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 Ascension of the Lord May 8, 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 Confirmation: M. Hernandez 368-8237 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 God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the LORD, amid trumpet blasts. — Psalm 47:6

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

On Tuesday of this week we’ll celebrate the memorial of a recently canonized saint. Although he has been on the Church calendar for only six years, Damien de Veuster or St. Damien of Moloka’i has long been known to people all over the world. Indeed, along with of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, St. Damien is recognized as one of those rare souls whose identification with the suffering of others can only be compared to that of Christ himself. St. Damien was born in Belgium, and as a young man he followed his brother into a missionary order called the Congregation of the Sacred Heart. Soon after being accepted he volunteered to go to the Hawaiian Islands where he was ordained into the priesthood. He worked tirelessly for ten years on the main island helping to build hospitals, schools and parishes. While visiting some of his parishioners in a remote area, he became acquainted with the devastating disease of leprosy. Concerned about a health crisis that had reached epidemic proportions, the Hawaiian government made the decision to round up and then isolate people diagnosed with leprosy. This was an intensely tragic episode in the history of the islands. Sufferers from leprosy, including small children, were forcibly separated from their families and then boarded onto ships bound for the nearly inaccessible island of Moloka’i. Most were psychologically traumatized by this experience; others died during the transfer. Damien, hearing of this sad situation, got permission from his superior to go and minister to the people on Moloka’i. When he arrived, he found terrible living conditions, nonexistent sanitation, and little in the way of medical treatment for the sufferers. He set to work at once and despite many obstacles managed to organize health care and to provide for the spiritual needs of his new congregation. People who had fallen into complete despair were given back their human dignity; the younger lepers were taught trades and skills they could use to make a living, and with the help of some religious sisters, a sense of normalcy was finally brought to the island. A real community began to form in the previously desolate colony. Eventually, word of Father Damien’s mission on Moloka’i began to circulate around the world. The famous writer, Robert Lewis Stevenson, visited from Europe and wrote about what he witnessed. The Queen of Hawaii also came to see for herself what this foreign priest was doing for her people. Damien’s life was one of total and complete dedication to Christ in the guise of these outcast lepers. Eventually, Damien himself became infected with the disease. As he lay dying he said, “I make myself a leper with the lepers, to gain all for Jesus Christ.” Damien of Moloka’i was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in the year 2009. He remains for all of us a model of self sacrifice and how unconditional love of others can be put into action. Fr. Ulysses

El martes de esta semana celebraremos la memoria de un santo canonizado recientemente. A pesar de que ha estado en el calendario de la Iglesia sólo seis años, San Damián de Moloka’i es conocido por mucha gente católica. Junto con la Madre Teresa de Calcuta, Damián es reconocido como una de esas almas raras cuya identificación con el sufrimiento de los demás sólo puede ser comparada con la de Cristo mismo. San Damián nació en Bélgica, y luego siguió a su hermano quien era un misionero de la Congregación del Sagrado Corazón. Poco después de ser aceptado, fue a las islas de Hawai’i. Trabajó sin descanso durante diez años en la isla principal ayudando a construir hospitales, escuelas y parroquias. Al visitar a algunos de sus feligreses en una zona remota, Damián entró en contacto con la terrible enfermedad de la lepra. Preocupados por una crisis de salud que había alcanzado proporciones epidémicas, el gobierno hawaiano tomó la decisión de buscar y luego aislar a las personas con el diagnóstico de lepra. Este fue un episodio muy trágico en la historia de las islas. Los leprosos, incluyendo niños pequeños, fueron separados por la fuerza de sus familias y luego embarcados en buques con destino a la isla inaccesible de Moloka’i. La mayoría fueron psicológicamente traumatizados por esta experiencia; otros murieron durante la transferencia. Damián, oyendo de esta triste situación, consiguió el permiso de su superior para ir a atender a las personas en Moloka’i. Cuando llegó, se encontró con condiciones de vida horribles, sin sanitación, y poco de tratamiento médico para los enfermos. Se puso a trabajar a la vez, y a pesar de muchos obstáculos logró organizar la asistencia sanitaria y trató de proveer las necesidades espirituales de su nueva congregación. Muchos de ellos habían caído en la desesperación completa, pero el Padre Damián ayudó a restaurar su dignidad humana; y con la ayuda de algunas hermanas religiosas, finalmente un sentido de normalidad llegó a la isla. Una verdadera comunidad comenzó a formarse en la colonia antes desolada. Poco a poco, noticias de la misión del Padre Damián de Molokai comenzó a circular en todo el mundo. La reina de Hawai’i vino a ver por sí misma lo que este sacerdote europeo estaba haciendo por su pueblo. La vida de Damián fue uno de dedicación total y completa a Cristo bajo la apariencia de estos leprosos. Después de algunos años viviendo con los leprosos, Damián se infectó con la enfermedad. Mientras agonizaba, dijo, "Me hago leproso con los leprosos, para ganarlo todo por Jesucristo." Damián de Moloka’i fue beatificado por Papa Juan Pablo II en 1995 y canonizado por Papa Benedicto XVI en el año 2009. Para nosotros, san Damián es el modelo de auto sacrificio y nos muestra como el amor incondicional de los demás puede ser puesto en acción. Padre Ulises

Jubilee Year of Mercy

May 8, 2016 The Ascension of the Lord As the liturgical year—and this Jubilee Y ear of Mercy—unfold, we reflect on what Jesus’ ascension meant for the first disciples and means now for us. Stay in Jerusalem, Jesus had instructed, awaiting “the promise of the Father. In a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:4–5, 8). Despite Jesus’ absence, they wait “with great joy . . . continually in the temple praising God” (Luke 24:52–53). But as we join them, waiting and worshiping, the enduring challenge—theirs and ours—is delivered by “two men in white” (Acts 1:10). In every age, disciples must stop looking at the sky, head down the mountain, and go back into the world, “commissioned,” says Pope Francis, “to announce the mercy of God, the beating heart of the Gospel,” inviting everyone to find “in our parishes, communities, associations and movements . . . wherever there are Christians . . . an oasis of mercy” (Misericordiae Vultus, 12). —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday:

The Ascension of the Lord; Mother’s Day; World Communicat ions Day Monday: Easter Weekday Tuesday: St. Damien de Veuster Wed.: Easter Weekday Thursday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras Friday: Our Lady of Fatima Saturday: St. Matthias

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2016 Thank all of you who have contributed to the Arch‐ bishop Annual Appeal. Our parish as‐ sessment this year is $74,614. To date we have received $12,705. Our new bal‐ ance $50,754. Please consider how you can help us meet our goal. For those who have not, would you take one of the brochures and consider what you might do to help us make our goal?

REGISTRATION Registrations for the coming year of Religious Education Program will begin in August, 2016. For more Information please call Magdalena Hernandez, 650-368-8237.

INSCRIPCIONES Inscripciones para el siguiente año de Catecismo comenzaran primero Dios el primer domingo de agosto. Para mas información por favor llamar a Magdalena Hernández, 650-368-8237.

MOTHER’S DAY This Sunday, May 8, is Mother’s Day. We have Mother’s Day “Spiritual Bouquet ” envelopes in the church. In this way, we honor our mothers with special prayers throughout the month of May which is dedicated to the Blessed Mother.

DIA DE LAS MADRES Este domingo, 8 de mayo, es Día de las Madres. Tenemos sobres de “Ramillete Espiritual” en la iglesia. De esta manera honramos a nuestras madres con oraciones especiales durante el mes de mayo dedicado a la Santísima Madre de Jesús.

O.L.M.C This Thursday, all men over 21 in the parish are invited to join us in the Small Hall at 6:00 pm for a great meal and fellowship. $20 for appetizer, drinks, dinner and dessert. All proceeds help the parish, provide scholarships to students, and give support to St. Vincent de Paul. First timers free.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

5:00 PM

5:00 PM Thelma & Jim Walsh †

Sunday, May 8, 2016 8:00 AM Alfred & Georgette Absi † 10:00 AM Vittore Dei Rossi † 12:00 PM (Español) Trinidad Cervantes Nuñez † 5:00 PM Mary Han Zhai †

Monday, May 9, 2016

8:15 AM

Elba Palermo †

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Sandrini Family (Int.) Wed., May 11, 2016 Carol Lyons † Thursday, May 12, 2016 Elba Palermo † Friday, May 13, 2016 Pham Family (L/D)

Saturday, May 14, 2016 Our Parishioners (Int.)

8:15 AM 8:15 AM 8:15 AM 8:15 AM 8:15 AM

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, May 8: Children’s Liturgy Monday, May 9: Charismatic Committee Tuesday, May 10: Class Production Cub Scouts Wednesday, May 11: Charismatic Group ICF SVDP Det. Min. Thursday, May 12: Good Grief Men’s Club Friday, May 13: Spanish Choir Rehearsal

10:00 am.

Chapel

7:00 pm

O. Chapel

3-8:30 pm 6-8 pm

L/H SH/Kit

7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

L. Hall SH/Kit P.C.

6:00 p.m. 6:00 pm

O. Chapel SH/Kit

7:00 p.m.

P. Center

MOTHER LOVE There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. —Chinese proverb

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 6:007:30 p.m. We care. We share. Do come. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY If someone in your family is homebound, lives nearby and is unable to attend Mass, but would like to received the Eucharist, please contact Julie O’Leary at (650) 361-8681. Communion ministers are needed to bring the Eucharist to homebound parishioners. Please call Julie O’Leary if you would like to participate in this worthy ministry.

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OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL #919128 300 Fulton St. Redwood City, CA 94062 CONTACT PERSON Alba L. Canelo, 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 May 8, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS None