Monday

9 AM Portuguese

Tuesday

No Mass

Wednesday

6 PM English

Thursday

9 AM Portuguese

Friday

6:30 PM English Stations of the Cross & Communion Service

7:30 PM Portuguese Stations of the Cross & Mass

Saturday

7:30 PM Portuguese

Sunday

9:30 AM English

11:15 AM Portuguese

6 PM English

Mass

Reconciliation Saturday 7 PM– 7:30 PM Sunday 5:30 PM– 5:45 PM

Parish Office Monday– Friday 9 AM - 5 PM 209.634.2222 2602 S. WALNUT RD TURLOCK, CA 95380 P. O. BOX 2030 TURLOCK, CA. 95381

WITH MARY, SERVING CHRIST IN THE WORLD.

Fifth Sunday of

Lent

APRIL 02 2017 OUR LADY OF FATIMA

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

of the Our Lady

WOMEN’S DAY

FREE HEALTH SCREENING

& HEALTH FAIR

I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;

whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will never die.

www.olassumption.net

Parish Staff

Father Manuel Sousa Pastor

frmanuel@olassumption.net Deacon Edwin Santiago Deacon

mpsecs@charter.net Ashley Hendrex Parish Director Catechism Coordinator

ahendrex@olassumption.net Zelia Freitas Administrative Assistant Music Coordinator

zfreitas@olassumption.net Nellie Oliveira Administrative Assistant

noliveira@olassumption.net Connie Madruga Liturgy Coordinator

cmadruga@olassumption.net

James Governale Youth Ministry Coordinator Confirmation Coordinator

jgovernale@olassumption.net

Administration

Grupo de Oração

Divina Misericórdia PORTUGUESE CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP

Thursdays, First Church 7:00 PM

WEEKLY GIFTS

GOAL: $9,500

SUNDAY COLLECTION: 3.26.17 $9,325.40 SECOND COLLECTION: 3.26.17 $4,115.59

CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES † GIVE TO THE LORD A PORTION OF YOUR INCOME † MAKE YOUR GIFT A SACRIFICE † USE YOUR CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPE OR ONLINE GIVING

† 5% TO PARISH & 5% TO CHARITY

Liturgy

Formation

Daughters of Mary Women’s Fellowship, Prayer & Scripture

Walking With Purpose Bible Study

OLAwomen@gmail.com Thursdays, October 13th – May 4th

6:45 –8:30 PM Register at olassumption.net

Tuesdays 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Wednesdays

6 PM—7:45 PM

Mass Intentions

Join us weekly for fellowship, worship, and spiritual nourishment through Adoration and Confession. Mondays

7:30 PM

Volunteer to serve and/or provide food at the We Care Program Men's Shelter. Contact Christine Dores at 209-495-0586 or cdores12@aol.com for more information.

Valley Area Living Enabling Resources

V.A.L.E.R Office 209.634.0380 Tuesday - Thursday 9 AM - 2 PM

Senior’s Gathering Thursday, April 6th

9AM starting with

Teresa Pires

Pe. José Carlos

Angela Agueda

Maria Azevedo

Fatima Simões

Adam Mattos

Francis Conville

Jacob Mercado

Alex Mercado

Carlos Teixeira

Filomena Cardoso

Tony Silva

Gina Aguiar Dihn

Maria Azevedo

Albina Lopes

Maria Emília Nunes

Dolores Frittsch

Michael Lourenço

Maria A Silva

John Silva

Joao Silva

Francisco Silveira

Roberto da Silva

Grayson Sousa

Carlos Alberto Brasil

Reese Derryman

Peggy Howard

José Teixeira

Francisco Gomes

Georgina Gomes

António Brasil

MarieDixon

Paz Cajucam

Maria Brasil

Diana Tovar

Isalino Bettencourt

Michelle Marques

Marcus Bogacki

Jim Bradely

Maria Valadez

Josefina Freitas

Pauline Assali

Manuel& Terry Espinola

Herminio Azevedo

Dan Coelho

Susana Da Rosa

Florindo Borba

Christina da Silva

Grinoalda Dias

Asselina Teixeira

Conceição Sousa

Francisco Valadão

Miguel Costa

Erma Ornelas

Anthony Konefat

António Flores

Be still and know that I am God. Ps.46:10

Elvina Flores

Lucia Bogacki

Arminda Sousa

Joseph Pacheco

António Oliveira

João Berbereia

Maria I. Machado

Fatima Costa

Amaro Nunes

Maria de Lurdes Toledo

Lurdes Toledo

Armanda Camara

Sean Sousa

Richard Fernandes

Diana Silva

Eduardina Silveira

José Brasil

Sister Amelia

Nair Gomes

Sandra Durand

Sam Reyneveld

Maria De Carvalho

Ilda Fagundes

Juvenalia Freitas

João da Rosa

Elvira Miller

Portuguese Education Foundation

of Central California

Evening of Wine Tasting, Fado & Art

East Lake Ranch 14011 East Ave. Turlock

Friday, April 30th

E-mail: PEFCC@live.com

Mondays 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM

January 23 - April 24, 2017

Tonight’s Life Night:

