Saint Charles Parish

Saint Charles Parish
South San Diego/ Imperial Beach
990 Saturn Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92154
Phone:
(619) 423-0242
Fax: 423-1966
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday
8:30AM-12:00PM & 12:30-5:00PM
Friday
8:30AM-12:00PM & 12:30-4:00PM
Saturday
8:30AM-12:30PM
Web Site:
http://www.saintcharles.org
Bishop:
Most Rev. Robert H. Brom
Pastor:
Fr. James Bahash
Assoc. Pastor: Fr. Arnold Tadena
Fr. Burt Boudoin
March 3, 2013
Deacons:
Third Sunday of Lent (C)
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Sunday:
Weekdays:
Holy Days:
8:00 AM & 5:00 PM (Vigil Mass)
7:00, 8:30, 10:00 AM,
11:30 AM (Spanish),
1:00 & 5:00 PM
7:30 AM & 5:30PM
5:30 PM
DEVOTIONS
Monday-Friday: Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer
7:00AM; Evening Prayer 5:00PM)
Tuesday: To the Blessed Mother after 7:30 AM Mass.
First Friday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after
7:30 AM Mass until 5:00 PM Benediction.
Grupo de Oración at 7:00 PM.
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)
Contact the Parish Office. Pre-baptismal classes are
required for Parents and Godparents.
MARRIAGE
Contact the Parish office. Nine-month notice required.
429-3580
429-0716
575-1914
423-0242
423-0242
423-0242
Saint Charles School: Steve Stutz, Principal 423-3701
Saint Charles Catechetical Center:
575-2240
Alicia Policarpio, Director
Paul Lopez, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry
Reyna Sanchez, Administrative Assistant
Elena DeLaRosa, Coordinator of Children’s Ministry
Marci Morrison, Youth and Young Adult Ministries
PARISH RELATED GROUPS & MINISTRIES
For more information please go to
http://www.saintcharles.org
Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
& other days by appointment
BAPTISM
Seodello (Sam) Martinez
Mick Dennison
Ken Montoya
Raul Hernandez
Bob Barretto
David Lewis
OFFICE STAFF
Lulu Corp
Fabiola Gonzalez
Elvigia Habana
Veronica Kuehn
Secretary
Secretary / Bulletin Editor
Financial & Resource Analyst
Facilities Manager
St. Charles Parish
San Diego / Imperial Beach
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FROM THE PASTOR
Moses said to God, “But when I go to the Israelites
and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to
you,’ if they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what am I to tell
them?” God replied, “I am who am.” Then he added, “This
is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you.”
The interchange above comes from the Book of
Exodus and is part of our first reading today (except for the
10:00 am Mass with the RCIA candidates and elect). In it
Moses has just seen the burning bush from which the Lord
speaks. The Lord tells Moses to go to the Israelites and let
them know that he will deliver them from slavery under
Pharaoh in Egypt. Up ‘till now, Moses did not know the
name of God and here we get a very interesting play on
words which leads to a greater understanding of the mystery
of God’s relationship with Man.
After hearing that the Lord wants Moses to go to
Pharaoh, Moses asks, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” God’s response?
“I AM WHO AM”. Do you see the juxtaposition of words?
Moses rightly doubts his own power and authority. In a
sense the Lord is telling Moses, “Hey pal, it’s not about you.
It’s about me and my people! On your own you couldn’t
deliver the Israelites but I can because I AM.”
Too often we rely on our own strength and initiative
in life. Of ourselves we have very little power, in fact, no
power at all when it comes to salvation. We cannot save or
redeem ourselves. For those who do not seek the Lord this
can be a source of great frustration. “Why can’t I get things
to work out the way I want?” The Lord, however, has power
to do all things. He can bring salvation to any who call upon
Him. I AM (YHWH) can heal our sickness, raise the dead,
provide for every need, and make all things new.
The second thing we might learn from this passage
and the name of God is this: His name is I AM, not I WAS,
nor I WILL BE. It is not in the past that we know Him, nor
will we encounter Him in the future. It is only in the present
moment that we have contact with God. This is most important for us to understand. It is at this very moment, and only
at this moment, that a relationship with God is possible. He
is here and surrounds us at the present moment no matter
where we are. This should bring us great comfort to know
that He is always with me, today, here and now. Please don’t
wait for tomorrow to make your peace with God. He is only
to be found right here and right now.
BAZAAR 2013
Our next Bazaar Meeting will be on
Sunday March 10th
@ 2:00PM in the Parish Hall.
Collection Report for February 24, 2013 $17,825.35
May God bless you more for your sacrificial gift and ever
generous support of St. Charles Parish.
MARCH 3-9
SUN 3 7:00AM
7:00AM
8:30AM
8:30AM
10:00AM
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
THU 7
FRI 8
SAT 9
10:00AM
11:30AM
11:30AM
1:00PM
1:00PM
5:00PM
5:00PM
7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
5:30PM
7:30AM
7:30AM
5:30PM
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5:30PM
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8:00AM
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+Genoveva Mangampat
+Ignacio & Jesusita Ponce de Leon
Special Intention Richard Dimal
Happy 23rd Wedding Annv. Tim &
Terri Short
Thanksgiving of Alex & Frido
Dimalanta & Family
+Adelaida Guillen
Thanksgiving Rincon Family
+Celestino & Concepcion Morales
For the Intentions of Our Parishioners
+Vicente Tagudin
+Virginia Crescini
For the Good Health Paul Manning
Happy Birthday Michael Blas
+Maria Felicidad I. Alconcel
+Lucia Fernandez
Happy Birthday Milagros Vida
+Luis S. Miranda
Thanksgiving Mass Saint Anthony
Happy Birthday Matthew Habana
+Dennis & Luis Carpena
+Sonia Ellis
+Leo Potuin
+Brigida F. Nito
+Catalina & Julian Sr.Colina
+Fermin C. Panuga
+Antonio E. & Francisca S. Jingco
+Pompeyo Garcia
Thanksgiving Christopher Calimbas
+Florentina S. Peralta
+Bud Leslie
+Jesus Lapid Sr.
+Richard Wojick
For More Priestly & Religious
Vocations
Happy 94 Birthday Frances Hajec
+Beatrice Estrada
+Teofilo Abalos
Our Parishioners in Poor Health;
Julito Dompor, Salvador Valencia, Cecilia Cabico, Anthony Martinez Mendoza, Eloisa Martinez, Carlos
Sanchez, Gilberto Sanchez, Mercedez Galang, Alice
Adams, Nelia Constran, Elvira Lorenzo, Celco Orteg, Edward
Braga, Paula Hogan, Bryan O’Donnell, Jannice Stone, Angelo
Tirado, Gonzalo Islas, Paul & Mary Odermatt, Fernando Lopez,
Helen Guintu, Shawn McColgan, Deacon Sam Martinez, Procopio Mariano, William F. Hyde, Ralph Penolio, Licia Hayine,
Mary Wheeler, John C. Fabiano Sr., Perse Macawile, Josue
Bigornia, Larry Onia, Romeo Veniegas, William Jacob Murray,
Dolly Suico, Rosellie McCarthy, Mary Martinez, Raul Martinez,
Matilde Zeiss, Jose Luis Montaño, Francisca Santos, Andres
Elizares, Delia Elizares, Aida Elizares, and Mariana Tadena.
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Third Sunday of Lent
March 3, 2013
SCHOOL NEWS:
St. Charles Catholic School Varsity Volleyball Teams
participated in the South Bay Parochial Volleyball Championship last weekend. We are very proud to announce that
they won 1st and 2nd place! We congratulate them for their
accomplishment!
TODAY is COINS AND CANS WEEKEND. All
coins received in the offering will be combined with
our Lenten Collection which serves a variety of needs
throughout the world. Remember this is the season
for almsgiving so please be generous next week with all
your coins.
Attention all golfers! Mark your calendars! St. Charles
School and Parish will be hosting the first annual Nacho
Martinez Memorial Golf Tournament on May 4th at Eastlake Country Club. Tee time- 1:00pm. Interested in participating or volunteering??? Please contact Kathy Fernandez
at 619-423-3701. Thank you!
LENTEN VESPERS:
Join the Scola Cantorum for Evening Prayer in
LATIN GREGORIAN CHANT on March 10th,
Fourth Sunday of Lent @ 3:30PM in the
Church— “Rejoice, Oh Jerusalem, and Come Together”.
Registration now open for the 2013-14 school year. Now
accepting enrollment applications for Kinder-Eighth Grade.
Schedule your school tour by calling 619-423-3701 or via
email at development@saintcharlesschool.com.
The Group Visitadores por Cristo will host the
Bake Sale, TODAY at the West Patio. Bond with
fellow parishioners over a cup of coffee, delicious
baked goods and other delicious foods. The Guadalupanas will host it next Sunday, March 10, 2013.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
As you may remember we normally begin asking
for pledges to the Annual Catholic Appeal this time of year.
For the next three years, however, you may recall hearing at
one of our Capital Campaign receptions that we’ll be combining our Capital Campaign along with the Annual Catholic Appeal. Rather than having two separate pledge drives
at the same time we’ve combined the two to make things a
little easier.
If you have not made a pledge to our Capital Campaign for the new pre-school and other parish improvements, like new bathrooms in the church, please do so today. Simply fill out one of the pledge envelopes in the pews
and drop it in the collection basket or the parish office. So
far 293 families have pledged more than $825,000! Well
done! We are still lacking pledges from the 2000 other
families in the parish so please prayerfully consider making
a pledge today.
Remember to set your clock
1 hour ahead
next Saturday night.
Daylight Savings time
begins on Sunday, March 10th.
ANNUAL LENTEN COLLECTION: Next weekend has
been designated for the 2013 Annual Lenten Collection.
Special envelopes will be available for the collection which
supports the works of Catholic Relief Services, the Church
in Africa and the Church in Latin America. Please prepare
to respond generously to this worthwhile collection.
St. Charles Lenten Retreat
All parishioners are invited to attend a Lenten Retreat on the
reflection of “Holiness in the Modern World” to be held on
March 9th, Saturday at the Parish Hall from 9AM to 2PM.
We also encourage you to join the Liturgy of the Hours
Morning Prayer at 7:30AM and the Mass at 8AM followed
by a continental breakfast at 8:30AM prior to the retreat.
2013 LENTEN RECONCILIATION
Monday, March 4 - 7PM
Tuesday, March 5 - 7PM
Wednesday, March 6 - 7PM
Monday, March 11 - 7PM
Tuesday, March 12 - 7PM
Wednesday, March 13 - 7PM
Thursday, March 14 - 7 PM
Monday, March 18 - 7PM
Wednesday, March 20 - 4&7PM
Friday, March 22 - 7 PM
Monday, March 25 - 7 PM
St. Pius X, CV
Mater Dei, Chula Vista
Corpus Christi, Bonita
St. Charles, IB
St. Anthony, NC
O.L. of Guadalupe, CV
Most Precious Blood, CV
St. Michael, Paradise Hills
St. Rose of Lima, CV
O.L. of Mt. Carmel, SY
St. Mary, National City
The Daughters of Mary Immaculate Int'l (DMII) is doing the
Stations of the Cross every Monday during Lent. Everyone
is invited to join us after the 5:30 pm Mass.
The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring the annual St. Patrick's Day Dinner-Dance on Saturday,
March 16.
The event will begin at 6:00
PM. There will also be a Pot of Gold drawing on
the same evening. There was a misprint on the
tickets. Tickets are available in the parish office.
The Knights of Columbus are also sponsoring a parish
blood drive on Sunday, March 10. You can sign up for an
appointment at https://www.mysdbb.org/appointment/
location.html?did=58192 or sign up directly to San Diego
Blood Bank, St. Charles blood mobile. Walk ins welcome. All donors may receive a free pancake breakfast in
the parish hall immediately following the donation.
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Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma
DEL PASTOR
Moisés le dijo a Dios:, "Esta bien. Me presentare a
los hijos de Israel y les diré: ‘El Dios de sus padres me envía
a ustedes ‘; pero cuando me pregunten, cual es su nombre
¿que les voy a responder?” Dios le contestó a Moisés: "Mi
nombre es Yo-soy"; y añadió: “Esto les dirás a los israelitas:
‘Yo-soy me envía a ustedes".
El intercambio de arriba viene del Libro del Éxodo
y forma parte de nuestra primera lectura de hoy (con excepción de la Misa de 10:00 con los candidatos de RICA y elegidos). En ella Moisés ha acabado de ver el arbusto en llamas de cual el Señor le habla. El Señor le dice a Moisés
que vaya a los israelitas y les diga que el los sacara de la
esclavitud bajo el Faraón en Egipto. Hasta ahora, Moisés no
sabia el nombre de Dios y aquí nosotros vemos un juego
muy interesante de palabras que lleva a una comprensión
más grande del misterio de la relación de Dios con el Hombre.
Después de oír que el Señor desea que Moisés vaya
al Faraón, Moisés pregunta, ¿"Quién soy yo para ir al Faraón y sacar a los israelitas de Egipto"? ¿La respuesta de
Dios? "YO-SOY". Ven la yuxtaposición de palabras?
Moisés justamente duda de su propio poder y autoridad. En
un sentido el Señor le dice a Moisés, "Oye cuate, no se trata
de ti. ¡Se trata de mí y de mi gente! Tu solo no podrías rescatar a los israelitas pero yo puedo porque SOY YO".
Con demasiada frecuencia dependemos de nuestra
propia fuerza e iniciativa en la vida. De nosotros mismos
tenemos muy poco poder, de hecho, nada de poder cuando
viene a la salvación. Nosotros no nos podemos salvar ni podemos redimirnos. Para los que no buscan al Señor esto puede ser una fuente de gran frustración. ¿"Por qué no puedo
conseguir que las cosas salgan como yo quiero”? El Señor
tiene sin embargo el poder de hacer todas las cosas. Le puede traer la salvación a cualquiera que lo invoque. YO-SOY
(YHWH) puede curar nuestra enfermedad, levantar al muerto, prever cada necesidad, y hacer todas las cosas nuevas.
La segunda cosa que quizás podamos aprender de
este pasaje y del nombre de Dios es esto: Su nombre es YOSOY, no YO-FUI, ni YO-SERE. No es del pasado que lo
conocemos, ni nos lo encontramos a El en el futuro. Es sólo
en el momento presente que tenemos contacto con Dios.
Esto es lo más importante de comprender para nosotros. Es
en este preciso momento, y sólo en este momento, que una
relación con Dios es posible. Está aquí y nos rodea en el momento presente no importa en dónde estemos. Esto nos debe
traer gran consuelo de saber que El esta siempre conmigo,
hoy, aquí y ahora. Por favor no espere hasta mañana para
hacer su paz con Dios. El es de ser encontrado aquí y en este
momento.
Este fin de Semana es de Monedas & Latas, todas las monedas recibidas serán combinadas con
la Colecta Anual de Cuaresma, la cual sirve a una
variedad de necesidades alrededor del mundo. Por
favor sean generosos con sus monedas.
3 de Marzo de 2013
Los Visitadores por Cristo tendrán venta de Pastelitos y comida HOY en el patio. Las Guadalupanas tendrán venta el próximo Domingo, 10 de Marzo del 2013.
VISPERAS CUARESMALES:
Únase a la Scola Cantorum para la Oración
Nocturna en CANTO GREGORIANO en LATIN el 10 de marzo, Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma @ 3:30PM en la Iglesia— "Alégrense, Oh Jerusalén,
y Únanse ".
Recuerden adelantar sus relojes 1 hora el
sábado por la noche.
El Horario de Verano empieza
el domingo 10 de marzo.
NOTICIAS DE LA CAMPAÑA CAPITAL:
Como podrán recordar normalmente empezamos
con las promesas para la Apelación Anual Católica en esta
época del año. Sin embargo por los próximos tres años, como podrá recordar haber escuchado en una de nuestras recepciones para la Campaña Capital, nosotros combinaremos
nuestra Campaña Capital junto con la Apelación Católica
Anual. En vez de tener dos promesas separadas al mismo
tiempo hemos combinado las dos para hacer la cosas un poco más fácil.
Si usted no ha hecho su promesa para nuestra Campaña Capital para el nuevo jardín de niños y otras mejoras
de la parroquia, como nuevos baños en la iglesia, por favor
hágalo hoy. Simplemente llene uno de los sobres de promesa en las bancas y regréselo en la canasta de la colecta o en
la oficina de la parroquia. ¡Hasta ahora 293 familias han
prometido más de $825.000! ¡Bien hecho! Pero todavía faltan promesas de las otras 2000 familias en la parroquia así
que por favor consideren devotamente hacer su promesa
hoy.
COLECTA ANNUAL DE CUARESMA: el próximo fin de
semana ha sido designado para la “Colecta Anual de Cuaresma del 2013.” Habrá sobres especiales para esta colecta que
apoya el trabajo de Catholic Relief Services y ayuda a la
Iglesia en África, ayuda a la Iglesia en América Latina. Por
favor prepares para responder generosamente a esta colecta.
El Horario para los
Servicios de Reconciliación de Cuaresma
se encuentra en la pagina anterior.
Noticias del Bazar 2013
Todos están invitados a asistir a la próxima junta del
bazar el domingo, 10 de Marzo a las 2:00PM en el
Salón Parroquial. El Bazar será el 1 & 2 de Junio.
Colecta del 24 de Febrero, 2013 $17,825.35
Que Dios los bendiga por sus generosas ofrendas y su eterna
generosidad para la Parroquia de San Carlos.