St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Second Sunday of Lent March 16, 2014 4268 Lime St ~ Riverside, CA 92501 Phone: (951) 686.4004 ~ FAX: (951) 686.3948 ~ Español: (951) 683.6204 After hours: (951) 276.0290 www.stfrancisdesales-riverside.com Diocese of San Bernardino, California......www.sbdiocese.org Served by the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) Fr. Reno Aiardi, Fr. Louis Abdoo.....www.consolata.ca MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Masses: 5:00pm (Sat. Vigil), 7:00am, 9:00am, 11:30am, 5:00pm (Español) Weekday Masses: Monday - Friday 6:30am; Tuesday & Friday 5:15pm; Saturday 8:00am First Friday: 7:00pm (Español) Holy Days: 5:15pm (Vigil); 6:30am, 8:00am 12:15pm, 5:15pm, 7:00pm (Español) OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm (closed 1:00-1:30pm for lunch) SACRAMENTS: Confessions: Tuesday & Friday 4:00-5:00pm; Saturday 3:45-4:45pm Baptisms: Every last Saturday each month at 10:00am (must call the Parish Office first) Pre-Baptism Class: Every last Friday each month at 6:30pm Marriages: By appointment only; at least SIX MONTHS advanced notice; must consult a Priest before setting a date. Ministry to the Homebound & Sick: Please call the Parish Office if someone needs a visitation or the Sacraments. Welcome New Parishioners: Please register by picking up a form from our Parish Office. St. Francis de Sales Catholic School: 4205 Mulberry St Riverside, CA 92501 Telephone: (951)683.5083 Day Care: (951)683.5006 Principal: Ms. Kathy Kothlow Our Mission Statement: We, the Church of St. Francis de Sales, are a Community of Believers in Jesus Christ called to impact Family, Neighborhood and Society with the Gospel so that people s lives are filled with Hope. ******** Nuestra Misión: La Iglesia de San Francisco de Sales, es una Comunidad de Creyentes en Cristo Jesús llamado a impactar la Familia, el Barrio y la Sociedad con el Evangelio para que personas están llenas de Esperanza. Bulletin Deadline: Monday 12:00pm
A Letter from Father Page 2 March 16, 2014 WELCOME FR. TIMOTHY GATITU! We would like to welcome FR. TIMOTHY GATITU to St. Francis de Sales parish. Fr. Timothy is a Consolata Missionary Father from Kenya, Africa, who has been assigned to our headquarters in Somerset, New Jersey. As Fr. Reno has gone on his vacation, Fr. Timothy comes to help out during Fr. Reno s absence. He will be a welcome asset here in the parish and we are very happy to have him come. Fr. Timothy has been ordained just a little over a year ago and he welcomes the challenge of working here at St. Francis de Sales. So, Fr. Timothy, JAMBO! Peace, LIFELINES Pregnant? Scared? You have Options: 1-800-395-HELP/ OptionLine.org Hurt by Abortion? You are not alone. For Hope & Healing contact: English: (800)794-7863; Spanish: (909)238-4037 RachelsVineyard.org Natural Family Planning: (909)475-5351 Adoption: Holy Family Services (800)464-2367 TODAY S READINGS First Reading The LORD said to Abram: All the families of the earth shall find blessing in you (Genesis 12:1-4a). Psalm Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33). Second Reading God has called us to a holy life, not because of our works but according to grace (2 Timothy 1:8b-10). Gospel Atop a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John (Matthew 17:1-9). STEWARDSHIP GIVING PRAYER Good and gracious God, we thank you for all we are and all we have. Everything is a gift from your infinite generosity. We marvel at how bountiful is your kindness. We rest in appreciation of your enduring mercy. As we explore our responsibility to be good stewards, fill us with the compassion of Jesus, your Son. Give us eyes to see the needs of those around us, in the faces of our neighbors near and far. Give us hearts that are moved by the pleas of those who cry out - on behalf of the children, the refugees, the sick and the suffering. Give us hands that are eager to share what has been entrusted to us. Give us feet to venture wherever the Spirit leads for the mission to bring your Good News to all. As we resolve to be mindful of the needs of others, we pray that You instill in us your generosity, your kindness and your mercy. Keep us focused in our mission of good stewardship. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Parish & Community Activities Page 3 March 16, 2014 CLASES DE CATECISMO EN ESPAÑOL 2014-2015 Las pre-registraciones para las clases de catecismo en Español están abiertas a partir del Sábado 8 de Marzo, 2014 y se cierran el 30 de Abril 2014. Estas clases se ofrecen de Septiembre a Mayo, todos los Sábados de 10:30 a.m. a 12:30 p.m. de Pre kinder a octavo grado. Todos los Sábados estaremos atendiéndoles, en la oficina de Educación Religiosa durante el tiempo de clase, pero si desea hacerlo en un día de la semana, por favor llámeme para hacer una cita con usted. No olvide traer cualquier certificado sacramental de sus estudiante, si su hijo viene de otra iglesia y desea inscribirlo en nuestro programa, deberá traer una carta de transferencia que certifique el ultimo año que su estudiante termino. Los nuevos estudiantes en esta parroquia, deberán traer su certificado de bautizo o una copia de este. CLASES DE CONFIRMACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL SÁBADO: grado I, de 1 a 2 p.m. LUNES: grados II y III en Español para estudiantes de high school de 5:15 a 7:15 p.m. RCIA clases en Español para adultos de 18 años o mas de 7:20 a 8:20 p.m. ** Para mas información, por favor llame a la Sra. Consuelo Grajeda @ (951) 924-8614. WORDNET PRODUCTIONS The Word in the World God s Women: Ruth ~ Fr. Mike TBN - Wednesday, 8:30am PT Church Channel - Tue 8:30am & Fri 6:30am PT Next week: Care for Creation CONGRATULATIONS! We have our Queen Candidates for the 2014 St. Francis de Sales Parish Festival: Lizette Garcia - Spanish Choir Miriana Perez - Spanish Prayer Group Mia De Nava - SFDS School Let s help our Queen Candidates by supporting them in their efforts to win the title of QUEEN OF THE FESTIVAL! Cathechism Quiz for the Month of March Welcome back to our monthly quiz! The first person to call the parish office with the correct answers on Monday, March 17, after 9:00am, will win a $25.00 Gas card (and who couldn t use one these days)! This is the holy season of Lent. Here we go... What does the word LENT mean? The answer will be published in next week s bulletin (along with the source). Lenten Bible Study: A Journey of Faith Please come and join us for a faith sharing and Bible study meeting every Tuesday morning in English at 10:00am and on Thursday evening at 6:30 pm in Spanish in the multipurpose room. We will have Bible Study and discussions for anyone who is interested in learning about the Bible. All are welcome to attend. Todos invitamos!
Parish & Community Activities Page 4 March 16, 2014 Lenten Prayer Vigil for Victims of Violence Everyone is invited to a special bilingual Prayer Service on Monday, March 31st, at 7:00pm at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 3680 Arlington Avenue, Riverside (Corner of Brockton & Arlington Avenues). As we remember the passion and death of Jesus during this Lenten Season, we join with people in our churches and all over the world whose lives are dramatically changed because of violence. If you have lost a loved one or friend to any kind of violence (murder, suicide, war, accident, etc.), please bring a picture which will be placed in the sanctuary during the service. We also will pray in a special way for first responders to violence, such as law enforcement, emergency room and other medical staff, etc. For more information, contact Deacon John De Gano with St. Catherine s Ministry of Social Concerns at (951) 781-9855, ext. 11, or Sister Sue Reif, OSF, Diocesan Director of Restorative Justice: (909) 475-5474 or serif@sbdiocese.org. Habrá un Retiro del Fin de Semana de El Viñedo de Raquel en Marzo 21-Marzo 23 El retiro es para la sanación emocional y espiritual después del aborto se llevara acabo en Temecula en Marzo 21-23. El retiro es completamente confidencial y apoyo es para cualquiera que este sufriendo de pena de falta de perdón y que sufre interiormente después del aborto. Para mas información, por favor de llamar (951) 907-1353 o correo electrónico a vdrtemecula@gmail.com. Usted puede visitar también al www.rachelsvineyard.org. O llame a nuestra área nacional gratis al 1-877-Hope-4-Me. Christ Jesus... destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 2 Timothy 1:10b Eucharistic Notes from Your SFDS Perpetual Adoration Chapel Since exercise, eating, sleeping, work and prayer life are mostly accomplished by habit, it s important for healthy living to develop good habits. Good habits of daily prayer, frequent confession & communion speed us to spiritual maturity. Committing to a weekly hour of visits to our Perpetual Adoration Chapel is one of the most powerful and fruitful spiritual habits. You are invited. He is awaiting your visit. Please sign the Adorer Schedule Visitors page. The times and days Adorers are especially needed are posted on the bulletin boards or pick your favorite hour/day by looking at the pages & contacting the Coordinator listed at the bottom of the page. There should be two regular Adorers listed for each hour of each 24-hour day. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent Monday: St. Patrick Tuesday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem Wednesday: St. Joseph Thursday: Spring begins Friday: Abstinence BUILDING FUND MARCH 2014 $5,857.47 Ash Wednesday 2014 $3,449.58 Weekend of March 8-9, 2014 $6,605.46 Active Registered Families 983 Families receiving envelopes 616 Envelopes received 03/09/14 139 Please remember to use your offering envelopes. Thank you for your generosity. May God bless you. Gracias por su generosidad. Dios los bendiga!
Calendar of Events and Mass Schedules Page 5 March 16, 2014 Weekly Events Mass Intentions Sunday, March 16 Altar Society Coffee, Doughnuts & Bake Sale SFDS Parish Ministry Fair - Hall No English CCD K-8/Confirmation Classes - Youth Day Congress Monday, March 17 - Spanish Confirmation/RCIA Classes: 5:30 PM Zumba Class: 6:30 PM - Hall Tuesday, March 18 English Bible Study: 10:00 AM - MPR OLPH Novena: 5:00 PM - Church Liturgical Dance Practice: 5:30 PM - Room 4 Women of Faith Bible Study: 6:30 PM - Library Spanish Choir Rehearsal: 7:00 PM - MR Grupo de Oración: 7:00 PM - Hall Wednesday, March 19 SFDS School Noon Dismissal - Inservice Day English Choir Rehearsal: 6:30 PM - MR Thursday, March 20 English RCIA: 7:00 PM - Library Estudio de Biblia: 7:00 PM - MPR Legion of Mary: 7:30 PM - Room 1 Friday, March 21 Stations of the Cross: 7:00 PM - Church Saturday, March 22 Spanish CCD Classes: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM *Kitchen: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM AA Meeting: 6:00 PM - Room 1 Fr. Louis s 70th Birthday Party: 6:00 PM - Hall Sunday, March 23 * Youth Mass Liturgy - 9:00 AM Mass * Serra Club Coffee, Doughnuts & Bake Sale English CCD K-8 Classes: 10:15-11:25 AM Confirmation I, II, III Classes: 8:00-10:00 AM ALTAR SOCIETY SCHEDULE Michelle Gonzales, Jo Hersman, Betty Andrews & Lilian Gonzales will have Altar duty on Saturday, March 22, at 8:30 AM. Saturday - March 15 5:00 PM Mina Mallona Cruz Sunday - March 16 7:00 AM Michael McLean 9:00 AM Ben Clark 11:30 AM In Thanksgiving - SI 5:00 PM Joseph John Gilwood For the Parishioners of SFDS Monday - March 17 6:30 AM Kenneth & Bessie Shaw Fr. Louis Abdoo - Happy Birthday! Tuesday - March 18 6:30 AM Chloe Gilwood - SI 5:15 PM Matthew Holstein Wednesday - March 19 6:30 AM Erma Otten 8:00 AM Joseph John Gilwood Thursday - March 20 6:30 AM Sandy Avila - SI Friday - March 21 6:30 AM Sandy Avila - SI 5:15 PM Matthew Holstein Saturday - March 22 8:00 AM Nicole Koehler - SI (Sunday Vigil Mass) 5:00 PM Jean Cantwell - SI Margarita Gonzales Sunday - March 23 7:00 AM Michael McLean For the Parishioners of SFDS 9:00 AM For the Holy Souls - SI * Youth Mass Liturgy * 11:30 AM Raymond Soria 5:00 PM Rod & Celia Parra - SI
Second Sunday of Lent Page 6 March 16, 2014 Second Sunday of Lent Lect. 25: Genesis 12:1 4a / Psalm 33:4 5, 18 19, 20, 22 / 2 Timothy 1:8b 10 / Matthew 17:1 9 Reflecting on God s Word Lent is an invitation to journey more deeply into the heart of God. What God asks of Abram is a willingness to trust that God will lead him. Abram is called from the very beginning to place his trust in the Lord and in the Lord s promises. We are told that Abram is seventy years old at the time he goes forth. I remember someone remarking, Imagine coming in the house and saying to your wife, Honey, we have to pack up and go I know not where. We are told simply: Abram went as the LORD directed him (Genesis 12:4a). Abram s faith translates into trust that God is leading him. Jesus brought the three apostles up a high mountain. Mountains often served as the meeting place of God and the prophets Moses and Elijah come to mind. When Jesus and the three reach their destination, Jesus is transformed before them, face and clothes shining. Suddenly Moses and Elijah are talking with him. You can understand Peter wanting to stay there. But this is not journey s end. That will happen on a hill outside Jerusalem. For now they hear words meant also for us this day: This is my beloved Son... listen to him (Matthew 17:5). We are asked to journey with Jesus for forty days sometimes it may be into the desert of testing, sometimes up a mountain for a moment of blinding clarity. In both places we know Jesus as the beloved Son who trusts in the Father s will. Lent invites us to make that same journey into trusting the Father. James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. SEEING THROUGH Today's readings invite us to look more deeply, to catch a glimpse of Divine Reality hidden within the stuff of life. God challenged the elderly Abram and his wife to leave home for a land that God would show them. Their eyes would see the land, but only God could show it as a divine gift. Paul reminded Timothy that God s grace had always been available, but in Jesus Christ was made manifest. Jesus called Peter, James and John up the mountain and was transfigured for a moment, the radiance of God shining through. Then, just as abruptly, the three looked up... and saw only Jesus. During Lent we re invited to see through to God s presence in the stuff of life: prowling the supermarket, waiting in traffic, arguing with the kids, cleaning the bathtub. We wouldn t really have to do anything, if we could only glimpse divine love supporting us, holding us together. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
Liturgical Ministries Altar Servers Mary Waterman 681-3048 Altar Society Donna Pitell 688-0985 Choir (English) Mary Fall 781-6772 Coro (Español) Josefina Oliva 892-8075 Organist Prince Ward 235-5220 Eucharistic Adoration Fay Fletcher 682-9076 Eucharistic Ministers T. Waldschmitt 505-9814 *English/Spanish Lectores Francisco Mendoza (909)756-8692 *Español Lectors Lorraine Mooney 682-1659 *English Ushers/Hospitality Ray Serna 684-1607 Catechetical Ministries Adult Faith Formation Chris Gallardo (626)221-9469 *RCIA *RCIA Español Victor Grajeda 924-8614 Baptisms Parish Office 686-4004 Bible Study Fr. Louis 683-6204 *English/Español C.R.Y. Christina Gutierrez/Bobby Huertero 686-5503 *Christ Reuniting Youth Quinceañeras Alba Dominguez 318-7511 Religious Education Toni Bastian 992-8815 *English MINISTRIES / MINISTERIOS Religious Education Consuelo Grajeda 924-8614 *Español R/E Office Monica Sandoval 786-7665 Parish Ministries Bereavement Ministry R. Pucciarelli-Davis 779-6958 Liturgical Dance Amanda Cardenas 333-3476 Parish Council Peter Bradley (909)910-5098 Pastoral Care Maureen Riggs 321-9956 Spanish Ministries Alba Dominguez 318-7511 St. Anne s Sewdality Angie Nudge 684-0570 Weddings Monica Archuletta 318-0234 *English Weddings/Bodas Alba Dominguez 318-7511 *Español Women s Ministry R. Pucciarelli-Davis 779-6958 Catholic Ministries Catholic Charities 689-1803 Knights of Columbus Bill Haggard 682-3279 Legion of Mary Tim Harrod 727-6181 Marriage Encounter Robert & Denise Borruel 653-7905 Right to Life Pregnancy Hotline 784-2725 Riverside Life Services Office 784-2422 Serra Club Charline Gajdos 683-1672 St. Vincent de Paul Office 684-7386 Prayer Groups Grupo de Oración Martin & Gloria Ruiz 359-4719 Welcome to the Parish Bienvenido a la Parroquia Fill out and place in collection basket Llene esta forma y déjela en la canasta de la colecta Last Name: Apellido First Name: Primer Nombre Address: Domicilio City and Zip: Ciudad y Codigo Postal DEVOTIONS Mother of Perpetual Help Novena: Every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Legion of Mary: Every Thursday at 7:30 PM - Room 1 Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 24 hours/ 7 days in the St. Bernard Chapel First Friday Mass: 7:00 PM (Español) ST. FRANCIS DE SALES FOOD PANTRY We are still in need of food every week. Any non-perishable items, such as canned soups, canned fruits, canned vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, rice, beans, dry cereal, energy bars, flour, sugar, cooking oil, pasta and spaghetti sauce are welcome. You can bring them to the Mass you attend and leave the items in the green bins at the main entrance of the church. PLEASE DO NOT DONATE ANY ITEMS WITH PAST EXPIRATION DATES! Your contributions are most needed and appreciated. I would like to receive parish envelopes Quiero recibir sobres de la Parroquia Yes/Si No *We will mail you a complete Parish Registration Form* * Le enviaremos una forma de registro completo de la parroquia *
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