SAINT ANGELA MERCI  (C. 1474-1540)

January 27

Born in Northern Italy, orphaned in childhood, Angela Merici faced a society in which education was largely the privilege of wealthy young men and based primarily in monastic schools. This reality shaped Angela’s insightful conviction that society’s disorder was caused by disorder in the home, and a lack of model Christian mothers the result of neglecting the education of young women. Transform the Christian family by placing an educated wife and mother at its heart, Angela believed, and the whole world would be renewed in Christ!

So she gathered a small group of unmarried women, many of them Franciscan Tertiaries (lay affiliates) like herself, and set out to educate poor girls, free of charge, in their homes. She and her band of teachers called themselves companions, pioneering a new form of noncloistered religious life for women, bearing witness to evangelical simplicity in the midst of the world, not as a formal “order” but as the Company (compagnia) of Saint Ursula. Known today as the Ursulines, Angela Merici’s spiritual daughters continue serving the Church and society in a rich diversity of ministries.

Our Dream Continues – In Service to all Campaign Update.
 
Our Campaign officially ended in July.  Our contract with Walsh and Associates ends on February 1, 2020.  Parishioners who pledged and those using PINK envelopes have demonstrated a true love for our Parish and a dedication to providing state of the art classrooms for our children enrolled in CFF.  A few of us are continuing to make pledge payments and many others are continuing their support to repay the loan the Diocese made to us to construct the Religious Education Center.  When the active solicitation ended in June of 2016 our outstanding loan from the Diocese, for the construction of the Religious Education Center, was $849,235.64.  Pledge payments and “Pink Envelope” contributions have allowed us to repay $505,955.65. As of December 31 ,2019 our loan balance was $343,279.99
 
In addition to the amount we have repaid we also incurred and paid $67,044.35 in interest charges.
 
Bishop Soto’s ONE Campaign Update
 
Our campaign had two parts the repayment of our loan, and a required contribution to the Diocese ONE CAMPAIGN, conducted to provide support for Catholic education, care for retired Diocesan priest, improve our ability to communicate with our Spanish speaking community, provide for social services, and expand youth ministry opportunities.  Our allotted contribution was $158,600.00.  Your generosity allowed us to fulfill our obligation to the Bishops One campaign.
 
 
            Your commitment to our Parish is truly outstanding.  Thank You!

• Lectors (Ministers of the Word)
• Hospitaility Minsiters
• Eucharistic Minisiters
• Adult Alter Servers
• Ministers to the Sick and Homebound
• Bereavement Ministry

UNITAS— Preparing for Sacramental Marriage Couples are provided with an excellent workbook and informational materials that are used during the program and can be used as a reference later in marriage to reinforce lessons learned during the class.

• The Marriage Covenant
• Family of Origin and how behaviors learned as a child affect us throughout our lives
• Values and Conscience
• Communication skills
• Negotiation and Conflict resolution
• Intimacy, Sexuality ad Natural Planning
• Balance our lives together
• Spirituality in Marriage

Registration can be downloaded from the website and needs to be completed by February 21, 2020. After registration couples will receive instruction to take an online FOCCUS Inventory (Diocese requirement)

Fees: Registered parishioners $50 per couple

Non-parishioners $80 per couple

Sessions begin on Monday March 2 , 9, 17, 23 and 30.

Class will be hold at St. Paul Church 7-9:30pm.

Please note participants are required to attend all sessions to receive the Certificate of Completion.

Questions and further details please contact the coordinator Paul Pham at paulpha@gmail.com

Faith in Action
Faith, Family, Community and Life
 

The Knights of Columbus, Mother Seton Council #6922 would like to extend an invitation to you to join us at our annual Crab Feed, scheduled for Saturday, February 8, 2020, starting at 5:00PM.

As you know, the Knights support the parish, the church, and the local community. The annual Crab Feed is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we count on the proceeds to fund a number of activities and/or donations we have throughout the year. We cannot do this without your support.

Tickets are only $50 per person, $12 for children 12 and under. This may sound like a lot but this Crab Feed is ALL YOU CAN EAT! The menu includes CRAB, PRAWNS, CLAM CHOWDER, PASTA, SALAD, BREAD, ANTIPASTA and a bottle of wine for each table.

And if that isn’t enough, we will have some outstanding raffle prizes that you can win as well as a very nice Door Prize just for showing up. We will have entertainment throughout the evening, culminating with a dance after dinner.

Tickets are now available and can be purchased by calling David or Trina Rangel at (760) 985-5374 or (760) 985-4824. You can also purchase tickets after mass through February 2nd. We can accept cash, check, or credit card.

Tables will sit 8 or 10 people but are going fast so reserve your spot now. You can also text David or Trina at the above numbers or email us at mothersetoncouncil6922@ gmail.com and a call back will be made to you within 24 hours.

Please support the Knights of Columbus so we can continue to support our parish, church, and local community.

Thank you.