A Catholic-Christian Faith Community within the Diocese of Orange Love God. Love Others. Grow. Proclaim. Serve. Corpus Christi Catholic-Christian Community Mission Statement

MINISTRY COORDINATORS

Greetings and Welcome!

“Grace and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.’ The Catholic-Christian faith community of Corpus Christi in Aliso Viejo greets you and invites you to share our Mission and participate in the development of our community, The Body of Christ.” Fr. Tim

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Corpus Christi Pastoral Team

Liturgical Ministry Lectors Eucharis c Ministers Music Director Altar Care Liturgy

Mario Aguirre Billy Diederich Paul Nguyen Cathy Koperek Stacey Se elmayer

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Faith Forma on Bap smal Info. Veronica Encinas Adult Faith Forma on (RCIA) Fr. Tim Guppies (3 & 4 year olds) Lolita Cruz Li le Hands of Faith(Walking 1 & 2 yr olds) Lolita Cruz CLOW (5 to 11 year olds) Maria Inciong FISH - Family Ministry (1st-5th grade) Maria Inciong Haven – Youth Ministry (9th-12th grade) Vini Nunez JAMS – Youth Ministry (6th-8th grade) Vini Nunez

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Administra ve and Finance

MASS AND SACRAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday: Sunday:

Pastoral Council

Weekend Masses:

5 p.m. 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 Noon

Weekday Masses:

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: Holy Days: 8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

Sacraments:

Reconciliation: By appointment~389-9011 Baptism: By appointment following contact with the baptism coordinator, Veronica Encinas 949-616-4440 Marriage: Contact parish office 6 months in advance Anointing of the Sick: Upon request Confirmation: Teens contact Haven – Vini Nunez 831-2349

Finance Commi ee Chair Parish Secretary Parish Recep onist Facili es Emergency Line Stewardship

Peter Balcewicz Chris Beck Lolita Cruz Tom DeSan s Billy Diederich Jeremy Ma eson Lisa Naegele Larry Sigler Meedie Younger Michael Zingale

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Michael Friedl Susan Hays Alyssa Eugenio Parish Office Stacey Se elmayer

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Parish Office Fred Barker Pa y Whaley Barb & Jim Tamialis Cindy Miller

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Community Service CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH OFFICE Pastor Rev. Timothy L. Ramaekers 27231 Aliso Viejo Parkway, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Phone: 949-389-9008 FAX: 949-831-6540 Rectory (Emergency Only): 949-831-3545 WWW.AVCATHOLICS.ORG Diocese of Orange Clergy/Diocesan Personnel Misconduct Toll Free Reporting Line 1-800-364-3064

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Social ‘MOPS’ First Saturday Men’s Fellowship Corpus Chris Scou ng Troop 700 Corpus Chris Cub Scout Pack 700 Book Club LIFT (Ladies Bible Study)

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July 9, 2017

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgy of the Week July 9, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time TODAY’S READINGS First Reading -- Rejoice hear ly, O Jerusalem! For see, your savior comes (Zechariah 9:9-10). Psalm -- I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145). Second Reading -- The one who raised Christ from death will give life to your mortal bodies also (Romans 8:9, 11-13). Gospel -- Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest (Ma hew 11:25-30).

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY Sunday, July 16th: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 [1-9]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday, July 9nd: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday, July 11th: St. Benedict Thursday, July 13th: St. Henry Friday, July 14th: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Saturday, July 15th: St. Bonaventure

Jesus tells us in today's Gospel that he is "meek and humble of heart." Yet just a few lines before this, he says that he is equal to his Father, the almighty God. So how can the Son of God be both meek and mighty? For Jesus, being meek does not mean le ng people push him around. If he were meek in that sense, he could not have thrown the moneychangers out of the temple. Jesus' meekness meant doing the will of God completely. The challenge for us comes in his words "learn from me." We must learn to do God's will as completely as Jesus did. First, it means that we do all that God wants of us. We cannot pick and choose what we want to do and what we want to ignore. If some things seem too difficult or painful for us, we may need more faith in Jesus' ability to make the burden easy. For example, some mes we may hear Jesus' command to love one another and reserve the right to love whom we choose. Or we may reserve the right to decide which teachings of the Church we will follow. But doing God's will completely means doing it without reserva on. Second, we may try to do all that God asks, but give up if something becomes too difficult. We may say we forgive someone, for example, but when they reject that forgiveness, we become even angrier. Or we may re of being pa ent with someone and be verbally hur ul. Or maybe we agree to help on a parish project but quit when someone disagrees with us. We can learn from Jesus how to do each part of God's will to comple on, as Jesus did all the way to the cross. So how is the Son of God humble? True humility means acknowledging who we are and what we can do. Jesus is simply being humble when he says that he is equal to the Father. So too, we are humble when we do not hide the fact that we are children of God and brothers and sisters of Jesus. Instead of a false modesty that claims "I'm not good enough to follow all of God's commands," it takes true humility to accept that we can do God's will because the Spirit is with us to help us. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest." -- Ma hew 11:28

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Dear People of God, I am seeking new members for our Pastoral Council. The Pastoral Council serves in a consulta ve rela onship with the Pastor. It is the role of the Pastoral Council to inves gate, discern, and recommend to the Pastor sugges ons involving the faith life of the parish. The Pastoral Council sets long range goals for the parish through a prayerful discernment process. Pastoral ma ers appropriate to the Pastoral Council include the following seven elements of parish life: Evangeliza on, Worship, Word, Community, Service, Stewardship, and Leadership. At this me members are chosen by the Pastor. Perspec ve members must be bap zed, prac cing Catholics, registered in the parish who embrace the teachings of Va can II. I’m looking for parishioners who are concerned about the faith life of the whole parish, who are able to study, reflect prayerfully, work in a group se ng and able to commit to a three-year term beginning in September of 2016. The Pastoral Council meets monthly (usually the 1st Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:30 pm) for two hours. If you are interested in serving on the Pastoral Council you may apply. Applica ons may be found on the concierge table in the Grand Hall, in the parish offices, or you may download it from our parish website. Applica ons are due to the Parish Office no later than 2:00PM on Monday August 7, 2017. Corpus Chris ’s Book Group will meet on Monday, July 10 at 11:30 AM In Mee ng Rooms 1 & 2 to discuss Karolina’s Twins by Ronald H. Balson

Save the Date Saturday August 5th! Corpus ChrisƟ’s Summer HoeDown Fun for the whole family! Details to come!

All are welcome! Upcoming Events with First Saturday Men’s Fellowship Field Trip – Cra Beer Class (July 20) Representa ves from local cra breweries will give us an insider perspec ve on their unique cra brews, with tas ng of a mul ple selec on of premier cra beers . . . while dining on delicious pizza. It will take place on Thursday July 20th 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Total Wine & More; 24001 El Toro, Laguna Hills, CA. The cost is $20 per person and this event is open to all men of the Parish. A endance is limited to 24 par cipants. A table will be set up a er Mass for registra on or you can contact Mike Berg at (760) 224-3563 or [email protected] Movie Night and So ball Game (July 29) Rather than just wai ng around for the sun to go down, Movie Night this year will start off with so ball game on parish grounds right a er 5:00pm Mass. The game will be low-key and open to anyone who is interested. At the same me, we will be grilling up some burgers and hot dogs. This is a FSMF sponsored event, but it is open to everyone in the parish.

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Faith Forma on Registra on is now open for the 2017-2018 school year! REGISTRATION PACKETS CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE AT WWW.AVCATHOLICS.ORG AND ON THE CONCIERGE SHELVES IN THE GRAND HALL REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR NEW AND RETURNING FAMILIES AngelFISH (5 year olds not yet in 1st Grade) — Sunday lessons during 10am Mass (Does not count towards the 2 years of Sacrament Prepara on necessary to receive 1st Communion.) FISH (1st-5th Grade) — Elementary Faith Forma on, 1st Communion prepara on, and con nuing faith forma on (Register NOW to secure a spot in the Drop Off program; Independent Study also available.) AngelFISH & FISH/Family Forma on Coordinator— Maria Inciong MariaInciong@CorpusChris AlisoViejo.org

Youth Ministry — JAMS (Middle School), Haven (High School), & Confirma on 1 & 2 (Confirma on can only be received a er 2 years of study in High School.) Youth Minister — Vini Nunez ViniNunez@CorpusChris AlisoViejo.org Youth Ministry website: CCYouthMinistry.org

Volunteer opportuni es available! Please contact Maria or Vini if you would like to join our team! *All volunteers must be fingerprinted and Safe Environment trained.

A en on Corpus Chris Volunteers!!! It's me for the second annual Volunteer Apprecia on Barbecue. Brought to you by the Parish Council, First Saturday Men's Fellowship, and LIFT (Ladies in Faith Together) This is for all ministries, and their families. Date: July 15th Time: A er 5:00 Mass Place: Corpus Chris Lawn Music, Food, Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Lemonade and Water will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own adult beverage. Billy will be shoo ng portraits of each ministry again, plus we will have a game called Finding the Pope. This is our way of saying thank you for all you do for Corpus Chris . If you have any ques ons please text or call Billy Diederich at (949)697-8704.

“For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” - MATTHEW 11:30 When we think of being good stewards, we may think that God is asking too much of us when He calls us to generously share our time, talent and treasure. However, we must remember that we are not “owners” of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the gifts God has given us. All He is asking is that we give back a small portion of what He has already given to us.

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YOUR GIFT OF TREASURE The opera ng costs for the parish encompass building and grounds maintenance, ministry and program support, staff salaries, and office expenses. For the current fiscal year, budgeted opera ng costs average $17,500. per week. The average Sunday offertory is $15,150. Last week it totaled (July 2nd total unavailable due to holiday bulle n submi al). Any shor all is taken from reserves, or made up with fundraising income and special dona ons. Any surplus replenishes th reserves. We thank our parishioners for their unfailing supOur campaign total as of June 30 is $1,591,143 port. The Corpus Chris Finance Council Thank you to everyone that has made a pledge. We have come a long way in a short me but we s ll need the supBudgeted Opera ng Costs Average*: $17,500 port of everyone to truly make a difference. Average Sunday Offertory**: $15,150 Commitment Weekend Last week’s collec on totaled (July 2, 2017 total unavailable due to holiday) As our community winds down this important effort, we’d Actual Envelope/Plate Collec ons — like to ramp up the level of par cipa on. If you haven’t had Es mated CC and ACH (Electronic Giving) $7,000.00 the chance to join your fellow parishioners in suppor ng Total — our campaign, it’s not too late. On July 15th and 16th during *Average over the last 2 ½ years all Masses, we will celebrate Commitment Weekend. This **Average over the last 2 full fiscal years event allows us to honor the many families who have helped our parish reach this point in the campaign, while MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER offering everyone a chance to invest in the future of Corpus Chris . Please prayerfully consider suppor ng this cri cal effort. No gi is too small! In order to significantly reduce We have 2 marriage encounter weekends coming up for you. our building debt, we need your help. Pray about what you The first is a non-residen al weekend at St. Juliana Catholic can do for this community and please join us for Commit- Church in Fullerton July 22- 23. The second will be at a hotel in Orange County Sept. 22-24. If you would like to put that spark ment Weekend on July 15th and 16th. and romance in your marriage that may have gone out, then a marriage encounter weekend is just what you need. Why should I support the campaign? A gi to the campaign is not just a charitable dona on, it is an investment in the future of Corpus Chris . Our goal is reflected in our campaign theme: Building an Inheritance of Hope: CelebraƟng our Past, Envisioning our Future. This campaign aims to do just that. We want to honor the commitments we have made to be here, take ownership of the beau ful building that we are blessed to call our spiritual home, and ensure that we can pass on our Catholic Faith to the next genera on of Catholics in our community and in Aliso Viejo. Many of your fellow parishioners have already made a significant investment in this future. Joining them will make all of our commitments that much more powerful and make our future as a parish that much brighter.

For more informa on, please call John and Maggie at 714-873-5136 or Jim and Cheryl at 949-551-9156 or if you prefer, you may sign up online at www.ocwwme.org.

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