MASSES:

Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM,4:00 PM (Spanish Mass); 6:00 PM

Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM

PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM

MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.

4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115

Parish Office: 619-582-5722

Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon

Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753

BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722

FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8.….........619-582-5722, ext. 124 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator

CONFIRMATION, Teens…………………………...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores

BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Easter Sunday — Resurrection of the Lord — April 1, 2018

Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Blessed Sacrament April 1, 2018

From The Pastor

Following Wisdom’s Lead

(Adapted from “The Catholic Church used to be like Silicon Valley. Can it be again?” by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. America, December 13, 2017)

The Church offers many worthy and innovative forms of social outreach, like L’Arche, the Cristo Rey educa-tional program and Homeboy Industries, but is the Church the undisputed leader of innovation in the world today—where it should be under the direction of “Wisdom”? The Bill Gates foundation is doing more to eradicate world-wide malaria than the Catholic Church. Why? Is the Church now lacking the “ethos” that prompted the invention of the university, the original social welfare system, hospitals and new agricultural technologies like plant genetics, the wheeled plow, the horse harness, the nailed horseshoe and three-field crop rotation? These caused an agricultural revolution that broke the counterproductive cycle that kept Western Europe in bondage since the time of the Greeks. This is also the cause and result of the disappearance of slav-ery across the Western world. Slavery is not only mor-ally wicked, it is also economically destructive, since it removes incentives from both workers and capital owners to invest in productivity-enhancing skill. All these are examples of the spirit behind the improve-ments that launched the modern world. Where is that innovative mentality now that would better serve hu-manity by feeding the hungry, instructing the ignorant and effecting broad-based social change?

Aux Captifs la Libération (“Freedom to the Captives”) is a Catholic ministry founded in 1981 by the Rev. Pat-rick Giros, a diocesan priest in Paris, with the goal of reinventing social work. The concept is both simple and earth-shaking. Captifs trains volunteers or workers to roam the Paris streets at night to help the homeless, “with empty hands.” They do not offer coffee or blan-kets. Only when there is a genuine bond and trust with a homeless person—something which might take days, weeks, months or even years to establish—do they pro-pose specific interventions, which can range from free housing in a community apartment to training and re-habilitation programs. These interventions have a much higher rate of success in helping people off the street. Homeless people, who suffer greatly from social isola-tion and sometimes from mental illness, need this re-

covery of social trust before they can begin to take charge of their lives.

This is true Catholic innovation and incarnate theology in action. While the modern, mechanistic worldview sees people as machines who need correct inputs to function properly, Captifs sees people as made in the image of the Trinitarian God, whose most pressing, ontological need is relationship. This theology produc-es specific, novel techniques that bear real fruit. Catho-lic innovation need not involve whiz-bang technology; but it should involve active techniques. Abstract ideas and doctrine, good intentions and even enthusiasm are not enough. We need an incarnate theology, not an es-cape to a disembodied heaven. Revelation describes the New Jerusalem as descending to earth, not as a place to which believers ascend.

Organizations like Captifs are the gospel mustard seed. The miraculous Easter tree that can grow from them is the reinvigoration of social work all across the planet. And the Church should bloom with such insights. Sili-con Valley’s dominance is not due to the quality of their ideas; it is due to the highly effective, relentless and hungry way that it scales up those ideas to achieve global dominance. Facebook went from an online di-rectory for students at one college to a global platform that offers countless communications services around just one key idea—using the internet to improve social relations. Let “Wisdom of God” produce the ideas!

We should be alarmed that those taking on the project of creation-repair, are mostly secular scientists, for there is no good reason to believe that they, working from a shaky metaphysics, or from only profit-seeking motives are up to the challenge, or that their cure will not be worse than the disease. It is still up to us in the Church to fix the planet, as it always was and the stakes are high, not just for the Church but for the world as well. Pope Francis’ urgent emphasis on Cath-olic creation care in “Laudato Si” is timely indeed. Do we have an answer to the apparent contradiction that care for creation is in conflict with the condemnation of artificial family planning—given the fact that this would lead to explosive population growth? Not yet! But under the guidance of the Spirit we trust that a just society will also produce the innovations needed to overcome this anomaly. Following the creative Wis-dom of the Spirit should always be the first duty and central concern of the Church. Let this be our Easter resolution.

Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Blessed Sacrament April 1, 2018

Weekly Mass Intentions

Sat. Sun. Mon.

Mar. 31 April 1 April 2

Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00pm

April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7

Peter Cai † Fr. Peter Bang Le † Anthony Hoa Nguyen † Eva Llanes † Anthony Hoa Nguyen †

8:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 8:00am

Parishioners Parishioners Parishioners Parishioners John Hue †

FINANCIAL UPDATE 2018

March 18th weekend: $5,863.00 March 25th weekend: not available at this time

\Thank you for your continued support.

Spanish Masses at Blessed Sacrament!

Every Sunday at 4:00pm in church

All are welcome to attend

Landscaping Project

Our landscaping looks great but we still need your help to pay for it. Thus Far we have received donations of $20,210.30 of our $23,000 goal.

God Bless You! - Fr Jon

Women’s Club Card & Bingo Party

Sat. April 28 | 10am - 2:30pm Parish Hall

$20 per person (includes lunch) Catered by Cupid’s Catering

RSVP Pat Luebbers: 619-262-8522

2018 Annual Catholic Appeal

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Divine Mercy Sunday

April 8 | 2:30pm - 3:45pm Blessed Sacrament Church

Presenter: Rev. Jose Goopio, SVD

Pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, San Diego and a member

of the Society of the Divine Word

All are Welcome to Attend.

• Scripture • Adoration

• Holy Hour • Benediction

Home Masses

We continue to have Home Masses. please contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.

To All Our Parishioners, and Visitors from the Pastor and Staff of

Blessed Sacrament Parish

Wishing you a Blessed Easter

Our Community Rejoices with Those Who Received Sacraments

at the Easter Vigil

Abraham Galindo Michael Rosete Robert Pierce Kennedy Rose Hill

Diocesan African Mass & Gathering Second Sundays

Next Mass: Sunday, April 8 - 1:00 PM All are invited to attend.

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Women’s Club Want You!

What is preventing you from being a member of BSP’s Women’s Club? NOTHING!!!

WE WANT YOU TO JOIN, WE NEED YOU TO JOIN, YOU ARE OUR FUTURE

Become a member and we will email you all our monthly minutes. We meet on the second Thursday of each month. Come and participate in our three fund raising events: our Bake/Boutique sale, Christ-mas dinner dance and Annual bingo card party. All our proceeds go to the upkeep of our altar, purchas-ing the wine, hosts, oil, candles, and care for vest-ments, flowers, etc.

Please contact Pat Luebbers (President) at 619-262-8522 for further information.

Parish Events April 1 - Easter Sunday Mass: 8am, 10am & 6pm

April 1 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 4 - Knights of Columbus Mtg. 7pm PH

April 8 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm

April 8 - Divine Mercy Service 2:30pm CH

April 8 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 9 - Care for Kids Mtg 6pm PH

April 12 - Women’s Club Mtg. PH

April 15 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 22 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 27 - BSPS Grandparents Day PH

April 28 - Women’s Club Card & Bingo Party 10am PH

April 28 - BSPS Spring Fundraiser 5:30pm at school

Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office.

(area codes are (619) except were listed)

Adoration Chapel…………………………………………………..582-5722

Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell……………………………………………………..582-5722

Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey……………………………………………………..582-2141

Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses)……………………………………….582-5722

Culture of Life: Margie Morrison……………………………………………………582-8651

Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office………………………………………………………582-5722

Knights of Columbus: John Agoh…………..…………………...…………..…………….278-8405

Lectors: Church Office…………………………………………………...…582-5722 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)…….……………….klhbones@aol.com

Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass)………………………………………….735-6330

Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha……………………………………………………582-3657

Ushers: Church Office…………………………………………….………...582-5722

Vocations Committee: Dick Reid…………………………………………………………...583-1081

Women’s Club: Pat Luebbers…………………………………………………….…262-8522

Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office…………………………………………………..…...582-5722

PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS

Blessed Sacrament Knights of Columbus Need You!

Meetings are the 1st Wed. of the month.

The Knights are looking for new members. Contact John Agoh at 619-278-8405

April 1– Easter Sunday

A Vocation View: The stone is rolled back, the tomb is empty! We are to go and tell the Good News. Re-

joice in the power of the resurrection! Alleluia!

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Monday ~ April 2 Bishop Robert McElroy

Tuesday ~ April 3 Bishop John Dolan

Wednesday ~ April 4 Bishop Robert Brom

Thursday ~ April 5 Bishop Gilbert Chavez

Friday ~ April 6 Rev. Anthony Stanonik

Saturday ~ April 7 Rev. William Stevenson

Sunday ~ April 8 Rev. Nemesio Sungcad

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Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion,

the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name….) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them

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Readings for the Week Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33;Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12;Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21;Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Jn 20:19-31

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Sunday Hospitality Schedule After 8am & 10am Masses

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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; First Friday; Julian Calendar Good Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter; First Saturday

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