MISSION STATEMENT We, the clergy of St. Basil the Great, guided by the Holy Scripture, Tradition and Magisterium inspired by the Holy Spirit are called by Christ to evangelize, to educate and to motivate the lay faithful to become active witnesses to the spirituality of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) through sacraments, liturgy, praise and worship.

St. Basil the Great Catholic Church 1200 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590

Website: www.StBasilVallejo.org

Rev. Alfredo L. Tamayo - Pastor Rev. Ronald V. Torres - Parochial Vicar Deacon Mike Urick Parish Center - (707) 644-5251 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Pilar M. Dumlao - Admin. Assistant

stbasiloffice@gmail.com

Sheri Thomas - Business Manager

Parish Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00am to Noon & 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Office Closed Wednesdays St. Basil School - (707) 642-7629 1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Julia Boen ~ Principal St. Basil Preschool - (707) 642-5966 1225 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Lisa Butler ~ Director Religious Education/Youth Ministry (707) 644-8309 1230 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Julie Kissinger ~ Director MUSIC MINISTRY Cherry Lopez ~ Director

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 - TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SACRAMENTS Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 to 5:00pm Sacrament of Baptism: Pre-Baptism preparation class required. Please call the Parish Office for more information. Sacrament of Marriage: Minimum 6 months advance notice required. Please contact the Parish Office to make an appointment with the Marriage/Wedding Coordinator. Pastoral Care for the Sick/Homebound: Please call the Parish Office to arrange for home and hospital visits Anointing of the Sick, please call (707) 567-9500

Stewardship at St. Basil Parish Grow our Gifts…Share Our Blessings

Stewardship of Treasure

9/13/15: $9,621.45

Priests Retirement Collection $3801.83

Your ongoing support is essential in helping us meet the many needs of the parish and

community.

Today’s second reading warns that a heart consumed with avarice and envy leads to jealousy, strife, conflicts, and disputes. A giving heart, in contrast, can sing instead with the psalmist, “Freely will I offer you sacrifice; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it’s goodness.” See Psalm 54

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

Saturday: 5:30pm (Vigil Mass)

Sunday: 7:30am, 9:30am,

11:30am & 5:30pm

Daily: 7:15am in the Mary Chapel

Holy Days: 7:15am, 9:30am & 7:30pm

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER

YOUR GIFT TO ST. BASIL PARISH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

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School Year 2015 – 2016 Enrollment for Religious Education is ongoing. Call the Religious Education office at 644-8309 or parish center office at 644-5251 for more information. Classes will start on September 20, 2015.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2015 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace. — James 3:18

’TIS THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE The Shaker hymn describes a circular journey from innocence to innocence with characteristic brevity: ’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free. ’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be. This journey is easier sung about than done. It takes humility and time to recover a second innocence. Titles, positions of honor, money, and power are not require-ments of the kingdom of God. Jesus says and demonstrates in today’s Gospel that members of God’s kingdom must hold in their embrace the most inconsequential of persons, for that person is identified with Jesus. This attitude ran counter to the intuition of the world of Jesus’ time, as it does in ours. The simplicity set forth by Jesus requires the shedding of unnecessary, unimportant, false, and burdensome at-tachments that earthly power demands. Membership in the Kingdom is light enough to put a song in our heart. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catechetical Sunday Monday: St. Matthew Tuesday: World Meeting of Families begins; Yom Kippur (Jewish day of atonement) begins at sunset Eid al Adha (Islamic observance) begins at sunset Wednesday: St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio); Autumn begins Saturday: Ss. Cosmas and Damian; Blessed Virgin Mary

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The wicked say: With revilement and torture let us put the just one to the test (Wisdom 2:12, 17-20). Psalm — The Lord upholds my life (Psalm 54). Second Reading — The wisdom from above is full of mercy and good fruits (James 3:16 — 4:3). Gospel — Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me (Mark 9:30-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Toward the end of the second century, a churchman in North Africa, Tertullian, described an early form of pen-ance. Imagine if it had survived! There were three steps to this very public ritual. The unfortunate sinner was brought before the community in an itchy garment of goat’s hair. The communities of the day were small and intimate, and everyone knew everyone else. The shame of exposure for a big sin—murder, idolatry, or adultery—would have been profound. The penitent would beg the community for prayers of intercession, and then go sit in a place assigned to penitents. After this public confession, the penitent would be assigned some discipline, usually a relatively severe fast, or the wearing of distinctive garb. This reme-dy for sin was for a certain period of time, or at least until the bishop (every small community has its own bishop) judged that enough was enough. Then the person would be readmitted to the eucharistic community, although Ter-tullian doesn’t tell us how. Probably the bishop tenderly placed his hands on their heads, precisely where they were anointed at baptism. We do know that the readmission of penitents to the eucharistic table became in some churches a great celebration, and there are records from Spain of bishops leading penitents in a dance�like processional into the eucharistic hall on Holy Thursday. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Nm 11:25-29; Ps 19:8, 10, 12-14; Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Saturday ~ September 19, 2015 ~ 5:30pm Ernesta Furtado (+) Casiana Lucas (+) Constancia Caranto (+) Policarpo Caranto (+) Norma Favila (+DA) Sunday ~ September 20, 2015 ~ 7:30am Venkat Miryala (SI) Daisy Osorio (+DA) Agapita Olario Galia (+) Antonia Tutor Galiste (+) Julie Bagaw (+) Sunday ~ September 20, 2015 ~ 9:30am Joe Agosta (+) Henry Stroeh Oldenberg (+) Demetrio Cabiles (+) Liza Sison (+) Corazon Fuerte (+) Sunday ~ September 20, 2015 ~ 11:30am Bobby Togonon (BD) Ramona & Rich Flores (WA) Margarita Reyes (SI/Healing) Crescencio Gaviola (SI/Healing) Mitsuko S. Constantino (+) Sunday ~ September 20, 2015 ~ 5:30pm Ederlinda Israel (BD) Ariel Diaz (BD) BR Sagi (SI) Romy Cangco (SI) Ben Labrado (DA) Amada Reteo (+BD) Monday ~ September 21, 2015 ~ 7:15am Mabel Lee (SI) Eugenia Nillas (+DA) Margaret Portz (+) Magdalena &Leon Liguid (+DA) Jovito Terante (+40th Day) Tuesday ~ September 22, 2015 ~ 7:15am Kumiko Kobayashi (SI) Margaret Portz (+) Lolita & Nicolas Isabelo (+DA) Wednesday ~ September 23, 2015~ 7:15am Grace Cabuco (SI) Florentino Sarreal (+DA) Margaret Portz (+) Tirso & Francisca Ubungen (+) Thursday ~ September 24, 2015 ~ 7:15am Emma Santos Moran (BD) Our Lady Of Fatima (SI) Minh Nguyen (SI) Leodegaria Evangelista (+DA) Margaret Portz (+) Friday ~ September 25, 2015 ~ 7:15am Anna Marie Chock (BD) Imelda Ilagan (BD/TG) Our Lady of Fatima (SI) Nelson Cornel ((+BD) Margaret Portz (+)

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Lord Jesus, we ask you to bring your peace and healing touch to those who are ill, or afraid or worried. AMEN. Katie Abeyta Suzane Angeles Myrna Aguilar Nomie Almendraz Ida Baca Yolande Bekhit Maria Bongco Taylor Bonora Tessie Catiis Florita Cruz Andre Davis Teresita Debil Danilo Dipiramo Dorothy Egidio George Estrada Giandomenico Fabbri Betina Fernandez Cris and Severina Ilagan Aly Rose Jacobsen Rodolfo Lomibao Rhey Macanto Joaquin Manibusan Paul Bernard Manibusan Norita Manuel Yolly Mararac Dolly Marquez Winnie Meadows Manuel Morales Milagros Morales Ed Moreno Gisselle Murphy Jim Murphy Joel Nodado Jose Pentecostes Solita Peterson Ida Pleasant Nicholas Policar Delia Rodriguez Jack Rodriguez Ed Sablan Cesar Santos Bryan Shields Anna Silva Jessy Tingin NildaToledo Dominador Viray Nathaniel Williams Matilda Wilson

THE CALLED and GIFTED WORKSHOP Coming soon to our parish is an opportunity for each of us to deepen our relationship with Jesus and to discover God’s plan for our lives. In the Called & Gifted discern-ment process you will learn that every lay Christian—each baptized person without exception—has been given a unique and deeply personal call to work with our Lord. Discerning your call will give you a new perspective on your life and will help you to be more fulfilled in your work and in your relationships. Our parish is sponsoring a teaching team from the Catherine of Siena Institute in Colorado Springs to offer the introductory Called & Gift-ed workshop, which will be on Saturday Oct. 24th from 9am to 5pm at St. Basil's Parish Hall. Everyone is invited to participate. To register or find out more, call (707) 644--5251 or visit www.scddec.org/calledandgifted.

OUR BEST The more the world is at its worst, the more we need the Church at its best.—Anonymous

St Basil Knights of Columbus Need You! Become a member of the St Basil Knights of Columbus and, together with your Brother Knights, lend a helping hand to those in need, serve your parish, grow in your faith and enjoy exclusive access to top rated insurance protection for your family. We will conduct a member-ship drive after each mass on September 27th. Be-come a 1st degree member. Please visit our Knights of Columbus webpage on the Parish Website www.StBasilVallejo.org or contact Grand Knight Virgilio (Ting) Hernandez, 707-334-6347, or Deputy Grand Knight Robert Martinez, 707-731-9535.

"Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me." Each month our SVdP confer-ence helps over 150 children with food assistance. If we expect them to do well in school and break the cycle of poverty, we must have Jesus with us. And we pray by God's might, he will defend our cause. Food Locker Wish List: Peanut butter

Fall Vigil: Sept. 23—Nov. 1, 2015 Mondays—Fridays 6AM—6PM 990 Broadway, Vallejo, CA This is a peaceful, prayerful & non confrontational vigil. St. Basil Church members are asked

to commit to vigil slots on Thursdays. Sign-ups after the Mass on Sept. 19th and Sept. 20th after the 7:30 and 9:30 Masses. Other events in conjunction to the Fall Vigil are: Kick-off Rally,9/20 @12:30 PM. St. Dominic Church, Benicia Guest Speaker: Dr. Gilbert Wergowske. Topic: Abortion Reversal Pill. Reception follows. All are invited. Mid-Rally, 10/11 @2:00PM. St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Vallejo Guest Speaker: Josenia Martinez. Reception follows. All are invited. Culmination Rally, 11/1 @3PM. Gather in front of Planned Parenthood Clinic for a procession to St. Basil Church for the Ven-eration of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Mass at 5:30PM. Reception follows. All are invited. “ Man is called to a fullness of life which far exceeds the dimensions of his earthly existence, because it consists in sharing the very life of God. The loftiness of this supernatural vocation reveals the greatness and the inestima-ble value of human life even in its temporal phase. Life, in time, in fact, is the fundamental condition, the initial stage and an integral part of the entire