4540 El Cerrito Drive San Diego, CA 92115

Phone: 619-582-5722 Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Clergy: Pastor: Fr. Jose Goopio, SVD Deacon: Tony Albers Deacon: Herb Kelsey

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 6:00PM, & Spanish Mass 4:00PM Tuesday - Friday: 8:00AM Monday: 8:00AM Communion Service Holy Days & Special Services: See bulletin

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:00PM

PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays: 8:30AM

December 16, 2018 — Third Sunday of Advent

Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!

(Philippians 4:4-7)

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Parish Community Announcements

The Giving Trees Gifts Are Due Back Sunday, Dec. 16th

Return the requested gift(s) and attach the tags to them. Return gifts to the Church.

Donated gifts are going to: • El Nido Families • Blessed Sacrament Cares for Kids • Prisoners in Tijuana • Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Tijuana

Sunday Hospitality

1st week: Women’s Club 2nd week: Vietnamese Group 3rd week: Knights of Columbus 4th & 5th week: Spanish Community

CALENDAR DECEMBER

Dec. 16 - Fr. Maxime Villeneuve’s 1st Mass & reception 10am

Dec. 18 - SKDA Advent Celebration 6:30pm

Dec. 20 - Parish Penance Service 7pm

Dec. 22 - Church cleanup 9:30am - 2pm

Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve 6pm Vigil Mass; 11:30pm Caroling; 12 Midnight Mass

Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Masses 8am & 10am

JANUARY

Jan. 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Holy day obligation dispensed. Mass 8am

Jan. 2 - Knights of Columbus PH 6:30pm Jan. 9 - Soup & Salad PH 5-7pm

Fr. Max Celebrates His First Mass With Us! Sunday, Dec. 16 at 10am

Followed by Blessings in the Hall and Reception

We are proud to introduce Father Maxime Villeneuve, O.S.A.

“Max” to friends at Blessed Sacrament, has been ordained an Augustinian priest. You may remember Fr. Max’s imposing size, engaging smile and always helpful attitude. We are humbly honored and blessed to have Fr. Max choose our community for his First Mass. His personal connection and friend-ships through his service led him to say his first Mass with us.

He spent a year of discernment with our parish. During his time with us, ran the Children’s Faith Formation Program, started an adult support program for the parents while their children were in class. It was very successful and is still in limited use today. Fr. Max is now in his second year at St. Augustine High School teaching religion.

We congratulate Fr. Max and share his joy in his new ministry in Christ. We hold him in prayer as he goes forth to serve the Catholic community. Parish Offices Closed

Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 Christmas Holiday

Normal office hours will resume on Jan. 2, 2019

Monday 1-5pm Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm Closed Saturday & Sunday

Faith Formation Holiday Schedule

Dec. 16 - Advent Activity Dec. 23 - No Class Dec. 30 - No Class Jan. 6 - No Class Jan. 13 - Class: Reconciliation Talk

Donate to the Retirement Fund for the Religious

There’s still time to contribute! Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests ministered for years for little to no pay. Their sacrifices now leave their religious communities without adequate retirement savings. Your gift to this collection for the Retirement Fund for Reli-gious helps to provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thou-sands of elderly religious. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. We thank you for your generosity. Info: retiredreligious.org Make checks payable to Blessed Sacrament Parish (write RFR in memo)

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Parish Community Announcements

FINANCIAL UPDATE December 9th:

$4,930.00

Thank you for your continued support.

Children You Are Invited... Monday. Dec. 24th at 6pm to participate in the Christmas Children’s Liturgy. We need angels, shepherds, soldiers, sheep, Mary & Joseph, readers and gift carriers.

One Rehearsal Only Sunday, Dec. 16 After 10am Mass in the Church. Parents are needed & welcome.

Come & See Fr. Jon’s New House!

Sunday, Dec. 16, 9am-4pm at 4310 Cozzens Ct, SD, 92122.

My dear former parishioners, greetings! I am pleased to an-nounce that after living out of a “carry-on” for 5 months (Since my trip to Rome end of May), I’ve finally moved into my new digs. The SVD bought a house in UTC area and had me add on a couple of rooms and buy all the furniture and appliances etc. Now it’s done, and Mi Casa es Su Casa! Yes! You are all invited to celebrate along with me and my housemate Fr. Joe Miller, SVD and “warm-up” the house.

