Saint Cecilia's Church

News and Announcements

A PRAYER REQUEST!!!   

ALL PARENTS AND PARISH FAMILY:

Please keep our Confirmation candidates in your prayers

especially those at the end of their second year of preparation as we retreat this weekend and focus on hearing God's voice calling them to ACTIVATE our faith.  

Please pray that the candidates feel the power of the Holy Spirit inspiring in them a true conversion.  In prayer, there is divine power, peace and hope; I thank you all for remembering this ministry in your prayers.  

Women's Ministry

Thursday evening sessions:  We invite all women of the parish and their friends to join us Thursday March 11th, for the third session in our Spring Series, “The Seven Last Words of Christ.” We will meet in Modular 2 from 7 to 9 pm. Our special guest speakers will be Ed Berger, from the Lestennoc Free Clinic. Please read chapter 3 in your guide prior to our meeting.

Friday morning session

Our Women's Ministry Spring Series “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” will continue on March 12th, 9:30 am. Evelyn Parsons, a St. Cecilia parishioner and author, will speak to us on “How Catholics Pray,” based on her most recent book. Evelyn is an amazing person who has devoted her life to God and her Church. She is an inspiration to all who meet her. We welcome all women of the parish to join us. If you have not yet joined our ministry, just come this Friday and sign-up.

For more information call Barbara Caraccio 714- 544-0259 (evening session) or Sandie Guard at 714-838-5224 (morning session).   

Culture of Life

Given the scientific fact that a human life begins at conception, the only moral norm needed to understand the Church's opposition to abortion is the principle that each and every human life has inherent dignity and thus must be treated with the respect due to a human person.  This is the foundation for the Church's social doctrine, including its teachings on war, the use of capital punishment, euthanasia, health care, poverty and immigration.  Conversely, to claim that some live human beings do not deserve respect or should not be treated as "persons" (based on changeable factors such as age, condition, location, or lack of mental or physical abilities) is to deny the very idea of inherent human rights.  Such a claim undermines respect for the lives of many vulnerable people before and after birth.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities  
 
 
 

Mission News

      During Lent, Catholics are urged to take part in three “disciplines” to enhance their spiritual lives. These disciplines are; PRAYER, FASTING and ALMSGIVING. With the weeks left in Lent, the missionaries in the St. Cecilia Mission Program hope you, the good people of St. Cecilia Parish, have thought about donating to the Mission program as a part of your almsgiving discipline.  You may use the Blue Mission envelope for your donation.

      When you place your donation in the envelope, please think of Sister Smitha Vembilly, Superior General of the Sisters of the Destitute, who work among the poor in Karala, India. She writes: “I acknowledge with thanks the recent check. We appreciate the dedication and good will your parish has towards the needy. We do pray for the success of all of your activities.

      “The recent development is our congregation is that our founder Father Varghese Payapilly is declared as the SERVANT OF GOD and the beatification process is ongoing. We 1,500 Sisters are trying to live the charism of acknowledging and serving Jesus the Destitute in the poor and the downtrodden.

      “We are engaged in Home Mission now.  We adopt a parish, and a team of Sisters, along with volunteers, visit each Catholic family and pray with them. This is an occasion for spiritual renewal and most of the family problems are settled. Now sisters are in Oonnukal parish, covering 750 Catholic families. It is a hectic task, but sisters enjoy it since the outcome is miraculous, and we have a close bond with these families. So do pray for this mission, so that the Holy Spirit may enlighten and guide each one to experience God's Infinite Love.

Now M-F, Exposition of the

Eucharist!

Beginning this week we will now have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Monday through Friday, from after the 8:30am Mass until 5pm.  Time with the Lord will surely bring to our families and our parish many beautiful graces!  Please spend some time with our Lord during the day!

            Fr. Al 

Special Note

Thanks to 19 year old Andrew Noriega who has donated enough funds for the purchase of a new thurible (incensor) for Mass and Adoration.  The generosity of our parishioners allows us to have a beautiful church to worship the Lord in!    
 
 
 
 

That His House May

be a True House of Prayer

God bless the Filipino Community and Adele Stagner who have donated toward a new Tabor (Monstrance stand) for our days of adoration.  Adele's gift is in remembrance of her beloved deceased husband, Dale of 16 years of marriage.  Their generosity will be appreciated for many years to come!

                  Fr. Al  

During Lent

Please remember that during Lent, no flowers should be placed in the church.  The spirit of the Liturgy is one of stark sobriety as we reflect on the Passion of Jesus Christ during these 40 days of Lent.  

CURSILLO NEWS!

CURSILLO 3-DAYS   Please pray for all men and women who have just completed the January Cursillo.  Consider sponsoring a friend.   SUBMIT APPLICATIONS NOW for the upcoming Cursillo weekends:  Men APR 22-25, Women APR 29-MAY 2.   The April retreat is filling up fast.  Applications as well as information on responsible sponsoring are available on the web at www.occursillo.org. For information on the English Cursillo, call our parish representative, Sheila Fiorenza (714) 544-1057 or contact her by e-mail:  Sheila.pcbs@sbcglobal.net.  

LEADERS SCHOOL The OC Diocesan Cursillo Leaders School monthly meetings are held at St. Cecilia in the Church Hall on the 2nd SAT of every month after 8 am Mass.    This is your opportunity to broaden your knowledge of Cursillo and to enjoy friends from all around the diocese.  All Cursillistas are invited to attend. 

A Reminder

Due to the flu season our ushers have noticed a few more tissues throughout the pews and floors of the church. A reminder to all to please remove used tissue for health reasons and the conscious effort to prevent the spread or germs.

The Bequest: Generosity

 That Keeps on Giving.

In the past few months we have had a few good souls remember the parish of St. Cecilia in their last will and testament.   Often, when a bequest is made or a generous donation given, people remember gratefully the long years they enjoyed in our parish, the years spent at St. Cecilia’s school, or the friendships forged through daily Mass or any one of our parish groups.  Their gift is a tangible sign of thankfulness.  The bequest is an expression of love and commitment to those people or groups that we most cherish here on earth.

If you have been touched by the ministry of St. Cecilia, please remember us.  A bequest to our parish ensures your enduring faith in the mission of St. Cecilia, in her mandatum to be the Catholic presence of Christ in Tustin.   Thank you for your consideration, your goodness and your generosity.

Individuals desiring to name St. Cecilia’s parish as a beneficiary in their wills or to make specific gifts need to use the following language:

“I give and bequeath to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, a Corporation Sole, for the use and benefit of the parish of St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Tustin, ____% of the residue of my estate (or: the sum of $_____) for its charitable, educational and religious purposes.”

St. Cecilia’s parish also accepts gifts of appreciated stock and bonds.  For more information, please contact Karen Plesetz, Parish Business Administrator at 714-544-3250.

Hispanic Community

Eventos Especiales  De La Iglesia De Santa Cecilia

Marzo 7 Domingo:  Grupo en español de la Divina Misericordia a la 2:30 pm.  

Marzo 8 Lunes: Estudio de Biblia todos los lunes de 7 pm -- 9pm en Modular #1.

Marzo 8 Lunes: Grupo de Oración  7pm. Sagrada Familia  

Marzo 12  Viernes:  Ministerio de la Sagrada Familia 7-9 pm 
 

(PSA) .2010

¡El Super Bowl ha pasado, pero los detalles del  juego son similares al PSA.  Un equipo de futbol   tiene jugadores importantes, que por sus contribuciones producen los resultados más visibles. Todos nosotros somos jugadores en este equipo llamado Iglesia de  Santa Cecilia. Algunos pueden dan cantidades grandes al PSA.  Otros no pueden hacer esto, y deben dar lo que admiten sus circunstancias.  Pero cada regalo nos lleva más cerca a nuestra meta. Cada contribución que se da hace un efecto en el resultado del PSA.  Haga que su presencia cuente.   En nuestro primer mes, el 31% de usted han contribuido 111,200.96.  Empezamos bien en nuestro paso a nuestra meta.  Gracias a los que han dado.   

Confirmación

TODOS LOS PADRES Y FAMILIA DE LA PARROQUIA:

Mantenga por favor a nuestros candidatos

de la confirmación sus oraciones

Especialmente para aquellos que están en el final de su segundo año de la preparación, mientras están en retiro este fin de semana para que se enfoquen en oír la de  Dios llamándolos a ACTIVAR  nuestra fe.   

Ruegue por favor que los candidatos sientan la energía del Espíritu Santo que inspire en ellos una conversión verdadera.  En oración  hay energía, paz y esperanza divina; Les agradezco todos por recordar este ministerio en sus oraciones.   

Para La Cuaresma

Para entrar en el espíritu de la Cuaresma, caminamos con las siguientes costumbres y penitencias:   

Día de ayuno y abstinencia

      · Miércoles de Ceniza

      · Vienes Santo

      · Todos los viernes durante Cuaresma.

El ayuno obliga a las personas de los 18 años hasta los 59 años cumplidos. La Iglesia entiende por ayuno hacer una sola comida  al día, ya sea por la mañana, al mediodía o en la noche, se puede tomar algo ligero en las otras horas en que se toma alimento, por ejemplo una taza de leche o un café y un pan o una fruta.

La abstinencia de carnes (res, pollo, etc., excepto pescado). Es obligado de los 14 años. (los ancianos o los enfermos por si solos, son dispensados del cumplimiento de la abstinencia).

Vía Crucis todos los viernes a la 8 pm en la Iglesia   
 

Adoración Entre Semana!

Empezando esta semana, tendremos El Señor expuesto en el altar, todos los lunes a viernes, después de la Misa de 8:30 AM a las 5:00 PM.  Vengan para visitar Cristo y rezar por sus familias y nuestra grande familia, La Iglesia.   
 

Súplica de los Servicios  Pastoral del 2010 (PSA)

Mientras que Jesús estaba en el templo con los apóstoles, él les enseñó una lección después de mirar a la viuda pobre poner sus  últimas monedas en la colección. Él dijo a los  apóstoles esta mujer dio  más que cualquier persona, porque ella dio lo que tenia, no de su exceso.  Estamos pidiendo $600 como el año pasado.  Pero no hay regalo demasiado pequeño. Dé lo que usted pueda. Quisiéramos que cada uno sea reconocido.   

¡La respuesta de este fin de semana al PSA era asombrosa!  123 familias/miembros prometieron ya hacia nuestra súplica 2010.  Hasta ahora, $64,270.00 fueron prometidos con $37,531.00 ya enviado.  ¡Bendiciones de Dios a cada uno que ha ayudado a poner esto en pie, esto es un gran comienzo!

Rosario de la Divina Misericordia -- se reza todos los domingos a las 2:00 pm. Consiste de esto: canto de  entrada (hazme un instrumento de tu paz), presentamos a nuestro señor Jesucristo nuestras necesidades y angustias de cada persona o de la comunidad. La oración esta basada  en los Misterios Dolorosos y todos los grupos estan invitados a participar en cada una de las oraciones y peticiones hasta terminar con una oración de acción de gracias.    

Clínica Gratuita Lestonnac

Se ofrece servicios médicos y dentales gratuitos para los necesitados.  El horario de servicio es Martes a Viernes de 9 am -5 pm y Sábados de 9 am--12pm. La clínica esta localizada en el 1215 Este Chapman Ave en Orange. Para mas información llame al 714-633-4600.  

Un Recordatorio

Un recordatorio debido a la época de la gripe nuestros ujieres ha notado muchos kleenex usado a través de los bancas y en el piso de la iglesia. Un recordatorio a todos a remover los kleenex usados por razones de la salud y el esfuerzo consciente de prevenir la extensión de germen  
 

Bautismos (en Español)

El Sacramento de Bautismo se celebra el segundo domingo de cada mes, a las 2:30 pm  El próximo Bautismo es el Domingo 14  de Febrero 2010. Los Para registrar, favor de pasar a la oficina parroquial 

Reconciliación (Confesión en Español) 

Los Sábados de  las  8:30 a 9:00 am y los Miércoles 7 pm--8 pm.  Entre semana con cita por favor de llamar a la oficina 544-3250.  

Horario del Diácono Martìn Ruiz

Year of the Priest

Dear Parishioners,

In this Year of the Priest, we have decided to have in the bulletin, every week, a picture of one of our priests with a small bio on him and his ministry.  There will always be a prayer under his picture so that you can keep him in your prayers and sacrifices throughout the week.  Thank you for the dedication and love you have for the priesthood and for our Church.

Fr. Al

 Let us pray,

Heavenly Father, please grant to Your faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the Church each day.  Keep our priests close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your holy Name.  Please help to inspire men who are called to a priestly vocation to answer Your call and participate in the fullness that You have planned for them.  Amen.

Vietnamese Community

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Filipino Community