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St. AgnesSt. AgnesSt. Agnes Catholic Community
A Perpetual Adoration and Stewardship Parish
PARISH OFFICE 3966 Chestnut Ave. Concord, CA 94519 Tel: (925) 689-0838 Fax: (925) 689-7899
Office Hours: 9:00am - Noon * 1:00pm - 4:30pm, Monday-Thursday
Website: www.stagnesparish.net * E-Mail: [email protected] Instagram: stagnesparishconcord * Twitter: @stagnesparish
June 25, 2017June 25, 2017
12th Sunday in ordinary time12th Sunday in ordinary time12th Sunday in ordinary time
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MASS SCHEDULE
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor Rev. Fr. Johnson Abraham [email protected]
Deacons Bill Drobick—[email protected] Tony Reyes—[email protected]
Business Manager Marlene McCann [email protected]
Director of Religious Education Lila Rutkowska [email protected]
Secretary-Religious Education Donna Cassianos [email protected]
Director of Music Ministry May Hembrador [email protected]
Liturgical Musician Lily Melendrez
Youth Ministry Coordinator Linda D’Souza [email protected]
Bulletins Please submit your articles to: [email protected]
Pastoral Council Chair Linus Farias [email protected]
Saturday Vigil: 5PM
Sunday: 7AM, 9AM, 10:45AM & 5PM
Daily Mass in the Chapel at 8AM Monday - Saturday (Communion Service on Wed.)
Confessions: Saturday 3:30PM
3886 Chestnut Ave., Concord Tel.: (925) 689-3990 Office Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 M-F
Principal: Jill Lucia [email protected]
Secretary: Ana Kelley [email protected] Website: www.stagnesconcord.com
SCHOOL OFFICE
“Fear no one…And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul…So do not be afraid…” (Matt. 10:26-33)
Hard not to see a theme in the gospel today, wouldn’t you say? Jesus tells his disciples three times to be unafraid, to act boldly and speak plainly. We might be tempted to say: “Oh yeah, but that was a time before guns and constant violence. Today is different--we have terrorism and violence everywhere.”
But the truth is, Jesus lived during a time of Roman occupation and vicious cruelty. Those who worked with Rome, like tax collectors, were politically motivated and very ambitious at the expense of others. People got ahead by being born into wealth or learning how to scheme. Treachery was around every corner.
For that matter, Jerusalem was dangerous well before the time of Jesus. Consider this poor sound of distress: “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! …All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine.” Almost sounds like a Twitter blurb. Well, Jeremiah didn’t have a social media account. His forty-year prophetic voice dates back to 627 B.C. He was from a little village about three miles northeast of Jerusalem. He saw Jerusalem captured, destroyed, and burned. He certainly knew fear but trusted in God.
One way to understand the message of the readings this weekend is to pretend you are blind to the news of destruction. Sort of, that is. Jesus says not to fear those who can kill the body but only those who threaten the soul. How do we know who they are? Can we see them?
Karl Rahner might have been able to. He was a Jesuit Priest and theologian (1904-1984.) Pope John XXIII appointed him to be one of the theological experts at Vatican II. I think Rahner was a bit of a prophet, too, because he said: “The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.” It was a strange comment at the time. How did he know we would come to a time called the Post-Christian Era?
I’m reading a stack of books that add fuel to that fire—that you almost have to be a mystic to be a devout Christian. The Pew Research Center estimates that one out of every five Americans say “none” when asked about religion, about a third do not even believe in God and 62% never pray. (Meet Generation Z: Understanding and reading the New Post-Christian World, James Emery White, 2017.)
So let me try to say this in view of the gospel. We are afraid of the wrong things. Clearly, it’s hard to not be afraid of some of uncontrolled violence that exists. But like those who saw violence in years past, such as Jeremiah, we must be steadfast in faith and not turn a blind eye to salvation.
Does this mean we have to be mystics? Maybe so. For years, I heard the phrase The Mystical Body of Christ without fully appreciating what that meant. Now I know it means to stay within the Body of Christ through the celebration of the Eucharist. This is our time to be mystics, to stand up for Christ and His Church and not see mass for what we might or might not get out of it. It’s about being in it. And staying in it.
Deacon Bill
SUNDAY COLLECTION FOR JUNE 18: $10,100.00 Includes Faith Direct Giving
We thank you for your Stewardship.
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DAILY MASS IN THE CHAPEL Monday - Saturday at 8:00 AM. (Communion Service on Wed.)
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - Chapel Contact Sumner or Veronica Peery at 827-0916 for scheduling.
FOR ADULT LEARNING:
SCRIPTURE SHARING - Thursday 9:30 a.m. in the Ministry Ctr.
FOR MINISTRY:
PRAYER TREE - A ministry of people who pray specifically for those who are ill. Please notify the parish office if you or a member of your family are in, or going into, the hospital.
HELPING HANDS: Please call Joanne Doorack—798-1735.
MARTINEZ SHELTER MEALS: Plan a meal for 35 residents. Purchase & prepare food; serve dinner at the shelter. Please contact to volunteer: Anne Kurylo, 925-876-7510 or [email protected].
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL MINISTRY Please contact the St. Vincent de Paul Hotline at (925) 689-0838, Ext. 250.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Please call Naomi (925) 768-3587.
CARING HANDS-JOHN MUIR HEALTH: Contact Stacy Appel by e-mail at [email protected].
Faith and Spirituality
PRAYER CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING! PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALING FOR:
Ron Artale April Azucena GinaMarie Balbuena Mary Brennan Amalia Bunge Ana Bunge Trinity Cereghino George Conlow Marie Costa William Cumins
Anthony Davi Kevin Dever Dave Dewan Stephen Dixon Jim Farrington Le-Chi Feng-Tsai Judy Guarina Maria Hills Sharie Hunter Ken Klovee
Camila Koven Joel Manalang Marv McKean Joshua Monitz Edward Nettelman Mary Perez Natalie Petrini Micah Pilkerton Phyllis Ray Ellie Rowe
Gina Rubin Jack&Maureen Ryan Greg Scaletti Connie Schulte Margaret Scott Rick Smith Barbara Buscaglia Strihlitz Linda Taylor Petti Thall
Carolyn Thompson Yvonne Ester Van Wissekerke Pat Weisinger Catherine Werner Brenda Woodshed
If you need to add or delete a name to the above list, please call the church office.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The Eucharistic Prayers at the heart of our liturgy have a long history, beginning with the extemporaneous prayers of the early Christians. The presiders gave thanks from their hearts, not from any prearranged text, over the gifts of bread and wine. When the assembly had the sense that enough was said, someone would call out “Amen!” and that was that. For the most part, the plan flowed directly from Jewish meal prayers, which always recalled God’s mighty deeds. Some other markers and signposts were added almost everywhere fairly early, like the presider’s call to attention: “Lift up your hearts!”
Scholars have provided us with translations of many early texts. These have actually helped us craft new liturgical prayers, because until the liturgical reforms of forty years ago, no one could recall any prayer but the Roman Canon, now called Eucharistic Prayer I. For hundreds of years in the West, it was our only Eucharistic Prayer, and it was only in Latin. But the history of our Eucharistic Prayers is amazingly fruitful, and models have come down to us that have yielded new insights and expressions. The old custom of improvising texts according to a master plan has not endured, but we have now rediscovered a plan of standardizing the text while allowing for a great variety. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Calendar for the Week Mass Intentions
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:00 p.m. Otto Bockmayer—Repose Nancy Malinic—Repose Gabriel Narcisso, Sr.—Repose
Sunday, June 25, 2017 7:00 a.m. Ray Asselin—Repose Phoebe Treers—Repose Kathleen Connolly—Special Intention
9:00 a.m. Fr. Peter Loffredo—Repose Bob Medina—Repose Yvonne Ester Van Wissekerke—Spec Int
10:45 a.m. For the People of St. Agnes, Living and Deceased
5:00 p.m. Leland Eller—Repose Sal & Irene Lo Grasso—Repose Joan Schroll—Repose
Monday, June 26, 2017 8:00 a.m. Tomas Legaspi, Sr.—Repose Ralph Dennis—Special Intention Derek Smith—Special Intention
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:00 a.m. Ernest Cornella—Repose Danny Noblui—Repose Teddy Coughlin—Repose
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Only
Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:00 a.m. Ray Asselin—Repose Hung Le—Special Intention
Friday, June 30, 2017 8:15 a.m. Yvonne Ester Van Wissekerke—Spec Int
Saturday, July 1, 2017 8:00 a.m. Dustin Davis—Repose Souls in Purgatory—Repose
5:00 p.m. Jesus Orozco—Repose Deceased Members of the Lee Family Deceased Members of the Nguyen Family
Sunday, July 2, 2017 7:00 a.m. Ray Asselin—Repose Josh Belmonte—Repose 9:00 a.m. George Conlow—Special Intention 10:45 a.m. Roberto Icaza—Repose George Conlow—Special Intention Yvonne Ester Van Wissekerke—Spec Int 5:00 p.m. For the People of St. Agnes,
Parish Events and Meetings
Sunday, June 25, 2017 8:00 a.m. Couples for Christ, Cauchi Hall Monday, June 26, 2017 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass—Chapel Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass—Chapel Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:00 a.m. Communion Service—Chapel Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass—Chapel 6:30 p.m. Children’s Choir Practice—Church 7:00 p.m. Communications Committee—G.P 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice—Church Friday, June 30, 2017 8:15 a.m. Daily Mass—Church Saturday, July 1, 2017 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass—Chapel 8:30 a.m. Lector Practice—Church SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Cyril of Alexandria Wednesday: St. Irenaeus Thursday: Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles Friday: The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Saturday: St. Junípero Serra; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday; Canada Day
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Parish News and Activities
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 4 Knights of Columbus Barbeque, 12:00 noon on School Grounds 16 Baptisms, 12:15 p.m., Church
FOURTH OF JULY BARBEQUE
Come out and join in celebrating our Nation’s Independence at the St. Agnes 4th of July Barbeque hosted by the Knights of Columbus. There will be games and activities for all ages along with good fellowship! The barbeque starts at 12 noon. The cost of lunch will be $7, which consists of your entrée choice of hamburger, hotdog or salmon burger and chips, beverage (soda or water) and watermelon. There will be a la carte options available as well as additional beverage options. Come meet our new Grand Knight Frank Mazzuca! Portions of the profit from this dinner will help benefit: supporting our seminarian John Pietruszka, Share, St. Agnes Parish and the Diocesan Reclaiming Christ’s Mission Together Campaign. For questions, contact: Frank Mazzuca at [email protected] or David Wood at [email protected].
FEAR NOT
How do people find hope in the face of suffering and death? That is the question addressed by today’s scriptures. We hear of the suffering of Jeremiah and the psalmist. We hear of the death that “reigned from Adam to Moses” (Romans 5:14). We hear of the fears of the Twelve as Jesus sends them out into the world to preach and heal.
Through all this tribulation one message rings out loud and clear—“Do not be afraid!” The God who saved Jeremiah and the psalmist and Jesus is fully present to save us through the gracious gift of Jesus Christ. We have nothing and no one to fear. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
CHANGES AT CONCORD PARISHES
Two local pastors, Father Michael Cunningham from Queen of All Saints Parish, and Father Richard Mangini from St. Bonaventure, are both retiring at the end of June. They have served their respective parishes for many years and have been a blessing to St. Agnes as well, helping with our Reconciliation Services over the years. Father Richard has also helped with many Masses, weddings and funerals at St. Agnes. You might wish to send them cards, congratulating them on their long-overdue retirements and thanking them for the service they have provided to our local community. Beginning July 1st, the Pastor of Queen of All Saints will be Father Neal Clemens. former Director of Vocations and Diocesan Scout Chaplain at the Chancery. The new Pastor of St. Bonaventure will be Father Mathew Vellankal, former pastor of Holy Spirit in Freemont. We welcome them both to Concord.
SHARE: please bring your food donations to the baskets at church. All nourishing food donations are appreciated. June’s focus is: Powdered Milk and Vegetable oil. July’s focus is: Macaroni and cheese, Rice. Your support makes the difference.
THANK YOU to Lynda Conlow and other members of the Pancake Breakfast Ministry who cooked and served the delicious breakfast last weekend for our St. Agnes Parents. The breakfast was yummy and definitely enjoyed by our moms, dads and others.
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Community Activities
FOR YOUNG ADULTS Cast into the Deep with God
This summer, through October, the Diocese is offering several retreats for all adults 18-35. Each retreat is a different price, length, and theme to meet your needs. All you have to do is pick one! Visit SummerOfRetreats.org to learn more about these exciting opportunities to encounter God.
On these retreats you will: meet other young adults, have time for prayer and reflection, and be led into a deeper relationship with God.
The retreats are: June 23-34—Hearts on Fire August 25-27—Acknowledge Truth July 9-14—Eureka Mission Trip September 6—On Fire August 4-6—Pan de Vida September 28-October 1—Caritas—Sacramento August 14-26—Bolivia Immersion Trip
For more information, please contact Steven Lewis at [email protected].
VACATION BIBLE CAMP
St. Bonaventure and Queen of All Saints Parishes are offering Vacation Bible Camps this summer with the theme Maker Fun Factory—Created by God, Built for a Purpose. Spaces remain for Kindergarten through Grade 6, but call as soon as possible as registrations are due by June 30. Queen of All Saints—July 10-14, 6:00 p.m. Fee: $30 ($45 for 2 and $55 for 3 children) Call Nancy Tomsic at 685-8707 or you can register on-line at https://www.vbspro events/p/qasvbs. St. Bonaventure—July 17-21, 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Contact Rosann Halick at 672-5800, ext. 2204 or email [email protected]. The camp sounds like lots of fun for children, with great Bible stories, creative crafts, team-building games, snacks and lots more. Be sure to call or register right away!
EWTN HIGHLIGHTS
You may be interested in EWTN’s mini-series on “Catholic Beginnings: Philadelphia” from July 1-8 at 3:30 Pacific Time. This show highlights Catholic history in the City of Philadelphia and how it played a foundational role in the birth of the United States and how it nurtured the concept of religious freedom that is so important to us today. No matter what device you use, you can find ETWN. For information on watching EWTN television and listening to EWTN radio, go to wetn.com/everywhere and see how to connect from wherever you are. You can even get an app for your tablet or other streaming device.
SUMMER It will not always be summer; build barns. —Hesiod
WALKING TOWARD GOD If we walk one step toward God, God will run ten steps toward us. —Anonymous
JOY Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get. —Anonymous
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CONGRATULATIONS TO SOME SPECIAL PARISHIONERS
Congratulations to Joshua Fernandez and Bella DeFreitas, 8th Graders at St. Agnes School, who were recently awarded $100 each by the Italian Catholic Federation Branch #214 at the ICF Tea for their essays on “Heritage.” Joshua Fernandez is photographed above with his parents Juan and Christina.
Also, a very special honor was given to Monty Consani, who was inducted on May 20th into the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame as an offensive and defensive lineman. Marty was nominated because he received 11 High School athletic awards for football and 6 college awards, as well as spending his post-football career coaching prep football for over 30 years while working in private industry. He has coached football at Riordan, Hayward State, Concord High, Clayton Valley, Deer Valley, and presently at North Gate High School. When you see him ushering at the 9:00 a.m. Mass, be sure to ask him to show you his impressive ring! Congratulations, Monty!