Divine Mercy Catholic Church

2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835

Tel: (916) 256-3134 www.divinemercynatomas.com

Parish Email: parish@divinemercynatomas.com

Virtual Office Hours Tuesday and Friday , 9:00-2:00

MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To proclaim the good news, foster

personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice,

forgiveness and service to all.

PASTOR Father Eric Flores pastor@divinemercynatomas.com

Deacon Rick Morales deacon@divinemercynatomas.com

Deacon James Ogbonna deaconjames@divinemercynatomas.com

Mass Schedule

Mon-Fri Mass 8:30 M

Saturday Mass 8:30 AM

Sunday Mass 9:30 AM

11:30 AM

Sacrament of Penance

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Parish Office.

Rosary English:

30 mins before Mass

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

After the Rosary before Mass

Exposition and Adoration

Sacraments and Rosaries

NOTE: 7:30 AM MASS AND 5:00 PM MASSES

ON SUNDAYS ARE SUSPENDED DUE TO

COVID-UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

After Week Day Masses

and by Appointment

Temporarily suspended due to COVID

The Epiphany of the Lord Mary and Joseph Find the Boy

Jesus Teaching in the Temple

Jesus Heals the Blind Man Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount The Resurrected Christ

“We have found the Messiah” — which is

translated Christ — John 1:41

“Come and See!”

Second Sunday of Ordinary Tine

January 17, 2021

Confessions are

available after week-

day Masses or by

appointment. Please

call the office 916-

256-3134 for an

appointment

Will be here

Feb 20-21

"World Day for Consecrated Life will be cele-

brated in the Church on February 2, 2021 and

in parishes on the weekend of February 6-7,

2021. Please pray for all those who have made

commitments in the consecrated life, and be

sure to thank them on their special day. May

they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ

and respond generously to God's gift of their

vocation."

World Day of

Consecrated

Life

2021

THE CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PERSONAL

VISITS AND PRAYER- TUESDAYS

THROUGH FRIDAYS FROM 9AM TO

2:30PM. WE ASK THAT YOU SANITIZE THE

Into the Mix-Thursday, January 21st 2021 at

7:00pm/FREE:

YouTube Channel: Diocese of Sacramento/ Into the

Mix has kicked off and we have our next stream scheduled

for Thursday, January 21st! "Into the Mix" is a monthly

livestream on YouTube where we will have guests share

about their spiritual lives, talk theology and reveal their

signature drink. Come and ask questions through chat,

engage in dialogue, and hear about various topics through

the lens of the Catholic faith. Come to the table with a

drink, some snacks and join in the conversation.

Page 2 A Word From Our Pastor...

SAINTS AND READINGS OF THE WEEK

dmprayerwarriors@yahoo.com

Fr. Eric

Sunday, Jan 17 St. Anthony the Abbot

1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 ; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 ; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20 ; Jn

1:41, 17b ; Jn 1:35-42

Monday, Jan 18 St. Volusian

Heb 5:1-10 ; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 ; Heb 4:12 ; Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday, Jan 19 St. Fillan

Heb 6:10-20 ; 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c ; See Eph 1:17-18 ; Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday, Jan 20 St. Fabian

Heb 7:1-3, 15-17 ; 110:1, 2, 3, 4 ; See Mt 4:23 ; Mk 3:1-6

Thursday, Jan 21 St. Agnes

Heb 7:25—8:6 ; 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 ; See 2 Tm 1:10 ; Mk 3:7-12

Friday, Jan 22 St. Vincent Pallotti

Heb 8:6-13 ; 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14 ; Mk 3:13-19

Saturday, Jan 23 St. Ildephonsus

Heb 9:2-3, 11-14 ; 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 ; See Acts 16:14b ; Mk 3:20-21

Pray with Us-Respect Life

Novena: January 14-22

Our Respect Life Novena is

dedicated to those babies

who have been aborted, for

those mothers who have suffered a loss of a child, and mothers in need.

Each day will be led by our diocesan clergy and laity. Connect

to Facebook or Instagram for each day's prayer and reflection at 11am:

@SCDFormedFaith Register for the Novena and Walk: https://

catholic.formstack.com/forms/protect_every_life_2021

Dear Divine Mercy Parishioners:

I thought that an update on the current

state of affairs in our Parish is in order

since we cleared the New Year and

2021 is upon us.

Covid- 19:

We continue to celebrate Mass out-

doors Of course we are all observing

the health- protocols that are in place to protect us from in-

fecting one another. Mass times remain the same for both

weekday and weekend Masses for both in person attend-

ance and live streaming on YouTube. Communion is only

offered by hand due to

the pandemic. Com-

munion on the tongue

will not be available until

further notice. Confes-

sions are available by

appointment and after

weekday Masses. All

other ministry meetings,

devotions and prayer

group meetings are conducted virtually unless it meets the

smaller number of participants to be in person. Catholics are

still dispensed of their Sunday obligations because of this

pandemic. I continue to ask all of us to be patient, flexible,

cooperative and more prayerful during this of pandemic.

This will pass and we will be back to our regular fellowships

in our parish.

Finances:

Thank you for your contin-

ued generosity! Although

our finances continue to

need a boost, due to the

pandemic, we are still on

the steady side. This

would have been a far

different position had your generosity not been poured out

so greatly over the Christmas season. May God Bless you

continuously, today and always for sharing your blessings!

We are on time paying our bills to the Diocese and other

merchants. We are also current in making the payments due

for the $100,000 loan we received from the Diocese at the

onset of the Covid Pandemic. The Diocese has extended

the no payment/no interest arrangement on our Mortgage

Loan until March of 2021. All donations for the Church mort-

gage are being deposited in our local bank account for the

purpose of resuming payment on the mortgage in March.

Thank you again to each one of you for your continued gen-

erosity! You make the difference in taking care of God’s

house and work on earth!

Divine Mercy Catholic Church

Mortgage Reduction!

Faith Formation:

The Children’s’ Faith

Formation continues

for our young ones

through virtual learn-

ing. Once a month

parents come to pick

up modules for their

children from Sister

Luz and our dedicated

Catechists. We have

shared a number of virtual retreats and series. These activi-

ties have benefitted parents and children. RCIA is active.

We have candidates preparing to be initiated during the

2021/2022 time periods. Please pray for these efforts to

bring and deepen faith for our children and adults as they pre-

pare to join our faith- family.

Father Eric

Stewardship Renewal -Week 1

SHARING OUR TREASURE

Fiscal Year July 2020- June 2021

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Sunday, Jan 17 9:30 am Fausta Ibay Laquindanum + Fr. Eric Susan Balaoro (Birthday) Leony Bernardo (Birthday) Hermelo Egera (Speedy Recovery) Roger Evans (Speedy Recovery) Lucio Pelias + Mariano Relador + Liwayway Relador (Special Intetnions) 11:30 am Fr. Eric Monday, Jan 18 Fr. Ho 8:30 am Tuesday, Jan 19 8:30 am Zenaida & Abraham Tandoc Family Thnksgvng Fr. Eric Wed, Jan 20 8:30 am Maria Lourdes Legasi + Fr. Eric Thursday, Jan 21 8:30 am Albert & Julie Aninzo (Wedding Anniversary) Fr. Eric Richard Nelson + Isabel Palacios + Friday, Jan 22 8:30 am Cynthia Reodica (Birthday) Fr. Eric Rosita Espanol + Saturday, Jan 23 8:30 am Fr. Eric Sunday, Jan 24 9:30 am Fausta Ibay Laquindanum + Fr. Eric Cora Espanol (Thanksgiving) Katrina Arciga (Birthday) Maria Corazon (Chu) L. Preston (Birthday) Beth & Vic Canby + 11:30 am Fr. Eric

For The Week Ended 1/10/2021

OFFERTORY REQUIREMENTS

Average 5 week Month Require- $ 75,000

Weekly Average Requirements $ 15,000

Week of: 3-Jan wk 1 $ 9,008

Week of: 10-Jan wk 2 $ 10,193

Week of: 17-Jan wk 3

Week of: 24-Jan wk 4

Week of: 31-Jan wk 5

Total Collections This Month $ 19,201

Note: The Above Amounts Do Not Include Building Fund Totals.

CHURCH MORTGAGE

Mortgage Loan Balance 01/1/2021 $ 1,937,310

This Week:

Weekend Mass Attendance Totaled = 530

Offertory Donations From Cash/Checks = $7,446

Offertory Donations From Connect Now Giving = $2,747

Mortgage Reduction Donations (Checks) = $2,340 Mortgage Reduction Donations (CNG) = $2,282

Total For Both Collections = $4,622

Santo Nino Mass Collection = $796

Plan ahead, sign up for Connect Now Giving

Have your gift recorded by using envelopes. We will provide you with a record of your tax-deductible donations every year. Don’t have

envelopes? Call Parish office to request – it’s easy!

Your 2020 Church Contribution

(Tax) Statements will be ready

electronically by Tuesday, Jan 19,

2021. Printed statements will be

available upon request thru email at

c a m p a i g n

@divinemercynatomas.com Due

to the Covid Pandemic the office is

working reduced hours. You may

leave a message at the office, ext 5. You should expect a time delay in a re-

quest to have the office print one for you. We strongly suggest you first try to

retrieve yours by following these simple steps:

To download your statements, log on to your account at My Own Church and

click on the My Offering Tab then to Giving History, download where you

see “Electronic Statements” on the top right-hand side of the page. If you

haven’t registered to My Own Church now is the best time to do so.

WHY? You can securely download your contribution statement and update

your information.

You help the church in so many ways by updating our data yourselves: less

misspelled information, current information if there’s a new addition to the fami-

ly or moved to a new home, new email address, etc.

We save $$$: paper forms with postage $500, data entry for 750 families $350.

Updating your own record in My Own Church: PRICELESS!

HOW? Go to www.divinemercynatomas.com and click on My Own Church

(MOC), follow the prompts to register and be able to use My Own Church from

now on (even if you are already registered in the parish). My Own Church is

your online access to your information.

“Give, then, to Caesar

the things that are

Caesar’s, and to

God’s the things that

are God’s.”