St. Therese Parish Bulletin - 2019051219

Mission Statement: “Love God, Serve Others, Bear Fruit” 6400 Saint Therese Way

 San Diego CA 92120-3018

May 12, 2019

The Fourth Sunday of Easter!

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 7, 9, & 11am; and 5pm Weekdays: Monday - Friday, 7:30am

CLERGY Fr. Peter Bosque, Pastor Deacon Robert T. Ekhaml Fr. William Stevenson Sunday Presider

CONFESSIONS

SATURDAY: 3pm until last penitent And by appointment

Please contact the Parish Office, or visit our website, for information regarding Sacraments.

619-582-3716  www.stthereseparish.org

The Fourth Sunday of Easter May 12, 2019

Notre Dame, long a symbol of Catholicism in Europe, becomes a picture (metaphor) of its collapse

(from an article derived from Thomas Reese, SJ – editorial in A merica magazine) ... from: A nd yet, it must be acknowledged, that Notre Dame Cathedral has long not been a

place of worship, but a museum, known more for its art than for the sacraments celebrated!

The Church had been in disrepair for decades.

Calls for its restoration went mostly ignored until too late.

Virtually no modern fire suppression systems were employed, despite the known fact that over 52 acres of forest went into the construction of the center nave of the Cathedral, (over 5,000 oak trees just in the ceiling ribbing), such that the interior nave and ribbing were called “the forest� in recognition of this fact!

Now that it is in ashes, people weep for its loss.

It must be acknowledged that, sadly, in recent decades, Notre Dame was more a tourist destination than a place of pilgrimage or a seat of Catholic potency. More people could tell you the story of its fictitious bell-ringing hunchback than of any one of its bishops. Inside, more selfies took place than prayers, and there were more art connoisseurs among its enthusiasts than worshipers. ...continued on the next page

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This spiritual emptiness of the formerly faithful of Europe didn't come about overnight. The Church in Europe has been secularizing for centuries — long before the secularizing revolution that happened on its doorstep. (Since the French Revolution, the civil state of France has “owned” the Cathedral and all its art. The Catholic Archdiocese of Parish simply “manages” the property as its “beneficiary.”)

The loss of the beauty and grace of living the Faith, symbolized in the loss of the historic properties of the Church, was in no small part accelerated by just criticism of the Church; criticism which is richly deserved. The Church’s hierarchy (bishops) sided with the nobility against the forces of modernization in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Church opposed free press, free speech, and religious liberty.

By opposing political freedoms and unions in the 19th century, the Church lost virtually all European men of that generation and since. In its opposition to feminist liberations, the Church lost many women at the end of the 20th century.

Only in the Eastern bloc countries, like Poland, where the Church stood with the people against Communist oppression, did it flourish. And yet, once freedom came, the Polish Church, too, has suffered the lost of many people because of its clerical arrogance in trying to influence (even dictate) public policy.

Those who engineered and cheered the destruction of clerical power and the influence of the Church had little to put in its place. Libertarian capitalism was perceived as exploiting workers and consumers and the destruction of the environment. The power of the media was used to create celebrities, sensationalize news and sell commodities, feeding the base human emotions and avarice. Democracy is often feeds a narrow-minded nationalism.

Pope Francis is a lone voice in Europe for the common good, respect for the stranger and values more important than the “almighty dollar,” but there is no institutional strength supporting his message. The Church is a shell of what it once was.

Yes, let us weep for Notre Dame, but we have been losing more than a building for a long time.

Monday Nights 7:00—8:30 pm Please join us on Monday nights at 7:00pm in Fred’s Place for Refuge! If you are looking to grow in faith, make friends, and learn more about how Christ has impacted our lives, this is the place for you! Refuge is designed to help our youth to pray in community, read scripture, and offer guided faith discussions. Contact Reanna at 619-550-3305 or email reanna@stthereseparish.org for more info.

St. Therese Academy 6440 Saint Therese Way, San Diego, CA 92120

619-583-6270

PAST EVENT: St. Therese Academy Talent Show 5-1-19

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Visit our web site at www.sta-sd.org

Make mom feel special with a rose - and help a child in need!

St. Therese Academy K.I.C.S. Club (Kindness in Community Service) will be selling roses after all Masses on Mother’s Day weekend.

All proceeds will be used by the K.I.C.S. Club to purchase food and supplies for St. Labre Indian School, from the COSTCO located near the school campuses.

Youth Ministry Update rdeang@stthereseparish.org; reanna@stthereseparish.org

J.CREW HYPE DAY: Thank you to everyone who attended our J.Crew Hype Day last Sunday, May 5th. For those who don’t know, J.Crew stands for “Jesus Crew” and consists of our teen leaders who help plan and lead our youth ministry events. With our formation year coming to a close, we are so blessed to welcome new leaders who are dedicated to helping our program grow and improve as we prepare to ENCOUNTER more youth in the future.

Don’t Forget: All Confirmation Candidates are expected to attend Confirmation Rehearsal on Sunday, May 19th after the 5pm Mass with their sponsor or a proxy to stand in. Our Confirmation Mass will take place on Wednesday, May 29th, at 7pm in the Church! All our welcome to attend!

619-550-3305

Weekly Calendar Monday 7pm ‘Refuge’ in Fred’s Place 7pm Book Discussion in the Little Flower Room Tueday 4pm ‘Care’ Session in the Little Flower Room 6pm ‘Care’ Session in the Little Flower Room Wednesday 10am Wrapped In Love in the S.C. Lounge 11:15am 50+ Luncheon in the Social Center Saturday 8:30am Centering Prayer in

Weekly Mass Intentions May 12th-May 18th All Masses will be offered for the intentions of the Mother’s Day Novena

PARISH STAFF 619-582-3716 PASTORAL STAFF ext. 103 Fr. Peter Bosque, Pastor fr.bosque@stthereseparish.org Deacon Bob Ekhaml ext. 307 dnbobe@sbcglobal.net ext. 102 Bonnie Hernandez, Pastoral Minister bonnie@stthereseparish.org Raymond D. Deang, Director of Youth Ministry rdeang@stthereseparish.org 619-550-3305 ext. 308 Reanna Layba, Cord. of Youth Ministry reanna@stthereseparish.org Sr. Janet Marich, Director of Faith Formation ext. 305 jmarich@sta-sd.org ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Susan Orelli, Business Manager/ Bookkeeper susan@stthereseparish.org Jennifer Stevenson, Parish Secretary jstevenson@stthereseparish.org ST. THERESE ACADEMY Principal: Mark Sperrazzo msperrazzo@sta-sd.org

ext. 100 ext. 101

619-583-6270

PARISH PROGRAMS / ORGANIZATIONS MUSIC MINISTRY Saturday 5pm & Sunday 7am Masses: Michael Ruhl Sunday 9 & 11am Masses: Reneé Mitchell Sunday 5pm Mass: Sara Osmus Annie Barrack R.C.I.A.

619-770-7125 619-542-9682 858-414-7766 619-573-5361 619-582-3716

Sunday, May 19th 7:00 a.m. - Int. of the Parishioners 9:00 a.m. + Lito Ipac 11:00 a.m. + Karl Delaney 5:00 p.m. + Monica Pimentel

Prayers of the Faithful After three weeks, the names will be sent to the Adoration Chapel. Please pray for the following who are ill, their families, and those who care for them, especially: Gloria Brown, Georgia McPhail, Seamus Mullins, Paul Goldhammer, Sue Sullivan ,Therese Luu, Tom Brocker, Rita Ann Helfrich, Peg Mock, Dioselina Cabrera, Yolanda Casarrubias, Cayden Jimenez, Nancy Gulick, George Neumann, Jennifer Alford, Patricia Allton, Glen Savage, Cindy Koziewicz, Marie Sohm, & George & Hennie Caruana.

Pray for the Soul of Jim Grande

ADORATION CHAPEL Pat Kankowski 50 PLUS SOCIAL CLUB President: Sylvia Nasri FISH FRY Mo Kojis ST. THERESE CHARITIES President: Artie Bates ST. THERESE MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY

619-889-5874 619-303-0029 619-994-9818 619-582-3716 619-286-4605

P A R I S H—R E L A T E D O R G A N I Z A T I O N S ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION President: Pam Tallarida 858-880-8205 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Grand Knight: David Bates 619-286-1440 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Mike and Anita Barletta 866-473-7730 barfive@cox.net The Rest Stop (Men’s Bible Study) Mick Parada 619-287-8748 WALKING WITH PURPOSE (Women’s Bible Study) Kelly Kocina 619-764-1082

S T . T H E R E S E PAR I S H

UPCOMING EVENTS AN D ACTIVITI E S !

COLLECTION REPORT April 28, 2019

Plate Envelopes Online Giving

BOOK DISCUSSION $ 14,121.03

$ $ $

1,984.03 9,561.00 2,576.00

Our next mee ng will be on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. We will be reading Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

by Agatha Chris e. New members, please contact Carol Reed-Chan at 619-890-2464 for more info.

Breakdown of gifts received

$0.00 to $5.00 $5.01 to $10.00 $10.01 to $25.00 $25.01 to $50.00 $50.01 to $100.00 $100.01 to $150.00 $150.01 to $500.00 $500.01 to $1000.00 Total Contributing households

26 36 97 45 47 13 10 0 274

50+ CLUB Our next luncheon will be Wednesday, May 15, at 11:15 in the Social Center. Raffles and free door prizes are offered.

Lunch is served at noon, and bingo begins at 1:00 p.m. The deadline for reserva ons is Saturday, May 11. Sorry, we cannot accommodate walk-ins.

New members are welcome. Forms for reserva on and membership registra on are available in the Church ves bule. Please contact Sylvia at 619-303-0029 if you have any ques ons.