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

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 2, 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: Judy Draper - 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 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.

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

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A few years ago I became one of those thousands of tourists who annually visit the beautiful Italian hill town of Assisi. The train let us off in the station below, and then my companion and I began the long uphill trek toward the town itself. You might think that in the 21st century with all our modern distractions and technology the appeal of such a place as Assisi would have lessened. But instead, the medieval charm of the place immediately takes hold of your heart, and even with the hordes of tourists and souvenir shops, the spirituality of Assisi is real and palpable. As we approach the feast of St. Francis of Assisi this October 4th, it is good to reflect upon the possible reasons for the continuing popularity of this holy man who, after all, died nearly 800 years ago. The general outline of his life is well-known. He was born to a wealthy cloth merchant in 1182. As a young man, he exhibited all the worst traits of his class: a taste for fancy clothes, for drink, for fighting and for loose-living. After being captured in one of the many battles between neighboring citystates and then falling seriously ill, Francis experienced a very profound conversion. He was drawn increasingly to a life of prayer, penance and charity. He began to spend time among social outcasts and the poor. As one can imagine, his parents were very disturbed by Francis’ behavior. One day while praying in a ruined chapel, the Chapel of San Damiano, Francis claimed to have heard God say to him, “Go and repair my house which you see is falling down.” He sold some valuable cloth from his father’s store to raise money for the renovations. His father, discovering this, became enraged and threatened to disown Francis. In a dramatic public scene, Francis returned the money, completely renounced his inheritance and stripped naked before the Bishop of Assisi. He eventually founded the Order of Friars Minor dedicated to a strict rule of poverty and to working among the poor. Despite the severity of the order, Francis gained many followers, including a young woman, Clare, from another well-off local family. She founded a parallel community for women now known as the Poor Clares. By the time of Francis’ death when he was only forty-five, there were over 3,000 Franciscans. There is, of course, much more to say about St. Francis, but nothing more remarkable than the fact that he remains, even among nonbelievers, an example of holiness, of love for all God’s creation, especially for animals, a model of how to live simply in order to enjoy the awesome gift of pure being, and a proof of the pleasure our existence can give us when we live for God alone. This year, on his feast, let us pray in a special way for the growth of our own Archdiocese of San Francisco which, since its founding, has been especially dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi. And let us pray that the Christ-like values which St. Francis embodied may be imitated by all of us who yearn for the harmony and love which that holy man constantly preached. Fr. Ulysses

Hace algunos años me fui a la hermosa ciudad italiana de Asís. Se podría pensar que en el siglo 21 con todas nuestras distracciones y la tecnología moderna el interés en un lugar como Asís no sería tanto. Pero en cambio, la espiritualidad de Asís es real y palpable. Al acercamos a la fiesta de San Francisco de Asís este 4 de octubre es bueno reflexionar sobre las razones de la continua popularidad de este hombre santo que, después de todo, murió hace casi 800 años. El curso general de su vida es bien conocido. Francisco nació de una familia adinerada en 1182. Su padre tenía un negocio de telas. Como muchos jóvenes de su clase social, a Francisco le gustaba la ropa de lujo, fiestas, la bebida y pelear. Después de ser capturado en una de las muchas batallas en la ciudad, el cayó gravemente enfermo. Durante su enfermedad, Francisco experimentó una conversión muy profunda. Se sintió atraído a una vida de oración, penitencia y caridad. Empezó a pasar tiempo entre los marginados sociales y los pobres. Como uno puede imaginar, sus padres estaban muy perturbados por el comportamiento de Francisco. Un día, mientras rezaba en una capilla en ruinas, la capilla de San Damián, Francisco escuchó la voz de Dios que le decía: "Ve y repara mi casa que se está cayendo. " Él vendió una tela valiosa de la tienda de su padre para obtener el dinero que necesitaba para las renovaciones. Su padre, al descubrir esto, se enfureció. En una escena dramática pública, Francisco regresó el dinero, renunció por completo su herencia, y se desnudó ante el obispo de Asís. Eventualmente fundó los Frailes Menores dedicados a la pobreza evangélica y a trabajar entre los pobres. A pesar de las reglas estrictas de la orden, Francis ganó muchos seguidores, entre ellos una mujer joven, Clara, de otro familia rica de Asís. Ella fundó una comunidad como los frailes para las mujeres, hoy conocida como las Clarisas. Cuando murió Francisco, el sólo tenía cuarenta y cinco años, pero en ese tiempo había más de 3.000 franciscanos. Hay, por supuesto, mucho más que uno puede decir acerca de San Francisco, pero nada más notable que el hecho de que sigue siendo, incluso entre los no creyentes, un ejemplo de la santidad, de amor a toda la creación de Dios, especialmente los animales, y una prueba del placer que nuestra existencia nos puede dar cuando vivimos sólo para Dios. Este año, en su fiesta, oremos de una manera especial para el crecimiento de nuestra Arquidiócesis de San Francisco, que, desde su fundación, se ha dedicado especialmente a San Francisco de Asís. Y oremos para que los valores como los de Cristo que San Francisco encarnó puedan ser imitados por todos los que anhelan la armonía y el amor que ese hombre santo predicó constantemente. P. Ulises

Water for Tanzania! Help our brothers and sisters in Kiraeni to build a cistern to hold drinking water. The village of 5,000 continues to suffer from severe drought and families in the village must travel by foot several miles each day to collect drinking water in large buckets. Our goal is to raise $20,000 to help them build a cistern to hold 150,000 gallons of rainwater collected from the roof of the church. To date the school and parish community have raised $4,800 and we hope to collect a total of $20,000 by January so that we can hand deliver the funds. Please make checks payable to Mount Carmel Church and put Sister Parish in the memo line. Want more information? Join us for our meeting Oct. 3 at 7pm in the Parish Center. Contact Lucinda Dei Rossi at 366-9604 with any questions.

...our next OLMC Men's Club Dinner Oct. 13!

It's our annual Simon's Seafood Feast, featuring... Seafood stew: mussels, clams, shrimp, and the catch of the day in an herbed tomato broth Spaghetti Carbonara: Roman-style pasta with smoky bacon and parmesan cheese, Garlic Bread (Fish Market's secret recipe), Caesar Salad (bet you didn't know it was invented in Mexico...) Fresh LOCAL vegetables from the Farmer's Market. First timers ALWAYS free. $20 for everyone else. The pitcher is passed to support scholarships for great kids and local charities.

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2016 Thank all of you who have contributed to the Archbishop Annual Appeal. Our parish assessment this year is $74,614. To date we have received $48,522. Our new balance $26,092. 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?

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El Grupo Guadalupano quiere darles las GRACIAS por ayudar a que nuestr a KERMESS fuera todo un exito el domingo pasado. Sigamos apoyando la celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe y venga con toda la familia disfrutar de nuestro BAILE el SABADO 10/15 a las 7 pm.

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Welcome!! Women’s Club Invitation October 5th 6:30pm – Small Hall

We are excited to have our October dinner catered by: 3Pigs BBQ of San Carlos. Don’t miss this special night of funand a delicious meal. OLMC Women’s Club meets on the first Wed. of the month.

Jubilee Year of Mercy

October 2, 2016 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Jubilee of Marian Devotion begins next Saturday “How long, O L ?” (Habakkuk 1:2). With Habakkuk’s question echoing across twenty-six hundred years, Respect Life Sunday finds all life claiming sanctuary in our hearts: unborn infant, senior citizen, immigrant and refugee, imprisoned and addicted, people burdened with illness and disabilities of body, mind, or spirit. Even Mother Earth, Pope Francis notes in Laudato Si’, bears scars of disrespect for the life she nurtures and sustains. Life is still threatened, as in Habakkuk’s day, with ruin and misery, “destruction and violence, . . . strife and clamorous discord” (see 1:3). Since our efforts so often seem ineffective, we “unprofitable servants” cry with the apostles, “Increase our faith” (Luke 17:10, 5). But Jesus’ reply might be paraphrased, “Not quantity— quality.” Next weekend marks the Jubilee Y ear of Mercy’s special devotion to Mary, whose willingness to shelter Jesus in her womb and stand at the foot of his cross bears witness to the qualities that Jesus expects our faith to manifest: the willingness to trust, to risk, and to dare to speak up for life. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Parish Facilities and Improvement Todays second 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.

Saturday, October 1, 2016 5:00 PM Alfred Schneider † Sunday, October 2, 2016 08:00 AM Charles and Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Jeannene Glass † 12:00 PM Javier Garibay † 05:00 PM Respect for all life Monday, October 3 , 2016 8:15 AM For the health of Mary Ann Appleby Tuesday, October 4, 2016 8:15 AM For our Archdiocese of San Francisco Wednesday, October 5, 2016 8:15 AM Atilano Barias † Thursday, October 6, 2016 8:15 AM Huan Phan † Friday, October 7, 2016 8:15 AM Victor Thierry † Saturday, October 8, 2016 8:15 AM Luigi Liberati †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, October 2, 2016 CCD English 8:45 am School CCD Enrollment 10 to 12 Church Children’s Liturgy 10:00 am Chapel Confirmation Session 5:00 pm Church /Large Hall Monday, October 3, 2016 Sister Parish 7:00 pm Parish Center Charismatic Leaders 7:00 pm Old Chapel Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Guadalupe Society 7:00 pm Old Chapel Men’s Basketball 8:30 pm Large Hall Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Blessing to the Pets 7:30 to 7:45 am S. Yard Women’s Club 7:00 pm Small Hall/Kit CCD Spanish 6:30 pm School Charismatic Group 7:00 pm Large Hall Thursday, October 6, 2016 Good Grief 6:00 pm Old Chapel CCD Spanish 6:30 pm School Ensayo Coro Hispano 7:00 pm Parish Center Saturday, October 8, 2016 School Auction Workshop 11 to 4 pm Small Hall

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday:

Tuesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

Respect Life Sunday; Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year 5777) begins at sunset St. Francis of Assisi St. Bruno; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher Our Lady of the Rosary; First Friday Blessed Virgin Mary

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.

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 Oct 2, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS