Saint Charles Parish

Saint Charles Parish
South San Diego/ Imperial Beach
990 Saturn Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92154
Phone:
(619) 423-0242
Fax: 423-1966
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday
8:30AM-12:00PM & 12:30-5:00PM
Friday
8:30AM-12:00PM & 12:30-4:00PM
Saturday
8:30AM-12:30PM
Web Site:
http://www.saintcharles.org
Bishop:
Most Rev. Robert H. Brom
Pastor:
Fr. James Bahash
Assoc. Pastor: Fr. Arnold Tadena
Fr. Burt Boudoin
March 10, 2013
Deacons:
Fourth Sunday of Lent (C)
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Sunday:
Weekdays:
Holy Days:
8:00 AM & 5:00 PM (Vigil Mass)
7:00, 8:30, 10:00 AM,
11:30 AM (Spanish),
1:00 & 5:00 PM
7:30 AM & 5:30PM
5:30 PM
DEVOTIONS
Monday-Friday: Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer
7:00AM; Evening Prayer 5:00PM)
Tuesday: To the Blessed Mother after 7:30 AM Mass.
First Friday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after
7:30 AM Mass until 5:00 PM Benediction.
Grupo de Oración at 7:00 PM.
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)
Contact the Parish Office. Pre-baptismal classes are
required for Parents and Godparents.
MARRIAGE
Contact the Parish office. Nine-month notice required.
429-3580
429-0716
575-1914
423-0242
423-0242
423-0242
Saint Charles School: Steve Stutz, Principal 423-3701
Saint Charles Catechetical Center:
575-2240
Alicia Policarpio, Director
Paul Lopez, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry
Reyna Sanchez, Administrative Assistant
Elena DeLaRosa, Coordinator of Children’s Ministry
Marci Morrison, Youth and Young Adult Ministries
PARISH RELATED GROUPS & MINISTRIES
For more information please go to
http://www.saintcharles.org
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
& other days by appointment
BAPTISM
Seodello (Sam) Martinez
Mick Dennison
Ken Montoya
Raul Hernandez
Bob Barretto
David Lewis
OFFICE STAFF
Lulu Corp
Fabiola Gonzalez
Elvigia Habana
Veronica Kuehn
Secretary
Secretary / Bulletin Editor
Financial & Resource Analyst
Facilities Manager
St. Charles Parish
San Diego / Imperial Beach
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FROM THE PASTOR
“Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her
consoling breast.” Isaiah 66:10-11
This is the opening antiphon for the Mass this Sunday and it
marks a special day in the Church year. Today is called
“Laetare Sunday”. “Laetare” is a Latin word that means
“Rejoice”. As with the third Sunday of Advent, called
“Gaudete Sunday”, the season of preparation is now more
than half completed. Today we are closer to Easter Sunday
than the beginning of Lent. Today the Church urges us to
rejoice as we keep our eye on the prize of Easter. If the
thought of Easter doesn’t bring you a smile, than perhaps
seeing the priest in a rose colored vestment just might
(BTW, it is not a pink vestment, it’s a rose-colored vestment).
As with each Eucharistic Liturgy there is a life lesson to be
learned. Aside from the beautiful readings from the day, if
we take a step back and look at the day as a whole we’ll see
cause for rejoicing. The season of Lent, as I mentioned before, is more than half complete and joy awaits us in three
weeks. It is then that we will celebrate the resurrection of
the Lord and will also witness the re-birth in the waters of
baptism of many of our brothers and sisters who have been
searching for Christ. We will also witness them and many
more be Confirmed and make their First Holy Communion.
Perhaps our lesson this week is this: there is no resurrection
without the passion. When life is difficult or we find ourselves enduring hard times the Mass today reminds us that
there is light at the end of the tunnel. God in his goodness
and providence makes all things work to our benefit. Perhaps you find yourselves, at times, enduring a cross of one
sort or another. We are reminded to bear that cross for the
glory of God and to unite our sufferings with those of Jesus.
It is then that the Lord will make some great good come
from our cross. Every difficult season we endure in life will
come to an end, and if we offer it to God, if we offer ourselves to him, happiness and peace will follow. The time of
penance is coming to a close and the dawn from on high is
almost ready to break upon us. Rejoice.
LENTEN VESPERS:
Join the Scola Cantorum for Evening Prayer in
LATIN GREGORIAN CHANT on TODAY,
March 10th, Fourth Sunday of Lent @ 3:30PM in
the Church— “Rejoice, Oh Jerusalem, and Come Together”.
BAZAAR 2013
Our next Bazaar Meeting will be
TODAY, Sunday March 10th
@ 2:00PM in the Parish Hall.
MARCH 10-16
SUN 10 7:00AM
7:00AM
8:30AM
8:30AM
10:00AM
10:00AM
11:30AM
11:30AM
1:00PM
1:00PM
5:00PM
5:00PM
MON 11 7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
TUE 12 7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
WED 13 7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
THU 14 7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
FRI 15 7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
SAT 16 8:00AM
8:00AM
5:00PM
5:00PM
For the members of the Holy Name
Society
For the deceased members of the Holy
Name Society
+Justino U. Ravelo
Special Intention Reyna Sanchez
+Refugio Sevilla
Thanksgiving Rudy & Linda Aquino
Asociacion de Guadalupanas
+Jose Maria Cortez
For the Intentions of Our Parishioners
+Marcelino Malixi
+Trinidad Cornelio
+Manuel Martinez Mendoza
+Prabhu Tahilramani
+Pedro V. Aragoza SR.
+Nicanor Abadilla
Thanksgiving Montano Family
Thanksgiving of Anson Family
For the Health of Francisca Santos
+Evangelina DelosReyes
+Rafael Martinez
+Gerald Leavell
+Aquilina S. Enriquez
Good health Adrian & Ana Tapia
+Jaime Santini
+Leo Potvin
Happy Birthday Bob Cabico
+Anselma Talamayan
+Alfredo Talamayan
+Efegenio Barrios
All Soul in Purgatory
+Jose Jimenez Sr.
+Ricardo Garcia
For the Promotion of Life
Happy Birthday Joshua Day
+Clotilde Aruta
+Nemencia Herrera
Our Parishioners in Poor Health;
Julito Dompor, Salvador Valencia, Cecilia Cabico, Anthony Martinez Mendoza, Eloisa Martinez, Carlos
Sanchez, Gilberto Sanchez, Mercedez Galang, Alice
Adams, Nelia Constran, Elvira Lorenzo, Celco Orteg, Edward
Braga, Paula Hogan, Bryan O’Donnell, Jannice Stone, Angelo
Tirado, Gonzalo Islas, Paul & Mary Odermatt, Fernando Lopez,
Helen Guintu, Shawn McColgan, Deacon Sam Martinez, Procopio Mariano, William F. Hyde, Ralph Penolio, Licia Hayine,
Mary Wheeler, John C. Fabiano Sr., Perse Macawile, Josue
Bigornia, Larry Onia, Romeo Veniegas, William Jacob Murray,
Dolly Suico, Rosellie McCarthy, Mary Martinez, Raul Martinez,
Matilde Zeiss, Jose Luis Montaño, Francisca Santos, Andres
Elizares, Delia Elizares, Aida Elizares, and Mariana Tadena.
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
SCHOOL NEWS:
Did you know St. Charles Catholic School will be celebrating 65 years of educating students K-8th grade this year?
We are now registering for the 2013-14 school year. Please
contact Kathy Fernandez at 619-423-3701 for enrollment
information. Take advantage of the special new family, military, peace office and parishioner discounts.
St. Charles Catholic School and Parish is excited to announce that the 1st Annual Nacho Martinez Golf Tournament will be on May 4th at Eastlake Country Club. Tee time
will be 1:00 pm. Join us for a great day of golf, raffles, auctions, and the fun duck race! Not a golfer?? No problem.
Join us for dinner overlooking the beautiful golf course.
$150/per person or a foursome for $550.00 ($50.00 savings!!) includes Dinner (no golf) $30.00 per adult. Please
contact Kathy Fernandez at 619-423-3701 to reserve your
tickets.
The Guadalupanas will host the Bake Sale,
TODAY at the West Patio. Bond with fellow parishioners over a cup of coffee, delicious baked
goods and other delicious foods. The Cursillo
Group will host it next Sunday, March 17, 2013.
The Knights of Columbus are also sponsoring a parish
blood drive TODAY, Sunday, March 10. You can sign up
for an appointment directly to San Diego Blood Bank, St.
Charles blood mobile. Walk-ins are welcome. All donors
may receive a free pancake breakfast in the parish hall immediately following the donation.
Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the annual
St. Patrick's Day Dinner-Dance on Saturday,
March 16.
The event will begin at 6:00
PM. There will also be a Pot of Gold drawing on
the same evening. There was a misprint on the tickets. Tickets are available in the parish office.
Children and Youth (Reading Age to 10th grade)
are invited to join our music preparation (including
Easter Salubong Angels and regular 1pm Children's/Youth Choir throughout the year). Please
see our accompanists Tino/Jed/ Eleanor after any
of our masses, call 619-203-7500 or e-mail [email protected] OR [email protected] for
details.
Let’s all rejoice on EASTER SUNDAY! Join the Legion of
Mary in the commemoration of the meeting of the Sorrowful
Mother and her Beloved Risen Son Jesus Christ called
SALUBONG. Procession will be at 5:30 AM, Easter Sunday, 31 March 2013 in front of St. Charles Church, followed
by 7:00 AM Holy Mass. Bring your rosaries & candles. For
details, contact Ofelia Abuan (619) 459-8555; and Lydia
Perez (619) 690-3413 for children who would like to participate as “little angels”.
March 10, 2013
ANNUAL LENTEN COLLECTION: This weekend has
been designated for the 2013 Annual Lenten Collection.
Special envelopes will be available for the collection which
supports the works of Catholic Relief Services, the Church
in Africa and the Church in Latin America. You may designate your contribution to the causes listed on the collection
envelope.
2013 LENTEN RECONCILIATION
Monday, March 11 - 7PM
Tuesday, March 12 - 7PM
Wednesday, March 13 - 7PM
Thursday, March 14 - 7 PM
Monday, March 18 - 7PM
Wednesday, March 20 - 4&7PM
Friday, March 22 - 7 PM
Monday, March 25 - 7 PM
St. Charles, IB
St. Anthony, NC
O.L. of Guadalupe, CV
Most Precious Blood, CV
St. Michael, Paradise Hills
St. Rose of Lima, CV
O.L. of Mt. Carmel, SY
St. Mary, National City
Saint Charles Caritas is now 12 years old this
March. We thank God for your continuous generosity: your volunteer work, for sharing your treasure
and your love of the poor and destitute families and
children. The Caritas Day will be on March 16 & 17,
100% of your donations will be used to buy basic food and
some cleaning products. Please see the nuns on Sunday and
volunteers at the exit doors. Thanks a Million for all of
your help!
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
There have been some questions these last few
weeks about the Annual Catholic Appeal that I’d like to address. For example, are we still having an Annual Appeal?
The answer is yes. The Diocese has assessed us $45,000, as
it has each year, to help with the formation of our seminarians, assist Catholic Charities, aid in the education of the
members of the Diocese, and so on.
Why aren’t we sending out the brochures? Not
wanting to be a burden, we are uniting our Capital Campaign pledge drive with the Annual Catholic Appeal. We
will pay the Diocese directly from the funds we take in from
our Capital Campaign so you won’t have to make two
pledges or two payments, one to us and one to the Diocese.
Can I still participate in the ACA? Sure. The easiest way is
to go to www.diocese-sdiego.org and you’ll find all the information needed to make a donation to the ACA. In the
end, I truly hope you will consider making a pledge to our
Capital Campaign not only to help revitalize our parish but
the Diocese as well.
Fr. Jim
Collection Report for March 3, 2013 $19,963.50
May God bless you more for your sacrificial gift and ever
generous support of St. Charles Parish.
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Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma
DEL PASTOR
"Alégrense con Jerusalén, llénense de gozo con ella
todos los que la aman; únanse a su alegría, todos los que han
llorado por ella; y ella, como una madre, los alimentara de
sus consuelos hasta que queden satisfechos". Isaías 66:10-11
Esto es la antífona de apertura para la Misa de este
el domingo y marca un día especial en el año de la Iglesia.
Es llamado "Domingo Laetare". "Laetare" es una palabra
latina que significa "Alégrense". Al igual que el tercer domingo de Adviento, llamado "Domingo Gaudete", la temporada de preparación esta completa ya más de la mitad. Hoy
estamos más cerca al Domingo de Resurrección que al principio de la Cuaresma. Hoy la Iglesia nos ínsita a alegrarnos
al mantener el ojo en el premio de Pascua. Si el pensar en la
Pascua no le trae una sonrisa, quizás viendo al sacerdote en
su vestidura color rosada lo hará (a propósito, no es una vestidura rosa, es una vestidura de color rosada).
Al igual que con cada Liturgia Eucarística hay una
lección de vida para ser aprendida. Aparte de las hermosas
lecturas del día, si damos un paso atrás y miramos el día en
su totalidad veremos una causa para alegrarnos. La temporada de Cuaresma, como mencioné antes, esta más que a medias completa y la alegría nos aguarda en tres semanas. Es
entonces que celebraremos la resurrección del Señor y también presenciaremos el renacimiento en las aguas de bautismo de muchos de nuestros hermanos y hermanas que han
estado buscando a Cristo. También presenciaremos muchos
mas son Confirmados y hacen su Santa Primera Comunión.
Quizás nuestra lección de esta semana es esta: no
hay resurrección sin la pasión. Cuando la vida es difícil o
nos encontramos aguantando tiempos difíciles la Misa de
hoy nos recuerda que hay luz al final del túnel. Dios en su
bondad y providencia hace que todas las cosas trabajen a
nuestro beneficio. Quizás ustedes se encuentren, a veces,
aguantando una cruz de algún tipo u otro. Somos recordados
que debemos soportar una cruz para la gloria de Dios y para
unir nuestros sufrimientos con ésos de Jesús. Es entonces
cuando el Señor mandara algo muy bueno de nuestra cruz.
Cada temporada difícil que aguantamos en la vida se acabará, y si se la ofrecemos a Dios, si nos ofrecemos a el, la
felicidad y la paz seguirán. El tiempo de penitencia llega a
su fin y el alto amanecer está casi listo para romper sobre
nosotros. Alégrense.
VISPERAS CUARESMALES:
Únase a la Scola Cantorum para la Oración
Nocturna en CANTO GREGORIANO en LATIN HOY, 10 de marzo, Cuarto Domingo de
Cuaresma @ 3:30PM en la Iglesia— "Alégrense, Oh Jerusalén, y Únanse ".
Colecta del 3 de Marzo, 2013 $19,963.50
Que Dios los bendiga por sus generosas ofrendas y su eterna
generosidad para la Parroquia de San Carlos.
10 de Marzo de 2013
Las Guadalupanas tendrán venta de Pastelitos y
comida HOY en el patio. El Grupo de Cursillo
tendrán venta el próximo Domingo, 17 de Marzo
del 2013.
COLECTA ANNUAL DE CUARESMA: Este fin de semana ha sido designado para la “Colecta Anual de Cuaresma
del 2013.” Hoy hay sobres especiales para esta colecta que
apoya el trabajo de Catholic Relief Services y ayuda a la
Iglesia en África, y ayuda a la Iglesia en América Latina.
Usted puede designar su contribución a las causas indicadas
en el sobre de la colecta
El Servicio de Reconciliación de Cuaresma,
será MAÑANA, Lunes 11 de Marzo,
A las 7:00pm aquí en la Iglesia.
Noticias del Bazar 2013
Todos están invitados a asistir a la próxima junta
del bazar HOY domingo, 10 de Marzo a las
2:00PM en el Salón Parroquial. El Bazar será el 1
& 2 de Junio.
NOTICIAS DE LA CAMPAÑA CAPITAL:
Ha habido algunas preguntas en estas últimas semanas acerca de la Apelación Católica Anual que quisiera contestar. Por ejemplo, ¿todavía tenemos la Apelación Anual?
La respuesta es sí. La Diócesis nos puesto una meta de
$45,000, al igual que otros años, para ayudar con la formación de nuestros seminaristas, asistencia a las Caridades
católicas, ayuda a la educación de los miembros de la Diócesis, etcétera.
¿Por qué no estamos mandando los folletos? No
queriendo ser un carga, unimos nuestra promesa de la Campaña Capital con la Apelación Católica Anual. Pagaremos a
la Diócesis directamente de los fondos que colectemos de la
Campaña Capital así ustedes no tendrán que hacer dos promesas ni dos pagos, uno a nosotros y otro a la Diócesis.
¿Todavía puedo tomar parte en el ACA? Seguro. La
manera más fácil es de ir a www.diocese-sdiego.org y usted
encontrará toda la información necesaria para hacer un donativo al ACA. Al final, yo espero sinceramente que consideren hacer una promesa a nuestra Campaña Capital no sólo
ayuda a revitalizar nuestra parroquia sino a la Diócesis también.
Fr. Jim
Las Caritas de San Carlos cumplen 12 años de
edad este marzo. Damos gracias a Dios por su
continua generosidad: su trabajo de voluntarios,
por compartir su tesoro y su amor a las familias y
niños pobres e indigentes. El Día de Caritas será el
16 & 17 de marzo, 100% de sus donativos serán
utilizados para comprar alimentos básicos y algunos productos de limpieza. Vea por favor a las hermanas el domingo y a
los voluntarios en las puertas de salida. ¡Un Millón de Gracias por toda su ayuda!