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CFF and RCIA REGISTRATION

Registration for the English CFF andRCIA will start on July 1st.

You may register online via our parish website or in person at the office during office hours. Registration for the Spanish CFF and
RICA will start on 6th (Wednesday) and 7th(Thursday) of July. The following weeks it will be done on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only from 6:30PM-8:00 PM in Rm. 4 of the REC Bldg.

DONUTS and COFFEE!

The Knights of Columbus Council #6922 will continue to sponsor COFFE & DONUTS SUNDAY from 7:30 AM until 11:00 AM . You are invited to have a healthy and safe socialization among our parishioners.

SECOND COLLECTION - PETER'S PENCE

This week, we will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which unites us and Catholics around the world more closely with the Holy Father in two ways: it supports the structures of the Holy See through which the Pope governs the Church as well as his charitable efforts to assist victims of war, oppression, natural disasters, and others most in need. Please be generous. For more information, visit http://www.peterspence.va/en.html. To donate online, visit www.scd.org/peterspence.

FATHER'S DAY ENVELOPES

In lieu of the forthcoming Father’s Day on June 19, 2022, envelopes are available at the entrances of the church. You may get one and make your donation in the envelope for your father living or deceased. The envelopes will be put on the altar for the whole month of June that all the named fathers in the envelopes are silently included in all the masses celebrated in the church.

SACRAMENTO CLASSIC: BASKETBALL GAME

Our Annual Sacramento Classic: Basketball Game Diocesan Priests and Seminarians is scheduled on Tuesday, June 28 at Christian Brothers High School. This is promoted by the Diocesan Office of Vocation. Tickets are now available in the parish office. We look forward to seeing you patronize the game and support priestly vocations.

PARISH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL

Our Fall Festival will be returning on September 11. It will be scaled down from our previous Fall Festivals. There will be food booths, drawings, and entertainment. Our goal is to bring the parish together as a community to enjoy multicultural food, great entertainment, and to renew friendships after two years of COVID-19. The Pastoral and Finance Councils are co-hosting the festival. A planning meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:00pm in REC Rooms 1 & 2 to share ideas for the Fall Festival. We invite all Ministry Leaders and other interested parishioners to attend. We need your help in planning for a successful festival.

WHITE ELEPHANT SALE

This year we will hold our traditional White Elephant Sale on the 30th and 31st of July. The dates have been adjusted to an earlier date due to conflict of the schedules of using the hall. We will welcome donations of goods for sale starting the last week of June. Therefore, the hall will not be available for social functions starting on the last week of June and in the whole month of July.

ST. PAUL’S RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE

ST. PAUL’S RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE (GIFT SHOP)

Parish members and guests please take the time to visit our gift shop during this Lenten season. Many new items have been added to our inventory which will be including items to nourish your journey through Lent, and items for baptisms, first holy communion, confirmation and RCIA. We welcome you all in after every mass. Look forward to seeing everyone. Thank you.

PARKING LOT RESURFACING DONATION MAP

The Finance Council has printed a Resurfacing Donation Map that is posted by St. Joseph altar at the back. Envelopes are available by the map to put in your donation. Don’t forget to write your name for tax reporting and indicate whether you want it to be written in the map or as anonymous. Our estimated lowest bidder for the whole project is $62T. That would include the excavation of the roots protruding on the pavement and cutting those roots. You may drop your envelopes in the collection basket or by the office during office hours. We thank you.

$1000 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Are you a student going to a Catholic high school or already studying in a Catholic high school? Are you a student going to attend college/university or already in college or university right now? If you are, and you need help financially, there is a $1000 scholarship opportunity for you, offered by Divine Mercy Human Development Foundation. Send an email to luzmanrique174@gmail.com to get an application form. Due date for submission of application form and other required documents is June 30, 2022 at 5:00 pm. The application in PDF form may also be emailed to luzmanrique174@gmail.com on or before June 30, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

DIVINE MERCY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
P. O. Box 293221, Sacramento, CA 95829
Tax ID # 26-3551270

WE NEED A MAINTENANCE WORKER

Tony Basquez has been our long time maintenance worker. He has been doing a great job. He has been our handyman and maintenance person both for our building structures and grounds. He decided to retire from it for a new and young breed to take over. We are very grateful for his services throughout the years. If you think you are fit for the job, kindly contact the office. Click on this link for the JOB DESCRIPTION.

CANDLE SHRINE ADDITIONAL MEMORIAL CANDLES AVAILABLE

We have added 2 new electric Candle Shrine at the back for the altar of Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. The white candles or the Memorial Candles of the new racks are now available for sponsorship for your loved ones. We have 14 of them. You may contact the office for listing. We will again putting the name(s) of your loved one (s) on a sticker label right in front of a Memorial Candles.

WELCOME BACK TO WORSHIP OUR GOD.

We miss you in Church and we are very sure that God misses you more. God is waving His hand inviting you to attend the weekend mass. He is eagerly waiting for you. Come and join us in Sunday Eucharist to receive God and say "HI" to him. It's about time, don't you think? Welcome back.

MENTIONING MASS INTENTIONS

There had been unavoidable cases that the priest celebrant forgets to mention the name of person for the intentions of Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Faithful Departed, Healing and the like. The people love to have the names mentioned, and of course if he/she is not mentioned then the family who offered the mass THINKS that the INTENTION WAS NEVER APPLIED. That is NOT TRUE. Mentioned or not, the intention(s) is/are applied, provided it is in the intention of the celebrant to apply all the intentions recorded in the book in office. How do we know that? For the celebrant, before he even goes to the church to celebrate the Holy Mass, already made up in his mind about the intentions to apply all those Mass Offerings and Intentions recorded in the office.

Let us refer to the Canon Law and the Liturgical Law of the Catholic Church. In both books, they NEVER SAY that it is AN OBLIGATORY REQUIREMENT to MENTION NAMES in the mass (weekday or Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation), except for Funeral Masses (mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayer). But it is only by the pleasure of the family who is giving the Mass Intention to mention it. If cases happens that it was missed out mentioning it, then the family should not be mad. Because, again, mentioned or not, it is still applied. That's the bountiful blessing of the Holy Eucharist. The "spiritual value of a single mass is infinite." Remember that the Holy Mass is not made or celebrated for the pleasure of the family. That is why the Holy Eucharist must not rely on our SUBJECTIVE DISPOSITION. It is very objective and independent from our emotional state, because it is a Sacrament. It is a Sacrament that gives us the graces that we need, living and dead, for the furtherance of our spiritual life and food satisfaction of our souls and salvation.

Below is a referral to an issue RE: Mentioning Mass Intentions and is taken from the websites whose links are written below:

Mentioning the Mass Intention
Authored By: Father Edward McNamara

A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH
ROME, 9 OCT. 2007 (ZENIT)

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.

Q: Unlike our present pastor, our former priest always would mention the intention for the Mass. Is this up to the individual priest? It gets printed in our bulletin, but I would hope the priest would mention who the Mass is for at some point, even though I know God knows who it is for. — L.S., St. Louis, Missouri

A: While there are no universal laws regarding this topic, some dioceses have published norms with common-sense indications that all priests may take into account.

My reply is inspired by the norms issued by the Diocese of Rome.

There is no requirement to mention the priest's intention at the Mass. Thus, a mention in the bulletin or some other public notification is a legitimate option, especially when the pastor is aware that the person who requested the Mass will not be present at the celebration.

If the person or family who requested the intention wishes to be present, then it is good that the celebrant mention the name of the person for whom the Mass is being offered.

This may best be done either after the greeting at the beginning of Mass or as an intention of the prayer of the faithful.

If you want further elucidation on the issue kindly click the links below.

MENTIONING MASS INTENTIONS
MASS INTENTIONS AND STIPENDS (CANON LAW)

DIOCESAN NEWS

FACTS AND QUESTIONS: Morality of Getting the COVID19 Vaccines

The Vatican and the Diocese had been reviewing the moral issues and questions regarding the COVID19 vaccines. Here is the complete presentation coming from the church.

COVID Vaccine FAQS (English)
COVID Vaccine FAQS (Spanish)

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This Week's Liturgical Message

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

We return to Ordinary Time this Sunday, and with this new season we focus on what it means to be a person who is called by God for some definite purpose. Elisha recognized God’s call in Elijah’s greeting and prepared immediately to follow. The people who came to Jesus seemed ready to follow, yet each had reasons to linger behind. As people who are given the freedom to follow or to stay behind, we must ask ourselves what we are ready to do for the sake of Christ and the call of the gospel. What are you called to do at this time in your life? Are you prepared to leave behind the things that get in the way of living as a Christian?

FOLLOW

What does it mean to follow Jesus? The Gospels show us that Jesus called each person individually, recognizing the things that stood in the way for each. He looked into the person’s heart and saw the true desires of the person standing before him. Each of us experiences Christ’s call uniquely as the persons we are. For some, following requires us to take stock of our lives and let go of the obstacles that keep us from the way of true discipleship. For others, the call may lead us to deepen the way that faith directs our lives, with more intentional time in prayer, regular participation in Mass, renewed attention to family, involvement in our parish, or new acts of service.

BE READY

It is easy to say we want to follow Jesus, yet most of us feel competing desires that stand in the way of discipleship. We may be distracted by the constant swirl of activity so prevalent in our surrounding culture; we might be lured by worldly wealth and the status that often accompanies it; we may simply be comfortable with the way things are and find it difficult to risk changing anything. In today’s Gospel, Jesus makes it clear that we must stop putting off making the changes that will bring us closer to him and to God’s way of life. We must trust in the Lord, knowing that what he most deeply desires is that we be close to him. If you encountered Jesus today and said you were ready to follow him, what would he see in your heart, what obstacles or hesitations would he perceive? Go to Jesus in prayer this day. Listen to him say, “Follow me.” Prayerfully place your life in the Lord’s hands and be ready to follow.

This Week's Treasures From Our Traditions

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

The crowd that followed Jesus to the deserted place was fed, body and spirit. Jesus wanted them to know that in his presence they would find care and compassion. He would not let them go hungry. Like Abram who encountered God in the bread and wine offered by Melchizedek, they experienced firsthand the abundance of God’s love. These sacred meals prefigured the meal most profound, the supper shared by Jesus and his disciples on the night before he died, the feast in which we share in the Eucharist. Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. On this day, we appreciate anew the great love of Jesus Christ for us and for the world and experience firsthand the presence of Christ in the sacred meal.

TAKEN, BLESSED, BROKEN, SHARED

We do it so often, we could take it for granted. Yet, the mystery of the Eucharist, our participation in, reception of, and being sent to live as Christ’s Body and Blood is a gift beyond measure. In the desert with the crowd and on the night of the Last Supper, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, said a prayer of blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to those who hungered for physical and spiritual nourishment. Scripture scholars and theologians often remind us that we are to repeat Jesus’ actions of taking, blessing, breaking, and giving with our lives, resources, and gifts so that others may know the love of Christ. As Eucharistic people, we are meant to be changed, to become more like the One whom we receive.

GIVE THEM SOME FOOD YOURSELVES

Notice that Jesus sent his disciples to give the crowd the food they needed. Jesus could have done this alone. We could say he didn’t need the disciples to participate in the feeding of the great crowd. But Jesus did not act alone then, and Christ relies on us now, to feed those who hunger and thirst physically, spiritually, and emotionally. When we grow weary and want nothing more than to satisfy our selfish and self-centered impulses, it is good for us to remember who we are and whose we are. It is crucial that we hear in the depths of our hearts, “Give them some food yourselves,” and be ready to do so. On this solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, let us celebrate Christ’s living presence with and for us and recognize our call to share that presence with others.

OPEN WIDE OUR HEARTS

OPEN WIDE OUR HEARTS
The enduring call to love a portion of the pastoral letter against racism by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

What is Racism?
Racism arises when either consciously or unconsciously – a person holds that his or her own race or ethnicity is superior, and therefore, judges persons of other races or ethnicities as inferior. When this conviction leads individuals to exclude, ridicule, mistreat or unjustly discriminate against persons based on race or ethnicity it is sinful. Racism occurs because a person ignores the fundamental truth that, because all humans share a common origin, they are all brothers and sisters, all equally made in the image of God.

Do Justice
For a nation to be just, it must be a society that recognizes and respects the legitimate rights of individuals and peoples. We are reminded of this fundamental truth in the earliest passages of the book of Genesis;

As Christians, we are called to listen and know the stories of our brothers and sisters. We must listen with open hearts to the tragic stories that are deeply imprinted on the lives of our brothers and sisters if we are to be moved with empathy to promote justice.

The Native American Experience
Before Europeans arrived, this land already had many diverse people upon it with varying customs, languages and beliefs.

Many European settlers were blind to the dignity of indigenous peoples. Colonial and U.S. policies toward Native American communities were often violent and were directly toward the theft of their land. During this time there were missions that stood as a barrier to this abuse and provided a form of protection in a rapidly changing reality.

The effects are still visible in Native American communities today – poverty, unemployment, inadequate health care and disputes over land ownership are all factors that cannot or should not be ignored.

The African American Experience
As this country was forming, Africans were bought and sold as mere property. The injustices of slavery lasted for generations. After slavery ended many former slaves faced continued servitude and encountered new forms of resentment. In freedom many lived in constant fear for their lives. Efforts to advance out of poverty met fierce resistance throughout the country.

The right to participate in the political process would be withheld or hindered for another century. While it is true that some individuals and families have thrived, significant numbers of African Americans are born into economic and social disparity. This is a reality that must be fully recognized and addressed in any process that hopes to combat racism.

The Hispanic Experience
Of course, experiencing racism is not limited African Americans. At this time we would be remiss not to highlight the experience of Hispanics in our country. They too, from various countries have experienced discrimination in housing, employment and education. Despite their sizable share of the workforce and their contributions to the U.S. economy the large income gap between Hispanics and European Americans points to the persistence of discriminatory practices in employment and pay. Hispanics are the major target of immigration raids and deportation. Many are assumed to be in this country illegally. After all a large part of our nation consists of immigrants and their descendants.

Love Goodness
Most people would not consider themselves to be racist. A person might admit to being prejudiced, but certainly not racist. As Christians we know it is our duty to love others. St. Paul reminds us that we live by the Spirit is the “fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Gal 5 22:23) Love is at the heart of the Christian life.

The Urgent Call of Love
Love comes each of us to resist racism courageously. To assist in the conversion of those who still harbor racism. Our faith gives us a treasury of inspiring holy men and women who showed us the way.

Working in Our Churches
Of course, racism will not end overnight. Still we instruct all the faithful to endeavor to be missionary disciples carrying forth the message of fraternal charity and human dignity.

As in all things, we turn to prayer, asking our Blessed Mother to intercede on our behalf:

Mary, friend and mother to all, through your Son, God has found a way to unite himself to every human being called to be one people, sisters and brothers to each other.

We ask for your help in calling on your Son, seeking forgiveness for the times when we have failed to love and respect one another.

We ask for your help in obtaining from your Son the grace we need to overcome the evil of racism and build a just society.

We ask for your help in following your Son, so that prejudice and animosity will no longer infect our minds or hearts, but will be placed with a love that respects the dignity of each person.

Mother of the Church, the Spirit of your Son Jesus warms our hearts; pray for us.

St. Paul Catholic Church

8720 Florin Rd, Sacramento, CA

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