Rev. Scott Borgman

1441 west balboa boulevard, newport beach, California 92661

Schedule of Masses:

Saturdays (Vigil Mass) 5:00 PM Sundays: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM*, 12:00 Noon, 5:00 PM

* Children’s Liturgy of the Word during 10:00 AM Sunday Mass * Child Care (ages 2-5) during 10:00 AM Sunday Mass

Weekdays: 8:00 AM (Monday – Saturday)

Holy Days: See Mass schedule printed in Bulletin for each upcoming Holy Day of Obligation

Confessions: Saturdays: 3:30 - 4:30 PM Wednesdays: 7:00 - 8:00 PM or by appointment

Daily Rosary Devotion: .............. Every morning at 7:30 AM

Divine Mercy Chaplet: ……..... Weekday mornings after Mass

Funerals: Contact the Rectory prior to making arrangements

Day of Eucharistic Adoration: Observed on the 23rd day of each month

Baptisms: By appointment on the Second Sunday of each month at 1:15 PM – following completion of Preparation Class.*

Infant Baptism Classes:* Tuesdays prior to 2nd Sunday of Month.

Marriage: Contact the Rectory at least six months in advance of the expected wedding date.

Marriage Preparation Classes: Conducted on four consecutive Wednesday evenings during the months of January, March, May, July, and September.

Please Note: For Baptisms or Weddings, you must be a Practicing Catholic and a member of the parish. To be a Godparent, you must be a Practicing and Confirmed Catholic and, if married, married in the Church.

OLMC Rectory / Parish Office Office Hours M-F: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Parish Secretary ................ Rita Hallas Phone ........................... (949) 673-3775 Fax …..………............ (949) 673-3137 E-mail ……..….....….. olmc@olmc.net

Adult Education & Faith Formation / RCIA/Adult Sacramental Preparation Parish Bulletin / Adult Confirmation Greg Kelley ................ (949) 645-4540 E-mail .……...…….. gkelley@olmc.net

Adult Bible Study Jeannette Thomas ...... (949) 612-7290

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion ....... Rev. Scott Borgman

Infant Baptism Preparation / Marriage Preparation Deacon Steve Mutz .... (949) 645-6966

OLMC Children’s & Youth Ministry Religious Education John Bruscia …..................... (949) 673-2719 E-mail ………................. jbruscia@olmc.net Administrative Assistant ........ Joanne Shaw E-mail …………...........…. jshaw@olmc.net

Altar Servers Ministry Guy Lowery ……...........…. (949) 673-3775 Bereavement Ministry ……. (949) 673-3775 Lectors Ministry Greg Kelley …….......…...... (949) 645-4540

Music Director and Parish Choirs Olga Spriggs ….............. ospriggs@olmc.net Ushers Ministry Alan Smith ........................... (949) 254-0909 OLMC Website ..........….. www.olmc.net

OLMC Parish Finance Council Steve Tully, Council Chair; Robert Barry; Tim Collins; Tim Hogan; Nancy Tarantello.

Health & Wellness Ministry ... Sue Kelly

Knights of Columbus Council 15083 Ted Barry ….…....…..… (949) 697-4533

Respect Life Chair .... Call Parish Office

Sick and Homebound Ministry ...........................................(949) 673-3775

Spiritual Direction Ministry Denise Macias ........ denise@fmacias.net

St. Vincent DePaul Conference Bill McCarthy ......... (949) 673-3775 (x7)

Women’s SOUL Group Beth Fleming ....... olmcsoul@gmail.com

Rev. Msgr. Douglas Cook, J.C.L.

Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

January 7, 2018 The Solemnity of the Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts. The word “Epiphany” comes from a Greek verb meaning "to reveal," and all of the various events his-torically celebrated by the Feast of the Epiphany are revelations of Christ to man. It was first cele-brated in the Eastern Church, where it has been held from the beginning almost universally on January 6. Epiphany originally celebrated four different events, in the following order of importance: (1) the Baptism of the Lord; (2) Christ's first miracle, the changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana; (3) the Nativity of Christ;

and (4) the visitation of the Wise Men or Magi. Each of these is a revelation of God to man: at Christ's Baptism, the Holy Spirit descends and the voice of God the Father is heard, declaring that Je-sus is His Son; at the wedding in Cana, the miracle reveals Christ's divinity; at the Nativity, the angels bear witness to Christ, and the shepherds, representing the peo-ple of Israel, bow down before Him; and at the visitation of the Magi, Christ's divinity is revealed to the Gentiles–the other nations of the earth. Eventually, Epiphany came to mark the end of Christmastide–the Twelve Days of Christmas, which began with the revelation of Christ to Israel in His Birth and ended with the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles at Epiphany.

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 55:1-11 or 1 Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11

Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1 Sm 1:9-20; Mk 1:21-28 or Mk 1:14-20 and Mk 1:21-28

Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

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All kings shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him. - Psalm 72:11

PLEASE PRAY FOR... D B B THE SICK AND THE HOMEBOUND You are our eyes and ears! Please let us know about any sick and homebound pa-rishioners whom we may not know about.

With the information, please contact the Parish Office. We do not want anyone to fall through the cracks!

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES R N ! If you are an adult Catholic over the age of 18 who for any reason has never received the Sacra-

ment of Confirmation, (and possibly have not yet received your First Communion), a 12-week series of Adult Preparation Classes will be offered on Tues-day evenings from 7:00-9:00 PM in O’Donnell Hall, beginning January 30.

For more information, contact Greg Kelley at (949) 645-4540. To register for the classes, contact Rita Hallas in the Parish Office at (949) 673-3775.

OLMC’s eGiving Program As we begin the new year, this is the perfect time to set-up your “Faith Direct” account which enables you to make any

of your parish contributions directly from your check-ing/savings account or through your credit/debit card. No more writing checks or searching for envelopes on the way out the door! Now you can apply the con-venience of direct debit to your parish offerings in much the same way as you now use it to make any of your other regular payments. Enroll now! Go to: www.faithdirect.net and enroll securely online. Our parish code is CA863.

LITURGICAL SEASONS Have you already taken down your Christ-mas tree and put away your decorations? If so, you did it early! This Monday is actu-ally the last day of the Christmas Liturgi-

cal Season. This also means that Ordinary Time begins on Tuesday and will continue through Tues-day, February 13, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, and it will then resume when the Easter Season ends on May 21, the Monday following Pentecost Sunday.

Besides each of the liturgical seasons of the year that have their own distinctive character, there re-mains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated, but rather the mystery of Christ is honored in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordinary Time! But Ordinary Time is not very ordinary at all! In Ordinary Time, the celebration of Sunday, is the identifying mark of the Christian community which comes together, remem-bering that on the first day of the week the Lord of Life was raised up and creation at last came to completion. The liturgical color during Ordinary Time is green, the color of hope and life eternal!

2018 CALENDAR DAYS TO MARK January 8 Baptism of the Lord February 14 Ash Wednesday (Fast & Abstinence) February 18 First Sunday of Lent March 25 .... Palm Sunday March 26 .... Diocesan Chrism Mass March 29 .... Holy Thursday March 30 .... Good Friday (Fast and Abstinence) March 31 .... Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil Liturgy) April 1 ........ Easter Sunday of the Resurrection April 8 ........ Sunday of Divine Mercy May 13 ...... Ascension of the Lord (Sunday) May 20 ...... Pentecost Sunday June 9 ....... Diocesan Priesthood Ordination Day

SUNDAY – JANUARY 7 M F D M D D

TUESDAY – JANUARY 9 I B P C : 7:00 PM...Meets in the church in preparation for January 14 Baptisms. For information, call Deacon Steve Mutz.

THURSDAY – JANUARY 11 OLMC W ’ SOUL G : 9:00-11:00 AM...meets upstairs in O’Donnell Hall for monthly service project. All women are invited.

A E – M S P -: 7:30-9:00 PM This Thursday evening our

monthly Speakers Series presents guest speaker Claire Frazier-Yzaguirre, discussing the life that God wants for us. Title: “Living the Present Moment.“ No Admission Charge. Open to the public.

RECENTLY BAPTIZED AT OLMC... • E L W , daughter of Zackary & Chelsea Wherry

SOUL – OLMC WOMEN’S GROUP SOUL Meetings resume this Thursday morning, January 11, 9:00-11:00 AM up-stairs in O’Donnell Hall (St. John’s Room)

for our monthly Service Project. All women invited. For more information, email: olmcsoul@gmail.com

OLMC CHILDREN’S & YOUTH MINISTRY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES 1–12 All Grades, all sessions return to their regu-lar schedule this Sunday, January 7.

Next weekend −No meetings over three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday • Confirmation/Youth Ministry: NO meeting next Sunday, January 14, due to the holiday weekend! • Grades 1-5: No classes on Monday, January 15, MLK Day! • Grades 6-8 will meet as usual on Tuesday, January 16, from 6:00-7:30 PM for “Game Night!” A dozen game options will be set up for a fun, action-packed meeting! For further details, contact John Bruscia, at (949) 673-2719 or email jbruscia@olmc.net

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with well-known guest speaker...

OLMC Monthly Speaker Series 2018

Licensed psychologist, consultant, author, specializing in integrating

psychology and Catholic spirituality. Begin this NEW YEAR learning about practical and

inspirational ways to overcome the prevailing disease of “time famine” and live the REAL LIFE that

God wants for us, one of balance, peace, and joy, not the stressed-out, time-starved, sleep-deprived

one we often find ourselves living. This Thursday evening ..........…...…. January 11

7:30 - 9:00 PM ………..………..... O’Donnell Hall

Doors open at 7:15 PM ……………... All Adults Invited No Admission Charge ….. Free-will Offering at the Door

Catholic Continuing Education for all Adults

For details and information contact Greg Kelley at (949) 645-4540

CHRISTIAN FITNESS 2018 Join us on Wednesday evening, January 24, for a talk by Christian fitness expert Gil Yurly discussing “Eating for Longevity

and Exercise”. Gil is the owner-operator of Body Wise Fitness Gym in Costa Mesa. His talk will take place at 7:00 PM in O’Donnell Hall. All are invited.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE JAN 20 Women’s Silent Retreat with the Carmelite Sisters Don’t miss this unique spiritual experience which is

scheduled for the weekend of February 2-4 at the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra for women from OLMC and St. John Vianney Chapel. Reservation and payment deadline is January 20. For information contact Jill Wondries at (818) 398-2154.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH, IRVINE To become pregnant or to avoid preg-nancy: Fertility is a normal, healthy process and you can learn more by attending NFP

instructional classes on three Wednesday evenings: January 24, February 21, and March 21. For more information, call Kerry Ann Caswell (949) 854-7645.

ANNUAL OLMC BLOOD DRIVE... You Can Help Save Lives...By Your Do-nation of Blood! Our OLMC Health and Wellness Ministry has scheduled our annual

Blood Drive all day on Thursday, January 25 in O’Donnell Hall sponsored by Hoag Blood Donor Services. For information, contact Sue Kelly. To schedule an appointment, hoagblooddonor.org/appointment/detail.html and click on our parish

“THE BIBLE AND THE SACRAMENTS” Want to learn more about the Mass and the Sacrament of the Eucharist which the Catholic Catechism teaches is the

source and summit of our Faith? Join us on Thursday evening, January 18, from 7:30-9:00 PM to view and discuss the next lesson in the eleven part DVD series. This one is entitled: LAMB OF GOD. All adults are welcome. No admission charge!

For more information, contact Greg Kelley, Direc-tor, OLMC Adult Education and Faith Formation, at (949) 645-4540 or gkelley@olmc.net

OLMC CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERIES

JOIN THE OLMC LECTOR MINISTRY Have you ever considered becoming part of the parish's Lector ministry program? Join us any Saturday morning between

8:30-9:15 AM at any of our weekly Lector Practice Sessions to find out more about the ministry which is open to men, women, couples, singles, young adults and teens. Prior experience is not necessary. Enthu-siasm, the ability to read, and commitment are. Scheduling is flexible. Join us after the 8:00 AM Sat-urday morning Mass! Come by and introduce your-self! For further information, contact Greg Kelley (OLMC Lector Chair) at (949) 645-4540.

WEEKLY WEDNESDAY EVENING CONFESSIONS AND HOLY HOUR Each Wednesday evening, additional time for Confessions and a Holy Hour

for Eucharistic Adoration have been added to our weekly parish schedule from 7:00-8:00 PM providing an extra opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and draw closer to Christ.