March 6, 2016 - Sacred Heart Church
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March 6, 2016 - Sacred Heart Church
(See back page ) Youth Day 2016 SUNDAY MASSES Saturday: 5:30pm Sunday: 6:45am, 8:00am, *9:30am 11:00am, 5:30pm *Signed for hearing impaired Domingo: 12:45pm & 2:30pm (Español) HOLY DAYS / DIAS SANTOS (Days of Obligation) English - Vigil: 5:30pm 7:00am, 9:00am, 12noon, 5:30pm Español: 7:30pm WEEKDAY MASSES CONFESSIONS Mon-Fri: 7:00am & 5:30pm Weekdays: 6:30am & 5:00pm (20 min. before Mass) Saturday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm & 8:00pm WEDDINGS By appointment, 6-month advance notice. PASTOR Fr. Tom Baker ASSOCIATE PASTORS Fr. Gerald Osuagwu Fr. Raymont Medina BAPTISMS English: 3rd Saturday of each month. Call 948-3011. Spanish: El primer Sabado de cada mes. Llame 942-7853. Pastors Corner March 6, 2016 Page 2 Fourth Sunday in Lent When God Ran In today‘s gospel we hear the story of the prodigal son. This story not only reveals the conversion of the young man but it also reveals the tremendous mercy and forgiveness of the father. God is that Father and we are those who leave His presence and go our own way. In the story it tells how upon seeing his son returning, the father ―was filled with compassion. He ran to his son and embraced him and kissed him.‖ What an incredible Father we have! After all the son had done, after all we do, God, our Father, still waits for our return. And when He sees us returning, He runs to us and embraces us. He runs to us, WOW! There is a Christian song written by Benny Hester reflecting on this aspect of God and the song title is: ―When God Ran.‖ God has tremendous love for each one of us and is patient in awaiting our return from our own paths. But when we do return, He cannot contain His joy and excitement and He runs to embrace us. Let this Lent surprise us by such wondrous love and let us commit ourselves more fervently to the path of God. Let us run our lives by His ways and direct our choices along His paths. During this Year of Mercy may we who have received such incredible mercy form God our Father, extend it toward those who most need it. May our lives bring blessings to others and honor and praise to our God. Peace. Fr. Tom Cuando Dios Corrió En el Evangelio de hoy hemos escuchado la historia del Hijo Prodigo. El hecho no sólo nos revela la conversión de aquel joven, sino que también nos revela la misericordia y el perdón amoroso del Padre. Dios es Padre y nosotros somos los que abandonamos Su presencia o seguimos nuestro propio camino. La historia del Hijo Prodigo nos enseña como el hijo regresa al padre, y ―fue lleno de compasión. Él corrió hacia su hijo y lo colmo de besos‖. ¡Que Padre tan maravilloso tenemos! Después de todo lo que el hijo había hecho, después de todo lo que hacemos nosotros, aun así, Dios, nuestro Padre, todavía Él, espera nuestro regreso. Y cuando Él ve que nosotros regresamos a Él, corre como un Padre amoroso hacia nosotros, ¡WOW! Hay una canción cristiana escrita por Benny Hester donde reflexiona sobre Dios, la canción se llama: ―Cuando Dios Corrió‖. Realmente, Dios tiene un amor muy especial por cada uno y Él es paciente en la espera del regreso de cada uno de nosotros. Cuando nosotros regresemos a Su ceno amoroso, Él no puede contener Su alegría y entusiasmo y corre hacia nosotros para abrazarnos. Hermanos y hermanas: que esta Cuaresma seamos sorprendidos por el maravilloso amor de Dios y que nos comprometamos con nosotros mismos a ser más fervientes en el camino de Dios. Corramos por los caminos de nuestra vida, tomando buenas decisiones a lo largo de nuestras rutas. En este Año de la Misericordia, los que hemos recibido el maravilloso regalo de la Misericordia de Dios, nuestro Padre, extiendan Su misericordia a quien más la necesita. Nuestra vida puede traer bendición a los demás y honor y alabanza a nuestro Dios. Paz. P. Tomás. Oremos Por Las Vocaciones—Por favor oremos por más vocaciones al sacerdocio y a la vida religiosa. La vocación puede ser un regalo maravilloso para la Iglesia. Por favor pase a la oficina de la Iglesia para que se lleve a su casa un ―Cáliz Vocacional‖ y oren como familia por las vocaciones durante toda la semana. The Happenings March 6, 2016 Page 3 Fourth Sunday in Lent 40 Days for Life From February 10 - March 20 the Antelope Valley has joined with hundreds of other cities for 40 days for Life. This prolife effort has seen 11,165 babies saved from abortion, 127 abortion worker conversions, and 64 closed abortion centers. Pray and get involved in this life-saving effort. Below are pictures of the Mid-Campaign Gathering & Jericho Prayer Walk that took place on Saturday, February 27th. The End of Campaign Jericho Prayer Walk is Saturday, March 19th at 10:00am on 5th St. East, next to Planned Parenthood (533 E. Palmdale Blvd., Suite 533-A1). For more information see the website: 40daysforlife.com/antelopevalley or call (661)524-6763. Ministry News Page 4 Sacred Heart School Tues., March 8: Science Family Fun Night and Used uniform sale 6-7:30PM Wed., March 9: Lenten Mass at 7AM Thurs., March 10: Student Council ―Pay for Free Dress‖ $1.00 Fri., March 11: School Mass at 10:45AM by the 3rd grade; Student and athlete of the month awards Rosary Rally Youth Nights Youth Night: Monday, March 7. 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Kennedy center. Theme: God wants me to do what? Sisters of Strength: Wednesday, March 9. 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Youth House. Band of brothers: Thursday, March 10. 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Youth House. Confirming Disciples YEAR ONE- Faith Day: Sunday, March 13, 12:00pm to 2:15pm. Teens only . Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade will hold their annual Public Square Rosary Rally for Traditional Marriage. Date: Sat., March 19 (Feast of St. Joseph) Time: 12 Noon Location: Boeing Plaza (on the corner of Lancaster Blvd. and Sierra Hwy) The intentions for this Rosary Crusade are to beg God , Our Lady and St. Joseph to protect and preserve the family and traditional marriage. All are welcome to join us in praying the rosary to our Blessed Mother! Stations of the Cross On the Fridays of Lent the Stations of the Cross will be held at 7:30pm in the Church. Fish Fry When: Feb. 12, March 4, 11, 18 at 5pm-7pm Where: Knights Hall 719 Columbia Way Cost: $8 Adults, $5 Children under 12 Contact: Joe or Debbie Owens 948-0908 YEAR TWO- Faith day with sponsors: Sunday, march 13 2:45pm to 6:30pm. Please notify your sponsor so they have time to plan to spend this afternoon with you! The rite of acceptance will take place during the 5:30pm mass. Parent Meeting regarding the sacrament of confirmation: Tuesday, march 15. Kennedy center, 6:30pm City of Saints Teen Conference City of Saints is a Catholic teen conference hosted by Archbishop Gomez and the Youth Ministry Division of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. This even is a wonderful and LOCAL opportunity for young people to deepen their relationship with Jesus. The dates are from August 5-7, 2016 at UCLA. The fee is $225.00 per person for the entire weekend! This includes housing and all your meals.! There are dynamic speakers, Liturgy, prayer spaces, etc. Fundraising opportunities are available to help pay a partial amount of the fees. A $50.00 deposit is required to reserve your space. There are only 20 spaces reserved for our parish so register soon! You can learn more by visiting the website at cityofsaints.org. Be a Saint! Ministry News St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive Today we are passing out bags at the doors. Please bring it back next week for our food drive. We will have trucks at the entrances of the church. If it is more convenient for you please bring your monetary gift in the envelope attached to the bag and put it in the Church baskets. We only have two food drives a year, Easter and Thanksgiving, so please be generous. We would like to include a ham or turkey with each Easter food bag that we give away. If you cannot bring it in with the food that weekend, please bring it to our Center before April 4th. If you or your children need service hours, have them come to our site 1 location at 45058 Trevor Ave. on Sunday, March 13th to help sort the food. Then you and your children may also come to our site 2 location 44721 Trevor on March 26th, 8am- 12noon, to help pack the food and help the people take the food to their cars. If you have questions please call 942-3222on M, W, Th, or Sat 9am-12noon. We sincerely thank you. Page 5 Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women North San Fernando District DAY OF RECOLLECTION Lancaster Knights of Columbus Hall 719 W. Columbia Way (Avenue M) Palmdale, CA 93551 Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:00am – 2:30pm Retreat Speaker: Rev. Francis Benedict, O.S.B., Abbot Emeritus St. Andrew‘s Abbey Schedule for the Day: 9AM Registration 10AM Morning Talk NOON Mass 1:30PM Lunch 2:30PM Adjournment Cost: $25.00per person (Pre-paid) Please make checks payable to and mail to: Barbara Ballman 715 W. Avenue H-8 Lancaster, CA 93534 Questions: Call Barbara at: (661) 9422080. Reservations deadline: Thursday, March 10, 2016 Rite of First Reconciliation, March 12, 10am. Please arrive at 9:30am at the Kennedy Center. Family Last Names beginning with the letters A-L Rite of First Reconciliation, March 12, 2pm. Please arrive at 1:30pm at the Kennedy Center. Family Last Names beginning with the letters M-Z. Year 2 RCITeen, March 13, 3rd Scrutiny, Students w/ sponsors, 11:00am Mass. In the Spotlight Metanoia= to use the Greater mind.....Mind of Christ By Egren Gomez, Pastoral Intern Lent is a time of the year that allows us turn around and change our minds. This shift is one that allows us to see, think, and to love like Christ. I like to think of it as a turning around, so that instead of facing the world and the attachments that make us happy here, we shift, pivot, and turn ourselves around to face God. We do a 180 degree TURN! This change occurs when we understand that Jesus has a transformative mission for us. You see, this is central to the teachings of Jesus, so much so, that He made this call to change, His very first message in the Gospels. Unfortunately, many of us miss this because the Greek has been transliterated as ―convert,‖ ―repent,‖ or ―reform‖ (Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15). Yes, it is through our repenting of our sins that we change, but the fuller meaning of what Jesus was talking about is best understood when we use the Greek word, metanoia, which quite literally means to "change your mind‖. Jesus‘ first word to us was ―change!‖ — and mind change at that! Reducing this word to merely "repent‖, which denotes a moralistic connotation is not enough to see what Christ is offering us in His being. This turning around is what awakens this Transformation, and when it arises in our lives, it is what makes being a Christian so desirable to those around us. He transforms our minds when we turn away from our small thinking and begin to use the META-MIND, in other words the GREATER MIND, which is the Christ center within each of us. His desire for us is to change our hardened and even stubborn ways, and this metanoia occurs when we draw intimately close to Christ. When we see the Presence of Christ, we will see the GREATER MIND within, this my friends, will transform us! Our Parish Family Palm Sunday Year of Mercy On Palm Sunday Sacred Heart Parish will be celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy in a special way. We will be collecting intentions to be prayed for during Holy Week, distributing Mercy Prayer Cards, offering opportunities for participating in corporal works of mercy, providing a children‘s corner, free refreshments, and an opportunity for fellowship. This will take place at the end of each Mass on Palm Sunday. We are looking forward to constructing a culture of Mercy together as a parish! Page 6 Women’s Silent Retreat April 22-24, 2016 Located in the beautiful and serene grounds of the Sacred Heart Retreat House, Alhambra. Retreat Master: Rev. David Kueter, OMV Theme: ―I have loved you with an everlasting love‖ Jer. 31:3 The retreat begins at 5pm on Fridary and ends at 12:30pm on Sunday. Reservation application and payment deadline is March 15, 2016. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is the exclusive West Coast destination for Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art. This 12,000 square foot exhibition, comprising one of the largest Vatican collections ever to tour the United States, includes an extraordinary collection of historical and religious objects, some of which date to the first century, as well as works of art by Michelangelo, Bernini, Guercino and others. For a limited time our parish can purchase tickets at a $5 discount by entering the code ―parish‖. Please make your check payable to, ‗Sacred Heart Retreat House‘ and turn it in with the reservation form (found in the vestibule of the Church) to the Office of Religious Education, Attn Shelley Urmanski (661)948-3011. Lay Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld The Lay Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld will have its next monthly meeting on Sunday, March 20th at 2:00 p.m. We will meet at the facilitator's home for Scripture/Faith Sharing followed by Eucharistic Adoration at St. Junipero Serra Church and dinner. For more information, contact Arlene Moeller at [email protected] or call (661) The AV Blanketeers are local women 361-4096. who volunteer to make blankets, booties, hats, & scarves for the AV Pregnancy Clinic, Active Duty Military at Edwards AFB, Camp Pendelton, LA Foster Care programs, Domestic Vio- ―Pray with great confidence, with lence Shelter, and troops in Afghani- confidence based upon the goodstan/Iraq. Yarn or monetary donations ness and infinite generosity of God will be greatly appreciated for our and upon the promises of Jesus ongoing work. We need your help. Christ. God is a spring of living waPlease contact Sylvia Darrock: 948- ter which flows unceasingly into 6855 or Diane Charters: 718-2757. the hearts of those who pray.‖ Thank you! -St. Louis de Montfort AV Blanketeers The Voice of the Saints Tony Melendez “A Gift of Mercy” Concert Sunday, March 12, 2016 at 7:30pm Saint Mary’s Church Ticket Donation: $15.00 VIP Donation$30.00 For more information please call: Religious Education Office (661) 273-5554 or Parish Office (661) 947-3306 Masses for the Week March 5—March 11, 2016 Saturday 5:30pm Alexander & John Zanderzuk, Liv Sunday 6:45am Azeez Bacchus, RIP 8:00am Peter Knaggs, RIP 9:30am Frances Estrada, RIP 11:00am Elena Arellano, RIP 12:45pm For All Parishioners 2:30pm Guadalupe Valverde, RIP 5:30pm Guadalupe Gutierrez, RIP Monday 7:00am Maria Semana, RIP 5:30pm Helen Kakic, RIP Tuesday 7:00am Nora Crann, Liv Page 7 For those among us who are sick, that they know Christ’s comforting presence, in our community’s care : Lester Gilbert, Jan Oies- tad, Tony Sablan, Maria Dorado, Robert Brink, Jose David Giron, Chris Macora, Cheri Bertola, Tony Gaeta, Joan Maliaros, Enrique Quintanilla. Readings for the Week Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 5:30pm Personal Intention Wednesday 7:00am Today’s Gospel Tony Lizama, Liv We must rejoice when our brother who was dead in sin repents and comes back to life (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). 5:30pm Jeana Rodgers, Liv Thursday 7:00am Takako Cardenas, Liv 5:30pm Margeline Lizama, RIP Friday 7:00am Aubrey Abel, Liv Evangelio de Hoy Debemos celebrar cuando nuestro hermano se arrepiente y vuelve a la vida (Lucas 15:1-3, 11-32). 5:30pm Josephine Chang, RIP Parish Information Parish Office Phone: (661) 942-7122 / 942-4830 Fax: (661) 945-4255 Email: [email protected] Website: sacredheartlancaster.org Facebook: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lancaster-CA Hours: Mon- Sat 10:00am-5:00pm (closed 12 - 1pm) Religious Education Phone: (661) 948-3011 Website: sacredheartore.weebly.com Download the app: Sacred Heart ORE Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am-5:00pm (closed 12 - 1pm). Closed Friday. Sacred Heart School Phone: (661) 948-3613 Principal: Mr. David Schatz Website: shsav.org Hours: Mon - Thurs 7:30am- 3:30pm; Fri: 7:30am - 2:00pm Youth Ministries Phone: (661) 945-8743 Catholics in Action Confirming Disciples Hispanic Ministry Pastoral Intern: Egren Gomez Perpetual Adoration Sunday 7:00pm– Saturday 9:00am Saturday 7:00pm– Sunday 6:00am Encargado: Heriberto Cayetano Phone: (661) 942-7853 Hours: Mon - Fri 10:00am - 5:00pm (closed 12 - 1pm) Novena- Tuesday : 6:00pm Funerals Saturday: 4:00pm –7:00pm Sunday:7:30am –7:30pm Closed during Masses Please call the parish office 942-7122 Building Campaign Phone: (661) 947-7122 Website: buildsacredheartchurch.org Facebook: Build Sacred Heart Church Deacons Deacon Greg Halamicek Deacon Fermin Herrera Deacon Dale Reynolds Deacon Ron Routolo Deacon Jason Schalow Liturgy of the Hours Weekdays: 5:00pm Gift Shop Anointing of the sick/ Ministry to the sick Please call the parish office to arrange for anointing for someone who is seriously ill or preparing for surgery. If ill, homebound or hospitalized we can visit upon request. Safeguard the Children Linda Gonzalez: (661) 949-8890 March 6, 2016 Fourth Sunday in Lent Youth Day 2016 Anaheim ―My young friends, stay close to Jesus. Learn about his teachings and his life by reading the Gospels. Talk to him all the time in your prayer. Come to him often in the Eucharist where he is present in his Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity.‖- Archbishop Gomez Darby Alva with Archbishop Gomez! Diana Blancarte giving her witness talk to 15,000 teens! Sacred Heart's youth band meets Steve Angrisano!
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