September 4, 2016 | Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 300 East Ta Avenue • Orange, CA 92865 Telephone: (714) 637-4360 • Fax: (714) 637-4311 www.stnorbertchurch.org EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CLERGY SCHEDULE OF MASSES First Friday of each month beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at 8 a.m. on Saturday with Rev. Bruce Paerson, Pastor Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Benedicon. Rev. Fredy Mancilla, Parochial Vicar 12 noon, 2 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m. Rev. John Duy Nguyen, Parochial Vicar and 7 p.m. (Spanish) BAPTISMS Rev. Antonio Zapata, In Residence Monday - Friday: 6:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Please call the Parish Office for informaon Deacon Dave Blake Wednesday: 7 p.m. (Spanish) and to schedule Bapsm Preparaon. Deacon Joseph Esparza Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Programs are available in English or in Spanish. Deacon Juan Espinoza (Sunday Vigil) Holy Days of Obligaon: as announced MARRIAGES MINISTRY CENTER STAFF Please call the Parish Office for informaon. Ahl Agusn, Chrisan Service ONFESSIONS Six months advance noce is required. Irene Ahedo, Office Manager C Saturday: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Marriage Preparaon is available in English or Joseph Ciccoianni, Principal, St. Norbert in Spanish. First Friday of each month: 9:30 a.m. Catholic School to 10:30 a.m. April Curn, Youth Minister ANOINTING OF THE SICK, Charlene Dumitru, Adult Faith Formaon COMMUNION FOR THE SICK & John Erhard, Music Ministry MINISTRY CENTER HOURS HOMEBOUND Carmen Estrada, Hispanic Ministry Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Kindly call the Parish Office to make Amy Glenane, Parish Life Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. arrangements. Janine Kilgore, Liturgical Ministries Sunday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Kae Mahoney, Confirmaon Director FUNERALS Maria Marnez, Business Manager At the me of death, kindly call the Parish Robin Mayes, Children’s Faith Formaon Office for assistance in making arrangements. St. Norbert Parish is a dynamic community of disciples of Jesus Christ striving to continue His ministries of prayer, love and service. ST. NORBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH | WWW.STNORBERTCHURCH.ORG 2 Stewardship Twenty-Third Sunday in Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a saint Ordinary Time at the Vacan today, September 4, 2016! Jubilee Year of Mercy Prayer for the Canonization of Mother Teresa of Kolkata “If anyone comes to me without hang… Carrier of God's Tender Love and Mercy Lord Jesus, father and mother, wife and children, merciful Face of the Father, you came to give us the Good brothers and sisters, and even his [or her] News of the Father’s mercy and tenderness. own life” (Luke 14:26). Hang? Can anyone imagine a less appropriate Gospel We thank you for the gi of our dearest Mother, Blessed Teresa of Calcua, who will be for the Jubilee Year of Mercy? But canonized in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. You chose her to be your presence, your love and scholars call this Semic hyperbole. Jesus compassion to the brokenhearted, the unwanted, the abandoned and the dying. She exaggerates to jolt us into confronng life responded wholeheartedly to your cry, ‘I Thirst,’ by the holiness of her life and humble -changing challenges. Faced with works of love to the poorest of the poor. conflicng loyales, disciples must We pray, through her intercession, for the grace to experience your merciful love and reorder priories, even relaonships, to share it in our own families, communies and with all our suffering brothers and sisters. give Jesus and the gospel’s demands first Help us to give our “hearts to love and hands to serve” aer the example of Mother place. Today’s second reading presents a Teresa. real-life example. Paul challenges his Lord Jesus, bless every member of our family, our parish, our diocese, our country, wealthy convert, Philemon, to welcome especially those most in need, that we all may be transformed by your merciful love. back Philemon’s runaway slave, Amen. Onesimus, whom Paul has bapzed in _________________________________________________________________________________________________ prison. Not only with uncondional Mass of Thanksgiving & Farewell for forgiveness but with a counter-cultural, world-shaering change of status—as an Fr. Agustín Escobar equal. No, even more—a beloved brother Saturday, September 24, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Norbert in Christ. What in my life does the Jubilee Bishop Kevin Vann, Presider Year of Mercy challenge me to “hate”— It is with great sadness that we must update you on Fr. Agusn’s meaning reform, redo, even uerly condion. His cancer has returned and his doctors have told him he revamp—so I can give everyone, no has only a few months to live. He wishes to be home with his family condions, no excepons, shockingly in Colombia before he returns to his Heavenly Home. Before he Christ-like love? leaves Fr. Agusn wants to thank everyone for all of their prayers —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. and support. Please join the St. Norbert Parish community, and all the parishes where Fr. Agusn has served, at this tri-lingual Mass to share our love and gratude for the blessing he has been to our parish, and to offer prayers for his courage and comfort. A recepon in the Ministry Center will follow the Mass. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Christian Service Drivers Needed Chrisan Service Ministry is in need of volunteers who have a “big car” (or pick-up truck) to pick up bread every first and last Friday of the month, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Second Harvest in Irvine, beginning in September to December 2016. Those who are interested may contact Ahl Agusn at (714) 637-4360 x113 or by e-mail at aagusn@ stnorbertchurch.org _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Parish Offering Thank you for your connuing support of St. Norbert Parish. For the fiscal year July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, our parish budget calls for $26,520 to be donated weekly at the Sunday collecon. The collecon for Sunday, August 28, totaled $26,570.68.These collecons are not only for operang expenses each week, but also for any ongoing repair work, upgrades, etc. to our parish facility. Your regular donaons are needed for the good of St. Norbert Parish and the spread of the Gospel. 3 SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 | TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Parish Life St. Norbert Mothers Children’s Liturgy of the Word Group Brunch Children’s Liturgy of the Word at 9 a.m. Mass will resume on Come connect with other Catholic Sunday, September 11. All children in grades 1-4 are invited to be moms! Join the Mother's Group for dismissed before the readings. In the Library, the children listen to a brunch on Thursday, September the Sunday readings followed by a discussion of the Gospel from a 22, at 9:30 a.m.in the Mother “kid’s point of view.” The children return to the assembly in me Teresa Room of the Ministry Center. You do not have to be a for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. current member of our Mother's Group, or even Parish, to aend! PLEASE NOTE: While parcipaon in Children's Liturgy of the We welcome ALL mothers. Childcare is provided and the cost is Word is encouraged, it is NOT a substute or replacement for $10 or you can bring a dish to share. Contact Penny Kim at aendance at Faith Formaon classes, especially for children [email protected] or (714) 310-8158 to RSVP. We hope to preparing to receive First Reconciliaon and First Communion. see you there!! _______________________________________________________________________ We welcome your help! No experience is necessary and the me commitment is minimal. If you are interested in volunteering your Liturgical Ministry Schedules me as a Facilitator or Aide, please contact Michele Desbiens at Schedules for EMs (church and Home Route), lectors and altar (714) 470-4896 or [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________ servers for the months of October, November and December, and January 1, will be created in mid-September. Please log in to your Join our Childcare Co-Op MSP account and fill in your availability for these months no later Our Childcare Co-Op is available during Sunday 9 than Friday, September 9. Extraordinary Ministers without and 10:30 morning Masses. Families with children computer access, please call Janine Kilgore at (714) 637-4360 ages 9 months to 4 years old are invited to x110, no later than Friday, September 9. parcipate. Parents are asked to serve quarterly. _______________________________________________________________________ Families who are interested in ulizing this Thank you! service are welcome to visit the Childcare Center Chrisan Service Ministry and Youth Ministry aer the 9 or 10:30 Masses any Sunday, or by contacng Yazmin would like to thank all those who supported our Cameron at [email protected] or (714) 393-7633. Backpacks: Back-to-School program. God Bless you all and see you next year!" Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Victor & Diane Valenzuela Marriages Married 30 years on September 6, 2016 Julio & Joy Yanez Married 30 years on September 6, 2016 Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! David Castalleda & Ana Ortiz Married August 20, 2016 Save the Date! Rukshan Fernando & Dinali Mallikasei Married August 20, 2016 ST. Norbertfest Huy Nguyen & Quynh Van 2016 Married August 27, 2016 September 16, 17 & 18 The Ministry Center will be closed on St. Norberest will be here before you know it! Monday, September 5 Please see the back page of today’s bullen for up-to-date informaon on the variety of ways in observance of Labor Day. you can volunteer and support our biggest Regular Weekday Mass Schedule fundraiser of the year.