1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time  February 8, 2015
In today’s first reading, Job laments his difficult life. In the second reading, St.
Paul tells us that he is simply doing what he must, for it can be no other way for
a disciple of Christ. In the Gospel, Jesus shows us both simple and profound
acts of compassion as he continues his healing and preaching ministry
throughout Galilee.
Although it is difficult to understand the human mystery of sickness and
suffering, the Christian faith, through the cross of Christ, brings healing to
sickness and meaning to suffering. Through the Church, Jesus’ healing power is
really present to the world.
Lenten dinners – Volunteers meeting
This coming Tuesday, February 10, at 7pm, all
Lenten dinner volunteers are invited to a general
meeting in the parish hall. Ray Lucido wants to
make sure that this year our dinners are going to
be the best and that all volunteers know what is
happening. While being fundraising events these
dinners also build up our parish and bring us
closer together. Thank you to all volunteers who
make this event happen each year. Please spread
the word around about our dinners. Beginning
with next weekend, we will publish the menu.
Mass Intentions - Offer a Mass
Beginning with this weekend our
Mass schedule is wide open. Since
there were no intentions, I added
recently deceased parishioners.
Please consider offering Masses
for your loved ones, living or
deceased. Having the entire
community praying for a person is
a powerful spiritual experience.
Consider writing down certain
dates of your loved ones (date of
birth, marriage, death etc.) and offer Masses on
those special days. Offering Masses for our living
or deceased has been a long tradition within our
Church. You may offer a Mass for any occasion
such as the birth of a child, marriage anniversary,
healing and peace, finding a job, etc. All Mass
intentions are published in our bulletins and
posted on our website. Call or email us if you
would like to offer a Mass.
Bishop Garcia wants your opinion
via online survey
Our bishop is committed to consulting
broadly with everyone in the diocese,
clergy and lay people, in preparation
for the 2015 Ordinary Synod on the
Family. The official “Lineamenta”
from the Holy See is available online in English
and Spanish. It is important that you read the full
document prior to taking the online survey
questions. Documents and survey are available at:
https://www.dioceseofmonterey.org/article.aspx?
id=242&2015+Synod+on+the+Family+Survey
2015 Annual Ministry Appeal
If you donated in the past for this purpose,
probably you received in mail some info directly
from the diocese; this is the first time our diocese
sent this info to the donors. We will start this
appeal with the first Sunday of Lent and finish,
hopefully, before Easter. More info will be
published in the future bulletins. This year the
theme is: Deepening the Faith, Together in
Service.
New Hand Railing—Last week we installed new
guard and hand railing at the entrance of our
church. The previous rails were not only broken
and rusted but the base plates were not properly
anchored. It is most probably that the previous
rails are the original ones when the last church
remodeling took place around 1970s. We thank
Fred Luiz for coordinating this project.
Marriage Outdoors /
Outside the Church
Recently we received
few calls regarding
marriage outdoors.
From a church point of
view, any valid
marriage where one
party is Catholic must
be officiated in the
church or receive a
dispensation from the bishop to be celebrated
somewhere else, be it in another church/building
or outdoors. Our bishop does give permission to
officiate marriages outside the church only when
the non-Catholic party is not baptized. The
permission to marry outside the church is to be
celebrated with the Liturgy of the Word and the
Rite of Marriage. This ceremony is not a full
Mass.
Let’s say that the marriage is between two
Catholics or one Catholic and a Baptist… In this
case, we must perform a valid Catholic wedding
ceremony in the parish church prior to your off
site ceremony. This fulfills the canonical
obligation of the Church. Once married in the
church – be it in a brief ceremony - technically
your outdoor marriage is a renewal of vows. The
marriage license is signed after the church
ceremony. In that way, we fulfill the canon law of
the church but also the desire of some people who
would love to tie the knot in the greatest cathedral
God ever built, nature…
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This weekend we give special thanks to
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Mass Intentions February 7-13, 2015
Sat., 4:30 pm
Int. Jan Cahalan
Sun., 9:00 am
+Pat Sippel
+Maria Angelina Naranjo
Sun., 11:15 am
+Manuel & Rosy Mulloth
+Clair & Irene Finn
+Samantha Silverman
Wed., 7:00 am
+Bill & Barbara Hoff
Thu., 7:00 am
+Olive & Elliot Herbert
Fri., 7:00 am
+Edward Scheller
Parish BBQ
Remember the
promise I made when
I said that once we
pay the debt we
should celebrate with
a parish BBQ? We can have this event during
Lent or, most probably after Easter. Email/call me
if you would like to help out as a volunteer.
Of Water Credits & Empty Lot
Thank you to all who emailed or talked to me
about your suggestions on what to do with the
empty lot and how to protect the water credits.
Recently we extended the water credits until
March 19, 2019. I would love to hear from more
parishioners about the possibility of transforming/
building something on the property. The original
purpose of purchasing the lot/house was to build
up a bigger new church. All suggestions will be
discussed by the parish and finance councils. We
will present to the entire parish the results of our
discussions and planning.
Offertory Reports 01/25/15: Plate collection:
2,447; Building Fund: 200; other income:
1,865.91; total deposit: 4,512.91. EFT: 640.
02/01/15: Plate collection: 3,762; Building Fund:
872; other income: 1,003.59; total deposit:
5,637.59. EFT: $1,065. Thank you!
Christian One Liner / Perseverance
“When you come to the end of your rope,
tie a knot and hang on.”
– Franklin Roosevelt.
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