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MISSION STATEMENT We, the clergy of St. Basil the Great, guided by the Holy Scripture, Tradition and Magisterium inspired by the Holy Spirit are called by Christ to evangelize, to educate and to motivate the lay faithful to become active witnesses to the spirituality of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) through sacraments, liturgy, praise and worship.
St. Basil the Great Catholic Church 1200 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
Website: www.StBasilVallejo.org
Rev. Ambrose Ugwuegbu Parochial Administrator
Rev. Lawrence Kithinji Parochial Vicar
Deacon Mike Urick
Parish Center - (707) 644-5251 Fax - (707) 644-1423
1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
Pilar M. Dumlao - Admin. Assistant [email protected]
Sheri Thomas - Business Manager
Parish Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00am to Noon & 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Office Closed Wednesdays
St. Basil School - (707) 642-7629 1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Julia Boen ~ Principal
St. Basil Preschool - (707) 642-5966 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Lisa Butler ~ Director
Religious Education/Youth Ministry (707) 644-83091230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590Julie Kissinger ~ Director
Music Ministry Cherry Lopez ~ Director
St. Vincent de Paul Food Assistance ~ (707) 644-0376
October 23, 2016 - THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 to 5:00pm
Sacrament of Baptism: Pre-Baptism preparation class required. Please call the Parish Office for more information.
Sacrament of Marriage: Minimum 6 months advance notice required. Please contact the Parish Office to make an appointment with the Marriage/Wedding Coordinator.
Pastoral Care for the Sick/Homebound: Please call the Parish Office to arrange for home and hospital visits
Anointing of the Sick, please call (707) 567-9500
Stewardship at St. Basil Parish Grow our Gifts…Share Our Blessings
Stewardship of Treasure
Collection for 10/16/16: $10,449.27 Divine Mercy Chalice & Ciborium
(DMCC): $647.00 Candle: $145.54
Thank you. Your ongoing support is essential in helping
us meet the many needs of the parish and community.
Both the first reading and today’s psalm say clearly that the Lord hears the cry of the poor. Have I been given the gifts - of time or money or abilities - to be the means by which God answers their need?
SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday:
5:30pm (Vigil Mass) 8:30am - 1st Saturday
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am,
11:30am & 5:30pm
Daily: 7:15am in the Mary Chapel
7:00pm - Wednesday Holy Days:
7:15am, 9:30am & 7:30pm
Reconciliation: Saturday
4:00 –5:00pm Wednesday
6:00 - 7:00pm
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
YOUR GIFT TO ST. BASIL PARISH.
THANK YOU FOR YOURGENEROSITY.
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 23, 2016
The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest until it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds. — Sirach 35:17‑18a
NO COMPARISONS How many times have we read or heard about some-one who’s gotten into trouble—maybe even fired from a job—because of a brush with the law? While our “Christian” minds tell us to be sorry and even pray for the person, a little voice inside our heads may also be saying, “I’m glad I would never do anything like that.” And perhaps we wouldn’t. But are there some things we do that are still not pleasing in God’s eyes? Today’s readings caution us not to look so intently at someone else’s wrongdoing that we overlook our own weaknesses and shortcomings. When we measure ourselves against the worst people we can think of, we come out looking pretty good. There is a danger, however, in using some-one else’s behavior as a way of reflecting our own good-ness. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Imagine the frustration of bishops who work strenu-ously over their ad limina reports, directing study commit-tees, assembling data, honing the texts, traveling to Rome “to the threshold,” only to have it all collapse into a fifteen-minute group meeting with the pope. More than a fewhave grumbled at the weight of this “treasure” from ourtradition, yet from the pope’s vantage point, they are es-sential to his ministry.
Pope John Paul II recalled his own experience as the Bishop of Kraków, visiting with Pope Paul VI in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The memory of those individual visits caused him to strengthen the format, assuring each of the world’s 2,744 bishops a privileged fifteen private minutes with the pope every five years. If you wonder what the pope does all day, the thought of dealing with five hundred bishops a year and reading their detailed re-ports on diocesan life should help fill up the calendar. Pope John Paul II used to say that he approached each individual meeting with the personal goal of learning something new about the Church, and his lively interest made the visits immensely worthwhile. The content of the private meetings remains under a privilege of secrecy, or as Cardinal Theodore McCarrick once said, “You’re only supposed to quote the pope if he tells a joke.” —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The L is a God of justice who hears the cry of the oppressed, the orphan, the widow, the lowly (Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18). Psalm — The Lord hears the cry of the poor (Psalm 34). Second Reading — The crown of righteousness awaits me (2 Timo-thy 4:6-8, 16-18). Gospel — The tax collector stood at a distance, beat his breast, and prayed, “O God, be merciful to me, a sinner” (Luke 18:9-14). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:32 — 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-33; Ps 128:1-5;
Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Saturday: Phil 1:18b-26; Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef;
Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Wis 11:22 — 12:2; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14;
2 Thes 1:11 — 2:2; Lk 19:1-10 Did you know? One of the first possible references to reserving the Blessed Sacrament for adoration is found in the life of St. Basil (died AD 379). St. Basil is said to have divided the Eucharistic bread into three parts when he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the monastery. One part he consumed, the second part he gave to the monks, and the third he placed in a golden dove-shaped container suspended over the altar. "Eternal Son of the living God, Whom I here acknowledge really present! I adore Thee with all the powers of my soul. Prostrate with the Angels in the most profound rever-ence, I love Thee, O my Saviour, Whom I now behold on the throne of Thy love! O dread Majesty, O infinite Mercy! Save me, forgive me! Grant that I may never more be separated from Thee." St. Basil the Great Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament occurs every 1st Thurs-day and all Fridays from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm in the Mary chap-el. Come, spend time with Jesus.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time;
National World Youth Day (U.S.); Mission Sunday
Monday: St. Anthony Mary Claret Friday: Ss. Simon and Jude Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
ALWAYS FAITHFUL Whether you like it or not,
you will always grow apart from human beings. Christ is faithful and always with you. —St. John of God
NEVER ABANDONED Lord, I do not ask that I never
be afflicted, but only that you never abandon me in affliction. —St. Bernadette Soubirous
Saturday, October 22 – 5:30pm Kenny & Daniel Keep (BD/TG)
Rustica Valencia (+DA) Teodora G. Enriquez (+DA) Jaime & Benita Belen (+)
Pablo Guaring (+)
Sunday, October 23 7:30am
Mass for the good people of St. Basil Sandy Morgado (+)
Mercedez A. Galvez (+) Agapita Olario Galia (+)
9:30am Annabel Fajardo Rentoria (+) Isaac & Fausta Tiangsing (+)
Conrado Mangabat (+) Diane Landers (+)
11:30am Nicholas Abeyta (+DA)
Teodora G. Enriquez (+DA) Maria Arminda Morais (+)
5:30pm Carmelita Tresvalles (Healing)
Monday, October 24 - 7:15am Rose Cruz (BD)
Raquel Puzon-Mejia (BD) Maria Arminda Morais (+)
Tuesday, October 25 - 7:15am Maria Arminda Morais (+)
Wednesday, October 26 - 7:15am Baby Martinez (BD) Daisy Dacullo (+)
Maria Arminda Morais (+) Daisy Mempin Dacullo (+)
7:00pm Maria Bartolome-Bazon (+40th Day)
Manuel Banzon Sr. (+) Jean Teruel Banzon (+) Natividad Tolentino (+) Arnel Teruel Banzon (+)
Thursday, October 27 - 7:15am Simon Dauz (BD/SI)
Helen Hung (SI) Raquel Puzon-Mejia (Healing)
Maria Arminda Morias (+)
Friday, October 28- 7:15am Paul Togonon (BD)
Gaudiosa T. Mempin (BD) Edward Chu (SI)
Mariano Mempin (+)
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Jesus, we ask you to bring your peace and healing touch to those who are ill, or afraid or worried. AMEN.
Debra Ann Anderson Shannon Antonio Maria Aranda Cora Arozal Percy Belantes Yolande Bekhit Naty Catacutan Cecil Cero Ursula Charifa Diana Clemente Florita Cruz Andre Davis Andre Davis Danilo Dipiramo Dorothy Egidio Judy de Fiesta Mary (Mimi) Fife Gwen Flores Mariano Furtado Ray Hernandez Joycelyn Anderson Herrera Cris Ilagan Severina Ilagan*** Aly Rose Jacobsen Purificacion Llanera Rodolfo Lomibao Dan Macariola Vic Mararac Yolanda Mararac Dolly Marquez Proceso Marquez, Jr. Winnie Meadows Raquel Puzon-Mejia Jim Murphy*** Alberto Perez Ed Sablan Anna Silva Nathaniel Williams Ezekiel Wilson Matilda Wilson*** Steve Yia
Free Flu Shots: St. Basil Church, Sunday, October 30th from 7:30 am to 1:00pm. Courtesy of Walgreens, Ameri-can Canyon .
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes began Sept 11th and we are still accepting registration. Visit our website at www.stbasilvallejo.org. where you will find our RE registration form for new and returning students to download and print. Submit with payment to Parish Center Office on Mon -Tues, Thus-Fri 9am-5pm or Religious Ed Office, Sunday 9am-11am lo-cated in the school. Classes are held on Sundays from 9am-11am.
Grief Workshop Presented by: Deacon Ray Hemenway
Certified Chaplain, Mercy Medical Center Hospice Redding CA
November 5, 2016 at 11:00 AM St. Dominic’s Parish
475 East I Street, Benicia Parish Hall
Sponsored by: St Dominic “Grief Support Ministry” and
St. Basil ”Mourning to Hope Ministry”
Who Are the Knights of Columbus? All the good works we do are informed by our four core princi-ples: Charity – Our Catholic faith teaches us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Members of the Knights of Columbus show love for their neighbors by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, by volunteering at Spe-cial Olympics, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every day. - Need more infor-mation? Email us: [email protected]
Divine Mercy Chalice and Ciborium (DMCC) Update: To this date we have generated $2,942.00 towards our 75th Anniversary Chalice and Ciborium. We still need a little amount of money to pay off the cost. For those who were out of town or were not able to donate when we collected our individual $1.00 donation, there is still time to give your share in appreciation of this gift to our par-ish. Thank you again for your continued generosity. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank members of our 75th Anniversary planning committee for a job well done. We are all grateful. Thank you.
HAVEN There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.
—Jules Renard
Vendors Needed: Your Products + your Sales = Your Money St. Basil’s Religious Education and Youth Group 9th Annual Craft Fair and Bazaar 9 am – 3 pm Saturday November 5th and 8:30 am – 3 pm Sunday November 6th, 2016 Location: St. Basil’s School Gym 1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo CA. 94590 If you are a crafter such as pottery, woodwork, knit/crochet or any handmade gift items and would like to be a vendor, YOUR PRODUCT + YOUR SALES = YOUR MONEY Please contact Treeny Mora at (707) 644-8309 in the Religious Education office. Crafters Booth costs only $50 a day and an item for the Silent Auction. Commercial Vendors Booth cost $100 a day and an item for the Silent Auction Booth fees are used to support the Youth’s Summer Retreat Our Craft Fare and Bazaar features vendors with a wide verity of Hand Made and manufactured goods! We would love for you to join us!
Please pray with our Lazarus Ministry for all who have recently departed
especially:
+Benito Dy+Manuel Nuñez
+Corazon Racher
