Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00am

Rosary Daily, after morning Mass Novena Tuesday, after morning Mass

Perpetual Adoration 24 hours Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm Vocation Holy Hour 1st Friday, 8:00am Mass Baptism and Marriage Please call Parish Office

1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828 Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118

Saint John School : 760 944-8227 admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnschool.com

Pastor Father Brian Corcoran Associate Pastor Father Joseph Freeman

Pastor Emeritus Monsignor Timothy Harnett Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh Music Director Julie Marner

“Saints are persons who make it easier for others to believe in God!” ... Saint Patrick is the Apostle of Ireland and Pa-tron of both Ireland and Nigeria. He was born in 389 in England, though some scholars today say France, to Calpurnius, a Roman soldier. At the age of 16 he was captured by raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland. He spent 6 years herding pigs on a mountain and prayed daily for his escape. In 411 he escaped to Europe, where he studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 417. In 432, he was sent to Ireland as a missionary Bishop. ... During his 29 years in Ireland, Patrick encour-aged scholarship and learning. His prayer, “Saint Patrick’s Breastplate”, ‘Christ be with me, Christ before me …’ is widely acclaimed. Patrick died in 461 in County Down. “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day” this Tuesday (17). ... Thursday (19) is the feast of Saint Joseph, pa-tron of workers and carpenters, and of Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, Mexico, Peru and Viet-nam. He was declared Patron of the Universal Church in 1870, by Pope Pius IX, but has been hon-ored on March 19 since the 10th century. ... And our own Father Joseph’s feast day and birthday is also this Tuesday (19)! ‘Happy, happy Birthday’ ! How old are you now? ... Congratulations to our Saint John School 2015 Academic Decathlon team, Mikaela Adams, Lauren Alberton, Carly Duena, Ellie Duval, Sophie Getty, Abigail Meyers, and Olivia Shane, from 8th Grade, Moya Caulfield, Stuart Dempster, Carson Duenas, Shea Hinijosa and Raquel Pareja, from 7th Grade, and David Meyers and Jake Titcomb from 6th Grade, on coming 2nd Overall out of 24 participating Catholic Schools at the Diocesan Academic De-cathlon on Saturday (7). Lauren Alberton placed 1st in Mathematics, Mikaela Adama 3rd in Fine Arts, Raquel Pareja 3rd in Current Events, Sophie Getty 4th in English and Olivia Shane 6th in Sci-ence. Wow! A special thank you to team coach, Mrs. Jenae Smith. A mighty team accomplishment! Saint Patrick School, Carlsbad, achieved 1st Over-all by a slim margin! ... Adults who are active in Church life and wish to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation this year here at Saint John, are invited to attend two prepara-tory evening classes, on April (9) and (23). For more info contact Deacon Bob at 760 753-6254.

... Our Saint John Lenten Penance Service is this Wednesday (18) at 7:00pm. There will be many priests to assist us. It is a great way to prepare for Easter! Come along! ... Other opportunities for the Sacrament of Pen-ance this week include Saint Thomas More on Mon-day (16), Saint James on Tuesday (17) and Mission San Luis Rey on Thursday (19), all at 7:00pm! ... Our Annual Catholic Appeal lends support to the many and varied ministries of our Diocese. It assists with our extensive education ministries, sup-ports our Diocesan seminary, the continuing educa-tion of our priests, ongoing Marriage and Family Life ministries, Youth and Young-Adult ministries, and the multi faceted work of Catholic Charities. It also assists the on-going development of parishes in the Imperial Valley. Saint John is expected to raise $69,000. Pledge forms have been mailed to every family, and are also available at the back of the church. Please make a pledge today! ... Our Saint John Annual Auction / Dinner Dance is this Saturday (21), from 6:00pm, at the Sheraton, Carlsbad, with a ‘Roaring 20's’ theme this year! Always a great event! ... The ‘Best of Live’ Auction Raffle, with just 150 tickets, at $100 each, is part of that great event! ... Contributions last weekend (8) amounted to $17,733.51 with 355 families using parish enve-lopes. A further $5,748.75 was contributed ‘online’ by 131 families. A mighty ‘Thank you’! ... Our Saint John Seniors (55+) gather for their monthly Luncheon this Thursday (19), with a Pen-ance Service at 11:00am, and Lunch at 12:00pm. Get your reservation in. It’s always fun! ... Our first Fiesta 2015 Planning Meeting is this Tuesday (17) at 7:30pm, in the School Library. Fiesta is set for August 8 and 9! Help! ... The Sunday 9:00am Mass is streamed live to the Internet each week. Connect to it from our website, or go to www.saintjohnlive.com Our intent is to assist our homebound to be even more with us. ... Travel with us this Friday (20) around the Sta-tions of the Cross at 6:00pm! ... Join us this Friday (20) for our Fish Fry Dinner from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Family Bingo begins at 7:00pm. It’s a fun family time for all! ... Father Pat, Father Brian’s brother, returns to Calabar, Nigeria, this Wednesday (18)! Mission! ... “God so loves the world …” Yes!

