January 5, 2020 | The Epiphany of the Lord

1971 ST. LAWRENCE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA, CA 95051 TEL. NO. 408-296-3000 FAX NO. 408-296-3100

E-Mail Address: parish@saintlawrence.org Website: www.saintlawrence.org

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Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor eorci@saintlawrence.org 1-408-296-3000 Ext. 438

Fr. Martin Ezeador Parochial Vicar martin.ezeador@dsj.org 1-408-296-3000 Ext. 440

PARISH OFFICE 1-408-296-3000 Monday - Friday / 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - Noon parish@saintlawrence.org

Giuliana Barragan - Office Manager gbarragan@saintlawrence.org Ext. 431

Melissa A. Tamayo - Office Assistant mtamayo@saintlawrence.org Ext. 432

CATECHETICAL OFFICE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION M. Eleanor de Paz - Catechetical Director edepaz@saintlawrence.org Ext. 433

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY M. Eleanor de Paz middleschoolym@saintlawrence.org Ext. 433

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY highschoolym@saintlawrence.org Ext. 433

HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION Elgin Presa - Coordinator Katrina Antonio - Coordinator highschoolconfirmation@saintlawrence.org

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY youngadult@saintlawrence.org

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8th Grade) Carina Lares - Principal clares@saintlawrence.org 1-408-296-2260

CHILDREN’S CENTER 1-408-296-8077 Teen Center & Extended Day Care Trini Martinez - Director

MUSIC COORDINATORS Emily Kupitz - Emily.Kupitz@dsj.org Annastasia Brown - annastasia.brown@dsj.org

Chapel Open Daily from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

MASS TIMES Sunday 8:00 AM 10:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) 12 Noon 1:30 PM (Mass in Spanish) 6:00 PM (Youth Mass) American Sign Language (ASL) Mass 3:30 PM (In the Church) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Thursday - All day Adoration starts at 9:00 AM and ends with Solemn Benediction at 8:30 PM Devotions Rosary (English) ● Monday to Saturday After the 8:30 AM Mass Rosario en Español ● Martes 6:30 PM en Capilla Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ● Tuesday 8:15 AM

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Our SCRIP box has been restocked with the popular Gift Cards you have requested like Starbucks, Safeway, Walmart, Lucky’s, Target, fast food places, and others. Sorry we will not stock Costco due to the cost and low percentage we receive. Please buy your SCRIP Gift Cards by visiting our Scrip window in the vestibule when we have a volunteer after Masses. You can also purchase SCRIP at the Parish Office on Thursdays from 2:30-4:30pm or through the online phone App named Benefit Mobile. Remember that when you buy SCRIP Gift Cards through us you still receive the value you paid for the gift card, but we receive a percentage (ranging from 1% to 21%) for every purchase you make. This is a very easy way with no additional cost to you to support Saint Lawrence Parish and School with the normal shopping you do for your household. For questions, please call the Parish or School offices to find out how the SCRIP program works.

January 12, 2020 Education Center

January 19, 2020 St. Vincent de Paul

Ann Ayala Ben (3 years old)

Tim Brown Jerry Campisi

Sue Collins Louise Dale

Ron and Linda Daily Raymond Gutierrez Margaret Haselden

Maria González Hornsby Ann Lizotte

José Luis Oregel Márquez Patricia Martinez

Berna Muñoz Emily Grace Navarra Elizabeth Ostachuck

Lina Pirotta Moses Pirotta

Soledad Valadez Lina Velasco

Rosalio Villagomez

Due to the early submission of this week’s bulletin to the printer,

The Stewardship Data for December 29, 2019 will be published in next week’s bulletin.

Thank you.

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Today the Church celebrates the manifestation of Christ to all the world, beginning with a reading that overflows with light, brightness, radiance, and glory. This passage comes from the last section of Isaiah (chapters 56-66), most likely written about the time of Judah’s release from Babylonian captivity and their return to the Promised Land, around 586 BC. The prophet looks forward to the fulfillment of divine promises to re-create the covenant people, the city of Zion, and God’s dwelling place among them. Repeatedly, Isaiah stresses that God’s act of restoration will be witnessed by foreign nations, who will thus recognize the saving work of the Lord. Twice in the first two verses of today’s reading, Isaiah uses the Hebrew word kabod, translated “glory.” This significant term indicates an outward manifestation of divine presence, at times nearly equivalent to God himself. The earlier prophet Ezekiel, a Jerusalem priest deported to Babylon among the first wave of exiles, saw a vision of the glory of the Lord leaving the Temple (Ezekiel 10), a certain sign that Judah’s final desolation had begun, because without God’s saving presence, the city and its people lay completely vulnerable to enemy attack. But Isaiah now announces that not only will the Lord’s people return to their land, but more importantly, the “glory” of God will again dwell in their midst in a new temple, in a new Jerusalem. The prophet further proclaims that the radiance of the Lord’s saving act will be the marvel of other nations and their rulers. A defeated and scattered people will again be gathered together in the Promised Land, drawing those from foreign lands to praise the God of Israel.

Rise up in splendor! Taken from Commentary On Today’s First Reading

Palabra que da Vida Jesús nació en Belén de Judá, en tiempos del rey Herodes. Unos magos de oriente llegaron entonces a Jerusalén y preguntaron: “¿Dónde está el rey de los judíos que acaba de nacer? Porque vimos surgir su estrella y hemos venido a adorarlo” (…) entraron en la casa y vieron al niño con Maria, su Madre, y postrándose, lo adoraron. Después, abriendo sus cofres, le ofrecieron regalos: oro, incienso y mirra… (Mt. 2:1-12) Hoy celebramos la fiesta de la Epifanía (manifestación de la divinidad de Cristo a todos los hombres). Después de que los pastores acuden a llevar regalos, reconociendo que Jesús es el Mesías; más tarde, quizá unas semanas o meses, como nos muestra el evangelio de hoy, los personajes que buscan al niño Dios para adorarlo son los sabios, quienes más que magos, eran los astrónomos de ese tiempo, digamos que los premios nobel de esa época. Es decir, no es verdad que solo los pobres, la gente sencilla, los niños, los ancianos con un gran corazón, sean quienes adoran a Cristo como Dios, sino que también viene la gente sabia y entendida, aunque tardan un poquito más en llegar. El pueblo y los intelectuales, este es el mensaje. Primero entendemos a Cristo con el corazón, y luego lo entendemos con la cabeza. Este gesto de reconocer en Cristo a Dios viene explicito por las palabras que dicen los magos cuando van a Herodes: “Hemos venido a adorarle”. Y viene explicito también con los regalos: El oro era el regalo que se daba a los reyes, están reconociendo la realeza de Cristo. El incienso era lo que se daba a los dioses, todavía nosotros lo utilizamos. Y la mirra, era una resina que se utilizaba disuelta para los cadáveres, y estaban diciendo con esto, que no solo era Dios, sino también era hombre. Con esto estaban declarando la esencia de nuestra fe sobre Jesucristo: Dios verdadero, hombre verdadero. Autentico Dios! ¡autentico hombre! En este gesto sencillo estaban haciendo una profesión de fe que la Iglesia ha mantenido: ¡Es el Rey de Reyes! ¡El Señor de los Señores! ¡Es Dios verdadero y es hombre verdadero! Propósito: Escuchar y poner en práctica todas las enseñanzas que nos da Jesucristo quien es el Rey, Dios verdadero y hombre verdadero. Y, por lo tanto, sus enseñanzas son intocables. Pbro. Santiago Martin. (Extracto de su homilía)

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Has someone you know and love lost the faith?

On the last Sunday of each month a Mass is offered for them.

Please join our Saint Monica Sodality. There are no dues and no meetings, only your prayers are required. Send your names of loved ones to be remembered to The Saint Lawrence Parish Office. We will add these names to our special album and a prayer card will be given to you.

Please pray each day that all of our loved ones will return to God.

No habrá clase del 27 de Dic- 10 enero por vacaciones.

Iniciaremos nuevamente el 17 de enero 2020.

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2020 W F L W C C V

Join fellow Catholics and Pro‐Lifers from all over California and beyond as we stand up for the littlest among us at the 14th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on January 25, 2020. Last year’s Walk drew 60,000+ people. Fees: A $20.00 fee is required upon registration to cover costs (cash or check only payable to “St. Lawrence”). No refunds for cancellation available. This fee includes transportation to/from the event via bus and bottled water. Buses have restrooms and comfortable seating. Schedule: We will leave St. Lawrence at 7:45am to arrive early in San Francisco for group seating at St. Mary’s Cathedral for 9:30am Mass. After Mass, we will walk a few blocks to Civic Center Plaza for the Info Faire and 12:30pm Rally (bring a bagged lunch to enjoy on the lawn). The Walk down San Francisco’s Market Street, begins at 1:30pm from Civic Center Plaza and ends at Justin Herman Plaza. We plan to return to St. Lawrence by 5:30pm. Minors: All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Info: For complete information about the Walk, visit www.walkforlifewc.com or call (415) 658-1793. Tickets are sold in the Parish Office.

Únete a hermanos católicos y gente pro‐vida proveniente de toda California y más allá, poniéndonos de pie a favor de los más pequeños entre nosotros en la decimocuarta Caminata anual por la Vida de la Costa Oeste en San Francisco, el 25 de enero de 2020. El año pasado la Caminata atrajo a más de 60,000 personas. Costo: Se requerirá una cuota de $20.00 al registrarse para cubrir los costos de transporte (pago en efectivo o cheque a nombre de “St. Lawrence”). No hay devoluciones por cancelación. Esta cuota incluye el transporte desde/hacia el evento vía autobús y agua embotellada. Los autobuses tienen baños y cómodos asientos. Agenda: Un autobús saldrá a las 7:45am para llegar a la Catedral de Santa María para la misa a las 9:30am. Después de la misa, vamos a caminar unas cuadras hasta la Plaza del Centro Cívico. El evento comienza a las 12:30pm en la Plaza del Centro Cívico y la caminata por Market Street hasta Justin Herman Plaza, comienza a la 1:30pm. Planeamos volver a St. Lawrence a las 5:30pm. Menores de edad: Todos los menores deben ser acompañados por un adulto responsable de ellos. Informes: www.walkforlifewc.com/enespanol o llame al (415) 658‐1793. Boletos a la venta en la Oficina Parroquial.

Tickets are now available at the Parish Office.

Year! Now on its

The next drawing will be on January 26, 2020

for a $300 prize.

Remember that each ticket you buy now gives you 6 chances to win. Please return your sold ticket stubs with payment to the Parish Office since the sooner you turn in your sold tickets, the more chances you have to win the prizes money.

Deadline: Tickets must be returned to the Parish Office on January 25, 2020 before 12 Noon

for the drawing on January 26, 2020.

Come visit our Lord Jesus Christ Who is truly present

in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar , and spend one hour with Him every Thursday.

The All-day Eucharistic Adoration starts at 9:00 AM in the Chapel (right after the 8:30 AM Mass)

and ends with Solemn Benediction at 8:30 PM

If you would like to join the Adoration Team and commit to a weekly specific Holy Hour,

please contact the Parish Office at (408) 296-3000.

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January 5 to 12, 2020 Year A for the

Office for the Protection

of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose Anthony Gonzalez

Phone:1-408-983-0113 Fax:1-408-983-0147

Emergency line: 1-408-983-0141

E-mail: protection@dsj.org

Office of Financial Services

If you suspect financial mismanagement

or misconduct in your parish, school, or in the Diocese of San Jose,

please contact: EthicsPoint

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Learn more at ww.dsj.org More information to come.

Please call ahead for Pre-Needs or At-Need

Arrangements

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF THE DIOCESE

OF SAN JOSE

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

22555 Cristo Rey Drive,

Los Altos, CA 94024 (650) 428-3730

Calvary Cemetery 2655

Madden Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116

(408) 258-2940

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