MASS INTENTIONS

Sat., 4/24 4:00 PM (AR) + Joaquin Torres 5:30 PM (M) Carrie Ritzel (SI) + Dave McHardy 7:00 PM (AC) + Frolan Juarez + Joaquin Torres + Almas del Purgatorio Juan Giovanni Zamudio (SI) Sun., 4/25 8:30 AM (AC) + Paul Raggio + Joaquin Torres + Dave McHardy 8:30 AM (C) Kathleen Miller (SI) 10:00 AM (AR) + Sister Karen McCrory Mon., 4/26 8:00 AM (AC) + Joaquin Torres + Nick Smith + Holy Souls in Purgatory Tue., 4/27 8:00 AM (AC) + Joaquin Torres + Angie Sapienza Sarah McClure (SI) Wed., 4/28 8:00 AM (AC) + Joaquin Torres + Holy Souls in Purgatory Bobby Anderson (SI) Thu., 4/29 8:00 AM (AC) + Joaquin Torres Bob & Kathleen Diebold (SI) Bobby Anderson (SI) Fri., 4/30 8:00 AM (AC) + Joaquin Torres + Sharon Crespi Bobby Anderson (SI) Sat., 5/1 8:30 AM (AC) + Lorens Midtgaard Stevenson Family (SI) 4:00 PM (AR) No Intentions 5:30 PM (M) Carrie Ritzel (SI) 7:00 PM (AC) + Joaquin Torres + Rafael Ronquillo + Almas del Purgatorio

PLEASE PRAY FOR Chase LaJeunesse, Kim Vlaovich, Sally Hegel, Josh Hegel,

Bob Anderson, Anne Salem, Dequitta Stafford, Grover M. Inks, Debra Seagraves and her Family,

Harry Lampton, Lillian Miller, Wayne Breider, Tom Walsh, Sandy Bauchmann, Bob Porter, Brian Klotz,

Phyllis Goodwin, Kelsey and Brian Anderson, Rose LaPan, Michelle Matthews, Tom Dutil, Ed Jacobs,

and Christy Lakoseljac Please notify the Parish Office (736.4575) of any Prayer List

changes (deaths, return to good health or moved)

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 — 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

W Sunday 4/25: World Day of Prayer for Vocations W R Wednesday 4/28: St. Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr St. Louis Grignion de Montfort,

Priest W Thursday 4/29: St. Catherine of Siena,

Virgin and Doctor of the Church W Friday 4/30: St. Pius V W Saturday 5/1: St. Joseph the Worker First Friday SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA (1347-1380) April 29

Imagine the pope receiving a young woman still in her twenties who addresses him as "my sweet Christ on earth," then orders: "Get back to Rome where you belong!" Amazingly, Gregory XI complied! Yet this was but one astonishing incident in the extraordinary life of Catherine of Siena, a truly unique medieval woman. Youngest of twenty-five children, Catherine refused marriage and became a Dominican Tertiary at sixteen, cloistering herself at home in contemplative prayer, austere penances, and

mystical experiences, culminating in "spiritual espousal" to Christ. Then, incarnating the Dominican ideal of "passing on to others the fruits of contemplation," Catherine left her solitude to care for the poor, nurse the sick, comfort the dying, and bury the dead. Increasingly renowned for converting souls and healing bodies, she was sought after to broker peace during civil wars and Church schisms. All this, and like Jesus, whom she called "my "Divine Spouse," she died at thirty-three! Four hundred letters and her spiritual classic The Dialogue inspired Paul VI to name her, together with Teresa of Ávila, the first women "doctors of the Church." --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

April 25, 2021

FEAST OF FAITH The Gospel Reading

The climax of the Liturgy of the Word comes with the proclamation of the Gospel. Everything tells us that something important is happening. We stand. We sing special acclamations. Servers with candles and sometimes incense lead the deacon or priest to the ambo, where the reading is proclaimed from a special book. All of the readings are important, but the liturgy directs special attention to the Gospel for a reason. “[A]mong all the inspired writings, even among those of the New Testament, the Gospels have a special place, and rightly so, because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Saviour” (Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation of the Second Vatican Council, 18). In the Gospels, the narrative of Christ’s saving life, death, and resurrection continues to be proclaimed in our midst. Our Sunday Lectionary is structured so as to allow us to hear as much of the Gospels as possible. The readings are arranged in a three-year cycle. In Year A, the Gospel readings are taken mainly from Matthew; in Year B, from Mark and John; and in Year C, from Luke. In this way, over the course of three years, we hear a substantial portion of all four Gospels. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

April 25, 2021

PASTORAL STAFF

820 South Main Street | PO Box 576 Angels Camp, CA 95222 Office Hours 9am-2pm Monday – Friday 209.736.4575 Administrator Rev. Fr. John Paul Pasala Helping Priest Msgr. John Armistead Residing Priest Msgr. Lou Andre Deacon Couple Jared and Tara Hungerford Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.) Rainer and Hedi Blankenhorn 736.2590 Children’s Faith Formation Kathy Soria 743.5059 Church Coordinators Angels Camp: George Bennett 736.1304 Murphys: Gary Soria 324.1229 and Kathy Soria 743.5059 Arnold: Bob Greenberg 795.1480 Copperopolis: Laurie Leone 785.6215 St. Patrick’s, Murphys Cemetery Manager Ann Rooney 728.8680 St. Patrick’s Catholic Preschool Kacy Barnett, Preschool Director & Teacher Lic# 0536071112 Preschool Hours Mon - Fri 7:30am - 4:30pm Office Hours By appointment Applications Available at the Preschool office Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office to schedule a 1st Saturday of the month Baptism in Angels Camp (English) or a 3rd Saturday of the month Baptism (Spanish). Sacrament of Marriage Arrange at least six months in advance for proper spiritual, liturgical and canonical preparation. Sacrament of Reconciliation See each church listing for specific days and times or call the Parish Office for an appointment. Sacrament of the Sick Please notify the Parish Office of any parishioner who is ill or infirm to request visits or to receive the Sacrament of the Sick or Holy Communion at home, hospital or assisted living facility.

MONTHLY PARISH ACTIVITIES

Arnold Women’s Club: Arnold Men’s Club: Mary Finley Dick Seaman Finance Council: Italian Catholic Federation: Bert Sobon Robert Pachinger Lay Carmelites: Liturgy Board: Marilyn Hicks Father John Paul Pasala Murphys St. Patrick’s Parish Club: Parish Council: Sue TenEyck Dewayne Brown Helping Hands St. Patrick’s: St. Vincent De Paul Society: Pattie Schuck Steve TenEyck

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS | SUNDAY, April 18th $ 4,701

Thank you for your generosity! Upcoming 2nd Collections

June 13 - Maintenance & Repair JUne 20 - Parish Assistance Fund

June 27 - Collection for the Holy Father

Father John Paul

I AM THE GOOD

SHEPHERD

Ever since the days when the early Christians painted the picture of Christ as the Good Shepherd tending his sheep on the walls of the catacombs in Rome, the image of the Good Shepherd has been a favorite in Christian circles. Generations of Christ’s followers have been comforted and consoled by the picture of Christ the Good Shepherd anxiously seeking out the lost sheep and carrying it home on his shoulder. The image provides inspiration as it expresses the type of care, compassion and guidance that Christ offers to all of us. It gives us a permanent assurance that each one of us is loved as if we were the only one. Jesus is telling us that He knows us individually and thinks so much of us that He cannot let us out of His sight. The fact that we have a special place in His heart should instill hope in us and increase our confidence. Even when sin causes us to wander and stray, the Good Shepherd is there to come to our rescue. He brings us back carrying us shoulder high into the safety and companionship of the fold. Trusting in our Divine Shepherd let us pray: “Shepherd me O Lord! Beyond my wants, Beyond my fears, From death into life”. This Sunday also coincides with the World Day of Prayer for Vocations affirming the primacy of faith and grace in all that concerns vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. While appreciating all vocations, the Church concentrates its attention this day of vocations to the ordained ministries (priesthood and diaconate), to the Religious life in all its forms (male and female, contemplative and apostolic), to societies of apostolic life, to secular institutes in their diversity of services and membership and to the missionary life.

HOLY MASS SCHEDULE Thank you for your patience and flexibility with the new (and sometimes changing) schedule:

St. Patrick’s ANGELS CAMP Daily: 8:00 am 1st Saturday: 8:30 am Saturday: 7:00 pm Spanish (Beginning 4/10) Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:15 am English

St. Patrick’s MURPHYS Saturday: 5:30 pm

Our Lady of the Sierra ARNOLD 1st Friday: 11:00 am Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am

St. Ignatius COPPEROPOLIS Sunday: 8:30 am

Live Stream Every Sunday 10:15 am

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

St. Patrick’s ANGELS CAMP

Daily: 7:00am – 4:00pm Daily: 4:30pm Benediction Friday: 5:30pm Family Holy Hour English Friday: 6:30pm Family Holy Hour Spanish

St. Patrick’s MURPHYS Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Our Lady of the Sierra ARNOLD Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm

It is with joy and thanksgiving that we congratulate our recent First Holy Communicants:

Gabriella Veronica Fine Johanna Nava Angela Sofia Baron Sophia Catherine Dea Keirns Mariana Del Carmen Ramos Brian Rojas-Torres

MUSIC: St. Patrick’s Church is looking for talented parishioners to help with music at each of the churches. Please call the Parish Office for details. OUR WEBSITE: stpatricksangelscamp.com You will find our bulletins, parish information as well as our recent events and photos on this newly designed site. Remember, the more you visit our website, the higher it gets on the search list. That will make it easier for people to find us when they search for us. PERPETUAL CANDLES: Honor your loved one with a candle lit 24 hours a day for 365 days a year at St. Patrick’s in Angels Camp. Pick up an application at the back of Church or call the Parish Office. ($150.00 per year - $ 100.00 each additional year)

Action Needed to Stop Infanticide The USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities has announced another urgent action is needed to stop infanticide. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619) has again been introduced in Congress to protect babies from infanticide. But efforts to bring the bill to a vote in the House are being blocked. Your action is needed to urge your Representative to sign a discharge petition that would allow this vote to occur. Some states have passed laws to expand abortion and to repeal laws providing specific protections for babies born alive after surviving an attempted abortion. The Born-Alive Act would provide these specific protections nationwide to help prevent newborns from being killed or left alone to die. We must continue to push Congress to pass the Born-Alive Act, so babies born alive following an abortion attempt are treated the same as any other newborn baby. PLEASE ACT TODAY!!! Inform your representative here: www.usccb.org/prolife/born-alive-abortion-survivors-protection-act

HELPING HANDS: While Arnold is temporarily closed at this time due to COVID, Angels Camp is open and taking safety precautions for our volunteers and clients. (During the pandemic, clients do not enter the building.) Currently, we cannot accept any donations due to a lack of space. We continue to purchase and distribute food staples and are in need of and greatly appreciate any monetary contributions. Thank you! CONFIRMATION: Bishop Cotta has lowered the starting grade level to begin the Confirmation program from 7th grade down to 6th grade. Students who complete C1 and C2 formation will still be Confirmed in 8th grade. If you have a 6th grader this year and have not enrolled in the program, please contact the church or CFF office as soon as possible to enroll. If you know someone who has a 6th grader who has not enrolled, please help us get the word to them.

Colton James Blevins Philippa Clare Steigerwald Alex Ivan Vital-Angeles Anthony Medrano Rafael Axel Melquiadez Rhett Shaw Gabriel Nava Melisa Nava Julian Fernando Ramos Ruelas Grace Rigsby Brianna Perla Rodriguez Vivian Salas Jonathan Gael Salinas Salinas Cassian Michael Wicke Isabella Stevenson Congratulations to our newly Confirmed! They all received the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit this weekend.