Good Shepherd Catholic Church

Mass Schedule Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. (Tuesday 8:00 a.m.) Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. First Fridays Mass: 7:00 pm Holy Days of Obligation: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 7:00 pm Sacraments Baptism Baptisms are celebrated each Sunday at 1:00 pm. Please contact the rectory by phone or email for more information. Reconciliation Saturdays: 3:45 pm- 4:45 pm and by appointment Marriage Please contact the Rectory at least six months before the desired date in order to prepare properly for the celebration of the Sacrament. Sacrament of the Sick If you know of anyone who is seriously ill at home or in the hospital, please call the Rectory for the anointing of the Sick. If you know of any parishion-

901 Oceana Blvd. Pacifica, CA 94044

Phone: 650-355-2593 Fax: 650-355-1832

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm. Please note: Rectory Closed 12:30-1:30 pm Email addressGood.Shepherd.Pac@sbcglobal.net Pastoral Staff Fr. Luello Palacpac, Pastor Suzanne Chinn, Lay Pastoral Associate Rev. Mr. Joseph LeBlanc, Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Benjamin Salvan, Permanent Deacon Ms. Andreina Gualco, School Principal Juliet Kalotkin, Office Assistant Colleen Durkin, Bookkeeper Sis Emelita Cinco, Office Volunteer (Mon) Colette Grady, Office Volunteer (Tues, Wed)

Fourth Sunday of Lent 7:00am Daily Mass followed by Holy Hour 8:00am Tuesday Daily Mass 7:30 Devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help 7:30-4pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 4:00pm Holy Hour: Prayers, Rosary, Evening prayer Benediction. 8:30 pm Earthen Vessels Prayer group 8:00 am Daily Mass followed by Holy Hour Fifth Sunday of Lent

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WEEKLY PARISH SERVICES

PARISH STANDING MEETINGS

Boy Scouts 7:00PM Every Monday—St. Rita’s Hall Finance Committee meets quarterly in the Ministry Center First Friday’s Sacred Heart Devotion 7:00pm—Church First Saturday’s Immaculate Heart Devotion 8:00am—Church Girl Scouts 2:30PM 2nd Tuesday of the month-St. Rita’s Hall GS Women’s Guild meets the 2nd Thursday of every month Knights of Columbus -9:00am 1st & 3rd Sun-Multi-Purp. Bldg. Legion of Mary 5:30PM Every Thursday—Ministry Center Adult Faith Formation Saturday’s after 5 pm Mass, Ministry Ctr. SVdP 1:30PM 2nd & 4th Thursdays—Ministry Center Stitches for St. Anthony 10:30AM 1st Friday —St. Rita’s Hall Liturgy 7:00pm 1st Wednesday——Ministry Center RCIA-9:30 Sundays ——–Ministry Center FFFOGS 11:30 Sundays—Multi-Purpose Bldg.. Parish Pastoral Council 7 pm, 2nd Wednesdays—Min. Center Two Hearts Devotion—8 am-4pm 3rd Sat—St. Rita’s Hall

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Our common bond is our devotion to the Catholic faith. We help one another become better Catholics, better husbands,

better fathers, and better citizens of where we live. It’s easier now to join the Knights of

Columbus through the eMembership at www.kofc.org

For more info, call: GK Erik Doran: 650-303-1403 or PGK Gil Eliares: 650-255-7750

SIDDHARTHA Timothy GROVER SIDDHARTAH Timothy GROVER PEOPLE OF PARISH SIDDHARTHA Timothy GROVER BENJAMIN BENCIO (d) RUPERTO PINEDA (d) CHRIS TAN (L) ORLANDO & BEN COLLADO (d) VERONICA BOSSARD (d) RUPERTO PINEDA (d) SOULS IN PURGATORY PETER REGAN (d) FRANCINE DUVAL (d) PEOPLE OF PARISH ALARIC CHINN (L)

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MARCH 31, 2019 GOD FORGIVES The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” After forty years of wan-dering in the desert, this hard-headed people have finally reached the Promised Land. No more do they eat the manna in the desert, but they partake of the fruits of their new homeland. God has kept the promise to their parents in Egypt. Even though they were a sinful people, many times questioning God and even worshiping false gods, God has forgiven them and fulfilled the promise. The “take-away” for us is that there is no sin that is unforgiva-ble. We may have offended our neighbors, given a bad example to someone, even worshiped the false gods of money and power. But God is a merciful God, true to the words spoken to us. God forgives all and calls us back to love. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today, “Laetare Sunday,” breaks the somberness of Lent for a little rejoicing, and the readings all summon us to an awareness of reconciliation. One of the best-loved stories of our tradition is today’s Gospel story of the runa-way son and the prodigal father. Prodigal, of course, is an adjective meaning “spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness,” and although the boy maxes out the credit cards, it is really the father who is prodigal with forgiveness. Part of the excitement of this Laetare Sunday is root-ed in the ancient catechumenate. Long ago, midway through Lent, the “elect” were focusing more and more on the gift of reconciliation accomplished for them by Christ and about to be realized in the Easter sacraments they were preparing to celebrate. In some places, the elect were even bedecked with roses on this day. A person be-decked with roses sticks out in a crowd; a person formed by the Eucharist and committed to living a life of recon-ciliation does, too. That’s you! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

Good Shepherd FFFOGS Families asking for your help

Spare Change for St. Anthony the Great has been divert-ed to Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico due to their dire need at the request of Cath-olic Extension. We will be collecting your spare change after mass to send to Puerto Rico to help Sacred Heart Parish that was greatly affected by Hurricane Maria and is still struggling to rebuild.

Legion of Mary Corner

Need a Helping Hand? Saint Vincent de Paul cares about you and the loving and caring Vincentians here at Good Shepherd stand ready to help. Call us at: 650-355-2593

CRS Rice Bowl The cardboard CRS rice bowl is a tool for fami-lies to use to collect their Lenten alms. Each bowl comes with a Lenten calendar with short reflec-tions for each day of lent. You’ll also find recipes for meatless meals from around the world and stories of hope from families that benefit from your donation to crs rice bowl. Please take a rice bowl for your home and place it somewhere prominent in your home and bring it back at the end of Lent. Your donations will go directly to Catholic Relief Services to help programs world-wide.

March 25: The Annunciation of the Lord The Annunciation heralds the beginning of our salva-tion. At Mary’s obedient Fiat, humanity is wedded to di-vinity. “In Jesus, God has placed in the midst of barren, despairing mankind, a new beginning which is not a prod-uct of human history but a gift from above” (Pope Bene-dict XVI). All that our heart cries out for became flesh in Mary’s womb. When we repeat the words of the angel by praying the Hail Mary, the Word of God germinates in our soul. We are Christians because of what God announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Exactly nine months from this day, we celebrate the birth of our Lord in Bethlehem. We are inviting all auxiliary members of the Legion of Mary to attend the ACIES, our yearly consecration to our Lady. It will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 10 am to 3 pm at St. Dunstan Catholic Church, 1133 Broad-way, Millbrae, CA.

What is Catholic Relief Services? Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Community in the United States. CRS is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to assist poor and suffering people in more than 100 countries on the basis of need, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS is efficient and effective. In 2015, 93 percent of our expenditures were to CRS programming that benefits poor people overseas. CRS’ programs touch more than 100 million lives.

P RAY FOR THE SICK:

Please pray for our sick and infirm, for those in the hospital or nursing homes and for those recovering at home. Amelia Basilan, Roberta Bernardez, Asuncion Boquiren, Ana Bordallo, Cathryn Brash, Carlos Cabalero, Denise Campbell, Janice Celli, Angelina Ciardi, Rose Crivello, Cathryn DeGuzman, Adrian Eberhard, Patricia Fontaine, Lorelie Fulweider, Mila Giron, Glenn Gonza-les, William and Lillian Glaeser, Rose Hayashi Gough, Lorraine Hirsch, Conchita Taruc Solam Huqueriza, Ken Innes, Katherina Kaye, Elfriede Lanava, Marietta Ludovi-co, Doreen Lue, Cora Maen, Rosy Martin, Rev. Mickey McCormick, Helen McMonigle, Nicee Marques, Rey G. Mercado, Kaylene Munoz, Denise Natividad, Pilar Or-donez, Henry Parra, Sr., Connie Pasco, Amelia Paragas, Jesse Quiming, Armando Ramirez, George Renfern, Wil-liam Araujo Rivera, Attilio Ronconi, Marie Taylor, Bar-bara Thibodeau, Nenette Trinidad, Alfa Vergara, Pam Woods, Margaret Olivier, Miguel Garcia, John Eaves, Juliana Reyes, Dr. Charles Miller, Donald Ramsey

Parish Mission Statement

We are grateful disciples of Jesus Christ, the Good Shep-herd, striving to be a faith-filled community through the prayerful celebration of the liturgy and sacraments. We welcome all embracing our diversity and seeking to grow as a loving and nurturing community serving others with our God given talents and gifts.

Prayer for a Successful Parish Renewal

God of Love, our Good Shepherd,

You are with us in every transition and change. As we enter into this new era of parish renewal with excitement and even some anxiety, we re-

call your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love.

We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us.

We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to this moment.

We thank you for the work of others that gives breadth and depth to our own work. Be with us as we move forward, rejoicing

with you and supporting one another. We ask this in your Holy Name.

Amen.

AAA 2019 Goal 61,463

Percent achieved as of March 31, 29%

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICIAL GIFT TO THE LORD

MARCH 24 2019 $4767.46

2019 Lent and Easter Schedule All Fridays in Lent 6 pm, soup supper (St Rita’s Hall), 7 pm, Stations of the Cross Holy Thursday, April 18 7 pm, Mass of the Supper of the Lord Good Friday, April 19 10 am to 12 noon Confessions 1 pm Stations of the Cross Outdoors and Indoors 2 pm Seven Last Words 3 pm Communion Service & Veneration of the Cross Easter Vigil, April 20 NO daily mass, no confession 8 pm mass Easter Sunday, April 21 Masses will be 8:00am, 10:00am, and 12

All Parishes of the Archdiocese offer Tuesday Night Confessions in

Lent from 6 pm to 8 pm