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Sa n R a f a e l
Catholic Church
17252 Bernardo Center Drive  San Diego, CA 92128  Phone (858)487-4314  Fax (858)487-1498
http://sanrafaelparish.org
October 12, 2014
MSGR. DENNIS L. MIKULANIS, PASTOR
Deacon Ward Thompson, Pastoral Assistant
MASS SCHEDULE:
DAILY | Morning Prayer from the Divine Office Monday through Saturday 7:45 a.m.
Mass 8:00 a.m. ~ Rosary and Divine Mercy Devotion immediately following the Mass
Saturday 5:00 p.m. ~ Sunday 7:30. 9:00. 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 noon
HOLY HOUR | Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Chapel
FIRST FRIDAY | Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 12:00 noon Benediction
FIRST SATURDAY | Devotions after the 8:00 a.m. Mass
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION | Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Also by appointment.
BAPTISM | For information call the parish office at (858)487-4314.
MARRIAGE | Couple must contact the parish office. Please give nine months notice.
 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 
October 12, 2014
“I can do all things in him who strengthens me.”
~ Philippians 4:13
 From the Desk of Msgr. Dennis 
e-mail: [email protected]
A week or so ago The San Diego
Union Tribune had an article
about a new math system being
implemented in several of the
school districts in San Diego
County. Apparently, this goes
somewhat against the “core
curriculum” that has been
proposed nationally and some educators and parents are
questioning whether the “new math” is appropriate.
Admittedly, I had to laugh out loud at questioning the
“new math” because “new math” was introduced when I
was in elementary school. For the first three years we
learned regular arithmetic. In Fourth Grade our math
system was done with an abacus (!?), Fifth grade began
“new math” and by Sixth Grade I was as confused as a
Jesuit on the altar during Holy Week! I never got over it
either. Thankfully, English and History made up for Math
and Science to keep up my GPA.
As we go through life there are times we are
sailing along like everything is right in the world. There
are other times when we stumble and fall like a toddler
learning to walk and we wonder if things will ever go
right for us again. We can easily become discouraged and
give in to feelings of pessimism and doubt which then
cloud our whole perspective on life.
We should never forget that many of the great
saints of the Church had such feelings, which are the
result of the evil one doing everything possible to
discourage the faithful disciple of Jesus. After all, the
“core curriculum” of our faith is allegiance to Christ and
His Church. When new ideas or methods come along that
promise bigger results and grander success we can be
fairly certain that nothing of the sort will happen. When
we leave our faith core curriculum and then find ourselves
in hot water, Satan will do nothing more than laugh at our
predicament and leave us there to stew in the mess we’ve
made. It then becomes the role of Christ to come along,
pull us out, clean us up, gently teach us the error of our
ways and then send us off again. However, Jesus doesn’t
just send us off on our own for a tiptoe through the tulips
in field strewn with land mines. He directs and guides us,
shows the safe way along the path to salvation and trusts
us enough to have learned what He taught. When we
walk that path we should remember what St. Paul wrote to
the Philippians that we read in today’s Second Reading: “I
can do all things in Him who strengthens me.” That is the
faith filled response of Christians who know that despite
everything the evil one or life in general can throw at us
we will be more than conquerors because Christ is on our
side to guide us and strengthen us.
Never fail to look to the cross of Christ to be
reassured of God’s love for us. God loves us so much He
became one of us, lived among us, in human form
suffered for our sake by taking our sins on Himself and
allowed the pain of death to be overcome by resurrection
and new life. “I can do all things in Him who strengthens
me” is an important part of our core curriculum that can
never be improved upon or replaced by new ideas or
philosophies.

OUR PARISH PILGRIMAGE to Assisi and Rome
departs on Monday. Please pray for a safe journey for all
involved during these next 10 days. At so many of the
sites sacred to our Faith in Assisi and Rome you will all
have a prayerful remembrance.
ALL SOULS DAY is Sunday, November 2.
Our Masses on All Souls Day will be
offered for all those whose names are
submitted. Envelopes for the All Souls
Remembrance can be found in the vestibule of the
Church. A special Diocesan All Souls Day Mass will be
celebrated Monday, November 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, located at
4470 Hilltop Drive, San Diego, 92102. Msgr. Dennis,
Director of Diocesan Cemeteries, will be the celebrant of
the Mass. Our parish Resurrection Choir will be singing
for the Mass.
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD'S
BLESSINGS to our neighbors at the
Lutheran Church of the Incarnation who
last week celebrated their Golden Jubilee
of ministry here in Rancho Bernardo and
Poway! Although many of the issues that divided
Catholics and Lutherans in the past have been swept
away, there are still some elements that prevent us from
sharing the Eucharist together and truly being in holy
communion with one another.
However, we are
intimately bound together by our common baptism and we
look forward to many more years of sharing and working
together with our Lutheran brothers and sisters to bring
"God among us" in our neighborhood!
CONGRATULATIONS to Sebastion
Nicastro, one of our parishioners! He is
being honored with two other WW11
Veterans from the Remington Club for their
service. Maybe you’ve seen them on TV
news? The three flew to Washington DC on October 3rd
courtesy of The Honors Flight to see their monument
and tour our capitol. You can always see Sebastian in a
back pew at daily Mass.
 READINGS FOR THE WEEK 
Today:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6;
Phil 4:12-14, 19-20;Mt 22:1-14 [1-10]
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 - 5:1;
Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48;
Lk 11:37-41
Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13;
Lk 12:1-7
2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;
Lk 10:1-9
Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10;
1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21
 This Week’s Mass Intentions 
Sunday, 10/12:
7:30 a.m. Joseph De Francesco
9:00 a.m. Pro Populo
10:30 a.m. Eugene & Michael
Capuozzo RIP
12:00 p.m. Linda Moore RIP
RIP
Monday, 10/13:
8:00 a.m. Michael Kazanjy RIP
Paul Genest RIP
Tuesday, 10/14:
8:00 a.m. Women’s Fellowship Int.
Theresa Considine RIP
Wednesday, 10/15: 8:00 a.m. Bob Carmichael RIP
Rosenburg Family Sp. Int.
Thursday, 10/16: 8:00 a.m. Carter House
Martin Smith
Friday, 10/17:
RIP
RIP
8:00 a.m. Robert Hartney
RIP
Mary Therese Carroll RIP
 Saints & Special Observances 
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Columbus Day; Canadian
Thanksgiving Day
St. Callistus I
St. Teresa of Jesus
St. Hedwig; St. Margaret
Mary Alacoque
St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Luke
TREASURES
FROM
OUR
TRADITION: The confessional is a
familiar setting in literature and
drama. Everyone from Dostoevsky
and Shakespeare down the line to
Seinfeld has used the sacrament to tragic or comic effect
or to reveal aspects of character otherwise hidden. All of
this theater, from world classics to slapstick, has had a
numbing effect on our own expectations, and has skewed
how the culture looks at us and our struggle with sin and
forgiveness, hope and healing.
Yet the artists are on to something. The reconciliation
chapel is a place where hearts are laid bare, where honesty
is the watchword, and people confess their deepest needs.
It is also a place of rebirth, or at least realignment. It is,
like the baptismal font, a place where something dies, and
where something else is born. Today, although literature
has barely caught up, the place is usually not the dark and
gloomy cabinet of old; rather it is a chapel that speaks of
peace, serenity, and the comfort of a welcome home.
People in one parish were astonished recently to see their
children skipping with delight as they left the place of
their first confession. We have to wait a bit for world
literature to catch up with this reality, but at least we can
experience the joy of penance, the thrill of a new
beginning, the assurance of God’s love.
.~
Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.a
Saturday, 10/18:
Sunday, 10/19:
8:00 a.m. Salvation Alonzo RIP
5:00 p.m. Joe De Francesco RIP
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Dorothy Bonnel RIP
Pro Populo
Catherine Cook RIP
Patsy Teawell RIP
PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED
FOR: Barbara Athans, Joyce
Barnhart, Midge Born, Bob Bowman,
Mary Jo Breen, Jane Ellen Burr, Jim
Busby, Philip Cailing, Jim and
Saundra Checco, Dot Coffey, Lillian
Connole, Aurea Convento, Alma Cushing, Dan, Penny Dokmo,
Janice and Venus Edlefsen, Sarah Farley, Art and Fran Feltes,
Jean Fitzpatrick, Evan Gaddis, Michael & Bunny Galasso,
Nancy Jennings, Tony Garczynski, Jessica, Fiona Johnston,
Robin Hall, Butch Haltman, Joyce Harvey, Dick Headly, Dave
H., John Hofstetter, Julie Horwedel, Mark Kaiser, Sherwin
Kimble, Bill Kleine, Robert Koehn, Peter Koucky, George
Kunberger, Vincent LaBerge, Sue Lathroum, Lou Luebbert,
James Patrick Lydon, Charlie McElhinney, Danielle Michalik,
Ricky Mosler, Michelle Oakland, Joan O’Hara, Linda O’Leary,
Doug Orvis, Josephine Pogorzala, Yvonne Polich, Esther
Ramey, Phyllis Reeg, Renee Richardson, Ryan, Mariam Scarpa,
Candida Segoria, Cecilia Seid, Sophia, Sue, Gene Thomas, Jill
Thomas, Jerry Wall, Lloyd and Marie Wilson. 
We are happy to list parishioners’ names who request our prayers
in the bulletin. However, we have had trouble in keeping the list upto-date. Many people forget to let us know when to take a name off
the list and, as a result, our list becomes HUGE and outdated. We
will list names for prayer requests for one month. After the last
Sunday of the month the names on the list will be taken off and a
new prayer request list will be published the first Sunday of the
month. If someone wishes to have a name remembered again, the
name must be re-submitted to the office. This will assure that we
keep an up-to-date and more readable list.
 Middle School Ministry 
e-mail: [email protected]
(858)487-4314, ext. 1217
Youth Ministry Website: http://sanrafaelyouth.org
STILL NEED TO REGISTER FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY?
Pick up a registration packet from the
main office. Have a schedule conflict this semester? No
need to worry, we have open enrollment throughout the
year. Fee: $70 one child, $80 two children.
UPCOMING CLASSES:
YOUTH EVENTS:
MNF: That’s right… Monday Night Football! Come and
bring your friends for a night of fellowship and games!
Pizza and chips included! Mondays, 5:00-8:00 p.m. in
the Youth Center.
Worship Wednesdays: Come connect with
other teens as we meet Christ in worship
and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.
Experience God deeply in word and deed
and be inspired to love radically.
October 16
6:00-7:00 p.m. Worship in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
7:00-8:00 p.m. Faith Fellowship in the Youth Center
October 23
October 15: Good Shepherd Parish
October 30 – No Classes
October 22: No Worship
All classes are held from 6:45-8:00 p.m.
6th Grade: Rm H - 7th Grade: Rm J - 8th Grade: Rm D
Middle School Events: “Ultimate Fun
Night,” Friday, October 17, from 7:009:00 p.m., in the Youth Center. Come
and bring your friends for a night of fun
and games! Parents are welcome to chaperone and join in
the fun. It’s guaranteed to be ULTIMATE! Theme:
“Ghoulish Games.”
Middle School Overnight Retreat: October 24 -25, 7:00
p.m.-9:00 a.m. Fun, Food, Faith, and Friends! This is one
night you will not want to miss. Parents are welcome to
chaperone and join in the faith-filled fun! Permissions
slips on the youth website.
 High School Youth Ministry 
e-mail: [email protected]
(858)487-4314, ext. 1217
Youth Ministry Website: http://sanrafaelyouth.org
CONFIRMATION CLASSES:
1st Year Candidates:
Oct. 12 – Confirmation Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Room D
Oct. 19 – Confirmation Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Room D
October 26 – No Class
Oct. 31 - November 2 – 1st Year Retreat
2nd Year Candidates:
Oct. 12 – Confirmation Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Room H
Oct. 19 – Confirmation Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Room H
October 26 – No Class
October 29: No Worship
Life Walk – October 25, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at De
Anza Cove at Mission Bay. Take a stand for life in this
fun 5k walk/run with free BBQ lunch, live music, and
family activities! This is a great event for service hours.
Sign up online at www.lplifewalk.com and join team
“San Rafael Youth Ministry.”
 Adult Education 
e-mail: [email protected]  (858)487-4314, ext. 1224
Office Hours:
Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
and 1:30-5:30 p.m. Closed on Fridays.
“LIVING THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
BY BECOMING THE PERSON
YOU WERE MEANT TO BE:” We
are excited to have award-winning
author, Father Albert Haase, OFM,
returning to our parish for one day only,
to lead us in a retreat next Saturday,
October 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. Fr. Albert will have presentations
dealing with the “True Self” and the “False Self.” We
will discuss the ten characteristics of the True Self which
indicate we are growing in the person God has created us
to be. We’ll discuss the “lie” of the False Self’s agenda
and how we all become trapped in it. Finally, we will
discuss how to break free of the False Self’s agenda and
begin the journey to the True Self. It will be a wonderful
opportunity for spiritual growth! Lunch will be provided.
There is no set cost for this retreat, but to help defray
expenses we would ask for a love offering of $20.00 if
possible.
To sign up, please e-mail Chris at
[email protected].
Be sure to check out Father Haase’s
website at www.AlbertOFM.org.
 “Family for Life” Pro-Life Ministry 
 Liturgy Ministries 
40 DAYS FOR LIFE: 40 Days For Life:
Join us Tuesday, October 21, at 6:00 p.m.
at North County Women's Medical, 120
Craven Road, San Marcos, for a peaceful,
prayerful vigil in an effort to save lives.
Please visit the website 40daysforlife.com/localcampaigns/san-marcos/ for more information.
CURRENT SCHEDULES for our Mass Presiders, Mass
Intentions, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters and
Altar Servers can be found on our parish website on the
“Liturgy” page. Dates and times of upcoming parish
funerals
are
also
listed
on
this
page,
http://sanrafaelparish.org/home/liturgy.
LIFE WALK/RUN 5K: Join us Saturday, October 25,
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at De Anza Cove at
Mission Bay for the 2014 Life Walk/Run 5K with free
lunch, live bands and bounce house! Family For Life will
have tables set up outside each Mass next weekend,
October 18-19, with information and sign-up sheets.
Your sponsorships are greatly appreciated and will benefit
Life Perspectives' efforts in healing, educating and
promoting our culture in respect for life. Please visit
lplifewalk.com and support San Rafael's Ambassadors For
Life.
FAMILY FOR LIFE will not be meeting
October 31. Instead, please join us in our
endeavors of prayer, witness and support for
the Life Walk/Run 2014 and 40 Days For Life.
For more information contact
San Rafael's [email protected].
 Music Ministry Notes 
E-mail: [email protected]  (858)487-4314, ext. 1225
“Messe Solonnelle de Sainte-Cécile”
"MASS OF ST. CECILIA" will be performed by the
San Rafael Festival Choir and the Greater San Diego
Music Couterie under the direction of Dr. Angela Yeung,
on Sunday, October 26, at 4:00 p.m. in our Church
Sanctuary.
Enjoy this beautiful work by one of the most beloved and
renowned composers of France, Charles Gounod. There
is no charge nor are tickets necessary. However, a FreeWill Offering will be gratefully accepted. Sponsored by
San Rafael's Music Ministry.
For more information call Therese Bulat, Director of
Music Ministry at (858)487-4314, ext. 1225.
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: We invite
you to place the names of your deceased
friends and family in the Book of
Remembrance located in the church foyer
beginning November 1. They will be honored in our
special Mass of Remembrance.
SAN RAFAEL’S ANNUAL MASS OF
REMEMBRANCE will be held Monday,
November 11, at 7:00 p.m. Our Parish
Bereavement Ministry brings together all
the families and friends of those who have died during the
year. All are welcome to attend this celebration. A
light reception will follow in the parish center
immediately after Mass.
THANKSGIVING
An Interfaith Service of Welcome and Well Being
The Poway Interfaith Team is sponsoring its
6th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving
Service at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 18. It will be hosted by San
Rafael Parish. Leaders and choirs from local
faith communities will unite in giving thanks, in prayers
and songs, for our blessings. Our interfaith/intercultural
community will celebrate our shared gratitude to our
Creator in a service that will be welcoming, respectful,
inclusive, compassionate, and charitable to all. This is our
attempt to create peace individually, communally,
spiritually, and globally. This service is always joyous,
uplifting and inspirational with many of our local faith
communities participating. This year our music will
feature choirs from San Rafael, Temple Adat Shalom,
Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation, and the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Speakers
will offer prayers from many faith traditions: Catholic,
Unification, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Protestant, Sikh, Judaism, Christian Science, Baha’i,
Islam, Hindu, and New Thought. Greg Anglea, new CEO
of Interfaith Community Services, will speak. There will
be a gratitude offering collected during the service. All
money and nonperishable food items will be donated to
Interfaith Community Services in Escondido. Light
refreshments and hospitality time will commence after the
service in the Parish Center.
For more information call
Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert at (858)487-8885.
 Ministry News 
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Isn't it time
you looked into joining the world's largest
Catholic fraternal organization - the Knights
of Columbus? Now is the time for Catholic
men to meet the challenges of today and help defend and
protect our faith? Invest some time at our upcoming
Open House at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room C of the
Pastoral Center on Monday, October 13, and learn how
you can make a difference. We need you!
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP MEETING:
Golda Meir, the late Israeli Prime Minister,
will be portrayed by Peter Small on
Monday, October 13, at the Women’s Fellowship
October meeting. Peter lived in Israel for six years. Back
in the U.S., he developed his historical impersonation
program while teaching history in Washington, D.C. and
Los Angeles. He has performed at the Presidential
Libraries of Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Herbert
Hoover and George H.W. Bush, among many other
venues. We hope you’ll join us on Monday night,
October 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall for a
memorable evening of history revisited. Please know that
all members of the parish are most welcome.
OKTOBERFEST AT SAN RAFAEL: Get
ready for another great evening in Bavaria as
the Knights of Columbus host their annual
Oktoberfest event the evening of Saturday,
October 18, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. This year's event will
once again have a delicious German cuisine, a live
German band, and a raffle contest with great prizes. Free
childcare will also be provided with food, kids
entertainment, and movies for those who RSVP and
purchase their tickets in advance. Tickets are being sold
after all Masses today in front of church.
WOMEN’S RETREAT FILLING
UP FAST! Our Parish Retreat for
Women is at Whispering Winds
Catholic Conference Center in the
beautiful mountains of Julian. It’s not
here at San Rafael, but there are plenty
of people going who would share a
ride and a room with you. Did you meet some great
ladies at VBS this summer? Then come see them again
on October 24-26, the ladies of this parish are retreating
up to the mountains and need/request your company. You
are just the person missing in our lives and we need you!
E-mail [email protected] or call (858)487-3070 for
more of the details and some reassurance that your
family/friends will be just fine without you. Many ladies
invite two friends so they have their cabin mates already
(something to consider that). They don’t have to be
Catholic or from this parish to accompany you!
ST. VINCENT DE
PAUL SOCIETY OF
SAN RAFAEL asks
your help in providing
NEW underwear and
NEW sox for Fr. Joe’s
‘children’
for
Christmas.
We are
collecting these items
next Saturday and
Sunday, October 18
and 19. There will be
containers
in
the
vestibule of the Church
to
accept
your
donations. Fr. Joe’s ‘children’ are all ages…toddlers,
children, teens, young adults and adults…male and
female…all sizes. Please help our neighbors in need
receive NEW clothing items this Christmas!
Our ministry will meet on Monday, October 20, at 7:00
p.m. in Meeting Room J of our Pastoral Center. All are
welcome as we are planning another project and would
love to have many more parishioners involved in helping
those less fortunate. Please accept our thanks for your
continued generosity to the poor. Our regular collection
will be on the fourth weekend of October, Saturday and
Sunday, October 25 & 26.
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry,
naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted,
unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty...”
~ St. Mother Teresa
CATHOLIC WIDOWS & WIDOWERS OF NORTH
COUNTY will attend the 10:30 a.m. Mass at San Rafael
on Sunday, October 26. Widows and widowers of this
parish are welcome to join. A prepaid breakfast brunch
($24.00) will follow at Bernardo Heights Country Club.
RSVP deadline for brunch is October 22.
Call
Clementine at (858)676-0097 for specific details.
Calling All Crafters!
Our Fall “Mini” Craft Fair will be held on Sunday,
November 16, in the Parish Hall during coffee and
donuts. Now is the time to start preparing if you wish to
participate. If you are interested in reserving a table it’s
not too soon. The cost for a table is $10. Contact Mary
Van Hee by e-mailing [email protected], if
questions or to save a table.
“An Evening in Bavaria” at San Rafael
Tickets
$15
Saturday,
S
d October
O b 18
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Menu
RAFFLE CONTEST GRAND PRIZE
• Imported German
Beer
• Bratwursts
• Sauerkraut
Yoohoo
• German Potato Salad
• Pretzels
• Apple Sauce
• Strudel w/Ice Cream
Childcare will be provided with
food (pizza, fruit, cookies,
lemonade and milk),
lemonade,
milk) movies,
movies
and entertainment for
children 12 and under,
including Yoohoo the Clown!
Adults with children must RSVP
and purchase tickets in
advance.
L G
Live
German
Band!
Proceeds from this Event to Benefit the Needs
of San Rafael Parish, Seminarians & Religious
Vocations, and Other Charitable
Organizations Supported by the Knights of
Columbus
 From the Parish Office 
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (858)487-4314, Fax (858)487-1498
NEW PERMANENT OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Closed for lunch between 12:00 and 12:45 p.m.)
Saturday
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Please be to sure plan accordingly if you need to sign out
or return keys, pick up mail or tablecloths, etc.
The deadline for bulletin announcements
is Mondays at 9:00 a.m.
You may submit them in person, fax them to (858)4871498, “Attention: Cheryl” or e-mail them directly to
[email protected]. Please be sure to keep
them as brief as possible.
The deadline for submitting altar announcements
is Thursdays by 3:30 p.m.
Submit them in person, fax or e-mail them to Msgr.
Dennis at [email protected].
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 Parish Finances 
e-mail: [email protected]
The net amount needed each week for the
maintenance and ministry of the parish
(salaries and benefits for our workers,
liturgies, sacraments, utilities, religious education subsidy,
repairs and ongoing maintenance)
$27,250
Amount received in last Sunday’s offering:
$30,227`
SUNDAY ENVELOPES: All registered families in San
Rafael Parish should receive a supply of Sunday offertory
envelopes every two months (unless you are making your
contributions electronically). Please be sure to use those
envelopes for all cash or check donations, and to insure
getting credit for your donations, indicate the amount of
your gift on the front of the envelope. Also, please do
not use staples, glue or scotch tape on them. Thank
you!
ELECTRONIC GIVING: Throughout
the year, many of you already support the
congregation with your time, talent and
financial contributions but greater participation is always
welcome. We encourage you to look into our electronic
giving program. It takes just a few minutes to setup a
recurring giving plan. Visit the church website –
www.sanrafaelparish.org - and locate the donation link
or, if you prefer, complete a paper authorization form by
coming in to the parish office.
ARE YOU NEW TO OUR PARISH? If so, please take
the time to register and let us know you’re here. Parish
registration forms can be found in the vestibule of the
church. You can fill one out and drop in the box provided
or mail it in or bring it by the office yourself or drop it in
the offering basket. By the way – THANKS for joining
us! We’re awfully glad you’re here!
REMEMBER YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL. The
work our parish accomplishes continues through the
thoughtfulness of our parishioners who remember us in
bequests and wills. Please consider remembering the
parish in your bequest and will. The bequest should be
listed as a beneficiary, “Pastor of San Rafael Parish of
San Diego, a Corporation Sole. Federal ID #273859305.” Long after a faithful Christian has departed
this life, that person’s name and generosity can be
continued through the religious education program,
outreach to the poor, building fund, youth ministry or any
other number of worthy parish causes by remembering
San Rafael Parish in the individual’s will or trust. This
would truly be a lasting legacy for anyone!
Thank you to our wonderful bulletin advertisers!
Please remember to thank them for
their support of the parish by patronizing
their businesses whenever possible.
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11717 Bernardo Plaza Ct.
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92128
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(858) 673-1633
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shaves with an ADVERTISED razor
brushes his teeth
with ADVERTISED toothpaste
washes with ADVERTISED soap
puts on ADVERTISED clothes
drinks a cup
of ADVERTISED coffee
drives to work
in an ADVERTISED car
and then . . . .
refuses to ADVERTISE
believing it doesn’t pay.
Later if business is poor
he ADVERTISES it for sale.
WHY IS IT?
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC
Mama Cella’s
CEMETERY & MAUSOLEUM ITALIAN RESTAURANT
45th & Hilltop Drive, San Diego, CA 92102
“Walsh Family” Parishioners
Pre-Needed Arrangement is an act of love
(858) 613-7770
No Interest Budget Plan / Up to 5 years to pay
16707 Bernardo
Center Dr.
CATERING AVAILABLE
Rev. Msgr. Dennis L. Mikulanis
Director of Cemeteries
(619) 264-3127
Ask us about hosting your next
Breakfast Meeting/Family Gathering
Lunch: Mon-Saturday
Dinner: 7 days a week
Serving San Diego County since 1991
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Showroom Hours: M-F 10-5, Sat. 10-4
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(858) 271-8434
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 Parish Directory 
Parish Staff
Pastor:
Msgr. Dennis L. Mikulanis
(858)487-4314, ext. 1214
Pastoral Assistant:
Deacon Ward Thompson
(858)487-4314, ext. 1211
Business Manager:
Deacon Ward Thompson
(858)487-4314, ext. 1211
Bookkeeper:
Maria Calhoun
(858)487-4314, ext. 1212
Office Manager:
Cheryl Danzl
(858)487-4314, ext. 1226
Parish Secretary:
Susan Van Winkle
(858)487-4314, ext. 1201
Receptionist:
Georgia Lyon
(858)487-4314, ext. 1201
Wedding Coordinator, Sacristan, & Altar Servers:
Jackie Phanco
(858)487-4314, ext. 1227
Director of Music:
Therese Bulat
(858)487-4314, ext. 1225
Organist:
Jim Thompson
(858)487-4314, ext. 1228
Director of Catechetical Ministries:
Chris O’Donnell
(858)487-4314, ext. 1224
Religious Education Assistant:
Maria Yam
(858)487-0491
Youth Ministry Coordinator:
Lailani Gachalian
(858)487-4314, ext. 1217
Ministries & Organizations:
AA (Mixed, Sat., 7:00 p.m.)
(360)561-6177
AA (Mixed, Tues., 7:30 a.m.)
(760)803-9997
AA (Men Only, Mon., 12:00 noon)
(858)472-8988
Bereavement:
Deacon Ward Thompson
(858)487-4314, ext. 1211
Catholic Widows and Widowers of North County:
Agnes Kopacz
(858)592-6734
Communion to the Homebound:
Mary Ann Russo Scott
(858)382-8830
Contemplative Prayer Group:
Audrey A. Spindler
(858)740-9055
Co-Workers of Blessed Teresa:
Robert & Rosa Santos
(858)613-1078
Disability Facilitator:Paul Stempel
(760)536-3376
Ecumenical/Interreligious:
Patty Ann Born
(858)451-0135
Engaged Encounter:
Chris & Julie Moreau
(619)729-5354
[email protected]
Eucharistic Ministers:
Kay Agriesti
[email protected]
“Evenings for the Engaged:”
Bill/Terri Thinnes
(858)487-9719
Family Cancer Support Ministry:
Mary Comaratta
(858)524-6556
Greeter Ministry:
Noel Antoff
(858)524-6313
Handbell Choir:
Kathleen Sand
(858)487-3814
Nicholas Heye
(760)745-9672
“Heart-to-Heart” Uganda Project:
Laurie Salts
(858)592-9944
Holy Innocents Childrens’ Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda
Lee Haney
(858)487-2149
Interfaith Shelter Network:
Joe Larkin
(858)487-6463
Knights of Columbus #9710: [email protected]
Grand Knight Barry Nally
(858) 231-3747
Knights of Columbus Fr. Joseph T O'Callahan
Assembly:
Faithful Navigator John Agriesti [email protected]
Lector Ministers:
Deacon Ward Thompson
(858)487-4314, ext. 1211
Marriage Encounter:
John & Barbara Bertrand
(858)674-4128
Mass Taxi:
Ron or Maryann Lorenz
(858)485-6696
Men’s Club:
John Sumner
(619)990-0574
Migrant Ministry:
Maria Yam
(858)487-0491
Ministry Council:
Michael Kaine
(858)212-1229
Mother’s Spirituality Group:
Bev Rossio
(858)487-3070
Parish Health Ministry:
Contact parish office
(858)487-4314
Preschool Coordinator:
Paula Rahall
(858)613-0521
May Pidding
(858)436-5999
Pro-Life Coordinator:
Richard & Aida Estrada
(858)888-5162
[email protected]
RCIA Coordinators:
Bill & Mary Phillips
(858)674-4824
Retrouvaille:
Sam & Margie Guerra
(951)259-9474
Serra Club:
Dave Keeney
(858)487-6674
Social Interests Ministry:
Lynn Leclercq
(858) 592-0527 or (858)922-0874
Society of St. Vincent de Paul:
Joanna McClure
(858)487-2008
Usher Ministry:
Jerry Antoff
(858)524-6313
Welcoming Committee:
Lea Gomez
(858)487-2834
Women’s Fellowship:
Ann Sturken
(858)487-2677
Yarn Ministry Coordinators:
Barbara Birchim
(858)487-5376
Susan Van Winkle
(858)451-5571