MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 6:00PM, & Spanish Mass 4:00PM Tuesday - Friday: 8:00AM Monday: 8:00AM Communion Service Holy Days & Special Services: See bulletin

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:00PM

PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays: 8:30AM

4540 El Cerrito Drive San Diego, CA 92115

Phone: 619-582-5722 Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Clergy: Pastor: Fr. Jose Goopio, SVD Deacon: Tony Albers Deacon: Herb Kelsey

March 24, 2019 — 3rd Sunday of Lent

3rd Sunday of Lent Blessed Sacrament March 24, 2019

FINANCIAL UPDATE March 9-10 Collection

$6,281.50

March 16-17 Collection $5,563.50

Thank you for your continued support.

Parish Community Announcements

Seder Celebration with Mass

in the Parish Hall Followed by Soup & Salad

Get your tickets March 30 - April 14 after Sat & Sun Masses for this special celebration. Seder Soup & Salad $6 for adults ($3 for kids 5 yrs old or younger). No tickets will be sold at the door.

No Soup & Salad on Wed. April 10.

Lenten Observances

Blessed Sacrament Parish Penance Service Thursday, April 4 at 7pm

Other Area Penance Services: • March 26 - St. Didacus 7 pm • March 26 - Our Lady of Grace 7 pm • March 29 - St. Jude 5:30 pm • April 1 - St. Martin 7 pm • April 3 - St. Rita 7 pm • April 5 - Our Lady of Angels 7:00 pm

• April 9 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 7 pm

• April 9 - San Diego Mission 7 pm • April 16 - Our Lady of Guadalupe

3:00 pm • April 17 - Our Lady of the Rosary

6:30 pm

Tuesdays - Devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Join us each Tuesday after 8am Mass for prayer and reflection.

Prayer Requests on the Cross At the side door of the church is a cross. As part of your Lenten journey, you may place a self-stick prayer request on the cross. Let’s pray for each other’s intentions.

Fridays - Stations of the Cross Every Friday during Lent at 7pm in the Church. March 8 thru April 12.

Annual Lenten Collection March 30 - 31 Weekend

Next weekend we will have a 2nd collection for the Annual Lenten Appeal. Spe-cial envelopes will be available for the collection, which supports the works of Catholic Relief Services, the Church in Africa, and the Church in Latin America. Please prepare to respond generously to this worthwhile collection.

Please make your check payable to: Blessed Sacrament Parish.

Colecta Anual de Cuaresma 30 de Marzo - 31 fin de Semana

El próximo fin de semana tendremos una segunda colección para la Campaña de Cuaresma Anual. Habrá sobres especiales disponibles para la colección, que respalda los trabajos de Catholic Relief Services, la Iglesia en África y la Iglesia en América Latina. Por favor, prepárese para responder generosamente a esta valiosa colección. Por favor haga su cheque a nombre de la parroquia del Santísimo Sacramento.

Catolicos de Conversión Martes 26 de Marzo - 6:30-9pm

Únete a nuestra comunidad de evan-gelización y alabanza. Rezamos el rosario, cantamos, escuchamos lec-turas bíblicas y las discutimos. ¿No puedes hacer esta reunión? Se reúne la mayoría de los martes de 6:30-9pm INFO: Orlando Lopez 619 383 5964.

CALENDAR MARCH Mar. 29 - Stations of the Cross CH 7pm

Mar. 30-31 - Annual Lenten Collection

APRIL Apr. 4 - Parish Penance Service CH 7pm Apr. 5 - Stations of the Cross CH 7pm Apr. 12 - Stations of the Cross CH 7pm Apr. 14 - African Mass & Gathering 1pm Apr. 15-17 - Lenten Mission-Retreat Apr. 17 - Seder Celebration with Mass followed by Soup & Salad PH 5:30pm Apr. 18 - Holy Thursday (No 8am Mass) Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7pm Adoration until midnight Apr. 19 - Good Friday (No 8am Mass) Passion of the Lord (not a Mass) 1pm & 7pm Apr. 20 - Holy Saturday (No 8am Mass) 8pm Easter Vigil Mass Apr. 21 - Easter Sunday Mass 8am, 10am & 6pm Apr. 28 - 1st Communion 10am Mass - Divine Mercy Sunday 2pm- 3:30pm

3rd Sunday of Lent Blessed Sacrament March 24, 2019

Clean-Up for Christ! Saturday, April 13

10am-1pm Meet at Church

Join our Vietnamese Group in a work party to clean the church & grounds for Easter. Bring your own gardening tools like rakes, shovels; trash bags will be provided. Help us prepare for the feast of the Lord’s Resurrection by tidying around His house. INFO: Peter Hoa Tran 619-259-3787

Parish Community Announcements

2019 Annual Catholic Appeal

It’s Not Too Late to Turn in Your Pledge

Please use the pledge brochure available at the Church doors and return it in the collection basket or church office. This appeal supports charitable needs throughout the Dio-ceses of San Diego. Thank you!

Make checks payable to: Diocese of San Diego.

Or go to www.giving.sdcatholic.org to make a secure online pledge or donation and for more information.

Lenten Mission Holy Week Retreat The Paschal Mystery

As Vital Light and Might

April 15-17 — in the Church presented by Fr. Pio Estepia, SVD

3 days exploring “The Paschal Mystery”. Each Mission Day starts with 8:00am Mass in the Church. The Mission topics are:

• Monday, April 15 • Mass 8:00am • Mission Presentations: 9am & 7pm FAITH AS VIA CRUCIS (Way of the Cross)

• Tuesday, April 16 • Mass 8:00am • Mission Presentations: 9am & 7pm HOPE AS RISUS PASCHALIS (Easter Laughter)

• Wednesday, April 17 • Mass 8:00am • Mission Presentation: 9am (No 7pm) THE SEDER AS ‘EUCHARIST’ (Thanksgiving)

The Paschal Mystery—after every Eucharistic consecration of bread and wine, what we proclaim as the “mystery of faith” is what we most solemnly celebrate during the Holy Week –from Passion Sunday to Easter Sunday.

From Holy Monday to Wednesday, you are most welcome to join our parish community in reflecting anew on the Paschal Mystery:

• What meaningful light (why) can it shed on our journey from womb to tomb?

• And what sustaining might (how) can it give to our “pursuit of happiness”?

“One who has a why to live for,” so affirms a German adage, “can bear with almost any how.”

Congratulations to our Newly Baptized

& Their Families

Kenton Patrick Hardick

Helena Agoh

Women’s Club Card & Bingo Party

Saturday, April 27 10am to 2:30pm in the Parish Hall

$20.00 per person Make Your Reservations NOW! Call: Pat Luebbers 619-262-8522

Blessed Sacrament Women’s Club presents our annual party. Lunch is included and catered by Cupid’s Catering. All our proceeds go to the upkeep of our altar, purchasing the wine, hosts, oil, candles, vestments, flowers, care of the linens, etc. Come join us to support our church, eat great food & have a fun day.

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REFLECTIONS

Cultivate Holy Ground

There are three traditional Lenten practices that help us to cultivate the ground of our lives in order to grow in holiness and bear good fruit: pray-er, which deepens our relationship with God and strengthens our desire to live as followers of Jesus; fasting, through which we heighten our hun-ger for God and become more atten-tive to the hunger and needs of oth-ers; almsgiving: sacrificing time, money, or resources in order to share God’s merciful love with the poor and vulnerable. Cultivate the holy ground of your life through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, so that you may live fruitfully and well.

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Mid-Lent Check-In

God says to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you . . . The LORD, the God of your [ancestors], the God of Abra-ham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:14, 15). As Jesus would later say, God is not a God of the dead, but of the living, and so we believe that the dead will one day rise. At this midpoint of Lent, we pause to consider how our repentance is lead-ing us to the Resurrection, to our reunion with the great “I AM.” Part of our repentance involves working to secure justice for all and helping our neighbor to live in God’s ways. We encourage each other and nurture each other, like the compas-sionate gardener of today’s Gospel, who tells the owner of the orchard that he will nurture the tree, fertilize it, and perhaps it will bear fruit.

Mitad de Cuaresma, ¡Registrate!

Dios dice a Moisés, “Yo soy el que soy. Explícaselo así a los israelitas: ‘Yo soy’ me envía a ustedes’. El Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados, el Dios de Abrahán, el Dios de Isaac, el Dios de Jacob” (Éxodo 3:14, 15). Como Jesús diría luego, Dios no es un Dios de muertos sino de vivos y así creemos que los muertos resucitarán un día.

En esta tiempo, la mitad de la Cuar-esma, hacemos una pausa para con-siderar cómo nuestro arrepentimiento nos lleva a la Resurrección, a nuestra reunión con el gran ‘Yo soy’.

Parte de nuestro arrepentimiento supone trabajar para asegurar la justicia para todos y ayudar a nues-tro prójimo para vivir de acuerdo a la voluntad de Dios. Nos animamos y cuidamos unos a otros; así como el jardinero compasivo del Evan-gelio de hoy, quien dice al dueño de la huerta que él cuidará el árbol, lo fertilizará y quizá pueda dar fruto.

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3rd Sunday of Lent Blessed Sacrament March 24, 2019

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, March 23 5pm Baldomero Sierra †

SUNDAY, March 24 8am Gene Martinez † 10am Parishioners 6pm Dick Kelly †

MONDAY, March 25 8am

TUESDAY, March 26 8am Ellen Heid †

WEDNESDAY, March 27 8am Anna Nguyen †

THURSDAY, March 28 8am Goung Nguyen †

FRIDAY, March 29 8am Charles Kachadoorian †

SATURDAY, March 30 8am Anna Nga † 5pm Baldomero Sierra †

PRAY DAILY FOR OUR PRIESTS

Scripture Readings & Prayer

THIS WEEK Monday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

TODAY

First Reading -- “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have come to rescue them” (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7. Psalm -- The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or Psalm 95. Second Reading -- Those who think they are standing secure should take care not to fall (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. Gospel -- I shall cultivate the ground around the fig tree and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future (Luke 13: 1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42].

Sunday, March 24 Rev. Msgr. Donal Sheahan

Monday March 25 Rev. Msgr. William Shipley

Tuesday March 26 Rev. Michael Sinor

Wednesday March 27 Rev. Romeo Smith, Jr

Thursday, March 28 Rev. Louis Solcia, CRSP

Friday, March 29 Rev. Jose Sosa, Sch.P.

Saturday, March 30 Rev. John Sostrich

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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March 24 “Always Our Children” Lenten Mass 5pm Adoration, Reconciliation; 6pm Mass; 7pm Reception. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. 1638 Polk Ave. 92103. All are invited to a Lenten Mass for Families & Friends of the LGBT Community INFO: www.sjesandiego.org

March 30

Explorer Day Learning About The Priesthood. 8:30 am. to 3:30 pm. St. Francis Center at the USD - If living a life of service for Christ & the people of God as a Priest is calling you, please attend. Applications are at the parish office or call Fr. Lauro Minimo at St. Francis Center at (619) 291-7446

May 3-5

Beginning Experience Weekend Retreat At Prince of Peace Abbey, in Oceanside. Divorced, widowed, and separated persons register now for a healing weekend. INFO: Rose Sheehan 619-504-4410 or Nish Carmedy 330-607-8774 SPANISH.

What’s Happening Around the Town April 5-7 Holy Spirit Parish Rummage Sale Biggest & Best Ever Fri. & Sat. 8am-8pm, Sun. 8am-3pm Furniture, Tools, Sporting Goods, Bikes, Books, Toys, Clothing, Shoes, Accessories… You name it, we probably have it! Donations welcome through Wed. Apr. 3.

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April 6

White Mass for Medical Caregivers 10:30am at Sacred Heart Parish, 655 C Ave. Coronado CA 92118. The Mass and reception will honor all who provide compassionate care and service and concern for human life. All faiths are welcome. RSVP by April 1st to isantiesteban@sdcatholi.org. April 6 Love Our Priests Prayer Group Mass 10am - Ascension Catholic Church. Special Mass followed by an informal potluck honoring Rev. Toufic Nasr (Pastor at Saint Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church, El Cajon, California). Bring a friend & a dish to share! Come experience the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Syrian language (spoken Aramaic) the language of Jesus & the Apostles. The readings will be in English. Rev. Toufic Nasr was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He is currently pastor at St. Ephrem Church in El Cajon, CA.

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MINISTRIES

Adoration Chapel Contact parish office 619-582-5722

Altar Servers Contact parish office 619-582-5722

Choir - Contemporary (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses) 619-582-5722

Choir - Traditional Patti Burch (8am Masses) 619-735-6330

Eucharistic Ministers Contact Parish Office 619-582-5722

Lectors Sheila Kennedy 619-287-1864

Ushers Parish Office 619-582-5722

Youth Ministry (High School Students) Contact parish office 619-582-5722

GROUPS

Cares for Kids Teresa Markey 619-582-2141

Culture of Life Margie Morrison 619-582-8651

Knights of Columbus John Agoh 619-278-8405

Women’s Club Pat Luebbers 619-262-8522

Parish Information & Resources Parish ID# for United Way Contributions is 9753

PARISH OFFICE 619-582-5722

Pastoral Staff Fr. Jose Goopio, Pastor

Deacon Herb Kelsey

Deacon Tony Albers

Kerwin Molina, x124 RCIA & Children’s Faith Formation Coordinator FaithForm@blessedsacrament- sandiego.org

Justine Coliflores, Confirmation, teens Administrative Staff

Jeanine Yin, x100 Administrative Assistant

Nancy Ulrich, x129 Communications Coordinator

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SACRAMENTS

Marriage Information: 619-582-5722 Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before the marriage date.

Baptism Information: Deacon Herb Kelsey

First Communion: Contact Parish Office

Confirmation: Contact Parish Office

Anointing of the Sick: Fr. Jose Goopio 619-582-5722

Funeral Arrangements: Contact Parish Office 619-582-5722

SCHOOL SKDA - St. Katharine Drexel Academy Anne Egan, Principal 619-582-3862 Parent-Teacher Group(PTG) Tina Greenbank (President) tinagreenbank@gmail.com