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Fr.
Charles
Puthota
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A
Message
from
the
Pastor
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June
4,
2023
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Dear
Parishioners
of
St.
Elizabeth,
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Ordinary
Time
of the
Liturgical
Year:
The
day
after
Pentecost
last
Sunday,
we
began
the
Ordinary
Time
of the
Liturgical
Year.
Did
you
notice
the
change
of
colors
in our
liturgy?
In
Lent,
we
used
violet.
Throughout
Easter
season,
we
used
white.
Now in
Ordinary
Time
of the
Liturgical
Year,
we use
green.
The
Ordinary
Time
will
last
until
December
02.
December
03 is
the
First
Sunday
of
Advent.
This
season
we are
in now
is
called
the
Ordinary
Time
because
it's
outside
the
big,
special
seasons
of
Advent,
Christmas,
Lent,
and
Easter.
But
during
the
Ordinary
Time,
we
continue
journey
with
Christ,
meditating
on his
life,
teachings,
healings,
miracles,
and
his
driving
out of
the
demons.
We
come
to
dwell
on his
values
and
vision.
This
Ordinary
Time
is by
no
means
ordinary.
It's
extraordinary
because
God's
grace
continues
to
accompany
us
every
moment,
every
day.
Like
Mary,
we too
need
to say
yes to
God's
grace
and
find
each
day a
sacred
day
filled
with
God's
presence
and
blessings.
The
Solemnity
of the
Most
Holy
Trinity:
One
God,
Three
Persons.
This
is the
mystery
we
celebrate
this
Sunday.
That
God
has
revealed
himself
as a
Trinity
is
what
we
rejoice
over.
God
the
Father
creates
and
sustains
everything.
God
the
Son
redeems
and
graces
us.
God
the
Holy
Spirit
sanctifies
and
empowers.
Isn't
it a
consoling
conviction
for us
that
God
lives
not in
isolation
but in
community?
There
is
constant
love
flowing
from
one
divine
person
to
another,
continuous
giving
and
sharing.
The
Trinity
is
revealed
on
many
occasions
in the
Bible.
For
example,
at the
baptism
of
Jesus,
the
Father
speaks,
the
Spirit
descends
on
Jesus.
Our
ultimate
experience
of God
is
Trinitarian.
Let's
enter
the
mystery
of the
Trinity
in awe
and
worship
and
treasure
the
Trinitarian
God.
Sayings
on the
Trinity:
"In
Christ,
for
the
first
time,
we see
that
in God
himself
there
exists
---
within
his
inseparable
unity
---
the
distinction
between
the
Father
who
gives
and
the
Gift
which
is
given
(the
Son),
but
only
in the
unity
of the
Holy
Spirit."
---
Hans
Urs
von
Balthasar.
"The
mystery
of the
Most
Holy
Trinity
is the
central
mystery
of the
Christian
faith
and of
Christian
life.
God
alone
can
make
it
known
to us
by
revealing
himself
as
Father,
Son
and
Holy
Spirit.
The
Incarnation
of
God's
Son
reveals
that
God is
the
eternal
Father
and
that
the
Son is
consubstantial
with
the
Father,
which
means
that,
in the
Father
and
with
the
Father
the
Son is
one
and
the
same
God.
The
mission
of the
Holy
Spirit,
sent
by the
Father
in the
name
of the
Son
(Jn
14:26)
and by
the
Son
'from
the
Father'
(Jn
15:26),
reveals
that,
with
them,
the
Spirit
is one
and
the
same
God."
---
Catechism
of the
Catholic
Church.
Eucharistic
Congress
at Our
Cathedral:
On
Saturday,
June
10,
the
Archdiocese
is
inviting
everyone
to
consider
attending
the
Eucharistic
Congress
starting
at
9:00
a.m.
Please
register.
See
the
details
on the
last
page
of the
bulletin.
You
are
familiar
with
the
truth
that
the
Eucharist
is at
the
heart
of the
life
of the
Church.
It
would
be
highly
beneficial
for us
to
reconnect
with
Jesus
Christ
in and
through
this
precious
Sacrament.
We
celebrate
the
memory
of
Jesus
in the
Eucharist.
We
reaffirm
our
faith
that
Jesus
is
"truly,
really
and
substantially"
present
in the
Eucharist.
Because
of our
celebration
of the
Eucharist,
we are
inspired
to
forge
unity
in the
Church
and
among
the
diverse
peoples
of the
world,
we
help
break
down
barriers
and
all
forms
of
discrimination,
we
forge
ahead
to
build
up
communities
of
peace
and
justice,
we
strive
to
feed
the
hungry
and
uplift
the
poor,
we
help
transform
this
world,
a
world
filled
with
God's
presence
and
blessings
for
all.
