St. Matthew Catholic Church
“A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC TRADITION”
2140 W. Ontario Avenue
Corona CA 92882-5651
Phone: (951) 737-1621 FAX: (951) 737-9715
Webpage: www.stmatthewcorona.org
Pastoral Staff available by appointment
E-mail: [email protected]
See phone directory/email inside
Pastor: Rev. Neil Fuller, S.V.D
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Alex Sila, S.V.D.
Pastoral Associate: Lou Ann Tannaz
Director of Religious Education: Isaura Cera
Associate Coordinator of Religious Education: Moira Fisher
Director of Youth Ministry: Mary Anne Multer
Assistant Coordinator of Youth Ministry: Rosie Gomez
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday: 5:30pm (English)
Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 5:30pm (English)
12:30 P.M. (Spanish)
Weekday: Wed., Thurs, & Friday @ 8:30am.
CHAPEL HOURS: 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday)
RECONCILIATION (Penance) Confession
Saturdays from 3:30pm-5:00pm
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday)
COMMUNION CALLS, HOSPITAL VISITS,
ANOINTING OF THE SICK,
Please notify Parish Office so a visit can be arranged.
The Pastoral Staff depends on you to notify us as to the need.
SACRAMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Baptism, First Eucharist, First Reconciliation,
Confirmation, Call Parish Office for details.
MARRIAGE:
Appointment with Pastoral Associate
at least NINE months in advance.
ST. MATTHEW COOPERATES WITH
OUR LOCAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS:
St. Edward Elementary School
500 Merrill St.
Corona CA 92882
(951) 737-2530
Webpage: www.stedward1947.com
Notre Dame High School
7085 Brockton Ave.
Riverside CA 92506
Webpage: www.notredameriverside.org
February 15, 2015
Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Reflecting on God’s Word
These first days of Jesus’ ministry present him preaching,
teaching, and healing to bring people to know that God is
near. His message and his deeds bring people back to
full life in the community. By casting out demons and
curing the sick he restores to full humanity those suffering
from possession and illness. Today we find Jesus
confronting a condition that must have been even more
excruciating—leprosy.
To be a leper was to be cut off from others in all ways.
You were cast out of the community, isolated, doomed to
live in deserted places, no longer part of the human
family, unable to participate in any social events, and
considered unfit to worship God. It was assumed that if
you had leprosy, you had sinned in some way. Your life
was summed up in the words the Law of Moses told you
to cry out whenever anyone came near, “Unclean,
unclean!”
For Jesus to touch a leper meant that in the eyes of
others he also became unclean and unfit to associate
and worship with others. Even so, when a leper asked for
healing, Jesus was unequivocal in his reply: “I do will it.
Be made clean” (Mark 1:41). It is easy to hear in his
response the authority of the Son of God, set on giving
glory to his Father. Yet Jesus, ever respectful of the law,
sent the man to the priest, as commanded in the book of
Leviticus. In Jesus, pity took precedence over the law,
but did not abolish it.
—James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R.
Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
Living God’s Word
Jesus, you came to bring us into deeper communion with
the Father and one another. Give us the courage to reach
out, as you did, to those in need of our compassion and
help. Let us not be afraid of the opinions of others when
we see that good can be done. Amen.
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SATURDAY, February 14
5:30 p.m. Gabriella Cera - Especial Intentions
by The Cera Family
SUNDAY, February 15
8:00 a.m. Benedicto Domantay - †
by Rosalina Domantay & Alob Family
9:30 a.m. Parishioners
11:00 a.m. Julius Umali - Birthday
by His mom Lita Umali
12:30 p.m. Luis Castro - †
by The Castro-Enriquez Family
5:30 p.m. Ava Jean Smith - †
by Gene & Elaine Harsma
WEDNESDAY, February 18 - ASH WEDNESDAY
8:00 a.m. Romeo Tindoy - †
by The Tindoy Family
12:00 noon Bilingual Prayer Service
4:45 p.m. English Prayer Service
6:15 p.m. English Prayer Service
7:30 p.m. Spanish Prayer Service
THURSDAY, February 19
8:30 a.m. Judy Redline - Health
by Parish Office
FRIDAY, February 20
8:30 a.m. Deb Szul – Health
by Parish Office
No Adoration On Fridays
Ministers to the homebound
Please check for any Pyx you may have forgotten to
return to the parish office. Also, please remember to sign
in the Ministry Book. Thank you for your dedication to this
very special ministry.
NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS
To help you prepare for the next week’s
Masses, we encourage you to read the
Scriptures ahead of time.
Genesis 9:8-15
1Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:12-15
Food Drive Results Thank you for your food
donations for the month of January to the
Settlement House, as a parish we donated
1,015 lbs for the needy in our community.
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, February 16th
in observation of President’s Day.
Sunday Catholic TV Mass 9:00am on KDOC Channel
56 Also on cable/satellite TV. Check listing for “KDOC”.
Please pray for those names
in this list, and remember to
call the office when the
intention can be removed.
[A] Shannon Adams, Judy (Simon) Ackel [C] Paula Caff, Ron &
Ceil Chathan, Aunt Chong, Amador Larry Corona Jr. [F] Kassi
Flores [G] Luis Alberto Gonzalez-Orbegozo [J] Karen & Scott
Jones [K] Monica Kent [L] Sun Lee, Robert Luna [M] Jennifer
Martinez, Bob McGinnis [N] Chad Nelson, Irene Novak [S]
Barbara Saldana, Gloria Sanchez, Daniel Shea, Victoria
Smitherman, Fabrizzio Sobrino, Aunt Mary Stevenson [T] Bette
Thielen [V] Leticia Velasquez [W] Jesse Welker, [Y] Nancy
Young
Please make sure your family is registered in
our parish. We need registration paperwork
for your enrollment in our programs.
Registration forms can be found on the credenzas in the
Church, on line, and in the parish office. Thank you
BIBLE STUDY NEWS:
There's still time to attend our Bible Study
on Spirituality of the Gospels. We meet
every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Parish
Center. For more information, call Pam
Fischer at 951-205-3353.
ESL Classes continue on Wednesdays in the Parish
Center from 6-8:00pm.
Prayer Journal
If you have a prayer request for the Sunday Liturgy,
include your request in the Prayer Journal which is
available as you enter the church.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
It is not necessary to wait until the last
moment
before asking for anointing: a
serious illness, any major operation, or simply the onset of old age, are reason enough
to receive it in faith. Please notify the Parish
Office so a visit can be arranged. When a
person has been anointed within a few
months of becoming gravely ill, it is not necessary to be
anointed again as the person is dying.
Non-Discrimination Policy
All Catholic Schools within the diocese shall adhere
strictly to a policy of non discrimination which states: The
schools of the Diocese of San Bernardino admit students of any
sex, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights,
privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made
available to students at respective schools. These schools do
not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national and
ethnic educational policies, admission policies, financial
assistance, and athletic and other school administered
programs.
Lenten Reconciliation Service Monday,
March 19 at 7:00pm
LENT
The word Lent comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word (lencten) meaning spring
or springtime (lenctentid). The word also is the root of the word lengthen.
Spring came in March when the days became longer. The forty days before
Easter (the feast of the Resurrection) was called the Great Fast in the Church. It
was originally established as a retreat for catechumens, those who were
preparing themselves for Baptism into the Church. The Great Fast was a time
for penance and conversion. The catechumens and also those known as great
sinners abstained from eating meat and fasted for forty days. Eventually the
Church called all Catholics to participate in the conversion process of the
catechumens and renamed the Great Fast as Lent. In the course of history the
fasting during Lent became modified and changed a great deal. Fasting means
eating only one full meal and two smaller portions of food a day. Abstinence
means abstaining from meat.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only two days of fast and abstinence
in Lent today. Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Some elderly and those
who are dealing with illness are not required to fast or abstain. Catholics
should use their own reasoning as to what they can and want to do regarding
the Lenten practice of fasting and abstinence. It is good that it be done with
prayer.
Fasting and abstinence is a practice. One is not bound under sin to do so.
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. Millions of Catholics throughout the
world will go to church and be marked with ashes. There are two prayers that
are used – “Repent and believe in the Gospel” or “Remember you are dust and
to dust you will return.” Putting them together we could ask, “What am I doing
with the time I have in my life? Am I following the call of Christ in whom I was
baptized? Where do I need to change and be more faithful to the Gospel?”
There are three themes I would like to put forth this Lent – The Rice Bowl, the
Corporal Works of Mercy, and the action of doing random acts of kindness.
“May the darkness of sin and the night of unbelief vanish before the light of the
word and the spirit of grace. And may the heart of Jesus live in the hearts of
all.”
Fr. Neil
There will be a meeting for all new Eucharistic Ministers
and those needed updating on Saturday, February 28th at
10am in the Church. We are in need of Eucharistic Minister especially for Saturday and Sunday 5:30pm Masses
BULLETIN UPDATE
• There won’t be adoration on Fridays.
• Station of the cross in English will be at 7:00pm.
YOUTH MINISTRY SCHEDULE
FIRST WEEK OF CLASS
Jr. High - 7th and 8th
Monday 7:00-8:30pm
No Class Feb. 16, 2015
High School Confirmation Class
9th thru 12th
Monday 7:00-8:30pm
No Class Feb. 16, 2015
Wednesday 7:00-8:30pm
No Class Feb. 18, 2015
Stations of the Cross every Friday
during Lent at 7:00pm in English,
7:30pm in Spanish, in the Church.
Healing with Hope
Grief Survival Series
All Sessions are from 6:30-8:30pm
Held on Tuesday Nights
at Riverside Community Hospital
In the Administrative Conference Room
This requires an eight weeks commitment.
To R.S.V.P. or for more information call:
(951)788-3590
Fish Fry every Friday during Lent from
5-8 pm in the Parish Center.
Fish fry or spaghetti dinner,
Pizza and desserts.
If you need your 2014 Envelope
Contributions Letter, please call the
parish office or email Susie Chocek to
have one prepared for you to pick up or
have mailed or call 272-3522
We invite all youth (7th and Up) to be
part of the Youth Choir. Please call the
Youth Ministry office for more
information. 951-272-3520.
Religious Education
The registration for children grades preschool-6th
continues Mon-Fri in the Parish Office. Please continue
making payments on your registration balances from the
2014-2015 Religious Education year.
Tuition Balances for:
Religious Ed. $2,634.00
Youth ministry $2,060.00
Total: $2,694.00
We are in special need for
Commentators to read the Prayer
Intercessions and Announcements
at all Masses. Please call the Parish
Office to help this ministry.
Classes, Retreats and Workshops are oﬀered at Old Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside. For more info check out www.sanluisrey.org. Social Concerns Ministry
You are invited to join us –
the commitment is only one
night a month
Come once and try us!!
Next meeting February 17 at 7:00 PM in St.
Matthew’s Parish Center
We invite you to get involved!! Many events
are planned for the coming months. For more
information call 951-279-0078 or contact the
parish office.
USING YOUR ENVELOPE REALLY HELPS!
It’s much easier for our volunteer counters to count your church
contributions if you use the envelopes mailed to you every two months.
They have your complete information—name, address, amount of
contribution for you to fill in—to help us keep accurate records for your
end-of-year statement. We appreciate your help.
February 7-8
Attendance …………………………………………...2,215
Families receiving envelopes……………………...2640
Plate collection………………………………....$2,561.06
Weekly envelopes collection………………...$9,547.50
Weekly envelopes received………………………….382
Average per envelope……………………………..$25.00
Online giving this week………………………..$2,137.00
* Please use your envelopes
CRS Rice Bowl for Lent for Life
Through CRS Rice Bowl, you are helping
those in need both around the world and
in your community.
R.E. children will be taking the rice bowl
home, you may help them by paying them
for their chores so they can make a donation.
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PARISH STAFF– PHONE/EMAIL DIRECTORY
♦Parish Office General and Bereavement Needs
Phone 951-737-1621 Evelyn Sobrino
Email [email protected]
♦Rev. Neil Fuller (Pastor)
Phone 951-272-3523
Email [email protected]
♦Rev. Alex Sila, S.V.D.
Phone 951-737-1858
Email [email protected]
♦Lou Ann Tannaz (Pastoral Associate)
Phone 951-737-1004
Email [email protected]
♦Susie Chocek (Financial Records)
Phone 951-272-3522
Email [email protected]
♦Isaura Cera (Religious Education)
Phone 951-272-3521
Email [email protected]
♦Moira Fisher (Religious Education)
Phone 951-272-3521
Email [email protected]
♦Jonathan Machado (Office, Baptism)
Phone 951-272-3524
Email [email protected]
♦Mary Anne Multer (Youth Ministry/
Confirmation)
♦Rosie Gomez (Youth Ministry - Jr. High)
Phone 951-272-3520
Email [email protected]
Parish website is: www.stmatthewcorona.org
Youth Mass is Celebrated
On the First Saturday of every
month at 5:30 pm.
Please come and join us!
FIRST RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION)
PARENT MEETING
There will be a meeting for parents only wishing to
prepare their children or teenagers for First
Reconciliation (Confession) on Thursday Feb. 19 from
6:45-9:00pm in the Parish Center. This meeting is for
parents only. Childcare will be available for $5.00 for
the first child and $1 for each additional child.
Please be prepared to pay $35.00 for the
preparation process. To begin the preparation process
for first sacraments, parents must be registered in the
parish and children must be enrolled in at least the
second continuous year of religious education or
Catholic school. This meeting will be repeated in the
winter as well. If you have attended a previous meeting
for another child in the past you must still attend this
meeting for the child/youth currently preparing. If you
need more information please call the Religious
Education office at 272-3521.
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT
Our parish is experiencing tremendous growth and
we are inviting you to join us in providing services and
ministries to those who need them. If you are interested
or would like more information regarding any ministry
please call the Parish Office at 737-1621. The following is
a list of the many ministries we offer:
♦ Altar Linen Care
♦ Altar Server
♦ Baptismal Ministry
♦ Bereavement Ministry
♦ Children’s Liturgy of the Word
♦ Children’s Sacramental Programs
♦ Church Environment/Flowers
♦ Commentators (at Mass)
♦ Communion To The Sick & Homebound
♦ Corona Norco Interfaith Association
♦ Eucharistic Minister
♦ Gardening
♦ Hispanic Ministry
♦ Readers (at Mass)
♦ Men’s Club
♦ Music Ministry-Singer, Play Instrument
♦ Office Volunteer
♦ RCIA—Support Team and/or Sponsor
♦ Religious Education-teach, aide, baby sit
♦ Repairs/Maintenance
♦ Settlement House-Monthly Food Drive
♦ Social Concerns
♦ Fund Raising Organizing Committee
♦ Train Altar Servers
♦ Ushers
♦ Corona Seniors Center
♦ Weekly Communion—Vista Cove Care
♦ WINGS (Women’s Spiritual Group)
♦ Women’s Club
♦ Young At Heart (Senior Group)
♦ Youth Ministry—teach, teachers aide
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PRAYER REQUESTS FORM
If you have anyone that you would like to add to our
prayer column please complete the following form. Then
the form can then be placed into the collection basket.
You may also call the Parish office at 737-1621 with your
prayer request.
Date
Person requesting prayer
phone#
_____________________________________
Pray for
Prayer request or intention
______________________________________
Please remember to call the office when the prayer
intention can be removed from the list.