P S O P Rev. Marco A. Or z, Pastor

Rev. Frank Cubas, Associate Pastor Rev. John Fahey, Re red

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Saturday Vigils 5pm & 7pm Spanish 6:30am, 8am, 10am, 12pm Family

Mass, 5pm Youth Mass & 7pm Spanish

W H M Monday-Saturday 8am

C Fridays 6:30pm

Saturdays 3pm, or by appointment

A B S Every Friday Family Holy Hour 7-8pm

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Every day 6am—8pm (closed on certain holidays)

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Parish Office (805) 487-3891 Emergency only (805) 890-5400

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Monica Gu errez, Admin. Secretary Monday thru Friday 8am—9pm

Saturday 8am—4pm Sunday 8am—2pm

Office of Catechism Le y (805) 487-6742

Youth Ministry/Confirma on

Pete Rydberg (805) 487-1988

RCIA Program Jerome Be encourt (805) 302-1663

Santa Clara Elementary School

Mrs. Do y Massa, Principal 324 S. E Street, Oxnard CA 93030

SAVORING THE EXPERIENCE

O ne of the wonderful things about vacations is the time we spend two or three weeks afterward savoring the experience, sharing

vacation photos and memories with our family and friends. This kind of reflection puts us back in touch with the original experience and reminds us of the relaxation and wonder the vacation afforded us. Today, on the Third Sunday of Easter, the Church blesses us with reminders of what we celebrated two Sundays ago. All three readings are reflections on the meaning of the death and resurrection of Christ. One of the threads running through these reflections is that the purpose of the Lord’s suffering, death, and resurrection was to save us, to forgive our sins. We are given fifty days to ponder this reality—fifty days to savor the experience of Christ’s dying and rising for us. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

W ith the Easter season well under way, we now resume our survey of the sacrament of the sick. The pastoral care of the sick will be

misunderstood if we start from the vantage point of the sickroom. Begin with the Sunday assembly, from which the sick person has been sepa-rated by the crisis of illness, and whose absence is given expression in prayer and service. The goal is to extend the consolation of the Lord’s presence at the table to those who are apart from it, and for the assembly to enfold them in prayer. Secondarily, the goal is to teach people what the Church desires for all those who are sick. Seeing ministers dispatched to the sick from Mass every Sunday might help a caregiver re-alize that their dear one can also receive Com-munion. Witnessing the anointing of a woman facing surgery might help another person to overcome hesitation and ask for the sacrament’s healing and strength. Society’s impulse may be to marginalize the sick, but the tradition of our community is to see them at the center of our life. When Roman persecutors ordered St. Lawrence the Deacon to hand over the jewels of the church, he assembled a motley crew of the sick and the infirm and announced with all humility, “Behold, my lord, the treasures of the church of Christ.” Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SANTA CLARA EASTER 2015

(805) 487-3891 Fax (805) 487-4733 www.santaclaraparish.org

Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 19, 2015

SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL FIESTA

S anta Clara High School invites all who want to have fun to our 45th Annual Fiesta, Sunday, April

26th from 11:00am to 7:00pm. Spend the day enjoying cool breezes on our baseball and football fields. Highlights include a classic car show, carnival games, live bands, farmer’s market and rummage sale. Not to mention all the de-licious food! Our raffle has cash prizes totaling $2,500! Don’t miss this wonderful family friendly day at Santa Clara High School! Need more information? Please contact us at 805-483-9502 ext. 179. See you April 26th!

SPECIAL THANK YOU

T he Altar Society would like to thank and acknowledge all volunteers that assisted in the

preparations of either altars, the Altar of Repose in the auditorium and/or the altars inside the Church. These church members are the following: Maria Angeles, Myra Beltran, Vivian Cahill, Rose Castanon, Rose Escalante, Maria Garcia, Aurora Lopez, Evelyn Lu, Evangelina Magana, Nina Majarucon, Bennie Mendoza, De-lia Miranda, Anna Murphy, Rose Pala-zuelos, Lorraine Rasmussen, Freddie Salinas, Rose Mary Schaefer, Emma Taal, Gloria Urango, Olivia Villafan, Alyna Zarate, Yvana Zarate, and Yvonne Zarate. Special thank you to Dn. Mi-chael Holguin for carrying the assorted flowers given to him by a faithful flower grower from Santa Paula. Also, thank you to Dn. Ray Vasquez for his support and guidance.

HELPING SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

A s we enter April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles wants to reiter-

ate that it remains committed to helping survivors and their families heal and find peace. If you believe you or someone you know is a victim of sexual abuse by a Church employee or volunteer, please contact the archdiocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator at (213) 637-7650. Suzanne Healy is available to help and support.

THE GIFT OF LISTENING

I n a world full of technology, quick text replies and much talk, we attend to what it means to foster

listening skills in effective communication. Real listen-ing is more than hearing; it is being present to the

other in ways that communicate, “What you have to say is important to me because I respect you and you are important to me.” We listen with mind, heart, soul and body! We will explore various aspects of listening including how we listen to God and how God listens to us. Please join Sister Regina Robbins on Wednesday, May 6, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Notre Dame Center, 1776 Hendrix Ave-nue, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. TO REGISTER: Please contact Sister Marie Paul Grech at 805-496-3242 x 460 or mgrech@sndca.org

ACCW MEETING

T he meeting will take place at St. Peter Claver Parish, 2380 Stow Street, Simi

Valley, CA 93063. Meeting Order of Events: 9:30 am Registration, 10:00 am Call to Order. Speaker: Linda Montoya, MFCC—Subject: Responding to Adult Children Who Have Left the Catholic Faith. 11:00 am Mass- Celebrant Riz J. Carranza. 12:00 noon Luncheon - $12.00 Pre- Paid. Checks payable to Gloria Troy, 2657 Bancock Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065—Lunch will be served by the Women of St Peter Claver Parish. 1:30 pm Adjournment. *Reservation deadline May 16, 2015* For more In-formation contact Gloria Troy at 583-5366 or Vir-ginia Montero at 583-1112.

WOMEN’S RETREAT

C ome to the Mountain Women’s Retreat will help build and strengthen your relationship with

God. I, Rosa Dominguez, want to invite you to the Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in Sierra Madre the weekend of May 8-11. Families, consid-er giving a woman in your life this retreat as a Mother’s Day gift. Retreatants may leave early Sunday morning to spend the rest of the day with their families. I am happy to carpool/caravan to the retreat house on Friday, May 8th at 1:00pm. Please call Rosa Dominguez 805-616-6074 or Cathy Hainley 626-355-7188 for more information. MEN INTERESTED IN PERMANENT DIACONATE

T he Diaconate Formation Office will be hosting an information meeting for all men who are interest-

ed in finding out more about becoming a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Members of the Archdiocesan Diaconate Formation Office will

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be present to explain the role of the deacon in the Church, to explain the Diaconate Formation Program, and to answer any questions that partic-ipants might have. Men must be be-tween the ages of 30 and 60 years to enter the formation program. It is im-portant for men who are married to at-tend with their wives. The next infor-mation meeting will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at St. Raphael Parish (5444 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93111). For further information, please contact Mrs. Claudia A. Ortiz in the Diaconate Formation Office at (213) 637-7383 or CAOrtiz@la-archdiocese.org

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead (Acts 3:13-15, 17-19). Psalm — Lord, let your face shine on us (Psalm 4). Second Reading — We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one (1 John 2:1-5a). Gospel — Thus it is written that the Christ would suf-fer and rise from the dead on the third day (Luke 24:35-48). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpora-tion. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29- 30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday of Easter Tuesday: St. Anselm Wednesday: Administrative Professionals Day; Earth Day Thursday: St. George; St. Adalbert Friday: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen; National Arbor Day Saturday: St. Mark

ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST

F east Day: April 25. St. Mark was of Jewish ex-traction. The style of his gospel abounding with

Hebrewisms shows that he was by birth a Jew, and that the Hebrew language was more natural to him than the Greek. Papias, quoted by Eusebius, St. Austin, Theodoret, and Bede say he was converted by the apostles after Christ's resurrection. Accord-ing to Papias, and St. Clement of Alexandria, he wrote his gospel at the request of the Romans; who, as they relate, desired to have that committed to writing which St. Peter had taught them by word of mouth. Mark, to whom this request was made, did according-ly set himself to recollect what he had by long con-versation learned from St. Peter; for it is affirmed by some that he had never seen our Savior in the flesh. Many judge, by comparing the two gospels, that St. Mark abridged that of St. Matthew; for he relates the same things, and often uses the same words; but he adds several particular circumstances and changes the order of the narration, in which he agrees with St. Luke and St. John. This evangelist is concise in his narrations, and writes with a most pleasing sim-plicity and elegance. St. Chrysostom admires the hu-mility of St. Peter (we may add also of his disciple St. Mark) when he observes that his evangelist makes no mention of the high commendations which Christ gave that apostle on his making that explicit confession of his being the Son of God; neither does he mention his walking on the water; but gives at full length the his-tory of St. Peter's denying his Master, with all its cir-cumstances. He wrote his gospel in Italy, and in all appearance before the year of Christ 49. —EWTN, Holy Saints

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WEEKDAY 8AM MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES 8AM MISA ENTRE SEMANA

TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Amira Castilla-Deceased

WEDNESDAY APRIL 22

Annie Labanon-Special Intention

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 Msgr. Charlie O'Gorman-Deceased/Birthday

Consorcia Asenero-Birthday

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Nelia Aquiling-Deceased

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

Marcos & Carmen Cayaban-Deceased Kristina Kai & Rodney Hall-Special Intention

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE MISA DOMINICAL

7PM SATURDAY VIGIL MASS Almas del Purgatorio -Almas del Purgatorio

Joel Magaña-Por su Salud y Bienestar

6:30AM SUNDAY MASS Peter Lai-Deceased

8AM SUNDAY MASS Mar A. Ramos-Health & Wellbeing

John & Diane Shim -Special Intention Brian Scott-Deceased

10AM SUNDAY MASS Catherine Montes -Deceased

Dorothy Hayes-Villacres-Deceased RoseMary Savard-Health & Wellbeing

Peter Lai-Deceased

12 PM SUNDAY MASS Fernando & Esther Dominguez-Deceased

Estelle Villacres-Deceased Imenda Gray-Thanksgiving

7 PM SUNDAY MASS Rafael Rodriguez-Acción de Gracias

Joseline Camiela-Por su Salud y Bienestar

DEACONS SERVING OUR PARISH

O ur community of Santa Clara is very blessed by the support of our deacons and their spouses:

Dn. Jerome Bettencourt (Kara) Dn. Johnny Castorena, retired (Eva) Dn. Vince Kelch (Anne) Dn. Leo Lacbain (Fe) Dn. Larry Lopez (Lupe) Dn. Michael Holguin (Donna) Dn. Vince Crawford (Marilou) Dn. Fidel Ramirez (Marilou) Dn. Dano Ramos (Maria) Dn. Milt Rosenberg (Jeannie) Dn. Ray Vazquez (Mona)

Saint Bonaventure High School Welcomes you to the 2015

Fiesta Sunday, May 3rd 2015

10:00am – 6:00pm SBHS Campus / 3167 Telegraph Road, Ventura

********************* Free Admission · Food · Games · Live Entertainment

· Rides · Raffle · MORE Headlining: JUANO & FRIENDS BAND 3:00pm – 6:00pm

www.saintbonaventure.com 805-648-6836 ext. 117 for more information

SABOREA LA EXPERIENCIA

U na de las cosas maravillosas sobre las vacacio-nes es que después de nuestro regreso nos pa-

samos dos o tres semanas saboreando la experien-cia, compartiendo las fotos y re-cuerdos con nuestra familia y amistades. Esta clase de reflexión nos vincula nuevamente a la ex-periencia original y nos hacer vol-ver a vivir el descanso y las ma-ravillas que la vacación nos pro-porcionó. Hoy, el Tercer Domingo de Pascua, la Iglesia nos da la bendición de unos recordatorios de lo que celebra-mos hace dos domingos. Las tres lecturas son reflexio-nes del significado de la muerte y resurrección de Cristo. Uno de los hilos que unen a estas reflexiones es que el propósito del sufrimiento, la muerte y la resurrección del Señor fue para salvarnos y perdonar nuestros pecados. Tenemos cincuenta días para con-templar esta realidad –cincuenta días para saborear la experiencia de la muerte y resurrección de Cristo por nosotros. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

L os cristianos somos ¡testigos de Cristo resucitado! Testimoniamos todo lo relacionado con Jesús de

Nazaret quien murió en una cruz, fue sepultado y resucitó al tercer día. Debemos ser personas que can-tan y gritan ¡Resucitó, Aleluya! Tan importante es la resurrec-ción de Cristo que, mientras te-nemos cuarenta días de Cuares-ma hay cincuenta días de Pas-cua en el calendario cristiano. Durante esta época, domingo tras domingo mediante la pro-clamación del Evangelio se nos transmiten escenas de Cristo, quien cada ocho días se aparecía a sus discípulos confirmando cada Domingo que en verdad había resucitado, instruyéndolos para que pudieran ser verdaderos testigos de su resurrec-ción. Y ¿tú? ¿Cuán buen testigo eres? Un buen testigo da testimonio de lo que ha visto, escuchado y experi-mentado. Para ser testigo de Cristo hay que verlo, escucharlo y experimentarlo. La Iglesia nos da la oportunidad de verlo, escucharlo y experimentarlo diariamente, en especial durante el domingo. Esto es posible sólo si durante la semana vives con el cora-

zón abierto. Abierto para ver, escuchar y experimen-tar a Jesús en tu hogar, en tu trabajo, entre tus pa-rientes y amistades.—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

APOYANDO SOBREVIVIENTES DEL ABUSO

C omenzando el mes de abril, mes para la Preven-ción del Abuso Infantil, la Arquidiócesis de Los

Ángeles desea reiterar el compromiso de seguir ayudando a los sobrevivientes y a sus familias a encontrar la sanación y la paz. Si usted cree que usted o alguien que conoce es víctima de abuso sexual por algún empleado o voluntario de la Iglesia, por favor contacte a la Coordina-dora para la Asistencia de Víctimas al (213) 637-7650. Suzanne Healy está disponible para brindar ayuda.

