As one of the great events of the Jubilee 2000, the Holy Father John Paul II, conducted the ceremony of the canonization of St Faustina, before a crowd of around 200000 Divine Mercy Pilgrims.

 

PRAY FOR ALL SICK:

For all who are sick: members of our families, friends, parishioners, and, especially: Fr. Joseph Fiedorowicz; Stephanie & Joseph Fiedorowicz Senior; Titus Ekanem; Angie Leitao; Maynard & Irene Omernik; Harry McVey; Andy & Vic Miloslavich; Lianne Claver; Martin Koch; Bro. Paul McCarthy; Jenny Maderious; Rachel Ott; Donald Braten; Nellie Lydon; Zbigniew (Ziggi) Wawer - father of Fr. Robert Wawer ; Dave VanSciver; James Maloney; Harry Garland; Jose Isidro; Joseph Catanzaro; the Reichmuth Family; Halina Osinski; Mary Gomes (Goam); Gregory & Bruns Grayson; Fr. Tony Herrera;  Msgr. William Mullen; Claire Cortright; Scott Bailey; Msgr Robert Adams; Gina Borchers; baby Monica Rose Hockel; Fr Tom Edwards;  and those whose names are written in the Book of the Sick and all sick people in the entire world, let us pray to the Lord.

 

PRAY FOR THE DEAD:

For deceased members of our families, friends, parishioners & benefactors of our Parish: Bill Leitao; Harry Winkler; Inetta Calori; those who died recently: Cynthia Aragon; Fr Joseph Welch; Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul of the Chaldeans Catholic Rite; Zenon Dzikowski; and for all the faithful departed, especially, for all the Poor Souls in Purgatory; and that their intercession may assist us in this life, let us pray to the Lord.

 

PRAY FOR  SERVICEMEN &

SOLDIERS:

Robert Hoops; Thomas Campana; Brian Duka-Smith; Steven Mayer; Connor O’Keefe; Matthew Valenzuela & other American soldiers and serviceman - for their safety.

 

MARCH 31 – THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD - The visit of the angel Gabriel to the virgin Mary to inform her that she was to be the Mother of the Savior. After giving her consent, Mary became the mother of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, is one of the most important in the Church calendar. It celebrates the actual Incarnation of Our Savior the Word made flesh in the womb of His mother, Mary.

The biblical account of the Annunciation is in the first chapter of the Gospel of Saint Luke, 26-56. Saint Luke describes the annunciation given by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she was to become the mother of the Incarnation of God. Here is recorded the "angelic salutation" of Gabriel to Mary, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee" (Ave, gratia plena, Dominus tecum - Lk 1:28), and

Mary's response to God's will, "Let it be done to me according to thy word" (fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum) (v. 38). This "angelic salutation" is the origin of the "Hail Mary" prayer of the Rosary and the Angelus (the second part of the prayer comes from the words of salutation of Elizabeth to Mary at the Visitation).

 

ST. ANNE’S GUILD CORNER

There is another event scheduled to help us draw in more members:  an evening "Wine and Cheese"  on April 13 or 19 at 6:30 pm at the Cumbelich home in Piedmont, directed at women and men who don't like to drink tea (too much water)!

We are considering having a featured speaker at this meeting, perhaps a Dominican priest who runs workshops to help people identify their God-given gifts and charismas.  This would be a short talk about this program, as well as a short talk about the Guild and it's mission in our parish.  Our aim for these two "membership drives" is to invite everyone who is already giving of their time to the parish, in any capacity, to become actual St. Anne's Guild members, thus enlarging the pool of willing volunteers for the many needs that our parish has, and build some bridges between all the generous souls that attend our parish.  Of course, those who haven't gotten their feet wet yet should also be invited!

Sara Cumbelich, Valerie Burkart and Grace da Silva have volunteered to organize the 2 membership drives. 

What would be the advantage of being a Guild member? 

One idea was to schedule a speaker at each meeting, for instance, the Dominican priest I spoke of above, or have someone from the cathedral project come speak to the Guild about the art work that will go into the cathedral.  How about traveling together to see any church named for St. Anne in the Bay Area? The goal here is to provide fun, and desirable community building events for just Guild members.

How can we help?

We will need to help by bringing the refreshments for this  event.  And of course, bring another parishioner to this event! And share the love for our parish by working to increase membership in the St. Anne's Guild. May these remaining days of Lent be blessed with many good spiritual fruits for all of us. St. Anne, Pray for us!, Lily.

 

Next Guild meeting will be Saturday, April 5.  9 am arrival, meeting starts promptly at 9:30. We will appreciate your placing this date on your calendar.

 

SPIRITUAL BOUQUET: following his Regensburg Address in September 2006 discussing Moslem-Christian relations, we became concerned for the safety of our Pope. In response, we started a Spiritual Bouquet dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI: that he will grow in wisdom and strength, that his health be safeguarded, and for the conversion of his enemies. Each month we collect pledge-offering prayers, and send them