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

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 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 Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes.

Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. — Psalm 85:12

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

This Tuesday, August the 15th, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption into heaven. The feast of the Assumption goes back to the very early days of the Church. While devotion to the Mother of Jesus was strong from the beginning of the Christian era, there were always controversies regarding Mary’s status. Some Christians asked, “Was Mary just the mother of human Jesus, due only the respect of other holy people?” While others claimed that we should most certainly honor Mary as the Mother of God since, after all, she gave birth to the Messiah. The Council of Ephesus (431) at last declared that since Jesus was a unique person, at once human and divine, then Mary must at the same time be the earthly mother of the historical Jesus as well as the Mother of God. As the centuries progressed, devotion to Mary grew more fervent along with the firm belief that the Blessed Mother continues to co-operate even now in a special way in our salvation. Mary is our intercessor, and her concern for the human family is a mother’s concern for her children. Throughout the ages she has appeared, often to children as in the case of Lourdes and Fatima, bringing her message of hope and encouraging us to pray. Mary herself was hardly more than a girl herself when the Angel Gabriel came to her with the news that she would be mother of the Savior. Her response was, “Let it be done to me according to your word.” Mary said “yes” to God, and she continued saying “yes” for the rest of her life. Although the facts are few, we do know from Scripture that Mary’s life, linked so intimately with that of her Son, was marked with difficulty and sorrow: the uncertain birth in a stable, the dangerous flight to Egypt, the pain of seeing Jesus rejected, the unspeakable agony as she witnessed the Crucifixion. The Blessed Virgin suffered these events, not as an angel or a goddess, but as a woman and a mother. We have long honored Mary as the quintessential symbol of the pilgrim Church on earth and as the perfect disciple of Jesus Christ. Although there have been many centuries of strong Marian devotion, it’s rather interesting that the doctrine of the Assumption of Mary is actually the last official dogma declared by the Catholic Church. It was promulgated by Pope Pius XII in November of 1950 in the wake of World War II with all its terrible destruction. In declaring Mary’s Assumption, body and soul, into heaven, the Holy Father wanted to express that we are all equally precious in the eyes of God, and that every human being, high or low, is worthy of the same dignity and respect that we offer the Blessed Mother. Fr. Ulysses

Este martes, el 15 de agosto, celebraremos la Solemnidad de la Asunción de la Virgen María al cielo. La fiesta de la Asunción se remonta a los primeros días de la Iglesia. Mientras que la devoción a la Madre de Jesús era fuerte desde el principio en la era cristiana, siempre hubo controversias en relación con el estado de María. Algunos cristianos preguntaron: "¿Fue María sólo la madre de Jesús el hombre, y por eso se debe sólo el respeto que damos otras personas santas?" Mientras que otros afirmaban que debemos ciertamente honrar a María como Madre de Dios, ya que, después de todo, ella dio a luz al Mesías. El Concilio de Éfeso (431), por fin declaró que por que Jesús era una persona única, a la misma vez humana y divina, al igual, María debe ser al mismo tiempo la madre terrenal de Jesús, así como la Madre de Dios. Con el paso de los siglos, la devoción a María creció y creció, junto con la firme creencia de que ella sigue cooperando de una manera especial en nuestra salvación. María es intercesora, y su preocupación por la familia humana es la preocupación de una madre por sus hijos. A lo largo de los años María ha aparecido, usualmente a niños o a gente sencilla como en el caso de Tepeyac, Lourdes y Fátima, llevando su mensaje de esperanza y animándonos a orar. María también era poco más que una niña cuando el ángel Gabriel se acercó a ella con la noticia de que iba a ser la madre del Salvador. Su respuesta fue: "Hágase en mí según tu palabra." María dijo "sí" a Dios, y ella continuó diciendo "sí" para todo el resto de su vida. Aunque lo que sabemos históricamente de su vida entera es poco, sí sabemos por la Escritura que la vida de María, vinculada íntimamente con la de su Hijo, fue marcada con dificultades y dolores, como el nacimiento de su hijo en un establo, el peligroso viaje a Egipto cuando ella y san José y el Niño tenían que huir, el dolor de ver a Jesús rechazado , la agonía indescriptible al ser testigo de la terrible crucifixión. La Virgen sufrió estos eventos, no como un ángel o una diosa, sino como una mujer y una madre. Siempre hemos honrado a María como el símbolo perfecto de la Iglesia peregrina en la tierra y como la discípula mas fiel de Jesucristo. Aunque por muchos siglos hemos honrado a la Santísima Madre con nuestras devociones, es bastante interesante que la doctrina de la Asunción de María en realidad es el último dogma oficial declarado por la Iglesia Católica. Fue promulgado por el Papa Pío XII en noviembre de 1950 después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial con todo su terrible destrucción. Al

declarar la Asunción de María al cielo, el Santo Padre quiso expresar que todos somos igualmente valiosos en los ojos de Dios, y que todo ser humano, alto o bajo, es digno de la misma dignidad y respeto que ofrecemos a la Santísima Madre de Jesús. P. Ulises

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary TUESDAY, AUGUST 15.

A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.

On the Feast of the Assumption, Tuesday, August 15, we will celebrate two Masses. The morning Mass as usual, will be at 8:15 a.m. The evening Mass will begin at 7:00 p.m. with the recitation of the Holy Rosary. Everyone is Welcome!

LA ASUNCIÓN DE LA SANTA VIRGEN MARIA. El Martes 15 de agosto, un dia de Precépto para la fiesta de la Asunción de María, celebrarémos dos Misas. La Misa de la mañana como siempre será a las 8:15 a.m. La Misa de la tarde comenzará a las 7:00 p.m. con el rezo del Santo Rosario. Todos están Bienvenidos!

Sunday: Monday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Decimonoveno Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

St. Maximilian Kolbe San Maximiliano Kolbe Tuesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary La Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María Wednesday: St. Stephen of Hungary San Esteban de Hungría Thursday: Nineteenth Thursday in Ordinary Time Decimonoveno Jueves del Tiempo Ordinario

Friday:

Nineteenth Friday in Ordinary Time

Saturday:

St. John Eudes; Blessed Virgin Mary San Juan Eudes; Santa María Virgen

Decimonoveno Viernes del Tiempo Ordinario

Religious Education Program We will be registering for our First Communion and Confirmation programs all the Sundays of August on the porch of the church. Registration will also take place in the Parish Center -Tuesday to Friday from 9:30a.m to 5:00p.m. (except lunch time). To register your child in the program you need to bring a completed registration form, photocopy of your child’s Baptism Certificate, and the registration and materials fee. For more information call Magdalena Hernandez. 650-368-8237 Los Domingos 6, 13, 20 y 27, de Agosto estaremos inscribiendo para el Catecismo, después de las Misas. Iniciando el 8 de Agosto de Martes a Viernes de 9:30am a 12:00pm y de 1:00pm a 5:00pm. en la oficina de la Iglesia también vamos a recibir Inscripciones.

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2017 Thank all of you who have contributed to the Archbishop Annual Appeal. Our parish assessment this year is $77,050. To date we have received $22,100. Our new balance $54,950. Please consider how you can help us meet our goal. For those who have not done so, would you take one of the brochures and consider what you might do to help us make our goal? Every year that I have been at Mount Carmel, we’ve been fortunate to make our Annual Appeal at the last moment. As you can see from the above report, we are still quite far from our goal with only four months to go in 2017. We will have a Second Collection for the Annual Appeal on August 27, so we can begin to close the gap. Thank you for your help! Father Ulysses.

Requisitos para inscribir a sus niños en el catecismo:

1. Llenar la forma de Inscripción. 2. Traer una copia del Certificado de Bautismo. 3. Pagar la cuota de inscripción para gastos de materiales. Para más información por favor llame a la oficina del Catecismo: 650-368-8237.

Today’s Second Collection

is for Religious Education Fund To supports our School of Religion, including classes for First Communion, preparation for Confirmation and our Adult Education Program (RCIA). It also covers the Children’s Liturgy, Youth Retreats, and the training of catechists.

Saturday, August 12, 2017 05:00 PM Alonso Martinez † Sunday, August 13, 2017 08:00 AM Giannini Family † 10:00 AM Maria Ordoñez ( B-day Int.) 12:00 PM José Ines Aguirre † 05:00 PM Alonso. Martinez † Monday August 14, 2017 8:15 AM Allen Ortega (Int.) Tuesday, August 15, 2017 8:15 AM Maria Amanda Fuentes † 7:00 PM Andres Garcia (Int.) Wednesday, August 16, 2017 8:15 AM Guillermina Hernández (Int.) Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:15 AM Pro Populo Friday, August 18, 2017 8:15 AM Eleanore Terwilliger † Saturday, August 19, 2017 8:15 AM Herbert Castillo Meléndez (B-day Int.)

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, August 13, 2017 Registration for First Communion and Confirmation programs

After Masses Outside the Church

Monday, August 14, 2017 Volleyball 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Large Hall Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Holy Mass and Rosary 7:00 p.m. Church Men’s Basketball 8:30 p.m. Large Hall Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Grupo Carismático 7:00 p.m. Large Hall Thursday, August 17, 2017 Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Old Chapel New Parents Welcome Dinner 6 to 9 p.m. All Facilities TK/Kindergarten Back to School Night 9 to 7 p.m. All Facilities SVdP Soc. 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Friday, August 18, 2017 Coro Hispano

7:00 p.m.

Parish Center

Paving Project After weeks of hard work, much movement of rocks and other material and a lot of dust, our Parking Lot/ School Yard is finally complete. Thank you for your patience!!!

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 August, 13 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS