[St. Gabriel Parish News] News from St. Gabriel Parish - May 8, 2020

Fri May 8 12:00:06 PDT 2020

[St. Gabriel the Archangel]<http://www.saintgabriel.net/>

Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish
May 8, 2020   To See The Full Bulletin Click Here<http://www.saintgabriel.net/parish-info/bulletins/category/2-bulletins>
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 Weekend Mass Schedule

Mass Offered Online
(English & Spanish)
Available after 8:00 am on Sunday
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Confessions Available on Saturday (May 9)
Spanish 1:00 - 2:00 pm
English 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Your continued offertory support can be mailed, dropped off in the church mailbox, or use our online portal.   Online Giving Portal Click Here<https://giving.parishsoft.com/app/giving/stg8755101>

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Ordination Anniversaries Congratulations to:
Fr. Kirk on the 12th anniversary of his Ordination (May 17, 2008).
Deacon Mike on the 8th anniversary of his Ordination (May 19, 2012).
Deacon Dave on the 14th anniversary of his Ordination (May 27, 2006).
Monseñor Ricardo Coronado-Arrascue on 30th anniversary of his Ordination (May 9, 1990)
Thank you for all you do for our parish!

Thank you for all you do for our parish!
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Eucharistic Adoration
Eucharistic Adoration will be on Wednesday May 13th from 10am-7pm. We are limited to 10 people in the nave at any one time.  Social distancing guidelines will be followed, and you are asked to wear a face mask.  RSVP Sign Up Required - CLICK HERE<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4bacad22a46-adoration2>
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Sidewalk Chalk Project
Our parish "chalk project" has begun! All are welcomed to stop by the church anytime and share a message or create a work of art! Feel free to draw on the sidewalk or in the parking spaces. We ask that you bring your own chalk but if you don't have any, there is some available on the picnic table. Take 1 or 2 pieces of chalk and keep what you use. Please maintain social distancing and wear masks.
When you are done you can spend some time with our beautiful statue of Mary.
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Burying Liturgical Items in The New Bell Tower

When an item is brought into use in our sacred liturgy (chalice, lectionary, Missal, altar cloth, etc.), it is blessed, with very specific text from the Book of Blessings.  This blessing signifies the permanent sanctification and dedication of that object for some sacred purpose. Once blessed and dedicated for divine worship or veneration, it must be treated with reverence and must not be used in either an improper or profane way (cf. Code of Canon Law, #1171).

When an item is obviously damaged or worn beyond its ability to function worthily, it is to be burned or buried.  This is often done in the Easter Fire at the Easter Vigil.  Every year, we burn damaged linens, blessed palms that have been returned to the parish, and the sacred oils from the previous year. Those ashes are then buried in the earth.

Today, with the laying of the foundation of the new parish bell tower, several items were taken out of liturgical service and buried beneath that foundation.  That which has been dedicated to God should be returned to God, in a sense, the same way a person's dead body is committed to the earth.  Never should one just "throw out" what has been dedicated to God.

We give thanks to God for the many people whose lives were touched by these sacred objects in the Mass through the years, and we build on firm foundation of our faith in God.  Take a walk up to the parish in your free time, and see what great progress is being made on our new parish hall!

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Office Hours

Office hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. We will follow the CDC guidelines. You are encouraged to wear a mask when entering the church building

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