St.

Columba Parish
3327 Glencolum Drive, San Diego, CA 92123

Visit our web site: [Link]

Phone: (858) 277-3863
Fax: (858) 277-3883
Email: stcolumbarectory@[Link]
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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PARISH LIFE

Rev. Edward McNulty

Pastor

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 2nd Saturday,

Daily Chapel, 8:30 am3:30 pm. Holy Hour for Life with
chaplet of Divine Mercy, 2:30-3:30 pm.

Rev. Gervatius Hong

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
PARISH OFFICE STAFF:
Kathi Lohry
Marlo Antonio

BINGO: Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
CHILDCARE: Every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Preschool; for
infants and children up to four years of age.

Parish Secretary
Business Manager,
Pastoral Assistant

CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Louise

Holland at 619-316-7498.

BAPTISMS:
Call Deacon Vasquez - 619-818-0972 or
email: deaconvasquez@[Link]

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00 p.m.

in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading from
the diary of St. Faustina)
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,
7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 2773861 for more information.

MARRIAGES:
Nine months preparation required.
Call the Parish Office for information.

GREETERS/USHERS: Terry Foster at 858-427-7178.

HOMEBOUND OUTREACH: If you or someone you know
needs Communion or other services because they are
homebound, contact the rectory or Robin at (858) 2773861.

MUSIC MINISTRY:
St. Columba Church Childrens Choir Kathleen Mawanay - 5:30 pm (Sat.)
Traditional Choir Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am
Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.)
tessnelsonmusic@[Link]
R.C.I.A.
Mike Conroy

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,

Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.
LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
Keller at (619) 933-6677.
MENS CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.

(858) 278-1507

MENS FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry

Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
gathering to share prayer, discussion and donuts.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE:

Robin Keator, DCM
(858) 277-3861
[Link]@[Link]
(619) 922-7941
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm
ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL:
[Link]
Rose Navarro, Principal
Linda Glenwinkel, Secretary
Trish Gilsdorf, Preschool Director
Marlo Antonio, Business Manager

PRAYER MEETING: Join us in praise, songs, scripture readings,

teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the
Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn at (858) 2780526.
R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults
seeking Baptism and for baptized adults seeking the
sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. For more info,
call Mike Conroy at 858-278-1507.

(858) 279-1882
(858) 279-1882
(858) 279-0161
(858) 277-3863

ROSARY MAKERS: First Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the Music

Room. Call Teresa for more info at 858-277-6240.
SENIORS CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30 a.m.
in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors over 50 in our parish. For
more info, contact Deanie at 858-565-9597.

MEMBERSHIP
To register as a member, please complete a white registration card found at the back of the church, or register online
through our website (listed on cover).
Also, if you are currently using envelopes, please inform the
rectory of any status/address change.

YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for

both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
YOUNG ADULT GROUP: Contact Karina at 858-602-8470 or
by email: [Link]@[Link]

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culture of encounter, and in doing so to look
beyond our own needs and wants to those of
others around us. In the homily given at his first
Pentecost as pope, he emphasized the
importance of encounter in the Christian faith:
For me this word is very important. Encounter
with others. Why? Because faith is an encounter
with Jesus, and we must do what Jesus does:
encounter others. With respect to migrants, too
often in our contemporary culture we fail to
encounter them as persons, and instead look at
them as others or render them invisible. We do
not take the time to engage migrants in a
meaningful way, as fellow children of God, but
remain aloof to their presence and suspicious of
their intentions. During this National Migration
Week, let us all take the opportunity to engage
migrants as community members and neighbors
all of whom are worthy of our attention and
support.

Pastors Corner
My dear brothers and sisters,
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the
Epiphany when we recall the arrival of the Magi
at Bethlehem and the presentation of their gifts
of gold, frankincense and myrrh. These unique
gifts might lead us to question why they brought
those three particular gifts and so I offer for your
reflection a passage from the spiritual writer
Abbot Marmion, O.S.B. who wrote:
The symbolism of the gifts therefore refers both
to the One to whom they are offered and to
those who present them. Gold, the most precious
of metals, is the symbol of royalty; it denotes, on
the other hand, the love and fidelity that
everyone owes to his prince. Incense is
universally acknowledged to be the symbol of
divine worship; it is offered to God alone. In
preparing this gift, the Magi showed that they
had in view to proclaim the Divinity of Him Whose
Birth was announced by the star, and to confess
this Divinity by the supreme adoration that can
be rendered to God alone. Finally, they had
been inspired to bring Him myrrh. What would
they show by this myrrh which is used to dress
wounds, and to embalm the dead? This gift
signified that Christ was Man, a Man capable of
suffering, who would one day die. The myrrh also
symbolized the spirit of penance and immolation
which ought to characterize the life of the
disciples of the Crucified.

Fr. Ed

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY, JANUARY 9
7:00 amMM
Robert Hess
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
7:00 amMM
Michael Dubreuil
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
7:00 amDA Donors Intention

This celebration traditionally marks the end of the

Christmas season and so I would like to take a
moment to thank all of you who presented our
parish with your gifts of time, talent and treasure
to make our Christmas liturgies so special. From
the greening and decorating of the Church, to
liturgical ministers at our celebrations, to the
extra hours spent by parish staff and other
volunteers I am grateful to all who contributed to
make this a truly blessed season at Saint
Columba.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
7:00 amMM
Amparo & Jose Toves
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
7:00 amMM Int. of Joann Bertsch
8:15 amMM
Aida Pelayo
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14
8:00 amMM
Kim Leonetti
5:30 pmDA
Michael Dubreuil

For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in

the United States has celebrated National
Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the
Church to reflect on the circumstances
confronting migrants, including immigrants,
refugees, children, and victims and survivors of
human trafficking. The theme for National
Migration Week, January 8-14, 2017 draws
attention to Pope Francis call to create a

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
7:30 amMM
Richard & Cameron
Hudjohn
9:30 amMM
Marcus Garcia
5:30 pmDA People of the Parish
DAFr. Daniel Anyanwu, MMFr. Ed McNulty
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SALVATION FOR ALL

The Lord Jesus is come to save all humankind, Jews
and non-Jews alike. Today we feast the revelation
of that great mystery. Gods grace-filled covenant
is opened up to all. The wise men, and all wise
women and men seeing with a childs eyes, discover the star-marked babe in the arms of his
mother, Mary. Humbly offering their gifts, they receive the Gospel, the good news of the Lords arrival amongst his people. God shows himself to us in
Jesus and so begins his saving work for each of us.
Come let us adore him!
Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, STD 2001, OCP. All rights reserved.

24 Families THANK YOU!

With the generous cash and food donations by St.
Columba parishioners, your Men's Club provided 24
grateful families with Christmas meal baskets. Your
Christmas gift helped and was appreciated.

POPE FRANCIS MONTHLY INTENTION

Christian Unity

BAPTISMS

That all Christians may be faithful to the Lords

teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity.

We welcome into our Catholic family the following

children who were baptized in December:
Claire Collins
Luna Ehrlich
Starr Lucio

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs:
Fri:
Sat:
Next Sun:

Is 42:1-4,6-7/Ps 29:1-4,9-10/Mt 3:13-17

Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8:2,5-9/Mk 1:21-28
Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105:1-4,6-9/Mk 1:29-39
Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95:6-11/Mk 1:40-45
Heb 4:1-5,11/Ps 78:3-4,6-8/Mk 2:1-12
Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19:8-10,15/Mk 2:13-17
Is 49:3,5-6/Ps 40:2,4,7-10/1 Cor 1:1-3/
Jn 1:29-34

MARRIAGE HELP
Retrouvaille offers hope: hope that it is not too
late, hope of a different and better marriage.
Retrouvaille helps couples to show each other
mercy through the opportunities it provides to
listen, to forgive, to be reconciled and to
move into their futures believing that God
loves them and with His help and their efforts
their marriages can be healed and restored.

IN NEED OF PRAYER
Please pray for:

For more information about an upcoming

Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples,
call 951-259-9474 or visit the website:
[Link]

Nancy Gray, Julia Patterson, Severina Salcedo

NOTE: Please call or email the rectory to request a
name be added to the list. The names will be on the
list for a period of 30 days. If you wish the person to be
on the list longer than one month, you will need to
call the rectory to request that it be added again.
For those with ongoing, chronic or incurable
conditions, their names should be written in our Book
of Prayer.

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WELCOME!

DAY OF DIALOGUE

Welcome to a new member of St. Columba

Parish:

The
Lutheran/Anglican/Roman
Catholic
Dialogue of San Diego is hosting a Day of
Dialogue on Saturday, January 21 at the
Diocesan Pastoral Center, 3888 Paducah Drive.
The topic this year is Here I stand. I can do no
other! The love of Christ impels us! Presenters this
year are Pastor Paul Bieber, Father John Proctor
and Dr. David Mosley, who will reflect on the
500th commemoration of the Reformation and
its effect on the Church today.
The program begins at 9:30 a.m. with
registration at 9:00 a.m. It concludes at noon
with lunch. Cost is $25 which includes lunch.
Registration will be taken at the door.

William McGuigan

ADORATION
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held
on Saturday, January 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. in the daily chapel. If you would like to
commit to a specific time, there is a sign-up
book in the chapel.
He is waiting for you, He is close to you, He loves
you, He is merciful, He forgives you, He gives you
the strength to begin again.
~ Pope Francis

DIVINE MERCY CONFERENCE

THANKS

The 19th Annual Divine Mercy Conference will

be held on February 17 and 18 at Mission San
Antonio de Pala.
Fr. Dave Leon will celebrate the opening Mass
on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal Soane Patilia
Paini Mafi of Tonga will celebrate the closing
Mass on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. with a special
performance of the San Diego Tongan Catholic
Choir at the final Mass.
Costs:
Adultspreregistered $20/at the door $25
Married couples$30/at the door $40
Children 17 and under$10/at the door $15

Thank you to our choirs, ushers, lectors, greeters

and Eucharistic Ministers who assisted at our
Christmas Masses.
And extra special thanks to those who did
double-duty!

IMMACULATE HEART RADIO

I mma c ul a te H e a r t R a di o
provides Catholic programming
that includes world news, prayer,
parish event announcements,
and worship. You can find it on
your radio dial at 1000 AM.

For more details or to register, go to:

[Link]

WALK FOR LIFE

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

You are invited to attend the Fifth Annual San

Diego Walk for Life on Saturday, January 21,
2017, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon in Balboa Park
on Sixth Ave. and Laurel St. Speakers this year
include: Bishop Robert McElroy, Fr. Agustino
Torres, CFM, Patti Smith, and many more. Music will be provided by Nuevo Amanecer
Band. Help make this family-friendly event a
success by sharing information on the Walk
with family, friends, and co-workers. For more
information visit: [Link].

Would you like to be part of a community

organization that promotes and develops the
values of respect, teamwork, sportsmanship
and commitment? Then Serra Mesa Little
League is for you! SMLL is looking for players of
all skills and abilities to join us for the spring
baseball season. Boys and girls ages 4-14 are
eligible to play. Games are held at Cabrillo
Heights Park. Opening day is March 4, 2017 and
continues to Memorial Day. If you would like to
join in on the fun, camaraderie and healthy
competition that Little League has to offer,
please visit
[Link]

To join other St. Columba members going to

the Walk for LIfe, call Louise Holland at 619316-7498.
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Join us for 6th Grades

Annual Spaghetti Dinner
Bring your family & invite your friends!
Saturday, January 28, 2017
4:30 PM 8:30 PM
St. Columba Parish Hall
All proceeds go directly to funding 6th Grade Camp.
All meals include: salad, bread, non-alcoholic drink, and dessert.
Name (Last, First) _____________________________________
Grade (Oldest Child Only) _________
Adult (12 & up) Spaghetti Dinner _____________ x $10.00 = $ ___________
Child (11 & under) Spaghetti Dinner __________ x $5.00 = $ ____________
Pre-sale Drink Tokens (Beer or Wine) _________ x $5.00 = $ ____________
(Will be available for pick-up at Will Call night of)

Total Paid $ ____________

Reservations can be made for parties of 8 or more, majority must be present to be seated; 15 min. grace period.
Please note quantity and names on reverse.
Tickets available at the door Adult $11.00, Child $6.00, & Beer or Wine Tokens $6.00.
Cash, Check, and Debit/Credit Cards Accepted.
Please make checks payable to St. Columba School Note Spaghetti Dinner in Memo.
All pre-orders must be received in the school office by Thursday, January 26th.
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