Sacraments Masses Welcome to Mass is currently celebrated in the church. 6ft social distancing St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a mask is required and must We are a community where we welcome all as members of the Body of Christ. be worn at all times. Please sign We are welcoming, faithful, passionate, joyful, authentic, in for contact tracing purposes. sacramental, loving and charitable. Weekend Mass Times Today’s Readings Sat: 5:00pm (Sunday Vigil) Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 / Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b] / 1 Jn 4:7-10 / Jn 15:9-17 Sun: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:30am & 6:00pm “The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. ” (Ps 98) Daily Mass Times Mon-Fri: 8:15am Gospel Meditation “Remain in my love,” and, “I call you friends,” are powerful words that are found in John’s Reconciliation / Confession Gospel. Most of us probably have them commied to memory or have at least heard them Saturday 3 - 4:30 pm proclaimed dozens of times. They are words that can easily become trite and quickly glossed over without fully pondering and digesting their profound beauty. When we take the time to & by appointment immerse ourselves in them, they can radically change our lives and our relationships. They can All Other Sacraments open up new doors of adventure and hold countless possibilities for meaning. The essence of love and friendship are things that can easily be taken for granted. They have always been there Please call the o%ce for and are a significant part of our lives. Many would say that they could not live without love and information. friendship, and they put a great deal of care into preserving, deepening and sustaining them. Love and friendship share a mutual relationship with each other that deserves more reflection. Clergy Where does love come from? We can consider relationships that have not succeeded and conclude that they were somehow due to our “failures in love.” In doing so, we assume that Fr. Renier Siva human beings are the ones responsible for love, its success and also its failure. While our Pastor weakness, emotional composition and sinfulness can easily impact our ability to love, its origin Fr. Cleetus Karakkat is not human. God is love. God is love’s author and origin. When we love, it is God who loves Parochial Vicar in and through us. It is because of this divine closeness that Jesus is able to call us friends! It is not because of anything we have done but simply because of who we are. Realizing and William Goeke contemplating this awesome reality becomes a game changer across the board. It gives us reason Jim McFadden to clear the table of anything that can adversely affect the way we love so that we can open the Deacons door for its author to shine forth. Fr. Ignatius Haran Coming upon this truth is what leads folks like St. Francis of Assisi to leave that which is Pastor Emeritus comfortable and worldly and live a radical life. They relate with the love of God that radiates in and through all living things and appreciate their sacredness. It was having an intimate experience of God’s love and friendship that propelled St. Francis and others to embrace simplicity, act nonviolently, pursue humility, love enemies, care for the earth and open up Parish Office avenues for true justice. Understanding this profound truth will also help us find peaceful Mon.- Fri. 8:30 am- 4:30 pm solutions to world’s problems, restore relationships with our sisters and brothers, bring the 307 Montrose Drive, Folsom grace of loving stewardship to creation and heal many wounds. Once we begin to see how Phone: 916-985-2065 wonderfully holy all of life really is, we discover joy. We lose our need for fear, develop a fierce fortitude, act prudently and seek justice. There is great power in love because it comes from God. Website: It will never fail. It also enjoys the company of two other friends who are eager to become our FolsomCatholic.org friends as well: faith and hope. These are just as important to have and to share. Social Media: Scripture Reflections @FolsomCatholic First Reading In the home of the Gentile-believer, Cornelius, Peter revealed one of the most significant Bulletin insights from the early Church: “In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.” Where do you FolsomCatholic.org/bulletin see this message of unity needed today? Second Reading Bulletin Date Ads Due by 5pm John saw love at the very core of God’s divine identity. In fact, for John, “God is love.” May 16 May 6 For this reason, believers are called to love one another. How do you keep this virtue May 23 May 13 paramount in your life? May 30 May 20 Gospel During his farewell discourse, Jesus refers to his disciples as his “friends.” How often do you think of Jesus as your “friend?” Parish Office is Open Camp Pendola Summer 2021 The Parish Office is now open for regular www.pendola.org business hours Mon.