Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church 7669 Girard Ave., La Jolla, California 92037 Mass Schedule Pastor Fr. James E. Rafferty Saturday – For Sunday Obligation 5:00 PM (English) Deacon ………………………...Jimmy F. Vargas, OFS 6:30 PM (Spanish) Parish Office…………………..……… (858) 454-2631 Fax (858) 454-5968 Sunday ……………….…...7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 Noon 5:30 (Contemporary) Website…………………….....www.marystarlajolla.org Weekday ……………….….8:00 AM Monday - Friday Email…………………[email protected] Holy Day Liturgy ……….…..(Vigil) 6:00 PM (English) Parish Office Hours….…… 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (M-F) Holy Day …………....8:00 and 11 AM, 6:30 (Spanish) Catechetical Ministry…………...…….(858) 551-8359 Lissa Hutcheson, DCM ([email protected]) Holy Hour …………….1st & 3rd Sundays at 1:15 PM Ministerio Hispano ……………..........(858) 459-7381 Sacraments Martín Magaña, DCM ([email protected]) Marriages – 9 Months Preparation. Call Parish Office Youth Ministry……………….………...(858) 412-3752 Baptisms …………Call Parish Office (858) 551-8359 Rite of Reconciliation: Saturday – 3:30-4:30 PM or by appointment Bob Schrimpf………[email protected] School…... Stella Maris Academy…….(858) 454-2461 www.stellamarisacademy.org Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Second Sunday Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) April 12, 2015 Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? — 1 John 5:5 SEEKING Easter Sunday is a day all about seeking. The early Christian communities gathered around the Apostles, seeking more about the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus. Saint Paul told the baptized Colossians to “seek what is above.” Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, seeking to find the Lord’s body so that she could anoint it. We come to church on Easter Sunday seeking many things. For some of us, this is a once‑a‑year journey, when we seek connection with the foundations of the Christian faith. For others, this day is the culmination of a long journey of Lenten repentance. For the newly baptized, this is the first day of a new life filled with promise and expectation. Whatever it is that we seek, let us be inspired by the disciple whom Jesus loved who, when he saw the wrappings of cloth inside the empty tomb, “saw and believed.” . April 12, 2015 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Our tradition has a way of honoring age-old customs, and is patient with how practices unfold in different places. The name of today’s feast illustrates this well. English is a Germanic language, and our word “Easter,” or German “Oester,” points back to the pagan goddess Eoestre, the star of the vernal equinox feast. The Greek title “Pasch” reaches back in a more helpful manner to the Hebrew “Pesach,” or “Passover.” “Paschal Triduum” may be slow to replace “Easter” in our vocabulary, but it is clearer about the mystery we celebrate today, the culmination of three days laden with mystery and meaning. You can hear the older term, and the resistance to English influence, in the Irish “Casca” and Scottish “Pask.” Romance languages stay close to the deep paschal tradition, with the French “Pâques,” Spanish “Pascua” and Italian “Pasqua.” Memories of our pagan past with “Oester” will not soon fade away: even Japanese Christians are under her spell, for today’s feast is called “ I-suta.” Swahili, a young language, takes the more traditional route with “Pasaka.” Each language yields a rich insight into the feast. Spanish includes a sense that today is a “big Sunday” by adding the designation “Pascua” to the greatest feasts, such as “Pascua de la Natividad” (Christmas). Once Christ is risen, every step of life’s journey is illuminated by the light of the Pasch! —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. A CHEERFUL GIVER A cheerful giver does not count the cost of what he gives. His heart is set on pleasing and cheering the one to whom the gift is given. —St. Julian SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord; Julian Calendar Palm Sunday Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday in the Octave of Easter; Julian Calendar Good Friday Saturday: Saturday in the Octave of Easter Heavenly Father, help us to determine what “enough” is for our family and to joyfully and generously share the rest. AMEN. Weekly Average Expenses: March 22, 2015 Collection: March 29, 2015 Collection: Easter Collection: $17,578.00 $12,155.99 $17,070.82 $22,680.52 Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs Fri. Sat. Sun. 4-13 8:00 am 4-14 8:00 am 4-15 8:00 am 4-16 8:00 am 4-17 8:00 am 4-18 5:00 pm 6:30 pm 4-19 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am Noon 5:30 pm Christopher Brough Agnes Widmer Kathleen O’Neill Patricia Mary & Earl Roach Sebastian Lincoln Boas Roberto Corzo Buelna Pat Ranaidi Mary Star Parishioners Fran Steber Victor Rodriguez Lynne Yeomans Page Three + + + + + SI + + SI SI + + Mass Intentions To Schedule a Mass for a family, friend, or a special intention, call, or come by parish office. Offering is $10. Pray for the return of good health of: Sue Meader Paul Vincent Antonia Magaña Isabel Villa F. Orlando Eddy & Mary Lou Malphus Valeria Torres Frausto Howard Tenebeum Frances Steber Cheryl West Mercedes de Fiero Ruth Mary Campbell Maurice Amelia Valdez Ashley Noel Stuart Prayer List is for those who are critically ill, going to, or recovering from surgery. The prayer list is completely new at the beginning of the month. The Gathering Youth Ministry Jr. Gathering The Gathering High School Youth Ministry meets every Monday evening from 7:30—9:00 p.m. in the The Gathering Hall. All high school aged teens welcomed. Jr. Gathering Jr. High Ministry meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month up at All Hallows Parish Hall from &;00 –8:30 p.m. Come join the fun and brind a friend! Young Adult? We are always looking for volunteers to assist with our ministry. Please contact Bob Schrimpf our youth director [email protected] or call (858) 4123753. For more information on all our events please check out our website at Www.GatheringMinistry.com FB: GatheringMinistryLJ Instagram thegatheringLJ Wanted and Needed - “Marthas” Service Ministry: Help us clean the church, once a week with other devoted “Marthas”. Call the Parish Office if you have a couple of hours every other week to give to dusting, straightening and cleaning our beautiful church. JOIN BISHOP BROM AS HE DESCRIBES OUR ROLE AS MISSIONARY DISCIPLES IN THE NEW EVANGELIZATION Saturday April 25 9:00AM-NOON Registration is necessary, as Bishop Brom brings materials for each attendee. To register for this event, please email us at Email: [email protected] with the following information or fill out this form and return it to the parish office. NAME______________________________________________________________ EMAIL________________________________________ Phone________________ PARISH____________________________________________________________ Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Page Four Elementary Faith Formation Upcoming Dates 10:15am—11:30am April 12 Regular Faith Formation April 19 Family Faith formation April 26 No Faith Formation Family Mission: Read together the Sunday Readings, then ask... When do you find forgiveness easy? When is forgiving difficult? Confirmation 2015/16 Beginning September 2015 Adult Confirmation Classes meet the First Tuesday of the Month 6:30pm; Teens Level I (9th grade) meet the First Sunday of the Month (bi-monthly); Level II (10th grade) meet the Second Sunday of the Month. September 2015. For more information contact Lissa Hutcheson 858.551.8359 or go to our website http://www.marystarfaithformation.org Adult Faith Formation Bible Study Time! The Gospel of Mark 2:00pm—3:30pm or 6:30pm—8:00pm The Following Mondays, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 18, June 1. All are welcome, bring your bible. Cost: your time. See Flier for Additional Information. Thank you to all who serve the Church in this beautiful ministry. If you are sick or know of someone who is unable to gather together in community and who would like to receive the Eucharist please call Lissa Hutcheson 858.551.8359. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS What is the RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults? It is an on-going developing process of initiation (through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) and renewal in the parish community. It is not a program but a process for the whole parish. It is an opportunity for those adults who want to be fully initiated Catholics to learn about the faith with and through the community. If you have not been baptized or if you have been baptized but have not received the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation ,Contact Lissa Hutcheson 858.551.8359 or email [email protected] to Begin the Journey. INFANT BAPTISM The next Infant Baptism Class will be Monday, April 13th at 6:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center. The Seminar is for parents and godparents. Baptisms in English are on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 1:15 PM. You must fill out a registration form for the Baptism. WE DO NOT DO PRIVATE BAPTISMS If you are not a parishioner of Mary, Star of the Sea and would like to baptize your child here, you must provide a letter from your local church giving you permission to baptize here at Mary, Star of the Sea. THE PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP meets the first Monday of each month beginning at 6:00 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Info: call 619-697-5958. SAVE THE DATE Mother’s Day Fiesta Celebration Friday, May 8th 6-10:30 p.m. Live Mariachi & DJ Authentic Mexican Food Tickets $25 per person Only 125 tickets will be sold Tickets available at the Parish Office. All proceeds towards the remodeling of the Parish Hall Kitchen. Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Page Five The Evangelization Committee Has Scheduled An Exciting Event!!! EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL CAPILLA DE ADORACIÓN EUCARÍSTICA Mondays thru Friday 24 hours each day “ends at noon on Friday”. Please consider one hour a week with the Lord. [email protected] Mark Harvey: 619-886-3700 Lunes a viernes 24 horas cada día.”termina el viernes a medio día”. Por favor considere una hora por semana con el Señor. [email protected] Mark Harvey: 619-886-3700 PLEASE REMEMBER THE 3rd SUNDAY OF THE MONTH IS FOR BAYSIDE! Remember the Bayside Community and bring some nonperishable food items on the 3rd Sunday of each month! This community need help all year long and are appreciative of our help. INSTALLATION MASS Of Bishop Robert McElroy April 15th at 1 p.m. Due to the large number of clergy and invited guests we expect open seating to be extremely limited. You can view the ceremony on line at: http://newce.com/BishopMcElroy/ BISHOP EMERITUS ROBERT H. BROM Saturday, April 25, 2015 9:00AM- 12:00 Noon MISSIONARY DISCIPLES— THE NEW EVANGELIZATION Bishop Brom will divide his 3 hour in-service into 3 parts 1. God, Sin and Salvation 2. The New Evangelization 3. “The Joy of the Gospel” Apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis Registration is necessary, as Bishop Brom brings materials for each attendee. Refreshments will be served at intermissions. WATCH THE BULLETIN FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND REGISTRATION Deepen Your Faith LIGHTHOUSE Books, CDs, and DVDs now available for up to 75% OFF! $4 for books $3 for CDs $5 for DVDs Selected Titles Available in Spanish Brought to you by the Evangelization Committee Segundo Domingo de Pascua (Domingo de la Divina Misericordia) Segundo Domingo de Pascua (Domingo de la Divina Misericordia) 12 de Abril de 2015 ¿Quién es el que vence al mundo? Sólo el que cree que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios. — 1 Juan 5:5 . UN SOLO CORAZÓN Y UNA SOLA ALMA Al leer sobre la fe de las primeras comunidades de creyentes puede ser fuente de gran inspiración para los que han sido cristianos por largo tiempo, como también para los que acaban de ser bautizados. ¿Te puedes imaginar a gente de hoy que “tiene un solo corazón y una sola alma” igual que la primera comunidad de creyentes? La primera carta de san Juan que leemos hoy es la clave que nos dice cómo podemos lograrlo. Si guardamos los mandamientos de Dios y si amamos a todos los hijos de Dios parece ser la base de poder tener un “un solo corazón y una sola alma”. Vivimos en un mundo que recalca las diferencias –ya sean entre religiones, razas, géneros y clases. Hoy se nos pide que nos enfoquemos en lo que tenemos en común en este frágil planeta que ocupamos. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. BAUTISMO INFANTIL NUESTRA PROXIMA CLASE SERA EL 5 DE MAYO A LAS 6:00 P.M. EN PUNTO. Bautizos en Español son el 1er y 3er domingo de cada mes a las 2:30 PM. NO HACEMOS BAUTIZOS PRIVADOS Si usted no es miembro registrado de María, Estrella del Mar y quisiera bautizar a su hijo/a, necesita presentar una carta de su parroquia local dando permiso para bautizar aquí en María, Estrella del Mar. Page Six TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En tiempos pasados, cuando la misa era en latín, no teníamos la oportunidad de escuchar en nuestro propio idioma las bellas palabras que Cristo pronunció durante la Última Cena y que el sacerdote repite durante la Consagración: “Esto es mi cuerpo”… “Esta es mi sangre”. Por tal razón los monaguillos sonaban unas campanitas indicando que algo importante estaba pasando. En ese momento los fieles levantábamos la cabeza para ver el pan convertido en cuerpo y el vino convertido en sangre. Lamentablemente el sacerdote nos daba la espalda y no podíamos ver lo que ocurría sobre el altar. Sin embargo, respondíamos con las palabras del apóstol Tomás: “Señor mío y Dios mío”. Estas palabras reconocen y adoran la presencia de Jesús en el pan y el vino. A este momento se le consideraba el más importante de la misa. No obstante, el Concilio Vaticano II vino a enseñarnos que este es el momento cumbre, junto con toda la Plegaria Eucarística, pues toda la misa es igualmente importante, excepto que durante la Plegaria Eucarística alcanzamos el punto más alto de la celebración. Por esa razón ya no hay campanita, pues ahora escuchamos todo en nuestro propio idioma, así como los discípulos las escucharon de Cristo, en su propio idioma. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch APARTE LA FECHA Fiesta en Celebración del Día de las Madres Viernes, 8 de Mayo de 6-10:30 p.m. Mariachi y Sonido Comida Autentica Mexicana (Se venderan bebidas) Boletos $25.00 por persona Solamente se venderan 125 boletos Los boletos estan disponibles en la Oficina Parroquial. Todos los fondos son para la renovación de la Cocina del Salon Parroquial.