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Our Divine Savior Catholic Church
566 East Lassen Avenue, Chico, CA 95973
530-343-4248 / Fax 530-343-3538
E-mail: ourdivines@yahoo.com
www.ourdivinesavior.org
Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am-3:00 pm
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm, Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am, Morning Mass: 8:00 am (Monday-Friday)
Confessions: Saturdays 3:30-4:30 pm
Second Sunday of Easter
(Divine Mercy)
April 12, 2015
Who indeed is the victor over the world
but the one who believes
that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:5
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Our Divine Savior Parish, a Roman Catholic community, nourished by God’s grace and the sacraments,
embraces the mission of Jesus Christ. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we live the gospel through our worship of
God and through loving service to one another and to the greater community.
“Where two or more are gathered, there am I.”
PARISH PERSONNEL
Parochial Administrator
Rev. R. Francis Stevenson
DEACON / SPOUSE
James & Stephanie Burkett
DIRECTOR OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Jennifer Forward, 345-6201
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Cecelia Dickman, 802-1608
BOOKKEEPER / SECRETARY
Janet Bertagna, 343-4248
PLANT MANAGER/
SOCIAL HALL MANAGER
Rich Ripp, 518-3811
YOUTH MINISTRY
Rob Sheridan, 680-4294
odsyouthministry@yahoo.com
Facebook.com/odsyouthministry
PART-TIME SECRETARY
Bunny Ripp, 343-4248
CUSTODIAN SERVICES
Scott & Judy Keller, 898-8512
NURSERY CARE
Juliet Polk, 893-8092
Maura Polk, 893-8092
Rienna Boe, 342-4919
PARISH INFORMATION
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF
ADULTS
Emmitt Posey, 892-1985
BAPTISM PREPARATION
Deacon James Burkett, 893-2348
HOLY SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
By appointment, 6 months in advance. Call
the Parish Office
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Sundays from 10:05am - 10:50am in the
Parish Hall
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
During the 11:00am Mass - Matt & Pamela
Meuter, 566-0425
PARISH MINISTRIES /
ORGANIZATIONS
ALTAR SERVERS
Kay & Dave Brandt, 343-8331
BEREAVEMENT /FUNERAL
RECEPTION COMMITTEE
Tamara La Rossa, 809-1782
BULLETIN
ourdivines@yahoo.com , 343-4348
Deadline: Monday, 3:00 pm
Bulletin Advertising: Please call the Parish
Office, 343-4248
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
Greta Souza, 899-9938
CATHOLIC LADIES RELIEF SOCIETY
Susan Struble, 345-4642
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME
Deacon James Burkett, 893-2348
CHOIR
Choir rehearsal held weekly on Wednesday,
7:00-8PM in church. Contact Cecelia
Dickman, 802-1608
CONSOLATION MINISTRY
Lyn Dorenzo, 891-8026
FLOWER DONATIONS
Pat Mulholland, 891-8342
Norina Egan, 342-2027
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP
Contact Deacon James Burkett, 893-2348,
Sharon Haselton, 891-5334, or Nancy Overton,
899-1600.
INNER HEALING MINISTRY
Derette Layne, 530-588-4386 for a
confidential appointment.
JESUS CENTER
Randy Linquist, 894-0460
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #13765
Mike Ferguson, 343-7178
LEGION OF MARY
Claire Richard, 893-1722
LITURGY MINISTRY
Joanie Frericks, 345-4283
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER and
VOCATIONS COMMITTEE
Deacon James & Stephanie Burkett,
893-2348
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Friday mornings, 6-7AM in the Knights of
Columbus Room at ODS Parish. Contact
Deacon Steve Schwartz, 891-0626, for details.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
& HOMEBOUND
Maureen Vogel—Please call Parish Office,
343-4248.
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL
Dave Abbott, 891-1491
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Jim Earney, 918-520-1161
PRO-LIFE CATHOLIC MINISTRY
Mary Waldorf, 345-8638
PRO-LIFE ROSARY GROUP
This group meets the 1st Thursday of the
month in the Prayer Room in office from 6-7 PM.
For more information call Diane Lusk,
519-9749.
SMALL CHURCH COMMUNITIES
If interested in joining one of the Small Church
Communities, contact Carol Weigel, 343-3885
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Barbara O’Brien, 343-4248
TORRES SHELTER
Rich Nichols, 520-4418
WELCOMING MINISTRY
Charlie McCarthy, 520-0334
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Tuesday mornings 9-11AM in the ODS
Prayer Room. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Terry Matthews, 893-1644, for
details
OF ONE HEART AND MIND
Reading about the faith of the early Christian believers
can be a real inspiration to those of us who have been
Christians for a long time, as well as for those who are
newly baptized. Can you imagine people of this world
being “of one heart and mind” as was the first
community of believers? Today’s First Letter of John
seems to hold the key to how this can be accomplished.
Keeping God’s commandments and loving all of God’s
children seems to be the start of being “of one heart
and mind.” We live in a world that stresses
differences—differences among religions, among races,
between genders, and among economic classes. Today
we are summoned to focus on what we all share in
common on this fragile planet of ours.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Weekly Readings
Monday:
Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-9;
Jn 3:1-8
Tuesday:
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5;
Jn 3:7b-15
Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9;
Jn 3:16-21
Thursday:
Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20;
Jn 3:31-36
Friday:
Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14;
Jn 6:1-15
Saturday:
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19;
Jn 6:16-21
Sunday:
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 79; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48
Reading the holy Scriptures (the Bible) confers two
benefits. It trains the mind to understand them; it
turns man's attention from the follies of the world
and leads him to the love of God.
St. Isidore (560-636 AD) Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Mass Intentions
Sat 11
5:00
Rita Frericks, d (Joanie Frericks)
Josephine & Harry Andrews, d
(Walter & Eileen Bird)
Fr. Joel Genabia, (Fr. Francis
Stevenson)
Sun 12 7:30 Elizabeth Cepeda, Health (Kolonay
Family)
Fr. Joel Genabia, (Fr. Francis
Stevenson)
9:00 Kay Baker,d, (Jackie Griswold)
Fr. Joel Genabia, (Fr. Francis
Stevenson)
11:00 Mary Ann Ward, Special Intention
(Ines Williams)
Stephani Huber, d (Pat Shaw)
Fr. Joel Genabia, (Fr. Francis
Stevenson)
Mon 13 8:00 Rafat Brooks, d (Brian & Gail Boswell)
Tue 14 8:00 Leonard Costa, d (Chris & Rita
Sauer)
Matilde Dabrowski, d (Cuadra/
Dabrowski Family)
Wed 15 8:00 Jack Brown, d (Kathryn BarrettBrown)
Ana Mae Biebucyk, d, (Sullivan
Family)
Thu 16 8:00 Intentions from Hear Our Prayer
Book
Fri 17
8:00 John Decker, d (Pat Decker)
Mary Golden, d , (Gale Golden)
PARISH FINANCES
Collections for
April 1 thru 5, 2015
Holy Thursday
$ 657.00
Good Friday
$ 780.87
Sunday envelopes
$ 4,039.00
Easter
$15,195.08
Flower donations
$
70.00
Projects & Initiatives $ 2,355.87
Torres Shelter
$ 100.00
Thank you for your constant
generosity and loyal support of
Our Divine Savior.
PARISH NEWS
ONLINE GIVING: If you
manage your bills online, we’re
sure you’ll like giving to your
church online. It’s safe and secure,
and you decide exactly when your
gift is made and where it goes.
Online Giving lets you set up a
recurring pledge or a one-time gift
to our offertory and special
collections, so you’ll be able to
give the way you want even if
you’ve forgotten your envelope.
Visit www.ourdivinesavior.org or
call Janet at the parish office, 3434248.
THANK
YOU
BULLETIN
ADVERTISERS! On the back of
this bulletin you will find our
bulletin advertisers. We appreciate
their support. Please take a look at
our advertisers and if you are
looking for a product or service,
please consider our bulletin
advertisers first. Don’t forget to let
them know that you saw their ad in
our bulletin.
DIVINE MERCY
St. Thomas More Parish in
Paradise will have a special
celebration on Divine Mercy
Sunday beginning with exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament at 2 pm,
Mass at 3 pm, and singing the
Chaplet of The Divine Mercy.
Confessions will be available
before Mass. The day will end
with an ice cream social in the
parish hall around 4:15 pm.
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in
Oroville will have their closing
Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday,
April 12th. We will have a priest
for confession at 2 pm, one hour
before 3 pm Mass. Following Mass
a potluck will be served to all
attending Mass at the Parish
Community Center.
More
information
contact
Sandra
Lehman, 530-534-4342.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR
PRAYERS
Sandra Hughes
Jennifer Konyn
Michael Moriarty
Michel Desilets
Martha Gutierrez
Erin Wooldridge
Si Wrigley
Rachel Findlay
Patty Childs
David Jeffries
Rebecca Jayne
Chris Sauer
Elaine Puritz
Marjorie Yowell
Sherri Miguel
Norleen Manwill
Claire Johnston
Kelsey Fassieux
Tom Concannon
CATHOLICS
RETURNING HOME
PEOPLE,
REAL
STORIES: Take some time to
view these powerful, real stories
from former fallen-away Catholics
who have come home to the
Catholic Church. They testify about
how the world and other life
situations drew them away from
their faith, but by God’s grace, they
felt a tug at their heart inviting
them home to their family in the
Church. We hope that their stories
will encourage you, and will serve
as your own personal invitation to
come back to the Catholic Church.
