MASS INTENTIONS
AU G U S T  1 6  20 15
XX SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
CATECHISM
RCIA
JORGE DE SENA
Our Lady of the
Assumption
WITH MARY, SERVING CHRIST IN THE WORLD.
F E S TA
Our Lady of the Assumption
Reconciliation
Saturday
T IMES
 7:00 -7:30 PM
Sunday
 5:30-5:45 PM
Parish Office
Monday - Friday
 9 AM - 5 PM
209.634.2222
2602 S. WALNUT RD
TURLOCK, CA 95380
P. O. BOX 2030
TURLOCK, CA 95381
"The Immaculate
Mother of God, the ever
Virgin Mary, having
completed the course of her
earthly life, was assumed
body and soul
into heavenly glory.
-Munificentissimus Deus
Mass
T IMES
Monday
 9 AM Portuguese
Wednesday
 6 PM English
Thursday
 10 AM Portuguese
Friday
 10 AM Portuguese
Saturday
 7:30 PM Portuguese
Sunday
 8 AM Portuguese
 9:30 AM English
 11:15 AM Portuguese
 6 PM English
 Latin Mass Call
Manuel Nunes
209.535.4499
Parish
Staff
Formation
Confirmation Registration
Tuesday, September 22nd
Adoration, Reconciliation, Mass,
Eucharist & Evangelization
www.olassumption.net
Monday
Father Manuel Sousa
 Pastor
[email protected]
 7:30 –9:00 PM
Zelia Freitas
 Administrative Assistant
 Music Coordinator
[email protected]
Nellie Oliveira
 Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Connie Madruga
 Liturgy Coordinator
[email protected]
Allyson Parman
 Confirmation Coordinator
[email protected]
Andrea Sousa Johnson
 Youth Coordinator
[email protected]
Lifeteen resumes in September,
Retreat information to come soon.
By Mark Miravalle
"The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life,
was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." -- "Munificentissimus Deus"
 7 PM
Deacon Edwin Santiago
 Deacon
[email protected]
Ashley Hendrex
 Administrator
 Catechism Coordinator
[email protected]
Our Lady and Dogmas: Pondering the Assumption
Liturgy
The words solemnly uttered by Pope Pius XII on Nov. 1, 1950, brought a new global appreciation to the Mother of
Christ's glorious exit from earth to heaven, a doctrinal truth which has been celebrated liturgically since the sixth
century.
Catechism classes resume September 30th.
RCIA provides meaningful encounters with
There is a mandatory parent meeting the
the Risen Christ, so that those considering
first day of class. Class begins with 6 PM
the Catholic Faith may be transformed by
Mass and concludes at 7:45 PM. We would
His transforming love. Classes resume
love your help as a classroom volunteer!
Community
Life
September 30th. Who might you invite?
Jorge de Sena
Portuguese Language School
Children's Classes
st
21 in the Parish Hall. Children and adults who
 5 PM– 7 PM
would like to learn how to speak Portuguese are
welcome to enroll. Please contact Maria Freitas at
Adult Classes
[email protected] or call 209. 632.7780.
W EEKLY GIFTS
8.9.15
PARISH GOAL: $9, 500
SUNDA Y COLLECTION: $9,464.84
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her from the corruption of the grave and effecting an anticipated resurrection of her body. No one keeps the fourth
commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother" better than the incarnate Son of God, who is also son of Mary.
The Assumption of Mary is also the supernatural effect of her Immaculate Conception. She who was conceived full
of grace and "sine macula" (without stain) could not suffer the human effects of sin which include the corruption
Language School begins Monday, September
Administration
Servant of God Pius XII went on the say that Jesus honored his mother as only a divine son could: by preserving
 5:30 PM– 7:30 PM
Online Giving
just got easier!
On July 1, 2015, Our Lady of the
Assumption will gladly accept
credit card donations. Thank you
for considering contributing
through Online Giving!
of the body. Her "dormitio" -- or death -- was a separation of spirit from body, not as a result of disease or corporal
decay, but in virtue of her perfect discipleship. The Mother desired to share in all that her Savior-Son experienced.
She shared in Jesus' redemptive death as a co-redemptrix, and she also shared in the Redeemer's three days of
separation of soul and body after the victory of the cross and the eventual resurrection of the body. The Son
experiences the Ascension by his own power; the Mother experiences the Assumption by the Son's power.
The Immaculate Virgin's assumption into heaven is an eschatological sign of hope for the Church. We, too, if we
persevere in joining ourselves to the life and death of the Redeemer, can joyfully await the resurrection of our
Outreach
bodies on the last day. But as the Mother precedes
us in the order of suffering with Jesus, so too she
precedes us in the order of rising with Jesus, body
Stephen Ministers provide high-quality,
confidential, Christ-centered care and support to people and soul.
experiencing grief, divorce, illness, job loss, loneliness,
disability, and other life difficulties. Margaret Santiago
Praying the Rosary with the intention of releasing
209.485.2235
Valley Area Living Enabling Resources
V.A.L.E.R Office 209.634.0380
Are you or a member of your family homebound?
We have a dedicated team of Eucharistic Ministers
who will bring communion to you. To request a
Minister of Holy Communion to visit, contact
Fatima Fontes 209.996.6033.
the Mother of God's powerful intercession for
today's struggling humanity is a great way to
celebrate this Feast. The Church can use it. The
world can use it. And when the Mother is truly
honored, the Son is always glorified (cf. "Lumen
Gentium," No. 66).
Welcome Visitors to
Our Lady of the Assumption
Mass Intentions
Monday • August 17
9:00am
† António e Serafina Teixeira – da família
Tuesday • August 18
No Mass
Wednesday • August 19
6:00pm Mass in English
Por Rosemary Oliveira, aniv. natalício – dos pais
Thursday • August 20
10:00am
† João Fagundes – da esposa Ilda Fagundes
Friday • August 21
10:00am
† Conversão dos pecadores – de Lee Cabral
† Helena de Sousa – da irmã Alzira Lopes
†Almas do purgatório – de José e Gorette Matos
† Manuel e Tiófila Teixeira – da família
Pelas int. de Maria Vieira
Por José A. Sousa, aniv. natalício – da esposa Conceição
Saturday • August 22
7:30pm
† Manuel Bettencourt, aniv. da morte – da irmã Madalena Sousa
Sunday • August 23
8:00am
† Alvaro Estacio – da esposa Maria Z Estacio
† Duarte Fernandes – da afilhada Sandra Brasil
† João e Maria F. Jorge – da família
† José I Sousa – da esposa e família
† Defuntos de Francisco e Hermina Parreira
† Francisco e Rosa Freitas – de Gerardo e Filomena Freitas
† José Leandro Borges – da esposa e família
9:30am
† Leonor Oliveira – from son Marco Oliveira & family
† Maria G. Alamo – from daughter Albertina Silveira
† Maria Lourdes Mendonça – from sister Maria Sousa
† Avelino E da Silva – from Val Bettencourt
† Manuel e Deolinda Pereira – from Manuel Pereira
† For the faithful departed family members of Mary Freitas
11:15am
† João e Rosa Bettencourt – da família
† Beatriz Fagundes Cardoso – da irmã Fernanda Azevedo
† Eliseu e Ermelinda Mendonça – da família
† José Silveira Bettencourt – from Bernardete Borba & family
† António e Conceição Luis – do filho Manuel Luis
† António A de Sousa – da família
† António Goulart – da esposa Laura Goulart e família
† Mark Azevedo – dos pais
† José Clementina Reis – dos filhos
† José, Maria e António Ramos Sousa – da família
† Serafim Aguiar, aniv. da morte – da filha Conceição Madruga
† José Marcelino e Maria Reis – da família
† Pais de Euclides e Gabriela Alvares e Irmão de Gabriela
† Manuel e Albertina Veredes – da família
Pelas int. de José e Conceição Madruga seus filhos e netos
6:00pm
For the Parish Community
Dear Parishioners,
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is our Mother and our Patroness. Her Assumption into Heaven, body and soul, gives us hope and joy
as we are called to share in Her blessedness. Like Mary, we are promised the fullness of the resurrection, body and soul, at the
second coming of Christ, Her Son and our God. Our Parish Festa is the celebration of our hope in the glorious future of those
who follow Jesus.
We enter these mysteries through beautiful Eucharistic celebrations, times of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacra-
ment of Reconciliation, the rosary and processions. We express our Christian joy in fellowship, meals, music, songs, dancing,
games and other events as we have annually since 1973.
Welcome to this Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption! We are grateful for your participation. We, especially, welcome visitors.
We have a special gratitude for the donors who give from Tulare to Sacramento and throughout the Bay Area. We are grateful
to all who have worked tirelessly to make this Festa possible: President Agnel and Lina Bettencourt, Vice-President Victor and
Dora Lopes, Secretary Francisco and Elsa Rebelo, Treasurer Helder and Albertina de Sousa, and the many members of the Festa
Committee and other volunteers.
We appreciate the presence of Fr. Thomaz Fernandez in our community. He generously took time during his vacation to preach
the Word of God to us. It is also our privilege to welcome Bishop Stephen Blaire who is presiding at the
cession on Sunday afternoon.
concluding Festa pro-
Our heavenly Father is glorified in Mary’s YES to the incarnation of his Son and in Her following of Him all the way to Calvary.
He is also glorified in the generous efforts and sacrifices on the part of so many who made our Festa possible. The Parish Community is thus enabled to financially serve God’s purposes throughout the year. Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption!
Fr. Manuel F. Sousa