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St. Mary Catholic Church www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900
EPIPHANY THE
OF THE LORD JANUARY 5, 2020
THEY OPENED THEIR TREASURES AND OFFERED HIM GIFTS OF GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, AND MYRRH. Matthew 2:11
Dear Friends, It is hard to believe it’s 2020 already. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we ushered in the Millennium? No wonder I’m feeling old! But seriously, a very Happy New Year to all of you, and happy Epiphany on this great week-end. Today we celebrate the coming of the magi – whether they were kings or astrologers or just wise men – they came from distant lands to find and bring gifts to the newborn king. Their presence represents the fact that Je-sus, the Son of God, came to all people everywhere. We, too, are called to discover the Christ in our lives and to bring His presence into the world through our lives of service and care for our brothers and sisters. May the Holy Spirit guide us with wisdom and courage to celebrate this new year in holiness and love. May God bless us, now and always, that we may continue to witness Je-sus among us. Father Fred
The second collection next week-end will be for the ben-efit of our diocesan seminary. Your donation supports vocations to the priesthood.
We may walk many roads when we search for God, and He leads us all the while. The men we honor to-day were not Jews. The Messiah wasn’t coming for them, not in the minds of Jesus’ contemporaries. These men were astrologers. They were adept at reading portents in the sky, a practice condemned in the Mosaic covenant. Still, to the best of their knowledge and awareness, they were seeking the truth. This truth led them to journey from their own homeland to honor a king they’d never met, one they couldn’t be sure truly existed. “‘We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” Who do you know seeks God so tenaciously? “Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,” the Gospel tells us. Who are the seekers in your own life? Maybe it’s your cautiously curious co-worker, the neighbor who unexpectedly found peace on a yoga retreat, or your desperately angry child who has chosen, for now, to go their own way. Perhaps they’re not overtly headed for Jesus now, not yet. But they may well be seekers of truth in ways we didn’t expect. Our invitation is to listen, inquire, and give directions when appropriate. The magi and modern-day seekers can inspire us as well. When is the last time you sought God’s truth so tenaciously? As believers, it can per-haps be easy to become desensitized to the Christmas season and to the miraculous reality we recently celebrated. Mass may have been lovely, but so was the succulent roast beef, the crisp smell of evergreen, and the warm glow of family. Consider asking yourself, “God, do I know you as well as I should? Would I journey as far as the magi to meet You, if I could? Do I journey to meet You daily in prayer? What do those answer say about me, and about our relationship?” Perhaps we, like the magi, can once again be “overjoyed” at seeing the Light of the World. ©LPi
ORGANIZATIONS CYO, Jerry Florence [email protected] 510-504-5954 Charismatic Prayer Group, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Eucharistic Adoration, Mary Johnstone 954-7205 Finance Council, Brian Mulligan 210-1031 Homebound Ministry, Helene Vizcarra 891-8936 Hospital Ministry, Angeles Ron 856-8780 Knights of Columbus, John Cuddihy 286-4515 Respect Life Ministry, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Rosary Makers, Ana Lau 256-4428 St. Vincent de Paul, Barb Erickson 937-2817 Walking with Purpose, Laura Lencioni 997-4379
MASS TIMES Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. & 12:05 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.
Sundays 6:30 a.m. * 8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m. * 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Spanish
6:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
DEVOTIONS
Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (First Fridays all night)
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Fatima Devotion: First Saturday Hispanic Holy Hour: Other Saturdays
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturdays 9:00 a.m.
(at the end of 8:30 Mass)
PARISH OFFICE
2051 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Walnut Creek, CA 94596
OFFICE HOURS
8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday
The second collection today is for Parish Maintenance. Thanks for helping us keep our facilities running in good order.
DATE TIME MASS INTENTION 01/04 4:30 pm John McDonough (L)
01/05 6:30 am Priscilo Guilles
8:00 am The People of St. Mary Parish
9:30 am Lisa Sangiacomo
11:00 am Tom Wainwright
1:00 pm Rudolph Tranka
6:00 pm Annie Ten
01/06 6:30 am Jack Meinbress
12:05 pm Patricia Trapani
01/07 6:30 am Don & Lucille Stull
12:05 pm Andrew Baker (L) B’D’
01/08 6:30 am Henry Segalas, Jr.
12:05 pm Tammi Brown
01/09 6:30 am Michael Busbee
12:05 pm Lorraine Black
01/10 6:30 am James DuBois
8:15 am St. Mary School Community
12:05 pm Johnny Randle
01/11 8:30 am Regina Johnstone
MASS SCHEDULE
PRAY FOR THE SICK
Staff and Administration
Parish Office 891-8900 Fax 934-1358 Fr. Fred Riccio, [email protected] Pastor 891-8900 Fr. Dante Tamayo , [email protected] Parochial Vicar 891-8900 Fr. John Blaker, 891-8900 In residence Ana Lau, [email protected] Office Manager 891-8908 Aileen Baker, [email protected] Bookkeeper 891-8911
Faith Formation
Mary Kerfs, [email protected] Administrative Assistant 891-8939 Tim Mannix, RCIA & [email protected] Liturgy Coordinator 891-8921 Austin Pisciotto [email protected] Grades 4-8 891-8944 Maureen Tiffany [email protected] Grades K-3 891-8942 Heather Abraham, [email protected] Confirmation 891-8934
School
Office 935-5054 [email protected] Website: www.st-mary.net Alumni: [email protected] Garrett Padia, Principal 935-5054 Advisory Council Joel Williams, President 768-6711 Parents Club Shannon Crvarich, Co-President 949-973-8046 Lisa Kavanagh, Co-President 768-9890
Allison Flamez Margarita Caracas Elsa de Rossi Monica Jara Ana Alvarez Isabel Castillo Susana Jaime Maria Vargas Anthony De Cristoforo Rosalinda Reyes Annabelle Semira Joseph Suta Jeanine Gordon Christine Pollnow Wayne Alba Mary Alba Jake Johnston Bill Clark Art Coombes Diane Hewson
Tyler Coolie Clarissa Gutierrez
Julia Rodriguez Fred & Emilia Sohn
Raul Gonzalez Helen Budde Raquel Zittel
Dominador Hontucan Quinn Gurnett
Oralee Floria Henry Escano
Mary McLoughlin Angela Regan
Beverly Regan Josefina Zabat
Audry Robinson Loretta Holmes
Nancie Campi Bob Bussani Betty Baker
The Star of Bethlehem Long before His Son was born,
Before the world was new, God walked through all the stars He made…
The ones we wish on too. He walked until He found a Star
Perfect for His Plan… To be a sign His Son was born,
Savior to all men. He took it from its rightful place
And gave it a command. “Do not shine ‘til Christmas Eve
Comes upon the land.” At last the sacred night arrived,
God hung it in the sky Just above a little stable
And the heavens breathed a sigh. It led the shepherds to God’s Son
And led the Wise Men, too. It stayed until God said to it, “Your job, at last, is through.” So back it went into its place,
Its mission, now was done. Of bringing light to all the world
By pointing to the Son. Margaret Peterson
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR January 6-12
FF = Faith Formation Center SA = St. Anthony Rm. (near parish hall) SE = St. Elizabeth Hall (Conf. Rm.) SJ = St. Joseph Room SM= St. Michael Room SP = St. Peter Room
MONDAY, JANUARY 6
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 7:00 AM Men of St. Joseph/SA 7:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/SA 7:00 PM Faith Form. 6th-7th-8th Gr/FF 7:30 PM Choir Practice/Church
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 6:45 PM Encounter Youth Group/SE 7:00 PM Catholic Man Night/Chapel 7:00 PM Charismatic Prayer/FF-SM
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/Chapel 4:00 PM Faith Formation 4th-5th Gr/SE 7:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/Church 7:00 PM Young Adults/SA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/Chapel 7:00 PM Hisp. Choir Practice/SA
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 8:00 AM Men’s Prayer Group/FF-SM 9:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration/Chapel
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 9:30 AM Faith Formation K-3rd/FF 10:30 AM RCIA/FF-SJ 11:00 AM Hispanic Faith Form./FF 4:00 PM Band Practice/Church
St. Mary Church has subscribed to the online software Ad-oration Pro for Eu-charistic Adoration scheduling in the chapel. The link for scheduling is adorationpro.org/maryca. You can schedule for weekly adora-tion or even if you are visiting. For adoration hours, contact Mary Johnstone ([email protected]). For help with Adoration Pro software, contact Cecil D'Souza ([email protected]).
St. Mary School Musical Theater
Presents
Disney’s Frozen Jr.
featuring After School Enrichment Class
Danville Village Theatre
233 Front Street, Danville
Sat., January 11: 11am & 6pm Sun., January 12: 2 & 6 pm
Tickets are $20 and may be pur-chased 30 minutes prior to curtain time at the theater box office, or online at Villagetheatreshows.com Information at 925-314-3463 or 925-451-3027
Saturday, January 11, 7:30 PM
St. Albert Priory 5890 Birch Ct., Oakland.
Join Fr. Michael Mascari, OP, Aca-demic Dean of Aquinas Institute of
Theology for this talk on St. Gregory.
One of your best New Year Resolutions!
Get the year started off right! Adoration and Rosary for men, Wednesday, January 8, at 7pm in the Adoration Chapel. Be with God for an hour, and join like-minded men for fellowship af-terward. Rosaries and cheat sheets provided. Food and drink follow. Invite a friend. Questions? Contact [email protected]
Looking for a different way to become a better Man, Father, or Grandfather in 2020? Check out the Men of St Joseph. Like St Jo-seph, we keep Jesus close by reading the Gospel and discuss-ing. Simple, practical, and real. Give it shot! Tuesdays 7am in the St Anthony room. Questions: [email protected]
Free Lecture
Praying with the Fathers of the Church: St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Lord’s Prayer
THE VINEYARD St. Mary Church
YOUTH MINISTRY (K-12) LITTLE SAINTS K- 3rd Sunday 9:30am - 11:00am
ROCK 4th - 5th Grade Thursday 4:00pm - 5:30pm
BLAST 6th Grade Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm
EDGE 7th - 8th Grade Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm
CONFIRMATION Call for info
YOUTH GROUP 9th - 12th Grade Wednesday 6:50pm - 8:00pm
Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Office 925-891-8939 [email protected] Sunday– Thursday 8:30—5:30pm
Catequesis en español Ages 6-13yrs Sunday 11:15am - 12:45pm
Disciples in Training
Faith Formation
Youth Ministry
First-Sacraments Families should be working with your children to complete
Chapter Four of your Blessed book by the date of our First Reconciliation Retreat
on January 26! For more info, visit: stmary-wc.org
Click On: Grow in Faith/H.S. Youth Group
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Like the Magi, may we also journey and be
attentive, untiring and courageous on the path to find the invisible God who
was born among us. Amen
-Pope Francis
WE NEED ADULT VOLUNTEERS TO
ASSIST IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP WEDNESDAYS
FROM 6:50-8:00PM! FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP:
FOR MORE INFO: 925-891-8939 [email protected]
Faith Formation and Youth Ministries resume this week beginning with Edge on Tuesday, January 7.
If you are looking to get your children and teens involved in one of
our Faith Formation ministries, visit us at: stmary-wc.org and click on: “Grow In Faith”
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Sal 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Martes: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Sal 72 (71):1-4, 7- 8; Mc 6:34-44 Miércoles: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 10, 12-13; Mc 6:45-52 Jueves: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lc 4:14-22a Viernes: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Sal 147:12-15, 19-20; Lc 5:12-16 Sábado: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Domingo: Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Sal 29 (28):1-4, 3, 9-10; Hch 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17
¡FELIZ DIA DE REYES!
FECHAS IMPORTANTES
Enero 5, NO HAY CLASE Enero 12, Clase 11:15am REUNION DE PADRES
925)357-3048 [email protected]
La Epifanía del Señor es una de las solemnidades que más disfrutan los niños en la co-munidad hispana (Fiesta de los Reyes Magos), por aquello de que llegan los regalos y las piñatas llenando de alegría este tiempo navideño. Las familias se preparan para la ocasión y disfrutan el reunirse con amigos y familiares cercanos. Sin embargo, aparte de regalos y fiesta, hay muchas cosas que aprender sobre está solemnidad y, una de ellas es lo que significa la palabra Epifanía, Manifestación del Señor. Cristo se revela de muchas maneras, como Señor y Rey; y es importante como Dios se manifiesta en Jesús con hechos (Milagros). Todas las manifestaciones de Jesús en su tiempo histórico fueron luces de amor para la humanidad. Las lecturas de hoy, de alguna manera, y de formas diferentes, manifiestan quién es Cristo para el que cree en Él. El profeta Isaías dice: “Levanta los ojos y mira alrededor: todos se reúnen y vienen a ti; tus hijos llegan de lejos, a tus hijas las traen en brazos.” San Pablo aclara que
“también los paganos son coherederos de la misma herencia, miembros del mismo cuerpo y partícipes de la misma promesa en Jesucristo.” El Evangelio de Mateo nos orienta hacia el punto clave de quien se manifiesta: “Y tú, Belén, tierra de Judá, no eres en manera alguna la menor entre las ciudades ilustres de Judá, pues de ti saldrá un jefe, que será el pastor de mi pueblo, Israel”. Estos pasajes de la Sagrada Escritura muestran la uni-versalidad del Mesías, que ha venido a redimir a toda la humanidad. ¡Feliz Epifanía! ©LPi
LUZ DEL MUNDO Se puede entender la Epifanía como una extensión de la Natividad del Señor que celebramos el 25 de dic-iembre. En la Navidad celebramos la venida de Jesús como el rey y Mesías tan esperado por el pueblo judío, y en la Epifanía celebramos la revelación de Jesús como el Salvador y la Luz de las naciones; es decir, de ju-díos, gentiles y de todos los pueblos. La estrella brilla con tanto fulgor que atrae a los magos que vienen de países distantes para adorar a Jesús. No son judíos, y sin embargo se ven atraídos al que es la Luz del Mundo. La carta a los efesios revela que la Luz del Mundo era tanto para gentiles como para judíos, pues Cristo reúne a todos los pueblos en la luz de su amor. La lectura de Isaías también describe a diversos pueblos que vienen, pero esta vez les atrae la luz que emana del pueblo de Dios. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
De tierra lejana Venimos a verte;
Nos trajo por guía La Estrella de Oriente.
El buey como humilde, Las pajas le echaba;
La mulita coja Lo descobijaba.
Llegaron los Reyes Que no habían venido;
Llegan refrescando Los campos floridos.
Al recién nacido Que es Rey de los Reyes,
Oro le regalan Para ornar su frente.
Denme mi Aguinaldo Con aquel cariño
Con que se lo dieron Los Reyes al Niño.
(Tradicional de Puerto Rico)