Christian liturgy has always contained an opportunity to make a choice for sharing. From the beginning, Christians pooled their resources, especially for the care of widows and orphans, at the weekly Eucharist. Over the years, the collection became detached from the liturgy and baskets or plates would be passed through the community while the Mass was going on at the altar, or contributions would be collected at the doors.

In Milan’s Ambrosian Rite, these gifts have always been brought to the altar by lay people in procession. In German countries, the ancient custom was for the entire assembly to process with their gifts—first the men, then the women, then the priests and deacons—to offer their gifts at the altar. The old ceremony of canonization included a curious vestige of this procession: people would present the pope with two loaves of bread, two barrels of wine and water, five candles, and three cages containing pigeons or turtledoves!

 

Faith in Action
Faith, Family, Community and Life
 

This week, we’d like to share with you the FAMILY component of the Knights of Columbus Faith in Action model. Our Family programs are developed for families, by families. Our founder, Father Michael J.  McGivney sought to strengthen the familial bond of father to mother and children to parents. Catholics often struggle with the reality that they do not have the opportunity to socialize and/or pray with other faith-filled Catholic families. It can be quite a challenge to continue to ground ourselves and raise our children in the faith when there is such limited exposure. Our Family programs are an evolution and response to a society that seeks to weaken the bonds of family. We must make it clear that society should value a family that is faithful to God and each other. Father McGivney’s vision for family life was not only financial and material aid but also spiritual strength, as holiness is the calling of all baptized Christians. Put plainly, the majority of our time is easily spent in secular circles unless we intentionally create ways to live the domestic church. These programs help us to live this call.

Our Council currently conducts several FAMILY based programs but are open to others. Programs can be as simple as modeling Christian family values or coming together as a group to celebrate the life that our Lord has blessed us with. The Council just recently celebrated our annual Family Day Picnic, providing an opportunity for Knights and their families, invited guests, and the widows of brothers who have passed, to come together and fellowship. Next year, our goal is to incorporate our parish family members, inviting all of you to join us, as we are all members of God’s family. If you would like to know more about the FAMILY programs we are currently involved in or programs that could possibly coordinated, please reach out to us at mothersetoncouncil6922@gmail.com Thank you.

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Knights of Columbus ID Drive!

As you left mass today, you almost certainly noticed men wearing bright yellow vests. Mother Seton Council members were conducting our annual fundraising drive to benefit those with Intellectual Disabilities, a community-oriented program conducted by Knights of Columbus Councils across the nation.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity and ask that you continue to pray for those with any form of disability. God bless you.

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Annual Thanksgiving Baskets Drive

Our council is in need of your assistance as we plan to provide Thanksgiving Baskets for 200 Families in Need.

This is an undertaking that can only be accomplished with the support of fellow parishioners. We are currently collecting non-perishable food items to aid in us in our campaign.

Your donations can be left in the bins in the entranceways to the Church when you come to Mass.

Please help us make the season a little brighter for those in need.

Thank you!

If you would like to join our group of dedicated Liturgical Ministers we would be happy to welcome you.

We are especially in need of:

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

Please call the office at 916-381-5200 for further information.

We would like to welcome some of our newly registered members to our parish family:
 

Kimberly Castilo	Angel Lor	Bernardo & Gabriela Rivas
Kevin Cathy	Jorge Maldonado	Saul & Jesse Ruiz
Misael & Beatriz Ceja	Eleuterio & Nancy Melchol	Glenn & Teresa Sacro
Jose & Fabiola Cortes	Carlos & Alicia Morales	Patricia Sanchez
Miguel & Yolanda Deorta	Keshawn Morris	Sr Elizabeth U. Siguenza RVM
Rafael Enriquez	Evans & Gladys Mureithi	Sherry Ann Taeu
Virgilio & Sylvia Faundo	Thomas & Heidi Murphy	Joel & Carolina Torres
Paola Ferniza	Andy & Amie Nguyen	Israel & Norma Valdez
Rogelio & Janet Federigan	Alberto & Cristina Nunez	Jose & Gabriela Vargas
Jesus Flores	Hugo Ornelas	Miguel & Soledad Villalobos
Miguel & Norma Fuented	Brandie Padilla	James Wachira
Johana Garcia	Manuel & Edith Paramo	Theresa Welle
Aldo & Miriam Gentil	Jose & Lorena Puentes	Jerry Yang
Samuel Gonzales	Celestino & Delia Pugeda	Javier Zaragoza
Miguel & Luz Hernandez	Javier & Adriana Ramirez	Manuel Zavala
Fran Herzburn	Jose & Maria Ramos	Manuel Lavalle
Jorge & Angelina Izquierdo	Jose & Veronica Rangel
Margarito & Alicia Ledesma	Danilo & Jesusa Rigueira