Mission San Diego de Alcalá 10818 San Diego Mission Road, San Diego, CA 92108-2429

Phone: (619) 283-7319 Fax: (619) 283-7762

Website: www.missionsandiego.org

December 11, 2016

Rev. Peter M. Escalante, Pastor Rev. Bill Springer and Rev. Alex De Paulis, Associate Pastors

Deacon Ernest Grosso

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday 8 am–4 pm (619) 283-7319 Fax: (619) 283-7762

VISITOR CENTER/GIFT SHOP Rhonda Sosa, Manager Hours, 9 am—4:30 pm (619) 281-8449

MSGR. HALTER ARCHIVES Hours - Tuesday and Thursday 10 am—12 Noon (619) 283-6338 library@missionsandiego.org

SUNDAY MASS TIMES

5:30 p.m. Saturday— Congregational Singing

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

9:00 a.m. Folk Music in St. Francis Chapel

10:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

(4th Sunday, ASL interpreted)

11:00 a.m. Congregational Singing

11:00 a.m. Spanish in St. Francis Chapel

12:00 noon Mission Choir

5.30 p.m. Congregational Singing

WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays 4:00 - 5:00 & 6:30 p.m., or by appointment, please call the Parish Office.

ADORATION IN LA CAPILLA

First Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. First Saturday 7:30 a.m.-9:30a.m. Call the Parish Office to volunteer.

BAPTISMS: Deacon Ernest Grosso (619) 448-7931 deacongrosso@missionsandiego.org

MARRIAGES: Preparation with priest/deacon at least 9 months in advance.

NAZARETH SCHOOL: Principal Dr. Colleen Mauricio, (619) 641-7987

Marriage Help—The word Retrouvaille is a French

word meaning rediscovery. The program offers tools

needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship.

Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving rela-

tionships or divorce have successfully overcome their

marriage problems by attending this program. The next

program is January 6-8, 2017. Space is limited, call

(951) 259-9474 for information.

Centering Prayer—The Centering Prayer Group meets every Monday

from 7:00 to 8:15 pm in the California Room. It is a silent prayer that

allows God's healing and transforming love to work in our lives. For our

formation time, we are presently reading "The Discipline of Prayer"

from the Contemplative Life Program. If you are new to Centering

Prayer come 15 minutes early to learn the simple method of Centering

Prayer. For information contact Ardy (858) 279-7278. All are welcome.

Martha and Mary Guild This Guild meets Mondays at 10 a.m. in the Mission church. They begin

with coffee and prayer and then do light cleaning to the pews, kneelers,

railings and sanctuary. Men and women are welcome to join. If dusting

is not your choice come join us for coffee, prayer and socializing. Call

Karen Rebelo (858) 277-6243 or Janet Bartel (858) 560-9312

Our Parish welcomes the newly baptized:

Jaden Cordita Andrew Cuaresma

Natalie Rivera Jacob Schaefer

Luna Zamora

Senior Men’s Group—Senior Men’s Group meets for lunch the 3rd

Thursday of each month. Lunch takes place at various restaurants in the

nearby area. If you would like to be added to our contact list, call Pete

Corrao at (619) 582-9386. All Senior men are welcome.

Mission Bible Study—Save the Date! The Mission Bible Study will resume Tuesday

evenings in the California Room from 7—8:15 pm

starting January 24, 2017 with the study of the Book

of Genesis, Part I. Join us as we take a closer look at

our Patriarchal History and learn of God's desire to

have a deep relationship with His people. For more

information, please contact Virginia McCarron at

eggrod0422@ymail.com or at (818) 519-1769.

Mission Deanery Advent Penance Services 2016 Our Mother of Confidence . Tuesday, December 13. . . . . . .3:30, 7 pm

St. Agnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 14. . . . .7 pm

St. Mary Magdalene . . . . . . Wednesday, December 14. . . . .7 pm

St. Therese of Carmel . . . . . Wednesday, December 14. . . . .7 pm

Mary Star of the Sea . . . . . . Monday, December 19 . . . . . . . 4 pm

St. Brigid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monday, December 19 . . . . . . . 6 pm

All Hallows. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuesday, December 20 . . . . . . .7:30 pm

Third Sunday of Advent

December 11, 2016

Those whom the LORD has

ransomed will return and

enter Zion singing, crowned

with everlasting joy.

— Isaiah 35:10a

Year-End Charitable Gifts– A gift of your securities, including stocks

or bonds, is an easy way to make a gift to your Mission parish. By

making a gift of your appreciated securities, you can avoid paying

capital gains tax that would otherwise be due if you sold these assets.

Contributions made by December 31, 2016, may be deducted on this

year’s taxes. For information, please visit the diocese website at

www.diocese-sdiego.org, click GIVING, then Stock Donations found at

the top of the home page. Or contact the Office for Stewardship and

Development, Mark Fisher, at (858) 490-8316.

Christmas Schedule 2016 Advent Penance Service

Monday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.

Mission Church, This is an opportunity for us to

become reconciled with the Lord and with each other.

Several priests will be available for individual confes-

sion.

Mass Schedule, December 24 Christmas Eve

4:00 p.m. Mission Church

4:00 p.m. St. Francis Chapel—Children’s Mass

6:00 p.m. St. Francis Chapel—Folk Choir

8:00 p.m. Mission Church

10:00 p.m. Mission Church

12:00 (Midnight) St. Francis Chapel—Mission Choir

Mass Schedule, December 25 Christmas Day

7:00 a.m. Mission Church

8:00 a.m. Mission Church

9:00 a.m. Mission Church

10:00 a.m. Mission Church

11:00 a.m. Mission Church

11:00 a.m. (Spanish) St. Francis Chapel

12:00 Noon Mission Church

No Evening Mass

Our annual Giving Tree to supply toys for needy

families through Catholic Charities is in the entrance to

St. Francis Chapel. Purchased items should be returned

today, Sunday, December 11. Please do not wrap the

gift. Families from Catholic Charities’ list of needy

families will choose the gifts and volunteers will wrap

them. Volunteers are needed to help with wrapping

and set-up at Blessed Sacrament on Monday, Dec. 12

from 8:00 to 5:00 and Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 8:30

until 2:00. Call Roxie Ramirez at 619-286-1100 if you’d like to help.

This Parish project is sponsored by the Social Action Committee.

Giving Tree

Visit www.MissionSanDiego.org using your smart phone for more

information about what is happening at

the Mission! You can read the Sunday

Bulletin and messages from our Pastor.

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our Sunday bulletin possible. While we cannot guaran-

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that they share our ethics and values.

Mission Basilica San Diego

de Alcalá Choir presents

The 40th Annual

Candlelight Meditation Saturday and Sunday,

December 17 and 18

7:30 p.m. in the Mission Church

This year’s Candlelight presentation

will feature seasonal music, both

traditional and Carols anew. Music is

set around Scripture readings of the

Season. Featuring the Mission Choir,

accompanied by Organist Howard

McCullough, the Classic Brass,

Percussion Ensembles, Soloists, and

Readers, all directed by Gene Regard.

A reception will follow in La Sala.

Free-will offering will be taken.

Save the Dates All Young Adults! We are starting a new Bible study/faith topic series called

Symbolon. We will be teaming up with the young adults at Santa Sophia to facilitate

this Series at alternating locations each month. December we will be at Santa Sophia

on Wednesdays, and January we will be back at the Mission. Come join us to grow

deeper in your faith and friendships! Check the Young Adults Facebook page for de-

tails or the link on the Mission’s website. Socials are posted there.

Mission Young Adults

December 14 Symbolon #3 - at Santa Sophia parish 7-8pm

December 21 Holy Hour at Mission Parish with Music 6pm - 7pm

December 28 Off for Christmas week

Mothers of Faith meet Wednesdays at 9 am in Allied Gardens

park. Please mark your calendar, they will not meet December 28

in celebration of New Year’s Day.

Cathedral Tour with Sister Mary Visit the great Cathedrals with Sister

Mary Kiely right here at the Mission

starting January 9! Sister Mary will

present a series of videos on the beauty

of the stained glass windows, the statues

and illustrations from the Old and New

Testaments and the treasures of these

magnificent structures via DVDs that

feature the Gothic Cathedrals in France,

then she’ll move on to England, Ger-

many, Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic

and the New World. Join Sister Mary the

Mondays of January and February at

10—12 noon in the California Room.

Dates, Jan. 9, 16, 28, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20.

Collection for the Retirement

Fund for Religious is this weekend,

December 10/11—Please give to

those who have given a lifetime.

Envelopes are in the pews. For more

information see the insert.

Saturday, December 10, 6-10 p.m. in the St. Francis Chapel, Celebration of Our

Lady of Guadalupe, Dinner to follow in the California Room.

Saturday, December 17, 1-5 p.m. in the California Room, Baking Cookies for the

annual Candlelight Meditation Reception.

Youth Group meets once a month for food, fellowship and fun from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 18 we will meet in the California Room for our Christmas Pot-

Luck Dinner, followed by the Candlelight Meditation in the Mission Church. ALL

High School students are welcome to join us.

There will be no classes or meetings on December 25 or January 1.

Ms. V.J. Brion (619) 640-0481, youthministry@missionsandiego.org

Mission-Aires

Meeting and Luncheon Tuesday, December 20

11:30 am Meeting

12 pm Luncheon

$10 Members—$11 Non-Members

Get into your best holiday spirit and join us Tuesday, December 20. In the spirit of

sharing, we’re asking you to bring an unwrapped toy which will be given to the Metro

Neighborhood Center to be distributed to underprivileged children. Don't forget the

older kids that would appreciate a baseball, football or soccer ball! A delicious

Christmas dinner menu includes Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Corn, Tossed Salad, Fruit

Salad, Chocolate Cake and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Bread and Butter, and a

beverage. Please sign up and pay in the Gift Shop by 1:30 pm, Sunday, December

18; we need an accurate count to order the food. Let's celebrate Christ' birth together!

The Nazareth School Cadette Girl Scout Troop 3493 is collecting

jackets for the needy after the 9:00 a.m. Mass TODAY, Sunday, Dec. 11, outside

of St. Francis Chapel. We are asking parishioners to clean out their closets and

donate gently used jackets. The troop will collect the jackets and ensure they are

given to individuals and/or families in need. Please donate jackets for babies,

children, teens, women and men. Contact Isabella Parkinson at (619) 402-7419

with questions.

Christmas Eve Children’s Mass—

4:00 PM, St. Francis Chapel

Children ages 3 to 12 are invited to

participate in the Entrance Proces-

sion at this Mass. We will have

streamers and bells for each child.

Everyone is asked to bring bells to

ring at the Entrance Procession, the

Gloria and the Holy.

ALTAR LINENS GUILD. . . . . . . . . .Peggy Stolberg (619) 203-5871

ALTAR SERVERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Gipson (858) 761-1073

BAPTISMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deacon Ernest Grosso (619) 448-7931

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY. . .Dr. Roberta Flynn (619) 980-9244

BIRTHLINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Melkerson (858) 292-4848

CANTORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Conway (619) 851-5222

CENTERING PRAYER . . . . . . . Ardy Woodmansee (858) 279-7278

DOCENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Bartel (858) 560-9312

FESTIVAL OF THE BELLS. . . . . . . . Misty Suposs (619) 985-2114

9 AM FOLK CHOIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molly Nocon (619) 890-7607

GIFT SHOP/VISITOR CENTER . . . . Rhonda Sosa (619) 281-8449

HEARING IMPAIRED MINISTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Alex De Paulis . .fralex@missionsandiego.org

KAISER OUTREACH. . . . . . . . . . . .Carmen Falcon (619) 916-8476

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS . . . . GK Bernie Garcia (619) 997-8380

LECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia McCarron (818) 519-1769

MARTHA AND MARY GUILD . . . . .Karen Rebelo (858) 277-6243

MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRYAnne-Marie Roach (619) 602-8878

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Or Spanish-speaking—Laura Alcaraz (619) 855-0017

MISSION-AIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art Hurteau (619) 280-8074

MOTHERS OF FAITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Carr (619) 916-6598

MSGR. HALTER ARCHIVES. . . . . . . Tony Falcon (619) 283-6338

MUSIC DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gene Regard (858) 487-7457

MISSION CHOIR . . . . . . . . Frank Schuld, President (619) 464-0401

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Howard McCullough, Organist (858) 208-9515

OUTREACH TO SICK . . . . .Sr. Margaret Kelly, OP (619) 283-1371

PARISH COUNCIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Benitez (619) 449-4345

PARISH OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (619) 283-7319

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. (4 yrs old—8th Grades and Children’s

Sacramental Classes) . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Alex De Paulis (619) 624-0900

RCIA/ADULT FORMATION . . . . Fr. Bill Springer (619) 624-0900

SENIOR MEN’S GROUP (MMC) . . . . Pete Corrao (619) 582-9386

SOCIAL ACTION . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael Peddecord (619) 286-9625

TASTE OF THE MISSION . . . . . . . . Sylvia Benitez (619) 449-4345

USHERS/HOSPITALITY . . . . . . . . . . . .Cecil Boyd (619) 282-6575

WEDDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . Call the Parish Office to begin the process.

YOUNG ADULTS .Fr. Alex De Paulis. .fralex@missionsandiego.org

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES . . . . . . . . KellyTriggs@yahoo.com

YOUTH MINISTRY (Sr High) . . . . . . . . .V. J. Brion (619) 640-0481

Alphabetical Directory of Ministries

Bulletin Items . . . . . Please submit one week in advance

of bulletin date to religiouseducation@missionsandiego.org

Have you been looking for a great way to spend time at

the Mission? The Gift Shop is in need of additional

volunteers. Call Rhonda today at (619) 281-8449 and

find out how rewarding it is to volunteer at your Church!

A SEASON OF HOPE

Today we can bask in the imagery that the Mass readings

offer us. In particular, Isaiah’s vision of a parched land

that blooms with abundant flowers holds a message for

each of us. Too often we are just like that parched land.

We can allow ourselves to become absorbed in the waves

of consumerism that grip so many. We look for fulfillment

in the things that money can buy. Unfortunately, this leaves

us like parched land, thirsting for something that money

can’t buy. This holy season has much to offer to quench

our thirsts. In a word, this season offers hope. We are told

that those who are ransomed by God will know joy and

gladness. For them, sorrow and mourning will be no more.

Let us place our hope in these promises. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. _____________________________________________________

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Dec. 11 Gaudete Sunday, Third Sunday of Advent Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11

Dec. 12 Monday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Dec. 13 Tuesday, St. Lucy Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32

Dec. 14 Wednesday, St. John of the Cross Is 45: 6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 7:18b-23

Dec. 15 Thursday Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b; Lk 7:24-30

Dec. 16 Friday Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Jn 5:33-36

Dec. 17 Saturday Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Dec. 18 Sunday, Fourth Sunday of Advent Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24