MASSES:

Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM

Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.

4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115

Parish Office: 619-582-5722

Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon

Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753

BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722

FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8.….........619-582-5722, ext. 124 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator

CONFIRMATION, Teens…………………………...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores

BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org

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From The Pastor

Prophetic Obedience This article contains excerpts from the article, “Listening to the Spirit” in The Tablet, June 3, 2017, by Bradford E. Hinze, author of Prophetic Obedience: Ecclesiology for a Dialogical Church, Orbis Books.

In case you haven’t noticed, the church is different now! Theologian Bradford Heinz explains how. First-ly, Pope Francis’ orientation is toward evangelization, or a missionary model of discipleship, which arises from the Vatican II understanding of the Church as the people of God. It is an approach marked by relation-ships of encounter, mercy, tenderness and healing with a weary, wounded world—all led by the Spirit. In Evangelii Gaudium, he puts it succinctly, “In all the baptized, from first to last, the sanctifying power of the Spirit is at work, impelling us to evangelization.”

Second, Francis wants a to return to a synodal church, where the people of God journey together as a com-munity. He says that a synodal Church is one where listening is more than simply hearing. Here everyone has something to learn—the faithful, the priests and bishops, and the Bishop of Rome. All need to listen to each other and to the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth. Such a church must learn how to be synodal not only in the synod of bishops, but at all levels—in local communities, and in episcopal conferences—thus, his efforts to promote a “sound decentralization”. This means we must trust the work of the Spirit in the life of the local Church. Each is rooted in a particular peo-ple and culture, and each brings a particular charism to enrich the universal church. In this view there must be greater freedom for the bishops to exercise their au-thority on pastoral issues in light of local circumstanc-es and needs, and Francis validates their authority by citing their teachings in his own.

Third, in marked contrast to the restrictions often im-posed by his predecessors, Francis encourages honest dialogue and debate. He has welcomed discussion of topics long regarded taboo, including the place of gay people in the Church, the inclusion of divorced and remarried Catholics in its sacramental life, and the ad-mission of women and married men to ordained min-istries. True, this openness will lead to conflict and resistance, but Francis insists that it is necessary for

the Church to deepen its insight into the truth and to maintain its vitality.

Fourth, understanding the Church as the people of God has created a Church of, and for the poor. Who are the people of God, if not the poor! Francis has demonstrated this view in his homilies, blogs and tweets, by convening and participating in numerous World Meetings of Popular Movements in which Catholic activists collaborate with people of different faiths, and in local community campaigns focused on labor and economic issues, health care and the envi-ronment. In the spirit of John XXIII, Francis is insti-gating a season of Pentecost, a new spiritual wave im-plementing the teachings of Vatican II on the prophet-ic office of all the faithful and the collegiality of bish-ops. By advocating a missionary discipleship, and by pursuing synodality and grassroots democratic civic engagement marked by a preferential option for the poor and environment, he is helping to make the Church as the people of God a concrete reality. And he invites us to respond in a spirit of prophetic obedi-ence.

Prophetic obedience asks us to listen to and respond, not only to the Word of God, but to the Spirit encoun-tered in the aspirations and cries of God’s suffering people and to the groaning of our damaged natural environment. It doesn’t mean blind capitulation to au-thority, nor is it a mindless following of the mob. It demands deep personal and communal discernment, heeding the signs of the times, honestly facing and wrestling with them. It does not mean we succumb uncritically to received opinions or accepted tradi-tions, but rather testing and examining these in the light of the living faith of the Church, recognized and received in the sensus fidei (where the people of God exercise sacred teaching authority). Francis is showing us what this model of discipleship looks like. It calls for the hard work of prophetic dialogue with members of the Church, with those on the fringes of it, with an-gry or alienated Catholics, with other Christians, and with people of other faiths and other world views. We have something to learn from all of them and we have something precious to give back in return.

Home Masses

We continue to have Home Masses. Pleased contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.

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Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

Sat. Sun. Mon.

8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am

Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21

Weekly Mass Intentions Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16

Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian † The Souls in Purgatory †

5:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 8:00am

Settimio & Domenico Porco † Tereso Valdez † Parishioners Miriam Splane & Leo Delarosa, int.

Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Lk 10:1-9 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Rom 4:1-8; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21

Readings for the Week

FINANCIAL UPDATE 2017

October 8 weekend $5,614.00

Thank you for your continued support.

Interested in Being an Altar Server?

If you are in 5th grade through high school public school or BSPS and would like to assist at mass as an Altar Server: Please call the parish of ice at (619) 582-5722 or email Judy Cromwell in the church of ice at jcromwell@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

We need altar servers for all masses. Consider joining this ministry.

The New BSP Look!

We want GREEN! Soothing, refreshing GREEN! And we’ve got it! But we still need to pay for it. Over the next couple of months Deacon Tony will be leading us in our new drive to fund the Land-scaping Project.

Our goal is $21,000 Dollars.

Please give generously to support this beautifica-tion and safety initiative.

God Bless you for helping to make our place of worship a serene place of beauty.

Thank You Sara Dickman

After 10 years of dedicated service to Blessed Sacrament Parish volunteer-ing to coordinate, teach and run our RCIA program, Sara is taking a break. She has been a blessing to our parish community and all the people who have gone through our RCIA program. We wish her well and with much gratitude. God Bless!

World Mission Sunday Appeal

October 21 & 22 Second Collection

Next weekend, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Each year, the entire Church is invited to support the young mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the poorest of the poor.

Please be prepared to give generously & make your checks payable to “Propagation of the Faith.” Special envelopes are available by the church doors. Credit card donations can be made using www.helpthemissions.org

This year Pope Francis reminds us: “Mission is at the Heart of Christian Faith”

2017 Natural Disasters Relief Collection

You are encouraged to contribute to the relief efforts in the various areas that have been affected by: Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Mexico Earthquake & Hurricane Maria.

You may use the generic envelopes in the pews & write Disaster Relief. Make your checks payable

to Blessed Sacrament Church and write “Disaster Relief” in the memo.

Please give generously. Thank You!

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Parish Events

Oct. 15 - Spanish Mass 4pm BSP Church

Oct. 21-22 - World Mission Sunday Collection All Masses

Sept. 30-Oct. 13 - Fr. Jon Kirby on Vacation

Nov. 1 - All Saints Day Mass 8am & 6pm CH

Nov. 1 - Knights of Columbus Mtg. 7pm PH

Nov. 2 - All Souls Day Mass of Remembrance 6pm CH

Nov. 6 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6-7pm PH

Nov. 8 - Soup & Salad 5pm-7pm PH

Nov. 9 - Women’s Club Mtg. 9am PH

Nov. 12 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm

Nov. 23 - Thanksgiving Day Mass 9am CH

Nov. 23-24 - Church Office Closed

Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office.

(area codes are (619) except were listed)

Adoration Chapel…………………………………………………..582-5722

Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell……………………………………………………..582-5722

Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey……………………………………………………..582-2141

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

Culture of Life: Margie Morrison……………………………………………………582-8651

Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office………………………………………………………582-5722

Knights of Columbus: John Agoh…………..…………………...…………..…………….278-8405

Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales………………………………………………….218-8155

BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)…….……………….klhbones@aol.com

Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass)………………………………………….735-6330

Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha……………………………………………………582-3657

Ushers: Church Office…………………………………………….………...582-5722

Vocations Committee: Dick Reid…………………………………………………………...583-1081

Women’s Club: Pat Luebbers…………………………………………………….…262-8522

Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office…………………………………………………..…...582-5722

PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Oct. 15 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

A Vocation View: “The Lord of hosts will provide a feast of rich food.” Let us look only to the Lord for our salvation and peace, for the things of this

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Blessed Sacrament Knights of Columbus Need You!

Meetings are the 1st Wed. of the month.

The Knights are looking for new members. Contact John Agoh at 619-278-8405

Lutheran, Anglican & Roman Catholic Bishops lead a Service of Common Prayer

& Music Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Sunday, October 29 at 3 p.m. Immaculata Church, University of San Diego

Lead by the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, and the Pacifica Synod of the Evan-gelical Lutheran Church in America. This service both commemorates an historic movement as well as celebrates the gift of strong ecumenical relationships in the San Diego area. There is designated parking and a light reception will follow the hour-long service.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Hedwig; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; National Boss's Day Tuesday: St. Ignatius of Antioch Wednesday: St. Luke Thursday: Ss. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions Friday: St. Paul of the Cross Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

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Monday ~ October 16 Rev. Craig Haider Tuesday ~ October 17 Rev. Brian Hayes Wednesday ~ October 18 Rev. William Headley, CSSp Thursday ~ October 19 Rev. Ronald Hebert Friday ~ October 20 Rev. Scott Herrera Saturday ~ October 21 Rev. Alfredo Heyrosa Sunday ~ October 22 Rev. Michael Higgins, TOR

AROUND TOWN

Oct. 22 Mater Dei Catholic High School (9-12) Open House, 10am - 1pm; you & your family are invited; music, food, games, photo booth & much more; performance by the Band & Choir, infor-mation presentations are at 10:15am & 11:45am, Register now to save your spot at www.materdeicatholic.org or schedule a private tour any other day at 619-423-2121.

Oct. 25 Word on Fire Parish Evangelization Train-ing, 9am-2:30pm at Diocesan Pastoral Center, pastors & parish leaders invited to a parish team training pre-sented by Bishop Barron’s world renowned Word on Fire Catholic Ministries (www.wordonfire.org); Learn how to reach out to those on the peripheries and bring them the joy of the Gospel! For more info. contact the Office for Evangelization & Catechetical Ministry at 858-490-8234.

Oct. 25 - St. Joseph Academy High School Open House in San Marcos, 6:30pm-8pm, unique classical Catholic education, affordable tuition with scholarship available, more info.www.saintjosephacademy.org or call 760-305-8505.

Oct. 29 - Bishops lead Prayer Service Commemo-rating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, You are invited to an Interdenominational Service of Common Prayer at the Immaculata, at 3.00 PM, Lutheran, Episcopalian and Catholic Bishops will lead the service which also celebrates the strong ecu-menical relationships shared in the San Diego area.

Nov. 5 - St. Augustine High School Open House, all boys 9th - 12th grade, 11am - 2pm, tours, presen-tation & more info. Q&A plus BBQ ; No RSVP needed, more info: Mike Haupt Director of Admis-sions 619-282-2184 ext. 5521 or mhaupt@sahs.org; or www.sahs.org

Nov. 5 - Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP) Open House,all-girls 9th -12 grade founded by Sis-ters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, 1pm-4pm, tours, presentations; speak to faculty & more; Register online at www.aolp.org/admission/openhouse, www.aolp.org

Daily Prayer for Our Priests

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name….) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux

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♦ Date for merger: 2018-2019

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