MASSES:

Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM,4:00 PM (Spanish Mass); 6:00 PM

Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM

PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM

MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage.

4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115

Parish Office: 619-582-5722

Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon

Parish ID # for United Way Contributions………..…..9753

BAPTISM INFORMATION…………………………619-582-5722

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) ……….619-582-5722

FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8.….........619-582-5722, ext. 124 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator

CONFIRMATION, Teens…………………………...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores

BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL……619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org

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Second Sunday of Easter Blessed Sacrament April 8, 2018

From The Pastor

How can I Love God?

[Adapted from: “How can you really love God? I've found three keys,” by Tom Carney, NCR Feb 19, 2018]

If you were taught by nuns you would have been told that there are two motivations for loving God—fear of God's punishment and love of God, and, of course, the latter is preferred. But there is a big problem: you can't see him, hear him, touch him or really know him so how can you love him? For many who are searching for God, the question remains: How can you really love God? The retired journalist, Tom Carney, suggests three keys.

The first is the primordial longing for God that is ex-pressed in the beliefs of primitive peoples around the world. In a sense, we humans are "programmed" to seek and love God. It is beautifully voiced in Psalm 42.

As the deer longs for streams of water, So my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When can I enter and see the face of God? My tears have been my bread day and night, As they ask me every day, "Where is your God?"

The second key is a sense of gratitude. Many people today show gratitude toward "the universe," ascribing to it attributes formerly ascribed to God. True, the uni-verse shows the unfathomable depth of God’s creativ-ity but apart from His presence, it's cold and imper-sonal, not an entity toward which one can feel any gratitude. No, the author of the Psalm 42 captures it much better. My gratitude is for the God to whom I

owe all that I am and have. The lyrics of a song re-leased by singer and composer Audrey Assad in 2010 attest strongly to this:

You live in a million places Your fingerprints can be seen on a million faces There is a trace of you in every hallelujah Every song that I sing And for love of you, I'm a sky on fire And because of you, I come alive It's your sacred heart within me beating Your voice within me singing out.

The third key to love of God is: love of others. The First Letter of John puts it nicely. "If anyone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen can-not love God whom he has not seen." So, love of God expresses itself in love of others. What, then, does loving God mean practically, in my daily life? Czech theologian and sociologist Tomas Halik addresses this question elegantly in his book, I Want You to Be: On the God of Love.

To love God and experience his love means saying all the time a mature and faithful yes to life — including everything I suffer and everything that remains a mys-tery and is a source of constant amazement. It entails knowing about the depths of life even at moments when I am so absorbed by what is happening on its surface that I am scarcely aware of its depths. It means to give up playing the lord and master of life, of my own life and the lives of others — and to do so with understanding, joy, and freedom. To love God means being profoundly grateful for the miracle of life and expressing that gratitude through my life, assent-ing to my fate, even when it eludes my plans and expectations.

Welcome New Parishioners

Registration forms are Available in the Parish Office.

Call or Stop by the Parish Office (619) 582-5722 or

Email: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org

Home Masses

We continue to have Home Masses. please contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.

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Weekly Mass Intentions

Sat. Sun. Mon.

April 7 April 8 April 9

Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00am 8:00pm

April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14

Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian † Fr. Bill Rowland, int. Women’s Club Members Anthony Hoa Nguyen † Anthony Hoa Nguyen †

5:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 6:00pm 8:00am

Rudolph Nadalet † Parishioners Baldassare & Caterina Ferrara † Our Military Men, Women & Families Maria Esparza †

FINANCIAL UPDATE 2018

March 25th Weekend: $ 5,380.50

March 29, Holy Thursday: $1,062.00

March 30, Good Friday: $310.00

April 1st Weekend: $10,339.50

\Thank you for your continued support.

April 11 - 5:00 - 7:00pm - Parish Hall

Our Vietnamese Community and Rocky’s Crew are Co-Hosting this month.

Soup, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Beverage

$6.00 per person $3.00 Children 5yrs. - 10 yrs.

Free for Children under 5 yrs. old

We Support Ride Sharing, Bring a Friend!

Share a meal with your parish community & raise funds for the parish.

Soup & Salad Wednesday

Next Bibliodrama

Monday, April 9 at 6:30pm in PHL

Landscaping Project

Our landscaping looks great but we still need your help to pay for it. Thus Far we have received donations of $20,590.30 of our $23,000 goal.

God Bless You! - Fr Jon

Women’s Club Card & Bingo Party

Sat. April 28 | 10am - 2:30pm Parish Hall

$20 per person (includes lunch) Catered by Cupid’s Catering

RSVP Pat Luebbers: 619-262-8522

Divine Mercy Sunday

April 8 | 2:30pm - 3:45pm Blessed Sacrament Church

Presenter: Rev. Jose Goopio, SVD

Pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish, San Diego and a member

of the Society of the Divine Word

All are Welcome to Attend.

