April 28th is
the Fifth Sunday of Easter

John 15: 1-8
"'I am the vine,
you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me
and I in him will bear much fruit...'"
Masses and Services at St. Alphonsus Church for this next week:
Daily Mass: Mon.-Fr. Slawomir, Tues.–Fr. Greg; Wed.–Fr. Greg; Thurs.– Fr. Greg; Fri.– Fr. Greg; Sat. – Fr. Greg
Monday – Thursday Masses begin at 8:15am; Friday & Saturday am Masses begin at 8:30am
Saturday, April 27 – Fr. Steve, assisted by Dcn. Mike
Sunday, April 28, 8:30am; presider is Fr. Greg, assisted by Dcn. Mike
Sunday, April 28, 11:00am; presider is Fr. Greg, assisted by Dcn. Mike; with Live Stream
 
Masses and Services at St. Thomas Becket Church for this next week:
Daily Mass, 9am: Mon.-Fr. Steve; Tues.–Fr. Greg; Wed., 7pm in Polish Fr. Greg; Thurs.– Fr. Greg; Fri.– Fr. Slawomir, 7pm in Polish – Fr. Slawomir
Saturday, April 27, 4:00pm – Fr. Slawomir, assisted by Dcn. Dan, with Live Stream
Sunday, April 28, 7:30am in Polish; presider is Fr. Slawomir
Sunday, April 28, 9:00am; presider is Fr. Steve, assisted by Dcn. Dan
Sunday, April 28, 10:45am in Polish; presider is Fr. Slawomir; with Live Stream
Sunday, April 28, 12:30pm; presider is Fr. Steve, assisted by Dcn. Dan
Please keep in your prayers:
  • For the soul of Helena Broclawik who went to rest in the arms of Jesus on April 16th and for her family and friends who celebrated her life in the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday: We pray…Lord, hear our prayer
  • Send us your Spirit; for our brother Jerry who was Confirmed in his faith this weekend, and for his sponsor, family, and friends, that the Holy Spirit will strengthen the love of Christ in his heart: We pray…Lord, hear our prayer.
Eucharistic Adoration
St. Alphonsus - every Tuesday, 6:00-7:00pm. Adoration is in person.
St. Thomas Becket – every Friday, 5:30 – 7:00pm
 
Reconciliation
St. Alphonsus: Saturdays, 4 – 4:45pm in the Reconciliation Room in church.
During the Healing Mass on the First Saturday of every month at 8:30am at St. Al’s.
St. Thomas Becket: Fridays from 5:30 – 7pm. 
Announcements:
-Registration for next year’s Religious Education is open. Check the bulletin for information on the early registration discount.
 
-Just a reminder about the Suicide Prevention talk this Tuesday, April 21st, at 6:45pm at the St. Thomas Becket location. All are welcomed to learn about this important topic.
 
-Our Parish will host the Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles from April 24th to the 29th.  More information, including a list of times when the exhibition is open for viewing, is in today’s bulletin.

-Our parish is in the process of switching the online donation company from GiveCentral to Pushpay. Current online donors are receiving emails to set up their account with Pushpay. Please DO NOT ignore them – it’s not a scam or junk mail. Thank you to all who already signed up and we encourage all to take a look at electronic giving – it’s safe, fast, easy, and you do not have to remember to bring your envelope to church. More information in today’s bulletin. 

 
-Please keep in your prayers our 8th graders from our School, Religious Education, and the Polish School who will be Confirmed in their faith by Bishop Grob on Friday.

Thank you for your financial support and have a healthy and blessed week.
Ways to Grow Your Faith This Week:
This week we have an exhibition on Eucharistic Miracles.
What is a Eucharistic Miracle?
“A Eucharistic miracle is a private revelation that is approved by the Church for devotion. A private revelation is different from public Revelation. Public Revelation ended with the death of the last apostle, St. John and is the totality of all that Christ has entrusted to His Church, expressed in apostolic faith in Scripture and Tradition from which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines private revelation as: Revelation made in the course of history which do not add to or form part of the deposit of faith, but rather may help people live out their faith more fully. Some private revelations have been recognized by the authority of the Church, which cannot accept so called revelations of faith that claim to surpass or correct the Revelation of Christ confided to his Church (CCC 67). Even if one does not accept a Eucharistic miracle, Christians are obliged to believe that God can work miracles and continues do so throughout history to the present day.
To date the Church has affirmed just over 100 Eucharistic miracles which have taken place in countries all over the world.” https://diocesecc.org/what-is-a-eucharistic-miracle
  • Watch “The INCREDIBLE Details of Eucharistic Miracles w/Fr. Robert Spitzer | Chris Stefanick Show” here.
May St. George, St. Adalbert, St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen,
and St. Mark the Evangelist
intercede to God on your behalf this week!

Eucharistic Revival Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
who promised to stay with us always, until the end of the age.

Reawaken our wonder at His presence in the Most Holy Eucharist.
May our hearts burn within us as He opens the Scriptures and breaks the bread.

Give us the eyes of faith to recognize His presence in our brothers and sisters,
especially in the face of the poor and the suffering.

Nourished by the Eucharist, send us forth to walk faithfully as missionary disciples,
proclaiming the Gospel to every heart and extending Your kingdom to every land.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
 
https://lacatholics.org/eucharistic-prayer/