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The Ascension of the Lord May 17, 2015 Parish Calendar
Saturday Vigil Mass is at 5pm
Sunday Masses are 6am, 8am, 10am, and 12pm
Daily Mass (Monday to Saturday) at 7:15am
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May 23 Team 14 Lily Valdez Linda Bumanglag Matilda Domingo Josephine Cadali Lety Manuel Edna Juan Yolanda Agbayani Felly Farinas Rosita Remolacio Estrella Abawag Sunday, May 17 @ 6am Thanksgiving Carlina B. Ramos Sunday, May 17 @ 8am (+) Repose of the Soul Petra Balmaceda, Gloria David, Cherito Brillantes Pinzon, Jimmy Silva, Clifford Keola, Felipa & Pedro Pascua, Rogelio Pascua, Pacifico Dagulo, Salvino Dahilig, Pedro & Demetria Pascual, Baldomero & Arcadia Gabriel, Marcelino & Anastacia Siatriz Sunday, May 17 @ 10am (+) Repose of the Soul Michael Sr, Michael Jr., & Elaine James May 18-­‐23 @ 7:15am (+)Repose of the Soul Cherito Brillantes Pinzon Sunday, May 17
8:00am
R.E. Teachers Meeting
10:00am
Mass- Baptisms
2:00pm
Divine Mercy
Hall
Hall
Ch
Monday, May 18
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
Hall
Tuesday, May 19
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
Hall
5:00pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ch
6:00pm
10am Choir Practice
Ch
7:00pm
Hispanic Prayer Group
Conf. Rm
7:30pm
Neocatechumenal Way #1 & #2Old. Sc. Rm
Wednesday, May 20
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
6:00pm
6am Choir Practice
7:00pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
7:00pm
Confirmation
7:45pm
Gimong ti Novena Ilocano
Hall
Ch
Ch
Hall
Ch
Thursday, May 21
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
Hall
Friday, May 22
9:00am
School Play
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
7:00pm
Hispanic Choir Practice
7:00pm
Hispanic Youth Ministry
Hall
Hall
RE
SR
Saturday, May 23
5:00pm
Mass
6:00pm
School Play Dinner Show
7:30pm
Mass- NCW
Hall
Hall
Ch
2nd Collection: May 17, 2015
Catholic Communication Camp
Calendar Legend
Ch = Church
RE = Religious Ed
Cp = Convent Chapel
SR = Science Room
PL = Parking Lot
CR = Classroom
TCB = TC Ching Building CF = Office Conference Rm
This weekend all Catholic Churches in the United States will be taking up a special collection for the
Catholic
Communication Campaign (CCC). This collection communicates the Gospel through Catholic
social media activities and enriches our faith through podcasts, television, radio, and print media.
The collection for communications in the Catholic Church is not only an opportunity to help the universal
Church in all the projects that she has in the evangelization in the digital world, the press, radio and
television, it is also a huge opportunity for us to reflect on what all of this means today and how we use
them.
We are very fortunate and blessed to live in a world full of so much media. It is a gift from God that man
is able to develop all of these different ways to communicate with others allowing us to share our feelings
and knowledge about different topics. This is truly a blessing from God and we should use these
blessings by evangelizing and proclaiming the Kingdom of God, so that others too will know and love
Jesus Christ.
We must also be aware and careful that sometimes the media can be a bad thing, especially if we do not
use it the right way, it can become a big problem. One of the most serious challenges of using media is
the individualization of human beings. In today’s world everything is on a smartphone. While people are
using their smartphones, they do not need interaction. We see this frequently in restaurants, families go
out to eat together but do not talk, everyone is texting or surfing the Internet on their personal
smartphones.
Every year the Pope writes a message for the World Day of Catholic Communications. This year, Pope
Francis says: “We will employ technology wisely, rather than letting ourselves be dominated by it. Here
too, parents are the primary educators, but they cannot be left to their own devices. The Christian
community is called to help them in teaching children how to live in a media environment in a way
consonant with the dignity of the human person and service of the common good”.
We need to use the different media and communications technology we have at our disposal as gifts
from God. We cannot allow the media to control us, to keep us from interacting with people or becoming
addicted. This is a reality today, there are people who are addicted to the internet, electronic games and
pornography. It is sad, but the reality is that the vast majority of those who are addicted are children and
young adults, who have been exposed to the inappropriate use of the media and technology.
“I fear the day that technology exceeded our humanity. The world will have a generation of idiots.” This
has become a very famous sentence said by Albert Einstein.
Let us enjoy the blessings of communications and technology resources that we have and use them
responsibly, they are gifts from God. When technology moves us away from God this is a clear signal
that it is being misused. Let us be aware!!!
May God Bless you today and Always.
Fr. John F Quintero
Parish Administrator