2555 SEVENTEENTH AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94116 TEL: 415-664-8481; FAX: 415-661-2957 EMAIL: STCECILIA@STCECILIA.COM PARISH OFFICE HOURS: WEEKDAYS: 9 A.M. — 12 NOON AND 1 P. M.— 6 P.M. SATURDAY: 9 A.M.— 8 P.M. SUNDAY: 9 A.M.— 1 P.M. MASS SCHEDULE: WEEKDAYS: 7 A.M., 9 A.M., 5:30 P.M. SATURDAY: 7 A.M., 9 A.M., 5 P.M. (VIGIL MASS) SUNDAY: 7:30 A.M.,9:30 11:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. (FAMILY MASS) LIVE BROADCAST WWW.STCECILIA.COM

ST. CECILIA SCHOOL ALUMNI DIRECTOR Veronica Granucci Phone: 415-753-3917

Email: vgranucci@stceciliaschool.org

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION (CFF)

Pre-K and K-”First Steps in the Faith”. Sunday, 9:30 A.M. in the Lower Church

Grades 1 through 8 Sunday, 9:00 A.M. in the Former Convent and Collins Center

Lorna Feria, CFF & Confirmation Email: lorna_feria@stcecilia.com

FIRST FRIDAY TWENTY FOUR HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

7 a.m. Friday — 7 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady’s Chapel

MORNING PRAYER—Monday thru Saturday at 8:20 A.M. ROSARY- Monday thru Saturday at 8:35 A.M.

HOLY HOUR

Saturday 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel

OUR MOTHER of PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS

Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

SACRAMENT of BAPTISM

Registered parishioners are invited to have their children baptized at St. Cecilia’s. Parents and Godparents must participate in

our Baptismal Preparation program.

RITE of CHRISTIAN INITIATION of ADULTS (Adult Baptism)

For information, please call 415-664-8481

SACRAMENT of PENANCE (Confession)

Saturday: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Daily by appointment with the Duty Priest.

SACRAMENT of MATRIMONY To be married at St. Cecilia,

either the bride or the groom must be Roman Catholic.

1. You qualify as an “in parish” couple if you live within the parish boundaries or, have been registered and active for six months or,

have been raised in the parish. 2. If you do not meet one of the three qualifications, then you are

considered an “outside of parish” couple.

Contact the parish office at least six months prior to the date of your proposed wedding

to participate in our marriage preparation program.

ANOINTING of the SICK This sacrament is for the elderly, the seriously ill, or those

scheduled for surgery. Call us when a family member is admitted to a hospital or nursing facility.

SICK CALLS In case of emergency — any hour of day or night.

HOSPITAL VISITS & MINISTRY to the HOMEBOUND

Please call the Rectory with the names of relatives or friends in the hospital or homebound.

PASTOR Rev. Rene Ramoso

PAROCHIAL VICARS Rev. Michael Liliedahl

Rev. Sebastine Bula, VC

DEACON Rev Mr. Rory Desmond

IN RESIDENCE

Rev. Msgr. Floro Arcamo Rev. L. Joseph Landi

PARISH MANAGER: Alvin Martin

SECRETARIES: Jessica Montgomery and Irma Lavitoria

MUSIC COORDINATOR: Russell Ferreira - 650-588-7493

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BASIC LEGAL SERVICES

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SCHOOL 660 Vicente Street San Francisco, CA 94116 Phone: 415-731-8400 Email: Office@stceciliaschool.org Principal: Kathleen Garcia Secretary: Karen Carberry Receptionist: Karen Colen

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March 31, 2019

Fourth Sunday

of Lent

Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 31, 2019

This Week’s Mass Intentions

Monday, April 1

7AM - Reynaldo Ronquillo, Living

9AM - Reno & Donald Tonegato

5:30 - Essie McGrenra

Tuesday, April 2

7AM - Stephen McEntee, Living

9AM - Marian Connelly

5:30 - Declan Goherty

Wednesday, April 3

7AM - Tom Donnelly

9AM - Margaret & Frank Lynch

5:30 - Annie & Bridie Daly

Thursday, April 4

7AM - John Johnson

9AM - Patrick McCarthy

5:30 - Antonio Risianto, Living

Friday, April 5

7AM - Irene Mendanha

9AM - Sr. Helen Clare

5:30 - Garrett Scanlan, Living

Saturday, April 6

7AM - Eve Hutton

9AM - Edward John Spasek

5PM - Frank O’Keeffe

Sunday, April 7

7:30 AM - Wai Chun Lau

11:30 AM - Timmie Kelleher

Saint Cecilia, A Stewardship Parish Family, Welcomes You

THIS WEEK

MONDAY, April 1

10:00 am - Pedro - Collins Center

12:30 pm - Computers - Collins Center

2:00 pm - Qi-Gong - Collins Center

3:00 pm - Current Events - Collins Center

7:00 pm - United for Life - Green Room

TUESDAY, April 2

9:00 am - French - Collins Center

9:45 am - Legion of Mary - Legion Mary

10:00 am - Italian - Collins Center

11:00 am - Exercise - Collins Center

1:00 pm - Bingo - Collins Center

WEDNESDAY, April 3

7:30 pm - St. Vincent De Paul Society - Serra Room

THURSDAY, April 4

10:00 am - Scrabble - Collins Center

10:00 am - Bridge & Bridge Lessons - Collins Center

10:30 am - Beginning Bridge Lessons (Full) - Collins Center

1:00 pm - Knitting and Crochet - Collins Center

7:30 pm - Choir Practice - Green Room

FRIDAY, April 5

7:00 am - 24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration - Collins Center

10:30 am - Adult Faith Formation - Collins Center

1:30 pm - League of the Sacred Heart - Collins Center

SATURDAY, April 6

10:00 am - Confirmation - Church

10:00 am - Centering Prayer - Collins Center

4:00 pm - Holy Hour - Our Lady’s Chapel 9:30 A.M. FAMILY MASS COFFEE & DONUTS

Today: There will be no coffee and donuts.

Next Sunday: The Knights & the League of the Sacred

heart will host coffee and donuts. Sunday Ministries for Next Weekend

5 P.M. Saturday - Presider: Fr. Ramoso; MUSIC:

Adult Choir; Lectors: Ramona Fung & Marco

Celi; Euch. Min: Theresa Markham, Marco Celi,

Garrett Scanlan, Tina Celi, Kathie Wood; Altar

Servers: Colin Mulkerrins, Brandon Holland,

Kate Ozaeta, Hayden Chan

7:30 A.M. Mass - Presider: Fr. Liliedahl; Lectors:

Donna Bruno & Pauline Susanto; Euch. Min:

Donna Bruno & Pauline Susanto; Altar Servers:

Becca Button, Brianna Kyne, MacKenzie

Cashin, Thomas McGrath

9:30 A.M. Family Mass: Knights & League of the

Sacred Heart; Presider: Fr. Ramoso; MUSIC:

Cecilia Cardenas; Euch. Min: Rita Mazzei,

George Ibarcena, Connor Vo, Serena Lee,

Mimi Pratt, Kathryn Ann Dougery; Altar Servers:

Isabella Hildebrand, Aidan Hildebrand,

Gabriella Blas, Andrew Warden

11:30 A.M. Mass - Presider: Fr. Bula; MUSIC:

Holy Spirit Music Ministry; Lectors: Kathy Erigero

& Wendy Ho; Eucharistic Ministers: Kathy

Erigero, Wendy Ho, John Ho, Therese Roomian,

Mary Mangan, Walt McCall; Altar Servers: Sean

McKeon, Isabella Turok, Linda Palmer, Aidan

Sweeney

TODAY: Metanoia by Gerald Darring We are prodigal children. We have in many ways squandered

our Father’s inheritance. Provided with a wonderful garden

to live in, we poison its air, we pollute its water, we erode its

topsoil.

Provided with a wonderful family with whom to share our

lives, we condemn many of our family members to survival-

level existence, we refuse to associate with many of them, and

we contribute to the death of many of them.

Lent is a time to ‘pass over,’ to pass from the world of

injustice we have created over to a world of reconciliation. It

is a time to “turn hatred to love, conflict to peace, death to

eternal life.”

We know that such a turn can take place because we have a

Father who sees us while we are still a long way off, who

catches sight of us and is deeply moved, who will run out to

meet us, throw his arms around our necks and kiss us.

We know that such a turn can take place because Jesus Christ

brought mankind the gift of reconciliation by the suffering

and death he endured.

The message of Lent, therefore, is clear: “We implore you, in

Christ’s name: be reconciled to God.”

The first step, of course, is to do what the younger son did: “I

will break away and return to my father, and say to him,

‘Father, I have sinned against you.’”

Such a confession will enable us to “hasten toward Easter with

the eagerness of faith and love,” and it will make possible the

rejoicing which today’s liturgy foretells and encourages.

“This kingdom and this salvation ... are available to every

human being as grace and mercy, and yet at the same time

each individual must gain them. ... through toil and suffering,

through a life lived according to the gospel, through

abnegation and the cross, through the spirit of the beatitudes.

But above all each individual gains them through a total

interior renewal which the gospel calls metanoia; it is a radical

conversion, a profound change of mind and heart.” Pope Paul

VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 10, 1975.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR GIFTS March 23-24, 2019 collection: $11,355

Same weekend last year: $12,340

Please note that this fiscal year’s parish budget anticipates an

an average of $12,115 in weekly collections.

Confessions at St. Cecilia During Lent

Every Tuesday, April 2 - April 16 you will have the

opportunity to go to confession from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

Archbishop Cordileone says, “Ultimately, the ‘light being on’

throughout the whole Archdiocese is a sign to our people of

God’s desire for reconciliation with them and His great

delight in bestowing His mercy upon them.”

LENTEN AREAS of SPIRITUAL GROWTH Join us for one or more of these Lenten Activities on Fridays during Lent FRIDAY SOUP DINNERS Fridays during Lent, at 6 P.M. - in Lower Church - Simple Dinner of Soup and Bread. In order for us to know how much soup to prepare, please phone the Rectory (415-664-8481) by the Wednesday before the Friday Soup Dinner so that we will have enough soup for everyone. The sign-ups are weekly. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Friday Evenings of Lent at 7 P.M. in the Church Stations of the Cross — All Fridays EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Friday during Lent in Our Lady’s Chapel: April 5* & 12 * First Fridays after the 7:00 am Mass until Saturday at 7:00 am - All other Fridays 7:30 am - 5:30 pm THE DIVINE OFFICE (Breviary) The Divine Office is the Official Prayer of the Church. We pray Morning Prayer at 8:20 A.M. in Our Lady’s Chapel. Prayer books are provided. PENANCE SERVICE Join us on Monday, April 15th at 7:00 P.M. for an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) in preparation for Easter. FASTING AND ABSTINENCE All Fridays during Lent and Good Friday, April 19 are days of fast and abstinence from meat and poultry for Catholics. Fasting requirements within the Roman Catholic Church means one full meal and two smaller meals for Catholics who are 18-59 years of age and older.

“Come, journey with us this Lenten Season.”

ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL 2019

WE ARE CALLED TO CARE AND TO SHARE

We have recently begun our 2019 Archdiocesan Annual

Appeal, and everyone's participation is essential to the

success. Each of us is asked to make a return to the Lord for

His many gifts to us, with a special effort to give a

proportionate gift to support the works of the Church in

providing essential services to our parishes, providing

religious education to young people, and strengthening the

faith of our young adults.

I ask you to prayerfully consider supporting this year’s

Appeal. Your generosity makes a tangible difference in

people’s lives, and I thank you for your demonstrations of

faith that continue to inspire me." Our parish goal for this

year’s Annual Appeal is $170,727. We have collected

$37,355.

If you haven’t already received the AAA mailing and would

like to participate please either pick up an envelope in the

Church or visit the AAA webpage at sfarchdiocese.org/AAA

to donate. All envelopes should be mailed to the

Archdiocese directly. Thank you for your generosity.

PRIESTHOOD DISCERNMENT MONTHLY

DINNER MEETINGS The Archdiocesan Office of Vocations offers two monthly

meetings for men interested in discovering more about the

priesthood. Discernment is not a solitary endeavor. First Thursday

meetings are in San Francisco. The program each time is

Eucharistic Adoration in the church, followed by dinner and

discussion in the rectory.

Upcoming dates:

Thursdays: April 4, May 2, and June 6: 6:15 – 8:30 pm Church of

the Epiphany, 826 Vienna St., San Francisco. For information or to

RSVP: Fr. Cameron Faller 415-333-7630 x16 or

faller.cameron@sfarch.org

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) RCIA has started a new class every Saturdays from 9:00

am - 12 noon in the Serra Room (next to the Lower

Church). If you or someone you know someone who is

interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact

Cynthia Ziganti at c.ziganti@stcecilia.com or 415-664-

8481. You can also visit our website for more

information at stcecilia.com.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION

Help Jesus in Disguise Today our special collection will support the Catholic

Campaign for Human Development. Catholic Relief Services

(CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the

Catholic community in the United States. It is one of the

leading humanitarian and development organizations in the

world, touching the lives of 100 million people in more than

100 countries. CRS prioritizes families, values their

fundamental role in society, and strives to protect them.

Funds from this annual collection provide food to the hungry,

support displaced refugees, and bring Christ’s love and

mercy to all people here and abroad. Parish and personal

resources and informational materials of many kinds are on

the USCCB website www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.

FLOWER OFFERING ENVELOPES

The 11:30 am Mass Easter Sunday

will be offered especially for the

repose of the souls of those people

whose names appear on the Flower

Offering Envelopes. Envelopes are

available at the entrances to the

church. Deposit your envelope in

the box located in front of the statue

of St. Joseph or at the Rectory. Donations offset the

expense of plants and flowers used for the church’s

Easter environment.

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS & FAMILIES

Thor Hunt and Janette Leyden-Hunt

Marie Jeanette Barrios

Carlos and Clare Barrios

Donel Lopez and Carmelisa Morales