June 27, 2021 12:00 Pm (Indoor Mass)

22508 Copper Hill Drive Santa Clarita, California 91350 Parish Oﬃce: (661) 296-3180 Fax: (661) 296-7854 www.SaintKateriParish.org MASS SCHEDULES

DAILY MASSES (Indoor/Livestream) Monday: 8:00 am Tuesday: 8:00 am Wednesday: 8:00 am Thursday: 8:00 am Friday: 8:00 am Saturday: 8:00 am

SATURDAY VIGIL MASS Saturday: 5:30 pm (Indoor/Livestream) SUNDAY MASSES Sunday: 10:00 am (Indoor Mass) June 27, 2021 12:00 pm (Indoor Mass)

SPANISH MASS First Sunday of every month (Indoor) Mass at 2:30 pm

RECONCILIATION (Individual Confessions) By appointment only Please call: (661) 296-3180

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SAINT KATERI STAFF OUTREACH LITURGY AND WORSHIP (661) 296-3180 Sr. Cora Tawatao, Director Fax (661) 296-7854 DETENTION MINISTRY CAMP SCOTT: Lawrence & Cecelia Smith 297-3201 ALTAR SERVERS: PASTORAL TEAM: MEN’S PITCHESS HONOR RANCH Craig Cape 254-2347 (Training) Geof Martin 496-6014 Agnes Lindain [email protected] Deacon Bob Seidler ext. 7910 (Scheduling) Administrator Pro Tempore FAMILY PROMISE: Chris Ward [email protected] AUDIO VIDEO MINISTRY-PRODUCTION [email protected] Sister Maria Corazon Tawatao FOR THE HOMELESS: MINISTRY: (Sister Cora) ext. 7826 GO FISH MEALS 296-3180 ext. 7918 [email protected] Matthew & Liz Carrillo 297-8121 [email protected] Jennifer Cummings-Martin ext. 2452 [email protected] BEREAVEMENT: Jan Higgins 713-2280 [email protected] KATERI CLIPPERS FOOT CARE Mindy Irwin ext. 7903 Raquel Cadena-Munoz 714-5995 CLOW (Children’s Liturgy of the Word): [email protected] Molly McCarthy FOR LIFE: DIVINE MERCY: Tom Zapata 297-3873 [email protected] RACHEL’S VINEYARD MINISTRY Roseanne Becker - 510-8258 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY CLERGY: RESPECT LIFE Joe Vaeth COMMUNION: joseph [email protected] - 523-9797 Rafael Adame 775-8142 [email protected]

Fr. Deus Najja, Associate Pastor ext. 7914 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: GREETERS: [email protected] Gary Vergara 212-3060 Deacon Gabriel Aguilera (818) 518-5311 KNOTTY KNITTERS- CRAXY CROCHETERS LECTORS: [email protected] Kathy Littleton 296-6442 Ana Cape 254-2347 (Training) Deacon Terry Irwin 645-7471 Renee Marquez (916) 838-6290 Jerry Aguinaldo 618-2431 (Scheduling) [email protected] MINISTRIES: Jairo Garcia (747) 201-9705 (Spanish) Deacon Kevin McCarthy 601-942-9802 [email protected] FILIPINO MINISTRY Art Rivera - 433-4057 LEGION OF MARY (Praesidium): Msgr. Michael J. Slattery, HEALTH MINISTRY THURSDAY MORNINGS Pastor Emeritus, Retired HISPANIC MINISTRY Rosa Valencia Alma Felmley 435-4020 (323) 314-5174—[email protected]

THURSDAY EVENINGS PARISH OFFICE: MUSTARD SEED GLOBAL MISSION TRIP Marie Spinello Jaime Lozano [email protected] (818) 288-6125 Laura Hall ext. 7816 SENIOR LUNCHEONS: WEDNESDAY EVENINGS [email protected] Joann Lombardi— 296-1182 (Junior): Erika Castro Mary Donckels ext. 7904 WOMEN’S GUILD: Donna Medina [email protected] [email protected] (805) 490-6259

Maureen Dunnahoo ext. 7827 SUPPORT: LITURGICAL MOVEMENT: Justine Doggett [email protected] MOM’S SUPPORT GROUP 755-6637

Helena Munoz (954) 540-9900 LITURGICAL ENVIRONMENT: MAINTENANCE / SITE SUPPORT: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP Jocelyn Harris (818) 434-2385 Alfredo Vera 586-4869 Eire Garcia—297-6887 Jenn Johnson (818) 667-5841 Hunter Leonard ext. 7819 SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL CHILDREN Christine Ruiz MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY (Ushers): OFFICE OF FORMATION: 373-1006— [email protected] Gino Reale 425-1219

SCOUTS: Catherine Cardenas ext. 7902 MUSIC MINISTRY: CUB SCOUT PACK 40 Jason Eldridge Saturday 5:30 pm Teen Choir [email protected] [email protected] Elisabel Castillo-Lozano ext. 7901 Andrew Heath 478-2716 GIRL SCOUTS Lori Sorensen Sunday 7:00 am “Led by the Spirit” [email protected] [email protected] Mindy Irwin 263-1925 CATHOLIC BOY SCOUTING - RELIGIOUS Sunday 8:30 am Saint Kateri Quartet AUDIO / VISUAL MINISTRY: EMBLEMS [email protected] Sunday 10:30 am Adult Choir Dimithri Perera, ext. 7918 CATHOLIC GIRL SCOUTING -RELIGIOUS Sunday 12:30 pm Cantor & Accompanist [email protected] EMBLEMS Teresa Nugent- Jenny Paige 733-5299 Joseph Jarocki, ext. 7918 [email protected] 1st Sunday of the Month [email protected] (805) 490-6259 2:30 pm Spanish Choir Veronica Astiazaran 310-4580 Sunday 5:30 pm Contemporary Choir

OPERATIONS PASTORAL COUNCIL– Mike Alvarez SACRISTAN/HEARTS AND HANDS: [email protected] Matt Wong 753-3288 Jennifer Cummings-Martin, Director (661) 312-0882 SAINT KATERI PRAYER CHAIN: SAFEGUARDING THE CHILDREN [email protected] FINANCE COUNCIL Tim Lynskey 313-1804 Michael Hughes 803-0010 Wendy Emeterio 297-7906 SPANISH PRAYER GROUP AMIGAS DE JESUS/ESTUDIO BIBLICO: LITURGICAL EVENT COORDINATOR SAINT KATERI BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS Irma Parra 510-8254

Maureen Dunnahoo (first contact) ext. 7827 Jeff Bugbee 433-4770 Joyce Valenzuela (805) 551-8228 SPANISH ROSARY GROUP: Martha Davis 297-3739 Judy Janusek 714-7017 SAINT KATERI GIFT SHOPPE

Anna Mary Figueroa WELCOME AND CONNECT: GERM BUSTERS MINISTRY 296-3180 ext. 7813 Tony Pilarski (805) 218-7703 Bill Zemba 661-9389 [email protected]

FORMATION Mindy Irwin, Youth Ministry Coordinator of Faith Confirmation Formation Fr. Deus Najja RCIA Couples For Christ Iconography Tuesday Evening ext. 7903 Chaplain Deacon Terry Irwin Ron & Marie Hallare Kevin Kipper 645-1431 Bible Study 296-3180 ext. 7914 645-7471 (Adult) [email protected] Michele Wischnack frdeus@saintkateri Jan Higgins (818) 448-0958 michele.biblestudySK@ Sunday Preschool parish-scv.org 713-2280 (Youth) Men’s Ministry - gmail.com and Elementary Healing Prayer Team That Man is You! The Religious Life Teen Adult Confirmation Micheline Slinkard Rushdi Ariss Women’s Bible Study Edge-ucation Kelly & Maureen Ana Cape 254-2347 [email protected] TMIY@saintkateriparish saintkate- Dunnahoo 755-2884 -scv.org ri.womensbiblestudy 510-8250 @gmail.com.

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DearDea Friends in Christ,

As wwe eagerly await the arrival of our new Pastor, Fr. Vaughn Winters, and our new AssociateAsso Pastor, Fr. Jihoon Kim, we are overwhelmed with joyful ancipaon!

We are coming out of the Covid-19 restricons and are geng more and more back to “nonormal” every day.

I have reached the CanonicalCan rerement age for Deacons, and Archbishop Gomez has granted me permission to rere from Acve Ministry. Along with my rerement, he has also granted me connuing Facules to perform normal Diaconal dues during my rerement years. This means that I will have the ability to Bapze, serve at Mass and assist at Saint Kateri Parish whenever possible.

I am grateful for the many blessings I have received during my years of ministry, especially here at Saint Kateri Catholic Parish. My largest debt of gratude goes to my beloved wife, Pon, for her connued support, love and encouragement through these many years. Without her support, I would never have returned as Administrator Pro Tempore for the second me.

I also want to thank Bishop Alex Aclan, our Regional Bishop, for his belief and trust in assigning me once again to Saint Kateri Parish. He has been a source of unending support and encouragement during this me.

I would also like to thank Fr. Deus Najja for his dedicaon to the people of Saint Kateri. We send him on his way with the gratude of Saint Kateri Parish, and wish him well in his future ministries.

The wonderful staﬀ of Saint Kateri has been unbelievably supporve to me during the past seven months. They know how much I love them and appreciate their dedicaon and resolve. Their jobs are not always easy, and managing the day-to-day challenges of parish life can be daunng at mes, but they have all been courageous and loving each and every day. Thank you Staﬀ!

Our army of Volunteers has connued their undying support of our ministries. Without our dedicated Volunteers, our ministries would be unable to funcon. They are generous, devoted, and commied to Saint Kateri. There are literally hundreds of Volunteers, who work mostly in the background, but their eﬀorts never go unnoced. Our Volunteers are the glue that held our parish together during the diﬃcult me of the Covid-19 pandemic. I wish that I could properly express my appreciaon for all that our Volunteers accomplish each day. Thank you, Volunteers!

Lastly, I want to thank you, the Parishioners of Saint Kateri Parish, for your love, support and trust during these tumultuous months. Together we trusted in God’s love, believed that the Holy Spirit was truly guiding us, and baled through a very diﬃcult me. We did this together! Thank you!

I thank God for all of you and pray for you every day. You have enriched my life and made me realize why I became a Deacon. Each and every one of you is God’s blessing to me!

Your Brother in Christ’s Love Deacon Bob Seidler Administrator Pro Tempore

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LITURGY & WORSHIP READINGS OF THE WEEK Gn 18:16-33/Ps 103:1b-2, 3-4, 8-9, 10-11/ Monday: Mt 8:18-22 Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/2 Tm Tuesday: 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 Gn 21:5, 8-20a/Ps 34:7-8, 10-11, 12-13/Mt Wednesday: 8:28-34 Gn 22:1b-19/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9/Mt Thursday: 9:1–8 ANOINTING OF THE SICK Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67/Ps 106:1b-2, 3- The Sacrament of Anoinng of the Sick is administered by Friday: 4a, 4b-5/Mt 9:9-13 our Priests. During the week, contact the Parish Office for an appointment. The anoinng suffices for the duraon of the illness. A er hours, please contact (661) 586-0372 for Saturday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2/Jn 20:24-29 emergencies that require sacramental care. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4/2 Cor 12:7-10/ Please contact the Parish Office so we may assist you with Mk 6:1-6a funeral arrangements for your loved one at 296-3180 ext. 7905 or 586-0372 during weekends or evening hours. First Reading: But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, HOLY ORDERS Any man considering or discerning Holy Orders of Deacon and they who belong to his company experience it. (Wis or Priest, contact our clergy here at Saint Kateri. 2:24) Psalm: BAPTISM Give thanks to the Lord, his love is everlasng. (Ps 107) For infant Bapsm, please contact the Parish Office at Second Reading: 296-3180 ext. 7905. For Bapsm of children ages 7 and Not that others should have relief while you are burdened, above, please contact the Faith Formaon Office at but that as a maer of equality your abundance at the 296-6945 ext. 7903. present me should supply their needs, so that their FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST HOLY abundance may also supply your needs, COMMUNION that there may be equality. (2 Cor 8:13-14) 2-year Family Formaon Process. Please see the Faith Gospel: Formaon page for informaon. He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Lile girl, I say to you, arise!” (Mk CONFIRMATION 5:41) 2-year process begins in 9th grade. Please see the Youth Ministry page for informaon. ADULT CONFIRMATION MASS TIMES EFFECTIVE JULY 3, 2021 For those 18 and over who have been bapzed and Daily Mass: 8:00 am - Monday through Saturday received First Communion, contact Ana Cape at 254-2347. Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil - 5:30 pm MARRIAGE Sunday - 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm Please contact the Parish Office at 296-3180 ext. 7827 at Spanish Mass: 2:30 pm - least 6 months prior to seng a wedding date. First Sundays of every month RECONCILIATION (individual Confession) Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:10 pm outside on the Plaza. You must wear a mask.

Confessions by appointment only.

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LITURGY & WORSHIP

MASS INTENTIONS

7:00 am — Eumelia Guzman RIP 8:30 am — Jean Medina RIP PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Sun., June 27 10:30 am — Rosa Ferri RIP 12:30 pm — Gerald Rice RIP All those who are sick, especially the family and 5:30 pm — FOR THE PEOPLE INT/RIP friends of Saint Kateri, Joenee Cavanagh, Mariah Rizzo Salgado, Ruby Salgado and Lillian Bradley

Mon., June 28 8:00 am — Erlinda Gabuyo RIP BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE Tue., June 29 8:00 am — Victoria Ureta RIP Mary Jensen, David Bird, Arturo Valle, Conchita Bagsit Perez, Anselmo Rotellini and 8:00 am — William Cavanagh III RIP Wed., June 30 Henry Mancini 7:00 pm — Erick Remogat INT IS JESUS IS CALLING YOU??? Thur., July 1 8:00 am — Fr. Dave Ayoe INT WE ARE IN NEED OF Fri., July 2 8:00 am — Jerome Mendoza RIP 7:00 pm — Daniel Maningas RIP MORE VOLUNTEERS!!!

Sat., July 3 8:00 am — Dionicia Bisda RIP Altar Servers, Lectors, Sacristans, 5:30 pm — Alberto Ocampo RIP Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ministers to the Homebound, 7:00 am — FOR THE PEOPLE INT/RIP Hospitality Ministers and Ushers!

RIP 8:30 am — Marn Lerma 10:30 am — Bernice Hansen- Please contact your Ministry Lead... Sun., July 4 Sanlli RIP NEW VOLUNTEERS: 12:30 pm — Pat Gunther RIP Please call the Liturgy oﬃce at 2:30 pm — Sergio Barajas RIP (661) 296-3180 ext. 7826, 5:30 pm — Kevin Kipper INT Or email Sr. Cora at [email protected]

Father Deusdedit (Deus) Najja HISPANIC MINISTRY GROUP’S ROSARY Thank You and We Love You! The Most Holy Rosary is recited every First Tuesday of the month a er the 8:00 am Mass! Please join us in the Chapel! ALL ARE WELCOME! The me has come to say goodbye. It feels like yesterday when you arrived, and now, here we are nearing your JESUS said to St. Fausna: imminent departure, when we, with sadness, must bid you “At three o’clock, implore My Mercy, especially farewell. We lovingly reﬂect on your faithful service of for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, sharing your many gi s during your mission. So long, immerse yourself in My Passion, parcularly in Father! We will miss you, and we wish you well as you My abandonment at the moment of agony. This begin anew in your assignment at Saint Anthony. is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I Farewell Missionary Disciple and Friend, as we surrender to will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be. this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a GOD SPEED, unl He brings us together again! request of Me in virtue of My Passion. (1320) JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU! 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME | 5

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR JENNIFER CUMMINGS-MARTIN

If you have access to a computer, sign-up for online giving through our parish website: hps://www.saintkateriparish.org. Look for the Online Giving icon at the boom of the page and click to sign up. If you do not have Farewell Deacon Bob Seidler! access to a computer, please mail in your donaons, or The me has come, once more, to say so drop them oﬀ at the Parish Oﬃce in the collecon basket long to our friend, brother and Pro inside the doors. We are praying for you during these Tempore, Deacon Bob, as he journeys into tough mes, as we are all feeling the pain of uncertainty rerement (or so he wishes). You all and massive changes in the life we knew. know, Deacon Bob is a faithful servant, who has served us over the years in many roles – to name a few: as Deacon, Grief Minister and most WEEKEND COLLECTION recently, as Administrator Pro Tempore, Round Two! June 19, 2021 – June 20, 2021 Deacon Bob, we will miss you and most especially, your sense of humor. It has been a joy to once again, serve with ORDINARY you! Enjoy the stressless days of rerement, “Good and Faithful servant! See you on Monday! Last Week’s Donaon: $26,593.50

Weekly Goal Through June: $24,450.00 Year to Date Weekly Goal: $1,167,406.00

Year to Date Over Goal: $29,302.39

CHURCH MAINTENANCE Welcome Father Vaughn Winters, Pastor!

Last Week’s Collecon: $ 3,844.00 It is a DELIGHT to welcome Father Vaugh as our new Pastor beginning July 1, 2021! As many of you already know, he comes to us from TOGETHER IN MISSION 2021 Saint Mary's in Palmdale, and to many, he is no stranger. Read more about our Parish Goal: $175,756.00 new Pastor, who is featured on our Amount Pledged: $74,800.78 Highlight Page! WELCOME FATHER VAUGHN! Amount Paid: $64,376.75

Welcome Father Jihoon Kim, Associate Pastor! Amount Paid (Under) Goal: ($111,379.25) What a joy! to welcome a newly ordained into our church CALLED TO RENEW community! Father Jihoon joins us, full of zeal, as Associate Pastor in his Parish Goal: $2,475,000.00 ﬁrst priestly assignment. We are Amount Pledged: $2,773,056.04 excited to welcome him and look forward to experiencing his gi s and Amount Pledged Over Goal: $298,056.04 talents, as he shares the fruits of his impressive journey to this moment, and engages our community in celebrang Amount Paid: $765,168.28 and growing in our Faith. WELCOME FR. JIHOON! Amount Paid (Under) Goal: ($1,709,831.72)

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OUTREACH YOU ARE INVITED!!! June 26 and 27 A er ALL the Masses! Come say THANK YOU to Fr. Deus, SAY FAREWELL, and send him oﬀ with LOVING WISHES! We will ALL MISS him!!!

Separated, Divorced, Widowed Tri-Parish Support Group

You're invited to the meeng of the Tri-Parish SDW Support Group at the Pastoral Center of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 23045 Lyons Avenue (North on Arcadia from Lyons Avenue - Park in lot behind the Pastoral Center)

Thursday, July 1, and July 15th, 2021 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Please call Jocelyn at 259-4104 or Don at 661 670 4672

Our purpose is to support and help our fellow Chrisans in me of transion and need.

Foster one-on-one relaonships safely

One-on-one me with trusted adults is healthy for children and helps them to build self-esteem and long-term relaonships. You can protect your child while sll ensuring they have me and opportunity to build these relaonships. You can drop in unexpectedly when your child is with another adult, even if that person is a trusted family member. Insist on observable oungs, in public places. Talk with your child a er an oung, nong his mood or her ability to conﬁdently tell you what happened. For more informaon, visit hps:// www.d2l.org/educaon/5-steps/step-2/.

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FAITH FORMATION

Did you know that our dear Father Deus is a missionary priest? His bishop in Uganda asked him to serve in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles because the Lord knew that as American’s living in a secular, o en God-denying culture, we are always in need Holy men of God in our lives, serving as our spiritual shepherds. We at Saint Kateri have been blessed to have Fr. Deus caring for our souls as his ﬁrst missionary assignment. Now his servant’s heart takes him to Saint Anthony’s, in Oxnard. He will be very much missed by his Saint Kateri Parish family.

Each of us who have come to know Fr. Deus have our own stories of how he has in some way touched our lives and helped us to grow in our faith. I invite you to let him know of the diﬀerence he has made in your life by wring him a note of thanks. On those days in his life as a missionary priest, when he might be wondering if he is making a diﬀerence, re-reading your short message could very well be just the reassurance God gives Fr. Deus to say, “Well done, Good and Faithful Servant.” Mahew 25:23

Kindly drop oﬀ your cards and notes at the parish oﬃce during the week, or you can bring them to Mass on June 26 or June 27, when we will be saying our goodbye’s to Father, on the Plaza a er each Liturgy.

CALLING Hispanic Ministry Group’s Rosary

ALL CATECHISTS The Most Holy Rosary will be recited every first Tuesday of "...the catechist is a witness the month, a er the 8:00 am Mass in Mary’s Groo. of faith and a keeper of the Please join us and bring flowers to Our Blessed Lady! memory of God...recognizing their own fragility before the El Sansimo Rosario se rezará cada primer martes del mes, después de mercy of God, catechists do la misa de las 8:00 am, en la Gruta not cease to be the sign of hope for their brothers and de María. ¡Por favor acompaneños sisters." con flores para Nuestra Sansima (DFC 113) Señora! Is the Holy Spirit calling you to serve as a catechist and be a sign of hope for others? Please contact Mindy in the Formaon office at [email protected] or 661-296-6945, extension: 7903

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? CURIOUS ABOUT CATHOLICISM?

Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Or do you know someone who has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic? Are you a bapzed Catholic who never celebrated the Sacraments of Eucharist and Conﬁrmaon? We have a process called the Rite of Chrisan Iniaon for Adults (RCIA) to accompany you on this faith journey! Come and see more about becoming a Catholic.

Contact Deacon Terry Ir- win at (661) 645-7471

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FAMILY FAITH FORMATION FAITH FORMATION PHONE CALL HOURS ONLY Mondays and Wednesdays: 1:30 to 5:00 pm

Please watch our website, our Facebook page and the bullen page for updates. Quesons? Please contact us at: Phone: (661) 296-6945 Registraon for Family Faith Formaon-Preparaon for

ext. 7903 - Mindy Irwin, Family Formaon Coordinator First Reconciliaon and First Communion for the 2021- [email protected] 2022 Year is in progress. A live link is posted on our website where you can begin the Registraon Process.

ext. 7902 - Catherine Cardenas, Administrave Assistant [email protected]

ext. 7901 - Elisabel Casllo-Lozano, Minister of Organizaon and Hospitality e.cas[email protected] GOSPEL READING

Mark 5:21-43 (shorter form, Mark 5:21-24,35b-43) Jesus heals a woman aﬄicted with a hemorrhage and raises Jairus’s daughter from death With Faith, We Approach Jesus in Prayer for Our Needs and the Needs of Others

There are many ways in which we can compare the request for healing made by Jairus and the request of the woman with the hemorrhage. One comparison helps us think about prayer. Jairus asked Jesus for healing on his daughter’s behalf; the woman with the hemorrhage had no one to speak for her and bravely approached Jesus on her own iniave. In our prayers, we do both. We intercede for others’ needs, and we also courageously express our own needs to God. We find hope in Jesus’ response to both people, who sought him out in their hour of need. As you gather as a family, talk about some of the things you have prayed for this week. Noce that some of your prayers may have been for other people, and some of REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN your prayers may have been for your own needs. In today’s Gospel we find encouragement for both kinds of prayer. Read FOR ROCKY RAILWAY VBS! together today’s Gospel, Mark 5:21-43. Talk about the July 26 through July 30... similaries and differences between the two people who presented their needs to Jesus in this Gospel. Noce that both *Designed for Children entering people received the healing they sought from Jesus. We want First through Sixth Grades to pray for the needs of others and for our own needs with as much faith and hope as Jairus and the woman with the SPACE IS LIMITED — VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! hemorrhage did. Pray together in thanks and praise to God, who hears our needs and answers them, by praying today’s For more informaon, please email: psalm, Psalm 30. hps://www.loyolapress.com/catholic- [email protected] resources/liturgical-year/sunday-connecon/13th- sunday-in-ordinary-me-b-sunday-connecon/ JESUS’ POWER PULLS US THROUGH

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YOUTH MINISTRY

Life Teen message from Kelly Dunnahoo

In today’s Gospel reading we hear about Jesus healing a sick woman and raising a girl from the dead. There are a lot of stories in the Gospels about Jesus sharing His healing powers. But why did these people have to suﬀer in the ﬁrst place? Why can’t everyone have a nice, long, and healthy life? In short, why do bad things happen to good people? We are given the beginning of an answer in the First Reading from the Book of Wisdom:

“God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destrucon of the living.”

Skipping to the end:

“For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who belong to his company experience it.”

We all were given an intellect and will – to choose to do good or to do wrong; to act in a holy manner or to sin. Sure enough, the choosing to sin part didn’t make it past our ﬁrst parents, Adam and Eve. Once they turned from God, sin and death entered the world. Since that me, we all have had an inclinaon to sin and we need God’s grace to overcome this and to choose Him. We pray, we learn the diﬀerence between good and bad, we have good role models, we frequent the Sacraments.

But not everyone does this, and none of us does this all the me. We sin. And our sins can negavely aﬀect others. While everything that God has created is good, we somemes use those good things in a bad way – maybe we use it for an evil purpose and it hurts ourselves or others. In addion, our passions and emoons are good when used properly. But somemes we allow anger to turn into hatred. We become jealous. We become envious. Somemes we act out on these emoons and hurt others. In other words, the free choices of some can cause bad things to happen to good people.

This Reading from Wisdom also helps us to understand why people suffer and die, somemes way too young. When our first parents sinned, an ordered world became disordered and “death entered the world” and all experience it. Remember though, God can take the bad and turn it to good. In the beginning of the Easter Vigil Mass, we hear about how because of Adam’s sin, we were given a Redeemer – Jesus, and because of His Sacrifice, we could become higher than the angels – true sons and daughters of God. Let us always keep our eyes on Jesus, pray for each other, and spread the Good News of Christ even when (or especially when) bad things happen to good people!

Life Teen is a community for teenagers where we help each other, through support and prayer, to be intenonal disciples and lead others to Christ. Unfortunately, we are not able to meet weekly during the pandemic, but we will be meeng on the Plaza on the second Saturday of each month unl further noce. Our next meeng is July 10. See you then!

REGISTRATION! For Level 1 and Level 2 Conﬁrmaon will begin in July! Dates to follow! Thank you for your paence and prayers!

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WORDS FROM FR. DEUS AVAILABLE RESOURCES

I remember it was October 2, 2019, when I joined the Saint Kateri RESOURCES IN PARISH AND COMMUNITY family with nervousness, fear, and anxiety. I did not know what to AA expect. Now, I am leaving Saint Kateri with a wealth of knowledge I Need a “Meeting”? See website at www.lacoaa.org will always treasure. Being a priest at Saint Kateri Parish has been a AL-ANON CHECK FOR LIVESTREAM MEETINGS! fantasc learning experience. Need a “Meeting”? See website at www.alanonla.org I am thankful for the skills I have acquired as a priest ministering in NA Need a “Meeting”? See website at: this diverse, large community. I feel as if being here with you all hps://scana.todayna.org/areamtgs.html each day has made me a more complete and well-rounded person who has grown into a deeper understanding of what priestly ACCW - Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women ministry is all about. Carol Westlake 263-0435, www.CatholicWomenLA.org

I have learned how to take direcon, cricism, and compliments. ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP These are three things I was not so great at taking before, and now Oakmont of Santa Clarita I feel as though I can apply them in many different situaons in my Every 3rd Thursday, 6:30-8:00pm ministry. I have also learned to be open-minded, to value other 295-2025 people's opinions, and to consider other ideas along with mine, to BATTERED WOMEN’S HOTLINE 259-4357 end up with a great result. CHILDREN’S BUREAU FAMILY FOSTER CARE & When my departure was announced, many people expressed to ADOPTIONS me how my presence will be greatly missed at Saint Kateri. Yes! 208-4212, All4kids.org There is always sadness in parng. When friends have been together for a long me and one must go, it always creates LOS ANGELES CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB –Acvies for emoons. As I will be leaving Monday June 28th, I take this ages 25 and up - many members are 40 and older. opportunity to express my gratude; firstly, to God for the gi of Mark Arnesen (818) 772-0727 YOUR FAITH, and I pray that He may connue to strengthen it. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Thank you for giving me the opportunity to bear witness to Jesus, Anthony & Lynn Fernandez (818) 383-6399 and to exercise my priesthood, offering the Sacrifice of the Mass in PARENTS OF GAY, LESBIAN, OR BISEXUAL CHILDREN Memorial of Jesus Our Lord, and the other Sacraments we have celebrated together. Tim Lynskey 313-1804 PROJECT RACHEL - Hope A er Aboron Secondly, I would like to thank Fr. Albert Avenido, who welcomed me while he was sll Pastor of Saint Kateri Parish, and all our (626) 398-6100 amazing Deacons, with whom we have shared the Ministry of RETROUVAILLE—John & Donna Bigler at 816-6677 Shepherding. Together, we carried our Pastoral Ministry in a spirit or (800) 470-2230 [email protected] of brotherhood. To our incredibly amazing Staff, I am so grateful RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS that you gave me a good landing and helped me to understand 478-5118, www.recovering-couples.org Parish Ministry. SEPARATED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP I appreciate each one of you for all that you have been for me Jocelyn 259-4104 and Burt (818) 425-4348 during the me we have been together. I want to thank all of you SCV PREGNANCY CENTER for the good mes and the tough mes, for the joys and the 255-0082, www.LifeSupporter.org Sorrows, especially the tough period of the pandemic. St. Paul says, “All things work for the good for those who love God” (Romans SINGLE MOTHERS OUTREACH 8:28). I thank you all for your kindness, generosity, and paence that you have demonstrated.

I have enjoyed my me here in Santa Clarita Valley, and parcularly LA COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC with you here at Saint Kateri. I will always have happy memories of my stay and work in this Parish Community. Many of you have WOMEN asked me what I will miss most. For sure, the VIBRANT FAITH of the ROSARY Parishioners! I hope I will not disappoint you to say that I will leave CONFERENCE CALL with the great desire to come back more o en to visit. As I am leaving, I ask you to forgive me for anything I might have said or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 pm done, any atude which might have oﬀended you. Please connue to pray for me to be a zealous and faithful priest wherever I go. Call 1-425-436-6200, code 410510# Prayer requests open! Although I will be physically far away from you, I will remain For more informaon, please contact spiritually near to you in prayer, during all Masses and personal Carol Westlake at 661-263-0435 prayers. Far from my eyes, but near to my heart. Father Deusdedit Najja, Associate Pastor REVITALIZE AND RENEW!!! Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Santa Clarita, California

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Welcome Father Vaughn Winters An Introducon to Our New Pastor

Dear Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish Family:

I was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on June 5, 1993. I was born in Riverside, California, and spent my childhood and youth throughout Southern California in San Clemente, Ridgecrest, and Port Hueneme, graduang from Hueneme High School in 1985. In 1981 and 1982, I also lived in northern Utah. Following graduaon, I aended St. John's Seminary in Camarillo. During the seminary years, I assisted in diﬀerent capacies at St. Mary Magdalene in Camarillo, St. Rose of Lima in Simi Valley, St. Paul in Los Angeles, St Joseph in Hawthorne, and Our Lady of Grace in Encino. I have served in two parishes as Associate Pastor, at St. Raphael Church in Santa Barbara (Goleta) 1993-97 and St. Charles Borromeo Church in North Hollywood 1997-02. In 2002, I was called to serve as pastor in the northernmost parish of the Archdiocese, St. John Neumann Church in Santa Maria. This allowed me to look a er my grandmother, Lauree, who lived nearby in Pismo Beach. She was able to enjoy becoming a part of parish life there. A er seven years, I was unexpectedly called to serve as pastor of Saint Mary's in Palmdale in 2009 and am now leaving, a er my maximum stay of two, six-year terms.

I replaced as pastor, Msgr. Stephen Downes, who had served as my ﬁrst pastor, while a newly ordained priest. St. Mary's is a very complex parish of over 10,000 families, with 14 Sunday Masses celebrated in four locaons: Palmdale, Acton, Lilerock, and Lake Los Angeles. Each locaon has its own parish council and their own set of issues and challenges. Since you are our community just to the south, I have some familiarity with Santa Clarita and am good friends with Father Olin at St. Clare, and Msgr. Craig at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Years ago, when Father Bahhuth was Pastor, I was invited to celebrate a couple of Sunday Masses for you.

Last November, I received a list of available parishes to apply to and Saint Kateri was not on that list, so it was a surprise when back in March, I was called and asked to become Pastor of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha’s Faith Community. It was a brief phone call, and I was happy to say “Yes!” In the recent three parishes I have served as pastor, I did not choose them, they were chosen for me, and so far, the Holy Spirit has been right on target! As our society and Church emerges from this diﬃcult, past fourteen months, it will be an excing me to make a new beginning! I look forward to seling in and geng to know you, as we put back our Masses and various groups, ministries, programs, events and acvies. We are also very blessed to be receiving as our new Associate Pastor, Father Jihoon Kim, who was ordained a priest on June 5th. Jihoon was my seminarian intern two years ago, and we had a great ten months together. Thus, you are geng a ready-made team. I'm honored to be receiving my third, newly ordained priest, and together we can mentor him and introduce him to the wonderful calling of the priesthood.

I also want to thank Fr. Deus for all he has done this past year ministering to you in these challenging circumstances. He will be going forth to serve at St. Anthony's Parish in Oxnard, along with Fr. Joshua Diener, my former associate who le Saint Mary's just a year ago. We can clearly see in all of these connecons, the Goodness of God and how He cares for us with his Healing Providence; we just have to persevere with opmism, hope, and trust!

God bless you, and I will see you in a few weeks! In the love of Christ, Father Vaughn

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