Saint Junípero Serra

Founder, 1769

Mission San Diego de Alcalá 10818 San Diego Mission Road, San Diego, CA 92108-2429

Phone: (619) 283-7319 Fax: (619) 283-7762

Website: www.missionsandiego.org

October 1, 2017

Rev. Peter M. Escalante, Pastor Rev. Bill Springer and Rev. Billy Zondler, Associate Pastors

Deacon Ernest Grosso

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday 8 am–4 pm (619) 283-7319 Fax: (619) 283-7762

VISITOR CENTER/GIFT SHOP Rhonda Sosa, Manager Hours, 9 am—4:30 pm (619) 281-8449

MSGR. HALTER ARCHIVES Hours - Tuesday and Thursday 10 am—12 Noon (619) 283-6338 library@missionsandiego.org

SUNDAY MASS TIMES

5:30 p.m. Saturday— Congregational Singing

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

9:00 a.m. Folk Music in St. Francis Chapel

10:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

(ASL interpreted)

11:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

11:00 a.m. Spanish in St. Francis Chapel

12:00 noon Mission Choir

5.30 p.m. Congregational Singing

WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00 & 6:30 p.m., or by appointment, please call the Parish Office.

ADORATION IN LA CAPILLA

First Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. First Saturday 7:30 a.m.-9:30a.m. Call the Parish Office to volunteer.

BAPTISMS: Please call the Parish Office at (619) 283-7319

MARRIAGES: Preparation with priest/deacon at least 9 months in advance.

NAZARETH SCHOOL: Principal Dr. Colleen Mauricio, (619) 641-7987

Docent “Tour Guide” Classes - The Mission has dedicated

docents who are knowledgeable in our history and share that history

with school children and adults who visit our mission. We are in the

process of forming a new class and invite interested people to join us.

The classes are scheduled to be held six (6) Friday mornings begin-

ning October 13. In addition to learning our history, we will be

explaining the significance and history of our artifacts and our

archaeological site. Becoming a docent at the Mission promises to be

an extremely rewarding experience. For further information and/or to

sign up for classes, please call Janet Bartel, (858) 560-9312 or write to

missionalcalatours@gmail.com.

Twenty-sixth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

October 1, 2017

Have in you the same attitude

that is also in Christ Jesus.

— Philippians 2:5

Loose Change Collection This Week, October 1

benefits . . .Noah Homes

Please bring non-perishable food items for Holy

Family Food Bank; and large bags of beans and rice

for Sr. Margaret’s Tijuana ministry. We share donated

diapers to Birthright to help needy expectant families.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

An Invitation to the RCIA

Mission San Diego de Alcalá parish cordially invites you

to enter the RCIA process this fall and experience a new

and enriched meaning to your life through renewed faith

and love. This process is for those interested in possibly becoming

Catholics and for those Catholics who have not completed their Sacra-

ments. Please call Linda Hewett at the parish office (619) 283-7319 or

email her at lindahewett@missionsandiego.org. The Mission’s RCIA

process began September 7 but you may still join us this Thursday

at 7 pm in the California Room (lower level of the St. Francis Center).

We welcome you and pray that the Lord will bless your journey of

faith.

Divorced, widowed and separated persons can register now for a

Healing “Beginning Experience” Weekend Retreat October 13-15

at Prince of Peace Abbey (650 Benet Hill Road, Oceanside, CA). The

weekend focuses on healing and moving beyond grief in a supportive

and caring environment with others that are going through the same

feelings. If you know someone experiencing the pain of grief,

“Beginning Experience” can help. For more information call Melinda

Jones-Mellizo at (951) 551-4441 or Nish Carmedy at (330) 607-8774

(Spanish).

Fair Trade—Sunday, October 29 We will have our first Fair Trade

event Sunday, October 29 from 7:30

am to 1 pm in La Sala and the Rose

Garden. The Fair will feature high

quality, guilt-free food, goods and

handicrafts from around the world. Some of the

participating Vendors are The Gift Shop at the

Mission, All Across Africa, Dr. Bronner, Lumily,

Around the World Gifts, the Tomorrow Project,

Dailia Designs, Threads World Wide, Café

Virtuoso, Café Moto, Genesis Fair Trade, and the

Fair Trade Organization. Make time after your

Mass to see what’s happening in the Fair Trade

industry.

Benediction—Friday, October 6

5pm—Mission Church

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

in LA CAPILLA

1st Friday, October 6 9 am—5 pm

1st Saturday, October 7 7:30—9:30 am

Jesus asked His Apostles, “Can you spend one hour

with Me?” Is He asking you that question? Call the

Parish Office to volunteer.

The U.S. Bishops encourage Catholics to participate in a week of

prayer and action on behalf of migrants and refugees from October

7—13 as a way to join Pope Francis’ global migration campaign,

“Share the Journey,” supporting migrants and refugees from around

the world. Visit www.loveyourneighbor.us to explore various ways

individuals, groups and parishes can participate.

Los Obispos de EE. UU. animan a todo el pueblo Católico a partici-

par en una semana de oración y acción a favor de los inmigrantes y

refugiados desde el 7 al 13 de octubre, como parte de nuestra partici-

pación en la campaña de migración global del Papa Francisco,

“Comparte el Camino,” para ayudar a los migrantes y refugiados a

través del mundo. Visite https://sharejourney.org/en-espanol/ para

explorar como individuos, grupos o parroquias pueden participar.

Week of Prayer, Share the Journey

Hurricane Relief—For us as followers of Jesus

Christ, our response to this tragedy should be two-

fold: prayer and action. Catholic Charities USA is the

official domestic relief agency of the U.S. Catholic

Church. Your donation supports disaster response and

recovery efforts including direct assistance, rebuilding

and health care services for the hurricane victims.

Please visit www.catholiccharitiesusa.org to learn

more. Donations can be made to: Catholic Charities,

PO Box 121831, San Diego, CA 92112-1831 and put

on the memo line of your check: Hurricane Relief.

SACRIFICIAL GIVING Hurricane Relief: $7,241.16

Peaceful Heart—While you are

proclaiming peace with your lips, be

careful to have it even more fully in

your heart. —St. Francis of Assisi

Our Parish welcomes

the newly baptized:

Henry Galt Wilder Harrison

Marc Macias

Bereavement Ministry “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will

be comforted.” - Matthew 5:4

Seasons of Hope meets Wednesday,

October 4 at 7 p.m. in the Alcalá room.

Grief Support group meets Thursday,

October 5 at 10 am and/or 7pm in the

Alcalá Room. Grief Fellowship group

meets Friday, October 5 at 11 am

immediately after the Grief Support

group. All are welcome. Contact Dr.

Roberta Flynn at drrflynn@hotmail.com

or (619) 980-9244 for more information.

Thank you for supporting our advertisers; they

make our Sunday Bulletin possible. While we cannot

guarantee the work or integrity of each advertiser, we

presume that they share our ethics and values.

Mission Mothers of Faith Moms of young children are invited to make new friends while the kids play at our

weekly Bible Study and Play dates. Starting this September, we will have both

morning and afternoon meet up times. Contact sdmissionmothers@gmail.com for

more information.

Have you always wanted to be an Altar Server? Have you made

your First Holy Communion? Are you in the 4th grade or a higher

grade? Then you may want to attend one of the Altar Server Train-

ing sessions to be held in the Mission Church from 8:00-9:30 am and

scheduled Saturday, October 7. Altar Servers should be mature

enough to understand their responsibilities and to carry them out well

and with appropriate reverence. If this sounds like something YOU are interested

in, contact Dean Gipson, Altar Server Coordinator at (858) 761-1073 or

dean.gipson@hdrinc.com to reserve a spot on this great team.

Search for and follow the Mission San Diego Young Adults

Facebook group for more details or use the link on the

Mission’s website. Socials and other events are also posted

there. Email sdmissionyoungadults@gmail.com with any

questions and to be added to the weekly email newsletter.

Youth Ministry Families - Youth Mass will take place on

Sunday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. and will generally happen on

the 2nd Sunday of the month. If you are a high school student

and are interested in serving as a Minister of the Word, in

hospitality ministry or music ministry, please contact the

Youth Ministry office. Our 2017-2018 calendar can be found on the Mission web-

site under Youth Ministry. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Ms. V.J. Brion at (619) 640-0481 or youthministry@missionsandiego.org

Social Action Committee will meet Wednesday, October 4, at 7 pm

in the California Room. They are presently organizing an Advent

Wreath-making Dinner event for Friday, December 1. All are

welcome to help plan this event.

St. Didacus Mental Health Ministry is sponsoring a renowned speaker, Luke

Maxwell, Tuesday, October 10 at 7 pm. (4772 Felton Street, San Diego.) Luke

will present his personal story on teenage depression and recovery. He has spoken

to tens of thousands of people and many Catholic parishes in our diocese as part of

his mission to break the stigma of depression, bring awareness to the symptoms,

and give insight to parents, schools and teens themselves.

20th Anniversary Celebration of “Always Our Children”

Saturday, October 7 at 11 am Auxiliary Bishop John Dolan and Fr. Lucio Castillo, OMI, will preside

at a special Mass commemorating the pastoral document “Always Our

Children” released 20 years ago by the United States Conference of

Catholic Bishops. This is an opportunity for us to gather and journey

together in faith and hope as we support, care and love each other.

Mass will be celebrated at St. John the Evangelist, 1638 Polk Ave., San Diego, CA

92103. All are welcome.

Visit www.MissionSanDiego.org using your QR

Reader for quick access to our Parish events and Mass

Intentions. You can also read the Sunday Bulletin,

check Mass times and read messages from our Pastor.

Respect Life Sunday October 1, 2017

ALTAR LINENS GUILD. . . . . . . . . .Peggy Stolberg (619) 203-5871

ALTAR SERVERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Gipson (858) 761-1073

BAPTISMS. . . . . . . . . Please call the Parish Office at (619) 283-7319

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY. . .Dr. Roberta Flynn (619) 980-9244

BIRTHLINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Melkerson (858) 292-4848

BULLETIN ITEMS. . . . . . . . . . . ..lindahewett@missionsandiego.org

CANTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Conway (619) 851-5222

CENTERING PRAYER . . . . . . . Ardy Woodmansee (858) 279-7278

DOCENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Bartel (858) 560-9312

FESTIVAL OF THE BELLS. . . . . . . . Misty Suposs (619) 985-2114

9 AM FOLK CHOIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Nocon (619) 890-7607

GIFT SHOP/VISITOR CENTER . . . . Rhonda Sosa (619) 281-8449

HEARING IMPAIRED MINISTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

KAISER OUTREACH. . . . . . . . . . . .Carmen Falcon (619) 916-8476

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS . . . . . .GK Rafael Ruiz (619) 851-7201

COLUMBIETTES (in formation) . Lisa Worthington (619) 871-7044

LECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia McCarron (818) 519-1769

MARTHA AND MARY GUILD . . . . .Karen Rebelo (858) 277-6243

MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spanish-speaking—Laura Alcaraz (619) 855-0017

MISSION-AIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art Hurteau (619) 280-8074

MOTHERS OF FAITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Carr (619) 916-6598

MSGR. HALTER ARCHIVES. . . . . . . Tony Falcon (619) 283-6338

MUSIC DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Regard (858) 487-7457

MISSION CHOIR . . . . . . . . Frank Schuld, President (619) 464-0401

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Howard McCullough, Organist (858) 208-9515

OUTREACH TO SICK . . . . .Sr. Margaret Kelly, OP (619) 283-1371

PARISH COUNCIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Benitez (619) 449-4345

PARISH OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (619) 283-7319

RACHEL’S WOMEN’S CENTER. . . . Kathy Estey (619) 723-0584

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. (4 yrs old—8th Grades and Children’s

Sacramental Classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carol Gamara (619) 624-0900

RCIA/ADULT FORMATION . . . . Fr. Bill Springer (619) 283-7319

SENIOR MEN’S GROUP (MMC) . . . . Pete Corrao (619) 582-9386

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE. . . . Cheryl Doss (619) 279-6138

TASTE OF THE MISSION . . . . . . .Becky Tallarida (619) 300-2965

USHERS/HOSPITALITY . . . . . . . . . . . .Cecil Boyd (619) 203-4309

WEDDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . Call the Parish Office to begin the process.

YOUNG ADULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Schartz (303) 717-3708

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES . . . . . . . . KellyTriggs@yahoo.com

YOUTH MINISTRY (Sr High) . . . . . . . . .V. J. Brion (619) 640-0481

Directory of Ministries and Groups

Bulletin Items . . . Please submit one week in advance

of bulletin date to lindahewett@missionsandiego.org.

Help a Friend—If you have a friend who

isn’t volunteering, please let them know

that volunteering can have a positive

effect on health and wellbeing and that

there are many opportunities here at the

Mission. Best ones to start with are the

Gift Shop and Docent program. Call

Rhonda (619.281.8449) or Janet

(858.560.9312) to get started today.

GOD’S WAYS

In the stream of readings during this portion of

Ordinary Time one week’s texts can often appear to pick

up exactly where the previous week’s concluded. The

sentiments expressed in today’s first reading seem to be a

direct reaction to the Gospel passage we heard last week.

In that Gospel, the landowner pays the same wages to his

workers whether they worked for a full day or for only a

few minutes. Today Ezekiel gives us the lament, “The

LORD’s way is not fair!”(Ezekiel 18:25). These Sundays

in Ordinary Time offer us a glimpse into the ways of the

Lord. We see how God’s way has the tendency to turn the

accepted conventions of the day upside down. Those who

always expected that their way to heaven was guaranteed

are disappointed. Those who thought they never had a

chance are given that chance. Today offers us another

opportunity to discover the abundance of God’s mercy and

love. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Oct. 1 Sunday, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Phil 2:1-11 [1-5]; Mt 21:28-32

Oct. 2 Monday, The Holy Guardian Angels Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 18:1-5, 10

Oct. 3 Tuesday Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56

Oct. 4 Wednesday, St. Francis of Assisi Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-6; Lk 9:57-62

Oct. 5 Thursday, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; Lk 10:1-12

Oct. 6 Friday, St. Bruno; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher;

First Friday Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16

Oct. 7 Saturday, Our Lady of the Rosary; First Saturday Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Lk 10:17-24 Oct. 8 Sunday, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43