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

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018 Parish Center Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Parish Phones Parish Center Office: (650) 366-3802 Pastor’s Office: (650) 306-9583 Religious Education Office: (650) 368-8237 Mt. Carmel School Office: (650) 366-6127 Kids’ Place (Pre-School): (650) 366-6587 Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle Principal: Teresa Anthony Administrative Assistant: Ivette Meléndez Director of Religious Ed.: Magdalena Hernández Youth Confirmation: Judy Draper Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger Spanish Music Ministry: Andrés García Pre-School Director: Maureen Arnott Development Director: Nori Jabba

Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm (Español), and 5 pm Saturday: 8: 15 am and 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Monday to Friday 8:15 am Reconciliation/Confession Saturday 3:30 –4:30 pm

Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes. [The L ] tells the number of the stars and calls each by name. — Psalm 147:4

El Señor puede contar el número de estrellas y llama a cada una por su nombre. — Salmo 147 (146):4

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

Notas del Párroco

This Thursday, February 8, has been named by our Church as an “International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.” Those of us not affected by the terrible scourge of human trafficking will no doubt be shocked at the extent of this evil which claims and destroys the lives of millions of innocent people. In its effort to combat human trafficking, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a program called Amistad to help victims of trafficking in this country and to train volunteers who can come to their aid. Their mission is to educate on the scourge of human trafficking as an offense against the fundamental dignity of the human person, to advocate for an end to modern day slavery, and to provide training and technical assistance on this issue. According to statistics collected by the USCCB, “each year an estimated 17,000 vulnerable men, women and children are trafficked across our borders and then forced into slavery. Many are fleeing terrible situations in their home countries, and come to the United States to find a better life. Unfortunately, the nightmare often begins when they reach our shores.” Because we are familiar, through our own history, with that earlier system of slavery in which human beings were captured, shackled and brought to this country to be sold as laborers, we might too easily think that human servitude is a thing of the past. In fact, in every major city of the U.S. one can find people who have been lured here from abroad by the promise of work and decent wages, and who, instead find themselves completely under the control of unscrupulous individuals and groups. Their claim is that, because they sponsored these ‘workers’, paying their passage to the U.S., and providing them with a place to stay and food, the workers are completely indebted to them. The promised job often turns out to be prostitution of one form or another, or sweatshop labor in clothing factories, or the trafficking in drugs. Vulnerable people, most often young undocumented women and minors, find themselves unable to escape the demeaning circumstances in which they are involved. It is no coincidence that this date, February 8, was chosen as the International Day of Prayer against Human Trafficking, for it is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, canonized in 2000 by Pope St. John Paul II, and the first saint of the Sudan. At the age of 7, Josephine was kidnapped by slave traders and sold several times before ending up the human property of an Italian diplomat. He brought her to Italy to serve as the nanny of his children. Later, when she was ill, she was sent to live with the Canossian Sisters who introduced her to the Catholic faith. At the age of 27, Josephine was baptized and given her freedom. She joined the sisters and for 25 years ministered in various capacities. At her canonization, Pope John Paul named St. Josephine the intercessor and patron off all those who are born or lured into any kind of servitude or slavery, and to be an image of the sort of freedom of body, soul and spirit that can finally only be found in Jesus Christ. May St. Josephine watch over and protect all God’s vulnerable children. Fr. Ulysses

Nuestra Iglesia ha nombrado a este jueves, Feb.8, como "Día Internacional de Oración y Conciencia contra la Trata de Personas". Aquellos de nosotros que no somos afectados por el terrible azote de la trata de personas sin duda estaremos impactados por este mal que reclama y destruye las vidas de millones de personas inocentes. En su esfuerzo por combatir la trata de personas, la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos ha creado un programa llamado Amistad para ayudar a las víctimas de la trata en este país y para formar voluntarios que puedan acudir en su ayuda. Su misión es educar sobre la trata de personas como una ofensa contra la dignidad fundamental de la persona humana, abogar por el fin de la esclavitud moderna y proporcionar capacitación y asistencia técnica sobre este tema. Según las estadísticas recopiladas por la USCCB, "cada año, se estima que 17,000 hombres, mujeres y niños vulnerables son traficados a través de nuestras fronteras y luego forzados a la esclavitud. Muchos huyen de situaciones terribles en sus países de origen y vienen a los Estados Unidos a buscar una vida mejor.

Desafortunadamente, la pesadilla a menudo comienza cuando llegan a nuestras costas." Debido a que estamos familiarizados, a través de nuestra propia historia, con ese sistema anterior de esclavitud en el que los seres humanos fueron capturados, encadenados y traídos a este país para ser vendidos como trabajadores, podríamos demasiado fácil pensar que la servidumbre humana es una cosa del pasado. De hecho, en cada ciudad importante de los EE. UU. uno puede encontrar personas que han sido atraídas aquí con la promesa de trabajo y salarios dignos, y que, en cambio, se encuentran completamente bajo el control de individuos y grupos sin escrúpulos. Su reclamo es que, debido a que patrocinaron a estos 'trabajadores', pagando su pasaje a los Estados Unidos, y proporcionándoles un lugar para quedarse y comida, los trabajadores están completamente en deuda con ellos. El trabajo prometido a menudo resulta ser prostitución de una u otra forma, o trabajo de explotación en fábricas de ropa, o el tráfico de drogas. Las personas vulnerables, en su mayoría mujeres jóvenes y menores indocumentadas, se encuentran incapaces de escapar de las circunstancias degradantes en las que están involucradas. No es coincidencia que esta fecha, el 8 de

febrero, haya sido elegida como Día Internacional de Oración contra la Trata de Personas, ya que es la fiesta de San Josefina

Bakhita, canonizada en el año 2000 por el Papa San Juan Pablo II y el primer santo del Sudán. A la edad de 7 años, Josefina fue secuestrada por traficantes de esclavos y vendida varias veces antes de encontrarse la propiedad humana de un diplomático italiano. Él la

trajo a Italia para servir como la niñera de sus hijos. Más tarde, cuando estaba enferma, la enviaron a vivir con las Hermanas Canosianas, quienes la introdujeron a la fe católica. A la edad de 27 años, Josefina fue bautizada y le dieron su libertad. Se unió a las hermanas y durante 25 años ministró en diversas capacidades. A su canonización, el Papa Juan Pablo nombró a San Josefina intercesora y patrona de todos aquellos que nacen o son atraídos a cualquier tipo de servidumbre o esclavitud, y para ser una imagen del tipo de libertad de cuerpo, alma y espíritu que finalmente solo se puede encontrar en Jesucristo. Que San Josefina cuide y proteja a todos los niños vulnerables de Dios. P. Ulises

Today’s Second Collection is for Parish facilities and Improvement. This collection helps us to maintain our church and other parish facilities in good condition, to do the repairs and upgrades that are needed, and to cover the gardening needs of the Parish.

Retiro de Cuarema Sábado 17 de Febrero de 8:30 a 2:00 p.m. Facilitado por el Rev. Eugenio Aramburo. No se pierda este día especial de adoración y fraternidad! Estaremos inscribiendo los siguientes Domingos después de Misa de 12:00pm. Mas información con Magdalena Hernández (650) 368-8237.

New student applications

for the 2018-19 school year are still being accepted. Contact Our Lady of Mount Carmel School for a private tour or more information.

OLMC Women’s Club Invitation Bus Trip to Graton Casino Sat. March 24th – 8:00am Bus returns approximately 5:30pm Reserve your seat now. Space is limited. $35.00 (rebate credits of $20 at casino) Don’t miss this fun day trip! Adults over 21. For more information contact: Tina Peterson (650) 400-0076 [email protected] or Gina Gonzales (650) 704-4171 [email protected] Fundraiser benefits OLMC Parish.

Women's Silent Retreat to be held March 2-4, 2018 at St. Clare's Retreat Center in Soquel, CA. For further details, please contact Sheila Cole at (650) 366-8918. Reservations on a first come/first serve basis. Non-refundable

$50.

Next Week Second Collection The second collection next week will be for our Religious Education Program.

Madonna Adored/Adorned by Pia Brandt (Mt. Carmel parishioner). Benefit for the needy of Redwood City. Opening reception on February 17, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Show runs from Wednesday, February 12 through Sunday, March 25, 2018. THE MAIN GALLERY 1018 Main St. Redwood City, (650) 701-1018

Women's Club Invitation

Wednesday Feb. 7th - doors open at 6:30 p.m. dinner served at 7:0 p.m. Please join us for a fun Chinese New Year Dinner deliciously catered by a very popular local restaurant. Dinner, dessert, drinks, fun, raffle. Women over 21 invited. $20. A great evening of fellowship with our Mt. Carmel women. As always, proceeds to benefit our Parish.

Saturday, February 03, 2018 05:00 PM Don Kenny † Sunday, February 04, 2018 08:00 AM Robert Thomas † 10:00 AM Albert Baccelli † 12:00 PM Margarito Villa † 05:00 PM Pro Populo Monday, February 05, 2018 8:15 AM Fr. Louis Liberati, SDB † Tuesday, February 06, 2018 8:15 AM Personal family Intention Wednesday, February 07, 20178 8:15 AM Engracio “Chito” deLeon † Thursday, February 08, 2018 8:15 AM Hector Calderon † Friday, February 09, 2018 8:15 AM Arie and Henrietta Kain † Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:15 AM Bill and Christina Riggs †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL

Sunday, February 04, 2018 CCD Classes 8:45 a.m. School Large & Small Hall Parents Meeting 8:50 a.m. Children’s Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Church B.K.B. 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Large Hall Girl Scouts 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Small Hall Monday, February 05, 2018 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Tuesday, February 06, 2018 Grupo Guadalupano 7:00 p.m. Old Chapel Men’s Basketball 8:30 p.m. Large Hall Wednesday, February 07, 2018 Women’s Club 6:00 p.m. Small Hall/Kitchen CCD Classes 6:30 p.m. School Scripture Study 7:00 p.m. Old Chapel Grupo Carismático 7:00 p.m. Large Hall Thursday, February 08, 2018 Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Old Chapel CCD Classes 6:30 p.m. School Friday, February 09, 2018 School Dance 3:00 to 11 p.m. All Fac. Saturday, February 10, 2018 Cub Scouts 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Kitchen

Sunday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Agatha Tuesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Wednesday: in Ordinary Time Thursday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Friday: in Ordinary Time Saturday: St. Scholastica

GOOD GRIEF MINISTRY

The loss of every loved one creates many changes, challenges and pain. “Good Grief”, an ongoing support group, meets every Thursday at the Parish Center, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. We care. We share. Do come.

Welcome Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Registration Form The following confidential information will be entered in our parish data system. It is only for the purpose of knowing and serving you better. Name (s): ______________________________ Address: _______________________________ City:_________________ zip:______________ Telephone:_____________________________ e-mail:_________________________________ Others in your household:________________ Number of adults over 18 years of age: _____ Number of children under 18 years of age: ___ Would you like a parishioner number in order to register your donations? ______

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL #919128 300 Fulton St. Redwood City, CA 94062 CONTACT PERSON Ivette Meléndez, Bulletin Editor: 650-366-3802 Fr. Ulysses D’Aquila, Pastor: 650-306-9583 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] SOFTWARE Microsoft ®Publisher 2007 Adobe®Acrobat®X Window7® PRINTER Toshiba e studio 3055c TRANSMISSION TIME By 11:00 a.m. On Wednesday SUNDAY OF PUBLICATION February 04, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS