WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Edgar Campini Funeral 9:30am, Church Curia Meeting 9:30am, St. Paul’s Room Wedding—Ramos-Lugos 12:00pm, Church Wedding—Uribe-Wilson 2:00pm, Church

SUNDAY, APRIL 15 Open Gym—OLA Basketball 7:30am, Parish Hall Flame Meeting 10:30am, St. Paul’s Room Taller de Oración y Vida Workshop 6:00pm, St. John’s

MONDAY, APRIL 16 Capital Campaign Phase II Presentation 2:00pm, Parish Christian Meditation 4:00 pm, Church Hall

Capital Campaign Phase II Presentation 6:30pm, Parish OLA Pastoral Council Mtg.6:30pm, St. Paul’s Hall

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 PERT Club 9:00am, St. John’s Hall Young Rembrandt’s Art Prgm. 3:05pm, Schl. Mtg. Rm. OLA Finance Council Meeting 6:30pm, St. Paul’s Rm.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 Legion of Mary Meeting 8:45am St. Paul’s Room Capital Campaign Phase II Presentation,10:00am, Par-ish Hall

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 OLA Boys Volleyball 5:00pm, Parish Hall Confirmation Practice 6:00pm, Church

Pack Meeting 6:30pm, St. John’s Hall

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 OLA School Liturgy 11:00am, Church Boys Basketball 7:00pm, Parish Hall

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 SVdP Shred Day 8:30am, Walnut Ave. Parking Matthew 25 Ministries Sorting 9:00am, St. Paul’s

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 5:00pm Lizz Baca † Pat Friesen

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

8:00am Theresa Perez Ross Family 9:30am Juanita Corcoran † Blecha/Langer Family 11:00am Dennis Kelly † Baca Familly 7:30pm OLA Parishioners MONDAY, APRIL 16

8:00am Mary Costan Dennis Family TUESDAY, APRIL 17 8:00am Ted Kauser † Patricia Kauser

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 8:00am Janice Kostal † Cathy Quesinberry THURSDAY, APRIL 19 8:00am Souls in Purgatory † Anonymous FRIDAY, APRIL 20 8:00am Teresa Wilhelm † Florita & Larry SATURDAY, APRIL21 St. Anselm, Bishop, Doctor of the Church 5:00pm Kenneth O’Brien † Henry Reyes Family

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Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-

30; Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b

and 8a, 17 and 21ab; Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a;

Jn 6:35-40

Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20;

Jn 6:44-51

Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-

17; Jn 6:60-69

Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26,

28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

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STEWARDSHIP

ACTS 3: 13-15, 17-19; PS 4: 2, 4-9; 1 JN 2: 1-5A; LK 24: 35-48

The final line of the First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles is, “Repent, therefore, that your sins may be wiped away.” This is part of a message which Peter evidently often stated as he evangelized and spread the word about the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

Penance, repentance, is an important part of our Catholic faith. One of our seven Sacraments, there is much in Church doctrine about the importance of this sacrament. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (#1424) states, “It is called the sacrament of confession, since the disclosure or confession of sins to a priest is an essential element. In a profound sense it is also a “confession” — acknowledgement and praise — of the holiness of God and of His mercy toward sinful men and women.”

When St. Peter was speaking and used the term “wiped away,” that had more meaning to the people of his time. Imagine if sins were listed on a document in ink. In ancient times the ink had no acid content, and thus it could be “wiped away” with a damp cloth. That was the image Peter was presenting. For us going to confession literally “wipes away” our sins.

God’s forgiveness is central to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Sacrament of Confession (reconciliation) means that from God’s perspective it is as though our sins have never even occurred. In the Book of Hebrews the Lord declares, “I will never again remember their sins” — after repentance, that is.

OFFERING

Week of April 8 – April 14

Weekend Offertory: $ 13,879.56 Electronic Giving: $ 6,223.66 Total: $ 20,103.22 Average Weekly Budget Amount: $ 12,500.00

Listening to the seven Old Testament readings about the salvific act of God seems to take a long period of time during our Easter Vigil. Yet it sets the context of the hard, difficult journey of the people (aka, us!) from the slavery of the darkness of sins to the light of liberation, living according to the plan of God. Ultimately, the Easter Vigil helps us celebrate the New Covenant that God makes to us through Jesus Christ.

This Easter pattern of journey and of reaching our destination through Jesus can help us look more closely at our own life situations and then move towards helping others. Through Easter, we see our common vision of the Church: GO AND MAKE OTHERS DISCIPLES. The journey we are on is as the one People of God. Because of Easter, we know where we are going and we know who is leading us.

Easter means RENEWING OUR RESPONSE TO OUR BAPTISMAL CALLS AND EMBRACING THE THREEFOLD MISSION OF CHRIST: priestly, prophetic and kingly.

In this way, Easter is a time to leave behind the past, look at the VISION of Jesus and take steps to help the rest of the people of God, esp. the poor, in their journey from death to resurrection.

Do you feel called to serve in Church? Maybe you've wondered how to become a lector or extraordinary minister of Eucharist? Do you feel called to greet your fellow parishioners as they enter the church? Did you know that to become a lector you only need to be 13 and confirmed? Or to serve as an extraordi-nary minister of Eucharist you only need to be 16 and confirmed? Would you prayerfully consider being part of these ministries or sign your family up to greet once a month at your chosen Mass? We'd love to have you because we are ALL part of this Church! Call the parish office and speak to Shannon for more information on how to be trained for your chosen ministry. We would love to welcome more people to participate in the liturgy, our greatest prayer!

Estate Planning

A legacy gift to Our Lady of the As-sumption is one of the most reward-ing and far-reaching investments you can make. Our Lady of the As-sumption takes the trust you place in us seriously. We are grateful to those who have included us in their plan for the distribution of their assets

after death. We pray that you will keep Our Lady of the Assumption Parish and/or School in mind. We invite you to contact the Parish Office if you wish to learn more about how you can include us in your es-tate planning.

ATTENTION ALL 7TH GRADE BOYS

Jesuit High School is hosting a practice High School Placement Test, “Pre-HSPT” on Saturday, April 21, 2018 beginning at 9:00 AM. All appli-cants for 9th and 10th grade are required to take this test as part of the application process. PREPARE NOW FOR THE REAL TEST NEXT YEAR! The cost is $35 per student. Register at www.jesuithighschool.org/hspt-testing

OLA SCHOOL NEWS

Wednesdays (Grades 7 - 8) 7:00pm - 8:30pm Tuesdays (Grades 9 - 12) 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Meetings are held in Seton Hall.

For more information about Youth Groups, please contact OLA´s Youth Minister,

Johann Rubia-Miller at (916) 481-5115 or Email: youth@olaparish.net

Dinner and Mass Fellowship Night

Every 3rd Sunday of the month come and break bread in the youth room, attend Mass together, and experience our faith through prayers and worship. There will be a light dinner in the youth room from 6:30pm to 7:15pm followed by attendance at the 7:30pm Mass. Help to participate in the Mass by greeting, ushering, bringing up the gifts, and read-ing. This evening is for youth in grades 7-12. RSVP is not required.

SAVE THE DATE Friday, April 27, 2018

Our annual OLA Golf Cougar Classic will be at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club on Friday, April 27, 2018. More details to follow. For more information, please contact Michael Cook at 916-709-7729 or

Students grades 3-12 are invited to participate in our OLA Youth Choir and Ensemble for Lent and Easter! Rehearsals are: February 7—Wednesday, May 2. The Lent and Easter Youth Choir will sing at the following Sunday liturgies: Sunday, April 22 - 11:00 am Mass (Fourth Sunday of Easter and Confirmation - with OLA Adult Choir). Sunday, April 29 - 2:00 pm Mass (Fifth Sunday of Easter and First Eucharist). Sunday, May 6th - 9:30 am Mass (Sixth Sunday of Easter). For more information and to register, please contact Casey Oliver, Music Director, at worship@olaparish.net.

Lord, be with me as I attend to the many ways that you seek to encounter me in my life. Keep me close to you so that I may grow in the love you shower so abun-dantly. And help me to respond like the disciples by sharing those encounters with sisters and brothers of the human family. Amen!

OLA’s Country Fair is Just Around the Corner

Save the Date:

Fri. May 4th 5-9pm & Sat. May 5th 3-9pm

Get Ready! EGG-cellent entertain- ment for the whole FOWL-maly is just around the corner. OLA’s Country Fair kicks off its 68th year the first weekend in May and we have both new features and old favorites:

A bigger stage for our live bands and talent show;

Mouth-watering Saturday Night Tri-Tip Dinner (pre-sale tickets $9.00, at the fair $11.00, & a pre-sale senior citizen ticket for $7.00);

New human foosball inflatable;

Little Reno, games of chance, and a quilt raffle;

Traditional carnival races like: sack, three-legged, and egg balancing;

Choice of 3 different t-shirt colors: light blue, orange, and gray

Dedicated handicapped parking in front of OLA School’s after-school extension building.

Get a steep discount when you purchase ahead of time. Look for your bulletin insert which includes an order form. We will be selling tickets and t-shirts after masses on April 22nd and April 29th (9:30 am and 11:00 am masses). We will also be selling after school in the parking lots 10 days before the Fair.

SEE YOU THERE..COCK-A-DOODLE DOO!

FAMILY CONNECTION

Third Sunday of Easter Theme: Being able to see the Risen Christ. Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today’s Gospel Step One: Listen to the Word As you hear this reading, what words or phrases strike you? What image from this reading lingers in your mind? What feeling did it give you? Step Two: Look into Your Life Question for Children: Name some times when you know Jesus is with you. Question for Youth: What are some ways that you know that God is with you? Who are the people, where are the places, and what are the occasions when you feel closest to God? Question for Adults: When have you had an "Aha" moment, when you suddenly realized that God was with you?

Then He opened their minds to understand

the Scriptures

J esus declared that His followers are to preach the Good News of the Gospel to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Jerusalem, of course,

was the historical “birthplace” of the Church: it was there that Jesus celebrated His Last Supper, and there that He died and rose from the dead. It was in Jerusalem that the apostles waited during those ten days after Jesus’ Ascension for the Holy Spirit to come down upon them from Heaven, to fill their hearts, minds, and souls.

Those days of waiting for the Holy Spirit to come were days of being withdrawn from the world. Those days were a winter of sorts. The apostles prayed intently, in order to prepare a place inside themselves for the Holy Spirit to dwell. For you, then, “Jerusalem” represents both the historical city where the Church began, and the place in your soul where God plants His grace for the sake of its bearing fruit.

When Jesus tells us to preach the Gospel to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem, he means for us to preach the Gospel to as many people as we can, beginning with those closest to our souls: those within our homes, in our classrooms, and in our neighborhoods. It’s to the people there that Jesus is sending us when he says, “As the Father sent me, so I send you.”

There are many ways of “preaching”. We should keep in mind the saying of Saint Francis of Assisi: “Preach always, and if necessary, use words.” That is to say, you can preach without opening your mouth. The Christian’s example is usually more persuasive than his words, since most of us Christians are not gifted speakers.

The greatest example we can offer is forgiveness. As the Father forgave us through Jesus’ Death on the Cross, so we are called to forgive others. There are different ways to forgive, but our example of forgiving has to be a Christian example. There are different ways to forgive. Anyone with an ounce of humanity forgives others who have hurt him. The Christian, however, offers forgiveness first, not seeking an apology from others, and not even expecting it at the same time: just as Christ on the Cross not only did not receive an apology from those around Him, but received instead mockery and scorn.

For us, too, Jesus does not wait to forgive us until we are good enough to appear before Him and offer an apology. He offers to cleanse us of our sinfulness when we are yet babies, unable even to speak or realize that we are born into the world as sinful members of the human family. We in our turn should offer forgiveness from our hearts and through our words and actions before someone who has wronged us even asks for it. This is the message that alone can bring peace to the world, and that have the power to make present in our own day and age the words of Jesus: “Peace be with you.”

In Memory of

Kenneth & Beth Quinn Bob & Bea Kuska Virginia Breault Henry Jerzak Ralph & Vera Costan Stephen Beckman Janice Kostal William Whalen John Kostick Bob Sanborn Peter Reusswig School children in Florida Carol Wright Al Meriano Palmira Silva Luigi Aprea Monica Mader Aprea Ursula Mader Addision B. Martin Myrtle & Hugh Kiser Deogracias Arceo Libre Milagros Arceo Libre Eliseo Libre Venancio Fernandez Tarsil Colitorio Fernandez Roma Jane Pritchett Guy E. Millard Thea Maria Millard Johanah Wieser Guy Wieser Francis Long Robert Finnegan Merle Finnegan Arlyne & George Smith Shari Lynne Parsese Maria Terranova

Phyllis Piscottia Rose La Bate Mary Jane Dougerty Gary Razo Victor Recio Sonny Razo Nani Razo Federico Solorzano Ciszek Family DeGraaf Family Enno H. DeGraaf Stephen C. Anderson Dan SantoRobert Robinson John “Scott” Paschal W. Keith Paschal Bernard Crawley Mary Ursula Kesmodel Charles R. Kesmodel Sr. Joseph Perez Juanita Corcoran Ludy Langer Gert Langer Olivia Yñiguez Tony Yñiguez James H. Cruz Valencia Family Rogelio Morales Audino Family Rosa Maria Vellanoweth Tom Farren Yolanda Dean In Honor of

School families in Florida Edwin Silva Dee Peredo

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LIVE, LEARN &ENJOY YOUR FAITH

Camp Pendola is Hiring! What are you doing this summer? How about making a difference in the lives of children? Camp Pendola is looking for energetic young people (18+ years) to work this summer as counselors with children and youth between the age of 6 to 17 in the great outdoors, and within the Catholic spirit! Paid positions begin June 10th and finish in August 10th . Online applications are available now at www.pendola.org/employment. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Summer 2018 Camp Pendola Registration. The official summer camp of the Diocese of Sacramento, is now accepting registrations for the 2018 summer season. Camp Pendola offers a fun filled experience for children and youth under the supervision of trained college age counselors. For more information and to register, check our web site www.pendola.org or call at 916- 733-0123. On April 15th our Early Bird Discount Ends.

Collar Cup 2018 – Diocesan Priests vs. Seminarians. Please join Bishop Jaime Soto and the Office of Priestly & Religious Vocations, priests and seminarians, for this soccer match on Saturday, June 23rd at Papa Murphy’s (Cal Expo). The event includes Vigil Mass, soccer match: priests vs. seminarians and professional soccer game in the evening – Sacramento Republic FC vs. St Louis FC. Cost of tickets: Adults $20 (ages 11 and up) and $15 (ages 3-10). To purchase online tickets, please visit: www.CollarCup.com or contact the Office of Vocations at (916) 733-0258. Seating is first come, first serve, however, should you plan to stay for the professional game, tickets will need to be purchased as a group at the time of purchase.

DIOCESAN EVENTS

Invitation to 40th Ordination Anniversary of Fr. Mathew Rappu (Fr. Mathew Marankulam)

Our Lady of Grace Parish (OLG) in West Sacramento will be celebrating the 40th Ordination Anniversary of Fr. Mathew Rappu (Fr. Mathew Maranku-lam) on Saturday, May 5, 2018. We will have a Thanksgiving Mass at 11am, fol-lowed by lunch. Celebration will be held at Our Lady of Grace School, 1990 Lin-den Road, West Sacramento, CA. RSVP before April 27, 2018, to the OLG Parish Office at 916.371.4814 or email

westsacolg@gmail.com.

Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Center for Education & Spirituality

Present: In Our Own Words: Religious Life in a Chang-

ing World Panel Conversation with the Au-thors S. Mary Therese Perez. OP, S. Sarah

Kohles, OSF, S. Thuy Tran, CSJ

Sunday, May 6, 2018, 2-4pm – Freewill offering Dominican Center 43326 Mission Circle (entranceoff Mission Tierra), Fremont, CA 94539 RSVP by May 1, 2018 at http://bit.ly/2018OwnWords or call (510) 933-6360

Have you ever thought about becoming a Sister? Come and See!

THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY have an April Religious Vocation Discernment Retreat for women 18-40, April 20-22, 2018 in Los Altos Hills, CA. Contact: Sr. Lisa Laguna, D.C. 650-949-8890 or 213-210-9903 srllaguna@doc1633.org www.Daughters-Of-Charity.com/retreats/

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OUR PARISH

Family Promise Ministry Silent Auction Donations

Our Family Promise Ministry at OLA (which helps homeless families) will be donating to the silent auction fund-raiser at the annual Family Promise

Dinner on April 25th at Faith Presbyterian Church. We are going to donate a “A Garden Basket” to the dinner. Also, if you have another item to donate, that would be great! If anyone is interested in contrib-uting, please contact Chris Hine at (916)201-9843. We appreciate your generosity.

All Aspects of our Lives Are Imbued with the Joy of the Resurrection

During the Easter season the liturgy of the word portrays remarkable passages of the Scriptures in which the risen Christ appears to his disciples as a tangible evidence of his resurrection. Although the disciples seem to be startled and perplexed in the presence of the resurrected Christ, they end up recognizing him in the breaking of the bread. God al-ways fulfills his promises, and Jesus himself becomes the fulfillment of what had been promised in the Old Testament. Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we go from oppres-sion to freedom, human powerlessness to divine empowerment, darkness to light, sinful ways to moral righteousness, and condemnation to eternal salvation. Our belief in the res-urrection entails a total surrender to God’s will as well as a deep commitment to observe his commandments. Moreover, when we rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus, all aspects of our life are indeed imbued with the joy brought to us through Christ’s redemptive work. If we all believe that Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead, then let us be witnesses of

the resurrection among those who live on the verge of depression, hopelessness, desperation, and helplessness.

Confirmation Next Sunday, April 22nd, we will be cele-brating the sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Weigand at the 11am Mass. Please be advised that it will be during a Sunday liturgy and plan accordingly. Thank you!

St. Vincent The Paul Funraiser Win A $3,500 Hawaii Vacation!

Raffle tickets card will be sold after this weekend Masses. Tickets are $10.00 each. The St. Vincent de Paul Society uses the raffle proceeds to help those who live in poverty and struggle to make ends meet in the Sacramento area. Drawing will be held at the April 27, 2018 Benefit Dinner for the Poor.

SVdP 2018 SHRED Day April 21st

Shred Day is Saturday, April 21st! Please join us for our annual shred day in the Walnut Avenue parking lot from 9am-12pm. Dona-tions are $5 for a bag and $10 for a box. It ben-efits St. Vincent de Paul Society and YOU!