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MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Sept. 14 Sun: TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4:30 pm +Jesus Torres 8:00 am +Madeline Healy 11:00 am For the Parishioners Sept. 15, Mon: Weekday

8:00 am +Thomas Redlinger Sept. 16, Tue: Weekday

8:00 am +Nasim and +Sophia Fares& Living and Deceased Family

Sept. 17, Wed: Weekday

8:00 am +Pat Nevins Sept. 18, Thu: Weekday

8:00 am Special Intentions for upcoming eye surgery Sept. 19, Fri: Weekday 8:00 am +Verne Hubka Sept. 20, Sat: Weekday

No morning Mass Sept. 21, Sun: TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4:30 pm +Verne Hubka 8:00 am Intentions for Bill DiSabato 11:00 am For the Parishioners

FROM THE PASTOR

Dear friends,

I encourage you to pray for the re-pose of the soul of our beloved Bishop Cirilo Flores. The diocese this week announced the funeral arrangements, which can be found on the next page of this bulletin.

Bishop Cirilo was quick to enter into our hearts with warmth and a friendly demeanor. For the short time he served he seemed to be everywhere. I would keep hearing about how people were seeing him at this event and that event. In the few homi-lies I heard him preach he seemed to me to express how important it was to be a light to others and not to be afraid to be Catholic in public. He would often tell a story about being at dinner with some young adults and how they didnt want to make the sign of the cross in a public restaurant, but that he encouraged them to do so.

In order to honor Bishop properly, the parish office will close on Wednesday, September 17th.

Here is a short bio and one of his last messages he left us with. May he rest in peace.

Raised in Corona, about 10 miles west of Riverside, Flores was the third of six children. His mother, Armida, was a high-school dropout; his father, Cirilo, an immigrant from the coastal Mexican state of Sinaloa. Devout but poor, his parents could not afford to send their son to Riversides Notre Dame High School. Notified of the boys plight, the local Knights of Columbus a Catholic social group paid his tuition.

A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he spent a year in a seminary before leaving to become a teacher. Despite a devotion to education, his classroom career was brief. After completing Stan-ford Law School, Flores devoted 10 years to a legal practice.

While attending a friends funeral, the attorney was asked by three people why he hadnt embraced holy orders. Flores again reconsidered his path and, in 1986, entered St. Johns Seminary in Cama-rillo.

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In 1991, he was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Orange. He served in that diocese as a parish priest for 18 years. In 2009, he became that dioceses aux-iliary bishop. In January 2012, he was appointed coadjutor bish-op of San Diego, becoming the apparent successor to Bishop Robert Brom. On the day that Brom re-tired, Sept. 18, 2013, Flores assumed the office of bishop.

Bishop Flores last message left to us on August 6th was the following:

Were called, like Christ, to be lamps shining on all the dark places of human experience, to bring to bear his Light.

Yours in Christ,

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AROUND SANTA SOPHIA

THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY From Pentecost To The Present

STARTING: Wednesday, September 10th, running for fourteen weeks. All materials will be provided. TIME: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm LOCATION: DeMoor Room

Lectures & Discussion facilitated by parishioner Art Chagnon. For more information

call (619) 955-3993 or e-mail arthurchagnon@yahoo.com

UPCOMING TOPICS

1. Gregory the GreatThe Father of Europe 2. Islam Takes Over 3. Icons: Love em or Hate em 4. Charlemagnes Church 5. Here Come the Vikings 6. The Papacys Century of Darkness 7. Gregory VII vs. Henry IV 8. The Crusader Church

ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER

Date: Saturday, September 27th Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Prendergast Hall

Tickets are available after mass.

The Life after Loss series of our bereavement program will begin on September 22nd. If you or anyone has lost a loved one, you are welcome to attend. We meet on seven consecutive Mondays from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Contact Sister Margaret Eilerman for further details at (619) 670-9663 or Eilerman@cox.net

Join & Support our Team!

Annual 5K Run/Walk Saturday, October 25th

De Anza Cove Mission Bay

10:00 am check-In 11:00 am start 5K Run/Walk

12:00 pm free BBQ Lunch Live Entertainment

Sign up after church or online at www.LPLifeWalk.com

Thank you for supporting Life Perspectives Proceeds benefit:

S anta Sophia Academy wishes to thank the many parishioners and parish groups for joining us at the

Parish/Academy Summer Night event on August 23. It was a grand success and we appreciate the great enthusiasm of

the evening. In particular we would like to thank the Boys Scouts, the Parish Event Committee, SSA PTG, and the parish maintenance crew who helped with the set-up and clean-up. The Adopt-a-Student program was able to raise $1,500 towards tuition assistance for families otherwise unable to afford Catholic Education and the individual parish groups appreciated the support they encountered as well.

We look forward to the New School Year!

Mrs. Karen Laaperi Principal Santa Sophia Academy

Fall Blood Drive Date: Sunday, October 12 Time: 8:00 am to 1:30 pm Location: In the parking lot near Prendergast Hall.

All donors receive a free breakfast cooked by the Knights of Columbus.

Basic requirements are only that you are:

One must be in good health Between the ages of 17 and 85 Weigh at least 115 lbs.

Please remember to bring a picture I.D. with you. Appointments can also be made on-line at: sandiegobloodbank.orguse code (SSSV)

or simply call Carol at (619) 462-0663.

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1000 AM OR LISTEN ONLINE AT www.ihradio.com

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

Sunday: Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31-13:13/Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15 Next Sunday: Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a

Rachels Hope ~ Oct. 3-5,14 After Abortion Healing Retreat for Catholic Women (or Catholic friendly) Address: 3888 Paduch Drive Cost: $45.00

The Rachels Hope retreat is professionally led and will be held at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. Group size is limited and partial scholarships are available. Confidentiality is strictly maintained and limited housing is available.

For more information, please contact: Rosemary Benefield @ (858) 581-3022 or visit the

website: www.RachelsHope.org

Save The Date! On Saturday, October 4th, we will have our 1st Annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run event sponsored by Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We will gather at 9:30 am in front of the church for prayer and begin

to walk a mile around the academy campus field. St. Vincent de Paul will host brunch after the walk. This event is designed to help raise awareness of the challenges faced by poor and to raise funds to be used in direct service to those in need. All funds raised locally will be used locally! All walkers/runners are encouraged to participate by starting a team, join a team, or participate individually. There is no registration fee required! To donate and/or register for the walk go to:

www.svdpusa.net/walk/1006

1. Click on donate for this event or become a walker at this event.

2. Then, pick the state -CA- and click on show me the form.

3. Select your beneficiary. Search: Santa Sophia.

E-mail: perrycarolina@yahoo.com for any ques-tions or concerns.

Contact: Carolina Perry 619-341-1786

perrycarolina@yahoo.com

Alternate Contact: Gennette Medina

619-757-9056 gennettemedina@hotmail.com

The St. Vincent de Paul food pantry was visited by 360 families last month, which means that 1479 people were touched by your generous donations.

Thank you for your generosity!

Please remember us if you find your home gardens producing more than you can use.

You can come by the pantry anytime Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2014

We will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on Septem-ber 21st, with a Commissioning Service for all the catechists in our parish at the 11:00 am Mass.

To learn more about Catechetical Sunday and for additional resources visit the USCCB.org website.

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MEET THE STAFF

MEET THE STAFF As mentioned in the letter from the Pastor, we have had a change of some personnel. In lieu of my Ask the Pastor column, I would like to continue to intro-duce the new staff members to the parish. Ask the Pastor will return. The next staff member I would like to introduce is:

Maria Belflower Administrative Assistant I would like to take this opportunity to say how blessed and humbled I am to be able to work at Santa So-phia Parish. Below I would like to share a little bit about myself with

all of you.

I am a wife and mother of two beautiful children, Stephanie who is 22, and Joshua who is 11. I have been married to my husband John for the past 14 years and live in the beautiful community of Tier-rasanta and attend Ascension Catholic Parish. I am involved with several ministries at my parish; Minis-try of Charity, Bereavement Committee, First Friday Adoration and the Pro-Life committee. I believe it is important to give back by making a positive impact in the lives of others, and that our lives, experiences and our faith journey are meant to be shared with others to help build up the kingdom of heaven here on earth.

I love the outdoors and enjoy hiking, camping, gar-dening, boogie boarding and photography. I am cur-rently attending college and working towards my Associates degree in Business Administration.

To those I have already met, a heartfelt thank you for welcoming me into your lovely parish community. I look forward to serving you and continuing on in our faith journey together.

SANTA SOPHIA ACADEMY

SEEKING WISDOM. LIVING VIRTUE.

