SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 5:00PM Vigil MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Closed for Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:00PM SUNDAY: 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM SUNDAY: 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 5:00 PM DAILY MASS 8:00 AM Rosary 8:30 AM Monday-Friday COMMUNION SERVICE 8:30 AM Saturday CONFESSIONS: 3:30 PM 4:30PM Saturdays or by appointment HOLY DAYS: As Announced SAINT MARTIN ACADEMY: Principal: Antoinette Dimuzio 619.466.3241 Preschool to 8th Grade We invite you to be a Sharing Member Register, Participate and Share your Gifts and Talents. 7710 El Cajon Blvd., La Mesa, CA 91942 www.stmartinoftoursparish.org PH 619-465-5334 FAX 619-465-7297 Email Address: info@saintmartinoftours.cc
JOHN THE BAPTIST Since June 24 falls on a Sunday this year, the Church has the opportunity for a more intense celebration of the birth of John the Baptist, who is often described as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the bridge between Judaism and Christianity. More commonly, John is known as the "precursor" of our Lord Jesus Christ. All the Gospels report John's basic message: Repent, the kingdom is near at hand. One greater than I is coming. Though he was a wandering preacher who dressed in camel skins and ate grasshoppers, John's legacy is one of true royalty. His origins are similar to those foretold by God through the prophet Isaiah: "You are my servant, he said to me, Israel through whom I show my glory" (Isaiah 49:3). John's humility--"i am not he"--was surpassed only by that of his Lord Jesus, the humble servant who followed. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc TODAY S READINGS First Reading -- I will make you a light to the nations (Isaiah 49:1-6). Psalm -- I praise you for I am wonderfully made (Psalm 139). Second Reading -- John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance (Acts 13:22-26). Gospel -- John is his name (Luke 1:57-66, 80). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-18; Ps 60; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9 36; Ps 48; Mt 7:6-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps 119; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34; 2 Tm 4:6-18; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Lam 2:2-19; Ps 74; Mt 8:15-17 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30; 2 Cor 8:7-15; Mk 5:21-43 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist June 24, 2018 "Behold, one is coming after me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet." --Acts 13:25 `tç à{x áéâäá Éy à{x yt à{yâä wxñtüàxw? à{üéâz{ à{x ÅxÜvç Éy ZÉw? Üxáà Ç cxtvxa TÅxÇ Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of Stephen Perkovac, who passed away on May 24. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10am. Our hearts and prayers go to his dear children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Page 2
FAITH FORMATION FOR CHILDREN: Registration for Faith Sessions will resume in September 2018. Please watch the bulletin for the registration information date. 07/01 9am Family Mass 08/05 9am Family Mass For more information, please contact Christine Davis, Religious Education Coordinator, at chris@saintmartinoftours.cc or 619.698.8434 REGISTRATION FOR JR. HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION & CONFIRMATION PREPARATION will resume in September. Please watch for the registration information date in the bulletin. HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER EVENTS 07/10 5:30-8:30pm Movie Night @ OLG 07/11 6-8pm Beach Night La Jolla Shores 07/20 730-930 Lazer Tag and In & Out JR. HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER EVENTS 07/09 6-8pm Uptown Jungle 07/11 6-8pm Beach Night @ La Jolla Shores 07/13 7-9pm Dance @ St. Therese For more information go to: stmartinoftoursyouth@gmail.com or call Susan Skinner, Youth Minister. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) INQUIRY SESSIONS: Information regarding the inquiry Sessions for anyone who is considering to become Catholic or is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith will be announced in upcoming Sunday Bulletins. PRAY FOR THE NEEDS AND INTENTIONS OF: Kellie Gina, John Shea, Dayton Hammel, Monica Dietsch, Trey Sieradski, Rita A. Bongard, Ricardo F. Soto, Julie Horton, Diane Butcher, David Gillespie, John Hightower, Sue Houze, Gil Tangog, Joseph Green Gonzalez, Jack Zolezzi, Robert F. Kissel, Kathy Norman, Rod Miller, Cindy Mendez, Larry Smith, Byron Halvorsen, Ted Curry, David Stapleton, Anna Zasueta, Pat Stewart, Anne Wojtach, Barbara Tilley, Jim Costello, Ed Lopez, Allen Stanley, Joan Glunt, Frank Lizzo, Michele Heinzel, David Doane, Alan Collins, Jean & Bob Keating, David Alan Zurline, Diane Bacon, Bob McEwen, Bob & Jeannine Mitchell, Bob Moeller, Carol Bessone, Stephanie Butcher, Joanne Silva, Bruce Reed, Doug Reed, Gil Tangog, Francisco Castillo, Gilbert Murrieta, Celia Malzin... may they find joy in the healing love of Christ. HELP OUR SEMINARIANS! SAVE THE DATE! Annual Fundraising Pasta Dinner on July 21 to help those preparing for the priesthood. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. More information will be available at a later date. THE FOOD ASSISTANCE MINISTRY is in need of nonperishable food to reach out to the less fortunate in our midst. We appeal to our caring parish community to help us with items such as: jelly, peanut butter, spam, cold cereal, hot cereal, canned meats, Rice-a- Roni, hamburger helper, or cash/check to purchase the food we need. Please put the items in the food box in the vestibule of the Church or deliver them to the parish office or food center. Donations of check/cash should be clearly marked Food Assistance and put in the offering baskets at Mass. In the month of May 2018 we provided 948 meals. Thank you for your continued support. Page 3
Saturday Sunday JUNE 24 JULY 1, 2018 500 PM Rita Pontes 700 AM Mass for the People 900 AM 2018 High School Graduates 1100 AM Michael Ruhl s Birthday 500 PM Father s day Novena Monday 830 AM Father s Day Novena Tuesday 830 AM Father s day Novena Wednesday 830 AM Salvatore Calafato Thursday 830 AM Mary Shaffer-Healing Friday 830 AM Darrell & Fred Escalera Saturday 500 PM Virginia Elliott Sunday 700 AM Teresa Tong & Mary Chow -Blessings 900 AM John Trudell-Birthday 1100 AM Mass for the People 500 PM Mary Shaffer-Healing CAMP SAINT MARTIN! Save the Date-July 16-20. Have your children come to Camp Saint Martin in the past? Do you want to ensure we can continue to offer this amazing ministry? Please help out! We need creative minds, helpful hands and Christ loving hearts. The goal of this program is to awaken the hearts and minds of children to the beauty of the Mass we celebrate each week on Sunday. Kids will learn to discover, respect, protect, serve and celebrate Holy Mass with a whole new exciting awareness. Vacation Bible Camp will start in the Parish Hall on Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20 from 9am to 12 noon for children 4 to 11 years old and the children will sing at the 9am Mass on Sunday, July 22. Remember to make this happen we need your time and talents. For additional information, please contact Christine Davis at 619.698.8434 or chris@saintmartinoftours.cc. CLERGY Fr. Chris Kintanar, Pastor Deacon Allen Rosker Rev. Danilo Valdepeñas, In Residence Rev. Pedro Rivera, In Residence SACRAMENTS & MINISTRIES ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 7pm first Friday of the month in the Holy Spirit Chapel. Closes with Benediction at 830pm. FAITH FORMATION: Coordinator: Christine Davis 619.698.8434 or chris@saintmartinoftours.cc Ages 4-12 - meet most Sundays September thru April: 815-10am FOOD ASSISTANCE Open Monday through Friday from 10am to 12pm Coordinator: Richard Zasueta 619.726.7618 RCIA: For adults wishing to become Catholic or complete their Sacraments of Initiation - Tues, 7pm. Coordinator: Christine Davis 619.698.8434 or chris@saintmartinoftours.cc BAPTISMS: Pre-baptismal Seminar required Call Parish Office for information - 619.465.5334 FIRST COMMUNION: Two years preparation Call Faith Formation Coordinator: Christine Davis 619.698.8434 or chris@saintmartinoftours.cc CONFIRMATION: Call Youth Minister: Susan Skinner, 619.698.3180 or stmartinoftoursyouth@gmail.com YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Minister: Susan Skinner - 619.698.3180 Jr. High: (7 & 8) and High School: (9-12) or stmartinoftoursyouth@gmail.com MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST: Cookie Comer - 619.980.8847 MUSIC MINISTRY: Sat. 5pm Evening Choir, Dennis Sable Sun. 9am Contemporary Choir, Frances Cavanaugh Sun. 11am Traditional Choir, Frances Cavanaugh Sun. 5pm Evening Choir, Dennis Sable WEDDINGS: Call for information - 619.465.5334 COMMUNITY GARDEN; Diane Hartley 619.466.3241 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS; Bill McClurg - 619.961.7063 SENIOR SINGLES GROUP: Third Monday at 10am in the Parish Office: Pat Kramm 619.469.3976 SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY: Flora Funk 619.957.4388 WOMEN S CLUB: First Thursday @1030am in Barry Hall www.stmartinoftoursparish.org/womens.html or Pat Kramm - 619.469.3976 WOMEN OF FAITH; First Thursday at 6:30pm in Parish Hall-Meeting Room: Monica Dietsch - 619.469.1256 Page 4
. A little mercy makes the world less cold and more just. Pope Francis, Angelus, March 17, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our second collection today is for the Peter s Pence Collection (PPC). This global collection supports the Holy Father as he reaches out in mercy and charity to people who are suffering. Your generosity will help Pope Francis ease the suffering of some of the most marginalized throughout the world and show them the tender love of God. Pope Francis challenges us to look at those around us with the eyes of mercy. He says, We encounter so many weary and oppressed people today... And how is our heart? Is it merciful? And our way of thinking and acting, is it inclusive? (Jubilee Audience, Nov. 12, 2016). I invite you to reflect on how you feel moved to answer the call to mercy. In Iraq, many people still live a nightmare of war and violence. This has left many displaced, including young people in the midst of their studies. Without an