Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church

Msgr. Craig F. Harrison, Administrator Rev. Sidath Wilegoda (Priest in Residence)

Mass Times:

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 9:00 am and 11:00 am (Bi-lingual)

Confession: Saturday 4:00 pm Daily Mass 8:00 am Monday thru Saturday - Monday 7:00 pm Spanish Mass

7115 Lakewood Drive

Frazier Park, CA 93225

(661) 245-3741

For information contact Bernice Trojahn, Parish Coordinator

Parish Mission Statement:

We, the members of Our Lady of the Snows Church, are a community of Christian believers, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and nourished by Word and Sacrament. We dedicate our time, talents, and gifts towards the growth of God’s love to others. We celebrate our unity with the Body of Christ. We acknowledge that our love of Christ urges us to seek spiritual growth and respond to the needs of all; especially the sick, elderly, poor, and lonely. We shall accomplish this on-going mission through faith, prayer, service, and trust in God.

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Frazier Park, CA

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A preparation class is held for those with infants to be baptized. These classes will meet on the second Sunday of the month after the last Mass. The Sacrament of Baptism will be on the last Sunday of the month after the last Mass. The preparation class must have been completed prior. Please schedule with Father.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK The Sacrament of Anointing shows the concern the Lord has for the physical and spiritual welfare of the sick. Anyone who is sick, elderly, or preparing for medical treatment may request this Sacrament.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY If you are planning to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage, please contact Father Sidath at least four months in advance of the intended date of your wedding.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Confirmation II class meets Sundays at 10:00 am. Mass attendance is required. First Communion and primary classes are at 10:00 on Sundays. Mass attendance is required.

AVE MARIA PRAYER GROUP This group meets the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday after the 8:00 am Mass. Everyone is invited to join in. The Rosary and Divine Mercy are presented in prayer for all sick and deceased on prayer list.

PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS Bulletin Bernice Trojahn 245-2276 Eucharistic Ministers Ed Safarik 245-3524 Finance Council Matthew Hintlian 245-2330 Lectors Michelle Maga 245-6950 Religious Education Bernice Trojahn 245-2276 Ushers Ann Morgan 245-3446 Retrouvaille 252-4882

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, August 8, St. Dominic, Priest 5:00 pm – Mass – For the People of the Parish Sunday, August 9, St. Teresa Benedicta, Virgin, Martyr 9:00 am – Mass – 11:00 am – Mass – Monday, August 10, St. Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr 8:00 am – No Mass – Tuesday, August 11, St. Crare, Virgin; St. Philomena 8:00 am – No Mass – Wednesday, August 12, St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious; St. Eusebius of Milan 8:00 am – No Mass – Thursday, August 13, St. Pontian, Pope, Martyr; St. Hipppolytus, Priest, Martyr 8:00 am – Mass – Friday, August 14, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr 8:00 am – Mass Saturday, August 15, Assumption of BVM, Solemnity 8:00 am – Mass

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, 5:00 pm Mass: Eucharistic Minister: Vince Dobradenka Lector: Sandy McEllhenney Usher: The Bever Family Sunday, 9:00 am Mass Eucharistic Minister: Michael McNichols Lector: Shirley Wilson Usher: DiAnn Dever Sunday, 11:00 am Eucharistic Minister: Gerda Peterson Lector: Steve Pohorsky Usher: The Buan Family

Sacrificial Giving August 2, 2015 - $1,509.00

Building Fund - $472.75

Give to the Most High as He has given to you, Generously, according to your means.

Sirach 35:9

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2015 Offertory counters this week: Alma & Sue FATHER Sidath’s cell phone number is: 661 330-9451 If you have an emergency when he is not on premises, you can reach him at that number. SOLEMNITY OF THE Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, August 15th is the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary which is usually a holy day of obligation. Because it falls on Saturday this year, it is not an obligation day; however, because it is a solemnity, Fr. Sidath will celebrate Mass at 8:00 am on that day. COFFEE HOUR Please join us for coffee and sweet rolls, muffins and cupcakes every Sunday after the 9:00 am Mass. It is a great time to get to know your fellow parishioners. CONSIDER THIS The Passover bread that the Israelites made when leaving Egypt had no leaven in it so that it would not spoil and could continue to provide nourishment to them on the road. Thus it is sometimes called bread for the journey. Of course manna also sustained them on their journey through the desert. And so did the Torah. So deliciously nourishing is the Word of God that some young Jewish children begin learning the Hebrew alphabet by licking honey placed on each letter so that the Torah should always be “sweet on the tongue”. The story of Elijah being nourished in the desert beautifully epitomizes the many ways in which God provides bread for the journey. For Christians, Jesus’ words, works, and life given for us are the bread we crave. He alone gives us the strength and courage to “be kind…(forgive) one another…and live in love” Ephesians 4:32, 5:2). And, oddly enough, we can find this ample nourishment from the Eucharist when all we taste is a sip and a crumb.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In an age given to slogan T-shirts, one of the last bastions of “dressing up” is the wedding. Everyone seems to stretch toward the old ideal of “Sunday best” for these moments. In our tradition, clothing is immensely important. Coming out of the baptismal water, we are immediately vested with a white garment. “You have clothed yourself in Christ,” the new Christian is told, and a white garment is the token of being born into God’s family. Sadly, this is the last time most Christians wear this garb until their funeral, when the family spreads a pall as a reminder of baptismal identity. Increasingly today, we are seeing the alb as the proper garb for liturgical ministers, men and women. In ancient Rome, sleeveless tunics of varying colors were worn by everyone, and so at baptism the new Christians could be expected to wear their new garb under their everyday clothes. Sleeves were a problem for ancient Romans, who thought they were a barbarian fashion. As is so often the case, eventually the barbarians won the day, and by the third century the long-sleeved garment worn by ministers today was familiar liturgical garb. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Tuesday Dt 31:1-8; Ps Dt 32:3-4ab, 7-9 12; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16- 17: Mt 18:21 – 19-1 Thursday Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114: 1-6; Mt 19:3-12 Friday Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18 21-22, 24;Mt 19:3-12 Saturday Rev 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20- 27; Lk 1:39-56 Sunday Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15- 20; Jn 6:51-58

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