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ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH COMMUNITY
Ministered by the
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Gene Sabio, MSC, Pastor
Rev. Art Mateo, MSC, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Adri Budhi, MSC, In Residence
Rev. Jun Cajucom, MSC, In Residence
Rev. Joseph Kim, MSC, In Residence
Deacon John De Gano
Deacon Richard Heames
Ministry Center: 7005 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
Church: 3680 Arlington Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
Parish Office:
Fax:
Rectory:
School:
Visit us online:
951.781.9855
951.781.3061
951.683.0800
951.684.1091
www.stcofa.org
www.facebook.com/stcofa
Confessions
Saturday: 4:00-5:00 pm
Daily Upon Request
Sick Calls (during office hours): 951.781.9855
Sick Calls (after office hours): 951.683.0800 x 25
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 5:15 pm
Sunday: 6:30 am
8:30 am
10:15 am
12:00 noon
1:45 pm
5:15 pm
(Interpreted for Deaf)
(Gospel Choir)
(Español)
(Life Teen)
Daily:
8:00 am (Monday - Saturday)
5:30 pm (Monday - Friday, except from Memorial
Day through Labor Day)
Holy Days (except Christmas & New Year’s):
Vigil at 5:30 pm; 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 7:00 pm
6 de diciembre de 2015
Segundo Domingo de Adviento
Novena to the Sacred Heart
First Friday at 8:30 am
Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
First Saturday at 8:30 am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
First Friday after 8:00 am Mass until 8:00 am on Saturday
PARISH VISION STATEMENT
One God, One people in Christ, One community of love guided by the Holy Spirit to impact lives.
Un Dios, Un pueblo en Cristo, Una comunidad de amor guiada por el Espíritu Santo para impactar vidas.
WEEK AT A GLANCE
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MASS INTENTIONS - INTENCIÓNES DE MISAS
SUNDAY - DOMINGO 12/6
6:30 am
Parishioners
8:30 am
Parishioners
10:15 am
Intentions of Donnelyn Cavins
12:00 noon Intentions of The De La Torre Family
1:45 pm
Intentions of Jesus Mendoza
5:15 pm
Olive Van Houten †
MONDAY - LUNES 12/7
8:00 am
Jomari Clark †
5:30 pm
Intentions of Ricardo & Kayla Mansur
TUESDAY - MARTES 12/8
8:00 am
Intentions of Ricardo Flores, Jr.
10:15 am
Emilio & Filomena Sarah †
5:30 pm
Margarita & Selim Karmy †
WEDNESDAY - MIERCOLES 12/9
8:00 am
Ed Rix †
5:30 pm
Emilio & Marlene Sarah †
THURSDAY - JUEVES 12/10
8:00 am
Vern Stephens †
5:30 pm
Anthony Cooper †
FRIDAY - VIERNES 12/11
8:00 am
Intentions of Todd Tyrrell
5:30 pm
Intentions of Josiah Reyes
SATURDAY - SABADO 12/12
8:00 am
Lydia T. Ela †
10:00 am
At AFV— Intentions of Rydell Family
5:15 pm
Soledad Duran †
SUNDAY - DOMINGO 12/13
6:30 am
Parishioners
8:30 am
Gregory Christopher Pena †
10:15 am
Rafael Ybanez †
12:00 noon Wilson & Ruby Sarpy †
1:45 pm
Intentions of David & Diana Ramirez
5:15 pm
Intentions of Olivia Garcia
† Symbolizes Soul of Deceased
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READINGSFORTHEWEEK
Monday:
Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday:
Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12;
Lk 1:26-38
Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30
Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15
Friday:
Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19
Saturday:
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;
Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47,
or any readings from the Common of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712
Sunday:
Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Phil 4:4-7;
Lk 3:10-18 DECEMBER 6, 2015
L ITURGY C ORNER
December6-SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December7-St Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor of the Church
December8-IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
December9-StJuanDiegoCuauhtlatoatzin
December11- StDamasusI,Pope
December12-Our Lady of Guadalupe
TheSolemnityofImmaculateConceptionisaHoly
DayofObligation.Vigil Mass will be December 7 at
5:30 pm and December 8 at 8:00 am, 10:15 am and Bilingual Mass at 7:00 pm.
Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe will begin on
December 11 at 9:00 pm with a Procession and rosary
followed by Mass at 11:00 pm. A reception will be
afterwards in the Parish Hall. Join us as we honor the
Patroness of the Americas.
OurCommunalPenanceServicewillbe
Monday,December14that7:00pm.We
will have 7 priests available to hear confessions. All Catholics are encouraged to receive the blessings of this Sacrament during
the Advent season.
This weekend, December 5 & 6, we will have
Anointing of the Sick following each Mass.
If you are in need of the blessings of this
Sacrament, plan to join us.
. . . REMINDER . . .
WewouldliketoremindeveryonethattheMassis
Holyandweshouldalldoourpartinremaining
quietandreverentinpreparationforandthroughouttheMass.
TODAY’SREADINGS
FirstReading — Stand on the heights, Jerusalem; see your
children rejoicing that they are remembered by God. A merciful and just God leads Israel in joy
(Baruch 5:1-9).
Psalm — The Lord has done great things for us; we are illed
with joy (Psalm 126).
SecondReading — May your love increase in knowledge to
discern what is valuable that you may be blameless for the
day of Christ (Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11).
Gospel — John proclaims a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins. All lesh shall see the salvation of God
(Luke 3:1-6).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from theLectionaryforMass© 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
REFLECTIONS / STEWARDSHIP
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DECEMBER 6, 2015
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today’s Gospel centers on announcing the ministry of John the Baptist. John calls us to make
ready the way of the Lord, to repent and be baptized, to change our lives. John’s message implies by turning to God and preparing to receive Jesus Christ , we experience a personal conversion and a change in our lives. This is the irst appearance of John the Baptist in this Advent
season and we read how he ful illed prophetic words spoken 600 years earlier about preparing
a way for the Lord, removing barriers between people and God, symbolized by illing in valleys
and laying low mountains and hills. These mountains of Baruch and John the Baptist could represent anything that blocks our awareness of God in our lives. The valleys might represent the
gulf that exists either between ourselves and God, or between ourselves and other people.
This week, Advent and the Jubilee Year of Mercy intersect. Two days from now, in Rome, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (a Holy Day of Obligation), Pope Francis will open the “Holy Door” to signal the opening of the
Jubilee Year of Mercy. The time has come, Pope Francis declares, for the Church to let God’s mercy reawaken us to
new life and instill in us the courage to look to the future with hope, beginning right here, right now.
Mercy opens our hearts to the hope of being loved forever despite our sinfulness, and to the recognition of others,
especially society’s least loved and most vulnerable, as brothers and sisters entrusted to our care. Pope Francis wrote
that we need to “go forth” in order to have mercy, especially “to the poor and the sick, those who are usually despised
and overlooked.” Giving and receiving mercy comes down to believing in relationships. Pope Francis has also said
that above all, we must be “ministers of mercy.”
I was reading a book of Daily Re lections, Prayers and Actions, written by Connie Clark for this Advent and came
across this re lection for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The re lection is entitled “Endless Mercy.”
Why do you suppose Pope Francis chose this day to kick off the extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy? Maybe he wants to
remind us that no one- even someone born free of sin- is above performing acts of mercy. Maybe he wants to show
that mercy begins at home, among parents and children. Or maybe because we remember on this day Gabriel’s words
to Mary: “For nothing will be impossible for God.” A world of mercy, forgiveness, peace and goodwill is totally doable. We just need God’s grace. How will you and your family perform acts of mercy this year? How will you rely on
God’s good and gracious mercy in your life?
As this Jubilee Year of Mercy begins, ask yourself: What twists and turns do I need to let God untangle in my life?
What rough edges need to be smoothed out? What mountains of pride do I need to bring low and what valleys of indifference and neglect do I need to ill with mercy for others?
Yours in the Mercy of Christ,
Faithful
Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
Summary of Weekly Sunday Offering
November 29, 2015
Actual
Collection
Budgeted
Collection
November 1st
$
17,365.57
$
16,500.00
November 8th
$
17,717.31
$
16,500.00
November 15th
$
14,566.54
$
16,500.00
November 22nd
$
15,201.76
$
16,500.00
November 29th
$
16,318.63
$
16,500.00
Actual Collection
$
361,314.35
Budgeted Collection
$
363,000.00
YTD Collection Shortfall
($1,685.65)
Thank you for your support.
2015 Diocesan Development Fund
November 29, 2015
DDF Pledges Made
Less: DDF Assessment
Total Pledges made to the Parish
113,626
$
Pledge payments received
104,184
Less: DDF Assessment
Cash to the Parish (PDF)
99,500
14,126
99,500
$
4,684
Number of donors
Parishioners' participation %
776
26%
Race to the Finish Line total collection = $35,528
Please support 2015 DDF.
SOCIAL CONCERNS / COMMUNITY NEWS PAGE 4
DECEMBER 6, 2015
SIGNMEUP!
The California Conference of Catholic Bishops have asked us to hold a signature collection drive in
December. This drive is to have the AB X2 15 physician assisted-suicide legislation repealed.
Governor Brown signed it into law last October and the public has 90 days to collect enough signatures for a Veto Referendum on the issue before it becomes the law of the land.
Assisted suicide, in any form, is against our Catholic-Christian teachings and hurts our most vulnerable communities – the poor, the elderly, the frightened and the lonely. Pleasesignthepetitionandsaynotobadlaws.
Let’s honor God by honoring his commandment: “Thou shalt not kill.”
E-WASTECOLLECTIONISTHISWEEKEND
December5th&6th
9:00am–4:00pm
Recycle your consumer electronics that have
reached their ‘end-of-life’ or ‘end-of-usage’. Collection will
be at the Riverside Medical Center parking lot next to the
Church. For more information, please call Lance Wiseman
at (951) 781-9855, ext. 14.
HEALTHMINISTRYNEWS
The mobile clinic will be at St. Catherine’s school from
8:30 am to 2:00 pm for adult clients on
Saturday,December19th.Free Adult
Medical care is offered; labs and meds
are as low cost as possible. Patients
sign in on a first-come, first-served
basis. For info or to volunteer contact Ed at
www.lestonnacfreeclinic.org.
ISAACSOCIETY
Come join us in the Ministry Center on Wednesday,
December 16th at 6:00 pm to put together our Christmas gift bags for the residents at Valencia Gardens
Health Care Center. If you would like to help by donating small items, please give us a call. We will have our
Christmas Social at Valencia Gardens Health Care
Center (formerly Chapman Convalescent Hospital) on
Sunday, December 20th at 2:00 pm. Santa will help us
deliver the gift bags with his helpers providing caroling and treats. For more information call Diana 7819855 ext. 18 or Walter 789-0186.
JOINUSfor
St.Catherine’sHolidayConcert
“TOGETHERATCHRISTMAS”
DirectedbyFr.ArtMateo,MSC
Featuring:AllChoirs
Saturday,December12,2015—7:30pm
St.Catherine’sChurch
FreeAdmission
2015AdventCommunalPenanceServiceSchedule—HorariodelRitodePenitenciaComunalparaAdvenimiento
Riverside Vicariate and Riverside Metropolitan Area
Date/Fecha Location/Iglesia Time/Hora
December 7
St. John the Evangelist
7:00 pm
December 9
Corpus Christi
7:00 pm
December 9
St. Matthew
7:00 pm
December 10
St. Anthony
7:00 pm
December 10
St. Edward
7:00 pm
December 11
St. Matthew
9:00 am
December 14
Queen of Angels
7:00 pm
December 14
St. Catherine of Alexandria
7:00 pm
December 14
St. Thomas the Apostle
7:00 pm
December 15
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
7:00 pm
December 15
St. Andrew Kim
7:00 pm
December 16
St. Mel
7:00 pm
St. Francis de Sales
Regular Confessions—Tuesday / Friday / Saturday
COMMUNITY NEWS
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DECEMBER 6, 2015
VINCENTIANCORNER
EachyearatChristmastime,theSocietyofSt.VincentdePauladoptsseveralofthefamilieswhomwe
havevisitedthroughouttheyearbyprovidingChristmasgiftsforthechildrenandfoodforthefamilies.
Wealsoprovideslippers,toiletryitemsandtoiletpaperformanyofourseniorclientswhoarenotable
toaffordtheseitems.
Thanks to your contributions last year, the SVdP 2014 Christmas Adopt-a-Family program successfully adopted
45 families, including 136 children, 35 adults and 4 seniors. It is a rewarding experience for the SVdP volunteers to see the smiles on the faces of the children and the tears in the mother’s eyes when we arrive with the wrapped gifts
and food for the holidays.
Pleasecall683-0800ext.17ifyouareinterestedinadoptingoneofourfamiliesforChristmasthisyear.Please leave
your name and phone number and a SVdP volunteer will return your call. If you are not able to adopt a family on your own
but would like to make a contribution, please include a note with your donation in the yellow St. Vincent envelope provided
in the pew. Food and toiletry items may be deposited in the metal bins at the side and rear doors of the church.
Please keep our St. Vincent de Paul clients and volunteers in your prayers. Thank you for your generous support.
CHRISTMASFOODDRIVE
We, as community, will again provide for
350+ baskets of food. The following is a
list of items that are needed: turkeys,
hams, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, boxed stuffing,
canned veggies, canned fruits and cranberry sauce, soups,
rice, beans, boxed cake mix and frosting.
ItemscanbedroppedoffattheMinistryCenterMonday
thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm no later than, December 20. We thank you again for your generosity and we
pray that the Lord blesses you and your families this holiday season. For more information or to volunteer for service hours please call Archie, 951-684-1065.
S .C
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We all experience challenges in life.
Stephen Ministers give one-to-one care to
individuals who are facing a wide variety of situations,
including divorce, separation, bereavement, unemployment, hospitalization, terminal illness, loneliness, being
homebound, spiritual struggles, and more.
Stephen Ministry is a CONFIDENTIAL ministry.
If you or a loved one need a Stephen Minister, call
Stephen Leader, Mary Lou Couch at 951-733-2254.
Support YOUR Church
and the 2015 PDF!
Please support your parish and the 2015 PDF Annual
Appeal. Use the PINK envelopes in the pews for your
contribution. Thank you for your generous support!
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DoyouwanttogrowinyourCatholicfaithwhilehanging
outwithreallycoolpeople?If so and you're a young adult,
Elevate, St. Catherine's young adult community, meets every
second and fourth Thursday at the Youth House (6965 Nixon
Dr.) at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted. For the latest updates and more information, please follow us on Twitter
@elevatestcats or email [email protected].
W
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Today St. Paul prays for the Lord to increase our love
for one another so that it may abound and he reminds us
that we should live our lives to please God.
Does your life and marriage reflect this? Sign up today to attend
one of the upcoming 2016 Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekends on February 12-14, April 22-24, June 24-26, September 23-25 & November 11-13. Please contact Robert & Denise
Borruel at (951) 520-7478 to register or for more information
AWeekendofDiscovery...ALifetimeofLove
JUBILEEYEAROFMERCY
December6,2015—SecondSundayofAdvent
This Tuesday, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis will open the
“Holy Door” in Saint Peter’s Basilica, symbolically opening the JubileeYearofMercy. In today’s scriptures, Baruch con idently anticipates God’s healing of the brokenness of humanity, and Paul sees God bringing our discernment, knowledge, and love to ful illment. Our experience of life and of
ourselves can make such prophecies seem wildly optimistic, even hopelessly naı̈ve. Pope Francis challenges us to
live this Jubilee Year as a graced time, when God’s mercy reawakens our enthusiasm to live our baptismal call as
gospel people, our hope renewed and ourselves recommitted to sel less charity. Notice that in Luke’s Gospel today, God bypasses the religious elite and politically powerful to speak to a humble believer in the barren desert
the saving word that will transform history. So God’s mercy continues to accomplish humanity’s salvation in and
through ordinary, lawed, and least likely instruments—even us.
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
EDUCATION / FORMATION
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DECEMBER 6, 2015
The Kairos Prison Ministry wish to thank St. Catherine of Alexandria’s Parishioners for their prayers and
vigil during our most recent retreat at Calapatria State Prison. We wish to announce to you that twentyseven Men-in-Blue have accepted Our Lord into their lives and are now graduates of the Kairos Prison
Retreat. The twenty-seven Men-in-Blue were given cer ficates of comple on and a chained Cross.
On Sunday, November 15th, they a ended a class for instruc ons to introduce them into a Prayer-andShare group at the prison. The Prayer-and-Share sessions they will be a ending will be weekly on
Wednesdays in the prison chapel conducted by a small group of previous Kairos graduates. In addi on to this, they will meet the
other previous Kairos graduates monthly on the second Sunday of the month at a monthly Kairos graduate’s reunion. Kairos Inside
is an ecumenical con nuing prison ministry, pa erned a er Cursillo, launched with the presenta on of a 3-day retreat in Chris anity. Par cipants are given the opportunity to experience a spiritual renewal and to accept God's call to a life of Chris an witness
and service to one another during their stay in the ins tu on and beyond. Par cipants interact with others who are, or have been
in similar situa ons and thus find strength in their life journeys. Each small group is guided by Kairos team members, two lay persons and one clergy. For many prisoners this small group will be their first experience in a loving family.
Informal surveys indicate that approximately 75% of inmates who graduate from a Kairos short course in Chris anity and remain
ac ve in the follow-up reunions and share and prayer groups will not return to prison. A er the first Kairos Weekend at the Victorville Prison, the significant posi ve change in the behavior of the inmates that a ended the Kairos Weekend was evident to the
prison staff, especially to the warden. The warden was quick to tell the Kairos volunteers something to the effect, "I don't know
exactly what you guys did, but can you put on a Kairos Weekend every month?" The warden then explained that he had never
seen inmates so happy and friendly with each other, especially between ethnic groups that normally did not get along.
One inmate said: “Kairos led me from an intellectual understanding to a loving acceptance of the promises of Chris anity (put Jesus
Christ in my heart). Today Jesus lives in my head and my heart.” When you come into contact with those released from prison,
wouldn’t you want them to be just such a Chris an, a person with a personal rela onship with God?
- Donald M. Zinkovich, your Parish representa ve
Kairos Prison Ministry, Diocese of San Bernardino
RESPECTLIFEMINISTRY
Let's continue to pray that more abortionists will leave the industry, like these did, and find forgiveness from God.
“And as I brought out the rib cage, I looked and I saw a tiny, beating heart.” -Paul E. Jarrett, Jr., ex-abortionist
“I realized that what I’d done up to that point was not helping people. I was compounding their problems.” -Dr. John Bruchalski, ex-abortionist
“I began to feel like a paid assassin. That’s exactly what I was.” -Dr. Anthony Levatino, ex-abortionist
The GIVING TREE Has Arrived
This year Catholic Mission Outreach will dedicate the tree to
all those who suffered great loss to life or property in any
situa on that was caused by natural or human devasta on.
The tree will stand on Joseph's side of the church and will be
adorned with paper ornaments with age and gender of a deserving child in need of a Christmas gi .
Take an ornament home and pray about the child who is to
receive this gi . LEAVE IT UNWRAPPED and put it under the
tree with the ORNAMENT SECURELY ATTACHED.
We also ask that you bring an ornament and place it in the
ornament box by the tree. Please place all gi s under the tree
by DEC. 21st to give us adequate me for shipping. There will
be envelopes on the tree for those who would like to help with
our ever increasing shipping cost. Please take one and put it in
the collec on with your weekly offering (MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO ST. CATHERINE WITH C.M.O. ON THE MEMO LINE); if
cash, please you a visitors envelope and put C.M.O on the
front.
Each year we try to give the tree and ornaments to a deserving
family so they may celebrate the birth of our LORD this ADVENT as you do with your families.
Have a blessed and holy holiday!
RCIA INQUIRY
Thinking about becoming Catholic?
Baptized Catholic but never received any
other sacraments? Come to Adult Inquiry to
explore and get your questions answered.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 pm or
2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month at 9:00 am in the
Ministry Center. Questions? Call Mary or Marty at
781-9855 ext. 29. Next meeting dates: 12/8 & 12/12
2015-2016B
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PRESENTATIONSON
THEBOOKOFREVELATION
ByDr.BobFerrett
Thursdays,December10toApril21
(16sessions)
Choose:2:00–3:30pmor7:00–8:30pm
In the Spirituality Room at the Ministry Center.
BringyourBibleandjoinus!
(Beforeeachsession,youareencouragedtoreadthechaptersthatwillbestudied)
December10:Introduction—Rev.1:1-20
Call Dr. Ferrett if you have any questions at 951-697-7733.
(No Class: 12/24 & 12/31/2015 and 3/3 & 3/24/2016)
FORMATION / PARISH LIFE
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DECEMBER 6, 2015
OUR CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL
PROGRAMS ARE LOOKING FOR NEW
VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUR YOUNGEST
PARISHIONERS!
Children's Preschool (ages 3 - 5) and Children's
Homily (1st grade - 6th grade) are held during
Sunday 8:30 and 10:15 morning masses.. Volunteers can contribute their time and talent
while teaching and/or assisting in a worthwhile ministry.
Could you volunteer once or twice a month? Can only
volunteer once a month? That's ok - schedules are lexible and on a rotating basis, therefore the more volunteers that participate, the better! We have offered these
programs for the children of our parish for years, but
now we need your help with the upcoming fall season.
No experience needed - training and materials are provided. Please remember all volunteers must comply with
the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy. Need more information? CallRachel@781-9855x26
FAITH FORMATION IS SEEKING
NEW CATECHISTS (TEACHERS)...
Do you have just two hours to give on
Wednesdays for our parish children? The
Faith Formation Staff and Parish need YOU
to help these children prepare for receiving
their Sacraments, learn about our Roman Catholic Traditions, live out the Gospel and journey in our faith together.
The rewards are many. Please pray to see if our Lord is calling you to this Ministry. If interested or for questions,
please call Olivia, 781-9855 x 25.
**Pleasenote any adult (ages 18+) working with children on a
regular basis as a volunteer will need to follow certain guidelines
and training before being allowed to help. Please don't let this
turn you away. It's for the safety of all involved.
KNIGHTSOFCOLUMBUSCHRISTMASTREESALE!
November27toDecember19
Lot hours:
Weekdays 10 am—9 pm / Weekends 9 am—10 pm.
We are located on the corner of Jefferson & Magnolia Ave., across from Ramona High School.
RECEIVE 10% OFF
any Christmas Tree on our lot.
Limit one coupon per purchase.
Must present coupon at time of purchase.
OURLADYOFFATIMAPRAYERGROUP
The World Apostolate of Fatima, Our Lady's Blue
Army, is the of icial voice of the Catholic Church on
the apparitions, history, and spirituality of Fatima.
JoinusMondays,6:15-7:15pm,inthefamily
chapeltotheleftofthealtar,to learn how you can change
the world and bring Our Lady's peace plan to life.
Lance Wiseman
Archie LaSalle
781.9855 ext. 14
684.1065
All HighHigh-SchoolSchool- Age Youth LIFE NIGHT,
Sundays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
after LIFE TEEN Mass
LIFETEEN(highschoolageteen)
Tonight,12/6—The Core team is giving you the ultimate shopping spree!!! Come to Life Night tonight for a fun game where you
have to compete with other shoppers to get everything on your
list. Archie will give a special advent message. Join the fun in the
Parish Hall at 7:00 pm.
NextWeek,12/13—You've checked your list twice and wrapped
up the presents but still feel like something is missing? The Core
Team is here to help with a scavenger hunt to ind the missing item
on your list. Don't miss tonight's Life Night! Be there at 7:00 pm in
the Hall. Remember every Sunday is LIFE NIGHT from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
at the Parish Hall or the Youth House, 6956 Nixon St. AllHigh
SchoolAgeYouth are welcome to come over as soon as the LIFE
TEEN Mass ends.
YOUTHSERVICEHOURS–Christmas Basket service project has
begun. Archie needs your help, call him at 684-1065.
YOUTHFUNDRAISER
E-WasteCollectionDecember5&6from9:00amto4:00pm
both days at the RMC parking lot next to the Church. For other
upcoming events please contact Lance.
MIDDLESCHOOL
THEEDGE– a Ministry for youth in middle school - Open to 6th to
8th graders in private or public schools. The next Edge session for
this year will be December 16, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm at
the Youth House.
CONFIRMATIONNEWS
1stYearofCon irmation—The next modules for this year will be
Sunday, December 13th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm or Monday, December 14th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Parish Hall.
2ndYearofCon irmation—All 1st year make-up work, mass
re lection & service re lection sheets are past due, please see
Lance.
3rdYearofCon irmation—All parents & candidates retreat
meeting will be December 13 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm in the Parish Hall. All 1st & 2nd year make-up work, mass re lection and
service re lection sheets are past due, please see Lance.
Ifyoumissedregistrationforourcon irmationprogram,
pleasecontactLanceWisemanat781-9855ext.14.
Our Con irmation process is a three year program, starting in 9th
grade,Con irmingin11thgrade;thisincludespublicoranyprivate
schools.PleasecontactLanceWisemanwithanyquestions.
REFLEXION/PASTORAL SOCIAL
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DICIEMBRE 6, 2015
AÑOJUBILARDELAMISERICORDIA
6dediciembrede2015—SegundoDomingodeAdviento
Este martes es la Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepció n, y será el dı́a en que el Papa
Francisco abra la “Puerta Santa” en la Bası́lica de San Pedro, simbó licamente abriendo el
AñoJubilardelaMisericordia. En las Escritura de hoy, Baruc con iadamente anticipa la sanació n que Dios hace de la desesperanza de la humanidad y Pablo ve a Dios llevar a su cumplimiento nuestro discernimiento, conocimiento y amor. Desde nuestra experiencia de vida y de nosotros podemos hacer que esas profecı́as
parezcan muy optimistas aunque irremediablemente ingenuas. El Papa Francisco nos desafı́a a vivir este Añ o Jubilar
como un tiempo de gracia cuando la misericordia de Dios despierte nuestro entusiasmo para vivir nuestra llamada
bautismal como personas del Evangelio, nuestra esperanza renovada y nosotros vueltos a comprometer a una caridad desinteresada. Observen que en el Evangelio de Lucas, Dios pasa de largo a los lı́deres religiosos y polı́ticos para
en su lugar hablar en el desierto esté ril con un creyente humilde la palabra salvadora que transformará la historia.
Ası́ que la misericordia de Dios continua realizando la salvació n de la humanidad en y pormedio de instrumentos
ordinarios e imperfectos, ¡aú n nosotros mismos!
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
ALPARTIRELPAN:ELCAMINOACASA
08 de Noviembre de 2015: Segundo domingo de Adviento
Baruc 5, 1-9 / Salmo 126, 1-6 / Filipenses 1, 4-6, 8-11 / Lucas 3, 1-6
El salmo de hoy nos pinta un escenario de ensueñ o: un camino lleno de antiguos cautivos, ahora liberados,
que regresan a casa (Sió n-Jerusalé n), sus bocas llenas de risa y sus lenguas de cantos. Es una estampa gloriosa
del pasado de Israel, un “nuevo é xodo”: la liberació n del exilio en Babilonia. El salmista la trae a la memoria
en un momento de incertidumbre y ansiedad; pero no lo hace motivado por la nostalgia. Al recordar que, en el pasado, “el
Señ or ha hecho maravillas”, má s bien hace un acto de fe y esperanza. Dios vendrá a Israel para socorrerle en su necesidad
actual y hará cosas aú n má s grandes en el futuro.
Ese es el tema central de las lecturas del Adviento: recordar los hechos salvı́ icos de nuestro Dios, tanto en la historia de Israel como en la venida de Jesú s. Esta remembranza pretende estimular nuestra fe y llenarnos de con ianza sabiendo que, como dice la epı́stola de hoy, “quien inició en ustedes la Buena obra la irá consumando” hasta que El venga de nuevo en su gloria.
La liturgia nos enseñ a que cada uno de nosotros, como Israel durante el exilio, es conducido a la cautividad por sus pecados,
necesitado de salvació n y conversió n mediante la Palabra del Santo (cfr. Ba 5,5). Las lecciones que nos da la historia de la salvació n nos enseñ an que, como Dios liberó una y otra vez a Israel, tambié n en su misericordia nos liberará de nuestros afectos
desordenados si, arrepentidos, volvemos a El.
Ese es el mensaje de Juan, presentado en el Evangelio de hoy como el ú ltimo de los grandes profetas (cfr. Jr 1, 1-4, 11). Pero
Juan es mucho mayor que los profetas (cfr. Lc 7, 27). El está preparando el camino, no solo a la nueva redenció n de Israel,
sino tambié n para la salvació n de “toda carne” (cfr. Hch 28, 28). Juan cita a Isaı́as (cfr. 40, 3) para decirnos que ha venido a
construirnos un camino a casa; una senda que nos saca del desierto del pecado y de la alineació n. Un camino por el cual seguiremos a Jesú s y peregrinaremos alegremente, sabiendo que Dios nos recuerda, como dice la primera lectura de hoy.
-St.PaulCenterforBiblicalTheology:ScottHahn,Ph.D.yMons.JoséGómez,ArzobispodeLosÁngeles
Paralareflexión:Comparta las maneras en que “demuestras la humildad” durante esta temporada de fiestas, regalos y tiempos ocupados.
LECTURASDELASEMANA
Lunes:
Is 35:1-10; Sal 85 (84):9-14; Lc 5:17-26
Martes:
Gé n 3:9-15, 20; Sal 98 (97):1-4;
Ef 1:3-6, 11-12; Lc 1:26-38
Mié rcoles: Is 40:25-31; Sal 103 (102):1-4, 8, 10;
Mt 11:28-30
Jueves:
Is 41:13-20; Sal 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15
Viernes: Is 48:17-19; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19
Sá bado:
Zac 2:14-17 o Ap 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;
Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lc 1:26-38 o Lc 1:39-47,
o cualquier lectura del Comú n de la
Santı́sima Marı́a Virgen
Domingo: Sof 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Fil 4:4-7;
Lc 3:10-18
LECTURASDEHOY
Primeralectura—Sube a la altura, Jerusalé n; contempla
a tus hijos gozosos porque Dios se acordó de ellos. Un
Dios misericordioso y justo guı́a a Israel con alegrı́a
(Baruc 5:1-9).
Salmo — Grandes cosas has hecho por nosotros, Señ or
(Salmo 126 [125]).
SegundaLectura—Que su amor siga creciendo má s y
má s y se traduzca en un mayor conocimiento y discernimiento de lo que vale la pena para que lleguen irreprochables al dı́a de Cristo (Filipenses 1:4-6, 8-11).
Evangelio—Juan proclama un bautismo de arrepentimiento para el perdó n de los pecados. Todos podrá n ver
la salvació n de Dios (Lucas 3:1-6)
Salmo responsorial: LeccionarioI © 1976, Comisió n Episcopal de Pastoral Litú rgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.
FORMACION/VIDA PARROQUIAL
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UNCIÓNDELOSENFERMOS
Este in de semana, 5 y 6 de diciembre,
tendremos la Unció n de los Enfermos
despué s de cada Misa. Si usted necesita
las bendiciones de este Sacramento,
acompañ enos despué s de la Misa.
SOLEMNIDADDELAINMACULADACONCEPCIÓN
La solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepció n es un dı́a
de obligació n. La Misa de Vigilia será el 7 de diciembre
a las 5:30 pm. El 8 de diciembre la Misa será a las
8:00 am, 10:15 am y la Misa bilingü e a las :7:00 pm.
SERVICIOPENITENCIAL
Nuestro Servicio de Penitencia Comunitario será el
lunes 14 de diciembre a las 7:00 pm. Tendremos 7
sacerdotes disponibles para confesar. Se anima a
todos los cató licos a recibir las bendiciones de este
Sacramento durante la temporada de Adviento.
SanVicentedePaul(SVdP)
Cada añ o en Navidad, la Sociedad de San Vicente de Paú l adopta varias de las familias que
hemos visitado durante todo el añ o, proporcionando los regalos de Navidad para los niñ os
y alimentos para las familias. Tambié n ofrecemos zapatillas, artı́culos de tocador y papel
higié nico para muchas familias de alta edad que no son capaces de pagar por estos artı́culos. Muchas gracias por sus
contribuciones el añ o pasado al programa de Navidad de
SVdP 2014 “Adopta-a una-Familia”, cual tuvo el é xito de
adoptar a 45 familias, entre ellos 136 niñ os, 35 adultos y 4
de alta edad. Es una experiencia grati icante para los voluntarios SVDP al ver las sonrisas en los rostros de los niñ os y
las lá grimas en los ojos sus padres cuando llegamos con los
regalos envueltos y comida para las iestas.
Si usted está interesado en adoptar una familia para la Navidad de este añ o por favor llame al (951) 683-0800 ext. 17.
Por favor deje su nombre, nú mero de telé fono y un voluntario SVdP le devolverá la llamada. Si no está en condiciones
de adoptar una familia por su cuenta, pero le gustarı́a contribuir, por favor incluya una nota con su donació n en el
sobre amarillo de San Vicente de Paú l, que esta proporcionado en el las bancas. Comida y artı́culos de aseo pueden
ser depositados en los contenedores de metal está n en los
lados y puertas traseras de la iglesia.
Porfavor,mantengaensusoracionesalasfamilias,
alaSociedaddeSanVicentedePaul(SVDP)yasus
voluntarios.Muchasgraciasporsuapoyoysu
generosidad.
LASPOSADAS
Empezando el 16 de diciembre habrá Posadas Navideñ as
en diferentes hogares. Para mas informació n llamar a Jose
Alvarado al 951-347-8712 o Maria Teresa Orona al
951-809-4717.
DICIEMBRE 6, 2015
HALLEGADOEL“ÁRBOLQUEDA”
Este añ o C.M.O. (Catholic Mission Outreach) dedicará el
á rbol y todo lo que signi ica a todos aquellos que han sufrido una gran pé rdida a la vida o la propiedad en cualquier situació n que fue causada por la devastació n natural
o por el ser humano.
El á rbol se mantendrá en el lado de San José de la parte
derecha de la iglesia y será adornado con adornos de papel; con las edades y el gé nero de cada niñ o(a) en necesidad de un regalo de Navidad.
Tome un ornamento y recen por el niñ o(a) que recibira el
regalo. Por favor dejen los regalos desenvueltos y ponganlos abajo del á rbol con el ornamento irmemente asegurado. Tambié n les pedimos que traiga un ornamento y coló quelo en la caja de adornos que está a un lado del á rbol.
Por favor ponga todos los regalos abajo del á rbol antes del
21 de diciembre para poder envolver y poder enviarlos.
Habrá sobres en el á rbol para los que quieran ayudar con
el costo de envı́o. Tome un sobre y pó ngalo en la canasta
de la colecta (los cheques, hacerlos al nombre de St. Catherine of Alexandria con la nota de C.M.O. en la lı́nea del
memo).
Cada añ o le damos el á rbol y los ornamentos a una familia
en necesidad para que puedan experimentar y celebrar el
nacimiento de nuestro Señ or en el tiempo de Adviento
como lo hace ustedes con su familia. Catholic Mission
Outreach, le desea a usted y a los suyos una bendició n en
la santa celebració n del nacimiento de nuestro Señ or.
¡INSCRÍBEME!
La Conferencia de Obispos Cató licos de California
nos han pedido que mantengamos una unidad de
recolecció n de irmas en el mes de diciembre. Esta
recolecció n de irmas es para poder abrogar la legislació n de suicidio asistido por mé dico ABx2-15 Acta de la Opció n Al Final de la Vida.
El Gobernador Brown lo irmó en ley en octubre y
el pú blico tiene 90 dı́as para coleccionar bastantes
irmas para un Referé ndum de Veto sobre el tema
antes de que esto se haga la ley de la tierra.
El suicidio asistido, en cualquier forma, está contra
nuestras enseñ anzas Cató licas y Cristianas y hace
dañ o a nuestras comunidades má s vulnerables – los
pobres, los ancianos, los temerozos y los aislados.
Porfavor irmelapeticiónydiganoaleyesmalas.Honremos a Dios honrando su mandamiento:
“No matará s.”