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Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am, 10:00am,
and 5:00pm Weekday Mass: Monday through Friday 8:00am (Tuesday
8:00am is a Communion Service) Tuesday & Thursday 5:30pm Parish
Office Hours: 8:30am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm Holy Day Masses: 8:00am,
12:00pm, 5:30pm Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00pm-4:45pm or by
appointment Baptism: Preparation Class required. Call parish office
Sacrament of the Sick: Anytime upon request. Contact Pastor.
Matrimony: Six months notification required prior to desired date.
Contact Pastor. St. Vincent de Paul Help Desk: (415) 454-0366
Helping Hands: (415) 453-2342
97 Shady Lane, PO Box 1061, Ross, CA 94957 Parish Office: (415)
453-2342
Office Fax: (415) 453-8713 Clergy: Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor ext.
15 Email: [email protected] Deacon Bernie O’Halloran Deacon
Ed Cunningham Deacon Robert Meave Parish Secretary: Sissy Ratto
ext. 10 [email protected] Religious Education: Natalie
Larraga D.R.E. ext. 20 [email protected] Health-Senior Ministry:
Rose Shadduck
(415) 453- 6533 Music Director: Michael Mello (415) 453-2342 St.
Anselm School: Kim Orendorff, Principal School Office: (415)
454-8667 School Fax: (415) 454-4730 Parish Email:
[email protected] Parish Website: www.SaintAnselm.org School
Website: www.StAnselmSchool.com CYO Website:
www.stanselmcyo.org
St. Anselm Catholic Church
December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent MERRY CHRISTMAS
St. Anselm’s Parish is a Catholic community formed by families,
individuals and clergy that worship together, celebrate the
sacramental life of the Church, and seek to live the Gospel of
Jesus Christ
everyday. We welcome, serve, and educate.
The child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
--Luke 1:35
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As a community we ask God’s blessing for the ill: Mark Gardner,
Steve Leland, Garth Stanton, Christopher Goward, Richard Green,
Barbara Gilligan, Irene Lorente, Luisa Espinosa, Terese Marklinger,
Vincent Boyle, Al Dallara, Allison Chichizola, Karen Poligono, John
Weiser, Bob Buckley, Cherie Visconti, Mary Margaret Denehy, John
Alkazin, Susan Blair, Joy Snyder, Steve Pelaez, Pauline
O’Brien-DeLury, Michael Cimino, Josefina Garcia Puerta, Tasso
Conomos, Lorraine Matteucci, Frank Dal Gallo, Ulla Reilly, Marjorie
Smith, Ashley Noe, Bill White, Judie & Steve McDonald, Jacob
Aceto, Sasheen Littlefeather, Sandra Servadei, Matthew Hunter,
Charlie Wynn, Richard Fernandez For our military:Rober t Gebhardt,
Tyler Lopez, Alex Boatwright, Sean Courtz, Elizabeth Baumsteiger,
Christian Miller, Robert Kent, Shane Morgan
Mon. Dec 25 8:00am 10:00am 11:30am
Matt Finzen (D) Parish People Catherine & Joseph Gill
(D)
Tues. Dec 26 8:00am 5:30pm
Communion Service Ray Whitehouse & Frances Emma (D)
Wed. Dec 27 8:00am Dino Ratto (D) Thurs Dec 28 8:00am
5:30pm
Gabriel, Mary & Ignatius Kellady (D) Antonio Loporto (D)
Fri. Dec 29 8:00am Kellady Family (INT)
Sat. Dec 30 5:00pm Norlin Family (INT)
Sun. Dec 31
8:00am 10:00am 5:00pm
Patrick Dargan (D) Jeff Baumsteiger (INT) Parish People
MASS INTENTIONS
St. Anselm Church Stewardship Registered Parishioner Families
2017- 1675 1st Collection: 12/10- $3,735, 12/17-$5,006 2nd
Collection– Retired Religious:$1,374 Centennial Building
Maintenance: $1,393 Electronic Weekly Donations-$2,755.75
Please visit our church website to sign-up for Electronic
Donations
*Please log onto Parish Pay and update your CC expiration date!
Second Collections:
St. Vincent de Paul– December 31 St. Anselm School– January
7
READINGS FOR THE WEEK READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Is
62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25
[18-25] During the Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14;
Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk
2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5,
9-14] Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17;
Mt 10:17-22 Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a,
2-8 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5 -- 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18
Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Saturday: 1 Jn
2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn
15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128: 1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]
or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]
Dear Parishioners, Merry Christmas! There is something so
calming, reassuring and peaceful about the celebration of
Christmas. After all the shopping is done, all the gifts are given
or delivered, all the parties are
done, people sit down with their families and loved ones to
celebrate Christmas. There is quietness, serenity and joy. All the
readings of Christmas also speak of joy, peace and hope at the
birth of Jesus the Messiah. The angel tells the shepherds, “Do not
be afraid, behold I proclaim to you good news of great JOY.” The
hosts of angels sang, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth
PEACE to those on whom his favor rests.” Indeed God’s favor rests
on us. We have been blessed greatly by God. May we truly
acknowledge and be thankful to God for all his blessings during
this Christmas! While celebrating our blessings and favors bestowed
by God, we cannot ignore the world around us-men and women who are
forced to spend this Christmas alone due to various reasons, the
unemployed, those who lost their homes in the recent fires and the
poor. We shall remember them in our prayers. We shall also remember
the many men and women in our armed forces who are spending their
Christmas away from their families. May God continue to bless them
and protect them! Yours sincerely, Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor
Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24th:
4:00pm– Children’s Mass (very well attended), 6:00pm, 9:00pm
Christmas Day: Monday, December 25th: 8:00am, 10:00am, 11:30am
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Christmas Flowers Donated In Memory Of: Frederick Baumsteiger,
Leonard Gould, Joan & Ted Penney, Agnes & Edward Frohling,
Lucille Frohling, S. Mokey, Clayton Conroy, Jenkins, Carbone &
Walsh Families, Fred, Norma & Dan Aballo, Randy Pashilk, Arthur
Young, Leonora Lazzaraga, Margaret Yu, Yu Khe Siong, Don Laclair,
Frank & Julia Caramucci, Patrick & Catherine Lehane, Anna
Marie Shaheen, Marco Mennucci, Ed & Louise Radieve, Linda Gill,
Jack Sheehy, Erin Thompson, Louis Gene DiPerna, Madeline DiPerna,
Phillip Pavlich, Kirk Pavlich, Ray Whitehouse, Herminia Sobral,
Paul Kemph, Iva Kemph, Bruce Burg, Ann Thompson,
Grandparents, Pete & Teresa Massavelli, Margaret Formichi,
Charles J. King, Karen King, Bob Wagner, Barnitz Family, Baker
Family, Elliott Family, Carlo & Nilda Pagano, Ruth Lamperti,
Anthony Cogliandro, Matthew Hubal, Salvador & Matilda Olivares,
Helen & Larry Hubal, Mel Colombo, M/M Henry B. Bondesen, Don
Curran, Mark Curran, Louis DeMartini, Gordon Walker, George Muller,
Patricia Burke, Bridget Nolan, Ethel & James Shay, Claude
Wundrow
Christmas Flowers Donated In Honor Of: Gabriel Greece, Muller
Family, M/M Marrocco, Robert Formichi, Huston/Condo Family, McBride
Family, Heilman/Grant Family, M/M Bertelsen, M/M Lande, Brekhus
Family, Pat Langley, Michael Mello, Rober Juskelis, Przybylski
Family, Williams Family, Agnes & Martin Nolan, Nadine &
David Killmer, Grandma & Grandpa Schuchman, Nissen &
Gastaldi Families, J. Burke Family, Amini Family, Murphy Family,
Warmby Family, Wundrow & Phelan Families, Kortz Family,
O’Connor Family, Dallara Family, Amelai Davis, Sagues Family
Dan Schutte Advent Retreat- Last Saturday the parish hosted an
all-day Advent reflection directed by Dan Schutte. All who
participated including those from other parishes found the day very
uplifting. As previously mentioned Dan is the composer of many of
the songs which we currently sing from our hymnal. Unlike most
retreats, Dan led directed meditation, mixed with humorous
story-telling, which was then paired with sung prayer. Dan called
us to awake in this season of Advent to God’s forthcoming
incarnation as well as the current presence of the Spirit in our
daily lives. He also directed us in an Ignatian exercise focusing
on the Nativity in which we were encouraged to visualize our own
presence in the manger. As was previously mentioned in the parish
bulletin, Dan is the resident composer at USF and hopefully could
join us again with another day of reflection possibly during Lent
or Easter time.
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Christmas Eve Masses-4:00pm, 6:00pm, 9:00pm Christmas Day
Masses-8:00am, 10:00am,
11:30am December 26- Church Office Closed January 1- Office
Closed
Events At/Near St. Anselm Parish
St. Anselm Church Calendar of Events
A few weeks ago, my son David, a science teacher at Fairfield
High School, opened his classroom at lunch time for students
interested in
playing the ukulele. Ten students showed up with ukuleles and
fifteen more showed up the next time without ukuleles- they shared.
My son set a web site for gofundme and in three weeks he reached
his goal to buy ukuleles for students who could not buy one. A very
generous person in our church donated her ukulele to my son. That
gave me the idea that there are probably more people who have a
ukulele they do not use, and maybe they would like to donate it to
a child at Fairfield High. The numbers of students showing interest
to play is growing. You can contact me, Rose Shadduck at
415-453-6533. God Bless, Rose
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Our Lady of Guadalupe On Sunday, December 10th our Religious
Education class did a procession in her honor before the 10am mass.
During the mass, our Youth Ministry hosted a beautiful celebration
in her honor, where children were invited to present Our Lady with
a rose. After mass, Mexican music was blasting, the smell of fresh
tortillas, Mexican hot cocoa and sweet breads filled the hall. A
special thank you to our youth who hosted and planned this event
and to all the adult volunteers. For those who do not know, Our
Lady of Guadalupe is the only self portrait of Our Blessed Mother
that we have and given to us by her! Our Lady, pray for us and
invoke in us the yearning to know you better.
On Sunday, December 17th after the 5pm Mass, our Youth Ministry
sold their hand-made rosaries to help fund their Youth Trip. A
special thank you to parishioner Jody Sanchez who donated the
materials to make these rosaries and her time in teaching the youth
how to make them. “The Rosary is a school of Prayer. The Rosary is
a school of Faith.”- Pope Francis
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Bulletin Number: 513520 Church Name and Address: St. Anselm 97
Shady Lane PO Box 1061 Ross, CA 94957-1061 Telephone: 415-453-2342
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