A
Story
to
Think
About:
A monk
was
walking
in the
monastery
grounds
one
day
when
he
heard
a bird
sing.
He
listened,
spellbound.
It
seemed
to him
that
never
before
had he
heard,
but
really
heard,
the
song
of a
bird.
When
the
singing
stopped
he
returned
to the
monastery
and
discovered,
to his
dismay,
that
he was
a
stranger
to his
fellow
monks,
and
they
to
him.
It was
only
gradually
that
they
and he
discovered
that
he was
returning
after
centuries.
Because
his
listening
was
total,
time
had
stopped
and he
had
slipped
into
eternity.
Quotable
Quotes:
"Always
remember
that
you
are
absolutely
unique.
Just
like
everyone
else."-Margaret
Mead.
"Don't
judge
each
day by
the
harvest
you
reap
but by
the
seeds
that
you
plant."
-
Robert
Louis
Stevenson.
"I
failed
my way
to
success."
-
Thomas
Edison.
"Life
is
ours
to be
spent,
not to
be
saved."
- D.
H.
Lawrence.
"Live
in the
sunshine,
swim
the
sea,
drink
the
wild
air."
-
Ralph
Waldo
Emerson.
Jokes:
1. A
man
was
applying
for a
job as
a
prison
guard.
The
warden
said,
"Now
these
are
real
tough
guys
in
here.
Do you
think
you
can
handle
it?"
"No
problem,"
the
applicant
replied.
"If
they
don't
behave,
out
they
go!"
2.
People
say
New
Yorkers
can't
get
along.
Not
true.
I saw
two
New
Yorkers,
complete
strangers,
sharing
a cab.
One
guy
took
the
tires
and
the
radio;
the
other
guy
took
the
engine.
3. The
inmate
was
aware
that
all
prison
mail
passes
through
censors.
When
he got
a
letter
from
his
wife
asking
about
the
family
garden---"Honey,
when
do I
plant
potatoes?---he
wrote
back.
"Do
not,
under
any
circumstances,
dig up
our
old
garden
spot.
That's
where
I
buried
all my
guns."
Within
days
his
wife
wrote
back,
"Six
investigators
came
to the
house.
They
dug up
every
square
inch
of the
back
yard."
By
return
mail
she
got
his
answer:
"Now
is the
time
to
plant
potatoes."
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Your
Friend
and
Pastor,
Father
Charles
Puthota
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MASS
SCHEDULE
as of
April
11,
2023
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Saturday
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4:30pm
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Sunday
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8:30am
&
10:30am
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Monday
thru
Saturday
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8:30am
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Holy
Days
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8:30am
&
6:00pm
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Confessions
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after
the
8:30am
Daily
Masses
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4:00pm
(before
the
4:30pm
Saturday
Mass)
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PARISH SACRAMENTAL
CELEBRATIONS
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SACRAMENT
OF
BAPTISM
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SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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High
School Students
should call the
Religious
Education
Office for more
information.
Adult
confirmation is
available on an
individual
basis.
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SACRAMENT
OF THE
ANOINTING OF
THE
SICK
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Call
the Parish
Office in case
of serious
illness and
before surgery
and hospital
care. -
Details
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SACRAMENT
OF
EUCHARIST
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Our
Eucharistic
Ministers are
available to
bring the
Eucharist to
the sick or
homebound.
Contact the
Parish Office.
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Details
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
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Saturday
3:30pm to
4:15pm or by
appointment. -
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SACRAMENT
OF
MARRIAGE
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There
is a six month
period of
preparation for
the celebration
of this
Sacrament.
Contact the
Parish Office
to make
arrangements. -
Details
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Faith
Formation
- Cantwell
Hall
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Saturday
9:00am to
11:00am. -
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Parish
Office:
(415)
468-0820
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Rosary
Prayer
after the 8:30am Mass,
Monday through Friday in
the Church
Chapel.
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Legion
of
Mary
Meeting 5:30pm Monday in
the
Church.
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Second
Saturday
after the 4:30pm Mass:
Sto Nino Prayer and
Benediction in Mary's
Chapel.
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Third
Saturday
after the 8:30am Mass
until 3:30pm: A day of
Prayer,
(1000 Hail Mary's)
Adoration
and Benediction
in
the
Rectory.
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Light
of God
Prayer
2nd and
4th Friday of
the month after the
8:30am
Mass
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Rev.
Charles Puthota, Ph. D.,
Pastor
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Sandy
Mehrwein,
Parish
Secretary
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Patricia
Spiteri,
Pastoral
Coordinator
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Laurrie
Digneo,
Director
of Faith
Formation
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