St.

Columba Parish
3327 Glencolum Drive, San Diego, CA 92123

Visit our web site: www.stcolumbasandiego.com

Phone: (858) 277-3863
Fax: (858) 277-3883
Email: stcolumbarectory@gmail.com
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-Thursday: 7:00 AM / Friday: 8:15 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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Rev. Edward McNulty PARISH LIFE

Pastor ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 2nd Saturday,
Daily Chapel, 8:30 am—3:30 pm. For more info, call Alma
Rev. Gervatius Hong at 858-565-4231.
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 BINGO: Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. in the hall. Doors open
at 4:00 p.m.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF:
CHILDCARE: Every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Preschool; for
Kathi Lohry Parish Secretary infants and children up to four years of age.
Marlo Antonio Business Manager,
CUB SCOUTS: Kindergarten to 5th grade; contact Deb
Pastoral Assistant
Oberg at 858-717-7851 or email: doberg10@aol.com
BAPTISMS:
Call Deacon Vasquez - 619-818-0972 or CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Louise
Holland at 619-316-7498.
email: deaconvasquez@gmail.com
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00
p.m. in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading
MARRIAGES:
from the diary of St. Faustina)
Nine months preparation required.
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,
Call the Parish Office for information.
7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 277-
3861 for more information.
MUSIC MINISTRY:
GREETERS/USHERS: Terry Foster at 858-427-7178.
St. Columba Church Children’s Choir -
Kathleen Mawanay - 5:30 pm (Sat.) HOMEBOUND OUTREACH: If you or someone you know
needs Communion or other services because they are
Traditional Choir -
homebound, contact the rectory or Robin at (858) 277-
Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am 3861.
Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.) Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.
tessnelsonmusic@cox.net
LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
R.C.I.A. Keller at (619) 933-6677.
Mike Conroy (858) 278-1507
MEN’S CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE: Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.
Robin Keator, DCM (858) 277-3861 MEN’S FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry
robin.keator@yahoo.com (619) 922-7941 Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm gathering to share prayer, discussion and donuts.
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm PRAYER MEETING: Join us in praise, songs, scripture
readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00
ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL: p.m. in the Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn
at (858) 278-0526.
www.stcolumbaschoolsd.org
Rose Navarro, Principal (858) 279-1882 R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults
seeking Baptism and for baptized adults seeking the
Linda Glenwinkel, Secretary (858) 279-1882
sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. For more info,
Trish Gilsdorf, Preschool Director (858) 279-0161 call Mike Conroy at 858-278-1507.
Marlo Antonio, Business Manager (858) 277-3863
ROSARY MAKERS: First Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the Music
MEMBERSHIP Room. Call Teresa for more info at 858-277-6240.
SENIORS’ CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30
To register as a member, please complete a white regis- a.m. in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors 50 and up in our
tration card found at the back of the church, or register parish. For more info, contact Donna at 858-278-3415.
online through our website (listed on cover).
Also, if you are currently using envelopes, please inform YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for
the rectory of any status/address change. both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
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Pastor’s Corner generous than God. Fasting weakens our tendency

to violence; it disarms us and becomes an
important opportunity for growth. On the one hand,
My dear brothers and sisters,
it allows us to experience what the destitute and the
starving have to endure. On the other hand, it
Believe it or not the Season of Lent is upon us. This
expresses our own spiritual hunger and thirst for life in
season is an opportunity for us as a parish to journey
God. Fasting wakes us up. It makes us more
with Christ in his temptation, passion, death and
attentive to God and our neighbor. It revives our
resurrection to the glory of Easter morning. We will
desire to obey God, who alone is capable of
continue our Lenten journey every Friday as we
satisfying our hunger.
reflect on the passion of Christ through the
Finally, I would like to share with you that Mrs.
celebration of the Stations of the Cross. We invite you
Rose Navarro will not be returning as principal at St.
to join us each Friday at 7:00 p.m. Please also mark
Columba School for the 2018-19 school year. As Mrs.
your calendars for our parish celebration of the
Navarro continues in her position for the remainder
Sacrament of Reconciliation which will take place on
of this school year, I am confident you will join me in
Wednesday evening March 14th at 6:00 p.m. Once
expressing our gratitude for the hard work and the
again we will be welcoming a number of priests from
many gifts and talents that Mrs. Navarro has
the neighboring parishes who have agreed to assist
brought to our school community over the last four
us with the celebration of the sacrament.
years of her leadership. In the next few days I will be
As we enter into the Lenten season, many people
forming a search committee to begin the process of
often ask about the regulations on the traditional
hiring our next principal. This committee will be
disciplines of Fasting and Abstinence and so it might
made up of a faculty member(s), a school parent
be helpful to note that the Church recommends that
(s), a parishioner and myself. It is my sincere hope
Catholics age 14 and older abstain from meat on
that after a diligent search I will be able to
Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of
announce the appointment of our next principal as
Lent. In addition, on Ash Wednesday and Good
soon as possible. I know that change is never an
Friday, Catholics from age 18-59 are encouraged to
easy process. Let us offer our prayers that this
fast, limiting themselves to one full meal and two
transition period in our school history may be guided
smaller meals each day. However, remember that if
by the spirit of wisdom, faith and charity.
health or demands of one’s work would be seriously
affected, you are not bound to these practices.
Fr. Ed
Pope Francis in his Lenten Message for 2018 states:
The Church, our Mother and Teacher, along with the
often bitter medicine of the truth, offers us in the MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Lenten season the soothing remedy of prayer,
almsgiving and fasting. By devoting more time to MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
prayer, we enable our hearts to root out our secret
7:00 am—DA Anthony Alvarez &
lies and forms of self-deception, and then to find the
consolation God offers. He is our Father and he Cyndy Anderson
wants us to live life well. Almsgiving sets us free from TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
greed and helps us to regard our neighbor as a 7:00 am—DA Izydor Rudy
brother or sister. What I possess is never mine alone. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
How I would like almsgiving to become a genuine
style of life for each of us! How I would like us, as 7:00 am—DA Donor’s Intention
Christians, to follow the example of the Apostles and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
see in the sharing of our possessions a tangible 7:00 am—EM Jean schoch
witness of the communion that is ours in the Church! 10:30 am—EM Deceased seniors
For this reason, I echo Saint Paul’s exhortation to the
Corinthians to take up a collection for the
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
community of Jerusalem as something from which 8:15 am—EM Int. of the Cavada family
they themselves would benefit. This is all the more SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
fitting during the Lenten season, when many groups 8:00 am—EM Int. of Patty Quintanilla
take up collections to assist Churches and peoples in
need. Yet I would also hope that, even in our daily
5:30 pm—DA People of the Parish
encounters with those who beg for our assistance, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
we would see such requests as coming from God 7:30 am—EM Joseph McDougall
himself. When we give alms, we share in God’s 9:30 am—EM Estela Gaviola
providential care for each of his children. If through
5:30 pm—DA Int. of Bro. Philip Yang
me God helps someone today, will he not tomorrow
provide for my own needs? For no one is more DA—Fr. Daniel Anyanwu, EM—Fr. Ed McNulty
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PRESIDENTS’ DAY POPE TWEETS

The rectory will be closed on Monday, Feb-
ruary 19, for Presidents’ Day. Mass will be
held at 7:00 a.m. in the chapel.
FUNERAL
A funeral Mass for Palmira Pineda will be
held on Tuesday, February 20, at 12:00
noon in the church.
FUNERAL
A funeral Mass for Josephine Fickas will be
held on Saturday, February 24, at 11:30
a.m. in the church.
To serve human life is to serve God
and life at every stage: from the
womb of the mother, to the suffering
and sickness of old age.
Pope Francis @Pontifex
IN NEED OF PRAYER
Please pray for:
Jim Barrow, Joe Brozovic, Peggy Cahill,
Bruce Gorsche, Helene Hansen,
Sally Ilagan, Nilda Tamares, Debbie Tortora
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.

PARISH APP READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon: Lv 19:1-2,11-18/Ps 19:8-10,15/Mt 25:31-46
Our parish app has a new look for Lent, Tues: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-7,16-19/Mt 6:7-15
with a Lenten-themed background and a Wed: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19/Lk 11:29-32
new button with Lenten reflections. Thurs: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-6/Mt 16:13-19
Fri: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-8/Mt 5:20-26
If you don’t have our app yet, you can Sat: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8/Mt 5:43-48
Next Sun: Gn 22:1-2,9-13,15-18/Ps 116:10,15-19/
download it for free at: Rom 8:31-34/Mk 9:2-10
www.myparishapp.com
Click on the Apple Store, or Play Store for
Android phones.
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St. Michael's Catholic Church
15546 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA 92064 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
Join speakers Fr. John Amsberry, Philip Rivers & Dus-
tin Geyer at St. Michael's Catholic Church (Holy Brochures and pledge cards have been
Family Center) on Friday, March 9 (6-10 pm), Satur- mailed to parishioners. If you did not receive a
day, March 10 (8 am-3 pm). packet, extra brochures are available in the
Adults $35 / Teens (14-19) $10 church vestibule.
Register online at www.smpoway.org You may also donate online at the
Questions: Jimmy Lueth / jrlueth1206@gmail.com. San Diego Diocese web site:
(858) 487-4755 https://www.sdcatholic.org

2/11/18 SUNDAY COLLECTION BOX TOPS FOR

Plate Collection: $1,259.10
EDUCATION
Envelope Collection: $5,847.00 Clip these coupons to
Online Giving: $2,255.00 support our school!
Total # of Envelopes: 173 Thank you!
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SCHOOL NEWS
BISHOP FLORES SCHOLARS FUND: Important reminder: The deadline to apply for the Bishop
Flores Scholars Fund is almost here. February 28th is the last day to apply. Applications are
available online just go to http://www.bishopfloresscholars.org. Schools and families will be
notified via email late March, or early April.

CONGRATULATIONS: We wish Elysa Elizondo the very best as she represents St. Columba at the
San Diego County Spelling Bee on March 15th. Thank you to all the junior high students who
participated.

CJSF: Congratulations to the following students who are members of CJSF (California Junior
Scholarship Federation) for 2nd semester 2018. 8th Grade: Kimberly Cook, Jack Hightower,
Angelica Lopez, Lauren Kennedy, Danielle McCarthy, Emma Rawers, Teresa Temprendola: 7th
Grade: Colin Aston, Evan Babich, Lucia Bravence, Victoria Bustria, Elysa Elizondo, Liam Kelly,
Sofia Martinez, Sohini Mody, Jasmim Tyler, Angelique Vo, Kent Vu.

“BLACK & WHITE” GALA 2018: Spread the Word! We need your help to make Gala 2018 a great
success! There is just one more month until one of biggest events happens! Join us Saturday,
March 10th from 6:00 – 11:00 pm for dinner/dancing/live & silent action at the Four Points
Sheraton located at 8110 Aero Drive. Dinner tickets have gone home. If you RSVP by Tuesday,
February 20th you will be entered into a drawing for a FREE hotel room the evening of March
10th. This is a wonderful way to help support our school, and we need each of our families to
step up and make this happen.

GALA 2018 5K DRAWING: SELL, SELL, SELL: If each of our families reach out and support this
drawing our goal can become a reality. Our children benefit from our school facilities this
fundraiser provides. Also, students who help their families sell 10 tickets by February 23rd, will
receive a free dress day Monday, February 26th. The students from each class who sells the most
tickets will have a movie, pizza and popcorn in their classroom, and the highest seller may also
bring one friend from another grade to this afternoon party.

FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE: Coming soon! February 24th from 5:30 – 8:30 for the very special
Father/Daughter dance in the parish hall. Tickets are $25.00 per couple, $5.00 per extra sibling.
Admission includes dinner and two photo booth tickets for a 5 x 7 keepsake. Look for the flyer
coming home today with your daughter.

CATHOLIC SPORTS LEAGUE TRACK MEET: Mark your calendar….Catholic Sports League will hold
its annual track meet at Cathedral Catholic High School Saturday, March 10th for grades K
through 8th grade. Track meet will start at 8:30 am and end at 1:00 pm. Cost per athlete $10.00.
Registration forms are due to Mr. Fairchild no later than February 28th. Look for the forms coming
home today with your child.

RE-REGISTRATION 2018/2019: Registration forms are available on the school website for your
convenience. Just go to stcolumbaschool.org and download. If your registration form is
returned by March 16th, registration fees for returning students are $250.00 per child. After March
16th registration fee is $300.00 per child. When paying your registration fee you need to also
include the PTG fee of $200.00 per family. If you have any concerns, please contact Ms.
Navarro.
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