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COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH

August 4, 2013 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAN DIEGO

Sunday Child Care

Effective Sunday, August 11th, child care will only be available during the 9:30 am Mass in the Preschool. This schedule will continue throughout the summer and may change in the fall. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Pastors Corner
THE MEANING AND VALUE OF LIFE
We live in the world that tries to tell us that happiness can be purchased, that meaning can be bought, and that all that matters is the here and now. Many people buy into this lie of the world. This is the lie of materialism. The more you have, the happier you will be, the false gods of materialism claim. Then reality kicks in. People can have everything, but are not happy. We hear of many people who have material wealth but are miserable; members of same family suing each other in court because of greed; spouses ending their marriage in divorce. Greed causes people to land in jail, mental institutions or in the grave. This is where living for materialism will ultimately lead us. This is not the way we are called to live. Life is beautiful when it is lived with God. That is the Good News of Jesus Christ. The gospel reminds us to avoid all forms of greed. The value of life is not in possessions but in the beauty of relationship with God and others. The meaning and value of life is in finding what the Creator intended this life to be. St. Paul tells us in the second reading that we are to seek what is above, not what is of the earth. He reminds us that our baptism was a death with Christ to the material world and a rising with Him to the Life of the Spirit. Qoheleth calls it vanity when we live only for the here and now, which means that we live for nothing but for the things that wont last. There is so much joy when we are whom we were created to be and we realize that we are at our happiest when all that matters is basking in the love of God and bringing this love to others. Each of us has a crucial role to play in Gods plan for mankind. We are loved, and we are called to love. The best part of all this is that nothing can take this love from us. All the things of the world can only be enjoyed meaningfully when focused on Christ. Every action must have the serving of Christ as its end. Today we pray that we might be people rich in the treasures of God. We pray that we might be the salt of the earth, the light of the world, that Jesus called us to be.

Mark Your Calendar

Ministry Sunday, November 3, 2013
National Guest Speaker: Leisa Anslinger

PLEASE PRAY for the following who are ill, their

families and those who care for them, especially:

Elizabeth Ainsworth, Catherine Anderson, Karen Caporale, Nene & Ernie Columna, Sue Cooper, Toni Dalton, Marlena Daniels, Gary Davila, Rose Diamond, Dang Do, Rita Doman, Lois Dupre, Bruce Elizondo, Gigi Esguerra, Betty Fischer, Bruce & Marlen Forbes, Jared French, Joe Garcia, Lita Gonzales, Dolores Harris, Nicole Horn, Cheryl Hunter, Betty Jackson, Emma Kim, Ted Kipp, Frank Klementich, John Kryling, Joshua Lamar, Long Le, Caitlin Lovato, Robert Medina, Grace Mendoza, Dale Michaelson, Danny Moreno, Khanh Nguyen, Marie Nguyen, Vinh Nguyen, Debbie Oliver, Doris Oliver, Helen Praydick, Virginia Reyes, Bob Riggs, Gloria Riggs, Jane Riner, Lucas Rodriguez, Steve Romero, Nick Santiago, Francisco Santos, Tom Sherman, Chris Sirca, Divina Villar, Robert Whitworth, David Won, Don Wood

Mass Intentions for the Week

MONDAY, AUGUST 5 7:00 amME Marciano Lim TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 7:00 amME Val Shipley WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 7:00 amDF Donors Intention THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 7:00 amME Mercy Catindig FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 7:00 amME Rick Canfield SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 8:00 amME Bridget & Daniel Sorahan 5:30 pmME Intentions of Anthony De Jesus SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 7:30 amME John Costa 9:30 amME Flo Kloberdanz 11:00 amDF Mary Brunnhoelzl 5:30 pmEC People of the Parish
EC=Fr. Edward Corcoran, ME=Fr. Mario Elias, DF=Fr. Dennis Flynn

Grief & Bereavement Group

The next meeting of the Grief & Bereavement Support Group will be on Monday, August 5th and will be a pot luck. Starting time will be at 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group
Open to youth in grades 7-12. We meet Sundays, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Sundays. You may bring a drink or snack to share. August 4th: Water Wars!!!

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

AUGUST 4, 2013

Readings for the Week

Mon: Tues: Wed: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun: Nm 11:4-15/Ps 81:12-17/Mt 14:13-21 Dn 7:9-10,13-14/Ps 97:1-2,5-6,9/2 Pt 1:16-19/ Lk 9:28-36 Nm 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35/ Ps 106:6-7,13-14,21-23/Mt 15:21-28 Nm 20:1-13/Ps 95:1-2,6-9/Mt 16:13-23 Dt 4:32-40/Ps 77:12-16,21/Mt 16:24-28 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2,5-9/Jn 12:24-26 Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1,12,18-22/Heb 11:1-2,8-19/ Lk 12:32-48

Monthly Schedule
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Held the 2nd Saturday of month, Daily Chapel, 8:30 am 3:30 pm. Holy Hour for Life with chaplet of Divine Mercy, 2:30-3:30 pm. ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Room. BIBLE SHARING: Does not meet in June, July & August. For more info, call Carmen at 858-560-0052. BINGO: Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. Babysitting is available. CHILDCARE: Every Sunday during the 9:30 am Mass in the Preschool; for infants and children up to four years of age. For more information, call (858) 279-0161. CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Peggy Keller at 858-569-5996. DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00 p.m. in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading from the diary of St. Faustina.) GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday of each month, 7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Please call Robin at (858) 277-3861 for more information. GREETERS/USHERS: Contact Terry Foster at 858-427 -7178. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table, Richard Portugal. For information call (858) 2798731. LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd Tuesday of every month in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy Keller at (858) 569-5996. MENS CLUB: The 1st Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Room. All men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join. MENS FAITH GROUP: First Saturday of the month in the Ministry Center, 8:45 am-10:00 am. All men are invited to this informal spiritual gathering to share our lives and grow in our faith. Prayer, discussion and donuts. PRAYER MEETING: We invite you to join us in praise, songs, scripture readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Ministry Center. R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults): For adults seeking Baptism or for baptized adults seeking full membership in the Catholic Church by preparing to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. For information, call Mike Conroy, (858) 278-1507. SENIORS CLUB: 2nd/4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors over 50 in our parish. Watch bulletin for upcoming events. YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for both Junior and Senior High. For more information call (858) 277-3861.

REBUILT
The Story of a Catholic Parish: RebuiltAwakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, making Church Matter. Read the first chapter free! Email the rectory to request an online link. Copies available for purchase in the rectory.

Religious Education
Registration forms for the 2013/14 school year have been mailed to families who were in the program last your. If your family attended our program last year and did not receive a packet, please call the Ministry Center and we will send you one. For your convenience, you can mail these back or drop them off. We will begin registering new and returning students starting Sunday, September 1st, 8:00 am1:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Children registering for the first time MUST bring a Catholic baptismal certificate. Sunday Classes begin September 29th Preschool (ages 3-4) & Kinder: Sundays, 9:30-10:30 am Grades 1-8: Sundays, 10:45-12:00 pm Tuesday Classes begin September 24th Confirmation I & II: Tuesdays, 6:45-8:00 pm Fees: $60.00 - one child; $90.00 - two children; $115.00 - for three or more in one family. Are you interested in volunteering to help in the Religious Education program? Not sure if you are able? The only qualification you need to have is a love for Jesus and his children. The rest will take care of itself. Please think and pray about this. WE NEED YOUR GIFTS! Call Robin for more information at (858) 277-3861 or (619) 922-7941, or email robin.keator@yahoo.com

50th Jubilee
On Sunday, September 15th, everyone is invited to the 50th anniversary celebration of St. Columba Church and School. Bishop Cirilo Flores will celebrate the 9:30 Mass with a reception following in the hall.