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8:00 am & 11:00 am - English 9:45 am - Portuguese 12:30 pm & 7:00 pm - Spanish
Saturday Vigil / Vigilia 4:15 pm - English 7:00 pm - Spanish
Saturday Morning Mass 8:00 am - English
Monday - Friday Mass 7:00 am & 9:00 am - English
Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 am to 9:00 am Monday-Friday
Confession / Reconciliación Saturdays 3:00 - 4:00 pm, English
Finance Council: Janice Shaffer
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For More Information regarding Baptisms, Quinceañeras, Funerals and Anointing of the Sick please call the office. For Weddings, appointments should be made at least six months in advance.
Para mas Información referente a Bautizos, Quinceañeras, Funerales y Unción de los Enfermos favor de llamar a la oficina. Para Bodas, se requiere seis meses de preparación.
The Epiphany of the Lord January 7th, 2018
Fr. Joseph M. Paradayil, SDB
Del escritorio del Párroco
Fiesta de la Epifanía
En esta fiesta, la iglesia recuerda la Epifanía de Jesucristo, o mani-festación, a los gentiles, repre-sentados por los Reyes Magos o los tres monarcas. La Epifanía insinúa una verdad importante, es decir, Dios no excluye a nadie de su plan de salvación. El Señor resucitado ordenó a los apóstoles que fueran y "hicieran discípulos de todas las Naciones" (Mt 28:19). Y San Pablo declara que los gentiles son "coherederos", "miembros del mismo cuerpo, y copartícipes en la promesa en Cristo Jesús a través del Evange-lio" (EF 3:6). La familia de Cristo, la iglesia, toma a todas las perso-
nas: es, en una palabra, católica, universal. El verdadero significado de esta fiesta es el viaje de la humani-dad hacia Cristo, a través del cual y para quien se crearon to-das las cosas (Col 1:16). Debe conmovernos a involucrarnos más en llevar a otros al Señor. En primer lugar, nosotros mis-mos debemos creer que Jesucristo es "el camino y la verdad y la vida" (Jn 14:6). Esta ha sido la fe de la iglesia desde el prin-cipio. Oírlo y aceptarlo en fe es ser evangelizado; contarle a los demás es evangelizar. La celebración de la Epifanía es un sím-bolo para nuestra peregrinación por la vida a Cristo. La fiesta nos invita a vernos a nosotros mismos como imágenes de los Reyes Magos, un pueblo en un viaje a Cristo. La historia del evangelio también nos habla del encuentro de los magos con el malvado rey Herodes. Este encuentro simbo-liza tres reacciones al nacimiento de Jesús: el odio, la indiferen-cia y la adoración. Un grupo de personas encabezadas por Herodes planearon destruir a Jesús. Otro grupo, compuesto por sacerdotes y escribas, ignoró a Jesús. Los miembros de un tercer grupo, pastores y Reyes Magos, adoraban a Jesús y se ofrecían a él. Vamos a asegurarnos de que pertenecemos al tercer grupo. Como los Reyes Magos, ofrezcamos a Jesús nuestros dones en esta fiesta de la Epifanía: dones de amistad con Dios, dones de amistad con los demás, dones de reconci-liación y dones de paz. Después de haberle adorado tomemos una ruta diferente o dirección en nuestras vidas.
From the desk of the Pastor
Feast of Epiphany
On this Feast, the Church re-calls Jesus Christ’s epiphany, or manifestation, to the Gen-tiles, represented by the Magi or the three kings. The Epipha-ny hints at an important truth, namely, God excludes no one from His plan of salvation. The risen Lord ordered the Apostles to go and “make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19). And Saint Paul declares that the Gentiles are “coheirs”, “members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel” (Eph 3:6). The family of Christ, the Church, takes in all people: it is, in a word, catholic, universal.
The true significance of this feast is the journeying of humani-ty toward Christ, through whom and for whom all things were created (Col 1:16). It should stir us to become more involved in leading others to the Lord. Firstly, we ourselves must be-lieve that Jesus Christ is “the way and the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6). This has been the Church’s faith from the start. To hear it and to accept it in faith is to be evangelized; to tell others about it is to evangelize. The celebration of Epiphany is a symbol for our pilgrimage through life to Christ. The feast invites us to see ourselves as images of the Magi, a people on a journey to Christ.
The Gospel story also tells us of the Magi’s encounter with the evil King Herod. This encounter symbolizes three reactions to Jesus’ birth: hatred, indifference, and adoration. A group of people headed by Herod planned to destroy Jesus. Another group, composed of priests and scribes, ignored Jesus. The members of a third group, shepherds and the Magi , adored Jesus and offered themselves to Him. Let us make sure that we belong to the third group. Like the Magi, let us offer Jesus our gifts on this feast of Epiphany: gifts of friendship with God, gifts of friendship with others, gifts of reconciliation and gifts of peace. Then having worshipped him let us take on a different route or direction in our lives.
“Wise men still Seek him.” Matthew 2:1-12
“Los sabios todavía lo buscan.” Mateo 2:1-12
MASS INTENTION: JANUARY 06TH TO 14TH , 2018 SATURDAY, JANUARY 06TH, 2018 8:00 AM —————- 4:15 PM Lucy Bettencourt † (Alexandrina Dutra) Maria Nunes † (Mario & Celeste Luis) Lurdes Bettencourt † (Dennis Bettencourt) Elizabeth Smith † ( Richard Smith) 7:00 PM Areli , Alvaro, Eduardo & Betania Rincon B-Day (Family) Bendiciones para Maria Diaz y familia, y Daniel Diaz y familia Diego & Yalissa Diaz † y Consuelo Guzman † Bendiciones para Josue Diaz (Family) SUNDAY, JANUARY 07TH, 2018 8:00 AM Domingo Sr. †, Victor Lopez † & Domingo Jr. † Nadine Travers † (Bill & Brenda Marinovich) 9:45 AM Lucia Bettencourt † (Mike & Fatima), Ms. Burk † (Lucia Avila) Avelar Family † (Family) Maria Lourdes Bettencourt † (Enes Family) 11:00 AM Mare Pavlovich † (Basich Family) Manuel Maciel † (Domião & Tina Nunes) 12:30 PM For the Intentions of OLHC Parishioners, Por las intenciones de Isaias Espinoza y Luz Carrera, Luciano Loma † (Otilia Villalobos) Pascual †, Rafael † y Francisca Felix † Maria de Jesus Martinez † (Silvia Baltazar) 7:00 PM Angelita Ortiz † (Bertha Ortiz) Domingo Sr. † y Domingo Jr. Lopez †, Tere Lobato de Garcia † Amanda Castillo † (Papas) MONDAY, JANUARY 08TH, 2018 7:00 AM Living & Deceased member of Murray & McEloy family 9:00 AM Maria Nunes † (Alberto & Silvina Sousa) Consuelo Murillo † (Maria Quintero) TUESDAY, JANUARY 09TH, 2018 7:00 AM _____ 9:00 AM Special Intentions Don Bosco (Erlinda Nabor) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2018 7:00 AM Alice Freitas † (Bob & Betty Fiorilla) 9:00 AM John Serpa † (Gary & Jean Ewers) THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2018 7:00 AM _____ 9:00 AM Alice Amaral † (Leocadia Azevedo) FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2018 7:00 AM Alice Freitas † (Bob & Betty Fiorilla) 9:00 AM Living & Deceased members and spouses of the Village Rosary Prayer Group Joe Carvalho † (wife) SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2018 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving (Magdalena Torres) 4:15 PM Tony Maglich † (Zlendich Family), Lucia Maria Bettencourt † (ISTW Charity) Jose F Moules † (Wife), Maria Paz & Leonel Romero † (Josefina Ontiveros) 7:00 PM Juan Rincon Rodriguez †, Margarita Arellano † (Roselio Rincon) SUNDAY, SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2018 8:00 AM Celeste Melo † (Maria), Nadine Travers † (Blazenka Staka) 9:45 AM Por as almas del Purgatorio (Portuguese Families) Lucia M. Bettencourt † (Joe & Alice Rivero), Joe F. Moules † (ISTW Charity) Maria Natalia Mendes † (Sergio & Celeste Carvalho) 11:00 AM Dorie Shimpeler † (Ewers), John Radin † (Dan & Ann McGrath) 12:30 PM Por la familia Vega Vieyra, Cirilo Ruiz † (Familia Ruiz) Maria de Jesus Cornejo †, Daniela Salcedo y Clarissa Salcedo Birthday Blessings 7:00 PM For the intentions of OLHC Parishioners, Por la salud de Jose Veloz (Berenice), Maria Asencio Velasquez † (Berenice Veloz) Maria Guadalupe Jacobo Jimenez † (Flor Albor)
STEWARDSHIP CORNER:
December 30th & 31st, 2017 Plate Collection Donations: $ 4692.00
Candles: $ 547.00
January 1st, 2018: $ 643.00
Saint Vincent de Paul Collection: $ 180.00
Second collection next weekend is for Retirement fund for aged & infirm priests. La segunda colecta el próximo fin de semana es para el fondo de jubilación para sacerdotes ancianos y enfermos. Thank you for your generosity! !Muchas gracias por su generosidad!
JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2017 / STATISTIC Baptisms: 127 First Communions: 159 CCD Confirmations: 66 RCIA Confirmations: 16 Quinceañeras: 19 Weddings: 21 Funerals: 81
A WOMEN’S RETREAT
Offered by Resurrection Women's Guild to all interested women.
Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Check-in & Social time begin-ning at 9:30 am
Villa Maria del Mar Retreat Center
Cost $45.00 per person
Includes morning refreshments and lunch. Pre-register at Guild Meetings or contact
Judy Payton at (831)-234-4221 or [email protected]
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
As a married couple, how are we living out the good news? Do we live the world’s values or do we strive to live the values of the gospels. Are we kind, compassionate loving and forgiving with one another? Worldwide Marriage En-counter® will be presenting weekends on March 2-4, 2018 and October 26-28, 2018 at the St. Francis Retreat Center, San Juan Bautista, CA. For more information call Mary Jo and Rich Castello, at 1-831-200-3780 or Email them at [email protected] or register online at centralcawwme.org.
Put the fun and romance back into your marriage. Worldwide Marriage Encoun-ter® will be presenting Weekends on March 2-4, 2018 and October 26-28, 2018 at the St. Francis Retreat Center, San Juan Bautista, CA. For more information call Mary Jo and Rich Castello, at 1-831-200-3780 or Email them at [email protected] or register online at centralcawwme.org.
