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Pastor Rev. Francisco R. Maldonado Year of Mercy Rudy Noriega On Laetare Sunday, we rejoice as Luke's Deacon Joseph Roinick Jesus proclaims that God is boundlessly merciful. The parable's prodigal son returns home, not authentically repentant but desperate, having squandered on Mission Statement prostitutes (or so his older “We, the community of Our Lady claims) the inheritance wrongly demanded while his father still of the Valley Church, inspired by lived. This selfish son is only spared ritual "shaming" when the the , and nourished by the Holy father "shames" himself, running to embrace him, interrupting Eucharist, are a community of faith. his prepared "act of contrition." By doing so he challenges We invite all God’s people to celebrate , and all of us, to be signs, says Francis, "of the His love through participation in liturgy, primacy of mercy always, everywhere, and in every situation, no prayer, service and fellowship. matter what." Avoid the harshness of the elder son, Francis warns, "who stands outside, incapable of rejoicing," his We are committed to on-going faith judgment "severe, unjust, and meaningless in light of the formation for people of all ages. father's boundless mercy" (Misericordiae Vultus, 17). If John's We value the diverse gifts we have been Gospel is proclaimed, the "religiously observant" people there given and freely share our time, talent, likewise serve to warn against harshly judging others, for the and treasure to minister to the needs of physical blindness of the man they expel from the synagogue is all God’s people.” healed, while their own blindness of heart remains.

Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Papal quotes Copyright (c) 2015, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. Mass Intentions for the Week The Week Ahead ...

Monday, March 7 Monday, March 7 8:00AM Parkinson’s Support Group, Hall, 8AM † Barbara Waski, † James Mahoney, † Irene Rohde, Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel, 9AM-Noon St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 9AM-Noon † Winifred Hammerschmith, ⧗ Anna Collett , Rm. 208, 8:45AM Tuesday, March 8 Virtual Dementia Tour, Rm. 213, 9AM 8:00AM St. Vincent de Paul Mtg., OLG, 9AM † Deacon Pete Grimaldo, † Francisco Durazo Parish Council Mtg., Rm. 208, 11AM Exercise, Hall, 11:30AM Wednesday, March 9 Religious Education Classes, Grades 6 & 7, 6PM 8:00AM , Rm. 213, 6PM † Steve Kennedy, † Jerome Bongard Tuesday, March 8 Thursday, March 10 Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel, 9AM-Noon 8:00AM Mary’s Prayer Group, Rm. 225, 8:45AM † Elizabeth Meekin, † Mark Carpine Bible Study, Rm. 213, 9AM and Chaplet Recitation, Chapel, 3PM Friday, March 11 Religious Education Classes, K-5, 4PM 8:00AM Council Mtg., Hall, 6PM † Mary Viccaro, † Margaret & Llewellyn Halboth, Wednesday, March 9 † Angie & Ernest Croce, † Marilyn Halboth, Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel, 9AM-Noon † Roy Sender St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 9AM-Noon Quilters, Rm. 225 & Hall, 8:30AM Saturday, March 12 Mah Jongg, Rm. 213, 12:30PM 8:00AM Apostles of Divine Mercy, Hall, 2PM ⧗ Pro-Life Religious Education Classes, K-5, 4PM 4:00PM Contemporary Choir Practice, Church, 4PM † Marion McManus, † Diann Grosjean, † Joe Mertes, Thursday, March 10 † Mary Ruth Buchheister, † Beatrice Mercier Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel, 9AM-Noon Line Dancing, Hall, 9AM Sunday, March 13 Respect for Life Rosary, Church, after 9AM Mass 7:00AM Cantor Practice, Church, 2:30PM † Donald Gant, † Tom Clabots, † Scott Green, Alleluia Choir Practice, Church, 3:30PM ⧗ Barbara Iames ICF Mtg., Hall, 5:30PM Cub Scout Den Mtgs., 6PM 9:00AM † Melba Fones, † John Miceli, † Roy Sender, Friday, March 11 Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel, 9AM-Noon † Wozniak & Durkin Family Members St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, 9AM-Noon 11:00AM Stations of the Cross, Church, after the 8AM Mass † Jacqueline Bouchard Stephen Ministry Mtgs., 9:30AM Souls in Purgatory Devotion, Church, 11AM 1:00PM Bridge, Rm. 225, 11:30AM ⧗ Our Lady of the Valley Parishioners Exercise, Rm. 213, Noon 4:00PM Mah Jongg, Rm. 210, 12:30PM † Irene Rohde, † Josefa Valencia, Stations of the Cross, Church, 6PM Fish Fry Dinner, Hall, 5-7PM † Lynch Family Members Saturday, March 12 † Deceased  Living ⧗ Special Intention Lay Dominican Life Profession, Church, 11:30AM followed by meeting in Rm. 213 Just Coffee Sale at the 4PM Mass Bulletin Articles Deadline for St. Joseph Table, Hall, 5PM March 27 bulletin is Friday, March Sunday, March 13 11 (EARLY). Please email: Pancake Breakfast after the 7AM & 9AM Masses [email protected] or bring Just Coffee Sale at all the Masses to the parish office. Your RCIA, Rm. 213, 9AM cooperation is greatly appreciated! Life Teen Confirmation Class, 11AM Note—articles may be edited for Bingo, Hall, 6PM content and space constraints.

Page 2 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 Today’s Readings Treasures From Our Tradition

First Reading: God's people enter the promised One of the first steps to a Catholic wedding takes land, observe the Passover, and eat of the produce of place in the parish rectory, as the newly engaged the land (Joshua 5:9a, 10-12). come forward to "set a date." We owe this scenario to Psalm: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord reforms made by the emperor Charlemagne late in the (Psalm 34). eighth century. He required that nobles and Second Reading: We are now ambassadors for commoners alike have public weddings, and also Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). required that marrying couples be examined for Gospel: We must rejoice when our brother who factors that would block a marriage, such as previous was dead in sin repents and comes back to life marriages or close kinship. The pope was more (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). conservative, however, and resisted the emperor's The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, creativity. It was enough for the pope that the couples International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. exchange consent. That tradition is passed on to this day, to some Readings for the Week couples' surprise. In 866, Pope Nicholas ruled that a marriage was legal and binding even without a liturgy Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 or public celebration. After that, it was the consent of Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 the couple, not the blessing of parents or priest, that Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; made a marriage "count." If consent was lacking, such Jn 5:17-30 as through abduction or fear, then the marriage could Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 not "take." Charlemagne got a great deal done, but he Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; was a political flash in the pan, and the empire had Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 virtually collapsed by the year 1000. Europe broke Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 into a checkerboard of princedoms and languages, and Sunday: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; at last all marriages came under the church, the glue Jn 8:1-11 holding the known world together. Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. and Special Observances Scripture Commentary Sunday: Girl Scout Sunday A SUNDAY FOR REJOICING Monday: Ss. Perpetua and Felicity Today's Gospel story of the prodigal son is a Tuesday: St. John of God favorite of many. We can identify with all the major Wednesday: St. figures and their crisscross of emotions. The father's initial grief over his young son's avarice is turned to Sanctuary Lights relief at his return. The son's grief over his loss of fortune, family, and friends is turned to delirious joy at Week of March 6 the sight of his father. We understand the eldest son's bewilderment Special Intention of D. & M. Cerny & over his father's generosity. For the older son, virtue W. Schlesinger seems not to be its own reward. For all his honorable By M. Cerny toil and loyalty, there seems to be no celebration. The father, however, is prodigal in his forgiveness and mercy. He expects the same generosity from his older CHARACTER son. He wants all to rejoice when the lost one is found. A simple judge of my This is a Sunday for rejoicing. It's time to pause, character is how I treat consider, and encourage one another. We are the a person who can do prodigal children heading home. We are the elder absolutely nothing for siblings waiting with the eager Father, who scans the me. horizon. In Christ Jesus we are reconciled to the Anonymous Father and one another. In his death and resurrection we have passed over. We are a new creation. In this we rejoice. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Page 3 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 Liturgy Calendar

Schedule of Special Masses & Events in the Church

Fridays Stations of the Cross after the 8AM Mass and 6PM

Sunday, March 13, 9AM Mass RCIA Third Scrutiny

Sunday, March 20, All weekend Masses Palm Sunday (A Holy Week Liturgy) Blessing of Palms, The Gospel of the Passion according to Luke

This is an on-going series taken from Faith - Questions and Answers About the Catholic Faith John V. McGuire, C.Ss.R

What is Gehenna?

he word means “Valley of Hinnom.” In early centuries the Jews had very vague ideas of the afterlife. People simply descended into “Sheol” which was “the abode of the dead.” Fr. Gregory Adolf will be sharing a TIn later times, they distinguished between a place of Lenten Mission from March 13-16 peace and a place of punishment. The place of Sunday, March 13 - 7AM, 9AM, 11AM & 4PM Masses punishment was called “Gehenna” after the valley of Monday, March 14 - 8AM Mass, 9AM & 6PM Sessions Hinnom south of Jerusalem where in pagan times human sacrifices were offered and in later times the Tuesday, March 15 - 8AM Mass, 9AM & 6PM Sessions Jews disposed of their garbage. The spiritual Wednesday, March 16 - 4PM Penance Service Gehenna was thus conceived as a place of revulsion, decay, and burning rubbish, a powerful figure of speech. In the New Testament, Gehenna is a Attendance Figures synonym for the hell of the damned. For example: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but February 27-28 will be reported in next week’s cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one [God] bulletin. who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna” (Matthew 10:28-29). (cf. CCC 1034). Alleluia Choir

Take advantage of your short time on earth. Do those Sunday, March 13, 9AM things that will lead you to eternal life. Sunday, March 20, 9AM (Palm Sunday) Thursday, March 24, 7PM (Holy Thursday) Friday, March 25, 3PM (Good Friday) Adoration Times this week Saturday, March 26, 7PM (Easter Vigil) In the Chapel: Sunday, March 27, 9AM (Easter Sunday) Monday - Thursday, 9AM - Noon Friday, 9AM - 5PM New members always welcome. Please contact the office.

Page 4 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 Pro-Life Ministry St. Vincent de Paul Society

Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord … In today’s Gospel the prodigal son repents and "Remember me, and not forget your servant but give her finds mercy in the heart of his father. Know that your a son … " 1 Sam 1:10-11 penance during Lent can give the poor the grace of Reflection. The people of the Old finding the merciful heart of God the Father. Testament regarded barrenness as a curse, Through your almsgiving you are performing a a source of great shame and sorrow. good work; far greater than you think. Know that your Fertility, on the other hand, was a blessing nickel, dime or quarter is multiplied by the coins place and a sign of God's favor. Many people who suffer by others in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box. from infertility are very close and faithful to God. The attitude of a culture that aborts children, however, Beloved Biography increases their anguish all the more. Prayer. Lord, may we again see children as a SAINT FRANCES OF ROME (1384-1440) blessing. Give that blessing to all who long for a child. Feast Day - March 9 Nature and human nature, plagues and wars, turned Today’s RCIA Class late medieval Rome into a living hell, particularly for the sick and poor. Frances, by birth and marriage well Rite of Second Scrutiny/Sacraments of provided for, was a devoted wife and mother; but like and Marriage Benedictine who, to this day, “pray and work” Our hope in the continued presence of while living with their families and working in the Jesus and his mission depends on the work world, she joined like-minded laywomen friends in of the apostles. By the laying on of hands of ministering to society’s most vulnerable. Frances’ the Apostles and their successors, the Holy Spirit’s charity was not only “hands on” but “in home.” Her power is poured out on each generation to save and to palace becoming a hospital after the plague claimed sanctify. In the Sacrament of Marriage, God created two of her three children. When her husband’s death men and women in his own image and likeness. ended their loving marriage of forty years, Frances Matrimony is called to image the self-donating love of joined other widowed Oblates in community. In an the inner life of the and Christ’s nuptial interesting link to the United States, our nation’s relationship with His Church. premier for women of color, the Sisters of Providence, in 1833 established Featured Lighthouse Materials bonds of spiritual communion with these “Oblates of Saint Frances” in Rome. Though Black History Month Drawing Strength from (CD) is past, take a moment to learn about the good work Speaker and author Kimberly Hahn, wife of Dr. Scott that Mother Lange’s spiritual daughters are doing still Hahn and mother of six, is a convert to the Catholic and consider supporting them as a Lenten project: faith. Although honoring Mary was difficult for www.oblatesisters.com. Kimberly to initially understand, she began to Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. encounter Mary’s loving guidance in little ways on a daily basis. In this presentation, she reflects on the KEEP OUR MILITARY IN YOUR PRAYERS joys and sorrows that Mary prayerfully experienced As a faith community, let us pray that God will during her time on Earth, and shares how her example protect all who serve our country. Amen leads us closer to Christ. MSgt Jeffrey Tuthill, Salvatore Polanco, Eric Garcia, Captain Don Gabrielson, PRAYER REQUESTS Lance Corporal William Jordan Vega, Our Prayer Warriors will pray for you! Kristin Day, Justin Glass, Contact Renee Villani at 648-0453 or SSgt Ilija Balach III, ETSN Kyle Manns, [email protected] SSgt Justin Ketterer, Matthew Theisen, Cmdr. Patrick Boyce

Please call the office at 625-4536 Ext 101 when your service man or woman has come home.

Page 5 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 St. Joseph Table Fish Fry

Saturday, March 12 When: Friday, 5-7PM

5PM (after the 4PM Mass) Where: Center $5.00 donation Menu: Fried Alaskan Wild Cod, All proceeds will benefit the Green Valley/Sahuarita Food Bank french fries, cole slaw, and beverage

Holy Family Center Cost: Adults - $7.00 Children - $4.00

This is a ritual meatless meal in Take-out is also available honor of St. Joseph for his assistance in a time of Sponsored by Lay Dominicans crisis. The people prayed to St. Joseph to end the drought with the promise that they would prepare a Italian Cookie Sale feast in his honor for the poor.

Sponsored by the Italian Catholic Federation The Italian Catholic Federation will have tables on Pancake Breakfast Time the patio after every Mass this weekend. There will be a NEXT SUNDAY great assortment of biscotti and pizzelles, plus an assortment of March 13 all the other favorite cookies. after the 7AM & 9AM Masses

$7.00 per person Charity Golf Tournament $14.00 per family

Come join us for a great breakfast of pancakes Saturday, March 19, 8AM Shotgun Start (regular or blueberry), eggs, bacon, pork sausage, Join the Knights of Columbus for an biscuits and gravy, coffee/tea, juice exciting day of fun and comradery for gals and guys. There will be super Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus prizes - a new Ford, two golf carts, plus many others. This is the last breakfast that will be served until Proceeds will be donated to the Green Valley- the fall. Don’t miss it! Sahuarita Food Bank. Over the years this event has raised nearly $110,000.00. Registration forms are available at the parish Your support is appreciated. All proceeds benefit office or by calling Chuck Faber at 625-4082 or the seminarians and local charities. Dick Alt at 288-8821.

Please Continue to Collect Witness for Christ

 Box Tops for Education Learn and practice a simple three-step process to  Labels for Education give your personal testimony to those who need to  Personal & family size shampoo, soaps, lotions, etc. hear the Good News. All are welcomed to “Alive in Christ“ at 6:30PM, Thursday March 10 at Sacred Heart Donations may be brought to the parish office. They parish, 601 E. Fort Lowell, Tucson (just W of 1st Ave). will be sent to nearby schools and missions. Thanks. Along with learning to witness, we will praise and worship the Lord! Mark the Date Call Gloria (520-237-7060) for details. Hosted by the Diocese of Tucson Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, March 19 8AM - 12 Noon Valley Presbyterian Church parking lot.

Page 6 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 PARISH ACTIVITIES Below are listed a number of the on-going organizations active in our parish. Dates and places of meetings and/or activities for the current week are listed in the “The Week Ahead ...” column of the bulletin.

BINGO OUR LADY’S PRAYER GROUP Join us Sundays, September - May, in the Hall. Doors open at Meets weekly on Tuesdays after 8AM Mass in Rm. 225 of the 5PM; Bonanza game begins at 6PM followed by the regular Holy Family Center. Parishioner prayer requests are games. Snack bar is available. presented to the Lord. All are welcome.

BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL Contract bridge players meet Fridays in Room 213. Arrive Monthly meetings, open to all, are held September - May on between 11-11:15AM to guarantee a seat, play begins the 1st Monday at 11AM. promptly at 11:30AM. Men and women are invited to play. PARISH LIBRARY CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS The parish library is in Rm. 209 and always open when the Monthly meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday at 9AM in Rm. Holy Family Center is open, Monday - Friday from 8AM-3PM. 213. All women of the parish are welcome. You can browse and use the self-checkout system to borrow books, CDs and DVDs. CATHOLIC VINTAGE SINGLES PRO-LIFE MINISTRY This group is open to Catholic singles, 55 or older. Meetings The rosary recited on Thursdays after the 8AM Mass and the are on the 1st Saturday in Rm. 213, September - May. A list of 8AM Mass on Saturday are offered for the intention of pro-life. activities for the month is available in the parish office. ST. PEREGRINE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP CUB SCOUT PACK 328 Lend spiritual support to anyone affected by cancer at any Meets every Thursday from 6-7:15PM in the Holy Family phase of his/her journey. This program will help you work Center. Contact Janice Descamps for further information through the emotions that occur at the varying stages of this ([email protected]). disease through prayers and discussion in the grace of the EXERCISE CLASSES Holy Spirit. The group meets every first Friday after the 8AM A low-impact exercise class especially designed for seniors Mass in Room 225. every Monday at 11:30AM and Friday at Noon in the Hall. ROSARY MAKERS This group meets on the last Monday of each month in FAITH SHARING CONVERSATIONS Rm. 225 from 1-2PM. Join us as we examine the Sunday readings and share, very informally, in a prayerful environment. For more information SANDWICH MAKERS call Lee Laughner, 393-1199. Sandwiches for the needy are made on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday and the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30AM in ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION the Hall. All help is welcome. Branch 425, meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month, September - May at 5:30PM. Contact Dick at 625-0796. STEPHEN MINISTERS are trained lay volunteers ready to offer God’s love through a Christian caring relationship on a JUST COFFEE one-on-one basis to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, On sale the 2nd weekend of each month. These sales help the separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, lonely and aging, coffee growers of Chiapas, Mexico. or with other needs. For more information call 625-4536; press 8 when prompted and leave a message. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #6842  4TH DEGREE ASSEMBLY #1918 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY For more information, visit www.gvkofc.org. This ministry operates a thrift store and distributes clothing, food, and other types of assistance to families in our parish LEGION OF MARY and community. Volunteers are welcome to work in the thrift Join us on Mondays from 8:45-10:15AM in Rm. 208 of the Holy store or participate in home visitations. For more information, Family Center. Become a TRUE FRIEND of those in care call Stephany Brown at 648-2226. centers and retirement homes. WELCOMING COMMITTEE LINE DANCING This ministry fosters an atmosphere of welcome to all Line dancers meet on Thursday mornings in the Hall from parishioners and sponsors the Welcome Mass and reception 8:30-11AM. All are invited. held twice yearly.

MAH JONGG WOMEN’S GUILD Mah Jongg is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation plus a The Women’s Guild meets on Wednesday from 9AM-Noon in degree of chance. A group plays this fun game on Wednesdays the Holy Family Center. The quilting group makes lap quilts and Fridays. which are donated to local charities.

Page 7 Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 2015 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT Jesus told a story of a man with two sons. One son Please print clearly took his share of the father’s money and left home. NAME: ______He spent all his money and ended up hungry and had to work on a pig farm. ENVELOPE # ______

 I will pick-up my statement at the parish office Directions: Find the hidden words below.  Mail my statement to: SONS FATHER MONEY FARM ADDRESS: ______HOME HUNGRY FORGIVE LOVE

CITY: ______ZIP ______ Email my statement to:

______@ ______Mail or bring this request to the parish office or place it in the collection basket.

Please allow 2-3 days for your statement to be prepared and mailed.

To place an ad in our bulletin call Claudia Borders at 520-298-1265.

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Masses Pastoral Associate and Funeral Liturgist Weekday Masses (Monday - Saturday) ..…………..… 8AM Mrs. Judy Sender, O.P. Saturday (Mass of Anticipation) ..……………………..… 4PM Ext 109, [email protected]

Sunday ..………………………………… 7AM, 9AM, 11AM, 4PM Business Office Spanish Mass …..... Second Sunday of the month at 1PM Douglas Lozier, Business Manager Holy Days of Obligation ...... … 8AM, Noon, 7PM Ext. 106, [email protected] Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel Rich Hornak, Accountant, Ext. 107 Daily …………………………………………………... 9AM-Noon Clara Aguilar, Administrative Assistant, Fridays ……………………………………………….… 9AM-5PM Ext 113, [email protected]

Liturgy of the Hours, Chapel Liturgy and Wedding Coordinator Recited Monday-Saturday …..………...…………...... 7:30AM Linda Johnson, Ext 105, [email protected]

Rosary Music Ministry Recited Monday-Saturday, Church ..…...……….… 7:30AM Tamara Kahrimanis, Director of Music, Choir Director, Tuesdays, Chapel …………………………………. 3PM Pianist Thursdays, Church .……..……… after 8AM Mass Terry Manns, Pianist

Pat Leege ~ Chris Erickson, Organists Divine Mercy Chaplet, Church Recited Monday-Saturday, Church ………….…...… 7:15AM Director of Religious Education Tuesdays, Chapel ………………………………….……………. 3PM Mrs. Madeline Cotsonas, O.P. Ext. 104, [email protected] Mrs. Mary Cesario, O.P. Caring for the Ext 115, [email protected]

Youth Coordinator Communion to the Hospitalized, Nursing Home Guadalupe Pankoke, Residents and Homebound - Arranged by request. Ext. 111, [email protected] Contact the Pastoral Associate at 625-4536 Ext 109. Sacristans Anointing of the Sick - First Fridays after 8AM Mass Don Warhol, Leroy Policky, Mary Jane Goodrick, and upon request. Brian Connolly and Robert Meehan

Baptism - Second and fourth Saturday of the month Receptionist at 10AM; classes held on the third Friday of the Elaine Wentz, Ext 101, [email protected] month, registration is required. Call the Parish Office. Bulletin Editor Reconciliation - Wednesday and Friday after the 8AM Ann Suto, Ext. 102, [email protected] Mass; Saturday from 3-3:45PM. Facility Maintenance Matrimony - Arrangements must be made 6 months Alberto Meza and Juan Zozaya in advance of the planned wedding date; call the office to Housekeeper schedule an initial interview with the Pastor. Lugarda Trujillo Have you been away from the Church and wish to return? The Come Home Program is for you. Contact Barbara Hall at 625-4319. Parish Office Hours

Need help with an annulment? If you are considering Monday-Thursday …….... 8:30AM-12PM and 1-4:30PM preparing a petition or are a respondent in an annulment Friday …………………………..…………………… 8:30AM-Noon there is help available. Contact Deacon Joe at 625-4536 Ext 112 or Georgene Sorenson at 399-0868. Church closes - Monday-Thursday at 3PM, Friday at Noon Mass Intentions - Please submit request at the parish office two weeks to requested date.

New Parishioners - We welcome you to our parish. To register pick up a registration form in the Narthex kiosk or call the parish office.

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