We, the Catholic community of St. Joseph, Placentia, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, center our lives on Jesus Christ. Together we grow as Disciples of the Lord in faith and action.

717 North Bradford Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870 www.stjosephplacentia.org

Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5pm, 7pm (Spanish) Sundays: 7:15am, 8:45am, 10:30am, 12:15pm (Spanish)

5pm LIFETEEN Weekdays: 8:30am, Saturdays: 8:00am;

Confessions: Thursday 6:30pm and Saturday at 3:30pm and by appointment

Nosotros, la comunidad Católica de St. Joseph, Placentia, bajo la guía del Espíritu Santo, centramos nuestra vida en Jesucristo. Juntos crecemos como Discípulos del Señor en fe y en acción.

St. Joseph Catholic Church

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat 5:00PM Sun 7:15AM Sun 8:45AM Sun 10:30AM Sun 5:00PM Español Gathering: BL 1 MI 473 BL 1 MI 473 BL 1 FC 656 Preparation: MI 654 MI 654 MI 654 MI 654 BL 3 FC 535 MI 525 MI 525 MI 525 MI 525 MI 653 FC 481 Communion: MI 653 MI 326 MI 653 MI 326 BL 4 FC 659 MI 633 MI 474 MI 633 MI 474 MI 633 FC 664 Recessional: BL 5 MI 385 BL 5 MI 633 BL 5 FC 515

1. Can We Love? Tom Booth © 2007 Spirit & Song

Can we love? Can we lay down our lives? Can we wear His crown of thorns?

Can we drink the cup that He drinks? We must lay down our lives!

Itʹs more than raising our hands, itʹs more than singing this song. Itʹs saying ʺyesʺ to the Giver of life, it’s righting the ways that are wrong!

Loving the Lord our God with all our heart, mind and soul,

Loving our neighbor as ourselves, the kingdom of love we will know!

2. Responsorial Psalm 103 Jesse Manibusan © 2017 OCP Publications

3. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) Words and music by John Newton, 1725-1807 John P. Rees and Edwin Othello Excell.

Arrangement and chorus by Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear, and Grace my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear, the hour I first believed.

My chains are gone, I’ve been set free; my God, my Savior has ransomed me!

And like a flood, His mercy reigns, unending love, Amazing Grace.

The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures. He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine; but God who called me here below, will be forever mine,

will be forever mine, You are forever mine.

4. Mighty to Save Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding © 2006 Hillsong Publishing

Everyone needs compassion, love that’s never failing. Let mercy fall on me. Everyone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Savior, the hope of nations.

Savior: He can move the mountains. My God is mighty to save; He is mighty to save!

Forever, Author of salvation: He rose and conquered the grave; Jesus conquered the grave!

So take me as You find me, all my fears and failures. Fill my life again. I give my life to follow everything I believe in. Now I surrender.

(Bridge): Shine your light, and let the whole world see. We’re singing for the glory of the risen King. Jesus!

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5. Just Like You Matt Maher © 2001 Spirit & Song

Revive my heart; renew my soul. In You, oh Lord, I am made whole. No more in fear will I wander ’cause You’re my God, my Lord and Lover. Like a burning fire be my one desire.

I want to be holy just like You. I want to go where You lead me to.

With reckless abandon to Your truth, I want to fall deeper in love with You.

Oh lift me up, God my Father. In all this world there is no other. I’m dancing in Your Holy presence, Your glory fills all my senses. Like a burning fire be my one desire.

Pas t o ra l Le t t e r Often times I find it easy to pray for those who are near and dear to me, those sick, who are asking for prayers, and those I know are going through a difficult time. When it comes to those who hurt me, it takes extra effort to intentionally pray for them. That is until recently at an Edge night about a month ago. Our theme for the night was “Pray for our Enemies,” and God was really speaking in many ways that opened my heart to a new perspective.

As children of Our Lord, we are all brothers and sisters through Christ. It is not my personal choice to pick only the siblings that treat me with respect and love to intentionally pray for. It is my duty as a daughter of God to love, respect and do everything I can to lead and guide my siblings closer to Christ and eternal life with Christ. At 18, there was this longing in my heart to know why God put me here on Earth, in Southern California, at the small parish we call home, St. Joseph’s. This desire to know my purpose only grew and one day during mass I heard to simple words, “to Love.” We, the sons and daughters of God, are made out of love, by Love himself, to love. “To love.” There were no conditions in Jesus’ response thus there should be no conditions in who we pray for.

The verses below reportedly were written on the wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, India, and are widely attributed to her. Some sources say that the words below were written on the wall in Mother Teresa's own room. In any case, their association with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity has made them popular worldwide, expressing as they do, the spirit in which they lived their lives.

They seem to be based on a composition originally by Kent Keith, but much of the second half has been re-written in a more spiritual way. The version found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta:

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine

enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them

anyway.

-this version is credited to Mother Teresa May we all choose to forgive, be kind, succeed, be honest and sincere, to create, be happy, do good, and give our best no matter what other people do to put us down. In the end, our life is not the one who should receive the glory.... all Glory needs to Be given to God, and we do that by never shutting the door on an opportunity to be a blessing to others. May God bless you and your families abundantly. May we as a community, pray for every person, especially those who wrong us. May we choose to give God the glory. As Jesus said, “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Heavenly Father.” -Matthew 5:44-45 Blessings, Katherine Gonzalez

Please pray for the sick/oremos por los enfermos

Jim Dinsmore Louie Bosques Bea Halphide

Bill O’Neil Austin Aita Ken Renaud Mariko Mori Simon Brady

Adeline Bradbury Paul Moynihan Elouise Woore Randy Harrison

Bud Schmitt Kevin Chi

Kevin Jones Craig Outhier

Tony Lumbardi Baby Cade Carrera

Abel Lopez Charlie Fogarty Marie O’Brien

Dan Diaz Linda Lopez

Delfino Tristan Jose Hernandez M.

Sal Cartigila Ed McCormick Lupe Pallares Javier Juarez Lauren Fairley Sandra Jensen

Javier Franco Ballesteros

Bernice Brown Tony Messer

Joana Mansoor Ali Carin Quantance

Cece Timmions

+Pray for those who have died

oremos por los que han muerto

Nenith P. Misola Gustavo Serna Martha Calindo Robert A. Rissi

Mini s t r y Spo t l i gh t

Ash Wednesday, February 26th, and Good Friday, April 10th

Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving

Daily Mass is celebrated at 8:30am and 5:30pm on Lenten Weekdays, Saturdays at 8am.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, people 18 years—59 years,

Fast, that is, eat one full meal.

Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent by all

Catholics 14 years and older.

The Knights of Columbus will be having Fish Dinners during Lent beginning this

Friday, Feb. 28th. Dinner will be served from 5pm to 7pm.

The menu will include the following:

FISH DINNER: grilled Alaskan Pollock with vegetable, coleslaw, and either Au Gratin Potatoes or yellow rice and coffee SALMON DINNER: Baked Alaskan Salmon in place of grilled fish CHEESE OMELET DINNER: cheese omelet in place of grilled fish 2 FISH TACOS: coleslaw and chips SHRIMP COCKTAIL: four extra large shrimp & cocktail sauce CHEESE QUESADILLA: with apple sauce and chips CLAM CHOWDER: with oyster crackers

Soft drinks & bottled water available. Spumoni Ice Cream & desserts available for various prices.

Beer & Wine also available for separate purchase. For more information contact Walt at 714-993-9549.

Stations of the Cross

Fridays at 7:30pm & 2:15pm (School students)

On Friday, February 28th, we will be

Praying the Stations of Mercy with Pope Francis at 7:30pm

in the Church . Deacon Jim will lead our prayer.

On Good Friday, April 10th, stations are at 12noon

Spanish stations are on Wednesdays at 6:15pm

Living Your Life with Joy and Hope Parish Mission 2020

March 2, 3, 4 9:15am & 7pm

Mission Facilitator: Father Christopher Smith,

Rector Christ Cathedral

AshWednesday Mass Times:

6:30am 8:30am

12:15pm 5:30pm

7pm (Spanish) 7:30 Hall

St. Joseph Music Ministry is looking

for a used baby grand piano and an upright piano that

are still in good condition. If you have one sitting

around the house that is no longer in use, that you would like to donate to the church,

please contact our Music Director, Paul Nguyen at

714-528-1487 x208 or pnguyen@stjosephplacentia.org

Many thanks!!

Mass In t en t i on s Saturday, February 22 8:00am Marie Diamond Sp Int 5:00pm For the Parish 7:00pm Jose de Jesus Jallardo RIP

Sunday, February 23 7:15am Jesse Mendoza Sr. RIP 8:45am Ann Nguyen Sp Int 10:30am Dennis Murphy RIP 12:15pm Sergio De La Torre Sp Int 5:00pm Charles Lusin RIP Monday, February 24 8:30am John McQuade RIP

Tuesday, February 25 8:30am Ivanica Ruff RIP Walter Ruff RIP Martin Radovich RIP Danica Radovich RIP Vojka Radovich RIP

Wednesday, February 26 (Ash Wednesday) 6:30am Patricia Rivera RIP 8:30am Enrique Gutierrez RIP (Students attending) 12:15pm Enrique y Rita Ochoa RIP 5:30pm Clif Moromisato RIP 7pm (Spanish) Maria y Jose Pulido Sp Int 7:30pm(Halls) Efren Nonong Baal RIP

Thursday, February 27 8:30am Phero Hai RIP Delores Gubash RIP Patrick & James Raya RIP Grace Vogelsang Sp Int Michael Gubash Sp Int 5:30pm David Jimenez Sp Int

Friday, February 28 8:30am Maria Arias RIP 5:30pm Russel & Alice Herzog RIP

Saturday, February 29 8:00am Carol Pratt RIP 5:00pm Rich Tourne RIP 7:00pm For the Parish

Sunday, March 1 7:15am John & Earlene Garten Sp Int 8:45am Thomas Gerace RIP 10:30am Jane M Hill RIP 12:15pm Ignacio y Esmeralda Hernandez RIP 5:00pm John McQuade RIP

Sunday, February 23 ♦ 8:45am Children’s Liturgy of the Word Hall C ♦ 8:45am RCIA Dismissal Parish Center MR 3&4 ♦ 10am Bible Study Parish Center MR 3&4 ♦ 12:15pm Children’s Liturgy of the Word Hall C ♦ 3:30pm EDGE Journey Class Parish Center MR 3&4 ♦ 6pm LIFENIGHT Parish Hall B ♦ 6:15pm Eucharistic Ministry Meeting Church ♦ 7pm Boy Scouts Troop #1740 Parish Center Hall C Monday, February 24 ♦ 9:30am Bible Study Parish Center MR 3&4 ♦ 5pm Faith Formation Classes School Classrooms ♦ 7pm RCIA Parish Center MR 1&2 ♦ 7pm Grupo de Lectores Church ♦ 7pm Edge Parish Halls A&B Tuesday, February 25 ♦ 3:30pm Faith Formation Classes School Classrooms ♦ 7pm Adult Choir Rehearsals Church ♦ 7pm Bible Study Parish Center MR 1&2 Wednesday, February 26(Ash Wednesday) ♦ 9:30am Bible Study Parish Center MR 1&2 ♦ 11:30am Wholly Yoga Parish Center MR !&2 ♦ 7pm RCIA Dismissal Parish Center MR 3&4 Thursday, February 27 ♦ 9:30 GiFT Group Meeting Rooms 3&4 ♦ 7pm Passages Parish Center MR 1&2 ♦ 7pm Creciementos Parish Hall B Friday, February 28 ♦ 2:30pm Girl Scouts Meeting Parish Hall C Saturday, February 29 ♦ 6pm Cursillo Ultreyas Parish Center Halls

Pari s h Ev en t s

Basket Bid Team Meeting Mon, Feb 24th at 7pm

Parish Center Youth Room. Call Debbi Hernandez with questions.

(714) 715-5257

Other Happen ing s

St. Joseph Catholic School Mission

St. Joseph Catholic School provides a distinguished academic education guided by our Catholic heritage. In the spirit of Christian collaboration, our School and Parish community grow together in Faith, Excellence, Respect and Pride.

Every six years, St. Joseph Catholic school engages in a thoughtful and thorough self-study in order to define what is working well for the school community (school strengths), and what it needs to do better to meet the needs of its students (critical growth areas). Over the past 12 months, the school community has been collecting data specified by WCEA, soliciting information from students and parents via survey and collecting data specified by our work. We are now in the process of analyzing the data and creating an Action Plan. We ask that you keep us in prayer as we work toward our Accreditation visit.

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR

It is our pleasure to serve you, your family and to share what makes our school different. We want you to catch a glimpse of what happens when our faith in Christ is woven into a strong academic education.

We believe you will be convinced that a Catholic education will help your child(ren) grow in ways no other school can.

St. Joseph Catholic School will prepare your child(ren) academically, and equally im-portant, spiritually for the future.

Enrollment begins March 5, 2020.

Please call the school at 714-528-1894 to set up a tour or new student testing.

St. Joseph Catholic School is excited to welcome our WCEA/WASC Accreditation Team in March to our great school.

The team is headed by Ladonna Lambert, Principal of Good Shepherd Catholic School in San Diego. Her team, consisting of one administrator and three teachers from schools in the Diocese of Orange, will receive our Self-study document and an orientation of the school.

We know that they will be welcomed with open arms by our St. Joseph Community and we look forward to working with them over the next month.

Thank you for all your support and prayers as we finalized our Self-Study Document.

All shareholders are invited to review our Self-Study document at www.sjsplacentia.org

Schoo l New s

If you are grieving the loss of your marriage through death, divorce or separation, join us at the Pro Sanctity Center in Fullerton,

March 13, 2020. A trained team leads participants through a healing and growth program. If you are ready to move through your feelings of grief, into the light of a new beginning and hope, this weekend may be for you.

Contact Kim at (714) 336-3221 or Melissa (bilingual, Spanish) at (949) 697-3352 for more information. Early registration is encouraged.

FIRST FRIDAY FRIARS

A Catholic Men’s Fraternity INVITES THE MEN OF HOLY FAMILY TO JOIN

US FOR A MIDDAY MASS, & LUNCHEON ST. JOHN MARON/ORANGE BANQUET CTR.

300 S. FLOWER ST., ORANGE

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 GUEST SPEAKER – Vince Ferragamo

Former L.A. Rams Quarterback & Sports Legend

Also honoring a scholar/football player from each Catholic High School in the Orange Diocese.

For specific information, please contact Holy Family FFF Parish Representative,

Tony Provost at 714-331-1718 tonyprovost@earthlink.net

Pastoral Staff at St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Joseph Catholic Church (714) 528-1487

Pastor: Rev. Miguel Hernandez (ext. 206) frmiguel@stjosephplacentia.org

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Martin Bui (ext. 205) frmartin@stjosephplacentia.org

In Residence: Rev. Don Romito Retired: Rev. Eamon O’Gorman

Deacons: Ken Kleckner: deaconken@stjosephplacentia.org Jim Merle: deaconjim@stjosephplacentia.org Jorge Ramirez: deaconjorge@stjosephplacentia.org

Director of Business Administration: Michael Spillman (ext. 218) mspillman@stjosephplacentia.org

Administrative Assistant and Hispanic Ministry Liaison Henrietta Moreno (ext. 222) hmoreno@stjosephplacentia.org

Communications Coordinator: Kathleen Micalizzi (ext. 203) kmicalizzi@stjosephplacentia.org

Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation: Summer Pongetti (ext. 210) spongetti@stjosephplacentia.org

Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation: Liliana Duran (ext. 207) l_duran@stjosephplacentia.org

Interim Coordinator of EDGE Ministry Katherine Gonzalez (ext. 209) kgonzalez@stjosephplacentia.org

Interim Coordinator of Youth Ministry Eric Brunter (ext. 209) ebrunter@stjosephplacentia.org

Director of Music Ministry Paul Nguyen (ext. 208) pnguyen@stjosephplacentia.org

Plant Manager Jerry Cates (ext. 215) jcates@stjosephplacentia.org

Receptionist Andrea Rodriguez; andrea_rodriguez@stjosephplacentia.org

St. Joseph School Principal: Mrs. JoAnn Telles, www.sjsplacentia.org (714) 528-1794

St. Vincent De Paul: Tuesdays 3:30pm—6pm (714) 579-3700

Adult Confirmation Preparation & Catholic Update

Are you an adult who has never received the Sacrament of Confirmation?

St. Joseph’s is offering a ten week course on Sunday evenings at 6:30pm in the Parish

Center Rooms 1 and 2. The course will run from Sunday, March 1st through Sunday, May

24th. There will be no meeting Easter Sunday.

If interested, you can fill out a Registration Form on our website or you can call

Summer Pongetti at (714) 528-1487 x210 or email her at spongetti@stjosephplacentia.org

♦ Parents please study with your children the Reconciliation Review sheet they took home. An evaluation will be given to both children and parents. Children will have Reconciliation Exam during their class session on the

week of March 1st. ♦ Year 2 Children's Confessions will be on

March 14th @ 9am in the church. ♦ Photographers will be here on our

meeting of March 25th @ 6:15pm. ♦ Eucharist Retreat for Year 2 children

ONLY will be on March 28th @ 9am-2:30pm, children will report to the

parish center courtyard. ♦ We will have class during Parish Missions week March 2nd & 3rd.

Come join the Cursillo community for an Ultreya or reunion and revitalize your Catholic faith. The Ultreya is Saturday, February 29th after the 5pm Mass. There will be a guest

speaker, music, singing and sharing. Come find out more about the Cursillo movement.

Bring your favorite dish or appetizer to share as it’s a potluck. It won’t be the same

without you so mark your calendars now! Contact Susan and Matt Heffron for more

information at (951) 833-3142 or StJosephPlacentiaCursillo@gmail.com

Formac i ón d e Fe para N iño s

♦ Padres favor de estudiar con sus hijos la hoja de Revisión de Reconciliación que llevaron a casa una evaluación se les dará tanto a los padres como a los estudiantes. Los estudiantes tendrán el examen de reconciliación durante su clase en la semana del 1 de marzo.

♦ Los niños en segundo año de formación en la fe celebraran se confesaran el 14 de marzo.

♦ La junta para padres de Eucaristía sera el miércoles, 25 de marzo @ 6:15pm en el salón A (español). Los fotógrafos también estarán presentes.

♦ Retiro de Eucaristía para segundo año, Niños SOLAMENTE sera el sábado, 28 de marzo de 9am -2pm, los niños deben reportarse en el patio del centro pastoral.

♦ Si, habra clases en la semana de las misiones, el 10 de marzo. Es por eso que solamente ese día se ofrecera cuidado de niños (no se cuidaran niños menores de 6 años). Las familias que deseen quedarse para las misiones el martes, 10 de marzo despues de clases llevaremos a los estudiantes al cuidado de niños donde los podra recoger despues de terminar la mision.

Faith in Action - Faith Programs Rosary Program: Promote Devotion to the Rosary in

Our Families and Parishes A Higher Purpose Build faithful families and communities through rosary prayer. The Knights of Columbus Rosary Program encourages councils to promote devotion to the rosary in our families and parishes by scheduling regular rosary prayer services. Kits with rosary rings, rosary prayer guides, and leader books are available for councils to order. Overview This program encourages devotion to Mary, the patroness of our Order, and emphasizes the importance of prayer in community and as a family. The Rosary Program encourages councils to schedule regular rosary prayer services on any day of the week, at any time of the year, with the guidance of their pastor. Councils should personally invite each family of the parish and offer attending families a copy of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service’s A Scriptural Rosary for the Family (#319). Holy Hour: Organize a Regular Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration. A Higher Purpose Encourage a deep personal encounter with God. Councils and pastors can work together to organize a regular Holy Hour of eucharistic adoration. A Knights of Columbus Holy Hour, prepared for the men of the parish, could include a reflection, communal rosary, prayers for intercession by Venerable Michael J. McGivney or St. Joseph, and various other aspects as decided by the council. Overview The chivalric character of the Knights of Columbus and the Church’s long tradition of spiritual combat resonate with men today – especially as threats from the world and the devil are so keenly felt. Councils can organize their Holy Hours in a variety of ways and incorporate aspects such as: perpetual adoration, the sacrament of reconciliation, prayer for particular intentions and more. (Knights of Columbus, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510)

Events: ♦ Pro-Life Rosary Vigil Feb 23 ♦ St. Joseph Council Mtg Feb 25 ♦ Ash Wednesday Feb 27 ♦ OC Chapter Mtg Feb 27 ♦ Lenten Fish Dinner#1 Feb 28 ♦ OC Chapter Free Throw Contest Feb 29

Hugh Lynch Grand Knight (714-993-6874) Darryl Jenkins Membership (714-865-9414)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Misión Parroquial de Cuaresma Encuentro con Jesús

Todos están cordialmente invitados a participar de la misión parroquial. Estas pláticas nos ayudaran a preparar y a vivir la cuaresma.

Presentador: Padre Felipe Diosdado Hernandez

Encuentro con Jesús en la Iglesia:

martes 10 de marzo a las 7:00pm en la Iglesia

Encuentro con Jesús en la Biblia:

miércoles 11 de marzo a las 7:00pm en la Iglesia

Encuentro con Jesús en los Sacramentos:

jueves 12 de marzo a las 7:00pm en la Iglesia

INFORMATION SHEET:

Church: St. Joseph #513930

717 N. Bradford Ave.

Placen a CA 92870

Contact person: Kathleen Micalizzi @ (714) 747-4347

Trans day & me: Tues 3:30 PM

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: this is 2/23/2020 issue