Archdiocese of Agana Dededo, Guam
Parish Pantry - Jan. 13, 2021
SANTA BARBARA’S PANTRY WISH LIST
The parish’s food pantry is a membership charity currently serving sixty-four needy heads of household and homeless individuals. Each patron is allotted sufficient food and sundry items to last two days. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and donors, foodstuff for approximately 1,200 skimpy meals are distributed each week. The following list indicates the monthly needs not supplied by sponsors:
- STARCH SHELF: Twenty-four cases of Original Ichiban; 400 lbs. of Jasmin rice [wholesale price is $23.35 / 50 lb. sack]
- PROTEIN SHELF: Four cases each of Spam, corned beef [wholesale price is $2.35 per can], beef stew, tuna [wholesale price is $0.90 per can] & sardines [wholesale price is $0.47 / can]
- DRINKS SHELF: Twelve cases of Gina fruit juice [wholesale price is $0.64 / can]; eight cases of V8 juice [wholesale price is $0.50 per can]; twenty-four cases of single serve whole milk; twelve cases of single serve low fat milk
- BABY JESUS PANTRY: Two cases of formula [wholesale price is $11.23 / can]; four cases of Anchor full cream milk (quart size); 16 cans of Carnation evaporated milk; eight cases of Luv’s disposable diapers, sizes 1, 4, 5 & 6 [wholesale price is $29.94 / 30 day supply]
- SUNDRIES SHELF: Twenty can openers; four hundred hand sanitizers (1-3 oz); eight cases of butane gas
- CLOTHES CLOSET: Like-new clothes for newborns, toddlers, children & men
PANTRY HOURS
- Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: 10AM - 12 NOON
- Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday: 4PM - 6PM
Please be generous. Fr. Ken is usually in the pantry ½ hour before opening times to accept donations and deliveries.
Peace be with you.
Jan. 10, 2021 Announcements
- To assist in slowing the transmission of COVID-19, and as part of the Archdiocesan contact tracing efforts, parishioners are highly encouraged to fill out the Contact Tracing Form in the pews every time they attend Mass. Only one form per household is necessary. Forms will be collected after Mass. If you attend Mass and should receive a positive COVID test result, kindly inform the pastor or the parish office.
- The Baby Jesus Pantry is designed to help homeless, unemployed mothers provide their youngest child with basic necessities until they can qualify for membership in the parish’s food pantry. Our supplier limits the number of each diaper size to six per month, which limits enrollments. Please help the Baby Pantry support these mothers and children with donations of baby formula, baby food, and diapers in various sizes. Donations may be dropped at the pantry Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30AM or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3:30PM. Cash donations are also appreciated and may be dropped in the offering basket or in the dropbox at the office entrance. Si Yu’us Ma’ase.
- A friendly reminder to all to practice safe social distancing in church. Do not crowd or gather at the entrances/exits. Kindly be mindful that masks should be worn at all times on church grounds and that only members of the same household may sit in the same pew. Please follow these directions for exit procedures and be guided accordingly by the ministers and ushers. Everyone will exit pew by pew beginning with the pews in the back. Those seated behind the altar should exit through the Blessed Sacrament side. Those seated facing the altar should exit through the front. Again, exit pew by pew and maintain social distancing. Let us do our part to protect ourselves and everyone around us. Si Yu’us Ma’ase.
Revised Office Hours/Procedures
Office Visits By Appointment Only
Effective October 15, 2020:
- Mass intentions and payments/documents for CCD/Confirmation may be placed in the drop box.
- Parishioners who are seeking sponsor forms for baptism or confirmation or who need sacramental certificates may email welcome@sbparish.org
- If you would like to request baptism for your child, or wish to make Wedding or Funeral arrangements, please call 632-5659 to make an appointment.
Office staff are available to assist you Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9AM - 12PM.
Updated Mass Schedule
Effective Oct. 3, 2020
With the recent announcement by Archbishop Michael Byrnes, we will resume the following Mass schedule, effective Saturday, Oct. 3, at 5PM.
Sunday Schedule of Masses:
- Saturday - 5PM (Anticipated Sunday Mass)
- SUNDAY- 6AM,8AM, 10AM, 12PM, 2PM (Chuukese Mass) and 5PM
Daily Mass Schedule
- Monday - Saturday: 6AM*
*Effective, Nov. 3, 2020, daily Mass will be celebrated at 6AM and 6PM in the lower chapel.
Masks must be worn at all times on church grounds. Before entering the church, parish staff will assist with temperature screening and hand sanitizing. If you are ill, stay home. Masses will continue to be live-streamed and broadcast over the speaker system on Sunday at 8AM and 5PM. Parishioners are welcome to continue remaining in their vehicles for “parking lot” Mass.
Parish Mobile App Now Available
Apple app coming soon!
Father Dan and the Santa Barbara Parish Pastoral Council are pleased to announce the launch of our new parish mobile app for Android devices. The app is available for download on Google Play, and will be coming soon to the Apple App Store.
- The Mobile App is a new and effective way for our parish to stay connected, and to communicate important events and announcements.
- The App is packed with prayer resources including Liturgy of the Hours, Daily Mass Readings, the Order of the Mass, Sunday Reading Reflections, and the Catechism.
- It also includes a quick link to our live streamed Masses, a calendar of parish events, as well as local links to Archdiocese social media resources.
Best of all, through the app’s push notifications, we can alert you of important announcements and events, delivered directly to your mobile phone or tablet.
- You can download the app by searching "Santa Barbara Church Guam" on Google Play, or by clicking on the Google Play image link.
Be on the lookout for more announcements as we deliver additional features to parishioners through the mobile app!
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Oct. 25, 2020 Message from Father Dan
28th Sunday Ordinary Time
My Dear Parishioners,
Last October 17, at the Cathedral-Basilica, we celebrated the funeral Mass for Msgr. David I. A.
Quitugua. We bid goodbye to a well-loved priest who served so faithfully and lovingly the
people of God here on Guam. In the afternoon of that same day, at the very same church,
deacon Ron Pangan was ordained to the sacred order of priesthood by Archbishop Michael
Jude Byrnes. The priests of the Archdiocese welcomed their newest member.
