SAINT CLETUS PARISH 2012 CONFIRMANDI Alexa Taylor Diana Adolfino Charles Aaron Robert Jankowski Celia MiReyna Elizabeth Alejandre Kaylee Kathleen Colette Jasinski Jocelyn Cristina Adrienne Arciniegas Kathleen Bridget Katoll Ricardo Juan Diego Avelar Ryan James Patrick Kelly Daniel Francis Peter Benson Megan Catherine Margaret Kern Anthony Paul Berley Alexandria Marie Catherine Anthony Salvatore Bonanno Kopicki-Madden Shalyn Carole Maria Brady Mark Massimo Laghi Christopher James George Breakey, II Mae Elizabeth Anne Lattner Claire Margaret Lola Brom Keith Joseph James Lenz Luke Giovanni Thomas Brom Jonathan Grant Adam Levitske Abelardo Luke Calderon John Arthur Francis Luxem Adam Christopher Cardone Vincent Michael Paul Lyons Michael Daniel Michael Catrambone Morgan Bridget Machaj Harrison Louis Chesloe Michael David Gaetano Mc Andrew Jenna Christine Elizabeth Chesswas Hannah Jean Bertha Mc Atee Margaret Mary Catherine Cole Jocelyn Del Carmen Mejia Mary Kate Margaret Condon Thomas Dominic David Mota Gustavo Peter Contreras Chase Jonathon Erasmus Nacker Caroline Nicole Cecilia Cooke Patricia Ann Cecilia Nash Natalie Grace Catherine Cozzi Thomas Richard Ronald Nelson Lara Rose Natalia Cuomo Savanah Guadalupe Nunez Sean Michael John Cusick Matthew Valentine Casimir Peroutka John Martin Eugene Dahill Matthew Edward Petrak Christian Michael Jeffrey Davis Joseph Thomas Michael Piccione Emma Bernadette Therese Decker Madeline Katherine Rose Prokaski Marissa Marie Magdalena DeLaurentis Giuseppe Pasquale Michael Rallo Madeline Ruth Mathilda Driscoll Madelyn Rae Mary Reiff Richard Camilo Michael Drobny Ann Marie Jeanette Reimann Ivana Elizabeth Escobedo Dominic Joseph Jude Riccione Ian Joseph Vincent Farnan Lauren Elizabeth Julia Rickman Stephanie Erin Teresa Findley Javier Michael Rivera Teresa Ann Louise Finucane Ruby Ada Rocha Riley Queenan Teresa Frisbie Molly Frances Annie Rogan Paola Katarina Alessandra Fuentes Nicholas James Rohan Rebecca Lynn Cecilia Garbe George David Alexander Rohlicek Arturo Joseph Garcia Hunter Thomas Alexander Rowe Peter George Maurice Garvey Amanda Nicole Elizabeth Sadowski Deanna Marie Gabriella Gennett Vaennessa Kay Elizabeth Seith Victoria Patricia Julia Gioia Meghan Irene Lillian Selip Anisa Nayid Seraphina Godinez Cullen Jerome Paul Sheridan Justin Paul Daniel Goethals Samuel Peter Szczepaniak Cristian Juan Diego Gonzalez Colin Peter Temple Marina Elena Sofia Gonzalez Sebastian Alexander Joseph Valdes Steven Lane Stephen Heim Daniel Andrew Sebastian Varela Claire Marie Catherine Hinckley Anastasia Elisabeth Sofia Velliotis Hannah Elizabeth Cecilla Hornacek Olivia Hope Colette Vranek Andrew Martin Joseph Hubona Julia Dorothy Rose Wenderski Mark Anthony David Huebner Michael Angelo Blaise Wieringa John Joseph Patrick Hurley Abigail Patrice Clare Yates Page Two Fourth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2012 Mass Intentions for the Week of March 19 - March 25, 2012 Day Time Intentions Monday 8:00 a.m. Danny McGinley Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Andrew Ostapina, Baby Leyla Zavislak Barry Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Wayne Kral, Mary A. Potter, Pauline Cuttill 6:30 p.m. Lenten Mass Thursday 8:00 a.m. Anna Pleszka, John Huebner Friday 8:00 a.m. Erik Geyer Saturday 8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society 5:00 p.m. Joseph Lewandowski, Joseph & Mary Lewandowski, Grace & Frank Radavich, Helen Cech, Georgia Popp, Guerino Valenti Sunday 7:00 a.m. Dolores E. Kuchta, Angeline Oedzes 8:00 a.m. Bertha Welch, Mamie Wycislo 9:30 a.m. Ray White, Tony Troyner, Baby Leyla Zavislak Barry 11:00 a.m. John Huebner, Joseph & Adeline Kulikowski, Edward Mezan 12:30 p.m. Teresa Chevas Velásquez Please remember our sick in your prayers: Philip Hodak, Eddie Wisner Frank Nash, Gabriela Serramp and Lucio Lozano-Joaquín Stacy Kwak, Bob Kunkel, Denny Dine, Sr., Alexis Ortenzo and Jason Lerch Harry Fisher, Mary Dybas, James McSweeney, John Karch, Gertrude Koenig-Stoiber, Gerdi Dorso, Please pray for those who have Loretta Pavlik, N. Zagrodnik, Bob Zimmerman, Breann Moddes, Betty Niwa, Joan Workman, died and their families… Betty Zapf, Donald Cuttill, Idolina Montano, Sue Kremer, Kathryn Super-Wilson, Lydia Ciaglia, Eleanor Parker Maeva Bishop, Katie Meyer, Howard Pohlman, Dr. Sharon Ann Carey, Evelyn Kilker, Jessica Gundling, Joe Saban, mother of Kevin Carey Ola Maveety, Jean Weekley, Marilyn Matesevac. Also pray for our parishioners who are in nursing Ann Marie Adkins, homes or are homebound and unable to attend Mass. sister of Elizabeth Pastrana May the Lord grant them eternal rest. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Amen. Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent; Second Scrutiny PARISH LENTEN FORGIVENESS SERVICE Monday: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Please note that St. Cletus’s Parish Forgiveness Tuesday: Spring begins Service will be held on Monday, March 26, at Friday: Abstinence; 7:00 p.m. Please feel free to take advantage of this St. Turibius de Mogrovejo opportunity. BE AWARE We need to be aware that happiness can sometimes sneak in through the door we didn’t know we had Tuesday, March 20, 2012 left open. —Anonymous March 18, 2012 Fourth Sunday of Lent Page Three NOTES FROM FATHER BOB… FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Stephen Wiltshire became famous when he was just a young boy. Born to West Indian parents, who had immigrated to England, he had lost his father, could barely read or write, but was discovered to have an extraordinary gift for drawing buildings and townscapes. His art teacher, Chris Marris first, and then the literary agent, Margaret Hewson, supported and encouraged him in his special talent. He, himself, was passive about his ability; he just drew- but at a highly technical level, even when he was very young. Margaret took him on drawing trips, first all around London and then to Venice, Amsterdam, Russia and the United States. Stephen responded immediately to these new sights; Margaret attained commissions and sponsorships for him, arranged and financed exhibitions, and helped him to produce his two best sellers “Floating Cities” and “Stephen Wiltshire’s American Dream.” She also found him a place at art school and established a trust fund to provide for his future. Her own exuberance and energetic personality seemed to inspire Stephen, as though his creativity took life from what Dr. Oliver Sacks, who accompanied them on some of their journeys, called “the exhilaraty, whirlwind atmosphere Margaret seemed to create all around her”. Without such support, it is doubtful that Stephen would have fully developed his gifts or have become known to the wider world. We live in a limited and conditional world, whereas God inhabits an unlimited and unconditional world. We are asked to accept that we can share this much more wondrous world of God, despite being dead through our sins. Such a leap can only be brought about through faith, the belief that God is so generous with his mercy that the gap can be bridged between the two worlds. The grace that is offered to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus lifts us up out of sin and failure and gives us a place in heaven with him. It also restores us to the possibility of living the good life we were always intended to live. The letter to the Ephesians explores how the mystery of salvation is made available to all. There is a profound conviction that Christ is the Lord of the whole of creation and that he gathers all into his saving death and resurrection. We become again, what we were meant to be at the world’s beginning, God’s work of art; made in God’s image and likeness, in turn we also become artists. We can neither fully appreciate nor practice our calling without being constantly in touch with the brush of the painter, the poet’s pen, namely the presence of God, which we celebrate in word and sacrament. If the Temple was the symbol of God’s presence among his people in the Old Testament, we are now the new temple, the house where God lives in the Spirit, with Christ Jesus himself as the main cornerstone. People sometimes struggle with life problems, we are told, because they suffer from low self-esteem. Coping with life needs a certain resilience, a certain confidence that enables us to ride the ups and downs we encounter. If we don’t think we are worth much, we tend to think others view us this same way. We may even act in a manner that gives others that impression and encourages them to ignore us or treat us with disdain. On the other hand, we might go to the opposite extreme, becoming bullying or boastful, in the attempt to persuade others that we are really worth something. But if we are convinced in our hearts that we are God’s work of art, then our perception of life is very different. We are free to use our imagination more. We can explore what is old, what is new and what is different. We can be endlessly curious. The world is not hostile, but a place we can give ourselves time to stand and stare and wonder. We can delight in others’ gifts, as well as our own. This is where our real imitation of God begins, when we enable others to see their gifts and to use them fully. It is a sign of God’s love for us that we can move beyond our limitations and share in the splendor of creation. Our love is evident in our removing of each other’s limitations, allowing our spirits to soar freely in the image and likeness of our creator. Lenten Blessings, Father Bob Pastor Page Four Fourth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2012 God wants you to go to some hard place, to do some difficult task. Not so. As theologian Frederick Buechner put it, God calls you to “the place Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” To find that grow—a day at a time.