Fr. Bruce Orsborn, Pastor Fr. Sebastian Bukenya, Associate Pastor

MASSES: Blessed Sacrament Church

Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Coffee & Donuts after Sunday morning Masses. Weekdays: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM Holy Days & Special Services: as announced

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM NOVENA: Tuesdays after the 8:00 AM Mass

MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.

SDSU NEWMAN CENTER: www.sdsucatholic.org or (619) 583-9181

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

RCIA…...……………………………………..………619-582-5722

Sara Dickman…………………………...……..619-840-2983

FAITH FORMATION……………...….....................619-582-5722 Kayla Rasmussen, Coordinator

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

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

Parish Office E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sd.org

Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115

BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Parish Office/ Rectory: 619-582-5722 Deacon Tony Albers Deacon Herb Kelsey

Blessed Sacrament Church

Lenten Holy Week Schedule

Parish Penance Service ~ Tuesday, March 22, 7 PM

No scheduled confessions until after Easter.

Holy Thursday ~ March 24, 7 PM ~ Mass of the Lord’s Supper

(NO 8am mass)

Adoration Following Mass until Midnight

Good Friday ~ March 25 ~ 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM (NO 8am mass)

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

Day of Fasting & Abstinence

Easter Vigil ~ Holy Saturday ~ March 26 ~ 8 PM

(NO 8am mass)

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~ Easter Sunday ~

Masses: 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 6:00 PM - Evening

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

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Sat.

Blessed Sacrament Parish Community March 20, 2016

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Mar. 19

Mar. 20

Mar. 21

Katherine Levesque †

John Bergamo †

Parishioners

Domenico Porco †

Josefina Valenzuela †

5:00pm

8:00am

10:00am

6:00pm

8:00am

Please pray for the soul of Ron Rasmussen

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Mar. 23

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Mar. 26

Weekly Mass Intentions

Blessed Sacrament Church has a

New Website

www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

Enter the address above to view the new website. It is up and running.

Easter Flowers Needed We are asking for Lilies & Pastel Flowers

Please PLAN to bring:

**Holy Thursday: Calla Lilies

(please bring before Thursday)

** Easter: Easter Lilies &

Pastel Colored Plants

(please bring March 24-26)

More: Cathie Senoff (619) 582-6439—Please

help to make your Church beautiful for Easter.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Blessed Sacrament Parish Events

March 21 ~ BSP School Open Hour & Tour

March 22 ~ Parish Penance Service 7:00pm

March 24-27 ~ (See Holy Week Schedule)

April 3 ~ Divine Mercy Sunday, 2pm - 3:30pm

May 14 ~ BSP School Welcome Home Fundraiser

May 28 ~ Feast of Corpus Christi Celebration

We Congratulate Fr. Sebastian & Wish Him Well

on his new assignment as Associate Pastor to St. Brigid Parish effective April 1

As we say goodbye to Fr. Sebastian

We Welcome Fr. Enrique Fuentes as our new Associate Pastor

effective April 1 Fr. Fuentes comes to us from St. John of the Cross Parish, Lemon Grove.

YEAR OF MERCY

To celebrate the Year of Mercy our church will be open for Personal Prayer Monday - Saturday ~ 8:30am - 9:30am

In addition , on parish school days the church will be open for Personal Prayer

from 2:30pm - 3:15pm.

We encourage parents and grandparents to spend some time in prayer

as they come to pick up their children.

We are seeking registered members of the parish to act as guardians/hosts during these times.

Please contact the church office at (619) 582-5722 to volunteer.

Take a moment!

Holy Week Services

David & Carmen Castro †

Loretta & Jack Donnelly †

Parishioners

Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8)

NOW ENROLLING Interested in our parish

school - call the school office (619) 582-3862 or visit our

website at www.bsps-sd.org

Open House & Tours

March 21 & April 25, 10:30am - 11:30am

Contact the school to make an appointment. RSVP mainoffice@bsps-sd.org or

(619) 582-3862 ext. 201

Flyers available by the church doors.

A Community of Faith, Leadership & Service!

Palm Sunday - Passion of the Lord

Readings for the Week

Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Lk 24:1-12 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

Palm Sunday: March 20 ~ Passion of the Lord

Distribution of Palms

Parish Penance Service: Tues., March 22~ 7pm

(No scheduled confessions after this

service before Easter Sunday)

Holy Thursday: March 24 ~ (NO 8am mass)

Mass of the Lord’s Passion ~ 7pm

Adoration following mass until 12 midnight

Good Friday: March 25 ~ (NO 8am mass)

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

1:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Day of Fasting & Abstinence

Holy Saturday: March 26 ~ (NO 8am Mass)

Easter Vigil ~ 8 pm Our Catechumens & Candidates receive Sacraments.

EASTER SUNDAY: Masses

8:00AM, 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM

Jubilee Year of Mercy March 20, 2016 Palm Sunday-Passion of the Lord

Misericordiae Vultus: The Face of Mercy is Pope Francis' official decree announcing this Jubilee Year of Mercy. But Francis had already declared that Jesus "has shown the face of God's mercy" back in 2013 on his first Palm Sunday as pope. Francis described Luke's account of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem: "Crowds, celebrating, praise, blessing, peace: joy fills the air. Jesus has awakened great hopes, especially in the hearts of the simple, the humble, the poor, the forgotten, those who do not matter in the eyes of the world. He understands human sufferings . . . has bent down to heal body and soul." Entering Jerusalem, Jesus looks at all of us with love, Francis continued, at our sicknesses and sins. "A beautiful scene, full of light--the light of the love of Jesus" (Pope Francis, Palm Sunday homily, March 24, 2013). May this Jubilee Year's Holy Week and Triduum make us Jesus' own light-bearers and love-givers to all who long to see the Face of Mercy.

--Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Papal quotes Copyright (c) 2013, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

Pontifical Good Friday Collection

March 25

Pope Francis has asked parishes worldwide to support Christians in the Holy Land. In these

challenging times in the Middle East, your support means that our church will conduct parish ministry, provide Catholic education, feed the hungry, build housing fro Christians, maintain shrines & operate refugee centers in the Holy Land. The wars, unrest

& instability have been especially hard on Christians. Christians, along with all of the clergy

& religious who serve in the Holy Land, will deeply appreciate your prayers & financial help!

Please give generously & use the special envelope.

Make your check payable to:

Blessed Sacrament Church

Thank you for your support.

Divine Mercy Sunday ~ April 3

2:00pm - 3:30pm - Blessed Sacrament

Guest speaker: Mr. Terry Barber

Benediction, Eucharistic Adoration,

Scripture, Holy Hour/Chaplet of Mercy

SCHEDULE

YEAR OF MERCY SERVICES

Penance Service every 1st Friday, 6pm -6:30pm

Anointing of the Sick every 1st Saturday at 8am mass

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

Monday ~ March 21

Rev. Edgar Serrano

Tuesday ~ March 22

Rev. Phillip Sessions

Wednesday ~ March 23

Rev. Msgr. Donal Sheahan

Thursday ~ March 24

Rev. Msgr. William Shipley

Friday ~ March 25

Rev. Keith Shuley

Saturday ~ March 26

Very Rev. Michael Sinor

Sunday ~ March 27

Rev. Romeo Smith, Jr.

Daily Prayer for Our Priests

EVENTS AROUND TOWN

March 18, St. Therese Fish Fry, 5:30-6:30pm, Social Center, Cod, Shrimp, Calamari; pre-order Baked Salmon call Mo (619) 994-9818. Proceeds go to Friends of the Missions

Rediscover Your Marriage - Retrouvaille Weekends- English: April 1, June 3, Sept. 16; Spanish: call (619) 479-4162. Program offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, & a loving relationship in your marriage. 1000’s of marriages have been saved by attending. For confidential info. about the program call (951) 259-9474. www.HelpOurMarriage.com.

Eyeglasses for Father Joe’s Village Collection Help Fr. Joe’s Village improve their clients’ vision.

Please donate Eyeglasses New or Gently Used, Prescription or Magnifier, Adults or Children. (Drop off in Blessed Sacrament Church or School Office)

Young Adult Bible Study

Meets each Wed. at 8:00pm - Parish Hall

Contact Krissy for 1st Wed. of month location.

For mid 20ish - 40ish, single, married, divorced, & need to bring the kiddos. Using “Catholic Scripture Study” series. Please contact Krissy Russo with any questions: 940-597-9670 or

kristine.hawk@gmail.com. http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/BlessedSacramentSDYAM

Blessed Sacrament

PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS

(area codes are (619) except were listed)

Adoration Chapel: Church Office……………………………………………………....582-5722

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

Blessed Sacrament Cares For Kids: 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: James Deangelo………………………...…………..…………….818-9965

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

Parent-Teacher School Group: Pete Dougherty & Mary Parada.………………………….Mary: 885-5598

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: Alba Orr………………………………………………………….…286-4536

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

OTHER GROUPS

Catholic Charities College Area Center:…………………….….286-1100

Interested in join a ministry group.

Contact the person listed below or church office.