- Fri., 8:30 am- 4:30 pm. Contact: Jennifer Campbell [email protected] or 916-733-0135 Camp Pendola is excited to announce our Praise and Worship May 11, Tuesday, 6:30 pm programming plan for Summer 2021! This Contact: Sheila Fitzpatrick summer we will be offering day camps Sheilafi[email protected] campers entering 1st grade through entering 7th grade at four parishes around Join us for an evening of inspiring music and the diocese for four weeks in July. powerful prayer with Praise and Worship! For middle and high school teens we will We will be live streaming on the St. John the be offering day trips to hiking trails and Baptist Facebook page via Facebook Live. All adventure courses in the greater are welcome! Sacramento area. And for families we will be opening up our cabins to rent in W Camptonville. 2021-2022 Religious Education Contact: Shannon Langer Camp Pendola is hiring E Director of Religious Educaon Are you looking for a summer job that will 916-985-7338 or create lifelong memories for you and L [email protected] everyone you connect with this summer? We are looking for fun, faith filled, caring Registration for next year’s Religious and energetic applicants to fill our summer C Education is open! Please go to the parish camp positions! Check out our website for website for the packet to register your information about the available positions at children! ALL sacraments require two years our Family Camp, Day Camp or Teen O of preparation meaning 1st and 2nd grade Programs at pendola.org/employment. for Reconciliation and Eucharist, and For any questions contact Jennifer. Confirmation 1 and Confirmation 2 for M Confirmation. We will start in late August and end on the first weekend of May. Inspiration for the Week Calendar will be coming soon. God is love. These three simple words E deserve a great deal of aention. They have the power to transform our relation- Parent Support ship with God from something that is Talking To Your Children About static and distant to one that is personal Love, Sex and Marriage and real. We all know the power of love and how important it is to completing all May 17, Monday, 8:00pm, of the human and divine circuits of our Streaming live on YouTube lives. But we do not often consider the Contact Jennifer Campbell awesome fact that it is given to us as a gift [email protected] and is not simply part and parcel of the www.scd.org/parentsupport human package. God is the author of love and love itself. When we truly love Presented by the Diocese of Sacramento another human being, it is really God Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. being God in and through us. The love to At St. John the Baptist Parish, Join us for our monthly Parent Support which we are called and the love of which we welcome all Session for May. Deacon Kevin Staszkow, as members of the Gospel speaks is a selfless love that John Watkins and Moises De Leon will share the Body of Christ. seeks the wellbeing of not only our ideas for talking to your children. The team significant others but of all of our brothers will help you to learn your rights as a parent and sisters. This love, which is of God, is a to review and opt out of sex education in the love that will endure all things and bring 3 public schools. Share where to find resources immeasurable joy when experienced. It is to teach about love, sex and marriage from a the most sincere form of friendship. Diocese Office of Family and Catholic perspective. Families Rediscover Their Identity, as a Mass Intentions Intercessory Prayers Prayers for the Sick Sunday, May 9th We pray for our sick parishioners, family and friends, Corazon Albunan† and those in need of healing of the body and soul. All Mothers Adelina Zendejas Lucy Tran All Mothers Christopher Kovarik Marelou Montemayor Laarni Domingo† Elfega Larsen Margarita Garcia Monday, May 10th Evelyn Ronquillo Maria Garcia Eusebio Santos Marites Brooks Lorenza Mejia† Gloria Bladel & Family Mark Penman Tuesday, May 11th Jocelyn Patio Minh Davis Paulinamae Miranda Joe Bierek Randy Elliot Joseph Cardenas Robert Coughlin P Wednesday, May 12th Joshua Weidinger Sheila Montemayor Billy Halloran† Kimanh Davis Silda Galang R Thursday, May 13th Lance Costa Zachary Whiten Rosita Tecson (thanksgiving) Prayers for Our Troops Friday, May 14th We pray for our military personnel abroad and at home, and for their families.