WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH Facility Reservations Calendar Please confirm events at www.olaparish.net. Sat, May 20 th Sacramento Deanery Officers Installation 9:00am, Parish Hall Curia Meeting 9:30am, St. Paul s Room Baptism - Rodriguez 1:00pm, Church Sun, May 21 st Open Gym - OLA Basketball 7:30am, Parish Hall Flame Meeting 10:00am, St. Paul s Room RCIA 11:00am, St. John s Hall Mon, May 22 nd OLA Women s Book Club Meeting 6:30pm, St. John s Hall Troop 328 Scout Meeting 6:45pm, Seton Hall Christian Meditation 7:30pm, School Library Tue, May 23 rd Baptismal Preparation 7:00pm, St. Anne s Room K of C Planning Meeting 7:30pm, St. John s Hall Wed, May 24 th Legion of Mary meeting 8:45am, St. Paul s Room Youth Choir Rehearsal 6:00pm, Church OLA Finance Council Meeting 6:30pm, St. Paul s Room Boy Scout s Troop 328 Meeting 6:30pm, St. John s Hall Music Ministry Rehearsal 7:00pm, Church Thu, May 25 th Funeral Reception 10:00am, St. John s Hall Funeral 10:30am, Church Eagle Scout Board of Review, 7:00pm, St. Paul s Room Fri, May 26 th Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony 8:00am, Parish Hall TK Graduation 8:00am, St. John s Hall Sowing for Jesus 8:30am, St. Anne's Room Sat, May 27 th Marcano Party 5:00pm, Parish Hall Save-the-Date June 1 st Strategic Planning Mtg. 6:30pm, St. John's Hall June 5 th - 8 th, Walnut Ave. Parking Lot CLOSED Bulletin We are very excited to announce that an amazing group of volunteers will be producing the Parish Bulletin going forward. Please continue to drop your submissions by the parish office or email them to development@olaparish.net. We appreciate your patience and prayers while we transition to our new team. Mass Requests To request a Mass, please contact the Parish Office. Sat, May 20 th 5:00pm Linda DeAngelo Peggy & Fernando Linda DeAngelo Paul & Cathy Rutledge Sun, May 21 st 8:00am Bill Ridenour Ridenour Family Gordon & Susan Scott Joan Lewis 9:30am Robert Love, Sr. Ricci Family Fortunato Navarro Des & Rose 11:00am Avelino Baustista Angelo Camacho Family 7:30pm OLA Parishioners Mon, May 22 nd 8:00am Linda DeAngelo Selewicz Family Darlene Kramer Selewicz Family Tues, May 23 rd 8:00am Pat Ramey Dick Ramey Wed, May 24 th 8:00am Lura Spalding Legion of Mary Thurs, May 25 th 8:00am Judith Wilson Wilson Family Fri, May 26 th 8:00am Don Day Sr. Marriott Family Liz & Margaret Marriott Marriott Family Sat, May 27th 5:00pm Terry Ginsburg Ricci Family Harold Silva Ricci Family Hearing Assist Devices Available Please ask an Usher for assistance. OLA Vacation Bible School Children Entering Kindergarten - Fourth Grades Please sign up for OLA s Vacation Bible School June 19-23 and June 26 th - 30 th, 9:00am - 12noon. VBS will ignite your kids faith with rocksolid Bible truths! VBS is an environment where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they re lovingly crafted by God. VBS will spark your child s creativity with interactive decorations and experiences. For more information and registration contact: Joan Cotton, Faith Formation Coordinator at 488-4626 or faithformation@olaparish.net.
