Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Clergy
Rev. Devdas Masillamony Ext. 100
Pastor
frdevdas@santasophia.org
Rev. John Bosco
Ext. 107
Priest in Residence
musinguzijbosco@yahoo.com

Parish Staff
Bill Smirniotis
Ext. 104
Business Manager
bsmirniotis@santasophia.org
Sana Auro
Bookkeeper
sauro@santasophia.org

Ext. 103

Josephine Estrada
Ext. 100
Receptionist
jestrada@santasophia.org
Mary Wilson
Ext. 102
Administrative Assistant
mwilson@santasophia.org

Music Ministry
David Stevens
Ext. 113
Director
dstevens@santasophia.org

Facilities Maintenance
Jim Kinney
Ext. 108
Director
jkinney@santasophia.org

Liturgical Ministries

MISSION STATEMENT
Santa Sophia Catholic Parish is a welcoming, caring, and vibrant community of
believers seeking to grow in faith, fostering a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Challenged by the Word of God, nourished by the Eucharist, and empowered by the
Holy Spirit we seek to build bridges to convey Gods love to our community.
Rev. Devdas Masillamony, Pastor
Rev. John Bosco Musinguzi, In Residence
MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. (Saturday); Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and
11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word for Children dismisses during the 11:00 a.m.
Mass. Monday Friday: 8:00 a.m.
Holy Days and Holidays: see bulletin and parish website for special Mass times.
NURSERY: Sunday, open from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 10:45 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Closed from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Located on the north side of the
church.
CONFESSION: Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: The first Saturday of the month after the
4:30 p.m. Mass, or by appointment. In an emergency, please call the Parish
Office at (619) 463-6629.
DEVOTIONS
Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: First
Friday of each month from the end of daily Mass until 12:00 p.m.
Rosary: Daily after the morning Mass and other special occasions.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Tuesday following the morning Mass.
9800 San Juan Street Spring Valley, CA 91977
Phone (619) 463-6629 Fax (619) 463-8101
www.santasophia.org parish@santasophia.org

Rosemary Wellington
Sacristan
wabrsmry@gmail.com

Ext. 115

Santa Sophia Academy

Karen Laaperi
(619) 463-0488
Principal
ssaklaaperi@hotmail.com
Estela Diaz
Secretary

(619) 463-0488

santasophiaacademyoffice@gmail.com

Santa Sophia Preschool

Victoria Simanek (619) 463-0141
Director
vsimanek@santasophia.org

Catechetical Ministry Office

Office: (619) 463-6011
Bernadette Padlo
Ext. 111
Director
bpadlo@santasophia.org
Donna Hernandez
Ext. 110
Administrative Assistant
dhernandez@santasophia.org
David Stevens
Ext. 113
Sr. High Youth
dstevens@santasophia.org
Jr. High Youth

Ext. 110

Young Adult Ministries

Kareen Georgee
Kareen.georgee@gmail.com
Irma Shute
irmashute@gmail.com

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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Parish of Santa Sophia is

requesting parishioners who
are interested in a new ministry of Welcome Greeters to
attend a Saturday, August 22
meeting at 9:00 am in the Daniels Room. As you
know, this ministry plays an important role in helping people to worship God by providing assistance
to the parish community. Greeters serve as representatives of the faith community by welcoming
those who come to worship, especially visitors. It is
an honorable position in the Church, requiring integrity, cordiality, and wisdom. A Welcome Greeter
must have a true love for the people of the Church
and a desire to promote an atmosphere of reverence
and worship in the house of God. If your heart desires to serve God and the Santa Sophia community
through this important ministry, please contact Bill
North at wjnorth619@gmail.com or Greg
Galarpe at ggalarpe1@yahoo.com
The readings today remind us that God continues to
care for us and challenges us to trust in His providence and hunger for the Bread of Eternal Lifethe
Holy Eucharist. The readings remind us that only
God can satisfy our hungerboth spiritual and
physical. The first reading shows how God satisfied
the physical hunger of His chosen people in the desert by giving them manna and quail to eat. The
restrictions imposed by God for the collection of
manna remind us to humbly acknowledge our total
dependence on God to fulfill our needs and to trust
SCRIPTURE READINGS

Date
Saturday, August 1st (Vigil)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, August 2nd
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

AUGUST

2, 2015

that He will provide for us. In the second reading, St.

Paul advises the Ephesians to satisfy their spiritual
hunger by turning away from their former evil ways
and leading lives of love, kindness, compassion and
forgiveness. Paul reminds us that our acceptance of
Jesus as the real source of our life and the nourishment of our souls calls for a total transformation
within us. Having been nourished by the Bread from
Heaven and the Word of God, we need to bear witness to Christ by living lives renewed by the Holy
Spirit. In the Gospel, Jesus makes a unique claim: I
am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not
hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst."
Here, Jesus is offering Bread from Heaven which
nourishes our body and soul and gives us eternal life.
This calls for faith and total dependence on
God. When Jesus invited those who sought after him
for earthly food to accept the Bread of His word and
teaching, some accepted it, but others turned away.
Those who turned away from Jesus invitation were
disappointed, because His invitation required a total
commitment which they were unwilling to make.
We all have many needsmaterial and spiritual; we
struggle with temptation and sin, we suffer many
wounds, we are at war with our passions and demons
as we make our pilgrim way through this deserted
place, to the Promised Land. The readings remind us
that only God can satisfy our needs. The question is:
Can He truly free us from our temptations and sins,
heal our wounds, and
Continues on page three...
help us to fight off

& INTENTIONS FOR THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2015
Readings

Time

Intentions

Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35

4:30 pm

+Frank & +Martha Barrack &

Living & Deceased Family

8:00 am

Intentions of Social Concerns

Ministry Volunteers

11:00 am

+ Marilyn Filley

Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35

Monday, August 3rd

Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21

8:00 am

+Nasim & +Sophia Fares &

Living & Deceased Family

Tuesday, August 4th

Nm 12:1-13/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14

8:00 am

Mrs. Vickey Rico & Family

Nm 13:1-2, 2514:1, 26-29a, 34-35/Mt 15:21-28

8:00 am

Intentions of Erin Gabriel

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mk 9:2-10

8:00 am

+Francis Schraff

Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28

8:00 am

Intentions of Gerardo & Brenda Marquez

1 Kgs 19:4-8/Eph 4:305:2/Jn 6:41-51

4:30 pm

+Frank & +Martha Barrack &

Living & Deceased Family

8:00 am

+Mrs. Rose Mary Whitney

11:00 am

+Avitha Rafael

Wednesday, August 5th

Thursday, August 6th
Friday, August 7th
Saturday, August 8th (Vigil)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, August 9th
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kgs 19:4-8/Eph 4:305:2/Jn 6:41-51

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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Altar for St. Anne

As we have been reporting in the bulletin, the side alcoves will soon have stained glass windows, thanks to
our benefactors. There is an altar needed to raise St.
Anne off the floor in the south alcove to match Mary
Seat of Wisdom in the north alcove. The north altar
was donated by a parishioner whose name is on the memorial plate at the base of the altar. The hope is to design the same style altar for the south alcove. If anyone
is interested in sponsoring this new altar, please contact
Fr. Devdas for more details.

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

JASON & JULIE ALBRIGHT
AND FAMILY

REBECCA & ARSENIA ANGELES

JESSE & KATHRYN BERGSTEDT
DAVID BRISENO AND FAMILY
THE COMISKEY FAMILY

2, 2015

Prayer list for our Military

As a faith community, let us keep

continued from page two.

passions and demons? Can He give us the joy and

peace and the salvation and love we so deeply desire? We all know that worldly thingsfood, alcohol
and drugs, impurity, movies, vacations, sportsoffer
us temporary pleasures, but not profound ones, or
lasting joy. As St. Thomas Aquinas puts it, Only
God satisfies. Likewise, St. Teresa of vila says,
God alone suffices. Indeed, just as Jesus healed and
fed the needy crowds, by the thousands, superabundantlyand all were satisfiedso He does for us by
every gift of grace. And, He does so especially by
miraculously multiplying the Bread of Life for
us: His greatest, most nourishing gift; the Most
Blessed Sacrament of His Body and Blood. This Sacrament unites us perfectly to Him by allowing us to
share in His life of love, healing us and raising us up
satisfying us, feeding us in this desert, as we make
our pilgrim way to the Promised Land of Heaven.
Only the Lord in the Eucharist can satisfy our deepest hunger and the longing of our hearts. As we
thank the Lord for the precious gift of His Body and
Blood let us approach the Eucharist with trusting
faith.
Fr. Devdas

AUGUST

all who serve our country during

these troubled times in our prayers. We pray especially for those of our parish who
are serving.
MAJ. BRANDY CULP
CASSY DETERS
JEREMY DETERS
VICTOR KAREH
JOSHUA LABANON
BRIGITTE FOX

LTJG. JAYSON NICHOLSON

ANDRE CLEVELAN
SGT. DANE JOHNSON
MICHAEL OLSON
CAPTAIN MARK LOMAHAN

If you have a friend or relative who is serving in our military,

and want their name to be added on our prayer list, please contact the office at: (619) 463-6629 ext. or via e-mail
parish@santasophia.org.

PRAY FOR RELATIVES AND OUR FAMILY

Brandon Ancho
Madeline Leggio
Lilyne Hollingworth
Anita Sanford
Jean Barrett

Frances Martin

Names in bold are newly added this week. Also pray for the special
intentions written in the Book of Needs in the back of the church.

COLLECTION REPORT
July 20, 2015 - July 26, 2015
Plate
Envelopes
eGiving
Breakdown of gifts received
$0.00 to $5.00
$5.01 to $10.00
$10.01 to $25.00
$25.01 to $50.00
$50.01 to $100.00
$100.01 to $150.00
$150.01 to $500.00
$500.01 to $1,000.00
Total contributing households

$11,155.17
$1,173.00
$8,709.17
$1,273.00
44
48
134
66
28
6
4
0
_______

330

THE LIVITSKI FAMILY

MIGUEL & LETICIA ORTEGA AND FAMILY

THE STUMPF FAMILY

St. Vincent de Paul

$572.00

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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

AUGUST

2, 2015

ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS

2015-2016 RELIGIOUS ED REGISTRATION ~ PRE-SCHOOL-CONFIRMATION
Registration will continue Monday through Friday throughout the summer.
Registration will take place in the Catechetical Ministry Office from 9:00 am 3:00 pm.
What to Bring: Fees and your child's baptism certificate, if not already on
file, are due at the time of registration. Special Note: Families who are not
registered at Santa Sophia must provide a letter from their parish priest giving permission to attend Santa Sophia's religious education classes.
Prerequisite for Confirmation Level I: Completion of Religious Ed Level 8
or graduation from a Catholic elementary school.
Prerequisite for Confirmation Level 2: Level I candidates must bring
their Sponsor Eligibility Form completely filled out, signed and sealed by
the sponsor's parish priest in order to register for Level II.
Congratulations to the following children who celebrated the sacrament
of Baptism here at Santa Sophia on Sunday, July 26th.
Beau Garrett and Nolan Glen
sons of Garrett & Brooklyn Govea
Sofia Nori
daughter of Carlos & Amanda Perez
Jacob Jackson
son of Jeremy & Anna Marie Jackson

NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome! We warmly invite you to
join our faith community. To register,
please visit the parish office anytime
after the morning mass until 4:30 pm,
Monday thru Friday. Or you can pick
up a registration form in the vestibule
of the church.
BAPTISM
Please contact Donna Hernandez at
(619) 463-6011 for Baptism preparation information. Parents are encouraged to begin the preparation process
before their child is born.
ADULT/CHILD
RELIGIOUS FORMATION
Please contact Donna Hernandez at
the Catechetical Ministry Office at
(619) 463-6011 for more information.
MATRIMONY
Please contact the office at (619) 4636629, before setting the date, time and
location of your wedding. In the Diocese of San Diego, couples should
plan on a nine month (minimum)
period of marriage preparation.
QUINCEANERAS

Ethan Cayden
son of Keith & Olga Stumpf

First Eucharist Pictures

First Eucharist Families: Pictures can now be viewed and ordered
online. If you have any questions, please contact Jacqui at
jkvphotog@gmail.com or Donna in the CMO at (619) 463-6011
Online Giving
Online giving is an easy and a green way to support Santa Sophia. Fr. Devdas
recently wrote an article about online giving in the July 19th bulletin and explained the advantages, and the ways online giving helps the office process payments. Visit our website www.santasophia.org or call the parish office, and Bill
can set up your account on the phone.

Please contact Susan Rosson at

(619) 861-4384, before setting the
date, time, and location of your
Quinceanera.
FUNERALS
Please contact Bill Smirniotis at
(619) 463-6629
ext. 104.
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS
Submissions are due Fridays by noon,
nine days prior to publication. Send
to: bulletin@santasophia.org

ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO GETS VIOLENT WHEN YOU DISAGREE WITH THEIR OPINION?
This is a Safe Place Community: Santa Sophias team provides faith-based support to parishioners, family and friends
who suspect or know of violence in their relationships. Call (619) 663-9785 and leave a message. All calls are confidential-no caller is identified by name. A team member will call and offer resources that can help in situations of child, elder or intimate partner abuse.

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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Amen
PRAYER FOR OUR PRIESTS
Sunday, August 2nd - Bishop Robert McElroy
Monday, August 3rd - Bishop Robert Brom
Tuesday, August 4th - Bishop Gilbert Chavez
Wednesday, August 5th - Rev. Alexander De Paulis
Thursday, August 6th - Rev. Italo De Pra
Friday, August 7th - Rev. George Decasa
Saturday, August 8th - Rev. Thomas Dekaa

2, 2015

UPCOMING EVENTS

DAILY PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus,
I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
For your unfaithful and tepid priests;
For your priests laboring at home or
Abroad in distant mission fields.
For your tempted priests;
For your lonely and desolate priests;
For your young priests; For your dying priests;
For the souls of your priests in Purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to you
The priests dearest to me;
The priest who baptized me;
The priests who absolved me from my sins;
The priests at whose Masses
I assisted and who gave me
Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
The priests who taught and instructed me;
All the priests to whom I am indebted
in any other way
(especially...)
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
And bless them abundantly
in time and in Eternity,

AUGUST

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Parish Office: (619) 463-6629 Fax: (619) 463-8101 Monday ~ Friday from after daily mass - 4:30 pm
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