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THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what
good are these for so many? (JOHN 6:9)
The miracle of the Loaves and Fishes is the only miracle which is re-corded six times in the Gospel. It carries two important messages. First, no matter how little we have, we always have enough to share. Second, in our Stewardship, Christ can take our humble gifts and do great things with them if we are just willing to let Him.
Last Week’s Mass Collection: $ 6,323.70 Online Giving: $ 390.00
God bless you super abundantly for your generosity!
THE PRAYER CORNER For the sick: Jimmy Wong, Socorro Garcia, Aldo Comparini, & Tony Renzo. For the dead: Fr. Terry Fulton, Ayda Young, Manny Gomez, Joyce Terry, Mary Delmendo, Carmelita Andrews, Saturnino Bula- nan, Jr., Antonino Bueno, Saturnino Alfaro, Michael Yu, Pilar Co, Merlin Roxas, Julio Roxas, Virgilio Ventura, Casimiro Alamo, Lilia
Gaudia, Ernest Martinez, Jr., Paul de Alba, & Clarita Felix For the military: Jonas Abad, Jr., Robert Harter, & Lester Paclibar.
SUMMER BBQ FOR A CAUSE: AUGUST 2 Divine Mercy Human Development Foundation invites you to its 6th Summer BBQ Fundraising on August 2 at 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 8300 Florin Road (Corner Pritchard), Sacramento, CA 95828. Donation is $15.00 for adults, $5.00 for children 7-12 years old. Children 6 and under, accompanied by their parents, are free. Donate now and get a chance to win a Char-Griller 3001 Grillin' Pro 40,800-BTU Gas Grill. Call 916-525-5593 to get your tickets.
CALLED & GIFTED WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ADULTS The Department of Evangelization & Catechesis is sponsoring the Called & Gifted workshop for Young Adults, facilitated by the Cath-erine of Siena Institute. The workshop will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 29, at Divine Savior Catholic Church in Orangevale from 9:00am-5:00pm. All young adults ages 18-39 are invited to participate. Cost is $30, which includes registration fee, lunch, and materials. To regis-ter or for more information visit www.yacatholic.org or contact Ce-cilia Flores [email protected], (916) 733-0151.
SAME SEX MARRIAGE: THE CHURCH AND THE CONTROVERSY
Join Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn who will help us - espe-cially high school teens and their parents - understand why the Church's teachings on marriage are compassionate and reasonable, not hateful or bigoted, in keeping with our nature as man and woman, and the best thing for children. August 29, 2015 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish. RSVP: www.icatholicyouth.com.
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ST. MARIA GORETTI 2015 FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL During the weekend of October 10th and 11th we will celebrate God's gift of our SMG parish community with dinner on Saturday and a festi-val on Sunday. You will not want to miss the food, games, raffles, craft booths, and entertainment! Mark your calendars now! Can you help make this another successful and fun festival? Come to an information session Monday, July 27, at 7 pm at the Parish Center. Help and ideas for all areas of the festival are welcome. The Festival co-chairs will also be available after most Masses every weekend. Come say Hi and see what needs you can fill. Do you have a craft or other home-based business you would like to promote at the Fes-tival? Pick up a vendor interest form and return it by August 31st. Pre-orders for Festival T-Shirts will be taken starting this week as well. If you miss us on the weekends, information flyers are available in the office. Your festival co-chairs are Bob & Juanita Peterson and Damon & Beth Thayer. We look forward to seeing you.
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Bring this bulletin with you to the KUMON center
8700 Bradshaw Road Elk Grove, CA 95624 (916) 647-4538 Tel (916) 647-4539 Fax
www.saintmariagoretti.net
Pastor: Fr. Mervin P. Concepcion Email: [email protected] Pastor’s emergency ext. 208
Administration: Al Llenos - Business Manager [email protected]
Religious Education: Luz Manrique - Dir. Religious Ed [email protected]
Parish Pastoral Council: Patty Suter [email protected]
Finance Council: Bill Klaproth [email protected]
Liturgy: Pat & Ann Hanna [email protected]
Stewardship: Jude Salgado [email protected]
Music Coordinator: Mike Kitchens [email protected]
Parish Center & Office
"We, the People of St. Maria Goretti Catholic parish, are called by Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God through prayer, praise, sacraments and education in order to build the church and share the message of love, justice, and forgiveness in service to all."
MISSION STATEMENT
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Weekday Masses: Monday & Tuesday 7:00 a.m. Wednesday & Friday 7:00 p.m.
(First Friday of the month, Holy Hour
& Benediction after 7:00pm Mass)
SACRAMENTS:
Reconciliation - Saturday at 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday by appointment only.
Baptism - Please call the office at (916) 647-4538 to obtain information, preparation of necessary documents before the date of baptism can be scheduled.
Marriage - Engaged couple must contact the office to setup an appointment with the pastor to begin preparation of necessary documents at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick/Communion
to the Sick & Homebound - Please call the office at (916) 647-4538 to receive the above sacraments.
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
STEWARDSHIP PRAYER
Praised are you, O God, our loving creator
and giver of all good gifts. Bless our par-
ish, strengthen our faith, and grant us
the spirit of Christian stewardship so
that we may give generously of our time,
talent, and treasure in worship and
prayer, and in spreading Your kingdom
here in our Church and throughout the
world. This we ask through Jesus Christ,
Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God
now and forever. Amen.
PARISH REGISTRATION AND CHANGE IN CONTACT INFO
We welcome new families to our Parish. Upon receipt of this form, we will mail you the parish registra-tion form to complete. You may place it in the offertory basket or mail it to: St. Maria Goretti Parish Center
8700 Bradshaw Road Elk Grove, CA 95624
Or you may fax it: (916) 647-4539
07/26/2015
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME— July 26, 2015
New to St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church Community? Recently moved or changed phone number / email ?
Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City: _________________________________ Zip: ______________
Phone: ___________________ Email: ___________________________
Fill out and deposit in Offertory Basket. Thank You!
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME July 26, 2015
“One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five bar-ley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” . . .Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.” - John 6:8, 11
JESUS’ FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND Can anything on this earth truly satisfy the deep-est longing and hunger we experience for God? A great multitude had gathered to hear Jesus, no doubt because they were hungry for the word of life. Jesus' disciples
wanted to send them away at the end of the day because they did not have the resources to feed them. They even complained how much money it would take to feed such a large crowd - at least six month's wages! Jesus, the Bread of Life, took the little they had - five loaves and two fish - and giving thanks to his heavenly Father, distributed to all until they were satisfied of their hunger. The people of Israel had been waiting for the prophet whom Moses had promised: The Lord your God will raise up for you a
prophet like me from among you, from your brethren - him shall you
heed (Deuteronomy 18:15). The signs which Jesus did, including the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, signified that God has in-deed sent him as the anointed Prophet and King. Jesus' feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle that is repeated in all four gospel accounts. What is the significance of this particular miracle? The miraculous feeding of such a great multitude pointed to God's provi-sion of manna in the wilderness for the people of Israel under Moses' leadership (Exodus 16). This daily provision of food in the barren wilderness foreshadowed the true heavenly bread which Jesus would offer his followers. Jesus makes a claim which only God can make: He is the true
bread of heaven that can satisfy the deepest hunger we experience. The sign of the multiplication of the loaves when the Lord says the blessing, breaks, and distributes through his disciples prefigures the superabundance of the unique bread of his Eucharist or Lord's Sup-per. When we receive from the Lord's Table we unite ourselves to Jesus Christ, who makes us sharers in his body and blood. Ignatius of Antioch (35-107 A.D.) calls it the "one bread that provides the medicine of immortality, the antidote for death, and the food that makes us live forever in Jesus Christ" (Ad Eph. 20,2). This super-natural food is healing for both body and soul and strength for our journey heavenward. When you approach the Table of the Lord, what do you expect to receive? Healing, pardon, comfort, and rest for your soul? The Lord has much more for us, more than we can ask or imagine! The princi-pal fruit of receiving the Eucharist is an intimate union with Christ. As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens us in charity and enables us to break with disordered attachments to creatures and to be more firmly rooted in the love of Christ. The feeding of the five thousand shows the remarkable generosity of God and his great kindness towards us. When God gives, he gives abundantly. He gives more than we need for ourselves so that we may have something to share with others, especially those who lack what they need. God takes the little we have and multiplies it for the good of others. Do you trust in God's provision for you and do you share freely with others, especially those who are in need?
POPE FRANCIS’ APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO THE U.S.A. Have you made arrangements for your trip to see Pope Francis? Pope Francis will visit Washington, New York and Philadelphia, September 22-27. His visit will include addresses to Congress and the United Nations, the canonization of Blessed Junípero Serra and will culminate in his partici-pation in the World Meeting of Families in P h i l a d e l p h i a . Here is the schedule for Pope Francis' 2015
Apostolic Journey to the United States of America as released by the Vatican. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. If you cannot be with Pope Francis physically in this journey, please remember him and the rest of the pilgrims in your prayer. May our Pope’s visit be spiritually uplifting to all. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (WASHINGTON, DC)
4:00 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (WASHINGTON, DC) 9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony and meeting with President Obama at
the White House 11:30 a.m. Midday Prayer with the bishops of the United States, St.
Matthew's Cathedral 4:15 p.m. Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra, Basilica of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (WASHINGTON, DC,
NEW YORK CITY 9:20 a.m. Address to Joint Session of the United States Congress 11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of
the Archdiocese of Washington 4:00 p.m. Depart from Joint Base Andrews 5:00 p.m. Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport 6:45 p.m. Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick's Cathedral
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (NEW YORK CITY) 8:30 a.m. Visit to the United Nations and Address to the United Na-
tions General Assembly 11:30 a.m. Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum,
World Trade Center 4:00 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East Harlem 6:00 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (NEW YORK CITY, PHILADEL-
PHIA 8:40 a.m. Departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport 9:30 a.m. Arrival at Atlantic Aviation, Philadelphia 10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Phila-
delphia 4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall 7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin Franklin Park-
way SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (PHILADELPHIA)
9:15 a.m. Meeting with bishops at St. Martin's Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility 4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Fami-
lies, Benjamin Franklin Parkway 7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the
World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation 8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Sun. July 26 8 a.m., 10a .m., 12p.m. Mass Mon. July 27 6:30 a.m. Rosary / Mass 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice, 8 a.m. Choir 7:00 p.m. Festival Pre-Planning Meeting Tue. July 28 6:30 a.m. Rosary / Mass 5:00 p.m. Choir Practice, 12 Noon Choir Wed. July 29 5:00 p.m. Choir Practice, 5 p.m. Choir 6:30 p.m. Rosary / Mass / Perpetual Help Novena Thurs. July 30 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice, 10 a.m. Choir Fri. July 31 6:30 p.m. Rosary / Mass / Holy Hour Sat. August 1 9:00 a.m. Catechist Day of Recollection
3:30 p.m. Confession 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
SUPER RAFFLE Super Raffle is back again! Purchase your ticket(s) after all masses starting today or at the parish office during the week. Like last year, we will be only selling 300 tickets and will have five (5) $1,000 winners and one (1) Grand Prize Winner of $5,000. Winning tickets will be drawn at the parish festival on October 11th. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased in whole or together with friends, neighbors, co-workers or other family members. Last year we sold out so buy your tickets early. Let’s welcome Father Mervin back from vacation with the good news that we have sold out!
LORD OF PARDON’S 23RD ANNIVERSARY: AUG. 2 The celebration of Our Lord of Pardon Family Devotion’s 23rd Anni-versary is on August 2, at 1:00 p.m., after the 12 p.m. Mass. There will be a potluck lunch. A 7-day community prayer, starting July 26, through August 1, will precede this event. Come and enjoy the day with us. Call Chuchi Vega at 916-895-9804 or Lita Magalona at 916-897-1763 for more information.
CFCS FELLOWSHIP MEET & GREET AT SMG Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services (CFCS) will be hosting a Fel-lowship Meet & Greet on Tuesday, July 28, after the 7am Mass at the narthex. Join us for cookies, coffee or tea and allow us to answer your questions about funeral and cemetery services. We are here as your resource through one of life’s most difficult times. For more informa-tion please contact Melissa Kenerly, Outreach Manager, at 916/452-4831.
CHANGE OF TIME AND VENUE FOR RECEPTION!!! Please note that the time/venue for the reception of Luz Manrique’s special event on August 15th is changed from 6 p.m. at St. Maria Gor-etti Parish Hall to 3:15 p.m., immediately after the 2 p.m. Consecra-tion Mass, at Mercy Hall, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Light fare/Hors d'oeuvres will be served at the reception. Please RSVP by August 1 if you are attending. Contributions towards the reception either in cash or in kind, will be much appreciated. Sign-up sheets are available in the vestibule. For details, please contact Arlene (916-471-8561), Paula, Adette or Adelle at [email protected]. The Church considers a consecrated virgin to be a “bride of Christ” because she freely offers herself, and all the love she would have given to a husband and children, to Christ alone for the glory of God and the salvation of His people. Consecrated virgins serve as a witness and reminder to the fact that Christ is the ultimate fulfillment, not only of the longings of the human heart, but also of all time and history. To be more informed to help promote this vocation, visit www.consecratedvirgins.org.
CHURCH PROJECTOR OPERATORS URGENTLY NEEDED We urgently need projector operators for the 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Mass on Sundays. Please contact Aaron Simmons by email at [email protected] or call Al at 916-647-4538. Thank you.
ANNUAL SOCCER CHALLENGE Children ages 9 to 14 are invited to sign up for the Knights of Colum-bus Annual Soccer Challenge to be held on August 16. Last year we had a 13-year old girl, Nicole Immeker, who won the State Championship, and a 10year old girl, Alyssa Bothun, who was crowned Northern California Champion. Can you be our champion this year? Please sign up after Mass.
CFF DONATIONS NEEDED Our dear SMG Parishioners: We thank you in advance for donating the following items that we need for our children’s faith formation this year: 11”x 17” or 8.5”x 11” posters of saints, white board markers and erasers, pairs of scissors for kids, glue sticks, staplers, construction paper, crayons. New ones would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless you.
CFF CATECHIST DAY OF RECOLLECTION & PLANNING The start of a new year of faith formation holds a lot of promise, but there’s much planning to be done before we open our doors to new classes. Thanks be to God for blessing us with dedicated catechists and young catechist aides who are dedicated in helping our children grow in faith and are willing to make planning a basic part of their vol-unteer work. Please pray for them as they prepare for the new CFF Year. They will have a day of recollection and in-service training on August 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the morning, Deacon David Leatherby will facilitate their recollection on the topic, “Deepening Our Spirituality As Catechists.” After lunch, Ms. Terry Cotting-Mogan from Pflaum Publishing Group will orient them on the new CFF book, the Gospel Weeklies. Then, they proceed with the grade level team planning. Let us support our catechists with prayers and encourage-ment that they may be steadfast in witnessing to the Gospel and live a life that reflects God’s love and care.
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Invest your time for a better relationship! Come, join a Marriage En-richment Program, sponsored by St. Maria Goretti Church, on Saturday, August 8th, at 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Your goal may be one of the fol-lowing: Improve your relationship as husband and wife, Restore a trou-bled relationship, You are entering into the sacrament of matrimony, or Your relationship is good and you want to enrich it more. The program is free. Lunch and baby-sitting will be provided. Registration is lim-ited to 25 couples only. For more information, or to join the program, please contact Erwin & Rebecca Jordan at 916-479-0855 or 916-479-2557 or at [email protected].
RCIA CLASS STARTS SEPTEMBER 3RD The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) will begin on Sept. 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at SMG Parish Center. Are you interested in becoming a Catholic or would just like to know more about us? Are you Catholic, but only baptized, and never completed your sacraments? Come and take a look. There is no pressure to join our Church, just a friendly invitation to come and check us out. You will discover why we are still here after 2000 years. Call Al Llenos at 916-647-4538 to register.
BIBLE STUDY: PSALMS, THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER You are invited to the Bible Study to be held on September 12 through November 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Join Jeff Cavins, Sarah Christmyer, and Dr. Tim Gray as they show us how to establish a deeply personal dialogue with God through the Psalms. If you are in-terested to join this class, please contact Rhett Tejada at 916-308-8764.
July26 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11,15-16,17-18; Eph 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 12 p.m. Paul de Alba (+) July 27 Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-20,21-22,23; Mt 13:31-35 July 28 Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time
Ex 33:7-11;34:5-9,28; Ps 103:6-7,8-9,10-11,12-13; Mt 13:35-43 July 29 Wednesday, Memorial – St. Martha Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5,6,7,9; Jn 11:19-27 July 30 Thursday, Memorial – St. Peter Chrysologus
Ex 40:16-21,34-38; Ps 84:3,4,5-6, 8,11; Mt 13:47-53 July 31 Friday, Memorial – St. Ignatius of Loyola Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27,34-37; Ps 81:3-4, 5-6,10-11; Mt 13:54-58 August 1 Saturday, Memorial – St. Alphonsus Liguori
Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