PRAYER & JOYFUL OPPORTUNITIES Receive the Holy Spirit In the First Reading, we see the fruit of the Gospel being spread; St Luke shows us the power of the Holy Spirit to convert people s hearts to Christ and His teachings. The conversion begins through St Philip, one of the seven deacons. The Samaritans who converted had mixed paganism into the Jewish faith. Here we see them accept the Gospel so joyfully that St Peter and St John are sent to pray over them so that they can fully receive the Holy Spirit. The Responsorial Psalm is a hymn of praise to God for powerfully intervening in history to deliver His people. By Jesus death and Resurrection, our Baptism became that dry passage-way God created for us through the sea of sin s death (much like the parting of the Red Sea). All are invited to make this passage to life with Jesus. His death makes us all one in Him. In the Second Reading, St Peter instructs us in a very loving and pastoral fashion. We are in turn asked to be gentle and reverent in sharing our faith with others, we can invite rather than force compliance. If then we suffer mild persecution for our belief we should see it as an honor, for Jesus suffered for us. In this way we put the flesh to death so that the Spirit will live within us. In today s Gospel we hear Jesus promise to send another Advocate, for He is the first to have interceded for us with the Father. This second Advocate is the Holy Spirit; the counselor, the advisor, the consoler, the Spirit of Truth, the Paraclete. Jesus will send us this Spirit to remind us of His teachings, to help us understand them and to give us the courage to witness to them. When we suffer for the Faith, the Spirit will give us the words we need to defend ourselves. The sign or proof that we are in the Spirit is our obedience to the commandments. Whoever obeys His teachings truly loves Him. May our love be strong enough to keep us always obedient. Interested in helping to plan the future of OLA and build a more Vibrant Parish? The Diocese and wise stewardship dictate that OLA develop a 3 to 5 year Pastoral or Strategic Plan. Father Eduino and the Pastoral Council strongly recommend that the Pastoral Plan incorporates in spirit and deed, the Vibrant Parish concept. This concept looks to build an engaged and growing parish for generations to come. Think you want to help? Please join Father Eduino and the Pastoral Council for the convening meeting of the Pastoral Plan: Strategic Planning Committee. At least one representative from each ministry is requested to attend - please let the office know the name of your representative. Individual parishioners are encouraged to attend and be a part of the Strategic Planning Committee. The first Strategic Planning Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, June 1 st at 6:30pm in St. John s Hall. If you would like further information, please contact Juan C. Yñiguez, Pastoral Council President, at 207-9512 or email to: jcyniguez@att.net. Fireworks! Our Lady of the Assumption is blessed to have an active council of Knights of Columbus here to support our endeavors. Our council includes the St. John the Evangelist and St. Ignatius congregations at this time. Every year we sponsor scholarships to our best graduating 8 th graders that are moving on to Catholic High Schools in the Sacramento area. The funds used to accomplish this are raised by donating all the profits earned at the TNT Fireworks stand in front of the St. Ignatius church on Arden Way. You can purchase scrip in the school office to use at our Fireworks stand. Informacion Importante Los dias lunes y jueves en el horario de 8:30am a 12:00pm, contamos con la colaboracion de dos personas de habla hispana, quienes le podran orientar en relacion a sus dudas. Muchas Gracias. Youth Ministry Dinner and Mass - Fellowship Night Every 3 rd Sunday of the month join us to break bread in the youth room, attend Mass together, and experience our faith through prayers and worship. There will be a light dinner in the youth room from 6:30pm to 7:15pm followed by attendance at the 7:30pm Mass. Help to participate in the Mass by greeting, ushering, bringing up the gifts, and reading. This evening is for youth in grades 7 th 12 th. RSVP is not required. If you have any questions please contact OLA Youth Minister, Johann Miller at 486-4626 or faithformation@olaparish.net.
OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND SERVE Interview of Dean Marshall, OLA Seminarian Intern by Katherine Borg, OLA Alumni The parish has been blessed to have Mr. Dean Marshall as a seminarian intern since September. He has become a large part of the parish, and has dedicated many hours into making OLA an even more special place. Marshall was always ready to contribute to the parish, whether by coming to youth group meetings, attending mass, vocations ministry, or assisting parish staff. Marshall first discovered his calling to the church when he was twenty-one years old, although he may have had hints earlier in life. He recalls being young and visiting his father s flower shop in Downtown Sacramento, We spent a lot of time at the cathedral, you know, weddings and things like that, and there would be times when I was there that I would think to myself, Wow, it would be really cool to be a priest, said Marshall. Marshall often visited the students at our parish school. Before he entered the seminary, he was a teacher. I worked in the public school system. I worked with at risk youth, I loved doing that, said Marshall. He also worked at Saint Isidore Catholic School in Yuba City. He hopes to go back to teaching in classrooms someday as part of his ministry. Every Wednesday, Marshall went to the parish school and teachers can sign up and Marshall will prepare a lesson for them on whatever topic they were teaching. When Marshall spoke of his impression of OLA, he used one word, amazing. Marshall was appreciative of the generosity the parishioners have shown him over his time at OLA. He reflects on his time with parishioners fondly, They encouraged me in my vocation, and also challenged me in a good way, said Marshall. He knows that he will take the lessons he has learned from parishioners into his priesthood. I can t think of my vocational journey now without the people of the parish of OLA, said Marshall. The impact of our community will surely remain with him in the years to come. Marshall also kindly reflects back on his time with Father Eduino. He spoke of the wonderful examples Father has shown him about how to lead a parish and also how to be a good Christian. Father Eduino has a very deep sense of generosity and spirituality and the love of Jesus Christ, said Marshall. Mr. Marshall left us on May 15 th. He will continue on two more years in the seminary. God willing, in 2019, he will be ordained a priest. Marshall has greatly contributed his talents, intelligence, and generosity to the parish and we have been blessed to have him with us. ~ Katherine Borg, OLA Alumni Vocations Cross Prayer Campaign OLA has a Vocations Cross Prayer Campaign. Each week, a family will take home the Vocations Cross. During their week, they commit to praying for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, as well as for our priests, seminarians, and religious in the Diocese of Sacramento. The cross will then be returned to the parish the following Friday, and presented to a new family at the Mass they normally attend. If you are interested in participating, please contact the parish office at 481-5115 or parish@olaparish.net. Catholic Committee on Scouting Seeks New Membership We are looking for adults active in scouting (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire, or Heritage Girls) to consider participation in the committee. Nominees must be Catholics in good standing, have 2 years experience as a troop or unit leader and be willing to give 5-8 hours per month to meetings and events. Orientation and discernment day is June 4 th from 1-5pm at the Pastoral Center. Please RSVP to: jcampbell@scd.org. Preparing for Pentecost Spring Series Thursday morning, May 25 th, from 10:00am to noon at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center at 6520 Van Maren Lane, Citrus Heights, CA Fr. Tom Bonacci, C.P. is presenting: Does John s Gospel portray Jesus as Mother of the Spirit? Revisiting John19:30 through the eyes of Julian of Norwich. The cost: $12.00 at the door. Further information and reservations: ChristTheKingRetreatCenter.org. Catholic Summer School Registration is open for St. John the Evangelist Summer School for preschool - 8 th graders. Registration information is available at www.stjohnev.com under the Summer School 2017 tab.
