St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church

7200 Auburn-Folsom Road

Normal Hours:
8:30-2:00pm M-F
First Sunday of the Month:
9:30-10:30am
SUMMER HOURS:
8:30-12:30 M-F

Are you new to St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church? Welcome!
Please download a Parish Registration Form by CLICKING HERE (or pick one up at the Welcome Table in the vestibule of the church).

Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Please visit our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults page.

What Being Catholic Means to Me
By Benjamin Conner

I am a Catholic because I was brought up as one.  However, I choose to remain Catholic because I believe in God and in everything He teaches through His church.  I believe that being a Catholic means trusting in God and in the church, while learning about Catholicism and trying to understand more about God.  Being a Catholic also means having a constant relationship with God by talking to Him in prayer, and going to Mass on Sundays and Holy days.  
Being a good Catholic means living the way that God wants us to live, and treating others as Jesus would.  In the Bible, Jesus says, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). So, to be with God we must get to Him through the church, which Jesus founded.  
One of the reasons I enjoy being Catholic is that we have a rich history of learning and understanding more about our faith. I like learning the truths of the Church and how to defend them.  To me, the most important thing about being Catholic is getting to know, love, and serve God, our loving Father in Heaven.
  
Why Be Catholic?
By Araceli Conner
 
            Being Catholic, to me, means going to church on Sunday and listening to the priest.  It means praying every morning and every night.  It means being baptized, receiving the Eucharist, and going to Confession.  But most importantly, being Catholic means having a relationship with God by talking to Him every day and offering up everything to Him.  That’s what being Catholic means to me.
            I believe in what the Catholic church teaches about who God is, and I want to learn more about my Catholic faith. If someone were to ask me what I believe about my Catholic faith, I would tell them the Apostles’ Creed because the Creed summarizes everything we believe about the Catholic faith.
            My parents chose the Catholic faith for me when I was a baby.  They baptized me and agreed to raise me according to the Catholic faith.  Now, that I am twelve years old, I am choosing this faith for myself in the Sacrament of Confirmation.  I am excited to be confirmed because for me, this means that I will be fully accepted into the church.  Through Confirmation, I am choosing to be Catholic and not just doing it because this is what my parents chose for me. 
               
 

On November 17, 2019 five Catechumens (unbaptized) and four Candidates (baptized, but seeking the Sacraments of First Eucharist and/orConfirmation) participated with their Sponsors in the Rite of Acceptance atthe 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Catechumens                Sponsors

Andrea Boehm            Christine Boehm
Halsten Frank             Robert Frank
Josh Gish                     Jennifer Gish
Steven Russell             Laura Zabriskie
Niko Wright                Tim Anderson

Candidates                Sponsors

Bianca Cruz                Nellie Cruz
Emily Gustafson        Janet Morris
Carolyn Javier            Faith Rummelsburg
James Kinloch            Jeff Short

Please click here for the readings and here for a brief reflection on them to help you prepare for Mass this weekend. The music ministry calendar is here. 

The Marian Guild is excited to announce that Sr. Maximilian Marie Garretson, O.P. will be speaking about HOPE - "Hope of the Empty Tomb: How Hope Fits Us for Heaven" - at our next general meeting scheduled for November 20th at 6:30. Please see the flyer for details about location - which is at the Lutheran Church. All are invited to attend. Please be sure to RSVP!

We are looking forward to the Walk for Life in San Francisco on Saturday, January 25^th. We have set up a bus for 50 to go there that day.  Awareness for Respect for Life has never been more important as we become aware of what is going on around the country concerning abortion.  Our show of solidarity in the Catholic position is extremely important.  We want to take a busload of people down there to show our support.  The bus is expensive, so we must charge $25 per person.  We encourage families to consider going.  The walk is about 2 miles from the Civic Center to the Ferry Building.  Please consider going on this Walk with us.  Dave Whitman has tickets for anyone to sign up.  Please contact him at dawhit62@comcast.net. For more information, please see https://www.walkforlifewc.com

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