St. Joseph Parish

Our Lady Of Fatima School 1625 Center Ave., Los Banos CA 93635

Phone (209) 826-2709 Fax (209)826-7320 Website: www.olfdof.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

St. Joseph Church 1621 Center Ave., Los Banos CA 93635

Mailing address: 1516 Center Ave., Los Banos CA 93635

Phone (209)826-4246 Fax (209)827-3457 E-mail: stjosephlb@sbcglobal.net

Office Hours: Temporarily closed to the public Available by phone Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Emergency Sick or Hospital Calls: 209-710-0645

Fr. John Schmoll, Pastor Fr. Bonaventure Okoro, Parochial Vicar Deacon Leon Miller James Tasy, Seminarian Janet Gomes, Office Manager/Parish Secretary Angeles Leon, Office/Bookkeeper Isabel Winchester, Office/Safe Environment Lorenzo Mendoza, Janitor Religious Education Office Hours: Temporarily closed to the public Available by phone Mon.-Fri. 1:00-5:00 pm 209-826-1512 or 209-826-4246 O.L.F. School: 826-2709 Karen Forte, Principal

P a r i s h S t a f f

MASS SCHEDULE HORARIO DE LAS MISAS

English: Español: Monday 7:00 am 8:00 am Tuesday 7:00 am 8:00 am Wednesday 7:00 am 8:00 am Thursday 7:00 am 8:00 am Friday 8:15 am

WEEKEND/FIN DE SEMANA

Saturday 8:00 am (First Saturday) 4:00 pm English 6:00 pm Español Sunday 9:00 am Español 11:00 am English 1:00 pm Español 3:00 pm Español

L i t u r g y

CONFESSIONS/CONFESIONES Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 5:00-6:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00-10:00 am Friday: 5:30-7:00 pm

BAPTISMS/BAUTISMOS

You must pre-register in parish office 2 months prior

to baptism and preparation class. Usted debe registrarse en la oficina de

parroquia dos meses antes de la clase y bautizo.

MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIOS Please call the parish office at least

9 months before desired date. Llame la oficina de la parroquia por lo menos 9 meses antes de la fecha.

S a c r a m e n t s

D e v o t i o n s

Weekly English Prayer Groups

To request prayer for a special need, please call the church office.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Wednesdays & Thursday after 7am mass

Grupos de Oración en Español

Para pedir una intención especial llamen a la oficina.

“Wherever two or three are gathered in My name, there am I in their midst”

Mass Schedule & Inten ons January 9th - January 17th

Sat. January 9th 4:00 pm Elyse Etcheverry † 6:00 pm Intención Especial por Emiliano Reyna † Español Sun. January 10th (The Baptism of the Lord) 9:00 am Ricardo Ramirez Español 11:00 am Deceased Members of the Brandi & Miranda Families † Manuel I. & Maria Silveira † 1:00 pm Ezequiel Delgadillo Torres † Español 3:00 pm Parishioners of St. Joseph Español Mon. January 11th 7:00 am All Souls in Purgatory 8:00 am Maria Teresa Montellano Delgado † Español Tues. January 12th 7:00 am Deceased Members of the Gomes & Sousa Families † 8:00 am Micaela Duran † Español Wed. January 13th (St. Hilary) 7:00 am Debbie Parreira † 8:00 am Almas del Purgatorio Español Thur. January 14th 7:00 am Tony Teixeira † 8:00 am Maria Teresa Montellano Delgado † Español Fri. January 15th 8:15 am OLF School Memorial Mass English Sat. January 16th 4:00 pm Sonia Vaz, Deceased Members of the Vaz & Nunes Families † 6:00 pm Margarita Ortega † Español Sun. January 17th (Second Sunday in Ordinary Time) 9:00 am Parishioners of St. Joseph Español 11:00 am Deceased Members of the Avila & Machado Families † Living & Deceased Members of the Portuguese Fraternal

Society of America #21 1:00 pm Maria Teresa Montellano Delgado † Español 3:00 pm Paula Garcia Gutierrez † Español

Next week there will be a 2nd collection

for the Seminarians.

The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021

All you who are thirsty, come to the water!

— Isaiah 55:1

THE WATERS OF BAPTISM

When new sod is put in, it needs constant saturation with water.

Landscapers say that this “knits” the sod to the soil. The same when a branch is grafted onto a tree: the poultice that joins them at the splice must be kept wet at all times. Water is the stuff that binds the very cells of our bodies together. No wonder religions throughout all times and cultures have used it so prominently. When Jesus stepped into the Jordan for baptism, he “knit” himself to what had come before him. By going to the Jordan, he made himself one with the people of Israel who had crossed it into their Promised Land. With John the Baptist, Christ wove himself into the prophetic tradition that heralded the coming reign of God. He had become fully human in the waters of Mary’s womb, and by partaking in the rite of the baptism of repentance, Jesus identified himself with our sinful, frail humanity. It is through the waters of baptism that Christ continues to graft new members onto his Body, the Church; through these waters we are cleansed from sin and filled with the promise of grace, given our destiny for eternal life. For us, as for Jesus, it is also the waters of baptism that inaugurate our mission to proclaim the Good News.

December 19/20 1st Collection $ 3,846.00 2nd Collection (Retired Religious) $ 1,138.00 December 25 Christmas Collection $10,085.00 December 26/27 Plate Collection $ 4,858.00 January 2/3 1st Collection $5,644.50 2nd Collection (Maintenance) $2,327.00

17th Annual Walk for Life! There has never been a more critical time to make a public witness of peaceful affirmation to the sanctity of human life. The Walk for Life West Coast has always been a lamp set on a mountaintop for the entire world to see and we will shine our light into the darkness. Despite the lockdown of the last 7 months, the City of San Francisco is allowing people to exercise their First Amendment rights, and we will too…because Babies Lives Matters!

It is a great time to be alive! It’s a great time to share

the message of peace and love!

And on January 23, 2021 it is a great time to Walk for the littlest among us

at the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast! BUS INFO: 209-752-9440

¡17a Caminata Anual por la Vida! Nunca ha habido un momento más crítico para dar testimonio público de la santidad de la vida humana. La Caminata por la Vida de la Costa Oeste siempre ha sido una lámpara colocada en la cima de una montaña para que todo el mundo la vea y alumbraremos con nuestra luz en la oscuridad. A pesar del cierre de los últimos 7 meses, la Ciudad de San Francisco está permitiendo que las personas ejerzan su derecho de la Primera Enmienda, y nosotros también ... ¡porque La Vida de los Bebés Importa!

¡Es un gran momento para estar vivo! ¡Es un buen momento para compartir

el mensaje de paz y amor!

¡Y el 23 de enero de 2021 es un buen momento para Caminar por los más

pequeños entre nosotros en la 17ª Caminata Anual por la Vida de la Costa Oeste!

INFORMACIÓN DEL AUTOBÚS: 209-752-9440

AN ANCIENT BAPTISTERY One of the most ancient and enduring sites for baptism in Rome is the church of San Giovanni in Fonte. This church is in fact a baptistery, and houses the font for the Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of Rome. The Emperor Constantine sponsored its construction in the year 315, and it is therefore the oldest baptistery in the world. It is the model for nearly all later baptisteries, including perhaps the font in your own parish church.

UN ANTIGUO BAUTISTERIO En Roma está uno de los lugares para bautizar más antiguos que ha permanecido a lo largo de los siglos, está en la iglesia de san Giovanni en Fonte. De hecho la iglesia es el bautisterio y ahí está la pila bautismal de la Basílica de Letrán, la catedral de Roma. El emperador romano Constantino patrocino la construcción en el año 315 por lo que lo hace el bautisterio más antiguo del mundo. Su edificación es modelo para todos los bautisterios que se construyeron después, incluyendo quizá la pila bautismal que puede haber en tu propia parroquia.

May God bless you through the New Year

FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION

JANUARY 20, 2021 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 1621 CENTER AVE.

LOS BANOS, CA 93635

All are invited to participate in this food distribution event in order to receive a meal box

to feed their families.

This will be a drive-thru event.

For info regarding this event please contact Catholic Charities at (209) 383-2494.

Please pray for the sick

Por favor ora por los enfermos

Monday/Lunes Prayer Intentions Kim O’Connor, Joe Catano, Juan Villa, Aurora Jaramillo, Fr. Angel Sotelo, Carmen Gonzalez, Michael Espina, Danny Lopez, Chris Garcia, Isabel Ulloa, Peggy Cruz, Anthony Torres, Juana Valencia, Pedro Flores, Maria Elena Flores, Ernesto Sanchez, Micaela Cornejo.

Tuesday/Martes Prayer Intentions Lucila Gutierrez, John E. Gonzales, Silvia Vigil, Juanita Coursey, Enrique Islas, Rudy Espiritu, Ray Leal, Martina Araiza Carrillo, Aida Lopez, Ana Lopez, Shoba Chemparathy, Alicia Dicochea, Maria Azucena Lopez, Gabby Bugarin, Tammy Edwards, Beatriz Zubiran, Joe R. Machado, Maria Samarron, Evangelina Viveros.

Wednesday/Miercoles Prayer Intentions Tricia Chaidrez, Socorro Bettencourt, Jose Humberto Chavira, Jesus Ugues, Butch Waltman, Polly Ceccarelli, Socorro Zapien, Socorro Valencia, Eva Nunez, Isaura Vazquez, Bill Coughran, Javier Ramos & Family, Hector Cornejo, Mel Hartsoch, Familia Ramirez-Flores, Maria Bugarin, Maria Elena Ceja, Gene Loewen, Socorro Herrera, Paul Riso, Crystal Limon.

Thursdasy/Jueves Prayer Intentions Fatima Rodriguez, Dora Manuel, Jose Melchor, Michelle Medrano, Bill Edwards, Cesar Zamora, Tina Bohr, Marisela Hernandez, Maria Mendoza, Eduardo Uriel Garcia, Martina Hernandez, Jimmy Gonzales, Jose Gonzalez, Karen Trujillo, Fr. Joaquin Arriaga, Carmen Sanchez. *Please contact the parish office to let us know of your loved one’s condition, so that we can update our list as needed.

*Por favor llame a la oficina y déjenos saber la condición de su ser querido para actualizar la lista como sea necesario.

Please remember in your prayers the recently deceased of our parish

families and for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.

Recordemos también en nuestras oraciones a las almas de los que

han fallecido y por el consuelo de sus familias.

† Frank Meza, † Raul Campos Pimentel, † Manuel Souza, † Fernando Pieres,

Baldomiano Juarez, † Natalie Baca, † Rick Shroyer, † Dedreian Erratchu, † LeDora McKechnie,

† Bryan Romero Castro.

La próxima semana habrá una 2da colecta

para a los Seminaristas.

LAS AGUAS BAUTISMALES

Cuando se planta un césped nuevo, debe regarse constantemente. Los

jardineros dicen que esto “teje” el césped al suelo. Lo mismo sucede cuando se injerta una rama a un árbol: el cataplasma que los une debe estar húmedo en todo momento. El agua es lo que mantiene unidas a las células de nuestro cuerpo. Con razón las religiones de todas las épocas y culturas han usado tanto este símbolo. Cuando Jesús se sumerge en el Jordán para ser bautizado, se “teje” a todo aquello que lo precedía. Al sumergirse en el Jordán, se hizo uno con el pueblo de Israel que había cruzado el río para llegar a su Tierra Prometida. Junto a Juan Bautista, Cristo se tejió a la tradición profética que presagiaba la venida del Reino de Dios. Jesús se había convertido plenamente en humano en las aguas del vientre de María y al participar del rito del Bautismo del arrepentimiento, se sintió identificado con nuestra frágil y pecaminosa humanidad. Por las aguas del Bautismo Cristo continúa injertando nuevos miembros a su Cuerpo, la Iglesia; gracias a nuestro destino de vida eterna, por estas aguas somos limpiados del pecado y recibimos la promesa de la gracia. Para nosotros, como para Jesús, las aguas bautismales también inauguran nuestra misión de proclamar la Buena Nueva.

ENSAYO Los salmos se cantan en el hogar

y se practican en las calles. —San Ambrosio

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