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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
June 14, 2020
Parish Mission Statement: St. John the Evangelist Parish is a welcoming and responsive
faith community, nourished by the Word of God and the
Eucharistic Table. We are open and trusting in the love of
Jesus Christ to advance the power of the Holy Spirit, within
the parish and beyond, by living the Gospel.
--EFFECTIVE June 10, 2020-- Schedule of Masses
Sunday Mass:
SATURDAY VIGIL: 5 pm (Trad. Mass)
SUNDAY: 8 am (Trad. Mass);
11 am (Family Mass); 5 pm (Teen/Contemporary Mass)
Daily Mass:
6:30 am & 8:30 am (MON-FRI) 8:30 am (SATURDAY)
Holy Days: 6:30 am & 8:30 am; 7:00 pm
Parish Information 5751 Locust Avenue
Carmichael CA 95608-1320 Parish Office: (916) 483-8454
Web: www.sjecarmichael.org
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9 am to 4 pm
Contact Us by Phone or Email
St. John the Evangelist
School
5701 Locust Avenue Carmichael, CA 95608 Phone: (916) 481-8845
Fax: (916) 481-1319 Email: [email protected] Principal: Christie Horton
Parish Clergy and Staff
Pastor Pastor Emeritus Mercy Hospital Chaplain Deacon Deacon Deacon Emeritus SJE Business Manager Religious Education Coordinator Director of Music & Liturgy Youth Minister SJE Pastoral Council Chairperson SJE Finance Council Chairperson
Fr. Bernardin Mugabo Fr. Thomas Bland Fr. Alban Uba Keith Johnson Jack Wilson Larry Niekamp Linda Gospodnetich Sr. Hannah Mary O’Donoghue Cara O’Shea Cara O’Shea Tom Ennis Mary Ellen Meier
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Twelve Biblical Reasons for Wanting to Spend Time With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament
1. He is really there!
“I myself Am the Living Bread come down from Heaven.” (Jn 6:35)
2. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because of His Infinite love for you!
“Behold I will be with you always even to the end of the world,” because “I have loved you with an ever-
lasting love, and constant is My affection for you.” (Mt 28:20; Jer 31:3)
3. The specific way that Jesus asks you to love Him in return is to spend one quiet hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.
“Where your treasure is, there is your heart…” “Could you not watch one hour with me?” (Mt 6:21; 26:40)
4. When you look upon the Sacred Host, you look upon Jesus, the Son of God.
“Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in Him shall have
eternal life. I will raise him up on the last day.” (Jn 6:40)
5. Each moment that you spend in His Eucharistic Presence will increase His Divine Life within you and deepen your personal relationship and friendship with Him.
“I have come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly.” “I am the Vine and you are the branch-
es. Whoever remains in Me and I in Him shall bear much fruit because without Me, you can do nothing.” (Jn 15:5)
6. Each hour you spend with Jesus will deepen His Divine Peace in your heart.
“Come to Me all of you who are weary and find life burdensome and I will refresh you…” “Cast all of your
anxieties upon the One who cares for you…” “My Peace is My Gift to you.” (Mt 11:28; 5:7, Jn 14:17)
7. Jesus will give you all the Graces you need to be happy!
“The Lamb on the Throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water.” (Rev7:17)
8. Jesus is infinitely deserving of our unceasing thanksgiving and adoration for all He has done for our salvation.
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive honor, glory and praise.” (Rev 5:12)
9. For Peace in our country!
“When My people humble themselves and seek My Presence…I will revive their land.” (2Chr 7:14)
10. Each hour you spend with Jesus on earth will leave your soul everlastingly more beautiful and glorious in heaven!
“They who humble themselves shall be exalted…” “All of us, gazing on the Lord’s glory with unveiled faces, are
being transformed from glory to glory into His very image.” (Lk 18:14; 2Cor 3:18)
11. Jesus will bless you, your family and the whole world for this hour of faith you spend with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.
“ Blessed are they who do not see and yet believe…” “Faith can move mountains…” “What is needed is trust…”
“Behold I come to make all things new.” (Jn 20:29; Mk 11:23; Mk 5:36; Rev 21:5)
12. Each moment you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament brings joy, pleasure, and de-light to His Sacred Heart!
“My joy, My pleasure, My delight is to be with you.” (Prov 8:30)
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Fr. Bernardin’s Homily (June 14, 2020)
JESUS IS THE LIVING BREAD
Dear Parishioners, today we are very happy that we resume Sunday Masses after a long time of confinement without the Eucharist. To be honest with you, I was disappointed when we didn’t open on the feast of Pentecost, that is, the birthday of the Church. But today, when we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ or ,in Latin, called Corpus Christi; this is what makes the Catholic Church important and very special. Like the early Apostles we gather every first day of the week for the breaking of bread. The homily can be good but it is not what is important, the music can be good, but that is not the most important. No wonder, during confinement, people have missed the Eucharist so much more than anything else.