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We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Please Keep in Your Prayers

Nydia Abney, Gail Alofsin, Martha Amador, Ruth Ariza, Anthony Bag-gio, Thomas Baglio, Rosily Baratono, Aiden Blenderman, Maura Brown, Lorraine Butler, Joe Corder, Rob Crewse, Jack Davare, Ed-ward Dillon, Barbara Dorion, Kathy Fix, Hiram Lee-Gonzalez, Manny Gonzales, Carolyn Goohs, Joe Graciano, Monsignor Harnett, Maria Jaque, Maria Johnson, Cheyne Johnston, Paul Kenny, Eva King, Skyler Koehne, Stella Lubera, Andy Maduza, Pat McKinley, Lucy Mee, Patty Moore, Luz Nieve, Eileen A. O’ Connor, Grace Oreb, Mary Ann Pavnic, Joaquin Perez, Elizabeth Primrose-Smith, David Quessen-berry, David Rambeau, Ashley Ray, Elizabeth Roney, Gina Stack, An-drew Todd, Eric Vukicevich, Grant Waller and Griffin Waller.

Recently Deceased Marie Thompson and Josephine Vargas

Volunteers are needed for:

Sunday, 2:00am Tuesday, 1:00am and 2:00am

Thursday, 8:00pm Saturday, 8:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm

We could also use another volunteer for Day Captain to take charge of arranging substitutes for

regular adorers on the Captain’s assigned day.

Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Lupe Cardona (Sp) 760 753-7784

Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night, seven days a week. All are welcome!

Perpetual Adoration

Live on the Internet Sunday 9:00 am Mass www.saintjohnlive.com

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday March 14 5:00pm Al Heller † Stan Chambers † Sunday Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 7:30am Mary Alice McCann † 9:00am Cameron Gallagher † 10:30am Mike Peters † 12:00pm Parishioners 5:00pm John Logan † Monday Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 March 16 8:00am Evelyn Maduza † Tuesday Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 March 17 8:00am Tim, Ida, and Timmy Lynch † Joy Bennett † Wednesday Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-20 March 18 8:00am George and Sylvia Connors † Thursday 2 Sm 7:4-16; Rm 4:13:16-22; Mt 1:-24a March 19 8:00am John O’Dwyer † Walter Kaihatu Sr. † Jenifer Altenhoff † Friday Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 March 20 8:00am Mary Alice McCann † Saturday Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53 March 21 8:00am Maria Del Refugio Zatarain † 5:00pm Donna and Robert Guthrie † Sunday Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22 Jer 31:31-34; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 7:30am Odette Paul † 9:00am Mary Alice McCann † 10:30am Constace Sheehan † Steve Wilmott † 12:00pm Parishioners 5:00pm John Slingerland †

Come to the Planning Meeting on Tuesday (17) at 7:00pm

School Library All are Welcome!

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Lenten Fish Fry Join us on Friday (20) for our

Lenten Fish Fry 5:00pm - 9:00pm

in the hall. $5 for Adults, $3 for kids

Bingo is $10 for 3 cards for 10

Stations of the Cross

Join us on Friday (20) for the Stations of the Cross

at 6:00pm in the church.

Saint John Lenten Penance Service

Join us this Wednesday (18) at 7:00pm

Many visiting priests

Monastery in Progress

… Thanks to you!

Brother Aurelius OSB at Saint Bernard Monastery

Iwuru Archdiocese of Calabar

Nigeria

Saint John School

Remember to patronize our advertisers for making the bulletin possible. Thank you!

Saint John Preschool Kindergarten Readiness Program:

“Building the whole child in preparation for kindergarten” For more info, or to schedule a tour, Annette Conrad at 760 944-8227 or

aconrad@saintjohnschool.com

Pre-School - Grade 8 Principal : Dan Schuh

760 944-8227 School Mass

Wednesday (18) at 9:30am Board Meeting

Thursday (19) at 6:30pm Stations of the Cross

Friday (20) at 2:00pm

ADULT CONFIRMATION 2015 Adults who have celebrated the

Sacraments of Baptism and First Eucharist, and wish to celebrate the

Sacrament of Confirmation this May, are invited to attend two preparatory classes on

Thursday, April 9 and Thursday, April 23. For more info, please contact Deacon Bob at the

Parish Office, 760 753-6254, or by e-mail at deacon@saintjohnencinitas.org

Register as a parishioner ‘online’! Go to www.saintjohnencinitas.org and click

on “Registration” For more info, please call the Parish Office at 760 753-6254

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Park and Pray Womens Group Join us Tuesday (17) after 8:00am Mass. Meeting and

coffee afterwards. All are welcome! For questions please contact Mary at 760 445-2022 or mary@marygoulet.net

Saint John School Academic Decathlon Team

won 2nd Place in the Diocese of

San Diego Decathlon

Saint John School 19th Annual Dinner Auction A Roaring 20’s Gala

Saturday (21)

Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, California

Doors open at 6:00pm Dancing until Midnight

20’s Attire Silent and Live Auction

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LEVANTADOS POR EL MESÍAS

La semana pasada, cuando Jesús se refería a la destrucción del Templo, el relato de la primera lectura de hoy es lo que les hubiera venido a la mente a sus oyentes. Pero, dado que Jesús estaba hablando en un sentido más profundo, así también debemos entender la primera lectura de hoy. Escuchamos en el primer párrafo que Israel en efecto ya había “caído” a causa de sus infidelidades contra la alianza. Para no ponernos demasiado cómodos, este relato nos recuerda que Dios, aunque justo, amoroso y misericordioso, es capaz de castigar el pecado cuando es un pecado no arrepentido. Pero también nos recuerda que Dios, rico en misericordia, unge a individuos para que sean a su vez instrumentos de salvación (en hebreo al Rey Ciro de Persia se le denomina “mesías”). En la lectura del Evangelio, escuchamos de otro Mesías que debe ser “levantado” por nuestra salvación, en uno de los pasajes más conocidos del Nuevo Testamento. Al terminar la Cuaresma y entrar en la Semana Santa, debemos mantener nuestra mirada fija en la cruz de Cristo, el Hijo de Dios que vino al mundo para levantarnos a todos los que habíamos caído.

Los católicos en general y los latinoamericanos en particular, somos muy dados

al uso de imágenes y símbolos religiosos para acercarnos a Dios o para sentirnos más cerca de él. En realidad el cristianismo entero es así, gracias a la encarnación del Hijo de Dios. Hay quienes critican el uso de imágenes, pero recordemos que Jesús usó imágenes para explicar cómo es Dios. En el Evangelio de Juan (3:14) Jesús recuerda que Moisés había hecho uso de imágenes para sanar a los hebreos. En Números 21:4-9 Dios le pide a Moisés que haga una serpiente de bronce y la levante en alto de tal forma que los hebreos puedan verla. Muchos de ellos habían sido mordidos por serpientes en el desierto y al ver la imagen de bronce sanaban, gracias a Dios. El pueblo de Israel se quedó con la imagen. No obstante, con el paso del tiempo olvidaron que era sólo una imagen y comenzaron a adorarla hasta que el rey Ezequías se vio en la necesidad de destruirla (2 Reyes 18:4). Las imágenes pueden ser útiles para recordarnos la presencia y misericordia de Dios, pero no permitamos que se conviertan en ídolos.

EL VIA CRUCIS Acompáñenos todos los Viernes de Cuaresma a rezar el Vía Crucis a las 6:00 pm. en la Iglesia.

PESCADO FRITO DURANTE LA CUARESMA

También, los invitamos a que nos acompañen durante los Viernes de Cuaresma a disfrutar del delicioso Pescado Frito en el salón parro-quial. De 5:00 pm. a 9:00 pm. $5 por los adultos y $3 por los niños. Bingo es $10 por 10 cartas.

HAGA SUS DONACIONES PARA LA IGLECIA POR EL INTERNET

Visite la pagina de Saint John en www.saintjohnencinitas.org

presione Online Giving Pueden llamar al 760-436-4366

Misa en vivo por el Internet Para las personas que se quedan en casa

enfermas o que no pueden venir a la Iglesia. La Misa de 9:00 a.m. los Domingos

www.saintjohnlive.com

SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA El Jueves 19 de Marzo

También es el cumpleaños del Padre Joseph ¡Felicidades Padre! Que Dios lo bendiga siempre.

SERVICIO DE RECONCILIACION

CUARESMAL Acompáñenos este

Miércoles (18) a las 7:00 pm. Habrá varios sacerdotes visitantes

que hablan Español

Vengan a la junta de planeación el Martes, 17 de Marzo a las

7:00 pm. En la biblioteca de la escuela

Si tienen alguna pregunta llamen al 760-436-4366. La Fiesta será el 8 y 9 de Agosto

Religious Education Saint John School Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 Religious Education Ann McGinnis 760 436-0664 ‘Faithways’ Junior-High Nicole Steele 760 753-4279 Youth Ministry Isaac Deken 760 753-3679 Hispanic Ministry Mary Moran 760 436-4366 Music Ministry Julie Marner 760 753-6254

Adult Faith R.C.I.A Liz Beiner 760 753-6254 Perpetual Adoration Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Perpetual Adoration (Spanish) Lupe Cardona 760 753-7784 Centering Prayer Shirley Shetula 760 525-6721

Organizations Altar Society Jan Bokoch 760 944-9655 Boy Scouts Blane Adessa 760 944-0626 Cub Scouts Richard Weston 760 230-6183 Catholic Men’s Fellowship David Pavnic / Chris Cammack 760 753-6254 Culture of Life Jennifer Grethel 760 753-6254 Guadalupañas Olivia Reynaga 760 753-5230 Holy Name Rick Decker 760 753-6254 Knights of Columbus John Brannon 760 522-9969 Saint Vincent de Paul Sandra Watson 760 753-3056 Seniors Nettie March 760 753-6254

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