Bulletin Archive for 2012
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THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
December 30, 2012
Dying of loneliness
In an audience, Pope Paul VI told how one day when he was Archbishop of Milan, he went out on parish visitation. During the course of the visitation he found an old woman living alone. “How are you?” he asked her. “Not bad,” she answered. “I have enough food, and I’m not suffering from the cold.” “You must be reasonably happy then?” he said. “No, I’m not,” she said as she started to cry, “You see, my son and daughter-in-law never come to see me. I’m dying of loneliness.” Afterwards he was haunted by the phrase, “I’m dying of loneliness.” And the Pope concluded: “Food and warmth are not enough in themselves. People need something more. They need our presence, our time, our love. They need to be touched, to be reassured that they are not forgotten”
(Flor McCarthy in New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies)
Cancer, heart disease and family relationship.
A few years ago, a study was undertaken to find the U.S. city with the lowest incidence of cancer and heart disease. The winner was Rosette, Pennsylvania. Soon experts descended upon the city, expecting to see a town populated by non-smokers, people who ate the correct food, took regular exercise and kept close track of their cholesterol. To their great surprise, however, the researchers discovered that none of the above was true. They found instead that the city’s good health was tied to the close family bonds that prevailed within the community. This suggests that there is much to be said for a close and loving family relationship
(Robert Duggan & Richard Jajac).
On the last Sunday of the year, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. On this feast day we are offering our own families and all their members on the altar for God’s blessing.
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MASS INTENTIONS Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Oliver Family
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Normand E. Plouffe
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Mark Walsh
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Paul & Irene Devlin
Friday 10:00 a.m. Tricia & Luis
Mederos
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday December 22 & 23, 2012
Total Plate $ 937.00
EFT 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,343.00
God bless your generosity…!
Tuesday January 1st 2013 Octave of Christmas
The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God
Mass at 10:00 a.m.
(In the ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles: Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Los Angeles; the solemnity of Mary Mother of God is not observed as a holy day of obligation.)
Retrouvaille
A Life for Marriage
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriage. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped 10’s of 100’s couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on Jan 18-20, 2013, call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCa.com or visit the web site at www.Help OurMarriage.com
Wednesday January 9, 2013
Men’s Club Meeting and Dinner
at 6:30 p.m. We have very good support for one another.
All men WELCOME!!!
At the End of the Year
The particular mind of the ocean filling the coastline’s longing with such brief harvest.
Of elegant, vanishing waves is like the mind of time opening the shapes of days.
As this year draws to its end, we give thanks for the gifts it brought and how they became inlaid within; where neither time nor tide can touch them.
The days when the veil lifted and the soul could see delight; when a quiver caressed the heart, in the sheer exuberance of being here…
The slow, brooding times, when all was awkward and the wave in the mind pierced every sore with salt…
The darkened days that stopped the confidence of the dawn. Days when beloved faces shone brighter with light from beyond themselves; and from the granite of some secret sorrow a stream of buried tears loosened.
We bless this year for all we learned, for all we loved and lost and for the quiet way it brought us nearer to our invisible destination.
(Benedictus A book of Blessings by John O’Donohue)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 23, 2012
“At least I made a difference to that one!”
A little girl was walking along a beach covered with thousands of starfish left dying by the receding tide. Seeking to help, she started picking up the dying starfish and tossing them back into the ocean. A man who watched her with amusement, said, “Little girl, there are hundreds of starfish on the beach. You cannot make a difference by putting a few of them back into the sea.” Discouraged, she began to walk away. Suddenly, she turned around, picked up another starfish, and tossed it into the sea. Turning to the man, she smiled and said, “At least I made a difference to that one!”
Today’s gospel tells us how Mary, a village girl carrying Jesus in her womb, made a difference in their lives of her cousin Elizabeth and of the child in her womb. The child John, as he grew up, helped Mary’s Son to transform the history of mankind by preparing the way for the Messiah. The starfish story suggests that each person, no matter how unimportant, may truly benefit from our work, and that any service, however small, is valuable. The story also shows how seemingly hopeless problems can be solved by taking the first step.
“Thanks for the money, but what I really needed was a handshake.”
Composer and performer Bradley James has set Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s teachings and prayers to music in the internationally acclaimed recording, Gift of Love; Music to the Words and Prayers of Mother Teresa. Bradley remembers her teaching: “Mother said we don’t have to go to Calcutta to help the poor; rather, we must help them right in front of us.” He applied this lesson when he encountered a homeless beggar on the streets of San Francisco. Bradley placed some money in his metal cup, then reached out and shook the man’s hand. The recipient gave him a big smile, and the two exchanged names and small talk. Bradley recalls: “Then he pulled me a little closer and said, ‘Thanks for the money, but what I really needed was a handshake.” In this incident it was not the coin, but the gift of human dignity and the love of Christ that Bradley James brought to the beggar through the handshake and his fraternal presence.
In effect, Bradley replicated in his life and experience the joyful mystery of the Lord’s visitation (cf. Luke 1:39-45) described in today’s gospel.
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth. There is a saying, “He (she) who is on fire cannot sit on a chair.” Mary, filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit, hurried to the mountain country where Elizabeth lived, there by conveying the Holy Spirit to her cousin and her child. Like all good Jews, whatever Mary did was prompted by her commitment to God’s word in her life.
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“Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.
While the Shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen.”
(Luke 2:19-20)
MASS INTENTIONS December 22 - 28
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Normand E.Plouffe
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + James Brady
Monday 5:00 p.m. + Becky Estrada
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. + Robert Dorn
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Parishioners
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Duncan Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Eufrosina Evanglista
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday December 15 & 16, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,224.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,630.00
Second Collection for Maintenance was
$393.00
Thank you for your generosity to the Parish in many ways. God bless you and your family!
The Lord is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad. The heavens proclaim his justice, and all people see his glory.
Hello, Father Eugenio:
From the bottom of my heart I give thanks for those Christ Child parishioners who made it possible for the children and their families to have such smiles. It was for me, and everyone who took part in this work, a pleasure to be part of such a blessing. I hope that God, who is rich in compassion, blesses everyone involved in Saturday’s activities with every type of grace in their homes, work and ministries. One again, we are thankful for your ministry and the wealth of your priesthood. Flora
Annual Giving at Greenfield!!!
Retrouvaille
A Life for Marriage
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriage. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped 10’s of 100’s couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on Jan. 18-20, 2013 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCa.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Men’s Club Meeting
We will be having the meeting on 2nd Wednesday of the month which in January is the 9th. Gather at 6:30 pm and dinner at 7 pm.
We have very good support for one another.
Every men WELCOME!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 16, 2012
“Don’t you give out warnings?”
Patricia Greenlee tells a story about her son who is a West Virginia state trooper. Once he stopped a woman for going 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. After he handed her a ticket, she asked him, “Don’t you give out warnings?” “Yes, ma’am,” he replied. “They’re all up and down the road. They say, “Speed Limit 55.” People have a tendency to disregard the warning signs, don’t they? Sometimes with dire consequences.
Today’s gospel presents John the Baptist warning the Jews of the need of repentance and conversion with prophetic courage.
South Padre Island causeway tragedy
A few years ago, a barge hit a support beam on the causeway going from Port Isabel to South Padre Island in far south Texas. As a result, a portion of the causeway plunged into the Laguna Madre. This all happened during the very early morning hours. Before any indication of this accident was conveyed to anybody, seven or eight automobiles drove through the opening and plummeted into the water several hundred feet below. Every person in those cars died. It look several hours before authorities on both ends of the causeway were notified and all traffic warned of the disaster and the tragedy. It was a horrible event. Even worse, business on the island suffered greatly, as this bridge was the only way for trucks, cars or vacationers to reach the island. Many were angry that plans needed to be canceled, businesses had to be shut down, and only ferries could be used to get to and depart from the island. Now if we had been heading for South Padre Island that morning, would we not have rejoiced that the warning was there and that we had been warned, not left to discover, tragically, the reason for the emptiness of the broken causeway?
In today’s gospel, John is warning a “brood of vipers” that they have to repent and renew their lives, if they are to receive the long awaited Messiah into their midst.
Today’s is called “Gaudete” Sunday because today’s Mass begins with the opening antiphon, “Gaudete in Domino semper” (“Rejoice in the Lord always”). Today we light the rose candle of the Advent wreath to express our communal joy in the coming of Jesus, as our Savior.
Advent is a time for joy, not only because we are anticipating anniversary of the birth of Jesus, but also because God is already in our midst. Christian joy does not come from the absence of sorrow, pain or trouble, but from an awareness of the presence of Christ within our souls.
CONFESSIONS:
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For Pregnancy Support:
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MASS INTENTIONS December 15 – 21
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Martha K.
Schoenfeld
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Andrew & Luella
Domers
+ Mariela Montalvo
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Oliver Family
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. + Mariela Montalvo
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Gerald E. Villemaire
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Sheila O’Regan
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday December 8 & 9, 2012 Total Plate $ 964.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,370.00
God bless your generosity…!
STRUDEL SALE
Strudel will be ready to be picked up after up Mass on Dec. 12/15 & 16 Questions-Contact Gina Boisvert at 656-7677
PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY
Last Sunday very enjoyable celebration because all around the table were friends. Thank you for being there and thanks to everybody who worked so hard to make it happen.
The Christmas Season
Monday - December 24th
VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS Mass
At 5:00 p.m.
December 25 - Tuesday
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Mass at 10:00 a.m.
The Tradition of the Christmas Crib
Following a beautiful and firmly-rooted tradition, many families set up their crib immediately after the feast of the Immaculate Conception, as if to relive with Mary those days full of trepidation that preceded the birth of Jesus. Putting up the crib at home can be a simple but effective way of presenting faith, to pass it on to one’s children. The crib helps us contemplate the mystery of God’s love that was revealed in the poverty and simplicity of the Bethlehem Grotto.
Saint Francis of Assisi was so taken by the mystery of the Incarnation that he wanted to present it anew at Grecio in the living nativity scene, thus beginning an old, popular tradition that still retains its value for evangelization today.
Pope Benedict XVI
Think about Separation or Divorce? Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how to save that marriage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. It helps spouses uncover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on January 18-20, 2013, call 831 479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 9, 2012
Preparation for VIPs
When the president or prime minister of a country is scheduled to make a public appearance, his staff prepares weeks and even months in advance to make certain that the proper protocol will be observed and the leader’s security will be assured. Similarly, detailed preparation precedes the appearance of religious leader like the Pope. Programs are scheduled, choral presentations are practiced, gifts are bought and special persons are chosen to present them in the most gracious manner possible, so that the honored one is duly recognized and appreciated. Careful planning also accompanies the appearance of other political figures, celebrity entertainers and rock singers. When rock stars like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen made a tour, elaborate preparations were made for their coming. If they came to the Silver dome in Pontiac, Michigan, for example, their entourage would travel there ahead of time to get things ready for the concert. Stages would be set; lighting would be adjusted; every care would be taken so that the needs and whims of each guest would be fully accommodated.
In fact, one wonders if today’s gospel about John the Baptist proclaiming the coming of Jesus applies more to modern rock stars than it does to the true Messiah.
Only when we put the same care and commitment into our spiritual Christmas preparations that rock stars put into their musical performances, will “all mankind begin to see the salvation of God.”
The Second Sunday of Advent challenges us to prepare a royal highway in our hearts for Jesus so that we may receive him as our saving God during Christmas. We should also be prepared for his daily coming into our lives in the Eucharist, in the Holy Bible and in the praying community. Finally, we are asked to be ready to meet him as our judge on his Second Coming, at the end of our lives and at the end of the world.
“The wolf and the lamb shall graze alike, and the lion shall eat hay like the ox but the serpent’s food shall be dust. None shall hurt or destroy on my holy mountain, say the Lord.’
Isaiah 65:25
CONFESSIONS:
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MASS INTENTIONS December 8 - 14
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Jerry Muth
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Kerts family
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Parishioners
Thursday 9:00 a.m. Oliver family
Friday 8:00 a.m.
December 12, 2012 Wednesday
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Today’s feast recalls the apparitions of Mary at the hill of Tepeyac from 9 to 12 December, 1531 to the native convert, Juan Diego; know to the Aztecs as Tecoatlaxope (or de Guadalupe in Spanish), meaning “she will crush the serpent of stone.”
Mass at 7:00 p.m.
“Hot chocolate” after the mass
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday December 1 & 2, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,181.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,587.00
God bless your generosity!!!
Ninth Annual Giving at Greenfield
Dec 15 @ 9 AM Caravan to Greenfield to deliver gifts.
Contact Fr. Eugenio (353-2210) or Karen Joesten (353-2020) if you need special arrangements.
WE really appreciate the wonderful response to the Annual Coat Drive. We’re doing great but need to obtain more women’s’ and children’s’ coats and jackets.
Thank you and May God bless.
The Christmas Season
Christmas Eve Monday December 24th
VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS
Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25th
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Mass at 10:00 a.m.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
ENVELOPES AVAILABLE
Christmas flower donation envelopes are available on the entrance of the church
Thank you for your support.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confession)
Wednesday December 12th at 6:00 p.m.
Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight his paths: all flesh shall see the salvation of GOD.
We need to repent and seek forgiveness from God and fellow-human beings
John’s message calls us to confront and confess our sins. We have to turn away from them in sincere repentance and receive God’s forgiveness. There are basically two reasons why people who have recognized their sins fall to receive forgiveness. Jesus is very explicit about this in Matthew 6:14 and 15. He says, “For if you forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. “
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 2, 2012
Advent
Advent is a time of waiting for Christ, allowing him to be reborn in our lives. It is also a time for renewing our lives by reflecting on and experiencing the several coming (advents) of Christ into our lives. Besides his first coming at his birth, Jesus comes to our lives through the sacraments (especially the Eucharist), through the Word of God, through the worshipping community, at the moment of our death and, finally, in his Second Coming to judge the world.
Be patient; be faithful: Be faithful.
Remember Albert Einstein’s words after the Second World War: “As a lover of freedom, when the revolution came in Germany, I looked to the universities to defend it, knowing that they had always boasted of their devotion to the cause of truth; but no, the universities were immediately silenced. Then I looked to the great editors of the newspapers, whose flaming editorials in days gone by had proclaimed their love of freedom; but they, like the universities were silenced in a few short weeks. Only the Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration for it, because the Church alone has had the courage to stand for intellectual truth, and moral freedom. I am forced to confess that what I once despised, now I praise unreservedly.”
We are Christ’s body in the world today. Be patient. Be faithful. It is the message of today’s gospel and Advent.
We need to prepare ourselves for Christ’s second coming by allowing him to be reborn daily in our lives. Advent is the time for us to make this preparation by repenting for our sins, by renewing our lives through prayer, penance, and by sharing our blessings with others.
A message of warning and hope: The Church begins the Advent season of liturgical year C by presenting the second coming of Christ in glory, in order to give us a vision of our future glory in heaven and to show us the preparation needed for it. The Church reminds us that we are accountable for our lives before Christ the Judge.
Jesus says: “Stand up, raise your heads, because your salvation is near”
(Luke 21:28)
CONFESSIONS:
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BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
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For Pregnancy Support:
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MASS INTENTIONS December 1 - 7
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Nan Joester
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Kerts’ family
Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Aurora Ruiz
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Aurelio Arámburo
Friday 7:00 p.m. Parishioners
Today First Sunday Advent December 1 & 2 in the Mass we have the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
“MARANATHA”
(Rev 22:20)
“Come, Lord JESUS.”
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Wednesday December 12 at 6:00 p.m.
And Mass at 7:00 P.M. in honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday December 7th Mass at 7:00 p.m.
After this mass Adoration
& Saturday December 8th at 9:00 a.m.
Patronal Feast Day of the United States of America
(Holy Day of Obligation)
Joke
Sign on a church bulletin board:
“Merry Christmas to our Christian friends.
Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends.
And to our atheist friends, good luck.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday November 24 & 25, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,134.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,540.00
God bless your generosity…!
STRUDEL SALE
We are taking orders this week-end for Strudels for Christmas. Large $30 and Small $20.
Strudel Club $300/200 per annum. Receive a strudel every month – buy 10 – get 2 free.
Delicious way of supporting our Church!
Questions & Phone Orders… Contact Gina Boisvert at 408 656-7877 or order after Mass.
Ninth Annual Giving at Greenfield
Did you miss adopting a Greenfield family? Consider donating a gently used toy, stuffed animal, or book. Join us on Dec. 15th Saturday to deliver the gifts. Contact Karen (408)353-2020
CANTATA – SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th at 7:00 p.m. Mormon Church!!!
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR THE PARISH!!!
Sunday December 9th after 10.00am Mass.
CHRISTMAS MASSES
Christmas Eve - Monday December 24th
Vigil of Christmas Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Day -Tuesday December 25th
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass at 10:00 a.m.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
THE KING
(34th and the last Sunday of
Ordinary Time)
November 25, 2012
Long live Christ the King!
In the 1920s, a totalitarian regime gained control of Mexico and it tried to suppress the Church. To resist the regime, many Christian took up the cry, “Viva Cristo Rey!” Long live Christ the King! They called themselves “Cristeros.” The most famous Cristero was a young Jesuit priest name Padre Miguel Pro. Using various disguises, Padre Pro ministered to the people of Mexico City. Finally the government arrested him and sentenced him to public execution on November 23, 1927. The president of Mexico (Plutarco Elias Calles) thought that Padre Pro would beg for mercy, so he invited the press to the execution. Padre Pro did not plead for his life, but instead knelt holding a crucifix. When he finished his prayer, he kissed the crucifix and stood up. Holding the crucifix in his right hand, he extended his arms and shouted, “Viva Cristo Rey” “Long lives Christ the King!” At that moment the soldiers fired. The journalists took pictures; if you look up “Padre Pro” or “Saint Miguel Pro” on the Internet, you can see that picture.
On His Majesty’s Service
Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, was brought before the Roman authorities and told to curse Christ and he would be released. He replied, “Eighty-six years have I served him, and he has done me no wrong: how then can I blaspheme my king Jesus Christ who saved me?” The Roman officer replied, “Unless you change your mind, I will have you burnt.” But Polycarp said, “You threaten a fire that burns for an hour, and after a while is quenched; for are ignorant of the judgment to come and everlasting punishment for ungodly. Do what you wish.”
The Church’s liturgical year concludes with this feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to celebrate the jubilee year and the 16th centenary of the Council of Nicaea. Instituting this feast, Pope Pius XI proclaimed: “Pax Christi in regno Christi” (the peace of Christ in the reign of Christ).
We need to assess our commitment to Christ the King today.
We need to give Jesus control over our lives.
We need to follow Christ the King’s lesson of humble service to the truth.
We need to obey the Law of love of Christ the king. Citizens of Christ’s kingdom are expected to observe only one major law –the law of love.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS November 24 - 30
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Gerald Willimarre
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Vincent Del Vecchio
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Kerts family
Thursday 9:00 a.m. + Aurora Ruiz
Friday 8:00 a.m. Andrew & Luella
Domers
“I believe, O Lord, but strengthen my faith. Heart of Jesus, I love you, but increase my love. Heart of Jesus, I trust you, but give vigor to my confidence.”
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, priest, martyr
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday November 17 & 18, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,527.26
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,933.26
Second Collection Catholic Campaign for Human Development was $351.95
God bless your generosity, you make the difference in the life of the Parish and others. Thank you!
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from the Greenfield community. Sign up this weekend for a family after mass. We will deliver gifts on Saturday, December 15th. Contact Karen at 353-2020 if you have any questions.
STRUDEL SALE
We are taking orders this week-end for Strudels for Christmas. Large $30 and Small $20.
Strudel Club $300/200 per annum. Receive a strudel every month – buy 10 – get 2 free.
Delicious way of supporting our Church!
Questions & Phone Orders… Contact Gina Boisvert at 408 656-7877 or order after Mass.
ADVENT 2012
Events for the Parish:
Please join us for the 2012 Greenfield Coat Drive!!!
Any gently used coats, jackets, or vests are appreciated. All sizes are needed. Collection box is located in the foyer. For information contact Joe & Andrea 408 353-3101
First Sunday of Advent of December 1 & 2 Saturday & Sunday in the mass Anointing of the Sick
Mass of Immaculate Conception Friday 7 Vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. after this mass Adoration. Saturday December 8 at 9:00 a.m. Mass.
Sunday December 9 after the Mass at 10:00 a.m. CHRISTMAS PARTY!
December 15 Saturday Go to Greenfield to give the gifts for the people in need and connected.
CANTATA – SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th at 7:00 p.m. Mormon Church!!!
Please join us to celebrate this Holiday Season.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
THE KING
(34th and the last Sunday of
Ordinary Time)
November 25, 2012
Long live Christ the King!
In the 1920s, a totalitarian regime gained control of Mexico and it tried to suppress the Church. To resist the regime, many Christian took up the cry, “Viva Cristo Rey!” Long live Christ the King! They called themselves “Cristeros.” The most famous Cristero was a young Jesuit priest name Padre Miguel Pro. Using various disguises, Padre Pro ministered to the people of Mexico City. Finally the government arrested him and sentenced him to public execution on November 23, 1927. The president of Mexico (Plutarco Elias Calles) thought that Padre Pro would beg for mercy, so he invited the press to the execution. Padre Pro did not plead for his life, but instead knelt holding a crucifix. When he finished his prayer, he kissed the crucifix and stood up. Holding the crucifix in his right hand, he extended his arms and shouted, “Viva Cristo Rey” “Long lives Christ the King!” At that moment the soldiers fired. The journalists took pictures; if you look up “Padre Pro” or “Saint Miguel Pro” on the Internet, you can see that picture.
On His Majesty’s Service
Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, was brought before the Roman authorities and told to curse Christ and he would be released. He replied, “Eighty-six years have I served him, and he has done me no wrong: how then can I blaspheme my king Jesus Christ who saved me?” The Roman officer replied, “Unless you change your mind, I will have you burnt.” But Polycarp said, “You threaten a fire that burns for an hour, and after a while is quenched; for are ignorant of the judgment to come and everlasting punishment for ungodly. Do what you wish.”
The Church’s liturgical year concludes with this feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to celebrate the jubilee year and the 16th centenary of the Council of Nicaea. Instituting this feast, Pope Pius XI proclaimed: “Pax Christi in regno Christi” (the peace of Christ in the reign of Christ).
We need to assess our commitment to Christ the King today.
We need to give Jesus control over our lives.
We need to follow Christ the King’s lesson of humble service to the truth.
We need to obey the Law of love of Christ the king. Citizens of Christ’s kingdom are expected to observe only one major law –the law of love.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS November 24 - 30
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Gerald Willimarre
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Vincent Del Vecchio
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Kerts family
Thursday 9:00 a.m. + Aurora Ruiz
Friday 8:00 a.m. Andrew & Luella
Domers
“I believe, O Lord, but strengthen my faith. Heart of Jesus, I love you, but increase my love. Heart of Jesus, I trust you, but give vigor to my confidence.”
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, priest and martyr
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday November 17 & 18, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,527.26
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,933.26
Second Collection for Catholic Campaign for Human Development was $351.95
God bless your generosity, you make a difference in the Parish and the lives of others. Thank you!
