corpus christi sunday bulletin april 26-27, 2014

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Page 2 April 26-27, 2014 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)

Liturgy of the Week

April 27th

2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)

TODAYS READINGS

First Reading -- All who believed were devoted to the teachings of the apostles, the communal life,

the breaking of the bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42-47).

Psalm -- Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118).

Second Reading -- God has given us an undiminished inheritance, safeguarded for us in heaven (1 Peter 1:3-9).

Gospel-- The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts (John 20:19-31).

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday, May 4th: 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday, April 27th: Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy)

Monday, April 28th: St. Peter Chanel; St. Louis Grignion de Montfort;

Yom Ha-Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

Tuesday, April 29th: St. Catherine of Siena

Wednesday, April 30th: St. Pius V

Thursday, May 1st: St. Joseph the Worker; National Day of Prayer

Friday, May 2nd: St. Athanasius; First Friday

Saturday, May 3rd: Ss. Philip and James; First Saturday

You may notice that Acts of the Apostles is the source of the first reading during the Easter season. This book describes how

Christianity grew from a handful of disciples to a major religion. Today's reading about an ideal Christian community is meant

to show ordinary believers how to be extraordinary, using three examples I call power, property, and prayer. Power means

the "signs and wonders" (Acts 2:43) performed by the disciples through the power of the Holy Spirit. This should be named

last, because it takes a lot of faith to heal the sick. "Of course, we can visit the sick and comfort the dying. Just leave it up to

God to cure anyone," you might say. If you had the same faith as the apostles, you just might be able to cure the sick. Or you

might study to become a doctor and cure them with medical skills. As long as you acknowledge that God gave you the brains

and the talent to become a doctor, you are doing God's work. By property, I mean sharing what you have with those in

need. Many disciples were moved to sell their goods and share them with the poor, and word of that must have spread. If

you are not called to sell all your goods and become a monk or a nun, you can still tithe to your church or the poor. You can

donate time as well, perhaps tutoring disadvantaged kids, helping build or repair houses in poor areas, or bringing meals to

shut-ins. The point is that followers of Christ are not just individual do-gooders. They are a community of believers who careabout each other and also care about the non-believers who need help of any kind. So where did these first disciples get the

faith to cure the sick and the love to help the needy? The answer is the third example--prayer. Twice in the first reading we

hear how "they devoted themselves . . . to the breaking of the bread" (Acts 2:42, 46). Breaking bread was their name for the

Eucharist. They also went to the temple to pray, because at that time most disciples were Jewish Christians. As they heard

the Hebrew scriptures, they saw how God's promises were fulfilled in Christ. Later, they added reading from the letters of

Paul and preaching about Jesus' works and teachings. All of these practices helped unite them to Christ and to each other.

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.

--Anonymous


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Page 4 April 26-27, 2014 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)

YOUTH MINISTRY HAPPENINGS...

Haven (High School)May 10 Being Purposeful and Proactive Christian Leaders

Jun 28 End of Year Haven Party

JAMS (Middle School)

May 18 545-8p How Our Mothers Show us God's Love

June 29 545-8p End of Year Party on the Lawn

Confirmation Year 1

May 10 4-5p Introduction to the Liturgy

May 18 6-7p Make up Session

Confirmation Year 2

May 10 4-5p Respecting Life

May 18 6-7p Make up session

Join - - Cub Scout Pack 700 - - Chartered by

Corpus Christi Catholic-Christian Community

Cub Scout Pack 700 is currently accepting

applications to join the Pack. Cub Scouts is

open to boys in the 1st to 5th grades. Cur-

rent kindergartners can sign up now and startthis summer. Scouting trains youth in respon-

sible citizenship, character development, and

self-reliance through participation in a wide

range of outdoor activities and educational

programs. Typical Scouting values such as

trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills are

taught through a variety of activities such as camping, aquat-

ics, and hiking. Dont miss out on open enrollment. Space is

limited.

Contact Debbie Kasper [email protected]

for more information.

Do you enjoy gardening? Corpus Christis Rose Garden

needs some helping hands

Help needed to keep the rose garden

blooming. Roses need to have the spent

blossom removed so new blossoms will

follow quickly. About one hour a week, a

pair of clippers and gloves is all that is

needed. I will train that person for the

task. Contact Ben Manfre at 949-360-9242or Chris Bonk at 949-916-5314.

Thank you for participating in CRS Rice Bowl!Our parish helped make a difference in the lives of millions of

people around the world suffering from poverty and hunger.

To ensure that our donations will be put to use as soon as

possible...

Rice Bowls will be collected the weekends of

April 26th-27th and May 3rd-4th .

Please count the money in your Rice Bowls make a check

payable to Corpus Christi. Please write CRS Rice Bowl

in the memo line of the check.

Thank you for your generous support.

Corpus Christis Book Club is currently reading

"The Invention of Wings"

by Sue Monk Kid

The next meeting will be held

May 5th at 11:30AM in meeting room 4

We would love for you to join us!

Please contact Nancy Sigler at 949-831-2986if you have any questions.

First Saturday Men's Fellowship Breakfast and gathering

on Saturday, May 3rd

Come and enjoy breakfast and fellowship at the First Sat-

urday Men's Fellowship on Saturday, May 3rd. Our topic

will beAre you prepared to defend your faith? The session

will be informative and interactive. We encourage you to

join us. We begin with a Hearty Breakfast served at 7:30

am in the Lower Hall. If you would like to help out prepar-

ing the food, extra hands are always welcome but you do

need to arrive early, between 6 & 6:30am. Gathering endspromptly at 9:30am.

For any questions, please contact Brian Brassil at

949-212-5994/ [email protected] or

Jim Bresnen, 714-615-1033 / [email protected]


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