JulyJuly 13,13, 20142014 || FifteenthFifteenth SundaySunday inin OrdinaryOrdinary TimeTime 300 East Taft Avenue • Orange, CA 92865 Telephone: (714) 637‐4360 • Fax: (714) 637‐4311 www.stnorbertchurch.org EUCHARISTIC ADORATION First Friday of each month beginning at 9 a.m. CLERGY SCHEDULE OF MASSES and concluding at 8 a.m. on Saturday with Rev. Patrick Rudolph, Pastor Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Benediction. Rev. Agustín Escobar, 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 information and to schedule Baptism Preparation. Deacon Dave Blake Wednesday: 7 p.m. (Spanish) Programs are available in English or in Spanish. Deacon Joseph Esparza Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Sunday Vigil) Deacon Juan Espinoza Holy Days of Obligation: as announced MARRIAGES Please call the Parish Office for information. MINISTRY CENTER STAFF CONFESSIONS Six months advance notice is required. Irene Ahedo, Office Manager Saturday: 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Marriage Preparation is available in English or Margie Balch, Christian Service First Friday of each month: 9:30 a.m. in Spanish. Joseph Ciccoianni, Principal, St. Norbert to 10:30 a.m. Catholic School ANOINTING OF THE SICK, Charlene Dumitru, Adult Faith Formation 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 Janine Kilgore, Liturgical Ministries Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. arrangements. Kirsten King, Youth Faith Formation & Sunday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Confirmation FUNERALS Maria Martínez, Business Manager At the time of death, kindly call the Parish Robin Mayes, School of Religious Education 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 StewardshipStewardship Fifteenth Sunday in Welcome to our 2014 St. Norbert Ordinary Time PSA Information Corner! Romans 8:18‐23 Each weekend this box contains current pledge Suffering Nothing information. Any funds in excess of the PSA Parish The older we get, the more we groan. Assessment will be directed to pay down the loan Muscles ache. Memory fades. Taste buds on the Family & Youth Center. fail. Hearing diminishes. Eyesight darkens. Diocesan Parish Assessment: $150,000 Stature bends. Our physical health Number of pledges received: 513 decays, and suffering intensifies. Growing Amount Pledged: $262,586 old, as they say, is not for wimps. Amount Paid: $155,365 For many people, aging might be cause for despair. But for Christians, it is just Mass for Immigrants another aspect of the imperfections of Sunday, July 20 at 3:30 p.m. life. We have grown accustomed to the (3 p.m. Pre‐Procession Gathering in Cathedral Plaza) disappointments of this life. They are Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple Street, Los nothing compared with the promise of Angeles salvation. We put up with the The Church in the United States has been forged and built by the histories inconveniences we experience because and stories of Catholic people who migrated here to find a better life and we believe in the joy that lies ahead. to find freedom. Responding to current challenges faced by our immigrant brothers and St. Paul writes to the Romans, “I consider sisters from around the world, Bishop Kevin Vann invites you to join him, Archbishop that the sufferings of this present time Gomez and other bishops in Los Angeles on July 20 to give witness to our immigration are as nothing compared with the glory to stories and to pray for the struggles of immigrants, which Archbishop Gomez calls “one of be revealed for us.” the great human rights issues of our time.” If you plan to attend, please contact the parish Paul believed in God’s promise, that there office at (714) 637‐4360 so those from St. Norbert can attend as a group. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ was more ahead for him after he died. He believed that promise extended to all the Sponsors Needed faithful, and indeed to all creation. We are blessed to have several men and women in the beginning stage of RCIA who will Creationf itsel has been groaning, be celebrating their Rite of Welcome soon. Many of them need sponsors to walk this awaiting a more perfect life. Perfection spiritual journey with them. comes to all the world through Christ. A sponsor must be a confirmed and practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church, We may be growing older, but we are who is willing to attend our Catechumenate sessions on Thursday evenings with their always children—God’s children. We may adult Catechumen from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and to stand with them at the rites, which are be heading towards death, but we are celebrated during the 10:30 Mass, most of which are during Lent. A sponsor is a faith really heading towards birth—birth to a friend who is accepting of people where they are in life and faith and is willing to share new kind of life. The sufferings of today their love of Jesus with another. Sponsors do not need to be Catechists and do not have a are as nothing. We are groaning in direct teaching role in the process, but participate in discussions and in providing expectation of a joy that is to come. encouragement to the Catechumens and prayingr fo them. Most sponsors report that ‐Paul Turner they found this process to be a time of spiritual growth for themselves, as well as for the Copyright © 2010, Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. people coming into the Church. If you would like to do this, or even talk more about it, please call Charlene at (714) 637‐4360 x114. uWe need yo soon. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Parish Offering Thank you for your continuing support of St. Norbert Parish. For the fiscal year July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, our parish budget calls for $27,900 to be donated weekly at the Sunday collection. The collection for Sunday, June 29, was $19,659.59. The collection for Sunday, July 6, was $27,219.26. These collections are not only for operating expenses each week, but also for any ongoing repair work, upgrades, etc. to our parish facility. Your regular donations are needed for the good of St. Norbert Parish and the spread of the Gospel. 3 JULY 13, 2014 | FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ParishParish LifeLife Young at Heart Club Summer Social this Week! Aloha! Our next meeting is Thursday, July The summer sun may be warming up, but we 24, at 10 a.m. in the Ministry Center. We have a plan to keep your kitchen cool! Our will have a Hawaiian theme this month. weekly POTLUCK BBQs continue on TUESDAY, Wear your muumuus or Hawaiian shirts and July 15, at 6 p.m. when we will introduce our bring your favorite island entree, salad or new school principal, Mr. Joseph Ciccoianni. appetizer. No desserts, please, as the club Please bring a salad, side dish or dessert to will provide cake and ice cream. share, and St. Norbert’s will provide the This will be our last regular meeting before the Pala Casino bus burgers, hot dogs, and beverages. trip on Thursday, August 21. Make your reservation now. Call Your helping hands are welcome to assist with set‐up after the Elizabeth at (714) 538‐6602 for more information. 8:30 Mass, as well as to help with clean‐up afterwards. If you _______________________________________________________________________ would like to join our core crew, please contact Janet Llewellyn at Help Lead the Children to Jesus [email protected] or (714) 998‐3104. ________________________________________________________________________ Volunteer Catechists and Aides are needed to work with children and parents in the RCIA. Catechists should have, or be willing to Church Donations obtain, Basic Certification from the diocese and must comply with Please remember… Safe Environment requirements. Training and teaching materials Use your pre‐printed envelopes or checks for the quick and are provided. The children’s RCIA meets during the school year easy recording of your offertory donations! (September through May) on Thursday evenings from 6 to 7:15 p.m., and during the 10:30 Sunday Mass for Dismissal. We teach No documentation can be made for the posting of loose cash as a team and rotate responsibilities among catechesis for the to your donor records, so use your envelopes. children, dismissal study of the Word on Sundays, faith formation If you do not receive envelopes by mail at your home and for their parents, and helpers or aides. The children are between want them, please contact the front office at (714) 637‐4360 the ages of 7 and 15. These children have never been baptized, and they will assist you further. and are preparing for full initiation in the Church with Baptism, Or, the best solution of all…save yourself all of the hassle and Confirmation and Eucharist celebrated together at the Easter Vigil donate electronically or by credit card. Should you be after two years of preparation. If you would like to help, please interested in this, our most convenient and secure way of call Charlene at (714) 637‐4360 x114. donating to St. Norbert, please contact the business office at _______________________________________________________________________ (714) 637‐4360 x305.