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Blessed Virgin Mary
4123 Robertson Avenue | Sacramento | CA 95821-0208
Pastor—Fr. Jeremy Leatherby
Pastor Patrick Lee
Priest in Residence—Fr.
Deacon—Lawrence
Klimecki
Fr. Jeremy Leatherby
Our Mission Statement
Deacon—Lawrence
Klimecki
February 22, 2015
First Sunday of Lent
To bring souls to the salvation which
Jesus Christ has won for us, by our
proclamation of and witnessing to the
splendor, beauty and fullness
Mass Times:
of the Catholic Faith.
Saturday
Parish Office | 8:30am-4:30pm
Barbara Fay (M-Tu)
barbara@presentationparish.org
Amy Glaser (W-F)
amy@presentationparish.org
916.481.7441 | Fax 916.481.2841
General: office@presentationparish.org
8:30am | Vigil • 5:30pm
Parish School
Principal—Sr. Maria Rose
916.482.0351
srmariarose@presentationschool.net
www.presentationschool.net
Religious Education
Sidney Curry | 916.482.8883
sid@presentationparish.org
Sunday
8:00am | Family • 10:30am | Youth • 4:30pm
Healing Mass (3 Sunday of the Month) • 1:00pm
rd
Weekdays
6:30am | 8:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday
4:00pm
Sunday
9:30am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Monday-Friday | 24 Hours A Day
Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Brennen Cull | 916.481.7441 x 204
brennen@presentationparish.org
Communications & Facilities Coordinator
Amy Glaser | 916.481.7441
communications@presentationparish.org
facilities@presentationparish.org
facebook.com/presentationparish
facebook.com/presentationparish
www.presentationparish.org
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
My Dear Parishioners,
Seldom does the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s put
out statements that address specific movies, television series or
books, so, when it does, I think it is important to be notified about it.
Unfortunately, I didn’t receive the following announcement sooner; otherwise I
would have included it in the bulletin a week or two ago. However, since it is
still applicable, I include the following today. We can also use it as a reminder,
particularly in this Season of Lent, to be careful about what we are subjecting
ourselves to (and our children!) when reading, listening to or viewing that
which is produced in our culture by the social media.
As you may be aware, a film called Fifty Shades of Grey is being released in
theaters on February 13th, 2015. The books and film, marketed as a romantic
story, are a graphic portrayal of a young woman agreeing to be abused and degraded in a sexual relationship.
Leaders in the Religious Alliance Against Pornography (RAAP) have stated,
“The contrast between the message of Fifty Shades of Grey and God’s design
for self-giving and selfsacrificing love, marriage and sexual intimacy could not
be greater.” As you know, we as bishops have spoken with a united voice
against domestic violence, and in particular, violence against women (see When
I Call for Help, 1992, rev. 2002). We have also emphasized the need to overcome the exploitation of sex and violence in communications (see Renewing the
Mind of the Media, 1998).
As the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth continues its work
with other committees on the development of a statement on pornography, I
wanted to call your attention to the release of this film and to RAAP’s statement
(enclosed), in addition to our own resources. This is an opportunity for us to
remind the faithful of the beauty of the Church’s teaching on the gift of sexual
intimacy in marriage, the great dignity of women, and the moral reprehensibility
of all domestic violence and sexual exploitation.
A list of resources to help men and women who are struggling with pornography
is available at http://www.foryourmarriage.org/help-for-men-and-womenstruggling-withpornography-use-or-addiction/. I also take this opportunity to
alert you to an initiative by Morality in Media (soon to be called the National
Center on Sexual Exploitation) in reference to the film: http://
endsexualexploitation.org/fiftyshadesgrey/.
In Jesus, through Mary,
Father Jeremy Leatherby
Deacon Lawrence
The shortest verse in the
bible is “Jesus wept.”
Jesus wept over the loss
of His friend Lazarus
and how that loss affected Lazarus’ sisters, Martha and Mary. Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the people would not
accept the love He offered them.
When Jesus weeps it is perhaps
then that we are closest to His human nature. We can relate to sorrow
and pain. We weep over being separated from a loved one, either because they have been taken from us
or because by their actions they
have abandoned us.
The Lenten season begins with Ash
Wednesday. We prepare ourselves
to move closer to our Lord. We do
this by fasting and prayer and ridding ourselves of the distractions
that separate us from God. We do
not do these things for their own
sake or even for our own selfimprovement. We do these things
out of love for the Lord. These actions we take up during Lent are all
oriented toward allowing us to enter
into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
Let us remember the image of
Christ weeping as we enter into this
time of atonement. Jesus weeps for
us. He weeps because more often
then not we have turned away from
Him or left Him. He weeps because
the great love He pours out for us is
not returned. He weeps over our
sins.
Let us use this time to make Jesus
the center of our lives, if not for His
sake, then for our own.
Pax Vobiscum
Pray for the sick in our community, especially:
Anthony Andreozzi, Theresa Bencken-Garn, Adolf Cascardo, Pieta Marie Cox, Rose Davis, Kristine Dean, Matt Deragisch, Marge Derdowski, Madison Diaz, Lee Falkenstein, Bob Fitzgerald, David Fleege, Owen Foley, Patti Fox,
Marcy French, Leonard Frizzi, Vienna Golsong, Doug Hagans, Ken Hall, Kimberly Kaufmann, Linda LaGrange,
Shirley Lauwers, Mary Lease, Janet Lee, L. Moessinger, Gene Moore, Alyssa Platt, Catherine Post, David Qualls,
Russell Qualls, Maryanne Redmond, Lucy Robrecht, Caleb Rust, Susan, Gene Segno, Michelle Shiflet, Alan Smith,
Gracie Smith & Sheri Spitz.
† Mass Intentions †
1st Sunday of Lent
22
Sunday (Gn 9:8-15/1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-15)
8:00am Fr. Lee
† Mary Ellen Nommenson (L) Diane Anderson
† Charles Mudd & Family (L) The Murin Family
10:30am · Family Fr. Leatherby
† PBVM School Staff & Faculty (L)
4:30pm · Youth Fr. Leatherby
† Kaley & Al Beck (D) Family
† Gracie Rose (L)
† Barbara & David Scott (D) Scott Family
St.
Polycarp
23 Monday (Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25: 31-46)
6:30am Fr. Lee
† Larry Richards (D)
8:00am Fr. Leatherby
† Dwight Fiscus (D)
24 Tuesday (Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15)
6:30am Fr. Leatherby
† Mary Hannan (D)
8:00am Fr. Lee
† Dale Elder (D)
Religious Education News
Contact Sidney Curry | DRE 482.8883
What is the RCIA Rite of Election?
This Rite marks a key moment. For the catechumens, this Rite signifies that
they have been called by Christ and attests to the reality that only those
mystically claimed by Christ will enter Heaven. St. John writes, “If anyone’s
name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of
fire” (Rev 20:15). Throughout this RCIA process, catechumens should have
become increasingly involved with the parish community. The community,
with godparents representing the parish, will wholeheartedly acclaim the
participants’ readiness. It is appropriate for the bishop to recognize them
because he is the sign of unity of the particular Church, and it is the parish
community’s responsibility to bring those in RCIA into the fullness of the life
of the Church. The godparents give public testimony about the catechumens. The godparents’ role is very significant; they represent the community and are asked during this Rite to make serious statements about the catechumens. The decision of an RCIA participant to go through this Rite
means that the judgment and decision-making (of both the catechumen and
parish) about whether to enter the Catholic Church has ended. From this
point forward, they are no longer catechumens but are called the “elect.”
They have been chosen to enter into the final period of preparation for initiation, and called by the bishop, their shepherd, to the holy mysteries to be
celebrated that Easter.
† Souls in Purgatory
8:00am Fr. Leatherby
† All Confirmation Candidates at PBVM (L)
(Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12)
26 Thursday
6:30am Fr. Murin
† All Married Couples (L)
8:00am Fr. Lee
† Glenn & Lee Abrahamson (D) Family
27 Friday (Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26)
6:30am Fr. Murin
† All Priests (L&D)
8:00am Fr. Leatherby
† Ed Mills (D) The Obagi Family
(Dt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48)
28 Saturday
8:30am Fr. Lee
† Rona Faletoese (D)
5:30pm · Vigil Fr. Leatherby
† Bernice Steiner (D) Lynne Mallein
2nd Sunday of Lent
22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Rom 8:31b-34/
1 Sunday (Gn Mk
9:2-10)
8:00am Fr. Leatherby
† Charles Mudd & Family (L) Matt & Leah
Leatherby
† Liz Durant & Family (L) Deacon Dave & Jen
Leatherby
† Amelia Ruiz & Family (L) Deacon Dave & Jen
Leatherby
10:30am · Family Fr. Leatherby
† Mary Mudd (L) Deacon Dave & Jen Leatherby
4:30pm · Youth Fr. Lee
† Michelle Devincenzi (D) Family
Collections
(Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32)
25 Wednesday
6:30am Fr. Lee
February 14 & 15—
$8,834.50
Thank you for your contributions!
Please consider ParishPay as a GREEN alternative to envelopes!
C a l l B a r b a r a t o i n q u i r e | 481 .7441
Youth Ministry News
Other PBVM Parish Phone Numbers
@pbvmlifeteen
St. Vincent de Paul
(Tue | Thu | Fri: 9am-11am)
916.485.3482
High School Youth
Scrip | Diana Jimenez
916.402.1028
facebook.com/preslifeteen
LIFETEEN is on
Sunday’s at 5:30pm,
following the 4:30pm Mass.
No LT on Feb. 22
March 1st Topic:
Connected
EDGE meets on
Tuesday’s
6:00pm-7:15pm
[In the Immaculata]
Brennen Cull
916.481.7441 x 204
brennen@presentaƟonparish.org
Divine Mercy Prayer Line
Maureen Bradshaw
916.487.9620
Music Ministry | Becky Poncini
916.541.5805
becky@presentationparish.org
Legion Of Mary
Shirley Figenshu
916.483.8756
Altar Society
Diana Jimenez
916.402.1028
Knights of Columbus
Jordan Ruiz
Gene Trinca
916.807.4218 916.359.8263
kofc15693.org
Right-To-Life
Sacramento
Presentation Parish
is
holding a prayer vigil every Saturday
from 7am-4:30pm in front
of the aborƟon mill on Butano
Drive. Please call Mary Mudd
to join us!
[Please note the day/time change]
www.presentaƟon-r2l.org
Presentation Life Teen understands how important it is for everyone to
be well informed and up to date on all of our weekly Life Nights, big
events and other news. To insure that you and your teen never miss out
on the great things happening here at Presentation Life Teen, please subscribe to our contact list on Flocknote. This list can be subscribed to via
the parish website (presentationparish.org) or to make it even more convenient, simply text “PBVMLT” to 84576. You may then request to receive updates via text, email or both."
H ELP SAVE L I VES
F ebruary 18- March 29
Join the worldwide movement to
protect mothers and babies!
40 Days for Life is a peaceful, prayerful
pro-life ministry that has saved thousands
babies from abortion, led to the conversion of
over 75 abortion workers & seen many
abortion businesses close !
www.40daysforlife.com/sacramento
THE SPIRITUALITY OF
PRO-LIFE WORKSHOP
Saturday | February 28 | 10am-5pm
(Check in at 9:30am)
Mass at 4:00pm
Our Lady of Grace
School—
1990 Linden Road
West Sacramento
Cost: $10—includes lunch
FR. MATT SPENCER WILL LEAD US TO A
DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE ROLES
OF FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE IN THE
GOSPEL OF LIFE.
Register online at ProLifeRetreat.com
Steve Patton | 916.733.0133
The mission of the
Sacramento Life Center
is to offer compassion,
support, resources and
free medical care to
women and couples facing an
unplanned or unsupported pregnancy.
www.saclife.org | 916.451.4357
Mary Mudd | 916.580.4206
ChrisƟna Maroƫ | 805.256.4801
Fr. Patrick Lee | 916.481.7441
SO L
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OUT
!
PBVM’s
Annual...
DESSERTS
needed!!!
Do you like to bake?
Know a baker?
Desserts are needed for the
Crab Feed & Auction
Super raffle tickets on sale after CRAB FEED DESSERT TABLE
Masses and in the school office!
Funds raised go towards the 8th
916.482.0351
SAVE THE DATE!
Presentation Parish
welcomes the
Visiting Pilgrim Statue of
Our Lady of Fatima
Wed| March 4 | 8am-6pm
Thursday | March 5
8am-6pm
Congratulations
Fran Trinca!
PBVM’s 2015
Woman of the Year!
Sat—March 14
The Dante Club
11:00am—Cocktails | 12:00pm—Lunch
Deadline to attend is March 1st
For tickets | Rose DiCapo | 916.486.0348
grade Washington, DC Trip
—Sandra Borg | 879-7903
—Jill Mahurin | 203-0487
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As we enter into the season
of Lent, the Altar Society
begins planning to decorate
our church for Easter
Sunday. We will be seeking
donations for Lilies for
Loves Ones beginning the
weekend of Palm Sunday
through Holy Week.
Father Leatherby will
offer the Easter Vigil
Mass for all the loved
ones remembered with
a lily donation.
Prefer a monetary donation?
Envelopes will be in the
church specific to Lilies for
Loves Ones. Simply write:
†
†
The name of your loved one(s)
Enclose donation & drop it
into the collection basket
Donations can also be dropped
off at the Rectory weekdays.
Questions | Diana | 402.1028
djimenez@prodigy.net
News & Events at PBVM!
BE A PART OF THE "COVENANT OF LOVE MARRIAGE
CHALLENGE" WITH GREG & JULIE ALEXANDER
From EWTN’s “Marriage Works in Christ” and authors of the best
selling book “MARRIAGE 911”
Regardless of the many attacks being waged on marriage today, the Alexander’s believe that our goal
should be to support all couples in developing thriving and joy-filled relationships. It is only through a
change of heart brought about by personal conversion that our society will begin to change and be
reshaped. Bringing the Good News to as many couples as possible is the focus of this mission.
Thursday | February 26 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
PBVM Church | 4123 Robertson Ave | Sacramento
www.marriage-onfire.com
Questions | sid@presentationparish.org or 916-482-8883
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Stations of the Cross
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Sat | Mar 21 | School
The Lenten Season is here, and with it comes our Annual
Stations of The Cross
Tweens (ages 10—12) | 9am-12:30pm
Teens (ages 13—16) | 2:00pm-6:00pm
Most Fridays during Lent
Feb 27, Mar 13, 20
6:00pm
In the Church
Reservations REQUIRED—
$20/family
Online Registration:
Confessions every Friday during
Lent from 3:00pm-5:00pm.
www.MotherDaughterProgram.com
Please check the bulletin for changes in
the weekly schedule.
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Are you a mom who wants to meet other Catholic moms?
We want to meet you!
PVBM Mothers for Mary is a ministry connecting moms at Presentation for fellowship, bible studies, playdates & more!
E-mail mothersformary@gmail.com with your name and phone number and we'll
keep you updated on upcoming events—Christina Marotti at 805-256-4801
Upcoming Events:
—Walking Towards Eternity Bible Study [Every other Thursday, beginning 2/12/15]
—Monthly Gatherings (Social & Speaker) [First Thursdays, 7pm in the Immaculata]
Marisela Smith | 916.261.1454
mariselalopezsmith70@gmail.com
ST. PATRICK’S
DINNER
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
$25/person (includes one drink)
Corned Beef & Cabbage or Irish
Stew & Leatherby’s Ice Cream
-Live Music, Irish Coffee, Beer & Wine-
Tickets on sale NOW,
after all weekend Masses or at
www.PresentationWYD.org
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Presentation Parish Events
February 22—March 21
22
PBVM
School
Mass
10:30am
23
Legion of
Mary
9:15am
Charismatic
Prayer-7pm
24
EDGE
6:00pm
25
All School
Mass
8am
RCIA
6:30pm
1
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Lifeteen
5:30pm
2
3
Legion of
Mary
9:15am
Kniƫng
10am
Charismatic
Prayer-7pm
EDGE
6:00pm
8
Lifeteen
5:30pm
9
Legion of
Mary
9:15am
Kniƫng
10am
EDGE
6:00pm
Charismatic
Prayer-7pm
Lifeteen
5:30pm
16
Legion of
Mary
9:15am
Charismatic
Prayer-7pm
RCIA
6:30pm
17
Kniƫng
10am
EDGE
6:00pm
MOM’S
Group-7pm
StaƟons of
the Cross
6pm
5
All School
Mass
8am
11
All School
Mass
8am
6
18
All School
Mass
8am
Woodcarving
12:30pm
Family Holy
Hour
w/ Fr.
Pray at Butano Leatherby
6pm
MOM’S
Group –7pm
Right to
Life—
Mass at 8am
12
SVdP Mtg.
11am
MOM’S
Group-7pm
7
Cenacles
Éy Life
9:15am
CRAB FEED
Senior Joy
Prayer
Group
9:30am
StaƟons of
the Cross
6pm
14
Cenacles
Éy Life
9:15am
St. Patty’s
Dinner
20
Senior Joy
Prayer
Group
9:30am
Please remember
Presentation
of the
13
19
PBVM
Penance
Service
6:30pm
28
Cenacles
Éy Life
9:15am
Statue of Our Lady of FaƟma
KofC
7pm
RCIA
6:30pm
15
10
27
Senior Joy
Prayer
Group
9:30am
4
Woodcarving
12:30pm
RCIA
6:30pm
26
Marriage On
Fire
6:30pm
Church
Feb 22—Columbian Squires Mtg.
12pm | Immaculata
Feb 28—KofC 953 Pasta Dinner—
916.914.5041
Mar 7—PBVM Crab Feed | 5pm
Mar 14—St. Patrick’s Dinner
Mar 14—Woman of the Year Luncheon
Mar 21—Mother/Daughter Program
Apr 25—Annual Ladies Luncheon
May 2—First Holy Communion
May 8—PBVM Golf Tournament
Blessed Virgin Mary
Parish
when planning
your estate.
Call 481.7441 for
information on
including PBVM in
your estate.
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Cenacles
Éy Life
9:15am
StaƟons of
the Cross
6pm
God bless!
~Immacul ata ~
Ministry & Rental
Information
To use or rent our parish facility,
please contact the Parish Office at
916.481.7441
Monday-Friday | 8:30am-4:30pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Come spend a Holy Hour with Our Lord!
facilities@presentationparish.org
Publishing Deadlines:
Church, School & Community Events
Available Adoration Hours:
Mondays | 9:30am-10:30am
Wednesdays | 11:30am-12:30pm
Fridays | 2:30am-3:30am
Fridays | 9:30am-10:30am
Mar 1 Bulletin—Due Feb 23
Katie Boyle | 916.889.3345 | ktboyle3@gmail.com
communications@presentationparish.org
@ 12pm | Amy Glaser
916.481.7441 x 202
If you are a new parishioner, or need to update your parishioner information, please call the rectory.