Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062 Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421
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Sixth Sunday of Easter May 1, 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 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! — Psalm 67:6
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.
Last Monday we celebrated the Feast of St. Mark, and this week we celebrate the memorial of two others of Jesus; Apostles, St Phil and St. James. It is fitting that we should consider the Twelve Apostles and the most well-known of Jesus’ first disciples for it was they who were responsible for spreading faith in Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. The measure of their success is that today, twenty centuries after the death and resurrection of Jesus, his Church has spread to every corner of the earth. Regarding Philip and James, we know that St. Philip was one of the original twelve Apostles, and one of the first chosen by Jesus. Apparently, he had originally been a disciple of John the Baptist, but was then drawn into Jesus’ close circle. It was Philip who, at the miraculous feeding of 5,000 people, pointed out to Jesus that they only had a small amount of bread, insufficient to feed such a crowd. Philip is also listed as being among those who were in the upper room at the time the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost. In the Gospel chosen for this Feast, the Apostles are seated with Jesus at the Last Supper. The traitor, Judas Iscariot has just left the room to inform the authorities of Jesus’ whereabouts. Philip tenderly says to Jesus, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus responds that “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” It is from such remarks that we understand that Jesus is indeed God himself, one in being or substance with God the Father, and with the Holy Spirit, that he is in fact the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Apostle James whom we’re also honoring today is often called James the Minor to distinguish him from the other Apostle, also known as James, who was a cousin of Jesus. “Minor” in this case simply means he was younger, not less important, than the other St. James. It was this St. James whose mother, also named Mary was present with St. John and Jesus’ mother, Mary, at the foot of the Cross on Good Friday when Jesus died. This would suggest the intimacy and familiarity that James must have shared with our Lord. These two feasts of the Apostles, coming so close to one another, remind us in this Easter Season of the importance of what we call ‘Apostolic Succession’. In other words, what Jesus taught he passed on to his Apostles in a special way, and they in turned passed on this eternal “deposit of faith” to others. St. Paul says in the first reading for this feast: “”I handed on to you . . . what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day; that he appeared to Peter . . . , to James, then to all the Apostles.” Through this Gospel given to the Apostles, we too are being saved, if only we believe as they did and allow ourselves to be transformed by the Truth. Fr. Ulysses
El lunes pasado celebramos la fiesta de San Marcos, y esta semana celebramos la memoria de otros dos Apóstoles de Jesús, San Felipe y Santiago. Es apropiado que tengamos en cuenta los Doce Apóstoles porque fueron ellos los que llevaron el mensaje de salvación en Jesucristo después de la crucifixión. La medida de su éxito es que hoy, veinte siglos después de la muerte y resurrección de Jesús, su Iglesia se ha extendido a todos los rincones de la tierra. En cuanto a Felipe y Santiago, sabemos que San Felipe era uno de los doce apóstoles originales, y uno de los primeros elegidos por Jesús. Él había sido originalmente un discípulo de Juan Bautista, pero luego se unió con los discípulos más cercanos de Jesús. Fue Felipe quien, en la milagrosa alimentación de 5,000 personas, señaló a Jesús que sólo tenían una pequeña cantidad de pan, insuficiente para alimentar a tanta gente. Felipe también era uno de los que estaban en el salón cuando el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre los Apóstoles en Pentecostés. En el Evangelio elegido para esta fiesta, los apóstoles se sentaron con Jesús en la última cena. El traidor, Judas Iscariote, acaba de salir de la habitación. En este momento, Felipe dice con ternura a Jesús: "Señor, muéstranos al Padre, y eso nos basta." Jesús responde que "Quien me ha visto a mí ha visto al Padre.” Es a partir de estas palabras de Jesús que entendemos que él es en verdad el mismo Dios, de la misma naturaleza o sustancia de Dios Padre unido con el Espíritu Santo. Es decir que Jesús es la Segunda Persona de la Santísima Trinidad. El apóstol Santiago, quien también estamos honrando hoy, es conocido como Santiago el Menor para distinguirlo del otro apóstol Santiago que era primo de Jesús. "Menor" en este caso significa simplemente que era más joven, no menos importante, que el otro Santiago. La madre de Santiago el Menor, llamada María, estuvo presente con San Juan y la madre de Jesús, al pie de la Cruz el Viernes Santo cuando Jesús murió. Todo esto indica la amistad y familiaridad que Santiago tenía con nuestro Señor Jesús. Estas dos fiestas de los Apóstoles tan cerca uno del otro nos recuerda en este tiempo de Pascua de la importancia de lo que llamamos "sucesión apostólica". En otras palabras, lo que Jesús enseñó, el transmitió a sus Apóstoles de una manera especial, y ellos por su parte entregaron este "depósito de la fe" eterna a los demás. San Pablo dice en la primera lectura de esta fiesta: Les transmití, ante todo, lo que yo mismo recibí: que Cristo murió por nuestros pecados, como dicen las Escrituras; que fue sepultado y que resucitó al tercer día que se le apareció a Pedro, a Santiago, y luego a todos los apóstoles. A través de este Evangelio, dado a los Apóstoles, también nosotros estamos siendo salvados, si tan sólo creemos y nos dejemos ser transformados por la Verdad. Padre Ulises
Jubilee Year of Mercy May 1, 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter
In formal documents, presentations, and homilies outlining the purpose of this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis explains that compassion and understanding for those in difficult situations is not only our individual responsibility, but something the whole Church officially needs to manifest. Today’s Acts of the Apostles reading presents a moving example of the early church doing precisely that. Prayerful openness to the Holy Spirit assures the assembly that they have not acted alone in discerning the correct resolution: “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us.” And they have chosen the compassionate response: “not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities” (Acts 15:28). Yet how daringly creative—the Jewish majority sets aside lifelong rituals that establish spiritual identity and express covenant fidelity. How radically trustful—the church affirms universally valid principles while respecting uniquely local and personal situations. Exactly the grace Pope Francis prays this Jubilee Year will renew in today’s Church!
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.
THE O.L.M.C WOMEN’S CLUB The OLMC Women's Club will gather in the Small Hall at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 4 for dinner and fellowship. All women over 21 are invited. $20. Proceeds are used to benefit our church. Hope to see you there!
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
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.
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.
MOTHER’S DAY Next 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 El próximo 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.
Saturday, April 30, 2016 5:00 PM Ledesma Family (int.)
Sunday, May 1, 2016 8:00 AM Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Alicia Carner † 12:00 PM (Español) Joaquin Magallon † 5:00 PM Rick Carlson †
Monday, May 2, 2016
8:15 AM
Charles Raubacher †
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
8:15 AM
Wed., May 4, 2016 Rosa Berini † Thursday, May 5, 2016 Our Parishioners (Int.) Friday, May 6, 2016 V. J. D’Aquila †
8:15 AM
Huan Phan †
Saturday, May 7, 2016
8:15 AM 8:15 AM 8:15 AM
Pidge Deeken †
THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, May 1: Children’s Liturgy Spring Festival
10:00 am. All Day
Chapel LH/SH/K
Monday, May 2: Charismatic Committee Sister Parish
7:00 pm 7:00 pm
O. Chapel P. Center
Tuesday, May 3: Men’s Sports Guadalupe Soc.
8:30 pm 7:00 pm
L. Hall O. Chapel
Wednesday, May 4: Charismatic Group Women’Club
7:00 pm 6:00-9:00 pm
L. Hall SH/K
Thursday, May 5: Good Grief
6:00 p.m.
O. Chapel
Friday, May 6: Spanish Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m.
P. Center
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 $9,520. Our balance $65,094. 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?
SAINTS ANd SPECIAL OBSERVANCE
Sunday, May 1: Monday, May 2: Tuesday, May 3: Wednesday, May 4 Thursday, May 5: Friday, May 6: Saturday, May 7:
Julian Calendar Easter St. Athanasius Ss. Philip and James Easter Weekday Yom Ha-Shoa (Holocaust Re membrance Day) National Day of Prayer First Friday First Saturday
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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
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