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Sunday, April 11
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Livestreamed Mass
The Mass offered at 11:00 am on Sunday is livestreamed on our Facebook page for the benefit of those who are staying home during this pandemic.
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.orgApril 11
By April 24th, Carlos Gamboa’s Second Grade CCD Class will have received not only the Sacrament of Reconciliation, but also First Holy Communion. Both of these sacraments further strengthen each child to become a faithful follower of Christ. During the Gathering and the Breaking of Bread during the Eucharist, the children will not only be remembering Jesus at the Last Supper, but more importantly when they receive the Eucharist, they will be nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ. Jesus will live in them, and they will live in Him. This Sunday, April 11, is the feast day of one of our most venerated saints, St. Maria Gemma Galgani, who even during constant and chronic physical suffering was resolved to be more devout in her prayer life, and more frequent in her reception of Holy Communion. Maria was born to Enrico and Aurelia Galgani near Lucca, Italy, the fifth of eight children. Hardship pursued Maria very early in life when, at the age of two and a half, her mother contracted tuberculosis. As a result, Maria was enrolled in a private nursery school. Later on, two children in her family died, and then her mother Aurelia finally died after suffering for five years. When Maria turned sixteen, she developed incurable spinal meningitis, but through the intercession of the Venerable Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, she miraculously recovered. She also prayed with her whole heart to become a Passionate nun, but she was rejected by the order due to her fragile health. At the age of eighteen, when her father died, Maria devoted herself to raising and providing for her siblings with the help of her aunt, while working as a domestic servant. On the eve of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, on June 8, 1899, while Maria prayed, the marks of Jesus’ crucifixion, or stigmata, appeared on her hands and feet. This lasted for over eighteen months. In 1903, Maria was stricken again with tuberculosis, and she bore her pain with the utmost of patience, as Jesus endured His pain before and during His crucifixion. Finally, Maria gazed at a picture of Our Lady, and she asked Mary to commend her soul into her hands, and to ask Jesus to be merciful to her. So it was that St. Maria Gemma Galgani died on the Vigil of Easter, April 11, 1903. Despite Maria’s constant physical suffering, she was always close to God, maintaining her sanctity and holiness, as she traveled along the path with Jesus. May we all grow in our own love of Jesus crucified.Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Joanne Giffard, CCD/Religious Education Coordinator ccd@sjecarmichael.org
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Latest Issue
The January-February 2021 issue of Catholic Herald magazine has been published.
The digital edition of the magazine is available
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Catholic Home Missions Collection
On April 24-25 we will take up the Catholic Home Missions collection. Today, over 40% of dioceses in the United States and its territories are unable to fund the essential pastoral work their communities need. Your support of this appeal helps them meet these faith formation and sacramental needs. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.
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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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