Saint Katharine Drexel Academy Advent Celebration of Prayer & Song

Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6:30pm in the Church

Join the school children and their families in this celebration. All are invited to pray and sing together as one Catholic family! Parishioners from OLSH and Holy Spirit will also be invited to attend and support our regional school. Church doors will be open at 6pm.

Poinsettia Plants Needed Dec. 18-23

Please bring Poinsettias to the church. Red or White is preferred. Help make our Church more Festive for

Christmas. Thank You for your contribution! Questions? Call Cathie Senoff 619-582-6439

Christmas Mass Schedule

Mon., Dec. 24 - 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Children’s Liturgy Tues., Dec. 25 - Midnight Mass at 12 Midnight with Caroling beginning at 11:30pm Tues., Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Morning: 8:00am & 10:00am (No 6:00pm Mass)

Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

New Year’s Day - Tuesday, January 1, 2019

8:00am Mass (only) Holy Day, obligation dispensed

Reporting Sexual Abuse

Complaints about sexual abuse by a member of the clergy or by a parish or Catholic school employee or vol-unteer can be made by contacting Lisa Petronis, 858-490-8353 or at www.sdcatholic.org.

Clean-Up for Christ!

On Saturday, Dec. 22nd 9:30-2pm join the Vietnamese Group in a work party to clean the church & grounds. Bring your own gardening tools like rakes, shovels; trash bags will be provided. Help us prepare for the season of the birth of our Lord by tidying around His house. INFO: Peter Tran 619-259-3787

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REFLECTIONS REJOICE!

Today has traditionally been called “Gaudete Sunday.” The Latin tag is derived from Paul’s appeal in the sec-ond reading to “rejoice always in the Lord,” and the Latin Mass text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Christian joy is underlined by the fact that Paul wrote those words in pris-on. But from there he could see the progress of God’s work.

Is it obvious to us? We feel that this is not the time for joy when there is so much suffering and moral evil. It is in-teresting, then, that the first reading is from the prophet Zephaniah, who is almost exclusively concerned with gloomy visions of Judgment Day. To-day the Church selects the only opti-mistic text in Zephaniah, in which the prophet has been touched by the spirit of joy.

This, we are assured on all sides, is “the season of joy.” Let us recapture that feeling of joy in our lives and reflect it to those who are joyless. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

¡REGOCÍJATE!

El día de hoy se le ha llamado tradi-cionalmente “Domingo Gaudete” o de la “Alegría”. El nombre latino se deriva de la petición de Pedro en la segunda lectura de “alégrense siempre en el Señor”, y del texto de la Misa en latín en el que está basada esta lectura. La ironía y paradoja de esta alegría cristi-ana se manifiesta en el hecho que Pablo escribió esas palabras en la prisión. Pero desde allí podía ver el progreso de la obra de Dios. ¿Nos parece obvio a nosotros? Senti-mos que este no es un tiempo para la alegría cuando hay tanto sufrimiento e inmoralidad. Es interesante, entonces, que la primera lectura sea del profeta Sofonías, que está casi exclusivamen-te preocupado con sombrías visiones del Día del Juicio. Hoy la Iglesia selec-ciona la única parte optimista de Sofonías, donde el profeta es tocado por el espíritu del gozo. Esta es, se nos asegura en todas partes, “la temporada de la alegría”. Recuperemos ese espíritu de alegría en nuestra vida y que se refleje en los que no tienen ese gozo. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

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We have changed the focus of this page to more scriptural reflection ma-terial and seasonal liturgical topics in response to parishioner’s requests.

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WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, Dec. 15 5pm Settimio & Domenico Porco † SUNDAY, Dec. 16 8am Martin Stutz Family † 10am Parishioners 6pm Fr. Jon Kirby, int. MONDAY, Dec. 17 8am Leilanie Bino-Hippel, int. TUESDAY, Dec. 18 8am Cathy Senoff, int. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 8am Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian † THURSDAY, Dec. 20 8am Kathleen Zillemi † FRIDAY, Dec. 21 8am Marco Bevilacqua † SATURDAY, Dec. 22 8am Khien Chu & Tru Pham † 5pm Martin Tischler †

PRAY DAILY FOR OUR PRIESTS Please pick up special prayer

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Scripture Readings & Prayer Dec. 16 – Third Sunday of Advent

A Vocation View: “What ought we to do?” Let joy and gladness show forth in you. You are called to be the presence of Jesus.

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First Reading -- Your God will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals (Zephaniah 3:14-18a).

Psalm -- Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 12:6).

Second Reading -- Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! (Philippians 4:4-7).

Gospel -- Whoever who has two cloaks should share with the per-son who has none. Whoever who has food should do likewise (Luke 3:10-18). Monday Dec. 17

Rev. Elmer Mandac Tuesday Dec. 18 Rev. Kevin Manion Wednesday Dec. 19 Rev. Herman Manuel, SVD Thursday, Dec. 20 Rev. Victor Maristela Friday, Dec. 21 Rev. Ramon Marrufo Saturday, Dec. 22 Rev. Joaquin Martinez, SJ Sunday, Dec. 23 Rev. Joseph Masar

Local Advent Penance Services

Please take this opportunity to prepare for Christ’s birth.

Mon. Dec. 17 - San Diego Mission 7pm Tues. Dec 18 - St. John the Evangelist 7pm Thurs. Dec. 20 - Blessed Sacrament 7pm Thurs. Dec 20 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 7pm Sat Dec 22 - St. Patrick Confessions 3-5pm

THIS WEEK Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17

Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25

Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25

Thursday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38

Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45

Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56

Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Dec. 15 - 22 Posadas Novena Everyone is invited to Las Posadas of Family, Life and Justice which begin on December 15th at the an-nual ecumenical 25th Annual La Posada Sin Fronteras and will con-tinue for the next eight consecutive days at locations around the dio-cese. These posadas sponsored by the diocesan Offices for Family Life & Spirituality and Life, Peace & Jus-tice, are a prayerful way of preparing for the coming of our Lord, Jesus, on Christmas. We will reflect upon his birth as we pray in solidarity with our brothers and sisters that are marginalized, our families who have been separated and to uphold the dignity of all human life. Dates and locations, as well as at home pray-ers at www.sdcatholic.org. Jan. 18-20 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend At the Courtyard Marriott in Rancho Bernardo. Start the New Year off right. Celebrate the love you have for your spouse & deepen your rela-tionship. Food & lodging provided. $75 fee + a voluntary donation. Sign up at www.wwme-sandiego.org

What’s Happening Around the Town Jan. 19 San Diego Walk for Life 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Come to 6th & Laurel Street intersection in Bal-boa. Join 4,000+ families and indi-viduals in nationwide celebrations of life by participating in the 6th annual San Diego Walk for Life. The theme is “All are Welcome” with emphasis in people who have Down syn-drome. We are honored to welcome Bishop John Dolan and other inspir-ing speakers. Your presence is cru-cial to make this family-friendly event a success. INFO: mvalencia@sdcatholic.org Jan. 26 Diocese of San Diego - Parish Leadership Conference - Spring Forward - 9am - 3pm Fr. Tony Ricard special guest, at Good Shepherd Church 8200 Gold Coast Dr. 92126; Limited Seating, $35 per person or $125 for each parish group of 5, Online Pre-Registration Only at sdcatholic.org/springforward, No at-the-door regis-tration will be accepted. For more info. contact Lisa Vaca 858-490-8230 or Lvaca@sdcatholic.org

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MINISTRIES

Adoration Chapel Contact parish office 619-582-5722

Altar Servers Contact parish office 619-582-5722

Choir - Contemporary (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses) 619-582-5722

Choir - Traditional Patti Burch (8am Masses) 619-735-6330

Eucharistic Ministers Contact Parish Office 619-582-5722

Lectors Sheila Kennedy 619-287-1864

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Cares for Kids Teresa Markey 619-582-2141

Culture of Life Margie Morrison 619-582-8651

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Deacon Tony Albers

Kerwin Molina, x124 Faith Formation Coordinator Grades 1-8. FaithForm@blessedsacrament- sandiego.org

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SACRAMENTS

Marriage Information: 619-582-5722 Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before the marriage date.

Baptism Information: Deacon Herb Kelsey

First Communion: Contact Parish Office

Confirmation: Contact Parish Office

Anointing of the Sick: Fr. Jose Goopio 619-582-5722

Funeral Arrangements: Contact Parish Office 619-582-5722

SCHOOL SKDA - St. Katharine Drexel Academy Anne Egan, Principal 619-582-3862 Parent-Teacher Group(PTG) Tina Greenbank (President) tinagreenbank@gmail.com