Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 22, 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 Catholic Capitalist s View (Adapted from America, Feb 20, 2017) The topic of capitalism can be a very contentious one especially for people like you and I who are trying to follow the example of Christ in their daily life. But Jesus seems to give us mixed messages about money. He tells the rich young man that if he wants to be perfect he must sell all that he owns and become a disciple. Yet Jesus also recognizes its importance when he tells Peter to catch a fish and take the coin out of his gullet to pay their taxes. So how are we to find a balance in the use of money? Here is a perspective that seems to have much merit. After converting to Catholicism, the economist, Arthur Brooks, says he was among those who knew what everyone else took to be common knowledge, that capitalism is great for the rich but terrible for the poor the rich and powerful accumulate more and more of the world s resources while the poor are exploited. But looking a little deeper, he found that this formula has, in fact, changed for billions of people. Two billion have escaped poverty in the last 50 years. So the right question today should be: Why did whole parts of the world cease to be poor for the first time in history? And further: What can we do to share this prosperity with more people? This dramatic change was not because of the UN or the billions poured out across the globe in foreign aid. The real reason is the reshaping of the global economy through five factors: globalization, free trade, property rights, the rule of law and the culture of entrepreneurship. In short, it was the American free enterprise system, spreading around the world. Capitalism is not the problem, he says, it is unbridled greed and materialism making a god of money and using people to get it. There will always be a bottom 10%, he says. But it is caused by political power and privilege not by capitalism per se. The real problem is inequality of economic opportunity. Schools are supposed to solve the problem but they do not. Education spending has doubled yet the achievement gap between students at the top and bottom of the income distribution has increased, not decreased. Pope Francis tells us in Evangelii Gaudium that In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule. But Brooks maintains that capitalism per se does not make us into crass, peoplehating materialists. The real culprit is materialism the ethos that all too often accompanies the free market. Our TV programs, movies, and adverts all broadcast this formula for a happy life: love things, use people, and worship yourself. What matters is the morality of those who participate in the system. The problem is not money; it is attachment to money. It is the rampant choice to prioritize the struggle for riches ahead of higher goods such as faith, family and friendships. Brooks urges us to use reason and inspired conscience as guides not our base desires summed up in the trend: if it feels good, do it. There needs to be a moral program directing the economic system: love people, use things, and worship God. His astute advice is that we must not reject capitalism but acknowledge its limitations. Free enterprise (accompanied by necessary regulation and proper social safety nets) has helped fulfill the noble antipoverty goals of our faith for billions of people all around the world. Along with an honest accounting of market failures, we should rely on market concepts of competition and choice, which have consistently transformed industries and improved living standards.
FINANCIAL UPDATE 2018 April 15th Weekend: $5,703.00 \Thank you for your continued support. Soup & Salad Wednesday May 9, 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Parish Hall Landscaping Project Our landscaping looks great but we still need your help to pay for it. Thus Far we have received donations of $21,335.30 of our $23,000 goal. God Bless You! - Fr Jon May 20 Pentecost Sunday Ethnic Potluck Luncheon Bring a dish of your culture to share after the 10:00am Mass in Parish Hall Come join your faith community at our Ethnic Potluck Luncheon. All are invited to participate. Please bring your food dish by 11:00am, wear your national dress and bring decorations if you have them in order to share your life with the community. Our Spanish Community and Rocky s Crew are Co-Hosting this month. Soup, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Beverage $6.00 per person, $3.00 Children 5yrs. - 10 yrs., Free for Children under 5 yrs. old We Support Ride Sharing, Bring a Friend! Share a meal with your parish community & raise funds for the parish. COME for the Special Poster Signing to send Greetings to Sr. Eleanor McNally & Sr. Katie Lett (former long time staff & parish members) It will be hand delivered to them at their Mother House in Dayton, Ohio. Women s Club Card & Bingo Party Sat. April 28 10am - 2:30pm Parish Hall $20 per person (includes lunch) Catered by Cupid s Catering RSVP Pat Luebbers: 619-262-8522 Fr. Emmet Farrell Fr. Joe Miller Fr. William Headley For covering this weekend while Fr. Jon was away on retreat with his religious order. Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. April 21 April 22 April 23 5:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm Socorro Macias John Raynoha VA San Diego Staff, int. Parishioners Judy Pike, int. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 8:00pm Souls in Purgatory Andrew Asaro Ellen Heid Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian Victim of Abortion, int.
Parish Events April 27 - BSPS Grandparents Day PH April 28 - Women s Club Card & Bingo Party 10am PH April 28 - BSPS Spring Fundraiser 5:30pm at school April 29 - Last day of RCIA April 30 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PH May. 2 - Knights of Columbus Mtg. 7pm PH May. 6 - First Eucharist. 10am CH May. 7 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6-7pm PH May 9 - Soup & Salad 5pm-7pm PH May 10 - Women s Club Mtg. 9pm PH May 13 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm May 13 - Last of Faith Formation May 20 - Ethnic Potluck at 11am PH 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: Church Office... 582-5722 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)..klhbones@aol.com Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass).735-6330 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 Home Masses We continue to have Home Masses. please contact the office if you wish to host a Mass. April 22 Fourth Sunday of Easter A Vocation View: The priest is called, in imitation of Christ, to lay down his life for his people. Pray that our priest and seminarians might be courageous in following the example of Christ. DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 800-553-3321 Welcome New Parishioners Registration forms are Available in the Parish Office. Call or Stop by the Parish Office (619) 582-5722 or Email: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Next Bibliodrama Monday, April 30 at 6:30pm in PHL Free Healing Workshop: Healing Our Losses On Saturday April 21; 12noon 4:00pm. Blessed Sacrament will be hosting a free healing workshop at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall. The presenter will be Dr. Jack Miller. This workshop will enable people to begin to heal their unresolved grief and to make necessary changes in their lives. Sunday Hospitality Schedule After 8am & 10am Masses 1st: Women s Club group 2nd: Vietnamese group 3rd: Knights of Columbus 4th: Spanish group 5th: Spanish group
AROUND TOWN April 26 Reaching Out & Ministering to Hurting Families 10:00am-12:00pm at the Pastoral Center. This will be 3rd workshop focus will be Addiction Within Families. April 26 & May 25 Mater Dei Catholic High School Placement Tests 7:45am-11:30am for more information please contact Mr. Vasquez at rvasquez@materdeicatholic.org April 27-29 Huge Rummage Sale 7:00am-9:00pm Holy Spirit Catholic Church located at 2725 55th St. SD,CA 92105 Oct 1 Oct 11 Spiritual Pilgrimage Join Fr. Dickens Remy and Holy Spirit parishioners travel to Lourdes, Rome, Sienna, and much more. For information contact Best Catholic Pilgrimages 1-800-908-2378 Oct 7 Oct 20 A Cultural & Spiritual Journey to Italy 14-Days Join Fr. Bruce Orsborn on a wonderful tour all over Italy. For information contact Alicia Policarpio at 619-575-2240 x104 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. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Easter; Earth Day Monday: St. George; St. Adalbert Tuesday: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Wednesday: St. Mark; Administrative Professionals Day Friday: Arbor Day Saturday: St. Peter Chanel Readings for the Week Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Mk 16:15-20 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Jn 15:1-8 Blessed Sacrament School Spring Fundraiser! You are invited to celebrate the 70 years of BSPS MadMen Party Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018 Time: 5:30 PM Location: Blessed Sacrament Campus bsps-sd.ejoinme.org/mad2018 Contact alumni@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 if you have any questions! St. Katharine Drexel Academy (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8) Priority Enrollment for new families Interested in our school call the school office (619) 582-3862 or visit our website at www.skda-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 ~ April 23 Rev. Jose Arturo Uribe Tuesday ~ April 24 Rev. Danilo Valdepenas Wednesday ~ April 25 Rev. Luis Valenciano Thursday ~ April 26 Rev. Albino Vecina, CRSP Friday ~ April 27 Rev. Romeo Velos, CS Saturday ~ April 28 Rev. Nelson Vencilao Sunday ~ April 29 Rev. Mario Vesga
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