Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday

10:00 am—2:00 pm

QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH 707-994-6618

Email: qopcc@sonic.net www.qopclearlake.org

7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

February 24, 2019

Queen of Peace

14435 Uhl Avenue, P.O. Box 460

Clearlake, CA 95422

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday/ Sabado:

6:00PM (English) Sunday/Domingo:

8:00 & 10:00 AM (English) 12:00 PM (Misa en Español)

Wednesday/ Miércoles: 7:00 PM (Misa en Español) Confession 5:00-7:00PM

Queen of the Rosary Mission

3972 Country Club Drive Between 9th & 10th Streets

Lucerne, CA MASS: 4:00PM SAT

STAFF Administrator

Father Adam Kotas (707) 890-0319

fr.adam@hotmail.com Deacon

Dr. Ruben de los Santos Parish Secretary

Starr Gallagher Bi-lingual Assistant

Donnalee Villaseñor Director Of Religious

Education Julie Swehla

“Peace begins with

a smile”

My dear friends, The power of showing our WOUNDS. I am often faced with the ques-tion about why I share so much about myself, my family, my past, my hurts; why do I become so vulnerable and why am I so transparent? It is because my wounds have brought and continue to bring so much healing and peace to so many people. Jesus says: "touch my wounds." I am faced every time I celebrate Mass and everyday as a priest with a church full of fear stricken people who are dealing with their daily lives which are so full of problems and sufferings; people who have cancer, who have lost a loved one, who can't pay their bills, who have children on drugs, who are addicted to the casino or to alcohol, who have marital issues, who are depressed and anxious and don't want to keep living; the list of things people who come to me deal with can go on and on and on. How do I bring hope to people and give them peace? I do the same thing Jesus did. I show people my wounds! Come - put your fingers into the holes where the nails entered and into the side where the sword cut my flesh and into the marks left by the crown of thorns and into the bleeding marks left by the whipping and do not be unbelieving but have faith and believe. When I share all that has happened to me and all that I have been through and how I have made it; this brings peace to people for it shows them if Father Adam made it: I can make it. It's what Jesus did by showing His wounds to the apostles telling them: "listen they put me on the cross and here is the evidence and I made it and if I made it; so will you!" Jesus tells the fear stricken apostles "be not afraid." He says: "peace be with you." Now if I just tell someone who is afraid to stop being afraid, that won't do it; my words are not enough to calm someone down. The Greek word used to describe how Jesus found the apostles after the resurrection is "phobia;" hence they all had phobias! Phobias are

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paralyzing. So can you imagine how Jesus finds them when He visits them? They are so nervous, anxious, and afraid about living that they are paralyzed from that fear. What does He do to calm them down? The Bible says He shows them His hands and His side; Jesus shows His wounds. Then and only then does the Bible say: they recognize that it is the Lord and they calm down; they re-gain their composure and their strength and only then will they go out unafraid to face whatever awaits them in the world. It was the wounds that brought them peace. In your own life when you deal with people who have "phobias" what are you to do? Do as Jesus did to calm them down and bring them peace: show them your wounds. Don't just tell people to have peace: tell them about how God has brought you through hell before and how you made it through and how they will make it as well. Share the Good News of your own deliverance by the Great Deliverer and how God will also deliver them. Be real. Be transparent. Be vulnerable. Be like Jesus! "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." After saying this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples were filled with joy at recognizing the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you." John 20:19-21. With a big smile and a blessing and my assurance of prayers for you and your loved ones, Father Adam

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Queen of the Rosary Dates and Times 1st Collec on

Saturday 02/16 4:00 pm

2nd Collec on

$124 $175

Queen of Peace

Dates and Times 1st Collec on 2nd Collec on

Saturday 02/16 6:00 pm $119

Sunday 02/17 8:00 am

Sunday 02/17 10:00 am

Sunday 02/17 12:00 pm

$ 367

$320 $ 365

$580 $ 377

$ 639 $ 809

Collection from February 16th & 17th, 2018

Total $ 3,875.00

Mass schedule for Ash Wednesday/ Miercoles de Ceniza come book your Mass intentions for these Masses—We need Mass intentions for Ash

Wednesday—GET THEM TODAY On March 6th, 2019

12:00 pm & 5:00 pm in Clearlake in English 3:00 pm in Lucerne in English 7:00 pm in Clearlake (Español)

Remember you are Dust

Recuerda que

eres polvo

MASS INTENTIONS/ INTENCIONES DE MISA

SATURDAY 02/23 6:00 PM

Book you Mass Inten on SUNDAY 02/24 8:00 AM

Anthony Duacsek SUNDAY 02/24 10:00 AM

Rosario Degala

DOMINGO 2/24 12:00 P.M Jerry Smith +

SATURDAY 02/23 4:00 PM PRO POPULO

WEDNESDAY 2/24 7:00 PM

For the healing and support of all vic ms of clergy sexual abuse

Mis queridos amigos, El poder de mostrar nuestras HERIDAS. A menudo me enfrento a la pregunta sobre por qué comparto tanto sobre mí, mi familia, mi pasado, mis heridas; ¿Por qué me vuelvo tan vulnerable y por qué soy tan transparente? Es porque mis heridas han traído y continúan trayendo tanta sanidad y paz a tanta gente. Jesús dice: "toca mis heridas". Me enfrento cada vez que celebro la misa y todos los días como sacerdote con una iglesia llena de personas heridas por el miedo que están lidiando con sus vidas cotidi-anas que están tan llenas de problemas y sufrimientos; personas que tienen cáncer, que han perdido a un ser querido, que no pueden pagar sus facturas, que tienen niños drogadictos, que son adictos al casi-no o al alcohol, que tienen problemas matrimoniales, que están deprimidos y ansiosos y no lo quieren seguir viviendo; La lista de cosas con las que se enfrenta la gente que viene a mí puede seguir y seguir. ¿Cómo traigo esperanza a la gente y les doy paz? Yo hago lo mismo que hizo Jesús. ¡Le muestro a la gente mis heridas! Venga, ponga sus dedos en los orificios por donde ingresaron los clavos y en el cos-tado donde la espada cortó mi carne, en las marcas dejadas por la corona de espinas y en las marcas de sangrado dejadas por los azotes y no sea incrédulo, pero tenga fe y crea. Cuando comparto todo lo que me ha pasado y cómo lo he logrado; esto trae paz a la gente porque les muestra si el padre Adam lo hizo: yo puedo hacerlo. Es lo que hizo Jesús al mostrarles sus heridas a los apóstoles diciéndoles: "escuchen, me ponen en la cruz y aquí está la evidencia, y si la hize, ¡usted también!" Jesús le dice a los apóstoles asustados que "no teman". Él dice: "la paz sea contigo". Ahora bien, si le digo a alguien que tiene miedo que deje de tener miedo, eso no lo hará; Mis palabras no son suficientes para calmar a al-guien. La palabra griega usada para describir cómo Jesús encontró a los apóstoles después de la resur-rección es "fobia"; ¡De ahí que todos tuvieron fobias! Las fobias son paralizantes. Entonces, ¿puedes im-aginarte cómo los encuentra Jesús cuando los visita? Están tan nerviosos, ansiosos y temerosos de vivir que están paralizados por ese miedo. ¿Qué hace Él para calmarlos? La Biblia dice que les muestra sus manos y su costado; Jesús muestra sus heridas. Entonces y solo entonces la Biblia dice: reconocen que es el Señor y se calman; recuperan su compostura y su fuerza y solo así saldrán sin miedo de enfrentar lo que les espera en el mundo. Fueron las heridas las que les trajeron paz. En tu propia vida, cuando tratas con personas que tienen "fobias", ¿qué debes hacer? Haz lo que Jesús hizo para calmarlos y traerles paz: muéstrales tus heridas. No solo le digas a la gente que tenga paz: cuéntales cómo Dios te ha traído a través del infierno antes y cómo lo hiciste y cómo lo lograrán también. Comparta las Buenas Nuevas de su propia liberación por parte del Gran Libertador y cómo Dios también las entrega-rá. Se real, se transparente, se vulnerable ¡Sé como Jesús! "En la tarde de ese día, el primer día de la semana, los discípulos se reunieron y cerraron las puertas del lugar porque tenían miedo. Jesús se acer-có a ellos y les dijo:" La paz esté con ustedes ". Después de decir esto, les mostró sus manos y su costado. Los discípulos se llenaron de alegría al reconocer al Señor. Jesús les dijo nuevamente: "La paz esté con ustedes" (Juan 20: 19-21). Con una gran sonrisa y una bendición, Padre Adam

Una nota del Padre Adam

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady Queen of Peace Church #815160 14435 Uhl Avenue Clearlake, CA 95422 TELEPHONE 707 994-6618 CONTACT PERSON Starr or Donnalee EMAIL: qopcc@sonic.net SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat 2017 Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 9:30 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION September 2, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS