5057 COTTAGE WAY CARMICHAEL, CA 95608 (916) 481-5115 WWW.OLAPARISH.NET [email protected] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Eduino T. Silveira | [email protected] Pastors Emeriti Rev. Brendan McKeefry & Rev. Michael F. Kiernan Deacons Michael Tateishi | [email protected] Paul Friedrich | [email protected] Oce Manager Ivan Florez | o [email protected] Parish Bookkeeper 916-481-5115, ext. 203 Music Director Casey Oliver | [email protected] Faith Formation Joan Cotton | [email protected] Youth Minister Johann Rubia-Miller | [email protected] Building Maintenance Earl Knight | [email protected] Groundskeeper Paul Narloch PARISH OFFICE Monday - Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm (Closed 12:00 - 1 :00pm) ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRPERSONS Pastoral Council: Carmy Baca Liturgical Committee: Deacon Michael Tateishi Finance Council: Joe Selewicz Buildings & Grounds Committee: John Blaschke OLA PRESCHOOL - EIGHTH GRADE Principal, Robert Love Vice Principal, Steven Vidal OUR MISSION STATEMENT NEW MASS SCHEDULE K-8th: [email protected] | 489-8958 The Mission of the parish community Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm P-8th Admissions: [email protected] at Our Lady of the Assumption This Mass will be Livestreamed and closed to P-8th Website: www.school.olaparish.net Church is to proclaim the Word of public. Preschool Director, Mrs. Ann Marie Duesbury God more fully, to gain a more Monday - Friday & First Saturday Daily Mass 916-485-1504 [email protected] intimate knowledge of God through 8:00am - Outdoor Mass in the courtyard in License No. 343616796 our Catholic traditions, and to serve front of the rectory the people of God, especially in our ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY efforts to meet the needs of the Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00am & 7:30pm poor in our community, and when Outdoor Mass in the courtyard area between Provides assistance for those in need within our the classroom wings of the school. parish boundaries. Please call: 916-481-6352 possible around the world. We strive to build a sense of community Note: No 11am Mass HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES among our parishioners, with the wider Diocesan community, and with RECONCILIATION Ask an usher about them! By appointment. Call 916-481-5115 WE WELCOME YOU HOME Thank you for joining us today! We welcome you to our faith family and look forward to growing in faith and friendship with you. If you are interested in formally joining our parish community and/or the Catholic Faith, you can do so on-line or by coming in to the parish oce. If you are returning to an active Catholic life, we are happy to facilitate a smooth and joy filled transition. May you find fellowship, peace and serenity in our community. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Eduino, Pastor. MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:00AM † Patricia Cooper Doctor of the Church Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs by Mike Rockenstein 8:00AM No intention 500PM No intention TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, The Holy Guardian Angels 8:00AM † Rosemary Kunz Archangels 8:00AM No intention by Hugh & Pat Wilson 8:00AM † Bernardette Rockenstein by Mike Rockenstein SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 10:00AM † Donald Gerigk Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs by Catherine Philips WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 8:00AM No intention St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the † Mary Zboralske 500PM Gino & Jo Bertolucci by Zboralske Family Church 8:00AM Tomasa Washington (Healing) by Joanne Bertolucci 7:30PM OLA Parishioners by Anne Perez MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 St. Wenceslaus, Martyr; St. Lawrence THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and READINGS FOR THE WEEK GOSPEL REFLECTION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 2, 3-4ab, 4c-6, 10-11 [11]/Mt We are Works in Progress Jb 1:6-22/Ps 17:1bcd, 2-3, 6-7 18:1-5, 10 What prompts you to make the decisions you make? [6]/Lk 9:46-50 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 When confronted with a decision, whether one that is more TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17/Ps 119:66, trivial and mundane or one that is more significant and Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/ 71, 75, 91, 125, 130 [135]/Lk profound, we rely on guidance. That guidance can be the result of impulse and passion or the fruit of the interior voice Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 [1]/ 10:17-24 of conscience. Decisions made on impulse and passion can Jn 1:47-51 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 be misguided and erroneous. Decisions based on Is 5:1-7/Ps 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER conscience, or the moral voice