MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. 4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: [email protected]Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Deacon Tony Albers Deacon Herb Kelsey Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722 Sara Dickman………..….……………...……..619-840-2983 FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8.….......................619-582-5722 Natalie Kathol, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens…………………………...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.
4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115
Parish Office: 619-582-5722
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org
Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722 Sara Dickman………..….……………...……..619-840-2983
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
5:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 8:00am
Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23
Sat. Sun. Mon.
8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am
Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28
Weekly Mass Intentions Jaime Medina † Alexandria MacWilliams, int. James Stockfish † Ellen Heid † Mary Wager †
Oscar Davila † Pat McDermott † Kapalla & Doering Family, int. Parishioners Mom & Dad †
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church January 22 2017
◊ Please contact me if you would like to host a Home Mass.
◊ Among a dozen suggested improve-ments to the Church, the Pastoral Council last night prioritized getting a new Sound System so that we can hear what's being said! We are still taking cost estimates at the moment but it will be between 15,000 and 30,000 dollars. We will start launching the fundraising soon.
◊ Thanks for your prayers. It was a wonderful trip and an engaging workshop with the SMA fathers in Benin--which was once one of the main outlets for the African slave trade. Here I am with a local woman at the infamous "gate of no return". But I did return to good ole BSP and am glad I'm back!
From The Pastor:
Mardi Gras
We did not get enough volunteer responses to put on a
Mardi Gras Celebration this year.
Let’s start thinking about a celebration in 2018.
Prayer Chain Those who wish to participate in a
Prayer Chain contact Maria Contreras at (619) 917-5850
Your Legacy: Family, Church and Charity Free Presentation
Tues. Jan. 24 11:00am Parish Hall
Presentation on Planned Giving & Estate Plan-ning; Spontaneous Giving; Intentional Giving; Charitable Giving (to church and charities); Qualified Charitable Distributions by Anthony Camara & Christopher Fenimore of Thrivent Financial.
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2016 DONATION TAX STATEMENTS
All Envelope Users & Registered Parishioners who donated, will have a parish tax statement
for 2016. Statements will be ready for pick up after the
Sunday Masses beginning January 21-22
Photo ID will be needed to pick up statement.
Thank You for your Continued Support of your Parish!
First Parish Home Mass
The Home Mass is scheduled for Friday evening January 27 to thank and celebrate the Padrinos for their continuing support of students at Blessed Sacrament Parish School.
JOIN THE PADRINOS!
Become a “Padrino” to sponsor a child or a family in our school. Any amount that you can give will help a child and safeguard the future of the school. Please contact the parish office.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
FINANCIAL UPDATE 2016
January 15 weekend $6,057.00 January Soup & Salad for BSPS $645.50
Thank you for your continued support.
Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - grade 8)
Tours every 4th Mon. 10:30am-11:30am or by appointment
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SAVE THE DATE
Parish Ministry Fair Saturday & Sunday, February 4-5 - after all masses
in Parish Hall All are Invited to Attend!
The Fair gives you the opportunity to learn about what is happening in the parish and a chance to join the various groups. Want to know more about a min-
istry group? Come and find out. Each group will have a treat for coming. Join your faith community!
Blessed Sacrament
Monday: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Mk 16:15-18 Thursday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Mk 4:21-35 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a
Readings for the Week
A NEW DAWN
Darkness is a very common human experience. Have you recently been in pitch darkness? When it is really dark, not only can’t you see where to take the next steps, you can’t see any activity around you, whether good or bad. This is the kind of dark-ness Isaiah speaks of in our reading. In this dark-ness, the people of Israel, and all humanity, can’t see how God is working on their behalf. So when Jesus arrives on the scene in our Gospel passage, it is like the first rays of sunlight from the dawn, giving clarity and hope. In Jesus we can begin to see how God is active on behalf of all people, and in fact has been working during the earlier darkness. We can begin to see where to take our next steps, and to learn how to reflect this light to others.
FROM THE ORDINARY
When Matthew turns to the call of the first disci-ples of Jesus, it is striking how ordinary these men
were. Jesus does not recruit “the best and the brightest” as his core team. The four disciples named here had little or no education, no special breeding, no influence in high places. They had ordinary jobs in ordinary places. But this is often how God works, throughout the story of God and the Chosen People in the Bible. Remember the call of ordinary folks like Abraham, Moses, David, Mary, and many others. Today we are reminded that God loves us and calls us just as we are, where we are, in the present. God doesn’t ask us to become somehow more accepta-ble ahead of time, in order to draw near to God. We are called by God to be partners and disciples, and God will teach us along the way. Wherever we are in our lives, God calls us from our ordinari-ness, to join our hearts with the divine Heart, and to join God in the work that must be done.
Parish Calendars
You can still pick a parish calendar in the church by the doors.
Blessed Sacrament Parish & School Sustainability Update Meeting
Thursday, January 26 at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall
All are Welcome to Attend!
This will be a community meeting where the pastor (Fr. Jon Kirby) and principal (Anne Egan) will give us an update on the status of the parish and future plans. You are encouraged to attend this meeting and to participate. We would love to hear your comments, questions and concerns.
Blessed Sacrament
Interested in join a ministry group. Contact the person listed below or church office.
BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)…….………………[email protected]
Prayer Chain Maria Contreras…………………………………………………...917-5850
Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass)………………………………………….735-6330
Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha……………………………………………………582-3657
Ushers: Church Office…………………………………………….………...582-5722
Vocations Committee: Dick Reid…………………………………………………………...583-1081
Women’s Club: Pat Luebbers…………………………………………………….…262-8522
Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office…………………………………………………..…...582-5722
PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Feb. 6,7 & 8 - 2017 Diocesan Revival at Christ the King Parish at 7pm ea. night, Theme “Be Contagious” preached by Deacon Douglas Johnson from LA, All invited to worship & sing with Gospel Choirs from St. Rita & Christ the King parishes, Free Feb. 28 Father Joe’s Village: "Denim and Diamonds … A Country Western Luncheon Affair” at Sheraton Hotel Mission Valley, 10:45 AM-Silent Auction Preview & Social Hour, 12:00 Noon-Luncheon, Entertainment & Opportunity Drawing, $55 per person, Free Parking, Reservations and information: Contact [email protected] or 858-453-9640; [email protected] or 858-453-7016. Catholic Charities wants to make health insurance accessible to all—especially those most in need. At their office on 349 Cedar Street, SD 92101, they can inform you about the changes in healthcare through the ACA (Obamacare) and can offer assistance with your application.
Monday ~ January 23 Rev. Agustin Opalalic Tuesday ~ January 24 Rev. Bruce Orsborn Wednesday ~ January 25 Rev. Michael Ortiz Thursday ~ January 26 Msgr. Jeremiah O’Sullivan Friday ~ January 27 Rev. Ronald Pachence Saturday ~ January 28 Rev. Richard Pagano Sunday ~ January 29 Msgr. Francis Pattison
AROUND TOWN
Daily Prayer for Our Priests
O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & 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 & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name….) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux
Parish Events
Jan. 26 - BSP & BSPS Sustainability Mtg. 7pm
Jan. 29 - BSPS Open House 11am - 1pm
Jan. 29-Feb. 3 - Catholic School’s Week
BSP Mardi Gras Celebration (info. to follow)
Feb. 1 Writer’s Group 10am-12pm PH Library
Feb. 4-5 - Parish Ministry Fair, after all Masses
Feb. 6 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6-7pm Parish Hall
Feb. 8 Soup & Salad, 5pm-7pm Parish Hall
Feb. 9 Women’s Club Mtg. 9:15am Parish Hall
March 1 - Ash Wednesday Masses 8am & 6pm
March 18 - BSPS Gala Auction Fundraiser
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