Jesus and your fellow Catholic
brothers and sisters are waiting
with open arms to welcome you
home! Come join our 13 week
session starting in May, where you
will learn about the Bible, the
Sacraments, truths about the
Church, Prayer and find your way
back into full communion with the
Church. For more information go to
CatholicsComingHome.org
or
contact Deacon James Burkett 530
893-2348 or Sharon 891-5334. We
are preparing for the Spring/
Summer session if you would like
to join us.
REAL
REFLECTIONS
EASTER'S PROMISE:
In the
ordinary course of life we dream
and plan, hoping our lives will go
smoothly. It is a shock to be
reminded of how quickly dreams
and hopes can be shattered. In a
moment when we experience life
and death standing side by side, we
are jolted into the reality that our
certainties are not so certain. After
the exhilaration of the Easter
Sunday affirmation, "Christ is
Risen," the Sunday after Easter
gave way to the fear and doubt of
the broken hopes and dreams of
Jesus' disciples. Their fear was
contagious, producing doubt within
us. But our doubt is productive.
Our search for the truth and the
answer to our question "Did Jesus
rise from the dead?" opens us to
recognize the risen Lord. As we
seek the Lord, He comes to us,
blessing us with the peace, sending
us forth to continue His mission,
and empowering us with the gift of
the Holy Spirit.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Mercy High School in Red Bluff is
excited to announce its upcoming
production of Phantom of the
Opera! Dates and times are: Friday,
April 24, Saturday, April 25 (a
champagne Gala will happen this
night, more info to follow),
Saturday, May 2 – all shows at 7:00
pm, and Sunday, May 3 matinee at
2:00 pm. Tickets are $7 for general
admission, $10 for reserved
seating. You can contact Mercy
High School at 530-527-8313 for
more information or Jen Ross, 8980132 for tickets.
NOTRE DAME SCHOOL is now
accepting applications for ALL
GRADES. Contact our pr incipal,
Terri Sobieralski,
at 342-2502
or tsobieralski@ndschico.org for
more information or to set up a
school tour.
Thanks to the generosity of many,
Notre Dame School is able to
provide several payment options,
making Catholic school tuition
more affordable than you may
think. If you would like more
information about becoming a
donor or applying for financial
assistance, please contact our
principal.
Parish Office (343-4248) where we
will greet you and personally tell
you about our many activities and
organizations that might interest
you and your family.
Our
registration forms may also be
downloaded from our website at
ourdivinesavior.org.
EASTER FLOWER
FATHER-DAUGHTER
DONATIONS
DANCE: Notre Dame School PTO
st
invites you to their 1 annual
Father
Daughter
Dance
on
Manuel & Helen Soares,
Saturday, April 18th from 6:30 to
in memory of the Azevedo &
8:30! Dads, if you have a daughter
Soares Families
aged Pre School-8th grade, this is
Elva Boone,
your chance to show your little lady
how she is to be treated! Take her
in memory of Jack Boone
to dinner and then bring her to the
dance and sweep her off her Ramon & Yolanda Fernandez, in
feet! A professional photographer memory of Claro/Rudolfo Flores
will be on hand to capture your B. Francis, In memory of Hector
special moment and DJ Alan will
Hutter Francis
be spinning some tunes so you can
Martin Family
hit the dance floor. An amazing
dessert bar will entice your taste
Mavis Kathleen Thompson
buds and there will be some fun
games for the evening. If you
Frances Walker
would like to pre-register and save
In memory of Ray Walker
$5 on admission, please contact
Tom & Linda Stratton, in
Arwen Funk at 408-888-0483 or
arwenfunk@gmail.com. You can
memory of Betty Ferguson
also buy tickets at the door for $30
Helen M. Porter
per family.
Rae & Kathy Lanpheir
WELCOME
TO
ALL
NEW
Louise Ritchie,
PARISHIONERS:
in
memory
of Mary Kirwald
Please let us know
who you are and
introduce yourself to
our pastor, Fr. Francis
Stevenson, as you arrive or are
leaving Mass. We also ask that you
pick up and fill out a “New
Parishioner Form”, that can be
found at the entrance of church.
You can mail the registration form
to us, drop the form into the
collection basket or stop by our
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
THIS WEEK
We have seen what marriage looks like on tv, movies,
and in our homes, but what is God’s plan for
marriage? Join us April 12th following the 11:00AM
Mass and get Hitched: a meeting on the Sacrament of
Matrimony!
TOTALLY CATHOLIC VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL 2015
We are preparing for another amazing and life
changing Chico area Catholic Vacation Bible School
experience this summer here at Our Divine Savior.
DIVE DEEP BIBLE STUDY
The theme for our June 15-19 VBS is "Everest— Every Wednesday night at 7:00PM. Spend some time
Conquering Challenges with God's Mighty Power.” and get to know God through His Holy Word and His
Registration officially begins this weekend. You can
plan of salvation.
find information online at ourdivinesavior.org/faithformation/vacation-bible-school.
DIOCESAN NEWS
We are also organizing a Decorations Team and need
lots of help! No creative abilities are necessary. We
need visionaries, busy people with very little time,
creative people, and many who just want to help in
some way but can't join us June 15-19 (or who can).
Truly, we need a mighty team of many to share the
work of turning our social hall into a snow-capped
majestic mountain. Our VBS will be full of icy colors,
craggy tundra, and breath taking views that kids will
be excited to explore. Please call the ODS Religious
Education office at 345-6201..
FREELY GIVEN: Diocesan Young Adult
Conference 2015. Calling all young adults ages 1839! We invite you to attend FREELY GIVEN, the
Diocese of Sacramento Young Adult Conference. This
will be a wonderful opportunity to learn, worship, and
be in community with other young adults from
throughout the diocese. The day will focus on the
Church as “a place of mercy freely given”, drawing
from Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Evangelii
Gaudium. The conference will be held on Saturday
April 11, 2015 at St. James Parish in Davis, CA from
9:30am-5:00pm, with an option to stay for the 5:30pm
vigil mass. Registration is $15 and includes lunch.
Price will increase to $20 after April 4, so register
early! For more information or to register, visit our
website: www.yaconference.com
CAMP PENDOLA: the official summer camp of the
Diocese of Sacramento, is now accepting registrations
for the 2015 summer season. Camp Pendola offer s
a fun filled experience for children and youth under
THE POWER OF SILENCE
the supervision of trained college age counselors. For
more information and registration materials, check our
web site www.pendola.org or call at 916-733-0123. Were you there for the services of the
On May 15th our Early Bird Discount Ends.
Triduum? Did you experience the awesome
HEALING AFTER ABORTION RETREAT – and awe-filled silence that settled over the
RACHEL’S VINEYARD: Is someone you know Our Divine Savior church after the Holy
suffering after an abortion, perhaps years after the Thursday services? It was amazing to see a
choice? Please consider the Rachel's Vineyard Retreat whole church full of people exit silently,
weekend, May 1-3, 2015, in Auburn, sponsored by the each of us touched in our own way by the
Diocese of Sacramento.
mystery and presence of the Holy Spirit.
This unique and effective experience presents the
As important as our community gathering,
mercy and compassion of God. The retreat is
sharing
and fellowship is, it is still essential
extremely helpful for those who struggle with feelings
of: shame, anger, grief, or for those who have not to take time to be still, even in the presence
forgiven themselves or others. Open to women, men, of our friends and family. At each weekend
couples, and family members touched by abortion. Mass, we are invited to enter into a period of
The cost is $175 per person. Financial assistance is silence before the opening hymn. This
available. For a registration packet or more opportunity is like putting our cars into
information, contact Paula Segno at (916) 733-0161 or neutral before we begin to engage the clutch
write
projectrachel@scd.org.
Inquiries
and and drive. It allows us to transition from the
busy, full, noisy lives we lead to a different
participation are strictly confidential.
kind of time: kyros (God's time), not chronos
CAMP PENDOLA – MINI WEEKS: Mini weeks
are a great way to go to camp even for those too busy (clock time). We prepare our hearts to listen
for a whole week. Between summer school and to God's word and to share in the Body of
organized sports, sometimes 3 nights is ideal length Christ with our full attention. We focus.
for a summer camp experience. Though the shorter
length session is a great introduction to overnight
camp for the first time camper, all ages of campers
attend our Passport to Fun June 28 to July 1, 2015.
For more information check out our web site
www.pendola.org or call 916-733-0141.
APPLY TO BE A COUNSELOR: Camp Pendola,
the official summer camp of the Diocese of
Sacramento, is accepting applications for counselors
for the summer season. If you are at least 18 years old,
have graduated from high school, love being in the
outdoors, and enjoy working and playing with
children, a summer camp job might be for you!
This year, the traditional summer camp program will
be celebrating 55 years of serving children and youth
ages 6 to 17. Camp Pendola exists to build lasting
relationships and teach stewardship of God’s creations
through Christian community living in the outdoors.
For more information and our online application,
check our web site www.pendola.org or email Lori
Rosene, Camp Pendola Director, at lrosene@scd.org.
FAMILY ROOM
It takes time and the cooperation of all of us
to make this silence happen. It isn't just the
absence of noise, it is the presence of peace.
Thank you for all you do to establish this
new habit at ODS.