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Sunday March 19, 2017 Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church
155 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91360 Phone (805) 496 - 0222 Fax (805) 379 - 2506
www.stpaschal.org
Clergy
Fr. Michael Rocha, Pastor
805-496-0222 Ext: 103 [email protected]
Fr. Toribio Gutierrez, C.M.
Associate Pastor 805-496-0222 Ext: 170
Fr. M. Grieco Associate Pastor
805-496-0222 Ext. 125 [email protected]
Senior Deacon Jim Robinson 805-496-0222 Ext: 123
Deacon Mitch Ito 805-496-0222 Ext: 122
Deacon Guillermo Rodriguez 805-496-0222 Ext: 133
Eucharistic Liturgies Daily Mass: 8:15AM (Monday - Saturday)
Saturday: 5:30PM, (Vigil) 7:00PM (Spanish) Sundays: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:45AM,
12:30PM (Spanish), 5:30PM
Holy Days: 8:15AM, 12noon,
Inside This Week’s Bulletin:
♦ Pastor’s Letter ♦ University Weekly Events ♦ Calendar for March ♦ Lenten Guidelines & Penance Services ♦ Dates for Lenten Fish Fry
Parish Center Hours
Monday—Friday: 9:00am—6:00pm Closed for Lunch– 12:00pm—1:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am—12 noon Sunday: 9:00am—12 noon
Sacraments
Confession: Saturday: 3:30—5:00PM Marriage Arrangements in Parish Office
English Baptisms: 1st Sunday of the Month Spanish Baptisms: 2nd Sunday of the Month
Adoration Chapel
6:00am—10:00pm (Open To All) 10:00pm—6:00am (Code Required)
Pastor’s CornerPastor’s CornerPastor’s Corner Rincón del PastorRincón del PastorRincón del Pastor We have arrived at the Third Sunday of Lent. The Sea-son of Lent is a journey that is an intense gift that will bring us closer to Jesus. When we encounter Christ we can expect wonderful things to happen. The Samaritan woman encounters Christ in today’s Gospel. She declares today, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet.” After her lengthy conversation with Jesus, she said to her townspeople: “Come and see someone who told me everything I ever did!” The world seems to have always known people who claim clairvoyance. Today if you type “fortune teller” into the browser of your computer you can find hundreds of psychics listed. For $3.99 a minute you can talk to one who claims to be “a gifted, honest, caring psychic who can help you with all issues.” Also available are astrologers, mediums, palm readers and tarot card readers [After speaking with any of these you can be certain of two things - you have wasted your money and you have made them a little rich-er!]. The encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan wom-an at the well was no chance encounter. Their thirst brought them together at Jacob’s well. They both needed water: Jesus’ thirst is physical. After walking in the heat of the day and at a considerable distance his body is hot, tired and thirsty. The woman, too, thirsts. She longs to have the burdensome work of hauling water completed for another day. Given the strict rules of public decorum regarding encounters between men and women not of the same family, this chance meeting could have been over before it began. If you were not related you did not talk. Furthermore Jews and Samaritans had nothing to do with each other. But yet, the two sit, talk and listen to each other. The Samaritan woman comes to understand who Jesus is. Initially he is just a Jew to her. She comes to believe that he is a Prophet. It becomes a moment of conversion of the heart. She becomes a believer. After listening to the woman and then listening to Jesus, others, the townspeo-ple, also come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. It costs nothing to visit Jesus in prayer. He is the only one who can really tell you everything you ever did. He is the long-awaited Messiah who said to the Samaritan woman: “I, who speak to you, am he.” Beginning this Sunday at the 9:00am Mass (next weekend at the 10:45am Mass and the following at the Sunday 5:30pm) we will celebrate the brief Rites of Scrutiny. The Scrutiny Rites, each having a particular effect, are preparing the Candidates and Catechumens in the RCIA process for their entrance into our Church at the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 15th. I would ask our en-tire community to continue to keep these men and wom-en in your prayers. These candidates and catechumens are wanting to join our church because Jesus has brought them here. These men and women also had encounters with some of you that inspired them to come and see. Now they want to stay - thank you all for inspiring them. Because of you, they have met Jesus at the well and have come to believe. May this Lenten journey allow us all to have wonder-ful encounters with Jesus. Father Michael Rocha
Hemos llegado al Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma. El Tiempo de Cuaresma es una jornada que es un regalo in-tenso que nos acercará a Jesús. Cuando nos encontramos con Cristo, podemos esperar que sucedan cosas maravillo-sas. La mujer samaritana encuentra a Cristo en el Evangelio de hoy. Ella declara hoy: "Señor, puedo ver que eres profe-ta." Después de su larga conversación con Jesús, ella le dijo a sus vecinos: "¡Vengan a ver a alguien que me contó todo lo que he hecho!" El mundo parece siempre haber tenido a personas que dicen tener clarividencia. Hoy, si escribe "adivino" en el navegador de su computadora, puede encontrar cientos de psíquicos en la lista. Por $3.99 por minuto puede hablar con alguien que dice ser "un psíquico dotado, honesto y afectuoso que le puede ayudar con todos sus problemas". También están disponi-bles los astrólogos, los médiums, los que leen la palma de la mano y los que leen el tarot [Después de hablar con cualquiera de ellos usted puede estar seguro de dos cosas - ¡usted ha perdido su dinero y los ha hecho a ellos un poco más ricos!]. El encuentro entre Jesús y la mujer samaritana en el pozo no fue un encuentro fortuito. Su sed los reunió en el pozo de Jacob. Ambos necesitaban agua: la sed de Jesús es física. Después de caminar en el calor del día ya una dis-tancia considerable su cuerpo está acalorado, cansado y sediento. La mujer también tiene sed. Ella anhela terminar la pesada labor de transportar agua un día más. Dadas las estrictas normas de decoro público con respecto a los en-cuentros entre hombres y mujeres que no sean de la misma familia, este encuentro casual podría haberse terminado antes de que comenzara. Si no estaban emparentados, no se hablaban. Además, los judíos y los samaritanos no tenían nada que ver ente ellos. Sin embargo, los dos se sientan, hablan y se escuchan. La mujer samaritana llega a comprender quién es Jesús. Inicialmente es sólo un judío para ella. Ella llega a creer que él es el Profeta. Llega a ser un momento de conversión del corazón. Ella se convierte en una creyente. Después de escuchar a la mujer y luego escuchar a Jesús, otros, los habitantes del pueblo, también llegan a creer que Jesús es el Mesías. No cuesta nada visitar a Jesús en la oración. Él es el único que realmente puede decirle todo lo que usted ha hecho. Él es el muy esperado Mesías que dijo a la mujer samaritana: "Yo, el que te hablo, soy él". Comenzando este domingo en la Misa de las 9:00 am (el próximo fin de semana en la Misa de 10:45 am y el si-guiente en el Domingo 5:30 pm) celebraremos los breves Ritos de Escrutinio. Los Ritos de Escrutinio, cada uno con un efecto particular, están preparando a los Candidatos y Catecúmenos en el proceso de RICA para su entrada en nuestra Iglesia en la Misa de Vigilia Pascual el sábado 15 de abril. Pido a toda nuestra comunidad que continúe manteniendo a estos hom-bres y mujeres en sus oraciones. Estos candidatos y catecú-menos están queriendo unirse a nuestra iglesia porque Je-sús los trajo aquí. Estos hombres y mujeres también tuvie-ron encuentros con algunos de ustedes que los inspiraron a venir a ver. Ahora quieren quedarse - gracias a todos por inspirarlos. Gracias a usted, han encontrado a Jesús en el pozo y han creído. Que esta jornada cuaresmal nos permita a todos tener encuentros maravillosos con Jesús. Padre Michael Rocha
Week Mass Intentions
SUNDAY March 19 7:30 Bill Williams (D) 9:00 Elsie Marie Duleba (D) 10:45 Fred Keim (D) 12:30 Maria Solidad Angino (D) 5:30 Ray Elizabeth Herkner (D)
MONDAY March 20 8:15 Robert Steinbeck (D) TUESDAY March 21 8:15 Reymundo Uribe (D)
WEDNESDAY March 22 8:15 Dave & Joyce Swann (L)
THURSDAY March 23 8:15 Celso & Matea L. Casio (D)
FRIDAY March 24 8:15 Aiko Otsu (D) SATURDAY March 25 8:15 Sister Bellanira Meda (L) 5:30 George Shaffer (D) 7:00 Celeste Perez (D)
SUNDAY March 26 7:30 Amanda Mc Leod (D) 9:00 George Carberry (D) 10:45 The Parishioners of St. Paschal Baylon 12:30 Abel Campuzano Maravilla & Cecilia Campuzano Ortiz (D) 5:30 Donato Muccia (D)
Parish Informa on
Repose of the Soul
Rachel Spinelli, Mary Folsom
Weekly Prayer Intentions
Visitacion Alberto, Darel Sievers, Russ Brudnicki, Reynoldo Rubio, Alicia Bolanos
Lenten Guidelines All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (Fasting - one major meal and two smaller snacks during the day). In addition, all Catholics 14 years of age and older are asked to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. Regardless of age, if you are able, it would be good to join those obliged to follow the abstention from meat as a sign of unity. For special health concerns always seek out your doctor’s advice.
Stations of the Cross Every Friday During Lent
English - 6PM Spanish - 7PM
New Lectors Wanted Has God blessed you with a good speaking voice? Have you been looking for a way to use that special blessing? Would you like to share your gift with our parish community? Our parish is in need of more individuals to serve as Lectors at our Sunday Masses and other special occasions. Lectors have the honor of proclaiming (reading aloud) the scriptures during our liturgies. Training will be provided. If you feel you have the talent and gift to participate in this ministry then St. Paschal’s needs you! Please call our Lector Coordinator, Tom O’Neill, at 805-300-4250 and he can answer all your questions.
Did You Know?
Parents should be aware of laundry pod dangers Risks to children’s safety come in many shapes and sizes. As parents and caring adults, inappropriate adult conduct is not the only risk to watch for; we must also create safe environments to protect children from other risks. One possible threat comes from the small soft plastic pods that hold laundry detergent. The pods are brightly colored, and often attract young children who may mistake them for candy or other foods and according to studies, children who ingest these pods or been exposed to them could become ill and need to be hospitalized. For more information, request a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Detergent Pods” from [email protected] or (213) 637-7227.
The St. Paschal
Traditional Choir invites anyone that loves singing to
join the choir. The choir rehearses Thursday evenings from 7:15-9:00 in the choir loft and sings at the 10:45 Mass. No auditions are necessary and it isn’t necessary to read music. If you are interested to join the St. Paschal Traditional Choir contact the Director, Dr. Kevin Stoller at [email protected].
Parish Center: 805-496-0222 Bookkeeper Marsha Blanton Ext: 102 [email protected]
Business Manager JoAnn Zullo Ext: 104 [email protected]
Bulle n Editor [email protected]
Confirma on Coordinator Cameron Smith Ext. 169 [email protected]
Director of Music Ministry Kevin Stoller Ext: 111 [email protected]
Hispanic Ministry Irma Diaz Ext:116 [email protected]
RCIA Jazmir Fajardo Ext: 0 [email protected]
Religious Educa on Jennifer McCarthy Ext: 115 [email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul Society Ext: 109
School Principal Suzanne Duffy 805-495-9340 [email protected]
University Series Ext. 119 [email protected]
Altar Server Schedule Saturday, March 25 8:15 AM - Ceora D., Danny D. 5:30 PM— Stephen C., Jacqueline E. Kendall E. Charlie G., Tori G.
Sunday , March 26
7:30AM - Conor D., Sania G., Sophie G., Caroline G. Mateo G. 9:00AM - Olivia E., Joshua E., Benjamin E., Meg H., Luke H. 10:45AM - Sean H., Hunter H., Julianna J., York K., Gunner L. 5:30 PM - Zoe K., Gaith K., Domenic L., Noah L.,Caroline L.
*Altar Servers should arrive 15 minutes prior to scheduled time*
Mass Celebrant Schedule
Saturday, March 25 5:30 PM: Fr. Toribio 7:00PM: Fr. Michael Sunday, March 26 7:30AM: Fr. Grieco 9:00AM: Fr. Grieco 10:45AM Fr. Michael 12:30PM: Fr. Toribio 5:30 PM: Fr. Michael
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
CONTINUING THE YEAR OF MERCY
Funerals give us the opportunity to...show others support during difficult times. Through our prayers and actions during these times we show our respect for life,...and comfort to those who mourn. (USCCB.org) If you have attended a funeral at SPB you have seen members of our Bereavement Ministry preparing the Church and assisting the family. Anyone, men and women who might be interested in joining this min-istry, please contact Pat Prieve 805-495-9795. Please note: This ministry is not appropriate for any-one who has recently lost a loved one..
Parish Informa on
Join St. Paschal Baylon Church Children’s Choir!
“Calling All Children” - St. Paschal Baylon Church Children’s Choir is open to all Children grades 1-8 in our Community. It is for children who would like to sing or play an instrument at our Sunday Masses. We re-hearse every Thursday from 4:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. inside the Church, and we sing once a month at the 9:00 A.M. Mass. Come make new friends in a friendly, faith filled atmosphere. No audition necessary. No fees. Join us as we sing, praise and have fun! For more information contact Parish Children’s Choir Director, Caroline Esposito @ [email protected], or at 805-402-2209. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
He who sings, prays twice -St. Augustine
Adorers Needed Sunday 2 pm, 11pm
Monday 2 am Wednesday 10 am Friday 12 am, 2 am
Saturday 12 am, 2 am Contact: Dan & Linda Gregoire: [email protected]
Parish Bible Studies MONDAY Monday Bible Study meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in room 2 of the Hall. Call Rita DaCorsi for further in-formation at (805) 484-2414 and please leave a message. WEDNESDAY MORNING The St. Paschal’s Wednesday morning Women’s Study group meet from 9AM to 11AM in the Church Commu-nity Room Contact: Maureen Scanlon (805) 796-0546 OR Mary Kate Marini (805) 551-3750 WEDNESDAY EVENING This program year we will be using a liturgy based Bible Study. The program is based on going through the readings and reflections for the upcoming Sun-day. On each Wednesday we will thoughtfully and prayerfully go through the Readings for Sunday. The goal is that our sessions will make the Mass Readings more user friendly for all. We meet 7:30 - 9:00 PM in the Church Community Room If you have any questions, please contact Sherry Reynolds at 805-427-6461 THURSDAY MORNING Thursday morning Bible Study sessions are from 9:15am to 11:30 am in the Hall. Materials for Little Rock Scripture Study, “Letters from Prison” are $15.00. Contact: Barbara Durand (805) 497-1370.
RCIA Curious about the Catholic faith and practices? Feeling led to learn more? Now is the time to come to our meetings to ask questions and find answers. We meet on Thursdays
from 7:15pm to 9:00pm in the Church Community Room. It is an informal meeting with no obligations at-tached. Bring a friend. Call Jazmir at 818-857-6204 or email [email protected]. Find us on Facebook by searching “St.Paschal Baylon RCIA”, “Like” us and set us on your notifications!
St. Paschal's Respect Life
The Respect Life Ministry next meeting will be held on April 5th , at 7:30 in the hall.
Parish Ministry Informa on
Opus Dei Men’s Evening of Recollection
Men are invited to an Evening of Recollection sponsored by Opus Dei on Monday, March 27. The Evening of Recollection will be in St. Paschal Baylon church starting at 6:45 pm and ending at 8:45 pm with light refresh-ments. For more details please call Bob Jensen at 805-492-8953.
Women’s Opus Dei Evening of Recollection All women are invited to an Evening of Recollection sponsored by Opus Dei. It will take place in the Church on Monday, April 3rd, at 7 pm. There will be two meditations, a talk and time for prayer and Confession. It will end at 9 pm with Benediction. For more information, call Marisa Schoeffer 818-517-0951.
Marriage Encounter Weekend, Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, in Glendale
There will be a Marriage Encounter Weekend from Friday evening, June 2, through Sunday afternoon, June 4, at Incarnation Parish in Glendale. The cost is $300 per couple, including meals and supplies. Limited financial assistance is available. This cost does not include lodging. People can either commute, or get a room at a nearby hotel. For more information, please contact Ms. Maria
Milagroso (Guing) Ramos at (213) 637-7330 or email at: [email protected]
Stress in Your Marriage?
Retrouvaille is a peer marriage ministry that con-ducts programs to rediscover a loving marriage rela-tionship for couples that feel alone, bored, disillu-sioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage, wheth-er they have strained relations or have already sepa-rated or divorced. The program begins with a week-end stay followed by a series of post-weekend ses-sions. For information, including cost, or to register for the next Los Angeles program please call (909) 900-5465 or e-mail: [email protected]
Faith Direct Why not help our own parish prepare for the New Year by signing up with Faith Direct? By supporting Saint Paschal Baylon Parish through Faith Direct, both you and our parish can more easily project your future contributions. You can sign up online at www.faithdirect.net by using our Church Code CA592, or by mailing a paper enrollment form that is available in the bulletin or in the parish office. Thank you for your support.
Dear Parents,
As Lent begins, the religious education office hopes our families will take ad-vantage of some of the offerings that are available for your faith journey. Friday fish frys in the SPB hall from 5-7 pm: We strongly encourage our
religious ed families to attend the fish frys, perhaps grab a table to sit together and get to know one another better, then continue your evening with Stations of the Cross in the church at 6pm in English and 7pm in Spanish. The many programs available via email to guide you in your Lenten journey. Two that I particularly like are Matthew Kelly / Dynamic Catholic’s “Best Lent Ever”, found at http://dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever/, and Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire Lent Reflections, at http://www.lentreflections.com/. I highly recommend subscribing to one of these, or any other program that you find to your liking. You can see what’s avail-able by googling “daily Lent reflections”. There are also reflec-tions available in Spanish. You may find this to be a helpful way to structure your devotions during Lent. If you ever have any questions, concerns, or just need some ideas or advice for your faith journey, please contact Jennifer by phone or email. We wish you all a very blessed Lenten sea-son.
Confirmation
Our Confirmation Year 1 & II programs are continuing to engage the parish’s teens. With the encouragement of the Peer Leaders, the candidates are sharing their understand-ing of their faith as well as their knowledge and experi-ences with each other. Those that are more informed are helping those hungering to learn more about their Church and their relationship with Jesus. They all seem to be great young people. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to con-tact me.
Schedule
7:45 to 8:45 PM
♦ Year 1 Class - March 19th
♦ Year 2 Class - March 26th (Candidate & Sponsor)
-Cameron Smith Confirmation Coordinator [email protected]
Parish Ministry Announcements
Dear SPB Parishioners,
As many of you are aware, Saint Paschal Baylon School (SPBS) supports “Ryan’s
Well”. This is a program which was started by a young Canadian student named, Ryan Hreljac, when he was just six years old! Ryan’s original goal was and still re-mains to build simple but effective clean drinking wa-ter wells in Africa, in order to help save the lives of the many children who die there daily, due to drinking water contaminated by water-borne parasites.
I am very pleased to announce that SPBS was se-lected by “Ryan’s Well” for a personal school site visit by founder, Ryan Hreljac. We will hold a school wide assembly, featuring Ryan as the key-note speaker during his visit. In gratitude for your support of this program over the years, I cordially invite our SPB parishioners to attend this special assembly as well. The “Ryan’s Well” SPBS Assembly will be held in the Hall on Friday-April 7th at 11-11:45am. This is a great way to spend a morning in Lent: learning about how we have helped children across the globe!
SPBS is very proud to have raised funds over the past nine years to build nine clean drinking water wells in Africa. This year we are currently working hard to the raise the needed $2,000.00 to build well number TEN! When we achieve this goal our total amount donated will be $20,000.00! I plan to present Ryan with our check for 2016-17 on April 7 at the as-sembly.
SPBS raises the $2,000.00 that is needed to build one well each year by collecting and recycling emp-ty plastic water and sports drink bottles and alumi-num cans. Our SPBS Seventh Grade students, under the direction of their Homeroom Teacher, volunteer to sort and bag the donated items each week. Volun-teer parent drivers then take the sorted recyclables to the recycling center weekly and turn them in for cash. The work is completed in order to help save the lives of children who live on the other side of the world – as a way for our SPBS faculty, staff, students, and parents to truly live the global Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I would like to thank our parishioners who have do-nated their recyclable plastic bottles and aluminum cans to our “Ryan’s Well” program. I continue to encourage our parishioners who would like to support the “Ryan’s Well” project and help save the lives of children, to please drop-off empty plastic water/sports drink bottles and/or alumi-num cans at the school.
Together In Faith, Suzanne Stewart Duffy-Principal
Bulletin Submission Deadline
NOTE: Effective immediately, all bulletin submissions are to be e-mailed to [email protected] by end of business day on the Monday prior to the Sunday Bulletin.
Long ago, the custom of sending some pieces of consecrated bread from the Lord’s table began to take hold. Origi-nally it was a way of assuring the sick and imprisoned of their bonds of faith and affection with the community from whom they were separated. By the third century, at least in Rome, we have evidence that the bishop would consign some of the sacred elements to presbyters or deacons. There was a crisis in the unity of the church early on, called the quartodeciman controversy, since some people wanted to celebrate the Paschal on the fourteenth day (quartodecima) of the Jewish month Nissan, even if it didn’t fall on a Sunday. The debate so fractured the church that the historian of the era, Eusebius, reported a new development to the pope. He wrote that the churches holding to the Lord’s Day sent out consecrated bread to the disgruntled people of the quartodeciman pastors with whom they were quarreling. Meanwhile, bishops complained about people taking the Eucharist home. St. Cyprian told a cautionary tale of a sinful woman who tried to open the “casket” containing the con-secrated bread in her home. She was deterred from receiving, he said, by flames erupting from the box. Clearly, he wanted people to think twice before bringing Communion home! The Council of Nicaea defined the “old rule of the church” as allowing for reserving the eucharistic bread for the sake of the dying. The same council could foresee circumstances of persecution when people might have the Eucharist on hand to administer to one another in a time of great danger, literally, at the point of a sword. The first and enduring purpose for reserving the Eucharist is viaticum for the dying. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Weekly Scripture Readings
Treasures from our Tradition
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — When the people grumbled to Moses for water in the desert, the LORD heard and brought forth water from the rock for all to drink (Exodus 17:3-7). Psalm — If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 95). Second Reading — God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:1-2, 5-8). Gospel — Ask, and you will be given living water so that you will never thirst again (John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpo-ration. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 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, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]
THIRSTING FOR LIFE-GIVING WATERS Especially during the Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter seasons, the prayer texts of the Eastern Church revel in para-doxical images of Christ: the eternal life who is put to death, the host of the supper who is also its meal, the thirsty cru-cified one with living water streaming from his side. These images flow from the evangelists’ portrayals of Jesus and from his very ministry, during which he often upset or reversed people’s expectations about him or the ways of God. This “reversal” is at play in today’s Gospel, as Jesus speaks to an enemy foreigner who is also a woman beneath his status. In addition he, the thirsting one, shows the woman to be the one truly thirsting. He—whose parched lips will say “I thirst” before he dies—is the source of life and life-giving water. Lent calls upon us to dwell on how each of us is thirsting for Christ, and it leads us, ultimately, back to the life-giving waters of our baptism into his Body. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Third Sunday of Lent-March 19, 2017
While we were still sinners Christ died for us.
— Romans 5:8
Safeguard the Children
Anyone working with or near children is required to be fingerprinted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. St. Paschal Baylon will be hosting fingerprinting on Saturday March 25 from noon to 7:00 PM. Please
register for a time period by calling the Parish Office (805) 496-0222 ask for Chris.
The “That Man is You” is on Saturdays at 6:30AM in the parish hall. Strong coffee is guaranteed! This semes-ter is titled “The Bible and the Sacraments” and is pro-duced by The St. Paul Center for TMIY. Please join a great group of guys for what promises to be an educa-tional, inspirational, and transformational experi-ence. For more information contact Bill Bowen 805-231-3964 or Dennis Crispin 805-427-1855.
Boy Scout and Cub Scout News
Calling all Boys - Kindergarten through High School St. Paschal's Boy Scout Troop 799 and Cub Scout Pack 3799 invite you to join them for fun and adventure. Join us at our next meeting in the SPB Hall. Boy Scouts meet at 7:00 pm every Mon. night. For more info: Dan Gregoire, 805-539-8213, or [email protected]
Knights of Columbus Mystical Rose Council 5746
Please join us to pray a Bilingual Holy Rosary
on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Church Community room
Les invitan a rezar el Santo Rosario bilingüe
en el salón comunitario el 2º martes del mes a las 7:00pm
Sponsored by St. Paschal Baylon's
Knights of Columbus
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic ministry which works with the poor, the homeless, and the disenfranchised people of its community. Here at St. Paschal Baylon our St. Vincent de Paul keeps a pantry open from 10 am to
12 pm Monday through Friday. Although we are mainly a food pantry, we also assist with bills for utilities, rent or gas. Our clients do not have to belong to the Parish but they must be from the Conejo Valley. We work with other Societies of SVDP to maximize our assistance.
We rely on our parishioners for food through donations through Project Response, drop-offs at the back of the church and other ministries who do collections during the year.
Pope Francis tells us to live our Faith with the Corporal Works of Mercy. Through the ministry of SVDP we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the needy, and help with housing. Come join us! The re-wards are great! We are in need of volunteers to assist us in our works of mercy. Time commitment is one shift at the pantry every other week and if possible bi-monthly meetings. Please call Cathy Hines (805-341-3026) or Sandy Elias (805-405-2586) if you have any questions.
Let’s help stock the St Vincent de Paul Pantry Bring your donations to the Parish
Center during office hours.
General Grocery Items Sugar Flour Cooking Oil Cereal Coffee Peanut Butter Dry Milk Bagged Rice Bagged Beans Spaghetti Soaps & Detergent Bleach Juices Toilet Paper Paper Towels Canned Fruit and Vegetables
Fresh Produce Personal Care Items Deodorant Bagged Potatoes Combs and Brushes Oranges Shampoo Apples Mouth Care Items
Women’s Personal Care Items
NO CANDY, SODA OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
• Friday Fish Fry’s have started! Bring the whole family and all your friends for great food and enter-tainment - every Friday (5-7pm) through April 7th. Tickets are available at door.
Save the Date. Our annual “Man of Honor”
Dinner is scheduled for Monday, May 1st. All parish- ioners are welcome to a end this special event. More details to follow.
• Our Next Mee ng is Mon, April 3rd. All men of the parish (18 years and older) are invited to our next monthly mee ng –
• For more informa on regarding our monthly mee ngs or upcoming events, please contact [email protected] or visit us at www.spbmensclub.org and www.facebook.comspbMensClub
PROJECT RESPONSE
Together, St. Paschal parishioners have donated over ONE MILLION DOLLARS through PROJECT RESPONSE to help those in need in our community.
Having said this, we are in a crisis situation. It takes about 150 people donating about 3 hours, 3 times a year to keep our program active. Our program is in jeopardy as we are in need of about 30 people.
If you can help, Call Dave Lavendier 805-557-9963 or Cathy Hines 805-499-6277
Penance Services
All Penance Services begin at 7:00 PM
St. Julie Billiart Monday March 27
St. Paschal Baylon Tuesday March 28
St. Peter Claver Wednesday March 29
Holy Cross Tuesday April 4
Padre Serra Wednesday April 5
Are You Being Called To Become A Deacon?
Diaconate Formation Office: Information Meeting for Men Interested in the Permanent Diaconate
Sunday April 23, 2017
The Diaconate Formation Office will be hosting an information meeting for all men who are interested in finding out more about becoming a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Members of the Archdiocesan Diaconate Formation Office will be present to explain the role of the deacon in the Church, to explain the Diaconate Formation Program, and to answer any questions that participants might have. Men must be between the ages of 30 and 60 years to enter the formation program. It is important for men who are married to attend with their wives. The next information meeting will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at St. An-drew Parish School, 42 Chestnut St. Pasadena, 91103. For further information, please contact Mrs. Claudia Ortiz in the Diaconate Formation Office at (213) 637-7383 or at: mail to: [email protected] If you want to be first make yourself servant of all. (Mt. 20:27)
Has sido llamado para ser un
Diácono? Oficina de Formación Diaconal: Reunión informativa para los hombres que estén interesados en el diaco-
nado permanente, Domingo 23 de Abril de 2017 La Oficina de Formación Diaconal tendrá un evento de infor-mación para todos los hombres que estén interesados en saber más acerca de cómo convertirse en un diácono permanente en La Arquidiócesis de los Ángeles. Los miembros de la Oficina del Diaconado estarán presentes para explicarles el papel del diácono en la Iglesia, y el programa de formación, así como para responder todas las preguntas que los participantes puedan tener. Para entrar el programa el hombre deberá tener entre 30 y 60 años de edad. Es muy importante para aquellos varones que estén casados que vengan acompañados de su esposa. La próxi-ma junta de información se llevará a cabo el domingo 23 de Abril de 2017 de 2:00 a 4:00 p.m. en la Escuela de San An-dres localizada en el 42 Chestnut St. Pasadena, Ca 91103. Para más información puede contactar a Claudia Ortiz en la Oficina de Formación Diaconal al (213) 637-7383 o por medio del correo electrónico [email protected] Quien quiera ser el primero, que se haga sirviente de los demás.(Mt. 20:27)
St. Michael Prayer Group
A new prayer group in honor of St. Michael is begin-ning. It will be a prayer gathering of parishioners with a holy hour of prayer. Meetings will be held each Wednes-day from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, Room 3 in the Parish Hall. Chaplet of St. Michael will be prayed. All are welcome to this new prayer group. Light refreshments, and snacks will be provided.
ST. ROSE OF LIMA DIVORCED, SEPARATED, AND WIDOWED GROUP
We are a Christ-centered, self-help program. All Di-vorced, Separated, and Widowed men and women are invited to join us on the first and third Friday's of each month
Friday, March 17th: "How To Transition From Being Married, To Being Alone After A Divorce, Separation, Or Loss Of A Spouse," by Dr. Bennett Annan.
*Meetings are held in Classroom 11, of St. Rose of Lima School from 7-9pm. For Questions please contact: Jean at, [email protected] call 805-526-1732
Magnificat –A Ministry to Catholic Women
Saturday, March 25 @ 10AM - Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills, CA. Author Maria Vadia speaks on Healing Ministry and Safe Haven for Victims of Human Trafficking . $28.00 . For more information call Teri Thompson 805-527-3745. On-line reser-vations www.magnificatsfv.org.
Weekly Word Find
Ministerio Hispano
Juan14:23-29 Lecturas para el Domingo 26 de Marzo de 2017
1 Samuel 16:1B, 6-7,10-13A Efesios 5:8-14
Juan 9:1-41 :14-1814
JESÚS CONOCE NUESTRA PROFUNDA SED En las lecturas de hoy, el agua tiene un significado especial de la salvación de Dios que se extiende a todos, sin importar razas ni origen. En el desierto, los israelitas piden agua y Moisés, dirigido por Dios, golpea con la vara la roca y Dios da, como madre amorosa, agua a sus hijos, les da vida. Cuando Jesús se sienta a conversar con una samaritana está haciendo algo extraordinario, puesto que en la cultura del tiempo, los hombres no conversaban con las mujeres, y mucho menos con extranjeros despre-ciados, como eran los samaritanos. Esta enseñanza en sí misma es importante para nosotros, pero Jesús hace mucho más que eso. Con su conocimiento de la realidad y la vida de esa mujer, Jesús le da la Buena Noticia de la Salvación. El agua que da Jesús es el agua de la vida eterna. La manera en que Jesús conoce a la Samaritana es sorprendente, sabe todo de ella, y ella, lejos de sentirse avergonzada, se siente liberada, reconocida, perdonada y abrazada por el amor de Dios. Esta es la misma manera en que Jesús nos conoce a cada uno de nosotros, conoce lo más íntimo, lo hermoso de nosotros y también lo dolo-roso. También conoce nuestra profunda sed de ser cono-cidos, amados, aceptados y abrazados por su amor, y nos ofrece el agua que nos libera de todo lo que nos ata: lo que nos hace ir a buscar agua cuando nadie nos ve, como la samaritana y lo que no quisiéramos que supiera nadie. Jesús nos libera de todo eso porque, aunque nos obliga a mirar a nuestra propia vida con honestidad, nos da el agua que limpia y que libera. El agua de nuestro Bautis-mo, una y otra vez, nos saca de la muerte y nos devuelve a la vida. La vida camina, avanza y Dios nos lleva de la mano. Pero sí no somos capaces de identificar esa nueva presencia de Dios, nos pareceremos a una persona que piensa que su cultura es la mejor de todas. Dios está lla-mándonos hacia adelante, a tomar rumbos nuevos. ¿En qué sentido Jesús rompe los moldes culturales judíos y samaritanos para llevarnos más allá?
MISAS EN ESPAÑOL Sábados a las 7:00pm Domingo a las 12:30pm CONFESIONES Sábado de 3:30 a 5:00pm GRUPO DE JOVENES Viernes: de 15 años en adelante 7:30pm en el Salón Multiusos GRUPOS DE ORACION Lunes y Viernes 7:00pm Saló
Taller de Formación Humana
Todos los miércoles 2nd, 3rd y 4th de cada mes en el salón # 2, el P. Toribio estará impartiendo este taller. Ven y aprende a manejar tus emociones y a sanar heridas del pas-sado que te son difíciles de perdonar. Aprenderás también a establecer y mejorar tu relaciones imperonales.
VIVIENDO NUESTRA FE
. El Compendio de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia en su introducción, afirma que los interrogatorios que acompañan al ser humano desde siempre adquie-ren en nuestro tiempo una importancia mucho ma-yor, pues son desafíos más amplios y escenarios nue-vos que exigen opciones nuevas, más claras y urgen-tes. Una mentalidad vieja para desafíos nuevos está orientada al fracaso personal y comunitario. Identifi-ca un escenario nuevo de la vida que te desafía en tu visión y que exige decisiones nuevas a ti y a tu fami-lia.
¿ Sabia Usted?
Los padres deben ser conscientes de los peligros de la cápsula de lavado Los riesgos para la seguridad de los niños vienen en muchas formas y tamaños. Como padres y adultos que se preocupan, la conducta inapropiada de los adultos no es el único riesgo a te-ner en cuenta; también debemos crear ambientes seguros para proteger a los niños de otros riesgos. Una posible amenaza pro-viene de las pequeñas cápsulas de plástico blando que contie-nen detergente para la ropa. Las cápsulas son de colores brillan-tes, y a menudo atraen a los niños pequeños que pueden con-fundirlos con dulces u otros alimentos. De acuerdo con unos estudios, los niños que ingieren estas cápsulas o entrar en con-tacto con ellos podrían estar enfermos u hospitalizados. Para más información, solicite una copia del artículo VIRTUS® “Detergent Pods” (Cápsulas de detergente) de [email protected] o (213) 637-7508.
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