91 Antonina Ave. American Canyon, CA 94503 707.645.9331 Fax 707.731.1637 www.holyfamilycatholicchurch-amcan.org Email: [email protected]Weekday Masses—Mon-Fri 8:00 am Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 5:15pm Sunday 9:00 am &11:00am (Bilingual) Liturgy of the Hours, Morning Prayer Mon-Fri 7:30 am Parish Office: Monday — Thursday 10:00 am to Noon; 1:00 to 4:00 pm — Friday 9:30 am to Noon Parish Staff Reverend Father Frederick K.A. Kutubebi Pastor Reverend Mr. Michael Simmons Deacon Reverend Mr. Victor Leach Deacon Rose Tamoro Parish Secretary Mary Narverud Parish Bookkeeper Parish Committee Men's Club: Kevin Kain Women's Club: Nancy Nabrynski Pastoral Council: Religious Education Mary Ann Lagasca Marina Maldonado Finance Council Romeo Blanquera Knights of Columbus Ernesto Zambrano Celebrated 20 Years 2014 HOLY FAMILY PARISH ESTABLISHED 1994 A New Beginning Coming Soon, With Your Support and Prayers
Parish Staff Reverend Father Frederick K.A. Kutubebi Pastor Reverend Mr. Michael Simmons Deacon Reverend Mr. Victor Leach Deacon Rose Tamoro Parish Secretary Mary Narverud Parish Bookkeeper
Parish Committee
Men's Club:
Kevin Kain
Women's Club:
Nancy Nabrynski
Pastoral Council:
Religious Education
Mary Ann Lagasca
Marina Maldonado
Finance Council
Romeo Blanquera
Knights of Columbus
Ernesto Zambrano
Celebrated
20 Years 2014
HOLY FAMILY
PARISH
ESTABLISHED 1994
A New Beginning Coming Soon, With Your Support and Prayers
The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on
September 8th. What do we know about Mary’s family and her
birth? See page 5 for the answer.
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Sept 4 - Religious Educ. open enrollment ends.
A late fee of $25 applies after this date.
Sept 7 - Next Liturgy Committee meeting 9:30 am.
Sept 9 - Late enrollment for Religious Educ. ends -
no exceptions!
Sept 9 - Religious Education mandatory parents meeting
in the church at 1:00 pm.
Sept 9 - Knights of Columbus Corporate Communion
Mass at 11:00 am.
Sept 24 - Religious Education classes begin.
Tear off this form and give to a deacon or place in the collection basket New Registration _____ Change in Information _____ Date ___________________________ Head of Household __________________________________ Other Adult(s) ______________________________ Children’s Names and Genders ___________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address ______________________________________ City _______________________ ZIP __________ Home Telephone _________________________ Cell Phone (Whose?) __________________________________ Family E-mail ______________________________________ Ministries of Interest ________________________
May God Bless each family present.
And bless our entire Holy Family Parish.
Make it like the family of your Son. May our moments of
sorrow, give way to the seasons of joy.
May the memory of harsh words fade before the warmth of
a loving touch. May the tears of sorrow be
replaced by the music of laughter.
May resentment be banished from our families,
and may forgiveness reign in our hearts.
Today and everyday. Amen! A few spots remain for teachers and
aides to help with our Religious
Education program. Parent volunteer
hours may be acquired through these
important ministries. Call Mary Ann
(707-315-0934) or Marina
(415-497-3171) for more information and to sign-up to
help. Thank you.
I am very glad that we see another month. I hope this
month of September will be a blessing for all of us. It is very disparaging that the Church is struck once again with this clergy sexual abuse of minors. It is incongruous and abhorrent to hear of such a catastrophic event of un-thinkable scale again. This is an ecclesiastical tsunami that
is gradually eroding the ambience of our spiritual terrain. This is no fun at all and I write with such a deep heart to add my voice to the many voices asking for pardon and forgiveness so that such unfortunate occurrences will not jeopardize the spirits of our good and faithful well-meaning Catholics. May God help us all to rise above such situations and see the salvation of God at work in our lives. I want to reiterate once again what Bishop Vasa wrote in his
statement that, "The Diocese of Santa Rosa has a zero tolerance policy with regard to the sexual abuse of minors
on the part of anyone who serves the Church. We work
consistently to assure that we respond to each allegation of
abuse with seriousness and with compassion."
I write to assure you that good will always triumph over evil. Let us not allow such misdemeanor to impede us from the good work we do in our Churches to lift high the Cross of
Jesus, Our Savior.
For everything else, I am just waiting for positive feedback from the City of American Canyon, so that we can start mov-ing dirt for the genesis of our New Church Building. Jesus
First - Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8: The Lord, our God, is so close to
us.
Psalm 15: The one who does justice will live in the presence of
the Lord.
Second - James 1:17-22, 27: Religion must care for orphans and
widows in their affliction.
Gospel - Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23: This people honors me with
their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Sept 8/9 (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time)
First - Isaiah 35:4-7: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God.
Psalm 146: Praise the Lord, my soul!
Second - James 2:1-5: Show no partiality as you adhere to the
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel - Mark 7:31-37: Jesus makes the deaf hear and the mute
speak.
Sept 15/16 (Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
First - Isaiah 50:5-9: The Lord God is my help; who will prove me
wrong?
Psalm 116: I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Second - James 2:14-18: Faith, if it does not have works, is
dead.
Gospel - Mark 8:27-35: Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you
say that I am?”
Sept 22/23 (Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
First - Wisdom 2:12, 17-20: The wicked say: With revilement and
torture let us put the just one to the test.
Psalm 54: The Lord upholds my life.
Second - James 3:16–4:3: The wisdom from above is full of
mercy and good fruits.
Gospel - Mark 9:30-37: Whoever receives one child such as this
in my name, receives me.
Sept 29/30 (Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
First - Numbers 11:25-29: Moses said, “Would that all the
people of the Lord were prophets!”
Psalm19: The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.
Second - James 5:1-6: O, you rich: the wages you withheld from
the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud.
Gospel - Mark 9:38-45, 47-48: Whoever is not against us is
for us.
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September 6: Leng Cruz, Sonia Lumampao, Meriam
Walton, Daisy Kalu, Nenita Goroza
September 14: Rona Yacob, Bannie & Frank Lee
September 19: Teresa Vargas, Julie Collins, Esther Valentin
September 26: Erika Myers, Perfecta Trining, Teresita Dumo
Subs: Volunteers are still needed. Please contact
Erika Myers.
.
If you are unable to fulfill an assignment, please switch with another EM ahead of time and mak e a note of the change on the posted schedule in the back of the church.
If you are unable to fulfill an assignment, please arrange a sub-stitute and make a note of the change on the posted schedule in the back of the church. Call Rose if you need a copy of the reading for your Mass: 707-208-6853 - or - Check the scripture readings elsewhere in the bulletin for your date.
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Our Canon of Scripture (the New Testament) does not record Mary’s birth nor even mention her immediate family. But according to
Christian and Islamic tradition, Mary’s mother came from the House of David, putting Jesus in the line of David through both Joseph
and Mary. The earliest known account of Mary’s family is found in the apocryphal gospel of James. This is not one of our four canoni-
cal Gospels but is a text assumed written around 150 AD.
This account (as well as the Quran!) name Mary’s mother as Anne, the daughter of Faqud. And it names Mary’s father as Joachim. In
Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican traditions Mary’s parents are considered saints and we frequently find churches named for St. Anne
and St. Joachim. Some of our Holy Family parishioners have attended a Cursillo event at St. Anne’s Parish in San Francisco.
The Church usually commemorates our saints with a feast day to remember their deaths, but in the case of Mary, we celebrate a day
to commemorate her birth since her birth was so important in salvation history and her very birth was so holy. That feast day will be
on September 8th.
All women are invited to participate in our parish Women’s Club. We meet on the third Tuesday of eve-
ry month for fellowship, a pot luck dinner and discussion on how we can continue to support our par-
ish. This past year, we have accomplished the following:
* Fundraising for our construction project * Provided bereavement ministry *
Supported the “Get on the Bus” program * Visited the homebound * Organized a “Relay for Life” team *
Supported the Christian Help Center * Supported the Global Holiday Faire * Assisted with parish parties *
Provided hosts for Communion * Collections for A. C. Family Resource Center * Catholic Camp Scholarships *
Emergency Kits * Catholic Charities support *
Check elsewhere in this bulletin for specific time and place of our September meeting and please join us this month. For
more information, contact Nancy Nabrynski at 707-318-4860.
Nicholas Arenas, Rosalina Alba, Isaias Bautista, Lita Bautista, Milan Bautista, Amparo Benitez, Joan Bennett, Jack & Janet Birkholz,
Josephina Botello, Enrique Campos, Milena Cancilla, Deacon Chuck Cancilla, Virgilita Castillo, Tony Castor, Fe Celones, William Chua,
Richard Corona, José & Esther Corpuz, Charito Dela Cueva, Toni Durante, Zachery Fahey, Lino Fernandez, Douglas Fong, Aurora Guiri-
ba, Tess Guison, Elmo Irish, Mary Jacobs, Sandy Kain, Patti Kelly, Dae Hee Kim, Pacita Lacerna, Gene Lacson, Francisca Lagiosa,
Geraldo Lagua, Sandy Ledbetter, Rosalyn Mendoza, Elma Mercado, Steve Myers, Antonio Neria, Azucena Neria, Ildefonso Neria,
Jaime Neria, Dorothy Pendergast, Leah Pereira, Candy Peterson, Earline Poirer, Araceli Rodrigues, Benjamin Rufo, Ariel Ruiz, Juan
Salas, Pacita Sarabia, Carmen Scott, Tom Scott, Joyce Shields, Kathleen Silva, Ann Simmons, Sylvia Sistena, Jesselee Inacay
Superticioso, Edwin Tichangco, Pacita Villaluz, Vilma Wakin, Brenda Wheeler, Chet Wilkerson, Rolly Yacob, Cheryl Zimmerman,
Raymond Young, To add a loved one to our prayer list, e-mail to: [email protected]
Don Appel, Jorden Appel, Jenny Bartlett, Joseph Bloom-See, Alexander Bombita, Brandon Bridges, George Buenviaje, Scott Harris,
Angelica Hinojosa, Jared Holmes, Jeremy Holmes, Josh Holmes, Chris Hurst, Jen James, Jerome Latona, Trevor Logan, Angela
O’Brien, Chad Oliver, Christopher Oliver, Andrew Mariano, Kiara Mendiola (RIP), Christopher Paradeza, Jennifer Phillips Plante, Alwin
Respicio, Alex Rubang Jr., Patricia Samson, Sebastian Zablan. To add a friend, family member or loved one to our military service list,
please call Carol Harris at 310-4792 or e-mail her at: [email protected]
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