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Sunday Mass with Fr. Linh, 7-12-2020 (Vietnamese)

Sunday Mass with Fr. Orlando, 7-12-2020 (Spanish)

Previously recorded Masses can be found HERE.

Invitation to a Talk

Transitional Deacon, Eric Sanchez, is inviting St. Mary’s Youth to a Talk about Priesthood and Religious Life.

Watch the the message from Eric Sanchez

Message From Our Pastor (Updated 7-9-2020)

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,

Ours is a time of uncertainty and anxiety. We, however, choose to walk with faith and trust in the Lord, but are mindful of the ways in which we are to care for one another in this pandemic. We choose, as acts of kindness, to wear masks, wash our hands and be six feet distant from each other in order to protect others and slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Unfortunately, many of us do not know if we have the virus or not and can spread it. Fortunately for us, this last time for a possible exposure proved to be negative for the person and hence for us. However, a second test was also performed to ensure the negative result. We will wait for the results of the Covid -19 test due to the number of negative results that have been proven to be fake.

We will walk with faith and trust in the Lord and the careful good sense we have been given, I have decided with my fellow priests that we will continue to hold activities and Masses this weekend starting with daily Mass on Friday at 7:30 a.m. Our concern will always move to ensure your health and well being especially with this deadly disease. If I err in judgment I will err on the side of prudence and caution. If it is discovered that the second test proves to be positive I will immediately shut down the parish. You will be informed as soon as I can receive the information.

Thank you for your support and ongoing concern for one another. May the acts of our love in the Lord’s name be our healing and hope.

Blessings,

Father Bill

Guidelines

MASSES OUTSIDE THE PARISH CENTER ON SUNDAYS – NO SignUp required!

8:00 a.m. English – 9:30 a.m. Vietnamese – 11:00 a.m. Spanish

Please, observe the following guidelines for those who wish to attend.

WEATHER PERMITTED. If the weather is nice (No rain or excessive heat and humidity), we will gather in front entrance of the Center lawns. If the weather does not cooperate, please come at 9:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. and 12 Noon to receive communion in your cars.
PARKING. Parking for the Mass will be in front of the center. The side parking is reserved for those people who will need to stay inside their cars.
GREETERS. Please follow the direction of the greeters for parking and seating on the lawns.
LAWN CHAIRS OR BLANKETS. Please bring your own lawn chairs or blanket and cluster together as a family. If a greeter is not available please walk 4-5 paces from a family group or other unrelated people to maintain social distance (6-8 feet) as required by the CDC guidelines.
FACE MASKS. Please wear a face mask. If you forgot yours please stay in the car.
COMMUNION. Eucharist will be distributed after Mass to avoid any congestion on the lawns.
SMALL CHILDREN. Families with small children are asked to keep their child in your group.
BATHROOMS. The bathrooms will be CLOSED. Please plan ahead.
FEELING SICK? If you are sick, or someone who lives with you is sick or has been in contact with someone who is sick, please do not attend the outdoor Mass nor attend Communion in the car.
AGE OF 65+. If you are a high-risk group those over the age of 65+ and with a host of underlying medical issues in the CDC guidelines you are asked not to attend Mass in person.

Thank you for your patience. Fr. Bill

Recite the Rosary

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Faith Formation Program

Please, click on the link below to get Faith Formation details:

Faith Formation Program 2019-2020

The seed sown on rich soil

This Sunday’s readings are about sowing seeds. The important thing to remember about seed sowing is that the effort is worthless if the seeds are not changed by being cast to the ground. Each seed must give up its former self, dying in the dirt while new life stirs within it. Only then can it send out a tender, first root, which will multiply and grow stronger and deeper to support upward growth. Even so, it has to be properly nourished to survive.

If all this takes place, the end result is a plant that looks nothing like the seed, which as it grows develops the ever-more important mission of benefitting the wider world of Nature beyond itself.

As we listen to Jesus explain the parable, we say yes, we want to be seeds that become fruitful lives. But desiring it does not automatically transform us. What is it that makes the soil of our lives rich and growth-producing?

The reading from Isaiah tells us that it is God himself who is the rich soil — God and his Word. Saint Paul reminds us in the second reading that suffering is part of creation (seeds must fall in the dirt and die in order to produce a fruitful life). Redemption grows from suffering and death.

We will never feel truly fulfilled until we’ve surrendered to the soil and have allowed God to nourish our growth.

A Call To Change (Part II)

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Sunday Masses
5:30 p.m. – (Saturday) (Church)
8:00 a.m. – (Parish Center)
9:30 a.m. – (Vietnamese) (Small Church)
10:30 a.m. – (Parish Center)
1:30 p.m. – (Vietnamese) (Parish Center)
3:30 p.m. – (Spanish) (Parish Center)
6:15 p.m. – (Spanish) (Parish Center)

Weekday Masses
7:30 a.m. Monday – Friday (Church).
8:30 p.m. Thursday (Vietnamese)(Small Church).
6:15 p.m. Friday (Spanish) (Church).

Saturday Novena
9:00 a.m. – Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
Mass immediately following Novena.

Monthly Prayers
1:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration (First Sunday of the month, Parish Center, Vietnamese).
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration (Last Wednesday of the month, Small Church, Spanish).

Vincentian Priests and Brothers
A Roman Catholic community of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul to evangelize the poor and educate clergy. Read more →

Encountering Christ in the Poor
St. Vincent teaches us to see Christ in the poor and suffering, so much so that the poor become our Lords and Masters and we their servants. Read more →

Congregation of the Mission
The Eastern Province is a province of Congregation of the Mission, often known as Vincentian Fathers and Brothers or Lazarists … Read more →

Famvin Resources

Famvin is the growing community of more than 2 million people seeking to follow Christ, the evangelizer of the poor…Read more →
VinFormation has resources for those who serve the poor and the marginalized in the way of St. Vincent de Paul…Read more →
Vinhson.org has information about the Vincentian community in Vietnamese.

Daily Reflection – July 14

“Sufferings well received will prove our passport to eternity.” – St. Louise de Marillac – Suffering the pain of misunderstanding is hard to bear. Heal, O Lord, the broken and troubled relationships in my life. Teach me to forgive as you want me to forgive– completely and whole-heartedly being the first to make amends.

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