejas Casino Bus Trip Fundraiser for BSPS and OLSH. Sunday, September 10, 2017 Bus departs at 11:30am $20.per person Contact: Martha (619) 262-8083 (619) 379-2517 Register Now!! Classes Began August 24 Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8) Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 www.bsps-sd.org 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 ~ August 28 Rev.Abbot Sharbel Ewen,OSB Tuesday ~ August 29 Rev. David Exner Wednesday ~ August 30 Rev. John Ezratty, MC Thursday ~ August 31 Rev. Emmet Farrell Friday ~ September 1 Pope Francis Saturday ~ September 2 Bishop Robert McElroy Sunday ~ September 3 Bishop John Dolan
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