May 12, 2013
Divine Mercy Catholic Church 2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835 | Tel: (916) 256-3134 | Fax: (916) 265-1999 [email protected] | www.divinemercynatomas.com
Pastor Sacrament of Penance Mass Schedule Saturday 3:45 - 4:45 PM or by Rev. Soane Kaniseli Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM [email protected] appointment Sunday Mass 7:30 AM Sacrament of Baptism Deacon 9:30 AM Rick Morales Every 3rd Saturday of the month at 12:30 PM 10:00 AM Please contact the Parish [email protected] 5:00 PM Office to talk with the Pastor 2 months Office Staff before the Baptism day. Filipino Mass 6:30 PM
Julie Aninzo Every 2nd Saturday of the Month Linda Casarino Sacrament of Matrimony Michelle Ignacio Please contact the Parish Office to talk Spanish Mass 7:00 PM Fids Reina (Bookkeeper) with the Pastor 6 months before the Every 2nd Sunday of the Month wedding day. Facility Maintenance Tongan Mass 2:30 PM Ed Pagala (Supervisor) Anointing of the Sick Every 4th Sunday of the Month Edgar Espino Please call (916) 525 - 8059 ______
Renato Perez WEEKDAY MASSES Rosary Bulletin Coordinator English: 30 mins before every Mass Mon - Wed - Fri 6:30 PM Michelle Ignacio Spanish: Thursdays at 7:00 PM Tue - Thur - Sat 8:30 AM [email protected] Chaplet of Divine Mercy Every Friday Holy Hour 3 - 4 PM Capital Campaign (Blessed Sacrament Exposed) Immediately after every Mass Renee Chavez First Friday [email protected] Morning Mass 8:30 AM
Music Ministry Exposition* 9:00 AM Elvis Molina Bill Carlos Benediction 5:45 PM Evening Mass 6:30 PM *Hourly Adorers needed during Exposition
MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To proclaim the good news, foster personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice, forgiveness and service to all. Page Two www.divinemercynatomas.com
Welcome To Divine Mercy Catholic Church Ascension Sunday May 12, 2013 “God mounts His throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.” ~ Responsorial Psalm 47:6
Message from Our Pastor . . .
The Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven
ur Lord Jesus Christ after His passion, death and resurrection, He O ascended into heaven as the Acts of the Apostle tells us in today’s first reading. “He presented Himself alive to them by many proofs after He had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God” (Acts 1: 3).
The sermon of St. Augustine on the Feast of The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven is very enlightening and is worth reflecting on it to assist us along the journey. It is true that “ our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven so let our hearts ascend with Him. Listen to the words of St. Paul: "If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth (Colossians 3: 1-2). For just as Jesus remained with us even after His ascension, so we too are already in heaven with Him, even though what is promised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies. Christ is now exalted above the heavens, but He still suffers on earth all the pain that we, the members of His body, have to bear. He showed this when he cried out from above: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And when He said: “I was hungry and you gave me food.”
Why do we on earth not strive to find rest with Him in heaven even now, through the faith, hope and love that unite us to Him? While in heaven He is also with us; and we, while on earth are with Him. He is here with us by His divinity, His power and His love. We cannot be in heaven, as He is on earth, by divinity, but in Him, we can be there by love.
He did not leave heaven when He came down to us; nor did He withdraw from us when He went up again into heaven. The fact that He was in heaven even while He was on earth is born out by His own statement: No one has ever ascended into heaven except the Son of Man who descended from heaven.
These words are explained by our oneness with Christ, for He is our head and we are His body. No one ascended into heaven except Christ because we also are Christ: He is the Son of Man by His union with us, and we by our union with Him are the children of God. So the Apostle says: Just as the human body, which has many members, is a unity, because all the different members make one body, so is it also with Christ. He too has many members, but one body.
Out of compassion for us He descended from heaven, and although He ascended alone, we also ascend, because we are in Him by grace. Thus, no one but Christ descended and no one but Christ ascended; not because there is no distinction between the head and the body, but because the body as a unity cannot be separated from the head.
oday is also Mother’s Day which is very special to us all in Divine Mercy. I wish you “All T Mothers” a special blessing from our Savior Jesus Christ on the Feast of His Ascension into Heaven. Let us also pray that all those who have lost their mothers will be consoled by the Lord. Have a Great Feast Day! ~ Fr. Soane Kaniseli Page Three www.divinemercynatomas.com Announcements and Upcoming Events
Confirmation 2013 As members of the Parish Family of Divine Mercy, we take pride in the spiritual growth of the faith of our candidates for Confirmation. Let us joyfully join them in this spiritual journey as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation through the hands of Bishop Emeritus William Weigand this Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 5:00 pm.
Kyle Aniciete Tiffany Poedyasmara Alivia Kahn Kelly Lumaquin Alexis Atherley Lauryn Poss Valerie Laquindanum Allison Morisey Stephanie De Anda Mateo Ramirez Noritza Lara Kayleigh Nealon Raven Enriquez Juliet Reyna Kaylee Leahey Nicholas Negrete Ylla Natalia Gonzales Gabriel Salvador Caeleb Leininger Jesus Nuño Torres Analise Renee Guevara Julian Tack Nicole Lim-Marte Kristina Pham Isabella Gutierrrez Kirsten Villanueva
Our Lady of Fatima Procession Catholic Faith Formation
Our Lady of Fatima procession will be on Monday, May 13 th at 4:00 pm. Let us pray IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER together for world peace and for an increase in vocation to the priesthood and religious life. For those receiving the Contact persons are Tess Mostajo (916) Sacrament of Holy Eucharist: 792-4193 and Auring Pagala (916) 515-1045. May 14, Tuesday (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Snacks will be served in the Narthex after the ~ Sacrament Preparation class for ALL ~ procession. Everyone is invited! 10 am Group : The Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated under this Our Lady of Fatima *May 30, Thursday (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) title following apparitions to three shepherd Monday, May 13 th children - Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco in Portugal ~ Holy Communion Rehearsal ~
in 1917. The message of Fatima includes a call to **June 1, Saturday (10:00 am) conversion of heart, repentance from sin and a dedication to the ~ Sacrament of Holy Eucharist ~ Blessed Virgin Mary, especially through praying the Rosary. 1:00 pm Group :
*May 31, Friday (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm) Mother’s Day Rose Sale ~ Holy Communion Rehearsal ~ THIS WEEKEND **June 1, Saturday (1:00 pm) The Divine Mercy Respect Life Ministry ~ Sacrament of Holy Eucharist ~ py will have its annual Mother’s Day Rose Sale ap H r’s with all proceeds supporting the Sacramento the * Come at least 15 minutes ahead of time Mo Life Center. Beautiful, long-stemmed ay ** Come 30 minutes ahead of time D roses, individually packaged, will be
available for a $5.00 donation after all
services. Please consider honoring a Sunday, May 26 th mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and/or friend and CFF Year-End Thanksgiving Celebration celebrating the sanctity of life by purchasing a rose on Mother’s Day weekend. For more information about the Sacramento Life Center, visit their website www.saclife.org. Page Four www.divinemercynatomas.com
WYD Bake Sale Consolation & Bereavement Ministry
The World Youth Day Delegation will We will have a Consolation and Bereavement Ministry Meeting on be having a bake sale on Sunday, May th 19 th after ALL Masses. Please support Monday, May 13 , at 7:00 pm in our pilgrimage to Brazil in July. room P4. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Tess Mostajo (916) 792- 4193 or Annie Reyes (916) 747-1527.
Portable Restroom Project Update CommTech Ministry The CommTech Ministry is looking for LCD monitors (new or old) that will be used May 4 : The inside and outside walls, windows and for furnishing the portable classrooms with doors were removed to accommodate installation of desktop PCs. We will also be accepting any double doors, deck extension, new electrical wiring and computers (desktops or laptops) and restroom appliances. computer peripherals (routers, modem, switches, external drives, power strips, ethernet/LAN May 5 : New outside walls installed cables, etc.) that we might be able to use for the May 6 : Inside frame separating men and women classrooms or harvest for parts. Please drop off your
restrooms installed donation at the Parish Office anytime between 9:00 am
th and 4:00 pm Monday - Friday . Please email We had 12 volunteers last Saturday, May 4 and 3 last [email protected] for any questions. Sunday and Monday, May 5 th & 6 th . THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR HELP! More volunteers are needed.
Volunteers are requested at least a Sportsfest: Spring Volleyball Championship minimum of 2 hours to help, from picking up nails to lifting up walls or to Please join us on Wednesday, May 15 th at clean up. Regular volunteer time 7:00 pm (3 rd Place) and 8:00 pm needed from Mondays - Fridays are (Championship ) at the Heron School 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Saturdays and Gym (5151 Banfield Drive, Sacramento, CA Sundays from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. 95835) for the Sportsfest Spring Volleyball We would also like to request our parishioners to bring Championship Game. If you would like to be added to food and drinks for the volunteers in the the Divine Mercy Sportsfest Group on Facebook to aforementioned day and time. Special thanks to Fil- receive tournament updates, please email Am Restaurant, Annie Reyes, Evelyn Rohrer and [email protected] and request to
Rosie Asistido for donating the Food. be added to the group. Be on the watch for a Fall Tournament! If you would like to help, please call the Parish
Office at (916) 256-3134.
The lead person for this project is Eugene SAINTS AND READINGS OF THE WEEK SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD* Declarador. St. Pancras: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9/ Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/ Lk 24:46-53 Monday: Our Lady of Fatima; St. John the Silent: Acts 19:1-8/ Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab/ Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/ Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8/ Jn 15:9-17 Wednesday: St. Isidore the Farmer: Acts 20:28-38/ Ps 68:29 30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab/ Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: St.Simon Stock, St. Margaret of Cortona: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/ Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11/ Jn 17:20-26 Friday: St. Paschal Baylon: Acts 25:13b-21/ Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab/ Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: St. John I: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/ Ps 11:4, 5 and 7/ Jn 21:20-25 SUNDAY BULLETIN DEADLINE: PENTECOST SUNDAY * St. Celestine V, St. Crispin of Viterbo: Submission of bulletin announcements is Vigil Mass: Gn 11:1-9/ Ps 104:1-2, 24, 25, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 due every Monday at 4:00 pm. Please Rom 8:22-27/ Jn 7:37-39 email your announcements to Mass during the Day: Acts 2:1-11/ Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, [email protected]. 31,34/ 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/ Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 Page Five www.divinemercynatomas.com
A contribution to the Collection for the Church in Latin SECOND COLLECTION America is a tangible way to express your solidarity with your brothers and sisters throughout Mexico, Central May 11 - 12 and South America, and the Caribbean. Donations to the CHURCH IN collection fund pastoral projects that bring people more LATIN AMERICA fully into the life of the Catholic Church. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/latinamerica . Thank you for supporting the universal Church.
