SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – May 13, 2012 PARISH CALENDAR ...

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – May 13, 2012
Page #160 in “Breaking Bread”
PARISH CALENDAR
ADMINISTRATION
SUNDAY MAY 13
Coffee Social after Morning Masses-7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 am
Family Music Rehearsal-PLC-10:30 am
Youth Music Rehearsal-Cathedral-4:30 pm
TUESDAY MAY 15
Women of the Word Meeting-Becker Center-9:00 am
Handbell Choir Rehearsal-PLC-6:45 pm
WEDNESDAY MAY 16
Youth High School Meeting-Brinker Rm-7:00pm
Choir Rehearsal-PLC-7:15 pm
THURSDAY MAY 17
Youth Jr. High School Meeting-Brinker Rm-7:00 pm
FRIDAY MAY 18
Friday Morning Scripture-PLC-9:30 am
SATURDAY MAY 19
Men’s Bible study-PLC-5:30 pm
ADMINISTRATION
~PARISH OPERATIONS FINANCIAL REPORT~
March 2012 Month YTD
Actual Operations Revenue Received: Plate: $ 67,533 $ 636,570
Other: $ 47,509 $ 198,156
Total Operations Revenue Received: $115,042 $ 834,726
Actual Paid Operations Expenses: $100,437 $ 826,806
Net Difference (loss) $ 14,605 $ 7,919
Second Collection Revenue Received: $ 5,910 $ 83,504
Actual Paid Operations Expenses are shown for comparison to income.
Plate is weekly collection income. Other includes baptisms, funerals,
weddings, fundraising, holy day donations, misc. donations, & facility
rental income. Second Collection income is paid to other organizations
and not used for parish operations. Year to Date (YTD) is the
cumulative total for the fiscal year—July 1 through June 30 th.
~ST. EUGENE’S BOOKS & GIFTS~
May Books of the Month - 3 books are on sale at 20% off in May:
YOUCAT – a great gift book for recent Confirmation or high
school grads. Lives of the Saints – a classic treasury on the lives &
legacy of Saints. Those Who Saw Her, Apparitions of Mary – a
chronicle of well-known & less-known Virgin Mary appearances
around the world.
~VOLUNTEERS NEEDED~
The Book & Gift Shop is looking for a few volunteers to help in the
shop. Prior retail experience is preferred. Ability to use a computer
is required. Stop by the shop for information and to complete an
application.
SCHOOL NEWS
~ST. EUGENE’S SUMMER SCHOOL~
St. Eugene’s School is once again offering a summer program for
students who are entering first through eighth grades in the fall of
2012. Our summer program is a five-week session beginning
Monday, June 18 th and ending Friday, July 20 th . Please call the
school office at 545-7252 for more information.
~ST. EUGENE’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL~
St. Eugene’s Cathedral School is now registering for next year’s
Kindergarten – 8 th grades. We offer an excellent academic
education with a challenging curriculum integrated with gospel
values. Please come by the school office to pick up an application
or call 545-7252. The application is also available on our website:
www.steugenesch.org.
~ST. EUGENE’S PRESCHOOL~
The preschool is accepting applications for three, four and five
year olds for the fall of 2012. Please see Sharry Caesare, our
preschool director, or call the preschool office at 528-9133.
SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT CENTER
~SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS ~
The Spiritual Enrichment Center invites you to join us for an
introductory talk on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola
on Monday, May 21 st in the PLC at 7.30. This presentation is free
and open to all. For further information call 546-1781
~ANNUAL MINISTRY APPEAL REPORT~
Only 302 households from St. Eugene’s are participating in the
annual ministry appeal so far. If you haven’t yet pledged or given
a donation to the AMA, envelopes are in the church vestibules. If
you made a pledge for monthly payments to the 2012 AMA,
reminders will be sent to you from the Diocese office. It is very
important that these pledges be paid so that our parish will reach
and hopefully exceed our goal. Once the pledge payments have
exceeded the Diocese goal, all of the additional funds are applied
to the parish goal and returned to us for our use. Status report as
of 5-4-12:
Diocese
Goal
$63,000
Parish
Goal
$22,000
Amt
Pledged
$70,322
Amt
Paid
$45,819
Remaining
Balance
$39,181
OUTREACH
~HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT~
Educational Homestay Programs wishes to invite all interested St.
Eugene’s parishioners, to host an international high school student
from June 27th to July 23rd this summer. We have over 150
students coming from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden,
Spain, Russia and Italy. Students speak English, come fully
insured, and bring their own spending money. Additionally, we
will make a $25 donation to St. Eugene’s for every family that
signs up! Contact Lisa Breschi at 304-1739 or email:
lisabreschi@gmail.com
~HOST AN EXCHANGE STUDENT-CETUSA~
CETUSA is a foreign exchange student organization that is looking
for a family to open their home to Katherine, a Catholic 17 year old
Ecuadorian student. Katherine will arrive in August 2012 to
attend the local high school. She is a B student and plays the piano
amongst other interests. She comes with her own spending money
and insurance. If you could open your heart and home to
Katherine or if you would like more information call Emily at 391-
7477 or email Emily.little@colorado.edu.

MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday May 12
8:00 am Bill & Beatrice Straub, deceased
4:30 pm Deceased Members of the Benedict Family
Sunday May 13
7:30 am ICF Members, living & deceased
9:00 am Mary Carlier & Grace Woods, deceased
10:30 am Robert Covella, deceased
12:00 pm Deirdre McCormick, deceased
5:30 pm For the People of St. Eugene’s
Monday May 14
6:45 am The Intentions of Michael Tran, living
8:00 am Margaret Pearl, deceased
Tuesday May 15
6:45 am The Intentions of Michael Tran, living
8:00 am Miguel & Florence Yriberri, deceased
Wednesday May 16
6:45 am The Intentions of Michael Tran, living
8:00 am Frank Yriberri, deceased
Thursday May 17
6:45 am The Intentions of Michael Tran, living
8:00 am Florence & Ray O’Farrell, deceased
Friday May 18
6:45 am The Intentions of Michael Tran, living
8:00 am Julio Masalta, deceased
Saturday May 19
8:00 am Frank Yriberri, deceased
4:30 pm Vera Martinucci, deceased
IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS
Those who are ill need your support and prayers: Emma &
Violet Bjornstrom, Sylvia Brigdon, Mickey Hale, Melvin
Lukasiewicz, and William Wall. There’s a book for written prayer
requests located in the east side of the Church.
IN MEMORIAM
† RICHARD ALDRICH †
Please remember Richard Aldrich and his family & friends in your
prayers and Masses. He passed away on 04-18-12 and services will
be held this week for him. May he rest in peace.
† ANNA LYNN YANG PASCUAL †
Please remember Anna Lynn Yang Pascual and her family &
friends in your prayers and Masses. She passed away on 04-19-12
and services were held last week for her. May she rest in peace.
ADORATION CHAPEL
~ADORERS URGENTLY NEEDED~
Jesus in The Blessed Sacrament awaits us day and night in our
Chapel. Adorers are needed: Sunday midnight to-1 a.m., Monday
1-2 a.m., 4-5 am & 8-9 am; Thursday 2-3 a.m. and 12-1 p.m.: Friday
7-8 am, 9-10 am 2-3 pm & 5-6 pm. If you can spend one hour with
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, phone Ellen 539-2772 to sign up.
~ROSARY FOR LIFE~
Join us on Mondays at 9 am in the Chapel as we pray the Rosary
on behalf of the unborn.
The bulletin item deadline is Monday @ 3:00pm for the following
Sunday’s bulletin. E-mail items to sandy@steugenes.com. We
reserve the right to edit or omit items.
SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES
~EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF
HOLY COMMUNION~
For the past month, our priests have been calling forth our
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at the end of Mass,
to bless them before they visit homes and facilities to distribute
Holy Communion to our fellow parishioners who are unable to
join us at the Cathedral. If you know of a parishioner who is
unable to attend Mass and would like to receive Holy
Communion, please contact Joyce Rehkugler at the parish office,
542-6984.
~RESPECT LIFE-MAY BLESSINGS~
The Respect Life Committee has placed a large box in the front
vestibule of the church, for your donations of gently used and new
baby clothes and supplies, to be given to clients of Petaluma
Birthright and Life Pregnancy Services. The box will remain in the
church during the entire month of May. Your generosity will be
appreciated by needy mothers and their children. Celebrate
Mother's Day month by making a worthwhile donation. Thanks.
YOUTH NEWS
~YOUTH ROSARY BRACELET SALE~
May is the month when we give special thanks for all mothers,
especially our Mother Mary. To honor these women of faith, St.
Eugene's Youth have been making special rosary bracelets. These
will be for sale the two middle weekends of May: May 12-13 and
May 19-20, after all Masses. We are asking for a $5 donation to
help support our youth ministry program. Thank you!
~DIOCESAN SUMMER CAMPS ~
The Diocese of Santa Rosa is sponsoring four camps this summer:
Mustard Seed (for youth entering 6th grade), July 16-18;
LIFT: Living in Faith Today (for youth entering 7th grade), July 19-
21; RAD: Religious Adventure (for youth entering 8th or 9th
grade) July 23-36; and Fusion (for youth entering grades 10
through 12), July 28-31. Call the Diocese at 566-3343 for more info.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
~COFFEE SOCIAL~
Join us on Sunday after all the morning Masses in the Parish Life
Center. Enjoy refreshments, meet fellow parishioners and enter the
May Monthly Raffle for a prize basket.
~KENYA ORPHANAGE FUNDRAISER~
Carol Lueck of "Best Wishes" gift and card shop in the Rosewood
Shopping center at 3080 Marlow Rd Ste A-8 in Santa Rosa will be
hosting an event on Thursday, 5-17 during which she will be
graciously donating 15% of all purchases to the orphanage fund
for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in Nairobi, Kenya.
Lorraine Cheli will be at the store from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm that
day. If you are unable to attend you may still donate by making
your check payable to Lorraine Cheli and mailing to 1945 Piner Rd
#74, Santa Rosa Ca 95403. Thanks to the generosity of many we
will be delivering 5 suitcases filled with baby/toddler clothing,
blankets, baby formula, dental hygiene products, etc. as well as
money to the sisters in Nairobi. Our dollar gives them great
buying power in Kenya. Please come by and say hello and help us
support this opportunity to benefit the poorest of the poor. Thank
you and blessings.