• Scripture • Adoration

• Holy Hour • Benediction

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!

to the Blessed Sacrament faith community and to all who

contributed their time, talent and treasure to make Holy Week & our Easter liturgies beautiful.

Seder Mass

Thank you all who made our Seder Mass special. We also thank our Spanish Community, Vietnamese Community, and Rocky’s Crew for the delicious Food, Soups, and Salad. It was a great evening for everyone.

For Your Information

Fr. Jon will be away for retreat on April 16-23 We will have priests coming to celebrate Mass dur-ing this time.

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Parish Events April 8 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm

April 8 - Divine Mercy Service 2:30pm CH

April 8 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 9 - Care for Kids Mtg 6pm PH

April 9 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL

April 11 - Soup and Salad at 5pm PH

April 12 - Women’s Club Mtg. PH

April 15 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 22 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

April 27 - BSPS Grandparents Day PH

April 28 - Women’s Club Card & Bingo Party 10am PH

April 28 - BSPS Spring Fundraiser 5:30pm at school

April 29 - Spanish Mass at 4pm CH

Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office.

(area codes are (619) except were listed)

Adoration Chapel…………………………………………………..582-5722

Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell……………………………………………………..582-5722

Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey……………………………………………………..582-2141

Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses)……………………………………….582-5722

Culture of Life: Margie Morrison……………………………………………………582-8651

Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office………………………………………………………582-5722

Knights of Columbus: John Agoh…………..…………………...…………..…………….278-8405

Lectors: Church Office…………………………………………………...…582-5722 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)…….……………….klhbones@aol.com

Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass)………………………………………….735-6330

Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha……………………………………………………582-3657

Ushers: Church Office…………………………………………….………...582-5722

Vocations Committee: Dick Reid…………………………………………………………...583-1081

Women’s Club: Pat Luebbers…………………………………………………….…262-8522

Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office…………………………………………………..…...582-5722

PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS

BSP Women’s Club Want You! YOU ARE OUR FUTURE

Next meeting has been moved to Thursday Feb. 15 at 9:00am in Parish Hall

Come and participate in our three fund raising events. All our proceeds go to the upkeep of our altar, purchasing the wine, hosts, oil, candles, etc.

Please contact Pat Luebbers (President) at 619-262-8522 for further information.

April 8– Divine Mercy Sunday

A Vocation View: Despite our lack of faith. Christ still calls and gives the strength to respond. Bring your

questions to Him, that He might answer your doubts.

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Spanish Masses at Blessed Sacrament! Every Sunday at 4:00pm in church

All are welcome to attend

OVERSEAS MISSION SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

Lay Mission-Helpers is hosting a Virtual Seminar. To attend this webinar register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8605512861401957377 for more infor-mation contact Lay Mission-Helpers Association at www.laymissionhelpers.org

Diocesan African Mass & Gathering Second Sundays

Next Mass: Sunday, April 8 - 1:00 PM All are invited to attend.

April 8-14 National Crime Victims' Rights Week

National Crime Victims' Rights Week was estab-lished by the Bishops of the U.S. in 1981 to inspire the community, raise the awareness of victims' rights and address the unmet needs of victims and survivors. The 2018 theme--Expand the Circle: Reach the Victims, emphasizes the importance of inclusion regarding the victims of violence and crimes

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Monday ~ April 9 Rev. Romeo Supnet

Tuesday ~ April 10 Rev. Joseph Tabigue, CRSP

Wednesday ~ April 11 Rev. Thomas Thompson

Thursday ~ April 12 Rev. J. Noel Thompson

Friday ~ April 13 Rev. Lucas Thumma

Saturday ~ April 14 Rev. Harold Tindall

Sunday ~ April 15 Rev. Joselito Tiongson

AROUND TOWN

Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way

especially (name….) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in

Readings for the Week Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Lk 24:35-48

Sunday Hospitality Schedule After 8am & 10am Masses

1st: Women’s Club group 2nd: Vietnamese group 3rd: Knights of Columbus

4th: Spanish group 5th: Spanish group

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy); Julian Calendar Easter Monday: The Annunciation of the Lord Wednesday: St. Stanislaus Thursday: Yom Ha-Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Friday: St. Martin I

April. 10-12, Villa Maria del Mar, The California Catholic Conference Office of Restorative Justice will be hosting “Bereavement Training in the After-math of Violence” For more information contact dmcdermott@cacatholic.org

April. 16, St. Therese Parish Fish Fry, 5:30-6:30pm Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; Pre-order Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818

April. 19, Answering Atheism with Trent Horn, Diocesan Pastoral Center, Cost $15.00

A Cultural & Spiritual Journey to Italy 14-Days Join Fr. Bruce Orsborn on a wonderful tour all over Italy. For information contact Alicia Policarpio at 619-575-2240 x104

Whispering Winds Family Camp Priority registration by Feb. 21 for camp dates July 13-15. For more information, contact Matt and Brianne Kojis at mattkojis@gmail.com or 619-964-6174.

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