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from the Greenfield community. Sign up this weekend for a family after mass. We will deliver gifts on Saturday, December 15th. Contact Karen at 353-2020 if you have any questions.
STRUDEL SALE
We are taking orders this week-end and give to you for Christmas: small and large ones this year.
Large $25 and 2 Small ones $30 Great for holiday gifts!
Delicious way of supporting our Church!
Questions & Phone Orders… Contact Gina Boisvert at 408 656-7877 or order after Mass.
ADVENT 2012
Events for the Parish:
Please join us for the 2012 Greenfield Coat Drive!!!
Any gently used coats, jackets, or vests are appreciated. All sizes are needed. Collection box is located in the foyer. For information contact Joe & Andrea 408 353-3101
First Sunday of Advent of December 1 & 2 Saturday & Sunday in mass Anointing of the Sick
Mass of Immaculate Conception Friday the 7th Vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. after this mass there will be adoration. Mass Saturday December 8 at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday December 9 after Mass at 10:00 a.m. CHRISTMAS PARTY!
December 12, Wednesday, Men’s Club at 6:30 p.m. Christmas Dinner!!!
Please bring good food to share!!!
Together we celebrate Christmas…
December 15, Saturday, Go to Greenfield to give the gifts to the people in need.
CANTATA – SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th at 7:00 p.m. Mormon Church!!!
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
November 18, 2012
The End time phobia
French “prophet” and astrologer Nostradamus (1503-1566) foretold that the world would end when Easter fell on April 25. This happened in 1666, 1734, 1886 and 1943; it will occur again in 2038.
In 1379, St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419), a Spanish Dominican monk, basing his prediction on the number of verses in the Book of Psalms (2,537 verses), predicted the demise of the world in AD 3936.
By the end of 1998, the Mount of Olives Hotel, run by Palestinian Muslims, wrote to 2,000 Protestant Christian groups in the U.S. asking “How would you like to be reserving your rooms at the Mount of Olives Hotel, to wait for ‘second coming’ of Jesus on the first day of the new millennium, 2000 A.D.?...
Hence, today’s reading remind us that we should be well prepared and always ready to meet Jesus at any time, daily in our brothers and sisters and at the end of our lives or the end of the world, whichever comes first.
Bingo first!
Who cares about the Second coming?
There is a second group of people who ignore Christ’s Parousia and stick to their addictions.
A woman was hurrying home from work. This was her Bingo night.
Suddenly she spotted this fellow standing on the edge of the pavement holding aloft a placard, which read: The end of the world is near. She went up to him and said, ‘You say the end of the world is near.’ ‘That’s right, missus,’ he replied. ‘But are you sure?’ ‘Quite sure, missus.’ ‘And you say it’s near.’ ‘Yes, missus.’ ‘How near?’ ‘Oh, very near.’ ‘Could you be more precise?’ ‘This very night, Missus.’ She paused for a moment to reflect on this. Then in a voice full of anxiety, she asked, ‘Tell me, son. Will it be before or after Bingo?’
(Flor McCarthy in New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS November 17 - 23
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Lola Schaefer
+ Mariela Montalvo
+ James Fredy
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Antonio and Alix
Pitre
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Kirkham Family
Thursday 9:00 a.m. Joe Mergl
Friday 8:00 a.m. Lizabeth Stafford
Rains
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday November 10 & 11, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,219.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,625.00
God bless your generosity, you make the difference in the life of the Parish. Thank you!
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from the Greenfield community. We will have the family information available after Mass on Nov 17, 19, 24 and 25 and we will deliver gifts on Saturday, December 15th. Contact Karen Joesten at (408) 353-2020 if you have any questions.
Apple Strudel Time!!
It’s that time of year again! The Christ Child Ladies, led by Gina Boisvert, will be making delicious apple strudels for your enjoyment. Large are $30 and smaller ones $20 each. You can join the Strudel Club and receive 2 strudels free when you buy 10. Pay for 10 and get 12! One a month! A year’s supply of large strudel will cost $300 and for the smaller ones $200. All proceeds go to Christ Child Parish.
Great for holiday gifts! Questions & PHONE ORDERS…Contact Gina Boisvert at (408).656-7877 or order after Mass.
Please join us for the Greenfield Coat Drive
Any gently used coats, jackets, or vests are appreciated. All sizes are needed. Collection box is located in the foyer. For information contact Joe & Andrea Bruna 408 353-3101.
THANKSGIVING DAY
Individuals, families and parish members -what wonders God has done! Let us thank the God who heals us and calls us to communion with Christ. Please come to celebrate together at MASS on November 22nd Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
ADVENT 2012
The liturgical year begins with the Season of ADVENT.
It is a marvelous period in which the expectation of Christ’s return and the memory of his first Coming – when he emptied himself of his divine glory to take on our mortal flesh – reawakens in hearts.
Parish Events:
First Sunday of Advent, December 1 & 2: Masses 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. with “Anointing of the Sick”
Mass of Immaculate Conception Friday 7 Vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. after mass there will be Adoration.
Saturday December 8 at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, December 9, after Mass at 10:00 a.m. There willl be a CHRISTMAS PARTY
December 12, Wednesday, Men’s Club at 6:30 p.m.
December 15, Saturday, Go to Greenfield to give the gifts for the people in need and connected.
CANTATA – SATURDAY, DEC. 8th
There will be a night of Christmas singing at the Mormon Church across the street to which we are all invited. It will be on Saturday night, Dec 8th at 7 p.m. Each mountain church choir will sing a couple of songs and there will be songs for all to sing together. Any Christ Child children who’d like to join the children’s group singing the first verse of Silent Night are also invited. There won’t be a joint practice for the children. We would just make sure our children knew the first verse.
The Christ Child choir would love more participants to sing with us that night. We would have one practice together during the week before the event. Please call Norma at (408) 309-7011 if you’d like to participate.
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
November 11, 2012
A widow’s mite in the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
By birth and marriage, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was linked to the first families of New York and enjoyed the fruits of living in high society.
Reared a staunch Episcopalian by her mother and stepmother, she learned the value of prayer, Scripture reading and a nightly examination of conscience.
At 19, Elizabeth was the belle of New York. She married a handsome, wealthy businessman, William Magee Seton. They had five children before his business failed, and William died of tuberculosis.
At 30, Elizabeth found herself widowed and penniless, with five small children to support.
While in Italy with her dying husband, Elizabeth had witnessed the Catholic Church in action, through the liver, beliefs and behavior of family friends.
Three basic elements in Catholicism led her to become a Catholic in March, 1805: a belief in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of God, and a conviction that the Catholic Church traced its origin and priesthood in a direct line back to the apostles and to Christ.
When Elizabeth returned to the U.S., many of her family and friends rejected her because she had become a Catholic.
To support her children, she opened a school in Baltimore with the cooperation of some of her friends.
From the beginning, her group was organized along the lines of the religious community which would only be founded officially in 1809. Mother Seton became one of the keystones of the American Catholic Church.
She founded the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity.
She opened the first American parish school and established the first American Catholic orphanage. All this she did in the span of 46 years while rearing her five children.
She died on January 4, 1821, and was buried in Emmetsburg, Maryland.
In 1963, Mother Seton was beatified, the first American- born citizen to receive this honor. She was canonized in 1975.
Elizabeth Ann Seton was a real widow who offered her mite to God without reservation as the poor widow in today’s gospel did
(Adapted from St. Anthony’s Messenger).
“Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors of the treasury… but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.”
(Mark 12: 43-44)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS November 10 - 16
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Lizabeth Stafford
Rains
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Art LaFranchi
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Kirkham Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. Robert Family
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday November 3 & 4, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,433.70
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,839.70
God bless your generosity, you a difference in the Parish. Thank you!
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from the Greenfield community.
We will have the family information available after Mass on Nov 10, 11, 17 and 18 and we will deliver gifts on Saturday, December 15th. Contact Karen Joesten if you have questions
(353-2020 or 375-0984)
STRUDEL SALE
Order your Thanksgiving and Christmas STERUDEL!!! Sign up following Mass this week.
Large $25 and 2 Small ones $30 Great for holiday gifts! A delicious way of supporting our Church! Questions & PHONE ORDERS…
Contact Gina Boisvert at
408 656-7877
The Christ Child Coat Drive
Is receiving nice, gently used coasts, jackets and outerwear.
A collection box is in the church foyer. Let’s give our friends at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Greenfield, CA a beautiful and warm Christmas.
Please contact Joe or Andrea Bruna with questions… 408 353-3101
Sign for Electronic Funds Transfer
Deduction from: Checking or Saving accounts or Credit Cards.
Grades 9 -11
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Please contact Fr. Eugenio at 408-353-2210 or Mrs. Marie Yorosko at 408-354-4407
“Kid’s Club” – Free After-Scholl Program
Classes have started - Wednesday’s at1:30-3:00 Loma Prieta Community Room, Grades K-5. For more info: Pastor John Haak at 353-2302 or Father Eugenio at 353-2210.
Games, songs, crafts, Bible stories and character lessons!
FORMATION CHILDREN
Please bring your children!
Classes for Grades 1 to 8 – Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
Men’s Club Meeting
This Wednesday November 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Community Center
We have very good food and support for one another!
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
The central message of today’s reading is the most fundamental principle of all religions, especially Christianity.
It is to love God in loving others and to love others in loving God.
In others words, it is loving God living in others.
The prayers, bible reading, sacraments, sacrifices and all other religious practices are meant to help us grow in this relationship of love.
Fr. George Anderson served as a chaplain at the maximum security prison at Riker’s Island, New York.
He started a prayer-discussion group among some of the prisoners. The group would read a passage from Scripture, like the parable of the Good Samaritan or the parable of the prodigal son.
The prisoners would then ponder the passage in silence and end by discussing how it applied to their everyday lives.
One evening a prisoner named Richard, from a section for the mentally disturbed, was with the group for the first time.
Fr. Anderson describes the episode this way:
“It was a windy evening in March. There was little heat in the room. An inmate sitting opposite Richard, having come only in a T-shirt and trousers, was shivering. Richard had come with his shoulders wrapped in two blankets. Then while we were discussing the idea of helping each other, Richard suddenly got up, walked to the other inmate, and put one of his blankets around him.”
Richard’s wordless gesture impressed the group more than any words that were spoken.
It also made an important point-the same one Jesus makes in today’s gospel:
Love of God and love of neighbor
Go hand in hand.
Like two sides of the same coin, they cannot be separated.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS November 3 - 9
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Martha K.
Schoenfeld
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Robert’s Family
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Kirkham Family Friday 8:00 a.m. All souls
The God who gave us Life gave us Liberty
-Thomas Jefferson
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday October 27 & 28, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,242.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,648.00
The Second Collection for Maintenance of the Parish was $364.00
STRUDEL TIME
We are taking orders for Strudels for Thanksgiving and Christmas; small and large ones are available this year. Large $25 and 2 Small ones $30
Great for holiday gifts!
A delicious way of supporting our Church!
ATTENTION FAITH
FORMATION CHILDREN AND YOUTH
We would like to remind you that Faith Formation classes began last Sunday.
Please bring your children!
Classes for Grades 1 to 8 – Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
Grades 9 -11
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Please contact Fr. Eugenio at
408-353-2210. The class on Saturday November 17 at 3:30 p.m., with the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Men’s Club Meeting
We will be having the meeting on 2nd Wednesday of the month which in November is the 14th. Gather at 6:30 pm and eat at 7 pm. We have very good support for one another.
THIS YEAR, VOTE FOR LIFE AND LIBERTY!
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Please use the envelope to inscribe the name of your beloved dead who will be remembered in prayer of the masses during this month.
Please join us for the 2012 Greenfield Coat Drive.
Any gently used coats, jackets, or vests are appreciated. All sizes are needed. Collection box is located in the foyer. For information contact Joe & Andrea Bruna 408 353-3101
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from the Greenfield community. We will have the family information available after Masses today and on Nov. 10 & 11 and we will deliver gifts on Saturday, December 15th. Contact Karen if you have question 353-2020 or 375-0984
YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013
By love, God has reveled himself and given himself to the human being.
God has thus provided the definitive, super-abundant answer to the questions that human being ask him-self about the meaning and purpose of his life.
God has revealed himself to human being by gradually communicating his own mystery in deeds and in words.
THIRTIETH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
October 28, 2012
Anecdote:
Two famous prayers for spiritual vision: Cardinal Newman prays for clear vision in his famous poem, “Lead Kindly Light!”
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom; lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home; let Thou keep me on my feet; I do not ask to see.
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
“Amazing Grace,” As the captain of British slave ship, John Newton regained his faith during a storm at sea and became an ordained minister who was very active in the abolitionist movement. He explains how he gained his spiritual eyesight in his famous hymn, Amazing Grace.
Amazing grace!
How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.
Today’s gospel, which tells of the healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus, challenges us to strengthen our faith in Jesus, the healer, and invites us to gain true spiritual vision.
Life messages:
Instead of remaining in spiritual blindness, let us pray for spiritual sight. Each one of us suffers from spiritual blindness. Hence, we need the light of the Holy Spirit to enlighten us. Anger, hatred, prejudice, jealousy, evil habits, etc., make us spiritually blind and prevent us from seeing the goodness in our neighbors and God’s presence in them…
We need to “cry out” to Jesus, as Bartimaeus did. Like Bartimaeus, we must seek Jesus with trust in his goodness and mercy…
We need to have the courage of our convictions; we need people who, like Bartimaeus, will refuse to be silenced by the secular leaders of our society. We must make our politicians realize that our country is rejecting Christian principles and facing a loss of values…
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS October 27 – Nov 2
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Leigh Weimers
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Vincent Del Vecchio
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Robert’s Family
Thursday 9:00 a.m. Parishioners
7:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. All Souls
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday October 20 & 21, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,055.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,461.00
Last Second Collection for WORLD MISSION SUNDAY was $404.00
ATTENTION FAITH
FORMATION CHILDREN AND YOUTH
We would like to remind you that Faith Formation classes began last Sunday.
Please bring your children!
The classes for Grades 1 to 8 are every Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
Grades 9 -11
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Please contact Fr. Eugenio at
408-353-2210 Class is Saturday November 3 at 3:30 p.m. after the Mass.
“Kid’s Club” – Free After-Scholl Program
Classes all Wednesdays @ 1:30-3:00 Loma Prieta Community Room, Grades K-5 For info: Pastor John Haak at 353-2302 or Father Eugenio at 353-2210.
Games, songs, crafts, Bible stories and character lessons!
Please join us for the
2012 Greenfield Coat Drive.
Any gently used coats, jackets, or vests are appreciated. All sizes are needed. Collection box is located in the foyer. For information contact Joe & Andrea Bruna 408 353-310
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from Greenfield community.
We will have the family information available after Mass on Nov. 3 & 4 and next Sunday. Contact Karen if you have question 353-2020 or 375-0984
November Men’s Club Meeting
The November meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of November 14th. We will have main dish, salad and beverages: Gather at 6:30 … Eat at 7 pm.
At the Community Center. We are very good support for one another.
YEAR OF FAITH 2012-2013
“I Believe” – “We Believe”
Human being is by nature and vocation a religious being. Coming from God, going toward God, human being lives a fully human life only if they freely live by his bond with God.
Human being are made to live in communion with God in whom they find happiness: “when I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete”
(St. Augustine)
When they listens to the message of creation and to the voice of conscience, human being arrive at certainly about the existence of God, the cause and end of everything.
The Church teaches that the one true God, our Creator and Lord, can be known with certainty from his works, by the natural light of human reason.
TWENTIETH-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 21, 2012
“Sir, I am a Corporal!”
During the American Revolution, a man in civilian clothes rode past a group of soldiers who were busy pulling out a horse carriage stuck in deep mud. Their officer was shouting instructions to them while making no attempt to help. The stranger who witnessed the scene asked the officer why he wasn’t helping. With great dignity, the officer replied, “Sir, I am a Corporal!”
The stranger dismounted from his horse and proceeded to help the exhausted soldiers himself. When the job was completed, he turned to the corporal and said, “Mr. Corporal, next time you have a job like this, and don’t have enough men to do it, inform your commander-in-chief, and I will come and help you again.”
Too late, the proud Corporal recognized General Washington. Where did Washington learn such leadership skills?
I have no doubt he learned them here, in these words of Jesus: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”
The young corporal had these words modeled for him by the man at the top.
Jesus’ disciples, likewise, receive from their leader a picture of servant hood.
Today’s Scripture readings describe leadership as the sacrificial service of others and offer Jesus as the best example. They also explain the servant leadership of Jesus, pinpointing service and sacrifice as the criteria of greatness in Christ’s kingdom.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS October 20 - 26
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Mrs. Lola Schaefer
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + John Hawekotte Sr.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Yolanda Musso
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Mark Ortega Swift
Friday 8:00 a.m. For Parishioners
TODAY Sunday October 21
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
We’re ALL Missionaries
The offerings that will be collected on World Mission Sunday are destined for a common fund of solidarity distributed in the Pope’s name, by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith among the missions and missionaries of the world.
Please offer your prayers and most generous sacrifice.
ONE SUNDAY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD!
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday October 13 & 14, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,398.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,804.00
Thank YOU!
For Welcoming Father Anthony P. Palazzolo from FOOD FOR THE POOR!!! who changed our hearts last Sunday at Mass.
ATTENTION FAITH
FORMATION CHILDREN AND YOUTH
We would like to remind you that Faith Formation classes begin last Sunday.
Please bring your children!
The classes for Grades 1 to 8 Every Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
Grades 9 -11
Formation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Please contact Mr. Herb Curran and
Fr. Eugenio
“Kid’s Club” – Free After-Scholl Program
Classes every Wednesday @ 1:30-3:00 Loma Prieta Community Room, Grades K-5 For info: Pastor John Haak at 353-2302 or Father Eugenio at 353-2210.
Games, songs, crafts, Bible stories and character lessons!
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting
We will be having the meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month which is November 14th
We will have a main dish, salad and beverages. Gather at 6:30 …. Eat at 7 pm.
The Community Center.
We have very good support for one another.
9th Annual Giving at Greenfield
It is a holiday tradition for the Christ Child parish to adopt 50 families from Greenfield community.
We will have the family information available after Mass on Nov. 3 & 4 and next Sundays.
Contact Karen if you have question
353-2020 or 375-0984
YEAR OF FAITH 2012 -2013
“FATHER… this is eternal life that they may know you, the only true GOD, and JESUS CHRIST whom you have sent.”
“GOD our Savior desires all men and women to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
“There is no other name under heaven given among men and women by which we must be saved” that the name of JESUS.
(John 17:3; 1 Tim 2:3-4; Acts 4:12)
Christ Child Coat Drive Has Begun!!!
ASK friends and neighbors if they have gently used coats, jackets, and parkas (all sizes) for donation. The donation box is in the church foyer.
Thank you.
Questions? Contact Joe or Andrea Bruna 353-3101
TWENTIETH-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 14, 2012
On fire with commitment
The philosopher Soren Kierkegaard tells the story a contingent of firemen in a small town. Everybody loved the firemen because they were kind and gentle and dedicated to their work of protecting the community.
One day the firemen raced to a blazing inferno – a building was being consumed in flames. When they arrived in their well-equipped truck, the firemen saw about 500 townspeople there with little water pistols in their hands. Smiling at one another, they were going squirt-squirt, squirt-squirt.
The firemen asked the people what they were doing.
They replied, “We all believe in what you are doing and we each came to make our little contribution – squirt-squirt.”
The captain of the firemen shouted, “Get out of here! This is no place for well-meaning people who want to make a contribution; this is a place for people who are ready to die to put out the flames.”
(Christian Ethic Today, December 2002.)
Discipleship demands a heavy price – sometimes everything we have, everything we own, and everything we are.
Jesus demands of the rich young man in today’s Gospel more than just a well intentioned contribution; he calls him to give up everything to seek what is right and just.
To be a disciple of Christ demands more what is right and just.
To be a disciple of Christ demands more than token offering and the rote adherence to rituals and traditions; our baptism into the life of Christ compels us to focus every dimension of our lives on the things of God.
Jesus challenges those who would be his disciples to move beyond a passive, fearful relationship with God based on “you shall not” to an active, committed relationship to God based on “you shall” – and to do whatever is demanded to “do” just that.
+”Jesus, looking at the rich young man, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me…”
Mark 10:17-30
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS October 13 -19
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Parishioners
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. For our Country
Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Mario Cisneros L.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday October 6 & 7, 2012
Total Plate $1,315.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,721.00
Second Collection for Respect Life & Birthright: $701.00
ATTENTION FAITH
FORMATION CHILDREN AND YOUTH
We would like to remind you that Faith Formation classes began last Sunday.
Please bring your children!
The classes for Grades 1 to 8 are every Sunday @ 9:00 a.m.
Grades 9 -11
Formation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. First Class Beginning on Saturday, October 20 at 3:30 p.m.
Please contact Fr. Eugenio: 408-353-2210
“Kid’s Club” – Free After-School Program
Classes on Wednesdays @ 1:30-3:00 Loma Prieta Community Room, Grades K-5 For info: Pastor John Haak at 353-2302 or Father Eugenio at 353-2210.
Games, songs, crafts, Bible stories and character lessons!
TODAY welcome Father Anthony P. Palazzolo to preside the masses and to talk about FOOD FOR THE POOR.
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed, or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting
We will be having a meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month which is November 14th. We will have a main dish, salad and beverages. Gather at 6:30… Eat at 7 pm. In the Community Center.
We have very good support for one another.
CHRIST CHILD ANNUAL COAT DRIVE, Please gather up you gently used winter coats and jackets.
Starting donations will be collected today October 13, 2012
What is the Year of Faith?
At certain times in the history of the Church, popes have called upon the faithful to dedicate themselves to deepening their understanding of a particular aspect of the faith. In 1967, Pope Paul VI announced a Year of Faith commemorating the 19th centenary of the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul. The year of Faith declared by Pope Benedict XVI is a “summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of the word.” In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholic to experience a conversion –to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. The pope has described this conversion as opening the “door of Faith” (see Acts 14:27). The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.
“…Opened the door of faith…”
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 7, 2012
Bells To Ring In Year of Faith
Join Catholic churches across the country: ring your bells at 12 noon on October 11 to celebrate the beginning of the Year of Faith.
At 12 noon on October 11, 2012, hundreds of Catholic churches and thousands of people across the United States will be joining together to ring in the first day of the Year of Faith…
WHAT: Join Catholic churches across the country by ringing your bells for 3 minutes to celebrate the beginning of the Year of Faith. October 11 marks the beginning of the Year of Faith as declared by Pope Benedict XVI. It’s a time to reflect on and renew our faith.
“Ring in the Year of Faith by ringing your church bells for the noon Angelus on October 11, 2012. Let your neighbors know that the New Evangelization is underway in your part of the world.”
Bells have long been part of the Catholic tradition and fulfill an important role in the community. Since the 14th century, it has been customary to ring church bells to remind the faithful to pray the Angelus. Many parishes around the country continue the tradition of ringing the Angelus, at morning, noon, and evening. Church bells also ring out to remember loved ones and commemorate special occasion and events.
YEAR OF FAITH: October 11, 2012 to November 24, 2013
The Year of Faith was announced by Pope Benedict XVI last year in his apostolic letter Porta Fidei.
It will begin on October 11, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. It also coincides with the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The year will end on November 24, 2013, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King.
During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.
Learn more: www.usccb.org
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS October 6 -12
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Pat Muller
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Angelina Franchino
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
STEWARDSHIP
Harvest time provides a unique opportunity to appreciate all the gifts of the earth God has given us.
It compels us to be thankful and pray for those who worked to bring this abundance to our tables.
Stewards join in thankfulness for the gifts we have been given and those yet to come.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday September 29 & 30, 2012
Total Plate $ 834.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $1,240.00
Second Collection for Maintenance of the Parish: $ 410.00
Starting soon!.....CHRIST CHILD COAT DRIVE, Please gather up you gently used winter coats and jackets. Donations will be collected starting October 13, 2012
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
You may register your child or children for religious education.
Mrs. Florence Beckmann will be our coordinator.
CONFIRMATION
All adults and children are invited to the our program for the Sacrament of Confirmation, in which you learn more about the Jesus Christ, the Bible and the Church. Parents please bring your children for this sacrament and prepare your children for a better future in the Christian faith.
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday, October 10, at 6:30 p.m. In the Community Center. We have very good support for one another. All men are welcome!!!
We Have a Treat For You
Saturday October 15th BAKE SALE
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm In Front of Building Blocks Pre-School Summit Rd.
The Loma Prieta Club is a 105 year-old social and charitable organization of mountain women. We have provided two annual scholarships, contribute to the volunteer fire Departments, mountain achools and churches.
October is the Month of the Rosary
Please join me for a rosary on the morning of Saturday October 13th here at Christ Child at 8:00 a.m. This is the anniversary of the day of the miracle of the Sun at Fatima and we will pray for the intention of the conversation of America, so that more people will acknowledge God in their life and live according to his Word. There are thousands of rosaries being organized that day across America so if you’d like to lead one yourself at another location go to www.americaeedsfatima.org. And sig up. Questions? Call me, Norma Hammons at
353-3326
Worldwide Marriage Encounter: Looking for a new way to let your spouse know you love them in the midst of your jobs, carpooling the kinds, and trying to keep up with your house, and yard? Tell him or her they’re still # 1 in your life…share a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend with each other. Our next weekend is October 26-28, 2012. For more details contact 831-704-6322, email registrar@wwme-centralca.org or visit www.wwme-centralca.org
Mountain Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
Become a volunteer or contribute
Patricia Wood 408-316-2938
TWENTIETH-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 30, 2012
Gandhi, Mandela, Dorothy Day and Martin Luther King Jr.
With our fallen human nature, we fall victim to the evil tendency of trying to control the Spirit of God by our intolerance. Our own arrogance insists that another is not qualified to speak on justice or morality because of his/her lower educational qualifications, low-grade lifestyle, humble social background or race. As a society, we also tend to question people’s legitimacy – especially when they challenge us.
Mohandas Gandhi, a Hindu leader in India, challenged the colonial rule of the British Empire over India with his principles of peace and non-violence. But the intolerant British Empire, initially dismissing him as a “silly, half-naked fakir,” tried to silence him by imprisonment. But later they found, to their horror that the entire nation was behind him in its fight for freedom from colonial rule.
Nelson Mandela was ignored by the minority ruling class and was jailed for many for years as a radical because of his option for the poor and the oppressed in South Africa.
Dorothy Day was imprisoned in the U.S. for her beliefs and was accused of being a Communist.
Martin Luther King Jr. challenged a nation and its policy of discrimination. He was continually under surveillance by the FBI and was accused of inciting sedition and of being unpatriotic.
There are Christians who still look on believers belonging to non-Christian religions and on members of Christian denominations different from their own as heretics and semi-pagans.
In today’s gospel, Jesus gives his disciples a lesson in Christian tolerance along with a warning against jealousy and scandal.
“…For whoever is not against us is for us. Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.”
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-5
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday September 22 & 23, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,332.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,738.00
Special Collection Mission Appeal Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa was $924.50
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
You may register your child or children for religious education.
Mrs. Florence Beckmann will be our coordinator.
CONFIRMATION PROGRAM IS BEGINNING
All adults andchildren are invited to the our program for the Sacrament of Confirmation, in which you learn more about the Jesus Christ, the Bible and the Church. Parents please bring your children for this sacrament and prepare your children for a better future in the Christian faith.
October is the Month of the Rosary
Please join me for a rosary on the morning of Saturday October 13th here at Christ Child at 9:00 a.m.
This is the anniversary of the day of the miracle of the Sun at Fatima and we will pray for the intention of the conversion of America, so that more people will acknowledge God in their life and live according to his Word.
There are thousands of rosaries being organized that day across America so if you’d like to lead one yourself at another location go to www.americaeedsfatima.org. And sign up. Questions? Call me, Norma Hammons at 353-3326
FAITH OPENS OUR EYES TO HUMAN LIFE IN ALL ITS GRANDEUR AND BEAUTY
RESPECT LIFE
Providentially, Pope Benedict XVI has declared a worldwide YEAR OF FAITH, beginning on October 11, 2012 and concluding on November 24, 2013
Almighty, most holy, most high, and supreme God, highest good, all good, wholly good, who alone are good. To you we render all praise, all glory, all thanks, all honor, all blessing, and we shall always refer all good to you. St.Francis of Assisi
KID’s CLUB of LOMA PRIETA
All local elementary students are eligible to join a weekly after school program. “Kid’s Club” will be held on the “Early Release” Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Community Room. The club time will center on activities such as sports, gardening, music and crafts to learn character qualities through the stories of the Bible. “Kid’s Club” is offered at no cost to participants. Mountain Bible and we Christ Child Church sponsor it. Local volunteers will follow a successful format already being used in more thirty schools around Santa Clara County.
The program is highly praised by the administrators for C.T. English students to volunteer and gain community service hours Questions can be directed to Pastor John Haak at the Mountain Bible church office, 408-353-2302 or Fr. Eugenio at Christ Child Church office, 408-353-2210
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed, or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
“…the Law of Love has succeeded to the law of fear, and Love has chosen me as a holocaust, me, a weak and imperfect creature…”
Saint Therese of Lisieux
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 23, 2012
MBA – Mop Bucket Attitude
One man who had an enormous impact on his company was the founder and former CEO of Wendy’s fast-food restaurants, Dave Thomas. Dave Thomas’ life was a remarkable success story. Adopted as a child, he never finished high school. In his book, well done: the Common Guy’s Guide to everyday Success, Dave said he got his MBA graduation outfit—a snazzy knee-length work apron. He claims to be the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop and a plastic bucket. That wasn’t a gag. He calls it leading by example. At Wendy’s, he says, MBA doesn’t mean Master of Business Administration. It means Mop Bucket Attitude. It means a commitment to service. Dave Thomas, who died in 2002, had a commitment to service. (Harper Collins, 1994 p.159.) Cited by Dave Redick.
That’s what Jesus wants from his disciples—a Mop Bucket Attitude. We exist to serve, not to be served. That’s the secret of happiness in any job—to see it as a calling, a vocation, and an opportunity.
Today’s reading invite us to become great in the sight of God by doing God’s will, as Jesus did, surrendering our lives in the service of others.
“The Lord up holds my life.”
(Psalm 54:3)
We must become great through loving, humble, self-giving service!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS September 22 - 28
Saturday 5:00 p.m. The Shapiro Family
Rich Fernandez
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Patricia Rapp
Rich Fernandez
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. The Shapiro Family
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Lou Piro
Friday 8:00 a.m. Rich Fernandez
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday September 15 & 16, 2012
Total Plate $ 880.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $1,286.00
Please help us, we need you!!!
God bless you.
Attention Married Couples!
Is “Listening” an area of your relationship where you’d like to develop better skills for yourself? Would you like to experience a deeper level of being listened to by your spouse? A Marriage Encounter weekend gives you the opportunity to explore your listening behaviors. Our next weekend is November 9 - 11. To receive more information call Vic & Joan Penacho at831-638-9498 or visit us online at www.wwme-centralca.org.
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in the marriage.
For confidential information about, or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend on September 28-30, 2012 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Second Collection today
On this weekend of September 22/23, 2012, Sister Benedicta Wasonga will come to share her mission experience with us. She is a member of the Immaculate Heart sisters of Africa, based in Tanzania, Easter Africa.
Immaculate Heart Sister of Africa is a missionary congregation, founded in 1955 by Monsignor Gerald Grondin, a Maryknoll Missionary.
We Welcome Prayers and Support!
Joke of the Week
Remember potato salad and jokes: Tony Campolo, used to say, “If you ever start to feel proud, thinking that you are somebody great, just remember that soon after your body has been lowered into the grave, your family & friends will be eating potato salad and telling jokes, and you’ll be history.”
KAUAI & BIRTHRIGHT
What do these two have to do with each other? We have 2 separate weeks in Kauai @ 5 star resorts up for auction at our theater event next.
Thursday the 27th. If you can’t be there someone can act as your bidding agent. There are fixed dates so if this works for you it’s a great opportunity to get a great vacation and help out our work supporting women in crisis pregnancy. Week 1 – Nov.25 –Dec.2, 2012 – 2 bdrm villa @ Marriott’s Waiahai Beach Club on Poipu Beach, sleeps 6, valued at $3,000.
Opening bid- $1,800.
Week 2 - Dec. 2-9, 2012- 1 bdrm sleeps 4 @ Marriott’s Kauai Beach Club with full hotel facilities on Kalapali Beach, valued at $2,000. Opening bid- $1,200.
For more info call Norma at 309-7011
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST PARTY & DANCE
September 8, 2012 was the second time Christ Child Parish sponsored an event open to the public. I want to thank members of the Men’s Club and Don & Gina Boisvert.
We were able to work together as a community of believers to clean the church/rectory/community center grounds, to publicize this event (and the Parish) in many different places, and to demonstrate we believe God’s blessing all people and things.
I also want to thank all those members of the Parish who contributed their time.
I am very proud of you, all and the Parish blesses you.
With love and prayers, Fr. Eugenio
Over one hundred thirty tickets sold with one hundred people attending.
We made close to 4,000 dollars profit.
It was a big success both financially and socially.
Let’s never forget the magical area we live in.
See you next year…!
-The dance committee.
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 16, 2012
“Who do Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Islam say that I am?”
The first two groups claim to be Christian and Islam speaks about Christ. But all of them have a confused Christology.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly called the Mormons, incorporates the Lord’s name in its title, but its beliefs about Jesus are fatally flawed. A basic compendium of the Mormon gospel is titled Mormon Doctrine. It was written by apostle Bruce Redd Mc Conkie, an influential Mormon theologian. According to McConkie, Mormons believe that “Lucifer, the son of the morning, is our elder brother, and the brother of Jesus.” The Journal of Discourses, a 26-volume Mormon publication presenting public sermons by many early Mormon leaders, includes such statements as this: “Jesus, our elder brother was begotten in the flesh by the same character that was in the Garden of Eden, and who is our father in Heaven.” The same volumes assert, “Jesus was married at Cana of Galilee and had many wives… he also had many children.” From these writings, it is clear that the Mormons fail the test when it comes to answering Jesus Christ’s question, “Who do you say I am?”
The Jehovah’s Witness publication, New Heavens and New Earth, declares by way of response, “Michael the Archangel is no other than the only begotten Son of God, now Jesus Christ.”
Consider the religion of Islam. Ask the Muslim who Jesus is and the answer we get from official publications is “Jesus was no more than a mortal whom Allah favored and made an example to the Israelites. They are unbelievers who say God is Messiah, Mary’s son (Sura 43:59, Quran).
Until people see Jesus as Peter did, as “the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” they miss the mark.
Today’s gospel explains the basis of our faith as acceptance of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the Living God and our Lord and Savior. It also tells us that Christ Jesus became our Savior by his suffering, death and resurrection. Finally, it outlines the three conditions of Christian discipleship, namely, denying oneself, taking up one’s cross and following Jesus.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
Joke of the week
“Who do you say that I am?” On Sunday morning a man showed up at church with both of his ears terribly blistered. So his pastor asked, “What happened to you Jim?” “I was lying on the couch watching a ball game on TV while my wife was ironing nearby. I was totally engrossed in the game when she went out, leaving the iron near the phone. The phone rang, and keeping my eyes on the TV, I grabbed the hot iron and put it to my ear.” “How dreadful,” gasped the pastor. “But how did the other ear get burned?” “Well, you see, I’d no sooner hung up, the guy called back!” He just didn’t get it. Lots of folks never get it and never understand how life really works, even at the simplest levels. That’s why Jesus is pressing his followers – and us with a challenging question in today’s gospel: “Who do you say that am?”
(Msgr. Dennis Clarke)
MASS INTENTIONS September 15 - 21
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Andrew Joesten
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Clair Mullen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. The Shapiro Family
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Mario Cisneros Luna
Friday 8:00 a.m. Rauwolf Family
REPORT SUNDAY
September 8 & 9, 2012
TOTAL PLATE …... $ 1,275.00
EFT ……………….. $ 406.00
TOTAL……………. $ 1,681.00
Second Collection Retiree fund for Aged Priest was $ 470.00
Thank you!
God bless you and reward you!
In Loving Memory
+ Patricia Aileen Rapp
August 9, 1922 – August 29, 2012
Daughter, wife, mother, teacher, and parishioner… Rest in peace.
Please pray for her and her family!
Prayer Groups in the Parish
Every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. all ladies.
Every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. all men’s.
ANYTHING GOES
For those who haven’t picked up your tickets for the Birthright theater evening of September 27th we will have a table after the Sunday masses the 16th and 23rd. Tickets are $35 and include a champagne reception with horsd’ cuevres and dessert at intermission. There are also many beautiful gifts baskets to win. If you can’t be with us, stop by and pick up some drawing tickets and let us know which baskets you’re interested in. We have 2 categories of prizes, $2 and $5 tickets. Or call Norma & Dave at 353-3326. Help support the work of Birthright and enjoy a great evening out.
Wonderful Women’s weekend!!!
The St. Claire Retreat Center, special silent retreat the coming on September 21 – 23…
For reservation and/o questions, please contact Jeanette Roberts 353-1880!!!
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in the marriage. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery
For confidential information about, or to register for program beginning with a weekend on Oct 23-25, 2009, call
831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Pope Benedict XVI
Apostolic Journey to Lebanon
(14 -16 September 2012)
Pray for Him, the Church, for All Catholic and Christians of Lebanon in hard situations… for peace…
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 9, 2012
The “little monk” who opened blind eyes
At the Annual National Prayer Breakfast on February 2, 1984, Ronald Reagan, the former president of the United States, told the old story of “the little monk,” Telemachus, a martyr whose self-sacrificing commitment to Christian ideals opened the blind eyes and deaf ears of the Romans and their fifth century Christian emperor Honorius.
According to the story, this Turkish monk was led by an inner voice to go to Rome in order to stop the cruel and inhuman gladiatorial fights between slaves. He followed the crowds to the Coliseum where two gladiators were fighting. He jumped into the arena and tried to stop them, shouting “In the name of Christ, hold back!”
The gladiators stopped, but the spectators became indignant. A group of them rushed into the arena and beat Telemachus to death. When the crowd saw the brave little monk lying dead in a pool of blood, they fell silent, leaving the stadium, one by one. Three days later, because of Telemachus’ heroic sacrifice of his own life, the Emperor decreed an end to the games.
In today’s Gospel, which describes the miraculous healing of a deaf mute, we are invited to open our ears and eyes, loosen our tongues and pray for the courage of our Christian convictions to become the voice of the voiceless.
The central theme of today’s readings is an invitation to us to become humble instruments of healing in Jesus’ hands by giving voice to the voiceless and caring love to the needy and the marginalized in our society.
The reading also invite us to open our ears to hear the word of God and to let our tongues be loosened by the Holy Spirit to convey the good news of God’s love and salvation to others.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS September 8 - 14
Saturday 5:00 p.m. The Sandoval Family
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Angelina Franchino
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Rauwolf Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. Sandoval Family
Joke of the week
An elderly gentleman had had serious hearing problems for a numbers of years. He went to the doctor, and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, “Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.” The gentleman replied, “Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I’ve changed my will three times!”
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday September 1 & 2, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,487.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,893.00
Thank you and God bless you and your family!
WONDERFUL WOMEN’S WEEKEND
The St. Claire Retreat Center is putting on a special silent retreat September 21 – 23nd with the topic being “The Mystery of Suffering” and the guest speaker being Father Serge Propst, O.P. The retreat starts with Friday dinner and ends with Sunday lunch. The Cost for this three day retreat is $120 and single rooms are available.
Please consider attending this wonderful weekend. For reservation and/o questions, please contact Jeanette Roberts 353-1880.
Thank you.
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norman Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed, or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Stress in Your Marriage?
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Other experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage.
For confidential information about, or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend on Sep. 28-30, 2012 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
ANYTHING GOES
For those who haven’t picked up your tickets for the Birthright theater evening of September 27th we will have a table after the Sunday masses the 9th, 16th and 23rd. Tickets are $35 and include a champagne reception with horsd’ouevres and dessert at intermission. There are also many beautiful gift baskets to win. If you can’t be with us, stop by and pick up some drawing tickets and let us know which baskets you’re interested in. We have 2 categories of prizes, $2 and $5 tickets. Or call Norma & Dave at 353-3326. Help support the work of Birthright and enjoy a great evening out.
Please visit our website at
Immaculate Heart Radio
Join us for our FALL pledge Drive!
Sept 24-27
LIVE from our network headquarters 4 full days of life changing testimonies and inspiring interviews, plus exciting prize giveaways and so much more. Set your radio to 1240AM or listen on the Internet at IHradio.com IMMACULATE HEART RADIO
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 2, 2012
Ritual washing using drinking-water
William Barclay in The Daily Study Bible tells the story of an old Jewish rabbi in the Roman prison diagnosed with acute dehydration which would have led to his death. The prison guards insisted that the rabbi was given his quota of drinking water. So the prison doctor and the officer in charge instructed the guards to watch the rabbi and ascertain what he was doing with his ration of water. They were shocked to find that the rabbi was using almost all his water for traditional ritual washing before prayers and meals.
Today’s gospel tells us how the tradition-addicted Pharisees started questioning Jesus when his disciples omitted the ritual washing of hands in public before a meal.
Put your hand in Jesus’ hand.
For 30 years Mother Teresa worked in the slums of Calcutta, India. She worked among the most forsaken people on earth. You and I would recoil from most of the people that she touched every day – the dispossessed, the downtrodden, the diseased, and the desperate. And yet, everybody who met Mother Teresa remarked on her warm smile. How, after 30 years of working in conditions like that did she keep a warm smile on her face?
Well, it’s interesting. She said that at age 18 she left Yugoslavia to become a Christian servant. She said, “When I was leaving home, my mother told me something beautiful and very strange. She said, ‘You go put your hand in Jesus hand and walk along with him.’” And was the secret of Mother Teresa’s life ever after. (Rev. King Duncan).
Most of us here have good jobs. And we live in nice homes, and we have easy situations. But we don’t have the warm smile on our faces that this little nun, working in the most desperate situation imaginable, had on her face. What’s the difference? It may be that we’ve never put our hand in Jesus hand. It may be that we have Him only on our lips.
Today’s readings explain what true religion is. It is not simply the scrupulous external observance of rules, laws, traditions and rituals. It is a loving, obedient relationship with God expressed in recognizing His presence in other human beings and rendering them loving and humble service. Prayers, rituals, sacraments and religious practices only help us to practice this true religion in our daily lives.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS September 1 - 7
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Veronica Dayle
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Gabrielle &
Christopher Taylor
Thursday 8:00 a.m. The Sandoval Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. For our Parishioners
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday August 25 & 26, 2012
Total Plate $1,116.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $1,522.00
Second Collection for Maintenance was
$ 519.00
Thank you and God bless you!
WONDERFUL WOMEN’S WEEKEND The St. Clare Retreat Center is putting on a special silent retreat September 21 – 23rd with the topic being “The Mystery of Suffering” and the guest speaker being Father Serge Propst, O.P. The retreat starts with Friday dinner and ends with Sunday lunch. The Cost for this three day retreat is $120 and single rooms are available.
Please consider attending this wonderful weekend. For reservation and/or questions, please contact Jeanette Roberts 353-1880. Thank you.
Men’s Club Meeting
We meet on the Second Wednesday of the month of September, 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish’s Community Center. We will have Dinner and Drinks. We have very good support for one another. All men are welcome!
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HERVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING, FOOD & DRINKS!!!
NEXT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 STARTS AT 6 O’CLOK
Contact Don Boisvert for information
408.828.2035
Please visit our website at
KIDS CLUB
We want to appeal to ALL our members to consider helping in this creative way to connect with many young families outside of our church.
Pray also for the workers who will come from Mountain Bible Church as we partner with them for his.
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents:
“ANYTHING GOES”
A Benefit Performance for
Thursday September 27, 2012
At 8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Contact:
Bernie Genetti (408) 268-2615 or Germaine Zenk (408) 997-0766
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 26, 2012
“Martyrs’ choice for God, for Christ and his teachings.”
The Old Testament, the New Testament and the history of the Church tell the stories of brave men and women who heroically exercised their freedom of choice for God and His commandments and courted martyrdom,
II Maccabees 6: 18-31 describes how the 90 year old saintly Scribe Eleazar, welcomed martyrdom instead of eating the flesh of pork. The same book describes another heroic Jewish mother and seven of her brave children who lost their lives by resisting the order of the Greek commander to reject their Jewish faith.
The martyrdom of St. Stephen is described in the Acts of the Apostles.
The first three centuries saw thousands of Christian heroically choosing Christ and courting the cruel death inflicted by the pagan Roman Empire.
St. Thomas More was the second in power in England and St. John Fisher the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. Both were executed by King Henry VIII for choosing the teaching of the Church on marriage and divorce instead of choosing their king’s view.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and pastor, chose to resist the anti-Christian and non-ethical doctrines of Hitler and was executed at 39.
Today’s readings challenge us to make a choice for God and His teachings or against God.
“I’m Jesus! Don’t you choose me?”
There is the story that during the Second World War certain Nazis shot down a group of Jews and buried them in a mass grave. A partially hurt twelve-year-old boy was still alive. He dug his way out of the shallow dirt and went around the neighborhood seeking shelter in homes. The people knew what had happened and, when they saw the boy caked with dirt, they hurriedly shut the door in his face. One woman was about to do the same when the boy said: “mom, don’t you recognize me? I’m the Jesus you Christians say you love.” The lady broke into tears and received the boy into her home.
She had made her choice for Jesus.
In today’s gospel, Jesus challenges his audience to believe him and to accept his promise of the Eucharistic food.
“Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”
(John 6: 69)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents
“ANYTHING GOES”
A Benefit Performance for
Birthright of San Jose
Thursday September 27, 2012
At 8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Contact: Bernie Genetti & Royston Court
(408) 268-2615 or (408) 997-0766
MASS INTENTIONS August 25 - 31
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Angelina Franchino
Sunday 10:00 a.m. The Kerfs family
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Shawn & Amy Quinn
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Modesta Longoria
Tere G. Morales
Friday 8:00 a.m. The Roberts family
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday August 18 & 19, 2012
Total Plate $1,492.35
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $1,898.35
Thank you and God bless you!
Men’ Club Meeting
We meet on the Second Wednesday of the month, September 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish’s Community Center.
Dinner and drinks will be served!
We have very good support for one another. All men are welcome!!!
Men's Club page
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING, FOOD & DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information With
Don Boisvert 408.828.2035
Stress in Your Marriage? – Retrouvaille is a program for marriage couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on Sep. 28-30, 2012, call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey @RetroCA.com or visit the web site at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart are restless until they rest in you.”
St. Agustine August 28
KIDS CLUB
We want to appeal to all our members to consider helping in this creative way to connect with many young families outside of our church. We think we can improve a lot on our effort from last year by doing this. Pray also for the workers who will come from Mountain Bible Church as we partner with them for his.
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 19, 2012
Touching the body of Christ!
Mother Teresa of Calcutta had a rule that when a newcomer arrived to join her Order, the Missionaries of Charity, the very next day the newcomer had to go to the Home of the Dying. One day a girl came from outside India to join the Order.
Mother Teresa said to her: “You saw with what love and care the priest touched Jesus in the Host during Mass. Now go to the Home for the Dying and do the same, because it is the same Jesus you will find there in the broken bodies of our poor.”
Three hours later the newcomer came back and, with a big smile, said to her, “Mother, I have been touching the body of Christ for three hours.” “How? What did you do?” Mother Teresa asked her. “When I arrived there,” she replied, “they brought in a man who had fallen into a drain, and been there for some time. He was covered with dirt and had several wounds. I washed him and cleaned his wounds. As I did so I knew I was touching the body of Christ.”
To be able to make this kind of connection we need the help of the Lord himself. It is above all in the Eucharist that he gives us this help.
We need to allow our body to be broken and our bloodshed for other as Jesus did: When we receive Jesus in Holy Communion we accept a great challenge. We accept the triumphs and the tragedies, joys and the pains necessary to build up the Kingdom of God wherever we have been called to serve.
That is why, at the end of the Mass, we are sent out to announce the Gospel of the Lord, through the witness of our humble services and exemplary lives, radiating Jesus’ love, mercy, forgiveness and spirit of service all around us.
As we walk away from the altar we may perhaps hear Jesus saying: “This is my Body, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
What a power we would be for our world around us if each one of us could say that and mean it!
That is why, at the end of the Mass, we are sent out with, “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life,” through our lives.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS August 18 - 24
Saturday 5:00 p.m.+ Fr.Geronimo Cuevas
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Robert Leutze
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Robert’s Family
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Toña Zamora
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Patricia Garske
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday August 11 & 12, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,267.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,673.00
Thank you and God bless you!
WONDERFUL WOMEN’S WEEKEND The St. Clare Retreat Center is putting on a special silent retreat September 21 – 23rd with the topic being “The Mystery of Suffering” and the guest speaker being Father Serge Propst O.P. The retreat starts with Friday dinner and ends with Sunday lunch. The cost for this three day retreat is $120 and single rooms are available.
Please consider attending this wonderful weekend. For reservation and/or questions, please contact Jeanette Roberts -353-1880.
Thank you!
Back to School
We as a Catholic Community wish the children, teenagers, administrators, workers and teachers a very good school year 2012 - 2013. May God our Father be with you and protect you, and give to you His wisdom and love.
We pray for you every day; we promise.
Have a good year!
Men’ Club Meeting
We meet on the Second Wednesday of the month, September 12th – at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish’s Community Center. We will have Dinner and Drinks. We have very good support for one another. All men are welcome.
Please visit our website at
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING, FOOD &
DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information: Don Boisvert
408.828.2035
KIDS CLUB
Another ‘thank you’ to all who donated, prayed, or staffed this outreach to our local elementary school this past year. We want to appeal to all our members to consider helping in this creative way to connect with many young families outside of our church.
This coming year, we are upgrading our curriculum, doing more training in classroom management and adding room space over at the Community Center. We think we can improve a lot on our efforts from last year by doing this. Pray also for the workers who will come from Mountain Bible Church as we partner with them for his.
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents…
“ANYTHING GOES”
BIRTHRIGHT OF SAN JOSE
Thursday September 27, 2012
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Hors d’oeures & Champagne
Reception: 6:15 pm
Performance Begins Promptly: 8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Contact: Bernie Genetti & Royston Court (408 268-2615 or (408) 997-0766
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 12, 2012
Two Fat Ladles
Clarissa Dickson Wright is a British celebrity chef she and Jennifer Paterson, are best known as the Two Fat Ladies on the British television cooking show of that name.
They preached the joys of cooking that accurately, if irreverently, described them both. The show was heavy on humor as well as calories. Avoiding popular low-fat diets, the two fat ladies sought to reclaim traditional home-cooking. They themselves were the best advertisements for their recipes, which usually featured heavy doses of butter and cream. The two fat ladies are part of a growing trend to forget food deprivation and just say yes to bacon. Dietitians now argue that fat-free foods are high in sugar and calories – which explains why people on low-fat or no-fat diets get fat. Gwen Shamblin’s The Weigh Down Diet, which advises using spirituality to avoid overeating, has already sold more than 1.2 million copies to overweight Christians.
The bottom line is that people are scrambling like crazy to find the diet that is right for them. But there is another diet not many people talk about, presented in today’s gospel: the “Bread of Life Diet.”
It’s spiritually high-carb, but offers full nutritional value. Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” and promises that people on his program “will never hunger or thirst again!” These are extravagant claims, like the kind you might find on soy milk or fat-burners.
But Jesus can deliver on what he promises.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS August 11 to 17
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Angelina Franchino
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
+ Jerry Clifford Cole
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Angelina Franchino
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Kerfs family
7:00 p.m. Parishioners
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Mario Molina
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Clair Mullen
Stewardship of Treasure
Report - Sunday August 4 & 5, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,209.56
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,615.56
Thank you and God bless you!
August 15 Wednesday:
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY the Mass is at 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING -- FOOD &
DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information: Don Boisvert 408.828.2035
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting
The Second Wednesday of this month, September 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish’s Community Center. We will have dinner and drinks.
We have very good support for one another.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society in Santa Cruz, CA
St. Vincent de Paul‘s food pantry continues to receive many requests for food. Currently, the pantry is low on canned fruit, peanut butter, canned green beans & corn, and pasta sauce.
The generous donations of our parishioners help us to feed 40 to 50 families a month.
Immaculate Heart Radio 1240 AM
The Diocese of Monterey’s Catholic radio station.
Enjoy interesting, inspirational and informative Catholic programming at KNRY 1240 AM.
Program and schedule information can be found at
http://ihradio.com/schedules/#networkschedule
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents…
ANYTHING GOES
A Benefit Performance for
BIRTHRIGHT OF SAN JOSE
Thursday September 27, 2012
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Hors d’oeuvres & Champagne
Reception: 6:15 pm
Performance Begins Promptly:
8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Make checks payable to Birthright of San Jose and mail to: Bernie Genetti, 1185 Royston Court, San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 268-2615 or (408) 997-0766
Please visit owner web page at
“Taste and see the goodness of the Lord!”
Psalm 34: 9
Universal Call to Contemplation
On Tuesday, September 4, 11 and 25, from 7:30 – 9:00 pm in the Holy Cross Parish hall, 170 High St., Santa Cruz, Father Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam. Will present the ongoing Universal Call to Contemplation series of talks.
Everyone is welcome.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend all three sessions.
Please call 831-423-4973 (Holy Cross Liturgy Office) for more information.
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 5, 2012
Cat to kill mice
Once there was a young hermit who lived as an ascetic in a forest. He owned nothing except a pair of loincloths. One morning, to his great disappointment, he found that mice had destroyed one of the loincloths. He brought a cat to kill the mice and then a cow to give milk to the cat. Later, as the cows multiplied, he hired a girl from the nearby village to look after the cows and to sell the extra milk in the village. Finally, his ever-growing material needs prompted him to end his religious life, marry the girl and settle down as a farmer in the village. This little story illustrates how easily the never-ceasing hunger for material things can take over our spiritual life.
In today’s gospel, Jesus promises to satisfy our spiritual hunger by offering his body as our food.
The Great Depression Bread-lines
In the depression years of 1930’s millions of Americans were out of work and many thousands were hungry. In a number of cities religious groups set up bread-lines to feed the hungry. One of these was the Franciscan monastery at Cincinnati, Ohio. Every evening, the Friars, Brothers and lay volunteers prepared and gave a nourishing sandwich of bread and meat to hundreds of hungry men and women.
It was interesting to note the reactions of the recipients. Many accepted the well-prepared and well-wrapped food with a smile and thank you. Others, with head hanging, snatched the food package and shuffled off. Some tore the bag at once and started eating as they hurried away. Most of them ate every last crumb after a silent prayer and put the wrapping into a nearby container, though some would eat only the meat and discard the bread on the roadside. A few discontented ones just opened the package and then threw the entire contents away in protest.
The way those hungry unfortunates reacted to that little lunch is a lot like the way his listeners received the words of Jesus in today’s gospel.
In today’s gospel Jesus makes the unique and bold claim: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
Jesus was offering the crowd bread from heaven, bread that nourishes for eternal life, bread available to people who have faith in Jesus Christ.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS August 4 - 10
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Angelina Franchino
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Angelina Franchino
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Mario Molina
Friday 8:00 a.m. Parishioners
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday July 28 & 29, 2012
Total Plate $ 916.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,322.00
Second Collection for Maintenance Fund
$752.00
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING, FOOD & DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information: Don Boisvert 408.828.2035
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting
The Second Wednesday of the month, this Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish’s Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
Tomorrow August 6 and 9th are the anniversaries of the atomic explosions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945).
As these events are recalled, all are urged to continue to pray for world peace and for increased “efforts in favor of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament”
Said the Pope Benedict XVI to Japanese ambassador to the Holy See.
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE
Marriage Help –Retrouvaille (pronounce retro-vi) has helped tens thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on Sep. 28 – 30, 2012, call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents…
ANYTHING GOES
A Benefit Performance for
BIRTHRIGHT OF SAN JOSE
Thursday September 27, 2012
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Hors d’oeuvres & Champagne
Reception: 6:15 pm
Performance Begins Promptly:
8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Make checks payable to Birthright of San Jose and mail to: Bernie Genetti, 1185 Royston Court, San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 268-2615 or (408) 997-0766
. Click here to see bulletins from last year
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 29, 2012
A bag of rise to share
From her personal experience, Mother Teresa relates a story showing how the poor are more generous than the rich because they have experienced hunger and poverty. Learning of a poor Hindu family in Calcutta who had been starving for many days, Mother Teresa visited them and brought a big parcel of rice to the mother. She went surprised to see how the mother divided the rice into equal portions and went out with one bundle to give it to her Moslem neighbor. When she returned, Mother Teresa asked her why she had done such a generous deed. The woman replied: “My family can manage with half the rice in this bag. My neighbor’s family has several children and they are also starving.”
Today’s gospel tells the story of a small boy who showed this same kind of generosity. By sharing his small lunch (which consisted of five barley loaves and two dried fish), be became the instrument in Jesus’ working of a miracle that fed thousands.
Today’s reading invites us to become humble instruments in God’s hand by sharing our blessings with our needy brothers and sisters. They also remind us that if our country has been blessed with an abundance of earthly bread or with the technical capabilities to produce such abundance, then these gifts are for sharing with the hungry people and poor countries. Once physical hungers are satisfied, then we are challenged to satisfy the deeper hungers, for love, mercy, forgiveness, companionship, peace and fulfillment.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS July 28 – August 3
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Angelina Franchino
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + William
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Angelina Franchino
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Parishioners
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Guillermina Garcia P
STEWARDSHIP
“How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me?” (Psalm 116:12)
“Thanksgiving” is the meaning of the Greek word “Eucharist.” The attitude of thankfulness is central to Christian spirituality. The debt of gratitude we own for God’s faithful love can be repaid only in a two-sided coin: turning to God in thanksgiving and doing for others what has been done for us.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday July 21 & 22, 2012
Total Plate $ 763.50
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,169.50
Thank you and God bless you!
Pastoral Meeting
Thursday, August 16 at 7:00 P.M.
In the Community Center
Every one is welcome!!!
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norman Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday August 8 at 6:30 p.m. In the Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND- DANCING
FOOD & DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
STARTS AT 6 O’CLOK
Information: Don Boisvert
408.828.2035
The South Bay Musical Theatre
Presents…
ANYTHING GOES
A Benefit Performance for
BIRTHRIGHT OF SAN JOSE
Thursday September 27, 2012
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Hors d’oeuvres and Champagne Reception: 6:15 pm
Performance Begins Promptly: 8:00 pm
$35 per person for this exciting evening!
Make checks payable to Birthright of San Jose and mail to: Bernie Genetti, 1185 Royston Court, San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 268-2615 or (408) 997-0766
PEACE AND SOLITUDE
New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur is a Catholic monastic community rooted in the ancient tradition of Saint Benedict. It is a restorative place of healing through monastic silence and solitude, set as a jewel in the natural beauty of a coast of Big Sur. We offer the option for our retreatants to participate in beautiful liturgical celebration. Please come visit us for a day trip or stay in our private guest rooms to get away from it all. You can make reservation Online at www.contemplation.com and click on “Retreats” or call us at 831-667-2456 ext. 100
OUR OFFERING TO GOD
The parish asks each family to contribute only one hour of weekly wage.
The import thing is that it should be give as a Prayer. Thank you for your generosity!
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 22, 2012
The hour of a mid-week prayer in a little church
Michael Faraday, an early pioneer of electromagnetic current, once addressed a convocation of scientists. For an hour, he held the audience spellbound with his lecture on the nature of the magnet. After he had finished, he received a thundering ovation. The Prince of Wales, late King Edward VII, stood to congratulate him. The applause thundered again.
Just as quickly, a deadened silence pervaded the audience. Faraday had left. It was the hour of a midweek prayer service in a little church of which he was a member.
Do we have a similar commitment?
Like Faraday, have we pledged our allegiances to a Power that outlasts the short-lived fads and governments of this world? One of the reason we gather for worship each week is for the refreshment of our spirits, the recharging of our spiritual; batteries.
We need to shut the world out and focus our attention on God’s presence in our lives. Jesus knew the value of getting away to a quiet place. With our families, would we put into practice what the Wall Street Journal suggested a generation ago?
“What American needs… is a revival of piety – the piety of our fathers.”
Today’s gospel tells us how Jesus takes his worn-out disciples to a lonely place for rest and refreshing.
Today’s readings explain how God, like a good shepherd, redeems His people and provides for them.
Today’s readings also challenger us to use our God-given authority in the family, in the church and in society, with fidelity and responsibility.
Today, pastoral ministry includes not only the pastoral care given by those named or ordained as “pastors,” but the loving service given by all Christians who follow different calling to serve and lead others.
“… His heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd…”
(Mark 6:34)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS July 21 - 27
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Dave & Jeanette
Roberts
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Robert Lautze
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Thomas Stacey
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Parishioners
Friday 8:00 a.m.
STEWARDSHIP
Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ. (Eph: 2:13)
Ours is no ordinary shepherd. One in compassionate love with his sheep, he will not rest until all become one flock in him. In that communion with him is our peace.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday July 14 & 15, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,202.66
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,608.66
Second Collection for Peter’s pence
$298.11
Your generosity helps the Holy Father continue his pastoral care for the Church; share the gospel message throughout the world; and assist victims of disaster.
Thank you!!!
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND – DANCING,
FOOD & DRINKS!!!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information: Don Boisvert
408.828.2035
ST. FRANCIS SOUP KITCHEN
St. Francis Soup Kitchen thanks everyone for their recent donations of men’s clothing items. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 12 to 1 p.m. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry please call 831-459-6712 for more information. Thank you for your support!
PEACE AND SOLITUDE
New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur is a Catholic monastic community rooted in the ancient tradition of Saint Benedict. It is a restorative place of healing through monastic silence and solitude, set as a jewel in the natural beauty of the coast of Big Sur. We offer the option for our retreatants to participate in beautiful liturgical celebration. Please come visit us for a day trip or stay in our private guest rooms to get away from it all. You can make reservations Online at www.contemplation.com and click on “Retreats” or call us at 831-667-2456 ext. 100
Finance Committee Meeting
Next Thursday July 26rd at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome – we need your support.
Men’s Club
The Wednesday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center.
Dinner will be served! We have good support for one another.
Please come – we need you!!!
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed, or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio.
+ Rev. John Murphy
He entered into immortality on July 21, 2001
He was our pastor from 1990 to 1995
Please remember him in your prayers
He made The beautiful widow in the sanctuary of the church possible. We have many good memories of him.
Rest in peace.
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 15, 2012
“Let people hear it.”
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), the world-famous violinist, earned a fortune with his concerts and compositions, but he generously gave most of it away.
So, when he discovered an exquisite violin on one of his trips, he wasn’t able to buy it. Later, having raised enough money to meet the asking price, he returned to the seller, hoping to purchase that beautiful instrument. But to his great dismay it had been sold to a collector. Kreisler made his way to the new owner’s home and offered to buy the violin. The collector said it had become his prized possession and he would not sell it, Fritz disappointed, Kreisler was about to leave when he had an idea. “Could I play the instrument once before it is consigned to silence?” he asked. Permission was granted, and the great virtuoso filled the room with such heart-moving music that the collector’s emotions were deeply stirred. “I have no right to keep this violin to myself,” he exclaimed, “It’s yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into the world, and let people hear it.”
Jesus gives us the same instruction the collector gave Kreisler when He shares with us the mission He gives the Apostles today in the Gospel.
Today’s reading remind us of our Divine Adoption as God’s children and of our call to preach the good news of Jesus by bearing witness to God’s love, mercy and salvation as revealed through Jesus.
“God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world.”
(Ephesians 1:4)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS July 14 - 20
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Edward Hale
Beckmanin
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Clair A. Mullen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Marion Silva
Thursday 8:00 a.m. The Parish
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Fr. John Murphy
STEWARDSHIP
So do not worry and say, “What are we to eat?” or “What are we to drink?” or “what are we to wear?” (Matthew 6:31)
God did not create the world only to abandon it to its own devices. He cares day by day for all that he has made, though we do not always recognize his hand at work.
Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday July 7 & 8, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,356.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,762.00
Thank you for your support and generosity.
God bless you!
2nd ANNUAL PARISH HARVEST
PARTY & DANCE
LIVE BAND, FOOD, DRINKS, & DANCING!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
STARTS AT 6 O’CLOCK
Information: Don Boisvert
408. 828.2035
Men’s Club
This Wednesday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center.
Dinner will be served. we have very good support for one another.
Please come, we need you!!!
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norman Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
PORTA FIDEI
“… I have decided to announce a Year of Faith. It will begin on 11 October 2012; the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, and it will end on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King, on 24 November 2013. The starting date of 11 October 2012 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a text promulgated by my Predecessor, Blessed John Paul II, with a view to illustrating for all the faithful the power and beauty of the faith. This document, an authentic fruit of the Second Vatican Council, was requested by the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in 1985 as an instrument at the service of catechesis and it was produced in collaboration with all the bishops of the Catholic Church.
Moreover, the theme of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that I have convoked for October 2012 is “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.”
This will be a good opportunity to usher the whole Church into a time of particular reflection and rediscovery of the faith…
Benedict PP.XVI
Retrouvaille
You Can Help Your Marriage –Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue… or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. For confidential information about the program call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 8, 2012
Today’s reading introduces JESUS as a prophet and explains how prophets and other messengers from GOD inevitably suffer rejection.
The readings challenge us to face rejection and hardship with prophetic courage.
Don’t allow rejection to derail your dreams
Brilliant British Theologian G.K. Chesterton could not read until he was eight years old. A teacher said if his head were opened they would probably find a lump of fat where there was supposed to be a brain. That teacher was wrong.
Einstein’s parents were informed by a teacher that he would never amount to anything.
For The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter received seven rejection slips before finding a publisher.
Richard Bach got twenty rejection slips before Jonathan Livingston Seagull was published.
Dr. Seus, one of the most popular children’s authors of all time, got more than two dozen rejection slips before The Cat in the Hat made it to print.
Ruth Graham felt an uncontrollable urge to run out of the meeting the first time she heard Billy preach. She was not under conviction. She was put off by his preaching style. Billy had to improve his preaching before Ruth would become his wife.
Today’s gospel tells us how JESUS encountered rejection with prophetic courage.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS July 7 - 13
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Martin Patrick
Hanley, Sr.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + John Neenan
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Carlos R. Montalbo
Friday 8:00 a.m. For Our Country
STEWARDSHIP
Stewards are called to protect the gift of God that is the environment.
The resources we are given are for all of humankind, not just those closest to us.
They are to be shared among all people for everyone’s betterment.
We are connected to each other and stewards live in solidarity with all people.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday June 30 & July 1
Total Plate $ 958.00
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,364.00
God bless you and reward your generosity with the Parish, in this time of financial crisis!
PORTA FIDEI
The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped by transforming grace. To enter through that door is to set out on a journey that lasts a lifetime.
Ever since the start of my ministry as Successor of Peter, I have spoken of the need to rediscover the journey of faith so as to shed ever clearer light on the joy and renewed enthusiasm of the encounter with Christ.
We cannot accept that salt should become tasteless or the light be kept hidden (cf. Mt 5:13-16).
In the light of all this, I have decided to announce a Year of Faith. It will begin on 11 October 2012; the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and it will end on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King, on 24 November 2013.
The Year of Faith, from this perspective, is a summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the one Savior of the world… Benedict XVI
2nd Annual Parish Harvest
Party & Dance
Live Band, Food & Drinks, Dancing
Saturday September 8, 2012 Starts at 6 o’clock
Information: Don Boisvert 408.828.2035
Joke Rejection at the Pearly Gate, too!
A cab driver reaches the Pearly Gates and announces his presence to Saint Peter, who looks him up in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry for the cabby, Saint Peter invites him to grab a silk robe and a golden staff and to proceed into Heaven.
A preacher is next in line behind the cabby and had been watching these proceedings with interest. He announces himself to Saint Peter. Upon scanning the preacher’s entry in the Big Book, Saint Peter furrows his brow and says, “Okay, we will let you in, but take that cotton robe and wooden staff.”
The preacher is astonished and replies, “But I am a man of the cloth. You gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely, I rate higher than a cabby.” Saint Peter responded matter-of factly: “here we are interested in results; when you preached, people slept. When the cabby drove his taxi, people prayed.
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting
This Wednesday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m. In the Community Center.
Dinner will be served. We have very good support for one another.
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
July 1, 2012
“Do not be afraid; just have faith.”
Ann Jillian, a three-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and singer, is an American actress born to Roman Catholic Lithuanian immigrant parents. Since 1985, she has added motivational speaking to her impressive list of credits, addressing business, medical, professional and women’s group with her own unique blend of humor and inspiration. Her prowess extends from the world’s concert halls to feature film and the Broadway stage.
She has starred in over 25 TV movies, and made hundreds of other TV appearances. Her TV movie, The Ann Jillian Story, which recounts her victory over breast cancer, was the # 1 film of that TV season, but, more important, it delivered Ann’s message about the hopeful side of breast cancer to its millions of viewers. In 1985, the then 35-years-old actress made headlines when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. On her way to the hospital to check the nature of the growth which she had noticed, she stopped at St. Francis de Sales Church and read the inscription on the door.
“The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations.”
She went into the church and prayed for the strength to accept her ordeal.
The radiant trust in God and peace of mind she maintained before and after the surgery (double mastectomy), was big news in the media and a great inspiration for all cancer patients.
She trust in Jesus’ words given in today’s gospel, “DO NOT BE AFRAID; JUST HAVE FAITH.”
Actually this phrase is repeated in the Bible more the 365 times in the Bible.
We need to accept God’s call to health, wholeness and holiness!
We need to continue the healing mission of the Church!
We need to have trusting faith in the mercy and divine power of Jesus!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS June 30 – July 6
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + John F. Magnin
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Guillermina Garcia
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Peter & Rita Genderon
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Toña Zamora
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Report Sunday June 9 & 10
Total Plate $ 1,671.00
Report Sunday June 16 & 17
Total Plate $ 1,075.00
Report Sunday June 23 & 24
Total Plate $ 1,747.00
Second Collection for Maintenance last
Weekend was $ 410.00
We Need Your Support, Thank you and God bless you!
Dear Christ Child (Church), the “Birthright,” would like to thank you for your support of our “Mothers Day flowers fund-raiser.
Birthright has been in San Jose for 40 years and has been helping girls and women with a crisis pregnancy to cope with their situation.
Without your help, we would not be able to continue our work.
May God bless you.
Sincerely,
The Birthright Volunteers.
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norman Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you Interested in Becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith.
For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 408.353.2210 or eugenioaramburo@yahoo.com
Men’s Club Meeting
Wednesday July 11 at 6:300 p.m.,
in the Community Center.
We have very good support for one another.
The Faith of the Church
Jesus fully, completely, and definitively reveals God to humanity.
Even more dramatically, Jesus reveals that God is with us to save us, to lift us up, to snatch us from the dark forces of sin and death, and to make us sharers in eternal life.
Our response to this great revelation is what Saint Paul calls “the obedience of faith”
(Cf. Dogmatic Constitution
On Divine revelation 4-5)
Children’s Safety Message
Parents and Caregivers of children: When you and your children are attending Mass or any other events at the parish, please do not let your children leave your presence alone, or with another child, for any reason. I f your child needs to leave the building, he or she must be accompanied by an adult.
Central California Worldwide Marriage Encounter
“I wish we could just sit down and talk!”
Have you ever said that to your spouse? Do you wish you could take your “talk” to a deeper level of listening and understanding? A worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will help you to do just that. Our next weekend is July 12 – 15, 2012. To register or receive more information call Vic & Joan Penacho at 831-638-9498, email ME@penacho.com, or visit www.wwmecentralca.org
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
June 24, 2012
The voice of one crying in the wilderness
The Church observes the birth of John as a hallowed event.
We have no such commemoration for any other fathers; but it is significant that we celebrate the birthdays of John and of Jesus.
This day cannot be passed by. And even if my explanation does not match the dignity of the feast, you may still meditate on it with great depth and profit.
John was born of a woman too old for childbirth; Christ was born of a youthful virgin. The news of John’s birth was met with incredulity, and his father was struck dumb. Christ’s birth was believed, and he was conceived through faith.
John, then, appears as the boundary between the two testaments, the old and the new. That he is a sort of boundary the Lord himself bears witness, when he speaks of the law and the prophets up until John the Baptist.
Thus he represents times past and is the herald of the new era to come. As a representative of the past, he is born of aged parents; as a herald of the new era, he is declared to be a prophet while still in his mother’s womb. For when yet unborn, he leapt in his mother’s womb at the arrival of blessed Mary.
In that womb he had already been designated a prophet, even before he was born; it was revealed that he was to be Christ’s precursor, before they ever saw one another.
These are divine happenings, going beyond the limits of our human frailty.
Eventually he is born, he receives his name, and his father’s tongue is loosened. See how these events reflect reality.
Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor of the Lord, is born and restores his voice…
From a Sermon by Saint Augustine.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS June 23 -29
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Marina Large’s
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Ann Sohn’s
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. The Parishioners
Thursday 8:00 a.m. All men and Fathers
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Martin Patrick
Hanley, Sr.
The Report of Stewardship of Treasure will be in the next Bulletin. Thank you!
Immaculate Heart RADIO
June 25-28 *LIVE from our network headquarters* The Immaculate Heart Radio Summer Pledge Drive! 4 days of life changing testimonies and inspiring interviews, plus exciting prize giveaways with so much more… hear co-hosts Debbie Georgianni, Jerry Usher, Jim Rossi and Dick Jankins as they interview listeners on-air.
Set your radio to 1240 AM or Listen on the Internet at Ihradio.com Tell a friend to turn in as well…
Summer Envelopes
We sincerely thank our parishioners who mail or deliver their weekly envelopes or donation to the parish office while on vacation or out-of-town. As many of you understand our parish expenses and obligations do not take a vacation when you do, so of is very helpful to be able to rely on your continued support even when you cannot personally attend Mass here.
God bless your summer and we pray for your family!
Cursillo!!!
The fall weekends are coming up for those interested in attending a Cursillo weekend. The men’s weekend will be held September 21 - 23and the women’s weekend will be held October 5 - 7. If you have any questions, please call either your local Cursillo parish representative or Cindy Vierra at 831.757.5193 or visit our website at www.montereycursillo.org
Summer Volleyball Camp is beginning this week. June 25-29 at 1-4 p.m.
Sign up for Volleyball Camp @ C.T. English
Coach Norma Hammons (-3326)
Respect Life At All times!!!
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DEATH –
WHAT A Wonderful way to explain it…
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, ‘Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.’ Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know…’
“You don’t know? You’re, a Christian man, and don’t know what’s on the other side?’
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining. And as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, ‘Did you notice my dog? He’s never been in this room before. He didn’t know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here. And when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing… I know my Master is there and that is enough.’
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
June 17, 2012
God planted the seed of his kingdom in our heart.
We must nurture it with trust and with patience.
Knotholes
In the early years of baseball there weren’t any reinforced concrete stadiums.
There was only a grandstand with a board fence enclosing the outfield.
Sometimes the board fence had a knothole in it. Small boys would flock around it to get a free glimpse of the game.
A knothole didn’t offer a good view of the game, but it was good enough to give an idea of what was going on.
Some ballpark fences had several knotholes. There would be on in left field, one in center field, and another in right field. By moving from one to the other, you could get different views of the game.
The parables of Jesus are a lot like knotholes in a ballpark fence.
They give you a glimpse of God’s kingdom.
Parables don’t give you a good view of it, but it’s good enough to give you an idea of what the kingdom is like.
Take the fourth chapter of Mark’s Gospel.
It contains three different parables about God’s kingdom. By moving from one to the other, you can get three different views of the kingdom.
Interestingly, all three parables are about seeds.
The first parable tells about a farmer who planted seed. Some was planted in good soil, some in bad soil. Only the seed in the good soil bore fruit.
The second parable, which we just read in today’s gospel, tells how seed grows beneath the soil without the farmer knowing how. It’s mystery to him.
The third parable, which we also read in today’s gospel, contrasts the tiny seed to the large beautiful plant that grows from it.
Each of the three parables gives us an insight into God’s kingdom.
The first parable reveals that the kingdom can grow only in good hearts –hearts that are open to it.
The second parable reveals that God’s kingdom grows in our heart in a marvelous, mysterious way, without our knowing how.
The third parable reveals that the tiny seed of the kingdom in our heart will eventually grow into something beautiful.
Practically, what does all this mean for us?
First, it means we must trust God.
Second, we need to be patient.
Happy Father’s Day!!!
May you be gentle and loving, clear and sure.
May you trust in the unseen providence that has chosen you all to be a Family. May you stand sure on your ground and know that every grace you need will unfold before you. Like all the mornings of your life.
GOD BLESSES YOU!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS June 16 -22
Saturday 5:00 p.m. The Parishioners
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Veronica Large
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. All men & fathers
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Welcome the priests who help us in the Masses:
Rev. James Catalano
Rev. John Warburton
Rev. Scott McCarthy
Thank You!
STEWARDSHIP
Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the knees that are weak. (Isaiah 35:3)
In today’s parable we learn that a tiny mustard seed can grow into a great plant. God can use small things to do great works. We should never think that we are too insignificant, too weak, or too flawed to be part of God’s plan.
The Stewardship of Treasure
Report will be in the next Bulletin. Thank You!
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons @ 353.3326
Immaculate Heart Radio June 25 -28 *LIVE from our network headquarters* The Immaculate Heart Radio Summer Pledge Drive! 4 days of life changing testimonies and inspiring interviews, plus exciting prize giveaways with so much more…
Set your radio to 1240 AM or listen on the Internet at IHradio.com Tell a friend to tune in as well…
Summer Volleyball Camp. If you’re entering 5th through 8th grade and would like to improve your volleyball skills while having fun, sign up for Volleyball Camp @ C.T. English (June 25-29), 1-4 p.m. Coach Norma Hammons (-3326).
Men’s Club Meeting On Wednesday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal
Each child is a precious gift from God and we take our obligation to protect the dignity of all children entrusted to our care seriously.
The Diocese of Monterey has in place policies to protect children and young people from abuse and we train our priests, deacons, employees and volunteers in these policies.
If you have been abused by someone in church ministry in the Diocese of Monterey, whether it be recent or long ago, we urge you to contact our Pastoral Response Coordinator, Carol Kaplan. Carol can assist you with the healing process.
Carol Kaplan can be reached via a confidential, toll-free telephone number
1-800-321-5220
Please don’t forget to pick up your Father’s Day Mass Intention Card. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20th.
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
June 10, 2012
The two last precious gifts given to us by Jesus are the Holy Eucharist as our spiritual food, on Holy Thursday, and Jesus’ mother Mary as our mother, on Good Friday.
“Corpus Christ” is the celebration of the abiding presence of a loving God as Emmanuel - God with us – that we, His Church, may offer collective thanks to our Lord living with us in the Eucharist.
The feast gives us an occasion to learn more about the importance and value of the “Real Presence” so that we may appreciate the Sacrament better and receive maximum benefit from it.
We believe in the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist because: Jesus promised it after miraculously feeding the 5000; Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist during his Last Supper; Jesus commanded his disciples to repeat it; and “Nothing is impossible for God.”
We explain the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist by: “transubstantiation” which means that the substance of the consecrated bread and wine is changed to Jesus’ glorified body and blood by the action of the Holy Spirit and its accidents like color, shape, taste, etc., remain the same.
“I will not permit Christ to return to Albania as long as I am in charge.”
Mother Teresa was given a reception by the cruel Communist dictator Enver Hoxha who ruled Albania for 40 years from 1945 to 1985. He imposed atheism as the official religion in 1967. The possession of a Bible or cross often meant a ten-year prison them. Welcoming Mother Teresa in 1985, he stated that he appreciated her world-wide works of charity, and then added, “But I will not permit Christ to return to Albania as long as I am in charge.” In her reply after thanking the president for the reception Mother said, “Mr. President, you are wrong. I have brought not only the love of Christ into my native land but also the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist right into your presidential palace. I am allowed to carry Jesus in a pixy during my visit of this Communist country where public worship is a crime. I keep Jesus in the consecrated host in my pocket. Jesus will surely return to this country very soon.” Communist rule collapsed in Albania in 1992, and Christian and Muslims reopened their churches and mosques for worship.
“O sacrament of devotion!
O sign of unity!
O bond of charity!”
(St. Augustine)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS June 9 - 15
Saturday 5:00 p.m. The Parishioners
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
George and Donna Kioppenberg, anniversary
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. All men & fathers
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
STEWARDSHIP
“Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
Psalm 34:9
In the body and blood of Jesus Christ offered on the altar of the cross, God establishes a new covenant of peace.
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
June 2 & 3, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,606.61
EFT……………………….. $ 406.00
Total $ 2,012.61
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
Summer Volleyball Camp
If you’re entering 5th through 8th grade and would like to improve your volleyball skills while having fun, sign up for Volleyball Camp @ C.T. English (June 25-29), 1-4 p.m.) Through the CT Home & School Club
Registrations is limited and forms can be found online at (ctehsc.org) or through Coach Norma Hammons (-3326)
Immaculate
Heart Radio
June 25-28
*LIVE from our network headquarters*
The Immaculate Heart Radio Summer Pledge Drive 4 days of life changing testimonies and inspiring interviews, plus exciting prize giveaways with so much more… hear co-hosts Debbie Georgianni, Jerry Usher, Jim Rossi and Dick Jenkins as they interview listeners on-air.
Set your radio to 1240 AM or
Listen on the Internet at Ihtadio.com
Tell a friend to turn in as well…
Pray
For all brothers and sisters who are ill…
For Priest and seminaries…
For all families in the mountain…
For all the teachers and gradated students…
For the elders in their own families…
For all men & fathers…
Men’s Club Meeting
Our next meeting will be a 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 13th in the Community Center.
We have very good support for one another.
Every man is welcome!!!
The people need us!
Please bring food to our brothers and sisters in need. We bring the food to Saint Vincent de Paul and the Soup Kitchen in Santa Cruz.
The Eucharist is thanksgiving because God provides food for all of us.
Please generously respond!
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
June 3, 2012
The mystery of the most HOLY TRINITY is a basic doctrine of faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts.
It teaches us that there are three distinct persons in one God, sharing the same divine nature.
Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+ 1+ 1= 1 and not 3. But we believe in this mystery because JESUS who is GOD taught it clearly, the evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it is a dogma of Christian faith.
The universal testimony
A good illustration of the Trinity comes from world renowned scientist Dr. Henry Morris. He notes that that the entire universe is Trinitarian by design. The universe consists of three things: matter, space, and time. Take away any one of those three and the universe would cease to exist. But each one of those is itself a trinity. Matter = mass + energy + motion. Space = length + height + breadth. Time = past + present + future. Thus the whole universe witnesses to the character of the God who made it.
“The heavens declare the glory of God, the vault of heaven proclaims his handiwork; day discourse of it to day, night to night on the knowledge…”
(Psalm 19: 1 -2)
“You ask me a riddle?”
The late Cardinal Cushing tells of an occasion when he was administering last rites to a man who had collapsed in a general store. Following his usual custom, he knelt by the man and asked, “Do you believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?” The Cardinal said the man roused a little bit, opened an eye, looked at him and said, “Here I am, dying, and you ask me a riddle.” Call them riddles. Call them mysteries. There are things about life and faith we do not understand. I am not going to suggest that you resign your effort to understand.
“Most Holy Trinity, who lives in me, I praise you, I worship you, I adore you and I love you.”
St. Francis Xavier
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
Joke
Wisdom from a child’s mouth
A priest went into a second-grade classroom of the parish school and asked, “Who can tell me what the blessed Trinity means?” A little girl lisped, “The blethed twinity meanth there are thwee perthonth in one God.” The priest, taken aback by the lisp, said, “Would you say that again? I don’t understand what you said.” The little girl answered, “Y’not thuppothed to underthtand; i’th a mythtewy.”
MASS INTENTIONS June 2 - 8
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Kathleen Patricia
Hanley
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Guillermina Garcia
Peral
Friday 8:00 a.m.
TREASURY REPORT
May 26 & 27, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 755.00
EFT……………………….. $ 406.00
Total………………………. $1,161.00
Second Collection for the Parish: $549.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
FOOD FOR GOD’S PEOPLE…
We collect non-perishable food items for the food pantry of Santa Cruz every Saturday and Sunday. Your donations help feed the poor and hungry – Thank you.
The Best Gift
Offer the MASS for birthdays, anniversaries, special intentions, and for the repose of the soul. We have No Mass intentions. PLEASE use this opportunity.
TODAY!!!
Please give your support to the
Loma Prieta Firefighters BBQ
Sunday - June 3
11:00 am. To 4:00 pm.
Please bring your support to the men and women who serve us!!!
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Parents – please continue to help your children to continue in union with Jesus Christ in the Eucharistic Bread!
This very Sunday…
Congratulation for your Confirmation!
Lindsey Madison Avoy * Taylor Haleigh Avoy * Adrian Balderas *
Antonio Bravo *
Jakub Frantisek Hench * Ashley Elizabeth Mains * Courthey Anne Mains * Danielle Patricia Mains * Emmanuel Biyik Montion * Miriam Michelle Montion * Juliana Navarini * Theodore James Orcutt * Adan Kevin O’Regan * Devon Catherine O’Regan Maddie Rose Sinsigalli * Summer Jo Sinsigalli * Jorge Luis Venegas * Griselda Venegas *
Thank You Parents, Sponsors, Teachers and
Bishop Richard Garcia
PENTECOST SUNDAY
May 27, 2012
Pentecost literally means 50th. It is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover feast by the Jews and a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by the Christians. The Jewish Pentecost was originally a postharvest thanksgiving feast. Later it was celebrated to remember God’s covenants with Noah after the Deluge and with Moses at Mt. Sinai.
“Fly like an eagle”
There is an old fable about a changeling eagle. A tribesman who lived in a forest, one day found an egg of an eagle. He took the egg home and hatched it along with the chicken eggs. This eaglet started growing up with the other chicks. It started eating white ants and little worms, pecking and hopping here and there like the other chicks. Bu it never learned to fly like an eagle. One day as it was foraging for food from the ground, it saw an eagle majestically soaring high in the sky. As the eaglet was admiring the grandeur of the soaring eagle, the other chicks came and said to the eaglet, “Look that is the eagle – the king of the birds. You and I are chickens. We cannot fly like the eagle.”
-Often we lead poor lives without realizing the power of the Holy Spirit residing with us. Let us learn to connect ourselves to this great spiritual powerhouse of the Holy Spirit by daily praying for his anointing.
The role of the Holy Spirit in Christian life
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As an indwelling God, He makes us His Living Temples.
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As a strengthening God, He strengthens us in our fight against temptations and in our mission of bearing witness to Christ by transparent Christian lives.
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As a sanctifying God, He makes us holy through the sacraments: He makes us children of God and heirs of heaven through Baptism. He makes us temples of God, warriors and defenders of faith, through Confirmation. He enables us to be reconciled to God by pardoning our sins through Reconciliation. He gives us spiritual nourishment via the Holy Eucharist by converting bread and wine into Jesus body and blood through Epiclesis.
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As a teaching and guiding God, He clarifies and constantly reminds us of Christ’s teachings.
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As a listening and talking God, He listens to our prayers and enables us to pray, and He speak to us through the Bible.
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As a giver of gifts, He gives us His gifts, fruits and charismas.
Today the Easter candle is to be borne in procession at the end of each Sunday Mass as a sign that the Easter Season has come to an end!
Alleluia!!!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS May 26 – June 1
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Edward Furlong
+ Kathleen Patricia Hanley
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Fred and Bea
Wagner
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Peter & Rita Genderon
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. For all the women &
Mothers
Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. + María del Refugio
Ruiz Medina
Congratulations to the children who received their First Communion!!!
Corbin Lane * David Schwarz *
Jake Leonhart * Kurt Beckmann *
Maybel Sinsigalli * Salvador Venegas *
And Simone Orlando *
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday May 19 & 20, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,466.50
EFT $ 406.00
TOTAL $ 1,872.50
Second Collection for Catholic Charities $927.00
Thank you and God bless you!
4th Blessing of the Hot Rods
(Because insurance isn’t always enough!) It went very well, we had lots of help from parishoners!! Thank you!
Income & donations $ 3,802.50
Expenses $ 1,106.49
Total Profit $ 2,696.01
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you!!! Questions??? Also we need someone to play music at the Saturday evening Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Call Norman Hammons @ 353.3326
Birthright Hotline Drawing If you’d like to participate in a drawing for $500 taking place at our Birthright convention banquet, June 9th, donations are $5 a ticket or 3 for $10. Please call or see Norma or Dave Hammons at 353-3326. You don’t have to be present to win. Proceeds benefit our 24 hour hot line.
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday June 20th at 6:30 p.m. In the Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
Summer Volleyball Camp If you’re entering 5th through 8th grade and would like to improve your volleyball skills while having fun, sign up for Volleyball Camp @ C.T. English (June 25-29, 1- 4 p.m.) through the CT Home & School Club. Registrations is limited and forms can be found online at (ctehsc.org) or through Coach Norma Hammons (-3326).
THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
OF OUR LORD
May 20, 2012
The disciples who completed Puccini’s opera Turandot
The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini wrote La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Tosca. It was during his battle with terminal cancer in 1922 that he began to write Turandot, which many now consider his best work. He worked on the score day and night, despite his friends’ advice to rest, and to save his energy. When his sickness worsened, Puccini said to his disciples, “If I don’t finish Turandot, I want you to finish it.” He died in 1924, leaving the work unfinished. His disciples gathered all that was written of Turandot, studied it in great detail, and then proceeded to write the remainder of the opera.
The world premier took place in La Scala Opera House in Milan in 1926, and Toscanini, Puccini’s favorite student, conducted it. The opera went beautifully, until Toscanini came to the end of the part written by Puccini. He stopped the music, put down the baton, turned to the audience, and announced, “Thus far the master wrote, but he died.” There was a long pause; no one moved. Then Toscanini picked up the baton, turned to the audience and, with tears in his eyes, announced, “But his disciples finished his work.” The opera closed to thunderous applause, and found a permanent place in the annals of great works.
Jesus instructs us in his Ascension message to finish his work of saving mankind by proclaiming His good news in words and deeds.
We need to be proclaimers and evangelizers: To be a Christian is to be a proclaimer and an evangelizer. There is a difference between preaching and proclaiming. We preach with words but we proclaim with our lives. Let us ask the guidance of the Spirit of God to bear witness to Jesus by our transparent Christian lives.
We need to transmit his teachings to the world: Jesus taught us lessons of faith, hope, love, forgiveness, mercy and salvation by his life and preaching and gave us the mission to teach these to others.
We need seek our help in this mission from the ascended Jesus who is our strength and encouragement: We will be able to overcome doubts about our faith and baseless fears, anxieties and worries by meditating on Jesus’ Ascension and the lesson it teaches, that we, too, are called to share his glory in heaven.
CONFESSIONS
By request or by appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
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MASS INTENTIONS May 19 - 25
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Matin P. Hanley Jr.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Brian & Julie Stacey
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Martin P. Hanley, Jr.
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. + Jesus S. Casarrubias
+ Ma. Refugio Ruiz
Medina
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Jerry Clifford Cole
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Andrew Demers
Stewardship of Treasure Report
May 12 & 13, 2012
Plate…….………………………$ 1,264.72
EFT……………………………..$ 395.00
TOTAL $ 1,659.72
Thank you and God bless you!
PLEASE HELP US!
CHOIR CALL
If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you!!! Questions??? Call Norma Hammons @ 353.3326
Also we need someone to play music at the Saturday evening Mass at 5:00 p.m. Please contact to Fr. Eugenio @ 353.2210
Let us Pray…
For an increase in vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life.
For the protection and preservation of religious freedom in our country.
That those will draw close to those facing extreme hardship, especially the poor, the sick, the hungry, the homeless, those who are unemployed, and those who are alone…
Pray the Rosary and God will show His love in the joyful, luminous, sorrowful and glorious moments in your life.
Men’s Club Meeting
Our June meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, June 20 in the Community Center. We support one another. Every man is welcome!
Please give your support to the
Loma Prieta Firefighters BBQ
Sunday – June 3rd at the Gazebo
BIRTHRIGHT THANKS YOU
Thank you so much to you, the very generous Christ Child community that donated $458 to Birthright on Mother’s Day week-end for our flower event.
The women and families we serve thank you for supporting us so we can support them. If you would like more information about our all volunteer pregnancy support organization you can call us at 408-241-8444 or visit our web site at www.birthright.org
Thank You!!!
Kim Avoy
Florence B. Beckmann
Nanette Thomas
Herb Curran
You are very good teachers for our children. Thank You!!!
God will reward you with many blessings.
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CONGRATULATIONS to the children who received their First Communion!!!
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 13, 2012
“She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.”
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. The medico took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. Since he, himself, was not busy the medico took time to evaluate the man’s wound. The wound was well healed, and so he talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, the medico asked his patient if he had another doctor’s appointment as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman said that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. In answer to the medico’s question about her health, the old man responded that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer’s disease. When the medico asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late, he replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. The medico was surprised, and asked him why, if his wife didn’t know who he was, he went every morning faithfully for the breakfast. The old man smile and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is.” The medico with tears in the eyes said to him, “That is the kind of love I want in my life.” True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
“As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love…”
(John 15:9)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
We can never sufficiently recommend the saying of the ROSARY, not simply with the lips but the attention of the soul to the divine truths, with a heart filled with love and gratitude.
Blessed John XXIII
MASS INTENTIONS May 12 - 18
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Joe Bruna
+ John F. Magnin
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
+ Manuel Miguens
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Mary Ellen Le Page
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Paul G. Perniciaro
Friday 8:00 a.m. All mothers
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
May 5 & 6, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,261.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,656.00
Second Collection for Catholic Charity Next Weekend!!!
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
38 Families say Thank You!
This is just a short note to say “Thank You!” The Retrouvaille weekend just completed Sunday night was attended by 38 couples. That’s 38 families who now have a fighting chance. Their journey has just begun.
Retrouvaille is not just a weekend; it is a 3 month program.
Please continue to keep these couples and their children in your prayers.
FOOD FOR GOD’S PEOPLE…
We collect non-perishable food items for food pantry of Santa Cruz every Saturday and Sunday. Your donations help feed the poor and hungry that come to the parish.
We have another Retrouvaille program starting soon.
TODAY, Mother’s Day, you support the program of the Birthright of San Jose, with the roses you receive in honor of mother’s day.
Christ Child Men’s Club
Dinner and Meeting next Wednesday, May 16th at 6:30 pm.
In the Community Center
ALL MEN of Christ Child are INVITED!
Benefit Concert at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
All are invited on May 26, at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), to a concert to celebrate the release of the new CD called “Ecstasis” featuring Fr. Cyprian Consiglio. Tickets at the door will be $35. Advance tickets are available for $25-$35, contact www.brownpapertickets.com the concert will benefit the children of BLESS SCHOOL – A project of Shantivanam, the Camaldolese ashram in Tamil Nadu, India.
What: Job Fair. For DREs and Youth Ministers!
When: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:00 to Noon: Applicant’s Workshop – requirements, expectation, training and more.
Noon to 1:00: Lunch
1:00 to 2:00: Meet and greet with pastors and parish representatives
Where: St. Joseph’s Conference Center, 485 Church St. Monterey
Sponsored by the Diocese of Monterey. For more information and to RSVP, email Humanres@dioceseofmonterey.org
Be sure to bring your resumes! We look forward to seeing you!
NEXT SATURDAY MAY 19th
4th Annual Blessing of the Hot Rods
(Because insurance isn’t always enough!)
Free Admission No vehicle Entry Fee
HOT RODS
CLASSIC CARS
CUSTOM CARS
MUSCLE CARSS
10 am to 3 pm
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
-Mother Teresa
God bless all mothers and women!
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 6, 2012
Keeping in Touch
The lunar module Eagle, carrying astronauts Aldrin and Armstrong, landed on the moon July 20, 1969.
While Armstrong prepared for his moon walk, Aldrin unpacked bread and wine and put them on the abort guidance system computer. He describes what he did next.
“I poured the wine into the chalice…. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup. It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the moon and the very first eaten there were communion elements.
Just before eating and drinking the elements, Aldrin read this passage from the Gospel according to John:
“I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.”
Commenting on his Communion experience alone on the moon, Aldrin says, “I sense especially strongly my unity with our church back home, and the Church everywhere.”
Guideposts Treasury of Hope
That story not only gives special meaning to today’s gospel but also underscores the way we, the branches, remain united with Jesus, the vine.
We remain united to Jesus by three ways in particular: by gathering in his name, by listening to his word, and by sharing his Body and Blood.
This leads us to an important point: If we want to find Jesus today, we will find him in his Church, or we won’t find him at all.
Sometimes we hear people say, “I can find Jesus and unite myself to him in my own way. I don’t need the Church.”
If we the people today are to find Jesus, we, the Church, must make him visible to them.
Lord, help us remember always that where your Church is, there you are.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS May 5 - 11
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Donald & Cynthia
Large
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
+ Elizabeth Mantey
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Jean Taylor
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Sterling Large
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Wiring Walsh
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
April 28 & 29, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,139.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,534.00
Second Collection for Maintenance was $463.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
FOOD FOR GOD’S PEOPLE…
We collect non-perishable food items for the food pantry of Santa Cruz every Saturday and Sunday. Your donations help feed the poor and hungry that come to the parish.
Men’s Club Meeting
Our next meeting will be a 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16th in the Community Center. We have very good support for one another.
Every man is welcome!
“CREATING HOPE IN THE FUTURE”
Second Collection for Catholic Charities
May 19 & 20, 2012
Joke “The Usher”
An elderly woman walked into the local country church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps. “Where would you like to sit?” he asked politely. “The front row please,” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said. “The pastor is really boring.” “Do you happen to know who I am? I’m the pastor’s mother,” she declared indignantly. “Do you know who I am?” The usher asked. “No.” she said. “Good,” he answered.
LOVE MUSIC?
Calling all lovers of music and all who would like to pursue participation in Christ Child mass music soon or in the future. If you play or are learning to play an instrument or love to sing, join us for an evening of sharing music and ideas (like starting a children’s choir or doing Saturday Mass music). On Thursday evening May 17th at 7 p.m. here at the church.
Children should be able to read well (words, not music, although that helps) keep focus for the length of a mass.
Call me, if you have any questions.
Norma at 353-3326
Religious Education Program
The children in the program will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Sunday, May 13 and will receive First Eucharist on Sunday, May 20.
This is an opportunity for each of us to pray and discover more in these two sacraments of Life!
Sacrament of Confirmation
The Bishop Richard Garcia will here in the Parish Sunday June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. for the Sacrament!!!
4th Annual BLESSING of the Hot Rods
(Because insurance isn’t always enough)
Free Admission
No Vehicle Entry Fee
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HOT RODS
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CLASSIC CARS
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CUSTOM CARS
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MUSCLE CARS
Saturday May 19, 2012
10 am to 3 pm
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 29, 2012
Pope John Paul II, the good shepherd.
The most beautiful and meaningful comment on the life and the legacy of Pope John Paul II was made by the famous televangelist Mr. Billy Graham.
In a TV interview he said: “He lived like his Master the Good Shepherd and he died like his Master the Good Shepherd.”
In today’s gospel, JESUS claims that he is the Good Shepherd and explains what he does for his sheep.
The fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. It is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
The scripture lessons are about shepherds.
The title of the parish priest, “pastor,” means shepherd. A shepherd leads, feeds, nurtures, comforts, corrects, and protects his flock –responsibilities that belong to every church leader.
The earliest Christians had seen Jesus as the fulfillment of the ancient Jewish dream of a good shepherd.
In this Easter season, Jesus calls out to all his sheep – not just the “professional” religious or the preordained saints among us, but every one of us; the confused and the conflicted, the lost and the lax, the unloved and the unappreciated. Every life here was created by God for one reason: to manifest his love for all lives. That is the ultimate test of a vocation that is the Good Shepherd’s call to everyone in his flock. In the “busyness” and stress of our lives, in the challenges of being a parent or child, a professional or laborer, a teacher or student, Christ calls every one of us to a life of holiness and fulfillment.
The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS April 28 – May 4
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Eric Large and
Shannon Rock’s
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Fred and Bea
Wagner
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Mary Moon
Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.
2012 ANNUAL BISHOP’S APPEAL
Our parish goal this year is $8,000.
With your help it will be achieved.
Fr. Eugenio
STEWARDSHIP
The Lord God is our God and we the people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand. (Ps 95:7)
Jesus Christ is the One whom God has chosen to shepherd his people to salvation. All other shepherds serve in his name.
TREASURE'S REPORT SUNDAY
April 21 & 22, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,274.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,669.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
LOVE MUSIC?
Calling all lovers of music and all who would like to pursue participation in Christ Child mass music soon or in the future. If you play or are learning to play an instrument or love to sing, join us for an evening of sharing music and ideas (like starting a children’s choir or doing Saturday mass music).
On Thursday evening May 17th at
7 p.m. here at the church.
Children should be able to read well (words, not music, although that helps) and keep focus for the length of a mass.
Call me if you have any questions.
Norma at 353-3326.
URGENT we need food for the homeless and the needy people. Help us!
Bring food when you come for Mass!!!
All the young people who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation
Class is this Saturday May 5th at 3:30 p.m. Followed by Mass.
Christ Child Men’s Club
Our next meeting and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9th.
We have great conversation and very good food.
All men are welcome!!!
Joke A man comes upon a shepherd guarding his flock, and proposes a wager: “I will bet you $100, against one of your sheep, that I can tell you the exact number in this flock,” the man says. The shepherd accepts. “973,” says the man. The shepherd, astonished at the accuracy says “I am a man of my word; take the sheep you have won.” The man picks a ‘sheep’ and begins to walk away. “Wait,” cries the shepherd, “Let me have a chance to get even. Double or nothing that I can give your exact occupation.” “Sure,” replies the man. “You work for the Tax Bureau,” say the shepherd. “Amazing!” responds the man, “How did you deduce that?” “Well,” says the shepherd, “if you will first put down my dog, I will tell you.”
4rd Annual BLESSING OF THE HOT RODS
(Because insurance isn’t always enough)
Free Admission -No Vehicle Entry Fee
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HOT RODOS
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CLASSIC CARS
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CUSTOM CARS
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MUSCLE CARS
Saturday May 19, 2012
10 am to 3 pm
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 22, 2012
A man at the Super Bowl
A man bought the very last seat for the Super Bowl. It was a rotten seat, close to the blimp than to the field, but early in the first quarter, he noticed an empty seat on the 50 - yard line. He scrambled down and somewhat furtively sat in the seat. “Excuse me,” he asked, “is anyone sitting here?” “No,” said the man on his right. “That’s incredible. Who in his right mind would pass up a seat like this for the Super Bowl?” “Well, actually,” said the man, “the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to be here with my dear wife, but she passed away. This is the first Super bowl in twenty years that we have not been together.” “How sad!” said the other fellow. “But couldn’t you find someone to come with you, a relative or a close friend?” “No,” said the man, “they’re all at the funeral of my wife!”
The widower in the story was missing something in head and heart.
Emotional crisis can blur our vision of reality as happened to the apostles in today’s gospel.
In Luke’s Gospel all the resurrection stories happen on the same day. The women and Peter going to the tomb, the two on the way to Emmaus, the appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem, and the ending of the Gospel with the disciples praying in the temple are a single flow of events. They are all part of the same spiritual experience. Each episode is integral to the whole revelation.
These two travelers are not out for an idle stroll.
In Like’s Gospel avoiding Jerusalem is avoiding the true path of Christ. The whole Gospel is a journey toward Jerusalem, the revelation of the cross takes place in Jerusalem, and the story ends in Jerusalem. Walking away from Jerusalem and toward Emmaus means that they are abandoning the “unworldly” power of Christ displayed in his passion and death and embracing the “worldly” power of Roma that executed him.
They are not travelers but deserters, not people on a mission but people walking away from a cause.
What happened to the two on the road is confirmed by the community in Jerusalem. It is not an isolated experience or an offbeat interpretation. The Lord is risen. This designation of Jesus as Lord may carry the weight of his new form of presence.
His resurrected presence is known in the action of breaking the bread.
In the breaking of bread for a world that starves for you: Abide with us, O Lord!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS April 21 - 27
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Art Schmidt
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Andrew Demers
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Dr. Carlos Roberto
Montalvo
Thursday 8:00 a.m. For the Parish
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Fr. Angelo Re
STEWARDSHIP
While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” (Luke 24:36)
Christ is with us in all things. His fidelity is the rock that grounds our peace, even when the world around us seems to be standing on its head, as did the disciples’ world, shaken to its core by his dying and rising…
TREASURE'S REPORT SUNDAY
April 14 & 15, 2012
Plate……………………..$ 1,056.00
EFT………………………$ 395.00
Total $ 1,451.00
Thank you and God bless your generosity!!!
18th Annual Bishop’s Golf Tournament May 4th 2012
Rancho Cañada Golf Club, Carmel
Bishop Richard Garcia invites you and your friends to join him on Friday 4th for fun day of GOLF at Rancho Cañada Golf Club, followed by a delicious dinner and silent and live auctions.
The proceeds from this event provide tuition assistance for Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Monterey and Catholic Charities.
Last year’s tournament provided significant help to these valuable programs.
The registration form is at www.dioceseofmontery.org or contact Mimi Schwertfeger at the Department of Catholic Schools 831.373.1608
(408) 353-3326
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Grades 9-11
Our Bishop Richard Garcia will visit us for the Sacrament of Confirmation Sunday June 3rd at 10:00 a.m.
RELIGION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sunday May 13th after the Mass at 10 a.m. the children from religion Education program will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time and and at the May 20th Mass at 10 a.m. They will receive First Communion!!!
Pray for our children and young’uns!
TODAY, SUNDAY, AFTER THE MASS WE WILL HAVE A SUNDAY BRUNCH!!!
It is good to celebrate in this EASTER SEASON!
FLOWERS FOR MOTHERS
We are again planning to participate in Birthright’s flowers for Mothers on Mother’s Day. If you can help us prep the flowers the day before, Saturday May 12th we’ll be at St. Francis Cabrini in Kelly Hall from 9 am. To noon. It’s a great way for kids to meet their service hour requirements for school. Bring scissors and gloves and we’ll provide refreshments. Questions, call Birthright at 241.8444 or Norma 353.3326.
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
April 15, 2012
Please do not disturb the elephant
There is an elephant in the house – a six-ton pachyderm taking up all the room, all the space, all the air.
And nobody in the family says a word.
They tiptoe around it, they squeeze by it, they pretend it doesn’t exist.
But at every family gathering, the elephant is there.
The elephant, of course, is not a physical presence but an emotional one – all 12,000 pounds of it. It’s the disappointment Dad feels, it’s the shame Mom endures, it’s the resentment a child harbors. It’s the indignation of a rigid elder, the harsh judgment of a self-righteous relation.
But as long as nobody says anything, everything will be fine.
Don’t spook the elephant, and no one will be trampled.
Silence, avoidance and denial. Turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to the elephant crushing our souls and we’ll get through dinner.
It’s called keeping peace in the family.
But the ever whelming stench of peanuts never goes away.
Peace that is the merely the absence of conflict, peace that is just the quiet, unchallenged acceptance of dishonesty, cruelty and mistrust is not peace at all.
The peace “given” to us by the Risen Christ is not the passive acquiescence to something we perceive as more powerful or someone more intimidating than ourselves; Christ’s peace is the hard work of loving when it is most difficult to love, of putting aside our own disappointment and doubts for the sake of the other, of forgiving when we are too angry or disappointed to forgive, of reaching out when we expect to be rebuffed or rejected, of continuing to love and support and understand despite our own misgivings and fear.
The Risen One’s gift of peace is centered in no less than Christ himself; to imitate his selflessness, his compassion, his joys in our own hearts and homes.
+ JESUS came and stood in their midst and said to them, “peace be with you.”
(John 20: 19-31)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS April 14 - 20
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Greg Nelson
Sunday 10:00 a.m. The Boisvert Family
Tuesday 9:00 a.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Parishioners
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Andrew Demers
TREASURE'S REPORT SUNDAY
April 7 & 8, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 4,006.10
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 4,401.10
Good Friday Collection was $177.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
18Th Annual Bishop’s Golf Tournament with Auction & Dinner
May 4, 2012
Rancho Cañada Golf Club, Carmel
Bishop Richard Garcia invites you and your friends to join him on Friday, May 4th for a fun day of golf at Rancho Cañada Golf Club, followed by a delicious dinner and silent and live auctions. The proceeds from this event provide tuition assistance for Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Monterey and the Direct Aid Program of Catholic Charities. Last year’s tournament provided significant help to these valuable programs. If you have not participated before, you are encouraged to join us and help make this event successful. Wonderful challenges and prizes await you. The registration form is at www.dioceofmonterey.org or contact Mimi Schwertfeger at the Department of Catholic Schools 831.373.1608 schools@dioceseofmonterey.org there is many opportunities for sponsorship donations!
The Best Gift
Offer the MASS for birthdays, anniversaries, special intentions, and for the repose of the soul. We have No Mass intentions. PLEASE use this opportunity.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Grades 9-11
The Class is next Saturday April 21 at 3:30 pm. followed by Mass at 5:00 pm.
Our Bishop Richard Garcia will visit us for the Sacrament of Confirmation Sunday June 3rd at 10:00 am.
RELIGION EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sunday May 13th after the Mass of 10 a.m. the children of Religion Education Program they make the first time the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) And the Sunday May 20th at 10:00 am. The First Communion!!!
Pray for our children and young people!
Joke!!! Photographer’s Mercy
The story is told of a politician who, after receiving the proofs of a picture, was very angry with the photographer. He stormed back to the man’s studio and screamed at him: “This picture does not do me justice!” The photographer replied, “Sir, with a face like yours, what you need is mercy, not justice!”
Birthright Mother’s Day Flower Help
If you have the time to help, even if it’s only for an hour please come by the Saturday morning, May 12th from 9 am. To 1 pm. At St. Frances Cabrini Church in Kelly Hall. We are preparing roses for our annual Mother’s Day event.
We are attaching cards with ribbons to the roses and removing thorns so bring scissors and gloves if you can. We have some dethroning tools but scissors work well too. If you can bring some breakfast snack or juice, please let Norma Hammons know at 353-3326. We have orders for around 4000 flowers so there’s lots of hands needed. If you know of youth needing community services hours this is perfect.
EASTER SUNDAY
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
April 8, 2012
This funny story is old, but even if you’ve heard it before, you might enjoy it again.
There was an old couple who argued a lot, and they decided to travel before they died. One place they wanted to see was Israel. While they were there, the wife died. When the husband tried to see what arrangements he could make for her funeral, the mortician told him she could be buried in Israel for $2,000 or they could send her body home to the United States, but it would cost $20,000 to transport her. He thought for a moment and said we’ll send her to the United States. A friend asked why he would spend so much money to send her back home. He said, “One time a person rose from the dead here in Israel and I can’t take that chance.”
Our faith tells us one person did indeed rise from the dead, Jesus Christ, and if it weren’t for his resurrection we would never have heard of him. He was a good and holy man who was a wise teacher and a powerful healer but, unlike with other religious leaders, if it weren’t for Jesus’ actual resurrection, his followers would never have had the courage to preach about him to the world.
The challenge of the resurrection; again quoting the letter to the Colossians: “If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” (Col 3:1-2)
If we want to live new life with Christ in eternity, we must live his new life now.
Hopefully, our Easter celebration will inspire us to leave today with a new resolver to praise the Lord (this is what “Alleluia” means) and to rejoice and be glad because this is the day the Lord has made; this is the day that is a source of hope and salvation for us.
Happy Easter!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS April 7 - 13
Saturday 8:00 p.m. Abigail Stacey B/day
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
+ Francis Adams
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Parishioners
Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Fr. Angelo Re
TREASURER’S REPORT SUNDAY
March 31 & April 1, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,638.50
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 2,033.50
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
The “Food Drive” last weekend was a great success. In addition to food, we also collected $660.00 for the poor.
Together we helped make life better for many less fortunate than us. Thank you Herb! And thanks to many of you!
Many thanks to all the volunteers – Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Musicians, Acolytes, Ladies and men of the Altar and ALL the people who participated in the Holy Week and Easter ceremonies.
18th Annual
Bishop’s Golf Tournament & Auction Dinner
May 4, 2012
Rancho Cañada Golf Club, Carmel
Come have fun and invest in a great cause –Children! Come play golf at beautiful Rancho Cañada Golf in Carmel Valley and enjoy a wonderful auction dinner and awards presentation. If you don’t play golf, come have fun at the auction dinner.
All proceeds of the 2012 event benefit the Tuition Assistance Fund for Diocesan Schools. The students who will receive these funds are among those with the greatest need in the four counties of the Monterey Diocese: Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo.
The registration form is at www.dioceseofmonterey.org or contact Mimi Schwertfeger at the Department of Catholic Schools (831) 373-1608; schools@dioceseofmonterey.org there is many opportunities for sponsorship donations!
Come help us raise thoughtful and caring citizens, equipped with spirit-filled hopes as well as academic and moral decision-making skills, who will build a bright future for all of us!
2012 ANNUAL BISHOP’S APPEAL
You are very generous with your contributions to your Parish and all the ministries’ of the Dioceses; please accept my thanks in the name of many people of the parish and the people of our Diocese of Monterey.
Our parish goal this year is $8,000. God willing and with you help it will be achieved.
Fr. Eugenio
Christ Child Men’s Club
Our next meeting will be at 6:30 pm. on Wednesday, March 14th.Great conversation and dinner.
All men are welcome!!!
An EASTER Prayer
Of all of God’s gifts Easter shows us our fate. Forgiven we will rise and pass through Heaven’s gate. This Easter remember the sacrifice of a Son and through His resurrection Eternal life we have won.
This Easter I pray that the love of God is resurrected, reborn, renewed inside your heart. God Bless you!
Happy Easter from Eugenio
Care Package
I would like to thank you for the nice care package I received from you guys. It is really nice to know that there are groups out there doing this for the soldiers. Let everyone know how much we appreciate the thought and effort that you put into this. Sincerely, Jennifer Moore 787th EOD / TF 1-14 CAV FOB Sweeney APO AE 09355
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
April 1, 2012
JESUS’ death: A victory over the forces of darkness
From the 1980s to the 1990s, the country of El Salvador has been described as a land full of violence against the poor.
During these years, thousands of Salvadorans, including farmers, teachers, elderly and children were killed, not sparing the innocent.
Among the victims of the regime was a certain Christian name Oscar Romero, an archbishop.
In the exercise of his prophetic ministry, his mouth was unstoppable; it gave voice to the cry against the violence to the poor. He was the outspoken critic of the regime. Treated as an Enemy of the State, he was brutally murdered on March 24, 1980, while celebrating the Holy Mass.
That his death occurred during a Eucharistic celebration has much symbolic value, because it imitated the body and blood of Jesus which he was consecrating, themselves signs of God’s love for the poor, even as Archbishop Romero died defending their cause. But apart from its symbolic value, the death of Oscar Romero is a concretization of what, in the theology of the Gospel of Mark, the death of Christ means for us.
Although Jesus was treated by his enemies as a criminal, and died like one, yet he gave up his life as the faithful Servant of Yahweh.
In Mark’s understanding, the battle with Satan that began in the temptation story (Mark 1:13) ended with the victory of Jesus who, in his crucifixion, was acknowledged as the Son of God (Mark 15:39).
It is of course, not difficult for us, as Christians, to see in the death of Jesus an example to follow… And Archbishop Romero was one of those who understood the exemplary meaning of Jesus’ death.
Like the Eucharist which he celebrated (1Cor 11:26), his death was a proclamation of the death of the Lord. But what is relevant to us is the view that even though Romero died, his death did not mean the triumph of the government which had a hand in the assassination to silence him.
The death of Jesus was a victory over the forces of darkness.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
Easter egg Hunt on Sunday, April 8th after the Mass at 10:00
A request for recycled (connected) plastic eggs, and candy for Christ Child’s Easter egg hunt, is greatly appreciated. You can leave your donations in the vestibule or drop them off in CCD classroom. Thanks, the Easter egg Hunt Committee: Nanette & Regina.
MASS INTENTIONS March 31 – April 6
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Mari Ellen Martin
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday of Holy Week at 9:00 a.m.
+ Guillermina Garcia P.
Wednesday of Holy Week at 8:00 a.m.
Parishioners
Holy Thursday Evening at 7:00 p.m.
Sharon Valentine
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
March 24 & 25, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,112.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,507.00
The Second Collection for the Maintenance Fund was $596.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Monday of Holy Week April 2nd at 7:00 pm.
Tuesday of the Holy Week April 3rd on the
Holy Cross Church. Santa Cruz at 7:00 pm.
Holy Thursday April 5th at 12:00 pm.
2012 Annual Ministries Appeal Campaign
“The wind blows where it wills.”
Our Annual Ministries Appeal (AMA) continues.
The goal for this year is $8,000.00
If you have made a donation or pledge, we thank you.
If you have your envelope and contribution filled out, you can drop it into the weekend’s collection or stop by the parish office.
If you have not filled out an envelope, we ask that you please consider making a pledge if you are able.
Thank you! Fr. Eugenio
Station of the Cross
Good Friday, April 6th Stations of the Cross -12 Noon, we invited the people of the Mountain Bible Church to come; we will pray around the Parish if the weather is good.
Good Friday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church
Men’s Club Meeting and Dinner
Wednesday, April 11th
At 6:30 pm.
TODAY, we receive palm branches at the Divine Liturgy. Let us take them to our homes and put them some place where we can always see them!!! The palms are meant to remind us that Christ is the king of our families…
HOLY WEEK & EASTER 2012
The CHRISM MASS on Monday April 2nd at 11:00 a.m. at Madonna Del Sasso Church in Salinas.
Holy Thursday April 5th
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7 pm
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion April 6th at 7 pm
Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord
Holy Saturday Night:
The Great Vigil of Easter:a April 7th at
8 pm
Easter Sunday April 8th
Sunrise Service with Mountain Bible Church at the Gazebo – 7 am
Mass Resurrection of the Lord
At 10 am
After Mass there will be an Egg Hunt in the Church grounds!
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
March 25, 2012
“Would you please occupy my room for the night?”
One stormy night many years ago, a man in his forties and his wife from New York entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia.
Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. “Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked. The manager, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the manager said. “But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room?” It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the Philadelphia manager pressed on. “Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine,” the manager told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the New Yorker said to the manager, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. May be some day I will build one for you.”
The Manager looked at them and smiled.
The three of them had a good laugh.
As they drove away, the couple agreed that the helpful manager was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed.
The Philadelphia manager had almost forgotten the incident when he receives a letter. It was from the man, who recalled in it that stormy night and enclosed a round-trip to New York so the manager could pay them a visit.
The man from New York met him in airport. He then pointed to a great new building there, a palace of reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky. “That,” said the New Yorker, “is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.” “You must be joking,” the Philadelphia manager said. “I can assure you I am not,” said the New Yorker, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The New Yorker’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
The Philadelphia guy who became its first manager was George C. Boldt.
Here is a striking proof of what Jesus tells us in today’s gospel,
“If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies it produces much fruit.”
Young George Boldt buried his own comfort and convenience by giving up his room.
His sacrifice sprouted and brought forth the reward of becoming the manager of the most outstanding hotels in the world.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS March 24 - 30
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Terrence Parker
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + John Cavanagh
+ Colleen Impey
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Catherine Duncan
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Shawana Flaming
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Tricia Mederos
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Vincente Bui
TREASUR REPORT SUNDAY
March 17 & 18, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,061.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,456.00
Thank you and God Bless you!
2012 Bishop’s Annual Ministries Appeal
“This weekend you along with parishioners throughout the Diocese of Monterey are invited prayerfully to consider a pledge to the 2012 Annual Ministries Appeal (AMA). This year’s annual Diocesan Appeal reminds us to “The wind blows where it wills.” Since every parishioner is a member of Diocese of Monterey, every household is encouraged to support the work of our Diocese by participating in this appeal. No gift is too small. Once we have met the goal for our parish’s share for diocesan pastoral services, your donations will be returned to our parish for support to pay the bills. Your will have an opportunity to make your pledge during the Masses…
Stations of the Cross
Last Friday of Lent, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. We will have soup followed by the Stations of the Cross at 7:15 p.m.
Annual Diocesan Chrism Mass
Monday, April 2 at 11 am at Madonna del Sasso Church in Salinas, Bishop Garcia will bless oils for anointing the sick and those to be baptized, and will consecrate Chrism for use in sealing with the Holy Spirit. He will thus prepare enough oils for the Sacraments in every parish throughout the diocese for one year. Everyone is welcome to attend.
+ Fr. Angelo Re
Passed Away March 15, 2012
Rest in Peace
2012 Holy Week & Easter Sunday
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Mass Saturday March 31st at 5:00 p.m.
Mass Sunday April 1st at 10:00 a.m.
TRIDUUM
Holy Thursday April 5th
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7 pm
Good Friday, April 6th
Stations of the Cross at 12:00 p.m. around the Parish with the Mountain Bible Church
The Passion of Our Lord – 7pm
Holy Saturday Night April 7th
Solemn Easter Vigil – 8:00 pm
Easter Sunday, April 8th
Sunrise Service with Mountain Bible Church at the Gazebo – 7 am
Mass Resurrection of the Lord
At 10 am
After Mass there will be an Egg Hunt in the Church grounds!
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
March 18, 2012
“Release this guilty man”
King Frederick II, and Eighteenth-Century King of Prussia, visited a prison in Berlin one day.
The inmates jumped at the opportunity to plead their cases directly to the king.
All except one.
One prisoner sat quietly in the corner. This aroused the king’s curiosity.
The king quieted the other inmates and approached the man in the corner.
“What are you in for?” he asked. “Armed robbery, your honor.” The king asked, “Are you guilty?” “Yes sir,” he answered. “I entirely deserve my punishment.”
The king then gave an order to the guard: “Release this guilty man. I don’t want him corrupting all these innocent people.”
How ironic!
Only when we admit our guilt can that guilt be washed away.
One of the greatest promises of scripture is this one:
“If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(1 John 1:9)
Repentance is the first step toward new birth mentioned in today’s gospel.
Think for a moment.
Is there some failing in your life that you have never admitted to God?
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS March 17 - 23
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + George Rau
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Jim Shore
The Boisvert Family
Monday 8:00 a.m. For all the sick
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Angela Rendon
Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Shawana Fleming
Friday 8:00 a.m. Shawana Fleming
SAINT JOSEPH, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
March 19 Monday, we will have Mass at 8:00 am. and a good breakfast in the Rectory afterward!!! All are welcome!!!
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
March 10 & 11, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,041.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,436.00
God Bless you for your support!
2012 ANNUAL BISHOP’S APPEAL
You are very generous with your contributions to your Parish and all the ministries of the Dioceses; please accept my thanks in the name of many people of the parish and the people of our Diocese of Monterey.
Our parish goal this year is $8,000.00. God willing, and with your help it will be achieved.
Thank you, God reward all your generosity, and I pray for your families, Fr. Eugenio
Station of the Cross
Friday’s of Lent at 6:30 p.m. - Soup followed by the prayer of the Stations of the Cross
All Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence in the Church
Marriage Singles Lifestyle – The Married Singles Lifestyle describes couples that may have lost a sense of closeness they once had as marriage partners and are living more like roommates. Retrouvaille teaches couples how to survive times like these in their marriage. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulty at all levels of marital distress from disillusionment to deep misery.
For confidential information about, or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on May 4 – 6, 2012, call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
The Lord blesses you and keeps you. The Lord makes his face shine upon you and he is gracious to you. The Lord lifts up his countenance upon you, and gives you peace.
(Numbers 6:24-26)
Bless You on St. Patrick’s Day….!
SUPPORT THE SANTA CRUZ FOOD BANK
Hunger is an epidemic in Santa Cruz County
Please bring food every Saturday and Sunday and we will bring it to the Santa Cruz Soup Kitchen to help the people in need!!!
One can of soup makes a difference and we have the opportunity to help people.
The season of Lent is the season of service to our neighbors.
“Being concerned for each other”: the gift of reciprocity.
This “custody of other is in contrast to a mentality that, by reducing life exclusively to its earthly dimension, fails to see it in an eschatological perspective and accepts any moral choice in the name of personal freedom. A society like our can become blind to physical sufferings and to the spiritual and moral demands of life. This must not be the case in the Christian community! The Apostle Paul encourages us to see “the ways which lead to peace and the ways in which we can support one another” for our neighbor’s good, “so that we support one another,” seeking not personal gain but rather “the advantage of everybody else, so that they may be saved” This mutual correction and encouragement in a spirit of humility and charity must be part of the life of the Christian community.”
The Lord’s disciples, united with him through the Eucharist, live in a fellowship that binds them one to another as members of a single body…
(From the message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent 2012)
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
March 11, 2012
“Mother Who Abandoned Son Wins Half of His $300,000 Estate.”
Did you read about a Connecticut Supreme Court case in which the court reluctantly ruled that a Suzanne Benson is entitled to half the estate of her dead son? If the newspapers are correct, this mother abandoned her two-year-old son 13 years ago.
Recently the son was killed in a car/bicycle collision. His dad’s insurance company awarded $300,000 to the son’s estate.
Mrs. Benson showed up after all this time to claim half the money.
Under Connecticut law, if Mrs. Benson had officially terminated her parental responsibility, she could not have profited from the money.
Abandonment of a baby, however, does not constitute formal parental termination.
(“Mother Who Abandoned Son Wins Half of His $300,000 Estate,” The Knoxville News Sentinel (May 10, 1989), Section A.P.7)
So she collected $150,000.
That violates my sense of justice, doesn’t it yours?
It’s not fair. It’s not right. But listen.
There are far worse injustices taking place in our world than that one isolated case.
We all know it’s true.
There are racial injustices, religious injustices, and economic injustice.
In today’s gospel JESUS reacts forcefully against religious injustices.
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”
(1 Corinthians 1:22-25)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS – March 10 -16
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Jean Pierre Magnin
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Jim Shore
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Greg Nelson
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Angela Rendon
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Fr. Porfirio Martinez
TREASURY REPORT SUNDAY
March 3 & 4, 2012
Plate………………………. $ 1,544.00
EFT……………………….. $ 395.00
Total $ 1,939.00
Thank you and God the Father Bless you!
ANNUAL MINISTRIES APPEAL 2012
“The wind blows where it wills.”
Saint John 3:8
Diocese of Monterey
This phrase comes from Jesus’ answer to Nicodemus’ question as to how he can be born again from above. In part, Jesus replies by saying, “The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
In the same way, we know that the ministries supported by the Annual Ministries Appeal touch people in so many different ways as we can see the work they do, but we do not know all of the good God does through them and through the many people touched by those ministries.
The Spirit of God blows through the ministries and takes people in many different directions to build up the Body of Christ in our.
In joining together, we can work together to continue this important work of God…
I am asking you to join together and to allow the Wind to continue to blow through these important ministries to touch the lives of so many in our Diocese from the youngest children to our retired priests and deacons.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia, D.D.
Bishop of Monterey
Station of the Cross
Friday’s at 6:30 p.m. –Soup and followed by the prayer of the Station of the Cross.
Good Friday April 6 at 12:00 p.m. Station of the Cross around the Parish with the Mountain Bible Church.
Good Friday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church.
Christ Child Men’s Club
Our next meeting will be at 6:30 pm. on Wednesday, March 14th Great conversation and dinner.
At the Community Center.
We have very good support for one another. All men welcome!!!
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Grades 9-11
The Class is next Saturday March 17 at 3:30 pm. followed by the Mass at 5:00 pm.
LENT 2012 “Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works” (Heb 10:24)
HOLY WEEK & EASTER 2012
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Mass Saturday March 31st at 5:00 pm.
Mass Sunday April 1st at 10:00 am.
The CHRISM MASS
On Monday April 2nd at 11:00 am. at Madonna Del Sasso Church in Salinas.
The Sacred Triduum
Holy Thursday Evening: April 5th at
7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion: April 6th at 7:00 pm.
Holy Saturday Night: The Great Vigil of Easter, April 7th at 8 pm.
Easter Sunday, April 8th
7 00 am. Sunrise Service with Mountain Bible Church at the Gazebo
Mass 10:00 am.
Mass Resurrection of the Lord
Easter Egg Hunt after Mass!
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
March 4, 2012
Transformation from pro-choice to pro-life!
Dr. Peggy Hartshorne, president of Heartbeat International, tells a dramatic story about a woman who glimpsed the mystery of her unborn child.
The young woman was seeking an abortion. She simply could not handle having a baby at this time. But she agreed to an ultrasound. When the baby appeared on the screen, the woman was amazed to see the perfectly formed body, the tiny legs and arms moving inside her womb. But the woman kept saying, “No, no, I have to have an abortion.”
Dr. Hartshorne felt sad. She knew that seventy-five percent of women who see an ultrasound decide to keep their baby – but that a quarter, nevertheless, still have the abortion.
It seemed like this woman would be in that twenty-five percent.
All of sudden, Dr. Hartshorne’s assistant said, “Reach out and take your baby’s hand.” Dr. Hartshorne thought, “Oh, gosh, why is she saying that?” But the woman raised her hand and touched the monitor. As if by some divine cue, the baby stretched out his arm to the exact place of his mom’s hand. On the screen his tiny fingers met hers.
She kept her baby.
There is a mystery inside each one of us – the mystery of the image of God.
Today’s gospel tells us how three of the apostles saw a glimpse, a tiny glimpse, of who JESUS was.
That would transform them and sustain them through some dark moments following Jesus’ arrest.
“… And he was transfigured, such them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.”
(Mark 9:2-10)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or by appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS March 3 - 9
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Marilyn Shafer
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Catherine Henry
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Sharon Valentine
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Jim Shore
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Luella Demers
LENT 2012
“Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works”
(Heb 10:24)
The great commandment of love for one another demand that we acknowledge our responsibility towards those who, like ourselves, are creatures and children of God. Being brothers and sisters in humanity and, in many cases, also in the faith, should help us to recognize in others a true alter ego, infinitely loved by the Lord.
If we cultivate this way of seeing others as our brothers and sisters, solidarity, justice, mercy and compassion will naturally well up in our hearts…
Concern for others entails desiring what is good for them from every point of view: physical, moral and spiritual…
Benedictus PP. XVI
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
REPORT SUNDAY
February 25 & 26, 2012
TOTAL PLATE $ 1,482.96
EFT $ 370.00
TOTAL $ 1,852.96
Second Collection for Maintenances in the Parish was $627.55
Thanks you!
Please help us!
God Bless You!
CHOIR CALL
If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons @ 353-3326
And would you like to be Catholic or be confirmed or receive the Eucharist. Please call at 408 353-2210. We will be very happy to help you!
Men’s Club Meeting
Our next meeting will be a 6:30 pm. on Wednesday, March 14th Great conversation starts at 6:30 pm.
Community Center
We have very good support one and another.
For more information, contact to the Parish.
All men welcome!
Stations of the Cross Friday’s
Soup and 6:30 pm. and followed by the prayer of Stations of the Cross at 7:15 pm.
Lenten Journey: Every day please pick up your “Lenten Companion’s book and read, prayer and reflection…!
Read the book that Parish gift to you:
“Rediscover Catholicism”
AMA: Annual Bishop’s Appeal!
Please give your support to all the ministries’ of the Dioceses.
Our parish goal this year is $8,000.
Offered in solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI
That the whole world may recognize the contribution of women to the development of society.
That the Holy Spirit may grant perseverance to those who suffer discrimination, persecution or death for the name of Christ, particular in Asia.
We need your support!!!
Please Sign the give support to the Parental notification for females under 18 before abortions.
&
Against Death Penalty
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
“Baptize the entire Ford Motor Plant”
Henry Ford
You might have heard the story of the machinist who worked years ago at the original Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, Michigan.
Over a period of years he had “borrowed” from the factory various can parts and tools which he hadn’t bothered to return.
While the management never cordoned this practice, nothing was ever done about it.
In time, however the “forgetful” machinist experienced a Christian conversion and was baptized. More importantly, the man took his baptism seriously and became a devout believer. The very morning after his baptism, the machinist arrived at work with his pickup truck loaded with all the parts and tools he had taken from the Ford Company over the years. He went to his foreman and explained that he never really meant to steal them and asked to be forgiven.
The foreman was so astonished and impressed by this act that he cabled Henry Ford himself, contacting the auto magnate while he was away visiting a European Ford plant. In his telegram the foreman described the entire event in great detail.
Ford immediately cable back this striking two-line response:
“Dam up the Detroit River.
Baptize the entire Plant!”
Our reading for this First Sunday in Lent focus on the effect our baptism should have on our lives, especially during the Lenten Season.
The primary purpose of Lent is spiritual preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ death on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
The Church tries to achieve this goal by leading her children to “repentance,” a type of conversion.
Repentance leads us to recorder our priorities and changes our valves, ideals and ambitions, with the help of fasting, prayer and mortification.
Hence, the Church ordains fasting and abstaining on assigned days of Lent. All Lenten observances are also intended to lead us to our annual solemn renewal of baptismal vows on Holy Saturday.
Through baptism we are called to live justly, to love God with all our being, to love our neighbor as ourselves, and to build the kingdom of God by our acts of Charity.
“Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.
(Psalm 25: 10)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS Feb 25 – March 2
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Mariela Montalvo
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Mullen Family
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Mullen Family
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. + Guillermina Garcia
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Bill Vermillion
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Luella Demers
LENT 2012
“Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works”
(Heb 10:24)
The responsibility towards our brothers and sisters.
This first aspect is an invitation to be “concerned”: the Greek verb used here is ‘katanoein, which means to scrutinize, to be attentive, to observe carefully and take stock of something.
So the verb which introduces our exhortation tells us to look at others, first of all at Jesus, to be concerned for one another, and not to remain isolated and indifferent to the fate of our brothers and sisters.
All too often, however, our attitude is just the opposite: an indifference and disinterest born of selfishness and masked as a respect for “privacy”. Today too, the Lord’s voice summons all of us to be concerned for one another. Even today God asks to be “guardians” of our brothers and sisters
(Gen 4:9), to establish relationship based on mutual consideration and attentiveness to the well-being, the integral well-being of others…
The Pope Benedict XVI
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday February 18 & 19, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,324.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 1,719.00
Thank You and God bless you!
St. Francis Catholic Kitchen is in great need of men’s clothing of any sort, particularly pants and jackets. Clothing donations can be dropped off at the soup kitchen, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 am. -2:00 pm., at 205 Mora St., in Santa Cruz (around the corner from Pro-Build Hardware on River St.) Any questions you may have please call us at the kitchen at (831) 459-6712. Thank you very much.
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 408.353.2210 or eugenioaramburo@yahoo.com
All Friday’s LENT we have Soup and Prayers together at 6:30 pm.
“Save the Date” Saturday, April 21 has been scheduled for a day of Training for our church members to prepare themselves to be more useful in event of a disaster. Jim Uhey and Leon Milburn are trainers in this field and will provide the training sessions.
Mountain Bible Church
Support Parental Notification
The Bishops of California support the effort to place an initiative on the November 2012 ballot that will require a doctor to notify parents 48 hours prior to an abortion being performed on their minor daughter.
In their statement they say:
“As Catholic, we believe and teach that we bear the image of God. We come to life as the result of humanity’s collaboration in God’s creative work… As citizens, we believe that government serves best when it supports families in their irreplaceable task of nurturing the next generation.”
HOW CAN YOU HELP NOW?
WE COLLECT PETITION SIGNATURES…
SPREAD THE WORD…
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SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
February 19, 2012
Dr. Murray’s faith in action
Secular magazines have begun to notice that faith can make a difference in people lives. For example, Family Circle carried a story recently about Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first successful human organ transplant operation on December 23, 1954.
Dr. Murray devoted himself to unlocking the secrets of successful organ transplantation after serving as an Army surgeon in World War II.
In addition to perfecting organ transplantation techniques, Dr. Murray has also spent part of his career performing plastic surgery on those with facial deformities. He has traveled around the world, offering his services as a plastic surgeon in some of the poorest nations.
In 1990, Dr. Murray was recognized for his work and awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine.
An observant Catholic, Dr. Murray begins each morning with the prayer that “all my acts are consistent with being the creature of a loving Creator.”
According to Family Circle Joseph Murray’s faith impacted complete strangers.
Today’s gospel tells us how the faith of his friends brought healing to paralytic man.
A man saved by the faith of his friends. It is the faith of the friends who have brought the paralytic to Jesus that is highlighted. It is the faith of the community being exercised on behalf of an individual.
For example, there are many who are saved by the faith of their parents.
When Augustine was living a reckless and immoral life, his devout mother came to ask the help of her saintly bishop Ambrose.
“It is impossible,” he assured her, “that the child of such prayers and tears should perish.”
“They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.”
(Mark 2:1-12)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS February 18 - 24
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Mariela Montalvo
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Hammons Family
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Mariela Montalvo
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Hammons Family
7:00 p.m. Parishioners
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Boisvert Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. + Robert Ortiz
LENT 2012
“Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works”
(Heb 10:24)
The Lenten season offer us once again an opportunity to reflect upon the very heart of Christian life: Charity.
This journey is one marked by prayer and sharing, silence and fasting, in anticipation of the joy of Easter.
ASH WEDNESDAY February 22nd
The Masses 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church!!!
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday February 11 & 12, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,062.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 1,457.00
We Need Your Support, Thank you and God bless you!
All Fridays of Lent we have Soup and Prayers together at 6:30 p.m.
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 408.353.2210 or eugenioaramburo@yahoo.com
Tuesday February 21
6:30 p.m. Men’s Club Dinner!!!
“Fat Tuesday Celebration”
“Martes de Carnaval”
Before Lent begins!!!
Everyone is welcome!
Today, Sunday the 19th, at 11:30 a.m. The entire Parish will participate in the Mountain Bible Church Operation: Care and Comfort military; care package program.
We will have the lunch together!!!
God’s Dream… for every married couple is that they love each other as much as He loves them. If this is your dream for your relationship too, a Marriage Encounter weekend can help you make it come true. To strengthen your relationship, attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in Central California on April 27-29, 2012. For more details about a weekend contact 831-704-6322, email registrar@wwme-centralca.org or visit www.wwme-centralca.org
You Can Help Your Marriage
Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue… or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriage. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on May 4-6, 2012, call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Joke
Third grader confessions. Three small boys went to confession. The first told the priest, “I threw Peanuts in the lake.” The second confessed the same crime. When the third came in, the priest said, “I suppose you threw peanuts in the lake too.” The boy answered, “No, no Father, I am Peanuts.”
Recycle – Free cycle
Men’s Club asks you bring all your cans!!!
You give something…you get something.
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SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
February 12, 2012
St. Francis of Assisi and the Leper
Today’s Scripture lessons teach us that the sick and the maimed are, for us, not to be objects of scorn, but potential reservoirs of God’s mercy.
St. Francis of Assisi, for instance understood this. At one time in his life, he had a terrible fear of lepers. Then one day when he was out for a walk, he heard the warning bell that lepers were required to ring in the Middle Ages. When a leper emerged from a dump of trees, St. Francis saw that he was horribly disfigured. Half of his nose had been eaten away; his hands were stubs without fingers and his lips were oozing white pus.
Instead of giving in to his fears, Francis ran forward, embraced the leper and kissed him.
Francis’ life was never the same after that episode. He had found a new relationship with God, a new sensitivity to others, and a new energy for his ministry.
All three reading today contain the Christian teaching on the need for social acceptance even when people are different from us.
They also tell us that it is purity or holiness of soul coming from God that cleanses our lives.
In today’s Gospel Jesus’ identification with the leper: According to some Father of the Church, one reason Jesus promptly responded to the leper’s cry in today’s Gospel story, ignoring the Mosaic Law prohibiting touching a leper and thus becoming ritually unclean, is that he identified himself with the man’s condition. Jesus dramatically identified himself with the sufferer in the total rejection and isolation waiting for him.
The irony here is that Jesus risked becoming “unclean” Himself in order to make the leper clean.
Just as he stretched out his hand to the leper and touched him and made him whole, Jesus stretched out his hands on the cross to make us whole.
“I turn to you, Lord, in the time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation!”
(Psalm 32: 1)
“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God!”
(1 Corinthians 10: 31)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
Happy VALENTINE’S DAY
Love is patient, kind. It does not envy, boast, proud, rude, self-seeking, easily angered, record of wrongs… Love never fails; the greatest of life is love.
(Cf. 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13)
“You are my friends if you do what I command.”
(John 15:14)
“A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.”
(Proverbs 16:28)
MASS INTENTIONS February 11 - 17
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Hammons Family
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Mullen Family
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Friday 8:00 a.m. For the Parishioners
LENT 2012
The annual Lenten season is the fitting time to climb the holy mountain of Easter.
ASH WEDNESDAY February 22
Masses 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church
“Remember, you are dust, and to dust you will return.
All Friday’s of LENT we have Soup and Prayers together at 6:30 p.m.
TODAY SUNDAY February 19th at
11:30 a.m.
The entire PARISH with MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHURCH
Operation: Care and Comfort Military Care Package Program
After we have Lunch!
“MARDI GRAS PARISH PARTY!”
“Martes de Carnaval”
IT’S HAPPENING….
FEBRUARY 21
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday February 4 & 5, 2012
Total Plate $1,848.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 2,243.00
We Need Your Support, God bless you!
Christ Child Men’s Club
Today February 12
SUNDAY BRUNCH! AFTER MASS at 10:00 a.m.
Mmmm Delicious!!!
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 408.353.2210 or eugenioaramburo@yahoo.com
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Grades 9 -11
The CLASS is next Saturday February 18, at 3:30 p.m. followed by the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Holy Cross School Families interested in Kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school years may now submit application to Holy Cross School. Please visit www.holycsc.org and click on the yellow “How to Apply” button found throughout our Web site. We also invite you to call us at 423-4447 and schedule a visit – we welcome you to our school community!
Recycle – Free cycle Men’s Club ask you brings all your cans!!!You give something…you get something.
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
February 5, 2012
Stop blaming others and start doing good.
There is an old and funny little anecdote that goes something like this. An elderly man who was quite ill said to his wife, “You know, Sarah, you’ve always been with me – through the good and the bad. Like the time I lost my job – you were right there by my side. And when the war came and I enlisted – you became a nurse so that you could be with me. Then I was wounded and you were there, Sarah, right by my side. Then the Depression hit and we had nothing – but you were there with me. And now here I am, sick as a dog, and, as always, you’re right beside me. You know something, Sarah – you’re bad luck!”
There is a part of us that is tempted to look for somebody to blame for all the things that go wrong in our lives.
More often than not, we blame the very people we once looked up to for an answer.
Today’s first reading from the book of Job is a futile attempt to answer the perennial question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?”
The gospel show us how Jesus kept himself busy alleviating the pain and suffering around Galilee by his preaching and healing ministry rather than by pondering on universal solutions for the problem of worldwide evil.
The readings today challenge us to go courageously beyond people’s expectations by doing good as Jesus did, instead of brooding over pain and suffering in the world that we cannot end.
They invite us to explore the importance of work in our lives and to learn a lesson in work ethics from Job, Paul and Jesus.
While the gospel presents Jesus enthusiastically preparing for his second day’s missionary work, the first reading details Job’s attitude in striking contrast to Jesus’.
Pointing out the spontaneous response of Peter’s mother-in-law after she had been healed by Jesus –namely, “waiting on them at table”- today’s gospel teaches us that true discipleship means getting involved in giving selfless service to others.
Christ took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
The Holy Father’s general and mission intentions for February 2012
Access to Water.
That all people may have access to water and other resources needed for daily life.
Health Workers.
That the Lord may sustain the efforts of health workers assisting the sick and elderly in the world’s poorest regions.
MASS INTENTIONS February 4 – 10
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Roberts Family
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Stephano Bekaet
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday January 28 & 29, 2012
Total Plate $1,497.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 1,892.00
Second Collection for the Parish Maintenances $592.00
We Need Your Support, Thank you and God bless you!
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons at 353.3326
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 353.2210 in the local area code or eugenioaramburo(at)yahoo.com (use @)
Christ Child Men’s Club
February 12
SUNDAY BRUNCH AFTER MASS…
Mmmm Delicious!!!
Build Care Packages for the Troops
Mountain Bible Church members and Christ Child invite the community to join in sending “Care Packages” to our troops overseas. On Sunday, February 19, we will gather at noon at Christ Child’s facility, for a brief potluck lunch and then assemble the packages.
Last year we gathered nearly 900 pounds of items that went to some 440 soldiers. Children attending will make homemade cards to go in the packages. Last year several soldiers sent back notes of gratitude.
The churches use lists provided by the American Red Cross that specify contents. To RSVP or for more information, call Mountain Bible Church at 353-2302, email MountainBible.com,
call Christ Child Church at 353-2210, or email FrEugenio@christchild.org.
“Mardi Gras Parish Party!”
“Martes de Carnaval”
IT’S HAPPENING……..
FEBRUARY 21
More Information Soon……
LENT
The annual Lenten season is the fitting time to climb the holy mountain of Easter.
ASH WEDNESDAY February 22
Masses 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a day of universal fast and abstinence in the Church
Remember, you are dust, and to dust you will return.
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
January 29, 2012
Jesus taught and acted with authority
Kenneth L. Woodward writing in Newsweek magazine gives us a glimpse of what Christ’s coming meant to the world.
He writes, “Whether we like it or not, Christ’s life radically changed human culture throughout the world… Before Jesus came, the world was ruled by the ‘might make right’ theory. But Jesus’ teaching about humility and turning the other cheek redefined our views of human character, of war, of masculinity. Jesus’ commitment to the poor, to women and children opened the way for civil rights and equality for women.
Marriages became more equitable. Also, it was a common practice in Roman families to kill female babies. Sociologist Rodney Stark notes that evidence exists that among at least 600 ancient Roman families, less than a dozen had more than one daughter.
But Christians valued the life of all people whether male or female, and prohibited the killing of any children.”
(“2000 Years of Jesus,” March 29, 1999, p.55)
But the revolution is not complete. We still live in a pre-Christian world. There is still too much hatred, too much violence, too much debasement of human dignity. If you are comfortable in Jesus’ presence, you simply do not see him as he really is.
The common theme of today’s readings is divine authority –reflected by the prophets of the Old Testament in their messages, by the apostles, including St. Paul, in the New Testament in their writing and teaching and by Jesus in his teaching and healing ministry.
In today’s gospel, Mark describes one sample Sabbath day of Jesus’ public life. He joined in public worship in the synagogue as a practicing Jew, he healed the sick, he drove out evil spirits and he prayed privately.
Since anyone could be invited to explain the Holy Scripture in synagogue worship, Jesus was invited.
People immediately noticed that Jesus spoke with authority and healed with divine power. Jesus used his real, or authentic, authority to teach, empower, liberate, and heal other.
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light; on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
Let us be shinning ourselves as we go together to meet and to receive with the aged Simon the light whose brilliance is eternal.
Rejoicing with Simeon, let us sing hymn of thanksgiving to God, the Father of the light, who sent the true light to dispel the darkness and to give us all a share in his splendor.
St. Sophronius, homily on the Presentation of the Lord February 2
MASS INTENTIONS Jan 28 – Feb 3
Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Patrick Phillips
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. & Cecily
Olsen
Stefaan Bekaert
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Santa Moran
Friday 8:00 a.m.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday January 21 & 22, 2012
Total Plate $ 1,547.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $1,942.00
We Need Your Support, Thank you and God bless you!
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons at 408 353.3326
Are you interested in becoming a Catholic?
We offer year-round sessions to explore the Catholic faith. For more information, call Fr. Eugenio, 408.353.2210 or eugenioaramburo@yahoo.com
The Retrouvaille
31 Families say Thank You!
The Retrouvaille weekend just completed Sunday night was attended by 31 couples. That’s 31 families who now have a fighting chance.
Tuesday February 21, 2012 6:30 p.m. Men’s Club Dinner!!!
“FAT TUESDAY CELEBRATION”
“Martes de Carnaval”
Before Lent Begins!!!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Holy Cross School Celebrate Catholic Schools Week
Beginning this Sunday, January 29, please join us for our celebration of Catholic School Week. This year’s theme is “Gratitude” which honors everyone in our school community (dedicated to infusing students with faith, knowledge, morals, and discipline that will help them lead fulfilling lives.) We’ve planned a variety of events that focus on different aspects of Catholic education. Please join us!
For more information, contact Mary Dowson at 831-423-4447 or mary.dowson@holycsc.org
Reduce Reuse Recycle - Free cycle
A local on-line re-use group has been formed as part of the world wide Free Recycling Group – check it out at Keeping It Local - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/95033free/
You give something…you get something.
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SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
January 15, 2012
We have found the MESSIAH: JESUS CHRIST, who brings us truth and grace!
“Eureka, Eureka.”
According to legend, the ruler Hieros II asked the Greek philosopher Archimedes to find a method for determining whether a crown was made of pure gold or of gold mixed with silver.
One day when Archimedes stepped into his bath and noticed that the water rose as he sat down, he ran out of the house naked shouting, “Eureka! Eureka!
(= “I’ve found it!”).
The method to determine whether or not a crown was pure gold, discovered by Archimedes in his bathtub, was to compare its weight to its volume.
If one had one pound of gold and one pound of silver and submerged them in water, the silver would make the water rise higher than the gold, because it is less dense than gold, and therefore large in volume, displacing more water.
Archimedes compared the volume of water displaced by the suspected crown with that displaced by a pure gold crown of equal weight.
Archimedes did not “find” this truth by searching after it – although he might have spent days thinking about a solution to the problem. His “find” came as an unexpected surprise.
He had probably noticed the water in the bathtub rising hundreds of times before, but its significance didn’t “click” in his brain until that “Eureka” moment.
Today’s Gospel describes how John discovered JESUS as the Lamb of God and how Andrew, Simon, and Nathaniel discovered him as the “Promised Messiah” quite unexpectedly.
JESUS was their “Eureka.”
John the Baptist gave testimony to JESUS by pointing Him out as the Lamb of God.
Andrew called Him the Messiah, and
Nathaniel called JESUS Rabbi, Son of God, and King of Israel.
JESUS completed the epiphany declaring Himself the Son of Man.
Our Christian call is to live and die like the Lamb of God.
Our call is to rebuild broken lives.
Our call is to bear witness to the Lamb of God.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS January 14 - 20
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Lillian & George
Howington
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Mark Walsh
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Mrs. Lola Schaefer
Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Rev. Richard
O’Halloran
Friday 8:00 a.m. Mark Walsh
Stewardship of Treasure
Collection:
January 7 & 8, 2012 $993.00 EFT$ 395.00
Total: $1,388.00
Thank you and may God bless you and reward you for all your gifts and support for our Parish.
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed, or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
RETROUVAILLE
Marriage saving – the Post Session Phase
The post-weekend phase of Retrouvaille is as crucial to the healing of a troubled marriage as the initial weekend experience.
During the post-weekend sessions, the weekend technique is further developed and combined with additional tools to explore other areas of the marriage relationship. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on January 20 – 22, 2012 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
Thank You Christ Child
A heartfelt thank you to all who helped make my mother’s service on Saturday so beautiful. Thanks especially for all the delicious and plentiful food for the reception but more importantly for your prayers and condolences for Mariela and our family. We love you all. Norma Hammons
R.I.P.
In Loving Memory of
Mariela Montalvo
February 21, 1916
December 17, 2011
The souls of the just are in God’s hands.
Christ, the Good Shepherd, died for us while we were still sinners.
He is the resurrection and the life.
Please pray for her and the family in this loss.
For Charlie Norman
There will be an event in recognition of long time mountain resident Charlie Norman on Saturday January 21st from 3-6 in the Forum of the Loma Prieta School.
Bring finger food!
Strudel Fundraiser
Our Annual Strudel fundraiser was another successful event. Your donated time, money, supplies, and effort is greatly appreciated. Due to your generous participation the ladies of Christ received $1,790.00 in donations.
Again, thank you and see you next year.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Grades 9 – 11 The Classes are next Saturday January 21 at 3:30 p.m. followed by the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
January 8, 2012
All nations are invited to sing the Lord’s praises for they have been called to hear the good news and worship the long-awaited Messiah and King with the gift of their lives.
Artabam the fourth of the Magi
In 1895, Henry van Dyke wrote the “Story of the Other Wise Man,” fourth wise men see the baby Jesus.
But Artaban did make it in time to save one of the Holy Innocents by bribing a soldier.
For 33 years Artaban searched for Jesus. He did not find him. But all the while the Fourth wise man fed the hungry, helped the poor.
Then one day in Jerusalem Artaban saw the “King of the Jews” being crucified.
He started to offer as ransom. But then he saw a girl being sold into slavery to pay family debs. Artaban gave his pearl to buy freedom for the girl.
Suddenly the earth quake as Jesus died on the cross and a stone struck Artaban. Dying, he heard a voice saying: “When you helped the least of my children, you helped me. Meet me in heaven!”
Artaban, the fourth of the magi, had been making God present in his community for years by helping others. God asks each of us on the feast of Epiphany to be the fourth of the Magi by becoming God’s epiphanies, making His love present in the world around us by our acts of love and kindness.
The word Epiphany, which means appearance, manifestation or showing forth, marks Jesus’ first appearance to the Gentiles.
“Epiphany” refers to God’s Self-revelation as well as to the revelation of Jesus as His Son.
Epiphany is an older celebration than the feast of Christmas, having originated in the East in the late second century.
We have seen his star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS January 7 - 13
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Nidia & Edgar
Martinez
(50th Wedding Anniversary)
+ William R. Garcia
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Mariela Montalvo
Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. Menderos’ Family
Be wise, my soul, and trust in GOD alone, cling to him alone, and cast all your cares on him alone.
Saint Robert Bellarmine
STEWARDSHIP
“You have set on his head a crown of pure gold.” (Psalm 21:4)
Traditionally, Epiphany celebrates three manifestations of God in Christ: to the Magi, at the baptism in the Jordan, and at Cana. The liturgies of this season often present the incarnation under the imagery of a marriage between divinity and humanity in Jesus Christ, the wise and just King, greater than Solomon.
Stewardship of Treasure
December 31, 2011 & January 1, 2012
Total $ 1,249.00
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 1,644.00
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Grades 9 – 11
The Classes are Saturday January 14 and 21 at 3:30 p.m. with the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
The Food Pantry needs you!
Did you remember to bring an offering for the Holy Cross Food Pantry?… Please bring food every Sunday. Thank You!
Check out our Website We would like to invite and encourage everyone to take a look at our Parish website at www.christchild.org
Information about parish ministries, helpful links and calendars are available on this site.
Thank to you Corky & Paul!!!
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday, January 11, at 6:30 p.m. In the Community Center. We support one another.
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in the marriage. For confidential information about, or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on Jan 20 – 22, 2012 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
We Need Your Support
The 2012 Collection Envelopes are in the entrance to the CHURCH.
Please pick up your box if you had one for last year.
I you would like to have a box, please fill out a form, take the next box number and put that number in the box line of the form. Please try to take one in numericalorder. I thank you for your support and generosity.
God bless you, Fr. Eugenio
Are you an Adult?
And would you like to be Catholic, Confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408 353-2210. We will be very happy to help you!
Fr. Eugenio
Resurrection’s Women’s Guild Presents:
“An Evening of Reflection….Earth, Hearth, & Justice”
Facilitator: Spiritual Director Sr. Diane Clyne, SM. A time for prayer, inspiration, and quiet.
Date/time: Friday, January 27, 2012 at
4:30 PM – 8 PM
Bonus #1: Enjoy a Delicious Dinner by crackling fire. (Relax! You won’t be asked to wash dishes!)
Bonus #2: Gentle massage for neck, hands or feet, offered by massage therapist Anne Howland…
Make a reservation at the next Guild meeting with retreat committee member GeriMcGillicuddy, or Call 831-662-0462 or e-mail <gerimcgill@gmail.com>
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THE OCTAVE DAY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
January 1, 2012
We seek GOD’s blessings as did MARY, Because of her SON; we can confidently call GOD, “ABBA”!
The beginning of a new year, God’s gift to humanity, prompts me to extend to all, with great confidence and affection, my heartfelt good wishes that this time now before us may be marked concretely by justice and peace.
With what attitude should we look to the New Year? We find a very beautiful image in Psalm 130. The Psalmist says that people of faith wait for the Lord “more than those who watch for the morning” (v.6); they wait for him with firm hope because they know that he will bring light, mercy, salvation.
This waiting was born of the experience of the Chosen People, who realized that God taught them to look at the world in its truth and not to be overwhelmed by tribulation. I invite you to look to 2012 with this attitude of confident trust.
It is true that the year now ending has been marked by a rising sense of frustration at the crisis looming over society, the world of labor and the economy, a crisis whose roots are primarily cultural and anthropological. It seems as if a shadow has fallen over our time, preventing us from clearly seeing the light of day.
In this shadow, however, human hearts continue to wait for the dawn of which the Psalmist speaks. Because this expectation is particularly powerful and evident in young people, my thoughts turn to them and to the contribution which they can and must make to society…..
All you men and women throughout the world, who take to heart the cause of peace: peace is not a blessing already attained, but rather a goal to which each and all of us must aspire. Let us look with greater hope to the future; let us encourage one another on our journey; let us work together to give our work a more humane and fraternal face; and let us feel a common responsibility towards present and future generations, especially in the task of training them to be people of peace and builders of peace. With these thoughts I offer my reflections and I appeal to everyone: let us pool our spiritual, moral and material resources for the great goal of “educating young people in justice and peace”.
From the Vatican, 8 December 2011
BENEDICTUS PP. XVI
“Today a light will shine upon us, for the Lord is born for us; and he will be called Wondrous God, Prince of peace, and Father of future ages: and his reign will be without end.” (cf. Isaiah 9:1, 5)
CONFESSIONS:
By request or appointment
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:
Call the office for an appointment.
For Pregnancy Support:
Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900
MASS INTENTIONS Dec 31 – Jan 6, 2012
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Shawna Fleming
Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Mary Edith Dupey
Wednesday 8:00 a.m. The Parishioners
Thursday 8:00 a.m. Menderos Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. Shawna Fleming
STEWARDSHIP
Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Luke 1:41)
When the time of promise was fulfilled, Mary, the Mother of God, daughter of the earth, gave birth to the fruit of the Tree of Life: Jesus Christ, true God and true man, the salvation of all peoples.
Stewardship of Treasure
Report Sunday December 24 & 25, 2011
Total Plate $ 5,056.30
EFT $ 395.00
TOTAL $ 5,451.30
Thank You and may God bless you and reward your generosity!
We Need Your Support
The 2012 Collection Envelopes are in the entrance to the Church. Please pick up your box if you had one for last year.
If you would like to have a box, please fill out a form, take the next box number and put that number in the box line of the form. Please try to take in number order. I thank you for your support and generosity.
God bless you, Fr. Eugenio
Grades 9 -11
Preparation of the Sacrament of Confirmation
The Classes are Saturdays January 14 and 21 at 3:30 p.m. with the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
Men’s Club Coat Drive
The Christ Child’s Men’s Club received well over 175 coats and jackets. All of the generous offerings were presented to the wonderful people at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Greenfield, CA. Thank you for the wonderful gifts. The coats and jackets were well received and put warm smiles on many faces.
Thank you, God Bless! Joe & Andrea Bruna
Choir Call If you’d like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons @ 353.3326
Are you an Adult? And would you like to be Catholic, confirmed or receive the Eucharist? Please call at 408. 353.2210. We will be very happy to help you! Fr. Eugenio
Men’s Club Meeting This Wednesday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m. In theCommunity Center. We support one another.
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in the marriage. For confidential information about, or to register for the September program beginning with a weekend on January 20-22, 2012 call 831-479-1260 or email: Monterey@RetroCA.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com