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6:30 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
8:15 A.M. Mass with Ashes
5:30 P.M. Evening Mass with Ashes
7:30 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
San Felipe de Jesús Chapel
(Spanish)
6:00 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
7:00 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
6:00 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
7:00 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
This year during Lent we invite you to participate in the 40 Days for Life campaign from February 22 through April 1. In addition to 40 days of peaceful prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, we will pray outside of the Planned Parenthood Facility located at 700 S. Tustin in Orange. Our parish will host Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or you are welcome to join any other time, as your schedule permits.
More than 500,000 people worldwide have participated and more than 5,000 babies have been saved from abortion - 50 from Orange County! 19 abortion facilities have closed following a 40 Days for Life Campaign. Please sign up to pray. For more information contact Alejandra Baker (949) 690-7315. All are welcome!
For further information you may visit the 40 Days for Life website. Visit our Ministries page if you would like to get involved in our Respect Life Ministry.
Join our Bereavement Ministry, a rewarding Ministry that helps families through difficult times. We have various needs to fit your personal talents and time schedule.
Currently we need help in the following areas:
If you can share your talent in any of these areas please contact Bereavement Ministry representative Gerry Holbert, (949) 492-5754
If you would like to be a member of the Reception Team please contact Saundra Mulato, (949) 488-3034
Dear Fellow Parishioners;
It is difficult to believe in the world of instant communications, that we should be surprised by events. Usually decisions affecting large groups of persons, that there would be a ‘heads up’ well ahead of time. But it seems that in recent weeks religious groups were shocked by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services mandating in their health plans, contraceptives, abortifacients and sterilization coverage by institutions for which these practices are immoral. Catholic Hospitals and Catholic Universities are the some of the largest institutions involved with the mission of the Church that would be forced to comply by these new government regulations. The attached letter from our Bishop is reflecting the reaction of the Conference of U. S. Bishops who are vigorously opposed to such practices on the grounds of conscience.
After the initial return volley of the Bishops, the government is now working on readjusting the new regulations, but this battle is far from over and will probably end up in the Supreme Court. I recommend that you read the following statement from our bishops made shortly after the administration’s initial adjustment to the mandate.
These are most interesting days that strike right at the core of our Religious Liberty, Life and Conscience.
Together in Christ;
Fr. Steve Sallot, Pastor
Bishop's Renew Call to Legislative Action on Religious Liberty
The Catholic bishops have long supported access to life-affirming healthcare for all, and the conscience rights of everyone involved in the complex process of providing that healthcare. That is why we raised two serious objections to the "preventive services" regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in August 2011.
First, we objected to the rule forcing private health plans — nationwide, by the stroke of a bureaucrat's pen—to cover sterilization and contraception, including drugs that may cause abortion. All the other mandated "preventive services" prevent disease, and pregnancy is not a disease. Moreover, forcing plans to cover abortifacients violates existing federal conscience laws. Therefore, we called for the rescission of the mandate altogether.
Second, we explained that the mandate would impose a burden of unprecedented reach and severity on the consciences of those who consider such "services" immoral: insurers forced to write policies including this coverage; employers and schools forced to sponsor and subsidize the coverage; and individual employees and students forced to pay premiums for the coverage. We therefore urged HHS, if it insisted on keeping the mandate, to provide a conscience exemption for all of these stakeholders—not just the extremely small subset of "religious employers" that HHS proposed to exempt initially.
Today, the President has done two things.
First, he has decided to retain HHS's nationwide mandate of insurance coverage of sterilization and contraception, including some abortifacients. This is both unsupported in the law and remains a grave moral concern. We cannot fail to reiterate this, even as so many would focus exclusively on the question of religious liberty.
Second, the President has announced some changes in how that mandate will be administered, which is still unclear in its details. As far as we can tell at this point, the change appears to have the following basic contours:
·It would still mandate that all insurers must include coverage for the objectionable services in all the policies they would write. At this point, it would appear that self-insuring religious employers, and religious insurance companies, are not exempt from this mandate.
·It would allow non-profit, religious employers to declare that they do not offer such coverage. But the employee and insurer may separately agree to add that coverage. The employee would not have to pay any additional amount to obtain this coverage, and the coverage would be provided as a part of the employer's policy, not as a separate rider.
·Finally, we are told that the one-year extension on the effective date (from August 1, 2012 to August 1, 2013) is available to any non-profit religious employer who desires it, without any government application or approval process.
These changes require careful moral analysis, and moreover, appear subject to some measure of change. But we note at the outset that the lack of clear protection for key stakeholders—for self-insured religious employers; for religious and secular for-profit employers; for secular non-profit employers; for religious insurers; and for individuals—is unacceptable and must be corrected. And in the case where the employee and insurer agree to add the objectionable coverage, that coverage is still provided as a part of the objecting employer's plan, financed in the same way as the rest of the coverage offered by the objecting employer. This, too, raises serious moral concerns.
We just received information about this proposal for the first time this morning; we were not consulted in advance. Some information we have is in writing and some is oral. We will, of course, continue to press for the greatest conscience protection we can secure from the Executive Branch. But stepping away from the particulars, we note that today's proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions. In a nation dedicated to religious liberty as its first and founding principle, we should not be limited to negotiating within these parameters. The only complete solution to this religious liberty problem is for HHS to rescind the mandate of these objectionable services.
We will therefore continue—with no less vigor, no less sense of urgency—our efforts to correct this problem through the other two branches of government. For example, we renew our call on Congress to pass, and the Administration to sign, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act. And we renew our call to the Catholic faithful, and to all our fellow Americans, to join together in this effort to protect religious liberty and freedom of conscience for all.
Treat yourself this Tuesday for a Serenity Day Retreat. For more in formation about Serenity Days and future retreat days, visit our Ministries Page.
You can download all of the past bulletins at http://stedward.com/news/bulletins.aspx.
Knights of Columbus
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Superbowl Raffle and Christian Service Food Drive. We sold over 3800 raffle tickets and collected over 2000 items for the food drive plus cash donations over $600 for Christian Service.
The winning tickets were drawn by Father Sallot after the 12:30 P.M. Mass on February 5th, and the winners are:
1st Place Prize Apple iPad2 —Saundra Mulato
2nd Place Prize 32” LCD —Joe O’Connor
3rd Place Prize $200—Jackie Brady
Thank you again for your support from your St. Edward Knights of Columbus, Fr. Louis Knight Council 12451
Abstinence
Abstinence is a penitential practice consisting of refraining from the consumption of meat and is to be observed by all Catholics who are 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and the Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. Pastors and parents are encouraged to see that children who are not bound by the obligation to fast and abstain are led to appreciate and authentic sense of penance.
Fast and Abstinence
In addition to abstinence, fasting is to be observed by all Catholics between the ages of 18-59 years (inclusive. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, one full meal is allowed. Two smaller meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted but liquids are allowed. Note: Those who are unable to observe the above regulations due to ill health or other serious reasons are urged to practice other forms of self-denial that are suitable to their condition.
Abstinencia
La abstinencia es una práctica penitencial, que consiste en abstenerse del consumo de carne y debe ser observada por todos los católicos que tienen 14 años de edad y mayores. Miércoles de Ceniza, Viernes Santo y los viernes de Cuaresma son días de abstinencia. Se les motiva a los sacerdotes y a los padres de familia a velar por los niños que no están en la obligación del ayuno y la abstinencia para que lleguen a apreciar el sentido auténtico de la penitencia.
Ayuno y Abstinencia
Además de la abstinencia, el ayuno debe ser observado por todos los católicos entre las edades de 18-59 años (incluso el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo, una comida completa está permitida. Dos comidas pequeñas, suficientes para mantener la fuerza, pueden ser tomadas de acuerdo a las necesidades de cada persona, pero juntas no deben igualar otra comida completa. Comer entre comidas no está permitido, pero sí se pueden tomar líquidos. Nota: Los que no son capaces de observar las regulaciones mencionadas, debido a problemas de salud u otras razones graves, se les invita a practicar otras formas de abstinencia y de ayuno que sean adecuadas a su condición.
St. Edward the Confessor
6:30 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
8:15 A.M. Mass with Ashes
5:30 P.M. Evening Mass with Ashes
7:30 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
San Felipe de Jesús Chapel
(Spanish)
6:00 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
7:00 A.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
6:00 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
7:00 P.M. Liturgy of the Word with Ashes
The Religion Committee invites you to join us for the 4th Annual
Lenten Soup Supper
Featuring
Father Chris Heath
Ash Wednesday
February 22nd, 11:30 A.M.—1:00 P.M.
Knight Hall
$10.00 per person
Baby Sitting Available for $5.00 per child
Soup, bread, cheese and fruit will be served
Checks due to the front office by February 15th
RSVP to Rikki Daniels
Questions, Rikki Daniels, 949-280-3616
