OUR PASTORAL TEAM

Rev. John Molyneux; CMF; Rev. Alex Gaitan, CMF; Rev. Gerry Kumar, CMF; Rev. Ray Smith, CMF

SACRAMENTAL SUPPORT

Rev. Jim Curran, CMF Rev. Darrin Merlino, CMF Rev. Rubiston Peter, CMF

Deacon Couples: Fernando, Jr. & Yolanda Aranda

Guido & Violeta Zamalloa

www.sangabrielmissionchurch.org

Sacrament of Baptism Please pick up baptismal information from Rectory Office .

Sacrament of Matrimony Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months before the wedding. 6 month preparation sessions required.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Kindly call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Funerals At the time of death, kindly call the Rectory Office for assistance in making arrangements.

SAN GABRIEL MISSION PARISH SCHOOLS

SGM Elementary School SGM High School 416 S. Mission Drive 254 S Santa Anita St., San Gabriel, CA 91776 San Gabriel, CA 91776 Principal: Eva Garcia Principal: Raquel Cagigas

626-281-2454 626-282-3181

GIFT SHOP & MUSEUM HOURS Horario del Museo y de la Mision

Tues/Mar.-Sat./Sab 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Sun./Dom. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

626-457-3048

Closed Mondays Except: MLK Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day,

Labor Day & Veteran’s Day

EUCHARIST/EUCARISTIA Sunday/Domingo

7:00 AM - Mission (English) 8:00 AM - Chapel (English) 9:30 AM - Mission English) 9:30 AM - Capilla (Español) 11:15 AM - Chapel (English) 1:00 PM - Capilla (Español) 3:00 PM - Chapel (Vietnamese) 5:00 PM - Chapel (English) 7:00 PM - Capilla (Español)

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS HORARIO DE LA RECTORIA

Weekdays/Entre Semana 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

& 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Saturday / Sábado 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sunday/ Domingo 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Saturday/Sábado 8:00 AM - Chapel (English) 5:30 PM - Chapel (English Vigil) 7:00 PM - Chapel (Vietnamese Vigil)

Confessions/ Confesiones Saturday/ Sábado 4:00 PM– 5:00 PM - Chapel/ Capilla You may also call the Rectory for an appointment/ O llame a la Rectoria para una cita.

Weekdays/Entre Semana 6:30 AM - Chapel (English) 9:00 AM - Chapel (Viet.) except 1st Friday 12 Noon - Chapel (English) 6:30 PM - Capilla (Español) 7:30 PM - 1st Friday Only - Chapel (Viet.)

Adoration/Adoracion 5:30 PM Monday - Chapel (English) 5:30 PM Jueves - Capilla (Español) 7:00 PM Wednesday - Chapel (Filipino) 7:00 PM 1st Friday Only - Chapel (Viet.)

Staffed by the Claretian Missionaries U.S.A. - Canada ( C.M.F) Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 428 S. Mission Dr. San Gabriel, Ca. 91776 Tel: (626)457-3035 Fax: (626)282-5308

December 1, 2019

MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCÁNGEL

DECEMBER 1, 2019 MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCHANGEL 2 PARISH ADMINISTRATION

Business Manager

Terri Valadez

Secretaries

Vanessa Retzepis Delia Carrillo

Director of Development & Communication

Terri Huerta

Pastoral Associate

Margarita Flores Gift Shop Manager

Teresa Galeazzi 626-457-3048 Worship Committee Chairperson

Terri Reyes 626-570-9844 Director of Music Ministry

Ralph Mohutsky 626-235-8957

FAITH FORMATION Director of Faith Formation: Connie Perez 626-988-9288 Confirmation/Youth Ministry: Georgina Mayorga 626-988-9297 QUINCEAÑERA PROGRAM Nanette Rincon 626-988-9288 DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MISSION SAN JOSE Sister Georgette Coulombe, O.P. 626-284-9585

OUTREACH Christian Service Program Director Graciela Reyes 626-289-5165 FINANCE Finance Council Chairperson Algis Marciuska 626-457-3034 VIETNAMESE COUNCIL Chairperson Tuan Le 818-331-6976

Duetotheearlyholidaybulletintransmission,theSundayofferingcollectionwillnotbeavailableuntilDecember8th.Thankyouforyourpatience.

Sunday Offerings Ofrendas Dominicales

First Sunday of Advent December 1, 2019

“You . . . must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect,

the Son of Man will come.” — Matthew 24:44

Primer Domingo de Adviento 1o de diciembre de 2019 “Ustedes estén preparados, porque a la hora que menos lo piensen, vendrá el Hijo del hombre”. — Mateo 24:44

BIBLE DIARIES & CLARETIAN DAILY GOSPEL 2020

The 2020 Claretian Daily Gospel and Bible Diaries make great Christmas gifts for friends, neighbors and loved ones. Included are Catholic daily prayers, prayers for the family, an Introduction and Explana-tion of Liturgical Seasons, and weekday and Sunday reflections. The Daily Gospel is $7 and the Bible Di-ary (also available in Spanish) is $12. Stop by the Rectory office and get yours before they are all gone!

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PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO 3 This week begins the first week of our Advent Season, and as most of us, if not all of us know, Advent is that time we use to get our hearts and homes ready to wel-come the child Jesus anew.

What some of us may not know, or have forgotten is that Advent, like Lent, is a time of penance. It is a time to prepare ourselves for the new life Jesus brings, just like Lent does. Advent does not include official days of fast-ing or abstinence, but since it is a time of penance, it may. So what then does penance look like in Advent, is it suf-fering through the malls, office parties, and surprise fami-ly visits? Not exactly, though some family get togethers may feel like penance.

The penitential element of Advent is removing all the things that impede the Christ-child from entering us. It is looking at how we treat others and treat the poor, asking ourselves if we are making room for the poor and lowly Christ-child? Are we helping the poor to find shelter and food? Or do all our blessings turn into presents for our-selves or people who really don’t need them? Advent is a time we remember Jesus’ words, “Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for me.” Matthew 25:40

Advent is also journeying with Joseph and Mary in Po-sadas and Simbang Gabi to help others to look for room in the inn. Can we ask our city of San Gabriel to do something for the homeless? If our faith is to save us, it must be a living faith, that finds expression not only in our prayer but in the world, in a world where Jesus wants to be born anew this year.

Just as Jesus went to the least expected place to bring salvation, the small and subjugated country of Israel, so too today when He comes, He wants to go to that place in the world and in us, where we don’t expect Him. He will go to that place in our world and in us that is often over-looked, to that place where we have shut Him out before. Is there a place in us where we think we cannot change? Is there an addiction we think we cannot overcome? Is there a place of selfishness or self-doubt that never seems to go away? These are the places where Jesus wants the miracle of Christmas to happen.

But for this to happen, we must make the journey of Mary, we must give our “yes” to God. We must turn over our body to God to do what He wants with it. This jour-ney with Mary will take us away from our comfort zones; it will push us into the countryside to visit Elizabeth, to support others who are bringing forth new life, even though others thought them to be lifeless. This journey will ask us to trust a reluctant guide like Joseph who can’t even find us a place to rest after a long journey. Advent is not just pretty lights, it is a real sacrifice. Father Ray

Pastoral Reflec on

Esta semana comienza la primera semana de nuestra temporada de Adviento, y como la mayoría de nosotros, si no todos sabemos, el Adviento es el tiempo que usamos para preparar nuestros corazones y hogares para recibir al niño Jesús nuevamente.

Lo que algunos de nosotros no sabemos, o hemos olvidado, es que el Adviento, como la Cuaresma, es un tiempo de penitencia. Es un tiempo para prepararnos para la nueva vida que Jesús trae, tal como lo hace la Cuaresma. Adviento no incluye días oficiales de ayuno o abstinencia, pero como es un tiempo de penitencia, puede ser. Entonces, ¿cómo se ve la penitencia en Adviento? ¿Está sufriendo en los centros comerciales, fiestas de oficina y visitas familiares sorpresa? No exactamente, aunque algunas reuniones familiares pueden parecer penitencia.

El elemento penitencial de Adviento es eliminar todas las cosas que impiden que el niño Cristo entre en nosotros. Se trata de cómo tratamos a los demás y tratamos a los pobres, preguntándonos si estamos haciendo espacio para los pobres y humildes hijos de Cristo. ¿Estamos ayudando a los pobres a encontrar refugio y comida? ¿O todas nuestras bendiciones se convierten en regalos para nosotros o para las personas que realmente no las necesitan? Adviento es un momento en que recordamos las palabras de Jesús: "Lo que sea que hagas por el menor de estos, lo haces por mí". Mateo 25:40 Advent también está viajando con Joseph y Mary en Posadas y Simbang Gabi para ayudar a otros a buscar habitación en la posada. ¿Podemos pedirle a nuestra ciudad de San Gabriel que haga algo por las personas sin hogar? Si nuestra fe es para salvarnos, debe ser una fe viva, que encuentre expresión no solo en nuestra oración sino en el mundo, en un mundo donde Jesús quiere nacer de nuevo este año. Así como Jesús fue al lugar menos esperado para traer la salvación, el pequeño y subyugado país de Israel, así también hoy, cuando Él venga, quiere ir a ese lugar en el mundo y en nosotros, donde no lo esperamos. Él irá a ese lugar en nuestro mundo y en nosotros que a menudo se pasa por alto, a ese lugar donde lo hemos excluido antes. ¿Hay un lugar en nosotros donde creemos que no podemos cambiar? ¿Existe una adicción que creemos que no podemos superar? ¿Hay un lugar de egoísmo o duda que nunca parece desaparecer? Estos son los lugares donde Jesús quiere que suceda el milagro de la Navidad. Pero para que esto suceda, debemos hacer el viaje de María, debemos dar nuestro "sí" a Dios. Debemos entregar nuestro cuerpo a Dios para que haga lo que quiera con él. Este viaje con Maria nos alejará de nuestras zonas de confort; Nos empujará al campo para visitar a Elizabeth, para apoyar a otros que están dando vida, a pesar de que otros pensaban que no tenían vida. Este viaje nos pedirá que confiemos en una guía renuente como Joseph que ni siquiera puede encontrarnos un lugar para descansar después de un largo viaje. Adviento no es solo luces bonitas, es un verdadero sacrificio. Padre Ray

MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCHANGEL 4

REPOSE OF THE SOUL

SATURDAY, Nov. 30th 8AM Abraham Mercado Huesca Domingo Escarez Estrella Baclayanto SUNDAY, Dec. 1st 8AM Gregorio Santillan 9:30AM Salvador & Guadalupe Hurtado Aviva Levin 11:15AM Anatalia, Feliciano, & Allan Matias Larrazabal Jorge Nava 1PM Jose Guadalupe Dolores Aragon Rodolfo Villalobos Mission 7:00AM Gerald Ballard 9:30AM Maria Martinez Guillermina Zepeda

MONDAY, Dec. 2nd 6:30AM Eliseo Macatuno 12PM Roldan Ymson Gerald Ballard 6:30PM Cristobal Garcia

TUESDAY, Dec. 3rd 6:30AM Elena & Cirilo Iñiguez 12PM Gerald Ballard 6:30PM Teresa R. Padilla

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4th 12PM Deceased friends & relatives of Elizabeth Ip 6:30PM Mary Lou Padilla THURSDAY, Dec. 5th 6:30PM Robert Garcia Luis Enriquez FRIDAY, Dec. 6th 6:30AM Pauline Bartolini

SATURDAY, Dec. 7th 8AM For the cause of the Canonization of Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria 5:30PM Patricia Baxter Hector Magaña

San Gabriel Mission Parish Activities

Sunday, Dec. 1st (This time may include set up time) 8:00 AM Food Pantry– Parish Center 8:00 AM LA Vietnamese Catechists– Rm 3 10:00 AM C1 Youth Confirmation Reflection– P.C. 10:00 AM English Choir– Rm 3 11:00 AM Brazos Ministerio de Niños– Rm 3 12:45 PM Children’s Liturgy– Library 1:00 PM RCIA– Conference Rm 1:00 PM Tin Mung Choir– Helen’s Rm 1:00 PM Vietnamese Youth Choir Practice- Rm 3 1:15 PM Children’s Choir– Rm 2 2:30 PM Brazos Abiertos– Rm 3 3:00 PM Boy Scouts Christmas Party- P.C. 3:00 PM Children’s Choir Practice– Helen’s Rm 4:00 PM Brazos Abiertos - Rm 2 4:00 PM Vietnamese Community– Library 5:00 PM La Anunciacion Choir -Helen’s Rm Monday, Dec. 2nd 9:30 AM W.O.W. - Helen’s Rm 6:30 PM La Anunciacion– Helen’s Rm 7:00 PM Antonio Ramirez Rehearsal– Library 7:00 PM Campaign Executive Committee– Rm 2 7:00 PM Estudio de Biblia - Salon 3 Tuesday, Dec. 3rd 6:00 PM SGME Stem Network Mtg– Parish Center Wednesday, Dec. 4th 5:00 PM F.F. Conf. Parent Retreat Mtg– Parish Center 6:00 PM English Adult Confirmation– Helen’s Rm 6:30 PM La Estudiantina– Library 6:30 PM Lectores– Rm 3 Thursday, Dec. 5th 2:00 PM Carolina Russek Folklorico Lessons – Rm2 5:00 PM Children’s Choir Practice– Helen’s Rm 6:30 PM La Anunciacion - Helen’s Rm 7:30 PM Brazos Abiertos—P C, Rooms 2 & 3 7:30 PM Young Adult Ministry (YAM) - Library Friday, Dec. 6th 3:00 PM SGME Jr. High Dance– Parish Center 7:00 PM Brazos Abiertos– Rm 2 7:00 PM English Prayer Group– Rm 3 7:00 PM La Anunciacion - Helen’s Rm 8:00 PM Tin Mung Choir-Library Saturday, Dec. 7th 7:30 AM Men of Promise– Helen’s Rm 9:00 AM Dominican Sisters Farewell Reception– P.C. 10:00 AM 15ra Class w/ Nanette– Rm 3 6:00 PM Broadway Villa Holiday Party– Helen’s Rm 7:00 PM Encuentro Matrimonial– Rm 3 7:00 PM Estudio de Biblia–Apocolipsis– Helen’s Rm

SPECIAL INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, Nov. 30th 8AM Thelma Escarez 5:30PM Claudia Ninette Luna SUNDAY, Dec. 1st 9:30AM Familia Ramirez Vina & Carlos 11:15AM Olga Rivera 5PM Francisco De La Torre 7PM Stephanie Ascencio MONDAY, Dec. 2nd 6:30AM Sergio WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4th 6:30AM Jordana Carmen Llaneta 12PM Sister Georgette Sister Laurence THURSDAY, Dec. 5th 6:30AM Lisa Dominican Sisters of SGM 12PM Friends & Family & esp. grandnephew of Elizabeth Ip FRIDAY, Dec. 6th 12PM Alexis Athena 6:30PM Familia Carrillo

SATURDAY, Dec. 7th 5:30PM Willy Flores & Family If you would like to have your loved one mentioned in a mass, please visit the rectory office for assistan-ce. Si usted desea que un ser querido sea mencionado en una misa, favor de visitar la oficina de la rectoría para asistencia.

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of:

Robert Gerardo Candelaria

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 5

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FAITH FORMATION UPDATES 626-988-9288 Connie Perez, Georgina Mayorga

1 de diciembre, 2019 6

HOWTOPREPAREFORCHRISTMAS Thinkaboutitthisway.Weprepareforeverythingweconsiderimportantinlife.Youwouldn’tshowuptoplayinafootballgameandexpecttowinifyouhadnotbeentraining.Youwouldn’tshowupunpre-paredtogiveabigpresentationatworkandexpecttogettheproject.Wedon’texpecttoexcelinexamsifwehavenotstudied.Considerthepreparationthatgoesintohostingabarbecue,adinnerparty,orawedding.NowIdon’tmeanthetypicalChristmaspreparations.Buyingandwrappingpresents.Bakingcookies.Planningparties.Puttingupthelights,thetree,andotherdecorations.Imeanpreparingyou.WhenwasthelasttimeyoupreparedyourheartforJesus’comingatChristmas? TheweeksleadinguptoChristmasare illedwithholidaysongs,seasonalsales,decorations,lights,andsometimesAdventwreathsandcandles.Why?Whatisitthatwe’recelebrating?WhatisAdvent?EachyeartheCatholicChurchgivesusanincredibleopportunityforapowerfulencounterwithJesus.Inhergenius,theChurchinvitesusduringAdventtotakeastepbackandlookatwhoweare,whatwearedo-ing,andwhereJesus itsintoourlives. Jesuscameintothisworldatthat irstChristmasforyou,tobringmeaninganddeepsatisfactionintoyourlife,to illyouwithlastingjoy,andultimatelytobringyoutoeternalhappinesswithhiminheaven.That’swhatwecelebrateatChristmas.Areyouready?

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Our middle school students took their learning outside when they took a field trip to the Sepulveda Basin. Students learned about inhabitants of the area including different organisms pulled from the water of the basin and had a chance to test the pH levels of the water. Climate change is about our responsibility as God’s children and people of faith to care for each other and future generations by caring for all of God’s wondrous creation. As the U.S. Council of Bishops states, “our call is to be stew-ards of the earth and as stewards we seek to explore the links between concern for the person and for the earth and for natural ecology and social ecology. The web of life is One.”

San Gabriel Mission Elementary School

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