Lighthouse at 9th Street, Pacific Grove, California 93950 Office 146 8th Street, Telephone 655-4160 ~Fax 440-7450

Email: stangelachurch@stangelamerici.org

www.stangelamericipacificgrove.org

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm (open during lunch hour) Closed Saturday Open Sunday 9:00am to 1:30pm

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Seamus O’Brien, Pastor Office Ext 22 Rectory Ext 10 Fr. Miguel Grajeda, Vicar of Clergy, In Residence Deacon David Ford Tommy Gomez, Maintenance Manager Ext 27

Jeannette Marrujo, Office Manager/Bookkeeper Ext 23

Jordan Lewis, Director of Faith Formation and Liturgy Coordinator Ext 25 Lana Poklad, Director of Liturgical Music and Choir Ext 26 Betsy Messman, SOAR & EM to the Homebound Ext 24 Lorie Ford, Parish Secretary Ext 20

Heather Diaz, Preschool Director — 372-3555

St Vincent de Paul Help Line — 915-0415

BAPTISM Call the Parish Office, 655-4160

FAITH FORMATION K-8 Weekly Youth Classes, First Communion,

Confirmation, Small Christian Communities Contact: Jordan Lewis jordan@stangelamerici.org

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC OR COMPLETING THEIR SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Call Barbara Wright–277-9186

MARRIAGES*

Call the parish office-655-4160, ext 20 *Begin instruction six months before the intended date of the wedding.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 am; 10:00 am; 12 noon Tues - Sat: 8:00 am

RECONCILIATION: Saturday, 4:00 pm—4:45 pm

Or by appointment any time

OUR PARISH COMMUNITY MISSION STATEMENT

We, the family of St. Angela Merici, a welcoming community with a rich heritage, live out our Baptismal call to become the Body of Christ through Eucharist, Evangelization and Stewardship.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7, 2019 The harvest is abundant But the laborers are few; So ask the master of the harvest To send out laborers for the harvest. Luke 10:2

The Saint Angela Merici Book Club will meet

Monday, July 8th, 2019 at 7:00pm in the Small Hall

We will be discussing our current selection A Spark of Light, by Jodi Picoult. Next month’s selection is Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover. Anyone interested in joining is MOST welcome. Questions? Please call Pat 657-4297

THANK YOU TO OUR PARISH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS!

The delicious pancake breakfast last

Sunday, was once again such a success!

Thank you so much for

all the work you do to make it so delicious, and such wonderful and

fun community time!

The next pancake breakfast will be Sunday, September 29th, 2019

after the 8:00 and 10:00am Masses.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Are you, or someone you know, looking to enter more fully into their Catholic faith by

completing the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, First Eucharist, and/or Confirmation?

This September, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) will resume with a new group of people preparing to explore the Catholic faith. However, we will be meeting with

people who have any inquiries into the program ahead of classes.

We welcome any people who are curious about the Catholic faith. Please stay tuned to the bulletin or website for more information.

Please contact: Mrs. Barbara Wright at 831-277-9186 or tnbwright@att.net.

The summer season is a perfect time for the entire family to nurture and grow their faith.

God is everywhere...in beautiful nature, and in the places and people you meet. Consider doing some of the following wherever your

Summer takes you.

• Go on a family walk, hike, or bicycle ride, and stop to appreciate nature and the presence of God.

♦ Start each day with a prayer before

setting out for camp, school, work, or family activities.

♦ We’re fortunate enough to live in a place rich

in Church history. Consider taking a day trip to a mission

or retreat center.

To all our new parishioners and all those visiting, we here at St. Angela Merici, wish to extend a very warm welcome to all of you and are glad you are here joining us!

Thursday, July 11th, Memorial of St. Benedict. St. Benedict was born in 480 AD, and died March 21, 547. He was the son to a Roman noble of Norcia and the twin to his sister, Scholastica. Benedict was a monk and abbot. He founded several monasteries and wrote a rule for mon-asteries which became the fundamental for Western Monasticism. In 1964 Pope Paul VI declared Benedict “Patron of Europe. Young Benedict went to Rome for his education and grew weary of life in Rome, having found his companions’ lives dissolute and immoral, and his teachers unchristian and corrupt. This led him to abandon his studies in Rome and to pursue a spiritual life. Benedict spent time living as a hermit, in spiritual isolation in a cave at Subiaco. Monks nearby asked Benedict, who was by then known as a holy man, to become their new abbot. Benedict’s insistence on proper monastic discipline; however, brought him into conflict with the community who attempted to poison him. He miraculously escaped harm and returned to his cave. Later, he established 13 monasteries near Subiaco and around the year 529 AD he left Subiaco and founded a monastery in the ancient acropolis on the hill overlooking the town of Cassino. Benedict’s beliefs and instructions on religious life still direct religious life after 15 centuries, and has been collected in what is now known as the Rule of Saint Benedict. Below is known as the Rule of Benedict Love of Christ and Neighbour Justice and Peace Prayer “Conversatio” Stability Obedience Stewardship Discipline Hospitality Humility Community Interesting to Note: The Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, off of Hwy 1, is a Benedictine Monastery, and we have a parish group here at St. Angela Merici who connect with this monastery, reflecting on the Rule of St. Benedict, guide to practical Christian Living. If you are interested in learning more about our St. Angela Merici Benedictine Oblates of the Monastery of the Risen Christ, Please contact: Kathy Nichols kathyonevergreen@yahoo.com. If you would like to learn more about St. Benedict and opportunities to experience the heritage of Benedictine Spirituality, visit contemplation.com

GREETER

Paul Turner As you enter a Catholic Church building , you may say hello to those arriving with you. Your parish may have someone at the door to add to this friendly encounter. That person is a greeter. This role is fairly new. It evolved from the Church’s desire to encourage “”full, conscious, and active participation of the people” in harmony with Vatican II’s Constitution on Sacred Liturgy(14). Human beings are more apt to pray together, sing together, and observe silences together if they are united in faith and service. This bond begins at each Mass as soon as we arrive at church. Greeting one another is more than a social convention. It begins to form the Body of Christ assembled for worship on this day. Our time together at Mass is framed by the formation of community before and after the service. When Mass is over, we go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Having worshiped as one, we leave to serve as one. A greeter welcomes you to the building and helps you feel at home. If you are unfamiliar with the church you are visiting, the greeter will help you find participation aids, a place to sit, the location of restrooms, and any other useful information. Even though some people take on the role of greeter at a parish church, everyone shares this responsibility. When you greet others on your way in or out of the building, you are connecting with them in faith, acknowledging the values you share, supporting them with your prayer, and reminding them that none of us is alone. God is with us always, manifest in the simple care of Christian brother and sisters at church.

We are blessed to have such an incredible team of greeters and ushers at our Masses here at St. Angela Merici. They are the first and last people seen when someone visits our parish.

Think about how important that is!

Jesus welcomed the stranger, the outcast, the widow, and the orphan. So must we: right at our church doors!

As a ‘welcoming community’ (see our mission statement)!) we all outreach to our neighbor -

whether an old friend or a stranger in our midst.

Can you offer a bit of time to join our Greeter/Usher team and be at the DOORS of our church before and after Mass? You would be a part of one of the most important ministries of this parish, though sometimes a ministry that is overlooked or seen as “there are plenty of people doing that!”

Seasoned or new, younger or older, all are welcome. Please pray about being a part of

this important Ministry!

Please pray about being a part of this important ministry! Contact Jordan 831-655-4160 ext 25; jordan@stangelamerici.org

Our 22nd Anniversary Edition Golf Event – Laguna Seca Golf Ranch

Dinner & Auction - Wedgewood Weddings Event Center at Palo Corona Regional Park

(formerly Rancho Cañada). Friday, September 6th

SAMDAG is our biggest fundraiser. It is a great event full of fun and fellowship!

Donation and Sponsor letters have been sent out to all parishioners and local businesses. If you have not received a letter or have questions about the event, please contact the

parish office. We need your help to make SAMDAG 2019 successful!

If you have items to donate for the auction, we appreciate you bringing the donation form and donated items into the parish office. Thank you for your donations! Together this event will be successful and a great time!

Why we sing… God has bestowed upon his people the gift of song. God dwells within each human person, in the place where music takes its source. Indeed, God, the giver of song, is present whenever his people sing his praises. A cry from deep within our being, music is a way for God to lead us to the realm of higher things. As Augustine says, “Singing is for the one who loves.” Music is therefore a sign of God’s love for us and of our love for him. In this sense, it is very personal. But unless music sounds, it is not music, and whenever it sounds,, it is accessible to others. By its very nature song has both an individual and a communal dimension. Thus, it is no wonder that singing together in church expresses so well the sacramental presence of God to his people.

For the Assembly:

“Mother Church earnestly desires that all faithful should be led to that fully conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations, which is demanded by the nature of the liturgy. Sacrosanctum Concilium

Alexandre, Rachael and Family

Matias Alessandro Avalas Maria Andrade David Avnaim Sharon Bandy

Debra BrauGeorge Brewster

Gabrielle Canadas Michael Carlos

Gino Castro Corey D’Angelo

Angelica De Sando Rosa Diaz

Michael Dicus Jimmy Espinoza

Julie Forrest Valeska Gallagher

Jose Roberto Gomez Stephanie Hansen

William Hovis Joshua Karanis Kelly Kellogg Enrigue Lopez Jim Maenner

Jaime McGuire Blanca Ochoa Mario Ochoa

Valeria Ochoa Diana Ochoa

Corey O’Halloran William Parham

Karen Perry Valeria Rangel

Mandi Stenstrom Gisela Taeuber

Clare Torres Eric Van Patton Kathi VanPelt

Please keep in prayer

Mass Intentions for the week of July 6th through July 14th

To add back on the prayer list or to add anyone you

wish prayers for, or to remove someone from the prayer list we ask that you

call the parish office at 831-655-4160.

Tues 07/09

8:00am

For the parish community of St. Agustin, Scotts Valley

Wed 0710

8:00am

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Vicky Johnson

Thurs 07/11

8:00am

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Anita Dougherty

Fri. 07/12

8:00am

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Paul DeLay

Sat. 07/13

8:00am 5:00pm

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Aurelie Garcia Eddie DaSilva - Goretti Soares & Family

Sun 07/14

8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm

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John Grisin Family - Mary Draper Margrate Younas - Tina Ramirez Delores Beron - Friend Peter, Eleanor, Angela and Jack Balesteri Richard Green - Friends Antonio & Julia Andrade - Joe & Maria Andrade Lamneck Family - Kathleen Fischer Francisco Perce - Wife

Sun 07/07

8:00am 10:00am 11:00am

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In Thanksgiving for our Faith Community here at St. Angela Merici Cristina Ilangakoon - The Ford Family Peter, Angela, Eleanor & Jack Balesteri Jandira De Melo - Estela & Manuel Miguel & Family Larry & Rita Brady - Marianne Powers Deceased and Living Members of Our Lady of Fatima Manuel Soares - AFDES Salinas Ermelinda Rodrigues - Goretti & Family

Sat 07/06

8:00am 5:00pm

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Lourdes Matos –Connie Bettencourt Paul, Christina & Vincent Torrente - Family Horace S., Carmen & Vincent Russo - Family Maureen Molloy - Drakes Family

Readings for July8th through July 14th

Tuesday

Gn 32:23-33 Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b and 15 Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19 Mt 10:1-7

Thursday

Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 Ps 105: 16-17, 18-19, 20-21 Mt 10:7-15

Friday Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 Mt 10:16-23

Saturday

Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a Ps 105:1-3, 6-7 Mt 10:24-33

Sunday Dt 30:10-14 Ps 69:14, 17, 30-34, 36, 37 or Ps 19:8-11 Lk 10:25-37

Monday

Gn 28:10-22a Ps 91:1-4, 14-15ab Mt 9:18-26

Mon 07/08

7:00pm 7:30pm

Book Club

Small Christian Community

SmHall Lib

Tues 07/09

11:00am 1:30pm

Small Christian Community

SVDP Food Cupboard

Lib SmHall

Thurs 07/11

1:30pm 4:00pm 6:00pm

SVDP Food Cupboard

I-Help Choir

SmHall LgHall Ch

Fri 07/12

8:30am

Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament

Ch

This week at St. Angela Merici

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St. Angela Preschool Dates to Note:

♦ July 12, Friday, is the last day of summer school.

♦ July 15-August 6, the school and school office will be closed

♦ August 7,Wednesday, First Day of School

Bulletin No. 913160 St. Angela Merici Pacific Grove, CA (831) 655-4160 Contact: Lorie Ford Special Instructions: