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Dear Friends, Our Responsorial Psalm today is a powerful reflection for us: It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High, to proclaim your kind-ness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night. Though these day have been a challenge for us, our loving God is still with us to guide and protect us and to call us into His presence. May we always offer praise and thanksgiving to our Lord and celebrate the goodness and unconditional love we receive, if we just open our hearts. Have a blessed week! Father Fred

GOD’S TIME We either pay attention to or ignore “clock time” as we play in the summer sun and note the earth’s tilt and the lengthening days. We live by time. We reck-on time in seconds and minutes and hours, or we use broader chunks like suppertime and summertime. God keeps another sort of time. God speaks to us of “saving time,” that is, the time of salvation. This sense of time is called kairos, and this time is always now, always present and available, always revealing, of-ten surprising. This Sunday’s readings alert us to the reality and the import of God’s time. Ezekiel and the Gospel of Mark remind us that our labor and our plotting and our planning rest in God. For God takes our smallest ef-forts and makes of them great works. Paul points us to the “harvest” time, urges us to be watchful for its com-ing, and calls us to recognize that we must spend our time pleasing God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2021

We are at capacity for campers for this year. If you were planning to attend Va-cation Bible School, you can sign up for the Waiting List. (we are still waiting for pa-perwork from some pre-registered campers so you could be called from the Waiting List). Check the website for registration information or come to the office to sign up. The office is open from 9 to 2:30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Teen Crew Leaders and Station Leaders will have a mandatory training this Sunday, June 13, from 2:00 to 3:30 or on Wednesday, June 16, from 2:00 to 3:30. Teen helpers must attend one of these two training sessions.

Registration Information for the next Faith Formation year will be available in July. We are in the process of figuring out what is the safest way to serve the children of the parish. Currently we are planning to offer in-person classes as well as on-line classes.

Classes have begun for Confirmation Preparation. Please keep those preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation in your prayers during the month of June as they prepare. Please contact Heather Abraham (habraham@stmary-wc.org) or Jethro Castillo (jcastillo@stmary-wc.org) if you have questions or want more information. Confirmation will be October 16.

June 14

It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to your name, O

Most High; to declare your loving kindness in the morning and your

faithfulness every night.

Psalm 92:1-3

2021-2022

MASS INTENTIONS

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Staff and Administration Website: www.stmary-wc.org

Parish Office 891-8900 Fax 934-1358 Fr. Fred Riccio, friccio@stmary-wc.org Pastor 891-8900 Fr. John Blaker, 891-8900 In residence Deacon Paul Turek pturek@stmary-wc.org Ana Lau, alau@stmary-wc.org Office Manager 891-8908 Aileen Baker, abaker@stmary-wc.org Bookkeeper 891-8911

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Maureen Tiffany mtiffany@stmary-wc.org Director of Faith Formation 962-5808 Mary Kerfs, lifeteen@stmary-wc.org Administrative Assistant 891-8939 Austin Pisciotto apisciotto@stmary-wc.org Coordinator K-Grade 6 891-8944 Jethro Castillo jcastillo@stmary-wc.org Youth Minister Grades 7-12 891-8920 Heather Abraham, habraham@stmary-wc.org Coordinator Confirmation 891-8934 & Community Service Tim Mannix tmannix@stmary-wc.org RCIA & Liturgy Coordinator 891-8921

School

Office 935-5054 stmary@st-mary.net Website: www.st-mary.net Alumni: stmaryalumni@st-mary.net Garrett Padia, Principal 935-5054

DATE TIME PLACE INTENTION

06/12 4:30 pm Drive-in The People of St. Mary

06/13 9:00 am Drive-in Peggy Jannisse

11:00 am Drive-in Cesar Reyes

1:00 pm Drive-in Robert James Smith

06/14 12:05 pm In church Bill & Mary Johnstone (L)

06/15 12:05 pm In church Henry Escano (L)

06/16 12:05 pm In church Peter Brandt

06/17 12:05 pm In church Jon & Bonnie Armstrong (wed. ann.)

06/18 12:05 pm In church Sue Guenza

06/19 8:30 am In church Vito D’Addabbo

Allison Flamez Susana Jaime Rosalinda Reyes Jeanine Gordon Jake Johnstone Diane Hewson Clarissa Gutierrez Fred & Emilia Sohn Raul Gonzalez Raquel Zittel David Toy Ana Lopez Dominador Hontucan Oralee Floria Mary McLoughlin Angela Crane Beverly Regan Josefina Zabat Audry Robinson

Loretta Holmes Nancie Campi

Betty Baker Carol Erikson

Danyel Sheets Beth Wainwright

Robin Wood Billy Silva

Mary Kennedy Cheryl LaMarre Marissa Magno

Ed Regan Annabelle Semira Mary Ann McGill Maryann Moran

Bibiana Christman Carmen Bardges

Pat O’Rourke Marina de Castilla

Congratulations to Fr. John Blaker, who on June 1, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his priestly ordination! Thank you, Fr. John, for responding to God’s call to serve as a shepherd to His sheep. The people of St. Mary Parish are grateful for your ministry among us. We rejoice with you and offer prayers for God’s continued blessings upon you and your ministry.

Q. Why do we celebrate the Heart of Jesus in the month of June?

A. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an an-cient practice. We can see its Scriptural origins in Je-sus’ own references to His Heart. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest … for I am meek and humble of heart” (c.f. Matthew 11:28, 29).

The devotion received a surge of popularity in the late 1600s. Jesus appeared several times to a French religious sister, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, pointing to his heart. During this time, the Jansenist heresy had risen in France, which preached limited predestination for salvation. When appearing to Margaret Mary, Jesus affirmed his love for all mankind: “Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared noth-ing.” He asked for a special feast celebrating his Sa-cred Heart on the Friday following the feast of Cor-pus Christi. Over time, June has become known as the month of the Sacred Heart. ©LPi

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41

St. Anthony Can Find Anything — Even You “Tony, Tony, come around! Something is lost and it must be found.” Did you learn this one when you were a kid? In my experience there are even a lot of lapsed Catholics — or

people who were never Catholic at all — who know that when you lose something, St. Anthony becomes your best friend. Missing keys? Pray to St. Anthony. Can’t find your favorite sweater? St. Anthony. Forget where you parked your car in the mall lot? St. Anth— okay, you get the idea. Whatever it is, large or small, important or trivial, Tony has a reputation for finding the lost things. It’s a devotion that can seem a little like superstition — witchcraft, even? — if you don’t really understand it. Mumble an incantation to a dead guy and you’re guaranteed to find your sunglasses. But as with most traditions that are old, beloved and effective, looking a little closer reveals the truth of the matter. When we lose something really important, what do we do? We make the whole household stop what they’re doing to join the search. Having St. Anthony as a friend means you ask him to stop what he’s doing to help, too. And how he helps is by taking the matter exactly where all matters need to go — straight to the feet of Christ. Here’s the real genius of St Anthony: he takes the most mundane, commonplace occurrence — misplacing socks — into an encounter with the divine and truly all things great and small are gifts from God. He grabs our hand and points to the cross. “That’s what you’re looking for,” he tells us. In the end, Tony doesn’t really find the lost things. He finds the lost people. — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS. ©LPi

Prayer to the Sacred Heart for the Church OmostholyHeartofJesus,showeryourblessingsinabundantmeasureuponyourholyChurch,upontheSupremePontiff,anduponalltheclergy.Tothejust,grantperseverance;convertsinners;enlightenunbelievers;blessourrelations,friends,andbenefactors;assistthedying;delivertheholysoulsinpurgatory;andextendoverallheartsthesweetempireofyourlove.Amen. Catholicism.about.com

Feast day: June 13

Todavía con sabor a Fiesta del Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo del pasado domingo en nuestros corazones, ahora debemos preparar la mente y el corazón para iniciar el Tiempo Ordinario. Esto significa que el Evan-gelio de Marcos nuevamen-te nos lleva por el camino del Reino, a preparar la tierra para que la semilla crezca por sí sola y dé fruto. “Jesús dijo además: ‘Escuchen esta comparación del Reino de Dios. Un hombre esparce la semilla en la tierra, y ya duerma o esté despierto, sea de noche o de día, la semilla brota y crece, sin que él sepa cómo’” (Mc 4:26-27). Aquí claramente se trata de ver la confianza que Dios ha depositado en el crecimiento de cada uno. Dios comienza, poniendo su semilla, y la persona re-sponde. Todo, despacio, llegará a su tiempo. Sin que-mar etapas, los resultados aparecen cuando el Es-píritu de Dios está listo en la persona. “La tierra da fruto por sí misma: primero, la hierba; luego, la espiga; y por ultimo, la espiga se llena de granos. Y cuando el grano está maduro, se le mete la hoz, pues ha llegado el tiempo de la cosecha” (Marcos 4:28-29). Muchas veces hay desesperanza por no ver re-sultados rápidos y convincentes. Tal pareciera que el mal vence en el mundo. Sin embargo, no es así; Dios da comienzo a su obra de santidad con humildad. Saber esperar con paciencia, pero en actividad, es de sabios y de santos. La semilla crece, y la persona lo sabe al sentirse segura y lista para andar por los caminos de Dios. Reto de este domingo: Dejar que el grano de mostaza crezca en mi vida y dé fruto en abundancia. ©LPi

La Iglesia Católica dedica el mes de junio al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, para que los fieles veneren, honren e imiten más intensamente el amor generoso y fiel de Cristo por todas las per-sonas. Es un mes donde se le de-muestra a Jesús, a través de las obras, cuánto se le ama; correspondiendo a su gran amor demostrado al entregarse a la muerte por sus hijos, quedándose en la Eucaristía y enseñando el camino a la vida eterna. Sobre esta fiesta, el Papa Benedicto XVI afirmó que "al ver el corazón del Señor, debemos mirar el costado traspasado por la lanza, donde resplandece la inagotable voluntad de salvación por parte de Dios. No puede considerarse culto pasajero o de devoción la adoración del amor de Dios, que ha en-contrado en el símbolo del ‘corazón traspasado’ su expresión histórico-devocional, la cual sigue siendo imprescindible para una relación viva con Dios". La devoción al Corazón de Jesús ha existido desde los inicios de la Iglesia, desde que se meditaba en el costado y el corazón abierto del Señor. Cuenta la historia que el 16 de junio de 1675, el Hijo de Dios se le apareció a Santa Margarita María de Alacoque y le mostro su Corazón rodeado de lla-mas de amor, coronado de espinas, con una herida abierta de la cual brotaba sangre y, del interior del mismo salía una cruz. Santa Margarita escuchó al Señor decir: "he aquí el Corazón que tanto ha amado a los hombres, y en cambio, de la mayor parte de los hombres recibo ingratitud, irreverencia y desprecio". www.aciprensa.com

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Sal 98 (97):1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Martes: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Sal 146 (145):2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Miércoles: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Sal 112 (111):1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Jueves: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Sal 111 (110):1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Viernes: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Sal 34 (33):2-7; Mt 6:19-23 Sábado: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Sal 34 (33):8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Domingo: Job 38:1, 8-11; Sal 107 (106):23-26, 28- 31; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mc 4:35-41

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