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The Second Sunday of Lent

SAVE THE DATES Disciples In Growth (DIG) Every Wed. 7:00 pm

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am

SATURDAY MENS PRAYER MEETING

Every Saturday 6:00am

Taller de Intercession 20 de Marzo 7:00 pm

WOW Monthly Meeting March 21 7:00 pm

Isaiah Retreat March 22 & 23 8:00 am

Day of MARIAN CONSECRATION Annunciation of the Lord March 25

7:30 pm (foyer)

III Congreso Para Matrimonios 29 de Marzo 8:30 am

Jornada de Evangelizacion Cuar-esmal

30 de Marzo 2:00 PM

HOSANNA Charismatic Conference April 12 8:00 am

CRECIMIENTO I Y II 20 de Marzo 7:00 pm

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator..... Ext. 32 Ann Martinez, Administrative Assistant to Director... Ext. 18 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance.. Ext. 27 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant.... Ext. 23 Jos Molina, Security/Maintenance. Ext. 27 Margaret Colunga, Data Management....... Ext. 19 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant.. Ext. 20 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator...... Ext. 23 Pat Allison, English Ministry ..............................................Ext. 16 Skip Davey, Administrator..... Ext. 31 Teresa Valadez, Bookstore Manager Ext. 20

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia....Ext. 12

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron......Ext. 24

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Patricia Allison, Parish Renewal Liaison Ext. 16

HISPANIC MINISTRY: Noris Redondo, Coordinator.... Ext. 23 Gloria Morales, Assistant..... Ext. 23

BOOKSTORE HOURS Tuesday..10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday.10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thursday. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday.10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-7:30 pm & after Mass Sunday12 Noon - 2pm After Mass

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel WEDNESDAY: 11:00 - 11:50am Confession 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Prayer teams are available after Asamblea 7:15 - 9:00 pm - Womens Bible Studies, Room 108 THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Chapel 6:45 - 7:10 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - MASS 1st Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil. FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASSChapel 8:00 pm Spanish Mass SATURDAY: Scheduled Events 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer GroupRoom 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel SUNDAY:9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - MASS Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the office for appointment. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday.. 9:30 am - 10:10 am Wednesday...11:00 am - 11:50pm Thursday... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm or by appointment To be a member of the Center you MUST attend an Orientation Meeting; register online at www.cccgh.com

Prayer Intentions Elilia Zuniga, Maya Uresti, Matilda Gonzales, Benjamin Thomas,

Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Bishop-Elect Christian Riesbeck, Jesus Lopez, Ophelia Caballero, Carmen Garcia, Helen

Vargas, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, June Isassi, Leroy Rogers, Barbara Ryan, Tony Galicia, Virginia

Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Zamora Family, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Bobby Embesi, Elsie Cobb, Imani Abdullah, Isa Montes &

Family, Margarito Lara, Linda McKnight, Roger & Martha Sherman, Courtney Wells, William Smeltz, Pedro Ortiz

In Memoriam Anna Reynolds Marcos Recinos Catherine Love Dan Tearpock

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK of March 17 22, 2014 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

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Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ..................... Closed Tuesday .................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ............... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 11 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 14 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 24

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. richardpaulissen289@yahoo.com

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES March 16 - 22 Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent Monday: St. Patrick Tuesday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem Wednesday: St. Joseph Thursday: Spring begins Friday: Abstinence

Monday March 17

This week at the Center.. THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 16, 2014

What Is Fasting? Fasting, broadly speaking, is the vol-untary avoidance of something that is good. When Catholics talk about fast-ing, we normally mean restricting the food that we eat. We can fast between meals, by not eating snacks, or we can engage in a complete fast by abstaining from all food. The English word breakfast, in fact, means the meal that breaks the fast. While fasting takes the form of refraining from eating, it is primarily a spiritual disci-pline designed to tame the body so that we can concen-trate on higher things. Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving - The Swiss Army Knife of the Spirit: That is why fasting is usually mentioned along with prayer and almsgiving (or charity). By controlling the passions of the body, we free our souls for prayer. And by refraining from eating, we free up food or money that we can give to those less fortunate than ourselves. The three spiritual disci-plines go hand in hand, and the Church calls us to prac-tice all three together, especially during the season of Lent.Lenten Fasting and Penance: Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday, is a season of the Church calendar set aside for Christians to do penance in prep-aration for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Refraining from food can help us to bring our bodies under the control of our souls, but it is also a way of doing penance for past excesses. That is why the Church strongly recommends that Catholics fast during Lent. Current Church Law Regarding Fasting: The Church used to prescribe very rigorous rules for the Lenten fast (including abstinence from all meat and eating only one meal per day). The current rules, how-ever, are much more lax. Catholics are only required to fast on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and on Good Friday, the day that Jesus Christ was crucified. Anyone over the age of 18, but under the age of 60, should eat only one full meal on those days, although they can also have small amounts of food in the morn-ing and the evening Going Beyond Whats Required: The Church continues to encourage individual Catholics to observe a stricter fast. Extreme fasting, however, can be physi-cally harmful, so, as with all physical forms of penance and of spiritual discipline, you should consult with your priest before embarking on a very strict fast Asbout.com Catholicism Scott P. Richert

Bishop Tony Palmers response to Fr Marks question of What should we do to achieve Christian Unity?

Dear Fr. Mark In my experience to be united we need to be TOGETHER - to me this means TOGETHER for GOD's Mission - missio dei ..! We (my Order and the RCC) already:

- Evangelise together - Church plant together - Care for Orphans together

- Pray together - Bible Study together - Fellowship together

And what's more important we SPEAK WELL and even DEFEND each other to other Christians and non-Christians.

Any Congregation can do the above - if AGAPE love is present. Peace & Good + +Tony The Rt. Revd. Anthony Palmer The Order of The Ark Community

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