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J esus took Peter, James, and

John his brother, and led them up

a high mountain by themselves.

And he was transfigured before them; his

face shone like the sun and his clothes

became white as light. And behold,

Moses and Elijah appeared to them,

conversing with him. Then Peter said to

Jesus in reply, "Lord, it is good that we

are here. If you wish, I will make three

tents here, one for you, one for Moses,

and one for Elijah." While he was still

speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a

shadow over them, then from the cloud

came a voice that said, "This is my

beloved Son, with whom I am well

pleased; listen to him." When the

disciples heard this, they fell prostrate

and were very much afraid. But Jesus

came and touched them, saying, "Rise,

and do not be afraid." And when the

disciples raised their eyes, they saw no

one else but Jesus alone.

As they were coming down from the

mountain, Jesus charged them, "Do not

tell the vision to anyone until the Son of

Man has been raised from the dead." Child Development Center (3 mos-PreK) 1259 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775.747.1617 Director: Mrs. Kristin Mareno email: stalscdc@aol.com

Church/Parish Office 1250 Wyoming Avenue, Reno, NV 89503 1259 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 (Mailing) Telephone: 775.747.0722 Fax: 775.746.3976 Website: http://www.stalbertreno.org email: stalbert@stalbertreno.org

Items for publication in the bulletin should be

submitted no later than Tuesday for the next

publication.

Email items to bulletineditor@stalbertreno.org

or mail them to the attention of the Bulletin

Editor at the address listed above.

Ponder This: “At his transfiguration Christ Showed his disciples the splendor of his beauty, to which he will shape and color those who are his.”

—Saint Thomas Aquinas

Second Sunday of Lent

Reconciliation

03/11 Sat 2:30-3:30 PM

Weekend Masses

03/11 Sat Vigil (English) 4:00 PM

Vigil (Spanish) 6:00 PM

03/12 Sun 8:00 AM

10:00 AM

5:00 PM

Weekday Masses

03/13 Mon 10:30 AM

03/14 Tue 10:30 AM

03/15 Wed 10:30 AM

03/16 Thu 10:30 AM

03/17 Fri 10:30 AM

Weekly Scripture Readings

03/12 Sun Gn 12:1-4 2 Tm 1:8-10 Mt 17:1-9

03/13 Mon Dn 9:4-10 Lk 6:36-38

03/14 Tue Is 1:10, 16-20 Mt 23:1-12

03/15 Wed Jer 18:18-20 Mt 20:17-28

03/16 Thu Jer 17:5-10 Lk 16:19-31

03/17 Fri Gn 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28 Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

03/18 Sat Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Sacraments

Baptisms Baptisms for infants through 2nd grade are generally held during any of the weekend Masses (except during Advent and Lent.)

Please note: you must complete an online baptism request form located on our website before attending the baptism classes. If you are registered with another parish, you must provide a letter from your parish confirming that you are registered there and are regularly attending Mass.

There are three classes which parents and godparents are required to attend. The first covers the responsibilities parents and godparents promise toward keeping the flame of faith alive in their child/godchild. The second will reaffirm and respond to questions from the first and discuss the ongoing involvement in the child’s continued growth in the faith of the Church through the Sacrament of Confirmation. And the third class will discuss the baptismal rite itself.

Classes will be scheduled and conducted by Deacon Richard Ramm upon receipt of the completed baptism request form.

Weddings

All weddings must be scheduled six months in advance. A marriage preparatory class (four sessions) is required. Contact the parish office to determine availability and to schedule your wedding.

Funerals Nina Weaver 747-0722 nweaver@stalbertreno.org

Religious Education (Grades K-8) Beth Lujan 747-0722 bethl@stalbertreno.org

Confirmation (Grades 9-12) Tricia Garcia 747-0722 x5608 tgarcia@stalbertreno.org

RCIA Karen McClenahan 843-9549 Karen_McClenahan@yahoo.com

Parish School (K-8) 1255 St. Albert’s Drive, Reno, NV 89503 Telephone: 775.747.3392 Principal: Mr. Bret Scoggin email: bscoggin@stalbertreno.org

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Parish Staff

Pastoral Administrator Ted Krembs 747-0722 x5606 tedk@stalbertreno.org

Director of Liturgy/Music Nina Weaver 747-0722 x5603 nweaver@stalbertreno.org

Finance Officer Margaret Tharaldson 747-0722 x5607 mtharaldson@stalbertreno.org

Data Manager Marie Fromherz 747-0722 x5604 marief@stalbertreno.org

Front Desk/Receptionist Linda Burnell 747-0722

Catholic Counseling JoAnn Baird 747-0722 jmedwid@yahoo.com

Homebound Ministry Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 chuck.lanham@deaconscorner.org

Bulletin Editor/Website Manager Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 bulletineditor@stalbertreno.org

Filipino Ministry Judy Bernabe filipinoministryofstalbert@gmail.com

Latino Ministry (Español) Victor Gonzales 747-0722 x5900 vgonzales@stalbertreno.org

Child Development Center Mrs. Kristin Mareno 747-1617 stalscdc@aol.com

Principal, Parish School Bret Scoggin 747-3392 bscoggin@stalbertreno.org

Knights of Columbus, Council 7322 Matthew P. Mareno, Grand Knight marenom@live.com kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=7322

Legion of Mary Linda Burnell (775) 747-0722

Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Russ Fromherz 721-0518 rfromherz3560@charter.net

You are not a number! PLEASE include

YOUR NAME on your donations so we

will know who to give credit to for your

tax purposes. This is especially important

for those making cash donations.

Saint Albert the Great Parish now pro-

vides Online Giving—a convenient and

safe way to make a one-time or recurring

donation.

Getting started is easy—just visit our

website, www.stalbertreno.org and click

the Online Giving link.

You may also wish to view an explanato-

ry video that we have linked on our web-

site. You can also find the video on

YouTube at

http://youtu.be/E0qMjL6LFH4

Karl Albert Marilyn Alford Pat Amato Michael Bass Fr. Chuck Blankenship Paul Bunker Charles Burnell Mary Burnell Grady Calderon Melanie Cooper Brenda Craighton Sally Elizares Charles Enz Patricia Fouch Cesar Garcia Juana Garcia Leonora Garcia Michael Garcia Refugio Garcia Anne Giammona Aggie Gonzales Peter Gonzales Katie Gulla Roy Gulla Helen Handy Ann Harper Oliver Harris David Hill Oran Hill Donna Jacobs Jennifer Jempsa Paul Kastor Bill Kayser Avilda Kline William Kline Patricia LaBar Leonides Ladines Russell Lett Michael R. Lewis Teresa Mmahs Bobbie Madden Richard Manion Rick Martinmaas Zack McElroy Pat Mellenger Dave Metzger David Miles Rose Moen Pamela Morales Wayne Morehead Jim Oliver Jose Pineda Juanita Pineda Bill Ponton Monica Poynter Larry Ramirez Ron Roundtree Rosa Maria Santos Jesse Schopper Loretta Shea Mary Sheets Nolan Sheets Dick Schield Doug Shipman Justin Robert Siaz Joan Sierakowski Milorad Sipka Carolyn Smith Orion Smith Patricia Sullivan Thomas Trivette Godfrey Valentine Ryoka Vallandingham John Verducci Bob Watnes Connie Wilson Jim Woods

Clergy

Pastor Fr. Honesto Agustin 747-0722 x5601

Parochial Vicar Fr. Tom Nelson 747-0722 x5600

Deacons Deacon Chuck Lanham 747-0722 x5612 chuck.lanham@deaconscorner.org

Deacon Richard Ramm richardramm@sbcglobal.net

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Your Generosity

Thank you for your generous gifts of

time, talent, and treasure.

Catholic Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts

Youth Ministry

following the teachings of the Catholic Church

For more information contact:

Russ Fromherz

(775) 721-0518 (cell or text)

rfromherz3560@charter.net

Thoughts and Prayers

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Ministry Schedule Third Sunday of Lent, March 18-19, 2017

Mar 11—Mar 24, 2017

11 Sat 4:00 pm Mass Fr. Art Herkowski † By Liz Tennant

6:00 pm Mass (Sp) People of the Parish

18 Sat 4:00 pm Mass Virgil Arramine † By Seeliger family

Eleuterio Alsasua By Alsasua family 6:00 pm Mass (Sp)

12 2nd Sunday of Lent 8:00 am Mass People of the Parish 10:00 am Mass

Marie Strickland † By Knights of Columbus

11:00 am Rosary 5:00 pm Mass

Frank Talbot †

By Talbot family

19 3rd Sunday of Lent 8:00 am Mass Mabel Morgin †

By Judy & Dan Fitzgerald 10:00 am Mass

T. D. Francis † By Rani Francis

11:00 am Rosary 5:00 pm Mass

Manuel dela Cruz † By Bernadette Cabanero

13 Mon 10:30 am Mass Laila Bubnviaje Thanksgiving

20 Mon 10:30 am Mass

Patty Fouch †

Margaret & Norm Cardoza

14 Tue 10:30 am Mass

21 Tue 10:30 am Mass

15 Wed 10:30 am Mass Ron Rose †

By Pat Rose

22 Wed 10:30 am Mass

16 Thu 10:30 am Mass

Alexis Francis By Rani Francis

7:00 pm Choir Practice

23 Thu 10:30 am Mass

7:00 pm Choir Practice

17 Fri 10:30 am Mass March Harry Parker † By family

8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet

24 Fri 10:30 am Mass

8:30 am Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet

Small groups engage adults of all

stages of faith as we experience life-

long conversion in Christ through

contemplation and reflection on our

Sunday readings and as we share the

faith experiences they bring to mind.

We are forming new groups to meet the six weeks during Lent.

For information or to sign up, please contact

Joe Decaria

560-4210, email ajdecaria@charter.net

Dan Pimm

622-4488, email dpimmfood@aol.com.

4PM Father Tom Nelson Deacon Chuck Lanham Lectors Scott Chrystal I Patricia deClercq II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Jim McClenahan * Karen McClenahan Michele Chrystal Marjorie Murdoch Leonie Quizon Margaret Raulino Sacristan Alice Chromy Altar Servers Ray Go Usher Tom Muller *

8AM Father Norm King Deacon Chuck Lanham Lectors Michael Peters I John Wilkins II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Norm Cardoza * Larry Krupka Pearl Krupka Jim Travis Patty Travis Sacristan Jim & Patty Travis Altar Servers Clair Maloney Bea Maloney Jack Maloney Usher Larry Krupka *

10AM Father Norm King Deacon Richard Ramm Lectors Mary Maples I New Maples II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Lisa DiFronzo * Mary Maples Newt Maples Jim Pellegrino Maggie Pellegrino Linda Wetta Sacristan Joe Decaria Altar Servers Grady O’Block Bracciano Olsen Jacob Struby Usher Thomas Guinto *

5PM Father Norm King Deacon Richard Ramm Lectors John Bateman I Samantha DeLeon II & Intro Eucharistic Ministers Samantha DeLeon * Lany DeLeon Andrew Johnston Haley Webbert Sacristan Matt Mareno Altar Servers Connor Ackerman Micah Saah Usher Reminder: It is your responsibility to find your replacements. Please refer to your ministries phone list that was mailed to you.

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St. Albert’s School Report

This Monday we will have our Spring Pictures. Students

will be allowed a free dress for the purpose of taking

these pictures. Wednesday is a free dress for our service

program in support of our sister school in the

Philippines. Please remember all free dress days must be

Catholic School Dress Standards appropriate.

Quote for the week

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns

in order to look at things in a different way.”

—Edward De Bono

“The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good sense’.”

—Pablo Picasso

Sincerely,

Bret Scoggin, Principal

ATTENTION TEENS: JOIN US FOR FELLOWSHIP AND FUN

We are going to start meeting every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8:00 pm

in the Upper Room. It will be a great time for prayer, fellowship and

spiritual growth. We will start and end the meeting with personal prayer and

reflection time and go over the upcoming Sunday readings. We can also plan fun social nights,

where we just hang out, play games, watch a movie, etc.

We hope you can join us and meet new people and, of course, grow together with us on this

spiritual journey!

All teens (9th-12th grades) are welcome whether enrolled in confirmation or not!

Contact Tricia Garcia at tgarcia@stalbertreno.org for more information.

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Fill Your Home With Love

The Legion of Mary of

St. Albert the Great

would like to bring The

Blessed Mother of

Fatima to your home.

Let your home be filled

with the love and

presence of our

Blessed Mother.

For further information contact:

Ofelia Sabadera or Linda Burnell

at 775-747-0722.

St. Al’s GALS will be meeting Monday March 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Gathering Room.

We meet in the Parish Gathering Room on the Second Monday of every month from 6:30 pm—8:00 pm.

All women of the parish are welcome to join us this month.

If you have any questions about our club, please contact club President, Lalita Cole at 775-762-5144 or email our club email address - stalsgalsreno@gmail.com.

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN

High School or College Age

Saint Albert the Great hosts a summer camp

from June 12th through August 11th. Your job

will to be a facilitator of fun.

This summer camp is co-ed, and we have many

women to look after the young ladies, but

could use a few more men to look after the

young men.

If you are interested, please email

st.als.summercamp@gmail.com

or stop by the parish office for an application.

-Ted Krembs, Pastoral Administrator

Post-Abortion Healing Ministry

Referrals:

4 Priests

3 Marriage and Family Therapists

Peace Starts Here Pamphlets

How to talk to a friend Brochures

English and Spanish

Help phone line listed on the back

Call 775-324-4345

Nonjudgmental and confidential

We are here to listen and to help

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Event Tickets on sale after mass

beginning March 4th!

The Knights of Columbus #7322 will be selling tickets

after each mass and on PayPal—

www.kofc7322events.com

Purchase your tickets early as we sold out last year!

You are invited to

St. Alberts Wine Tasting and Auction

“A Night at the Oscars”

Saturday, April 29th

at 5:30 pm in the St. Albert school gym.

For more information please contact Liz at

peaceweithJC@hotmail.com

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Pray the Patriotic Rosary Fourth Thursday of every month

While praying the joyful mysteries, we pray for every state in the union

and plead the blood of Jesus over every soul in that state

In addition, beautiful patriotic songs are sung

It is a powerful and moving experience and all are welcome

7pm in St. Mary’s Chapel

St Rose of Lima Church

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RCIA group celebrates the Rite of Sending and Rite of Election

On Sunday, March 5th at the 10 am mass, Father Thomas Nelson celebrated the Rite of Sending for the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) catechumens and candidates. The RCIA participants have been meeting faithfully every Wednesday since September 28th. Lent begins their final period of Purification and Enlightenment as we draw closer to celebrating the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation with them at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 15 th.

The Rite of Sending included testimonials from each person’s sponsor on the study and prayer to which our soon to be new Catholics have been committed. It also prepared the participants to be sent to meet Bishop Randolph Calvo for the Rite of Election at St. Rose of Lima that same afternoon. The Rite of Election is always an inspiring event. It’s quite a sight to see all of people from the whole Diocese of Reno who are preparing to join the church (it must have been close to 100 people).

Below are some group photos from the day; if you can’t quite see everyone, you can find their individual pictures in the church entranceway. The RCIA team asks you to please keep them in your prayers – here’s a prayer list for you. Thank you for your continued support and love!

Catechumens – receiving Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation

Bunny Churchill Tanya Delacruz Jonathan Dolman John Fine Niviam Lucas-Gutierrez Celina Ramirez Lorena Silva

Candidates – receiving First Communion and Confirmation

Bob Morales Scott Stimson Lynn Warman

Candidates – receiving Confirmation

Mary Burnell Noe Rico Dhalia Trujillo-Silva

After the Rite of Sending:

Left to Right: Bob Morales, Niviam Lucas- Gutierrez, Jonathan Dolman, Noe Rico, John Fine, Celina Ramirez, Lorena Silva, Bunny Churchill, Dhalia Trujillo-Silva, Tanya Delacruz and Lynn Warman (not pictured Mary Burnell & Scott Stimson)

After the Rite of Election:

Left to Right, front row: Lynn Warman, Bishop Calvo, John Fine and Mary Burnell,

Back row: Steve Brittain (sponsor), Jonathan Dolman, Tanya Delacruz, Karen McClenahan (team leader), Jon Capallupo (sponsor), Marie Fromherz (sponsor) and Scott Stimson.

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Lenten Schedule

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It is a time for

personal reflection, prayer, reconciliation and penance. In the

Lenten spirit there will be no processional or recessional mu-

sic to begin of end the Mass. We ask that silence be observed

at all times while inside the body of the church.

Mar 01 Ash Wednesday (See page 1 for Mass times)

Mar 03 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross—KofC

Soup Supper following Stations

Mar 07 6:00 pm Healing from Brokenness of Fear

Parish Mission—Fr. Tom Bonacci

Mar 08 6:00 pm Healing from Brokenness of Life’s Struggles

Parish Mission—Fr. Tom Bonacci

Mar 09 6:00 pm Reconciliation Service

Mar 10 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross—Rel. Ed.

Soup Supper following Stations

Mar 17 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross—Senior Strong

Soup Supper following Stations

Mar 24 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross—Latino Ministry

Soup Supper following Stations

Mar 31 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross—Filipino Ministry

Soup Supper following Stations

Apr 07 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross (Live)—School

Soup Supper following Stations

This year, Saint Albert’s CSA goal remains

unchanged from last year at $109, 415.41. For

many reasons, this year it is especially urgent

that we reach and, God willing, exceed our goal

sooner rather than later.

As of March 1, 2017:

2017 Goal: $109,415.41

Pledged: $51,695.50 (47%)

Still Needed: ($57, 499.91) (53%)

As you can see, we have made significant

progress although current pledges leave us

short of the halfway mark. We urgently need

your help. If you have yet to make your pledge,

please consider doing so before the end of this

month. Thank you and God bless you for your

generosity and support.

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We are looking for a few good men!

If you are not currently a knight or are

new to St. Albert the Great parish,

please consider joining Council 7322.

For details and more information visit

our website at:

kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=7322

“The poor you will always have with you, and whenever you wish you can do

good to them.” [Mk 14:7]

There is a real need for individual packets of

dried milk and single serving size pork and

beans, tuna fish, Vienna sausage, or any other

food item that come in five ounce cans. These

items are pre-cooked and can be eaten directly

from the can if necessary. I am trying to figure

out how to package these items in something

other than a brown paper lunch bag since I like to

put several items in this bag for a complete day

of food and the lunch bags aren’t big or sturdy enough to hold

everything. If you have any ideas please let

me know.

Those in need are so grateful for your gifts

of non-perishable food, clothing, and

toiletries.

Thank you for all you do for those in need

and may God bless you.

Deacon Richard Ramm

787-8839

Deacon’s Outreach Over / Under Age: It is never too early or late to learn

T his is personal but hopefully it will find it at

least marginally useful. Last September I

voluntarily matriculated at John Paul the Great

Catholic University, with the express purpose

to obtain a MA in Biblical Theology. Now for some,

attending graduate school is nothing too far out there, but

when one is fast approaching seven decades on this great

green earth, there are those who seriously question my

mental faculties.

To that I say, “Fair enough.” I have on occasion been

accused of having a few screws loose, so I am not at all

offended or taken aback by their judgment.

[Read more in this week’s Colloqui]

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Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center Women’s Weekend Retreat

The Women of the Reno are invited to the annual retreat at Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center on the weekend of April 7-9, 2017. The theme of this year’s retreat is Gathered in the Name of Jesus. This retreat, like the Gospel of Matthew, affords us the opportunity to engage the strife in our own time with courage and love.

Please reserve your spot today. Call Carol Forrest at 916-725-472 Ext 314

or register on line at http://christthekingretreatcenter.org.

Call Jil Lehr 774 971-4413 for further information

April 23, 2017

While you are on your Lenten journey, may we remind

you of Jesus's mercy we receive in the confessional.

Remember these words of Jesus, "I desire that the Feast

of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and

especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of

My tender mercy are open. The soul that will go to

Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain

complete forgiveness of sins and punishment." (699)

To find more information regarding this day of mercy go

online to divinemercysunday.com

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own

intelligence rely not; In all your ways be mindful of

him, and he will make straight your paths. (Prv 3: 5-6)

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Married Couples

At the request of our Bishops, weare trying to make more couples aware of Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends. This is truly an amazing opportunity to spend a weekend away with your spouse.

Upcoming weekends are:

February 10-12, 2017, Sacramento, CA

March 31-April 2, 2017, Reno, NV

August 25-27, 2017, Sacramento, CA

October 6-8, 2017, Reno, NV

November 3-5, 2017, Sacramento, CA

It’s not to early to register, call now! For more information visit our website at:

http://www.sacramentowwme.org

or contact Terry and Janet at

applications@sacramentowwme.org

or call 916-489-3464.

Centering Prayer An Introduction to Contemplative Practice

St. Albert’s Centering Prayer group, led by JoAnn and Chuck Baird, is on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the chapel.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CC), § 2653, says:

The Church ‘forcefully and specially exhorts all the Christian faithful…to learn ‘the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ’ (Phil 3:8) by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures…Let them remem-ber, however, that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that a dialogue takes place between God and man. For ‘we speak to him when we pray; we listen to him when we read the divine oracles.’

Centering Prayer is a spiritual custom based upon the Word of God, Lectio Divina. We strive to in-crease the time we spend alone with God to 15-20 minutes twice a day. The purpose of our gathering is to encourage one another each month in this sacred, individual practice, in the words of CC, § 2560, in “the encounter of God’s thirst with ours.”

All members of the Centering Prayer group invite you to join them in the joy of this spiritual discipline.