9800 San Juan Street • Spring Valley, CA 91977 Phone (619) 463-6629 • Fax (619) 463-8101
www.santasophia.org • [email protected]
MISSION STATEMENT
Santa Sophia Catholic Parish is a welcoming, caring, and vibrant community of believers seeking to grow in faith, fostering a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Challenged by the Word of God, nourished by the Eucharist, and empowered by the Holy Spirit we seek to build bridges to convey God’s love to our community.
Rev. Devdas Masillamony, Pastor
Rev. John Bosco Musinguzi, In Residence
MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. (Saturday); Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word for Children dismisses during the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days and Holidays: see bulletin and parish website for special Mass times. NURSERY: Sunday, open from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Closed from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Located on the north side of the church. CONFESSION: Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: The first Saturday of the month after the 4:30 p.m. Mass, or by appointment. In an emergency, please call the Parish Office at (619) 463-6629.
DEVOTIONS Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday of each month from the end of daily Mass until 12:00 p.m. Rosary: Daily after the morning Mass and other special occasions. Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Tuesday following the morning Mass.
Clergy Rev. Devdas Masillamony Ext. 100 Pastor [email protected]
Rev. John Bosco Ext. 107 Priest in Residence [email protected]
Parish Staff Bill Smirniotis Ext. 104 Business Manager [email protected]
Sana Auro Ext. 103 Bookkeeper [email protected]
Josephine Estrada Ext. 100 Receptionist [email protected]
Mary Wilson Ext. 102 Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Music Ministry David Stevens Ext. 113 Director [email protected]
Facilities Maintenance Jim Kinney Ext. 108 Director [email protected]
Liturgical Ministries Rosemary Wellington Ext. 115 Sacristan [email protected]
Santa Sophia Academy Karen Laaperi (619) 463-0488 Principal [email protected]
Estela Diaz (619) 463-0488 Secretary [email protected]
Santa Sophia Preschool Victoria Simanek (619) 463-0141 Director [email protected]
Catechetical Ministry Office Office: (619) 463-6011
Bernadette Padlo Ext. 111 Director [email protected]
Donna Hernandez Ext. 110 Administrative Assistant [email protected]
David Stevens Ext. 113 Sr. High Youth [email protected]
Jr. High Youth Ext. 110
Young Adult Ministries
Kareen Georgee [email protected] Irma Shute [email protected]
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, August 23, 2015
PAGE TWO TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 23, 2015
The theme of our readings today is making choices. Our lives are a series of daily choices; we make many deci-
sions, decisions with regard to faith, family life, relationships, and so on. The decisions we make determine how we live our lives and whom we will serve. In today’s first reading Joshua challenges the Isra-elites who have entered the Promised Land to make a choice. He invites them to reaffirm their Covenant relationship with Yahweh by reminding them of what God had done for them in rescuing them from slavery in Egypt, providing for their survival in the desert, and giving them victory over their enemies. God had been their Deliverer, Provider and Protector. Joshua's challenge to the Israelites was to decide, then and there, whom they would serve, the gods of their fathers, or Yah-weh, the God Who had done so much for them. They had to choose the God of Israel or choose to reject Him in favor of the idols that their fathers had worshiped. Then, Joshua set the example for the rest of Israelites: “. . . [As] for me and my house-hold, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). Josh-ua’s challenge prefigured the choice the apostles had to make in today’s Gospel.
In the second reading, Paul gives us the criteria for our daily moral choices regarding our families, our parish community and in civil society. He urged the Ephesians to use the criteria for a suc-cessful marriage in all spheres of Christian life. The husband should use the authority that society gives him over his family, not to dominate and seek his own selfish satisfaction, but rather to aid in the salvation and spiritual development of his family. Paul uses the image of a marriage relation-ship primarily to express the bond that exists be-tween Christ and the Church. In addition, he uses the image of marriage to describe the relationship that should exist among believers. Those who en-ter into the Covenant of Marriage should love and submit to one another in mutual care and respect, just as Christ submitted himself to the Church. In the Gospel we see that the people failed to un-derstand Jesus’ assertion that He is the Bread of Life. What He was trying to tell them was that we must accept Him totally, without any conditions or reservations. They said to Him, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" (John 6:60). They were actually offended by his teaching. Peter, however, understood what Jesus was saying and said, "Lord, to whom we shall go? You have the words of
SCRIPTURE READINGS & INTENTIONS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WEEK OF AUGUST 23, 2015
Date Readings Time Intentions
Saturday, August 22nd (Vigil) Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69
4:30 pm Intentions of SVDP Society
Sunday, August 23rd Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-
32/Jn 6:60-69
8:00 am Claire & Charles La Voie
11:00 am +Edward H. Tscherch
Monday, August 24th Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 8:00 am +Patrick Kilroy
Tuesday, August 25th 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26 8:00 am +Nasim & +Sophia Fares & Living & Deceased Family
Wednesday, August 26th 1 Thes 2:9-13/Mt 23:27-32 8:00 am +Richard Shaw
Thursday, August 27th 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 8:00 am Intentions of Mr. Chuck Brown & Mrs. Molly Moses and Family
Friday, August 28th 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 8:00 am Intentions of Pat Salas and Tom Holm
Saturday, August 29th (Vigil) Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
4:30 pm +Frank & +Martha Barrack & Living & Deceased Family
Sunday, August 30th Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
8:00 am Intentions of John Sousa
11:00 am +Stewart Brown
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Preserving our Legacy Fund $105.00
St. Vincent de Paul $290.00
$10,519.50
$1,408.00 $7,826.00 $1,285.50
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August 10, 2015 - August 16, 2015
Plate Envelopes eGiving
Breakdown of gifts received $0.00 to $5.00 $5.01 to $10.00 $10.01 to $25.00 $25.01 to $50.00
$50.01 to $100.00 $100.01 to $150.00
$150.01 to $500.00 $500.01 to $1,000.00
Total contributing households
COLLECTION REPORT
Prayer list for our Military
As a faith community, let us keep
all who serve our country during
these troubled times in our pray-
ers. We pray especially for those of our parish who
are serving.
If you have a friend or relative who is serving in our military, and want their name to be added on our prayer list, please con-tact the office at: (619) 463-6629 ext. or via e-mail [email protected].
Names in bold are newly added this week. Also pray for the special intentions written in the Book of Needs in the back of the church.
PRAY FOR RELATIVES AND OUR FAMILY
continued from page two…. eternal life” (John 6:68). Peter’s statement was to-tally faith based. He accepted Jesus’ teachings and decided to follow him because God was with him, and Peter was totally committed to God. Faith is not simply a set of ideas to be held on to. It is a living relationship with a Person and His vision of life. It is a relationship that needs to grow and deepen over time. It is a relationship that has to be constantly re-appraised in a constantly chang-ing world. We must hear Peter’s words to Jesus resounding through the centuries: “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” Is God part of your decision making process? When we invite God—who deeply cares about us and about what we do—into the decision-making process, we find the freedom to make the best choice.
Fr. Devdas
MAJ. BRANDY CULP CASSY DETERS
JEREMY DETERS VICTOR KAREH
JOSHUA LABANON BRIGITTE FOX
LTJG. JAYSON NICHOLSON ANDRE CLEVELAND SGT. DANE JOHNSON
CAPTAIN MARK LOMAHAN
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PRAY FOR OUR
NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE
KYLE AND DEVON DURAN
WHO WERE MARRIED HERE AT SANTA SOPHIA ON AUGUST 15TH
Tiffanny Kelly Madeline Leggio
Lilyne Hollingworth Frances Martin Michael Olson Alma Lerma
Sister Margaret Eilerman Leticia Rebollar
Lorraine Barrack Pat Lanwehr Loren Nelsen
Dean Gray John Sousa
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Daily Prayer for Priests
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
For your unfaithful and tepid priests; For your priests laboring at home or
Abroad in distant mission fields. For your tempted priests;
For your lonely and 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 and who gave me
Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
The priests who taught and instructed me;
All the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way
(especially……………..….) O Jesus, keep them all close
to your heart, And bless them abundantly
in time and in Eternity
Amen
Sunday, August 23rd - Rev. Laurence Dolan OFM
Monday, August 24th – Rev. William Dugan
Tuesday, August 25th - Very Rev. Msgr. Richard Dun-canson
Wednesday, August 26th—Rev. George Dunkley
Thursday, August 27th- Rev. Stephen Dunn
Friday, August 28th - Rev. Msgr. Robert Ecker
Saturday, August 29th - Rev. Manuel Edza
PAGE FOUR TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 23, 2015
Saint Vincent de Paul-Santa Sophia Conference would like to invite our parishioners to partici-pate in our 2nd Annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run Event. Held Saturday September 26, 2015 a mile around our parish staring at 8:30am. Registration required (no cost)
T-Shirts for those who register early at:
www.svdpusa.net/walk/1322
CHOCOLATE AND WINE SEMINAR
Health Benefits of Wine and Chocolate Seminar by Philip Goscienski, MD Date: Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 pm in Prendergast Hall Cost: $5 which includes red wine and dark chocolate tasting Sponsored by The Knights of Columbus Ticket information available soon
You Ought To Be In Pictures!!!
And you can! Yes, you can be in the 2015 Santa Sophia picture directory. Photos for the directory will be taken in late September. You will have the opportuni-ty to sign up after Masses and on line as we approach the date. There will be addi-tional information in the bul-letin, e-news, and the web-
site. There is nothing to do at this time except pick out your favorite outfit for the photo shoot. Seniors: we will have sign up sheets at the Sep-tember luncheon. Bring your calendar.
PAGE FIVE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 23, 2015
2015-2016 RELIGIOUS ED REGISTRATION ~ PRE-SCHOOL-CONFIRMATION
Registration will continue Monday through Friday throughout the summer. Regis-tration will take place in the Catechetical Ministry Office from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
What to Bring: Fees and your child's baptism certificate, if not already on file, are due at the time of registration. Special Note: Families who are not registered at Santa Sophia must provide a letter from their parish priest giving permission to at-tend Santa Sophia's religious education classes.
Prerequisite for Confirmation Level I: Completion of Religious Ed Level 8 or graduation from a Catholic elementary school.
Prerequisite for Confirmation Level 2: Level I candidates must bring their Sponsor Eligibility Form completely filled out, signed and sealed by the sponsor's parish priest in order to register for Level II. For your convenience registration will also take place during the parish picnic.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO GETS VIOLENT WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH THEIR OPINION? This is a Safe Place Community: Santa Sophia’s team provides faith-based support to parishioners, family and friends who suspect or know of violence in their relationships. Call (619) 663-9785 and leave a message. All calls are confiden-tial-no caller is identified by name. A team member will call and offer resources that can help in situations of child, el-
der or intimate partner abuse.
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome! We warmly invite you to
join our faith community. To register,
please visit the parish office anytime
after the morning mass until 4:30 pm,
Monday thru Friday. Or you can pick
up a registration form in the vestibule
of the church.
BAPTISM
Please contact Donna Hernandez at
(619) 463-6011 for Baptism prepara-
tion information. Parents are encour-
aged to begin the preparation process
before their child is born.
ADULT/CHILD
RELIGIOUS FORMATION
Please contact Donna Hernandez at
the Catechetical Ministry Office at
(619) 463-6011 for more information.
MATRIMONY
Please contact the office at (619) 463-
6629, before setting the date, time and
location of your wedding. In the Dio-
cese of San Diego, couples should
plan on a nine month (minimum)
period of marriage preparation.
QUINCEANERAS
Please contact Susan Rosson at
(619) 861-4384, before setting the
date, time, and location of your
Quinceanera.
FUNERALS
Please contact Bill Smirniotis at
(619) 463-6629
ext. 104.
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS
Submissions are due Fridays by noon,
nine days prior to publication. Send
Homeschool Families: Do you homeschool? Have you thought about home-schooling? Would you like to know other families in our parish that are in-volved with homeschooling their children? If you answer yes to any of these questions and want to be connected with our homeschooling families, please contact Nicole Clark: (760) 803-4999 or [email protected] Our first objective will be to compile a contact list which we all can utilize for support and friendship. Questions are always welcome!
RCIA Do you ever ask yourself… What am I looking for in life? What is the meaning of my life? How can I be a better person? What can I do about the loneliness I feel? How can I come to know God’s love? How can I know the right path God has in store for me? If you are asking these questions, or questions like them, the Catholic way of life awaits you. For centuries, people have turned to the Church to find the answers to the deepest and hardest questions of everyday life. Are you interested in finding out more about how to become a Catholic? Inquiry Sessions are beginning! Please give us a call for dates and times or if you have questions and would like fur-ther information: Catechetical Ministry Office. (619) 463-6011
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Santa Sophia Catholic Church and Academy Office hours Parish Office: (619) 463-6629 Fax: (619) 463-8101 Monday ~ Friday from after daily mass - 4:30 pm
Academy Office: (619) 463-0488 Fax: (619) 668-5469 Monday ~ Friday from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Preschool Office: (619) 463-0141 Fax: (619) 463-8101 Monday ~ Friday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
CMO Office: (619) 463-6011 Fax: (619) 668-5458 Monday ~ Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm & Sunday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ministry Office: (619) 463-6011 Fax: (619) 668-5458 Monday ~ Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
JOIN US FOR COFFEE AND DONUTS AFTER MASS EVERY SUNDAY IN AUGUST HOSTED BY FIL-AM SENIOR LUNCHEON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH - AFTER LABOR DAY. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SERVING IN HOPE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 7:00 PM DANIELS ROOM FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 2:30 PM VERHOEVEN ROOM
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 5TH SUNDAY ROSARY SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH FOLLOWING THE 8:00 AM MASS THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL LEAD THE ROSARY FOR ALL PARISHIONERS TO FOSTER GREATER DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN LATINO SOCIETY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH 6:30 PM DE MOOR ROOM SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 7:00 PM VERHOEVEN ROOM EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH AT 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM IN THE CHURCH CHOCOLATE AND WINE SEMINAR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 7:00 PM IN PRENDERGAST HALL ANOINTING OF THE SICK FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FOLLOWING THE 4:30 PM MASS
SAVE THE DATE EVENT
INSTALLATION OF FR. DEVDAS BY BISHOP MCELROY SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH AT THE 4:30 PM MASS SUMMER NIGHT EVENT FOLLOWING MASS SUMMER NIGHT EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH AFTER THE 4:30 PM MASS. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 6TH ANNUAL WINE TASTING EVENT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AT 6:00 PM MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Congratulations to the following chil-dren who celebrated the Sacrament of
Baptism here at Santa Sophia on Sunday, August 16th.
Jolie Noelle daughter of Daniel & Alexis Cummings
Liam Pajarillo
son of Noel & Darleen Piamonte
Tristan Michael son of Raymond & Janessa Bartolome
Gil Huerta Borja II
son of Gil Borja, Jr. & Karen Martinez-Huerta
Santa Sophia Academy, where your child will seek wisdom + live virtue + encounter Christ, has openings for Preschool and Grades K-6. It is not too late to enroll for the 2015-2016 school year. Come take a tour, ask questions and check us out to find the BEST place to partner in the education of your child. We look forward to hearing from you this week (619) 463-0488.
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