Parish News
Readings for the week of February 16, 2025
Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/ Mk 8:1-10
Sunday: Jer 17:5-8/ 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/ Lk 6:17, 20-26
Monday: Gn 4:1-15,25/ Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10/ Mk 8:14-21
Wednesday: Gn 8: 6-13, 20-22/ Mk 8:22-26
Thursday: Gn 9:1-13/ Mk 8:27-33
Friday: Gn 11:1-9/ Mk 8:34- 9:1
Saturday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/ Mt 16:13-19
Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/ 1 Cor 15:45-49
St. Joachim’s Parish Office
The parish office will be closed on February 17th, 2025 in observance to President’s Day.
Parish trainings for all NEW and CURRENT Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Altar Servers
If you would like to join these ministries, now is your opportunity. These trainings will be for all NEW and CURRENT ministers.
· February 19th, 2025
o For Lectors (in English) @ 5:30-6:30p.m.
o for Eucharistic Ministers (in English) @ 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Annual Collection Statement 2024
For all those who wish to obtain a copy of their annual contributions for tax return purposes, please call the parish office.
Retrouvaille- A lifeline for marriages
Stress in Your Marriage?– Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, lonely, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their
marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or
even communicate with their spouse about it. You are not alone. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the
Modesto Retrouvaille program beginning with a weekend on March 14-16, 2025 call/text 209-410-9395 or visit www.retroca.com
Shepherds Field Olive Wood Handcrafts
A group from the Holy Land (Bethlehem & Jerusalem) will be selling religious articles after masses on February 22-23, 2025, to support the Catholic Christian minorities in Bethlehem. As a tradition, many of the Catholic families in the Holy Land work in small workshops to produce religious articles from olive wood. These articles represent the Christian art of the Holy Land. In the past, they used to sell their artwork to pilgrims who visit the Holy Land. However, these days they are facing an economic hardship, as there are no pilgrims are visiting the Holy Land due to the political issues and the current war between the Israelis’ and Hamas. Many of the Catholic families immigrated and left the Holy Land. The percentage of Christians in the Holy Land has dropped from 20% to less than 1%. Therefore, if this hardship continues as it is now, we believe that in a few years, there will be no Catholics in Bethlehem or Jerusalem. The struggle to preserve the Catholic identity of the birthplace of our savior; Jesus Christ is a serious concern for Catholics around the world. Sales will be used to help and support the Catholics in the Holy Land and to encourage them not to immigrate.
XV retreat 2025
If your daughter is to celebrate her XV mass at our parish, we now have the list of XV retreats for 2025. Please stop by the parish office for a registration form. We would like to remind you; XV retreats are a requirement for the mass.
Baptism Information 2025
-Spanish Baptism scheduled on the second Saturday of each month.
-English baptism scheduled on the third Saturday of each month.
-No English Baptism in March or April (LENT SEASON)
No Spanish Baptism in April or May (LENT SEASON & 1ST COMMUNIONS)
Event & Activities Calendar
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
7pm Grupo De Oracion
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8am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
6pm RECONCILIATION SERVICE (CONFESSIONS)
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
8:30am Junta Ministerio Extaordinario de Eucaristia
9am Rosary Kneading Ministry
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
4pm Faith Formation Prayer Testing Spanish
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2ND COLLECTION: BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATION PROJECTS
YLI Bean & Linguica ticket sales after all masses
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
7pm SPANISH MASS
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9am ENGLISH MASS
11am SPANISH MASS
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
7pm Grupo De Oracion
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8am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
2pm San Luis Center MASS CELEBRATION
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
6pm RECONCILIATION SERVICE (CONFESSIONS)
7pm Compartir la biblia - salon parroquial
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
9am Rosary Kneading Ministry
6pm Knights Of Columbus Mtg.
7pm PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
1pm St. Joachim's Altar Society Meeting
6pm FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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2ND COLLECTION: BISHOP'S MINISTRY APPEAL (BMA)
10am (NO Baptism) Spanish Baptisms - FR. KISHOR YERPULA
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
7pm SPANISH MASS
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9am ENGLISH MASS
11am SPANISH MASS
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
7pm Grupo De Oracion
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8am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
6pm RECONCILIATION SERVICE (CONFESSIONS)
7pm Compartir la biblia - salon parroquial
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
9am Rosary Kneading Ministry
6pm (ALL) Altar Server Training- in the Church
7pm ENGLISH BAPTISM CLASS - 7PM (Fr. Kishor)
7pm Our Lady of Roses Institute 7PM
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
9am Catechist meeting (spanish)
1:30pm STAFF MEETING
6:30pm Lector Training Spanish (in church)
7:30pm Eucharistic Minister Training Spanish (in church)
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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2ND COLLECTION: BISHOP'S MINISTRY APPEAL (BMA)
10am (No Baptism) English Baptisms - FR. KISHOR YERPULA
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
7pm SPANISH MASS
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GRUPO ORACION FOOD SALE/VENTA DE COMIDA GRUPO ORACION
9am ENGLISH MASS
11am SPANISH MASS
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PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
7pm Grupo De Oracion
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8am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
6pm RECONCILIATION SERVICE (CONFESSIONS)
7pm Compartir la biblia - salon parroquial
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
9am Rosary Kneading Ministry
5:30pm Lector Training English in church
6:30pm Eucharistic Minister Training English
7pm Guadalupanos Society Meeting - Junta Sociedad Guadalupanos
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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Shepherds Field Olive Wood Handcrafts - Holy Land
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
7pm SPANISH MASS
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9am ENGLISH MASS
11am SPANISH MASS
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
7pm Grupo De Oracion
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8am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
6pm RECONCILIATION SERVICE (CONFESSIONS)
7pm Compartir la biblia - salon parroquial
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
8:30am Junta Ministerio Extaordinario de Eucaristia
9am Rosary Kneading Ministry
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8am ENGLISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
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8am SPANISH MASS
8:30am Adoration of the Lord - Adoracion al Senor
1
5:30pm ENGLISH MASS
7pm SPANISH MASS
2
9am ENGLISH MASS
11am SPANISH MASS