WELCOME TO GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH....A
warm welcome to all of you who have come to worship with us. If you are
visiting our church today, know that we are honored by your presence. Our
parish serves the needs of the community in many different ways. We offer
preparation for sacraments, religious education for children and adults,
social activities, assistance to those in need, comfort to the sick and
those who mourn a loss. If we can be of service, please call on us.
ULTREYA!...Sat., Sept. 4 and will be held at the Rascon home.
All are welcome to attend even if you have not yet made a Cursillo weekend.
Dinner at 6:30pm (donations accepted to defray the cost) with Ultreya to
follow 7-8pm. Directions/RSVP, call Cindy 258-7285 or Debby 449-9138.
PILGRIM VIRGIN...statues
available for home visitation. Sept. 08: Amolong Family. Sign up in
church. Call Nena 449-5226 or Norma 448-5337.
LAY PASTORS...meeting Sat., Sept. 11, 9am, Conference Room.
All Lay Pastors are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to, please call
Darlene 562-9586.
SHARE FOOD PROGRAM.....sign
up Sun., Sept 12, 9:30-11:30am, Parish Center; distribution Sat.,
Sept 25, 7am. Jay/Darlene at 562-9586.
ROSARIES FOR PEACE...Sun., Sept. 12, 6:30pm here at Guardian
Angels. Rosary procession of lights, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,
crowning of Our Blessed Mother as Queen of Peace. Pray for peace in our
families, nation and world! Reception immediately following in the Parish
Center. All are invited to join us for our first year here...don’t miss this
inspiring event! For more info call Nena 449-5226
MOMS (Ministry of Mothers
Sharing)...the next 9-week session will be meeting on Wednesdays, 7-9pm,
beginning Sept. 15 and concluding with a Celebration Dinner on
Fri., Nov. 12. Learn to share with mothers of all ages the stress,
concerns and positive experiences that have influenced your personal growth.
Experience the support of other women as you discover the depth of your
spirituality. Blue registration forms/pamphlets are available at the back of
church and at the Parish Center. For more info call June Richards 258-0346
or Debby Melrose 449-9138.
MOMS ~ MOMS’ NIGHT OUT...Fri., Sept. 17, 7-8:30pm, Parish
Center Conference Room. The Ministry of Mothers’ Sharing invites all mothers
to enjoy light refreshments and Small Group Discussion. This is a casual
evening with the opportunity to exchange ideas. Email or call Debby Melrose
deb4mel@cox.net
449-9138.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING...Tues.,
Sept. 21, 7pm. A member from each organization is expected to attend.
Debbie White 449-3704.
BUNCO...Fri., Sept 24, 7pm, Social Hall. $5 donation to play.
Bring a friend or two! For more info call Jeanne 448-6328.
ESTUDIAR LA BIBLIA...invitamos a todos quien habla español para estudiar
la biblia, cantar y participar. Los jueves a las siete (7pm). Para mas informatión,
conecta con Rosario 448-2205 o Laura 449-7286.
GUARDIAN ANGELS YOUTH
MINISTRY....See
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
for the latest news or call Helen Deen/Youth Office 448-1213 x 313 or e-mail:
youthldr@ga.sdcoxmail.com
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS...a
scholarship annuity has been established for parishioners attending SDSU.
Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded for the Fall ’10 semester.
Applications are available online at the parish website
www.guardianangelssantee.org or in the parish office. Completed applications
must be received no later than Mon., Oct. 4. Please comply fully with
the application instructions; the Scholarship Committee will not consider
incomplete applications. Questions? Call Margaret 562-7306.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER?...Sat.,
Sept. 18 (*please note that this dinner has been rescheduled from
Sat., Sept. 11!). 7pm. Want to have a fun evening of dinner and
conversation with other parishioners? Host homes don’t know who is coming
and guests don’t know who’s home it is or the names of other guests. Sound
like fun? Pick up a flier at the back of church or call for more info:
Sharon 448-0304 or Veronica 448-3735.
SCRIP ~ the easy parish fundraiser!
...we now carry Henry’s Market gift certificates in $25 denominations!
...the SCRIP Office will be closed thru Sept. 11 for the summer.
SCRIP can still be purchased in the parish office during business hours. If
you need any special purchases or have question, please call Jean Henderson
249-4024 or email
jean_e_h2001@yahoo.com
. Thank you for your continued support!
...available SCRIP in stock: RETAIL: Albertson’s, ARCO, Barnes & Noble, Bath
& Body Works, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, CVS Pharmacy, Game Stop, Henry’s
Market, Home Depot, J.C. Penney's, Kohls, Lowe's, Macy’s,
Regal/Edwards/United Theatres, Sears, Smart & Final, Toys/Babies/Kids R Us,
WalMart. RESTAURANTS: Applebees, Black Angus, Burger King, Carl's Jr,
Chili's/On The Border, Claim Jumper, Coco’s, Cold Stone Creamery, Denny's,
Hometown Buffet, Jack-In-The-Box, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mimi's, Olive
Garden/Red Lobster, Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, Souplantation,
Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Wendys.
...recycle printer ink/toner cartridges, laptops, ipods and cell phones (no
chargers) in black container at back of church.
...Next raffle drawing is the end of December. Remember for every $100 of
SCRIP you buy, your name will be entered. Prizes in SCRIP: 1st-$50; 2nd-$40;
3rd-$30; 4th-$20!
…Questions? Call Jean 249-4024 or email:
jean_e_h2001@yahoo.com.
...Click on the
Scrip Page
to get a shopping list and an order
form!
OUTDOOR MOVIE K-NIGHT!!!...Sat.,
Oct. 2, 6:30pm. Please come and enjoy a fun-filled evening with family
and friends. Your local K of C council will show a movie and provide
refreshments. Tell your friends...a great end of summer event for all! More
details to come. Patrick 562-9208 or Richard 840-5889.
GUARDIAN ANGELS OUTREACH:
ROSARITO PROJECT: Love, Hope, Trust
and RACHEL'S HOUSE:
...we are not accepting donations at this time. We will
resume in Sept. In the meantime please feel free to donate to your other
favorite charity, or hold them until Sept. or deliver directly to Rosarito
or Rachel’s House.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES... School Supplies for children who live on the
hillsides of Rosarito are being accepted in R.E. office as of Aug. 15.
Supplies most needed are: composition notebooks, pencils/sharpeners/erasers,
colored pencils, black & red pens, highliters, glue, white out, water color
sets, metric rulers, calculators, pocket-size tissue packets, scissors,
geometry sets, graph paper, spiral notebooks, coloring books, penmanship
books, and small soaps.
...for more information email:
mcprsm@ga.sdcoxmail.com
PARISH FOOD PANTRY…needs: peanut butter, jelly, jam; canned: milk,
fruit, roast beef, tuna, chicken, spaghetti sauce, chili, ravioli,
beef
stew, corned beef, pork‘n’beans; instant milk packets; individual: juice
boxes, instant oatmeal packets, cereal boxes. We also gratefully accept
monetary donations to shop for items to fill our shelves. We now have plenty
of brown paper bags! Thank you!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION....Phone:
619-448-1213 E-mail:
mcprsm@earthlink.net
....See the Religious Education
Page
For the latest NEW
details
& important dates!
...Registration is in progress for
2010-2011 year.
...we offer sessions in religious education for children/families in
Preschool thru High School.
...if you have young people age 7+ in need of Baptism, etc., we offer
sessions on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:40pm.
...all R.E. classes begin the week of Sept. 20.
...For more information or to register, please call R.E. office 448-1213 x
312.
CATECHISTS...Catechists’ Day at
Guardian Angels is Sat., Sept. 11, 9am-1pm, keynote speaker is Mary
Rowland. Catechetical Sunday is Sept. 19 with commissioning at 10am
and 5:30pm Masses.
...all catechists have meeting at their regular R.E. session time the week
of Sept. 13.
LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH CHILDREN....is
during Sunday Masses. Children ages 5-12 years are encouraged to attend (no
under 4’s please). There is no sign up.
NURSERY ON SUNDAY MORNINGS…...in
Rm 8, Parish Center, will be back in session Sept. 12th, during the 10am
Mass. This service is for children ages 0-4 yrs. All nursery staff are
background checked.
INQUIRY SESSION
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF
ADULTS (RCIA)
... for adults desiring to know more about the Catholic Faith or
desiring to become fully initiated in the Catholic Faith is Thurs., Sept.
9, 7-8:45pm. Fliers with more information are on the counter at main
entrance to church or you can call or email Sr. Mary Potter
mcprsm@ga.sdcoxmail.com
448-1213 x 310
BEEN AWAY FROM CHURCH?...Welcome
Home. We invite you to check our parish website and especially the link
www.catholicscomehome.org.
We will be delighted to help you ease back into the practice of your
Catholic faith. Please do not hesitate to call Sr. Mary Potter 448-1213 x
310.
BIBLE STUDY FOR ADULTS ~ The
Parables...begins the week of Sept. 20 for six weeks
...if you have never been in Bible Study, this is a great course to help you
get acquainted.
...sessions are Tuesdays 6pm beginning Sept. 21; Thursdays 7pm
beginning Sept. 23; Wednesdays 7pm beginning Sept. 29;
Wednesdays 9:30am beginning Oct. 6; Mondays 7pm beginning Oct.
18.
...registration forms are available in vestibule.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP:
...we invite parishioners who have lost loved ones (family members, friends,
co-workers) to join us the 1st Saturday of the month, from 10-11:30am, in
the Parish Center Conference Room. We plan to meet Oct. 2 and Oct. 2.
If five or more people would like a 6-week session, we will begin that on
Nov. 6 for six Saturdays.
...for more information pick up a flyer or call the parish office.
...you may also want to check the following websites:
griefnet.org ,
aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html,
embracingourdying.com
and
agingwithdignity.org
Also check the following for end
of life tasks
dyingwell.org.
REQUEST FOR
BOOKS ON GRIEVING...if you have a book or music CD that helped you in
your time of grief, please consider donating it to our parish library in
memory of your loved one
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING:....If
you are seriously ill, anticipating surgery, or weakened because of
prolonged illness or advanced age, you are encouraged to receive the
Sacrament of the Sick. Please contact one of the priests following Mass or
call the Parish office during business hours — Mon-Thu 9am-5pm; Fri-Sat
9am-4pm - 448-1213.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT...there
is no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament or evening Mass on the first
Fridays of summer (July, August and September). Adoration/first Friday
evening Mass resumes Fri., Oct. 1.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK ~
September 5
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 14:25-33
What is my most persistent challenge in trying to follow
Jesus more closely?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK ~
September 12
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]
What can I do to be part of finding and helping those who are lost and in
need of help today?
NEW IN THE PARISH?....Please sign in
the blue binder at the back of church and you’ll receive a registration form
in the mail. Questions? Call Ann in the parish office 448-1213 x 301.
Welcome!
FALL FESTIVAL 2010
“Irish
Eyes Are Smiling”
~~ Oct. 8-9-10 ~~
..next planning meeting is This Thurs., Sept. 9, 7pm, Parish Center. All
parishioners are invited to attend and all committee members are encouraged
to attend. Final meeting is Sept. 23.
…Raffle tickets/letters have been mailed to all registered parishioners who
didn’t pick them up. Early Bird Raffles for $50 are Sun., Sept. 26 and
Sept. 26, after the 11:30am Mass. Get those tickets in!
...NEEDED: books (hard/paperback), 2 liter bottles of soda,
and plastic, terra cotta or ceramic flowerpots (drop all these off in box at
back of church); NEW silent/live auction items (in original
package—drop off at parish office and please fill out Auction Donation form)
...all are invited to volunteer some time to our yearly major
fundraiser. Needed: committee members, booth managers/workers,
set-up/tear down workers. Signup board is available after all the Masses.
You won’t be disappointed...working or attending...there’s lots of ways to
support our Fall Festival.
...aside from our delicious food court and Saturday’s
BBQ Dinner, there is the talented crafter’s row and
challenging game booths; music to dance
to Friday and Saturday nights; entertainment and silent
auction Saturday afternoon; our popular Live Auction
w/ fantastic bargains 1pm Sunday; and Grand Raffle concludes
the festival at 7pm Sunday.
...Give a call to 258-9824 with any questions/concerns/ideas or just come to
the planning meetings. God bless and thank you.
Michele & Bernie Diamond, ChairCouple
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS:
Gracious God, bless all families and make
them holy. Enable parents to share their
faith with their children through word and
examples. May they encourage their sons
and daughters to seek and follow your
Son’s call to the priesthood and religious life.
Amen
PARISH OFFICES CLOSED...Monday,
Sept. 6, due to the Labor Day Holiday. One Mass only at 9AM.
TRAVELING ? Try
www.MassTimes.org
PARISH LIBRARY...we have a good
supply of spiritual books and videos for your use. Our library is in the
Parish Center Conference Room which is open on Sunday mornings. It is a user
friendly library...you may take a book to read, you may keep the book, you
may pass the book on to a friend, or you may return the book back to the
parish library. Enjoy!
VOICES FOR CHILDREN...volunteers needed to become a child advocate
who can make a difference in the life of a foster child and can give them
hope. Call 858 569-1019 or visit
www.speakupnow.org
WEBSITES FOR CAREGIVERS:
caregiving.com,
caringtohelpothers.com
,
catholiccaregivers.com
...for personal help in the bereavement process you may want to check the
following websites: grief.net.org,
aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html,
embracingourdying.com &
agingwithdignity.org
...for end of life tasks: dyingwell.org
SPIRITUAL GROWTH WEBSITES....The
following websites offer opportunity for spiritual growth and info: check
our links
and readings
pages on this website - (look for Sacred Space on the readings page)
www.PrayAsYouGo.org
(downloads
for ipod),
http://paulistpress.com/;
www.contemplativeliving.org,
www.sacredspace.ie
MARRIAGE WEBSITE:
www.foryourmarriage.org
RETROUVAILLE....Marriage in
trouble? This may be the weekend for you and your spouse. Next
weekend: check website. Call 619.656.2102, 951.259.9474 or visit
www.retrouvaille.org
WHAT IS MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER?....The
Marriage Encounter Weekend is a positive and personal experience for a
couple which offers them a technique for loving communication that they can
use for the rest of their lives. It’s an opportunity to look deeply into
their relationship with each other and with God. Also, it’s a time to share
their feelings, their hopes, fears, joys and frustrations.
....For More information please contact, Parishioners, Michael & Judy
Carteron 619-258-0159.
DIVORCE HEALING MINISTRY....meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7-9pm, Church
of St. Luke, 1980 Hilsdale Rd., El Cajon. For more info call 401-6445.
POST ABORTION MINISTRY....visit
www.AbortionChangesYou.com
AFTER-ABORTION HEALING RETREAT FOR WOMEN....Next weekend: check
website. $45/person; full/part scholarships available. For
info/register call Rosemary 858 581-3022,
rachels_hope@juno.com or
www.RachelsHope.org
HEALING WORKSHOP FOR MEN....saddened by a past abortion, check
website for next workshop, 9am-5pm, Diocesan Pastoral Center. $25/person.
For info/register call Jim 858 581-0952 or
www.RachelsHope.org
