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 8:30am - Thursday (School Mass)

Holy Days:

7:15am, 9:30am & 7:30pm

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 Parochial Administrator Rev. Lawrence Kithinji Parochial Vicar Deacon Mike Urick Pilar M. Dumlao - Admin. Assistant

stbasiloffice@gmail.com Joe Martinez - Facility Maintenance Parish Center - (707) 644-5251 Fax- (707) 644-1423

Parish Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00am 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 16, 2017- FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 to 5:00pm Wednesday, 6:00 to7:00pm

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.

Anointing of the Sick, please call (707) 567-9500

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

Stewardship of Treasure

Collection for 7/ 2/ 2017: $10,541.32 Holy Father/Peter’s Pence: $3,260.00 Mother of Perpetual Help: $1,224.57

Facilities Maintenance: $300.00 Mass Offerings: $135.00

Candles: $251.00 ____________________________ Collection for 7/9/17: $10,227.12

Mass Offerings: $667.00 Candles: $181.20

Capital Improvement: $85.00 Holy Father/Peter’s Pence: $163.00

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER

YOUR GIFT TO ST. BASIL PARISH.

Thank you.

Your ongoing support is essential in helping us meet the many needs of our

parish and community.

May our stewardship of time, talent, and treasure show us to be among those who have heard the message of Christ and taken it in, yielding a hun-dred– or sixty– or thirty-fold!

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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, please fill out the form below and place it

in the offering basket or mail it to

Saint Basil 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:________________________________________ ADDRESS_____________________________________ CITY______________________ZIP______________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: __________________________

(Moving/Remove from list_____)

Have you considered a Catholic Education for your child or grandchild? This is the best in-vestment you will ever make. St. Basil School is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year. Please call for a tour. We would love to tell you more about our school. Julia Boen, Principal 707-642-7629 www.stbasilschool.org

 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017

You have crowned the year with your  bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest. — Psalm 65:12

FRUIT OF THE WORD The seed is the word of God. The agri-cultural metaphors in all of today’s readings give richness to the message that the word of God, cultivated in our hearts, bears much fruit in our lives. Creation itself awaits the redemption of all, even as our bodies await the resurrection. Just as we will rejoice in the fulfillment of God’s word, so will all of crea-tion sing for joy in the Reign of God. The word of God is effective and holy; it brings about exactly what it says. It is not futile or empty, but rich in meaning for those who hear and are healed. Those who hear the word of God and keep it will, with all crea-tion, bear much fruit and sing for joy. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Camillus de Lellis Thursday: St. Apollinaris Friday: St. Lawrence of Brindisi Saturday: St. Mary Magdalene

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — My word will achieve the end for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:10-11). Psalm — The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest (Psalm 65). Second Reading — We, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan within ourselves awaiting the re-demption of our bodies (Romans 8:18-23). Gospel — Some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit (Matthew 13:1-23 [1-9]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lection-ary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Two centuries ago, Archbishop John Carroll worried that Americans would not appreciate the linguistic veil over our worship, and asked that the liturgy in the new United States be in English, not Latin. How did our liturgy come to be in Lat-in in the first place? In the first century, the dominant language in the regions where the church first flourished was Greek. Today in much of the world, almost everyone speaks at least a bit of English. Recently, the European Union even con-sidered making English its official language, a curious proposal since only two English-speaking countries are members. Just as English is a unifying language today, it was hard to function in the an-cient world without a smattering of Greek. Even the word “Eucharist” comes from the Greek for “thanksgiving.” For a long time, Greek was the language of worship, even in Rome. Slowly, society in the west shifted to a bias for Latin and against Greek. Latin first appeared in public prayer at the end of the second century, in the colonial outposts of North Africa. Soon, Latin became the language of culture, and so as fixed prayer forms were written, they were transmitted in Latin. From Rome and Africa, over the next four centuries, the new liturgical language of Latin spread north to Gaul and Britain. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10 — 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16; Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 [24-30]

TOWARD HEAVEN Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a person go to heaven. —St. Camillus de Lellis

SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY, August 27th

14th ANNUAL PARISH MASS and PICNIC At Blue Rock Springs Park

MASS AT 11:30AMLUNCH WILL FOLLOW

Tickets are $5/person and on sale now after the Sunday morning Masses or at the

Parish Center Office

Saturday, July 15 - 5:30pm Edward Chu (SI)

David Pineda (+DA) Jon Ryan Gomez (+40th Day)

Jaime & Benita Belen (+) Fulgencio & Rosalia Dulay (+)

Antonio dePano Sr. (+)

Sunday, July 16 7:30am

Mass for St. Basil Parish

9:30amSandy Morgado (+)

Henry Sroeh Oldenberg (+) Constantino F. Prado (+) Mary Ann E. Prado (+)

Juan & Simfrosa Prado (+) Mateo & Cesar Prado (+)

11:30am Gene Padre (BD)

Benjamina Ballesteros (+DA) Agapita Olario Galia (+) Bernardo G. Valdez (+) Arden Bartolome (+)

5:30pm Paul & Paula Hanson (SI)

Juwah Family (TG) Onwodi Family (TG)

Monday, July 17 - 7:15am Victorino Santos (BD) Harold Desarsant (BD)

Florentina Fahigah (+DA)

Tuesday, July 18 - 7:15am Christina Basbas-Nelson (BD)

Camilo Ofina (BD) Elva Makil (BD)

Rodolfo Corpuz (+BD) Domingo Palmero (+40th Day)

Roman Nakonechny (+)

Wednesday, July 19 - 7:15am Gemmalyn Ninobla Robles (BD)

Mary Kalima (+)

7:00pm

Thursday, July 20 - 7:15am Roberto Morales (+BD)

John Sullivan (+)

Friday, July 21 - 7:15am

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Please pray with our Lazarus Ministry

for all who recently departed especially:

+Joesph Padua+Paulino Garcia

+Lorenzo Dominguez+Ronald Colwell

+Allan Perez+Armanda Rodriguez

The Tri Parish Charismatic Community of St. Basil, St. Catherine and St. Vincent will be having their CHAR-ISMATIC MASS on July 20, 2017 (Thursday) 7:30 P.M. at St. Basil's Church. Fr. Lawrence will celebrate. Everyone’s invited.

Cursillos in Christianity is holding a 3 day weekend retreat. Allow the charism of Cursillo to form you, inform you, and transform you. Activities include: a daily mass and adoration, lectures on Christian discipleship and leadership, music, singing, and joyful Christian fellowship. Christ is count-ing on you! Join us on this 3 day weekend. Place: Angela Retreat Center, Santa Rosa, Ca

Women: September 14-17, 2017 Men: October 26-29, 2017

Please pray for the sick... Jesus, we ask you to bring your peace and healing touch to those who are ill, or afraid or worried. AMEN. Katie Abeyta, Frank C. Anderson, Shirley Balangon, Yolande Bekhit, Ismael Beltran, Madelein Cabahug, Corazon T. Cabrera, Albert Cruz, Florita Cruz, Edmundo Espinue-va, Andre Davis, Simon Daus, Gecy De Leon, Teofilo Florendo, Mariano Furtado, Tin Tin Gomez, Kathy Higgins, Miriam Holgado, Severina Ilagan, Aly Rose Jacobsen, Nellie Jacques, Lillibeth Janerol, Gabe Kalogiannis, Monica Kneppel, Wilfredo Malana, Joaquin Manibusan, Paul B. Manibusan, Vic Mararac, Yolanda Mararac, Dolly Marquez, Proceso Marquez, Jr., Gloria Marshall, Marjie Marten, Winnie Meadows, Ken-neth McKenzie, Dolores Owens, Sr. Julieta Perez, Nicholas Policar, Raquel Puzon-Mejia, Lorens Quidet, Louie Ruivivar, Ed Sablan, Peter Sharpe, Anna Silva, Eleanor Swadener, Matilda Wilson

St. Basil the Great Blood Drive

Sunday, August 20, 2017, 8:30 AM-1:30 PM Location: Bloodmobile parked by the gym

1200 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Sponsored by: Couples for Christ

Foundation for Family and Life To schedule your life saving appointment

visit www.bloodheroes.ces.com Click “Locate a Blood Drive: and enter sponsor code: SaintBasil

Or contact Hemmy Bacareza at 707-287-0237 or hembacareza@gmail.com

Please arrive well nourished & hydrated with a photo ID.

St. Patrick-St. Vincent Catholic High School - in Vallejo, CA, has an opening for a Full Time Office Manager beginning the 2017-2018 academ-ic year. Interested Candidate can submit a resume and letter of Interest at www.edjoin.org (preferred) or to Coleen Martin at applicants@spsv.org .

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