Newsletter of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church ~ April 2020

A Garden andDescent into HellAt our Holy Thursday celebration our Paschal Triduum begins. This Triduum is topped off at the joyful celebration

of our Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening. At our Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper we pull out all thestops to celebrate in thanksgiving for this sacrament given to us by Jesus. At the end of Mass, the remaining conse-crated Hosts will be taken to the Altar of Repose set up in Beckman Hall, where the faithful will be able to adore ourLord one last time before Good Friday. On Good Friday, the church is stripped of all its contents, left naked and bare,as Christ was on his Cross. Our afternoon Good Friday ceremony stops us in our tracks and puts us before Christ’scrucifixion: we kiss with reverence the cross that held the Son of God. Saturday evening, we celebrate Christ’s resur-rection! We begin in darkness of the night and in the new day, in the new light of the next morning, we celebrate ourRedeemer’s Resurrection.This is all beautiful, but two events can get overlooked.The first is Jesus' agony in the garden. This is the first

place in scripture where we see Christ in deep suffering.In paintings and drawings of this episode, we see a pictureof Jesus in tears, or Jesus simply looking up to God withtears and with a questioned look, “Why Father?” When welook in scripture, these images are too nice. Luke writes,“He was in such agony and He prayed so fervently thatHis sweat became like drops of blood falling on theground.” Blood! That’s how great Christ’s agony was inthat garden, blood! We never see images like these in art. Ibring this to our attention brothers and sisters because weneed to know that this man suffered torture and agony inorder to take up this call from God! On His shoulderswere the weight of the world’s sins! He had the sufferingof carrying that cross up to Calvary AND he suffered tor-ture in that garden.The second event that gets overlooked is what takes

place after his death, Holy Saturday. After Jesus died onthe cross, Jesus broke through the earth barriers and de-scended into hell. Yes, that’s right, Jesus went down tohell. Jesus went down to hell to raise up with him all thosewho had died before him. This is why we say brothers andsisters that Jesus saves the living and DEAD! Between ourGood Friday service and the Saturday evening Easter cele-bration, stop, and put that image of Christ laying in Histomb in your head. And pray for Him, as He descends intoGehenna to raise up all the dead.May we enter the Paschal Triduum mindful of all the

events that Jesus went through and prayerfully reflect onthose events, so that we fully understand the Paschal mys-tery. —Fr. Macario

“The Harrowing of Hell”- Albrecht Durer, 1512

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Soy de la ciudad de México crecí en una familiacatólica la mayoría de mi educación escolar lahice en escuelas católicas mi pasión es lapsicología desafortunadamente no concluir misestudios ya que decidí formar mi propia familia yemigrar hacia Estados Unidos atrás dejé a misfamiliares padres no fue fácil pero con la fuerzade Dios he podido salir adelante tengo tres hijosya que de 19 años Samuel de 17 y chica de 12años ellos son mi motivación y mi espiración ygracias a esos valores que se me inculcarondesde pequeña y el amor de Dios sobre todas lascosas he seguido en la fé, pero no fue hasta queyo comencé a asistir a la iglesia de San CarlosBorromeo cuando ahí descubrí la pasión y elsignificado de ser voluntaria y poder ayudar conamor y así mismo servir a Dios. Tengoaproximadamente siendo miembro de San Carloses de 2007 a partir del 2008 cuando mi hijaestaba preparándose para recibir la primeracomunión empecé yo a involucrarme y desdeentonces sigo activo sirviendo con amor soycordinadora de ujieres y también ayudo en lapreparación de primera comunión, considero aSan Carlos Borromeo como mi segundo hogar.

I am from Mexico City. I grew up in a Catholic familyand did most of my school education in Catholicschools. My passion is psychology. Unfortunately, I didnot finish my studies since I decided to start my ownfamily and emigrate to the United States.

I left behind my family. It was not easy for my parentsbut with the strength of God I have been able to getahead. I have three children, a 19 year-old daughterJackie, 17 year-old son Samuel, and a 12 year-olddaughter. They are my motivation and my inspiration.

Thanks to those values that were instilled in me since Iwas little and the love of God in all things, I havecontinued in faith. It was not until I began to attend St.Charles Borromeo that I discovered the passion andmeaning of being a volunteer and being able to help withlove and likewise serve God.

I have been a member of St. Charles since 2007 whenmy daughter was preparing to receive First Communion.I began to get involved and since then I am still active,serving with love. I am an usher coordinator and I alsohelp in the preparation of First Commuinion. I considerSt. Charles Borromeo as my second home.

Perfil del feligrés: Brenda Gallardo

• Does the beauty of Mass come alive for you?• Do you want to learn more and know more about Je-

sus?• Do you hear people talk about a relationship with Je-

sus and wonder what they are talking about?We started telling you about this dynamic program last

month and we have more to give you. As in any relation-ship it takes time and effort to make it blossom. Remem-ber when you and your spouse first started dating, all thetime and effort it took to make your relationship flourish.To make Jesus first in your life it takes that same kind oftime and commitment. The joys of taking that journeywith the Lord are unparalleled. This faith study startsthat relationship building journey. This month we arehighlighting:“My name is Rachel Koteras, and I have been a partic-

ipant and now a facilitator in the CCO program here atSt. Charles. We study and discuss bible scripture. As agroup we feel connected. We share spiritual experiencesand learn from one another. We make “God” the centerof our lives, and form a true commitment to Him. CCOhas been a spiritual awakening for me. I recommend thisclass for everyone that wants to learn more about God!“The parable from Luke 8: 4-8 talks about a sower

who went out to plant seeds. The seeds that fell on richsoil prospered, on the contrary the seeds that fell onrock, thorns, and weeds did not. To have the rich soil toprosper in Christ we need to have — Time, Effort andCommitment. Faith study has made my soil rich for anew found relationship with God.”

Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO)

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In this issue . . .A Garden and Descent into HellCatholic Christian OutreachProfile: Brenda GallardoProfile: Dave and Marlene RosbachSally Crowe Nash, 2020 Woman of AchievmentCatholic Martin Sheen; Mobile Meals GrantA Miraculous CallGiving Up CandyApril CalendarNews from the Community GardenMaking Space to Encounter GodSacred Family Tales; Parish Life

Parishioner Profile: Brenda Gallardo

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In search of a warmer climate, Dave and MarleneRosbach migrated to Oklahoma and St. Charles fromWisconsin in 1985. Dave was hired by Hertz and thecouple, married since 1972, moved to Oklahoma City.What they thought would be a three or four yearresidence has turned into a lifetime commitment.“We’ve set roots here and have lived in Oklahomalonger than we did in Wisconsin.”Both say, “St. Charles is our family. This is home.”

Their selfless involvement in numerous ministries overmany years is a testament to their deep commitment tothe parish. They serve in ministries together and on theirown. Both are sacristans and communion ministers.Marlene volunteers with St. Vincent de Paul. Dave iswith the Knights of Columbus. Dave delivers MobileMeals and is a Monday morning money counter.Marlene is a former money counter. They have been ahost family for Totus Tuus facilitators andenthusiastically comment on what delightful collegestudents they have welcomed into their home.Marlene was a longtime Social Ministry Board

member and they both served on Parish ActivitiesCommittee. Marlene also helps Carmen Santos,Religious Education Director, with Safe Environment.Years ago, Marlene sang with the choir and Dave playedin the music group.Both Dave and Marlene credit their parents with

providing an excellent example of being involved withthe church and giving back. Marlene was raised in theLutheran church and became a Catholic convert whentheir oldest daughter was small. Dave is a cradleCatholic. “It was something that you always did – yourpart to make everything better.”Dave and Marlene are looking forward to an upcoming

trip to Guatemala with Unbound, the Kansas Citycharitable organization that matches American sponsors

with children from poor families. Sponsors help withmany of the Guatemalan families’ needs. They arelooking forward to a first-time meeting with theirstudents: for Dave, a 13-year old boy and Marlene, a 16-year old girl who “writes the most delightful letters.”In retirement, the Rosbachs are enjoying hobbies,

travel and more time to spend in service to the parish.Marlene retired four years ago from the Pastoral Centerwhere she spent twenty-three years in the BusinessOffice and still works ten hours a week at the PastoralCenter in database maintenance. Dave is a substituteteacher for Putnam City Schools and prefers workingwith middle school special needs students.Dave worked for Hertz, then Tinker Air Force base in

database administration. Marlene has taken up “notserious” golf. “I play a short course with a couple gals.We don’t even keep score. We have fun.” Dave has beenplaying Euphonium (tenor tuba) since high school andcoordinated Tuba Christmas for fifteen years.Both of their daughters are musical and they proudly

point out that both also received academic scholarshipsto college. The Rosbachs have three grandsons and theirdaughters live in Colorado and Indiana. Because theirfamilies are so geographically scattered, they hold dearSt. Charles and their fellow parishioners as family andhome.Dave and Marlene received the Humilitas award for

2019 for their lifetime volunteerism for the parish.Congratulations to you both. Your service to the Lord,your help for folks in need and to many other St. Charlesministries is much appreciated by all of us.

—Monica Knudsen

Parishioner Profile –Dave andMarlene Rosbach

6 I was named after my Dad.Because I couldn’t possibly have been named before him.

6 Why do ambulance drivers always have a partner with them?They’re pair-a-medics.

6 Who can drink 2 liters of gasoline?jerry can.

6 If I have twin daughters, I’ll name one Kate.And I’ll name the other DupliKate

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Sally Crowe Nash has been a parishioner since 1985when she married her husband Steve at St. Charles. Theyhave three daughters who are now grown. Sally retired afew years ago after working for 3M Company for thirty-three years.Her activities and giving generously of her time and

talents to the parish have spanned decades. Over theyears, she has served on the Liturgy Committee, taughtthird grade Sunday school, Lector and Eucharistic minis-ter, and ran the Bus Stop game at the school carnivalwhen her children were growing up.Sally was born in Ohio and moved to Chicago as a

teenager. She is a cradle Catholic. Sally said of herchildhood, “My Dad was an accountant and that seepedinto many areas of my family's life. There were eightchildren in our family, four girls and four boys. Four ofus had brown eyes and four had blue eyes. My dadworked very hard at order and organization. My momwas the leveling force. She realized one size does not fitall even as she recognized the need to tame the chaos ofmanaging all of us kids!”Sally attended the University of Illinois and majored in

speech. After college, she taught high school Speech andEnglish for five years. She then worked for 3M Compa-ny and transferred with the Company to Oklahoma.Sally’s humble philosophy of volunteering is “What-

ever they ask me to do, I do.” She is involved with manyWomen of St. Charles (WOSC) ministries – the funeraldinners, Bible study, a sub for Bunco and a coordinatorfor the Christmas gift bags for St. Ann’s residents,

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Congratulations Sally Crowe Nash – 2020Woman of Achievment!

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adopted by WOSC every holiday season. Each year, shesponsors a wrapping party at her house to make thepresents festive for the twenty-five or so elderly St. Annresidents who receive lap robes (made by the WOSCknitting group) and other gifts.Besides being active with the WOSC, she is also a

parish money counter, a St. Vincent de Paul volunteer, aEucharistic Adorer on Wednesdays and a volunteer re-ceptionist in the Parish Office. Her service to othersdoesn’t end at the church doors. She also volunteers withCatholic Radio, writing the “Are You Listening?” col-umn in the Sooner Catholic and again, “I do whateverthey ask me to do at the radio.”Sally is also a member of the Rachel’s Vineyard team,

which counsels women seeking help, hope and healingafter abortion. Additionally, she is a Eucharistic Adorerat Holy Innocents Chapel. She says, “Adoration haschanged my life! I highly recommend it.”Sally said, “My sisters all live really far away. I have

learned what a great support network of sisters we have[here]. I am really grateful for all these women who areso beautiful in all they do. They have taught me generos-ity, how to have fun and practical things too. They arelike my sisters.”Many congratulations, honors and wonderful wishes to

our sister, Sally, whose service is an example for all ofus and whose friendship we cherish.

—Monica Knudsen

Excerpt of Message from Pope Francis for Lent

Fasting, that is, learning to change our attitude towards others and all of creation, turning away from thetemptation to “devour” everything to satisfy our voracity and being ready to suffer for love, which can fill theemptiness of our hearts. Prayer, which teaches us to abandon idolatry and the self-sufficiency of our ego, and toacknowledge our need of the Lord and his mercy. Almsgiving, whereby we escape from the insanity of hoardingeverything for ourselves in the illusory belief that we can secure a future that does not belong to us. And thus torediscover the joy of God’s plan for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and sisters,and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness.

From the Vatican, 4 October 2018

You can find the full message on the Vatican Website:http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20181004_messaggio-quaresima2019.html

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He was born in 1940 and has been an actor since 1961.Professionally, his name is Martin Sheen, with a firstname cobbled from an early mentor and the last namefrom Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. “Whenever I wouldcall for an appointment, whether it was a job or anapartment, and I would give my name, there was alwaysthat hesitation. So I thought, I got enough problemstrying to get an acting job, so I invented MartinSheen. . . . One of my great regrets is that I didn't keepmy name as it was given to me.”Martin Sheen was raised Catholic, one of ten children

(nine boys, one girl) in Dayton, Ohio. His father,originally from Spain, was a factory worker for NationalCash Register. His mother was from Ireland. Sheenattended Catholic elementary and high school.While working in New York City as a struggling actor,

stock boy and theater curtain puller in the early 1960s,Martin Sheen often visited Dorothy Day’s HospitalityHouse in Manhattan. There he could enjoy a warm mealand respite. Years later, he played Peter Maurin in thebiographical Dorothy Day film Entertaining Angels.Since then, he has been a lifelong supporter of theCatholic Worker movement.Marriage-wise, the Sheens are a Hollywood anomaly.

Wed since 1961, they celebrated their 50th anniversary in2011. They have four children, Carlos (Charlie), Renée,Emilio, Ramon. All are actors. They also have severalgrandchildren. “We know what a child can bring, nomatter the circumstances. So [being pro-life] is bothnatural for us and a practical acceptance. My wife is notCatholic, but she is very pro-life.”*

Sheen has appeared in sixty-five films and numeroustelevision shows; some with his children. While he hasenjoyed great professional success, his life has notalways been a Hollywood fairy tale. His mother diedwhen he was 11. The big family stayed together throughthe help of their parish church. He suffered from polio asa child and was bedridden for a year. A difficult birth lefthis arm three inches shorter than the other. A life-threatening heart attack in 1977 on the set of the filmApocolypse Now caused him to give up drinking and re-commit to his Catholic faith.Martin Sheen lives out his faith through activism in a

number of charitable and political causes: food pantries,ecology and conservation, and children’s, veterans andhuman rights support. He is also an advocate forConsistent Life ethic, respect for life from birth tonatural death.Some of his movie projects reflect his faith. My

personal favorite Martin Sheen film is The Way, a 2011film about the El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routein Spain. In the film, a father (Sheen) travels overseas torecover the body of his estranged son who died whiletraveling the route. The father, an irascible doctor,decides to take the pilgrimage himself and connects withhis deceased son and his own spirituality through hiswalk and those he meets on The Way. The film isdirected by his son Emilio. It is available on DVD,Amazon Prime, Google Play and iTunes.*Wikipedia: Martin Sheen

—Monica Knudsen

Catholic Movie Star – Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez

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St. Charles Mobile Meals program received a $1,200grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundationalong with several other parishes. The grant will help inthe purchase of food. St. Charles has been providingmeals for home bound senior citizens who live alone anddon't drive since 1974—46 years!Volunteers cook in the church kitchen Wednesdays

and Fridays. On Wednesdays, we provide about a dozenmeals for residents of Trinity Gardens, a low-incomeretirement community. On Fridays, volunteers cookmeals for 30-35 seniors. Teams of drivers pick up themeals from the church kitchen and deliver them.Sometimes the Mobile Meals driver is the only friendlyface a recipient sees all day.

There is a great need for a volunteer to plan a menuand purchase the food. Contact Margaret Phipps in thechurch office (789-2595) if this sounds like a volunteerjob for youThe Mobile Meals volunteers received this note of

thanks:To all the wonderful people who cook, deliver, and cleanup for Mobile Meals.Thank you all so very much I hate to think what lifewould be like for older singles without the love in you tofeed me, wish me well and check on me.May all of you "Kris Kringles" enjoy the best of God'sblessings in 2020.

Thanks again, Jean

MobileMeals Receives Grant

In 1973 I received a job transfer and moved my familyfrom the North Coast to the Central Coast of California.We settled in the small city of Santa Maria. Santa Mariahad two parishes. The oldest being St. Mary of the As-sumption.I was not Catholic at that time. Over the next few

years I began to listen to the urgings of the Holy Spiritand decided to attend what was then called “The FaithExplained” classes for those desiring to learn more aboutthe Catholic faith.The classes were held at the newer parish, St. Louis

de Montfort, and taught by Fr. Anthony Runtz. Fr. An-thony and I became friends and he was also my mentorand confessor. He was a Josephite Order Father assignedto the parish.Fr. Anthony had first been assigned to St. Mary’s in

the early 1960s in order to oversee the construction of ahigh school and parish the Josephite Fathers were build-ing south of town. His pastor’s name was Fr. Marum.One evening after class Fr. Anthony came up to me

and said he had a story to tell me. He told me that his oldpastor, Fr. Marum had died and he was now free to tellme of an event that he had promised Fr. Marum to holdsecret until after his death.Late one evening the phone in the rectory rang. Fr.

Marum answered. The caller was a lady who said that aman was near death and needed to see a priest. She saidto drive east on Highway 166 for 22.4 miles and you willfind him.Fr. Marum grabbed his holy oils and took off. High-

way 166 was very rural and dark. He drove the specifiedmiles, spotted a farm turnout, and pulled off. Lookingaround he spotted some lights and what appeared to be ahouse in the distance down the farm road.Coming to the house he was met by the two ranch

hands who lived there. After explaining to them why hehad come they told him that they were not sick and thatnobody there had made the call. He asked if there was

anyone else around who could have called. They said“Well there is ‘The Mexican’ who lives in a cabin aboutfour miles up the canyon. But there is no phone line go-ing there and he couldn’t have called you.“ How do I getthere?” said Fr.Marum.“ Well, there’s no road but there is a good trail. We’ll

saddle up a horse for you. Don’t worry about gettinglost, the horse knows the way.”So the old priest climbs aboard and ventures off up

the canyon amid the rattlesnakes, mountain lions, wildboar and coyotes. Oh My!He eventually reaches the cabin and finds a man alone

inside lying on a cot who is near death. After anointinghim he listens to the man’s story.“I was born and raised in Mexico. When I turned 16, I

told my mother I was going to the U.S. and work on aranch. She said to me: ‘Mijo, I know you probably willnot go to church so you must promise me that you willpray the Rosary every night without fail.’ I promised herthat I would and have never failed after all these years.With that she gave me her blessing.”The man died later that night. Fr. Marum returned to

his rectory and told Fr. Anthony what had happened andmade him promise not to tell anyone about the mysteri-ous phone call. Likely not wanting to incite any localhysteria.

—Deacon Chet Bartlett

Note from Sue Bartlett: In Chet’s faith journey one obsta-cle was the Blessed Mother. Not long after Fr.Anthonyshared this story with Chet he made the decision to becomeCatholic.2nd note: Chet’s Diaconate Class was under the protectionof and named Guadalupe for our Lady of Guadalupe. An-other Mother’s story!

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6 “Dad, are we pyromaniacs?”“Yes, we arson.”

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There is something to be said for giving up candy. It isthe go-to Lenten sacrifice for children. Mainly because itis the obvious childhood indulgence. Kids don’t havemuch say in many aspects of their lives, and candy is thebig treat and the easy sneak. Whatever rules are in placearound sweets at home, every child learns that there iscandy everywhere. Mom need never know about the bitesize Milky Way your teacher gave as a prize in thespelling bee, and there is satisfaction in getting one overon your brother by grabbing two lime candies fromAbel’s when he only got one.I think one testament of being an adult is having candy

control. That first time you buy a Baby Ruth in thecheckout line without having to ask permission and theneat it even though it “might spoil your dinner,” you havemoved into adulthood. And in adulthood, indulgencesabound: spending our money (our money) on thoseshoes we don’t need; staying up past our bedtime watch-ing TV; skipping out on family functions or obligations.It’s not all greed and selfishness. It is the give and take

we fall into. Because along with having control overfood, money and time, adulthood is having the responsi-bility of food, money and time. With that comes an anxi-ety alleviated in the short term by treating ourselves.While we feel anxiety in our stomach, back, head, it isthe product, so very often, of being out of our bodies andin our imagination.

Lent is an invitation to return to our bodies and bepresent. The mind casts us to the past with memories ormoments that can not be changed; it propels us to a con-jured future skewed by fear or fantasies. But our belliesand our taste buds, they can’t be anywhere but in thepresent.In the present, where candy and coffee, not to mention

coffee candy, awaits. Maybe there is something to besaid for giving up candy. My mouth and stomach remindme I am present in the desire for the sensation of eatingor drinking. In the deprivation of the sugar or caffeine, Iam also called to be present. Literally, I am presentstanding there in front of the bowl of green and white af-ter dinner candies and not taking two because I am agrown up who is old enough to stop sneaking indul-gences behind God’s back because I figure I work hardand deserve them.Some years I have made what I thought of as more

mature Lenten promises. The doing-kind of commitmentsuch as adding daily Mass or Rosary into the forty days.Good ideas? Yes. After all there is not a competition for“Best Lenten Practice,” but I am thinking we might havebeen onto something as kids. Living in the present mo-ment aligns intention and body, and during Lent, whenthe mouth and belly sacrifice there is an alignment inthat minute of our physical being and our intention tothink more about God. It is the grounding that resistingtemptation offers.

—Kathy Judge

Giving Up Candy

Excerpt of Message from Pope Francis for Lent

In this Lent of 2020, I would like to share with every Christian what I wrote to young people in the ApostolicExhortation Christus Vivit: “Keep your eyes fixed on the outstretched arms of Christ crucified, let yourself besaved over and over again. And when you go to confess your sins, believe firmly in his mercy which frees youof your guilt. Contemplate his blood poured out with such great love, and let yourself be cleansed by it. In thisway, you can be reborn ever anew” (No. 123). Jesus’ Pasch is not a past event; rather, through the power of theHoly Spirit it is ever present, enabling us to see and touch with faith the flesh of Christ in those who suffer.

Rome, at Saint John Lateran, 7 October 2019

You can find the full message on the Vatican Website:http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20181004_messaggio-quaresima2019.html

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9:20 AMConfirmation & RE

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10:30 AM FoodBank Delivery

6:00 PM SocialMinistry Board

5:30 PMStewardshipMeeting

6:30 PMPeace andJustice

4:00 PM NewsletterMeeting

5:30PMSafeEnvironmentTrainingRmC

7:00 PMJourney of Faith

7:00 PMJourney of Faith

7:00 PMJourney of Faith

6:30 PM - 8:00 PMYouth Group

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6:30 PM RE & MS 9:00 AM CatholicWorker Delivery

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9:00 AM BaptismalSeminar Esp.

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April Saints and Days

02 [St. Francis of Paola]04 [St. Isidore]05 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord06 Monday of Holy Week07 Tuesday of Holy Week08 Wednesday of Holy Week09 Holy Thursday10 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)11 Holy Saturday12 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord; Solemnity13 Monday within the Octave of Easter14 Tuesday within the Octave of Easter15 Wednesday within the Octave of Easter16 Thursday within the Octave of Easter17 Friday within the Octave of Easter18 Saturday within the Octave of Easter19 Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)21 [St. Anselm]23 [St. George; St. Adalbert]24 [St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen]25 St. Mark; Feast26 Third Sunday of Easter28 [St. Peter Chanel; St. Louis Grignion de Montfort]29 St. Catherine of Siena;Memorial29 [St. Pius V]

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As this is written, the weather is brrrr! – andthere is snow on the ground! However, it isnever too early to be thinking about gardening.This is the 13th growing season for the St.Charles Community Organic Garden. Tomatoes,peppers, cucumbers, beans, basil, and otherherbs and crops will provide hungry people withgarden fresh nutrition throughout the summer.Gardeners from the parish claim and care for aplot or two and donate half of what they grow tothe parish hunger ministry, the Dorothy DayCenter and keep the other half for themselves orfriends and neighbors.Planned as an Eagle Scout project in 2007, the

garden has become a place of peace and prayer,community gatherings, sharing of blessings, andbounteous produce. Please do come by to walkthrough the garden and watch flowers and cropsgrow. However, each gardener is responsible forgrowing, caring for, and distributing their ownproduce. If you would like to garden, be on awaiting list for a plot, take one of the classes, orlearn more about gardening at St. Charles,contact the coordinator, Monica Knudsen at"mknudsen1970@gmail.com" for furtherinformation. Thank you and God bless!

News from the St. Charles CommunityOrganic Garden 2020

Making Space to Encounter God“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness . . .” (Matt 4:1)

Lead me Spirit through the wildernessthat I ordinarily domesticate with habits, indulgences and distractions.Lead me into this desert that I conveniently ignoreand open my eyes to the vast space for God available in my heart.Lead me Spirit through the wilderness that I might awaken to Christ within.*Amen

—mkj

“Awaken to Christ within” is borrowed from a Lenten meditation by Diane Jorgensen in a series of

postings called “A Caregiver’s Reflections on Lent ” found on the Creighton University website

Praying Lent. It is a wonderful source for Lenten reflection materials.April 25, St. Mark,

Evangelist

6 A retired boxer goes to see his doctor because he’s having trouble sleeping.“Have you tried counting sheep?” the doctor asks.“I tried,” the boxer explains, “but every time I get to the number nine I stand up.”

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We, your newsletter team, submit this issue with humility and thanks to God: Deacon Chet Bartlett, Sue Bartlett,Michael Carpenter, Brenda Gallardo, Kathy Judge, Monica Knudsen, Father Macario, and Margaret Phipps;

print shop: Karen Flores, Jennifer Hernandez, Charlene Smith

Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church5024 N.Grove, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73122

(405) 789-2595 ~ www.stcharlesokc.org

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Parish Life

Baptisms-FebruaryAylin GonzalezKip Sprague

Matia HermosilloMatia LopezDavid MejiaElias Ramirez

Anniversaries-AprilApr. Anniv.05th Robert and Rosalie Stavinohak 23rd07th David and Connie Farthing 47th

James and Carol Hetherington 64th13th Rick and Lori Schmidt 30th14th Rendell and Martha Shawnee 13th15th Wes and Diane Boyd 32nd17th Mark and Sandra Carney 10th

Nathan and Lindsay Juarez 11th21st Simon and Sheri Barrientes 22nd

Cesar and Martha Garcia 13th23rd Raymond and Catherine Kohn 26th24th Dennis and Dianne Frazier 44th25th Angel and Mercedes Sanchez 28th

New Parishioners-FebruaryEric and Miasha Cruz

Paul and Jennifer CamarilloEduardo and Giovana Flores

Tyson ManningTang and Gam Nguyen

Gonzalo and Maria LopezEdgar and Nancy Frausto

Sara FoyilAndres and Xiomara Ramirez

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When I was in Mrs. Ridgell's third grade class at OurLady of Sorrows school in Maryland, Robert S. sat infront of me. One day he turned around and said, "Howmuch is your allowance?""A dollar a month," I replied."Wow!" he said in all seriousness, "I only get a quarter

a week!"As dumb as I was (and still am) in math, I knew that

was funny. I went home and told the tale to my dear dad,who loved a good story, especially one with a bit ofirony. He thought it was hilarious. It remains one of myfavorite stories today because it so entertained my sweetfather.

—Monica Knudsen

Sacred Family Tales

6 What did Delaware?Maybe a New Jersey? I don’t know, but Alaska.