YOUTH Track & Field Varsity Championships: Congratulations to our team on another outstanding performance! Our boys finished in 1st place, and our girls placed 9th. OLA s Combined Team placed 2nd. Many of our athletes achieved some impressive PRs during the meet. We are proud of them all, and we thank their devoted and talented coach, Todd Chambers, for his years of work and commitment to the team. We ll miss you Todd! We had a fabulous Country Fair last weekend, which was enjoyed by our school and parish community. This annual festival may be the biggest of any school in the Sacramento Region, but it always has an intimate feel and yet very exciting for the children. What a delightful two days for all who came. Our thanks go out to our amazing Country Fair Chairs, Amy Kuzmich, Annmarie Schmidt, and Joe Ryan for their excellent leadership and organization of this huge event. Many thanks also to our sub-chairs and all of our families who contributed to this event. Congratulations to Laura Kate Holiday for her participation in the California State Science Fair, which was held April 24-25, 2017 in Los Angeles at the California Science Center. Laura placed 2nd in her division at the regional science fair at American River College. Because of her second place finish she was eligible to apply to compete at the California State Science Fair, which she did. Laura is the first OLA student to ever compete in the California State Science Fair. Congratulations to Laura, on her hard work, determination, and soaring efforts. A GIANT shout out to Abbie and Gene Totten, awesome 5th graders, and their siblings, who started the garden project this past Saturday by taking on the weeds and preparing the ground. Check out our before and after photos on our School Facebook! Next step is planting after Country Fair! The proceeds of this garden are given to our St. Vincent de Paul. Congratulations & Prayers for Our Alumni, Hannah Parulan: The St. Francis swimming team competed at the Sac-Joaquin Section Trials. I could not be more proud of my whole team, said Head Coach Richard Levin. How exciting for the Frosh/Soph group and how exciting is it to be coaching them the next three years. Seeing them in action today when it matters, they all stepped up. The group includes a lot of talented freshmen and Hannah Parulan, a sophomore, who is definitely the leader. St. Francis group advanced all three relays, posting the top times in two events and advanced 11 Troubadours into the finals on Saturday in the Frosh/Soph division. Parulan won her heat in the 200 individual medley in 2:14.88, entering Saturday as the second seed. Parulan also advanced in 100 backstroke, finishing seventh. Parulan also was in the 400 free relay 3:47.17. This excerpt was taken from the St. Francis Website. OLA is very proud of Hannah and pray for her continued success and enjoyment of her chosen sport. OLA Youth Groups Wednesdays (grades 7-8) 7:00pm - 8:30pm and Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm (grades 9-12): Youth Group meetings are held in Seton Hall. Please contact Johann at 488-4626 or email: youth@olaparish.net. OLA Youth Choir and Ensemble (Grades 3-12) All parish and school children grades 3-12 are invited to participate in these activities. We are looking for both singers and instrumentalists. Practices are from 6:00-6:55pm on Wednesday evenings in the church. Please contact our Music Director, Casey, at worship@olaparish.net or 481-5115. St. Francis Catholic High School Alumnae Reunion Weekend St. Francis High School s Alumnae Reunion Weekend will be taking place June 9 th -11 th at St. Francis High School. Friday, June 9 th is an Alumnae Reception, Saturday, June 10 th classes will meet off campus on their own and Sunday, June 11 th is a Mass and Family Breakfast. More information: www.stfrancishs.org/alumnaereunion
OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE YOUR FAITH Camp Pendola Annual Work Weekend: Join Camp Pendola for the Annual Work Weekend on May 27 th - 29 th. Help get camp ready for the 2017 summer camp season. Lots of projects from general cleanup, to simple repairs and household maintenance jobs, to helping prepare meals for the work crew. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Evenings will include relaxing and campfires. Pre-registration is encouraged so we can prepare projects and meals. RSVP to pendola.org/workweekend or jcampbell@scd.org. Registration: We are offering a Teen Week during July 30 th - August 5 th. The theme of the week is Survivor, and this is a great time for those youth who think they are too old for the Traditional Camp, but still want that summer camp experience. There will be older campers in camp, who will help customize the program for your child. All of the regular activities you have come to expect will still be available for you. For more information check out our website at www.pendola.org or call 733-0123. Saint Vincent de Paul SVDP is in need of drivers and strong bodies to help us pick up food on Tuesday or Thursday mornings for the food locker. If you have a pickup truck, van or SUV and can volunteer for approximately 2 hours once a month (or more if you wish) we would be grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support of our ministry. Please contact Marylee at 359-1225. Soap