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| Divine Mercy Catholic Church | |
| Sacramento, California 95835 | |
| Details: Hello, my name is Deacon Rick Morales. I am a Permanent Deacon and was ordained by Bishop Weigand and assigned to Divine Mercy Parish on June 7, 2008. My wife Trish and I were married in 1978 and have been blessed with 4 wonderful children, 3 girls and 1 boy with a span of 16 years from the oldest to the youngest. We are East Bay Area natives and have been living in Orangevale since 1983. Our home parish is St Mel’s in Fair Oaks. It is a great privilege to serve the People of God here at Divine Mercy. September 2004 • Fr. Cesar, then pastor of St. Joseph Parish, met for the first time with the small core group to discuss a Catholic Mass in the North Natomas area. • The first Mass was celebrated in a rented hall at the Natomas Unified School District. Over 100 people attended. October 2004 • Published its first bulletin. • Conducted first sign-ups for kindergarten and first grade CFF program. • Altar Servers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Usher Ministries were formed. • Moved Sunday Mass to Natomas Park Elementary School. • Bishop Weigand celebrated Mass. After Mass, he attended a town hall meeting to discuss the needs and concerns of the new parish. November 2004 • Parish had first “Second Collection” to help with the purchase of needed religious items for the new parish. January 2005 • Bishop Weigand announced Fr. Cesar as Pastor of the new parish. • Members of the newly formed parish voted to name our Catholic community ‘Divine Mercy Parish’. Divine Mercy became the 100th parish in the Diocese of Sacramento. • Fr. Cesar was formally installed as Founding Pastor of Divine Mercy by Auxiliary Bishop Garcia. February 2005 • A parcel of property on Club Center Drive corner Banfield had been purchased by the Diocese as the future home of Divine Mercy parish. March 2005 • Divine Mercy held first weekday Mass in different houses. April 2005 • Offertory envelopes were provided to all parishioners. • The Choir hosted our first fundraiser sale of Divine Mercy T-shirts. May 2005 • Divine Mercy Youth Group and Children’s Liturgy of the Word met for the first time. June 2005 • Building Committee was formed and met for the first time, and visited several parishes to gather information on other parish building projects. • Divine Mercy held its first Ministry Fair. August 2005 • Divine Mercy held its first picnic and raffle at Regency Park. October 2005 • Bishop Weigand celebrated Mass with Divine Mercy and attended a brunch with Core Group members to discuss the future building project. November 2005 • The Building and Finance Committees met with the Diocese to discuss plans for the future building project. December 2005 • The Building and Finance Committees met with Harry Hallenback, Diocesan architect. It was decided that a Parish Center would be the first project. • First Concert at the Natomas Park Elementary School Gym. Church: 2231 Club Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95835 P: 916-256-3134 F: 916-265-1999 January 2006 • The Building and Finance Committees met with Tom McNamara, Diocesan Finance Director, to discuss funding for the project and the preliminary steps for construction. May 2006 • The Parish Rectory was purchased. December 2006 • Divine Mercy Christmas Party Fundraiser was held. • Architect submitted Preliminary Schedule with timelines from pre-construction to construction. January 2007 • Budget for first phase of building submitted to the Diocese of Sacramento. February 2007 • Building Committee evaluated purchase of used furniture and equipment from Good Shepherd Church. • Crabfest Fundraiser March 2007 • Divine Mercy entered into a loan agreement with the Diocese of Sacramento. June 2007 • Architect and Pastor made presentation to diocesan review committee. Motion passed to accept design. July 2007 • Conceptual master site plan and building design of the first church with minor revisions was approved. • Fireworks Fundraiser was held. August 2007 • Master site plan was revised to add offices. • Building Committee and Pastor met with Councilman Ray Tretheway to solicit his support for project. • Guidance in Giving was hired to conduct Feasibility Study for Parish Capital Campaign. September 2007 • Feasibility Study revealed great support for Capital Campaign. Diocese of Sacramento gave its support. October 2007 • Launching of the Bonded by Love, Building Our Future capital campaign with the professional help of Guidance in Giving. July 13, 2008 • Groundbreaking Ceremony with Bishop William Weigand September 15, 2008 • Building construction began • Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser by the Choir December 2008 • Car raffle fundraising July 2009 • Fireworks fundraising September 5, 2009 • Dedication of the first Church Born November 1, 1953 in Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines Ordained April 12, 1983, Dipolog Diocese, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines Ministry: 1983 – 1985: Diocese of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines 1986 – 1996: Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines Mission Appeal: June 1991 – Philadelphia July 1991 – Sacramento September 1991 – Michigan Guest Priest: October 1991 – January 1992 – St. Mary’s Parish – Vacaville, CA (November 1996 – Arrival in Sacramento Diocese) Parish Assignments: 1996 – 1997: a.) Parochial Vicar – St. Christopher Parish, Galt, CA b.) Judge – Tribunal, Sacramento Diocese 1997 – 2001: a.) Parochial Vicar – St. Charles Borromeo, Sacramento b.) Judge – (1997 – 1998) – Tribunal, Sacramento Diocese 2001 – 2003: Parochial Vicar – St. Basil Parish, Vallejo 2003 – 2005: Pastor – St. Joseph Parish, Sacramento 2005 – 2009: Pastor – Divine Mercy Parish, Sacramento Special Studies: 1992 – 1995: Licentiate in Canon Law – Pontifical Ateneo of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy July 2003: Mexican Language and Culture – Morelia, Mexico Father Cesar Redillas Ageas, Former Pastor - Founder How long does the presence of Christ last in the Eucharist? The presence of Christ continues in the Eucharist as long as the eucharistic species subsist. How is Christ present in the Eucharist? What is the meaning of transubstantiation? Jesus Christ is present in the Eucharist in a unique and incomparable way. He is present in a true, real and substantial way, with his Body and his Blood, with his Soul and his Divinity. In the Eucharist, therefore, there is present in a sacramental way, that is, under the Eucharistic species of bread and wine, Christ whole and entire, God and Man. Transubstantiation means the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of his Blood. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by the action of the Holy Spirit. However, the outward characteristics of bread and wine, that is the “eucharistic species”, remain unaltered. |
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| Last Tour Update: May 15, 2012 |
