Parish Office…………………………...365-8573 Angie Scott, Secretary/Bookkeeper After hours emergency # .......... 378-4681 Catholic Faith Formation .......... 365-8573 Renae Magana, Coordinator

Formacion de fe para ninos……..365-8573 Rene Magana, Coordinador

Youth Ministry ......................... 365-8573

Grupo de Jovenes ..................... 365-8573

RCIA ......................................... 365-8573 Sandy Downing, Coordinator

RICA ......................................... 365-5303 Yolanda Alvarado, Coordinador

Baptism Preparation Class ........ 365-8573 1st Tuesday of each month Mike Spence, Coordinator

Clase de preparación para el bautismo 2do jueves de cada mes Hector Rubio, Coordinador…..276-4694

Parish Nursing Ministry ............ 524-4092 Sandy Downing, Parish Nurse

Sacred Heart Thrift Store .......... 365-5853 2652 Gateway Drive, Anderson Maria Gonzales, Manager

Parish Gift Shop ........................ 347-1985 Kathy Weiss, Coordinator

Anderson Cottonwood Christian Assistance 2979 East Center St. Anderson, 365-4220 Open Tuesday & Friday, 10am—2pm

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service 2400 Washington Ave. Redding…241-0552 Knights of Columbus………...360-202-2463 Dave Santana, Grand Knight

ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sacred Heart Church

3141 St. Stephens Drive, Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30PM (English) Sunday Mass: 10:00AM (English)

12:00 (Spanish) Weekday: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8AM

Confessions: Saturday: 3PM

St. Anne Church 3415 Main Street

Cottonwood Sunday Mass: 8:15AM

JULY 14, 2019

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

Website: sacredheartparish.com • email: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com

Rev. Eric Flores, Pastor

Deacons: Rich Valles • Jesus Madrigal

Michael Evans (retired) • Anthony Short (retired)

Secretary/Bookkeeper: Angie Scott

FROM THE PASTOR

How Can You Have an Ignatian Summer?

Matt Emerson at The Ignatian Educator (America Magazine) suggests the following tips for an Ignatian summer. The article is well worth reading in full, but today we expand on several of his points with links for further inspiration to pursue an Ignatian summer.

Engage in spiritual direction. Emerson asks, “If we took an x-ray of our souls, what would we find?” A spiritual director can help us take that x-ray.

Engage in spiritual reading. IgnatianSpirituality.com is sponsored by Loyola Press, so of course, we agree with the suggestion of spiritual reading. Read the daily dotMagis blog posts or choose a new book.

Contemplate the heavens. A video is no substitute for going outside and contemplating God’s creation, but if you can’t get outside this moment, you might like the video Since Ignatius Liked to Look Up at the Sky. Then plan some time to contemplate creation first-hand.

Join the company of the marginalized. This might be the time to pursue a new volunteer opportunity or learn more about people on the margins. Lisa Kelly suggests our response might begin with A Change of Preposition.

Go on a pilgrimage. The next few months might provide time for sacred travel, whether to an official pilgrimage destination or one of personal significance. If you do undertake a pilgrimage, be aware of all the accompanying experiences and kindnesses you encounter.

Having said all that, and perhaps before all that, give your summer to God.

Emerson concludes: “The opening line of Ignatius’s Suscipe reads, ‘Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all that I have and possess.’ Starting with your summer plans, give it back to God. Before you do anything else, ask God to take your liberty, your memory, your understanding and your will.”

WEEKLY NEWS

MASS INTENTIONS JUNE JULY 13TH—21ST

Saturday July 13th 4:30pm Shirley Straub

Sunday Sunday Sunday

July 14th July 14th July 15th

8:15am 10:00am Noon

Sacred Heart Parishioners Jared Kirchner Santiago Magaña

Tuesday July 16th 8:00am Roy Lee Rogers

Wednesday July 17th 8:00am Shirley Straub

Thursday July 18th 8:00am

Friday July 19th 8:00am Shirley Straub

Saturday July 20th 4:30pm

Sunday Sunday Sunday

July 21st July 21st July 21st

8:15am 10:00am Noon

Sacred Heart Parishioners Hazen Kroff

PRAYER CONCERNS

Shirley Straub, Claire Tona, Bill and Barbara Faulkner, Dick & Norma, Dennis Whitmore, Tony Perez, Tom Johnson, Buddy Smith, Dave Jacobs, Martha Hitchcock, Lisa West, Miranda Weise, Alverta Snider, Carolyn Greenwood, John Williams, Clementine Mills, Jim Weirick, Ilene Duval, Tillie Duval, Carol Andrews, Katie Lewis, Angelo Costanzo, Mary Rowe, Ross Clark, Jay Burns.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

Collection Summary

July 6/7: $6,844

For fiscal year 2019-2020

Budgeted for Collections: $289,000 Total for 1 week: $ weekly Goal: $5,558

Average Weekly Collection: $6,844

Second Collection

The Second Collection next weekend is for our Sacred Heart “Catholic Faith Formation” programs. This collection supports faith formation for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade, High School Youth Ministry, Adult Bible Study, RCIA, and Catholic School Tuition Assistance. Thank you for your continued generosity.

SACRED HEART THRIFT STORE

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Sacred Heart Thrift Store Booth at the Parish Festival. The winners of the Blessed Mother statues are Cindy Warren and David Hallman. Be sure to stop by the Thrift Store during the month of July for special sales.

Our Lady of Mercy and St. Joseph Parish in Redding have formed a Prayer Chain and are inviting Sacred Heart parishioners to join. Each time a prayer request comes in, you will receive an email. All you have to do is pray at your convenience. NO meetings to attend! If you would like to join our “Prayer Warriors,” please email ruthsmith2064@gmail.com.

PRAYER CHAIN

SECOND COLLECTIONS

Beginning this month, we will no longer take up a second collection for Diocesan collections. These include: Church in Latin America, Priests’ Retirement, Mission Sunday, Archdiocese for Military Services, Campaign for Human Development, and Religious Retirement. Please place these envelopes in the 1st collection or in the basket at the back of church. We WILL CONTINUE to take up a second collection for our parish collections: Maintenance and Improvement Fund, Faith Formation, and beginning in July, Debt Reduction for the Front Entrance construction loan.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

If you are a Catholic man, 18 or older, married or single, and practicing your Catholic Faith, you are eligible to join our membership. We are looking for men who wish to help others in our parish and in the community. If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please call Dave Santana on his cell phone at 360-202-2463 The Knights of Columbus meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the Knights Hall. Please join us!

RCIA

Interested in becoming Catholic? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RICA) is the process by which adults undergo educational and spiritual preparation to help them determine whether they are being called to join the Roman Catholic faith community. This program includes the initiation sacraments of Baptism (for those not already baptized Christian), Confirmation & Holy Eucharist (Communion). The RCIA program is led by a team who will help guide program participants through the faith journey. In addition, participants have individual sponsors to pray with, and to discuss topics throughout the many months of learning & discovering. For those considering becoming Catholic, please call the parish office to speak with Fr. Eric.

WEEKLY NEWS

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

MARRIED COUPLES: Getting ready for school means lots of time spent on your children. After school begins, why not give yourselves some time together? Make a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Marriage Encounter

Weekends include: August 23-25 in Sacramento and October 4-6 in Reno. For more information and/or to register for a Weekend, visit our website at:

https://www.sacramentowwme.org or contact Terry & Janet at 916-489-3464

or applications@sacramentowwme.org.

Unsure what to do once you have graduated from high school? Need help with advice on financial aid, how to write a cover letter or resume, or maybe just how to navigate the new world that is college? The Newman Catholic Center in Sacramento will be hosting a Post High School Information Day, Saturday, August 3rd, 9am—3pm at the Newman Catholic Center, 5900 Newman Court, Sacramento. It is open to all high schoolers! $10 registration includes lunch! Please go to www.sacramentonewman.org for more information and to register.

POST HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION DAY

10TH ANNIVERSARY ON FIRE NORCAL JAM

ON FiRE NorCal Jam is celebrating 10 years this September! Join us for this 10th anniversary celebration on September 14, 2019 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and kick off your year of youth and young adult ministry. We will be joined by special guests Jamie Grace, Fr. Rob Galea, Ansel Augustine, and Bishops from all over Northern California – and many more! Tickets are on sale now at www.onfirenorcal.com

ARE YOU BEING CALLED?

In a “low whisper” God called Elijah. Your call may come as a question or maybe it will come as a stirring when you read this announcement: “Teachers are needed for Wednesday evening English and Sunday morning Spanish Children’s Faith Formation classes beginning this Fall!”

Just a few reasons to answer the call: 1) The best way to learn is to teach; 2) Your own faith will come alive; 3) You assist in bringing Christ to others; 4) You practice stewardship; 5) You show your family the value of the Faith.

CAMP PENDOLA

Family Camp at Camp Pendola, a great family get-away to celebrate summer, is coming up soon! The next session will be held over Labor Day Weekend, August 31 – September 2. Family camp celebrates the family by offering a summer camp experience for all ages. For more information check out our web site www.pendola.org or call 530-389-2780 Registration is still open for our Mini Week sessions! Mini weeks are a great way to go to camp for our younger campers. The three night session is a great introduction to overnight camp for the first time campers. All entering 1st – entering 5th graders are invited to attend Fun in the Sun session from July 14-17. For more information check out our web site www.pendola.org or call 916-733-0123

THANK YOU

I would like to THANK everyone who helped the Children’s Faith Formation Program during the Parish Festival. The parents, teachers and students who volunteered to work the games and relays, know that I am grateful for every step taken; every minute spent entertaining the children of this parish!! I believe I can speak for everyone when I say that the addition of prizes for the relays, the watermelon eating contest and the bounce houses were a big hit this year! Special thanks to Laura Luster and her family, Fr. Eric for agreeing to compete, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market for donating the watermelons, and to Gonzalez Jumpers for donating one of the bounce houses! —Renae Magana

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon. Exodus 1:8-14, 22; Matthew 10:34—11:1 Tue. Exodus 2:1-15a; Matthew 11:20-24 Wed. Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12; Matthew 11:25-27 Thu. Exodus 3:13-20; Matthew 11:28-30 Fri. Exodus 11:10-12; 14; Matthew 12:1-8 Sat. Exodus 12:37-42; Matthew 12:14-21 Sun. Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP

So many times in my life, I have failed to start something because I had not yet adequately prepared. I would have started working out or going for a jog, but I needed to get the right shoes. I would have started eating right if only I could find the time and money to buy the right foods. I would have started that journaling project, but I couldn’t without a really nice leather-bound journal. I would have, I would have, and I would have! I know many people can relate. We offer up excuses for so many things. Sometimes we even get to the point where we do start something, but by then, we have already lost so much time. Some of us are thinking about taking a stewardship way of life seriously, but we are just not ready yet. We would be more generous if we can first get out of debt. We would give of our time, but we have to wait until the kids get older or until we fully research our options. The truth is, we don’t have to be in any particular state of life or have any specific financial portfolio to start giving our very selves to God. God takes us as we are now. No resume needed. Why waste so much time thinking about getting started and becoming serious? Time is a gift given to all of us. As we think and prepare endlessly, we are practicing poor stewardship. The time to start is today. Who wants to answer God one day at the gates of Heaven saying, “I would have, but…”? —Tracy Welliver, MTS

GOSPEL MEDITATION FOR JULY 14TH

Loving isn’t too difficult, right? Many of us are surrounded by kind, lovely people trying to do the right thing. Indeed, to “love your neighbor as yourself” seems like it should be easy enough. Treat people like you would like to be treated. Bring the new neighbors some baked goods (normal and gluten-free, just in case). Chat with the bank teller about his holiday weekend. Write an occasional card to your sister “just because.” There were probably varieties of these acts of kindness in Jesus’ day. Perhaps substituting figs for cookies. But “exchanging pleasantries with the traveling cloth merchant” isn’t the example Jesus gives. “A man fell victim to robbers... they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.” The righteous passed by the scene of the dying man. The hero of the story is the one on the margins of Jewish society, who perhaps would not have been welcomed, in other circumstances, by the man now in the ditch. His neighborly love causes him to halt his journey, to tend wounds, and to pay for the man's care out of his own savings. Are we interruptible? Are we attentive to the hurts of others? Are we generous with our money and possessions? In the past few weeks, who has crossed your mind as someone in need of help? Perhaps it’s an acquaintance suffering from cancer. Maybe you were invited to donate or volunteer to a local social cause, but it just won’t stick in your mind (or schedule) to make it happen. The needs of people are many and varied. We can’t help everyone, but God does place opportunities in our path for compassion and courageous love. This week, be “the one who treated him with mercy.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

For Children: Name a time when you showed your love for your family or friends during the past week or two. For Youth: Who are the strangers who you could reach out and help in the coming week or month? How will you respond? For Adults: How will you love God this week? How will you love your neighbor this week? How will you love yourself this week?

WEEKLY CALENDAR: JULY 14TH—21ST

Sunday, July 14 Monday, July 15 Tuesday, July 16 Wednesday, July 17

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 11:15 a.m. Choir Practice 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp

8:00 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Legion of Mary Mtg.

8:00 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp 11:00 a.m. Rosary at Rosie’s Home

Thursday, July 18 Friday, July 19 Saturday, July 20 Sunday, July 21

8:00 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp

8:00 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp 11:00 a.m. Rosary at Oak River PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

3:00 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Mass

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED