From: Saint Junipero Serra Parish 42121 N. 60th Street West 661-943-9314 Bulletin #913086 Rev. Leo Dechant, C.S.J. - Pastor Bulletin Editor: Vicki White [email protected] To: J. S. Paluch, Co. For: December 17, 2017
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Leo A. Dechant, C.S.J., D.Min.—Pastor Fr. Ernest Candelaria, C.S.J.
Fr. Sylvan Schiavo, C.S.J. Fr. Giampietro Gasparin, C.S.J.
Fr. Jeyaraj Joseph William, C.S.J. Deacons Gary, Paul, Rito, Marvin
Sacraments & Devotions
Sacrament of Penance (Confessions): Sat 3:00 PM—4:30 PM (church), Fri 6:45-7:15 PM (chapel) and by Appoint-ment Ministry of the sick: Request a visit from a priest to anoint a person, person who is seriously ill or is sched-uled for surgery. Holy Communion can be taken to the homebound by lay ministers of Holy Communion every week after the priest’s visit. Marriage, Baptism & Quinceañera: Please visit our web-site for basic information. Call the office to meet with a priest for more information. Baptism Prep/Clases para Bautismo: Second Saturday each month. Las platicas en Espa�nol por lo general son un sábado al mes, por favor llame a la oficina para con-firmer el dra. Jesús Fuente de Misericordia: Asamblea de Oración lunes de 7:15 a 9:15 pm en el salón parroquial.
Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2017
Saint Junípero Serra Parish
A Catholic Faith Community
A Parish of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
42121 60th Street West
Lancaster, CA 93536 Main Office 661-943-9314
Faith Formation Office 661-943-5912 FAX 661-943-6863
Website: www.fatherserra.org
Administered by the Congregation of St. Joseph
Schedule of Masses in Parish Church
Daily: Monday-Saturday 7:00 AM; M & F 7:30 PM Sunday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM (Saturday)
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM (Spanish) Holy Days: 7:00 AM, 12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM
Parish Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9 AM—8 PM Wednesday, Friday: 9 AM—4 PM
Saturday 10 AM—4 PM Sundays - Closed
St. Elizabeth Mission (SEM) 13845 Johnson Road, Lake Hughes, CA 93532
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MASS: Sunday 10:00 AM
Confessions by Request Before and After Mass
AV Penance Services, all begin at 7:30 PM—December 20th at St. Mary, Palmdale—December 21st at St. Ser-ra, Lancaster—December 22nd at Sacred Heart, Lancaster—Regular confession times here on December 23rd
Christmas Eve Masses in Church—4:00, 6:00 and Midnight (English). At SEM 5:00 (English). Christmas Day Masses in Church—9:30, 12:00 (English); 2:00 (Spanish).
Parish Director of Music: Sharon Rohaley
Coordinador de Música en Español: Alfonso Alvarado
Coordinador de Ministerios Litúrgicos en Español: Maria J. Castillo
Coordinator of Lector Ministry: Joe Augustine Collantes
Coordinator of EMs of Holy Communion: Jim Hart
Scheduling of English Lectors & EMs: Anne Trabold
Children’s Lit. of the Word: Cassandra Ortiz
Altar Servers: Joanne Lacson
Communion to the Homebound: Diana Sipes
Comunión a los enfermos: Dcn Marvin Castillo
Contact Fr. Leo or Michele Simpliciano who will
forward your request for Home Visits after a priest
has visited your home.
Phone System
The main office phone number is 661-943-9314.
The Office of Faith Formation (Religious Education, Confirmation Preparation and Youth Ministry) is 661-943-5912. Mission Bell Preschool Cell Number is 661-802-6375.
When the office is closed, you can leave voice mails using the following extensions:
Vicki White/Guadalupe Castellanos, Main Office #100 Gaby Barroso, Faith Formation #101 Fr. Sylvan #102 Fr. Leo #103 Cheryl Espinosa, Mission Bell #106 Jessica Monterroso, Accounting #107 Estela Carlos, Finances #108 Michele Simpliciano, Pastor’s Sec. #202 Cassandra Ortiz, Dir. Faith Formation #110
The parish FAX number is 661-943-6863.
Keep the legacy of faith and ministry moving forward always—Remember St. Junípero Serra Parish in your will!
PASTOR’S CORNER
Gaudete! Rejoice! Our salvation is near! Truth be told, it’s already been accomplished, but we continue to grow in recognizing, embracing and responding to the presence of Our Lord Jesus in our lives. Through the abundant and merciful grace of God, we continue to become more like the Christ we were baptized to be! And of course, there is the “grand finale” of the Second Coming, or our personal death, whatever comes first. The liturgy shifts focus at this point in Advent and begins to refer to the coming of Christ as the babe in Bethlehem. There are so many aspects to this great mystery of Incarnation upon which we can meditate! Try to spend some time prayerfully imagining your-self as Mary when this request to give humanity to the Messiah, and her acceptance of it, turned her world upside down. Then of course Joseph, how he struggled upon hearing that Mary was with child and he knew with absolute certainty that he was not the biological father. The Gospel clearly shows his an-guish and his struggle—through the whole process his great love for his Betrothed is palpable. Try in your meditation to be a shepherd, an outcast and dis-trusted person for the most part and yet the first to hear the Good News from not just one angel but a whole choir of them! This is “real people” strug-gling with real issues. We risk taming the story too much with our saccharine artwork and cutesy little carols. You might want to research the “O Antiphons” which form a classic part of the Church’s prayer at this point in Advent. They are various titles for the Messiah based on salvation history. The hymn “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel” uses them as its basic structure. By using them, the liturgy firmly connects the Old Testament and the New Testament in an un-broken record of God’s loving, merciful and salvific action on behalf of humankind from the beginning. Gaudete! Rejoice! Our salvation is near!
SAINT ELIZABETH DIRECTORY
Community Council Chairperson Jerry Lindaman - 661 270-0495
Altar Society President Joanne Melfi-724-0314
Turkey Dinner—Rose Marie-917-2594 Worship
Attending Priest: Fr. Jeyaraj Joseph William, CSJ (818) 967-4163
Altar Flowers—Mary Borjon -947-6032 EMs of Holy Comm.—Soliman Villapando-262-6090
Hospitality—Jerry Lindaman - 270-0495 Lectors—Soliman Villapando - 262-6090
Sacristan—Janet Donoho -724-2067
Please pray for the recently deceased—Roger Acosta & Maria E. Peraza. May they and all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Pray for our ill Parishioners... Emmanuel Audencial Joe Barreras Cindy Blankenship Paul Bozigian Ernie Bridges Paul Burkman David Carrillo Rosa E. C-Rodriguez Tony Clark Tito Collantes Lucio Celeste Curtis Crawford Mary Crow Pat Defusco Jean DeLaVara Isidro DeLeon Jeannie Doolittle Marilyn Elias Theresa Farrey Marie Fernando Mario Galvan Naomi Giesler Mary L. Glover Claudio Gormaz Mercy Gonzales Patrick Guzman Alex Guillermo “Doc” Hart Bob Henderson Lily Honeycutt Dan Hodgens Rosemary Hull Sonny Huerta Emily Jarquin Helen Kaniewski Hala Kessler Betty Knolls Hope Lariosa Manuel Lopez Manuela Lopez Herb & Jo Meister Agustina Mendoza-Michelle Moklebust Betty Nolls Ryan Noonan Colton Oschann Sera-Lisa Ortiz Christina Padilla Gary & Jeannie Poole Carleen Pixley Jacob Raellano Allen Ralph Wilfredo Repuyan Edward Robinson Juan A. Reyna William D. Robinson Thomas Russell Syndi Sabo Kristian Salazar Jonathan Sherman-Michele Simpliciano Sharon Smith Roberto Sosa Franco Stanco Madison Taylor Joseph Terry Kent Trenkle Jay Valerio Grace Watson Gene Wheeler
MASSES SATURDAY, 16 December
7:00 AM OLC † Don Sitts
5:00 PM † Michael Leone
SUNDAY, 17 December, Third Sunday of Advent
7:30 AM † Veryl Rogge
9:30 AM For the People of the Parish
10:00 AM SEM † Connie Hart Escobar
12:00 PM † Giuseppe Giovanniello
2:00 PM Español † Deceased members of the Morales Family
MONDAY, 18 December
7:00 AM OLC Eileen Chapman
7:30 PM OLC † Lydia Barbrick
TUESDAY, 19 December,
7:00 AM † Claudina Ramirez
10:00 AM MFG † Veryl Rogge
12:00 PM Lu Bole
WEDNESDAY, 20 December,
7:00 AM OLC † Epinanio Casuasad
12:00 PM OLC Perini Family
THURSDAY, 21 December,
7:00 AM OLC † Fr. Gerolamo Zanconato, C S J
12:00 PM OLC † Josue Labaro
FRIDAY, 22 December
7:00 AM Hazel Romano
12:00 PM † Maria Ignacia Giusto
SATURDAY, 23 December Simbangabi
7:00 AM OLC † MariLinda Burnias
5:00 PM † Giovanna S. Pritchard
SUNDAY, 24 December Fourth Sunday of Advent
7:30 AM † For deceased members of the Tolosa Family
9:30 AM † Jaime Alba
10:00 AM SEM For the People of the Parish
12:00 PM Teresa LaJoie
2:00 PM Español Jose & Olga Sandoval
4:00 PM Victims of Wild Fires
6:00 PM † Esperanza Ruiz
5:00 PM SEM Deceased of Thome & Dechant Families
Readings for the Week of Dec 17
Monday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25
Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26 -38
Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45
Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56
Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66
Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38
Car Raffle—drawing is at the Simbang Gabi feast in St. Serra Hall on December 23rd. We have way too many tickets left! Please see Estela Carlos to get tick-ets to sell to others—or to buy for yourself. Thanks!
KNIGHTLY NEWS
Events and happenings sponsored and or supported by the Knights of Columbus, St. Murialdo Council 10667:
Holy Family Prayer Service December 29— The Knights of Columbus invite all parish members to participate in a special prayer service in honor of the Holy Family at 6:30 PM in OLC. This is an oppor-tunity for all parish members to Keep Christ in Christmas during the Christmas Season.
Simbang Gabi 2017
Theme: “Hesus, Tanglaw para sa aming mga pastol, kasama ni Maria, akayin mo kaming lahat sa kaba-nalan.” “Jesus, Light for our shepherds, with Mary, lead us all to holiness.”
The 25th Saint Junipero Serra Parish celebration will be on December 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM. Cele-brant, Rev. Leo Dechant, C.S.J., Pastor. Come and join in this beautiful Filipino tradition!
For more information, please call Clemence Borja-
(661) 618-8465.
Fingerprinting Mandatory ONLY for those adults 18 and older, whowork/volunteer near or with children at churches/schoolsoftheLosAngelesArchdiocese.FingerprintingwillbedonehereatSt.JunıperoSerraParishonSatur-day, 13 January 2018. By appointment only—pleasecall (661) 943-9314. Youmust bring a valid IDwithyou. However, foreign identi ication cards or pa-pers,highschoolandcollegeIDsarenotaccepted.
MISSION BELL
We are so blessed to have a very special someone visit us for the 5th year (if I remember correctly) in a row!!! She wears a dress of red, has hair of white and her husband comes around on a special night! Can you guess who? I honestly don’t know who enjoys our visitor more, the MBPS staff and I or our little saints! She’s the BEST!!! (If you guessed Mrs. Clause you are correct-a-mundo! I need to correct what I previously wrote about our annual Christmas Pageant. For many years I have talked about it in this bulletin as being from the Gospel of Luke. I recently discovered that the Gospels of Luke and Matthew are actually what the Christmas Pageant script follows!
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, February 2, 2018 - MBPS Annual Open House (Time TBA) (We will accept new family enrollments that night) Check the bulletin for weekly updates!
Miss Cheryl
DID YOU KNOW?
Pay attention to signs of neglect
Neglect is a form of child abuse characterized by a failure to meet a child’s basic needs for nourishment, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education and so forth. Be on the lookout for signs of neglect in the children you see on a daily basis because if these needs are not met, a child may be suffering physically and emotionally. Some signs of neglect include mal-nourishment, poor hygiene, and insufficient medical care. For more information, and a copy of the VIR-TUS® article “The Oft-Forgotten Type of Abuse: Ne-glect,” visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx, or call (213) 637-7508.
Adult Confirmation Preparation
There will be six meetings for persons at least 21 years old to prepare for the May 12, 2018 confirma-tion at 2:00 PM. Two options are available—Sunday from 3:30 to 5:00 PM or Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. This is meant for those who have Baptism and First Holy Communion and who are single or married in Church (at least free and willing to do so before May 12th.)
Sunday dates: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 and March 4 and 11. Wednesday dates: Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 and March 7 and 14.
Please provide Baptism and First Holy Communion certificates. If married, Church marriage certificate. If your personal situation is a bit unique, please call or make an appointment to talk with Fr. Leo to clarify next steps. Register by calling the office and speaking to Michele. We ask for a $25 fee to defray costs.
Prayer and Christmas cards appreciated: “Doc” Martin Hart, the big man in the wheelchair at the 5:00 Mass,
who is the “chaplain” to Mayflower Gar-dens, was seriously injured in a freak accident. He is immobile and needs our prayerful support and cheer. Please con-sider sending a card or note to him at: Martin Hart Arcadia Methodist Hospital 300 Huntington Dr. Room 479B Arcadia, CA 91007
Fr. Leo
¡LA SEGUNDA COLECCIÓN SARÁ LOS 23/24 DE DICIEMBRE! POR FAVOR SEA GENER-OSO YA QUE NECESITAMOS RECAUDAR FONDOS SUFICIENTES PARA PAGAR LA CAPILLA DE NUES-TRA SEÑORA.
OUR MONTHLY SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE DECEMBER 23/24. WE COUNT ON YOUR GENEROSITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE GOOD WORK WE HAVE BEGUN WITH THE DAILY MASS CHAPEL.
RINCÓN DEL PARROCO
¡Albricias (Gaudete)! ¡Alegrense! ¡Nuestra Salvación está cerca! La verdad ya se ha di-cho, seguimos creciendo, reconociendo, acogiendo y respondiendo a la presencia de Nuestro Señor Jesús en nuestras vidas. ¡a través de la gracia abundante y misericordi-osa de Dios, nos volvemos más como en el Cristo que fuimos bautizados para ser! Y por supuesto, está el "gran final" de la segunda venida, o nuestra muerte, lo que llegue pri-mero. La liturgia se centra en el Adviento y se re-fiere a la venida de Cristo como el bebé en Belén. ¡existen bastantes aspectos del gran misterio de la encarnación sobre el cual po-demos meditar! Trate de Orar, Imaginandose a si mismo como María aceptando la pet-ición de dar a la humanidad al Mesías, la cual dió un giro a su mundo. Por otro lado, José, cómo luchó al saber que María esperaba al niño y que sabía con absoluta certeza que él no era el padre biológico. El evangelio muestra claramente su angustia y su lucha — a través de todo el proceso su gran amor por su prometida es palpable. ¡En su meditación sea un pastor marginado y desconfiado y, sin embargo, el primero en escuchar las buena nueva de no sólo un ángel, sino un coro en-tero de ellos! Esta es "gente real" luchando con serios problemas. Endulzamos la histo-ria con nuestro arte y pequeños villancicos. Tal vez le sea posible buscar las “antifonías" clásicas que forman parte de la oración en este momento de Adviento. Hay varios títu-los para el Mesías basados en la historia de la salvación. El himno "Ven, ven, Emmanuel" lo usamos básicamente. Al usarlas, la liturgia nos conecta firmemente con el Antiguo Tes-tamento y el Nuevo Testamento en un regis-tro ininterrumpido de la acción amorosa y misericordiosa de Dios en nombre de la hu-manidad desde el principio. ¡Alegrense! ¡nuestra salvación está cerca!
¿SABÍA USTED?
Preste atención a los signos de negligencia
La negligencia es una forma de maltrato infantil caracterizada por la falta de satisfacción de las necesidades básicas de alimentación, vivienda, vestimenta, atención médica, educación, entre otros, de un niño. Esté atento a los signos de abandono en los niños que ve a diario porque si no se satisfacen estas necesidades, un niño está sufriendo física y emocionalmente. Algunos signos de negligencia incluyen desnutrición, falta de higiene y atención médica insuficiente. Para más información, y una copia del artículo de VIRTUS® “The Oft-Forgotten Type of Abuse: Neglect” (El tipo de abuso a menudo olvidado: negligencia), visite http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx, o llame al (213) 637-7508.
First Holy Communion 2018 Saturday, April 28, 2018
10:00 AM
Our last gathering before Christmas will be the week of December 18th and we will return the week of January 8th. Please refer to your calendar for scheduled time off and important upcoming dates.
Nuestra última reunión antes de Navidad será la semana del 18 de diciembre y regresaremos la semana del 8 de enero. Consulte su calendario para el horario de descanso programado y las próximas fechas importantes.
Office of Faith Formation
Oficina de Formación en la Fe
SJSPFaithFormation.com Cassandra Ortiz, Director
EDGE Middle School Grades (6-8)
Our last Edge gathering of the year will be on
December 20th and we will resume back to regu-lar schedule on January 24, 2018.
Nuestra última reunión Edge del año será el 20
de diciembre y reanudaremos el calendario regu-lar el 24 de enero de 2018.
Our youth ministry is bigger than ever this year! With 60+ teens attending every Sunday night more help is needed. We are inviting those who wish to become a teen peer leader or adult core team member to call Cassandra Ortiz @ 943-5912 ext. 110 for more information.
CONFIRMATION 2018 Saturday, May 12, 2018
2:00 PM Prelate: The Most Reverend Gerald Wilkerson
!!SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!!
Did you miss your service project in fall? The AV Wom-en’s Clinic is looking for volunteers to help with the an-nual “baby bo le drive.” Teens are needed a er Mass-es to pass out baby bo les. Please contact the Office of Faith Forma on for more informa on.
¿No asis ste a tu proyecto de servicio en otoño? La Clí-nica de Mujeres AV está buscando voluntarios para ayudar con el "manejo anual de biberones." Se necesi-tan adolescentes después de Misas para repar r biberones. Por favor, póngase en contacto con la Ofici-na de Formación de Fe para más información.
SPRING SEMESTER/SEMESTRE DE PRIMAVERA
Classes begin the week of January 7, 2018 Las clases comienzan la semana
del 7 de enero de 2018
