In God's love, the Eucharistic community of St. Teresa of Avila, Auburn, embraces and welcomes all as part of God's family.  We value every parishioner and strive to reflect the mercy, forgiveness, and healing of Jesus Christ.  

Announcements

On Sunday, October 2nd, in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, there will be a Blessing of the Animals at noon on the plaza. It is also Welcome Sunday, which will be hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul and Religious Education ministries. If you are interested in volunteering in one of these programs, be sure to talk to a ministry representative on the plaza.

We begin the month of the Holy Rosary on Saturday, October 1st. After all the weekend Masses throughout the month, you are invited to join in praying the rosary in the Chapel. There is a signup sheet at the back of the church for those who would like to lead the rosary.

Mark your calendars! Saturday, October 15th is the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. There will be a rosary procession around the church starting at 8:00am followed by Mass in the church at 8:30am and a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus in the hall following Mass. There will also be cultural dancers for everyone’s enjoyment.

The Ministry Faire will take place on the plaza after all the Masses on the October 15th/16th weekend. Are you thinking about serving the parish but you aren’t sure which ministry to choose? The Ministry Faire is a great time to ask questions and get the answers that will lead you to serve the Lord and your parish.

 

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Rosary Group

"For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" -Matthew 18:20
 

Our parish has an active Rosary group that prays the Rosary every Tuesday – Friday at 8:00 a.m. in the Chapel.  For more information, please contact Joyce Schwartz at (630)730-4732.

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Need help with hearing at Mass?  

Assistance devices for the hearing impaired are now available for use at Mass. Please contact the sacristan to check one out. Although we do have headsets available, we advise for the sake of cleanliness that you bring your own – any radio or cellphone earphone should work in our wireless receivers. Please return the hearing devices to the sacristan after Mass.  
 

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Calling all Altar Servers!

The lazy days of summer are coming to an end, and St. Teresa’s is starting up their monthly altar server training again. We will have regular training sessions each month and special mandatory training during Advent and Lent in preparation for the special liturgies of Christmas, Passion Week, and Easter. 

St. Teresa’s has two levels of servers:

Candle bearers and Cross bearers, which levels are open to everyone of any age who is a baptized Catholic and has received their First Holy Communion.  

Candle Bearers are our first level and are filled by servers who are learning the ropes or are still too small to carry the Cross during the Introit and Recessional. After initial training, new servers start at the candle bearer level, which allows them to become accustomed to serving in the liturgy. The candle bearers attend the presiding priest or deacon at the Ambo and back up the cross-bearer, ensuring all necessary items for the altar are ready for Father and assist him with the Lavabo. 

When a candle bearer has served, usually at least a year, and is strong enough to carry the crucifix, they graduate to cross-bearer.  Cross bearers assist the presiding priest and deacons directly at the altar and with the distribution of Communion.

When cross-bearers have served at least a year, they can, if they wish, also be trained as thurifers to assist Father in incensing the alter during High Masses and Benedictions. 

Upcoming Trainings:

October 13th, 2022	6pm
November 10th, 2022	6pm
Special Christmas Practices	TBA
January 12, 2023	6pm
February 9th, 2023	6pm
March 9th, 2023	6pm
April 13th, 2023	6pm
May 11th, 2023	6pm

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Our parish has a FORMED subscription!

To set up your free account, click HERE. Only the name of our parish and your name and email address are required. 

 

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Looking for a place to serve? We have ministries in need of volunteers!

• We are in need of altar servers for all Masses. Please contact Brigit Barnes for more information. bsbarnes@landlawbybarnes.com

• Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist need additional volunteers - please click HERE for more information about this important liturgical ministry, and for contact information.

• Our Music Ministry needs additional male voices to join either the 5pm or 8:30am Mass choirs. We can always use more female voices in those choirs as well! We also need more children and youth to sing in our 10:30am choir. Click HERE for more information about the ministry, and for contact information.

Evening Online Rosary with
K of C Auburn Council 6149
Every Sunday @ 7:00pm

My brothers & sisters in Christ,

During difficult times, our faith tells us that we need to come together in prayer and pray to our Blessed Lord as one people. In accordance with that tradition, I would like to invite everyone to come and share in the Prayer of the Gospels with us online every Sunday evening at 7:00pm. Given the time of the year we will include the Litany for the Easter Season. This prayer can be accessed with the following link:

https://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/litanies/p03455.htm

Leo Tolstoy said "Give me faith, Lord, and let me help others find it." 

The Knights of Columbus Auburn Council 6149 would like to offer this rosary publicly to help others find their faith and come together in common prayer. The rosary is our expression of faith, 
and we would like to offer this as a service to the Christian community and to those of like mind to come together and pray for the common good. 

The rosary can be accessed with either following link or with the following QR code shown below:

https://meet.google.com/wwf-hkmt-owk









We are open to questions, comments and feedback in an attempt to make this a more spirituality fulfilling experience. Also, if you have any prayers or intentions that you want to offer, please let me know. Comments, prayers & intentions can be addressed to me at kofc6149@gmail.com. 

"If I had an army to say the Rosary, I could conquer the world."
Blessed Pope Piux IX


I hope to see everyone there.

In Christo,

Hugh Paxton
Rosary Chairman
PGK of Auburn Council 6149
Auburn, California

For more information please contact Hugh Paxton at 530-613-1268 or by email at hugh_paxton@yahoo.com.