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-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 9, 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 If we have died with [Christ Jesus] we shall also live with him; if we persevere

Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes.

Weddings / Bodas

we shall also reign with him. — 2 Timothy 2:11 12a

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

Hardly a week goes by here in the parish that we don’t deal in one way or another with the reality of sickness and its aftermath. I’m regularly called to anoint people in their homes, or people request special blessings because they’re undergoing some medical procedure or operation. Such things remind us that human life can be fragile and tenuous. This Sunday’s readings address the age-old questions of sickness and death that have always troubled humankind. In the first reading from the Book of Kings, a great Syrian general is afflicted with leprosy. The king of Syria hears that there’s a holy man in Israel who is famed for his healing powers, so he sends the general to him. When the general arrives at the hut of the prophet Elisha, instead of being greeted with the ceremony due an important personage, he’s simply given a message to go wash himself in the River Jordan. Deeply insulted, the general at first refuses until some brave soldier has the courage to tell the general that perhaps he ought to do what the prophet has suggested. Swallowing his pride, the general plunges into the Jordan seven times, and then finds that the scabs and lesions of leprosy have disappeared. He repents of his arrogance and humbly expresses his gratitude to the prophet who in turn tells him that it was the God of Israel, the one true God, who has healed him. In the Gospel, Jesus is approached by ten lepers. Like the prophet Elisha, Jesus doesn’t heal them directly, but rather tells them to present themselves to the priests in the Temple. As they go on their way, they all suddenly realize they’ve been healed. But only one, a pagan foreigner, returns to thank Jesus for what he has done through God’s mercy. Jesus says to the man, “Stand up and go; your faith that has saved you.” The message is this: to receive God’s gifts of healing and mercy we must let go of our pride and selfcenteredness. If we cultivate an attitude of acceptance, then we make ourselves more receptive to God’s saving grace and to the healing that God offers us. And the healing that we receive through faith is, in fact, sometimes a dramatic physical cure of illness. Miracles do occur! But while we’re in the flesh, we’ll always be subject to the conditions of the flesh – to sickness, to old age, and eventually to death. There’s no escaping that. But ‘healing’ means ‘to be made whole.’ When we’re made whole in Christ, we’re joined to his immortal Body and become part of his divine life, a life that has no end. And the world we gain when we leave this world is a place where there is no more illness, or pain, or loneliness or tears -- only the eternal bliss of God’s awesome Presence. Fr. Ulysses

No pasa una semana aquí en la parroquia que no nos ocupemos de un modo u otro con la realidad de las enfermedades y su consecuencias. Me llaman regularmente para ungir a las personas en sus hogares, otras solicitan bendiciones especiales porque están sometidos a algún procedimiento médico. Este tipo de cosa nos recuerdan que la vida humana puede ser frágil y tenue. Las lecturas de este domingo hablan de las antiguas preguntas de la enfermedad y la muerte que la gente siempre han tenido. En la primera lectura, tomada del Libro de los Reyes, un gran general sirio está afectado por la lepra. El rey de Siria se entera de que hay un hombre santo en Israel, famoso por sus poderes curativos, por lo que envía a su general a él. Cuando el general llega a la cabaña del profeta Eliseo, en lugar de ser recibido con la ceremonia apropiada para un personaje tan importante, el profeta solamente manda un mensaje, que vaya a lavarse al río Jordán. Profundamente insultado, el general al principio se niega hacerlo, hasta que un soldado tiene el valor de decirle al general que posiblemente tendría que hacer lo que el profeta le ha sugerido. Tragándose su orgullo, el general se sumerge en el Jordán siete veces, y después encuentra que las costras y lesiones de la lepra han desaparecido. Arrepentido, el general humildemente expresa su agradecimiento al profeta Eliseo que a su vez le dice que es el Dios de Israel, el único Dios verdadero, que lo ha sanado. En el Evangelio, Jesús se acercó a diez leprosos. Al igual que el profeta Eliseo, Jesús no los cura directamente, sino que les dice que se presenten a los sacerdotes del templo. A medida que avanzan en su camino, todos ellos de repente se dan cuenta de que han sido curados. Pero sólo uno, un extranjero pagano, vuelve a dar gracias a Jesús por lo que ha hecho a través de la misericordia de Dios. Jesús dice al hombre: "Levántate y vete; tu fe te ha salvado." El mensaje es el siguiente: para recibir los dones de Dios de curación y misericordia, debemos dejar al lado nuestro orgullo y egocentrismo. Si cultivamos una actitud de aceptación, nos hacemos más receptivos a la gracia salvadora de Dios y a la sanidad que Dios nos ofrece. La sanidad que recibimos por medio de la fe es, de hecho, a veces una cura física dramática de la enfermedad. ¡Los milagros sí ocurren! Pero ya que estamos en la carne, siempre vamos a estar sujetos a las condiciones de la carne - a la enfermedad, a la vejez, y, finalmente, a la muerte. Nadie se escapa de esto. Pero "sanación" significa " ser hecho completo." Cuando estamos hechos completos en Cristo, estamos unidos a su cuerpo inmortal y se nos convierten en parte de su vida divina, una vida que no tiene fin. Y el mundo que ganamos cuando dejamos este mundo es un lugar donde no hay más enfermedades, dolor, soledad o lágrimas - solamente la dicha eterna de la alucinante presencia de Dios. P. Ulises

GRAN BAILE DE DISFRACES Sábado 15 de Octubre, a las 7pm diviértase y Cene con toda la familia en el Salon Grande de la Iglesia. Estara colaborando para la celebración del Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Encuentre un Disfraz o traje apropiado. La cena sera riquisima!!! $30 por adultos y $15

por niños. A DIVERTIRSE!!!

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.

Please join us for the 19th Annual Benefit Auction for Our Lady of Mount Carmel School on Saturday, October 22. This year’s theme is “Under the Shanghai Moon”. Enjoy dinner, entertainment and dancing, as well as our live and silent auction. Tickets are on sale for $75.00 each. For more infor mation, please contact the school office at 650.366.6127.

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?

Religious Education Fund Liturgy Fund SECOND COLLECTION NEXT SUNDAY 10/16 Next Sunday second collection is used to 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.

Today second collection supports our School of Religious, including classes for First Communion, preparation for Confirmation and our Adult Education Program (RCIA). It also covers the Children Liturgy, Youth Retreats, and the training of catechists.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 5:00 PM Mary O’Leary † Sunday, October 9, 2016 08:00 AM Millie Washington † 10:00 AM Luigi Liberati † 12:00 PM Hugo Davila † 05:00 PM Ken Brett Fisse † Monday, October 10, 2016 8:15 AM Renata Wallace † Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:15 AM Bernie Sattler † Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:15 AM Dave † and Maryann Gonzales (L) Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:15 AM Marguerite Corman † Friday, October 14, 2016 8:15 AM Pro Populo Saturday, October 15, 2016 8:15 AM Pro Populo

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, October 9, 2016 CCD English 8:45 am Children’s Liturgy 10:00 am Monday, October 10, 2016 Grupo Carismático, Directiva 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Men’s Basketball 8:30 pm Wednesday, October 12, 2016 SVDP Det. Ministry 10:00 am I.C.F. 6:00 pm CCD Spanish 6:30 pm Grupo Carismático 7:00 pm Thursday, October 13, 2016 Good Grief 6:00 pm Men’s Club 6:00 pm CCD Spanish 6:30 pm Ensayo Coro Hispano 7:00 pm Saturday, October 15, 2016 Guadalupanos Cena Baile all day

School Chapel Parish Center Large Hall Parish Center Small Hall/Kit School Large Hall Old Chapel Small Hall /Kit School Parish Center Large Hall/kit

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Monday:

Tuesday: Friday: Saturday:

Canadian Thanksgiving Day; Columbus Day St. John XXIII; Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) begins at sunset St. Callistus I St. Teresa of Jesus

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. 9, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS