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March 15, 2020 Third Sunday of Lent

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Collection for March 7 & 8

Regular Collection $3,118.00 Maintenance $943.76 Total $4,061.76

MASS INTENTIONS

Sat. Mar. 14 5 pm Gabino & Lind S. Flores David Ryland †Ernest Rios

Sun. Mar. 15 9:30 am For the People of the Parish 11:30 am †Paul Torres Mon. Mar. 16 No Mass Tues. Mar. 17 6 pm †Bill & †Helen Weaver Wed. Mar. 18 7:30 am †Mary Conway Thur. Mar. 19 7:30 am †Joe Arismendez Fri. Mar. 20 7:30 am †Luz S. Provencio Sat. Mar. 21 5 pm †Mike Boyle

Lectors Schedule for March Sat. Mar. 14 5 pm Aida Ruiz Sun. Mar. 15 9:30 am Lynn Hays 11:30 am Sarah Alvarado Sat. Mar. 21 5 pm Tracy Yeary Sun. Mar. 22 9:30 am Alyssa Martinez 11:30 am Linda Arismendez Sat. Mar. 28 5 pm Patty Berger Sun. Mar. 29 9:30 am DeeDee Weber 11:30 am Sylvia Earnst

Sat. 5 pm Nicholas Martinez (MC) Kyra De Los Santos Samuel Munoz

Sun. 9:30 am JD Garcia (MC) Layla Gonzales Jose Ramirez

11:30 am Adrian Sullivan (MC) Christopher Edwards Christian Aguirre

Altar Servers Schedule for March

In Our Thoughts and Prayers Please remember in your prayers, Annalee Martinez, Velma Parfait, Tina Olivarez and all who are ill, in hospitals and nursing homes. ***Please contact church office, if you would like to add anyone to the prayer list.

Sanctuary candle burns for Gregory Meza

Grupo de Oración Spanish prayer group meets on Tuesday March 17

after Bilingual Mass. All are invited to attend. El grupo de oración en español se reúne, después

de la misa el martes en la noche. Todos están invitados a participar.

Stations of the Cross Wednesday, March 18 @ 7:15

pm A plenary indulgence may be gained only once in

any day. 1. Do the work prescribed. (Stations of the Cross) 2. Sacramental confession within a week to 10

days before or after. 3. Receive Communion on that day. 4. Pray for the Pope’s intentions. 5. Have no attachments to sins, even venial sins.

Liturgy Class is suspended until further notice. Altar Servers meeting Saturday, March 21 at 10 am.

All children currently serving as Altar servers are asked to attend this meeting.

Catholic Daughters of America (CDA) Meeting Monday, March 16 at 6 pm in the parish hall. CDA meets on the third Monday of the month. All ladies are welcome to become members of the CDA. If you are interested, talk to any of the members

Parish Fish Fry Friday, March 20 from 5 pm – 7 pm

$9.00 plate Fried fish, Hush puppies, French fries,

Cole slaw & Tea We would like to apologize to all our patrons who have been unable to purchase a plate at the Fish Fry. We based our number of plates on previous years sales, but due to the tremendous turnout each week we have run out of fish early. We will continue to increase the number of plates and plan accordingly. We appreciate your patience and continued support.

Next week’s Diocesan Second Collection is for The Catholic Relief Services

SAINT JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY March 19

Joseph, someone once joked, was indeed the perfect husband: the only major character in Jesus’ story who never utters a word! But the Gospel recounts and the liturgy celebrates his silent witness of faith-filled deeds: “With a husband’s love he cherished Mary, the Virgin Mother of God; with fatherly care he watched over Jesus” (Preface of Saint Joseph, Sacramentary). Catholic devotion, therefore, hails him as patron-protector of the universal Church. Some cultures set a festive “Saint Joseph’s Table,” welcoming the poor and strangers to feast with family and friends. Tradition keeps today as the anniversary of his death, which we presume was peaceful, with Jesus and Mary present. Thus, Catholics invoke Joseph as Patron of a Happy Death. Descended from David’s house, which God finished “building” through Joseph’s provision of a home for Mary and Jesus, he was, fittingly, a carpenter by trade; thus, patron of workers. Spring, nature’s rebirth, begins between his feast and Annunciation (March 25), appropriately, since Joseph’s silent obedience and Mary’s “Let it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38) usher in humanity’s spiritual rebirth. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINT PATRICK, PATRON OF IRELAND March 17

March 15, 2020 Third Sunday of Lent

The story of the Israelite’s grumbling and threatened revolt, and of God’s response in our reading from Exodus today, grapples with difficulties of the life of faith. Those who place their lives in the hand of God, as Israel did by following Moses into the desert, may soon face troubling and fearful moments. Sometimes we lose what we think we need, or somehow find it difficult to get what we really need. In our busy lives, it’s easy to gradually forget God’s presence and action among us. Moses’ prayers to God and God’s compassionate response of providing water resolve the situation. Perhaps it was Moses’ admirable honesty in his dialogue with God that made a difference. Moses “cried out to the Lord” and he didn’t know how God might respond. Honestly expressing our needs in prayer is essential to the life of faith. Waiting in openness to God’s response is equally important.

15 de marzo de 2020 Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma

La historia de quejas y amenaza de sedición de los israelitas, y la respuesta de Dios en nuestra lectura de hoy del libro del Éxodo, aborda las difi-cultades de la vida de fe. Aquellos que ponen su vida en las manos de Dios, como Israel lo hizo al seguir a Moisés en el desierto, quizá pronto en-frenten momentos desconcertantes y terribles. Al-gunas veces, desperdiciamos lo que pensamos necesitar, o de alguna manera encontramos difi-cultades para obtener lo que realmente nece-sitamos. En nuestras vidas ocupadas, poco a poco es fácil olvidar la presencia y acción de Dios en medio de nosotros. La oración de Moisés y la respuesta compasiva de Dios al proveer agua resuelve la situación. Quizás fue la admirable honestidad de Moisés en su di-alogo con Dios lo que hizo la diferencia. Moisés “clamo fuertemente al Señor” y él no sabía cómo dios podría responder. Honestamente expresando nuestras necesidades en oración es esencial en la vida de fe. Esperar en la apertura de la respuesta de Dios is igualmente importante.

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