November 4, 2018

Photograph of St. John the Evangelist by Dean Tormey, SJE Parishioner

St. John the Evangelist Mass Schedule: Catholic Church Sunday Mass: Saturday Vigil: 5 PM Established October 4, 1960 Sunday: 8, & 10 AM & 12 Noon 5751 Locust Avenue Daily: 6:30 & 8:30 AM, 5:30 PM during Lent Carmichael, CA 95608-1320 M-F); 8:30 AM (Sat) 916 Area Code Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 AM & 7 PM Parish Office……………..483-8454 Eucharistic Adoration: Wed & Fri 9 AM to 5 PM School…………………….481-8845 Healing Mass every 3rd Sunday of the Month at 1:30 PM with confession from 1:05 to 1:25 PM Religious Education….…483-4628 Sacraments: Youth Ministry ……483-8454 x 254 Confessions: Fridays and Saturdays 10 min before Parish website: www.sjecarmichael.org morning Masses and 3:45 to 4:45 PM Saturday Parish email: [email protected] Baptism: Call office about parent preparation ses- Rel. Ed: [email protected] sions. Must be registered in the parish. School website: www.stjohnev.com Marriage: Contact the clergy at least six months in School email: [email protected] Fr. Bernardin Mugabo…………………………………...... Pastor advance. Fr. Thomas A. Bland………………...…...... Pastor Emeritus Anointing of Sick: Call the office at any time. Fr. Alban C. Uba, SMMM…………………………...In Residence Mr. Lawrence Niekamp……………………………. ……...Deacon READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mr. Keith Johnson………………………………………….Deacon Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Mr. Jack Wilson…………………………………………….Deacon Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-30ab, 30e, 31-32; Linda Gospodnetich…………………..……….Business Manager Lk 14:15-24 Mrs. Christine Horton…….…………..………….School Principal Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Sr. Hannah M. O’Donoghue,RSM.Coord.of Religious Education Lk 14:25-33 Mrs. Roseann Garthwait…………..Director of Music and Liturgy Mrs. Cara O’Shea……….....School Director of Music and Choir Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Mrs. April McDonald……..Chairperson, Parish Pastoral Council Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Catholics Coming Home, Lk 16:9-15 for more information call (916) 483-8454 ext. 150 or Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; e-mail to [email protected] Mk 12:38-44 [41-44]

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It may take up to 2 months to start receiving envelopes or for any changes. Place in collection basket. Pastor’s Corner Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018 Blessed Mary’s Messages: Dear parishioners, it is always You shall love the L, your God, with all your heart, good to visit holy places or the of the Blessed Virgin and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Mary. All the messages of the Blessed Virgin Mary have one — Deuteronomy 6:5 goal: to save souls. Her main purpose is that all of us her children from all corners of the world, from all tribes, ethnics Masses for the Week of November 5 to November and races should be with her and her Son Christ forever Monday: in Heaven. Her messages are calls from Heaven, asking us to 6:30 a.m. All Souls be the lights of others, especially for those who live in the 8:30 a.m. All Souls darkness of sin, to be peace in this peaceless world, to be hope Tuesday: in this hopeless world. In summary, it is a call to live the 6:30 a.m. All Souls message of the Gospel all the days of our lives. 8:30 a.m. All Souls Wednesday: During the apparition of Kibeho in Rwanda, often the Blessed 6:30 a.m. All Souls Virgin Mary would send the visionary to some people letting 8:30 a.m. All Souls them know what she needed from them or how they were Thursday: supposed to behave. For example, a young man named Gahutu 6:30 a.m. All Souls Paul, who was planning to get married, received a message 8:30 a.m. All Souls that he was supposed to be a priest. Guess what, we studied Friday: together in the seminary and he is a priest. In Medjugorje, the 6:30 a.m. All Souls Blessed Virgin Mary gave so many messages and still gives a 8:30 a.m. All Souls message at every apparition on the 2nd and 24th of the month. Saturday: St. Leo the Great They are good, deep, inspirational, faithful to the Gospel, and 8:30 a.m. All Souls comforting. A Lady named Theresa LOPEZ shared me with a message she our sick and their caregivers: Helena received while visiting holy places in Europe. I did ask her Alleman, Andrea Armstrong, Robert Burns, Geoff Carter, Alicia Cortez, Russ permission to share it with you; read it for yourself and hope Davis, Melissa Duran, Kate Ellis, Karen Emmons, Deb- you decide to visit holy shrines. bie Erichs, Velia Escalante, Juanita Estrellas, Martin Fio- Three blessings. One message: Back in April 2015, my mother rino, Anthony Gabriele, Alison Geoffrey, John Glasgow, (Irene Gonzales, who passed away recently) and I had the Ella Gomes, Gosnell Family, Jimi Grant, Donna Harris, opportunity to go on pilgrimage to Greece and Tom Harvey, Vicky Heard, George Heffner, Mary Jef- following the historical and spiritual perspective of the seven fries, Eduardo Jimenez, Shirley Jones, Yelena Ka- Churches of Revelation. While in Turkey, we spent some navalchuk, Michelle Keyawa, Jalil Kian, Karen Lydon, time in at Meryemana. This is the reconstructed Jennifer Martin, Manuel Molina, Michael Niekamp, house where the Virgin Mary is supposed to have come to live Gilles Ouellet, Lynn Parry, Mike Peterson, Alex Quiroz, during her last days. As we entered this quaint stone structure, Jeff Reynolds, Ruth Salazar, Rena Scherman, Robert we were immediately placed in the front room of the house. A Scholtes, Christopher Scott Paul Scurti, Socorro Sabala, Stacey Spear, Hank Thompson, Katie Walker & all sick Turkish rug led you from the doorway to an Altar, framed by parishioners. the arched interior brick walls. In its simplicity, it was beautiful. After a quick tour through the rest of the house, we Please pray for the repose of the soul of long time were led outside and given time to contemplate what we had parishioner Betty Jones, who died. Her funeral will be just seen. I decided to return to the chapel and on bended November 17 at 11 a.m. here at St. John’s. knees prayed a for the special intentions of many back home. It was during this time of prayer that I received a Steve Patton, Associate Director for Family and Respect message: “Tell him that I have your child in my arms. He is to Life Ministries for our Diocese will be at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish on November 6 at 7 p.m. speaking on reconcile himself to my Son.” I gasped! You must understand “Purgatory - What to Expect”. In 1873 a nun in France began I was not expecting any message. But I knew what it meant. to visited by a soul from Purgatory. Under Obedience she kept My husband and I had been married for 38 years and my focus a detailed account of what that soul told her. He will review of prayer for him was that he would one day return to the the nun’s manuscript to help you better understand. Catholic Church. As a side note: approximately two years into our marriage our only pregnancy ended in a ruptured tubal ..continued ..Well, it took a couple of months after my return pregnancy and after that I was unable to conceive. Catching home, when I felt a push on my shoulder to tell him. I said my breath, I then asked our Holy Mother to guide me in “Babe, while Mom and I were on the pilgrimage, we visited forwarding this message to my husband. He could put up the the house of the Virgin Mary. While I was praying, I received proverbial “wall” at times. I knew this was the most important a message for you.” I continued on with the message. He gave task of my life. It weighed heavy on my mind that he had to me no response. That was OK, but I knew the message wasn’t hear this very important message. ..continued next column.. heard in his heart. ---to be continued next week… Sr. Hannah O’Donoghue, RSM ST. Vincent de Paul: THANKSGIVING IS JUST AROUND 916-483-4628 THE CORNER!! I know it seems like yesterday when we [email protected] sat down to a dinner of turkey and cranberry sauce but it’s back again! The Food Locker is gathering the essentials National-Vocations-Week (Nov. 4-11) Prayer to know one’s for the Thanksgiving baskets, an annual tradition. Needed vocation: “Lord, my God and my loving father, you have made are canned yams, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, canned me to know you, to love you, to serve you, and thereby to find green beans, stuffing, corn, fruit cocktail, cranberry and to fulfill my deepest longings. I know that you are in all sauce, olives, and jello (not sugar free and no things and that every path can lead me to you. pudding). But of them all, there is one especially by which you want me to FROZEN TURKEYS are also needed! The turkeys can come to you. Since I will do what you want of me, I pray you, be dropped off before or after mass on November 17th and send your Holy-Spirit to me: into my mind to show me what 18th or at the Food Locker on the morning of Monday you want of me; into my heart – to give me the determination to th do it and to do it with all my love, with all my mind and with all November 19 before 9 am. Turkeys with all the my strength right to the end. Jesus, I trust in you. trimmings will be distributed from 9 am to 11 am. Amen.” (From www.usccb.org) Please leave any donations at the church after any Francis’ November intentions: “That the language of weekend mass before Thanksgiving (north end of the love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of narthex or ushers will be glad to help with your conflict.” Prayer for Deceased Parents: “Heavenly Father, you have donations). Your generosity is always appreciated and commanded us to honor father and mother. In your goodness never taken for granted. God bless you! You and your have mercy on the souls of our parents and forgive them any loved ones have a wonderful Thanksgiving! sins they may have committed. Grant that we may see them again in the brightness of eternal glory. In Christ’s name we entreat your kindness. Amen” Please contact the RE office above for registration/ information materials re. the following programs:

RE/CCD/CFF: Sunday morning classes, beginning at 8:55, th for public-school children grades K through Jr. High & beyond. November 4 More Than Meets the Eye, St. Catherine Room at 1:30 p.m. Includes sacramental preparation, altar-server training & more. th R.C.I.A: Adults who are interested in becoming Catholic. November 18 Social: Friendsgiving, St. Catherine Room at 1:30 p.m. (Contact Deacon Jack & Jennie Wilson.) th Returning-Catholics: Those who want to return to their December 9 Our Father’s Plan, St. Catherine Room at 1:30 p.m. Catholic-Faith after a time of absence: catholicscomehome.org th Confirmation for Adults: Catechized persons who have not December 16 Social: The Big White Elephant, St. Catherine received the sacrament of Confirmation. A time of immediate Room at 1:30 p.m. preparation will be required. Pray for us. General-Assistance with religion-related matters… Support us. Questions about the Catholic-Faith: Listen to Catholic/ Contact us. [email protected] or call or text 916- Relevant Radio on 1620AM; Watch channel EWTN on T.V. 529-5767. Visit www.crediblecatholic.com; www.miraclehunter.com; Connect with us. sjecarmichael.org/youth, facebook.com/ Retreats, spiritual-direction and more: (1) sjecym, instagram.com/sjecym. www.ChristTheKingRetreatCenter.org or 916-725-4720, Citrus -Heights.(2) www.MercyCenter.org or 530-887-2019, Auburn. Details about this years Craft Fair can be See BINDER located outside the Chapel for details… found on the gold flyers in the gift shop. Catholic-Counseling: Available at both retreat centers and Friday night is not advertised as this is our at [email protected] or 916-792-9797. Early Bird Pre-Sale which takes place from 5 (Offices are located in Citrus-Heights and Sacramento.) to 9 p.m. and we ask a donation of $5 at the CALENDAR: door. Saturday and Sunday are free RE/CCD/CFF: Have you registered your public-school admission. On Friday you can purchase a Lasagna Dinner children for classes? for $7. To accommodate our many visitors, the Elks Club Tuesday, November 6 (6:30 p.m.): Journey of Faith (Gold- is allowing us to park in their lot on Friday night and Book Mass) for all children preparing to receive First Reconciliation (Confession) and First-Holy-Communion. Sunday only. Saturday parking will be at The Church on *Saturday, Nov. 10 (9:15-3:00): Grief & Loss retreat day at Cypress & Hackberry. A free shuttle service is available. Mercy-Center, Auburn. ($35.00 – includes lunch.) The hours of the event are, Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 Sunday, November 11: Catechist meeting at 11:30 a.m. in a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shuttle service Mercy-Hall. will be 30 minutes before and after these hours. Food and Sunday, November 18 (2:30 p.m. – Chapel): RE/CCD/CFF drink are available all 3 days. Bring your shopping list! Confirmation meeting for Parents/Guardians, Sponsors and The Silent Auction is an important part of the Craft Fair Confirmation-Candidates/Students. so if you or your business would like to contribute an item *Wednesday, Dec. 12 (9:30-2:30):Advent Day of Prayer at it would be greatly appreciated. Call 481-8845. Christ-The-King, Citrus-Heights.($40.00 – includes lunch) Thank you for making room for all our visitors this (*For Nov. 10 & Dec. 12 – see retreat info. above for contact information.) weekend and your support of this important fundraiser. God bless & guide your/our week. SJE Gift Shop: The 2019 St. Joseph missal has arrived! Altar-Server Families: Altar-Servers are needed at all Masses every weekend. Please step in when you see that there is a need. Thank you. If you have questions contact [email protected] As a follow up to Fr. Bernardin’s Pastoral Column on Security, the Parish Security Committee would like 1 or 2 parishioners who have experience in security or law enforcement to join the team. If interested in more information contact the parish office or contact Gene Gobbo at [email protected] or 916-283-5223

Please join us in praying the Rosary and other pray- ers every weekday before the 8:30 a.m. Mass (starting at 8 a.m.), Saturday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, and Sun- day after the 8:00 a.m. Mass

LAST CHANCE to donate your blood & possibly save a life. The BLOOD MOBILE will be in our parking lot Sun Nov 4th from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Thank you to all who have made appointments & signup sheets are still available in the narthex after this weekend Masses. Walk -ins are also welcome! Come aboard, donate, get a tee shirt, a doughnut & walk out a few ounces lighter.

There will be a short training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on Wednesday, November 14 at 6 p.m. in the church. This is open to all current ministers who desire a refresher in how to set up for Mass. Please plan on attending.

From Ken and Jackie Laca - we want to express our sincere thanks for all of the support, strength and fellowship we received while being a part of the SJE Community. Everyone has been welcoming from the very beginning and we will miss you all. We will remember you all in our prayers and may God’s blessings shine on at SJE

Nave and Narthex The Altar Society has traditionally been responsible for keeping order and special cleaning tasks in the worship space at SJE. With the renovation of our church our parish has been given a clean slate to work with to provide a reverent peaceful space in which to gather, prepare for mass and worship together as well as share information about our faith and community events. To accomplish this goal, the Altar Society has formed a Worship Environment Work Group. The group is working to provide elements to beautify spaces and present informational materials in a way that is visible, accessible and organized. Also being created is a “Giving Wing” in the Narthex to offer a consistent place for donations of goods for Saint Vincent DePaul and the other organizations we support and make it easier for the volunteers picking up those donations. We recognize that things have looked somewhat bare and are committed to improvements as soon as possible. If you have any question or comments, please email us at [email protected] . Last weekend’s collections Sunday Offerings $8,786.50 Maintenance $209.00 Capital Campaign $11.00

Please accept our sincerest thank you for the donations that you make every week. You make it possible for us to keep our doors open and to spread the Word!

The next class for Parent Preparation for Child Baptism will be held on Wednesday, November 7 at 7 p.m. in Mercy Hall. The next Baptism will be November 10 at 11 a.m.. Call the rectory at 916-483-8454 to register for the class and to let us know if you will be at the class and/or baptism. A baptismal registration form must be filled out in the rectory prior to attending the class .

YOU ARE INVITED to spend a relaxing, spiritually insightful weekend with men/women of our parish Friday evening to Sunday at noon, on November 9-11 at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center. For more information call Patricia Bagley at 916-944-1050 or go to www.christthekingretreatcenter.org to make a reservation; or call the Retreat Center at 916-725-4750.

WALK FOR LIFE West Coast 2019: It’s not too early to mark your calendars to attend the Annual WALK FOR LIFE in San Francisco. The date is Saturday, January 26, 2019. SJE will again have a bus leaving from our parking lot. The cost is $30.00/per person, which covers the bus charter fees, parking, snacks and more - It’s an easy walk, less than two miles and we’re back around 6 pm. Join other Catholics and Christians as we support the dignity of all human life. Please contact the Parish Office to get your name on the list (the bus will be filling up quickly!!) (916) 483-8454 We will collect money after December 1.

A REQUEST! Please don’t tape your offertory envelopes shut - they are hard to open and slow the counters down and tear the envelopes. Also for the blank second collection envelopes some of you just write a last name and no envelope number. We may have 3 or more people with the same last name so we don’t know who to give the credit to. Thank you!

REMINDER to send bulletin articles by e-mail in WORD by Monday before the weekend you want your article in the bulletin. THANK YOU Winter Sanctuary at SJE – Again this year Saint John the Evangelist will host the first week of the Carmichael HART Winter Sanctuary beginning the evening of Sunday, December 30 through the morning of Sunday January 6. Sign-ups for volunteers will begin the last week in November. Those interested in participating in the planning, please contact Pam Johnson at [email protected] or 916-716-6228.

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