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St. Francis of Assisi Parish October 23, 2016 • The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Francis of Assisi Parish For the Lord himself not only placed us as examples and mirrors for others, but also for all whom the Lord has called to our way of life, so that they in their turn will be mirrors and examples to those living in the world. - St. Clare of Assisi (The Testament of St. Clare 6) From the Pastor’s Desk In the Gospel today, the Lord again speaks to us of the centrality of prayer to our relationship with This Weekend! Him. Contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the Tax Collector, Jesus teaches his World Mission Sunday disciples the virtue of humility in prayer before God. He surprises his listeners by showing the Tax Collection (All Masses) Collector as an example of faith, rather than the Pharisee. The Pharisees were esteemed Religious Remembrance ‘Mums Leaders, so therefore, one would expect that they order tables after all Masses would be the ones to be presented as models of faith Mardis Gras early bird in prayer. In contrast, Jesus offers the Tax Collector Online Registration at as a model for prayer. This is particularly surpris- www.stfrancisparish.com ing because Tax Collectors were despised in Jewish Society, they were regarded as collaborators with the Church Tour Roman Authorities. The Romans colluded in a system After the Noon Mass that allowed Tax Collectors to line their own pockets by charging in excess of the defined taxes. Yet, in this Participate! parable, Jesus offers the humility of the Tax Collector as a model for the prayer of a disciple. The parable Mardi Gras Planning Team [email protected] reminds us that when we pray we must remember our need for God in our lives. The focus of the Pharisee Children’s Liturgy of The in prayer was not God; rather the focus was himself Word - Leaders & Shepherds and self-congratulatory in tone. If we are too preoccupied with self, there is too little room for God’s [email protected] grace to work in us. The Tax Collector is lauded because he is prepared to admit his unworthiness, his predilection to sin and is willing to plead for God’s mercy through the prayer “O God, be merciful to St. Vincent dePaul me a sinner.” The Lord tells us that the Tax Collector is the one who is at rights with God. He provides Conference leadership us with an abject lesson in humility in the closing weeks of the Year of Mercy. [email protected] Last week we focused on the need for the gifts of persistence and perseverance in prayer. Today we Fall & Winter Gardening focus on the need for humility and right attitudes in our relationship with God. Overall, we need to Help Wanted - Call Felipe at cultivate the practice and custom of prayer. We can find myriad reasons why we don’t have sufficient 731-4949. time or resources for prayer. We can excuse ourselves by asserting that we are too busy doing the Work of the Lord to pray, while at the same time neglecting the Lord of the Work. The Lord himself Sr. Nora’s Place found time to pray while on this earth; how can we justify not doing the same in our service to Him. Call Bernadette at Finally, as a famous English Benedictine priest, Dom Abbot John Chapman said : “Pray as you can, 447-1347 not as you can’t”, meaning that if traditional devotions work for you, do them even as you may -ex periment with other forms of prayer or meditation. The current Holy Father, Pope Francis, has a deep love and attachment to traditional devotions and acts of piety. Who could ask for a better spiritual guide than him? Please keep myself and Mr. Ivan Hrga, our School Principal, in your prayers as we embark on our Honoring Franciscan Leadership Pilgrimage tomorrow, Monday, Oct 24th. We look forward to sharing our expe- Our Franciscan rience with you on our return and through Facebook. Tradition Pax et Bonum, Fr. Des. stfrancisparish.com & facebook.com/SFAPSacramento WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY MASSES RECONCILIATION CHURCH HOURS Saturday Vigil 5:15pm (in St. Clare Chapel) 4:00-5:00pm M-Th 9:00am-3:00pm Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, Noon 12:10pm or by appointment Fri 9:00am-1:30pm Deaf individuals are invited to fully participate in the life of the Catholic Church at our ASL Interpreted Mass each Sunday at noon. Opportunities Once again this year: we are adding more items to the Live 9th Annual Mardi Gras Gala Auction and introducing the new and improved Super Raffle! Come see the Reservation Discount – Register Early! changes and join in the fun! Saturday Make your discounted reservations for February 11, 2017 the Mardi Gras Gala now! Reservations are 5:00 – 10:00 pm $55 per person until the end of the year Location TBD (12/31/16). With the New Year reserva- tions are $60 per person (as of Jan 1, 2017). ue to the closure of the Red Lion Hotel and Conference Help make this year’s Mardi Gras Gala the D best ever! Talk with your friends, family Center, this event will be moved and “pew partners,” and put together a to a new location, TBD. table of 10. Come join the fun and be a part of supporting our Parish. To add to the “fun” portion of the evening, we are offering several big hits from last year’s event: Flyers with order forms are in the church the Photo Opportunity (professional photographer literature racks – or purchase tickets for group and individual photos) and the Mardi online at www.stfrancisparish.com. Gras Mask Contest. For more information, please contact: Richard (443-8084 x114 or [email protected]). Order after All MASSES this Weekend!! PARTICIPATE! Remembrance ‘Mums Our 9th Annual Mardi Gras Gala Committee... e are again offering the op- Wportunity to remember a ... would like to invite all interested loved one who has died by purchas- parishioners to join our fabulous ing a potted Remembrance Mum. The planning committee. mums will be present in our church from Saturday, October 29 through Sunday, November his is our premier fundraising activity to benefit the Parish. 13. Those who have purchased a plant in honor of a loved TIt is a great evening of fun, great food and dancing -- sched- one are invited to take them at that time if they wish for uled for February 11, 2017. placement at the cemetery or to plant at home. The cost If you are interested in party planning and are creative and detail for each plant is $20. This is the last weekend to purchase oriented - and like to have fun! - please consider joining our a plant after the Masses. Orders can also be placed online Team. Contact [email protected]. until October 27. This Weekend! Fall and Winter Gardening Once or twice per month, on “World Mission Saturdays or Tuesdays Sunday” Collection 7:00 - 9:00 am October - January This weekend we will be taking up a special collection for ick your day. Felipe and World Mission Sunday to support the Church’s missionary Joe have a broom or rake activities. P reserved just for you. Fall is Offerings this Sunday provide financial assistance to about coming and the leaves will be- 1,150 missionary dioceses in Asia, Africa, Latin America, gin to pile up! Please give our and the Pacific Islands. This is a practical way for us to show gardening volunteers a hand. Christ’s love for those whose practice of our faith needs our Call Felipe at 731-4949. support. Thank you for your generosity for the Missions. 2 St. Francis parishioners have, for some time, been providing a monthly dinner meal for the residents of Sr. Nora’s Place, on the Loaves and Fishes campus. Sister Nora’s Place “provides long-term shelter and case management for women with a history of homelessness, trauma, and serious mental and physical illness. These women are often times society’s most vulnerable and forgotten people”. Winter is Coming Winter is fast approaching and supplies are critical to Additional volunteers are essential for the 2017 calendar men, women, and youth experiencing homelessness. year to provide this simple meal. Two volunteers are Please help us make their daily lives a little bit safer assigned for each meal, thereby sharing the responsibility for by donating critical winter survival supplies. We are planning and delivering the meal. accepting hand and foot warmers, scarves, gloves or mittens, jackets, socks, long sleeve shirts, sweatpants, This is a unique opportunity to do “a good work” with your long underwear, sleeping bags, blankets and pillows. fellow parishioners. Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Center or Please email or telephone Bernadette Lynch at mimilavelle@ contact Richard at 916-443-8084 ext 114 if you have comcast.net or (916) 447-1347. Looking forward to hearing any questions. Gift cards or monetary contributions are also always welcome. Thank you for your from many of you. generosity! Next Weekend! Franciscan Missionary Union (FMU) The Franciscan Missionary Union supports Franciscan missions in Mexico, Russia, the Holy Land and Native Ameri- can territories in the southwestern U.S. Hurricane Matthew Relief Funds for this special collection will be used to support the efforts of Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA as they reach out to provide humanitarian aid in the form of water, food, shelter, and medical care, as well as to their long term efforts to restore communities after widespread We are sorry to learn of the passing of Father John David destruction, and to the United States Conference of Catholic Vaughn, OFM, and Fr.
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