Parish Mission: We are a Roman Catholic Par ish located in nor theastern Redding, California, made up of multi-cultural, multi-generational, faith-seeking peoples. We are nourished by God’s grace and Sacraments, forming the Body of Christ. To the best of our ability, we seek the will of God by worshiping Him, loving each other and serving the greater community through ministries of love, worship, prayer and service.

The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

(Corpus Christi)

May 29, 2016 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;

whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

Rev. Mario Valmorida Parochial Administrator

Rev. Guillermo Ramirez

Parochial Vicar

Parish Office Hours - Parish Hall Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday Masses

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Anointing of the Sick

Baptism

that is offered on the first Tuesday of the

month at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall.

Marriage

OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Our Lady of Mercy – 2600 Shasta View Drive, Redding, CA 96002

Mary Queen of Peace – Shingletown Ridge Road, Shingletown, CA 96088

Phone - (530) 222-3424 Fax - (530) 221-5717

WEBSITE: www.olmredding.net & FACEBOOK: Our Lady of Mercy Redding

Father’s Reflection

Readings for the Week

Do this in MEMORY of Me!

Memory is something one takes for granted until that dreadful day when one loses it. When one suffers from amnesia, or worse, Alzhei-mer’s disease, one has a “break with the past” and ceases to know who one is.

Each human being has a personal memory. Far from being an unor-ganized jumble of data and experiences, it forms part of one’s being. It is a dynamic factor that influences not only one’s present circum-stances, but also one’s interpretation of the past and one’s plans for the future.

As a people, we also have a social memory, a shared memory. This communitarian memory binds together small societies of family or clan, or larger ones like a tribe or nation.

Today we celebrate the solemnity of Corpus Christi, or the Body and Blood of Christ. It is the celebration of the Sacrament of the Eucharist where we partake of the Body and Blood of Jesus as nourishment for our spiritual life and life’s journey. We refer to the Eucharist as a thanksgiving, sacrifice, communion, or memorial. A memorial is any-thing that helps preserve the memory of a person or an event. It can be an object of an action, a monument, or a practice. At the first Holy Thursday, Christ was already starting a practice which would recall and preserve the memory of His death for all time. Out of love, Jesus gave us Himself. Out of love, we accept Him and receive Him. This is the precious truth we celebrate today; the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Mon 2 Peter 1:2-7; Mark 12: 1-12 Fri Ez 34: 11-16; Luke 15:3-7

Tue Zep 3:14-18A; Luke 1:39-56 Sat 2 Tim 4:1-8; Luke 2:41-51

Wed 2 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12; Mark 12:18-27 Sun 1 Kings 17:17-24; Gal 1:11-14A,

Thur 2 Tim 2:8-15; Mark 12:28-34 15AC,16A, 17,19; Luke 7:11-17

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Could you not watch one hour with me? The Adora-tion Room has openings for Adorers. So please consid-er taking one of the following available hours: Sunday 12am, Monday 12am, Tuesday 9 am, 10 am, 2pm, Wednesday 2pm and Friday 11 am. Contact Lee at 244-1905 for more information.

Children’s Liturgy: Our Lady of Mercy is looking for 3 to 4 adults to be one of our Sunday Children's Lit-urgy catechists during the 8:30 Mass. These individuals teach the Gospel to the children in a format and lan-guage they can understand. Anyone interested should contact Charlene at the parish office 222-3424.

For 8th graders and older – Be a Bible Camp Volun-teer – June 13-17 from 7:45am – 12:15pm daily, plus an orientation/training TBA. Leave your name and phone number at the Parish Office.

Thank you to all “Cookie Angels” who graciously do-nated refreshments for the Confirmation reception on May 22. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide the work of your heart and hands.

Camp under the stars or sleep inside a dorm when you are a Virtual World Youth Day Pilgrim, July 30-31. Reserve a space or ask for details by call/text Janan: 941-4072 or the Parish Office: 222-3424.

Congratulations to the 45 candidates from Our Lady of Mercy, Mary Queen of Peace, Shingletown, and St. Francis of Assisi, Burney who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, May 22nd with Bishop Jaime Soto. Our deep appreciation to all those who pre-pared the liturgy, music, and environment for Mass. Thank you to each who served as altar servers, Lectors, Eucharistic gift bearers, Eucharistic Ministers, and ush-ers. We are grateful for those who contributed, orga-nized, set-up, and served for the reception for our candi-dates, their families, and guests.

Catholic Formation Series: The ser ies continues Sat-urday, June 25th with Life in Christ: Dignity of the Hu-man Person – Virtues, Sin, Grace, Redemption, Ten Commandments, The Beatitudes, Catholic Social Teaching, Conscience Formation/Decision Making. Pre-registration is required. Classes are from 8am-4pm. Each is presented in separate English and Spanish ses-sions. The website for the required pre-registration is: http://www.scddec.org/basic-formation:centers.

Canceled! Sacred Hear t, Red Bluff and Secular Carmelites of Red Bluff fund-raising Mexican dinner for Sunday, June 4th has been canceled. Donations to the Educational Scholarship Fund will continue to be accepted.

Adult leaders are needed to help with ENCOUNTER Youth Ministry activities. Let Janan know how you would like to help with driving, chaperoning, fundrais-ing, and attending events.

Last Chance to Register! Called and Gifted Work-shop: Hosted by Our Lady of Mercy; Saturday, June 4, 2016. An opportunity for each of us to deepen our rela-tionship with Jesus and to discover God’s plan for our lives. In the Called & Gifted discernment process you will learn that every lay Christian, each baptized person without exception, has been given a unique and deeply personal call to work with Our Lord. Discerning your call will give you a new perspective on your life and will help you to be more fulfilled in your work and in your relationships. The workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate. To register or find out more, call Charlene at 222-3424.

OLM Rummage Sale: Save the dates August 20th and 21st for the OLM Rummage Sale, and start saving clean and useable items for donations. Watch the bulle-tin for dates when donations may be brought to the hall.

Pastoral Council: Our Lady of Mercy is seeking members of the parish to serve on the Pastoral Council. If you feel called to this ministry, please call the church office for additional information.

Summer Bible Camp Coming: June 13-17, 2016 in the Parish Hall. Watch the bulletin for registration dates.

Knights of Columbus will host their breakfast next Sunday, June 5th after the 8:30 am mass. All are invited to attend and enjoy great food and fellowship.

Special Collection: June 4/5 to help fund the Vaca-tion Bible School scheduled for June 13-17, 2016.

Change in First Friday Healing Mass: There will be no First Friday Healing Masses in June or July. First Friday Healing Mass will resume Friday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the main church.

Our California Bishops are asking us to help stop another California legislative Senate Bill promoting “assisted suicide.” At www.cacatholic.org click on Ac-tion Alert to help defeat SB 1002. It is very easy and quick to express your opposition to this Bill in union with our Bishops.

Are You Taking a Summer Road Trip? Our Lend-ing Library is open on the 1st Sunday of each month.

Consider borrowing CDs from great Catholic speakers: Bishop Barron, Dr. Tim Grey, Dr. Ben Sri, Mathew Kelly, Sarah Swafford, Mark Hart, Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Michael Schmitz. We

also have CDs for young adults, youth, and children. Or, how about inviting a few friends over for a film night with our Year of Mercy DVDs? Borrow a film for a week. We have several to choose from this summer.

Holy Ghost Festival: Portuguese Picnic – Sunday, June 5th, Hawkinsville. Queen’s Parade, 11:00 am, Mass of Thanksgiving, 11:15 am, Pit Barbecue Beef Dinner – 12:30-2:30pm. Games, Bingo, Drawings, Auctions, fun for the whole family! Be Portuguese for a day!

Mass Intentions

Sick & Homebound

Week At A Glance

Stewardship

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Mon. 5/30 7:30 AM Peter Nguon Dinh Nguyen, SI

Maria Lai Thi Nguyen, SI

Tues. 5/31 7:30 AM Maria Le +

Matta Nguyen +

Wed. 6/1 7:30 AM Jose Q. Romero +

Brandon Medina +

Thur. 6/2 7:30 AM Cynthia Quon +

Linda Hydes, SI

Fri. 6/3 7:30 AM Maximo Anino +

Sergio & Teresa Fernandez, SI

Sat. 6/4 5:00 PM Barbara Babik +

Miguel, Angel & Antonia Daniel, SI

Sun. 6/5 8:30 AM Wes Baugh +

Marlene Parks, SI

10:30 AM Tom & Fran Coughlin +

11:00 AM Mr. & Mrs. Ben Masellis +

Maximo Anino +

1:00 PM For the People

Breese, Wes Michalski, Candy Sachwitz, Paul

Brissom, Patricia Murphy Patrick Sachwitz, Scott

Carrillo, Amparo Nielson, Cliff & Millie Sampson, Edward

Cox, Ester Nielson, Clifford Paul Schmad, Chris

Dronek, Barbara Nielson, Crystal Sharrock, Patty

Flory, Brenda Nielson, James Souza, Gino

Hays, Dave Pepping, Cindy Stotts, Dottie

Holtkamp, Alice Prieto, Raymond Swett, Cindy

Luevano, Annarae Roberts, Dennis Valmorida, Contancia

Mantoani, Tim Roberts, Fran Wailes, Walter R.

Mon 5/30

Tue 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pantry Volunteers Hall

5/31 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Spanish RICA Rm 2

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Spanish RICA Rm 2

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Spanish Baptism Class Rm 5

Wed 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Legion of Mary Rm 4

6/1 5:30 PM - Mass - Fr. Memo Church

6:00 PM - Mass-Lady of Perp Help Chapel

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM RCIA Rm 4

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Basketball Hall

Thurs 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM RCIA Rm 4

6/2 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Spanish Bible Study Rm 2

Fri 6/3

Sat 6/4 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Called & Gifted Class Hall

Sun 6/5 9:30 AM - K of C Breakfast Hall

Offertory OLM MQP Total

05/22/16 6,048 290 6,338

Year-To-Date 353,342 28,764 382,105

Budget 372,468 28,048 400,516

Difference (19,126) 716 (18,411)

Projects 2015 Estimate Donated

Stations / Grounds 59,901 57,895

Gas Line Repair 9,000 7,822

% Donated 95.4%

Thank you for Your Generosity !

Contact Us: Email bulletin articles to bulletineditor@olmredding.net and send announcement requests to olm.announce@olmredding.net. Submissions must be received by 7:00 am Tuesday for that week.