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The Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 10, 2016

Jubilee Year of Mercy The goal of the Messiah was to become less and less, to become transparent, like love is. Heavy selfish greed cannot demolish this heavenly plan, but it surely can seem to. To Herod it certainly must have.— John Foley, SJ, Saint Luis University

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Who Are Ill or in Pain: Jimmy McCarthy, Jr., Maureen Shaw, John Hoffman, Margie Heil, Mary Tamargo, George Shorb, Art McNulty, Don Covello, Bill & Joanne Rodgers, Mary Helen Carpenter, Helen Murphy, John Beamon, Phil Mohardt, Larry Gomme, Sara Bardoni, Abbey Moreno, Alicia Bicoy, Maureen O’Rourke, Valerie Jones, Mel Jones, Andy Jones, Mike Wilson, Erling Ribbing, Janice Miller, Chuck Lee, Rosa Maria, Don La Plante, Tom, Maggie Nelson, Jennifer McGlynn, ,Sylvia, Deacon Ruben Sanchez; Sandy requested by George; Mario, Bruce & Trish, Nina Giacometti, Sarah & David, Ed Botta, Ed Fulwider, John R. Sanchez (cousin of Denise Danzart Britton), Alan Carson, Vicki Gonzalez, Jesus Chavez Torres, Sherilyn Parmeter; Aurelia Delgado (Josephina’s mother), Natalia Mendez (mother in law of Mike Nichol’s daughter).

Who Have Been Called to Eternal Life: Frank Danzart II, son of Frank Danzart, brother of Denise Britton; Holly Stefens, Tom Joyce, Jeanie Torr, Ila Donovan, Peg Canelis, Glenn Lynch, Lola Flores, Ethelreda Breig (Cantor Eric Lindenberg’s aunt), Merlin Digman, Charles Prielipp (husband of Helen, long time members of St. Elizabeth’s parish and Guild. No services per his request); DeDe Scovell, Gary Wood, Regine Hetzel.

MASS INTENTIONS: Jan. 10 9:00 AM Jeanetter Boettcher†, Gerard Poierier†, & Edward Marbach†, requested by Susan Poirier Jan. 17 9:00 AM Buzz Korn†, requested by Francine Korn Jan. 23 5:00 PM Bern Gerigk†, requested by Eleanor Gerigk

UPCOMING DATES: NOTICE: NO WEEK DAY MASSES JAN 11-15 Jan 11 Mon First Week in Ordinary Time February 10 Ash Wednesday March 20 Palm Sunday March 27 Easter Sunday

SONOMA COUNTY HOMELESS COUNT: Training for the annual homelss count will be at the Vets Hall on Thursday, January 21st, 2016 at 5:30pm. Catholic Charities collaborates with this annual event. The count will be January 29. Volunteers will deploy from the Vets hall at 6:00 AM to points in West County. For further information vist: http://sonoma-county-homelesscount.wikispaces.com/Volunteer+Information PARISH DONATIONS: Period reflected: Jan 1 thru 3, 2016 St. Elizabeth: $1,827 St. Colman $ 275 Total: $2,102 Thank you for your generosity!

READINGS FOR JAN. 1 THRU 6 2016 Jan 10 SUN: BAPTISM OF THE LORD F Is 40: 1-5. 9-11/ Ps 104: 1b-2. 3-4. 24-25. 27-28. 29-30 (1)/ Ti 2: 11-14; 3: 4-7/ Lk 3: 15-16. 21-22 2016 Jan 11 Mon: Ordinary Weekday 1 Sm 1: 1-8/ Ps 116: 12-13. 14-17. 18-19/ Mk 1: 14-20 2016 Jan 12 Tue: Ordinary Weekday 1 Sm 1: 9-20/ 1 Sm 2: 1. 4-5. 6-7. 8abcd/ Mk 1: 21-28 2016 Jan 13 Wed: Ordinary Weekday/ Hilary, bp, dr 1 Sm 3: 1-10. 19-20/ Ps 40: 2 and 5. 7-8a. 8b-9. 10/ Mk 1: 29-39 2016 Jan 14 Thu: Ordinary Weekday 1 Sm 4: 1-11/ Ps 44: 10-11. 14-15. 24-25/ Mk 1: 40-45 2016 Jan 15 Fri: Ordinary Weekday 1 Sm 8: 4-7. 10-22a/ Ps 89: 16-17. 18-19/ Mk 2: 1-12 2016 Jan 16 Sat: Ordinary Weekday/ BVM 1 Sm 9: 1-4. 17-19; 10: 1/ Ps 21: 2-3. 4-5. 6-7/ Mk 2: 13-17 2016 Jan 17 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 62: 1-5/ Ps 96: 1-2. 2-3. 7-8. 9-10 (3)/ 1 Cor 12: 4-11/ Jn 2: 1-11

ST VINCENT DE PAUL St Vincent de Paul is having their annual luncheon on Friday Jan 22,2016 1pm at St Rose in Santa Rosa. Cost is 20.00. Please join your fellow Vincentians for this wonderful luncheon. Please contact Francine Korn at 869-9341 for more info and to make your reservation. SVDP HOUSE IN A BOX PROGRAM Peggy Wyman, Exec. Dir. of SVDP Sonoma has asked parishes to support the SVDP Disaster Services “House in a Box” program. SVDP is asking parishioners to donate funds to help Lake County fire victims receive “House in the Box” furnishings, described below..

• 3 New beds w box springs/frames (double and twin) • Couch • Dining Room Table and 4 Chairs • Dresser per bedroom • Kitchen Items (dishes, utensils, silverware, pots and pans

and glasses) • Bed linens (sheets, blankets, bedspreads) • Bathroom setup (shower curtain, mat, towels, wash

clothes, shower curtain rings) Cost per box $1800. Mark donations “Lake and Calevaras County Counties California Fire Relief Fund.” Check: Mail to – SVDP, P.O. Box 1095, Rohnert Park, CA. 94927

Credit Card: Call 707-584-1579 and ask for Patty or Cherie or on the SVDP Web Site: www.svdp-Sonoma.org. Thank you for your generosity.

PASTOR’S DESK Greetings! This Sunday is the baptism of our Lord, This week we end the Christmas Season with the second Epiphany of the Lord, His Baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist. The Baptism of the Lord is an epiphany because it is a demonstration to the world that this Jesus is the Son of the God. Some spiritual writers say that whereas the water John used made others holy, Jesus made the water holy. In a similar way some spiritual writers add that through the holiness of his humanity, our humanity was also made holy. Next week I will be at the January Workshop with the rest of the Priest from our Diocese, so there will be NO DAILY MASS NEXT WEEK. The theme of the workshop is THE CORPORATE RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE DIOCESE and will also conduct a Priest’s Council meeting, in addition diocesan matters will be reported and discussed. The 2016 calendars as well as the new “Word Among Us,” is available at the front of the church. Your “Collection Envelops,” are also available at the entrance of the church, please utilize them. I just want to thank Irene and Joan for the hard work that they do doing the Sunday Bulletin. Just a reminder the Sunday Bulletin is an informational matter within the Parish community, as well as what is going on in the Santa Rosa Diocese. It is not a newspaper or gossip column. If anyone wants to volunteer to do the Sunday Bulletin so Irene can have a break from it, it will be greatly appreciated. Congratulation for the new guild officers for the year 2016! They are Jean Koutz, treasurer, Denise Britton, vice president and Francine Korn, president. Peace and Blessings! Fr. Luis LITURGICAL MUSIC CORNER By our Music Director, Rebecca Brown Jan. 3rd, Feast of the Epiphany “The voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased”. These powerful words reveal Jesus to us as Son of God, and they echo the words of St. John the Baptist, “I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God…I have baptized you with water, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire..” Songs for the 9 am Mass: Processional Hymn: We Three Kings (BB # 107) Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo, gloria, gloria! Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra, terra pax! Psalm 72: Lord, ev’ry nation on earth will adore you. Preparation of the Gifts: The First Noel BB 108 Communion Song: What Child is This BB # 109 Recessional Song: Joy to the World BB # 78