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

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 22, 2017 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 Wait for the L with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the L . — Psalm 27:14

-----------------------------------Ármate de valor y fortaleza y en el Señor confía. — Salmo 27(26):14

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

Notas del Párroco

In the Gospel reading this Sunday, as he walks along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus calls his first disciples, Peter, Andrew, James and John. These four, and the other eight men mentioned by name in the Gospels, became part of Jesus’ closest inner circle. Jesus, who gathered hundreds of followers in his lifetime, needed a special group of disciples to help in his ministry and to carry on his message after his death. He commissioned these chosen ones by a ‘laying on of hands’ so that they would be empowered to bless, to cure and to preach in his name. These disciples were also given a unique name – Apostles. The word Apostle means ‘one who is sent out,’ especially one who is sent on a mission. This week might be called the week of Apostles because we’ll also be celebrating the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, as well as the Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, all of whom are known as apostles. St. Paul had never personally known Jesus; in fact he had been a great persecutor of Christians. But after his dramatic conversion, Paul was so filled with the spirit of the Risen Christ that he became the most significant missionary of the early Church. He established Christian communities throughout the Roman Empire, and worked tirelessly until his martyrdom to spread the message of salvation. Some of Saint Paul’s followers became important Apostles themselves, among them St. Timothy and St. Titus. We know from St. Paul’s Letters that St. Timothy was a Jewish Christian who had been converted by Paul along with Timothy’s mother and grandmother. He became the head of the Church in Ephesus. Titus, on the other hand, was a Greek pagan before his conversion to Christ. Paul trusted Titus to help him reconcile the many conflicts and differences that developed among the early Christian communities. For all of us, this is not meant to be just a history lesson but rather an inspiration to carry on Christ’s Apostolic mission today, It is urgent that we continue to proclaim the Good News of Christ as the end of time draws nearer. Jesus said, “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.” To be a laborer for Christ does not mean that we must have a special college diploma or that we need to join a religious order or wear a clerical collar. It only means that each day we should pray, ‘Lord, I am here at your disposal; show me what you want me to do; let me be your hands, your feet, and your voice among my family, friends and community.’ Then, as Christ’s instruments, we can help to gather in that harvest of souls who yearn (often without knowing it) for the joy and hope we gain when we are part of God’s holy people.

En la lectura del Evangelio de este domingo, mientras camina por la orilla del mar de Galilea, Jesús llama a sus primeros discípulos, Pedro, Andrés, Santiago y Juan. Estos cuatro, y los otros ocho hombres mencionados por su nombre en los Evangelios, se convirtieron en parte del círculo más íntimo de Jesús. Jesús, que reunió a cientos de seguidores en su vida, necesitaba un grupo especial de discípulos para ayudar en su ministerio, y para continuar su mensaje después de su muerte. Él comisionó a estos elegidos por una "imposición de manos" para que fueran autorizados a bendecir, curar y predicar en su nombre. A estos discípulos también se les dio un nombre único: Apóstoles. La palabra apóstol significa "el que es enviado", especialmente uno que es enviado en una misión. Esta semana podría ser llamada la semana de los Apóstoles porque también estaremos celebrando la Fiesta de la Conversión de San Pablo, así como el Memorial de los Santos Timoteo y Tito, todos conocidos como apóstoles. San Pablo nunca había conocido a Jesús. De hecho, había sido un gran perseguidor de los cristianos. Pero después de su dramática conversión, Pablo estaba tan lleno del espíritu de Cristo Resucitado que se convirtió en el misionero más significativo de la Iglesia primitiva. Estableció comunidades cristianas en todo el Imperio Romano, y trabajó incansablemente hasta su martirio para difundir el mensaje de salvación. Algunos de los seguidores de San Pablo se convirtieron en apóstoles importantes, entre ellos San Timoteo y San Tito. Sabemos por las cartas de San Pablo que San Timoteo era un cristiano judío que había sido convertido por Pablo junto con la madre y la abuela de Timoteo. Él se convirtió en la cabeza de la Iglesia en Éfeso. Tito, por otra parte, era un pagano griego antes de su conversión a Cristo. Pablo confió en Tito para ayudarlo a conciliar los muchos conflictos y diferencias que se desarrollaron entre las primeras comunidades cristianas. Para todos nosotros, esto no pretende ser sólo una lección de historia, sino una inspiración para continuar la misión apostólica de Cristo hoy. Es urgente que continuemos proclamando la Buena Nueva de Cristo ahora que el fin de los tiempos se acerca. Jesús dijo: "La cosecha es abundante, pero los obreros son pocos." Ser trabajador de Cristo no significa que debamos tener un diploma universitario especial o que debemos unirnos a un orden religioso o que seamos sacerdotes. Sólo significa que cada día debemos orar: "Señor, estoy aquí a tu disposición; Muéstrame lo que quieres que haga; Que sean tus manos, tus pies y tu voz entre mi familia, mis amigos y mi comunidad". Entonces, como instrumentos de Cristo, podemos ayudar a cosechar a muchas almas que anhelan (a menudo sin saberlo) la alegría y la esperanza que ganamos cuando somos parte del pueblo santo de Dios. P. Ulises

Fr. Ulysses

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Annual Men's Club Crab Feed Feb. 11

Mark your calendar for our annual Crab Feed to take place on Saturday February 11 at 6 p.m. in the Large Hall. This great parish event features great food (all you can eat crab!), live musicians performing a "singalong" set, and great items to be raffled off. Tickets sold after the 5 pm Saturday Mass and after the 8 and 10 Sunday Mass. Also available in the Parish Office from Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Tickets are $60 per person. This event sells out every year, so get your tickets right away!

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.

Women's Silent Weekend Retreat Friday, March 3 to Sunday, March 5, 2017 St. Clare's Retreat Center 2381 Laurel Glen Road in Soquel, CA 95073 For registration and further information, contact Sheila Cole Email: [email protected] Space is limited and reservations are a must. (Reservation deadline is February 22nd.) Weekend fee is $175.00 for a private room or $150.00 per person for a shared room. Fee will be collected during the retreat.

Today’s Second Collection St. Patrick Seminary.

Your donation will assist seminarians to develop humanly, spiritually and intellectually. It will enable them to become effective pastors who lead parishes, counsel parishioners and proclaim the Gospel in many languages both in the pulpit and in the midst of many communities in our culturally rich Church.

DearCommunity: While I will try in the next week to reply personally to all the many people who wrote Christmas cards to me, who sent me checks or gift cards or who handed me bags with candy or cookies or other kind presents – some with names and addresses, others anonymous -- I don’t want to let even another week go by without expressing my profound gratitude to all of you. I treasure with all my heart this vocation of priesthood that God has given me, and the opportunity to serve in a parish such as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is a great deal of work, to be honest, particularly in these days when the shortage of priests means we have to take on more will less help than in the past. But the love I have felt from so many of my parishioners makes it all worthwhile in every way. May all who read this know of my love and concern for you, the people I’m privileged to serve, and may God bless us all in this coming year and give us peace. Fr. Ulysses

Saturday, January 21, 2017 05:00 PM Margaret Jago † Sunday, January 22, 2017 08:00 AM Elvira De Santi † 10:00 AM Domenica La Franca † 12:00 PM Mario Gonzalez † 05:00 PM John Francis Wimer † Monday, January 23, 2017 8:15 AM Eliamma Panokarren † Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:15 AM Martin Fenlon † Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:15 AM Jane Cano † Thursday, January 26, 2017 8:15 AM Dorino Abad † Friday, January 27, 2017 8:15 AM Roque S. Calvo † Saturday, January 28, 2017 8:15 AM Special Intentions (Int.)

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, January 22, 2017 CCD Classes 8:45 am Children’s Liturgy 10:00 am Basketball Games School 12 to 6 pm Confirmation Session 5:00 pm Monday, January 23, 2017 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Men’s Basketball 8:30 pm Wednesday, January 25, 2017 CCD Classes 6:30 pm CCD Parents Meeting 6:40 pm Grupo Carismático 7:00 pm Thursday, January 26, 2017 Good Grief 6:00 pm CCD Classes 6:30 pm Friday, January 27, 2017 Coro Hispano, ensayo 7:00 pm Saturday, January 28, 2017 Open House Set - Up 3 to 6 pm

School Chapel Large Hall Large Hall/C Parish Center

Large Hall School Small Hall Large Hall Old Chapel School Parish Center

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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children; St. Vincent; St. Marianne Cope Día de Oración por la Protección Legal de la Criatura en el Vientre Materno;

Santa Marianne Cope; San Vicente de Zaragoza

Tuesday: St. Francis de Sales/ San Francisco de Sales Wednesday: The Conversion of St. Paul; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends/La Conversión de san Pablo; Termina la Semana de Oración por la Unidad Cristiana Thursday: Ss. Timothy and Titus/San Timoteo y San Tito Friday: St. Angela Merici/Santa Ángela de Meríci Saturday: St. Thomas Aquinas; Chinese New Year 4715/ Santo Tomás de Aquino; Año Nuevo Chino 4715

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