ST. MARY PARISH 1333 58th Street, Sacramento CA 95819 www.stmaryparishsacramento.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Phone (916) 452-0296 • Fax (916) 452-3908

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. — 1 Peter 2:24a

PARISH INFORMATION MARRIAGE: Contact the Parish office at (916) 452-0296 6 months prior to the wedding date. Marriage preparation classes are available. INFANT BAPTISM: Contact the Parish Office. Parents and godparents must attend class. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the Parish Office regarding sick, elderly who are at home, hospitals or special care facilities. MUSIC: For Music Ministry, call Ben (916) 383-6155 RCIA: Process for adults and children of catechetical age who are interested in joining the Catholic Church and baptized Catholics wanting to complete their initiation sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. Please call Deacon Lu at (916) 452-0296 x12 CFF: Catholic youth are formed through the Parish Faith Formation Program (CFF). Deacon Lu (916) 452-0296 x12. BULLETIN: Our church bulletin is prepared two weeks in advance. All submissions are reviewed by the Pastor. Email requests to tpeters@stmaryparishsacramento.com no later than the Thursday two weeks before. PARISHIONER REGISTRATION: Please contact parish office at (916) 452-0296

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am, and 6:00pm Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday 8:00am;

Saturday 5:00pm (Vigil Mass) Holy Days: As announced in bulletin

CONFESSION : Saturday: 3:30pm-4:30pm Or by appointment

PASTOR: Fr . James Nar ithookil, CMI jamesnarithookil@gmail.com

PAROCHIAL VICAR : Fr . Jossy Vattothu, CMI jovatton@gmail.com

DEACONS Deacon Luigi Del Gaudio, MSW Deacon George W. Kriske

BUSINESS MANAGER: Tracilyn Peters Email: tpeters@stmaryparishsacramento.com

INFANT MARY CHAPEL Open Daily 6:30 am-5:00 pm

Solemn Adoration: First Fridays 8:30 am-6:00 pm

FOLLOW OUR PARISH

101 Questions about the Catholic Mass (continued)

Prayer of the Faithful 55) What is the prayer of the Faithful? In the prayer of the Faithful, the assembly stands to pray, in a common priesthood shared by all the baptized, for the concerns of the Church and the salvation of the whole world. Intercessory prayer is a very powerful and beneficial way to intercede for all humanity. As we lift up to God those in need, including ourselves, He hears and responds for the good of those for whom we pray. He is our Heavenly Father Who takes care of His children. Jesus says: “Ask and you shall receive,” and “Where two or more are gathered in My Name and in prayer, I am there with you.” Together, as the local Church, we gather in prayer united with the universal Church in Christ. We pray for the needs of the Church, the world, civil authorities, those in need, and the local community, including those who are sick and have recently passed away, and for the salvation of the world.

Liturgy of the Eucharist 56) What is the Liturgy of the Eucharist? The Liturgy of the Eucharist is the second and the most significant part of the Mass. Christ Himself instituted it at the Last Supper so He could be continuously present in His Church un-til the end of time. The Liturgy of the Eucharist includes the preparation of gifts, where the bread and wine with water are brought to the altar; the Eucharistic prayer giving thanks to God for the whole work of salvation and the consecration whereby the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ; and the breaking of the one bread in preparation for the faithful re-ceiving the Lord’s Body and Blood, just as the apostles received It at the last Supper from Je-sus ‘own Hands.

Preparation of Gifts 57) What is brought up to the priest after the Homily? A few lay parsons, often a family, represent the entire congregation in bringing up the gifts at Mass. The gifts include the cruets of wine and water, the cup of the communion breads, called the ciborium, and the money collected by the congregation as a tithe offering to God and for the church’s needs and ministries. These items are placed on or near the altar. 58) What are the two cloth pieces placed on the altar for? The altar servers prepare the altar by placing the corporal and the purificator on the altar. The corporal is a square piece of linen used as an undercover for the sacred vessels used in the con-secration so as to collect any particles or drops of the consecrated Host or wine that may fall onto the altar. The purificator is used to dry the sacred vessels at the end of Communion when they are purified. These cloth pieces are washed in a special way in the sacrarium due to their use as sacred clothes with the Eucharistic species. 59) What else is placed on the altar for the consecration? The chalice, which will hold the wine and water for consecration, is usually placed on the altar as well, along with the paten holding the main Host to be consecrated. The Sacramentary or missal is also placed on the altar so the priest can pray the prayers of the Mass. Once the gifts are brought up and accepted by the priest, he gives them to the altar servers to bring to the al-tar. Sometimes the deacon and the priest will use incense to incense the gifts and altar, and then the deacon or other minister will incense the priest and people.

Fr. James Narithookil, CMI—Pastor

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:11-18 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Pt 2:4-9; Jn 14:1-12

Mass Intentions Requested By Saturday, May 6 8:00am Jim Tomassetti + Family Dom Vessigault + Janet & Steven Kwartler 5:00pm Michael Mugnaini Mary Kassis Rich & Carol Chelini Mary Kassis Sunday, May 7 8:00am Joseph, Mary, Anthony & Robert DeStefano+ Angelo J. DeStefano 9:30am Mario Affinito + Nncy Affinito Don Dali + Wife 11:00am Marta Paparella Langlois + Paparella Family Frans & Avie Anschutz + Helga de la Rosa 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests Monday, May 8 8:00am Bob Romitti + Blecha Family Denis Tomassetti + Family Tuesday, May 9 8:00am Robert Dorsey Romitti + Gary & Linda Wong & Family Ersilia Orsi + Carmen Tomassetti Wednesday, May 10 8:00am Bob Zarick + Gabrielli Family Colombina Quontamatteo + Husband Thursday, May 11 8:00am Mario Affinito + Nancy Affinito Bea Medinas + DiAnne Armstrong Friday, May 12 8:00am Josie Tomassetti + Family Peggy Cook + Gloria Gabrielli Saturday, May 13 8:00am Froylan Garnica + Briscoe Family 5:00pm Maria Ferrarotti + Daughter Bob Zielki + Mary Kassis Sunday, May 14 8:00am Louise Perez + The Perez Family Ruth Alejandre + The Perez Family 9:30am Mario Affinito + Nancy Affinito Luz Ebling + Lia Puccinelli 11:00am Lucia & Jose Julian + Romeo & Nenita Pajarillo Teri Seike + Nick & Lilian Clifford 6:00pm For our Parishioners and their Prayer Requests

We Welcome the Following New Parishioners To Our Parish Family:

Tiffany Hays

Andrew, Nicole & Isabella Strahl Judy Vasquez-Becker, Morgan & Steven Becker

Presley McCann

We encourage all new parishioners to take a moment to register.

“It is not the healthy who needs the doctor, but the sick”

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St. Mary Catholic Church 1333 58th St, Sacramento, CA 95819

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SCHOOL PARENTS -NEED PARISH HOURS?

Volunteers are needed to help with the St. Mary Parish Ministry Appreciation Dinner on Saturday, May 20. We need 4 male volunteers to help with set up on Friday evening, May 19. We need 8 people to help with serving from 5:45pm to 9:00pm on Saturday, May 20. Contact Nick Clifford at 916-361-1129 or Margaret Walton at 916-924-9800.

May Rosary in Honor of

the Blessed Mother The Rosary offers us an opportunity to step back for a few minutes from the noise and din of life. In our busy modern life with its distractions and discouragements, the Rosary can be a wonderful means of prayer and an easy way to come into contact with the presence of God, Our Lady, and

the saints. It is an especially good technique for growing in deeper understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The mysteries of the Rosary now take us through the whole Gospel, into the mysteries of eternal life, which are dimly but powerfully portrayed in the Book of Revelation. (Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R) The month of May is dedicated to the celebration of Mary the Mother of God. Please join us in praying a scriptural rosary in honor of our Mother Every Thursday in the month of May (May 4, May 11, May 18 and May 25) at 7:00 pm at St. Mary’s Church.

St. Mary's Sacramento ICF Branch 45 The Sunday, May 28th, 2017, BINGO and delicious Pasta Dinner is subject to a date change, so we will keep you posted! On Sunday, April 9th, our Branch will be co-hosting the Second Sunday Social Pancake Breakfast after each mass in Giovanni Hall. Parishioner Marco Romo and crew will be creating a special breakfast. So come out and support this Palm Sunday event with the ICF and Romo crews!! Applications for The Leda Pasquini $500 Scholarship will be available from 8th Grade Teachers in April for St. Mary's 8th graders attending parochial High School in the Fall of 2017. We welcome two new members to our St. Mary's ICF Branch 45! Renato Ranieri and Sandra Ranieri! Welcome!

Please congratulate our teen and adult catechumens who completed their initiation sacraments at the Easter Vigil after months of instruction and reflection through the RCIA process. Nikhil Chand, Jon Larsen, Grant Moore, and Madison Savage received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Robin White, who had been baptized in another Christian faith, was received into the Catholic Church with the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. C’analyn Camacho, Jaiven Camacho, Joseph Guzman, Diana Duarte, Emma Duarte, and Jayme McKown continued their initiation into the Catholic Church by receiving the sacrament of Confirmation or Eucharist. Join us in welcoming our newest brothers and sisters in the faith. And please keep these neophytes, as they are now called, in your prayers as they continue their lifelong journeys of faith.

Join the Sacramento Catholic Forum for Inspiration on personal Prayer in our Daily Struggles. Mark Ruiz, Deacon, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Auburn, will be the presenter. When: Wednesday, May 11, 2017 Mass: 6:30am followed by network-ing Breakfast/Speaker: 7:15am Where: Christ the King Retreat Center

6520 Van Maren Ln., Citrus Hts, CA Cost: $20.00 for pre-register or $25.00 at the door. Further information and reservations: www.saccatholicforum.org

Special collection for The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Next week, our parish will participate in a national collection for the Trinity Dome to complete the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, before its 100th anniversary. Also known as America’s Catholic Church, the National Shrine has been a century in the making, built by and for the faithful of our great nation in honor of our Blessed Mother, the patroness of the United States. Become a part of Mary’s Shrine and help to bring completion to our church. For more information, please visit: www.trinitydome.org.

Calling all Widows Our parish widows group meet on April 21, a week later than usual because Good Friday was on the 14th. Father Jossy cele-brated the Holy Mass at 10 am and prayed for all our intentions, our members, especially the sick, and all our deceased spouses. He also prayed for the ladies who had birthdays during the month. After Mass, we went to Español Restaurant to celebrate Father Jossy's Birthday, which was April 3. We enjoyed a deli-cious lunch and Celeste brought a beautiful Birthday cake. We gave spiritual bouquet cards to Father and to Rosemary Clemons and Jo Fiellen, whose birthdays were in April. We all had a very special day. Our next meeting will be at 10:00 am on May 12, and we invite all widows to join us. All are welcome. For more information, please call Celeste Gisla at (916) 363-8358 or Gloria Gabrielli at (916) 455-9946. Happy Spring.

Questions for Catholics

Which book has helped you the most in your faith journey? How so?

5/7/17 Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children’s Liturgy Catholic Schools Majorettes Pier Young Adult Group & Life Teen Fiesta Catechesis for Adults 5/8/17 Divine Mercy Chaplet School May Crowning Girl Scouts #1508 Children’s Inquiry Adult Inquiry CSAC Meeting Prayer Request Group 5/9/17 Cub Scouts Pack 128 Baptism Class Daisy Troop 3123 Girl Scouts Troop 1556 Pastoral Council St. Mary’s Adult Recreational Basketball 5/10/17 Centering Prayer Group Choir Practice CFF (Catholic Faith Formation) Catechesis for Adults SVDP Meeting Stewardship Committee Meeting 5/11/17 Toddler Storytime Choir Practice May Rosary in Honor of the Blessed Mother 5/12/17 Divine Mercy Chaplet Anna Ministry Kindergarten Musical Daisy Troop Meeting 8th Grade Cotillion 5/13/17 Confessions Neocatechumenal Way 5/14/17 Adult/Teens Catechumenate Kids Catechumenate Children’s Liturgy Family Mass Catholic School Majorettes Catechesis for Adults Pier Young Adult Group

OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Mary Parish prepares and sustains its members and

guests for a life and eternity in the presence of God. In accomplishing our mission, we proclaim and

celebrate our salvation through Jesus Christ enlivened by the Holy Spirit, nourish our sacramental life

especially in the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist and demonstrate our faith worshiping, educating,

serving and encouraging vocations as modeled by Mother Mary.

SAVE THE DATE ***May 20, 2017*** Annual Ministry Appreciation Dinner

All ministry members and family are cordially invited to a dinner honoring and thanking them for their ministry service to St. Mary Parish. Call your Ministry Chairper-son to RSVP with the name every person that will be attending no later than May 15, 2017. All attendees are invited to bring a dessert to be shared.

Altar Society News We will be meeting at Mimi's Cafe at 9:30 for our Wom-an of the Year Breakfast on May 16. Gloria Gabrielli will be honored for her dedication to our parish especially the Altar Society. Please remember it will be at Mimi's on Alta Arden. We want to thank Gloria & Pat Nulk for hosting our last meeting and thank Gloria also for caring for the linens in May. See you at the BREAKFAST !!!

May meeting for SVdP is Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 pm. All are welcome. Thanks to your support, for the first six months of our fiscal year (Oct 2016 - Mar 2017), the volunteers from SVdP at St. Mary's have visited 41 families (37 adults and 36 children) assisting with

$12,888.98 directly for food, housing, utilities, and some medical expenses. Annual Benefit Dinner and Raffle. Please help support the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Annual Benefit Dinner for the Poor. All proceeds 100% support our charity efforts throughout the Sacramento Diocese. For information about tickets or sponsor opportunities for the May 19 event, contact Tom Aguer (916) 563-7827 or Michael Carroll at 451-8551. See all the details at www.svdp-sacramento.org #HelpUsHelpOthers Corporate Sponsors welcome and needed. Win 6 days/5 nights in Maui with plane fare, rental car and spending money. Raffle tickets just $10 each. Contact Michael Carroll for your tickets. Can be delivered to you or I will meet you at Mass. If you are a Thrift Store shopper, please check out the new look and displays at our Thrift Store at 2275 Watt Avenue. For free pickup of large items, call 972-1212. Those in need who live in the parish boundaries of St. Mary or Sacred Heart, can reach us by calling the parish number 916-452-0296 extension 19 . For more information, or if you are interested in joining us, please contact Michael Carroll at mcarroll@rcac.org or 916.451.8551

The Respect Life Ministry will be selling roses for Mother's Day after all masses on May 14, 2017. All proceeds will ben-efit the Sacramento Life Center. Four volunteers are needed for PrepDay on May 13, 2017 from 7a - 2p and four vol-

unteers total are needed to help sell the roses after each mass on Sunday, May 14, 2017 (one volunteer per mass). Please contact Jen Reilly at dolphinluvr89@yahoo.com or 916-798-3987 if you're interested in volunteering.

Looking for something for your kids to do this Summer? Here's a roundup of Catholic Summer Camp ideas. Our Diocesan summer camp - Camp Pendola is always a fun choice and they have camps for everybody, first grade through high school. There's a special Teen Week for those entering 8th - 12th this year. Find out more at http://www.pendola.org/. If you are not interested in 'overnight' camp - Pendola also offers a summer Day Camp at the New Trinity Pines Catholic Center in Colfax. For Middle School Youth the Santiago Retreat Center , in Orange County, has a specialized program just for you. Camp El Camino provides the youth with an exciting Christian pilgrimage experience where they will make friends, have fun, grow in faith and holiness, and encoun-ter Christ along "The Way!" This year the weeklong camp is scheduled for July 22nd - 25th. You can find out more information here: http://www.santiagoretreatcenter.org/campelcamino And Life Teen and EDGE both have summer camp opportunities - although they are primarily located on the East Coast and sell out quickly. There are still a few openings in the Life Teen Camp at Big Bear, CA. Find out more at http://lifeteen.com/camps/summer-camp/register/ If you want your child to experience a life changing Catholic experience - these camps are the place to go. Most parishes organize their groups to attend together, if you are interested in helping organize a group for summer 2018 please contact Mary Willett at 916-715-0122.

2nd Annual Family Fishing Derby Join us for the 2nd Annual Family Fishing Derby on June 10, 2017 from 9am – Noon at Trinity Pines Catholic Center near Colfax. With the help of the Knights of Columbus from St. Dominic's (Colfax), St. Teresa's and St. Joseph's (Auburn), St. Clare's (Roseville) and St. Patrick's (Grass Valley), Camp Pendola is hosting the Family Fishing Der-by for the whole family. All proceeds from the event will help send children and youth to Camp Pendola.

Camp Pendola’s Annual Work Weekend

Join Camp Pendola for the Annual Work Weekend on May 27-29. Help get camp ready for the 2017 Summer Camp season. Lots of projects from general cleanup, to simple repairs and household maintenance jobs, to helping prepare meals for the work crew. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Evenings will include relaxing and campfires. Pre-registration is encouraged so we can prepare projects and meals. Please RSVP online at https://pendola.org/workweekend or email Jennifer at jcampbell@scd.org.

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