Our Lady of Mount Carmel 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062 Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421▪ [email protected] ▪

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2015

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation.—2 Corinthians 5: 17

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 School Development: Nori Jabba - 366-8817 Kid’s Place: Maureen Arnott – 366-6587 CCD (First Communion) & Youth Confirmation: Magdalena Hernández – 368-8237 Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger – [email protected] Spanish Music Ministry: Andres Garcia-366-3802 Administrative Assistant: Alba Canelo –366-3802

Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. (español), 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. Reconciliation/Confession - Saturday 3:30 –4:30 p.m. Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish 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.

Dear Parishioners, So honored is John the Baptism by the Church that there are two major feasts dedicated to him, his Nativity which we celebrate this Wednesday, and his Martyrdom celebrated on August 29th. The story of John the Baptist is nearly as dramatic as that of his cousin, Jesus of Nazareth. Though there is no hint of divine conception, as with Jesus, John was born to older parents well beyond the age of childbearing. His mother Elizabeth, a cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary, had always been barren and, in those times, for a married woman to be childless was considered a curse from God. The shame she no doubt suffered would have been very painful. The Archangel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she has been chosen to be the mother of the Savior is, then, doubly remarkable, for the angel tells Mary as well that her cousin Elizabeth is also with child. So great is Mary’s joy that she rushes off to be at Elizabeth’s side. And when they meet, the child that is growing in Elizabeth, the future John the Baptist, stirs in her womb and brings his mother to utter a song of praise to God. From their conception, the fates of Jesus and John the Baptist are very closely intertwined. John, as he grew to maturity, saw his mission as that of announcing the coming Messiah and of calling people to reform their lives in order to receive the coming Christ. It’s hard for us to imagine the incredible charisma he must have had. There was nothing in the least common about John the Baptist: dressed in animal skins, very unkempt I would imagine, living an austere hermit’s life in the desert, but at the same time receiving hundreds of people, to whom he would preach and then baptize. A Jewish historian of that period, Josephus, suggests in his writing that John was part of the Qumran community, those religious radicals who were living in caves by the Jordan River. This same community left us the Dead Sea Scrolls. John, like Jesus, gathered about him many devoted disciples, so many that it came to the attention of King Herod and chief priests of the Jewish temple. John even had the gall to publicly condemn Herod’s marriage as both incestuous and adulterous, for Herod’s wife, Herodias, had been the wife of Herod’s brother Philip. This of course enraged Herodias who plotted to get rid of John. Her opportunity came at a decadent birthday party for Herod when Herodias’ daughter by her marriage to Philip, a young woman named Salome, did a lascivious dance which very much pleased Herod. In his drunken state, he promised her anything she

wanted. Salome then ran to her mother to consult about what she should ask for. Her mother responded: ‘Ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter.’ Herod’s dilemma was like that of so many sinners. He knew very well that John the Baptist was a holy man and a great prophet, for he himself had heard him speak. And he certainly knew that to kill him would be a very evil act. But his lust and pride got the best of him, and he ordered John beheaded in prison. John’s disciples immediately came and took the body to a tomb. From the very first years of the Christian era, John’s tomb was a place of devotion and the Memorial of his Martyrdom is one of the oldest on our liturgical calendar. Jesus called John “a burning and shining lamp.” Ideally, that’s what we all should strive to be, both absolutely fervent in our faith like John, and a constant light by which others might see the truth of Christ.

Father Ulysses

Estimados Feligreses Tan honrado es Juan Bautista por la iglesia que hay dos grandes fiestas dedicadas a él, su nacimiento que se celebra este miércoles, y su martirio se celebra el 29 de agosto. La historia de Juan Bautista es casi tan dramática como la de su primo, Jesús de Nazaret. Aunque no hay ningún indicio de la concepción divina, como con Jesús, Juan nació de padres mayores más allá de la edad de la maternidad. Su madre Isabel, prima de la Santísima Virgen María, siempre había sido estéril y, en aquellos tiempos, para que una mujer casada y sin hijos era considerado una maldición de Dios. La vergüenza que sufrió sin duda habría sido muy dolorosa. El anuncio del Arcángel Gabriel a María que ella ha sido elegida para ser la madre del Salvador es, pues, doblemente notable, cuando el ángel dice a María que su prima Isabel también va a tener un niño. Tan grande es la alegría de María que corre para estar al lado de Isabel. Y cuando se encuentran, el niño que está creciendo en el vientre de Isabel, el futuro Juan Bautista, se mueve en su vientre y su madre llena de alegría canta alabanzas a Dios. Desde su concepción, el destino de Jesús y Juan Bautista está estrechamente entrelazado. Juan, cuando creció, comprendió que su misión era la de anunciar la venida del Mesías y de llamar a la gente a reformar sus vidas con el fin de recibir la venida Cristo. Es difícil para nosotros imaginar el increíble carisma que él debía haber tenido. No había nada en común acerca de Juan Bautista: vestido con piel de animales, muy desarreglado, viviendo la vida austera de un ermitaño en el desierto, pero al mismo tiempo recibía cientos de personas, a quienes predicaba y bautizaba. Un historiador judío de la época, Josefo, indica en su escrito que Juan era parte de la comunidad de Qumrán, los radicales religiosos que vivían en las cuevas por el río Jordán. Esta es la misma comunidad que dejó los Rollos del Mar Muerto. Juan, como Jesús, reunía a muchos discípulos, tantos que vino a la atención del rey Herodes y los jefes de los sacerdotes del Templo Judío. Juan incluso →

→ tenía la valentía de condenar públicamente el matrimonio de Herodes como incestuosa y adúltero, Herodías esposa de Herodes, había sido la esposa del hermano de Herodes Felipe. Por supuesto esto enfureció a Herodías que conspiró para deshacerse de Juan. Su oportunidad llegó en una fiesta de cumpleaños de Herodes cuando la hija de Herodías de su matrimonio con Felipe, una joven de nombre Salomé, hizo un baile lascivo que complació a Herodes. En su estado de ebriedad, le prometió lo que ella quisiera. Salomé corrió a consultar a su madre sobre lo que debía pedir. Su madre respondió: 'Pídela la cabeza de Juan el Bautista en una bandeja.' El dilema de Herodes era como la de tantos pecadores. Él sabía muy bien que Juan el Bautista era un hombre santo y un gran profeta, ya que él mismo le había oído hablar. Y sin duda sabía que matarlo sería un acto malévolo. Pero su orgullo y lujuria tiene lo mejor de él, y ordenó que Juan fuese decapitado en la cárcel. Los discípulos de Juan inmediatamente vinieron y llevaron su cuerpo a una tumba. Desde los primeros años de la era cristiana, la tumba de Juan fue un lugar de devoción y el Memorial de su martirio es uno de los más antiguos en nuestro calendario litúrgico. Jesús llama a Juan "una lámpara ardiente y brillante". Idealmente, eso es lo que todos deberíamos esforzarnos por ser, absolutamente fervientes en la fe como Juan y una luz constante para que otros puedan ver la verdad de Cristo.

Padre Ulysses

SUNDAY FRESH AND LOCAL PRODUCE FROM NANO-FARMS Come to the front of the Church after the 10am Mass on the 2nd Sundays of the month and pick up some fresh vegetables grown organically and locally! The St. Francis of Assisi Guild of NanoFarms USA will be regularly selling produce after Mass every 2nd Sunday of the month from 11am-12noon. Expect to see throughout the summer lettuce, cilantro, kale, broccoli, strawberries, carrots, tomatoes, peas, onions, and more. All produce is grown on the property of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, and all funds go towards the St. Francis of Assisi Guild of NanoFarms USA, an worker-owned cooperative dedicated to fighting unemployment in East Palo Alto.

Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Please include this item in the Sunday bulletins when you can till July 12. Thank you. Barbara Ebel, ICF You are invited to the ICF Tri-tip BBQ Saturday, July 18 on the picnic tables. Festivities start at 1pm with munchies and drinks, beer, wine, soda. Lunch at 2 pm with Tri-tip, corn on the cob, salad, tomatoes, cheesy bread and dessert (melon & cookies) $20. RSVP to Sylvia Row, 368-1795 by July 15. Hope to see you there. Poetic Medicine & Personhood: A Way to Explore the Sacred Have you been yearning for a way of deepening your Spirituality by connecting creatively to your inner life? Vallombrosa Retreat Center invites you to a unique one-day experience dedicated to poetry-making, Choose among several workshops, given by knowledgeable poets, and then take time to reflect on our grounds—possibly writing your own poems (no experience required). Monday, June 29. A Retreat Fee of $70 includes a delicious lunch. Detailed information is available at vallombrosa.org or call us at 650-325-5614.

GOOD GRIEF “Blessed are they who mourn”. We at Good Grief care and share experiences of coping with the many ongoing changes, difficult challenges, pain (but strangely sometimes laughter) that the loss of a loved one brings. We meet at the Parish Center, on Thursdays, from 6-7:30 p.m. Young Adults- Holy Hour Happy Hour Young adults in their 20s and 30s are encouraged join us for a Holy Hour at Nativity parish (210 Oak Grove, Menlo Park) on Tuesdays from 8pm-9pm, followed by drinks at a local pub. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or visit our website,holyhourhappyhour.wordpress.com. ON FATHERHOOD One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ACERCA DE LA PATERNIDAD Un padre es más que cien profesores —George Herbert

SUMMER/VERANO I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. Me tiendo y descanso tranquilo observando una brizna de hierba veraniega. —Walt Whitman

Intenciones de Misas de la semana Saturday, Jun 20

5:00 PM Jim Buckley †

Sunday, Jun 21 8:00 AM Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Luisa De Unit † (Español) 12:00 PM Arnulfo & Jose Chacon † 5:00 PM Liliane Sha † Monday, Jun 22

8:15 AM

Maria De Leon †

Tuesday, Jun 23

8:15 AM

Elaine Johnson †

Wed

8:15 AM

Rico Gozun †

Jun 24

Thurs.

Jun 25

8:15 AM

Huan Phan †

Friday

Jun 26

8:15 AM

Josephine Azevedo †

8:15 AM

Glenn Romero †

Saturday, Jun 27

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, June 21: Children’s Liturgy

10:00 a.m.

Chapel

Monday, June 22: Mesa Directiva (Carismáticos) 7:00 p.m.

P. Center

Tuesday, June 23: Men’s Sport

8:30 p.m.

L. Hall

Wednesday, June 24: Grupo Carismático

7:00 p.m.

L. Hall

Thursday, June 25: Good Grief

6:00 p.m.

Old Chapel

Friday, June 26: Ensayo del Coro

7:00 p.m.

P. Center

RCIA or Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which people enter the Catholic Church. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact Fr. Ulysses at 306-9583 or John Spotorno at 303-6292 or email [email protected].

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father’s Day; Summer begins Monday: St. Paulinus of Nola; Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More Wednesday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Saturday: St. Cyril of Alexandria; Blessed Virgin Mary

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