St. Matthias, As of April 8 th , 325 individuals and families in our Apostle parish have participated with gifts and pledges Tuesday, totalling $40,285. Compared to last year at this May 14 th time, participation has decreased. Financial commitments have increased. Bishop Soto asks that all parishioners participate in providing hope Sharing Our Treasure and help to those in need throughout the diocese by making a gift at whatever level you can. Envelopes are available at the OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS parish office or you may donate online by visiting The Catholic Sunday Weekly Goal $ 7,500 Foundation website at www.tcfsac.org . This year the 25% share that comes back to our parish will be used to support our Angels of mercy 14-Apr $ 7,411 Ministry to the Poor. 21-Apr $ 5,766 28-Apr $ 7,342 05-May $ 6,415 YTD Sunday Collections $ 281,110 YTD Weekly Goal $ 330,000 YTD Shortage (15%) $ (48,890) THANK YOU to everyone YTD Offertory Collections $ 341,656 who supported our Cinco YTD e-Pay Collections (6%) $ 16,080 de Mayo fundraising event last Sunday, May 5th . Happy Mother’s Day BUILDING FUND COLLECTIONS to all mothers in our Divine Mercy Parish ∗ Capital Campaign pledges & donations Community! ∗ Designated Gifts for portable classrooms, classroom sponsors & restroom sponsors ∗ Memorials (pew) & wish list donations
Annual Goal $ 335,257
14-Apr $ 3,369 21-Apr $ 1,968 28-Apr $ 1,087 05-May $ 21,997 Year-to-Date Collections $ 292,851
2nd Capital Campaign Report as of May 5, 2013 Goal $ 1,000,000
Pledges - 98% $ 975,179 Cinco de Mayo Collections - 43% $ 421,552 Sunday, th May 5 Thank you for your generous financial contributions to support parish operations and repayment of our loan obligation. Page Six www.divinemercynatomas.com
Mass Intentions Week At A Glance
May 11 Saturday May 13 Monday 8:30am Hans Peder Nielsen 7:00pm Sto. Niño Novena (after the 6:30 pm Mass) 5:00pm Neil Macapagal , Patricia Maloney , 7:00pm Consolation & Bereavement Ministry (P4) Antonio Mance (Birthday) 7:15pm Children’s Choir Practice (Church) 6:30pm Consolacion Naniong (Birthday) 7:30pm St. Faustina’s Rosary Makers (P9) May 12 Sunday 7:30pm The Creed (Narthex) 7:30am Divine Mercy Parishioners (Pro Populo) May 14 Tuesday 9:30am Jose Cobar (1 st Year Death Anniversary) 9:00am Timeline Bible Study (Narthex) 12:30pm Ester & Aida Jose 5:30pm Sacrament Preparation Class (P4/5/Narthex) 5:00pm Paolo Pham (Birthday) 8:00pm Wedding Convalidation May 13 Monday May 15 Wednesday 6:30pm Tranquilino Ocampo , 10:00am The Creed (Narthex) Rosalia De Guzman Rosario , 5:00pm CFF 2 nd Grade Communion Class (Narthex) Frederick Snowden Russell 6:30pm Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help May 14 Tuesday 7:15pm Divine Mercy Devotion Ministry Meeting (P5) 8:30am Peter Nguyen Van San 7:30pm Liturgy Committee Meeting (Narthex) May 15 Wednesday 8:00pm Wedding Convalidation 6:30pm Marieta Delfin (Thanksgiving) May 16 Thursday May 16 Thursday 6:45pm Timeline Bible Study (Narthex) 8:30am George Mateo , Norma Zabala 7:00pm Rosary in Spanish May 17 Friday 7:30pm Angels of Mercy (P9) 6:30pm Peter Nguyen Cuoc Bao , May 17 Friday Douglas Scot Findlay (Birthday) 9:00am Altar Society - Flower Arrangement (Narthex) 3:00pm Holy Hour 4:30pm Wedding Rehearsal 7:00pm Guadalupanas Prayer Meeting (P9) Parents, do you have a 2013 high school 8:00pm Adult Choir Practice (Church) senior graduating this year? Please May 18 Saturday contact the Parish Office or Lillian Youth Group Fundraiser - World Youth Day Hernandez, so they can be included in the 10:00am Baptism intentions in our Graduation Mass on 1:30pm Wedding th Sunday, June 9 at 9:30 am. You may 3:45pm Confession reach Lillian at [email protected]. 7:00pm Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic Grp (Narthex) May 19 Sunday Youth Group Fundraiser - World Youth Day St. Faustina’s Rosary Makers 8:30am RCIA 1 & 2 (P4/7/8) 11:00am CFF (Narthex & Portable Classrooms) St Faustina’s Rosary Makers gather on 2:00pm CFF (Narthex & Portable Classrooms) nd th the 2 Monday and 4 Wednesday of 2:00pm Youth Ministry (Narthex Lobby) the month at 7:30 pm to make rosaries and provide them to missions abroad and those in need who cannot otherwise afford one. This month meetings will Communion of the Sick and Homebound be held on May 13 th in room P9 and nd If you or anyone in your family is sick or May 22 in the Narthex. If you are interested in advanced in age and subsequently unable participating, please send an email to to attend Mass regularly and would like [email protected] or call Eric Holy Communion brought to them at Watson at (916) 374-9085. home, please contact the Parish Office.
