St. Thomas Aquinas Church - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

St. Thomas Aquinas Church - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Served by the Augustinians
185 St. Thomas Drive
Ojai, California
Parish Office: (805) 646-4338 ~ Fax Number (805) 646-5928
Website: http://stacojai.org
E-mail address: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PASTOR
Fr. Steven Ochoa, O.S.A.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Fr. Wm. Tom Davis, O.S.A.
DEACONS:
Chris Gorman
Ernesto Juarez
PARISH SECRETARY:
Marisol Ramirez
PARISH FINANCE:
Oscar Melendez
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Deacon Chris Gorman
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIRECTOR:
Ana de la Luz Munoz
646-0307
CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR:
Aina Yates
YOUTH MINISTER:
Javier Ramirez
MASS SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY VIGIL: 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)
SUNDAY: 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
WEEKDAYS: Monday to Friday 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
SATURDAY: 8:00 a.m.
HOLY DAYS:6:30 and 9:00 a.m., 7:30 p.m. (bilingual)
LEGAL HOLIDAYS: 8:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
BAPTISMS:
Contact Parish Office to arrange for preparation class.
MARRIAGES:
Contact Parish Office.
FUNERALS:
Please call Parish Office before making arrangements
with funeral home.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
Thursday morning through Saturday morning
Fr. Wm. Tom Davis
HISPANIC MINISTRY:
Ana de la Luz Munoz
646-4338
646-5206
R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults):
Process for entering the Catholic Church
640-2750
SHUT-IN VISITS:
Please call Parish office if you are unable to attend
Mass and wish to receive Communion
646-4338
PRAYER LINE:
Deacon Chris Gorman
640-2750
THRIFT STORE:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
646-9256
May 1, 2011
Page Two
Second Sunday of Easter
(Divine Mercy Sunday)
May 1, 2011
“Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
— John 20:29b
This Week in the Parish
Thurs: Holy Hour in Reparation For Abortion 7:00 p.m.
Thurs-Sat: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday, April 30 & Sunday, May 1st Our Parish Spring
Festival
Sunday: May 1 Divine Mercy.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8
Tuesday:
1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14
Wednesday:
Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21
Thursday:
Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36
Friday:
Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15
Saturday:
Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21
Sunday:
Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; 1 Pt 1:17-21;
Lk 24:13-35
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Many thanks to everyone who worked to make the parish St.
Patrick’s Day Dinner a great success. Our special thanks to:
Oscar Melendez, our chef, Tony Cunningham, the organizer,
Dave and Kathleen Ostby, the Youth Group, everyone who
donated their time, and to those who donated items for door
prizes. It was a delicious dinner and a fun evening for all.
Thank you!
Total $1,740
First Thursday Holy Hour
There will be a Holy Hour in the Chapel on Thursday, the first
Thursday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. The hour is dedicated to
praying in reparation for abortions and also praying for an end
to abortion.
First Communion
Our children will be receiving their First
Communion next Sunday, May 8th at the
10:30 a.m. Please keep them in your prayers
as they prepare to receive Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament for the first time.
May is the Month of Mary
The May Crowning in honor our Blessed
Mother will take place next Sunday, May
8th at the 10:30 am Mass. Please bring
flowers to Mass to place at the statue of
Mary.
Annual Parish Spring Festival
Saturday April 30 and Sunday May 1.
Best Family Fun in Town. Come and enjoy the food,
music, games and more.
Saturday, April 30
2:00 p.m. Start of Festival
Food, booths, games, Country Store, Silent Auction,
Book Sale.
2:00-4:00p.m. Entertainment
6:00 p.m. BBQ
7:00-10:00 p.m. Dance
Sunday, May 1
8:30-10:00am Breakfast—Booths
12:00—5:00 p.m. Entertainment, booths, Country
Store, Silent Auction, book Sale
5:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing
Be part of the Celebration!!!
Divine Mercy Sunday, May 1
In a vision to Saint Faustina Kowalska our Lord
revealed to her the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. He
promised extraordinary graces to those who recite it.
Our Lord's Mercy grants forgiveness of all sins and
punishment on the Feast of Divine Mercy, for even
the most hardened sinners! A plenary indulgence is
granted (under the usual conditions of a sacramental
confession, Eucharistic communion and a prayer for
the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful
who, on Divine Mercy Sunday, in a spirit that is completely detached
from the affection for any sin, recite the Our Father, the Creed, and
also adding a devout prayer, such as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
There will be a time for confessions (2:00PM – 2:45PM)
and a Holy Hour (3:00PM – 4:00PM) with Exposition of the
Eucharist in honor of the Divine Mercy. Prayer pamphlets
will be provided.
WYD Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser
WYD Teens to Madrid will host a Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser on Sat., May 7
from 6-9pm in the church hall. Please
come and support your teens as they
prepare for their journey to Madrid in
August. Tickets will be sold after each of the weekend
masses ($10 – Adults; $5 – Children 12&under; $30 – Family
(2 Adults & 3 Children).
Second Sunday of Easter
Letter to the Community
Am I Privileged?
Maybe not materially, but I’ve had the opportunity to meet, work, or live with people
who have left me with the feeling of being
privileged for having crossed paths with them during my life.
These are the men and women who have shaped my faith
with the depth and generosity of theirs. Two people who
stand out in my mind today are Pope John Paul II, who is to
be beatified today and Fr. John Mckniff, O.S.A., whose
cause for beatification is being promoted by the
Augustinians.
One week after 9/11, I had a semi private audience
with Pope John Paul II and 39 other Augustinian provincials
at Castel Gondolfo. Each of us received a personal blessing
and a Rosary from him. His sense of service and depth of his
prayer life touched and shaped mine. Finally meeting him
left me both speechless and humbled. I
remembered him today.
The other priest was Fr. Mckniff, a missionary. He
was ordained in 1936 and immediately went to work in the
Philippines during the late 30’s. Due to illness, he left for
the US in 1939. Yet when an opportunity opened up to work
in Havana, Cuba he volunteered in 1942. He served the poor
as a parish priest until 1971, when he was kicked out of Cuba
by the government. In 1971 he went to work in our
missions in northern Peru until his death in 1994. Our paths
crossed through our work from 1977 until 1994. I felt
privileged to both live and work with him. I may not have
agreed with him on a lot of issues, but I admired his sense
of service and depth of his prayer life. His faith also shaped
mine.
Both of these people showed me a face of Christ’s
mercy-the mercy we celebrate today. When I was installed
as pastor, I told you that your faith shapes mine. That still
holds true. Let’s extend the privilege of sharing our faith
with each other this year.
Paz, (Peace) Fr. Steve Ochoa, O.S.A.
Cardinal McIntyre Fund For Charity
Next Weekend there will be a special collection to
help people of the Archdiocese who find themselves in
a crisis situation. This fund gives one-time emergency
assistance to those who need to pay for utilities,
transportation, medical needs, rent or funeral expenses. For your convenience, there will be envelopes
in the pews.
May 1, 2011
Next Sunday, morning May 8th members
of our parish Youth Group will be selling
coffee and donuts at the 7:30 Mass the
Confirmation Students will be selling at
the 10:30 Mass Special thanks to Javier
Ramirez, Aina Yates, and the teenagers in
the parish who have volunteered to serve coffee and donuts
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter;
Divine Mercy Sunday;
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Monday:
St. Athanasius
Tuesday:
Ss. Philip and James
Thursday:
Cinco de Mayo
Friday:
First Friday; National Day of Prayer
Saturday:
First Saturday
Family Hiking Day
Join us today at 1pm for a short hike into Ojai's beautiful
backcountry. Meet at the Portrero John trail head north of
Rose Valley on Hwy 33. Bring a snack, water and sturdy
shoes that can get wet. We will not have a hike next week
due to 1st Communion. On May 15th, we will hike Sisar Canyon. For questions call Shelly Griffen 646-2978.
Monday
6:30am Marie Coscarelli by Chuck Coscarelli
9:00am Robert Smith by Small Group
Tuesday
6:30am Elena Sayson by Chuck Coscarelli
9:00am Jason Fergunson by Helen Gerhke
Wednesday
6:30am John Casey by Mary Baker
9:00am Robert Smith by Joan & Kara Family
Thursday
6:30am Robert Smith by Mary Kazmer
9:00am Joe Loh by Wayne Lattimer
Friday
6:30am Mike Hermes by John & Joan McNeil
9:00am Robert Smith by Wayne & Marlene
Lattimer
Saturday
8:00a.m. Angelina Acosta Hull by Lin Kaser
Second Sunday of Easter
May 1,
Special Thanks to the Following people and businesses
who are sponsoring the 2011 Spring Festival.
McGillivray Construction, Inc
Montgomery Men’s Hairstyling (Montgomery Family)
Krummrich Engineering ( Kristiansen Family )
Drew & Sons Cabinets & Countertops, (Drew Family)
La Fuente Mexican Restaurant (Angelina C. Gomez)
Cuts N More ( Alejandra Lopez Rivera)
Frontier Paint, Volpi Family
Augustinian Community
Top Gun Builders (Meisch Family )
Ojai Valley Athletic Club
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
Autumn Years c/o (Deidre Daly)
St. Joseph’s health and Retirement Center
The Performance Group
Meiners Oaks ACE Hardware
Ventura Signs & Screen printing, (Norris Family)
Sakura Ojai Restaurant (Hwang Family)
Ojai Rexall Drugs, (Atchley Family)
Patty Davy
Agua-Flow Supply
Ojai Community Bank
At Home In Ojai
Punky’s Provence (Soares Family)
The Marietta Family
Monthly Minister’s Schedule: April 30th—May 8th
Date
Time
Eucharistic Minister
Lector
Altar Server
Saturday
5:00pm
Claudia Roe
Dick & Carol Myers
Craig Brown
Marion Scherer
Alex Rivera
Isai Lara
7:30am
Barbara Higginbotham
Trudy Reid
Brian Hunt
Deirdre Daly
Gloria Jones
Helen Gehrke
Jeanette Espinoza
Michelle Griffen
Michelle Kristensen
Robert & Sheila Campos
Dawn Gorman
Linda Desch
Ron & Ila Chegwidden
Homeschoolers
30-Apr
Sunday
1-May
10:30am
Saturday
5:00pm
7-May
Sunday
7:30am
8-May
10:30am
Adeline Drew
Dave Meisch
Margaret Garcia
Betsy Karnes
Marti Reid
Mary Nelson
Paul Ramirez
Rod & Jean Smith
Alexa St. Joseph
Connor Daly
Angela Daly
Elaine Sayre
Louanne Fay
Linda Desch
Sister Rachel Marie
Kevin Griffee
Nevin Campos
Homeschoolers
Dawn Gorman
Phil Nelson
Katie Norris
Breanna Norris
Sabrina Smith
Page 5
Mayo 1, 2011
Segundo Domingo de Pascua
(Domingo de la Divina Misericordia)
1o de Mayo de 2011
“Dichosos los que creen sin haber visto”.
— Juan 20:29b
Esta Semana en la Parroquia
Jueves a Sábado: Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
Hechos 4:23-31; Juan 3:1-8
Martes: 1 Corintios 15:1-8; Juan 14:6-14
Miércoles: Hechos 5:17-26; Juan 3:16-21
Jueves:
Hechos 5:27-33; Juan 3:31-36
Viernes: Hechos 5:34-42; Juan 6:1-15
Sábado : Hechos 6:1-7; Juan 6:16-21
Domingo: Hechos 2:14, 22-33; Salmo 16 (15); 1 Pe 1:17-21;
Lucas 24:13-35
Servidores y Servidoras
Mayo 1 Aposentadores (as) : Estela y Rogelio Albarrán
Lector (a): Abraham Soria, Yolanda Vargas
Colecta y Ofrendas: Enrigue y Ma. Anai Gómez
Servidores (as) del Altar: Katie Alonso, Julisa
Arriaga y Landa Vargas
Ministros de Comunión: Carmen o Ramiro García
Mayo 7Aposentadores (as) : Estela y Rogelio Albarrán
Lector (a): Juan Álvarez Valenzuela Y
Benita Ramírez
Colecta y Ofrendas: Enrigue y Ma. Anai Gómez
Servidores (as) del Altar: Mónica Calderón,
Moisés Cornejo y Astrid Cristerna
Ministros de Comunión: Carmen o Rogelio Garcia
Mayo 14 Aposentadores (as) :Serafin Ruiz y Ruben
Silva
Lector (a): Rogelio Albarrán Y Jaime Luna
Colecta y Ofrendas: Familia Silva
Servidores (as) del Altar: Yesenia Marsh,
Victoria Patino y Giovanni Quiroz
Ministros de Comunión: José o Yolanda Maldonado
Gracias por servir en este Ministerio
2011 Festival de Primavera Santo Tomas de Aquino
Sábado, 30 de Abril
2:00 comienzo de Festival puestos de comida fresca, Juegos,
Subasta, venta de libros, plantas.
2pm-4pm Entretenimiento
6:00 pm Barbacoa
7:00pm-10pm Baile
Domingo, 1 de Mayo
8:30 a 10:00 de la Mañana Desayuno-puestos
12-5pm espectáculos, Puestos, country Store, Subasta, venta de
Libros, plantas,
5:00 pm Se Seleccionara el Premio ganador de la Rifa
Carta ala Comunidad
Soy Privilegiado?
Posiblemente, no en lo material, pero
he tenido la oportunidad de conocer, trabajar, o vivir con
personas que han dejado en mi el sentimiento de tener el
privilegio de haber cruzado mi camino con el de ellos durante
mi vida. Son hombres y mujeres que han marcado mi fe por su
profundidad y generosidad hacia otras personas. Dos personas
que han estado en mi mente son el Papa Juan Pablo ΙΙ, quien
fue beatificado el 1 de mayo y el Sacerdote Agustino John
McKniff, de quien los agustinos buscamos la beatificación.
Una semana después del 11 de Septiembre del 2001,
en una audiencia semiprivada con el Papa Juan Pablo ΙΙ, en el
Castillo de Castengandolfo con otros 39 agustinos, cada uno
recibimos una bendición personal y un Rosario. Su sentido de
servicio y la profundidad de sus oraciones me tocaron y
marcaron. Estar cerca de él me dejó sin habla y con un
profundo sentimiento de humildad. Todavía hoy lo recuerdo.
La otra persona es el Sacerdote Agustino MckNiff, un
misionero. El fue ordenado en 1936 e inmediatamente fue
enviado a trabajar a Filipinas. Por su enfermedad regreso a
Estados Unidos en 1939. Cuando hubo una oportunidad fue a
Cuba. Desde 1942 él empezó a trabajar en una parroquia pobre,
hasta 1971, cuando el gobierno lo obligó a abandonar la Isla.
Así que se fue a Perú hasta su muerte en 1994. Nuestros
caminos se cruzaron allá por nuestro trabajo, de 1977 hasta su
muerte. Sentí el privilegio de vivir y trabajar con él. Quizás en
varias ocasiones no estuvimos de acuerdo, pero eso no quitó mi
admiración por se sentido de servicio y su profunda oración. Su
fe marcó la mía.
Estas dos personas me enseñaron el rostro
misericordioso de Dios. Hoy celebramos el Domingo de la
Misericordia Divina Cuando fui instalado como Párroco, les
dije que su fe iba a marcar la mía. Eso continúa siendo verdad.
Extendemos el privilegio de compartir nuestra fe con las
personas que formamos comunidades, este año.
Paz, Padre Esteban Ochoa, O.S.A
Balance Total de ventas de los Sábados
4,009.18