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Mass Intentions

Sat., June 20 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time— Vigil People of Immaculate Conception Parish

Sun., June 21 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 †Kristan & Richard Wagner

10:00 The Spera Family, SI 11:30 †Gonsalves Family

Mon., June 22 - Weekday Kale Whitman, SI

Tues., June 23 - Weekday †Dolores Gonsalvs

Wed., June 24 - Nativity of St. John the Baptist +Conceciao Virissimo

Thurs., June 25 - Weekday Thanksgiving for St. Martha

Fri., June 26 - Weekday †Dolores Gonsalves

Sat., June 27 - Weekday †Beshara Michael Berdak

Deacon Robert Fitzmorris, Parish Administrator Fr. Garrett Galvin, OFM, Liaison to the Parish

Fr. Joseph Chinnici, OFM, in residence Fr. Anthony Garibaldi, OFM, Mission San Luis Rey

Mass Schedule Weekdays: Monday thru Saturday, 8:00 AM

Sunday Masses Saturday Virgil: 5:15 PM Sunday: 8:30 10:00, & 11:30 AM

Holy Day Masses Vigil Mass: 6:00 PM Holy Day Masses: 8 AM, 12:10 PM

Reconciliation: Saturday—4:30 to 5:00 PM, and by appointment

Baptisms: By appointment only. Please email Linda Acuna, bear250@icloud.com

Weddings: By appointment only. Arrangements must be made at least one year in advance. Please contact the parish office.

Funerals: For arrangements, please call the parish office.

Daily Readings

Monday: 2 KGS 17:5-8, 13-15A, 18; MT 7:1-5

Tuesday:2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36; MT 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday: IS 49:1-6; ACTS 13:22-26, LK 1:57-66, 80

Thursday: 2 KGS 24:8-17; MT 7:21-29

Friday: 2 KGS 25:1-12; MT 8:1-4

Saturday: LAM 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; MT 8:5-17

Sunday: 2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A, ROM 6:3-4, 8-11;

Pray for Our Sick

Joane Anderson, Rev. James Boyd, Mindy Brothers, Cosmo & Joan Busalacchi, Dominic Castagnola, Reginald Custodio, Joanne Daleo, Michael Denny, Dawn Desimone, Adela Diaz, Jim Driscoll, Adele Dunne, Julie Fish, Gloria Flynn, Shirley Ilog, Donna Cruz Jones, Ricardo Hernandez, Olivia Ingram, Grace Mulvanity, Stephanie Ng, Zita Oregon, Ann Orwig, Glen & Marilyn Rasmussen, Tom Sapien, Crystal Spera, Nancy Stodgell, Sherrie Thurston, Marie Whitman.

Father’s Day Prayers

Either of the following prayers may be used prior to the Grace Before Meals or at the conclusion of dinner.

All may stretch out their hands over the father(s) in a gesture of blessing.

May God, who gives life on earth and in heaven, lead you to walk by the light of faith and so help your children attain the good things Christ has promised us. R/. Amen

God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. Bless our father. Let the example of his faith and love shine forth. Grant that we his family, may honor him always with a spirit of profound respect. Grant this through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen Catholic Current Prayer taken from the Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, Revised Edition, copyright © 2007,

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EXPENSES

Ministry Supplies $172.50 Office Supplies $77.56 Pest Control $116.00 Telephone $340.00

TOTAL: $706.06

Customized Bricks and Bench tops are available by order at the Parish Office or on the parish website. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the Immaculate Conception Building Maintenance Fund.

Total Collection June 14, 2020

$5,465.00

Building Fund $458.00

STORE HOURS

The gift shop is open on Friday 1-4 pm

Saturday 10am - 4:30pm Sunday 9:30am - 4:00pm

Now Available

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Thanks to your generosity we have reached over 50% of our goal of $20,000. As of May 30, $11,136 has been

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Beginning June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops celebrates Religious Freedom Week. Join us in promoting religion freedom For the Good of All.

All people desire to know their Creator. All people have a natural impulse to to seek the good and to live in accordance with that good. All people can flourish when they pursue the truth about God and respond to the truth.

Religious freedom means. That all people have the space to flourish. Religious freedom is both an American value and an important part of Catholic teaching on human dignity. When we promote religious freedom, we promote the common good and thus strengthen the life of our nation and the community of nations.

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Religious Freedom Week 2020: For the Good of All Join us, June 22 - June 29, as we pray, reflect, and take action on religious liberty, both here in this country and abroad.

▪ June 22: Freedom to Serve in Health Care

▪ | ▪ June 23: Respect for Houses of Worship

| ▪ June 24: Religious Minorities in China ▪ | ▪ June 25: Adoption and Foster Care | ▪ ▪ June 26: Border Wall Dispute in the

Diocese of Brownsville | ▪ ▪ June 27: Catholic Schools ▪ | ▪ June 28: Central African Republic | ▪▪ June 29: Civilize It ▪ | Visit USCCB website for additional information.

M.A. Degree in Pastoral Ministries

“Are you yearning for something more to enhance your ministry and service to others? Santa Clara University is now offering its M.A. degree in Pastoral Ministries with an emphasis in Restorative Justice and Chaplaincy right here in the Diocese of San Diego. The professors come to you in a 10-week quarter through a convenient blended format for 3 face-to-face Saturday sessions with the remaining 7 class meetings held online one evening a week. Saturday classes are held at the San Diego Diocese Pastoral Center at 3888 Paducah Drive, San Diego 92117. Summer and Fall 2020 courses completely online. Sign up at online at www.scu.edu/pm to join a Virtual Open House on June 23 at 11:30 am or 6:30 pm or to apply. See Virtual Open House flyer or call Joseph Morris at 408-554-2357. Apply now. Scholarships and financial aid are available.

Announcing two COVID response scholarships

John Paul the reat Catholic University is the Catholic University for Creative Arts & Business Innovation located in Escondido, California. To help meet the urgent need of local students whose ability to obtain a Catholic university education has been jeopardized by the COVID-19 pandemic, JPCatholic is offering two new scholarships for incoming freshmen and transfer students who start at JPCatholic in Fall 2020. Fall classes begin on September 30th, and the University is planning to hold classes on-campus while taking appropriate health and safety precautions. COVID Zero Tuition ScholarshipFor Cal Grant-A Eligible StudentsFor Cal Grant-A eligible students, this scholarship along with your state and federal aid will cover your full tuition without any need for loans. Stay Local ScholarshipFor San Diego County Students Who Are Not Eligible for Cal Grant-AFor San Diego county students who are now reconsidering their college plans and want to receive a local on-campus education this Fall, the Stay Local Scholarship will make our private Catholic education affordable and comparable to local public CSU and UC institutions. APPLY NOW FOR FREE If you’re interested in one of these scholarship opportunities, the first step is to apply for admission. We’ll waive the full $50 app fee, so you can apply for free! Call: 858.653.6740 for details.

But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion:

my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph.

JER 20:11

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SCHEDULE Each 40-minute lecture will be followed by a 20-minute discussion period. It will be delivered online and synchronously, beginning at 7:00 P.M. PDT. FORMAT Each lecture will have a unique Zoom address. Registants will be sent an email within 24 hours of the lecture with the Zoom address to attend. COST Free will offerings welcome and accepted at www.fst.edu by clicking on GIVE NOW REGISTRATION Registrat for each at https://bit.ly/2020-06-18-FST https://bit.ly/2020-07-02-FST https://bit.ly/2020-07-16-FST https://bit.ly/2020-07-30-FST https://bit.ly/2020-08-13-FST

QUESTIONS Please contact Mitchelle Greenlee, Development Coordinator at: mgreenlee@fst.edu

Summer Franciscan Zoom Lectures

As the only Franciscan Graduate School of Theology in the United States, FST fosters within each student the Franciscan Spiritu-al and Intellectual Tradition inherited from Saints Francis and Clare. FST is fully accredited and is affiliated with the University of San Diego.

June 18 DR. GARRETT GALVIN, OFM Franciscan Contemplative Prayer: Prayer for a Busy People in the World Franciscan Contempla ve Prayer was developed for those fully engaged in the world. Franciscans have helped lay people to pray daily in the midst of the distrac ons of business and family life. While contempla on can sound suitable only for a monastery, Franciscans have worked with lay people for centuries to give them the tools for contempla ve prayer. We will focus on how suited this rich tradi-

on is for the 21st Century. Click here to register.

July 2 DR. THOMAS NAIRN, OFM Pope Francis’ Integral Ecology and the Consistent Ethic of Life: Calls for a Wider

Moral Vision As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Encyclical, Laudato Sí, this talk will compare some contours of the encyclical with the Consistent Ethic of Life espoused by the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Rather than discussing the content of both programs, I will discuss three commitments demonstrated by both churchmen: (1) respect for the other, (2) apprecia on of complexity, and (3) awareness of the ac on of the Holy Spirit, and show how these commitments lead both to a “wider moral Catholic vi-sion.” Click here to register.

July 16 DR. DARLEEN PRYDS Ongoing Conversion and the Role of Emotions in Franciscan Spirituality: Franciscan Joy In the popular imagina on Franciscan spirituality is often reduced to cute and sen mental depic ons of the animal-loving Francis. But looking closely at the spiritual path of ongoing conversion that Francis took, along with the paths forged by Clare and many lay affiliates, we find there was always a gravitas to the joy Franciscans experienced. This talk contrasts Franciscan joy and mere cheerfulness in the final installment to a work on the emo onal range in the Franciscan tradi on. The purpose of my work on emo onal range in the Franciscan tradi on is to explore the role various emo ons have in the process of ongoing conversion and to rescue the Franciscan spiritual tradi on from the pi alls of mere quaint-ness and cuteness. Click here to register.

July 30 DR. MAUREEN DAY Young Adult Catholics: Why Questions are Better Than Answers A growing number of studies are examining Catholic young adults and they are all repor ng the same results: young adults are leaving in droves. However, when these studies are examined more closely, they offer a more interes ng story than the “leaving in droves” narra ve provides. This talk will explore the ways people are studying young adults, lift up important takeaways from these studies, and dis ll a set of ques ons to craft a ministry for Catholic millennials and iGens. Click here to register.

August 13 DR. JOSEPH CHINNICI, OFM What Makes Pope Francis so Franciscan and Why Now? A mely new wind is blowing the in the Church and society in the person of Pope Francis and in the Franciscan family. What makes this Franciscan message so important for today? A considera on of three themes in the wri ngs of Pope Francis and how they converge with the prac ces and insights dominant in the Franciscan tradi on serves to illuminate our own “moment” and task in the contempo-rary world. Tune in and find out! Click here to register.

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President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Legal Definition of “Sex” in Civil Rights Law June 15, 2020 WASHINGTON — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, provided a statement on the decision issued today by the Supreme Court of the United States – combining Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., Altitude Express v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Opportunity Employment Comm’n. The justices ruled that the prohibition on “sex” discrimination in employment in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now prohibits discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “transgender” status. Archbishop Gomez’s statement follows: I am deeply concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively redefined the legal meaning of ‘sex’ in our nation’s civil rights law. This is an injustice that will have implications in many areas of life. By erasing the beautiful differences and complementary relationship between man and woman, we ignore the glory of God’s creation and

harm the human family, the first building block of society. Our sex, whether we are male or female, is part of God’s plan for creation and for our lives. As Pope Francis has taught with such sensitivity, to live in the truth with God’s intended gifts in our lives requires that we receive our bodily and sexual identity with gratitude from our Creator. No one can find true happiness by pursuing a path that is contrary to God’s plan. Every human person is made in the image and likeness of God and, without exception, must be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Protecting our neighbors from unjust discrimination does not require redefining human nature. We pray that the Church, with the help of Mary, the Mother of God, will be able to continue her mission to bring Jesus Christ to every man and woman. On August 23, 2019, the USCCB, joined by other national religious organizations, filed amicus curiae briefs in the cases. They are available at http://www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/amicus-briefs/upload/Bostock-8-23-19.pdf and http://www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/amicus-briefs/upload/Harris-8-23-19.pdf.

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A Father’s Day letter from Heaven "The loss of a child is a black hole into which the entire family falls". The words of Pope Francis express a pain that never goes away. Giovanni had been gone almost 8 years when his father found a letter his son had written to him before he died. It was like reading a letter from Heaven.

By Benedetta Capelli, Vatican News

"Yesterday was Father's Day. My two daughters wished me a ‘Happy Father’s Day’ first thing in the morning. But all day long, I couldn’t help thinking about my son, Giovanni. When I got home, I started looking through his things, something I hadn't done since he died. I found greeting cards from friends, stickers of his football team, photographs... and a piece of paper in Giovanni’s handwriting that began: ‘Dear Dad...’”. Massimo Raimondi is the “Dad” Giovanni addresses in the letter. He has kind eyes and working hands. Massimo spends his days assisting the needy at Rome’s Caritas Centre, the Citadel of Charity that Pope Francis visited last December. He speaks slowly and thoughtfully as he tells the story of finding his son’s letter. The letter Since Giovanni’s death, nearly eight years ago, Massimo and his wife Anna have been trying to live their lives as best they can. They attend Mass regularly, together with their two daughters, Antonella and Alessandra. But Giovanni is always present. Every 23rd of June, the feast of St. John the Baptist, his friends gather to eat a pizza in his honor. Then, on 20 March 2019, Massimo came across an unread letter addressed to him from his son. "Dear Dad, I know it may seem strange to you, but it's me, Giovanni, writing this letter. Every time our family was in some kind of trouble, you always blamed yourself. But maybe you didn't notice all the good you did. I could make a list for you, but it would fill a whole diary...". Belief in ideals Massimo was overcome with feelings of love and loss as he read the words of his deceased child. In the letter, Giovanni refers to the many challenges the family has had to face, situations “that would have broken anyone”, he says. But he praises his father’s ability to bounce back and to provide the family with a home and security. “Have you ever stopped to think”, writes Giovanni, “about what you were able to build? Despite the difficulties, you continued believing in your ideals". Ideals like trusting in God’s love and Providence, respecting others even if they fail to respect you, opening your home in welcome to those who have no home. Welcoming others That’s what happened with Daniel whose mother was in prison. Massimo, Anna, Giovanni, Antonella and Alessandra became the child’s Italian family. It all started

when the prison chaplain of Rome’s Rebibbia penitentiary asked Massimo to accompany a young boy on a visit to his mother who was serving a jail sentence there. Massimo was volunteering at the prison facility at the time. “Every Saturday I would collect Daniel from the religious community where he lived and take him back there afterwards”, recalls Massimo. “But I realized the child needed something more". So Daniel started staying over at Massimo's house, playing with his children. Eventually, the Raimondi family took him into foster care. A test of faith? Giovanni’s illness was totally unexpected. He woke up one morning and found he couldn’t walk. The long trial of diagnoses, hospitalizations and unanswered questions began. His sisters and parents never left his side. When he died, the family was more united than ever. "Giovanni’s death”, says Massimo, “brought us together, thanks to our faith”. On the day of the funeral, someone suggested the Lord was testing that faith. “Impossible, I said. The Lord I love so much, the Father who picked me up me so many times, couldn’t take my son away from me”. He is with us "I’m convinced he’s in Heaven, waiting for us”, says Massimo. “It feels like he’s still with us: I see him in the kitchen, on the balcony when I’m watering the flowers". Giovanni lives on in the memories of those he loved, and who love him. They feel his presence and take comfort in imagining how happy he would have been to know he would soon be an uncle – to Nicholas, his sister’s first child, and Massimo and Anna’s first grandchild. “Dear Dad, let me tell you with all my heart: you’re a winner!” Reading those lines from his son on Father’s Day, says Massimo, was like reading something that came straight from Heaven.

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