St.

Columba Parish
3327 Glencolum Drive, San Diego, CA 92123

Visit our web site: www.stcolumbasandiego.com

Phone: (858) 277-3863
Fax: (858) 277-3883
Email: stcolumbarectory@gmail.com
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM (Vigil)
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 AM & 5:30 PM
Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM
Holy Days: See bulletin.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Second Saturday, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays, 4:00 to 5:00 PM or by appointment
ROSARY
Monday-Saturday before daily Mass
ST. COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH SAN DIEGO

Rev. Edward McNulty PARISH LIFE

Pastor ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 2nd Saturday,
Daily Chapel, 8:30 am3:30 pm. For more info, call Alma
Rev. Gervatius Hong at 858-565-4231.
Chaplain of Korean Ministry BIBLE SHARING: Mondays, 8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Ministry
Center. For more info, call Dottie at 858-277-0229.
Rev. Mr. Bill Vasquez
Deacon BINGO: Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE STAFF: CHILDCARE: Every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Preschool; for
infants and children up to four years of age.
Kathi Lohry Parish Secretary
Marlo Antonio Business Manager, CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Louise
Pastoral Assistant Holland at 619-316-7498.
BAPTISMS: DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00 p.m.
Call Deacon Vasquez - 619-818-0972 or in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading from
the diary of St. Faustina)
email: deaconvasquez@gmail.com
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,
MARRIAGES: 7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 277-
3861 for more information.
Nine months preparation required.
Call the Parish Office for information. GREETERS/USHERS: Terry Foster at 858-427-7178.

HOMEBOUND OUTREACH: If you or someone you know

MUSIC MINISTRY: needs Communion or other services because they are
St. Columba Church Childrens Choir - homebound, contact the rectory or Robin at (858) 277-
3861.
Kathleen Mawanay - 5:30 pm (Sat.)
Traditional Choir - KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,
Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.

Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.) Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
Keller at (619) 933-6677.
tessnelsonmusic@cox.net
MENS CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
R.C.I.A. men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.
Mike Conroy (858) 278-1507
MENS FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE: Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
gathering to share prayer, discussion and donuts.
Robin Keator, DCM (858) 277-3861
robin.keator@yahoo.com (619) 922-7941 PRAYER MEETING: Join us in praise, songs, scripture
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00
p.m. in the Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm at (858) 278-0526.

ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL: R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults
seeking Baptism and for baptized adults seeking the
www.stcolumbaschoolsd.org sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. For more info,
Rose Navarro, Principal (858) 279-1882 call Mike Conroy at 858-278-1507.
Linda Glenwinkel, Secretary (858) 279-1882 ROSARY MAKERS: First Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the Music
Trish Gilsdorf, Preschool Director (858) 279-0161 Room. Call Teresa for more info at 858-277-6240.
Marlo Antonio, Business Manager (858) 277-3863
SENIORS CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30
MEMBERSHIP a.m. in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors over 50 in our parish.
For more info, contact Deanie at 858-565-9597.
To register as a member, please complete a white YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for
registration card found at the back of the church, or register both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
online through our website (listed on cover).
Also, if you are currently using envelopes, please inform the YOUNG ADULT GROUP: Contact Karina at 858-602-8470 or
rectory of any status/address change. by email: tijerina.karina@outlook.com
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as well as towards their mutual sanctification, and

Pastors Corner hence contribute jointly to the glory of God.".
Christian marriage, like the other sacraments,
My dear brothers and sisters, "whose purpose is to sanctify people, to build up
the body of Christ, and finally, to give worship to
Each year the nearly one million Catholics of
God," is in itself a liturgical action glorifying God in
this diocese are invited to share Gods gifts by
Jesus Christ and in the Church. By celebrating it,
participating in the Annual Catholic Appeal. The
Christian spouses profess their gratitude to God for
Annual Catholic Appeal seeks to raise the $3 million
the sublime gift bestowed on them of being able
dollars needed to support the many educational,
to live in their married and family lives the very love
spiritual and charitable works of the Diocese of San
of God for people and that of the Lord Jesus for
Diego. Our response to the Annual Catholic Appeal
the Church, His bride. Just as husbands and wives
is an opportunity to advance the mission of Christ
receive from the sacrament the gift and
not only in our parish, but also in a way that shows
responsibility of translating into daily living the
that we are all part of one diocesan church.
sanctification bestowed on them, so the same
This year our parish goal is $30,000, which will sacrament confers on them the grace and moral
go toward two primary objectives. First, it will allow obligation of transforming their whole lives into a
us to fulfill our commitment to the Diocese of San "spiritual sacrifice." What the Council says of the
Diego. Secondly, as in past years, any monies laity applies also to Christian spouses and parents,
received beyond our assessment will return directly especially with regard to the earthly and temporal
to our parish and enable us to continue the many realities that characterize their lives: "As worshippers
programs that assist us in our ongoing spiritual leading holy lives in every place, the laity
renewal and communion to which we are called as consecrate the world itself to God."
followers of Christ. All registered members of the
Fr. Ed
parish should have received in the mail a brief letter
from me introducing the Annual Catholic Appeal
along with a brochure outlining how the monies MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
raised are used in the service of the Church in San
Diego and our parish in particular. I would ask that MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
you please fill out the pledge envelope and return it 7:00 amDA Bob Barton
to us as soon as possible. If you did not receive the
letter and brochure or if you are not yet a registered TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
member of the parish, you may pick up a pledge 7:00 amEM Vicente Blas
envelope and brochure at the main entrance of
the church.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
This weekend the Church celebrates World 7:00 amEM Donors Intention
Marriage Sunday focusing in particular on the
vocation of married life. Therefore I offer for your THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
reflection a brief passage from Pope John Paul II 7:00 amEM Vicente Blas
1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio when he wrote:
The gift of Jesus Christ is not exhausted in the actual FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
celebration of the sacrament of marriage, but 7:00 amEM Vicente Blas
rather accompanies the married couple throughout
8:15 amEM Albert Echevarria
their lives. This fact is explicitly recalled by the
Second Vatican Council when it says that Jesus
Christ "abides with them so that, just as He loved the
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Church and handed Himself over on her behalf, the 8:00 amEM Vicente Blas
spouses may love each other with perpetual fidelity 5:30 pm DA People of the Parish
through mutual self-bestowal.... For this reason,
Christian spouses have a special sacrament by SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
which they are fortified and receive a kind of 7:30 amEM Richard & Cameron
consecration in the duties and dignity of their state. Hudjohn
By virtue of this sacrament, as spouses fulfill their
9:30 amEM Rosario M. Fernando
conjugal and family obligations, they are
penetrated with the Spirit of Christ, who fills their 5:30 pmDA Intentions of the Cavada
whole lives with faith, hope and charity. Thus they family
increasingly advance towards their own perfection,
DAFr. Daniel Anyanwu, EMFr. Ed McNulty
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GALA
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Join us for one of our biggest events of the
year at the Four Points Sheraton, 6:00-11:00
p.m. Dinner tickets are $60 per person.
Raffle tickets are $20 each and are available
at the school office; cash, checks and credit
cards accepted.
1st Prize: $5,000
2nd Prize: $500
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Mon: Gn 4:1-15,25/Ps 50:1,8,16-17,20-21/Mk 8:11-13
Tues: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10/Ps 129:1-4/Mk 8:14-21
Wed: Gn 8:6-13,20-22/Ps 166:12-15,18-19/
Mk 8:22-26
Thurs: Gn 9:1-13/Ps 102:16-23,29/Mk 8:27-33
Fri: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-15/Mk 8:349:1
Sat: Heb 11:1-7/Ps 145:2-5,10-11/Mk 9:2-13
Next Sun: Lv 19:1-2,17-18/Ps 103:1-4,8,10,12-13/
1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48
STEWARDSHIP MOMENT
In todays Gospel, part of his Sermon on the Mount,
Jesus does not speak of replacing the law of the
Old Testament. He goes beyond it. He obliges his
followers to work at being holier than even the
strictest of Pharisees. But the work is not accom-
plished by following a religious law, it requires
growing in love for other human beings. Followers
of Jesus know they are required to be good stew-
ards of others. In what way will you exercise good
stewardship over other people this week?
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SAN DIEGO
THE JOY OF LOVE
The 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal begins this
weekend.
Your generous contributions to this Appeal
supports the Diocese in its work of training new
priests, caring for retired priests, preparing
couples for marriage, ministering to the
marginalized and the imprisoned, and
catechetical and evangelization ministries.
If you do not receive a pledge packet by mail,
you may pick one up on the table in the
church vestibule.
CHILDCARE
Please note - there will be no childcare available
at the 9:30 a.m. Mass next Sunday, Feb. 19.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR
Our journey of prayer, praise, and teach-
ings continues this Thursday, February 16 in
the Ministry Center from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
The Seminar is free, and all are welcome.
Let us open our eyes and hearts to learn
how the Holy Spirit is working in our lives.
IN NEED OF PRAYER
Please pray for:
Joann Bertsch, Phil Carey, Bishop Gilbert
Chavez, Rowell Francisco, Nancy Gray,
Marilynne Hutchens, Jeff Lynch, Florence Nayve,
Julia Patterson, Severina Salcedo, Louise Wilcox
NOTE: Please call or email the rectory to request a
name be added to the list. The names will be on the
list for a period of 30 days. If you wish the person to be
on the list longer than one month, you will need to
call the rectory to request that it be added again.
For those with ongoing, chronic or incurable
conditions, their names should be written in our Book
of Prayer.
POPE TWEETS
Take action! Live life to the full!
And when others see the witness
you give, they may ask: why do
you live this way?
Pope Francis @Pontifex
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STATEMENT FROM BISHOP ROBERT MCELROY

Bishop Robert McElroy, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, issued a
statement on January 29, 2017 critical of a controversial executive order signed by
President Trump restricting the flow of travelers and refugees into the United States, as well
as creating a new religious test for entry.

For the Catholic community, the Gospel mandate to welcome the stranger is a searing
responsibility, not only in our personal lives, but also in guiding our efforts to create a just
society in a world filled with suffering and turmoil.
For this reason, the historic identity of the United States as a safe haven for refugees fleeing
war and persecution is for American Catholics both a source of justifiable pride and an
unswerving religious commitment, even as we recognize that at shameful moments in our
national history prejudice, fear and ignorance have led our country to abandon that identity.
This week is just such a shameful moment of abandonment for the United States.
The executive order signed by President Trump on Friday professes to be a necessary step
in securing the safety of Americans. But the design of the order--and its chaotic
implementation--unmask the reality that this Presidential order arose not from a careful
effort to balance the needs of security with our commitment to welcome refugees amidst
the greatest refugee crisis since World War II. Rather, this executive order is the introduction
into law of campaign sloganeering rooted in xenophobia and religious prejudice. Its
devastating consequences are already apparent for those suffering most in our world, for
our standing among nations, and for the imperative of rebuilding unity within our country
rather than tearing us further apart.
This week the Statue of Liberty lowered its torch in a presidential action which repudiates
our national heritage and ignores the reality that Our Lord and the Holy Family were
themselves Middle Eastern refugees fleeing government oppression. We cannot and will
not stand silent.

QUIZ MARRIAGE HELP

Last month, Fr. Daniel offered a challenge
about the Mass: Do you know when the words
The Lamb of God appear during the Mass?
(See answers at bottom of page.)
QUIZ ANSWER
1) In the Gloria: Lord God, Lamb of God...
2-4) In the Breaking of the Bread: Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world.
5) Communion: Behold the Lamb of God, be-
hold him who takes away the sins of the world
Retrouvaille offers hope: hope that it is not too
late, hope of a different and better marriage.
Retrouvaille helps couples to show each other
mercy through the opportunities it provides to
listen, to forgive, to be reconciled and to move
into their futures believing that God loves them
and with His help and their efforts their mar-
riages can be healed and restored.
For more information about an upcoming
Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, call
951-259- 9474 or visit the websi te :
www.HelpOurMarriage.com
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SCHOOL NEWS
PRINCIPALS CORNER
Dear Families,
Catholic Schools Week has come to an end. It was a fun-filled week bringing our community together. It is our
goal to continue instilling in our students the values that Catholic education has to offer, and strengthening
the faith of our students, teachers, and families by our words and actions.
Some of the highlights of Catholic Schools Week were Spirit Day, Student Appreciation Day, Parent/Volunteer
Appreciation, and Grandparents Day. On Teacher Appreciation Day the Student Council had a cart of morn-
ing goodies that they took around to each teacher in the morning. The lunch provided for the teachers by
PTG was also a big treat for the staff.
On behalf of the teachers and staff I thank you for supporting St. Columba towards making it a community of
Faith, Knowledge, and Service.
In Christ,
Ms. Navarro

BISHOP FLORES SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Important reminder: For all our families who want to apply to the Bishop Flores Scholarshop Fund, please
remember the deadline is February 28th. Just go to the website: http://www.bishopfloresscholars.org to see if
you qualify for assistance. All decisions will be finalized by March 24th. If you have any concerns or questions,
please contact Ms. Navarro.

BEADS & BLING GALA 2017

SAVE THE DATE! Spread the word! Invite family and friends to come join the fun Saturday, February 25th at the
Four Points Sheraton located at 8110 Aero Drive from 6:00 11:00 pm. Return your RSVP by February 6th and
you will be entered into a drawing for a free hotel room the evening of the Gala. Important reminder: We
need to receive all RSVP dinner invitations by February 13th. This is a wonderful way to help support our school,
while enjoying lots of great company!

GALA 2017 DRAWING

We will make this happen! Its exciting to see St. Columba school parents putting together an event of this
magnitude, and with such potential. We need every family to commit to purchasing at least five tickets for
the 5K drawing. The drawing for $5,000.00 is the main profit of this event. Our children benefit directly from this
fundraiser. If each of our families reach out and support this fundraiser we can reach our goal by making this
event a great success.

SCHOOL RE-REGISTRATION
Re-registration is just around the corner! Please remember in order to re-register you need to be current with
tuition, extended care and preschool fees. If you have any concerns, please contact Ms. Navarro.

GIFT CARDS
Thank you, to all our families, parishioners and friends who support this great program for our school. You can place your
order on line just go to www.shopwithscrip.com enter the school code: 5B7465D45922 and follow the simple instructions.
You can also set up through Presto Pay so you can order and pay all at the same time. If you need an order form, please
stop by the office to pick one up to place your order. Please remember orders are placed once a week, and all orders
received by Friday will be available the following week for pick up.

RED CROSS BLOOD BANK SUCCESS!

On Sunday, January 29th, St. Columba School hosted their first Annual Blood Bank. There were 18 donors who
each contributed 1 pint of blood. Each pint of blood can help 2-3 people in need. Next year our goal will be
to double that amount. It gives us great pleasure to know that we may be saving someones life. Thank You
Donors!!!

BABY SITTERS WANTED!

St. Columba is looking for high school age students who would like to be on our school list for parents in need
of a babysitter. There have been several requests for babysitters for the night of our GALA/Auction on
February 25, 2017. If you are interested, please submit your name to the elementary front office at (858) 279-
1882.
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