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MASS SCHEDULE Saturday/Vigil: 4:00pm

Sunday: 8:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm (en español)

Weekdays: Monday - Friday 8:00am

Holy Days: as announced in bulletin

Adoration: Wednesdays & First Friday

8:30am - 12:00 Noon

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION

Friday—5pm to 6pm

BAPTISMS Monthly—2nd Saturday 2:00pm

En Español—primer domingo 1pm

WEDDINGS Please make appt with Fr Michael at

least six (6) months in advance

December 25, 2016 The Nativity of the Lord

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855 E. Floradora Avenue Fresno, CA 93728

(559) 268-6388 Fax: (559) 268-0852 Office Hours: Tue - Fri: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Email: info@shrineofsttherese.org Website: www.shrineofsttherese.org

Religious Ed Office/Educación Religiosa

(559) 485-2199

STAFF

Rev. Michael A. Burchfield, Pastor

Rev. Flordito (Dhoy) Redulla, Sacramental Priest, Sunday Noon Mass

Cheryl Sershon, Parish Manager Cheryl@shrineofsttherese.org

Tuesday & Wednesday

Toni Walterman Office Asst/Wedding Coordinator

toni@shrineofsttherese.org Thursday & Friday

Maria Elena Cortes, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator

(en español) Mariaelena@shrineofsttherese.org llamar los miercoles, jueves, y viernes

Sheila Ryder, Sacramental Preparation Coordinator

Sheila@shrineofsttherese.org (English program) Wed, Thurs & Fri

Welcome/Bienvenidos

If you have not registered or would like to update registration information, please fill out this form. Please place in the collection basket or mail or drop off at the Parish office. Envelopes are sent only if requested.

Si no está registrado, o si desea actualizar la información de registro, por favor, rellene este formulario y coloque en la canasta de la colecta o entregarla en la Oficina Parroquial. Los sobres se envían sólo se solicita.

Name/Nombre

Address/Dirección/ Zip/Phone/el teléfono

Nuevo Feligrés New Parishioner

Request Envelopes

Por favor retire

Mon 12/26 8am Maurice Caldwell Totoukian

by her daughter

Tues 12/27 8am

Tranquilino Lopez & Manuel Lopez by Marcella Smith

Wed 12/28 8am

Marcianna Lopez & Agapito Lopez by Marcella Smith

Thurs 12/29 8am

Raymond Smith & David Smith by Marcella Smith

Fri 12/30 8am

Raymond Smith & David Smith by Marcella Smith

Sat 12/31 4 pm

In Loving Memory of Raymond Smith and for Maria Carmen Lopez

by Marcella Smith

Sun 1/1 8am

In Loving Memory of Richard Lopez and for Arthur Sanchez

by Marcella Smith

10:30am

In Loving Memory of Maria Carmen Lopez & Raymond Smith

by Marcella Smith

noon

Reading & Mass Intentions

Calendar

Eucharistic Adoration – Wednesdays & First Friday of the month Blessed Sacrament Chapel

8:30am - noon

Senior Luncheon 3rd Tuesday at Noon –bring a dish to share Guadalupe Hall Call Barbara: 237-4855

Silver Threads Sewing Circle Thursdays 10am-noon

beginning 2nd Thursday Guadalupe Hall Call Eva: 486-4031

Senior Bible Study Fridays at 10:30am Guadalupe Hall Call Eileen: 229-0972

The St Therese Parish Guild 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm in the Guadalupe Hall

Shrine of St. Therese Council 15122 Monthly Meetings

2nd Wednesday 7pm OLG Hall Serving our Parish and Our Community

Contact Theo Bluhm 559-276-7711

Grupo De Eventos Hispanos 1st Sunday at 1:15pm (following noon Mass) Guadalupe Hall Call Isais Zuniga: 558-7420

or Eva Casas: 486-4031

Matrimonia Encuentro Friday evenings

Call Manuel o Mary Cuevas 217-2324

Youth Group Follow the Light -Sigue la Luz

Every Friday at 6:30pm in Room 6 Jorge: 475-2370; Carlos: 304-0712

Talleres De Oración y Vida Todos los Miercoles 6:30pm—8:30pm Salon #2

Llamar a Rosalina Figueroa 907-9541 Virginia Ramirez 433-7823

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Tuesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:36-40 Friday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Ps 128:1-5; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Sunday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7;

Lk 2:16-21

Prayer Line Kathleen 473-9127 Línea de Orations Eva Casas 486-4031

The Nativity of the Lord December 25, 2016

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

— John 1:5

Thank you for your offerings December 18, 2016 $8,505.00 Budget: $6 857.00 Difference: $1,648.00

Gracias por sus ofrendas

PEACE and GOODWILL (God’s Christmas list.

Short but it works.)

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION An old joke asks, “What time is Midnight Mass?” The answer is not really obvious, since Christmas is unique in having several distinct celebrations. The readings and prayers vary greatly from hour to hour. The Vigil Mass hinges on the family heritage of Je-sus and his origins. The concept of “midnight” pre-dates clock time, and really has to do with a cele-bration in the hours of darkness. Years ago, it was not possible to receive Communion without fasting for a full day, so the late hour of this Mass made it possible for the people to receive. The first Mass after sunrise, the Mass at Dawn, was once known as “The Shepherds’ Mass,” and later Masses set aside stories of Jesus’ birth to focus on the key to the day’s celebration: John the Evangelist’s majestic theology of Christ’s identity as the Word made flesh, dwelling among us. One feast, four separate Masses. Only monasteries manage the whole round. Parishioners typically take just one entry point into the mystery. Yet there is much to savor and celebrate in the coming of Christ into the world. Christmas is not a day, but a season. You still have two weeks to send those Christmas cards before you’re officially late! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 Seats are now available for the WALK FOR LIFE bus going to San Francisco. Bishop John T. Steinbock Knights of Columbus #9525 are sponsoring a bus for $15.00 a seat. Bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. and returns on the same day. Call Martin or Mary at 498-3369 for seat reservations & more information. Seating assigned on 1st paid, from front to back.

Poinsettias are in Memory of Paula Malloy Doherty

Praising unceasingly. Blessing by intercession.

Preaching through a life of contemplation. Single, Catholic women between the ages of 18 and 38 are invited to experience a taste of the

life of a cloistered Dominican nun. Contact Sister Joseph Marie, O.P., vocation

directress, at vocations@nunsmenlo.org, or visit their website at http://nunsmenlo.org/

discernment-days/ to learn more and to register for one of their upcoming Come and See Days to be held at Corpus Christi Monastery located at

215 Oak Grove Avenue in Menlo Park, California: Saturday, January 21, 2017; Saturday July 15, 2017; Saturday, October 21, 2017. The event is

free and all meals will be provided. Space is limited and fills fast!

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — All the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God (Isaiah 52:7-10). Psalm — All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God (Psalm 98). Second Reading — God has spoken to us through the Son, the very imprint of God’s being (Hebrews 1:1-6). Gospel — The Word became flesh; from his full-ness we have all received grace (John 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

THE GIFT OF GOD’S WORD On this day of gifts and gift‑giving, it seems appropriate that we take a moment to reflect on the great gift of God’s Word. Because it is creative, God’s Word always points to its author, always calls us to respond. Because it is powerful, God’s Word can link the sublime with the ridiculous, the transcendent with the immanent, the divine with the human. Because it is graceful, God’s Word establishes a relationship of deep intimacy between us and God. At the heart of God’s Word lies a tantalizing tension between the mysterious and the mundane. In our liturgical celebration, this unresolved tension both reveals the meaning of life for us and calls us to respond, to act upon that meaning. Once accepted and opened, the gift of God’s Word is a gift that keeps on giving and keeps on calling us to give in return. It dares us to be like the gift‑giver and to become gifts for others, not only at Christmas, but at every moment of life. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Monday: St. Stephen; Kwanzaa begins Tuesday: St. John Wednesday: The Holy Innocents Thursday: St. Thomas Becket; Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord Friday: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Saturday: St. Sylvester I; New Year’s Eve Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Todos a una gritan alborozados. Verá la tierra entera la salvación que viene de nuestro Dios (Isaías 52:7-10). Salmo — Los confines de la tierra han contemplado la victoria de nuestro Dios (Salmo 98 [97]). Segunda lectura — Dios nos ha hablado por medio de su Hijo, la imagen fiel de su ser (Hebreos 1:1-6). Evangelio — El Verbo se hizo carne; y todos recibimos de él en una sucesión de gracias sin número (Juan 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

EL DON DE LA PALABRA DE DIOS En este día de recibir y dar regalos, parece apropiado que tomemos un momento para reflexionar sobre el gran don de la Palabra de Dios. La Palabra de Dios es creativa y por eso siempre apunta a su autor, siempre nos llama a responder. La Palabra de Dios es poderosa y puede enlazar lo sublime con lo ridículo, lo trascendente con lo inmanente, lo divino con lo humano. La Palabra de Dios es llena de gracia, establece una relación de intimidad profunda entre nosotros y Dios. En el corazón de la Palabra de Dios yace una tensión seductora entre lo misterioso y lo mundano. En nuestra celebración litúrgica, esta tensión sin resolución revela el significado de la vida para nosotros y también nos llama a responder para actuar según ese significado. Una vez que la aceptamos y la abrimos, el don de la Palabra de Dios es un regalo que sigue dando y sigue llamándonos a dar a cambio. Nos reta a ser como el dador de regalos y a convertirse en regalos para los demás, no solo en Navidad, sino en cada momento de la vida. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: La Natividad del Señor (Navidad) Lunes: San Esteban; Se inicia Kwanza Martes: San Juan Miércoles: Los Santos Inocentes Jueves: Santo Tomás Becket; Quinto Día de la Octava de Navidad Viernes: La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José Sábado: San Silvestre I; Vispera del Año Nuevo; Séptimo Día de la Octava de Navidad