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
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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
Kathi Lohry Parish Secretary infants and children up to four years of age.
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
email: deaconvasquez@gmail.com diary of St. Faustina)

GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,

MARRIAGES: 7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 277-
Nine months preparation required. 3861 for more information.
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.)
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,
Traditional Choir -
Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.
Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am
Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.) Keller at (619) 933-6677.
tessnelsonmusic@cox.net
MENS CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
R.C.I.A.
Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.
Mike Conroy (858) 278-1507
MENS FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry
Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE:
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
readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
p.m. in the Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm at (858) 278-0526.

R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults

ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL:
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
online through our website (listed on cover). both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
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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Pastors Corner favorable season for renewing our encounter

My dear brothers and sisters,
Believe it or not, the Season of Lent is upon
us. This season is an opportunity for us as a parish
to journey with Christ in his temptation, passion,
death and resurrection to the glory of Easter
morning. We invite you to begin this journey on
Ash Wednesday (March 1st) with Mass and the
distribution of ashes at 7:00 a.m., 8:15 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. here in the church. We will then
continue our Lenten journey every Friday as we
reflect on the passion of Christ through the
celebration of the Stations of the Cross. We invite
you to join us each Friday at 7:00 p.m. Please also
mark your calendars for our parish celebration of
the Sacrament of Reconciliation which will take
place on Wednesday evening April 5th at 6:00
p.m. Once again we will be welcoming a
number of priests from the neighboring parishes
who have agreed to assist us with the celebration
of the sacrament.
with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments
and in our neighbor. The Lord, who overcame
the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty
days in the desert, shows us the path we must
take. May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true
journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover
the gift of Gods word, be purified of the sin that
blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers
and sisters in need. I encourage all the faithful to
express this spiritual renewal also by sharing in
the Lenten Campaigns promoted by many
Church organizations in different parts of the
world, and thus to favor the culture of encounter
in our one human family. Let us pray for one
another so that, by sharing in the victory of
Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and
poor. Then we will be able to experience and
share to the full the joy of Easter.
Fr. Ed

As we enter into the Lenten season, many

people often ask about the regulations on the MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
traditional disciplines of Fasting and Abstinence
and so it might be helpful to note that the Church MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
recommends that Catholics age 14 and older
7:00 amDA Intentions of Anne Noya
abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good
Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. In addition, on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics from
age 18-59 are encouraged to fast, limiting 7:00 amEM Flerida de Carvajal
themselves to one full meal and two smaller
meals each day. However, remember that if WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1Ash Wednesday
health or demands of ones work would be 7:00 amDA Dante F. Quinquinio
seriously affected, you are not bound to these 8:15 amEM Madelyn Egan
practices. 6:00 pmEM People of the Parish
This year Pope Francis wrote in his Lenten THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Message: Lent is a new beginning, a path
leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christs 7:00 amEM Donors Intention
victory over death. This season urgently calls us to
conversion. Christians are asked to return to God FRIDAY, MARCH 3
with all their hearts (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle 7:00 amEM Thomas Ackerman
for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the
Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never SATURDAY, MARCH 4
abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently 8:00 amEM Regina Steiger
awaits our return; by that patient expectation, he 5:30 pm DA Vincent Cahill
shows us his readiness to forgive. Lent is a
favorable season for deepening our spiritual life SUNDAY, MARCH 5
through the means of sanctification offered us by 7:30 amEM Mamie Ingram
the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the
9:30 amEM Felicidad Musar
basis of everything is the word of God, which
during this season we are invited to hear and 5:30 pmDA People of the Parish
ponder more deeply..Dear friends, Lent is the DAFr. Daniel Anyanwu, EMFr. Ed McNulty
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ASH WEDNESDAY
March 1st is Ash Wednesday. It is not a
holy day of obligation, but it is a day of
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fast and Abstinence. Our Mass schedule
will be:
Stations of the Cross will be held each 7:00 a.m.
Friday during Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the 8:15 a.m.
church, beginning this Friday, March 3. 6:00 p.m.

HOMEBOUND OUTREACH POPE TWEETS

Our Homebound Outreach is trying to help find a If evil is contagious, so is goodness.

Senior female who is looking to rent a room in a Let us be infected by goodness and
Catholic home or a studio apartment in Serra let us spread goodness!
Mesa. If you or someone you know can assist,
please call 858-277-3861. Pope Francis @Pontifex

We are also looking for a driver for someone who

would like to attend Mass at either the 5:30 p.m.
Saturday or 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Plate Collection: $1,241.85
Envelope Collection: $3,838.00
Total # of Envelopes: 165
STEWARDSHIP MOMENT
Saint Paul reminds us as baptized Christians, as
those who have shared the Eucharist with one
another, that we are servants of Christ and
stewards of the mysteries of God. We are not to
define ourselves by our age, ethnicity, gender,
social status, work, vocation or avocation. Our
primary self-understanding should be that of
servants and stewards of the Lord and all that has
been entrusted to us. Can we accept this self-
understanding? Do we find it encouraging?
Courtesy:
International Catholic Stewardship Council
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Mon: Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32:1-2,5-7/Mk 10:17-27
Tues: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-8,14,23/Mk 10:28-31
Wed: Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51:3-6,12-14,17/2 Cor 5:206:2/
Mt 6:1-6,16-18
Thurs: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-4,6/Lk 9:22-25
Fri: Is 58:1-9/Ps 51:3-6,18-19/Mt 9:14-15
Sat: Is 58:9-14/Ps 86:1-6/Lk 5:27-32
Next Sun: Gn 2:7-9;3:1-7/Ps 51:3-6,12-13,17/Rom 5:12-19/
Mt 4:1-11
THANK YOU!
The rectory staff would like to extend special
thanks to the volunteers who helped prepare the
Easter mailing. Good job!
Jeanette Allen, Dottie Hall, Joan McManus,
Rick Rivera, & Gloria Schmoeger
CANDLE SAFETY
Please do not set votive candles on the
floor in the church. They can be accidently
knocked over, causing glass breakage and
the spilling of hot wax. Please help us avoid
fire hazards! Thank you.

IN NEED OF PRAYER
WELCOME!
Please pray for:
Welcome to the newest members of our parish:
Joann Bertsch, Phil Carey, Bishop Gilbert
Chavez, Rowell Francisco, Marilynne Hutchens, Audrey Atienza
Jeff Lynch, Florence Nayve, Grace Parsons, Julia Bona Lin Kang
Patterson, Severina Salcedo, Louise Wilcox Emily Vonsydow
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SCHOOL NEWS

BISHOP FLORES SCHOLARSHIP FUND: The deadline to apply for the Bishop Flores Scholarship
Fund is fast approaching, Tuesday, February 28th. If you havent applied, please do so
before the deadline ends. Go to the website: http://www.bishopfloresscholars.org. All
decisions will be finalized by March 24th.

SCHOOL RE-REGISTRATION: Important reminder: Coming home today with your child is the re-
registration form for the 2017-2018 school year. The registration forms will also be available on
the school website for your convenience. Please remember you need to be current with
tuition, extended care and preschool fees. Any concerns, please contact Ms. Navarro.

SCIENCE FAIR: Congratulations to all our 7th and 8th grade students who worked so hard
and successfully completed their science projects.

CONGRATULATIONS: The Gala winners for the overnight stay at the Four Points Sheraton
were John & Cindy Babich. The free dinner ticket was won by Javier & Sonia Ortega.
Congratulations to these families, and a huge thank you to all the families who have
supported Gala 2017!

GIFT CARDS: Keep ordering those gift cards! This is such an easy way to help support our
school! You can order on line or stop by the office to pick up an order form. Orders
received by 9:00 am on Friday, will arrive the following week. For all our families, parishioners
and friends we thank you for your continued support.

BINGO: Progressive number was at 62 last February 24! We welcome family, friends,
neighbors and co-workers to join us every Bingo Friday. All new players receive a free half
pack with the first full pack purchased. Bingo is every Friday, doors open at 4:00 pm, packet
sales begin at 4:30 pm, and games begin at 6:15 pm. Each regular game pays $200.00 and
consolation pays $50.00. Come join the fun!

Look up in the sky

Its a bird!
Its a plane!
No, its
super-volunteer
Bob Horn,
installing
new lights over
the altar.
Everything is
so much
brighter now.
Thanks, Bob!
Thanks also to
Tom Kunde
who lent his
electrical
expertise.

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