within, will reflect the depth 29 16, 19-20 [Is 5:7a]/Phil 4:6-9/ and maturity of our soul work. A more contemplative soul will Jb 9:1-12, 14-16/Ps 88:10bc-11, Mt 21:33-43 make more contemplative decisions. A less developed 12-13, 14-15 [3]/Lk 9:57-62 conscience will make decisions based on the individual’s THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 level of development. Jb 19:21-27/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b- Conversion and a change of heart are at the core of 9abc, 13-14 [13]/Lk 10:1-12 Jesus’ message precisely because of this reality. We are FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 works in progress. For the person on fire with the Holy Spirit Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5/Ps 91:1- and centered on God, life reflects an ever-deepening awareness and heightened sense of God’s presence and a greater willingness to do God’s will. What is happening internally is validated by what is witnessed externally. The hypocrite is the one who says yes when they really mean no. From the start, they had no desire to do the virtuous act but wanted to outwardly appear as if they did. Where are you on the road of integrity? Honesty is all that is required. God is good with that. It is okay to struggle with our decisions and wrestle with ourselves. Consciences on the path to maturity and greater depth are not always going to know what action is immediately best. We may, at first, say no to what we know is right and, after prayerful reflection and thought, come around to doing it. Conversion happens when our no changes to yes, regardless of how sinful or out of sync we may be at the time. God is anxious to welcome us to Himself. But we cannot embrace Him unless we want to. Learning to orient our gift of free will to what is of divine origin, right, and best is a discipline we must always tweak and perfect. ©LPi STEWARDSHIP THANK YOU OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION FAMILIES! FOR THESE GIFTS WE ARE GRATEFUL! I am always amazed at the great generosity of our families. Weekend Offertory 09/20/20 $ 7,158.00 Even during these dicult times many have continued with E-Giving from 09/14/20 to 09/20/20 $ 2,351.74 their contributions to our parish by WeShare, by mail or by Total $ 9,509.74 dropping in the mail box by the oce. Thank you for your contribution that helps us to pay our bills. Average Weekly Budget Amount $12,000.00 May God continue to bless all our families and help all in this time of pandemic with the abundance of His Love. Prayerfully consider Online Giving through Fr. Eduino WeShare, by mail or dropping in the mail box by the oce. Our parish is grateful for your continued support. Thank you! STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 STEWARDSHIP AWARENESS 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time GIVING “Do nothing out of selfishness; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves…” Philippians 2:3 WESHARE Pride and ego are hard things to control. We see how others We want to encourage our parishioners to enroll act or dress and think we are superior to them. We idolize our in our automated donation program called own self-image. But, in Stewardship, if we truly believe WeShare. This program provides a convenient everything is a gift from God, we recognize all the people that way to make your donations to our churchin the God has put in our lives as gifts! We are grateful for how they comfort of your home. enrich our lives. Pray every day for the people in your life: your To enroll please follow these simple steps: family, your friends and those who make you angry. Go to https://olaparish.net Click on Donate. This will take you to our “Contribute” page, where you STEWARDSHIP SAINT will find the WeShare link to enroll and start making your donation. ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO If you have questions about your account or are having trouble to enroll, please contact our Manager, Ivan Florez in Feast Day: September 18 the oce at (916) 481-5115. Canonized: 1767 Joseph of Cupertino is most famous for levitating at prayer. Already as a child, Joseph showed a fondness for prayer. After a short career with the Capuchins, he joined the Conventual Franciscans. Following a brief assignment caring for the friary mule, Joseph began his studies PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION for the priesthood. Though studies were very dicult for him, Joseph gained a Weekend of September 26/27 great deal of knowledge from prayer. He Next week, we will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, was ordained in 1628. which unites us and Catholics around the world more closely Joseph’s tendency to levitate during prayer was sometimes a with the Holy Father in two ways: it supports the structures cross; some people came to see this much as they might have of the Holy See through which the Pope governs the Church gone to a circus sideshow.