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A Word From our Pastor, Fr. Vince

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have given a planned, prayerful and proportionate offering to this parish. You are appreciated! Your consistent and loyal financial support helps us to continue all the good works of the Gospel in this community.  

Being FranciscanConversations on Living a Franciscan Life

Join us Sunday, November 13th from 9:05am – 9:50 am in St. Francis Hall

Br. Bill Short, OFM, will be giving an Advent presentation on “Preparing for the Lord’s Coming”

Free Will Offering suggestedSponsored by the MSLRP Pastoral Council, MSLRP Religious

Education, and the Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center

The Feast of All SaintsHoly Day of ObligationTuesday, Nov 1st, 2016

Mass in English: 7:30am Parish ChapelMass in English: 12noon Old Mission

Evening Liturgy 7pm Serra Center Bilingual

Join us as we celebrate all those who have entered heaven, including saints

who are recognized by the Church and those who are

not.

7:30 a.m. Chapel—English12:00 noon Old Mission - English

7:00 p.m. Bilingual Mass of Remembrance (Followed by a candlelight visit to the cemetery)

Feast of All Souls

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016

Let us build a house where love can dwell,

And all can safely live,

Rock of faith and vault of grace;

Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

All are welcome in this place.

Praise With Song

SAVE THE DATE!Paradisum: Concert with

Lupe Rios 

Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 7:00 p.m. Serra Center Free will donation to benefit the parish.   

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT

What will you giveback to God this week From the blessings you

have received??

From our Pastor, Fr. Vince

If you have not decided what you will offer this parish, I invite you to prayerfully consider increasing your weekly offering. It is primarily in the Sunday offering that we find the means to continue the ministry and upkeep of our beloved parish. Thank you so much!

Fr. Vince, Pastor

VETERAN’S APPRECIATION EVENTVeterans, military service

members and their families, join us on

Sunday, November 6 after the 8am and 10am

massesIn St. Francis Hall.

Join us for freeCoffee & Donuts

"I will praise your name for ever,

my king and my God.”

Today’s Reading

Psalm 145

Donate $40.00 for a basket!

Also needed:turkeys, hams,

canned goods and home baked cakes, pies and cookies.

See bulletin for more details.

"Brothers and sisters… God make you worthy of his

calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good

purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our

Lord Jesus be glorified in you, and you in him, in

accord with the grace of our God

and Lord Jesus Christ. ”

Today’s Reading

2 Thessalonians: Ch 1

Día de Los MuertosDay of the Dead!Old Mission San Luis Rey

Sunday October 30th

10am to 4pmFREE family-friendly

event with entertainment, altars, food, Catrina

contest, chalk cemetery,arts and crafts &

a classic car show! Parking $5.00 per car

“KEEP A CLEAR EYE TOWARD LIFE'S END.

DO NOT FORGET YOUR PURPOSE

AND DESTINY AS GOD'S CREATURE.

WHAT YOU ARE IN HIS SIGHT IS WHAT

YOU ARE AND NOTHING MORE. “

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

 

You will show me the path of life,

The delights that await me in your presence.

Without you, there is nothing;

No joy can be complete until at last

I sit by your side.

Praise With Song

The Great Spaghetti FeedSaturday, November 5, 2016 6:00pm in St. Francis Hall

Sponsored by the Pope John Paul II Columbian Squires,

A program for Parish YouthAdults $15.00Couples $25.00

Child 6 yrs to 12 yrs $5.00Children under 5 Free

For more information, call Armando at 760-213-1535

STEWARDSHIP FROM THIS WEEKS GOSPEL

Good stewards have faith in, and givethanks for, an almighty and powerful God who

transcends the universe, but who gives personal attention to every human being. God loves his

creation, his people. He lives in them, and through his Holy Spirit, instills a fundamental

goodness in them.

Franciscan Moment

From Richard Rohr O.F.M., “Eager to Love”.

St. Francis of Assisi was a paradox. He was down to earth but reached for

heaven. He “cut to the essentials” of faith. Francis saw it is one sacred universe, and we are all part of it.

FLU SHOTS in Knights Hall

 Sunday, November 13, 2016

9am to 12noonA pharmacist from

Albertsons will be

administering shots. 10% coupon off

groceries. See bulletin for

details.•  

"Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from

a balance or a drop of morning dew come down upon

the earth. But you have mercy on all, because you can

do all things; and you overlook people's sins

that they may repent.”

Today’s Reading

Wisdom: Ch 11

Care for the CaregiverRetreat

Saturday, November 129am to 3pm

With Darleen Pryds, Ph.D.At the San Luis Rey Mission

Retreat Center

For details or to register, Go to www.sanluisrey.org

760-757-3659Scholarships available.

Like Francis of Assisi, we praise a God who wants nothing more than to love us and help us. This "Lord

and lover of souls" is kind and gracious, who corrects us "little by little" and "overlooks" our sins

so that we may repent. Indeed, with such a God, we can cry out in today’s

entrance antiphon, "Hurry to help me!" Who wouldn't want the help of so generous and loving a God?

Through a Franciscan Lens

Through the meditations of the Rosary, one recalls the chief mysteries of the Christian

religion," "the mysteries of our Redemption," "the great mysteries of Jesus and His Mother

united in joys, sorrows, and triumphs." Pope Leo XIII

“The Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount – Gospel of St. Matthew”

by Fr. Vincecontinuing Thursday evenings

6pm Soup / 6:30 Talk in St. Francis Hall(see bulletin for details)

Loving and forgiving are you, O Lord;

Slow to answer, rich in kindness,

Loving and forgiving are you.

Praise With Song

On Thanksgiving Day Mass at 10am, you and yourfamily are invited to bring an offering of a brand new can of tuna, meat, soup, fruit or vegetables for the poor to restock our Social Concerns pantry. A special collection will be made that mass.

Don’t forget: baskets each weekend are in the front of the Serra rotunda for your donation to help the poor.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity to those who need help in our parish family!

Following St. Francis of AssisiCare for the Poor

STEWARDSHIP FROM THIS WEEKS GOSPEL

Good stewards recognize the movement of the Spirit as a gift, and make efforts to cultivate this gift and grow in their faith. Take time this week to stop and look around you, be aware of God’s awe-inspiring creation, and give thanks for God’sloving care and concern for each of us.

5th SUNDAY OF THE MONTH ROSARY

In honor of our Blessed Mother, the parish Knights of

Columbus invite anyone wishing to recite the rosary

to join them on Sunday, October 30, 2016

immediately after the 5p.m. Mass in Serra Center.

Electronic Giving: Fast, easy, & secure Support

Support the work of our church through Electronic Giving. Have your weekly or monthly contribution transferred directly into the church

account safely and electronically—you’ll never have to remember your checkbook again!

Go online towww.sanluisreyparish.org

click on GIVING.

Zacchaeus said to the Lord,

“Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor....”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house

because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son

of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”.

Today’s Reading

Luke 19: 1-10

FST FRANCISCAN VISION SERIESFall 2016 Lectures - St. Clare ChapelThurs., Nov. 17, 2016 - 7:00 p.m.:

“Remember who you are and whose you are.” - Thea Bowman

Thea Bowman: A Personal Recollection –Sister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A. (December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990), was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister and Servant of God, teacher, and scholar, who made a major contribution to the ministry of the Catholic Church to her fellow African Americans.

Join us as Sr. Eva Lumas, SSS, reflects on this beloved servant of God. Free and open to the public. For more info., contact Donna Foleyat 760-547-1800 x224 or dfoley@fst.edu.

“REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS EARTH, YOU

CAN TAKE NOTHING THAT

YOU HAVE RECEIVED...BUT ONLY WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN; A

FULL HEART ENRICHED BY

HONEST SERVICE, LOVE, SACRIFICE, AND COURAGE.”

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

 

MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY EVENTNAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness):

“In Our Own Voice" Please plan to attend the following event for the benefit

of a loved one--or yourself.

Thursday, Nov. 10 (7:00-8:30 p.m., Parish dining room)-or-

Saturday, Nov. 12 (10:00-11:30 a.m., Parish dining room)

Please see the bulletin for more details, or call 760-757-3250 x203 with any question.

Have a blessed week!Please see the bulletin orFor the latest informationhttp://www.sanluisreyparish.org