The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception 2540 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110 619 295-4141 www.immaculate-conception-sandiego.org e-mail: [email protected]October 29, 2017 Page 1 Thirtieth Sunday - Ordinary Time October 29, 2017 Rev. Michael J. Sinor, Pastor [email protected]; 619-295-4141 Deacon Robert H. Fitzmorris [email protected]; 858 490-8332 Connie Rodriquez, Admin. Assistant [email protected]; 619-295-4141 Dr. Marsha Long, D.M.A., Music [email protected]Parish Office Hours Monday: Noon to 4:00 pm Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed Mass Schedule Daily Mass: Monday - Saturday at 8:00 am First Friday Mass & Devotion: 8:00 am Eucharistic Adoration: Every Friday, 7:30 am Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:15 P.M. Sunday Morning: 8:30 AM, 10:00AM, 11:30 AM Sunday Evening: 5:15 P.M. Holy Day Masses: Vigil 5:15 P.M. 8 A.M., 5:15 P.M. Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:30 to 5:00 P.M., and by appointment Baptisms & RCIA: By appointment only. Please email Deacon Fitzmorris at [email protected]. Weddings: By appointment only. Arrangements must be made at least one year in advance. Please contact the parish office. Funerals: For arrangements, please call the parish office. History of Immaculate Conception Parish It was here in Old Town that Saint Junípero Serra celebrated his First Holy Mass in California on July 2, 1769, near the site of the present Immaculate Conception Church, and it was on the hill overlooking Old Town that he planted the cross which marked the site of the Mission and the Presidio. In 1849, the first parish church was established in Old Town with the name of Immaculate Conception and was dedicated in 1858. It still stands and is known as the Old Adobe Chapel on Conde Street. The cornerstone to the present Immaculate Conception Church was laid in 1868 under the direction of Father Antonio Ubach. With the population swing toward the south, it was not until July 6, 1919, that the church was dedicated by Archbishop John J. Cantwell of Los Angeles.
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The Cathol ic Church of the
Immaculate Conception2540 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110
Holy Day Masses: Vigil 5:15 P.M. 8 A.M., 5:15 P.M.
Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:30 to 5:00 P.M., and by appointment
Baptisms & RCIA: By appointment only. Please emailDeacon Fitzmorris at [email protected].
Weddings: By appointment only. Arrangements must be made at least one year in advance. Please contact the parish office.
Funerals: For arrangements, please call the parish office.
History of Immaculate Conception Parish
It was here in Old Town that Saint Junípero Serra celebrated his First Holy Mass in California on July 2, 1769, near the site of the present Immaculate Conception Church, and it was on the hill overlooking Old Town that he planted the cross which marked the site of the Mission and the Presidio. In 1849, the first parish church was established in Old Town with the name of Immaculate Conception and was dedicated in 1858. It still stands and is known as the Old Adobe Chapel on Conde Street. The cornerstone to the present Immaculate Conception Church was laid in 1868 under the direction of Father Antonio Ubach. With the population swing toward the south, it was not until July 6, 1919, that the church was dedicated by Archbishop John J. Cantwell of Los Angeles.
8:00 Fernando Lopez, SI5:15 Randy Richardson Family, SI
Wed., Nov. 01 - All Saints8:00 Gregory Dire, SI
5:15 †Manuel GonsalvesThurs., Nov. 02 - All Souls’ Day
All Souls NovenaFri., Nov. 03 - Weekday
All Souls NovenaSat., Nov. 04 - St. Charles Borromeo
8:00 All Souls Novena5:15 Rev. Richard Perozich, SI
Jesse Benitez, Margaret Kelly, Martha J. Hotchkiss, Janet Meyers, Hector Morales, Carol Raiter, Albina Farrie, Stephanie Anzelone, Fred Levine, Eleanor Maycan, Ronald Monreal, Mary Louise Fillet, Inez Cerda Bull, Bernice Lyons, Elias Barajas, Robert F Curry, Jr., Jean Miller, Marie Rita Dubler, Gerry Lyons, Wilbur J.R. Monigold, Christopher Mahan Jr., Evelyn Quinn, Alfonso Esquivel, Esther Salazar, Jeanne Pontius, John O’Brien, Max Christian, Amparo Valenzuela, Janet Brashers, Peter Rodriguez, Delia Swedling, William Tompkins, Iva Marie Zuniga, Linda Rose Reyes, Julia Martha Lopez.
Sgt. Ahmed John Alexander, Natalie Augustine, Maj. JerryBloomquist, Col. Mike Bodkin, Danny Carpenter, USMC; LTJG Joseph Colangelo, USN; Cp. Samuel James Comer, Daniel Dinglebeck, USN; PFC David Eley, USMC; Micah Emery, Sgt. Christopher Escalona, 1Lt. Cortez Fabia, Juan Carlos Galazza, SSGT Vincent Charles Lucario, Robert Clinton Long, MC2; Sgt. Adriana Matizel, Wendell Miculob, LTJG Joe F. Moralez, USN; LCPL Matthew A. Pena, Sgt. Richard Pierce, Sgt. William Paul Powers and Cinco, CPL Wilson Santiago, Alfred Tello, Ricky Thibeault, Tony Tulloss, PFC Travis Vliet & 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, SCPO Desiree S. Hayes, USN; Gil Perez, USN; Scott Walker, USN.
Arthur Acuna, Jr., Phyllis Altomare, Alicia Ambrose, Eleanor Anderson, Joane Anderson, Earl Baesler, Mark Brandon, Cosmo & Joan Busalacchi, Victoria Cardenas, Maria Casanova, Dominic Castagnola, Reginald Custodio, Joanne Daleo, Adela Diaz, Frankie Diaz, Jr., Gregory Dire, Barbara Driscoll, Yolanda Garcia, Christopher Guerrero, John Hobbs, Shirley Ilog, Olivia Ingram, Earl Jenkins, Tony Jenkins, Sylvia Kelly, Deena Marchiano, Lucille Miller, Grace Mulvanity, Peter Nalwalker, Angelica Ortega, Georgiana Ottenheimer, Socorro Pacheco, Deirdre Rigney, Robert Rolli, Mary Jane Tiernan, Marguerite Vorst,, Marie Whitman, Martha Zamudio.
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With gratitude for the gifts we have received, parishioners and visitors made a joyful return to the Lord.
Street Level ofFr. Serra Hall619-297-3426
Now available:2018 St Joseph's annual Sunday missal $3.99
The Magnificat (monthly) is now available $5.95,in English & in Spanish.
Large print (both languages) $7.95.
Spanish 2018 Missals for $11.95(larger print and in color)
Open 7 days a weekMonday - Friday 9:30 - 4:00
Saturday 10:00 to 4:00Sunday 9:30 to 3:00
WELCOME TO IMMACULATE CONCEPTION!
To register at the parish, please fill out the form below and drop it in the basket or call the
office at 295-4141.
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WELCOME
We welcome Brenda Robledo as manager of Serra Gifts, beginning Nov. 6.
Brenda previously worked at the Mission San Diego de Alcala gift shop and is excited to join the staff of Immaculate Conception parish and to serve our parish community. Please join Fr. Mike in welcoming Brenda to our parish.
PARISH DAY OF REFLECTION
On Saturday, November 18th, Sr. Carlotta Di Lorenzo CSJ will present a Day of Reflection for our parishioners and other guests who wish to attend. Sr. Carlotta has been the Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program in our diocese for many years. She has a unique gift of combining deep spirituality with the practicality of everyday life and parish situations. I strongly urge all members of the Parish and Finance Councils of Immaculate Conception to attend. After the regular Saturday 8 am Mass, we will gather in the Hall for coffee and donuts. Sr. Carlotta will begin her first talk at 9 am. We will have some opportunities for prayer, reflection, sharing and discussion. We promise to be finished before 12 pm so that we can send you home in time for lunch. This is an important opportunity for us to reflect on both our past as a parish and to look forward to where the Lord wants to lead us in the future. Please RSVP the office so we can plan appropriately for hospitality.
With prayers,Fr. Michael Sinor
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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
(DAY OF THE DEAD)
Immaculate Conception will once again set up a remembrance table for deceased loved ones in the vestibule. We will also join Old Town merchants’ observation of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and keep the church open until 9 p.m. on November 1st and 2nd. We thank volunteers who have offered to greet our visitors and to help maintain a prayerful atmosphere in the church proper. Please contact the parish office if you would like to join them.
OCT 29 ... QUARTERS & CANS SUNDAY
Please drop your Quarters and Cans envelopes in the regular collection this Sunday. Money collected will be used to assist those who come to us in need and to support other Catholic programs. Your generous donations will continue to be used to help feed, and in some cases assist those who are in need of our help with rent and utilities. The parish also provides gas and grocery cards. Resource information is also available so people can access agencies that can help with their needs. Food items collected will be taken by our volunteers to the Catholic Charities Food Resource Center. Please make sure these items are in non-breakable containers, unopened, and the dates have not expired. There is always a need for the following items:
✦ Canned goods including vegetables, fruit, chili, tuna fish, spam, chicken, beef, beans, soups, and spaghetti sauce;
✦ Peanut butter, jelly, and honey;✦ Cereals, pasta, rice, and beans;✦ Paper goods such as toilet paper, paper towels,
paper plates, cups, napkins, tissues, baby wipes; ✦ Hygiene items such as shampoo, soaps,
Thank You ... for your continued support of these important programs
Spanish-language Christmas Cards Needed...for Inmates to Send to Loved Ones
This year, only Spanish-language cards (unsigned) are requested. When purchasing boxes of cards, consider ordering cards ONLINE! You can request that they be shipped directly to the Diocese of San Diego Pastoral Center. We will distribute them as we do every year to the detention facilities that request them. This year, we have an excess of English-language Christmas cards due to the generosity of many.The deadline is December 1, 2017
Please no cards containing pieces that can be removedPlease no cards requesting/requiring donations to an organizationCards may be shipped or delivered to:
Social Ministry, Diocese of San Diego, 3888 Paducah Drive, San Diego, CA 92117.
Remember a deceased loved one or honor family or friends with the donation of a brick for the courtyard. Order forms are available at Serra Gifts or the parish office.
If you wish to pay with a credit card, please come to the parish office as the gift shop cannot accept credit card transactions on behalf of the parish.
Funds raised through this program are designated to building maintenance. For information, please contact Glen Rasmussen at [email protected] or call 858.456.9751.
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PARISH & COMMUNITY
Parish Calendar
OCTOBER
29 Quarters & Cans Sunday
31 All Saints Vigil Mass 5:15 PM
NOVEMBER
01 All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) Mass at 8:00 am and 5:15 pm Church open until 9:00 pm
02 All Souls Day Church open until 9:00 pm Harp Concert 3:00 PM
03 Adoration 7:30 AM
04 Quilting Group 9:30 AM
05 I.C. Seniors 11:00 AM Anointing of the Sick (in the church) 08 Choir Practice 6:00 PM
10 Adoration 7:30 AM
11 Quilting Group 9:30 AM
12 Parish Breakfast
W E N E E D Y O U !
Flowers: Help us maintain beautiful flowers and plants in the church. We need you and your talent. If you can help once a week or once a month, please contact Georgiana Ottenheimer at619-291-8316.
Photographs: Help us keep pictorial history of current parish events. If you are interested in taking photos for the parish, call Connie at the office 619-295-4141 for more information.
St. Augustine High School cordially invites students and
families to its
Open House 11 am - 2 pm
Sunday, November 5th, 2017Learn what the St. Augustine “Experience” is all about.
3266 Nutmeg StreetSan Diego, CA 92104
(619) 282-2184 ext. 5521 Fax (619) 282-1203Director of Admissions—Mike Haupt—
The Academy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP) invites all prospective students and their families to attend our annual Open House on Sunday, November 5 from 1-4am. Join us for a fun afternoon of campus tours and presentations. Come hear from our Head of School, and have the opportunity to speak directly to faculty, student club leadership, athletic coaches, and more on the benefits of an OLP education! Register online at www.aolp.org/admission/openhouse.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter starts with the love you have for your spouse and helps you to build, expand, and deepen that relationship. We would like to invite all married couples to sign up for the upcoming November 10-12th weekend at Courtyard Marriott in Rancho Bernardo. Fr. Mike Sinor will be part of the presenting team! The weekend starts at 8:00 pm on Friday and ends at 4:00 pm on Sunday. There is a $75 fee and a voluntary donation requested at the end of the weekend. For many couples "Their Weekend" is one of the most significant experiences of their marriages. Sign up today at
www.wwme-sandiego.org
Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor
Each year students and parishioners are asked to donate part of their Halloween candy which is used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Toothbrushes and toothpaste are also greatly appreciated!
The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen of Peace coordinate an annual Christmas distribution where 1,500 impoverished families receive a chicken, rice, beans, canned vegetables and fruit, and a bag of candy to make Christmas festivities a little sweeter! Families also receive blankets, jackets, shoes and toys for the children.
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From the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops
BIBLICAL VISION OF LOVE FOR STRANGERSBoth the Old and New Testaments tell compelling stories of refugees forced to flee because of oppression. Exodus tells the story of the Chosen People, Israel, who were victims of bitter slavery in Egypt. They were utterly helpless by themselves, but with God's powerful intervention they were able to escape and take refuge in the desert. For forty years they lived as wanderers with no homeland of their own. Finally, God fulfilled his ancient promise and settled them on the land that they could finally call home.
The Israelites' experience of living as homeless aliens was so painful and frightening that God ordered his people for all time to have special care for the alien: "You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt" (Lv 19:33-34).
The New Testament begins with Matthew's story of Joseph and Mary's escape to Egypt with their newborn son, Jesus, because the paranoid and jealous King Herod wanted to kill the infant. Our Savior himself lived as a refugee because his own land was not safe.
Jesus reiterates the Old Testament command to love and care for the stranger, a criterion by which we shall be judged: "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me" (Mt 25:35).
The Apostle Paul asserts the absolute equality of all people before God: "There is neither Jew nor Greek . . . for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28). In Christ, the human race is one before God, equal in dignity and rights.
THREE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING ON IMMIGRATION
Although Catholic theology has always promoted human rights rooted in natural law and God's revelation, it was the encyclical Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of Labor) in 1891 that developed a systematic presentation of principles of the rights and responsibilities of people. Rerum Novarum commented on the situation of immigrants; in later documents, popes and bishops' conferences have synthesized the Catholic theological tradition to articulate three basic principles on immigration.
First Principle: People have the right to migrate to sustain their lives and the lives of their families. At the end of World War II, with the fall of the Nazi empire and the subsequent creation of the Soviet "Iron Curtain," Europe faced an unprecedented migration of millions of people seeking safety, food, and freedom. At that time, Pope Pius XII wrote Exsul Familia (The Emigre Family), placing the Church squarely on the side of those seeking a better life by fleeing their homes.
When there is a massive movement of people such as during a war, natural disaster, or famine, the lands that receive these displaced people may be threatened. The influx may make it impossible for the native population to live securely, as the land may not have enough resources to support both. Even in more orderly migrations, such as in the United States, citizens and residents of the land may fear that newcomers will take jobs, land, and resources, impoverishing the people already present.
Because of the belief that newcomers compete for scarce resources, immigrants and refugees are at times driven away, resented, or despised. Nevertheless, the first principle of Catholic social teaching regarding immigrants is that people have the right to migrate to sustain their lives and the lives of their families. This is based on biblical and ancient Christian teaching that the goods of the earth belong to all people. While the right to private property is defended in Catholic social teaching, individuals do not have the right to use private property without regard for the common good.
Every person has an equal right to receive from the earth what is necessary for life—food, clothing, shelter. Moreover, every person has the right to education, medical care, religion, and the expression of one's culture. In many places people live in fear, danger, or dehumanizing poverty. Clearly, it is not God's will that some of his children live in luxury while others have nothing. In Luke's Gospel, the rich man was condemned for living well while the poor man starved at his doorstep (Lk 16:19-31).
The native does not have superior rights over the immigrant. Before God all are equal; the earth was given by God to all. When a person cannot achieve a meaningful life in his or her own land, that person has the right to move.
Second Principle: A country has the right to regulate its borders and to control immigration.
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The overriding principle of all Catholic social teaching is that individuals must make economic, political, and social decisions not out of shortsighted self-interest, but with regard for the common good. That means that a moral person cannot consider only what is good for his or her own self and family, but must act with the good of all people as his or her guiding principle.
While individuals have the right to move in search of a safe and humane life, no country is bound to accept all those who wish to resettle there. By this principle the Church recognizes that most immigration is ultimately not something to celebrate. Ordinarily, people do not leave the security of their own land and culture just to seek adventure in a new place or merely to enhance their standard of living. Instead, they migrate because they are desperate and the opportunity for a safe and secure life does not exist in their own land. Immigrants and refugees endure many hardships and often long for the homes they left behind. As Americans we should cherish and celebrate the contributions of immigrants and their cultures; however, we should work to make it unnecessary for people to leave their own land.
Because there seems to be no end to poverty, war, and misery in the world, developed nations will continue to experience pressure from many peoples who desire to resettle in their lands. Catholic social teaching is realistic: While people have the right to move, no country has the duty to receive so many immigrants that its social and economic life are jeopardized.
For this reason, Catholics should not view the work of the federal government and its immigration control as negative or evil. Those who work to enforce our nation's immigration laws often do so out of a sense of loyalty to the common good and compassion for poor people seeking a better life. In an ideal world, there would be no need for immigration control. The Church recognizes that this ideal world has not yet been achieved.
Third Principle: A country must regulate its borders with justice and mercy.
The second principle of Catholic social teaching may seem to negate the first principle. However, principles one and two must be understood in the context of principle three. And all Catholic social teaching must be understood in light of the absolute equality of all people and the commitment to the common good.
A country's regulation of borders and control of immigration must be governed by concern for all people and by mercy and justice. A nation may not
simply decide that it wants to provide for its own people and no others. A sincere commitment to the needs of all must prevail.
In our modern world where communication and travel are much easier, the burden of emergencies cannot be placed solely on nations immediately adjacent to the crises. Justice dictates that the world community contribute resources toward shelter, food, medical services, and basic welfare.
Even in the case of less urgent migrations, a developed nation's right to limit immigration must be based on justice, mercy, and the common good, not on self-interest. Moreover, immigration policy ought to take into account other important values such as the right of families to live together. A merciful immigration policy will not force married couples or children to live separated from their families for long periods.
Undocumented immigrants present a special concern. Often their presence is considered criminal since they arrive without legal permission. Under the harshest view, undocumented people may be regarded as undeserving of rights or services. This is not the view of Catholic social teaching. The Catholic Church teaches that every person has basic human rights and is entitled to have basic human needs met—food, shelter, clothing, education, and health care. Undocumented persons are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by employers, and they are not able to complain because of the fear of discovery and deportation. Current immigration policy that criminalizes the mere attempt to immigrate and imprisons immigrants who have committed no crime or who have already served a just sentence for a crime is immoral. In the Bible, God promises that our judgment will be based on our treatment of the most vulnerable. Before God we cannot excuse inhumane treatment of certain persons by claiming that their lack of legal status deprives them of rights given by the Creator.
Finally, immigration policy that allows people to live here and contribute to society for years but refuses to offer them the opportunity to achieve legal status does not serve the common good. The presence of millions of people living without easy access to basic human rights and necessities is a great injustice.
It is the position of the Catholic Church that pastoral, educational, medical, and social services provided by the Church are never conditioned on legal status. All persons are invited to participate in our parishes, attend our schools, and receive other services offered by our institutions and programs.