for Souls Year Round Collection OLA youth group is sponsoring a toiletries drive year round for St. Vincent de Paul starting September 13th. Have you ever wondered what to do with all your hotel shampoos and soaps? Donate to us! We are in need of any and all travel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, etc. Baskets will be in the back of the church labeled Soap for Souls. We appreciate your generosity. The Legion of Mary The objective of the Legion of Mary is to glorify God through holiness of life of the members that is a fervent life of prayer and active service under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the church. Do you want to be the hands of Mary, to bring Christ to the world, to the sick or to the aged? If so, please join the Legion of Mary. We hold meetings every Wednesday at 8:45am in St. Paul s room. For more information, please contact the parish office at 481-5115. Parish Registration and Change of Address We welcome new families to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish! Please register as soon as you are able by completing the form below and place it in our offertory collection basket or the New Parishioner form located at: http://olaparish.net/new-parishioners. Existing parishioners, please let us know if you have moved or changed email addresses by calling the Parish Office at 481-5115. I am new to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. I am existing parishioner with the following new contact information. Name: Phone: Street Address: City, Zip:, Email Address:
APPRECIATION, INFORMATION, EVENTS Thank you for your generosity May 1 st - 7 th Weekend Offertory: $10,478.27 Electronic Giving: $ 2,112.00 Total: $12,590.27 Average Weekly Budget Amount: $13,846.15 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be God s will, than for doing evil. 1 PETER 3:17 The old line says if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Many of us are diligent in our planning, making sure things are progressing smoothly, then disaster strikes, we don t get the result that was intended. An unforeseen problem arises. Many times we may respond negatively. Why me? I did everything right! Here s the thing God has a different and better plan in store for you. Our Lady of the Assumption Parish invites you to consider our electronic giving program, ParishPay, as a way to automate your regular weekly offerings. Electronic giving is convenient for you and provides much-needed consistency for our church. There is no cost for you to participate. If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes. And when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis. To sign up, simply go to http://parishpay.com/. THANK YOU! Thank You to All That Support OLA Via Amazon Smile Thank you to everyone that supports our parish with their purchases. Remember this doesn t cost you anything! The Amazon Foundation contributes half a percent of your total purchases to our Parish. Just shop via OLA Parish s Amazon smile portal: smile.amazon.com/ ch/45-3954215. We appreciate your support! Flocknotes To receive parish updates in your email, please contact Jane at development@olaparish.net with your email address. Thank you! Estate Planning A legacy gift to Our Lady of the Assumption is one of the most rewarding and far-reaching investments you can make. Our Lady of the Assumption takes the trust you place in us seriously and has used previous gifts to support the educational needs of our students, the liturgical and basic necessities of those helped by our charity partners locally, as well as investing in the future of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. We are grateful to those who have included us in their plan for the distribution of their assets after death. We pray that you will keep Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and/or School in mind. We invite you to contact the Parish Office if you wish to learn more about how you can include us in your estate planning. Memorial Day 2017 Join Bishop Emeritus, William Weigand at Calvary Catholic Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29 th at 10:00am. Everyone is welcome to join us in honoring those who have fallen in service to our country. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting light refreshments after Mass, the Boy Scouts will be out in force adorning the cemetery with flags and crosses, and a flag folding presentation will follow Mass at 7101 Verner Ave., Citrus Heights. For additional information please call 726-1232. June 5 th - 8 th WALNUT AVENUE PARKING LOT CLOSED For Slurry Sealing Second Collections May 27 th and 28 th : Catholic Communication Campaign June 10 th and 11 th : Missionary Cooperative Appeal Bulletin Submission Timeline Submissions are due two Fridays prior to the bulletin you want your information in because we send it out to be printed. Please drop off submissions in the parish office or send via email to development@olaparish.net. Mass Requests Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to request a Mass to honor someone special. The Diocese recommended stipend for this is $10.00 per request but no request will be denied based on ability to pay. School Tours Please contact Jane at development@olaparish.net or 481-5115 to schedule a school tour.