Bulletin for May 17, 2015

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The third part of the Mass, the Eucharistic Rite, begins with the presentation of gifts. At this point of the

Mass gifts are brought to the altar and presented to the priest. Bringing gifts to the altar is symbol-ic; the early Christians brought fruits, vegetables, livestock, and bread and wine to be shared with the clergy and the poor. The practice goes back to the Old Testament when, No grain was to be har-vested at all until the first fruits offering was brought to the Lord (Lev. 23:14). The offering was made in remembrance of Israels slavery in Egypt, the Lords deliverance from slavery, and their possession of a land flowing with milk and honey. The concept of tithing originated from this generous offering, appreciating Gods bless-ings. The tithe was a requirement of the law in which the Israelites were to give 10 percent of their produce to the temple. The New Testament talks about the importance and benefits of giving. We are to give as we are able. Sometimes that means giving more than 10 percent; sometimes that may mean giving less. It all depends on the ability of each person and the specific needs of the church. Every Christian should diligently pray and seek Gods wisdom in the matter of participating in tithing and how much to give (James 1:5). Above all, all tithes and offerings should be given with pure motives and an attitude of worship to God and service to the

body of Christ. The gifts were offered in apprecia-tion to the Lords kindness, generosity, and bless-ings on the people and their land. Today, a similar offering for the parish and the poor is made through monetary contributions. However, the bread and wine and money arent the only things we offer to God in the presentation of the giftswe also offer ourselves. Each time we go to Mass, we are called to offer to God all that we are and all that we have. We offer ourselves as a gift to God. Even though you may not be the one walking forward to place your gift on the al-tar, you can still carry a gift, given to you by God that you bring to the Mass to be blessed, bro-ken, and shared with others. The priest places the bread and wine on the altar. He then mixes water with the wine and washes his hands. The mixing of water and wine represents ourselves being intermingled in Christs body and in His Blood. For just as you cannot see the water and wine separate, so too are we in Christ. The washing of hands before the consecration of the bread and wine also reminds us of the sacredness of the celebration. Before washing, the priest says a silent prayer for interior purification: Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. It is a prayer that we can pray with the priest in our hearts to help us to prepare to receive the Bread of Life, and the Cup of Salvation. The pre-

SCRIPTURE READINGS & INTENTIONS FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER WEEK OF MAY 17TH, 2015

Date Readings Time Intentions

Saturday, May 16th (Vigil) Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 4:30 pm Intentions of Jay Brown

Sunday, May 17th Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/1 Jn 4:11-16/

Jn 17:11b-19

8:00 am Intentions of Liturgical Ministry Volunteers

11:00 am Formation Ministry Volunteers and Spiritual

Growth

Monday, May 18th Acts 19:1-8/ Jn 16:29-33 8:00 am Intentions of Erin Brown

Tuesday, May 19th Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a 8:00 am +Ms. Marilyn Cimino

Wednesday, May 20th Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 8:00 am +Mr. Edward McCarthy

Thursday, May 21st Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 8:00 am +Violeta Aguilar

Friday, May 22nd Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 8:00 am +Gary Smith

Saturday, May 23rd (Vigil~Ascension) Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 4:30 pm Intentions of SVDP Society

Sunday, May 24th ~ (Ascension) Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/ Jn 20:19-23

8:00 am Intentions of Juan & Mary Lou Buenrostro

11:00 am Intentions of Eddie & Karina Gates

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May 4th - May 10th, 2015 Plate Envelopes eGiving

Breakdown of gifts received $0.00 to $5.00 $5.01 to $10.00 $10.01 to $25.00 $25.01 to $50.00

$50.01 to $100.00 $100.01 to $150.00

$150.01 to $500.00 $500.01 to $1,000.00

Total contributing households

St. Vincent de Paul $482.00

$15,704.00

$1,489.00 $12,191.00 $2,024.00

53 61

121 72 38 6

14 0

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365

COLLECTION REPORT

sider then says: Pray, brothers and sisters, that

my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father, to which the congregation responds: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his Holy Church. The Eucharistic prayer follows with its variable preface. The preface begins with The Lord be with you and concludes with the Holy, Holy. The preface reminds us that we are brought into Gods holy presence and speaks of how wonderful God has been to us. When we sing Holy, Holy , we join with the angels in heaven in praising God. This part of the Eucharistic prayer helps us prepare in anticipation to celebrate the most im-portant aspect of the Liturgy, the consecration of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus. How appreciative and generous are you in sharing your blessings with God and the needy? What gift do you bring to the altar, to your family, neigh-bors, friends, and community members?

Fr. Devdas

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WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

Marlin & David Salkaly and their family

Natalia, Eliana, George & Mikheal

Maria Martinez and her family

Anthony & Rosa Casillas

Maria and Regino Chale Jr. and their son, Regino III

H ave you found yourself with a bit of time on your hands? Consider the Santa Sophia Food Pantry. There is no membership re-quired to help volunteer, only a de-sire to help others.

You can make a difference in the lives of others in as little as one hour per month, any day, Mon-day through Saturday. If this sounds like something you might be inter-ested in, please call Lisa at (619) 460-4252 for more information.

The number of families who where helped by the Food Pantry in April: 380, for a total of 1452 peo-ple. If you would like to donate, specific needs this month include: macaroni and cheese. As always, we could not do this without your continuous and generous support. THANK YOU!!!!!

ANNUAL FOUNDERS DINNER SUNDAY, MAY 31ST AT 5:30 PM

The annual Founders Dinner is an evening to hon-or our fellow parishioners and founding families. This year, the honorees are: Albert Klukas, Millie Maraia, and Jerry & Agnes Smith.

Tickets are available after all the Masses at the Kiosk, and at the parish office.

$25 per ticket ~ $46 per couple ~$180 for a table of eight~

Children 6-12 are $12 ~ Family Pack, 2 adults, 2 children 6-12, $65 ~

Children 5 and under are free

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CHILDRENS NURSERY

The childrens nursery is

located in the northeast

corner of the church. It is

a place to bring your

small children to have an upfront view of the

Mass. You can enter from the outside entrance at

the top of the ramp. This chapel is also open for

personal prayer time, Monday through Friday,

from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm.

PARKING REMINDERS.

The west gate off Conrad is open on weekends: Saturday 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm and Sunday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The west gate off Conrad is open on weekdays: Monday through Friday from 7:00 am - 9:00 am and afternoons from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

The north school parking lot is open on week-ends: Saturday 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm and Sunday 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.

If you are staying for an event, please move your vehicle from the school prior to closing.

Mothers Day Spiritual Bouquet ~

Due to the number of requested Spir-

itual Bouquets, it is very difficult to

list the many Moms that are being

remembered. All of the names of the

Moms have been placed in the Sanc-

tuary during the novena. Thank you

for the remembrances of all the great Mothers!

ACA Pledges ~ The ACA pledges totaled $86,800

from 308 families. Thank you for your generous

support. Pledge cards are still available in the

church.

The Academy, CMO and the Parish

Office will all be closed on Monday,

May 25th in observance of Memorial

Day.

The Nursery will be closed and

their will be no Liturgy of the

Word for Children on Sunday,

May 24th.

PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE IN NEED OF SPECIAL PRAYERS

Jessica Kline, Brian Vandenberg, Ernest Stelmar, Leticia Rebollar, Brandon Ancho, Linda Amador, Irene Zetts, Mary Alesi, Telli Dominguez, Carmela Fuentes, Rachel Carter, Ian Metzler, Geraldine Clark, Stella Blockfilner, Samuel Brandt, Lilyne Hollingworth and Madeline Leggio.

Names in bold are newly added this week. Also pray for the special intentions written in the

Book of Needs in the back of the church.

PRAYER LIST FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY

As a faith community, let us keep all who serve our country during these troubled times in our prayers.

We pray especially for those of our parish who are deployed or will soon be deployed:

VICTOR KAREH

If you have a friend or relative who is serving in our military and is deployed or will be

deployed, please contact Maria at (619) 463-6629 ext. 102 or e-mail me at

[email protected].

Almighty God, be their constant companion and strength in every adversity. May they experience your presence, love and comfort. Amen

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DAILY PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;

For your unfaithful and tepid priests; For your priests laboring at home or

Abroad in distant mission fields. For your tempted priests;

For your lonely and 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 and who gave me

Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; The priests who taught and instructed me;

All the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way

(especially...) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,

And bless them abundantly in time and in Eternity,

Amen

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Sunday, May 17th - Rev. Neal Wilkinson, SJ

Monday, May 18th - Rev. Msgr. John Wright

Tuesday, May 19th - Rev. Abbot Charles Wright, OSB

Wednesday, May 20th - Rev. Edmundo Zarate-Suarez

Thursday, May 21st - Rev. Edmund Afagbegee, SVD

Friday, May 22nd - Rev. Lawrence Agi

Saturday, May 23rd - Rev. Patrick Aherne, CM

MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL

On April 25th, a devastating magnitude 7.8

earthquake struck Nepal near Kathmandu, also

affecting nearby parts of India. Avalanches were

reported in the Himalayas, including on Mount

Everest. As the official death toll surpassed 8,046

and injured more than 17,800, Catholic Relief

Services (CRS) emergency personnel landed in

Kathmandu, where they will aid the tens of thou-

sands of people affected by this powerful earth-

quake. CRS and our partner Caritas Nepal plan

to support 10,000 families with emergency shel-

ter, blankets, water4 treatment kits and hygiene

kits. Because this region is known for earth-

quakes, CRS had prepositioned emergency aid in

nearby Bihar, India. Temporary shelter kits, wa-

ter purification kits and hygiene kits for 2,000

families are being transported to Nepal for imme-

diate distribution. An additional 3,000 tarpaulins

will be flown from a hub in Dubai within the

next couple days. CRS is also procuring emer-

gency supplies in India, and more emergency

personnel are on the way.

The people of Nepal urgently need your help.

Your donation will help CRS immediate re-

sponse and allow us to reach even more fami-

lies affected by this disaster.

Please donate by giving to Santa Sophia

Parish during our Second Collection, May

23rd-24th. Donations will be sent to Catholic

Relief Services.

WHISPERING WINDS MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP JULY 20TH - JULY 23RD

We have a lot in store for Middle

School Campers this summer! This 4

day Voyagers camp for entering 7th-9th graders,

will feature dynamic music, a talent show, swim-

ming, zipline, archery, youth led prayers, confes-

sion, adoration & Mass. There will be plenty of op-

portunities to meet new friends, grow spiritually

and make tons of memories. For more information,

please contact us at: (619) 464-1479 or go to our

website: www.whisperingwinds.org and click on

camps and retreats.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SANTA SOPHIA SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GATHERING ~ SUNDAY, MAY 17TH MASS AT 11:00 AM AND FREE LUNCH FROM 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM IN THE YOUTH ROOM AND PATIO

HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY ~ WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH AT 7:00 PM IN THE VERHOEVEN ROOM

SAVE THE DATE EVENTS

SANTA SOPHIA ACADEMY ART SHOW/ICE CREAM SOCIAL ~ WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH AT 6:30 PM IN PRENDERGAST HALL

ANNUAL FOUNDERS DINNER ~ SUNDAY, MAY 31ST AT 5:30 PM IN PREN-DERGAST HALL. TICK-ETS WILL BE AVAILA-BLE AT THE KIOSK AND AT THE PARISH OFFICE BEGINNING MAY 16TH

FR. JACOBS FAREWELL MASS AND RECEPTION ~ SUN-DAY, JUNE 21ST AT THE 11:00 AM MASS FOLLOWED BY A RE-CEPTION IN PRENDER-GAST HALL

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING WEEKLY EVENTS

2015 - 2016 RELIGIOUS ED REGISTRATION PRE-SCHOOL & CONFIRMATION

REGISTER NOW BEFORE FEES INCREASE IN JULY!

Registration will continue until May 17th. Registration will take place in the Catechetical Ministry Office from 9:00 am - 10:30 am.

What to Bring: Fees and your child's baptism certificate, if not already on file, are due at the time of registration. Special Note: Families who are not registered at Santa Sophia must provide a letter from their parish priest giv-ing permission to attend Santa Sophia's religious education classes.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite for Confirmation Level I: Completion of Religious Ed Level 8 or graduation from a Catholic elementary school.

Prerequisite for Confirmation Level 2: Level I candidates must bring their Sponsor Eligibility Form completely filled out, signed and sealed by the sponsor's parish priest in order to register for Level II.

THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY IS HAVING ITS FIRST THRIFT STORE PARKING LOT SALE

Date: Saturday, June 20th

Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location: In front of the food pantry

Donations of the following items are welcome:

Books

Household items

Clothes (usable & clean)

Toys (clean & in working order)

PLEASE, NO FURNITURE OR ELECTRONICS!

Please bring donations to the pantry on any Monday in May, between the

hours of 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Receipts available upon request.

Please contact Chris at (619) 303-0701 for more information.

Womens Guild Monthly Bunco game will be held on

Wednesday, May 20th in the DeMoor room. Lunch is

served at 12:00 noon and Bunco starts at 12:45 pm. First

time players are free, after that its $5.00. Cash prizes are awarded at end of

sessions.

For questions, please contact Lorraine at (619) 309-5609.

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NEW PARISHIONERS

Welcome! We warmly invite you

to join our faith community. To

register, please visit the parish

office anytime after morning

mass till 4:30 pm, Monday thru

Friday. Or you can pick up a

form in the vestibule of the

church.

BAPTISM

Please contact Donna Hernandez

at (619) 463-6011 for Baptism

preparation information. Parents

are encouraged to begin the

preparation process before their

child is born.

ADULT/CHILD

RELIGIOUS FORMATION

Please contact Donna Hernandez

at the Catechetical Ministry

Office at (619) 463-6011 for

more information.

MATRIMONY

Please contact Maria Belflower

at (619) 463-6629 ext. 102, be-

fore setting the date, time and

location of your wedding. In the

Diocese of San Diego, couples

should plan on a nine month

(minimum) period of marriage

preparation.

FUNERALS

Please contact Bill Smirniotis at

(619) 463-6629 ext. 104.

BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are due Fridays by

noon, nine days prior to publica-

tion. Send to:

[email protected]

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CLERGY

REV. DEVDAS MASILLAMONY Ext. 100 PASTOR [email protected]

REV. JOHN BOSCO Ext. 107 PRIEST IN RESIDENCE [email protected]

PARISH STAFF

BILL SMIRNIOTIS Ext. 104 BUSINESS MANAGER [email protected] SANA AURO Ext. 103 BOOKKEEPER [email protected] JOSEPHINE ESTRADA Ext. 100 RECEPTIONIST [email protected] MARIA BELFLOWER Ext. 102 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT [email protected]

MUSIC MINISTRY

DAVID STEVENS Ext. 113 DIRECTOR [email protected]

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

JIM KINNEY Ext. 108 DIRECTOR [email protected]

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

ROSEMARY WELLINGTON Ext. 115 SACRISTAN [email protected]

SANTA SOPHIA ACADEMY

KAREN LAAPERI (619) 463-0488 PRINCIPAL [email protected]

ESTELA DIAZ (619) 463-0488 SECRETARY [email protected] SANTA SOPHIA PRESCHOOL

VICTORIA SIMANEK (619) 463-0141 DIRECTOR [email protected] CATECHETICAL MINISTRY OFFICE

BERNADETTE PADLO Ext. 111 DIRECTOR [email protected] DONNA HERNANDEZ Ext. 110 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT [email protected] DAVID STEVENS Ext. 113 SR. HIGH YOUTH [email protected]

NATHAN JOHNSON Ext. 112 JR. HIGH YOUTH YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES

RACHEL SMITH [email protected]

TERESA SPORLEDER [email protected]

~ Seeking Wisdom

~ Living Virtue

~ Encountering Christ

ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO GETS VIOLENT WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH THEIR OPINION?

This is a Safe Place Community: Santa Sophias team provides faith-based support to parishioners, family and friends who suspect or know of violence in their relationships. Call (619) 663-9785 and leave a message. A team member will call and offer resources that can help in situations of child, elder or intimate partner abuse.

Santa Sophia Catholic Church and Academy Parish Office: (619) 463-6629 Fax: (619) 463-8101 Monday ~ Friday from after daily mass - 4:30 pm

Academy Office: (619) 463-0488 Fax: (619) 668-5469 Monday ~ Friday from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm Preschool Office: (619) 463-0141 Fax: (619) 463-8101 Monday ~ Friday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

CMO Office: (619) 463-6011 Fax: (619) 668-5458 Monday ~ Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm & Sunday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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