Angels of Mercy Ministry to the Poor Next meeting is on Thursday, May 16 th at 7:30 pm in Looking for some peace and quiet Room P9. in your life?
We have a Holy Hour at 3:00 pm every Friday . We expose Jesus in the Blessed The Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic Group Sacrament. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy meets every Saturday at 7:00 pm in the Narthex; 2 nd and then have silent prayer and adoration until Saturdays in Rooms P7/8. Contact Sis. Dina (916) 595- closing the hour with Benediction. All are 8006; Bro. Derick (916) 439-3351; Bro. Rudy (916) 849- welcome to spend an hour in silent renewal 7685 or Bro. Danny (916)201-4344. with Jesus. Page Seven www.divinemercynatomas.com
News From Around The Diocese
Thanksgiving Mass for Bishop Weigand Mary’s Hour 2013
Bishop Jaime Soto invites you to join him Join Bishop Jaime Soto and the Youth in a concelebrated Mass of Thanksgiving Ministries from the Diocese of Sacramento for for Bishop Emeritus William K. Weigand Mary's Hour on Saturday, May 18 th from on Monday, May 27 th at 3:00 pm at the 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at Presentation of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Sacramento. Mass will celebrate Bishop Weigand’s Mary’s Hour includes Rosary, Mary’s crowning Golden Jubilee of Priestly Ordination - and Exposition & Adoration of the Blessed honoring his life, ministry and leadership and thanking him Sacrament. Lunch is included. For more for 50 years of devoted service to the People of God in the information go to www.icatholicyouth.com. Diocese of Boise, Archdiocese of Cali, Colombia, Diocese of Salt Lake City and Diocese of Sacramento. A reception will Father’s Day with Bishop Soto immediately follow Mass in the lower level of the Cathedral. Join Bishop Soto at Raley Field on Camp Pendola Early Registration Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16 th . Play catch with Bishop Soto on the field before the game May 15 is fast approaching and the early bird at 11:15am. Special Father’s Day Blessing for discount will soon end. All sessions will remain all dads and granddads at 11:45am. open for registration; some sessions could fill Fellowship and fun with friends and family. up soon, so register today to reserve a spot. Tickets are $8 Lawn or $10 Delta Seat. For Camp Pendola offers a fun filled experience for more information, please visit children and youth under the supervision of trained college www.iCatholicYouth.com. age counselors. For more information and registration materials, check our web site www.pendola.org or call Worldwide marriage Encounter at (916) 733-0141. Take a fresh look at your Marriage. Consider making a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat Weekend and enrich your lives together. It is a unique approach aimed at revitalizing your Is someone you know suffering after an abortion, perhaps Sacrament of Matrimony. The next Weekend years after the choice? Please consider the Rachel's dates are June 7 - 9 and August 23 - 25 Vineyard Retreat weekend, July 12-14, in Auburn, weekends in Sacramento. Early registration is highly sponsored by the Diocese of Sacramento. Cost is $175. recommended. For more information visit our website at: For more information, contact Liz at (916) 733-0161 or sacramentowwme.org or contact Bob & Peg Krueger at email [email protected]. Inquiries and participation [email protected] or (209) 239-0840. are strictly confidential.
Pray For The Sick
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