Church of St. Timothy

2960 Canyon Road
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 489-1200
email:
info@sttimothychurch.com

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ALL MASSES CANCELLED  UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BEGINNING MONDAY 3/16
 

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• Word on Fire - Bishop Barron

The church will remain open for prayer 7:00am-4:00pm Mon-Fri & 8:00am-4:00pm Sat/Sun

“My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.”

CONFESSIONS AT ST TIMOTHY'S WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED BELOW

Father Fernando and Msgr Elliott are available for Confessions:

Saturday Apr 4    4:00-4:45pm ME
Holy Saturday:
Apr 11 NO CONFESSIONS 

Call Parish Office for an
appointment by March 30th.

Please stand 6 feet apart while waiting for confession.  Come well prepared to limit time spent in confessional.

3/17/2020:  There may be some restictions regarding access at some local hospitals placed on "volunteers", including clergy and extraordinary Ministers, at this time.  You may wish to call the hospital to make sure clergy can visit a loved one in the Hospital.

During this difficult time, many of the faithful may be unable to attend Mass. To help them sanctify their day and to keep walking in the liturgical rhythm of the Church, we are honored to make our online version of MAGNIFICAT temporarily available to everyone for free.

Below is a suggested prayer of spiritual Communion. 
Jesus, really present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar, since I cannot now receive thee under the sacramental veil, I beseech thee, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the Immaculate Heart of thy most Holy Mother, and to abide with me, thou in me, and I in thee, in time and in eternity. Amen.

3/19/2020: 

Closures and Restrictions on Gatherings link

Please note that all Masses, Funeral Services, Classes, Meetings, Events, Prayer Groups, etc scheduled to take place
on St Timothy's Church grounds
have been CANCELLED until further notice.

 
BLESSED PALMS AVAILABLE IN CHURCH AND LOWER LEVELS STARTING ON FRIDAY.


Saturday, April 4
          
Church open for private prayer from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Stay 6 feet away from others.
CONFESSIONS  4:00-4:45 p.m.   Stand 6 feet apart waiting in line. Be well prepared to limit time in confessional.

NO VIGIL MASS
 
Sunday, April 5. PALM SUNDAY

Church open for private prayer from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Stay 6 feet away from others.

NO MASSES. 
BLESSED PALMS AVAILABLE IN CHURCH AND LOWER LEVELS STARTING ON FRIDAY.
 
Monday, April 6

Church open for private prayer from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Stay 6 feet away from others.
 
Tuesday, April 7

Church open for private prayer from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Stay 6 feet away from others.
 
Wednesday, April 8

Church open for private prayer from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Stay 6 feet away from others.

**Fr Fernando and Msgr Elliott are saying our daily Mass Intentions, so all your requested prayers and more are being offered to God.

• The church is open for prayer 7am-4pm Mon-Fri & 8am-4pm Sat/Sun.  Door open by the Holy Family Statue. 
  Pray for our parish family, especially those who are ill and all the world. He is with us now more than ever.  Just call and He will give you the strength you need.  Consider saying a family rosary together.

• Come get your Magnificats in box in front entry.

• If you require any assistance, please call or email Outreach Ministry

• St. Timothy's prayer chain is currently looking for anyone who is interested in lifting up those in our parish community who are in need of our prayer support. There are no phone calls involved but it is all done by email. Usually, a few emails go out each week with the names, and a brief description of the situation, of those who need prayer. You will not need to contact anyone, but only say a prayer for them. If you are interested please call or email Rosanna Dinatale: 760-214-1221 brideofchrist4him@gmail.com

• Please feel free to get a PRAYER QUILT for a loved one in a long suffering illness.  Since there will not be adoration to sign the Prayer Quilt cards and say prayers,
  we have asked St. Tim’s prayer chain to include your prayers for loved ones in their prayers.
  If you need a quilt, please pick one out and email Rosanna (brideofchrist4him@gmail.com)
  and Ruth (ruthfred@cox.net) WITH THE NAME OF YOUR LOVED ONE so prayers can be said
  from both the prayer chain and the quilt ministry.  THIS WILL BE OVER 25 PRAYERS.
   When you pick out a quilt and card,                                                                                                  (1) please sign it out in the book.  
  (2) Also take the quilt and have your personal friends or relatives sign the card with their personal           message.  These special written messages are always consoling for the recipient.
  (3)  Please leave the quilts as neatly as they were when you chose one.
  (4)  Call Rosanna and Ruth with person’s name to pray for
  (5) Then put it in the dryer to kill any germs that possibly could be on it.                                               Or...Call the office and we will place a quilt in the front entry with card for you to pick up.  We all will pray for the person you give us the name of and condition. 760-489-1200 Eliz
           God Bless you for your love of others.  Prayers & Squares Quilt Ministry

• For some uplifting music and some recordings to enjoy during Holy Week, please click here for the Music Ministry

• We still need to pay the bills and we do need your help.  Drop off in office or in our secure mail box across from our sign, just lift tongue and let it fall down the back.  Or donate online using the green ONLINE GIVING button above.
   

4/2/2020 Chrism Mass Information 

CHRISM MASS TODAY AT 4:00 PM
In an earlier letter to priests, Bishop McElroy stated that the Chrism Mass will be celebrated by the deans only and that priests of the diocese are encouraged to view the Mass on-line and make a personal renewal of priestly promises.  You may do so, by visiting the Immaculata website (https://www.sandiego.edu/immaculata/ ) and scrolling to the live-stream area on their front page.  Mass will be held at 4:00 PM today.
Feel free to share this information with your parishioners and ministries via Flocknote or other social media.

3/18/2020 Please be aware:

With all the worry the coronavirus outbreak has caused, we may be more inclined click an email link from someone saying they’re from the CDC or WHO. Please don’t click those links. Just go to the CDC at www.cdc.gov or WHO www.who.int.
 
Below is a short article from Consumer Reports about these types of scams and how they can hurt our networks and home computers.
https://www.consumerreports.org/phishing-vishing/how-to-avoid-coronavirus-phishing-scams/

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3/13/2020:

In light of these government actions, and the public health challenge which underlies them, I consulted with the Presbyteral Council yesterday and again today. As a result, I have concluded that the following actions must be implemented in all of the parishes and schools of the Diocese of San Diego:

1.    Effective Monday morning March 16t^h, no public daily or weekend Masses will be held. Parishes are encouraged to keep churches open longer hours for personal visitation, intermittent recitations of the Rosary, and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

2.    All Catholics in the Diocese of San Diego are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass during the coming weeks.

3.    All parish and diocesan schools and religious education programs will be suspended effective this Monday. The Diocesan School Office is notifying the schools of this suspension; the Office has in prior days sent to the schools substantive materials for long distance learning for use during the suspension.

4.    We will be providing video streamed Sunday Masses celebrated by priests and bishops of our diocese in English, Spanish and Vietnamese every week. Your parishioners can access these celebrations by linking to the diocesan website at sdcatholic.org starting this Sunday

Please read this important letter from Bishop Robert McElroy.
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3/13/2020: Questions Concerning Sacramental Life Please click here for answers  from Bishop McElroy

It is with a sense of deepest sadness that I announce the death of Bishop Gilbert Chavez yesterday morning at Nazareth House. I was able to offer the prayers of commendation with the Bishop's family immediately after his death, and we were all filled with a profound sense of thanksgiving for Bishop Chavez's life of priestly service to God and the people of our diocese. As many of you know, Bishop Chavez was only the second Hispanic bishop appointed in the United States, and thus was part of the foundational episcopal leadership that forged the pathway for a Church in which the Latino community forms the very heart of the Catholic community in our nation.

Because of the necessity to avoid large crowds in order to suppress COVID19, there will be a private Mass at Saint Joseph Cathedral. This Mass will be limited to Bishop Chavez's family, our priests and the bishops. The burial will be in the Chavez family plot at Holy Cross Cemetery in Pomona. Once the COVID strictures have ended, we will have a grand fiesta Mass and reception for all of Bishop Chavez's many, many friends at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in San Ysidro.

It is my hope that as many of our priests as possible will join with us on Friday to entrust to God a man who shared the evangelical zeal of the Gospel, a palpable love for the Eucharist and unlimited pastoral compassion with the entire community of our local church.

                                                          Bishop McElroy