educated population, it will be difficult for the country to gain stability. But with the support of your diocese to the PPC, the Archdiocese of Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, has received funding for 10 scholarships for young displaced persons. With this help, the students can complete their university education and move forward with the hope of rebuilding their country. Please prayerfully consider supporting this collection as an act of mercy and charity. Join with our brothers and sisters in faith from around the globe to help Pope Francis reach the most marginalized in our world. For more information about the collection, please visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence. Thank you, and May God bless you abundantly. Sincerely yours in Christ, Bishop Robert McElroy For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence. Page 5
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. SUNDAY COLLECTION June 16-17, 2018 Total Plate Collection: $ 3,488.32 Total Envelope Collection: $ 8,170.00 TOTAL SUNDAY COLLECTION: $11,658.32 May God bless and reward you for your continued support to our Parish. UPCOMING EVENT IN THE DIOCESE Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) invite you to a FREE panel discussion on HUMILITY with Most Reverend John P. Dolan, Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, Scott Weeman, Founder - Catholic in Recovery & Kurt Sullivan, VP - Douglas Allred Company on Tue, June 26 @ 7-9pm at Ascension Catholic Church (Pope St. John Paul II Parish Hall) 11292 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92124. YCP brings young adults together for speaker events, panel discussions and networking to foster Catholic identity, to encourage community and to inspire a call to action. Visit www.ycpsandiego.org DECEIT Reason deceives us; conscience, never. --Jean Jacques Rousseau THE WOMEN OF FAITH MINISTRY meets monthly to work on projects for the Parish Community at large, like the Faith Formation Programs and the prayer shawls/prayer quilts for the home bound or sick. We greatly appreciate all the yarn and fabrics that are donated for this work. If you knit or crochet and would like to participate while working at home, contact Mary Margaret Kissel at 619-698-4845. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION It's midsummer day! We have the advantage of celebrating one of the great hidden treasures of our liturgical calendar on a Sunday this year. There are only three "nativity" feasts on our calendar: for the Lord, the Blessed Mother (September 8), and today's birth of the Baptist. Today's date is anchored by the Annunciation (March 25), when Mary learns not only of her own child's advent, but of Elizabeth's child. We are exactly half a year away from Christmas Eve. There are strong traditions around this feast. Just as the winter solstice provides a rich vocabulary for Christmas, so does the abundance of light at midsummer inform this celebration. Just as at Christmas, a religious festival spills over into culture. As summer light reaches its peak, the sundrenched zones of northern Europe see people staying up all night, lighting "St. John's fires" in the long summer twilight. Bonfires seem to be the unifying force in all these celebrations, kindled along the shores of the St. Lawrence in Quebec and Montreal, with harbor illuminations in France. You may be most interested in the custom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Baptist's own city. People there will leap into the sea between midnight and dawn to honor John. Why not find your way to a pool, a lake, or a sandy beach today and plunge in to recall your baptism? It's a tradition! --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Page 6
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS ACADEMY June 24, 2018 The planning stages for St. Martin of Tours Academy s Annual Great Cash Giveaway Gala is currently underway. This year s gala, A Night Under The Big Top, will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The evening will include dinner, music, dancing, live and silent auctions, and multiple cash prizes. The gala s Auction Committee is currently seeking donations of goods or services from local businesses for live and silent auction. For example, season ticket seats to local sporting events, a handmade item that can be treasured by a family, or donating a stay at your timeshare are welcome. All donors will be mentioned on the school s website, social media, and event program. We are also accepting sponsorship of the event through gift cards to local restaurants, shops, grocery stores, gas stations, and online shopping sites. Please include printed receipts with gift card donations. All donations are tax deductible. If you or someone you know would like to donate, please contact Auction Committee Co-Chairs Mitzi Elsten at mitzielsten@yahoo.com, or Teresa Propper at tpropper@cox.net. Proceeds from the event will support St. Martin of Tours Academy s Catholic education, operational expenses, and tuition assistance for students and families in need. $10,000 Winner! (2017) Live Auction Bidding! Geeat Food & Community! Page 7