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-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 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

Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.

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

Weddings / Bodas

— Psalm 90:14

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

Labor Day, which we observe this Monday, is of course a secular, not a religious holiday. Nonetheless, our Roman Missal contains a special Mass that can be celebrated this day, a Mass that honors human labor and that offers prayers for workers. For many centuries, the Church was serving a primarily rural and agricultural population. All of this changed with the Industrial Revolution of the Nineteenth Century. People began to leave their villages in order to seek work in the great urban factories, causing tremendous social upheaval. Obviously, this migration continues today, particularly in China and India and Latin America, as waves of hopeful immigrants look for jobs and for a better standard of living in the large cities of the world. Conscious of the issues and problems that confronted the workers, Pope Leo XIII composed an encyclical that is now regarded as the foundational document of contemporary Catholic social teaching. The title of the encyclical promulgated in 1891 was Rerum Novarum and in it the Holy Father sharply condemned the exploitation of workers, unjust wages, and the dehumanizing conditions in many of the factories. The Pope gave his blessing to trade unions and to government intervention in economic affairs if this was required to safeguard the well-being of laborers and to protect them from mistreatment by unscrupulous industrialists. When the encyclical appeared, many were surprised by its tone. The Vatican, usually seen as profoundly conservative and even reactionary, seemed for the first time to be genuinely on the side of the poor and the disenfranchised. And yet Leo XIII was wise enough to steer a careful course between the extremes of economic thought that dominated that period. On the left was the socialist doctrine of Karl Marx which unequivocally condemned the accumulation of capital, which advocated class struggle, and which encouraged the overthrowing of governments in favor of a workers’ revolution. On the right was the economic theory of Adam Smith with its notion of laissez-faire capitalism, competition, and a materialist view of the individual as a producer and consumer of commodities. Beginning with Rerum Novarum and continuing with the many social documents that followed it, the Church has constantly insisted on the inalienable dignity of the human person, on the importance of strengthening the family as the core social unit, and on the inherent value of work as a means of cultivating our talents, of providing for our physical needs, and of giving praise to God our Creator for His abundant providence. Fr. Ulysses

El Día del Trabajo, que observamos este lunes, es una fiesta secular. No obstante, el Misal Romano contiene una misa especial para este día, una misa que honra el trabajo humano y ofrece oraciones para los trabajadores. Durante muchos siglos, la Iglesia Católica estaba sirviendo a una población principalmente rural y agrícola. Todo esto cambió con la Revolución Industrial del siglo XIX. La gente empezó a abandonar sus aldeas para buscar trabajo en las grandes fábricas urbanas, provocando una tremenda agitación social. Obviamente, esta migración continúa en la actualidad, especialmente en China, India y América del Sur, donde muchos inmigrantes buscan empleo y un mejor nivel de vida en las grandes ciudades del mundo. Consciente de las cuestiones y problemas que enfrentan los trabajadores, el Papa León XIII compuso una encíclica que ahora es considerado como el documento fundamental de la enseñanza social católica contemporánea. El título de la encíclica promulgada en 1891 fue Rerum Novarum, y en ella el Santo Padre fuertemente condenó la explotación de los trabajadores, salarios injustos, y las condiciones inhumanas en muchas de las fábricas. El Papa dio su bendición a los sindicatos y a la intervención del gobierno en los asuntos económicos si esto era necesario para salvaguardar el bienestar de los trabajadores y protegerlos contra el maltrato. Cuando apareció la encíclica se publicó, muchos se sorprendieron por su tono. El Vaticano, por lo general visto como muy conservador, parecía por primera vez verdaderamente en el lado de los pobres y los marginados. Sin embargo, León XIII era lo suficientemente sabio para meterse entre los dos extremos del pensamiento económico que dominaron ese período. A la izquierda era la doctrina socialista de Karl Marx, que condena inequívocamente la acumulación de capital, que abogaba por la lucha de las clases sociales, y que animó el derrocamiento de los gobiernos en favor de una revolución obrera. A la derecha era la teoría económica de Adam Smith con su noción de capitalismo liberal, la competencia, y una visión materialista del individuo como productor y consumidor de los bienes materiales. Comenzando con Rerum Novarum y continuando con los numerosos documentos sociales que han seguido, la Iglesia Católica ha insistido constantemente en la dignidad inalienable de la persona humana, en la importancia de fortalecer la familia como unidad social básica, y sobre todo el valor inherente del trabajo como un medio para cultivar nuestros talentos, de proveer para nuestras necesidades físicas, y de dar gracias a Dios nuestro Creador por su abundante providencia. P. Ulises

Grand Kermesse

Adult Religious Education

Domingo 25 de septiembre a partir de las 10:30 a.m.

Beginning Sunday, September 11, 2016 in the Chapel at 9:00 a.m.

Habrá antojitos mexicanos, pupusas, aguas frescas, postres. Tendremos lotería, brincolín y música. Fondos recaudados serán para la fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe.

Religious Education Classes Begin Sunday, September 11 Please note these are the final days for registering for the First Communion and Confirmation Programs. Both program require copies fo the child’s Baptismal certificate. Call the Religious Education office for more information: (650) 368-8237.

Las Clases de Educacion Religiosa Comienzan la semana del 11 de Septiembre Esta es la última oportunidad para registrarse para las clases de doctrina para Primera Comunión y Confirmación. Llame a la oficina de Educación Religiosa para más información: (650) 368-8237.

2016-2017 R.C.I.A. One Hour Sessions

Rooted from the very beginning of Church tradition, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the path for welcoming new inquirers into our community of believers. If you, or someone close to you, are considering becoming a member of the Catholic community here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel then please accept our invitation to join with us weekly on Sunday, following the 8:00 AM Mass in the Small Chapel on the James Street side of the Church. In a small group discussion format, we use this opportunity to discuss the readings of the week, “unpacking” layers of meaning, church tradition, and church teachings. Most importantly, we share the relevancy of these readings in our lives today. We also discuss questions regarding the Rite itself, look at what the Rite offers all of us during this wonderful spiritual journey, and how the Church uses the Rite for those seeking any or all of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist. We encourage those already members of the community to consider being a part of the RCIA team where by sharing your faith you will receive the gift that comes by helping others grow in theirs. Finally, we ask you to consider being sponsors, walking with and supporting the inquirers as they grow. Please welcome them warmly into our community. For further information, contact John Spotorno, RCIA coordinator [email protected] or call, cell (650) 303-6292 or at home (650) 364-3704.

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 $38,452. Our new balance $36,162. 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?

Saturday, September 3, 2016 5:00 PM Timothy McLinden † Sunday, September 4, 2016 08:00 AM Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Juan Camarena (Birthday Blessings) 12:00 PM Evelyn Sofia Castillo † 05:00 PM Gloria Molina † Monday, September 5, 2016 8:15 AM Pasquale Matteucci † Tuesday, September 6, 2016 8:15 AM James Houghton † Wednesday, September 7, 2016 8:15 AM Dew Pham † Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:15 AM Peter Boy Quintanilla † Friday, September 9, 2016 8:15 AM Phyllis Clarkin † Saturday, September 10, 2016 8:15 AM Millie Washington †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, September 4, 2016 Children’s Liturgy 10 am Monday, September 5, 2016 Sister Parish 7 pm Charismatic Leaders 7 pm Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Guadalupe Society 7 pm Men’s Basketball 8:30 pm Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Women’s Club 6 pm Charismatic Group 7 pm Thursday, September 8, 2016 Good Grief 6 pm Ensayo Coro Hispano 7 pm

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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Labor Day The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Peter Claver 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 partici-

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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 Sept 4, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS