Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

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1 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 300 Fulton Street Redwood City, CA Tel. (650) Fax: (650) Parish Center Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2017 Parish Phones Parish Center Office: (650) Pastor s Office: (650) Religious Education Office: (650) Mt. Carmel School Office: (650) Kids Place (Pre-School): (650) 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 I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Baptisms / Bautismos 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.

2 Notes from the Pastor Most Catholics today are familiar with the story of Our Lady of Fatima whose feast we celebrated yesterday. The beautiful image of the Blessed Mother associated with this appearance can be found in almost every Catholic Church around the world. This is remarkable considering that the event took place only a century ago. Like our Lady s earlier appearances to Juan Diego in Mexico, to Bernadette in Lourdes, France and her most recent appearances to several young people in the town of Medjugorje, the 1917 appearance of the Blessed Virgin to the three little children in Fatima, Portugal leaves a certain question in our mind. If the Blessed Mother of God had such an important message to deliver to the world, why would she choose as her messengers such people as Juan Diego, or Bernadette, or Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, none of whom could even read or write, none of whom had any power to convince the authorities of the truth of the Lady s revelations? It is a great mystery at the heart of our faith that, as St. Paul reminds us, God chooses the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chooses the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing... so that no human being can boast before God. In the case of Fatima, the children s claim that they had seen this beautiful woman who spoke to them was immediately ignored and ridiculed by the mayor and other important officials of the town. The Lady told the children to return on the 13 th of each month from May through October. As it happened, other people began to hear about the appearances, and by October fifty thousand pilgrims gathered with the children at the spot, called Cova de Iria, where the Lady promised to be. Many on that day claimed to have witnessed a miracle of the sun but only the children heard the message from the woman who identified herself as Our Lady of the Rosary. On that occasion, she asked the children to recite the Rosary daily, to tell others of the need for moral conversion, and finally to erect a chapel there in her honor. It wasn t until 1930 that the local bishop proclaimed that the apparitions were legitimate and he authorized the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. Subsequently Jacinta, by that time a young woman, provided important accounts of the apparitions and the Blessed Mother s message. Two of the children who were visited by Jesus mother, Jacinta and Francisco, died fairly young. The other, Lucia, later became a nun. She lived a very long life and died only a few years ago. Our late Holy Father, now Saint John Paul II, after he was almost assassinated in St. Peter s Square, attributed his survival to Our Lady of Fatima. He prayed specifically to her while being rushed to the hospital. After his recovery, Pope John Paul travelled to Fatima and placed the bullet that nearly killed him in the Blessed Mother s crown. Saturday was the 100 th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima s first appearance. Fr. Ulysses Notas del Párroco La mayoría de los católicos de hoy están familiarizados con la historia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima cuya fiesta acabamos de celebrar ayer. La linda imagen de la Madre Bendita asociada con esta aparición puede encontrarse en cada iglesia católica alrededor del mundo. Esto es notable considerando que el evento tuvo lugar hace no mas que un siglo. Como las otras apariciones de nuestra Señora -- a Juan Diego en México, a Bernadette en Lourdes, y las más recientes apariciones a varios jóvenes en el pueblo de Medjugorje, la aparición en 1917 de la Virgen a los tres niños en Fátima, Portugal deja una cierta pregunta en nuestra mente. Si la Madre de Dios tuviera un mensaje importante para entregar al mundo, por qué escogería ella como sus mensajeros a tales personas como Juan Diego, o Bernardette, o Lucia, Francisco y Jacinta, ninguno de los cuales podía leer o escribir, ninguno tenía algún poder para convencer a las autoridades de la veracidad de las revelaciones de la Señora? Es un gran misterio al corazón de nuestra fe que, como San Pablo nos recuerda, "Dios escoge al débil del mundo para avergonzar al fuerte, y Dios escoge al humilde y despreciado del mundo, aquéllos que no cuentan para nada..para que ningún ser humano pueda alardear ante Dios". En el caso de Fátima, la aseveración de los niños de haber visto a esta mujer bonita que les hablaba fue ignorada inmediatamente, y fueron ridiculizados por el alcalde y otros importantes oficiales del pueblo. La Señora les dijo a los niños que volvieran en el día 13 de cada mes desde mayo hasta octubre. Así como esto pasaba, otras personas empezaron a oír hablar de las apariciones, y en octubre cincuenta mil peregrinos se reunieron con los niños en el lugar llamado Cova de Iria donde la Señora prometió estar. Muchos en ese día aseguraron ser testigos de "el milagro del sol" pero sólo los niños escucharon el mensaje de la mujer que se identificó como Nuestra Señora del Rosario. En esa ocasión, ella les pidió a los niños rezar el Rosario a diario, decir a otros de la necesidad de la conversión moral, y finalmente construir una capilla allí en su honor. No fue hasta 1930 que el obispo proclamó que las apariciones eran legítimas y autorizó el culto a Nuestra Señora de Fátima. Seguidamente, Jacinta, en ese tiempo una mujer joven, dio a conocer importantes detalles de las apariciones, enfatizando nuevamente la práctica de la Penitencia, la devoción a rezar el santo Rosario por la paz mundial y la conversión de pecadores, y una devoción al Inmaculado Corazón de María. Mientras Jacinta y Francisco murieron bastante jóvenes, Lucia, que se hizo monja, vivió una vida muy larga y murió solo hace unos años. El Santo Padre, ahora San Juan Pablo Segundo, después del serio atentado de asesinato en la plaza San Pedro, atribuyó su sobrevivencia a Nuestra Señora de Fátima a quien él oró mientras era llevado al hospital. Después de su recuperación, el Papa Juan Pablo II viajó a Fátima y puso la bala que casi lo mató en la corona de Nuestra Señora de Fátima. P. Ulises

3 MOTHER'S DAY God our creator, we come before You and lift up in prayer all mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers to be who gave the gift of life. We give you thanks for their presence, talents and gifts which they share in our church, society and world. May all mothers know of Your loving and gentle presence and may they always turn towards You in times of joy, sorrow and glory. We ask this in Your Name. Amen. TODAY S SECOND COLLECTION 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. 48 Young people received Confirmation on May 5th. More than 150 children received the First Communion on April 22 and May 6. 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 $14,150. Our new balance $62,900. Please consider how you can help us meet our goal. For those who have not, would you take one of the brochures and consider what you might do to help us make our goal? SANTO ROSARIO CADA DOMINGO DE MAYO A LAS 11:40 LOS ESPERAMOS PARA REZAR JUNTOS ESTA DEVOCION A NUESTRA MADRE SANTISIMA. CONTINUAREMOS CON LA SANTA MISA. GRACIAS A NUESTROS CATEQUISTAS, PADRES, PADRINOS Y VOLUNTARIOS PARA LOGRAR ESTA BONITA CELEBRACION DE SACRAMENTOS. 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) 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.

4 Saturday, May 13, :00 PM Dolores Hodges Sunday, May 14, :00 AM Charles and Theresa Elacqua 10:00 AM Mario Borja 12:00 PM Maria Luisa Alvarez 05:00 PM Archbishop Niederauer Monday, May 15, :15 AM Juan and Felix Rubio Tuesday, May 16, :15 AM Maria Farfán Wednesday, May 17, :15 AM Joseph J. Quesada jr. Thursday, May 18, :15 AM Augusto Saguin Friday, May 19, :15 AM Cecilia Harris Saturday, May 20, :15 AM Special Intentions THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Sunday, May 14, 2017 Children s Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Church Monday, May 15, 2017 Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Class Production 3 to 8 p.m. Large Hall Men s Basketball 8:30 p.m. Large Hall Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Grupo Carismático 7:00 p.m. Large Hall Thursday, May 18, 2017 Cub Scouts 6:00 p.m. Small Hall Good Grief 6:00 p.m. Old Chapel SVdP Soc. 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Friday, May 19, 2017 Graduating Parents Dinner 3 to 9 p.m. All Facilities Coro Hispano 7:00 p.m. Parish Center

5 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter; Mother s Day Monday: St. Isidore the Farmer Tuesday: Fifth Tuesday of Easter Wednesday: Fifth Wednesday of Easter Thursday: St. John I Friday: Fifth Friday of Easter Saturday: St. Bernardine of Siena; Armed Forces Day 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. 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: Others in your household: Number of adults over 18 years of age:

6 OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL # Fulton St. Redwood City, CA CONTACT PERSON Ivette Meléndez, Bulletin Editor: Fr. Ulysses D Aquila, Pastor: ADDRESS imelendez@mountcarmel.org 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 May 14, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS