Fourth Sunday of Lent - St. Paul Catholic Newman Center

Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 15, 2015
Readings: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
THE DEACON’S SPEAKIN’
Dear Friends,
During the season of Lent we come upon the rites that we call
the Scrutinies. The RCIA participants celebrate these rituals as a
means to reflect on the “mystery of sin, from which the whole world
and every person wishes to be freed” (RCIA #142). It is from
growing in understanding of this mystery that they seek to be filled
with Jesus’ spirit.
However, there is a footnote to all of this: The Scrutinies are
not intended only for the elect – the new Christians – if you will.
They are intended to form all of us. These public rituals for the
third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent invite every one of us to
admit our need for living water. They challenge us to examine and
acknowledge our personal “blindness” and they ask us to open our
hearts to a genuine desire for new life in Christ.
We are in the midst of the Scrutinies now and the scriptures
call us back to those founding days and what Jesus intended for his
neophyte community. We hear the founding principles of Jesus’
ministry as we acknowledge our need for living water. We
surrender to God’s graces and examine the sinfulness of our lives.
We also continue to stand in awe of Jesus’ promise of eternal life
for all who believe.
Peace & Love,
Deacon John
Mission Statement
St. Paul Catholic Newman Center is a Catholic parish committed to serving the spiritual needs of
college/university students, faculty and all other people who freely choose to be part of our parish family. Gathered
together by the Spirit and seeking God’s will in our lives, we dedicate ourselves to bringing the transformative
power of Christ into the world we know through worship, education, service and support.
Taize Prayer
Family Life Ministry
During this Lenten Season, let us be mindful of how Jesus
truly died on the Cross for our sins so that we may have
salvation. The next TAIZE prayer service at St. Anthony of
Padua will be held on Monday, March 23, from 7:30 pm to
8:30pm in the Main Church. The church is in darkness, and
candles are on the altar; it is a special and meditative hour
with song and some Scripture, VENERATION at the Cross
and periods of silence.
Meditation Opportunities
Thank you to Sister Carolyn Osiek,
RSCJ for the wonderful Lenten Retreat.
Newman Center Young Adults
March 19 we will be hosting Theology on Tap at DiCicco’s
restaurant (Blackstone & Barstow). Our guest speakers will
be Vic & Patti Telles. Dinner will be at 6:00pm followed by
our speakers at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there!
High School Youth Group
This Sunday, March 15, the Knights of Columbus will be
having their monthly Pancake Breakfast after all morning
Masses. All proceeds will be going towards the High School
Ministry. Be sure to stop by Cardinal Newman Hall and have
some breakfast!
Next Youth Group will be on Sunday, March 22, we will finish
watching the Son of God in Cardinal Newman Hall from
5:00pm to 6:30pm.
Sunday Contributions
March 7 - 8 Contributions:
March Total Contributions:
Feb. Total Contributions:
Monthly Sunday Contributions Goal:
Total Fiscal Year (July-February):
$13,734
$27,953
$45,745
$50,000
$402,515
Childcare
Childcare services are still available during both our 9:00am
& 11:00am Masses in Classroom 4.
Sacrament Of Reconciliation
Men’s Morning Scripture Study Group meets
Tuesdays 7:30am to 8:15am after 7:00am Mass in the
Community room.
Christian Meditation meets Thursday mornings,
11:15am to 12:15pm in Cardinal Newman Hall, Room
104. Facilitated by Benita Lankford
Evening Meditation meets Wednesday evenings,
7:00pm to 8:00pm in CNH #104. Facilitated by Veena
Kapoor
Tai Chi for Arthritis
Tuesday & Thursday mornings. Beginner’s class: 9:0010:00am; Regular class: 10:15 -11:15am. CNH room
#103. Instructor: Art Lopez.
Tai Chi: Thursday evening Tai Chi classes are held on
Thursday evenings, 5:30-6:30PM in CNH, room #102103. $20 registration fee. Instructor: Bill Titus
Contact John Prandini
College Ministries
Spring Retreat 2015 Our Newman Catholic Student
Association Spring Retreat will take place April 11-12 at
the Evergreen Conference Center at Oakhurst. Take
some time away from work and studies to meet new
friends, grow in your faith, and enjoy God’s creation!
Pick up a registration form in the Newman Center lobby
or email [email protected] for details.
College Night meets Wednesdays from 6:00pm to
8:00pm in Cardinal Newman Hall. All college students
are welcome to join us for a delicious home-cooked
dinner (it’s free!) followed by a discussion, guest
speaker, service project, or other activity.
College/Young Adult Bible Study meets Mondays,
7:00pm to 8:30pm, in the Annex. Join us for prayer and
discussion of the Sunday readings and
how to make your faith more a part of your
daily life!
Catholic Conversations on Campus
Join our weekly discussion group on
Our final hours during Lent for the Sacrament of Penance
Fresno State campus, USU 310, Thursdays at 11:30am.
here at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center will be the Tuesday Students, faculty, and staff are all invited. Feel free to
before Holy Week, March 24, from 11:00am to 1:00pm.and
bring your lunch!
our regular hour, 4:00pm to 5:00pm There will be no
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) during Holy Week EMMAUS
Our after-Mass discussion group for college students
here. There will be Lenten Penitential Services, with
meets Sundays from 8:00pm to 8:30pm in the Annex
opportunity for individual celebration of the Sacrament, at
(east side of the main building by the carport). Make new
nearby parishes during Holy Week:
friends and challenge yourself to live out the message of
Monday, March 30, at 7:00pm at St. Anthony of Padua
the Gospel!
Church, Fresno (corner of Bullard& Maroa); Wednesday,
Contact: Karey Spach, Director of Campus Ministry,
April 1 at 7:00pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church,
[email protected]
Clovis (Harvard/DeWitt) We will resume our regular hour
for the Sacrament of Reconciliation here at St. Paul’s on
Tuesday, April 14 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Weekly Calendar
Prayers
Sunday, March 15 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
Knights of Columbus Breakfast
7:30am Mass for Ron Barrows
Chapel
9:00am Mass for Verginia Dominguez
Chapel
11:00am Mass for Charlotte Noack
8:00pm Emmaus
Annex
+ For those who have died:
Monday, March 16
7:00am
Mass for James Garrison
6:30pm Financial Peace University
6:30pm RCIA Inquiry
6:30pm Sacred Fire Book Study
7:00pm College & NCYA Bible Study
7:00pm Grief Support
7:00pm Es-Tu-Dios Board Meeting
Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54
Chapel
CNH 103
Room 5
CNH 105
Annex
Community Room
Library
Tuesday, March 17
7:00am Mass for Grace Camden Friel
7:30am Men’s Morning Scripture Study
9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis
10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis
4:00pm Confessions
6:00pm Faith, Family & Friends
6:00pm College Confirmation Class
Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16
Chapel
Community Room
CNH 102-103
CNH 102-103
Chapel
CNH
Annex
Wednesday, March 18
7:00am Mass for Victoria Palacio
4:30pm Chess for Kids
6:00pm Scriptural Rosary
6:00pm Prayer & Life Workshop
6:00pm College Night
6:45pm RCIA Catechumenate
7:00pm RCIA Enlightenment
7:00pm Evening Meditation
Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30
Chapel
Room 5
Community Room
CNH 105
CNH 101
Cafeteria
St. John XXIII
CNH 104
Thursday, March 19
2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
7:00am Mass for Al Allen
Chapel
9:00am Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis
CNH 102-103
9:30am Morning Scripture Study
Cafeteria
10:15am Tai Chi for Arthritis
CNH 102-103
11:00am Christian Meditation
CNH 104
5:30pm Tai Chi
CNH 102-103
6:00pm Theology on Tap
DiCicco’s
6:30pm Women’s Guild
Cafeteria
Mass Intentions: Jack Patrick, Ron Barrows,
Verginia Dominguez, Charlotte Noack
+ Please pray for healing of our loved ones who
are ill…
Tom Langa, Fr. Durkin Fitzgerald, Gloria Hare,
Steve Rodemyer, Paul DeRuosi, Steve McGowan,
Steve & Debbie Strope, David Hooker, Tom
Langa, Dominic Valdez, Annette Harbinger, Sam
VanderDussen, Jim Tudman, Luz Elower (mother
of Mark), Ollie Mae & Tom Godburn, Robby
Klimaytis, Ernie Lee, Jennifer McClain, Don
Casperson, Kenny Smith, Cathleen DiMaggio,
Horace Spann, Kyle Springer
Faith, Family & Friends
This Tuesday, March 17th, you are invited to Faith,
Family & Friends, our parish community’s religious &
faith formation program for EVERYONE!!!
Families and friends are invited to eat their
preordered pizza or to bring their own food to share
from 5:30pm to 6:00pm in Cardinal Newman Hall
before our opening program at 6:00pm.
At 6:15pm the Youth and Children will be dismissed
to attend their age-specific classes while the adults
will return to CNH to choose between the following
class options:
• Exceptional Gratitude & Joy in Your Marriage by
John Prandini
• Joy of the Gospel by Deacon John & Sr. Kathleen
• The Gospel of Mark: Getting to Know Jesus – by Fr.
Dave
Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to
continue your lifelong journey of faith formation with
family, friends, and our faith community.
Confirmation Program
Friday, March 20
Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
7:00am Communion Service
Chapel
6:00pm Food Recovery Network
Cafeteria
6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Chapel
6:00pm H.S. Confirmation Rehearsal & Potluck Chapel
7:30pm Stations of the Cross
Chapel
The Second Year Confirmation Class will be
confirmed by Bishop Armando Ochoa on March 21 at
10:00am. They have completed two years of
education, service and community building through
retreats and faith sharing. We are proud to welcome
them into full communion within the Catholic
Community at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center.
Saturday, March 21
9:00am Advanced Tai Chi
10:00am H.S. Confirmation Mass
5:00pm Mass for Goldie Marie Dresden
Please note that our Confirmation rehearsal will be
held on Friday, March 20, at 6:00pm in the Chapel.
Following rehearsal a potluck dinner will be held in
the Cardinal Newman Hall.
Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53
St. John XXIII
Chapel
Chapel
Sunday, March 22
Ez 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45
7:30am Mass for Glenda Reichert
Chapel
9:00am Mass for John Horvath
Chapel
5:00pm H.S. Youth Group
7:00pm College Confirmation Mass
8:00pm Emmaus
CNH 102
Chapel
Annex
The students in the Confirmation Program will be
presenting a Mini Passion Retreat based on all that
happened that first Good Friday and how it changed
humanities world view, you will not be disappointed.
More information will follow in the weeks to come.
Our Lady of Victory
“Confession is the soul’s bath. Even a clean and
unoccupied room gathers dust; return after a
week and you will see that it needs dusting
again!” - St. Padre Pio
Interested in your child attending a Catholic
School? Our Lady of Victory is now signing up
kindergarten students for the 2015-2016 school
year. Please Call the OLV School Office at
229-0205 if you would like to learn more or to take
a tour of the school.
OLV School has spaces available in all current
grades. Not sure if you can afford Catholic
School? We do have financial aid—call the school
office at 229-0205 for more information on how
you might qualify. OLV School is dedicated in
serving the needs of Catholic families. Please join
our Faith Family!
Counseling Available
The Rehabilitation Counseling Center at Fresno State provides weekly confidential counseling services to individuals in
the Central Valley. We especially seek to serve clients with chronic health impairments and emotional, developmental,
or physical disabilities, including substance abuse and learning disabilities. We also provide counseling services for
caregivers & family members of individuals with disabilities.
Counseling sessions are being offered every Tuesday or Thursday from now to Thursday, April 30. To make an
appointment call: 287-0194. Please allow seven days for a return call and initial appointment.
Central California Worldwide Marriage Encounter
“Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.” Take time to reflect on what God is asking for your marriage. Sign up
today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends® which will be held on May 1-3, 2015, at
the Saint Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California and July 17-19, 2015, at the St. Anthony Retreat
Center in Three Rivers, California. For more information call Mary Jo and Rich Castello, at 831-704-6322;
[email protected] or register online at centralcawwme.org.
Grief Support
The Grief Support group began its spring session on Monday, March 2, at 7:00pm in the Community Room. We will be
meeting for four more Mondays. Please join us in processing the loss of loved ones. If you know of people who might
benefit from this support, please tell them about us. For any questions, please contact the coordinator Michelle Kilner at
970-3640.