1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828

Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118

Saint John School : 760 944-8227 admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnschool.com

Pastor Father James Bahash Associate Pastor Father Ben Awongo AJ Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh

Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm

Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00am Rosary Daily, after morning Mass Novena Tuesday, after morning Mass

Perpetual Adoration 24 hours Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Vocation Holy Hour 1st Friday, 8:00am Mass Baptism and Marriage Please call Parish Office

God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am!" he replied. Then God said: "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you." Gen. 22: 1-2 The episode above comes from our first reading at today's Mass. We recall that Abraham was a man of faith and righteousness, chosen by God, to be the father of many nations and a blessing for generations to follow. Abraham and his wife, Sarah, had no children of their own and were both on in age. Even though they had no idea how God would fulfill his promises, Abraham trusted God. Persevering in faith they eventually they conceived and bore a son named Isaac, their only begotten. This is where the story seems to get difficult. God orders Abraham to take his son Isaac, the promised son, and sacrifice him on top of the mountain. Horrifically, many of the peoples around Abraham would offer their sons and daughters in sacrifice to demons, often burning them alive. It seems incredibly odd to our ears, as it must have been for Abraham, to hear these words from God. Why would God give him a son only to ask to have him sacrificed? The answer? To test Abraham, much like Jesus was tested in the desert for forty days and nights. Yet God did not want Isaac's death, only Abraham's faith! A second time the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven and said: “I swear by my very self—oracle of the LORD—that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your son, your only one, I will bless you and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth will find blessing, because you obeyed my command.” We see how the Lord demands absolute fidelity while at the same time being most gracious. He did not take Isaac from Abraham but made him the father of Jacob, who later was named Israel. Then Abraham became the grand-father of the twelve sons of Israel, and so on all the way down to include the Jews of today and every Christian in the world. Billions of souls! God is always faithful to his promises and is never outdone in generosity. You and I will be tested in our faith, that fact is inevitable. There are some denominations that preach a gospel of prosperity. If you are a good Christian you'll have lots of money, a big house, fancy car, etc., all without the cross. But this couldn't be further from the truth. In the words of Father John Perricone: For the Romans, so expert in the art of grotesque executions, the Cross was the end. For Christ, and for us, it is a beginning. We do not bear its suffering for their own sake, but for the sake of winning a happiness “that eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for them that love him” (I Cor. 2:9). God does not will suffering for us, but eternal bliss. But for us “poor children of Eve,” burdened by the effects of Original Sin, bliss can only come through the wood of the Cross. Ave Crux, unica spes (“Hail the Cross, our only hope!”) as the ancient prayer of the Church de-clares. Yes, we must always be wary of the ugliest temptation: wanting heaven on earth. Happiness without a price. Christ without the Cross.... How often political systems have tried state programs that would guar-antee heaven on earth: happiness without paying the price. Shades of Christ without the Cross. St. Thomas More once wrote a political treatise on a country where everyone was always happy. He titled it Utopia, which is the Greek work for “nowhere.” Few have grasped the irony. Commenting upon the political temp-tation to creating a state where everyone earns the same, enjoys equal amounts of happiness, and no one ever has to work “too hard,” the political philosopher Donoso Cortes remarked, “Imagined utopias always become real hells.” Catholics must ever by wary of the ugliest temptation. Christ cannot be loved without the Cross. We must never try to find heaven in this world of ours, the “vale of tears.” The only place we will ever find Heaven is in Heaven.

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Adult Confirmation Classes will be scheduled for April 2018. These classes are for Catholic adults who have:

∗ Received sufficient instruction in the teachings of the Catholic Church or complete an on-line course ∗ Provide proof of receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, and Eucharist ∗ Completed the Confirmation Intake Form ∗ Completed a clergy interview.

Confirmation at Saint John the Evangelist will be in May 2018. For more info, contact Deacon Bob Beiner through the

Parish Office at 760 753-6254 or deacon@saintjohnencinitas.org. Please provide name,

phone number and email address.

We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Funeral Mass for Leonard Pecchia on Monday (26) at 1:30pm

at Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside

Please Keep in Your Prayers

Mary Allegretti, Erica Amador, Martha Amador, Julia Bauer, Bob Behler, Janice Behler, Pat Cadenhead, Taylor Camisa, Bill Carey, Michael Phyllis Davidson, Judith Demarest, Edward Dillon, Barbara Dorion, Ashlie Dunlap, Dylan Ferguson, Tho-mas Fitzpatrick, Greg Fix, Kathy Fix, Nick Fix, Josefina Gar-cia, Saul Garcia, Salvador Gonzales, Jane Grover, Pat Hosaka, Sheila and Sy Howard, Janis Hyatt, Charles Jarzynka, Cheyne Johnston, Maria Johnson, Roland Johnson, Deloris King, Su-sanne Knuttila, Neal Kusumoto, Eva King, Susanne Knuttila, Skyler Koehne, Stella Lubera, Julianne Maier, Andy Maduza, Brian McCloskey, Sharon McGuire, Sandra Naidenoff, Toni Naidenoff, Joaquin Perez, Senga Peters, Selena Sandoval, Douglas Schmude, Lori Smith, Gina Stack, Niko Safonov, Kas-sidy Thomas, Dorothy Tippet, Andrew Todd, Jean Toner, Nancy Tsoubris, Jerry Tunnero, Patty and Tom Vanden-Elst, Ken Watts, David Webber, Bernard Wessel, Jerry Werth, John Whitty, Diane & Jason Williamson, & Dave Wibbelsman.

Rest in Peace Leonard Pecchia

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday

February 24 5:00pm Special Intention

Sunday Second Sunday of Lent

February 25 Gn 22:1-2, 9a-18; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

7:30am Special Intention

9:00am George W. Regan †

10:30am Barbara Bettinger †

12:00pm Parishioner

5:00pm William Rechsteiner †

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

February 26 8:00am Eleanor La Mattino †

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

February 27 8:00am Lorraine Monnin †

Wednesday Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28

February 28 8:00am Donna Mercado †

Thursday Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31

March 1 8:00am Mike King †

Friday Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

March 2 8:00am Sage Kiesel †

Saturday Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

March 3 8:00am Marie A. Valvano † Sr. Maria of St. Teresa OCD † 5:00pm John David Carlucci †

Sunday Third Sunday of Lent

March 4 Ex 20:1-17 ; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25

7:30am Adessa and Montgomery †

9:00am William Rechsteiner †

10:30am Joyce Bader †

12:00pm Parishioners

5:00pm Virginia Corder †

Lenten Fish Fry Join us Friday (2), and every Friday during Lent, for our

Lenten Fish Fry 5:00pm - 9:00pm

in the hall. $5 for Adults, $3 for kids

Bingo is 3 cards for $10

Stations of the Cross

Join us Friday (2), and every Friday during Lent, for Stations of the Cross at 6:00pm or 7:00pm in

Spanish in the Church.

Saint John BSA Troop Committee Meetings on select Tuesdays

Open to all Boy Scouts in any troop and parishioners. Please contact Blane Adessa at 760 753-6254

for more information

A new Bereavement Ministry has been established at St John the Evangelist and the trained team members are actively helping parish families who have lost a family member. They are there from the very beginning to assist and guide in planning, organizing, and overseeing the Funerals or Memorials all the way to completion. When this time occurs each family is assigned their own personal team to hold their hand and give them comfort and guidance as they travel this difficult journey. If you receive a prognosis of imminent death or when the loss oc-curs call the Parish Office to make contact with this Ministry of compas-sion and consolation.

If interested in joining the Ministry contact the Parish Office.

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We are looking for more substitutes, especially nighttime. Volunteers are needed for:

Sunday, 12:00am Tuesday, 1:00am

Wednesday, 10:00 pm Friday, 8:00am and 11:00pm

Saturday, 3:00am and 11:00pm

We also need another volunteer for Day Captain to take charge of arranging substitutes for regular adorers on the Captain’s as-

signed day Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573Lupe Cardona (Sp)760 753-7784 Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night, seven days a week. All are welcome!

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Perpetual Adoration

2/5/2018 3.5 M Goal

Families 128 4.1%

Total $933,219.33 26.7%

Received $515,730.52 55.3%

Outstanding $417,488.81 44.7%

Average Family Pledge

$7,291

Youth Ministry Classes Tuesday (27)

For more info, contact Isaac at 760 753-3679 or youth@saintjohnencinitas.org

Religious Education Classes on Monday (26)

Mondays Grades 1-6 at 4:15pm and 6:30pm For more info, call Ann at 760 436-0664 religiousedoffice@saintjohnencinitas.org

Sunday Morning Preschool For children ages 3 - 5, on Sundays, at the School. Drop-off starts at 8:50am. Mom and Dad can pick-up

after the 9:00am Mass. For info, call 760 436-0664

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Dismissal for Children’s Liturgy of the Word takes place during the Sunday 9:00am Mass. Children in Grades K-5 are encouraged to participate in this

special celebration of the Word.

Junior High Faithways For Grades 7 and 8

Classes Monday (26) at 6:00pm at 760 753-4279

faithways@saintjohnencinitas.org

Fresh Coffee and Delicious Donuts Holy Name Society

hosts coffee and donuts

every Sunday after morning Masses.

Come join us in the Parish Hall.

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Del Pastor

Dios puso a Abraham a prueba. Él lo llamó, "¡Abraham!" "¡Aquí estoy!" respondió. Entonces Dios dijo: "Toma a tu hijo Isaac, tu único, a quien amas, y vete a la tierra de Moriah. Allí lo ofrecerás como un holocausto en un lugar que yo te señalaré". Gen. 22: 1-2 El episodio anterior proviene de nuestra primera lectura en la Misa de hoy. Recordamos que Abraham fue un hombre de fe y rectitud, elegido por Dios, para ser el padre de muchas naciones y una bendición para las generaciones siguientes. Abraham y su esposa, Sara, no tenían hijos propios y ambos tenían mucha edad. Aunque no tenían idea de cómo Dios cumpliría sus promesas, Abraham confió en Dios. Perseverando en la fe, eventualmente concibieron y dieron a luz un hijo llamado Isaac, su único engendrado. Aquí es donde la historia parece ponerse difícil. Dios le ordena a Abraham que tome a su hijo Isaac, el hijo prometido, y lo sacrifique en la cima de la montaña. Horriblemente, muchos de los pueblos alrededor de Abraham ofrecerían a sus hijos e hijas en sacrificio a los demonios, a menudo quemándolos vivos. Parece increíblemente extraño para nuestros oídos, como debe haber sido para Abraham, escuchar estas palabras de Dios. ¿Por qué Dios le daría un hijo solo para pedirle que lo sacrificara? ¿La respuesta? Para poner a prueba a Abraham, al igual que Jesús fue probado en el desierto durante cuarenta días y noches. Sin embargo, Dios no quería la muerte de Isaac, ¡solo la fe de Abraham! Una segunda vez, el ángel de SEÑOR llamó a Abraham desde el cielo y dijo: "Juro por mi mismo oráculo del SEÑOR, que habiendo actuado como lo hiciste al no privarme de tu hijo, tu único, te bendeciré y hare que tus descendientes sean innumerables como las estrellas del cielo y las arenas de la orilla del mar; tus descendientes tomarán posesión de las puertas de sus enemigos, y en tus descendientes todas las naciones de la tierra encontrarán bendición, porque haber obedecido mi orden ". Vemos cómo el Señor exige una fidelidad absoluta mientras que al mismo tiempo se muestra misericordioso. Él no tomó a Isaac de Abraham sino que lo hizo el padre de Jacob, que más tarde se llamó Israel. Entonces Abraham se convirtió en el abuelo de los doce hijos de Israel, y así sucesivamente hasta incluir a los judíos de hoy y a todos los cristianos en el mundo. ¡Miles de millones de almas! Dios siempre es fiel a sus promesas y nunca se queda atrás en generosidad. Tú y yo seremos probados en nuestra fe, ese hecho es inevitable. Hay algunas denominaciones que predican un evangelio de prosperidad. Si eres un buen cristiano, tendrás mucho dinero, una gran casa, un coche lujoso, etc., todo sin la cruz. Pero esto no podría estar más lejos de la verdad. En las palabras del Padre John Perricone: Para los romanos, tan expertos en el arte de las ejecuciones grotescas, la cruz era el final. Para Cristo, y para nosotros, es un comienzo. No soportamos su sufrimiento por sí mismos, sino por el bien de ganar una felicidad "que ojo no vio, ni oído oyó, ni entró en el corazón del hombre, lo que Dios preparó para los que lo aman" (I Corintios 2: 9). Dios no quiere sufrimiento para nosotros, sino felicidad eterna. Pero para nosotros, "pobres hijos de Eva", agobiados por los efectos del Pecado Original, la felicidad solo puede venir a través de la madera de la Cruz. Ave Crux, unica spes ("¡Salve la cruz, nuestra única esperanza!") Como declara la antigua oración de la Iglesia. Sí, siempre debemos tener cuidado con la tentación más fea: querer el cielo en la tierra. Felicidad sin un precio. Cristo sin la cruz ... Cuan a menudo los sistemas políticos han intentado programas estatales que garantizarían el cielo en la tierra: la felicidad sin pagar el precio. Sombras de Cristo sin la Cruz. Santo Tomás Moro escribió una vez un tratado político sobre un país donde todos estaban siempre felices. Lo tituló Utopía, que es el trabajo griego para "nada". Pocos han captado la ironía. Comentando sobre la tentación política de crear un estado donde todos ganen lo mismo, disfruta de la misma cantidad de felicidad, y nadie tiene que trabajar "demasiado duro", el filósofo político Donoso Cortés comentó: "Las utopías imaginadas siempre se convierten en infiernos reales". Los Católicos deben siempre recelar de la tentación más fea. Cristo no puede ser amado sin la Cruz. Nunca debemos tratar de encontrar el cielo en este mundo nuestro, el "valle de las lágrimas". El único lugar donde encontraremos el Cielo está en el Cielo.

Religious Education Saint John School Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 Religious Education Ann McGinnis 760 436-0664 ‘Faithways’ Junior-High Abel and Gloria Castellanos 760 207-4645 Youth Ministry Isaac Deken 760 753-3679 Hispanic Ministry Mary Moran 760 436-4366 Music Ministry 760 753-6254

Adult Faith R.C.I.A Liz Beiner 760 753-6254 Perpetual Adoration Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Perpetual Adoration (Spanish) Lupe Cardona 760 753-7784 Centering Prayer Shirley Shetula 760 525-6721

Organizations Altar Society Michelle Checchia 760 846-1006 Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts Blane Adessa 760 944-0626 Catholic Men’s Fellowship David Pavnic / Freddy Picciano 760 753-6254 Culture of Life Jennifer Grethel 760 822-0832 Guadalupanos Olivia Reynaga 760 753-5230 Holy Name Rick Decker 760 753-6254 Knights of Columbus Steve Cubillas 760 803-4514 Marriage Encounter Mike and Nancy Reisinger 760 753-6254 Saint Vincent de Paul Sandra Watson 760 753-3056 Seniors Nettie March 760 753-6254

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Vía Crucis

Acompáñenos el Viernes (2), y todos los Viernes durante la Cuaresma, Para el Vía Crucis a las

6:00 en Ingles y 7:00pm en Español, en la Iglesia.

ADORACION PERPETUA

Estamos buscando más sustitutos, especialmente para la noche. Se necesitan voluntarios para el:

Domingo, 12:00 a.m. Martes, 1:00 a.m.

Miércoles, 10:00 p.m. Viernes, 8:00 a.m. y 11:00 p.m. Sábado, 3:00 a.m. y 11:00 p.m.

También necesitamos otro voluntario para Capitán del Día para hacerse cargo de la organización de sustitutos

de adoradores regulares en el día.

Coordinadores: Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Lupe Cardona (Español) 760 753-7784

La Adoración Perpetua es oración en presencia del Santí-simo Sacramento ... 24 horas, día y noche, siete días a la

semana. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

CLASES DE CONFIRMACION PARA ADULTOS

Las clases de confirmación para adultos que hablan Ingles se programarán para abril del 2018. Estas clases son para adultos católicos que ya:

Recibieron suficiente instrucción sobre las enseñanzas de Iglesia Católica o completaron un curso en línea.

Necesitan proporcionar prueba de haber recibido los sacramentos de bautismo y Eucaristía.

Que ya completaron el formulario de admisión de confirmación.

Y que ya completaron una entrevista con el clero.

La confirmación en la Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista será en mayo de 2018. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con el Diácono Bob Beiner a través de la Oficina Parroquial al 760 753-6254. o deacon@saintjohnencinitas.org. Proporcione el nombre, el número de teléfono y la dirección de su correo electrónico.

Para las personas que no hablan Ingles, los requisitos son los mismos. Para más información y para asistir a las clases de preparación hablen con Mary Moran Coordina-dora de la Comunidad Hispana al 760-436-4366.