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 - Pastor 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

stbasiloffice@gmail.com

Sheri Thomas - Business Manager

Parish Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00am 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) 644-8309 1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Julie Kissinger ~ Director Music Ministry Cherry Lopez ~ Director St. Vincent de Paul Food Assistance ~ (707) 644-0376

July 24, 2016 - SEVENTEENTH 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

Stewardship at St. Basil Parish Grow our Gifts…Share Our Blessings

Stewardship of Treasure

Collection for 7/17/16 : $9,604.00

Misc.: $488.00

Thank you. Your ongoing support is essential in helping us

meet the many needs of the parish and community.

Jesus is describing God’s immeasurable generosity when He says in today’s Gospel, “Whoever asks, receives; whoever seeks, finds; whoever knocks, is admitted.” But it should also be the description of us as Christians stewards - those seeking to follow Christ by using our gifts in service to others.

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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Please pray with our Lazarus Ministry for all who have

recently departed, especially:

Resurreccion Nicolas Alfred Jamias

Mariano Mendiola Vincent Atoigue

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 24, 2016 You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. — Colossians 2:12

KEEP PRAYING St. Monica, whose feast we celebrate in August, is often known as “the persistent mother.” She watched her oldest son, Augustine, turn his back on his Christian faith. Monica was exasperated. For years she gave up talk-ing directly to her son on the advice of a local bishop, who told her that it was better to talk to God about Augustine then to Augustine about God. The mother never gave up praying for her son. Even-tually Augustine gave up his wild ways, was baptized, and later ordained and named bishop of Hippo. St. Augustine went on to become one of the Church’s greatest scholars. Today’s readings address the importance of persistent prayer. Abraham, in spite of trepidation that he is bother-ing the Lord, continues to ask about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus, in Luke’s Gospel, tells his disciples to “ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9). This is our charge: keep praying. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes when bishops are consecrated, they are not given the care of a diocese as an “ordinary.” A very old tradi-tion, however, assures that they are invested with a “see,” a link with a local church. Many hundreds of places around the world were dioceses at one time, but are no longer. In Eng-land, for example, some of the historic dioceses such as Lon-don, Salisbury, and Manchester ceased to be Catholic at the Reformation and their cathedrals passed to the Church of Eng-land. The reestablishment of the Catholic Church in the nine-teenth century meant that new dioceses had to be created, such as at Liverpool and Westminster. Similarly, in Scandinavia the ancient Catholic dioceses vanished under Lutheranism. In North Africa, tiny dioceses disappeared under the sands or were swept away by Islam. In the United States, some original dioceses never really developed as population centers, such as the old dioceses of Bardstown, Vincennes, Sault Ste. Marie, or Walla Walla. The tradition of “titular sees” assures that the ancient churches are always held in prayer, as the bishop celebrates Mass in its memory a few times a year. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. James Tuesday: Ss. Joachim and Anne; World Youth Day, Krakow, Poland Friday: St. Martha Saturday: St. Peter Chrysologus; Blessed Virgin Mary

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Abraham bargains with God to spare the city (Genesis 18:20-32). Psalm — Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me (Psalm 138). Second Reading — Buried with Christ in baptism, we were also raised with him; all our transgressions are forgiven (Colossians 2:12-14). Gospel — Jesus speaks of God’s sure response to those who pray (Luke 11:1-13). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Tuesday: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21

LOOK AROUND YOU To see the world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. —William Blake

THE MARK OF THE MAKER If things created are so full of loveliness, how re-splendent must be the One who made them! The wisdom of the Worker is apparent in such handiwork. —St. Anthony of Padua

St. Basil the Great Church 13th Annual Parish Picnic Blue Rock Springs

Park Sunday, August 28, 2016 Mass at 11:30 am Followed by Lunch

Tickets are now available for purchase after Masses and at the Parish Center office.

Sat rday, July 23 – 5:30pm Romeo Macalinao (+Bir hday) Jaime and Benita Belen (+) Urbana Cabesas (+) Rex Jude Cuizon (+) Sunday, July 24 7:30am Nat & Leo Catacutan (SI) Agostino & Pieade Sons & Orano Children (SI) Agapita Olario Galia (+) Apolonio Dorotan Jr. (+) Al edo Madeira (+) 9:30am Gregorio & Avelina Dela Cr z (+) Romeo Dela Cr z (+) Eduardo Dela Cr z (+) Proceso Marquez Sr. (+) Cy thia Marquez (+) 11:30am Akira Aquino (BD) Juan Lorenzo Velasco (+DA) Mina Delos Santos (+DA) Urbana Cabesas (+) 5:30pm Rex Jude Cuizon (+) Monday, July 25 - 7:15am Vilma Deg zman (40th Day) Urbana Cabesas (+) Tuesday, July 26 - 7:15am Mar Choy (SI) Lito Simon (+DA) Corazon Cor el (+DA) Salud Vargas (+DA) Wednesday, July 27 - 7:15am Lilia Tong o (+BD) 7:00pm Thursday, July 28, 7:15am Alano Family (TG) Inocencio Poblete Sr. (+BD) Friday, July 29- 7:15am Wilson R. Ag illon (+DA) Rober o DaCosta (+)

Lord Jesus, we ask you to bring your peace and healing touch to those who are ill, or afraid or worried. AMEN. Katie Abeyta Nomie Almendra Debra Ann Anderson Shannon Antonio Maria Aranda Cora Arozal Charlie Arruejo Esminia Arruejo Percy Belantes Yolande Bekhit Cecil Cero Ursula Charifa Diana Clemente Florita Cruz Simon Dauz Andre Davis Antonio de Pano Andre Davis Danilo Dipiramo Dorothy Egidio Judy de Fiesta Mary (Mimi) Fife Mariano Furtado Joycelyn Anderson Herrera Cris Ilagan Severina Ilagan*** Aly Rose Jacobsen Rodolfo Lomibao Dan Macariola Vic Mararac Yolanda Mararac Dolly Marquez Proceso Marquez, Jr. Winnie Meadows Jim Murphy*** Dolores Owens Cecilia Perez Rita Pesino Ida Pleasant Nicholas Policar Ed Sablan Linda Salgado Nel Sapinoso Anna Silva Baltazar Victoria Nathaniel Williams Matilda Wilson*** Stylos Yia Leony Zancha

Membership in the Parish All Catholic adults regularly participating in the Mass are to register with the parish. Church attendance alone does not make you and your family registered members. Registration is required for Baptism, First Communion, First Reconciliation preparation, Confirmation, Mar-riage, enrollment in the religious education programs, etc. To register, please complete form below.

WE WELCOME THE NEW MEMBERS OF OUR ST. BASIL’S FAITH COMMUNITY

Our warmest welcome to all who worship with us! If you are not yet registered, fill out the form below and place it in the offering basket or mail it to the Parish Center, 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590. Upon receipt of this form we will mail you the parish registration form to complete and return. Thank you! NAME: _____________________________________________

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Forming Consciences for Faithful Ci zenship Our na on faces poli cal challenges that demand urgent moral choices. This event will seek to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with the truth so we can make sound moral choices in addressing these challenges. This event will be offered in Spanish and English with two speakers from the California Catholic Conference: Steve Pehanich and Sandra Palacios. To register, please call the parish offices. For more informa on, please contact Ana Ibarra at (530) 605-3197 or aibarra@scd.org St. Thomas the Apostle: (530) 533-0262 St. Joseph: (530) 243-3463

Come & Learn About The Triumph of the Immacu-late Heart of Mary and the New Pentecost and the Reign of the Holy Spirit What Must We Do? What Does It Mean? Sunday, July 31, 2016, 6:00 pm, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2700 Dover Avenue Fairfield, CA This Movement has been fully approved and blessed by the Church. *free-will offering*

Anthony Mullen USA National Director

Virtual World Youth Day Virtual World Youth Day will take place on Saturday, July 30 – Sunday, July 31 from Noon – Noon at Trinity Pines Catholic Center in Colfax, CA. The day will be an opportunity for high school aged youth, unable to travel to Poland in July, to expe-rience the global church without having to leave California. This celebra on of youth will feature APEX Ministries (www.apexministries.com), Adora on, Mass with Bishop Myron Co a, and Bish-op Jaime Soto live from Krakow, Poland. Registration information and more infor-mation about the day is available online at www.scddec.org/wyd or contact Jennifer Campbell at jcampbell@scd.org.

CFC - Foundation for Family and Life is sponsor-ing a blood drive for the Blood Centers of the Pacif-ic, Sunday, August 21, 2016, from 8:30AM - 1:30PM at the Gym. We had a very successful blood drive last year and we are hoping for a stronger turn-out. Nurses will be soliciting in the Monsignor Byr-ne room after every Mass. Please be generous. Indi-viduals who donate blood will be entered to win a Toyota Prius from Stevens Creek Toyota. Blood is Life! Give Blood, Give Life!