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Divine Mercy Catholic Church 2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835 Tel: (916) 256-3134 www.divinemercynatomas.com MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To proclaim the good news, foster personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice, forgiveness and service to all. Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Sunday Mass 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 12:30 PM Youth Mass 5:00 PM Every 1 st Sunday of the Month followed by Eucharistic Adoration Spanish Mass 5:00 PM Every 2 nd Sunday of the Month Filipino Mass 5:00 PM Every 3 rd Sunday of the month Tongan Mass 2:30 PM Every 4 th Sunday of the Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEEKDAY MASSES Mon - Wed - Fri 6:30 PM Tue - Thur - Sat 8:30 AM Every Friday Holy Hour 3 - 4 PM (Blessed Sacrament Exposed) First Friday Morning Mass 8:30 AM Exposition* 9:00 AM Benediction 5:45 PM Evening Mass 6:30 PM *Hourly Adorers needed during Exposition Mass Schedule Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:45 - 4:45 PM By Appointment Call the Parish Ofc Sacrament of Baptism Every 3 rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM or within the Mass (in some special cases to be determined by the Pastor). Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 2 months before the Baptism day. Sacrament of Matrimony Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 6 months before the wedding day. Anointing of the Sick Please call the Parish Office. Rosary English: 30 mins before every Mass Spanish: Thursdays at 7:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Immediately after every Mass A Word From 2 Pray without Ceasing 3 Mark Your Calendars 4 Giving is Worship 5 Church Ministries 6-7 Advertisers 8 Contents Page PASTOR Rev. Soane Kaniseli [email protected] Deacon Rick Morales [email protected] Deacon James Ogbonna [email protected] Sacraments and Rosaries Full transcripts on “A Word From,” pg. 2 can be found at: www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/ liturgical-year/sunday-connection . www.usccb.org/ prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. Mark 1:12-13 The First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018 "This is the time of fulfillment. “ Mark 1:15

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Divine Mercy Catholic Church

2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835

Tel: (916) 256-3134 www.divinemercynatomas.com

MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To

proclaim the good news, foster personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the

family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice, forgiveness and service to all.

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Sunday Mass 7:30 AM

9:30 AM

12:30 PM

Youth Mass 5:00 PM

Every 1st Sunday of the Month followed by Eucharistic Adoration

Spanish Mass 5:00 PM

Every 2nd Sunday of the Month

Filipino Mass 5:00 PM Every 3rd Sunday of the month

Tongan Mass 2:30 PM

Every 4th Sunday of the Month

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WEEKDAY MASSES

Mon - Wed - Fri 6:30 PM

Tue - Thur - Sat 8:30 AM

Every Friday Holy Hour 3 - 4 PM

(Blessed Sacrament Exposed)

First Friday

Morning Mass 8:30 AM

Exposition* 9:00 AM

Benediction 5:45 PM

Evening Mass 6:30 PM

*Hourly Adorers needed during Exposition

Mass Schedule

Sacrament of Penance

Saturday 3:45 - 4:45 PM By Appointment Call the Parish Ofc Sacrament of Baptism

Every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM or within the Mass (in some special cases to be determined by the Pastor). Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 2 months before the Baptism day.

Sacrament of Matrimony

Please contact the Parish Office to talk with the Pastor 6 months before the wedding day.

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Parish Office.

Rosary

English: 30 mins before every Mass Spanish: Thursdays at 7:00 PM

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Immediately after every Mass

A Word From 2

Pray without Ceasing 3

Mark Your Calendars 4

Giving is Worship 5

Church Ministries 6-7

Advertisers 8

Contents Page

PASTOR Rev. Soane Kaniseli [email protected]

Deacon Rick Morales [email protected]

Deacon James Ogbonna [email protected]

Sacraments and Rosaries

Full transcripts on “A Word From,” pg. 2 can be

found at: www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/

liturgical-year/sunday-connection . www.usccb.org/

prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass

The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. Mark 1:12-13

The First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018

"This is the time

of fulfillment. “

Mark 1:15

Page 2 A Word From...

SAINTS AND READINGS OF THE WEEK

Sunday, Feb 18 St. Simon

GN 9:8-15; PS 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9.; 1 PT 3:18-22; MT 4:4B; MK 1:12-15

Monday, Feb 19 Bl. Alvarez of Corova

LV 19:1-2, 11-18; PS 19:8, 9, 10, 15; 2 COR 6:2B; MT 25:31-46

Tuesday, Feb 20 St. Wulfric

IS 55:10-11; PS 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; MT 4:4B; MT 6:7-15

Wed, Feb 21 St. Severian

JON 3:1-10; PS 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; JL 2:12-13 ; LK 11:29-32

Thurs., Feb 22 St. Margaret of Cortona

1 PT 5:1-4; PS 23:1-3A, 4, 5, 6; MT 16:18; MT 16:13-19

Friday, Feb 23 St. Polycarp

EZ 18:21-28; PS 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7A, 7BC-8; EZ 18:31; MT 5:20-26

Saturday, Feb 24 St. John Theristus

DT 26:16-19; PS 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; 2 COR 6:2B; MT 5:43-48

Sunday, Feb 25 St. Tarasius

GN 22:1-2, 9A, 10-13, 15-18; PS 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19; ROM 8:31B-

34; CF. MT 17:5; MK 9:2-10

The Beauty of the Mass: A Walk Through The Worship of God

www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-the-mass

The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers

Conclusion to the Questions and Answers:

By his Real Presence in the Eucharist Christ fulfils his promise to be with

us "always, until the end of the age" (Mt 28:20). As St. Thomas Aquinas

wrote, "It is the law of friendship that friends should live together. . . .

Christ has not left us without his bodily presence in this our pilgrimage, but

he joins us to himself in this sacrament in the reality of his body and

blood" ( Summa Theologiae, III q. 75, a. 1). With this gift of Christ's pres-

ence in our midst, the Church is truly blessed. As Jesus told his disciples,

referring to his presence among them, "Amen, I say to you, many proph-

ets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it,

and to hear what you hear but did not hear it" (Mt 13:17). In the Eucharist

the Church both receives the gift of Jesus Christ and gives grateful thanks

to God for such a blessing. This thanksgiving is the only proper response,

for through this gift of himself in the celebration of the Eucharist under the

appearances of bread and wine Christ gives us the gift of eternal life.

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and

drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh

and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. . . . Just as the living

Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who

feeds on me will have life because of me. (Jn 6:53-57)

Next week: Concluding Rites

Sunday Connections

www.loyolapress.com

February 18, 2018

The desert marks

beginning of Jesus’

battle with Satan!

First Reading: Genesis 9:8-15

God establishes a covenant with Noah, giving a rainbow as its sign.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5,6-7,8-9

A prayer praising God for his covenant

Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22

In our baptism, we are saved through Christ’s death and Resurrection.

Gospel Reading: Mark 1:12-15

Jesus is tempted in the desert by Satan.

Background on the Gospel Reading: On the first Sunday of Lent, the

Gospel reading in each Lectionary cycle is about Jesus’ temptation in the

desert. This event in the life of Jesus is reported in each of the Synoptic

Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—but it is not found in John’s Gospel.

This year we read Mark’s account of this event.

Compared to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the details throughout

Mark’s narrative are sparse. This is evident in Mark’s account of Jesus’

temptation in the desert. Mark tells us only that Jesus was led into the

desert by the Spirit and that for 40 days he was tempted by Satan. The

Gospels of Matthew and Luke explain that Jesus fasted while in the desert,

that Satan presented him with three temptations, and that Jesus refused

each one, quoting Scripture. Only the Gospels of Matthew and Mark report

that angels ministered to Jesus at the end of his time in the desert.

In each of the Synoptic Gospels, the temptation of Jesus follows his bap-

tism by John the Baptist. In Mark’s Gospel, we are told that Jesus went

into the desert immediately after his baptism, led by the Spirit. Jesus’ pub-

lic ministry in Galilee begins after his temptation in the desert. Mark’s Gos-

pel makes a connection between the arrest of John the Baptist and the

beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus’ preaching about the Kingdom of God

is in continuity with the preaching of John the Baptist, but it is also some-

thing new. As Jesus announces it, the Kingdom of God is beginning; the

time of the fulfillment of God’s promises is here.

The fact that Jesus spent 40 days in the desert is significant. This recalls

the 40 years that the Israelites wandered in the desert after being led from

slavery in Egypt. The prophet Elijah also journeyed in the desert for 40

days and nights, making his way to Horeb, the mountain of God, where he

was also attended to by an angel of the Lord. Remembering the signifi-

cance of these events, we also set aside 40 days for the season of Lent.

In Mark’s Gospel, the desert marks beginning of Jesus’ battle with Satan;

the ultimate test will be in Jesus’ final hours on the cross. In a similar way,

our Lenten observances are only a beginning, a preparation for and a rein-

forcement of our ongoing struggle to resist the temptations we face in our

lives. During Lent, we are led by the Holy Spirit to remember the vows of

Baptism in which we promised to reject sin and to follow Jesus. Just as

Jesus was ministered to by the angels, God also supports us in our strug-

gle against sin and temptation. We succeed because Jesus conquered sin

once and for all in his saving death on the cross. +

Page 3 “Pray without ceasing-”...I Thessalonians 5:17

Prayers of the Faithful

The First Sunday of Lent

February 18th, 2018

Remembering the Military in Prayer

PO2 Stephen J Ramirez, U.S. Navy SN Samantha Chaidez, U.S. Navy SFC. Bryan J. Lowney, U.S. Army Jacob Valdes, U.S. Navy

Evelyn de Jesus Dennis Sandoval Olivia Duran Kim Torres

Jesus Rojas Jesus Lujan Divine Mercy Catholic Church is not liable to users of the data or information provided herein, or

to any other party, for any loss or damage, consequential or otherwise, including but not limited

to time, money or goodwill, arising from the use, operation or modification of the data or infor-

mation.

As we embrace the sacrifices of Lent, let us present to God our needs

and the needs of the world.

That the Church may show the world the way to God through repent-

ance and prayer.

For the priests serving in the Diocese of Sacramento, that they will be

given the grace they need to proclaim the gospel of God as the Lord

Jesus desires this Lenten Season.

For all those called to the priesthood or consecrated life in the Diocese

of Sacramento, that these 40 days will prepare them to respond to the

will of the Father.

For all who have given generously to the Annual Catholic Appeal… for

those who are still prayerfully considering what they can give… and for

all those praying for help from God who will benefit from our generosity.

That world leaders may work together to seek peace and justice for all.

That as God made a covenant with all living things, so we His people

may grow in our respect for life, and actively protect it.

That those suffering from illness and old age may have gentle caregiv-

ers to attend to them and ease their pain.

That those who have died may rest in the loving presence of the saints

and angels.

Remembering the Sick in Prayer

Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers

for the sick members of our community and for

all who are in need. Amid mental and physical

suffering may they find consolation n your heal-

ing presence. Show your mercy as you close

wounds, cure illness, make broken bodies whole and free downcast spir-

its. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance and so

join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the Lord

Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen.

TSTT Jesse R. Bose, U.S. Air Force LCpl Alex Penick US Marines Deven Aguiar-Frank, US Air Force

Catholic Viewpoint, Faith, Hope and Love

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

“Catholic Viewpoint, Faith, Hope and Love,” with Fr. Kiernan, is now

available on Sacramento Faith TV, a local, community-supported, Faith-

based network, as guests share faith and life in half hour interviews.

Each week a new show airs on Channel 20, Consolidated Channel 19

and AT&T Channel 14, at 7:00AM Sunday, 9:30AM Tuesday, 8:30PM

Wednesday and 5:00PM Thursday. You are welcome to share com-

ments, questions or ideas with Fr. Kiernan at: Catholicview-

[email protected].

All the shows are also on YouTube. In the YouTube search bar just type in “Catholic Viewpoint, Faith Hope and Love.” Then click on the icon, as shown on the left here, which will give you access to all the shows in one place.

Almighty God and Father, look with love upon

our men and women in uniform and protect

them in their time of need. Amen

PFC Jose Benjamin Robledo

US Army

their busy lives, and come and find silence and stillness, while deepen-

ing their relationship with God, through a free Monastic Experience

Weekend, March 9-11, 2018. Participants will have a chance to pray

the Divine Office, learn about Lectio Divina, hear the Abbot's Chapter

talk, share several meals with the monks, and much more. Again,

there is no cost involved, this is entirely free of charge. For further

information or to register, please go to www.newclairvaux.org or con-

tact Father Guerric Llanes OCSO at 530-839-2161 x 205 or by email

to [email protected]. You can also see more on the Ab-

bey's web site, www.newclairvaux.org and on their Facebook

page www.facebook.com/newclairvaux.abbey and Instagram

at www.instagram.com/monksofvina

The Trappist monks at the Abbey

of New Clairvaux in Northern

California, just 20 minutes north

of Chico, invite Catholic men ages

18-35 to take some time from

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Page 4 Mark Your Calendars

MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, Feb 18 1st SUNDAY OF LENT

7:30 am Letty Baldonado (Thanksgiving) Fr Soane

9:30 am Eugenio & Teresita Evelyn Perez (Thx) Fr Soane

12:30 pm Faro Cabalit + Fr Soane

Olimpio Bacolod +

5:00 pm FILIPINO MASS

Josefina B. David +

Monday, Feb 19

6:30 pm Valerie Dacpano (Birthday) Fr Michael

Albert Torres +

Tuesday, Feb 20

8:30 am James R. Alford + (40 Days Death) Fr Michael

Wednesday, Feb 21

6:30 pm Evelyn Losenara (Birthday) Fr Soane

Thursday, Feb 22

8:30 am Katherin Redmon + Fr Soane

Ray Schmilski +

Friday, Feb 23 ENGLISH MASS & STATIONS OF THE CROSS

6:30 pm Fr Soane

Saturday, Feb 24

8:30 am Fr Soane

5:00 pm Jose Millanueva + Fr Michael

Marcus Anaya (Joining the Military)

Sunday, Feb 25 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT

7:30 am Fr Michael

9:30 am Policarpio Alarcon + Fr Soane

Angel Escarcha (Special Intentions)

Rosita Tibon +

12:30 pm Roselyn Enghoy (Special Intentions) Fr Soane

2:30 pm TONGAN MASS Fr Soane

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, Feb 18

9:00 am (P1) RCIA I

10:00 am (P3) RCIA II

10:30 am (Narthex) CFF Class

3:30 pm (P9) Welcome Sisterhood (Team 0) Meeting

6:00 pm (Narthex) Filipino Mass Potluck Fellowship

6:00 pm (P2 & 3) Divine Mercy Daughters of the King

6:30 pm (P7/8) Columbian Squires

Monday, Feb 19 PRESIDENT’S DAY-PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED

4:00 pm (Narthex) RCIA make up classes

5:30 pm (Narthex & All Portables) CFF Class

Tuesday, Feb 20

9:00 am (P1,2) Catechist of the Good Shepherd

9:30 am (Narthex) Exodus Bible Study

3:30 pm (P1,2) Catechist of the Good Shepherd

6:30 pm Knights of Columbus Officers' Meeting

Wednesday, Feb 21 9:30 am (P9) Divine Mercy Cenacle 5:30 pm (P1 & P2) CFF Choir Practice 7:30 pm (Narthex) Liturgy Committee Meeting Thurs, Feb 22

9:00 am (Rectory) Annual Catholic Appeal

9:00 am (Narthex) Altar Society - Flower Arrangement

5:00 pm (P3) Legion of Mary

6:00 pm (P5) FPU Class

6:00 pm (Narthex) Finance Council Meeting

7:00 pm Spanish Rosary (Church)

Friday, Feb 23

3:00 pm (Church) Holy Hour

4:00 pm (P3) Altar Server Ministry Meeting

7:00 pm (P7/8) Bible Timeline by Jeff Cavins

7:00 pm (Narthex) Lenten Dinner

7:30 pm (Church) Adult Choir Practice

Saturday, Feb 24

8:30 am CFF & ALL PARISHIONERS LENTEN RETREAT

3:45 pm (Church) Confession-Father Michael

Monday, February 19th

The Parish Office Will Be Closed

Page 5 Giving is Worship

Fiscal Year July 2017- June 2018 DIVINE MERCY PARISH

OUR CHURCH, OUR HOME

Challenge #1 Result: While offertory increased

during the past month, we failed to meet our

goal.

To meet it, every Parish family must add $5 per week to their regular

offertory donation. Please help your Parish home pay its expenses.

Week ending February 11, 2018

OFFERTORY REQUIREMENTS (July 2017 - June 2018)

Average 4 week Month Requirement $ 63,000

Weekly Average Requirements $ 15,750

Week of: 4-Feb wk 1 $ 22,681

Week of: 11-Feb wk 2 $ 16,578

Week of: 18-Feb wk 3 $ -

Week of: 25-Feb wk 4 $ -

$ -

Total Collections This Month $ 39,259

Shortage (x,xxx) / Savings Increase $ (23,741)

CHURCH MORTGAGE

Mortgage Loan Balance 1/28/2018 $ 2,558,846

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH

This Week:

Weekend Mass attendance totaled 1,517

281 families gave 80.2% of our $9,282 Weekend Offertory

We are thankful to the 51 families who gave sacrificial gifts totaling $6,967 for our Mortgage Reduction collection.

God Bless You.

God Bless You for Your Continuing Generosity

Have your gift recorded by using envelopes. We will provide you with a record of your tax-deductible donations every year. Don’t have enve-

lopes? Call Parish office to request – it’s easy!

Divine Mercy Ministries and Outreach

collection is used in support of various

Parish programs. Please place your

envelope for the Divine Ministries and

Outreach in the regular offertory basket.

There will be no second collection.

Tax Statements are ready!

Many of you have given generously at Divine

Mercy Catholic Church. Thank you for your faith-

ful stewardship! As we head closer to tax season,

we know that you’ll want a record of last year’s

giving. Please pick up your statement at the

office or call the office at 916-256-3134 to have it

mailed.

The easiest, secure & cost-effective way to retrieve your statement is online

through My Own Church, our church’s parishioner portal.

Just log in to My Own Church, navigate to the My Offering tab, view your

Giving History and click the Download button. Save or print the PDF file of

your statement for your records. If you have not yet created a My Own

Church login, doing so is easy! Just visit www.divinemercynatomas.com, hit

the My Own Church button and you’ll be prompted to create an account.

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR

SUPPORT!

Our heart felt thanks goes out to the Wom-en’s Welcome Team 0, Johnny Reyes, DMCC Office Staff and Management as well as to all of our Parishioners that visit-ed the Welcome Women’s Team 1 BAKE SALE last Sunday! WWT1

Annual Catholic Appeal pledge

cards are available in the Nar-

thex until the 25th of February.

You can fill one out and drop it in

collection baskets during the

Mass.

Page 6 Divine Mercy Catholic Church Ministries

CFF News and activities

Cff Children’s sChedule….Mark your calendars! You don’t

want to miss these!

February 24 at 8:30 am-3:00 pm: Parish Lenten Retreat (Bring your own brown bag lunch, please)

* All CFF Parents are encouraged to attend.

* Confirmation Parents' Participation in this retreat will complete the 4-hour formation required for your children's confirmation.

* First Communion Parent's Participation in this retreat will make up for the missed Reconciliation Retreat for Children and Parents

February & March: Confirmation children's interview. Confirmation Parents, please check out the Sign Up Genius for the interview sched-ule.

February 25 - CFF Family Mass at 12:30 sponsored by the Grade 4 Class and Families

February 25/26: CFF Class

Spring 40 Days for Life-Come pray for just an hour and save a LIFE!

The Spring 2018 40 Days for Life prayer vigil began on February 14th in hundreds

of cities around the world, including several in our Diocese. Christians will pray

and offer assistance on the sidewalk, from 8am to 6 pm Monday—Friday, from

February 14th to March25th. This life-saving, peaceful, prayerful ministry is en-

dorsed by Bishop Soto who encourages all Catholics to participate. By God’s

grace over 13,998 women world wide have changed their minds, choosing LIFE

for their babies rather than abortion because of people praying at the sidewalk.

Fr. Art Wehr, S.J. will celebrate the Sacramento 40 Days Opening Mass at 8:00

am on Monday, February 12, at St. Ignatius Parish in Sacramento. All are wel-

come to attend.

The Sacramento Vigil will beheld at FPA Women’s Health, 2322 Butano Drive,

Sacramento. Other 40 Days for Life locations within the diocese of Sacramento

include Redding, Chico, Yuba City, and Fairfield. Please visit

www.40daysforlife.com for more information about each site.

Saint Patrick’s Day

Kids Night Out

Sponsored by:

Daughters of the King

Youth Group

Kids ages 4 years old and up will enjoy games, snacks, movies, and

more. The cost is only $10 per child, with a max cost of $30 per

family. Space is limited so be sure to sign up after Mass on the

weekends of March 3-4 or March 10-11. See you there!

Saturday

March 17th

6:30-10:00 pm

In the Portables

Angels of Mercy

We are currently assisting 54 households. We are growing and are amazed that

a l l your dona t ions are keep ing up . Cur ren t needs :

Pasta, pasta sauce, rice, beans (white, black, red), tuna, garbanzo beans and

juice. All donations are appreciated.

May God bless your giving hearts!

Grief Support Group

Our Consolation Ministry offers a monthly Grief Support Group for those who have lost a loved one, no matter how long ago the loss occurred. We meet on the fourth Saturday of every month in the Narthex meeting room, from 9:30 – 11 a.m. There is no cost to attend.

Note: These regular meetings provide timely information that helps the bereaved person cope with their loss, while discussing the issues they face and listening to others who have also lost a loved one. Privacy is respected. For more information, or if you have ques-tions, please call Ron or Susan Wright at (916) 419-4321.

Ministry to the Sick

and Homebound

If you have any Catholic friend or rela-

tive who is homebound and sick,

please contact the Parish office at 916-

256-3134 for:

Communion Anointing

Confession Visitation

“Say the Rosary every day...Pray, pray a lot and offer sacrifices to sinners…I’m Our Lady of the Ro-sary. Only I will be able to help you. …in the end My Immaculate Heart will triumph.”.. Our Lady at Fatima Processions are on the 13th of every month. Contact per-sons are Tess Mostajo 916-792-4193 and Auring Pagala 916-515-1045

To be added to the Parish’s Warrior Prayer Chain

email: [email protected]

Page 7 Divine Mercy Catholic Church Ministries

Divine Mercy Catholic Church

Parish Lenten Retreat

Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus

Date: February 24th Saturday 8:30 am—3:00 pm Place: Church and Narthex Every one is invited and are encouraged to

attend this very important “Lenten Retreat.”

Save the date!

Mark your calendar!

Plan to be there!

Additional details will be published

as they become available.

Directed by Sr Luz Manrique

Director of Religious Education

Each Sunday, a family, couple, or individual is called forward at Mass to receive the voca-

tion cross and a special prayer written to accompany it. In taking the cross, they commit

themselves to pray during the week for an increase in holy vocations, and the gift of our

priests, sisters, brothers, and deacons. All are invited to participate.

To see who has signed up and to those who have not signed up yet; please stop by and check out our SIGN -

UP CORNER at the Narthex counter top. Please take the Vocation Cross home with you. We need families to

accept this prayer mission at all Masses Saturday Vigil, Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 12:30 Masses

Is God inviting you to Pray for the Vocations?

Please pray for all of the Sacramento Diocese Priests.

Our Dear Parishioners,

The Legion of Mary will soon be conducting home visitations to make personal contact

with families living around Divine Mercy Catholic Church and its parish boundaries. We

look forward to making your acquaintance, listening to your faith needs and concerns, and bringing to your doors information about the pastoral and sacra-

mental services of Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Most importantly, we cheerfully bring the gentle love of Christ to you through the sweet spirit of Mary. We

begin our visits on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Prayerfully, with the guidance of our Blessed Mother, she who is full of grace, a faithful chan-

nel of the Holy Spirit, these visits will continue once a month, year-round until we have successfully visited every home in the parish. Will you let Jesus

Christ and Mother Mary into your home? Your humble legionaries of the Praesidium of Our Lady of Divine Mercy

The Divine Mercy

Inner Circle Prayer Group

The Divine Mercy Inner Circle prayer group was formed to pray over the sick.

The prayer group has been approved by Father Soane.

We are under the Apostolic Blessing of St. John Paull II, for the praying of the Divine

Mercy Chaplet for the sick and dying.

The prayer group comes under the power and authority of Jesus Christ, Himself,

who said “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of

them.” (Matt 18:20)

There have already been spiritual, emotional and physical healings.

Goals of the prayer group

Strengthen marriages and families through prayer

Be a credible witness to God through Evangelization

Pray with those who need God’s help and intervention

Visit and pray over our homebound and hospitalized parishioners

If you need prayers or have any questions please contact

(Coordinator) Silvia Munoz @ (916) 821-7092

(Aided by) Joseph Giles @ (916) 359-6499