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–sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 01, 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 Tengan los mismos Have in you the same attitude that is sentimientos que also in Christ Jesus. tuvo Cristo Jesús. — Filipenses 2:5 — Philippians 2:5

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

This Wednesday, October 4th, is the feast of the namesake of our archdiocese, San Francisco or Saint Francis of Assisi. In churchyards everywhere animals will be blessed in his honor. I can’t help but reflect on the deep roots of our Catholic faith in this state. Think of how many of the cities of California are named after saints (in their Spanish form): Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San José, Santa Monica, and many others. And because the majority of the first priests and friars who came to California were Franciscans, it shouldn’t surprise us that they chose saints associated with their own Order as names for the towns they founded. In the case of San Francisco, they chose well because the city, for all its crazy reputation, has in so many ways expressed the values of that great saint: compassion for the poor, a love of nature, and a welcoming heart to strangers. As to St. Francis himself, he remains perhaps the most popular saint of all times. He was born in the year 1182 in the Italian hill town of Assisi. His father was a wealthy cloth merchant and his mother was a deeply religious woman. In imitation of the birth of Jesus, she had a small stable built in her house and placed her new-born son in a manger full of straw. Despite this holy beginning, Francis grew up very spoiled. He particularly liked fine clothes, social status, horses, fighting and all the sports of his day. Around the age of 21, Francis became seriously ill. During this time he experienced a profound conversion of heart and change of values. He began an intense spiritual life of prayer, fasting, pilgrimages and charity. In the year 1208, Francis received another call from God. He dressed himself in the simple tunic, cord and sandals that shepherds wore and began to wander the countryside preaching. Soon a number of disciples joined him. Francis wrote up a simple rule for them to follow, and later he gained the pope’s approval to found a new religious order which he called the Order of Friars Minor (or ‘little brothers’), now of course known as the Franciscans. It seems unbelievable, but by the time of St. Francis’ death in 1226, there were between 3,000 and 4,000 Franciscans throughout Europe. Two years before he died, Francis had an extraordinary mystical experience while on retreat. This experience left him visibly marked with the wounds of Christ on his hands, feet and side, the first recorded case of a person receiving the stigmata. Recognized by everyone as a great saint in his lifetime, Francis was canonized almost right away. As we all know, devotion to St. Francis has continued unabated for eight centuries. His simple lifestyle and piety, his devotion to the poor, and his love for all of God’s creation, particularly for animals, have made him forever the Church’s most beloved saint. Fr. Ulysses

Este miércoles, el 4 de octubre, es la fiesta del patrono de nuestra archidiócesis, San Francisco de Asís. En las yardas de las iglesias en todas partes del mundo se bendice los animales y mascotas en honor de San Francisco. No puedo dejar de reflexionar sobre las raíces profundas de nuestra fe católica en este estado. Piense en cuántas de las ciudades de California tienen nombre de santo: Santa Clara, Santa Bárbara, San Luis Obispo, San José, Santa Mónica y muchas otras. Y porque la mayoría de los

primeros sacerdotes y frailes que llegaron a California eran franciscanos, no debería sorprendernos que escogieran santos asociados con su propia Orden como nombres de los pueblos que fundaron. En el caso de San Francisco, eligieron bien porque la ciudad, por toda su loca reputación, ha expresado de muchas maneras los valores de ese gran santo: la compasión por los pobres, el amor a la naturaleza y un corazón de bienvenida a los extraños. En cuanto a San Francisco

mismo, él sigue siendo quizás el santo más popular de todos los tiempos. Nació en el año 1182 en la ciudad italiana de Asís. Su padre era un rico comerciante de tela y su madre era una mujer profundamente religiosa. A imitación del nacimiento de Jesús, ella hizo construir en su casa un pequeño establo y colocó a su hijo recién nacido en un pesebre con paja. A pesar de comenzar su vida así, Francisco creció muy mimado. Le gustaron especialmente las ropas finas, el estatus social, los caballos, los combates y todos los deportes de su época. Alrededor de los 21 años, Francisco se enfermó gravemente. Durante este tiempo experimentó una profunda conversión de corazón y cambio de valores. Comenzó una intensa vida espiritual de oración, ayuno, peregrinaciones y caridad. En el año 1208, Francisco recibió otro llamado de Dios. Se vistió con la sencilla túnica, la cuerda y las sandalias que los pastores usaban y comenzó a vagar por el campo predicando. Pronto un número de discípulos se unió a él. Francisco escribió una sencilla regla para que lo siguieran, y más tarde obtuvo la aprobación del Papa para fundar una nueva orden religiosa que él llamó la Orden de los Hermanos Menores, ahora conocidos como Franciscanos. Parece increíble, pero en el momento de la muerte de San Francisco en 1226, había entre 3.000 y 4.000 franciscanos en toda Europa. Dos años antes de su muerte, Francisco tuvo una extraordinaria experiencia mística durante un retiro. Esta experiencia lo dejó marcado visiblemente con las heridas de Cristo en sus manos, pies y costado, el primer caso registrado de una persona que recibía los estigmas. Reconocido por todos como un gran santo en su vida, Francisco fue canonizado casi de inmediato. Como todos sabemos, la devoción a San Francisco ha continuado sin cesar durante ocho siglos. Su estilo de vida y piedad, su devoción a los pobres y su amor por toda la creación de Dios, especialmente por los animales, lo han convertido para siempre en el santo más querido de la Iglesia P. Ulises

Women’s Club

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Come and spend a fun evening with your friends! Wednesday October 04, 6:30p.m. (Doors Open 6:30p.m. – dinner served at 7:00p.m.) Dinner, Drinks. Raffle, Fun Games and Door Prizes. Women over 21 invited. $20. Proceeds to benefit Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The St. Francis Center in Redwood City is looking for volunteer ESL teachers for adult women. English tutor/teachers are need Monday through Friday during the day. No knowledge of Spanish is necessary. If you can commit to an hour or 1 1/2 hours once a week, it would be greatly appreciated. Contact Tess Rowell Weber at the Center at [email protected] or 650– 365-7829 for more information to volunteer. Thank you.

Today’s Second Collection Parish Facilities

This collection helps us to maintain our church and other parish facilities in good condition, to do the repairs and upgrades that are needed, and to cover the gardening needs of the Parish.

Next Week Second Collection The second collection next week, will be for Religious Ed. Thanks for you generosity.

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 $44,300. Our new balance $32,750. 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?

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.

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.

Sunday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Respect Life Sunday The Holy Guardian Angels

Monday: Tuesday of the 26th week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: Wednesday: St. Francis of Assisi; Sukkot (Jewish harvest festival) begins at sunset Thursday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Friday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher; First Friday Saturday: Our Lady of the Rosary; First Saturday

Saturday, September 30, 2017 05:00 PM Tim Norman † Sunday, October 01, 2017 08:00 AM Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Doris Milano † 12:00 PM Hermana Amalia Lucas y Nick Reyes † 05:00 PM Ralph Cruz † Monday, October 02, 2017 8:15 AM Josselynne Rodriguez (Int.) Tuesday, October 03, 2017 8:15 AM Frances Christen † Wednesday, October 04, 2017 8:15 AM Intentions of Pope Francis Thursday, October 05, 2017 8:15 AM Pro Populo Friday, October 06, 2017 8:15 AM Mary O’ Leary † Saturday, October 07, 2017 8:15 AM Victor Thierry †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL

Sunday, October 01, 2017 CCD Classes 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. School Girls Scout 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Small Hall Monday, October 02, 2017 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Tuesday, October 03, 2017 Grupo Guadalupano 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Men’s Basketball 8:30 p.m. Large Hall Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Animals Blessing 7:45 a.m. Parking Lot CCD Classes 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. School Women’s Club 6:30 p.m. Small Hall/K Grupo Carismático 7:00 p.m. Large Hall Thursday, October 05, 2017 Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Old Chapel CCD Classes 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. School

Blessing of Pets. In honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Father Ulysses will bless pets on October 4. The quick ceremony will take place on the school yard at 7:45 am. All are welcome to attend.

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 October, 01 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS