Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21, 2018 BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 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,4:00 PM (Spanish Mass); 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 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 FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8....619-582-5722, ext. 124 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 A Church under Fire (Adapted from an article by Fr. Phil Bloom on Simple Catholicism website) During the past year we have gotten a full dose of media bias against the Catholic Church. For sure, they had plenty to report regarding clergy abuse of children but they failed to place the scandal in a broader context. They often made it appear that sexual abuse of children is endemic to Catholic priests and that its cause is the celibacy requirement. However, Christianity Today (a Protestant Evangelical magazine) noted that there were 70 child abuse allegations reported against American Protestant churches each week during the last ten years, a quarter of which were against pastors. So much for the theory that more lay control would automatically eliminate child abuse. Or that doing away with celibacy would solve everything. When the federal government shut down the Candyman pedophile web site, it was reported that the site s more than 7,000 visitors included members of the military, police and fire departments, teachers, Little League coaches, and eight members of the clergy, including two Catholic priests two out of 7,000. For sure, two is too many but at the same time, if we are going to deal with the plague of pedophilia, we must focus on more than just priests. The media has not reported on dioceses which have effectively dealt with this issue. The Archdiocese of Seattle, for over a decade has used graduated sanctions, which allow the Archbishop to weigh the individual circumstances of each case and apply sanctions commensurate with the gravity of the particular case. These graduated sanctions may include recommendations for a penalty of dismissal from the clerical state, following the norms of canon law, or a restricted ministry with monitoring, counseling, and an appropriate level of disclosure. The Archdiocese has a special committee comprised of therapists, civil and canon lawyers and a pastor, who review the facts of the case, the therapeutic and monitoring report and provide recommendations. Almost all the allegations of sexual abuse of children and minors go back two or more decades. The present zerotolerance policy especially in the case of a priest, repentant of his misdeeds, who has shown by two decades of monitored ministry that he poses no threat to children seems outright punitive. But perhaps the bishops in Dallas had no alternative than adopt the present rigid policy which even for a single act of sexual abuse of a minor past, present or future the offending priest or deacon will be permanently removed from ministry. We live in an unforgiving society. The clergy sex scandal has given the media a sure fire story. The prurient interest alone will guarantee many readers. It also attracts people with tremendous hostility toward the Catholic Church, and there are lots of them out there. For example, there is a large group who identify themselves as Catholic, but have an antipathy toward the Church, especially toward its hierarchy. They include intellectuals who dissent from Catholic teaching. There are also many who have drifted away from the practice of the faith. Though they still call themselves Catholic they have little use for Church teaching. This group contains media folk who will say the most vicious, irresponsible things about the Church and, if challenged, will defend their bigotry by stating they are Catholic. Dissenting and fallen away Catholics provide a ready audience for media attacks on the Church. And they will give the media plenty of cover, if anyone within the Church questions their stories. Perhaps the ones who most delight over the scandal are secularists. Between us and them there is a great chasm because we have a radically different vision of the universe and man. It causes us to question the conventional wisdom concerning abortion, contraception, homosexual activity, reproductive technology, the meaning of gender, etc. They not only want us to keep quiet, but to change our teachings. They have used the scandal to lecture the Church on how she needs to change. Since 9/11 I have yet to read one editorial on why Islam must change; nor heard skepticism of Tibetan monks in all male monasteries; nor Hassidic Judaism criticized for their shared views with Catholics on abortion and birth control. That would, rightly, be deemed intolerable. Yet, there is a lack of such restraint when it comes to the Catholic faith. Since the Enlightenment, secularists (naturalists) have defined themselves in contra-position to the Church. In spite of their attack, the Church continues and, three hundred years later, has become more vital. However, we must also recognize that today secularists more thoroughly dominate certain institutions in our society (particularly the media and the universities) and they have developed subtler weapons.
Welcome New Parishioners Registration Forms are available in the church office or by email. FINANCIAL UPDATE 2018 January 14 weekend $6,147.00 Thank you for your continued support. Spanish Healing Mass Tuesday, January 30 7:00 PM in Church 2017 DONATION TAX STATEMENTS All Envelope Users & Registered Parishioners who donated, will have a parish tax statement for 2017. Statements will be ready for pick up after the Sunday Masses beginning Jan. 20-21 & 27-28 Photo ID will be needed to pick up statement. Thank You for your Continued Support of your Parish! BSP Women s Club Want You! YOU ARE OUR FUTURE Come and participate in our three fund raising events. All our proceeds go to the upkeep of our altar, purchasing the wine, hosts, oil, candles, etc. Please contact Pat Luebbers (President) at 619-262-8522 for further information. Blessed Sacrament Knights of Columbus Need You! Meetings are the 1st Wed. of the month. The Knights are looking for new members. Contact John Agoh at 619-278-8405 A New Vietnamese Mass at BSP! February 4-1:00pm I am very happy to announce that Blessed Sacrament will be offering a Vietnamese Mass the 1st Sunday of February at the BSP church. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we would highly encourage all non-vietnamese members of our parish to join in and celebrate along with the community. Your Contribution to the Landscaping Project Our landscaping looks great but we still need your help to pay for it. Thus Far we have received donations of $16,299.30. Still $6,700.70 to go. God Bless You! - Fr Jon Bible Garden Progress Update The Committee has selected the initial set of three pots and the central biblical plant for each pot. The initial arrangement will hopefully be in place by mid -February. Planning is also progressing regarding the construction of the six-sided Scripture Pole for the Garden, which will bear the message "Grace and Peace to You" in six languages from First Thessalonians 1:1. The Committee has selected Aramaic (Jesus' language), English, Spanish and Vietnamese as four of the languages. The Committee invites your recommendations for the two additional languages. You will find recommendation slips on the Bulletin Board ledge. Back from Christmas Break RCIA, Faith Formation & Confirmation All classes have resumed. We hope you enjoyed the holiday and break! Next Bibliodrama Monday, January 22 at 6:30pm in PHL Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan.22 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Augusta & Santina Minore Parishioners Meria Concepcion Lagarde Nancy Fazio Tues. Jan. 23 Wed. Jan. 24 Thur. Jan. 25 Fri. Jan. 26 Sat. Jan. 27 Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian Ellen Heid
Parish Events Jan. 21 Faith Formation, RCIA, Confirmation Classes Resume Jan. 21 - Spanish Mass 4pm CH Jan. 22 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL Jan. 28 - BSPS Open House 11am School Jan. 28-Feb. 2 - Catholic Schools Week Jan. 30 - Spanish Healing Mass 7-9pm CH Feb. 4 - Vietnamese Mass 1pm CH Feb. 5 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6pm-7pm PH Feb. 5 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL Feb.11 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Feb. 10-11 Annual Catholic Appeal Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday Mass 8am & 6pm CH Feb. 16 - Stations of the Cross 7pm every Friday CH Feb. 26 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL 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 Readings for the Week Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Acts 22:3-16; Mk 16:15-18 Friday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5;Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17;Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Dt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Day of Prayer Legal Protection of Unborn Children Tuesday: St. Vincent; Saint Marianne Cope Wednesday: St. Francis de Sales Thursday: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Friday: Ss. Timothy and Titus Saturday: St. Angela Merici; Blessed Virgin Mary January 21 - Baptism of the Lord A Vocation View: We don t always recognize the voice of God. Spend time in silence regularly to listen to God s voice. God calls, keep an open ear. DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 800-553-3321 Home Masses We continue to have Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass. BSP Devotions Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours) Weekdays 7:30 AM (Before Mass) Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays (After Mass) Spanish Masses at BSP! Every Sunday, at 4:00pm All are invited to attend
AROUND TOWN Jan 31 2018 - Building Trust Partnership Launch 6:00pm-7:30pm at USD s Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. This event will help faith community Leaders in their work to strengthen relationships between communities and police. Feb 7 2018 - Natural Family Planning Moral, healthy and 99.6% effective. Next Set of 4 Classes begins Wednesday, February 7, 2018, Classes 2, 3 & 4 are 2/21, 3/21 and 4/25 6:30 9:00 PM. Contact Dave & Cheryl for more information at davidandcherylross@gmail.com or (619)-279-3735 Feb 9&10, 2018 - Revolution of the Hearth 9am- 5pm at USD. This workshop will offer a unique perspective on Counter Cultural Spirituality. For more information please email USD at ccs@sandiego.edu Feb 10, 2018 - Love Our Priest Mass 10:00 am Come celebrate a special Mass for Fr. Rich Pagano at Ascension Catholic Church. Potluck following the Mass. Feb. 23-25 AFTER-ABORTION HEALING RETREAT, For information/registration call Rosemary Benefield (858) 581-3022 Feb. 16, St. Therese Parish Fish Fry, 5:30-6:30pm Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; Preorder Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818 Whispering Winds Family Camp Priority registration by Feb. 21 for camp dates July 13-15. For more information, contact Matt and Brianne Kojis at mattkojis@gmail.com or 619-964-6174. A Cultural & Spiritual Journey to Italy 14-Days Join Fr. Bruce Orsborn on a wonderful tour all over Italy. The dates will be from October 7-20, 2018. For a brochure and registration form, please contact Alicia Policarpio at 619-575-2240 x104 Reporting Sexual Abuse Complaints about sexual abuse by the clergy can be made by contacting Lisa Petronis, at www.sdcatholic.org. 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 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 Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - Grade 8) Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 www.bsps-sd.org St. Katharine Drexel Academy Open House Jan 28 11:00 am - 1:30 pm All are welcome to the NEW St. Katharine Drexel Academy! Opening August 2018 Priority Enrollment for TK-Grade 8 January 28-March 1, 2018 By appointment call 619 582-3862 Empowering great hearts and great minds Catholic Schools Week 2018 January 28-February 2 Come tour the campus after the 10:00 Mass on Jan. 28. Check the school website for details. ~ bsps-sd.org. or call 619-582-3862 Monday ~ January 22 Rev. Harry Neely, OSA Tuesday ~ January 23 Rev. Vinh Daniel Nguyen, SVD Wednesday ~ January 24 Rev. Augustine Obasi Thursday ~ January 25 Rev. Emmanuel Ochigbo Friday ~ January 26 Rev. Dennis O Connor Saturday ~ January 27 Rev. Raymond O Donnell Sunday ~ January 28 Rev. Samuel Offurum
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