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Mass Schedule
Sunday Mass:
Saturday Vigel 5:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM
10:00 AM
5:00 PMDaily Mass:
Mon. - Fri. 6:30 AM
8:30 AM
Saturday 8:30 AMHoly Days
6:30 AM 8:30 AM
7:00 PMHealing Mass:
Third Sunday of the Month
1:30 PM
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Sunday, June 13
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Livestreamed Mass
The Mass offered at 10:00 am on Sunday is livestreamed on our Facebook page for the benefit of those who are unable to attend on person.
Whether you view our livestreamed Mass, or spend a quiet time in prayer on Sunday, you can easily make your Offertory Contribution by going to our parish's WeShare site: https://sjecarmichael.churchgiving.com/ . Thank you.
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CCD NEWS
ST. JOHN the EVANGELIST CCD
Grades: Kindergarten through Junior High
Phone: 916 -483-4628
Email: ccd@sjecarmichael.orgJune, 13
June 6th was our last day for CCD classes for the 2020-2021 school year. The next time that we will all meet again will be on Catechetical Sun[1]day, September 19th. Of course, I will send out letters of enrollment to each CCD family prior to this date. It would be a fabulous gift to our community if all our devoted catechists and their families would gather together for the 10:00 a.m. Mass on September 19. Today, June 13th, is the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, who is one of our most beloved saints. All saints are truly our friends in Heaven, and, like a good friend, St. Anthony is always there to assist us especially when we have suffered a loss. In 1185, Anthony was born into a privileged environment to parents who were natives of Lisbon, Portugal, and he actually received the name Ferdinand at his Baptism. At the age of fifteen, he entered the order of St. Augustine, became a priest, and received an excellent education in theology. Anthony was noted for being a brilliant student, who knew the Bible forward and backward. In addition, he was an excellent teacher, but one day something remarkable occurred which inspired Anthony to follow Jesus in a different way. Five Franciscan missionaries were brutally killed in Morocco, and their remains were sent to a town in Portugal where Anthony lived. This inspired Anthony to follow the footsteps of these martyrs. Soon he was given permission to join the Franciscan order, and it was at this time that Fernando formally adopted the new name – Anthony. He wanted to share the love of Jesus with the Moors in Morocco, who had killed the Franciscan missionaries, or to spread the faith to Christians who were held captive there. After his ship arrived in Morocco, Anthony fell gravely ill, and had no choice but to return to Europe. Still, God obviously had other plans for Anthony because on his return trip home the ship that he was on was blown off course by rough winds. Now, instead of going back to the university life in Portugal, Anthony landed on the island of Sicily, from which they traveled to Tuscany, where a huge meeting of the Franciscan brothers was taking place. As he recovered, Anthony spent his time praying, working hard in the kitchen and the garden, helping the sick in many ordinary ways. Later at another gathering of both the Dominicans and the Franciscans, Anthony was asked to speak when the plans of all the other preachers fell through. As Anthony spoke, his holiness and love for Jesus was evident to all. Soon, people in Spain, Italy, and France travelled thousands of miles to hear him speak. It was said that even fish in the bay poked their heads out of the water to hear Anthony. Anthony not only became an accomplished orator, but he was also a legendary hero with miracles attributed to his presence. People with incur[1]able diseases were cured when Anthony touched them. Once he miraculously multiplied small amounts of food to feed a multitude of people who came to listen to him. When Anthony’s favorite book of psalms containing his numerous notes for sermons was stolen by a young novice, who was planning to leave the order, Anthony fervently prayed to God to change the heart of the man who had taken it. Consequently, the young Franciscan novice returned to the order, and he also returned Anthony’s Psalter. This is one of the most popular stories written about St. Anthony, which has encouraged people to pray to St. Anthony for that which they have lost. On one night, the Christ Child came to St. Anthony, kissed him, and told him how much He loved St. Anthony. This miraculous vision was given to St. Anthony because he kept his soul free from sin, even the smallest of sins, because Anthony’s love for Jesus was so intense. St. Anthony, a tireless preacher who brought countless individuals back to the Lord using his God-given gifts, died on June 13,1231, at the age of thirty-six, when his physical strength finally gave out. He was canonized within one year of his death by Pope Gregory IX, who also titled him “Ark of the Testament.” All over the world St. Anthony is credited as the Patron Saint for lost articles, lost people, and lost spiritual goods.
OUR PRAYER: SAINT ANTHONY, HELP ME TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE TIME THAT I HAVE LOST, SO THAT I WILL MAKE BETTER USE OF MY TIME FOR THE GREATER HONOR AND GLORY OF GOD. GRANT YOUR GRACIOUS AID TO ALL PEOPLE, WHO SEEK WHAT THEY HAVE LOST, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SEEK TO REGAIN GOD’S GRACE. AMEN
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Joanne Giffard, CCD/Religious Education Coordinator ccd@sjecarmichael.org
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Latest Issue
The May - June 2021 issue of Catholic Herald magazine has been published.
The digital edition of the magazine is available
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Ministry in Need
Thankfully now that we can celebrate Mass together in church, we need to restart the Ministry of Commentators.
For more information if you are willing to share your time and talents and join this ministry, please contact the SJE Office at (916) 483-8454 or email us at office@sjecarmichael.org
Thank you and God bless!!
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Blessed Sacrament Chapel
St. John’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday for private prayer.
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration on Wednesdays & Fridays from 9am to 5pm.
Six-foot social distancing is required and there must be less than 10 Persons in the Chapel at any one time.
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confessions will be heard on Saturdays from 3:45 to 4:45 pm (or longer if need be) in the sacristy (this allows for 6 feet social distancing) with no more than 10 persons total in the narthex at one time.
On the diocese's website there is an important article "On making an Act of Perfect Contrition when unable to approach the Sacrament of Penance." Please read it and share the information with your family and friends.
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