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 of Lent March 18, 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.

I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. — Jeremiah 31:33

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

With this Fifth Sunday of Lent, we enter into that final period before Easter, a sort of intensification of our Lenten journey. There is a universal principle, one I’m sure most people have experienced, that the final stage of any project or personal plan is always the most difficult. If you’re dieting with a goal in mind, losing the last seven pounds will be much harder than the ten you lost at the beginning. If you’re renovating your kitchen, it’s the final details that will almost derail you. Likewise with Lent. Many of us begin with good intentions; we tell ourselves that we’ll give up this or that, or we make promises to ourselves that we’ll refrain from gossip, or that we’ll exercise more. And usually we follow through for a while. But then comes the slump. How many people wind up saying, “I tried to go without coffee (or dessert, or cigarettes, or whatever), but I failed”? To them, and to myself, I say: No, don’t give up! To stumble is to be human, and it’s o.k. Because it is through our weakness, our faults and our many imperfections that we grow toward a loving dependence on God. It’s by acknowledging the near impossibility of ‘going it alone’ that we learn to yield to God and to let go of our false sense of control so that God’s will and God’s plan for us can be all in all. I realize that this contradicts the ‘wisdom’ of our American culture which so much values self-assertion and which over-emphasizes independence and self-sufficiency. As a people, we have suffered a great deal psychologically from this false ideology. That’s why Jesus says that we must become like little children if we wish to inherit the Kingdom of God. Children know they are dependent, that they rely on others for their care. We should recognize in the same way that we require support. We need one another, and we absolutely need God for the guidance and for the steady love that only God can provide. So if you feel that your Lent has been failure and that you’ve gotten nowhere, this is the perfect moment to move on. Just ask God to help you. Say to God sincerely, “See how helpless I am on my own. Take me by the hand and guide me. Show me the way.” Then the road will open before you and every step you take will be an opportunity to become a better person. Notice how instead of the usual sharp comment, something gentle comes from your mouth, or how your habitual complaint evolves into humor. You become aware that you’re kinder, more generous, less suspicious. And these changes make you love yourself a little more. This is how God operates within us and through us, but of course we have to move over and let Him take the wheel. Fr. Ulysses

Con este quinto domingo de cuaresma, entramos en el periodo final antes de Pascua, un tipo de intensificación en nuestra jornada cuaresmal. Existe un principio universal, uno que estoy seguro la mayoría de la gente ha experimentado, que la etapa final de cualquier proyecto o plan personal es siempre la más difícil. Si Usted está a dieta con una meta en mente, perder las últimas siete libras será mucho más duro que las diez que perdió al principio. Si Usted está renovando su cocina, son los detalles finales los que casi le descarrilaran todo el proyecto. De la misma forma en la cuaresma. Muchos de nosotros comenzamos con buenas intenciones; nos dijimos a nosotros mismos que dejaríamos esto o lo otro, o hicimos la promesa de alejarnos de los chismes, o que haríamos más ejercicio. Y usualmente seguimos esas promesas por un tiempo. Pero luego llego la depresión. ¿Cuantas personas terminan diciendo, “Yo traté de no beber café (o comer postre, o fumar cigarrillos o cualquier cosa), pero fallé”? A ellos y a mí mismo nos digo: ¡No, no nos demos por vencidos! Tropezar es de humanos y está bien. Porque es a través de nuestras flaquezas, nuestras faltas y nuestras muchas imperfecciones es que crecemos hacia una amorosa dependencia en Dios. Es reconociendo la casi imposibilidad de 'ir solos' que nosotros aprendemos a rendirnos ante Dios y dejar ir nuestro falso sentido de control y dar lugar a que la voluntad y el plan de Dios para nosotros puedan ser todo en todo. Yo comprendo que esto contradice la ‘sabiduría’ de nuestra cultura americana que valora tanto la autoafirmación y sobre enfatiza la independencia y autosuficiencia. Como personas, nosotros hemos sufrido un gran trato psicológicamente de esta ideología falsa. Es por eso qué Jesús dice que debemos volvernos como niños si deseamos heredar el Reino de Dios. Los niños saben que ellos son dependientes, que ellos confían en otros para su cuidado. Nosotros debemos reconocer de la misma manera que nosotros necesitamos apoyo. Nosotros necesitamos unos de otros, y absolutamente necesitamos de Dios para guiarnos y por el amor firme que sólo Dios puede dar. Ahora si usted siente que su Cuaresma ha sido un fracaso y que no ha conseguido llegar a ninguna parte, éste es el momento perfecto para seguir. Simplemente pídale a Dios que le ayude. Diga sinceramente a Dios, "Veme que tan desvalido soy, yo solo. Tómame de la mano y guíame. Muéstrame el camino". Entonces el camino se abrirá delante de usted y cada paso que usted tome será una oportunidad de volverse una persona mejor. Note cómo en lugar del usual comentario afilado, algo suave sale de su boca, o cómo sus habituales quejas se vuelven en humor. Usted se da cuenta que es más amable, más generoso, menos sospechoso. Y estos cambios le hacen amarse un poco más así mismo. Esto es cómo Dios opera dentro de nosotros y a través de nosotros, pero por supuesto nosotros tenemos que apartarnos y permitirle toma el timón. P. Ulises

TODAY’S SECOND COLLECTION IS FOR LITURGY FUND This collection cover the expenses of our Music Ministry, including salaries, microphones and other equipment and the music books. It also help us to pay for such liturgical needs as Altar Bread and Wine, altar server vestment, candles and Church decor.

Palm Sunday, March 24/25 Blessing and Distribution of Palms at the beginning of each Mass. 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil; Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10 a.m., 5:00 p.m. (in English). 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español Bendición y entrega de los Ramos al iniciar la Misa. Holy Thursday, March 29,

RCIA-Rite of Election

Congratulations to the Elect: Heather Rohn, Alex Arias, Danna Gomez, Lizette Gomez, Melissa Gomez, Andrez Maldonado, Habid Parduhn, Dominik Rodas, Matthew Rodas, Stephanie Rubio, Brian Valverde, Ariana Vargas, David Vazquez, Damian Vides and Teresa Zamora on their final step towards Baptism, Confirmation and First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. Congratulations to Catholics: Glenda Henriques, Diana De Jesus, and Lana Lagunera on their Call to Continued Conversion Confirmation at the Easter Vigil. May our blessings and prayers of support guild them through this season of Lent.

7:00 p.m.

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper– Washing of the Feet, Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration. Good Friday. March 30 12:30 p.m. The Office of Tenebrae; Stations of the Cross 1:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (Liturgy of the Word; Veneration of the Holy Cross; Holy Communion) 7:00 p.m. Vía Crucis/Pasión Viva/Veneración de la Santa Cruz/ Comunión (todo en Español) HOLY SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL & EASTER SUNDAY Saturday evening, March 31, 8:00 p.m. Service of Light– Lighting of the New Fire & Blessing of the Paschal Candle, Liturgy of the Word; Baptism and Confirmation of Candidates; Holy Eucharist. Easter Sunday, April 01, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Misa en Español a las 12 Mediodía, (no 5 p.m. Mass).

Next Week’s Second Collection HOMEBOUND MINISTRY

If someone in your family is homebound, lives nearby and is unable to attend Mass, but would like to receive 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.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is still accepting applications

for the 2018-2019 school year. To schedule a private tour (650) 366-6127 or for more information visit school.mountcarmel.org/admissions/faq

The second collection next week will be for The Catholic Relief Services - CRS.

Water for our Sister Parish in Tanzania!

We have raised about half of the money ($10,000) that our Sister Parish needs to build an underground cistern. This cistern will hold rain water collected from the roof of the church. During this season of Lent, please consider a donation for this worthy project which will help the village in times of drought. If you write a check, make it out to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, adding Sister Parish in the memo line. Thank you.

Saturday, March 17, 2018 05:00 PM Gustavo and Claudia Castillo (Int.) Sunday, March 18, 2018 08:00 AM Georgette Absi † 10:00 AM Marie and Tony Bertetta † 12:00 PM Evelyn Castillo † 05:00 PM Mary Williams † Monday, March 19, 2018 8:15 AM Marlene Patricia Annuzzi † Tuesday, March 20, 2018 8:15 AM Jerome O’Leary † Wednesday, March 21, 20178 8:15 AM Andres Garcia (Int.) Thursday, March 22, 2018 8:15 AM Jesus Valdez and Julio Hernandez † Friday, March 23, 2018 8:15 AM Elizabeth Gage † Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:15 AM Manuel Velasquez (B-Day)

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL

Sunday, March 18, 2018 CCD Classes 8:45 a.m. Children’s Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Confirmation Retreat

School Church

1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Large Hall/Chuch

Monday, March 19, 2018

Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 School Production 3:00 to 8:30 p.m. Pastoral Hispana 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 CCD Get-together 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Grupo Carismático 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2018 CCD Get-together 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 Butterfly Ball

Parish Center

Large Hall Old Chapel Large Hall Large Hall Small Hall Large Hall Old Chapel

2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Large Hall-Kitchen

Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma Voy a poner mi ley en lo más profundo de su mente y voy a grabarla en sus corazones. Yo seré su Dios y ellos serán mi pueblo. — Jeremías 31:33

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday: Spring begins Wednesday: of the Fifth week of Lent Thursday: of the Fifth week of lent Friday: Abstinence; St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Saturay: of the Fifth week of Lent Sunday: Monday:

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 March 18, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS