ST.

COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH

April 5, 2015
Easter Sunday

SAN DIEGO

Four Signs of a
Dynamic Catholic
Today you received a gift from the parish, a book that
could change the way you live your FAITH. This book
was written by Matthew Kelley, a New York Times bestselling author, and it describes how only 7% of Catholics
(80 million in USA) are engaged Catholics.

Divine Mercy Sunday

The Sunday after Easter is universally observed throughout the Church as Divine Mercy Sunday. St. Pope John
Paul II established the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday
during the canonization of St. Faustina in the Jubilee
Year 2000. Our Lords great promise: The soul that will
go to Confession and then receive Holy Communion shall
obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.
We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this
incredible promise on this Great Feast of Mercy.
Fr. Mel invites everyone in the parish to attend the Divine
Mercy Sunday Devotion with Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament on Sunday, April 12th from 2:30 3:30 p.m.
in the Church. A cake reception will follow in the Hall.

Readings for the Week

Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs:
Fri:
Sat:
Sun:

Acts 2:14,22-33/Ps 16:1-2,5,7-11/Mt 28:8-15

Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5,18-20,22/Jn 20:11-18
Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-4,6-9/Lk 24:13-35
Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2,5-9/Lk 24:35-48
Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1-2,4,22-27/Jn 21:1-14
Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1,14-21/Mk 16:9-15
Acts 4:32-35/Ps 118:2-4,13-15,22-24/1 Jn 5:1-6/
Jn 20:19-31

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Spend some quiet time with our Lord next Saturday,
April 11th for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the
Daily Chapel, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. There is a sign-up book
if you wish to attend at a specific time.

Pilgrimage Tour
May 1224, 2015
Join Fr. Mario Elias on a Catholic pilgrimage tour to
Eastern Europe, including visits to Prague, Medjugorje,
and the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Krakow. Fr. Mario will
celebrate daily Mass and provide spiritual guidance. Create great memories, gain new friends, discover amazing
places and deepen your relationship with God. This trip is
through the agency Travel Best. For an itinerary and
more details, contact the parish office.

Catholicism can be intimidating and trying to learn

about it can be overwhelming, unless you know where to
start and how to do it. This book provides a way to learn
about our Faith, by using a continuous improvement
concept, which includes PRAYER, STUDY, GENEROSITY and EVANGELIZATION.
We invite you to take this book home, start reading it
and make plans to attend one of the two discussion
groups, starting the week of April 13th. More information about the discussion groups will be provided in next
Sunday's bulletin. THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Springfest 2015
St. Columba Schools Last Fling in the Spring Carnival
& $1,000 Opportunity Draw will be held on Saturday,
April 25th, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cost: tickets $1
and wristbands $20.
Stop by the school office for pre-sale tickets & Opportunity Draw only $10/chance or 15 tickets/$100. Get
your business advertised on a booth for as little as $25!!
Call the school for more details: 858-279-1882.

Mass Intentions for the Week

MONDAY, APRIL 6
7:00 amEC Sevilla & Bonifacio Tamares
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
7:00 amEC Librada Ober
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
7:00 amEC Donors Intention
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
7:00 amMM Intentions of Kevin Schultheis
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
7:00 amEC Grace & Gene Carletti
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
8:00 amMM Irving Prince
5:30 pmMM Lorraine Wahl
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
7:30 amEC Richard & Cameron Hudjohn
9:30 amMM Earl Patterson
5:30 pmMM People of the Parish
ECFr. Ed Corcoran, MMFr. Mel Monreal

EASTER SUNDAY

APRIL 5, 2015

Annual Catholic Appeal

Baptisms

Thank you to all who have turned in pledges for the Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have not turned in your
pledge, its not too late! If you did not receive a pledge
envelope, you may pick one up at the back of the church.

We welcome into our Catholic family Spencer Armbruster, Barry Ivers, III, and Kayden Moreno
who were baptized in March.

Our assessment this year is $27,000. All excess funds

will be returned to St. Columba to be used for much
needed improvements. Please make your check payable
to: Diocese of San Diego.

Easter Flowers

Pledges to date: $31,497

# of parishioners: 138 (out of 997)

Mens Club
Thank you to Pat Dalton and Bob Welch, who donated
tools to the Mens Club. We are still looking for plywood for future work projects. We will pick up. Contact
Gary at gpme3@san.rr.com.

Parish Council
In June of this year, three members of our Parish Pastoral Council will end their term. If you are interested
in being considered for appointment to serve on the
Council, please contact Fr. Mel. The Council meets once
a month at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall.

Parish Assembly
Mark your calendars for an all-parish assembly in the
parish hall on Sunday, April 26th, at 10:30 a.m. More
details to follow in weeks to come.

Spiritus
Our 9:30 choir, Spiritus, has created a CD, which is
available for $20 at the rectory or directly from the
choir. ALL proceeds will be donated to the church and
school.

Donate Online!
Scan this code with your mobile device to
donate online, or visit our website:
www.stcolumbasandiego.com and click
Donate Online.
PLEASE PRAY for the following who are ill,
their families and those who care for them:
Steve Altman, Morgan Belnap, Rodelia Clark, Robert &
Louise Dennin, Emmy Hanna, Helene Hansen, Betty
Herron, Belinda Johnson, Lien Le, Randa Matyas, Joe
McDougall, Kathi Nichols, Deb Oberg, Doris Oliver, Pat
Oliver, Juana Otermin, Cecelia Polston, Mary Alice
Quinn, Art Rubio, Maria Seeto, Marilyn Theile, Sam &
Jean Zanin

Thanks to all who made special Flower Offerings. Donors may take their lilies home the week of April 12th.

Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors installed free for those 62 and over.
Contact Gary at 619-933-3377 or gpme3@san.rr.com.

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Suggestion Box
New comment forms have been placed near our Suggestion Box at the back of the church. We encourage you to
submit comments, questions and suggestions. Your
feedback is welcomed by the Pastoral Council.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM
Catholic Charities would like to welcome Seniors who
are on a fixed income to enroll in the Foster Grandparent Program. As a volunteer, you will tutor and mentor
children who need additional support at local schools.
The program provides a modest tax deferred stipend,
reimbursed transportation, training and more. Must be
55+ to qualify.
Please call Catholic Charities @ 619-2312828 and ask for Isabel Butler at ext. 312.

Check Out Our Website!

Scan the QR code with a bar code app on
your mobile device.
Or visit:
www.stcolumbasandiego.com

Retrouvaille
A program designed to help troubled marriages that
consists of a weekend experience and seven postweekend sessionsupcoming dates: April 10-12 and
June 19-21. For more information, call 619-423-0132 or
go to www.retrouvaille.org.