KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH There’s no better way to deepen our Lenten practice than to review the Ten Commandments. The first three, having to do with our right relationship to God, get the most ink.
If we take this commandment literally, babies will go undiapered and dishes will stay on the table, or perhaps meals will not be served.
SANTIFICA EL SÁBADO No hay mejor forma de profundizar nuestras devociones de Cuaresma que repasar los Diez Mandamientos. Los primeros tres, los cuales se refieren a una buena relación con Dios, son más extensos. Quizás el que más nos cueste a nosotros, que siempre estamos tan ocupados, es santificar las fiestas refiriéndose al día del Señor. Si tomáramos este mandamiento literalmente, no cambiaríamos a los bebés, los platos quedarían en la
mesa y quizás ni siquiera serviríamos las comidas. Los enfermos no serían atendidos y no se haría na-da que estuviera relacionado con el trabajo físico. ¿Se considera trabajo al trabajo mental? ¿Y qué hay de cambiarle el pañal al bebé (¡pobrecito!)? Debemos depender de Dios para discernir de qué
Segunda lectura — Pablo proclama a Cristo crucificado; Cristo es el poder y la sabiduría de Dios (1 Corintios 1:22-25) o Romanos 5:1-2, 5-8. Evangelio —
Mass Intentions For The Week CONFESSION / CONFESION Saturday / Sábado 3:30PM—4:30PM or by appointment
MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIO DE MISAS Monday Communion Service 8:30AM
Tuesday-Friday 8:30AM (Bilingual) Saturday / Sábado 5:00PM (English) Sunday / Domingo 8:00AM, 10:00AM (English) 12:00PM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM (Español) Holy Day of Obligation 8:30AM, 7:00PM First Saturday 8:30AM
DEVOTIONS Mother of God, Virgin Mary
1st Saturday of the Month 8:00AM Rosary 8:30AM Mass ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday of the Month 8:00PM
Saturday, March 3 5PM Anna Nguyen Gan Eladio Mateo Jordan Kuryle (Special Intention) Sunday, March 4 8AM Justine & Joe Duarte Amiel Pagsuyuin 10AM Harry Armstrong Frank Bartzi Tony Gonsalves Larry Martwick George Viscia (Anniversary) 12PM Manuel y Juan Carlos Ramirez 2PM Ramon Nunez (Anniversary) 5PM Christine Rocha
Jenny Garcia (Birthday)
Monday, March 5 Tuesday, March 6 Wednesday, March 7 8:30AM Nena, Benjamin & John Bariuan Felix Sr. & Regina Villamor Thursday, March 8 Friday, March 9 Saturday, March 10 5PM Anna Nguyen Gan Elaine & David Kuryla (Health) Sunday, March 11 8AM Amiel Pagsuyuin 10AM Paulette Quiba John Mass Tony & Maria Veira Cruz Rose & Tony Contreras Heracleo & Emeliana Bravo 12PM 2PM Leo Montes (Birthday) 5PM Eustacia Martinez(Anniversary)
Second Collection Schedule March 4 Diocesan Assessment March 11 Catholic Relief Services March 18 Modular Maintenance March 25 Grounds Maintenance
Sunday Collection February 25, 2018
Plate: $7,323.00 Modular Maintenance: $2,419.00 Thank you for your generous support.
Gracias por su generoso apoyo.
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St. Anthony Parish Mission Our community follows Jesus
by praying, loving and serving God. Nuestra comunidad conoce y
sique a Jesús rezando, amando, y sirviendo a Dios.
St. Anthony, pray for us. San Antonio, ruega por nosotros.
Be sure to visit the bulletin board in the church vestibule for important information concerning our faith and civic community.
Please Help The Senior Luncheon Program Please, Please, Please Help Teresa Granado with the senior luncheon program. She needs help in the kitchen plating food, serving the plates, cleaning up the kitchen and in the hall cleaning up after the luncheon. Any assistance would be helpful. Please call Teresa Granado at (925) 420-5088.
Fr. Rafael Is Calling All Ministry Leaders On Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 8:30AM to 11AM in the modular. Fr. Rafael is asking all Ministry Leaders to attend a very important meeting about ministry identity, function and lines of communication to the parish as an organization.
Set clocks Ahead. Spring Forward. Daylight saving time in California will begin at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 11, 2018.
“I, the LORD, am your God . . . You shall not have other gods besides me.”
— Exodus 20:2a, 3
Schedule of Events Horario de Eventos
Saturday, March 3 9AM to 1PM Spanish CCD 1st Communion 12PM to 5PM Couples for Christ Bible Study /M Sunday, March 4 8AM Guadalupana Breakfast 9AM Legion de Maria /M
Monday, March 5 7PM Spanish CCD Tuesday, March 6 6:45PM English CCD 7:30PM Spanish Children Choir Wednesday, March 7 6:30PM SPRED /M 7PM Grupo de Oracion 7PM Youth Confirmation /M Thursday, March 8 7PM Youth Confirmation /M 7PM RCIA, RCIC, RICA Friday, March 9 6PM Friday Lenten Soup Meal 7PM Familia De Maria /M 7PM Stations of the Cross 8PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday, March 10 12PM to 5PM Couples for Christ Bible Study 2PM to 4:30PM 1st Year Confirmation Mini-Retreat /M Sunday, March 11 2AM Set Clocks Ahead. Daylight Savings Time 8AM Guadalupana Breakfast 9AM Legion de Maria /M /M=Modular
Third Sunday of Lent
LIVE BY THE RULES Life might be easier if there were just a list of rules that we could follow. There is such a list in Exodus. Rules offer the false sense of security that if we follow them then we will have done enough. Our Christian faith, however, is rooted not in rules, but in Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection defy all the rules. Jesus knew that strength is born of weakness and wisdom born of foolishness. Jesus’ life embodies that paradox. What Jesus knew when he went up to Jerusalem and entered the temple area was that his Father’s house had been made a marketplace, a place of commerce, transactions, and exchange of goods for money. What the temple represents, who Jesus is, is a relationship, an ongoing relationship of one soul to another, of our souls to God.
Understand the Entire Bible “The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation”. Journey through the entire Bible. Classes are on Saturday, from 12PM to 5PM, beginning Feb 24 to Apr 28. The classes are free. A $39.95 workbook is required for study. For more information about the study and the workbook contact Antonio Villegas Jr.
Sacrament of Penance Prepare for Easter now. Reconcile yourself with God at the Communal Penance Service at 7PM on Wed, March 21, 2018 at St. Anthony. Lent is a privileged time for celebrating the
Sacrament of Penance. Visiting priests from the Deanery will join us to celebrate this service.
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Sacrament of the Sick Please notify the parish office of any parishioner who is ill or infirm to request a visit, to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick or Communion at home, hospital or assisted living facility.
Our Men and Women of the military services. If you wish to add or remove a loved one, please call the office at 625-2048.
40 Days for Life Campaign PLEASE PRAY WITH US! Please prayerfully consider standing for Life in conjunction with other Christians and like minded people during the 40 Days for Life campaign, set for February 14 through March 24. 40 Days for Life is not a “protest” group. It is a world-wide organization that promotes 40 Days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are invited to stand and peacefully pray for a one hour period during the 40-day vigil in the public right of way outside the Planned Parenthood in Walnut Creek at 1537 Oakland Blvd. We will be praying from 7AM through 7PM, Monday through Saturday, during the 40 Day vigil. Please sign up for an hour or two, and join us! Sign up on the website: 40DaysForLife.com/walnutcreek or call Ann Vaccaro (925) 212-7938 with questions. Thank you.
Friday Soup Meal During this season of Lent; enjoy a free Friday Soup Meal at 6PM, Stations of the Cross at 7PM and the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 8PM. The following ministries will host the Friday Soup Meal: Mar 2 Columbiettes Mar 16 Liturgy Committee Mar 9 Familia de Maria Mar 23 RCIA, RCIC, RICA
Lenten Fish Fry The Knights of Columbus are frying Fish and Chips $10, Shrimp and Fries $10, Combo Fish & Shrimp and Fries $15. All entrees come with coleslaw. Takeout Only. Every Friday during Lent from 5PM to 7PM. Pickup is in the Modular kitchen. For more information call Tony Herrera at (510) 387-7360.
On Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 6PM in the modular. Join the Knights of Columbus for a fun-filled night featuring no host bar, raffle and corned beef and cabbage dinner including potato, carrot, coffee or ice tea. $10 adult, $8 seniors and children 12 & under. Proceeds to benefit the Knights of Columbus Scholar-ship Fund. Tickets sold after Mass or visit the church office or call Dennis Loosli (925) 625-2797 or Tony Herrera (510) 387-7360.
Win One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) Get your tickets for the St. Patty’s Reverse Draw and you could win $1,000. The Knights of Columbus will have the Reverse Draw on Saturday, March 17, 2018 during the St. Patrick’s Dinner. Need not be present to win. Tickets are $25. Tickets will be sold after Mass or call Dennis Loosli (925) 625-2797 or Tony Herrera (510) 387-7360.
The Lay Pastoral Visit Workshop On Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7PM at Good Shepherd Church, 3200 Harbor St, Pittsburg. Learn about diocesan resources to help prepare you to offer pastoral visits to the sick, elderly and homebound. This workshop is for lay people who want to know more about parish pastoral ministries. To register or find more information, visit www.oakdiocese.org/catholics-care or call Mimi Streett at 510.267.8392
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Segunda Colecta 4 de marzo Impuestos A La Diocesis 11 de marzo Catholic Relief Services 18 de marzo Mantenimiento modular 25 de marzo Mantenimiento de terrenos
LOS INVITAMOS A que no deje de pasar al vestibulo a revisar los flyers que temenos con informacion importante para toda nuestra comunidad.
Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma
LOS DESIGNIOS DE DIOS En uno de los pasajes más escuetos y poéticos en su carta a los corintios, Pablo anuncia que “predicamos a Cristo crucificado… [porque] para los llamados… Cristo es la fuerza y la sabiduría de Dios” (1 Corintios 1:23, 24). Los designios de Dios parecen irrazonables para los que quieren un dios falso y valores mundanos. Pero Cristo, en su crucifixión, desconcierta el razonamiento tanto de los hambrientos de poder como de los que creen que lo saben todo. En una contundente denuncia de la estrecha mente de sus escuchas, hoy Jesús desbarata sus planes literal y figurativamente. En su reverencia por la casa de Dios, les deja saber claramente que lo que están haciendo es vulgar e insulta a Dios. Luego intenta abrirles sus débiles mentes con su comprensión del poder y la sabiduría de Dios que es la cruz. Para ellos parece debilidad y estupidez. Pero el generoso sacrificio de Jesús es exactamente lo que completa la alianza que simboliza el templo. El nuevo Templo es el propio cuerpo y sangre de Cristo.
Viernes de Sopa y Viacrusis Durante la Cuaresma los invitamos cada viernes a las 6:00 pm para compartir una comida sencilla de sopa y pan para completar nuestro ayuno cuaresmal en el Hall/Salon Parroquial. Al terminar estaremos rezando El Santo Viacrusis a las 7:00 pm seguido de Adoracion al Santisimo de 8:00 pm a 11:00 pm; los invitamos a hacer uso de esta experiencia de oracion y compartir.
Viernes de Pescado y Papas Fritas Los Caballeros de Colon(Knights of Columbus), estaran ofreciendo en el Modular todos los viernes de cuaresma ordenes para llevar de Pescado, Camarones y Papas Fritas a $10 Dlls (orden incluye ensalada de col) Ordene de 5:00 a 7:00 pm. Para mas informacion llamar a Tony Herrera al (510) 387-7360
Sacramento de la penitencia
Misa Crismal, Miércoles 22 de Marzo 6:30PM en la Catedral Cristo es la Luz en Oakland. El Obispo Michael C. Barber les invita y especial-mente da la bienvenida a los electos y candidatos a experimentar una de las tradiciones más antiguas de nuestra iglesia, la Misa Crismal.
El Padre Rafael les hace un llamado a Todos los Lideres de Algún Ministerio El día Sábado, 7 de Abril de 8:30AM a 11:00AM en el modular. El Padre Rafael les pide a todos los Lideres de algún Ministerio que atiendan a esta junta ya que es muy importante, será acerca de la identidad del ministerio, función y líneas de comunicación hacia la parroquia como organización.
Adelanten tu Reloj El cambio de hora en California empezara a las 2:00 AM el Domingo 11 de Marzo, 2018.
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