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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062
Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421
[email protected] [email protected] ▪ www.mountcarmel.org
The Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Parish Center Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Parish Staff
Pastor:
Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila - 306-9583
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle - 366-3802
Principal: Teresa Anthony - 366-6127
Development: Nori Jabba - 366-8817
Kid’s Place: Maureen Arnott – 366-6587
CCD: Magdalena Hernández - 368-8237
Youth Ministry: Kendra & Jason Rickwald - 918-0815
Youth Confirmation: Paula Martinez – 366-6194
Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger - 366-3802
Spanish Music Ministry: Andres Garcia -366 -3802
Administrative Assistant: Alba Canelo – 366 -3802
Mass Schedule
Sunday:
8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm (español),
and 5pm
Saturday: 8: 15 am and 5:00 pm Vigil Mass
Monday to Friday 8:15 am
Reconciliation/Confession
Saturday 3:30 –4:30 p.m.
Baptisms / Bautismos
Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la
parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes.
Weddings / Bodas
Call parish at least six months in advance
Llame a la parroquia a lo menos seis meses antes.
Mission Statement
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is a Christ-centered community in the Roman Catholic tradition. We
try to share the Good News of salvation with others. As a diverse community, we value and respect
individual differences. As God’s people, we gather in the Spirit to pray, to celebrate the sacraments, to
teach, to learn, to console, to rejoice, to minister and to renew our faith with one another.
Notes from the Pastor
When I was a boy living in Spain with my family, it was Tres
Reyes or the Feast of the Epiphany that was celebrated as the
day when children received gifts rather than at Christmas as in
the United States. For that reason, everywhere you went you
would see references to the Three
Kings, including
special cakes and
little crowns and
costumes for the
children. Thinking
about this made
me ask myself,
“Who were these
mysterious Kings or Wise Men or Magi who in the Bible have
such an interesting role in the Nativity of Jesus? Where did
they come from? Did they travel together, or did they independently find out about the impending birth of the Holy Savior? What happened to them after they left the Holy Land? Did
they tell others of what they had seen?” Most of these questions cannot be answered with any certainty, but that does not
indicate that the story of the Wise Men as reported in St. Matthew’s Gospel is not full of theological meaning. First of all, the
Magi are foreigners. In other words, they’re not Jewish and in
all likelihood would have known nothing of the Old Testament
prophecies of a Messiah. They have come from a long distance, probably from Persia, Babylonia and Arabia, drawn to
the little town of Bethlehem by a sign they have seen in the
sky. In my opinion, the Magi represent the deepest wisdom of
the pre-Christian world, a world in which there were certainly
great philosophers, astronomers and spiritual seekers. Our
Church has always taught that God implanted His divine spirit
in human beings from the beginning. This means that wise
people of whatever race, culture or religion, and long before
the birth of Jesus, were seeking to understand the universe
and the purpose of our existence. So these Magi, whoever
they were, had simultaneously discovered, by whatever secret
sciences they employed, that the answer to these perplexing
questions was about to be born; that Divine Truth from above
was going to enter the world in the person of a little child born
in a stable. And what does this story of the Wise Men mean for
us today, so far away in time and place from Christ’s Nativity?
Maybe it means this: that in the 2,000 years since the birth of
Jesus in Bethlehem the number of those who call themselves
Catholic and Christian is now over 1.5 billion. From a small
movement that began in the Jewish community of Palestine,
our holy Catholic faith has now spread to every continent of the
globe. And every day someone somewhere discovers Christ
anew, and like the Wise Men, comes to adore him. May all of
us be counted among those believers, and may we – full of
faith and hope – help to shine Christ’s divine light into our dark
world. Fr. Ulysses
Notas del Párroco
Cuando yo era niño viviendo en España con mi familia, era la
Fiesta de Epifanía o Tres Reyes que se celebra como el día
cuando los niños recibieron regalos en lugar de en Navidad
como en los Estados Unidos. Por esa razón, en todas partes
uno veía referencias a los Reyes Magos, incluyendo pasteles
especiales, pequeñas coronas y los trajes para los niños. Pensando en esto me
preguntaba "¿Quiénes eran
estos reyes misteriosos o
hombres sabios o magos que
en la Biblia tienen un papel
tan importante? ¿De dónde
vienen ellos? ¿Viajaban juntos, o uno por uno? ¿Qué
pasó con ellos después de
que salieron de la Tierra Santa? La mayoría de estas
preguntas no se pueden contestar con certeza, pero eso no
indica que la historia de los Reyes Magos como se informó en
el Evangelio de San Mateo no está lleno de significado teológico. En primer lugar, los Magos son extranjeros. En otras palabras, no son judíos y con toda probabilidad no sabían nada de
las profecías del Antiguo Testamento acerca de un Mesías.
Vinieron de muy lejos, probablemente de Persia, Babilonia y
Arabia, guiados a la ciudad de Belén por un signo que habían
visto en el cielo. En mi opinión, los Reyes Magos representan
la sabiduría más profunda del mundo pagano o pre-cristiano,
un mundo en el que había grandes filósofos, astrónomos y
hombres sabios. Nuestra Iglesia siempre ha enseñado que
Dios implantó su espíritu divino en los seres humanos desde el
principio. Esto significa que muchas personas de cualquier
raza, cultura o religión, y mucho antes del nacimiento de Jesús, estaban tratando de entender el universo y el propósito de
nuestra existencia. Así que estos reyes magos, cualesquiera
que fuesen, habían descubierto al mismo tiempo, por cualquier
ciencias secretas que empleaban, que la respuesta a estas
preguntas desconcertantes estaba a punto de nacer; que la
Divina Verdad desde arriba iba a entrar en el mundo en la persona de un niño nacido en un establo. ¿Y qué significa esta
historia de los Reyes Magos para nosotros hoy, tan lejos en
tiempo y lugar del nacimiento de Cristo? Tal vez significa esto:
que en los 2,000 años desde el nacimiento de Jesús en Belén,
el número de aquellos que se llaman católicos y cristianos es
ahora más de 1.5 millones. Desde un pequeño movimiento
que comenzó en la comunidad judía de Palestina, nuestra santa fe católica se ha extendido a todos los continentes del mundo. Y cada día alguien descubre de nuevo a Jesucristo, y al
igual que los Reyes Magos, viene a adorarlo. Que todos nosotros seamos contados entre estos creyentes, y que - llenos de
fe y esperanza - ayudemos a brillar la luz divina de Cristo en
nuestro mundo oscuro. Padre Ulysses
Jubilee Year of Mercy
Año Jubilar de la Misericordia
January 3, 2016
The Epiphany of the Lord
3 de enero de 2016
La Epifanía del Señor
En este Año Jubilar de la Misericorida, la Epifanía
celebra la misericordia de Dios brillando sobre los reyes
magos desde la estrella que los guía. Sus reinos estaban
muy lejos de Jerusalén, sus religio‐
nes muy lejos de la alianza de Dios
con Israel. Al principio la estrella
guió a los magos a Jerusalén en
donde ellos podrían “recalcular” su
búsqueda con la ayuda del propio
“GPS” de Dios, las Escrituras ju‐
días. Que humilde y consternado
debió ser el momento en que los
magos vieron al Mesías del mundo
no en un palacio sino con una pa‐
reja pobre en un pueblito insignificante. Ahí es donde
está la misericordia de Dios, brillando en la estrella que
guió a los magos a adorar a Jesús, el Príncipe de la Paz.
Hoy los reyes magos nos invitan a “recalcular” nuestro
camino de vida durante este Año Jubilar, siguiendo la
estrella de la misericordia de Dios a lo largo del camino
de amor humilde, para descubrir una relación personal
renovada con Jesús hacia nosotros mismos para que
podamos convertirnos “estrellas guías” dirigiendo tam‐
bién a otros buscadores a encontrar a Jesús.
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Epiphany celebrates
God’s mercy shining on the magi from a guiding star.
Their kingdoms were far from Jeru‐
salem, their religions far from God’s
covenant with Israel. At first the star
led the magi to Jerusalem, where
they could “recalculate” their quest
with the help of God’s own “GPS,”
the Jewish scriptures. How challeng‐
ing and humbling for the magi to
discover that they would find the
world’s Messiah not in a palace but
with a poor couple in an insignificant
village. That’s where God’s mercy,
shining in the star, led the magi to
worship Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Today the magi in‐
vite us to “recalculate” our life’s journey during this Ju‐
bilee Year—to follow the star of
God’s mercy along the way of
humble love, to discover a re‐
newed personal relationship
with Jesus ourselves and so be‐
come “guiding stars” leading other seekers to find Je‐
sus, too. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
OLMC WOMEN’S CLUB
Since 1885
Providing quality Catholic educaƟon for children in
Preschool through grade 8
Now offering Transi onal Kindergarten!
ApplicaƟons for 2016-2017 are now available
and are due February 5, 2016.
Tours are provided every Wednesday and Friday
at 9:00 am. Please call to register for a tour.
Open House
Sunday, January 31, 2016
11:00 am to 12:30 pm.
301 Grand Street |Redwood City, CA 94062
Tel. 650-366-6127 | www.mountcarmel.org
The OLMC Women’s Club would like to thank all of
the wonderful women of our parish that have supported our gatherings throughout the year. Because of you, the OLMC Women's Club has been
able to purchase Easter decorations, new chalices
and will be helping with new decorations for Christmas. Please mark your calendars for our next dinner Feb. 3rd at 6:30pm in the Small Hall.
Have a Happy New Year!
OLMC MEN’S CLUB
OLMC Men's Club meet every 2nd Thursday of the
month. Next gathering will Thursday Jan 14, 6‐9
p.m. in the small hall. Proceed will go to support wor‐
thy causes like scholarships for local kids and area char‐
ities. Spread the word to new dads and gentlemen of
our community. "Like" our Facebook page and post
your pics to Facebook.com/OLMCMensClub.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Mollie Tonry †
5:00 PM
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Susan Doherty †
8:00 AM
Guido de Santi †
10:00 AM
Roberto & Martha Cardenas 12:00 PM (Español)
(Wed.Annv)
Barbara Britschgi
5:00 PM
Monday, January 4, 2016
Hoan Phan & Cuong Tran †
8:15 AM
(Birthday Blessings)
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
8:15 AM
Yxenia Contreras (Birthday Blessings)
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 8:15 AM
Dave Gonzales †
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Parishioners of Mt. Carmel
8:15 AM
Friday, January 8, 2016
Josiah Harris †
8:15 AM
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Parishioners of Mt. Carmel
8:15 AM
This week at Mt. Carmel
Sunday, January 3, 2016:
R.C.I.A. Session
Children’s Liturgy
9:00 am
10:00 am
Chapel
Chapel
Monday, January 4, 2016:
Carismáticos (Directiva)
7:00 p.m.
Old Chapel
Tuesday, January 5, 2016:
Men’s Basketball
8:30 pm
L. Hall
Wednesday, January 6, 2016:
Grupo de Oración (Carismáticos) 7:00 pm
L. Hall
Thursday, January 7, 2016:
Good Grief
6:00 pm
Friday, January 8, 2016:
Spanish Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm P. Center
O. Chapel
SAINTS AN SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Epiphany of the Lord;
National Migration Week
Monday:
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Tuesday:
St. John Neumann
Wednesday: St. André Bessette
Thursday: St. Raymond of Penyafort;
Julian Calendar Christmas
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