MANUAL ADMINISTRATIVO

L a Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles proveerá por primera vez un manual que reúne una amplia

gama de recursos pre-existentes, guías ma-nuales y otras publica-ciones para ofrecer una fuente completa de información sobre las políticas administrativas y procedimientos de la Arquidióce-sis. Este nuevo recurso también incluye el capítulo 9, una sección especial que proporciona información detallada acerca de las políticas de la iniciativa, Sa-fe Environment, los programas, procedimientos, for-mularios y otros recursos utilizados por la Arquidióce-sis, para la protección de nuestros niños y jóvenes. Para más información, por favor visite:http://handbook.la-archdiocese.org/chapter-9/section-9-1.

SAN MARCOS EL EVANGELISTA

S egún tradición eclesiástica, Marcos, llamado tam-bién Juan Marcos o simplemen-

te Juan, es el autor de un evangelio y el intérprete que traducía a Pe-dro en sus predicaciones frente a auditorios de habla griega. Era hijo de una cierta María, cuya casa de Jerusalén estaba abierta a la pri-mitiva comunidad Cristiana. Primo de Bernabé, probablemente fuera como él de estirpe sacerdotal. Afirma por una parte la tradición que Marcos nunca habría oído personal-

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Tercer Domingo de Pascua— Abril 19, 2015

mente la predicación del Señor, pero por otra mu-chos han querido descubrirlo en aquel muchacho que huyó desnudo en el huerto de Getsemaní, episodio que sólo el evangelio a él atribuido refiere. Tal vez haya conocido al grupo de seguidores sin llegar a ser propiamente discípulo. Las grandes líneas de su evangelio, en tanto, trasuntan una profunda credibili-dad histórica y demuestran singular valor teológico. Marcos comienza por presentar a Jesús bien recibido por la gente, pero pronto su humilde mesianismo, tan alejado de las reivindicatorias expectativas popula-res de los judíos, ocasiona la decepción de la masa; apagado el entusiasmo primerizo, el Señor se retira de Galilea para dedicarse de lleno a la instruc-ción de los discípulos, quienes por boca de Pedro confiesan la divinidad de su Maestro. A partir de es-te reconocimiento de Cesarea, todo el relato se orienta a Jerusalén; en la ciudad santa, finalmente, la oposición crece y culmina en el juicio inicuo y la pasión, que alcanza su victoriosa respuesta cuando Cristo abandona su tumba, de acuerdo con lo que había profetizado de si mismo. —Tomado de EWTN Fe

NOTICIAS

A tención Feligreses: Por favor, recuerden de qui-tar todos objetos de valor y objetos personales

de sus vehículos, como la bolsa o celular, mientras que este en la Iglesia. Si un incidente ocurre, notifique a la policía inmediatamente. Por último, hemos reanu-dado las confesiones los Viernes a las 6:30pm duran-te la Hora Santa Familiar.

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Pedro da testimonio a la gente de que Jesús ha sido glorificado y deberán reformar sus vidas (Hechos 3:13-15, 17-19). Salmo — En ti, Señor, confío. Aleluya (Salmo 4). Segunda lectura — Jesucristo intercede ante el Pa-dre por nuestos pecados (1 Juan 2:1-5a). Evangelio — Jesús se aparece a los discípulos y los envía a predicar la penitencia para el perdón de los pecados (Lucas 24:35-48).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Hch 6:8-15; Sal 119 (118):23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Martes: Hch 7:51 — 8:1a; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Miércoles: Hch 8:1b-8; Sal 66 (65):1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Jueves: Hch 8:26-40; Sal 66 (65):8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Viernes: Hch 9:1-20; Sal 117 (116):1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Sábado: 1 Pe 5:5b-14; Sal 89 (88):2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mc 16:15-20 Domingo: Hch 4:8-12; Sal 118 (117):1, 8-9, 21-23, 26,

28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Tercer Domingo de Pascua Martes: San Anselmo Miércoles: Día de la Tierra; Día de los Administradores Profesionales Jueves: San Jorge; san Adalberto Viernes: San Fidel de Sigmaringa; Día del Árbol Sábado: San Marcos

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