ACADEMICA SCHEDULE MARCH 18 2018 ANOINTING OF THE SICK Fifth Sunday of Lent TOOL & PARISH RETREAT WELCOME BISHOP COTTA Our Lady of the WITH MARY, SERVING CHRIST IN THE WORLD. Reconciliation Mass Please see Reconciliation Monday Schedule within. 9 AM Portuguese Tuesday No Mass Wednesday 6 PM English Thursday 9 AM Portuguese Friday 6:30 PM English Parish Office Stations of the Cross & Monday– Friday Communion Service 7:30 PM Portuguese 9 AM - 5 PM Stations of the Cross & Mass 209.634.2222 Saturday 7:30 PM Portuguese 2602 S. WALNUT RD TURLOCK, CA 95380 Sunday 9:30 AM English P. O. BOX 2030 11:15 AM Portuguese TURLOCK, CA. 95381 6 PM English Parish Staff Administration Father Manuel Sousa Pastor WEEKLY GIFTS [email protected] GOAL: $10,500 Deacon Edwin Santiago SUNDAY COLLECTION: 3.11.18 Deacon $11,136.22 [email protected] Ashley Hendrex Thank you to the 102 Donors who give through Online Giving! Parish Director Please consider giving online. Go to OLAssumption.net to register. Catechism Coordinator [email protected] CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES Zelia Freitas † GIVE TO THE LORD A PORTION OF YOUR INCOME Administrative Assistant † MAKE YOUR GIFT A SACRIFICE Music Coordinator † USE YOUR CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPE OR ONLINE GIVING [email protected] † 5% TO PARISH & 5% TO CHARITY Nellie Oliveira Administrative Assistant [email protected] “I will be their God and they shall be my people.” - JEREMIAH 31:33 Connie Madruga Liturgy Coordinator [email protected] What does it mean to be God’s people? It means we recognize that everything we have and everything we are belongs to God. We aren’t “owners” of anything, we are merely James Governale Youth Ministry Coordinator “stewards” of the gifts God has given us. It means we are willing to use our gifts and Confirmation Coordinator our lives to care for our neighbors and the world, just as God cares for us. [email protected] Outreach We Care Shelter Season Seniors’ Gathering Volunteer to donate, prepare, and/or serve th Tuesday, March 20 dinner for the Homeless Men. Serving is from 9 AM 6:45 PM-7:30 PM. Please contact Christine Dores to sign up for this season: 209.495.0586 [email protected] Valley Area Living Enabling Resources V.A.L.E.R Office 209.634.0380 Tuesday - Thursday 11 AM - 3 PM Stephen Ministers provide high-quality, confidential, Relaxation Exercises Christ-centered care and support to people experiencing grief, Mondays and divorce, illness, job loss, loneliness, disability, and other life Wednesdays difficulties. If you, a friend, or a relative would like to meet 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM with a Stephen Minister, please contact Margaret Santiago 209.485.2235. Bishop Myron J. Cotta Bishop of the Diocese of Stockton The Diocese of Stockton is very pleased to announce that Pope Francis appointed Bishop Myron Cotta to succeed Bishop Stephen Blaire as Bishop of Stockton. Bishop Blaire has served the Stockton Diocese since March 16, 1999, and submitted his resignation to the Holy Father when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 on December 22, 2016. Bishop Cotta will be the sixth Bishop of Stockton. Bishop Cotta’s installation took place on Thursday, March 15 at St. Stanislaus in Modes- to. Evening Prayer prior to the Installation was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Annunciation on March 14. Bishop Cotta was introduced January 23 at a news conference with Bishop Blaire at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. View a short video of the news conference from “The Modesto Bee” at http://www.modbee.com/living/article196142004.html. In his statement, Bishop Cotta thanked Pope Francis for his appointment. “It is humbling and an honor to be called by God to this ministry of service to the church, in particular to the Diocese of Stockton. As I prepare to leave the Diocese of Sacramento, I thank God for the call to the episcopacy and for the many blessings that I have experienced over 30 years of ordained priesthood among God’s people within the Central Valley of California. “I thank God for the opportunity to have served and shared the ministry of auxiliary bishop under Bishop Jaime Soto, along with the clergy, religious and laity of the Diocese of Sacramento. This experience has significantly contributed to my ongoing pastoral formation. “I now look forward to this transition and to work with the Pastoral Center Team and Staff, here, in Stockton. As I anticipate my installation as the 6th Bishop of Stockton on March 15, I also look forward to meeting, and sharing the ministry, that lies before us, as I work with the Clergy, Religious and Laity of the Diocese of Stockton.” “Let us keep each other in Prayer as we continue to seek God’s Will in all that we do. Together, let us move forward in building up the Kingdom of God within the heart of the Central Valley, here, in the Diocese of Stockton.” Bishop Cotta, 64, has served in the Sacramento Diocese since March 25, 2014. He also currently serves the diocese as Vicar General and Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. He was instrumental in overseeing prison and jail ministry in the Sacramento Diocese. Bishop Cotta speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. Prior to his appointment as auxiliary bishop, as a priest of the Diocese of Fresno, he served as Moderator of the Curia for the diocese for 15 years. He also served as diocesan administrator following the death of Bishop John Steinbock in December 2010 and prior to the appointment of Bishop Armando Ochoa of Fresno. Born on March 21, 1953, he grew up on a dairy farm in the Merced County community of Dos Palos and is the son of Daniel and Mary Cotta and the grandson of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores Island of Terceira. He attended both public and Catholic elementary schools, including West Hills Community College in Coalinga, before entering St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, Calif., for studies. He was ordained to the priesthood on Sept. 12, 1987. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s of divinity degree from St. John’s Seminary. His pastoral assignments in the Fresno Diocese included serving as parochial vicar of St. Anthony Parish in Atwater (1987-1989); administrator of Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Laton (1989-1992); and pastor of Our Lady of Miracles Parish in Gustine (1992-1999). FEBRUARY 14 – MARCH 25 From February 14 to March 25, our community will take part in 40 Days for Life … a groundbreaking, coordinated interna- tional mobilization. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in our city — and beyond. Public right-of-way outside Family Planning Associates 2030 Coffee Road Suite A1 Modesto, California LifeTouch Church Directory Please go online: https://booknow- lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y8clzhky/ to schedule your family photos for March 20th – 24th. You may also sign up after Mass on Sunday. You will receive 1 FREE 8x10 & OLA Directory For questions, please call Rosa Azevedo 209.505.0273. Join us for a walk, visit vendor and community outreach booths, eat from the food trucks, and participate in family activities. For more information, visit us on Facebook or Instagram @1in4stillbornstillloved Formation Liturgy Mass Intentions Monday • Segunda-Feira, March/Março:19 9:00am – Português Por Eleutério Soares, aniv. do baptismo – da esposa Nivéria Soares Tuesday • Terça-Feira, March/Março: 20 9:00am – Português † Miguel Soares e Helder Cândido – dos irmãos António e Nélia Soares Wednesday • Quarta-Feira, March/Março: 21 “Learning to Better Serve ” 6:00pm – English Teams of Our Lady, US Super Region for all members living and deceased Wednesday April 18, 2018 Thursday • Quinta-Feira, March/Março: 22 9:00am New Church Por Daniel Oliveira, aniv. do baptismo e Sandra Drumonde, aniv. natalício – dos pais 6:45- 7:45 Friday • Sexta-Feira, March/Março: 23 If you serve in ministry– please join us! 6:30pm – Stations of the Cross & Communion Service (English) Learning to Better Serve will be lead by Steven 7:30pm – Via Sacra, Missa † António e Maria Machado – de Francelina Silva Valgos and end with a question and answer † João Nunes Silveira – da filha Madalena Vieira session. This formation is for all parishioners who † Rosa Silveira – da família are part of Liturgies including: Extra Ordinary † Defuntos de João Nunes † Serafim Azevedo e José Brasil - da esposa e irmã Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Lectors, Music † Maria de Jesus Martins Ministers, the Choir, Liturgy Commission and † José Xavier e defuntos de Teresa Xavier sub-committee and Mass Coordinators. † Deolinda Morrais – da família † Francisco e Rosa Freitas – de Gerardo e Filomena Freitas † Pais e Sogros de Maria José Soares Saturday • Sábado, March/Março: 24 Please donate 7:30pm † Maria de Jesus Avila – da filha Maria L. Brasil Calla Lilies from your garden for Sunday • Domingo, March/Março: 25 Easter. Bring to 9:30am – English † Erma Rocha – from Candy & Charlie Fernandes the Parish during † Virgina Moniz – from Manuel & Nellie Oliveira Holy Week. † Frank Bettencourt, Sr. & Frank Bettencourt, Jr. – from Laura † Elsie Silva – from her children † Mateus & Maria de Fatima Carvalho † José Lucio Rocha – from Family † José Valte & Maria Celeste Avila – from daughter Orlanda 11:15am – Português † Maria Araújo e Manuel José Sousa – de Fatima Raulino † Serafim Aguiar, Jr. – de Lucia e Cecília Mondays † Julio e Vitória Brasil – da família 7:30 PM † Deolinda e António Jorge Sousa – do filho José Sousa † Defuntos de José e Maria Brasil † Brígida Aguiar, aniv. da morte – da irmã † Teresa Amélia Dores – da família † Pe. José Luis Carlos Simplício † José I. Sousa – da esposa e família † António A. de Sousa – da família † Mark Azevedo e defuntos de Tony e Maria Azevedo † José, Maria, e António Ramos Sousa – da família † José Marcelino e Maria Reis – da família † Carlos Machado e defuntos de Rosa Machado † Artur Tomás – de Reyna Tomás Por José Madruga, aniv.