Saint Pope John Paul the second called the Eucharist the center and summit of our faith.
TO EAT IS TO LIVE: We all do experience hunger that leads us to eat. Almost everyday we read of starving people, see their emaciated faces on TV. What we do not see, however, are the millions starving spiritually. This starvation is more deadly because it destroys the very essence of what it means to be human. Physical life needs physical food; spiritual life needs spiritual food.
The first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy tells us how God fed the Israelites for 40 years in the desert. There is neither food nor water in the desert. God provided them with water from the rock and Manna from Heaven, food unknown by their ancestors. If you trust and obey God, He will take care of you as He did for our ancestors, the Jewish in the desert. Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. Jesus quoted this sentence during temptation when He fasted for 40 days
Jesus instituted the Eucharist in the Last Supper on Holy Thursday before He passed away on Good Friday.
The Gospel today from (John 6: 51 – 58) is the most precise and clear about Jesus' presence in the Eucharist. What Jesus says He does: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is My flesh for the life of the world”; this text is a bold claim. I feel sorry for all those who do not like to recognize what Jesus said. They miss what is very important in life. There are so many Eucharistic miracles around the world that were scientifically tested and proved to be the muscle from the heart. The Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano in Italy, the one in Santarem in Portugal, recently the one in Argentina that you can see in the documentary called “ science tests faith”, and so many others.
Notice that even though the Jews quarreled, Jesus didn’t change; in the contrary, He raised the heat: “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.”
The Body and Blood of Jesus are as vital to us as food and drink are. Without the nourishment of the Eucharist, God’s life in us can slowly start to drain away. Sadly, while some Catholics doubt about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, devil worshipers do not. They are willing to pay $1,000 to $15,000 to get a consecrated host so that they can desecrate Jesus in the Eucharist. They could buy a whole box of unconsecrated hosts for only $10. Remember giving a consecrated host to devil worshipers is to act like Judas the Iscariot who sold Jesus to evil men. Jesus did say that it would have been better if he had not been born.
Knowing that Jesus is in the Eucharist, what should we do?
Come to Mass often, as much, as you can, come on time and be faithful to Him all the days of your life. Dress properly because Jesus deserves the best.
Receive Him worldly; the Blessed Virgin Mary in Medjugorje said “go to Church, receive my Son; He will give you the graces to keep going on”.
Adore Jesus in the Eucharist. I appreciate some of you who come to Church to adore Him in the tabernacle. Jesus told Alexandrina Maria Dacosta that He made Himself imprisoned in the Taber-nacle, but only few people come to keep Him company. Love all His brothers and sisters as He has commanded us.
Readings for the Week
Masses for the Week of June 15-20, 2020
Monday: 6:30 am Ferlita Nobleza (I) 8:30 am Will (William) Cooney +
Tuesday: 6:30 am Barbara Southworth + 8:30 am Peg DePiazza +
Wednesday: 6:30 am ALL SOULS 8:30 am Jackie Sanders & Family (I)
Thursday: 6:30 am Souls in Purgatory 8:30 am Matteo & Rose Romanazzi +
Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 6:30 am ALL SOULS 8:30 am Ed Bispo + Saturday: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 am Deborah Walker +
Liturgy (Intercessory Prayers) for June 14, 2020
Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7; Mt 5:38-42
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15
Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16;
Mt 11:25-30
Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34; Lk 2:41-51
Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33
Now, confident that our God hears us, we bring our prayers for our Church and our world:
For the Church: that through our sharing in the Eucharist, we may be transformed more and more into the Body of Christ
Lord hear our prayer For Christian unity: that Christ’s Body and Blood given for us may heal all the divisions within the Christian communi-
ty and bind us together into one body in love and service
Lord hear our prayer For governmental and civic leaders: that God will give them wisdom to address the unrest, insight into righting the
injustices, and words that will unite society
Lord hear our prayer For our community, in thanksgiving we celebrate a mass together as a community, we ask for continuing grace to
gather all of our loving Father’s children into His house to share in the sacrifice of His Son.
Lord hear our prayer For all who are unemployed or struggling financially: that God will give them courage and hope, sustain them as they
wait, and help them find new opportunities for work Lord hear our prayer
For all who are toiling with illness of mind, body, or soul and those who care for them: that God will send healing to the sick and strength and wisdom to those who care for them
Lord hear our prayer For all who have died, for our loved ones who have dies, that God will welcome them into the fullness of His vision
that we begin to know through the Eucharist.
Lord hear our prayer For these intentions, the intentions shared by the community throughout the week that we bring to the altar, and all
those intentions written in the silence of our hearts.
Lord hear our prayer
Gentle and loving God, as we prepare to gather around your altar, bring us together in hope of a new life offered in these holy mysteries. May we always remember your presence within us, and as changed people, be inspired to work for change in the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN.
Mass Intentions
June 13/14, 2020
RELIGIOUS-EDUCATION/CCD/CFF Phone: 916-483-4628
Email: [email protected]
Feast of Corpus Christi:
“I am the living bread that has come down from Heaven, says the Lord.
Whoever eats this bread will live forever.” John 6:51
Prayer for a Time of Pandemic cont’d: “As fear grips our country, let us choose love. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to the loving embrace of God to our neigh-bors. Amen.” By Cameron Bellm -www.ccvichapel.org/post/prayer-for-a-pandemic
(Despite the inconveniences & frustrations of these times… what blessings have you experienced?)
Mass from SJE each Sunday at 10:00 am on Facebook:
htpps://www.facebook.com/sjecarmichael.org
Pope Francis’ June intention: “We pray for all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing them-
selves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus.”
Opportunities to grow in the spiritual life: Websites: Parish: www.sjecarmichael.org
Diocese: www.scd.org U.S. Bishops: www.usccb.org
General Catholic: www.americancatholic.org www.catholic.org www.saintoftheday.org
Daily three minute retreat: www.LoyolaPress.org
We recommend that you also listen to Catholic/Relevant Radio on 1620AM and send inquiries to:
[email protected] Also check out EWTN T.V.
Contact www.christthekingretreatcenter.org or call 916-725-4720 for daily reflections. (Give them your email address)
CALENDAR:
We will soon be following up with you regarding plans for the reception of sacraments: First-Reconciliation, First Holy Communion & Con-firmation. We will also indicate when we can return to classes for all. Personal Note: As of June 30, 2020 – I will be retiring as Director of Religious-Education. Pastors & Bishops retire at 75. I was 76 on my last birthday! Who will take my place? Talk with Fr. Bernardin about that. I will be around to help with the sacramental liturgies & I plan to return to SJE Parish & volunteer. Thank you all for the many blessings that have been part of my ministry at SJE.
God bless & guide your/our week.
Religious Education Parish Information
St. John’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel is OPEN from 9am to 5pm Monday
through Friday for private prayer--6 ft. Social Distancing (separation) required.
CONFESSION: SATURDAYS from 3:45 to 4:45 pm in
the Sacristy (6 feet Social Distancing) with no more than 10 persons total in the
Narthex at one time.
ADORATION at
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL Fr. Bernardin invites you to spend an hour/some time with Jesus on Wednesdays & Fridays from 9 am
to 5 pm
6 ft SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED & Less than 18 Persons in the Chapel at one time
Wit & Wisdom
COMING BACK TOGETHER!!
St. John’s has Resumed PUBLIC MASSES !!
Attendance is limited and new Guide-lines in Place
Please visit our Website -sjecarmichael.org or FlockNotes for
next Weekend Mass Time Registration
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The rich don’t need it,
The poor have it, And if you eat it, you die: NOTHING
PER DIOCESE REQUIREMENTS,
FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED TO
BE WORN AT ALL MASSES.
Sje Prayer List
Please Pray for our sick and their caregivers: Andrea Armstrong, Bob Bodem, Robert Burns, Geoff Carter, Alicia Cor-tez, Russ Davis, John DePiazza, Melissa Duran, Kate Ellis, Karen Emmons, Debbie Erichs, Teri Erickson, Velia Escalante, Juanita Estrellas, Martin Fiorino, Anthony Gabriele, Lillian Geoffrey, Ella Gomes, Jimi Grant, Steve Guerrero, Donna Harris, Tom Harvey, George Heffner, Sr. Marion Hicks, Dick Hill, Mary Jeffries, Eduardo Jimenez, Yelena Kanavalchuk, Michelle Keyawa, Sayed Kian, Pat Lobrovich, Kim Louder, Karen Lydon, Angelica & Cheryl Martin of Tennessee (COVID-19 positive), Jennifer Martin, Arielle McLeskey, Pat Minnard, Manuel Molina, Michael Niekamp, Tony Nolasco, Gilles Ouellet, Lynn Parry, Mike Peterson, Alex Quiroz, Max Rankin, Jeff Reynolds, Ruth Salazar, Rena Scherman, Robert Scholtes, Christopher Scott, Paul Scurti, Lili Simic, Joan Smith, Hank Thompson, Kim Van Blaricom, Bob Walker, Katie Walker, Theresa West (Cheryl Martin’s daughter) and all those with COVID-19.
St. Vincent de Paul
SJE School News
Our St. Vincent de Paul Society thanks you for your continued support, which allows us to help the poor and needy in our neighborhood.
Welcome! St. John’s is reopened and ready for Mass! BUT no hugging, we have to hold off on that for a while. Virtual hugs are permitted
though. SVdeP’s food closet is open on Wednesdays from 8 am to 10 am if you find yourself in
need of food. Everyone is welcome! Also if you can, SVdeP could use some egg cartons, top ramen and dried beans (i.e. pinto).
The Giving Wing is accessible again and items can be left there.
YOU make a difference! God bless you! Stay safe!
Dear SJE Parishioners:
St. John the Evangelist Catholic School is excited to get back to on-
campus learning when our school year begins again in August!
If you would like to help us as we make some changes to our campus to
better accommodate our students' health needs, we could use dona-
tions to help purchase water bottle filling stations. These stations will replace our tradi-
tional water fountains. We would like to purchase two wall-mounted stations for the
classroom breezeway ($1,000 each).
Any level of support would be greatly appreciated; please contact Principal Christie
Horton at (916) 481-8845 or email [email protected]. Thank you!!
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Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart
ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE
The message received by the Visitation nun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of Paray-le-Monial, contains the “Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart” in which Jesus reveals the graces linked to this devotion. Love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus is directly related to love for the Eucha-rist. As the great apostle of this devotion, he Jesuit priest Henri Ramiere, wrote, “It is in the Eucharist that we truly find the Heart of Jesus nearest us; it is in the Eucharist that He unites Himself to us in the most intimate way, and we to Him”.
St. Margaret Mary received many mystical gifts and revelations from Jesus.
We list here the “Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart” which the Lord revealed to her:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life. (Letter #141)
2. I will give peace in their families. (Letter #35)
3. I will console them in all their afflictions. (Letter #141)
4. They shall find in My Heart a secure refuge during life and especially at the hour of death. (Letter #141)
5. I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings. (Letter # 141)
6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy. (Letter #132)
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent. (Letter #132)
8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great per-fection. (Letter #132)
9. I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be displayed and ven-erated. (Letter #35)
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts. (Letter #141)
11. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their names written in My Hear, never to be blotted out. (Letter #141)
12. The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the first Fridays of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without re-ceiving the Sacraments; My Heart shall be their assured refuge at the last hour. (Letter # 86)
Parish Notes-- Adoration
ADORATION HELP NEEDED!!
Because of health issues or other commitments, some of our long-time faithful members of our Parish who have been keeping an hour of Adoration for years are unable to do it any longer. Therefore, there are a number of hours that have just one person committed. There should be at least two. If, for some reason, you are una-ble to keep your hour, you can call your partner to make sure the hour is covered. There is a list of Parishioners who are willing to substitute when needed. If you visit the Chapel during Adoration and you are not on the schedule, please check the schedule in the back of the Chapel to see if one or more times works for you. For those who aren’t in the habit of of visiting the Chapel, do you feel Jesus encouraging YOU to come and spend an hour in His presence on Wednesday or Friday each week? Please consider it--pray about it--try it for three months. You will be happy you did! The schedule will be in the back of the Chapel for you to see the hours that need to be covered. Please sign your name, phone number, time you will cover and whether Wednesday or Friday. More than two people can sign for the same time! If you have any questions, please call Jackie Sanders at (916) 481-0398. Until Fr. Bernardin get further notice, there should be no more than 18 people in the Chapel at the same time...
HEAVEN FULL OF DUCKS: Three women die to-gether in an accident and go to Heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, “ We only have one rule here in Heaven: Don’t Step on the Ducks.” So they enter Heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck. Although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one. Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw. St. Peter chains them together and says, “Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!" The next day, the second woman accidentally steps on a duck and along comes St. Peter, who doesn’t miss a thing, and with him is another extremely ugly man. He chains them together for eternity as well. The third woman has observed all this and not wanting to be chained for all eternity to an ugly man, is very, very careful where she steps. Then one day St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever laid her eyes on. Very tan, muscular and good-looking. St. Peter chains them together without saying a word. The woman remarks, "I wonder what I did to deserve being chained to you for all eternity?” The guy says,” I don’t know about you, but I stepped on a duck.”
A Little Humor...
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