Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm (open during lunch hour) Closed Saturday Open Sunday 9:00am to 1:30pm

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Seamus O’Brien, Pastor Office Ext 22 Rectory Ext 10 Fr. Miguel Grajeda, Vicar of Clergy, In Residence Deacon David Ford Tommy Gomez, Maintenance Manager Ext 27

Jeannette Marrujo, Office Manager/Bookkeeper Ext 23

Jordan Lewis, Director of Faith Formation and Liturgy Coordinator Ext 25 Lana Poklad, Director of Liturgical Music and Choir Ext 26 Betsy Messman, SOAR & EM to the Homebound Ext 24 Lorie Ford, Parish Secretary Ext 20

Heather Diaz, Preschool Director — 372-3555

St Vincent de Paul Help Line — 915-0415

BAPTISM Call the Parish Office, 655-4160

FAITH FORMATION K-8 Weekly Youth Classes, First Communion, Confirmation,

Small Christian Communities Contact: Jordan Lewis jordan@stangelamerici.org

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC OR COMPLETING THEIR SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Call Barbara Wright–277-9186

MARRIAGES*

Call the parish office-655-4160, ext 20 *Begin instruction six months before the intended date of the wedding.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon Monday: 8:00 am Communion Service Tues - Sat: 8:00 am

RECONCILIATION: Saturday, 4:00 pm—4:45 pm

Or by appointment any time

Parish Registration Form Please fill out the form below and place it in collection basket or return it to parish office.

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OUR PARISH COMMUNITY MISSION STATEMENT We, the family of St. Angela Merici, a welcoming community with a rich heritage, live out

our Baptismal call to become the Body of Christ through Eucharist, Evangelization and Stewardship.

Lighthouse at 9th Street, Pacific Grove, California 93950 Office 146 8th Street, Telephone 655-4160 ~Fax 440-7450

Email: stangelachurch@stangelamerici.org

www.stangelamericipacificgrove.org

Third Sunday Of Lent

March 24, 2019

MARK YOU CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING

EVENTS TO HELP DEEPEN YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY.

• Friday, March 29th - Conversation and Community Suppers, 5pm in the par ish hall. • Sunday, March 31st - K of C Pancake Breakfast following the 8am and 10am Masses. • Friday, April 5th - Last Conversation and Community Supper, 5pm in the par ish hall • Wednesday, April 10th - Reconciliation Service, 7pm • April 14th - Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Masses are Saturday: 5pm and Sunday: 8am, 10am and 12 Noon

COME JOIN US! Lenten Suppers Continue this Friday!

Each Friday, as a community, we are meeting in the parish hall for a light supper followed by deeper conversation related to Dynamic Catholic’s Best Lent Ever daily reflection series.

Although the discussions began on March 15th, anyone is most welcome to begin attending at any time.

We look forward to your presence and contributions to our conversation.

If you are new and plan to attend, please RSVP to the parish office.

It is highly recommended that you enroll in these free daily emails, although anyone is welcomed to attend these sessions and will

be able to participate fully. Jordan

Tickets are Adults $7, Children $5 Families $20 If you wish to go, please purchase the tickets that are available this weekend, March 23rd24th after all the Masses!

Come enjoy delicious sausage, bacon, eggs and pancakes and wonderful fellowship!

All proceeds of this breakfast will be donated to the Bishop’s Burse

in support of seminarians in our diocese.

JOIN US NEXT WEEKEND! Knights of Columbus Delicious

Pancake Breakfast!

Next Sunday, March 31st, 2019 in the parish hall and being served after the 8:00 am and 10:0am

Christ Child Society of Monterey Bay

Partnering with St. Angela’s Pre-school on Literacy

Early childhood literacy is a huge indicator of

academic and workplace success. That’s why the Christ Child Society of Monterey Bay is piloting

an early literacy program with the help of St. Angela’s Preschool this spring. Assuming the pilot programs are successful, we will take our new programs to under-resourced infants at a local pre-school TBD this fall. Volunteers are

needed for the pilot to read to children (in costume), prepare and supervise crafts, provide

snacks and donate books.

Join us in this important effort! Email Anne Kelley, annemurkel@hotmail.com or

Call 206-949-2944

We here at St. Angela Merici Preschool say

THANK YOU!

We are ever so grateful to Father Seamus and the parishioners of St. Angela’s for all the wonderful support we received for this year’s Preschool Silent & Live Auction Fundraiser! We are blessed to report that we were able to raise a total of $20,500 in profit for the preschool! Thank you to Miranda Morris and the parishioner volunteers for organizing a beautiful and delicious dessert bar for our event. A special thanks to Keith Quisno who, as our auctioneer extortioner, did a fabulous job keeping our event on track and guests engaged.

Take some time to reflect on your

Lenten Journey:

What time have you set aside to simply be with God this Lent? In what ways have you seen or experienced the mercy of God this Lent?

JOIN US!

Parish Reconciliation Service Wednesday, April 10th, at 7pm

This will be an evening to experience the

forgiving presence of God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Our progress towards $110,000

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Thank you to the 204/900 registered families who have helped support our AMA fundraising! If you have not yet contributed, please prayerfully consider how you can help us meet our $110,000 goal so that it will be matched by our generous anonymous donor!

OUR PARISH FAMILY GOAL

FOR 2019 $110,000

MARY’S GARDEN IS COMING IN MAY 4TH-5TH! Please submit your orders by the 14th of April

The third and fourth grade Faith Formation class is continuing to focus on

“Loving God & Loving Others” through service projects, and we welcome your support.

Each May, we have created “Mary’s Gardens” to present to a special mom in our lives. The pots are lovingly hand painted and planted by the kiddos with

beautiful plants representing Our Blessed Mother.

The results were so wonderful last year we decided this year to offer Mary’s Gardens for sale to parishioners with all funds donated to the St. Angela Women’s

fund which helps support women parishioners in need.

Place your order now by filling out the slip below and returning to the Parish Office and we will have your Mary’s Garden ready for pick up after

the Masses on the weekend of May 4th-5th. (Limited to the first 100 orders.)

Any questions, please contact Nanci at nsperocchi@gmail.com or 831-601-0188.

Yes! I’d like a Mary’s Garden made with love by 3rd/4th graders.

Name: _______________________________________________

Phone: _______________________________________________

Cost is $10.00 (Cash or check payable to St. Angela Merici Parish)

Anyway People are often unreasonable, illogical, If you find serenity and happiness, And self-centered. They may be jealous. F O R G I V E T H E M A N Y W A Y B E H A P P Y A N Y W A Y If you are kind, The good you do today, People may accuse you of selfish People will often forget tomorrow. Ulterior motives. D O G O O D A N Y W A Y B E K I N D A N Y W A Y Give the world the best you have. If you are successful, And it may never be enough. You will win some false friends G I V E T H E B E S T Y O U’V E G O T And some true enemies. A N Y W AY S U C C E E D A N Y W A Y If you are honest and frank, You see, People may cheat you. In the final analysis it is between you and God; B E H O N E S T A N D F R A N K A N Y W A Y It was never between you and them anyway. What you spend years building, - Found on Mother Teresa’s Wall - Someone could destroy overnight. B U I L D A N Y W A Y

Mon 03/25

8:00pm

Communion Service

Tues 03/26

8:00am

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Patricia Peterson - Father

Wed 03/27

8:00am

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Emily Cabral - Tony Ayres

Thurs 03/28

8:00am

Maria Andrade

Fri. 03/29

8:00am

Saundra Ciucci - Betsy Messman

Sat. 03/30

8:00am 5:00pm

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Fr. Bob Murrin Linda Cave - Paul & Eileen Klein Ralph Rhodenbaugh - Betsy Messman

Sun 03/31

8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

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Elmer Grain - Brother John Grisin - Family Peter, Angela, Eleanor & Jack Balesteri Maria Dos Santos & Children - S Antone S. Cabral & Parents - S Emily Cabral

Sat. 03/23

8:00am 5:00pm

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Fr. Bob Murrin Cecilia Grain - Joe

Sun 03/24

8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

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In Thanksgiving for John Webster - Paula MacAlpine Peter, Angela, Eleanor & Jack Balesteri Larry Silveira - Goretti Soares and Family Joao & Isaura Coelho - Dora Coelho Serafina S. N. Cardozo - S Manuel Avila Nunez Jr. & Children - S Larry N. Silveira - Judy Guilherme Avila

Please keep in your Prayer

Matias Alessandro Avalas Darren Alves

Maria Andrade David Avnaim

Debra Brau Lori Bryce

Michael Carlos Gino Castro

Mary Margaret Christin Jim Clark

Rachel Consiglio Grace Cosentino

Mark Anthony Cruz DeMayo Family

Angelica De Santo Denise Duzan Jim Espinoza

Rachael, Alex, and Family Elbia Farrias

Valeska Gallagher Regina Garner Maribel Garcia Donald Gibson

Elvira Mireya Gomez Jose Roberto Gomez

Maribeth Graybill Stephanie Hansen

Don Harris Martha Hatcher

Juana F. Hernandez Elizabeth Huevler

Valentina Hurdsman Joshua Karanis

Dave Kromer Ginny Laredo Enrigue Lopez Lewis Maiorino

Paul Jacob Marques Sharon Marshall Kevin McGinty

Eloina Mendoza Sandy Niccoli

William Parham Peter Passanisi Eric Van Patton Valeria Rangel

PJ Ramsey Ralph Rhodenbaugh

Barbara Rudnicki Norma Schwab

Mary T Silva Manuel Alberto Sousa

Maya Stock Barbee Swofford

Teri Tilley Clara Torres John Tyndall Rick Van Pelt

George Villareal Stephanie Watson

Donna Jean Weaver Donald Weil Patricia Weil

Mass Intentions for the week of March 23rd to March 31st

If you would like a prayer intention added or removed

from the list, please call the parish office .

Readings for March 25th to March 31st

Tuesday

Dn 3:25, 34-43 Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday

Dt 4:1, 5-9 Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Mt 5:17-19

Thursday

Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Lk 11:14-23

Friday Hos 14:2-10 Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 Mk 12:28-34

Saturday Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab Lk 18:9-14

Sunday

Jos 5:9a, 10-12 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Cor 5:17-21 Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Monday

Is 7:10-14; 8-10 Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 Heb 10:4-10 Lk 1:26-38

Mon 03/25

8:00am 7:30pm

Communion Service

Small Christian Community

Ch Lib

Tues 03/26

11:00am 1:30pm 3:30pm 7:00pm

Small Christian Community SVDP Food Cupboard

Faith Formation Small Christian Community

Lib SmHall Vic Lib

Wed 03/27

7:00pm

RCIA

Vic

Thurs 03/28

1:30pm 4:00pm 6:30pm

SVDP Food Cupboard I-HELP Choir

SmHall LgHall Ch

Fri 03/29

8:30am 5:00pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Lenten Conversation & Community Supper

Ch LgHall

Sun 03/31

8am & 10am 5:00pm

K of C Pancake Breakfast

Confirmation Class

Hall Hall

NEW STUDENT TOURS Available Tues./Wed./Thurs. Contact the office 831-372-3555 office@stangelaspreschool.org

*This coming week, March 30th/31st, the Food Cupboard asks for:

Canned Tuna and Canned Meat

(like Spam)

* Food donations may be placed in the containers provided at the entrances to the church. Of course you may donate any of the items at any

time and they will be gratefully accepted.

Bulletin No. 913160 St. Angela Merici Pacific Grove, CA (831) 655-4160 Contact: Lorie Ford Special Instructions: