Intention Requested by

Saturday, Mar. 7 5 p.m. Rodolfo Abesamis † Abesamis Family

Sunday, Mar. 8 8 a.m. Eric Ewen † Ewen Family

9:30 a.m. Betty Brown † Barbara Woldemar

11:30 a.m. Eric Ewen † Donna Kregor and Philip

6 p.m. St. John Parishioners St. John Parish

Monday, Mar. 9 8 a.m. Thanksgiving of Ana Prindle and Children Ana Prindle and

for Blessings of Good Health Children

Tuesday, Mar. 10 8 a.m. Thanksgiving of Ana Prindle and Children Ana Prindle and

for Blessings of Good Health Children

Wednesday, Mar. 11 8 a.m. Thanksgiving of Ana Prindle and Children Ana Prindle and

for Blessings of Good Health Children

Thursday, Mar. 12 8 a.m. Joseph Morris Anonymous

Friday, Mar. 13 8 a.m. Thanksgiving of Ana Prindle and Children Ana Prindle and

for Blessings of Good Health Children

Saturday, Mar. 14 8 a.m. Hugh Curley † Elaine Fielding

2 p.m. Fidel and Amelia Lopez, A Memorial Mass Ludmyrna Lopez Family

Prayers for Healing

Thank you for your generosity.

Stewardship

Mar. 1, Envelopes $3,736.00. Loose Collection

$ 1,333.29. EFT Monthly Every 2nd $1,390.00.

EFT Weekly $210.00.

Second Collection, Parish and School $1,226.00,

EFT $207.00.

Chapel EFT Monthly Every 2nd $130.00.

Ash Wednesday $1,802.00.

Senior Center, 6500 Gladys Ave

Mar. 10, 12:30p British High Tea (by invitation

only). Remember to wear your hats!

Virginia Alday, Niani

Barber, Pearl & Patrick

Batiste Irene Blair, Robert

Britto, Carlos Caballero,

Jr., Gustavo Caceres and

Friends Evelyn Canepa,

Al Carlson, Brenna Clark

Jennette Cleadenger

Linda Crittondon, Cora

Dongon Mary Dong,

Tami Duncan

Juanita Estrellas

Frank Gardner, Filomena

Giese Mike Giovannini,

Joseph Golinveaux,

Domingo and Victoria

Gregorio, Andy Gutierrez,

James Gutierrez Ruben

Gutierrez, Maydelle Halli-

gan, Joanne, Marvin &

Maurice Haynes, Sherry

Highlander, Tamaya Hunt

Ann Jones, Avelina Juat,

Tom Kennedy,

Marija Limon,

Mary Agnes, Nancy

McVey

Bernice

Luckett,

Marian &

Michael

Luoma,

Cecilia Mendiola

Francis Mondragon,

Judith Padilla, Theresa

Parella Angelina Patacsil,

Pam Paun,Victoria

Payless, Marlen Pineda

and Friends, Wayne Price,

Rose Anne, Fely Sabares

Jovita Santos, Linda

Schneider, Dimitri Smith

Salvador Tejero, Rose

Texara, Pat Tilley, Isaac

Tiongson, Jr., Joseph

Vidal, Sarah Vidal,

Evodio Walle, Winston

Williams, Jan Williamson

Saint John's Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel , Lenten Programme

* Thursday, March 12, 2020,1st Mini-retreat,

*Theme: Prayer / La Oración, from 7pm to

9pm, at Chapel.

*Thursday, March 19, 2020, 2nd Mini-

retreat, * Theme : Fasting / El Ayuno, from

7pm to 9pm, at Chapel.

*Thursday, March 26, 2020, 3rd Mini-retreat

*Theme : Almsgiving / La Limosna

from 7pm to 9pm, at Chapel.

Everyone is welcome /

Todos son bienvenidos

Communal Reconciliation Service

During Lent we have a communal reconciliation

service. This Lent the service will be on Friday March

13 at 7:30 pm. We will have several priests available

to hear confessions. Most of our priest are available to

hear confessions in more than one language. They

should be able to hear confessions in English, Spanish,

Portuguese, and Vietnamese.

During the reconciliation service we will together make a short examination of conscience but it

is good to make a good examination of conscience before you come. There are links to several

examinations of conscience on the parish website. They are geared to people in different states

of life; children, young adults, married, single, etc. See stjohnelcerrito.org/faith-

formation/sacraments/confession/ or just type confession in the search box.

If it has been a while since your last confession the website has some helpful videos on how to

go to confession. At the communal reconciliation service, most of our priests will be in quiet

corners of the church. One priest will be in the confessional so you can confess with anonymity.

We will have several priests hearing confessions so you can choose one you are familiar with or

you can choose a priest who does not know you.

Come cleanse your soul. Restore your relationship with the Lord. Fill your soul with His

sanctifying grace.

Communal Reconciliation Service

What temptations lure us from the path of discipleship? Possessions? Pride? Power? Oh, Lord, create for us

a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within us.

This Week’s Service Schedule

Sunday Readings: Gn 12:1-4a. 2Tm1:8b-10. Mt

17:1-9.

Monday Readings: Dn 9:4b-10. Lk 6:-36-38.

Tuesday Readings: Is 1:10, 16-20. Mt 23:1-12.

Wednesday Readings: Jer 18:18-20. Mt 20:17-28.

Thursday Readings: Jer 17:5-10. Lk 16:19-31.

Friday Readings: Gn37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a. Mt

21:33-43,45-46.

Saturday Readings: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20. Lk 15:1-

3, 11-32.

Rosary and the Divine

Mercy Chaplet,

Mon.-Thu., Sat., 9am. at

Church. Daily, 3pm,

9pm, and 10pm

(Spanish) and Wed.,

7:30pm (Spanish) at

Chapel.

Stations of the Cross

and Benediction,

Fri., 8:30am and 7:30pm

at Church.

24-Hour Eucharistic

Adoration,

Daily at the Chapel.

Our Lady of Perpetual

Help Novena, Wed.

8:30am at Church and

6pm at the Chapel.

Liturgy of the Hours.

Mon.- Sat., 7:40am.

Confessions,

Sat., 4pm. Or call, 9am-

3pm, Mon.-Fri.

Holy Infant of Prague

Novena,

Thu. at 8:30am at

Church.

Devotion to the Most

Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Fri., 6pm at the Chapel.

Fidel and Amelia

Lopez,

A Memorial Mass.

-Ludmyrna Lopez

Family, Sat., 2pm.

Baptism Classes

For Parents and godparents, every 1st and 2nd

Sunday of the Month. Starts with Mass at

9:30am. Deacon Loch, 510-837-1052. Keeping the Promise Alive, a required training at

virtusonline.org. for Volunteers and Workers.

Safe Environment

Second Sunday of Lent ( A )

June 22-26, 2020. Register Now for the

Coolest Week of Summer on our mountaintop

adventure!

At Rocky Railway kids discover Jesus' power

to pull them through life's ups & downs. Our

program is filled with incredible Bible-learning

experiences kids see, hear, touch and even taste.

Sciency-Fun Gizmos, team building games, cool

songs and tasty treats that kids make themselves.

These are just the morning activities! Our af-

ternoon program offers Special Guests, Science /

Tech, Computer Coding, Dance & Movement,

Fun & Games and Community Outreach.

These activities help faith flow into real life.

Reserve your child's space today! At

Day Campers Pre-K to 6th. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Volunteer opportunities 7th-12th.

( Morning Only option 9-12:30 p.m. also

available. Also, Early Drop off at 8 a.m. okay)

19th Annual Vacation Bible Camp

stjohnelcerrito.org/vbdc

St. Elisabeth Convent, Belarus

The religious Sisters of St. Elisabeth will be visit-

ing the parish and will be attending the 8am Mass

on Mar. 12, Thursday. Donation to their many

religious articles that day supports the convent’s

ministry.

2019/2020 Financial Report St. John the Baptist Parish – El Cerrito

Each year, the St. John the Baptist Finance Committee reports to the parish on the previous year’s parish financial status and the upcoming year’s budget.

In 2019, thanks to your generosity, our income exceeded our operating costs by $20,239. However, with capital improvements and depreciation added in, we still ended the year with a net loss of $61,042. To balance our budget, we pulled money out of our savings

In addition to our normal collections, our parishioners donated $11,543 in our planned diocesan second collections, $7,922 to the school development fund, and $6,046 to the GRIP Soup Kitchen and St Vincent DePaul. The Parish’s Annual Bishop’s Appeal campaign netted $28,823 for the Diocese (123% of our goal). Also, our Parish Festival netted $17,443.

The following major maintenance or capital projects were completed in 2019:

Painting the front of the church, rectory and convent. Redoing the floors of the convent in preparation for

future rental.

The 2020 budget forecasts lower overall income. This is primarily a result of 1) reduced rental income with the nun’s departure, and 2) reduced rebates from the Capital Campaign. We are holding the plate collections even because mass attendance held constant this year.

The budget also forecasts slightly higher expenses as a result of increases in salaries and benefits dictated by the Diocese. Additionally, we have budgeted $35,000 for a minimal amount of general repairs throughout the facility. This includes:

Sprinkler repairs throughout the facility; A cleanup of the landscaping throughout the

facility Changing the convent entrance in preparation for

rental Replacing the sign in front of the church.

As a result, the 2020 budget shows a deficit of $40,000 for the year, excluding capital improvements and depreciation. Again, this comes directly out of our savings.

As you can see from the graph below, we have been able to reduce expenses over the last 6 years. As an example, our administrative staff has currently cut back to 30 hours per week.However, it will be very difficult to make further cuts without hurting the quality of the services provided to the parish. Therefore, this makes the income side even more critical.

Clearly, we need your help!! We were successful in balancing our income and operating costs in 2019 because of your generosity. We need to do it again in 2020! We appreciate anything you can do to help with your donations. Remember to include St John’s in your estate planning. Support the church and school fundraisers. Get involved. Be ambassadors of the Parish and School.

We encourage you to use collection envelopes and to consider signing up with Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) in order to better support our church

The Pastoral Council will continue to work with Fr. Thuong in 2020 to determine what we need to do to maintain a vibrant and thriving parish.

Thank you so much for your support in 2019. That support is so critical in keeping our community alive and healthy for the foreseeable future.

St. John the Baptist Finance Committee: Jay Clark, Eddy DeLima, Bruce Hartman, Dick Mank, Jan Saner.

INCOME 2019

Actual

2020

Budget

Plate Collections $287,120 $284,800

Facility Use and Rental Income $105,246 $95,400

Donations and Bequests $79,197 $66,300

Interest, Rebates, Other Income $22,255 $18,500

Fundraising $22,498 $20,000

Ministries and Sacraments $15,632 $11,900

Total Income $531,948 $496,900

EXPENSES

Administration $142,121 $140,800

Buildings, Grounds, Utilities,

Taxes

$122,792 $134,800

Clergy $124,512 $121,100

Catholic Voice and Diocesan

Assessment

$62,018 $57,400

Music $21,691 $27,200

Faith Ministries, Sacraments and

Stewardship

$19,719 $31,400

Liturgy $12,128 $15,600

Fundraising $5,055 $6,600

Parish Tithing $1,673 $2,000

Total Expense $511,709 $536,900

Income - Expenses $20,239 <$40,000>

Capital Improvements $35,360 $35,000

Depreciation $45,921 $66,800 Net Income <$61,042> <$141,800>

Second Sunday of Lent (A) March 8, 2020

33 Days to Morning Glory

You are invited to participate in a retreat leading to total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Best described by

Saint Maximilian Kolbe who said: Marian consecration is “The surest, easiest, shortest, and the most perfect

means to becoming a Saint.” We will use Father Michel Gaitley’s book, 33 Days to Morning Glory. Father

Gaitley chose four Marian giants; Saint Luis de Montfort, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Saint Teresa de Calcutta

(Mother Teresa) and Saint John Paul II, to lead us through an updated version of Saint Luis De Montfort’s

consecration. Each week we will study one of these Marian giants and discover the impact consecration made in

their lives. Join us!

April 26th

Beginning our consecration

May 3rd

St. Luis de Montfort

May 10th

St. Teresa of Calcutta

May 17rd

St. Teresa of Calcutta

May 24th

St. John Paul II

May 31st

Living Your Consecration

At Saint John the Baptist 11150 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530

Meetings Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Conference Room fellowship and Refreshments will

follow.

For more information or to register

go to StJohnElCerrito.org/33days

call St. John’s rectory at (510) 232-5659

come to an information session on April 19, after all the Masses