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-Thursday: 7:00 AM / Friday: 8:15 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 am—3:30 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. in the hall. Doors open
at 4:00 p.m.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF:
CHILDCARE: Every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Preschool; for
Kathi Lohry Parish Secretary infants and children up to four years of age.
Marlo Antonio Business Manager,
CUB SCOUTS: Kindergarten to 5th grade; contact Deb
Pastoral Assistant
Oberg at 858-717-7851 or email: doberg10@aol.com
BAPTISMS:
Call Deacon Vasquez - 619-818-0972 or CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Louise
Holland at 619-316-7498.
email: deaconvasquez@gmail.com
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00
p.m. in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading
MARRIAGES:
from the diary of St. Faustina)
Nine months preparation required.
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,
Call the Parish Office for information.
7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 277-
3861 for more information.
MUSIC MINISTRY:
GREETERS/USHERS: Terry Foster at 858-427-7178.
St. Columba Church Children’s Choir -
Kathleen Mawanay - 5:30 pm (Sat.) HOMEBOUND OUTREACH: If you or someone you know
needs Communion or other services because they are
Traditional Choir -
homebound, contact the rectory or Robin at (858) 277-
Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am 3861.
Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.) Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.
tessnelsonmusic@cox.net
LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
R.C.I.A. Keller at (619) 933-6677.
Mike Conroy (858) 278-1507
MEN’S CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE: Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.
Robin Keator, DCM (858) 277-3861 MEN’S FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry
robin.keator@yahoo.com (619) 922-7941 Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm gathering to share prayer, discussion and donuts.
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm PRAYER MEETING: Join us in praise, songs, scripture
readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00
ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL: p.m. in the Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn
at (858) 278-0526.
www.stcolumbaschoolsd.org
Rose Navarro, Principal (858) 279-1882 R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults
seeking Baptism and for baptized adults seeking the
Linda Glenwinkel, Secretary (858) 279-1882
sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. For more info,
Trish Gilsdorf, Preschool Director (858) 279-0161 call Mike Conroy at 858-278-1507.
Marlo Antonio, Business Manager (858) 277-3863
ROSARY MAKERS: First Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the Music
MEMBERSHIP Room. Call Teresa for more info at 858-277-6240.
SENIORS’ CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30
To register as a member, please complete a white regis- a.m. in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors 50 and up in our
tration card found at the back of the church, or register parish. For more info, contact Donna at 858-278-3415.
online through our website (listed on cover).
Also, if you are currently using envelopes, please inform YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for
the rectory of any status/address change. both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
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Pastor’s Corner Baptism? Some say ‘yes’ — okay. But it is a rather

weak ‘yes’, because perhaps many do not
My dear brothers and sisters, remember this date. But if we celebrate
birthdays, why not celebrate — or at least
As we move through the seven weeks of our remember — the day of rebirth? I will give you a
Easter Season I would ask you to please keep in homework assignment, a task to do today at
your prayers the members of our parish who are home. Those of you who do not remember the
preparing for the celebration of First Eucharist date of your Baptism, ask your mother, aunts
(May 12h) and those preparing for Confirmation and uncles, nieces and nephews, ask them: “Do
on May 23rd. you know the date of my Baptism?”; and never
This week you will find at the entrance to our forget it. And thank the Lord for that day,
church Mother’s Day cards and in our pews because it is the very day on which Jesus
intention envelopes. If you would like to have entered me, the Holy Spirit entered me. Do you
your mother, living or deceased, remembered in understand what your homework is? We should
our masses for Mother’s Day I would ask that you all know the date of our Baptism. It is another
complete the intention envelope and return it to birthday: the date of rebirth. Do not forget to do
our parish office no later than Sunday, May 13th. this, please. Let us recall the last words of the
Recently Pope Francis began teaching on the Risen One to the Apostles; they are a precise
Sacrament of Baptism in his weekly addresses. mandate: “Go therefore and make disciples of
The 50 days of the liturgical Easter Time are all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
propitious for reflecting on Christian life, which, by Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mt
its nature, is the life which comes from Christ 28:19). Through the baptismal bath, those who
himself. We are, in fact, Christians to the extent believe in Christ are immersed in the very life of
that we allow Jesus Christ to live in us. Where then the Trinity.
do we begin to rekindle this awareness if not from Fr. Ed
the beginning, from the Sacrament which ignited
Christian life within us? This is Baptism. Christ’s MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Passover, charged with newness, reaches us
through Baptism in order to transform us into his MONDAY, MAY 7
image: the baptized belong to Jesus Christ. He is
the Lord of their existence. “Baptism is the basis of 7:00 am—DA Burke & Keating
the whole Christian life” (Catechism of the families
Catholic Church, 1213). It is the first of the TUESDAY, MAY 8
Sacraments, inasmuch as it is the door which 7:00 am—EM Int. of Rustico Castro, Jr.
allows Christ the Lord to dwell in our person and
allows us to be immersed in his Mystery. The WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Greek word “to baptize” means “to immerse” (cf. 7:00 am—EM Donor’s Intention
ccc, 1214). To bathe with water is a rite common
to various beliefs to express the passage from one THURSDAY, MAY 10
condition to another, a sign of purification for a 7:00 am—EM Int. of William Morton
new beginning. But for us Christians it must be
noted that if the body is immersed in water, the FRIDAY, MAY 11
soul is immersed in Christ in order to receive the 8:15 am—EM Int. of Jeny Aquino
forgiveness of sin and to shine with divine light (cf.
Tertullian, On the resurrection of the dead, viii, 3: SATURDAY, MAY 12
ccl 2, 931; pl 2, 806). By virtue of the Holy Spirit,
8:00 am—DA Int. of the Cavada family
Baptism immerses us in the death and
Resurrection of the Lord, drowning in the 5:30 pm—EM Josephine Carletti
baptismal font the ‘old’ man, dominated by sin
which separates him from God, and giving birth
SUNDAY, MAY 13
to the new man, recreated in Jesus. In Him all the 7:30 am—DA People of the Parish
children of Adam are called to new life. 9:30 am—EM Bonifacio & Sevilla
Therefore, Baptism is a rebirth. I am certain, quite Tamares
sure, that we all remember our date of birth: 5:30 pm—DA Mother’s Day Novena
certain. But I ask myself, a little doubtfully, and I
ask you: do each of you recall the date of your DA—Fr. Daniel Anyanwu, EM—Fr. Ed McNulty
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MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA FR. JOE'S VILLAGE OUTREACH

On Sunday, May 13, we begin Ten parishioners from St. Columba volunteered
our annual Mother’s Day to serve lunch at Fr. Joe's on the 24th of April.
Novena. If you would like to We performed various jobs in the kitchen
make a donation in memory or serving 872 meals to the homeless. Some
in honor of a mother, special comments from the volunteers are as follows.
envelopes and cards are "I was moved by not only how many people
available in the vestibule. The we served but by the people who thanked
envelopes contributed will be us.... I was greatly moved and humbled by the
placed on the altar during the experience." Another volunteer wrote "It is
nine days of the Novena. always amazing the feeling of gratitude you
receive from helping others. Sometimes it is
what it takes to change our focus from our
4/29/18 SUNDAY COLLECTION own daily bumps....most of the time you find
them quite kind and grateful for whatever you
Plate Collection: $1,274.49
offer them."
Envelope Collection: $3,361.80 There will be another opportunity to volunteer
Online Giving: $998.00 on May 22. We will again be serving lunch to
Total # of Envelopes: 152 the homeless. If you want to volunteer or have
any questions, please contact Bob Horn at
PARISH APP 619-843-8891 or email rhorn@san.rr.com.

Got our app? Download it for free KINDERGARTEN

at: www.myparishapp.com
IN NEED OF PRAYER:
Ted Altman, Frances Jorvel Barnachea,
Peggy Cahill, Ken Goldkamp,
Virginia Johnson, John Trolinger
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.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Mon: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1-6,9/Jn 15:26—16:4
Tues: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-3,7-8/Jn 16:5-11
Wed: Acts 17:15,22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2,11-14/Jn 16:12-15
Thurs: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3,6-9/Eph 1:17-23/Mk 16:15-20
Fri: Acts18:9-18/Ps 47:2-7/Jn 16:20-23
Sat: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3,8-10/Jn 16:23-28
Next Sun: Acts 1:15-17,20-26/Ps 103:1-2,11-12,19-20/
1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11-19
POPE TWEETS
Be one with Christ when you pray, take
care of your most vulnerable brothers
and sisters, and work for peace.
Pope Francis @Pontifex
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INFORMATION NIGHT
Please join Ms. Davis, the St. Columba
Kindergarten teacher, for an informational
meeting Wednesday, May 16th, starting at
5:00 p.m. in the Kindergarten classroom.
Topics to be discussed include:
♦ Academic and behavioral expectations
for entering Kindergarten students in
August
♦ Kindergarten curriculum
♦ Parent involvement
♦ Questions & Answers
**This is for parents only, please no children.
Your presence is welcomed if you have
enrolled or are considering enrolling your
child in Kindergarten for the 2018-2019
school year at St. Columba.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
Brochures and pledge cards packets are avail-
able in the church vestibule.
You may also donate online at the
San Diego Diocese web site:
https://www.sdcatholic.org
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SCHOOL NEWS
YEARBOOKS: It’s that time again to place your school yearbook order. Yearbooks are
$25.00 each. Make checks payable to St. Columba School or pay by credit card. Orders
must be received by May 11th.

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT: Please join Ms. Davis, the St. Columba Kindergarten
teacher, for an informational meeting Wednesday, May 16th, starting at 5:00 pm in the
Kindergarten classroom.

Topics to be discussed include:

♦ Academic and behavioral expectations for entering Kindergarten students in August
♦ Kindergarten curriculum
♦ Parent involvement
♦ Questions & Answers
♦
**This is for parents only, please no children. Your presence is welcome if you have enrolled
or are considering enrolling your child in Kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year at St.
Columba.

RE-REGISTRATION: Important reminder: Registration for the 2018-2019 school year needs to
be returned to hold your child’s space. If you need a registration form you can go to the
school website or stop by the school office. If you have any questions, please contact Ms.
Navarro. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Save the Dates:

Mother/Son Night - May 21

Sports Banquet - May 24

Padres Catholic School's Night - June 1

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