Parish Office 4001 North Shore Drive,

West Palm Beach, Florida 33407

Office Hours 9 am - 1pm Phone (561) 842-1224

Fax (561) 842-8750 Email: stjohnfisher4001@aol.com

Website: stjohnfisherwpb.com

St. John Fisher Catholic Church Pastor Rev. Mario Castañeda

Rev. Marco De Leon, Parochial Vicar Deacon Ira Sawney

Deacon Miguel Rodriguez

PARISH MINISTRIES / MINISTERIOS DE LA PARROQUIA Altar Servers Deacon Ira Sawney 561-863-9335 Estudio Biblico Fr. Marco DeLeon 561-842-1224 Choir Director Joycee Deaver 561-847-5954 Lectors Audrey Young 561-301-9608 Legion of Mary Theresa Thirbenny 561-712-8142 Men’s Club Eugene Koziolek 561-848-3156 Ministers of Holy Communion

Cecelia Joly 561-844- 0601

CCD/RCIA To Be Announced 561-842-1224 Order of Secular Servants of Mary

Gloria Stewart 561-659-4160

Ushers Gerard Mallebranche 561-848-6289 Women’s Guild Marcia Bodden 561-577-7162 Web Master Deacon Miguel Rodriguez 904-607-5582

Finance Council Joseph Pittelli 561-204- 4616 Parish Council April Nosacka 561-471-3942 Acolitos (Monaguillos) To Be Announced 561-842-1224

Damas Catolicas en Accion Berta Gabriel 561-215-2838

Lectores Mirtha Enriquez 954-245-1822 Grupo de Oracion “Movidos por El Espiritu Santo”

Tomas Roblero

561-729-3947

Grupo Juvenil Enviados de Cristo

Edgar Chona 561-584-0708

Ministros de Eucaristia

Edvin Barrios 561-577-5335

Ujieres (Bienvenida) Celestino Tomas 561-541-5793

Youth Ministry Dominique Arrieux 561-452-1551

Sacraments Reconciliation (Confessions):

Tuesday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Please call the parish office

for more information on: Baptisms, Weddings, Anointing of the Sick

Parish Secretary Marjory Mallebranche 561-842-1224

Mass Schedule Tuesday : 5:30 pm

Wednesday: 8:00 am Thursday: 5:30 pm

Friday: 8:00 am Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 10:00 am Sunday: Spanish Mass 12:00 pm

Domingo: Misa En Español 12:00pm

LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACES "Appearances can be deceiving," as the saying goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the "appearing" of the eternal Word of God on earth, this is still true. What rapturous foresight must have filled Isaiah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for four hundred years, they must have filled the hearts of the people of Israel with hope for the day when God's glory would shine on them. How deceived some must have felt when the glory of God came to them in the lowliest and humblest of human lives. We have many expectations about how the divine presence will appear among us. But we can also set ourselves up, through these expectations, to miss the divine glory when it truly appears. We get caught up in looking for the star, forgetting that the star is not the divine sign, the babe is. It may take a persistent journey for us to come upon the true appearance of God's glory in our lives: Jesus Christ. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Jubilee Year of Mercy January 3, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Epiphany celebrates God's mercy shining on the magi from a guiding star. Their kingdoms were far from Jerusalem, their religions far from God's covenant with Israel. At first the star led the magi to Jerusalem, where they could "recalculate" their quest with the help of God's own "GPS," the Jewish scriptures. How challenging and humbling for the magi to discover that they would find the world's Messiah not in a palace but with a poor couple in an insignificant village. That's where God's mercy, shining in the star, led the magi to worship Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Today the magi invite us to "recalculate" our life's journey during this Jubilee Year--to follow the star of God's mercy along the way of humble love, to discover a renewed personal relationship with Jesus ourselves and so become "guiding stars" leading other seekers to find Jesus, too. --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc

BUSCAR EN EL LUGAR CORRECTO "Las apariencias engañan" dice el refrán. Al celebrar la epifanía, la manifestación del Verbo de Dios eterno en la tierra, el refrán sigue siendo cierto. ¡Qué sublime premonición debe haber sentido Isaías al escribir las palabras que hoy escuchamos! Por cuatrocientos años, cómo habrán llenado los corazones del pueblo de Israel con esperanzas de que llegaría el día en que la gloria de Dios se derramaría sobre ellos. ¡Qué desilusionados deben haberse sentido algunos cuando la gloria de Dios les llegó en una vida humana de las más bajas y humildes! Tenemos muchas expectativas de cómo la presencia divina va a manifestarse entre nosotros. Pero también podemos exponernos, por culpa de esas expectativas, a perder de vista la gloria divina cuando se nos aparece de verdad. Nos entretenemos buscando la estrella, y nos olvidamos que la estrella no es la señal divina, sino el bebé. Puede que tengamos que persistir en el camino antes de llegar a encontrarnos con la apariencia real de la gloria de Dios en nuestra vida: Jesucristo. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Año Jubilar de la Misericordia 3 de enero de 2016 La Epifanía del Señor En este Año Jubilar de la Misericorida, la Epifanía celebra la misericordia de Dios brillando sobre los reyes magos desde la estrella que los guía. Sus reinos estaban muy lejos de Jerusalén, sus religiones muy lejos de la alianza de Dios con Israel. Al principio la estrella guió a los magos a Jerusalén en donde ellos podrían "recalcular" su búsqueda con la ayuda del propio "GPS" de Dios, las Escrituras judías. Que humilde y consternado debió ser el momento en que los magos vieron al Mesías del mundo no en un palacio sino con una pareja pobre en un pueblito insignificante. Ahí es donde está la misericordia de Dios, brillando en la estrella que guió a los magos a adorar a Jesús, el Príncipe de la Paz. Hoy los reyes magos nos invitan a "recalcular" nuestro camino de vida durante este Año Jubilar, siguiendo la estrella de la misericordia de Dios a lo largo del camino de amor humilde, para descubrir una relación personal renovada con Jesús hacia nosotros mismos para que podamos convertirnos "estrellas guías" dirigiendo también a otros buscadores a encontrar a Jesús. --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Intention Requested By Sunday/Domingo Jan 3 , 2016 10:00 am † Ulna Laurenceau Ernst Laurenceau & Laurenceau Family 12:00 pm (Spanish) Bendiciones de Jacob Salas Familia para su primer cumpleaños Tuesday/Martes Jan 5, 2016 5:30pm † Florene Smith Collum Gloria Stewart Wednesday/Miercoles Jan 6, 2016 8:00 am SI Conception Abad Conception Abad Thursday/Jueves Jan 7, 2016 5:00 pm SI Deacon Ira Sawney Mr. & Mrs. Wolken Friday/Viernes Jan 8, 2016 8:00 am SI Josy Malebranche Family Saturday/Sábado Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm † Benamar Vicente Familia Vicente-Ortiz Sunday/Domingo Jan 10 , 2016 10:00 am † Gerardo Muñoz Familia Garcia 12:00 pm (Spanish) † Lidia Vargas Gilberto y Gloria Rodriguez † = RIP

SI = Special Intentions

OUR PRAYER FOR THE DECEASED

The Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2016

Sanctuary Candle

Est en mémoire de Bermance Simard sur son 100e anniversaire

A petición de sa fille

Lorraine Simard

Pray for our Sick OREMOS POR NUESTROS ENFERMOS

Find healing in God’s tender embrace & in knowing that others remember and care.

Catherine Sherman* Geraldine Palkoviz*

Richard Nickler Benny Pittelli Joseph Critelli Maria Ganzel

Claudia Jaramillo Greg Meese

Isabelle Catarcio Jimmy Ross

Nancy Hanley

Dick Hanley Leslie Sherman Pastora Palacios Marco Palacios

Ricardo Palacios

John Buchholz Sam Smith

Florene Smith Collum Anderson Maximo Vicente Vicente

Marina Perez

Pedro Albizu Roger Cooley Juan Tirado Jose Lizcano

Joyce Jopek Peters Karen DeGray Marcia Bodden Saige Mastrota Rita Desrosiers

Sylvia Fields Percy McCarty

Narcisa Martinez Margarita Delgado

Carmine Vasco Carmen Vila Dick Hume

Blanca Martinez

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The LORD shines upon you and the glory of the Lord ap-pears over you (Isaiah 60:1-6). Psalm — Lord, every nation on earth will adore you (Psalm 72). Second Reading — The mystery has been made known that the Gentiles are coheirs, copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6). Gospel — Magi from the east arrived, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:1-12). 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.

To add someone to the prayer for the sick list in the bulletin, please call the parish office and the person’s name will be added for one month.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURES Offertory for Dec. 26-27,

2015 $4,532.02

Christmas Offering $5,124.93

DSA $35,706.20

Capital Improvement $10.00

Maintenance $130.00

We are a Eucharistic community rooted in Roman Catholic Traditions, and Gifted with time, talent and treasure. We are dedicated to witnessing our faith through worship, education, evangelization and nurturing our faith family through parish life & Christian service. You are all welcome to register with us. Registering with St. John Fisher enables us to recognize you as a practicing Catholic and a contributing member of our parish. Your registered envelope is personalized with your name and envelope number. Very often we receive request of verification for purposes of acting as sponsors at baptism, confirmation etc. Without having records of attendance it is difficult to do. If you do not have registered envelopes, please contact the Parish Office for assistance. Mon-Fri 9am –1pm.

IN OUR PARISH THIS WEEK EVENTOS DURANTE LA SEMANA

Sunday, Jan 3 8:45am CCD 11am Coffee Hour

11am WGuild Board mtg

Monday, Jan 4 1pm-3pm Women of Grace 7:00pm Grupo Oración

Tuesday, Jan 5 10am-12pm Scripture Class 6pm-7pm Confessions

Wednesday, Jan 6

Thursday, Jan 7 7pm-9pm Grupo Jovenil

Friday, Jan 8 7pm Grupo Oración

Saturday, Jan 9

8:30am Legion of Mary 7pm Emaus Hombre retiro

preparacion

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED South Florida Fair, January 15th to January 31st, 2016. Volunteers are needed to help staff the Marion booth. If you are interested, please call 561-308-7426 or email pgachar@bellsouth.net. Thank you and God Bless!

SAVE THE DATE St John Fisher Catholic Church

Retreat on February 20-24, 2016 with Fr. Eugene O’Reiley

Invitation to all women

Starting Monday, January 4, 2016 our parish will be starting the devotional group Women of Grace under the spiritual guidance of Fr. Marco DeLeon. Gatherings will be every Monday for 10 weeks at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. All women who are interested, please contact the parish office for additional information. The book and study guide, Full of Grace can be purchased from their website at http://shop.womenofgrace.com/category/107

The members of the Order of the Secular Servants of Mary (OSSM) invite the community to join in praying the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary every Friday after the 8:00a.m. mass.

January Intention:

For the parish community members to be vessels of mercy

to each other

The Legion of Mary in-vites all men and women to join in praying to our Blessed Mother every Saturday at 9:15 AM in the parish hall.

The 30th Anniversary of Peace and Justice Interfaith Prayer Service in Honor of the Rev. Dr. Martian Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 18, 2016 at 6:30pm at St. John Fisher Catholic Church. The main speaker will be Rev. Berkley Finley, associate pastor of Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in Riviera Beach. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Living the Dream”, No Weapons Formed Against Us Shall Prosper.”

32nd Annual Anniversary Mass for Married Couples

Presided by the Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach.

All couples who will be celebrating 25, 40, or 50 or more years of marriage in the

calendar year 2016 are invited to participate

Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 10:30AM, at Holy Spirit Church in Lantana

1000 West Lantana Road Lantana, FL 33465

Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10:30 AM

at St Lucie Church, Port St Lucie 280 SW Prima Vista Blvd.

Port St Lucie, FL 34983 Please contact the parish office to register your names by no later than Monday, January 25, 2016. On the day of the mass, all participating couples are to arrive at the church by 10:00AM -- thirty minutes prior to the start of the Mass.

Scripture class will be resuming on Tuesday, January 5th at 10 AM.

Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016

The Jubilee of Mercy is a special time for the Church in which the faithful are to become more merciful in our own lives and bring God’s mercy to others. When we show mercy to others, we are serving as witnesses of the mercy that God constantly extends to all of us. This is why the motto for the Jubilee of Mercy is Merciful like the Father.

At this time, significance should also be placed on the spiritual journey we can make within our hearts and at our own parishes. Mercy can be found in prayer and unity with our brothers and sisters and our parish family of faith.

www.diocesepb.org/Jubilee-of-mercy

Las homilías están disponibles en el Internet en

Tupalabrahoy.org Ahora las misas en vivo

La Epifanía del Señor 3 de Enero, 2016

EVENTOS DE LA SEMANA

Vela en el Santuario del Tabernáculo

Se ofrece en memoria de Bermance Simard

A petición de su hija Lorraine Simard

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — ¡Levántate y brilla, Jerusalén! La gloria del Señor amaneció sobre ti (Isaías 60:1-6). Salmo — Que te adoren, Señor, todos los pueblos (Salmo 72 [71]). Segunda lectura — El misterio de que los gentiles son coherederos, socios en la promesa en Jesucristo, se ha dado a conocer a los hombres (Efesios 3:2-3a, 5-6). Evangelio — Vinieron unos Magos de Oriente pre-guntando: “¿Dónde está el rey de los judíos que ha nacido?” (Mateo 2:1-12). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

St. John Fisher

Catholic Church

Los eventos de nuestra parroquia las pueden encontrar en el calendario en la

pagina 4.

Somos una comunidad eucarística arraigada en las tradiciones católicas romanas, y dotados con

tiempo, talento y tesoro. Estamos dedicados a dar testimonio de nuestra fe a través del culto, la educación, la evangelización y el cuidado de

nuestra familia de fe a través de la vida parroquial y el servicio cristiano. Todos ustedes son

bienvenidos a registrarse con nosotros. El registro en St. John Fisher nos permite reconocerlos como católicos practicantes y un miembro activo de la

parroquia. Su donación registrada está personalizado con su nombre y número de sobres. Muy a menudo recibimos solicitud de verificación

con el fin de actuar como patrocinadores en el bautismo, la confirmación, etc si no estan

registrados es difícil de asistirlos. Si usted no esta registrado, por favor de llenar el formulario que

esta en las dos entradas de la iglesia y ponerlo en el canasto de ofertorio o mandarlo a la oficina

parroquial o tambien puede llegar a la oficina y registrarse.

La intención de la misa es por las bendiciones de Jacob Salas para su primer cumpleaños a petición de su familia

Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos (RICA)

4 de octubre 2015 hasta 26 de marzo 2016 3:45 pm—5:00 pm

Todos los Domingos Registraciones con Gerardo Garcia los viernes

después del Grupo Oración o los Domingos

RETIRO DE EMAUS PARA HOMBRES

Fechas de Preparación a las 7:00 PM—9:30 PM

Enero 2016 Sábado, 2 Enero en el salon parroquial Sábado, 9 Enero en la iglesia Sábado,16 Enero en el salon parroquial Domingo, 24 Enero en el salon parroquial Sábado, 30 Enero en el salon parroquial Febrero 2016 Sábado, 6 Febrero en la iglesia Sábado, 13 Febrero en el salon parroquial; vigilia hasta las 2 AM después de la preparación RETIRO: Febrero 19, 20, y 21 a las 7:00 PM

Escuela Diocesana de Formación Cristiana Martes, 7:30 PM –9:30PM

Moral Cristiana Enero: 12, 19, 26; Febrero: 2, 9, 16 Historia/Iglesia Marzo 1, 8, 15, 29; Abril 5, 12

Misa de Anniversario Anual para las Parejas

Únete con el Obispo Gerald Barbarito para celebrar la Misa de Anniversario Anual para las parejas celebrando 25, 40, 50 o más o menos años de matrimonio. Sábado, 13 de Febrero 2016 a las 10:30 am

Holy Spirit Church 1000 West Lantana Road

Lantana, FL 33465 Sábado, 27 de Febrero 2015 a las 10:30 am

St. Lucie Church 280 SW Prima Vista Blvd. Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

Por favor, llamar a la oficina para más información para registrarse

BODAS DE CANA Proxima fecha:

Sábado, 13 de Febrero 2016

Para obtene información sobre las Bodas de Cana, por favor llame a la oficina.

DOMINGO, ENERO 10, 2016 1:30 PM-3:30PM

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