Merciful: Work the Work

(Living the Works of Mercy)

Support Group to Prevent Diabetes First Thursday of the Month 10 AM Presented by Nurse Arminda Matos

Monday • Segunda-Feira, April/Abril: 03 9:00am - Português † Socorro, Celina e Adelino Amaral – de António Amaral

Tuesday • Terça-Feira, April/Abril: 04 No Mass

Wednesday • Quarta-Feira, April/Abril: 05 6:00pm - English For all the members of the Teams of Our Lady living and deceased

Thursday • Quinta-Feira, April/Abril: 06 9:00am – Português † Antonieta Vieira Dores – da mãe Pelas int. de José, João e Antony Vierira

Friday • Sexta-Feira, April/Abril: 07 7:30pm – Português † Ana Silva – de Maria Santos † Pedro Reis – de José e Jovina Matos † Defuntos de João e Margarida Vitorino † Francisco, Adelaide, Maria, Gregorio e Serafim - da filha e irmã † Defuntos de Lupe Mercado † Luisa Brasil – da família † Duarte Fernandes – de António e Nelcina Brasil † Pais e irmãos de Serafina Jordão † Defuntos de Georgina Ourique Pelas int. de Peter Freitas – dos pais Pela saúde de Eduardina Silveira e int. dos seus filhs e netos

Saturday • Sábado, April/Abril: 08 7:30pm - Português † David Freitas Pela int. de Deolinda Freitas

Sunday • Domingo, April/Abril: 09 9:30am – English † Joe Gomes – from wife & family † Manuel & Mike Alvernaz – from family † Manuel M. & Nivia F. Cardoso – from daughters & family † Rosa da Silva – from Eduardina da Veiga

11:15am - Português † Fernando Cabral, aniv. da morte – da esposa †Lourenço e Vitoria Soares – do filho Eleutério e família † Francisco Nunes – da nora Cecilia Nunes † João Luis Oliveira e Ana A. Morais – da filha † Pais e sogros de Natalia Gonçalves † Pedro Reis – da esposa e família † João Serafim de Sousa – dos filhos † Maria Juvenália Reis – da família † Joaquim Meneses Mancebo – da família † Alvaro Toledo – da esposa e filhos † José Jordão – da esposa filho e família † Maria Bernardete Brasil e Manuel Sousa – da família † Manuel e Maria Glória Dinis e Francisco Vaz – da filha Maria Dinis † João Oliveira Fernandes – da esposa Rosa Fernandes † Leontina Silva – do marido e filhos † Steve Arlindo Cardoso – dos pais

† Arlindo Gomes Avila – dos pais e irmãos Filhos e Netos de Antònio Amaral

6:00pm – English † José L. Pacheco – from Joe & Katrina Pacheco † António, Adelina & Maria da Conceição Rocha – from Lucia & family † David Freitas & Salvador Vieira – from Tony & Zelia † Cassy Mancebo – mom, dad & family † Hijinia Maldonado – from Bert & Natalie Sanchez † Etelvina Fontes – da filha e família For the int. & health of Gina Machado – from Mary Sousa & family

Community Life OCTOBER 13,1917

Eye Witness Accounts

From the road, where the vehicles were parked and where hundreds of people who had not dared to brave the mud were congregated, one could see the immense multitude turn toward the sun, which appeared free from clouds and in its zenith. It looked like a plaque of dull silver, and it was possible to look at it without the least discomfort. It might have been an eclipse which was taking place. But at that moment a great shout went up, and one could hear the spectators nearest at hand shouting: "A miracle! A miracle!"

Before the astonished eyes of the crowd, whose aspect was biblical as they stood bareheaded, eagerly searching the sky, the sun trembled, made sudden incredible movements outside all cos-mic laws---the sun "danced" according to the typical expression of the people.

Standing at the step of an omnibus was an old man. With his face turned to the sun, he recited the Credo in a loud voice. I asked who he was and was told Senhor Joao da Cunha Vasconcelos. I saw him afterwards going up to those around him who still had their hats on, and vehemently imploring them to uncover before such an extraordinary demonstration of the existence of God.

Identical scenes were repeated elsewhere, and in one place a woman cried out: "How terrible! There are even men who do not uncover before such a stupendous miracle!"

People then began to ask each other what they had seen. The great majority admitted to having seen the trembling and the dancing of the sun; others affirmed that they saw the face of the Blessed Virgin; others, again, swore that the sun whirled on itself like a giant Catherine wheel and that it lowered itself to the earth as if to burn it in its rays. Some said they saw it change col-ors successively....

O Seculo (a pro-government, anti-clerical, Lisbon paper)

"At one o'clock in the afternoon, midday by the sun, the rain stopped. The sky, pearly grey in color, illuminated the vast arid landscape with a strange light. The sun had a transparent gauzy veil so that the eyes could easily be fixed upon it. The grey mother-of-pearl tone turned into a sheet of silver which broke up as the clouds were torn apart and the silver sun, enveloped in the same gauzy grey light, was seen to whirl and turn in the circle of bro-ken clouds. A cry went up from every mouth and people fell on their knees on the muddy ground....

The light turned a beautiful blue, as if it had come through the stained-glass windows of a cathedral, and spread itself over the people who knelt with outstretched hands. The blue faded slowly, and then the light seemed to pass through yellow glass. Yellow stains fell against white handkerchiefs, against the dark skirts of the women. They were repeated on the trees, on the stones and on the serra. People wept and prayed with uncovered heads, in the presence of a miracle they had awaited. The seconds seemed like hours, so vivid were they.

O Dia (another Lisbon daily, edition of 17 October 1917)

We looked easily at the sun, which for some reason did not blind us. It seemed to flicker on and off, first one way, then another. It cast its rays in many directions and painted everything in different colors--- the trees, the people, the air and the ground. But what was most extraordinary, I thought, was that the sun did not hurt our eyes. Everything was still and quiet, and everyone was looking up. Then at a certain moment, the sun appeared to stop spinning. It then began to move and to dance in the sky until it seemed to detach itself from its place and fall upon us. It was a terrible moment.

Ti Marto (father of Jacinta and Francisco)

The sun turned everything to different colors---yellow, blue and white. Then it shook and trembled. It looked like a wheel of fire that was going to fall on the people. They began to cry out, "We shall all be killed!" Others called to our Lady to save them. They recited acts of contrition. One woman began to confess her sins aloud, advertising that she had done this and that.... When at last the sun stopped leaping and moving, we all breathed our relief. We were still alive, and the miracle which the children had foretold, had been seen by everyone...

SIXTH APPARITION OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

10 AM PARISH

HALL

2602 S Walnut Rd. Turlock CA 95380

Only 7 Tables are Avaliable • Please call the Parish Office to reserve your table this week • 209.634.2222

Faithful women enjoying fellowship

• Brunch • Fashion Show • Shopping • Raffle •

Free Health Screening & Health Fair

SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2017 SNACK BAR

• 12 NOON – 4:00 PM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER

MEDICAL

AND NUTRITION QUESTIONS:

DR. ALISHA PRATT, DO

DR. FILOMENA TRINDADE, MD, MPH, ABFM

Valley Area Living Enabling Resources

V.A.L.E.R Office 209.634.0380

Academica Soccer Club 33RD ANNUAL DINNER

Parish Hall Friday, April 21st

Adults $25 Children under 12: $15

For tickets contact: President Simon Bettencourt or Agnel Bettencourt 209.535.8439

• Chicken

• Tri-Tip

• Shrimp

• Baked Potato

• Salad

• Bread

• Rice Pudding

• Wine

Easter Triduum Holy Thursday, April 13th Bilingual Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper followed by Procession & Adoration until Midnight in the Parish Hall 7:30 PM

Good Friday, April 14th Stations of the Cross & Divine Mercy Novena 3 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion & Procession 7:30 PM

Holy Saturday, April 15th Divine Mercy Novena 3 PM Easter Vigil 8 PM

Easter Sunday, April 16th

9:30 AM Solemn Easter Sunday Mass in English 11:15 AM Solemn Easter Sunday Mass in Portuguese 3 PM Divine Mercy Novena NO 6 PM Mass

Women’s Day

2017 Vocations Dinner

Honoring Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Religious &

Seminarians of the Diocese of Stockton

Elks Lodge

Thursday, April 20th

6 PM Doors Open

7 PM Dinner

$25 per person RSVP by April 10th

Tickets: Bob Tognetti 209.523.9403

Good Friday, April 14th

3 — 4 PM

Stations of the Cross

Divine Mercy Novena

Holy Saturday, April 15th

3 — 4 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Easter Sunday, April 16th

3 — 4 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Monday, April 17th

7 — 9 PM

ARMEE hosts Divine Mercy Novena

Tuesday, April 18th

7 — 8 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Wednesday, April 19th

7 — 9 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Reflection: Healing Service - UNBOUND

Presenter: Vince & Heather Sigala

Thursday, April 20th

7 — 8 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Friday , April 21st

7 — 8 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

Saturday, April 22nd

3 — 4 PM

Divine Mercy Novena

FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY

Sunday, April 23rd

3 — 4 PM

Holy Hour o Mercy & Fellowship

Reflection: Messages of Fatima

Presenter: Fr. Manuel Sousa

Lenten Reconciliation Saturday, April 8th 6 PM - 7:30pm Holy Thursday, April 13th 10 AM- 12 Noon 3 PM- 5 PM Good Friday, April 14th 10 AM - 12 Noon 3 PM - 5 PM Holy Saturday, April 15th 10 AM- 12 Noon

Do you have Calla Lilies at home? We would love your gift of calla lilies to decorate the Church this Easter. Please bring them Monday– Friday to the Parish Office.

Fridays of Lent First Church 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross & Communion Service English 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross & Mass Portuguese

Sunday, April 9th

Rehearsal for Holy Thursday

7:15 PM Monday, April 10th

Rehearsal for Good Friday

6:30 PM

Wednesday, April 12th

Rehearsal for RCIA: Elect, Candidates &Sponsors

5:30 PM

Rehearsal for Easter Vigil Liturgy

7 PM