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 09, 2018

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: Dr. Deborah Farrington Administrative Assistant: Ivette Meléndez Director of Religious Ed.: Magdalena Hernández Youth Confirmation: Judy Draper Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger Pre-School Director: Maureen Arnott

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 Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom? — James 2:5

¿Acaso no ha elegido Dios a los pobres de este mundo para hacerlos ricos en la fe y herederos del Reino? — Santiago 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 coming Friday and Saturday we are celebrating two very significant feasts of the Church, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and then the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. For Catholics and, indeed, for most Christians the image of Jesus Crucified is the most common icon of our faith. We are accustomed to seeing the Crucifix prominently displayed in our Catholic churches and schools. Many of us wear a cross or a crucifix as a sign of our religious convictions. We hardly think about or question the meaning of this symbol. And yet the question is worth asking: “How did the cross, an instrument of torture and death, a means of execution for the worst criminals, become a symbol for Christians of Christ’s triumph over the forces of evil, of sin, and of death?” The fact is that in the first two centuries of the Christian era, the crucifix was seldom depicted. The very early Christian communities instead decorated their worship spaces with the image of the fish, or depictions of the flowing, life-giving waters of baptism, or with pictures of a spotless lamb -- but almost never a cross. Not, that is, until the Roman Emperor Constantine, on the eve of a battle, saw in the sky a vision of the cross with the inscription, In Hoc Signo V incis or ‘In this Sign you will Conquer.’ After his military victory, Constantine promoted the image of the cross and the small sect of Christians who had earlier been so brutally persecuted began to grow and grow until Christianity at last became the primary religion of the formerly pagan Roman Empire. As the first large Catholic basilicas were being constructed, the tradition arose of placing a crucifix upon the altar as a sign of what we call the Paschal Mystery -our Lord’s passion, death on the cross, and resurrection from the dead. For all of us who profess to be Christians, the Cross is the meeting place of opposites: it’s the world of the flesh in contrast to the world of the spirit; it’s the dark sinfulness and cruelty that the cross represents, as well as Christ’s triumph over Satan and the evil forces; it stands for the tragic suffering that humans endure, as well as for the hope and the heroic qualities of which we are capable. The cross, which was once an object of shame and death, is transformed into an icon of rebirth and eternal life. And Jesus, the one who was scourged and despised is now exalted forever in glory. That is why we name this feast the Triumph or Exaltation of the Cross. In addition, we know that at the foot of this cross stood Jesus’ Mother, Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, his most faithful disciple. Even in her pain, she believed that her Son’s love would conquer death and that she would see him again. And that’s where we must place ourselves, next to Mary, waiting in joyful hope, confident that one day we’ll live with Jesus forever. Fr. Ulysses

Este viernes y sábado celebraremos dos fiestas muy importantes de la Iglesia, la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz y luego el memorial de Nuestra Señora de Dolores. Para los católicos y, de hecho, para la mayoría de los cristianos, la imagen de Jesús Crucificado es el ícono más común de nuestra fe. Estamos acostumbrados a ver el Crucifijo en un lugar prominente en nuestras iglesias y escuelas católicas. Muchos de nosotros usamos una cruz o un crucifijo como signo de nuestras convicciones religiosas. Casi no pensamos o cuestionamos el significado de este símbolo. Y sin embargo, vale la pena preguntarse: "¿Cómo es que la cruz, un instrumento de tortura y muerte, un medio de ejecución de los peores criminales, se había convertido en un símbolo para los cristianos del triunfo de Cristo sobre las fuerzas del mal, del pecado y de la muerte?" La verdad es que en los dos primeros siglos de la era cristiana, el crucifijo estaba representado poco. Las comunidades cristianas decoraron sus iglesias con la imagen de un pez, o de las aguas que fluyen de la fuente bautismal, o con imágenes de un cordero sin mancha - pero casi nunca con una cruz. Así estaba hasta que el emperador romano Constantino, antes de una batalla, vio en el cielo una visión de la cruz con la inscripción, "En este signo vencerás". Después de su victoria militar, Constantino promovió la imagen de la cruz, y la pequeña secta de cristianos que anteriormente habían sido perseguidos tan brutalmente, comenzó a crecer y crecer hasta que el cristianismo se convirtió en la religión principal del antiguo Imperio Romano. Al construir las primeras grandes basílicas católicas, la tradición surgió de colocar un crucifijo sobre el altar como signo de lo que llamamos el Misterio Pascual -- la pasión de nuestro Señor, su muerte en la cruz, y si resurrección de entre los muertos. Para todos los que profesan ser cristianos, la Cruz es el lugar del encuentro de los opuestos: es el mundo de la carne en contraste con el mundo del espíritu; es la pecaminosa oscuridad y la crueldad que la cruz representa, así como el triunfo de Cristo sobre Satanás y las fuerzas del mal. La cruz representa el sufrimiento trágico que los seres humanos sufren, así como la esperanza y las cualidades heroicas de las que somos capaces. La cruz, que fue una vez un objeto de la vergüenza y la muerte, se transformó en un ícono de la regeneración y la vida eterna. Y Jesús, el que fue azotado y despreciado ahora está exaltado por siempre en la gloria. Es por eso que nombramos esta fiesta el Triunfo o Exaltación de la Cruz. Además, sabemos que al pie de la cruz estuvo la madre de Jesús, María, Nuestra Señora de Dolores. Incluso en su dolor, María creía que el amor de su Hijo vencería la muerte y que un día lo volvería a ver. Y ahí es donde debemos situarnos, al lado de María, a la esperando con gozoso, confiando que, al salir de este mundo, viviremos con Jesús para siempre . Padre Ulises

Pauline Books and Media Book Store has Moved!

Their new location is 3250 Middlefield Road an the corner of 6th Avenue. They will be having a Grand Opening week fr om September 4 culminating a big bash on September 8th. All are welcome to visit the new Catholic Book Center containing Bibles, Books, DVDS, religious gifts and a Eucharistic Chapel. Their new contact phone number is

Today’s Second Collection is for our Religious Education Program. It 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.

(650) 562-7060.

Liberia Paulinas ha movido a nueva ubicación! La nueva Dirección es 3250 Middlefield Road en la esquina de la Avenida 6, cerca de la Iglesia San Antonio. Acompañenos para nuestra gran inauguración el Sábado 8 de Septiembre de las 10am—5pm. Si usted está en busca de Biblias, libros, DVD, regalos religiosos y una capilla Eucaristica: las hemanas los tienen. !Ellas esperan verlos pronto!

Men's Club

Our inaugural dinner will be Thursday September 13 in the Small Hall from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The menu is Barbeque wings, tri-tip and chicken plus baked beans, potato and green salads and dessert. All men 21 and over invited . $20.00 but First timers admitted FREE.

Next Week’s Second Collection Our Second Collection will be for our Liturgy Fund.

KERMES

La Sociedad Guadalupana los invita a su tradicional Kermes de Recaudo de Fondos para la gran celebración a la Virgen de Guadalupe. Habrá antojitos, aguas frescas, postres, música, juegos y mucha alegría y celebración. Venga a disfrutar con toda su familia y al mismo tiempo colabora con nosotros. Los esperamos el Domingo 23 de

Septiembre de 10 a 4 pm en el estacionamiento de la Iglesia.

OLMC WOMEN’S CLUB Please join us for an evening of food, fun and fellowship. Monday Sept. 10th - Doors open at 6:30pm. Dinner served at 7:00pm. Small Hall - $20 All proceeds to benefit our parish projects.

Saturday, September 09, 2018 5:00 PM Angela Territo † Sunday, September 10, 2018 08:00 AM Charles and Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Alba Pieretti † 12:00 PM Trinidad Cervantes y Victoria Nuñez † 5:00 PM Pro Populo Monday, September 11, 2018 8:15 AM Loretta Speziale † Tuesday, September 12, 2018 8:15 AM Pablo Ancajas † Wednesday, September 13, 2018 8:15 AM Pham George Joe † Thursday, September 14, 2018 8:15 AM Paul O’Leary † Friday, September 15, 2018 8:15 AM Cording Ancajas † Saturday, September 16, 2018 8:15 AM Guadalupe Gil †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL

Suday, September 9, 2018 Confirmation Meeting 5:00 PM Monday, September 10, 2018

Large Hall/Church

Women’s Club Dinner 6:00 PM Small Hall Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 PM Parish Center

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Back to School Night 6:30 to 8:30 PM School/LH Men’s Basketball 8:30 PM Large Hall Wednesday, September 12, 2018 I.C.F. 6:00 pm Parish Center CCD Classes 6:30 PM School Grupo Carismático 7:00 PM Large Hall Thursday , September 13, 2018 Good Grief 6:00 PM Old Chapel Men’s Club 6:00 PM Small Hall CCD Classes 6:30 PM School

Sunday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Grandparents Day; Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) 5779 begins at sunset Monday: of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: Patriot Day Wednesday: The Most Holy Name of Mary Thursday: St. John Chrysostom Friday: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saturday: Our Lady of Sorrows

GOOD GRIEF MINISTRY The loss of every loved one creates many changes, challenges and much 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. Welcome Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Registration Form The following confidential information will be entered in our parish data system. It is only for the purpose of knowing and serving you better. Name (s): ______________________________ Address: _______________________________ City:_________________ zip:______________ Telephone:_____________________________ e-mail:_________________________________ Others in your household:________________ Number of adults over 18 years of age: _____ Number of children under 18 years of age: ___ Would you like a parishioner number in order to register your donations? ______

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 September 09, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS