MISSION STATEMENT We, the clergy of St. Basil the Great, guided by the Holy Scripture, Tradition and Magisterium inspired by the Holy Spirit are called by Christ to evangelize, to educate and to motivate the lay faithful to become active witnesses to the spirituality of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) through sacraments, liturgy, praise and worship.

St. Basil the Great Catholic Church

1200 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Website: http://www.stbasilvallejo.org

Rev. Alfredo L. Tamayo - Pastor

Rev. Ronald V. Torres - Parochial Vicar

Deacon Mike Urick

Deacon Errol Kissinger

Parish Center - (707) 644-5251

1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Lillian Gatchalian - Admin. Assistant

stbasiloffice@gmail.com

Sheri Thomas - Business Manager

Parish Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

9:00am to Noon & 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Office Closed Wednesdays

St. Basil School - (707) 642-7629

1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Julia Boen ~ Principal

St. Basil Preschool - (707) 642-5966

1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Lisa Butler ~ Director

Religious Education/Youth Ministry

(707) 644-8309

1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Julie Kissinger ~ Director

MUSIC MINISTRY

Cherry Lopez ~ Director

JANUARY 18, 2015 ~ SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday, 4:00 to 5:00pm

Sacrament of Baptism: Pre-Baptism preparation

class required. Please call the Parish Office for

more information.

Sacrament of Marriage: Minimum 6 months

advance notice required. Please contact the Parish

Office to make an appointment with the Marriage/

Wedding Coordinator.

Pastoral Care for the Sick/Homebound: Please

call the Parish Office to arrange for home and

hospital visits

Anointing of the Sick, please call (707) 567-9500

Stewardship at St. Basil Parish

Grow our Gifts…Share Our Blessings

Stewardship of Treasure

01/11/15: $10,003.30

Your ongoing support is essential in

helping us meet the many needs of the

parish and community.

In today’s first reading, we hear Samuel

respond eagerly, “Here I am!” each time

the Lord calls him. May we, too, be

listening for the call of God in our lives

and be ready to say like the psalmist,

“Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.” Stewardship by the Book….Sharon Hueckel

SCHEDULE

OF MASSES

Saturday:

5:30pm (Vigil Mass)

Sunday:

7:30am, 9:30am,

11:30am & 5:30pm

Daily:

7:15am in the Mary Chapel

Holy Days:

7:15am, 9:30am & 7:30pm

PLEASE

PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER

YOUR GIFT

TO ST. BASIL PARISH.

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

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St. Basil School invites you to our Open

House on January 25, 2015. Join us for our

School Parish Mass at 9:30 AM on same day.

Reception and Open House is from 10:30 am

- 1:00 pm. Take this opportunity to visit our

classrooms, meet our faculty and staff and

visit with the St. Basil School community.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Julia Boen

Principal

Catholic School Week January 25 - 31, 2015

WATCHING FOR THE MESSIAH

Today’s Gospel story of John and his disciples

seeing and following Jesus sounds so simple and cas-

ual, it’s easy to miss the significant acts of faith that

are made.

John points to Jesus: “Look,” he says, “there is

the Lamb of God.” John’s faith in Jesus is evident, so

evident that John’s disciples immediately leave his

side to follow this Jesus.

The two disciples make their own act of faith.

They follow Jesus, spend time with him, and are

quick to spread the good news of their discovery:

“We have found the Messiah.”

It is easy to forget that the expectations of gener-

ations, the hopes of many ages of faithful people

were being fulfilled in these simple acts of faith. The

Lamb of God, the Messiah, foretold by the prophets,

had finally come. Nearly everyone among the Jewish

people was watching for the Messiah back then; who

in our own society watches for signs of the presence

of the Messiah today? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Speak, Lord, for your

servant is listening (1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19).

Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do

your will (Psalm 40).

Second Reading — Your bodies are mem-

bers of Christ; glorify God in your body (1

Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20). Gospel — The first disciples saw where

Jesus was staying and they stayed with him

(John 1:35-42). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for

Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the

Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Old customs fade slowly, and in 1560 the Council of

Trent tried for significant change in pastoral care of the sick.

People resisted, thinking that the last breath was the right time

for the sacrament. Although physical improvement was often

noted after anointing, it was seen as a kind of bonus, rather

than an expected outcome of a prayer for good health,

strength, patience, and even healing. More than four hundred

years later, many people still do not ask for anointing until it is

literally too late for the person to have reasonable hope of

healing, or at least be aware enough to participate in the ritual.

By then, it may even be too late for viaticum, the true “last

rite.”

We have a treasure in our tradition that we seem reluctant

to use. We visit the sick, we anoint those who are in the first

crisis of illness, we give Communion to those who are dying,

and we keep vigil and pray for those close to death. When

anointing is celebrated early enough, optimally when the sick

person is still at Sunday Mass, it can be a source of courage,

faith, and hope for a difficult road ahead. When we anoint our

sick, we remind them that they belong to Christ and a commu-

nity of faith. We bring them into the presence of Christ to rec-

oncile, heal, and give strength and hope. We resist forces that

isolate and alienate the sick; the symbol of touch is a powerful

act of acceptance. Why wait until the crisis of illness is dire

before we apply such a rich remedy to body and soul? —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

The fullness of joy is to behold God

in everything. —St. Julian JOY

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c;

Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6

Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12, or any

of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer

Friday: Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19

Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9;

Mk 3:20-21

Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31;

Mk 1:14-20

WORRIES The greatest of worries can’t pay the smallest of debts. —Anonymous

Jesus said to her:

“Give me a drink.” John 4:7

The Diocese of Sacramento and various

congregations representing a number of

Christian denominations will come to-

gether for an Evening of Ecumenical

Prayer and Fellowship on Wednesday,

January 21, 2015 at 7:30 pm at the

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

An Evening of Prayer and Fellowship

Pro Life Retreat 2015 (Given in English) A one-day retreat for anyone involved in pro-life work of any kind will

be offered by Fr. Matt Spenser, OSJ, on February 28, 2015 at the Our

Lady of Grace School in West Sacramento. $10 cost includes lunch. For

more information and to register go to www.ProLifeRetreat.com.

WE WELCOME THE NEW MEMBERS

OF OUR ST. BASIL’S FAITH COMMUNITY

Our warmest welcome to all who worship with us!

If you are not yet registered, fill out the form below and place it in the offering basket

or mail it to the Parish Center, 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590. Upon

receipt of this form we will mail you the parish registration form to complete and

return. Thank you!

NAME:____________________________________________

ADDRESS:_______________________________________

CITY______________________ZIP______________

TELEPHONE NUMBER: __________________________ 3

Saturday ~ January 17, 2015 ~ 5:30pm

Man-On Cheng (+)

Jaime and Benita Belen (+)

Ernesta Furtado (+)

Austusto and Maria Furtado (+)

Mariano and Lina Pacheco (+)

Sunday ~ January 18, 2015 ~ 7:30am

Sandy Morgado (+)

Agapita Olario Galia (+)

Eric Sopang (+)

Kwan Gene Yun (+)

Nerissa Gabriel (+DA)

Sunday ~ January 18, 2015 ~ 9:30am

Dominic Goyena (6th BD)

Jerillene J. Arnoco (+)

Hilaria Liguid (+40th day)

Estrella Pamogas (+)

Sunday ~ January 18, 2015 ~ 11:30am

Crescencio Gaviola (S.I.)

Bobby Ramilo Amagan (S. I.)

Angel and Buen Ramilo (+)

Consolacion Cosme (+)

Mark Anthony Soriano (+BD)

Sunday ~ January 18, 2015 ~ 5:30pm

Seferino Naliza (+)

Luminosa C. Reyes (+)

Gertrudes Reyes Masadao (+)

Praxedes Santos (+DA)

Jose Ramirez (+DA)

Monday ~ January 19, 2015 ~ 7:15am

Casiana Lucas(+)

Stephen Mingham (+)

Tuesday ~ January 20, 2015, 2014 ~ 7:15am

Rosemary Tuel (+)

Juanita Sagun (+)

Edgardo Datar (+BD)

Wednesday ~ January 21, 2015~ 7:15am

Jaime and Benita Belen (+)

Francisco Pavon (+BD)

Thursday ~ January 22, 2015 ~ 7:30pm

Florencia Paule (+)

Serafin A. Torga, Sr. (+DA)

Friday ~ January 23, 2015 ~ 7:15am

Vicente Santos (+DA)

Katie Abeyta

Edna Arcebal

Yola Bekhit

Boni and Gigi Capuyan

Arthur Cuanang

Edzel David Brown

Andre Davis

Danilo Dipiramo

Milagros de Guzman

Dorothy Egidio

Modesto Gatmen

Fredric Gough

Cris and Severina Ilagan

Aly Rose Jacobsen

Millie James

Rodolfo Lomibao

Dolly Marquez

Winnie Meadows

Rolando Mercurio

Jim Murphy

James O’Brien

Nicholas Policar

Ed Sablan

Anna Silva

Dominador Viray

Nathaniel Williams

Matilda Wilson

January 25, 2015

Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

January 18, 2015

Your body is a temple of the

Holy Spirit within you. — 1 Corinthians 6:19a

On February 7, 2015 the Sacramento Diocese will present the

MOTHER & DAUGHTER PROGRAM for ages 10 to 12

at St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in the Conference Room. The

Mother-Daughter Programs explore God’s special gift of

human fertility and the beauty and wonder of God’s plan for

growing up and becoming a woman. All presentations are

pure, light-hearted and affirming! St. Vincent’s will host an

English language program from 9:00am-12:30pm. To regis-

ter online, contact a local site coordinator, or to review pro-

gram content, go to www.MotherDaughterProrgam.com. To

register by mail or with other questions, please contact Steve

Patton at(916) 733-0133 or email: spatton@scd.org or Ana

Jaime at (707) 280-0717.

January 19, 2015

Called to be a Catechist (Given in English)

All Catechists and those working in Faith Formation are invited to a workshop on

“Called to be a Catechist” sponsored by the Department of Evangelization and Cat-

echesis on Saturday, January 24th from 9AM-12PM at Divine Mercy Church in Sac-

ramento. This workshop will help us understand the call and vocation of a catechist,

discuss the importance of catechesis in the life and mission of the church, identify

qualities and talents of a catechist, and much more. Our speaker will be Sharon

Laitinen. Come gain insights on how to fulfill this call from God to bring His king-

dom to life. For more information or to register contact Rosina Hendrickson at (916)

733-0153 or rhendrickson@scd.org.

Choose Life 2015 - January 22, 2015 (Given in English) All middle-school & high-school youth, teachers, parents and ministers are invited to

attend this exciting event. Find out what does being “Pro-Life” vs. “Pro-Choice”

really mean, learn how can you talk about abortion with friends and family and gain

skills to make a difference at your schools and parishes. Choose life 2015 is happen-

ing on January 22,2015 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament starting at 7:00pm.

Featured guests include, Brennan Cull, Amanda Vernon and Bishop Jaime Soto. For

more information please contact Steve Patton at (916) 733-0133 or spatton@scd.org.