ENCOUNTERING CHRIST.

Learn more at www.santasophiaacademy.org

Contact us to request a pre-admission packet and to arrange a meeting,

screening, test for entrance or tour!

SANTA SOPHIA ACADEMY LOUISE AMADO PRESCHOOL - for ages 2 - 5 Victoria Simanek, Director

(619) 463-0141 ~ preschool@santasophia.org

SANTA SOPHIA ACADEMY (K - 8) Karen Laaperi, Principal

(619) 463-0488 ~ santasophiaacademyoffice@gmail.com

PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE IN NEED OF SPECIAL PRAYER

Anita Olivia Sanford Carlos Francisco Amaya

Carol & Ed Robinson Mandy Palma Vilma Babic

Sally Dragonetti Doris Kellhofer

Lilyne Hollingworth Josephine Hicks

Brian Vandenborg Maria OHea

Jessica Kline Dianne House

Daria Dameshghi Beatrice Tirado

Joelyn Pabst-Fish Michael Caprioli Leticia Rebollar Brandon Ancho Donna Hamilton

Carolyn Palm Bill (George) Jungers

Names in bold are newly added this week.

Also pray for the special intentions written in the Book of Needs at the back of the church.

First Friday Sacred Heart Mass

starting on October 3rd

Beginning on the next first Friday, October 3rd, there will be a Sacred Heart Mass. This mass will also be an opportuni-ty to bless images of the Sa-cred Heart and provide these items to families who want to do partake in this special devo-

tion called Enthronement of the Sacred Heart.

Day of Discovery ~ Discover your new role in the Santa Sophia Faith Community Please consider joining us as we discover how to be more dedicated disciples of Jesus Christ.

Where will The Spirit Lead YOU?

Date: Saturday, September 20th Location: Prendergast Hall Time: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm ~ Coffee @ 8:30 am and Lunch @ 11:30 am

Sign up Deadline, September 13th Flyers available inside the church

on the side counters

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Movie reviews from a Catholic perspective:

CatholicNews.com/movies.htm

PARISH OFFICE

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Phone: (619) 463-6629 Fax: (619) 463-8101 parish@santasophia.org www.santasophia.org

Facebook: SantaSophiaCatholicChurch

Pastor: Rev. Jacob A. Bertrand Ext 100 Business Mgr.: Bill Smirniotis Ext 104 Bookkeeper: Sana Auro Ext 103 Receptionist: Sara Gonzalez Ext 100 Admin. Asst.: Maria Belflower Ext 102 Maintenance: Jim Kinney Ext 108 Priest in Residence: Rev. John Bosco Ext 107

musinguzijbosco@yahoo.com

MUSIC MINISTRIES

Santa Sophia Singers Santa Sophia Kids Chorale

Santa Sophia Liturgical Ensemble

David Stevens: Ext 113

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

Altar Servers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist &

Ministers of Hospitality/Usher

Rosemary Wellington: Ext 115

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY OFFICE

Baptism Adult & Child Religious Education Phone: (619) 463-6011

Fax: (619) 668-5458 cmo@santasophia.org

Director: Bernadette Padlo Administration: Donna Hernandez Sr. High Youth: Gennette Medina Jr. High Youth: Nathan Johnson

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Ages 18-39

Facebook: EastCountyYoungAdults

Rachel Smith: rach.smith@yahoo.com Teresa Sporleder: teresasporleder@hotmail.com

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY

2014-2015 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

REGISTRATION

Registration for Religious Education has been on-going during the summer. If you have not regis-tered your child, it is not too late. Registration is taking place in the Catechetical Ministry Building, MondayFriday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For those who cant make it during regular work-ing hours, on Wednesday, September 10th and Thursday, September 11th, we will be open from 11:00 am-7:00 pm. Payment and Baptism certificate (if not on file) are due at the time of registration. Please register be-fore the orientation meeting that is scheduled for Sunday, September 21st.

COLLECTION REPORTS

August 18th - August 24th, 2014 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 Total contributing households

$16,936.00 $1,652.00

$12,266.50 $3,017.50

49 63

154 78 49 11

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Preserving Our Legacy Bldg. Fund $175.00 St. Vincent de Paul $782.00 Fire Restoration Fund $1,174.00

WELCOME NEW PARISHONERS

Jose III and Saret Ante and their family

Cristina, Josephine Claire & Josh James