Father Soane Kaniseli

MY WISH LIST

FOR DIVINE MERCY

PARISHIONERS

WHEN I RETIRE

Before I ask you, my beloved Family members, to consider

my final pastoral wishes as I retire, I want to thank you

immensely for giving me your support and assistance with the

different ministries; inviting me into your homes for dinner,

and out for a round of golf. I cannot overstate the

importance that sharing these many holy moments with you,

in service to our Lord and out among His family, has meant to

me.

I owe a great deal of thanks to mothers for being a mother

to me and giving me your motherly care for these many years.

I am grateful to fathers who have stood with me as earthly

fathers, walking this walk with me, instilling confidence in me

and my ministry. Your support was necessary to the success

of my mission as your Spiritual Father, and I could have failed

without you. Thank you all for journeying with me over these

past 10 years.

Divine Mercy is the last parish I will serve in active ministry.

It feels somewhat like Divine Mercy Parish is the only parish

that I served in. The time that I have spent here is the longest

that I have served in one community since my ordination in

1987. As I prepare to leave I find my growth as a priest is due

to the great and various contributions you’ve made to my

experiences during the time that we have shared together. It

is with a very grateful and joyful heart that I prepare for

continued service to our God, yet in a different capacity.

As I celebrated our first Mass together in January 2010, in

full faith, I shared with you the “mission” that God had

charged me with as your new pastor; “God called me to Divine

Mercy to help you get to heaven.” Looking back on this last

decade I recognize the pain that we shared as growth and

journey is not without some kinds of hurt; I look back on tears

of joy and our celebrations of the milestones we achieved

together. We are the vine of Christ and are always striving for

growth; but most of all as I look to our present and your

future as the Divine Mercy Parish family, I desire for each of

you the presence of mind to create many, many more holy

moments. Persevere in making holy moments — this will help

you get to heaven.

On the top of my wish list is that each of us lives life in a State

of Grace and works to keep our path straight on the highway to

Heaven. I wish that we all meet again at the top of the Stairway

and we will be with God forever in Heaven.

My next wish is that through his own way of leadership, the

new pastor will continue to lead you all on the journey to Heaven.

I pray that you will desire to assist him in the journey as you

assisted me during my time with you in active ministry.

I wish that you will remain devoted to our Lord Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Trinity, and His Mother Mary. I wish that you will

continue to desire closeness with God by attending the Welcome

Retreats, and share your experiences with others which will allow

Jesus to continue to renew His parish.

I wish that you will always work at helping your brothers and

sisters who have lost their way. I wish that you will always lead by

example and walk the lost back to the highway to Heaven.

I wish that through the power of prayer our families will

continue reforming the Domestic Church; continue praying

together as a family and make the Word of God alive in the life of

your families.

I have more wishes. I know you all to be loving people and do

not want to put too many out there because I know you will want

to fulfill them all…..so I leave you with my last wish-live your love

of Divine Mercy; continue

your devotion to the

Sacred Heart; and continue

to pray for lasting peace in

our families and the world.

May the peace of our

Lord be with you always,

Father Soane

Rev. Soane Kaniseli

June 21, 2020

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Sunday Mass 7:30 AM

9:30 AM

12:30 PM

Youth Mass 5:00 PM

Every 1st Sunday of the Month

Spanish Mass 5:00 PM

Every 2nd Sunday of the Month

Filipino Mass 5:00 PM Every 3rd Sunday of the month

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WEEKDAY MASSES

Mon - Wed - Fri 6:30 PM

Tue - Thur - Sat 8:30 AM

Every Friday Holy Hour 3 - 6 PM

(Blessed Sacrament Exposed)

Sacrament of Penance

Fridays 4:00-6:00 pm

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Parish Office.

Rosary

English: 30 mins before every Mass

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Immediately after every Mass

Sacraments and Rosaries

Mass Schedule

Graduation Mass June 21 @ 10:00

Congratulations

Confirmands

Father Soane!

“What I say to you in the darkness,

speak in the light; what you hear

whispered, proclaim on the housetops .”

Matthew 10:27

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 21, 2020

Divine Mercy Catholic Church

2231 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835

Tel: (916) 256-3134 www.divinemercynatomas.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-4:00 pm

PASTOR Rev. Soane Kaniseli pastor@divinemercynatomas.com

Deacon Rick Morales deacon@divinemercynatomas.com

Deacon James Ogbonna deaconjames@divinemercynatomas.com

MISSION STATEMENT ~ To establish a faith-filled community bonded by love. To

proclaim the good news, foster personal encounters with the living Christ and strengthen the

family by witnessing the gospel values of love, mercy, justice, forgiveness and service to all.

Nothing is

concealed !

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“Fear no one! There is nothing concealed; that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What

I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.”

Matthew 10:25-27

We should not fear an outbreak of pandemic at Divine Mercy Catholic Church, such as has happened in Dixon.

However the incident gives us an opportunity to recap the various steps that Father, Business and Facilities as well

as the Security and Ushers Ministry have taken to protect you from contracting the virus when you attend Mass. Do

not fear coming to Mass! There isn’t anything about safety, sanitizing and ensuring social distancing that hasn’t

been shared with you on our website (www.divinemercynatomas.com) , in the e-bulletin and posted in the church.

After receiving the news that the church would reopen; Father Soane enlisted the very best of resources to make

sure everyone could return to worship and feel comfortable and safe.

He secured volunteers with experience in Safety and Security processes, as well as project management and

technical writing skills to document and implement a process that would meet the State, County and Diocese

criteria.

Father combined the Security and Usher ministries to ensure and check that everyone coming into the church

is compliant with the criteria. Masks are a requirement.

The church has been modified to support sanitation and social distancing. Hand sanitizing stations have been

installed throughout the church. Social distancing has been indicated by closing every other pews, and mark-

ing the actual seating areas. Walk ways, seating, and directional entry/exits are marked by following the blue

tape.

The SUM ministry escorts the parishioners into the church

and seat them in the socially distanced areas.

One- way walk- through have been established to prevent

crowding in the aisles of the church and directions for en-

trance and exit are marked above the door to avoid cross

traffic in the Narthex area.

Declarations are filled out by each parishioner as they enter the church for Mass, declaring that they are free

of Covid 19 symptoms. These are part of a tracking system that we are using to “track” an outbreak should

one occur and prevent a full shut-down of the church. Exposed parishioners can be informed and they may

self-quarantine.

The church is fully sanitized by professionals (our very own Apex Cleaning parishioners) after every Mass.

The door handles, etc. are wiped down. You can follow the cleaning process by accessing Apex Cleaning on

Instagram.

Father does not serve communion.

He does wear a mask upon entry of the church.

He remains socially distant from the parishioners by more than 12 feet by remaining behind the Altar and Am-

bo.

The deacons and EM’s wear face shields while serving communion.

The offering baskets are placed at the front of the church. The parishioners are taking their gifts up to the

Altar during the offering.

I’m certain that there are other items that can be shared. As there are developments, we’ll get the word out! It’s ok

to go to Mass! The Lord and your parish family will see you there!

Nothing is

concealed !

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SAINTS AND READINGS OF THE WEEK

Sunday, June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga

JER 20:10-13; PS 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; ROM 5:12-15; JN 15:26B, 27A;

MT 10:26-33

Monday, June 22 St. Thomas More

2 KGS 17:5-8, PS 13-15A, 18; 60:3, 4-5, 12-13; HEB 4:12; MT 7:1-5

Tuesday, June 23 St. Joseph Cafasso

2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36; PS 48:2-3AB, 3CD-4, 10-11; JN 8:12;

MT 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday, June 24 St. John the Baptist

IS 49:1-6; PS 139:1B-3, 13-14AB, 14C-15; ACTS 13:22-26; SEE LK 1:76;

LK 1:57-66, 80

Thursday, June 25 St. William of Vercelli

2 KGS 24:8-17; PS 79:1B-2, 3-5, 8, 9; JN 14:23; MT 7:21-29

Friday, June 26 St. Anthelm

2 KGS 25:1-12; PS 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; MT 8:17; MT 8:1-4

Saturday, June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria

LAM 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; PS 74:1B-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21; MT 8:17; MT 8:5-17

“What I say to you in the darkness,

speak in the light; what you hear

whispered, proclaim on the house-

tops.”

During the first three centuries of

the Church, being a Christian was

no easy thing. Christianity was

illegal. The first thirty-three popes

were all martyred. For over three

hundred years, to lead the Church from the Chair of St. Peter meant to be

killed. It’s no wonder that there arose in the Church such a reverence for

the office of the Pope. In their earthly leader, Christians could plainly see

the image of Jesus Christ, whose death opened the gates of Heaven.

Of course, it was not only the popes who became martyrs. Thousands of

Christians from every walk of life—carpenters, farmers, mothers and fa-

thers, tradesmen and fishermen, to name just a few—were martyred gen-

eration after generation until Christianity was made legal in the fourth

century.

Once the Emperor Constantine joined the Church, Christianity became

not just legal, but the religion of the Roman Emperor. Christian martyrs

seemed a thing of the past. For hundreds of years thereafter, the Faith

was wedded to the rule of empires, nations, and kingdoms throughout the

world.

Unfortunately, this led to a different problem. Martyrdom often took an-

other form. Instead of people being sacrificed, the Truth was at times

sacrificed for the sake of worldly peace. The Faith was sacrificed at the

altar of the secular.

Even in our own day, God asks us Christians to consider such a form of

martyrdom. He asks faithful Catholics, the members of His Church, to

stand on guard. We do not know when the truth is going to be at-

tacked. Have you ever been surprised by something you’ve come across

in the media which takes the truth and twists it? Have you ever heard the

topic of the Church brought up in conversation, only to be met with laughs

and sneers?

Throughout the Gospel accounts, you don’t hear Jesus talk much about

the Devil. Even when He was tempted by Satan in the desert, Jesus did

not pursue Satan. Jesus simply fought against the temptations that Satan

placed before Him. When Satan was through trying to tempt Jesus and

fled the desert, Jesus did not give chase. The devil fled to fight another

day, and century, and millennium.

In Sunday’s Gospel Reading, Jesus says that what we receive within the

walls of our parish churches we need to be willing to speak in public. We

don’t have to go searching for arguments. When we hear someone put-

ting down the Church’s beliefs, we ourselves are being putting down. The

Church is the Body of Christ, and we are all members of that Sacred

Body. When the Body of Christ is attacked, her teachings ridiculed, or

her rights suppressed, we must be willing to speak out and at times even

act against what is false and unjust.

But how do we go about doing that? Sometimes, just speaking out and

saying that a remark is offensive makes someone understand his wrong-

doing. Yet sometimes we may be challenged by another to defend what

the Church teaches, and that demands that we understand the

Faith. This raises another important point about Jesus’ words in Sun-

day’s Gospel Reading.

https://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/

reflections/2020-06-21/

There hasn’t been a saint in the history of the Church who has completely

understood everything that there is to know about the Faith. Nonetheless,

we must be willing to explain as much as we do we know. Furthermore,

we must be willing to learn more than what we currently know, whether we

do this by reading, watching television shows that accurately teach about

the Faith, or simply by holding a conversation with knowledgeable Catho-

lics.

Of course, the greatest resource we have at our disposal is God the Holy

Spirit. Through Baptism we have received the Holy Spirit, and those of us

who have been confirmed have been strengthened by the Spirit’s seven

gifts. Four of these seven gifts strengthen the human intellect to help us

know the Faith: wisdom, understanding, counsel, and knowledge. The

other three gifts of the Holy Spirit strengthen the human will to help us

spread the Faith: fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord. All of these help us

to speak Jesus’ words in the light and to proclaim them on the housetops.+

Stewardship Bulletin Reflection — June 21, 2020

Today’s readings call us to tackle the challenging issues of fear and trust —

two concepts that must be confronted and dealt with by all of us who wish to

live the stewardship way of life. The Lord knows that facing down our fears

and choosing to trust Him with all areas of our lives is an ongoing challenge for

us. He is generous with reassurances to us throughout the Scriptures.

Today’s Gospel passage from Matthew is a case in point. In the span of eight

verses, Jesus addresses the topic of fear four times:

“Fear no one.”

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.”

“Rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body.”

“So do not be afraid.”

And the reassurance continues. “Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?

Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even

all the hairs of your head are counted.” Notice that Jesus says, “your Father” in

describing God’s intimate knowledge and tender care for each one of us. He is

truly “Abba,” our Dad, Who knows us inside and out. With that, let us all

breathe a huge sigh of relief. All is well. Our Father knows us through and

through, sent His Son to save us, and will always take care of us. Let’s stop

wasting any more time with fear. Instead, let’s put all our energy, all our time,

our talents and our treasure into trusting this great and loving God, using all

that we are and all that He has given us to bring Him glory.

— by Catholic Stewardship Consultants

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Prayers of the Faithful

Note new email address!

On this Sunday in which honor the gift of Fatherhood we present our

petitions to our heavenly Father.

For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, that he will make decisions for the

good of the Church.

For the priests serving in this Diocese, that they be the spiritual Fathers

that their vocation calls them to be.

For all those called to the priesthood or consecrated life in this Diocese,

that they will not be afraid to answer the call.

For all Father’s on this Father’s Day that they will come to know the love

that our Heavenly Father has for them and reflect that love to their fami-

lies.

For all Father’s whose children are in danger of being aborted, that they

will be given the grace to answer the call to Fatherhood as our Heavenly

Father desires and do whatever it takes to make that happen.

We rejoice and give thanks to God for the return of the Public Mass and

pray that all of us whether we are able to come to Mass or not be given

the grace to persevere through these difficult times.

For a cure for the coronavirus, healing for the sick, strength for their

families and courage and protection for those who care for them.

That God will have mercy on all those that have died and console those

that mourn their passing.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:26-33

Jesus assures the Twelve that God cares about them. Background on the

Gospel Reading:

We read today’s Gospel in the context of last week’s Gospel in which Je-

sus sent the twelve disciples to proclaim the kingdom of heaven. In be-

tween last week’s reading and today’s reading, Jesus has predicted that

the disciples will face difficulties in their mission. Many people will not re-

ceive them well, even within the land of Israel. Even family members will

turn away from the disciples because of the disciples’ commitment to Je-

sus and the kingdom. Today’s Gospel offers the disciples consolation

against this difficult truth.

This section of Matthew’s Gospel should be read in the context of Mat-

thew’s intended audience, a Jewish-Christian community. The Gospel

alludes to the dangers and persecutions that this community has most

likely already faced and will continue to face. To reassure this community,

Matthew recalls for them the encouraging words of Jesus that we read

today.

In this Gospel passage, Jesus might be understood as putting suffering in

perspective. The disciples of Jesus are called upon to keep their focus on

God. Those who can harm the body do not have ultimate power; God

does. Still persecution and suffering can not be avoided or prevented. But

Jesus reassures his disciples that God knows and cares about what hap-

pens to his children.

We might not face the same type of persecution, but we do experience

difficulties as we endeavor to live a Christian life. Sometimes we let the

opinions of others prevent us from doing what we know to be right. We

need the reminder that what God thinks about us is more important. We

are reassured by the promise that God cares for us and protects us. +

SUNDAY CONNECTION BY LOYOLA PRESS

12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Confessions at Divine Mercy Catholic Church June 26th, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Friday)

No appointment necessary

First come, first serve basis

Please wear your mask.

(If the Narthex is full please wait in your car for next available opening )

Friday, June 12th, 6:30 Mass

Candidates to receive Baptism, Confir-

mation and Eucharist: :

Michael Arceo

Joseph Rivera Raymond Rivera Jr.

Catholic Candidate for Confirmation, First

Eucharist:

Nathan De Maio

Friday, June 19, 6:30

Mass Candidates to receive Baptism,

Confirmation , Eucharist:

Jordan Isabella Williams

Romulo Williams Santana Williams

Sophia Williams

Angelina Jordan

Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 Mass

Candidates to receive Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist:

Stephen Crumm

Rameses Sison Friday,

June 26, 6:30 Mass

Candidates to receive Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist:

Jackie Xiong

Jalen Jefferson w/ Exorcism anointing

Catholic Candidate for Confirmation only:

Kris Pineda

Congratulations

Confirmands

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MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, June 21

7:30 am Adelina Tagulinao + Fr. Michael

Corazon Alpuerto +

Macario Pitoy+

Joseph Datu +

*10:00am GRADUATE MASS

Bess Dagcasin + Fr. Soane

Gaudencio Labilles +

Nicolas Biag +

*12:30pm Patricia Penaloza + Fr. Michael

Michael & Thong Lee +

Peter Le +

Fr. Soane

*5:00pm Filipino Mass Fr. Brian

Raymond Shouger +

Monday, June 22

6:30 pm Victoria Berrio + Fr. Michael

Patricia Penaloza +

Adoracion Ravanes + (40 Days Death)

Tuesday, June 23

8:30 am Molly Logsdon + Fr. Michael

Janet Olson (Special Prayer)

Patricia Penaloza +

Wednesday, June 24

6:30 pm Makasini Otuhiva + Fr. Soane

Juanita Andes +

Ester & Francisco Sagario +

Roy Weston (Birthday Thanksgiving)

Patricia Penaloza +

Thursday, June 25

8:30 am Makasini Otuhiva + Fr. Soane

Rufo Enghoy Sr. +

Emma Escarcha (Birthday Thanksgiving)

Friday, June 26

6:30 pm Evelyn Losenara (Thxgvng passed LVN) Fr. Soane

Art Giron (78th Birthday)

Saturday, June 27

8:30 am Anselmo Mascarinas (Thanksgiving) Fr Soane

4:30 pm NOTE MASS START TIME CHANGE

Sunday, June 28

7:30 am Eugenio Juan Perez (B-day/Thnksgvng) Fr. Soane

*10:00 am Bess Dagcasin + Fr. Soane

Leon & Jovita Reodica +

*12:30 pm Fr. Soane

*5:00 pm Youth Mass Fr Soane

*all Masses are streaming live on youtube except as indicated by *.

NOTE SATURDAY, JUNE 27 VIGIL MASS START TIME IS 4:30 PM

SHARING OUR TREASURE

Fiscal Year July 2019- June 2020 For Week Ending June 14, 2020

OFFERTORY REQUIREMENTS (July 2019 - June 2020)

Average 4 week Month Require-ment $ 60,000

Weekly Average Requirements $ 15,000

Week of: 7-Jun wk 1 $ 6,620

Week of: 14-Jun wk 2 $ 17,191

Week of: 21-Jun wk 3

Week of: 28-Jun wk 4

Total Collections This Month $ 23,811

Note: The Above Amounts Do Not Include Fundraising Donations.

CHURCH MORTGAGE Mortgage Loan Balance 6/12/2020 $ 1,969,610

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH

This Week:

Weekend Mass Attendance totaled 240

Weekend Offertory & Checks Mailed In = $7,648

Offertory Donations From Connect Now Giving = $2,237

Mortgage Reduction Donations From Offertory = $6,146

Mortgage Reduction From Connect Now Giving = $1,160

Plan ahead, sign up for Connect Now Giving

God Bless You for Your Continuing Generosity

Have your gift recorded by using envelopes. We will provide you with a record of your tax-deductible donations every year. Don’t

have envelopes? Call Parish office to request – it’s easy!

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DIVINE MERCY PARISH

Monthly Statement of Activity

May 31,2020

PARISH INCOME

Offertory Donations $31,998.00

Fundraising $0.00

Other Receipts $6,528.00

TOTAL Income $38,526.00

PARISH EXPENSE

Payroll & Benefits $22,205.00

Maint & Supplies $4,919.00

Utilities $3,319.00

Prop Taxes & Insurance $5,767.00

Other Expenses $3,220.00

Fundraising Expenses $0.00

Diocesan Assessment Fees $7,946.00

TOTAL Expense $47,376.00

Loss

( $8850.00 )

* Fundraising events have not been adjusted for expense

Mortgage Reduction Donations $14,671.00

Mortgage Balance $2,013,654.00

Mortgage Payment Paid $32,300.00

Mortgage Interest $555.00

Ending Mortgage Balance $1,981,809.00

Shannon Leahy - graduated from Sac State

Michael Leahy - graduated from NP3 High School

Jonathan Laksana - graduated from inderkum HS

Lennin Madrid - graduated from Inderkum HS.

Angela Pham - graduated from American River College (ARC)

Megan Hoang - graduated from Inderkum HS

Ashleigh Chase - graduated from Inderkum HS

Unutai Kaihea - graduated from St Patrick Academy

Josephine Lumaquin

Natalie Joy Capangpangan

Donovan Serrano –graduated from ARC

Dear Parishioners and Ministry Coordinators,

As we prepare to give Fr. Soane a meaningful and spectacular

send-off to his well-deserved retirement during this still lurking

threat of COVID-19 situation, the Divine Mercy Parish Transi-

tion Team is inviting all ministries/parishioners to a YOUTUBE

LIVE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION!

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/afjalx0Y1s8

When: June 27, 2020, Saturday

Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM

We have prepared a program that will celebrate our LOVE,

RESPECT AND APPRECIATION for what Fr. Soane has

meant for us for the past ten (10) years, not only to the pa-

rishioners at Divine Mercy Parish but also to the entire Dio-

cese of Sacramento!

We will be producing a mix of live and pre-recorded mes-

sages and we invite you as an individual, family or ministry

to submit a video greeting of gratitude or best wishes/happy

retirement for Fr. Soane. Video recording should NOT ex-

ceed 1 minute. Here is a sample video: Sample Video

If you wish to participate, we need your video submitted on

or before June 21st in order to get it incorporated in the

presentation during the celebration. Just make sure to intro-

duce yourself or your family or your ministry group at the

start of the video so it can be edited and arranged properly.

You can send your video to aplantilla@gmail.com.

The whole program is limited to two (2) hours, please un-

derstand that if we are unable to include your video in the

program due to time constraints, we will ensure that all the

video recordings submitted to us will be included as part of

Fr. Soane’s retirement gift.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

DM Parish Transition Team

Call the

Church Office

at 916-256-3134

for a quote!