ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH

ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH
373 BON AIR ROAD, GREENBRAE, CA 94904-1709
(415) 461-0704 WWW . SEBASTIAN 94904. COM
P ALM S UNDAY OF THE L ORD’S P ASSION
M ARCH 2 9 , 2 01 5
M ASS S CHEDULE
Saturday Evening .....5 PM
Sundays .....................7AM, 9AM, & 11AM
Monday - Saturday ..7AM & 9AM
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays ..................3:30 - 4:30PM
EXPOSITION & ADORATION
Mon-Fri 7:30-8:55am, 9:30-10:30, 3-4pm
Pastor .................... Rev. Mark Taheny
Parochial Vicar .... Rev. Paul Perry
Deacon ................. Bill Turrentine
Deacon ................. David Previtali
Secretary............... Agata Konopka
Parish School of Religion:
Renée O’Neill: ReneeGOneill@gmail.com
Confirmation Youth Group:
Deacon Dave: StSebCYG@outlook.com
M A S S I N T EN T IO N S
FOR
H O LY W E E K
Mon 7 AM Fr. Mark Taheny, living
9 AM Mary King
Tue
7 AM In Thanksgiving
9 AM Katarina Kolleth
Wed 7 AM Louise Bennici
9 AM Fr. Paul Perry, living
P LEASE I NCLUDE THE F OLLOWING
P EOPLE IN Y OUR P RAYERS :
Angela, Bertha, Kristen, Mary, Monica, Patrick,
Sandra L., Stephanie, Tim, Vivien, Ann Boeri,
Cathy Connor, Elizabeth Cook, Nancy Lampe,
Monte Maroevich, Chris Matthew, Mark Piatti,
Mary Lou Smith, Rose Tannlund, and Sherry Willis.
D ID
YOU KNOW …?
The date for Easter, since the Council of Nicea in
A.D. 325, has been the first Sunday after the first full
moon after the vernal equinox (between March 22
and April 25). The date of Easter determines the
dates of other movable feasts, such as the Ascension
and Pentecost, as well as the number of weeks before
Lent and after Pentecost.
—Info from the Harper Collins
Encyclopedia of Catholicism
L ENTEN R EGULATIONS
Abstinence: Everyone fourteen years of age and
older is bound to abstain from meat on Good Friday.
Fasting: is observed by all Catholics who are 18
years of age but not yet 60 years of age. Those
bound by this rule may take only one full meal. Two
smaller meals are permitted as necessary to maintain
strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid
foods between meals is not permitted. Fasting is
observed on Good Friday and, where possible, on
Holy Saturday in preparation for renewing of our
Baptismal commitment at Easter.
B IBLE S TUDY
The Bible Study led by
Deacon Bill Turrentine
meets on Sundays after
the 9am Mass, down in
the Parish Hall.
Drop in and take part!
A NNUAL G OOD F RIDAY C OLLECTION
FOR THE H OLY L AND
During our Good Friday services on April 3, we
will take up the annual collection for the Holy Land.
It is a Pontifical Collection, administered by the
Vatican’s Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
This collection helps the Franciscans, who have
been in the Holy Land since 1217, to maintain the
Holy Places which mark significant events in Jesus’
life, such as Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
The life of Christians in the Holy Land has become
intolerable.
We can help the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to
support 40 schools as well as to construct, repair,
and operate affordable housing, convents,
orphanages, parish rectories and halls in the Holy
Land, keeping Christianity alive. The primary
means of support for this work is the annual Good
Friday Collection. Please be generous.
C ALLA L ILIES FOR THE C HURCH
Once again, we ask for your calla lilies
or any white flowers to decorate the
Altar of Repose on Holy Thursday, and
the Sanctuary for Easter.
If you can bring calla lilies from your
yard, please bring them to the sacristy
before Holy Thursday, April 2.
A.D.
2015 H OLY W EEK S CHEDULE
CONFESSIONS
Tuesday, March 31 7-8pm
Wednesday, April 1 3:30-5pm
Holy Saturday, April 4 10:30am - Noon
PALM SUNDAY
Vigil Mass with Blessing of Palms,
Saturday, March 28, 5 P.M.
Sunday Masses, March 29, at 7, 9, & 11 A.M.
HOLY THURSDAY
MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
(There is no morning Mass.)
April 2, 6 P.M.
Adoration until 10pm
GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
April 3, 12 NOON
Stations of the Cross, Songs,
Meditations on the “Seven Last Words”
1:30 PM - Solemn Liturgy of the Word,
Veneration of the Cross,
and Holy Communion
The church will remain open until 7:00 P.M.
HOLY SATURDAY
April 4
Easter Vigil Mass 8 P.M.
EASTER SUNDAY
April 5
Masses at 7A.M., 9A.M., & 11 A.M.
The Entombment, by Caravaggio. 1602-03
A RCHBISHOP ’S A NNUAL A PPEAL 2015
During this Lenten Season of Prayer, Fasting, and
Almsgiving, we ask your help in the Annual Appeal.
“WHALE OF A SALE”
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Sell Your Stuff!
In the Church Parking Lot
Hotdogs, Chips, Sodas, & Water
Available at the Concession Stand
Spaces Available:
$35 per space
Call 461-0704
Y O U R C RO S S
The everlasting God
has in His wisdom
foreseen from eternity
the cross that He now
presents to you as a
gift from His allknowing eyes, understood with His divine
mind, tested with His
wise justice, warmed
with loving arms, and
weighed with His
own hands to see that
it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too
heavy for you. He has blessed it with His holy
Name, anointed it with His grace, perfumed it with
His consolation, taken one last glance at you and
your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven—a
special greeting from God to you—an alms of the all
-merciful love of God.
—St. Francis de Sales
Orthodox Icon of the Resurrection, showing the risen
Jesus pulling Adam and Eve out from their graves.