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-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 23, 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 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace. - James 3:18

Los pacíficos siembran la paz y cosechan frutos de justicia. — Santiago 3:18

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

On Thursday of this week we’ll be celebrating the memorial of St. Vincent de Paul. As all of our parishioners know, we host here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel a very active Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. We have a food pantry located on the parish grounds, and the Society has regular meetings in our Parish Center. In the front office, we daily receive calls from people requesting help with food, diapers and other needs. On the fifth Sundays of the month, we take up a second collection that is given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society to help with their apostolate of serving the poor. Participation in the Society can help us to live our faith in a more active way, putting into practice Jesus’ command to serve the needy. The group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month for no more than an hour, so the time commitment is not great. The good works of the Society flow from the spiritual life of its members. This active spirituality is the legacy of the Society’s patron saint, Vincent de Paul (1581-1660). Vincent was born to a peasant family and he early in life discerned his priestly vocation. After ordination, he became a court chaplain to a wealthy family and he also served in a parish on the outskirts of Paris. During this time he came to know another future saint, Francis de Sales, whose famous book, Introduction to the Devout Life, had a profound influence on him. He soon felt compelled to do something to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and the sick whom he saw when he left the confines of the court. Vincent formed a group made up of women who named themselves Servants of the Poor. This initial group continued to grow and to branch out, developing into a now familiar religious order, the Daughters of Charity, who still minister to the needy today. Vincent hoped to form a parallel group for men, but this did not come about during his lifetime. It was a young French scholar, Antoine Frédéric Ozanam, who in 1833 established the first Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Ozanam was eager to promote Catholic life and identity among his fellow intellectuals who were becoming alienated from the Church. He was also deeply moved by the plight of the thousands of people who were living in poverty in Paris during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution. This newly-formed St. Vincent de Paul Society was a means by which dedicated laypeople could gather to pray and then mobilize to help the poor. Today, the Society has spread to more than a hundred countries. Here in the United States, it is widely known for the thrift stores it operates as well as for the numerous charitable activities it promotes. Individual parish conferences such as ours serve the needy by home visits, through prayer, and by various acts of mercy, all in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and of our Lord Jesus Christ himself. Fr. Ulysses

Este jueves celebramos el memorial de San Vicente de Paúl. Como muchos saben, tenemos en nuestra parroquia una Conferencia muy activa de la Sociedad San Vicente. Este incluye una despensa de alimentos y reuniones regulares en nuestro Centro Parroquial. En la oficina de recepción recibimos diariamente llamadas de personas que solicitan ayuda con alimentos, pañales y otras necesidades. El quinto domingo del mes, recogemos una segunda coleccta que se entrega a la Sociedad San Vicente para ayudar en su apostolado de servicio a los pobres. Participación en la Sociedad puede ayudarnos a vivir nuestra fe de una manera más activa, poniendo en práctica el mandato de Jesús de servir a los necesitados. El grupo se reúne a las 7:00 p.m. el tercer jueves de cada mes por no más de una hora, por lo que el compromiso de tiempo no es grande. Las buenas obras de la Sociedad fluyen de la vida espiritual de sus miembros. Esta espiritualidad activa es el legado del santo patrón de la Sociedad, Vicente de Paul (1581-1660). Vicente nació de una familia campesina y al principio de su vida discernió su vocación sacerdotal. Después de su ordenación, se convirtió en capellán de una familia muy rica y también sirvió en una parroquia en las afueras de París. Durante este tiempo conoció a otro santo futuro, Francisco de Sales, cuyo famoso libro, Introducción a la Vida Devota, tuvo una profunda influencia sobre él. Pronto se sintió obligado a hacer algo para aliviar los sufrimientos de los pobres y enfermos que vio afuera los confines de la corte. Vicente formó un grupo de mujeres que se nombraron Siervas de los Pobres. Este primer grupo creció rápidamente, finalmente convirtiéndose en una orden religiosa formal, las Hijas de la Caridad, que todavía sirven a los necesitados. Vicente esperaba formar un grupo parecido para hombres, pero esto no ocurrió durante su vida. Fue un joven erudito francés, Antoine Frédéric Ozanam, quien en 1833 estableció la primera Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl. Ozanam estaba ansioso por promover la vida y la identidad católica entre sus compañeros intelectuales que se estaban alejando de la Iglesia. También estaba profundamente conmovido por la situación de los miles de personas que vivían en la pobreza en París durante las primeras etapas de la Revolución Industrial. Esta sociedad recién formada de San Vicente de Paúl fue un medio por el cual los laicos dedicados podían reunirse para orar y luego movilizarse para ayudar a los pobres. Hoy, la Sociedad se ha extendido a más de cien países. Aquí en los Estados Unidos, es bien conocido por las tiendas de segunda mano que opera, así como por las numerosas actividades de caridad que promueve. Las conferencias parroquiales, como la nuestra, sirven a los necesitados por visitas a sus hogares, por la oración y por diversos actos de misericordia, todo en el espíritu de San Vicente de Paúl, el Beato Frédéric Ozanam y de nuestro Señor Jesucristo mismo. Padre Ulises

Pauline Books and Media Book Store has Moved!

Their new location is 3250 Middlefield Road an the corner of 6th Avenue. 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 (650) 562-7060.

Today’s Second Collection is for Priest’s Retirement Fund. This collection helps to support the retired priests of our Archdiocese. They earned little financially during their active ministry. Now they need our help in their old age.

OLMC WOMEN'S CLUB

Welcome the Fall Season

Oktoberfest Night Wednesday Oct 3rd. Inviting women over 21 .

Liberia Paulinas ha movido a nueva ubicación!

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La nueva Dirección es 3250 Middlefield Road en la esquina de la Avenida 6, cerca de la Iglesia San Antonio. Si usted está en busca de Biblias, libros, DVD, regalos religiosos y una capilla Eucaristica: las hemanas los tienen. !Ellas esperan verlos pronto!

Bus Trip to Graton Casino October 27, 2018 – 8:00 a.m. Bus returns approximately 5:30 p.m.

ELECTRONIC

DONATIONS

VANCOPAYMENTS.COM is an agency created to facilitate the process of donations, if you wish to make your donations to the Church electronically or by Credit Card, please see our website,

www.mountcarmel.org press Donate and follow the easy instructions. Thank You, God r ewar d your generosity.

ROSARY RALLY (call to Prayer) Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption San Francisco. Saturday, October 6, 9 AM to 1:00 PM

Procesión del Rosario (llamados a rezar) Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción/ San Francisco. Sábado 6 de Octubre , 9 a 1:00 PM

OLMC Women’s Club

Reserve your seat now. Space is limited. $35.00 (rebate credits of $20 at casino) Don’t miss this fun day trip! For more information contact: Tina Peterson(650) 400-0076 or Gina Gonzales (650) 704-4171 [email protected]

Next Week’s Second Collection Our Second Collection will be for St. Vincent de Paul.

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2018. A grateful thanks to all of you who have contributed for the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. We encourage those who have not to consider helping us meet our goal of $72,821 by the end of the year. The amount we now owe is $24,220. May God bless you for your constant generosity to our parish.

Father Ulysses.

Saturday, September 22, 2018 5:00 PM Juan Camarena (Int.) Sunday, September 23, 2018 08:00 AM Edmond Mullhall † 10:00 AM Suzi Schaffert † 12:00 PM Difutos de la Familia Huerta † 5:00 PM Pro Populo Monday, September 24, 2018 8:15 AM for the poor souls in Purgatory † Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8:15 AM Jose Francisco Padilla † Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:15 AM Olga Rocco † Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:15 AM Florante Estolano & Zenaida Punzal † Friday, September 28, 2018 8:15 AM Lawrence Edgar Hatch † Saturday, September 29, 2018 8:15 AM Lorrein & Hector Tiongson (Int.)

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL

Sunday, September 23, 2018 CCD Classes 8:45 AM School Children Liturgy 10:00 AM Church Confirmation Class 5:00 PM Church/Large Hall Kermes Guadalupana 11 to 4 PM Parking Lot Monday, September 24, 2018 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 PM Parish Center

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Men’s Basketball 8:30 PM Cub Scouts 6 to 8 PM Wednesday, September 26, 2018 CCD Classes 6:30 PM Grupo Carismático 7:00 PM Thursday , September 27, 2018 Good Grief 6:00 PM CCD Classes 6:30 PM Saturday , September 29, 2018 Junta de Lectores 9:00 AM

Large Hall Small Hall School Large Hall Old Chapel School Small Hall

Sunday:

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Sukkot (Jewish harvest festival) begins at sunset; Autumn begins of the Twenty fifth Week in Ordinary Time Monday: Tuesday: of the Twenty fifth Week in Ordinary Time Wednesday: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Thursday: St. Vincent de Paul Friday: St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St. Wenceslaus Saturday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

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 23, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS