First Sunday of Advent

November 27, 2016

Rev. Mario Valmorida Parochial Administrator

fr.mario@olmredding.net

Rev. Eric Flores Parochial Vicar

fr.eric@olmredding.net

Deacon Ray Hemenway deacon.ray@olmredding.net

Deacon Raymond Arnold

deacon.raymond@olmredding.net

Parish Office Hours - Parish Hall Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday Masses

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Anointing of the Sick

Baptism

that is offered on the first Tues-day of the month at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall.

Marriage

OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Our Lady of Mercy – 2600 Shasta View Drive, Redding, CA 96002

Mary Queen of Peace – Shingletown Ridge Road, Shingletown, CA 96088

Phone - (530) 222-3424 Fax - (530) 221-5717

WEBSITE: www.olmredding.net & FACEBOOK: Our Lady of Mercy Redding

Father’s Reflection

Readings for the Week

Mon IS 4:2-6; Mt 8: 5-11 Fri IS 29: 17-24; Mt 9:27-31

Tue IS 11: 1-10; Lk 10: 21-24 Sat IS 30: 19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35-10:1, 5

Wed Rom 10: 9-18; Mt 4:18-22 Sun IS 11: 1-10; Rom 16: 4-9

Thur IS 26: 1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Mt 3: 1-12

STOP PLANNING . . . START LIVING! Our modern culture is very much future oriented. Planning is a key word in our vocabulary. We plan everything. We plan our vacation, our budgets, number and spacing of our children, our retirement. Some parents begin saving for their child's college education from the day their child is born. Some workers begin planning their retirement from the very first day of work. We have now that special calendar called “planner,” which divides the month into empty squares into which we can write our schedule of ap-pointments, meetings, and things to do. Amazing! But, too much planning can make us forget the present. A person can make it a habit of living en-tirely in the future and not being aware of what is happening in the here and now; the beauty and its meaning. Then it becomes a catastrophe as we miss the sacramental beauty and grace that the present can offer. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus insists on the need to be awake and pre-pared for His coming. No doubt, He is referring here to His public coming at the end of time, as well as to His private coming for each one of us at the end of our lives. But the best way to be prepared for that final coming is to be spiritually awake at all times; since we can die at any time and His sec-ond coming can also happen anytime, sooner than we expect. And so, we are back to the importance of living in the present and of meeting Him al-ready in the here and now moment. The best way to prepare for the future is to live in the present as best as we can. Advent is a time to open ourselves more and more to the action of God in our lives. For God is always there, trying to make us, little by little, a loving person. That is His whole purpose in His dealings with us. His very pres-ence makes us ready anytime for His coming.

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SPIRITUALITY

Can You Watch Me? The Adoration Room has open-ings for Adorers. Please consider taking one of the fol-lowing available hours: Sundays 12am, Thursdays 11 pm, Fridays 9:00 am. Contact Mary Grady at 222-2715 for more information.

First Friday Healing Mass will take place this Fr iday, December 2 in the Chapel. Praise and worship music beings at 7:00 pm with Mass at 7:30 pm. This is a spe-cial evening of prayer and healing.

The Perpetual Adoration Room is in need of help! We need coordinators to oversee blocks of time to keep the room running. Please call Mary Grady at 222-2715 for more information.

The Evangelization Center now has Advent candles, children’s tree decorations, and CDs for Advent. Please stop in. You will also find a return box for DVDs and CDs in the E-Center. During the winter months, with rainy weather, the lending Library will be in the E-Center following all first Sunday Masses. You will find Advent CDs by Bishop Barron to borrow. Reminder: The CD and DVD Lending Library is the first Sunday of the month, December 3 & 4.

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed: You are invited to bring a picture of your deceased loved one to the parish office or Mass this week to be displayed on a special altar in the church for the month of November. Please make certain your picture is in a frame, is 8” x 10” or smaller, and your name and phone number is on the back. Thank you.

100th Anniversary Diocesan Pilgrimage to Fatima! Join Bishop Myron J. Cotta and the Diocese of Sacra-mento on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage for the Centen-nial of Our Lady of Fatima! Pray in the Capelinha marking the spot where Our Lady appeared, see a Eu-charistic miracle, visit the medieval town of Batalha, and take part in the 100th anniversary celebrations! Stops include Coimbra, where Sr. Lucia spent most of her life, Nazare on the Atlantic coast, Aljustrel, Obidos, and ex-plore the port city of Lisbon! To make a reservation, contact Canterbury Pilgrimages at 800-653-0017 or: reservations@canterburypilgrimages.com.

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PARISH EVENTS

Knights of Columbus Breakfast! Next Sunday, De-cember 4 the Knights of Columbus will host their monthly breakfast. Come and enjoy delicious eggs, po-tatoes, biscuits and gravy, sausage and bacon and more! Bring the family for great food and fellowship!

Catholic Daughters’ Craft & Bake Sale will be held after the 8:30 am Mass on December 4th in the Parish Hall. Shop for baked goods, Christmas décor, and craft items. Buy raffle tickets for three festive Christmas bas-kets. Tickets will be drawn after the Knights of Colum-bus breakfast. Sale proceeds will be used to support lo-cal and national charities.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Knights of Columbus Annual Christmas Dinner for the Needy: The Knights of Columbus will host their Annual Christmas Dinner and Sock Drive at St. Joseph’s gym from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday, December 25th. Donations of a package of crew socks for men, women, or children may be delivered to St. Joseph’s Parish Of-fice, or you may drop them off at the December Break-fast on Sunday, December 4. We are in need of desserts on Christmas Day. They may be delivered in the morn-ing on Christmas – homemade or store bought are fine. This is an important community event, and your kind donation would be much appreciated. Volunteers are also needed to help serve at the event. For more infor-mation, please call Mel at 410-5746. ___________________________________________

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Give yourself a wonderful Christmas present: Un-derstand the Kingdom Yet to Come! From the Book of Revelation – Jeff Cavin’s DVDs will be shown on Thursdays in December as follows: Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm with two DVDs each day. Room 6 in the par-ish hall.

Dec 1: Session 1 & 2: Revelation 1,2, and 3 (If you wish to read from the Bible in preparation.)

Dec 8: Session 3 & 4: Revelation 4,5,6,7

Dec 15: Session 5 & 6:Revelation 8-11 & 12-13

Dec 22: Session 7 and 8: Revelation 14-15 & 16-18

Dec 29: Session 9 and 10: Revelation 19-20 and 21-22

Note: If you have taken the class and missed a session or more, feel free to come and complete your knowledge of the Book of Revelation.

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MINISTRIES

Request from the Martha’s Ministry: If you have donated food for funerals during 2016 and have not picked up your bowl or platter, PLEASE contact Maria Stahlman at 222-8152. She would very much like to get your dishes back to you. We have run out of room to store them, so unfortunately, any dishes not picked up by December 10, 2016 will be donated to charity. We thank you so much for your generosity and kindness in providing food for our funerals. It is greatly appreciated by the parish and the families.

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ET CETERA:

A Celebration of Life reception for William “Bill” Frost will be held in the Parish Hall on Thursday, December 1st at noon. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to Food for the Poor at FoodforthePoor.org, account #SC82885.

Mass Intentions

Sick & Homebound

Week At A Glance

Stewardship

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Mon. 11/28 7:30 AM All Souls

Tues. 11/29 7:30 AM All Souls

Wed. 11/30 7:30 AM All Souls

Thurs 12/1 7:30 AM Kathy Pfeifer, SI

Fri. 12/2 7:30 AM Dottie Moore, SI

Sat. 12/3 5:00 PM Joseph/Betty Zizzo + // Efraim Arana +

Sun. 12/4 8:30 AM Joseph Karb + // Mario Villella +

10:30 AM For The People

11:00 AM Robert Snider +

1:00 PM Esequiel Ornelas +

Berblinger, Ellen Kearns, Roberta Sampson, Edward

Blake, Eve Lay, Steve & Karen Schmad, Chris

Brissom, Patricia Leslie, Mary Shebeck, Anthony

Cox, Ester Lewis, Maria Snider, Viola

Crique, Paul Morgan, Robert, M.D. Stenger, Jessica

Dunbar, Don "Buster" Muhr, Erwin Swett, Cindy

Gaitor, Tom (Family) Murphy, Patrick Tumelson, Lisa

Goekler, Kathy Pepping, Cindy Tussing, Angie

Hays, Dave Sachwitz, Paul Valmorida, Constancia

Juarez, Elia Sachwitz, Scott Wailes, Walter R.

21-Nov OLM MQP Total

Sunday Collection $6,685 $513 $7,198

Budget $8,050 $516 $8,567

Difference ($1,365) ($4) ($1,369)

Avg Week YTD $6,738 $741 $7,479

Avg Week + / - ($1,312) $225 ($1,088)

Year-To-Date $142,936 $13,915 $156,850

Budget $155,400 $12,600 $168,000

Difference ($12,464) $1,315 ($11,150)

2016 Projects Parking Lot Stained Glass Grand Total

Estimate $162,894 $4,586 $167,480

Donated $13,169 $4,586 $17,755

Balance $149,725 $0 $149,725

% Donated 8% 100% 11%

Thank you for Your Generosity!

Mon 11/28 -

Tues 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pantry Volunteers Hall

11/29 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Choir Practice Church

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Called & Gifted f/u workshop Conf Rm.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Spanish Baptism Class Rm. 5

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Spanish RICA Rm 2

Wed 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Post RCIA Bible Study Rm. 4

11/30 1:00 PM - 2:00 AM Legion of Mary Rm. 4

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM RCIA Rm. 4

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CFF Catechist Meeting Rm. 5

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM Basketball Hall

Thurs 12/1 10:00 AM - Noon Bible Study - Revelation Rm. 6

Fri 12/2 7:00 PM - 1st Friday Healing Mass-Fr. Eric

Chapel

Sat 12/3 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Pastoral Center Videoconf. Rm. 4

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM First Holy Communion Retreat Hall

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Guadalupe Novena Hall

Sun 12/4 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM CFF - English & Spanish Hall

9:30 AM - K of C Breakfast Hall

9:30 AM - Catholic Daughters Craft Sale Hall

11:30 AM - 12:45 AM Hispanic Music Rehearsal Conf Rm.

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM RCIC Rm. 3

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