St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church First Sunday of Advent | December 2, 2018 Fr. Jacob Carazo OFM Conv., Pastoral Administrator—Ext. 10 Fr. Alphonse Van Guilder OFM Conv., Associate Pastor—Ext. 19 Fr. Allen Ramirez OFM Conv., Associate Pastor—Ext. 15 Fr. John Farao, OFM Conv., in residence (prison ministry) Michael Schacherer Administrative Assistant—Ext. 24 MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 3:30 p.m. (Latin Tridentine Mass) Saturday (Sun. Oblig.): 5:30 p.m. Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: 8:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7:00 p.m. (except Christmas) RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Daily (except Sun.): prior to 8:00 a.m. Mass Saturdays: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Holy Days and Eve of: prior to Mass BAPTISM & INSTRUCTIONS By appointment only MARRIAGES 6 months in advance COMMUNION FOR SICK AND AGED Call Parish Office Rectory Phone: (805) 773-2219 Fax: (805) 773-8617 Email: [email protected]Website: www.stpaulspismobeach.com 800 Bello Street, Pismo Beach CA 93449-2310
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Daily (except Sun.): pr ior to 8:00 a.m. Mass Saturdays: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Holy Days and Eve of: prior to Mass BAPTISM & INSTRUCTIONS By appointment only MARRIAGES 6 months in advance COMMUNION FOR SICK AND AGED Call Parish Office
FIRST SATURDAY 1 8:00AM In Repara on for the Blasphemies and the Ingra tude to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and For the Living and Deceased Members of the Bagwell, Stoleson and Wolfe Families
Ken & Diane Bagwell
5:30PM † Heraclio Razo (Anniversary) Son, Manuel & Estela SUNDAY 2 8:00AM † Honorio “Rey” Cacabelos (1st Anniversary) Wife 10:30AM For the Inten ons of Joe and Yvonne Rouleau (46th Wedding Anniversary) 3:30PM La n Mass 5:30PM For the Inten ons of Jim and Donna Snead MONDAY 3 8:00AM † Mabel Avila Sister, Dorothy Avila For the Inten ons of Michael and Michelle Schacherer (2nd
Wedding Anniversary Heidi Carpen er
TUESDAY 4 8:00AM WEDNESDAY 5 8:00AM † Joseph Richard Kosakowski, Sr. Dana Van Der Beke & Family THURSDAY 6 8:00AM † Jean Marie Lloyd Mother, Beverly FIRST FRIDAY 7 8:00AM In Repara on for the Blasphemies and the Ingra tude to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus and For Blessings on the Friars at Saint Paul Parish
Ken & Diane Bagwell
SATURDAY 8 8:00AM †† Luis and Dominga Antolin Daughter, Rebecca Untalan
5:30PM † Linda Ornellas Del & Ginger Haney SUNDAY 9 8:00AM For the Deceased Members of the Iljana and Dion Families Len, Diona & Family 10:30AM † Arthur Van Guilder Son 3:30PM La n Mass 5:30PM For the Inten ons of Jim and Donna Snead Altar Servers SATURDAY 8 5:30PM Ma hew & Marshall Anderson SUNDAY 9 8:00AM Sean Pringle 10:30AM Hunter Boulais 5:30PM Lucas Conway
For the Living and Deceased Members of the Altar and Rosary Society
† Joan Gaugush Husband, Robert
12:10PM For the Inten ons of Agos nho and Vitalina A. De Faria Agos nho & Vitalina A. De Faria
5:30PM For the Immaculate Concep on
NOVENA PRAYERS
Saint Anthony Novena The novena is prayed Tuesday mornings after 8:00 a.m. Mass. Mother of Perpetual Help Novena The novena is prayed on Wednesday mornings after 8:00 a.m. Mass.
Prayers for Those Who are Ill
If there is someone ill you wish to be added to our list of pray-ers for the sick, please email us at [email protected] NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, or call the Parish Office (805)773-2219 Ext. 24.
Armida Robb, Irene Duralde, Jack Nunes, Sandi Morrissey, Joy Gifford, Janice Shields, Jim Maloney, George Mahoney, Sarah Carrasco, Mel Ormonde, Judy Hughes and Jennifer Ojeda.
Pray for Those in the Military
Please pray for members of the parish family who are in the military. Prayers for those in our Na on’s Military:
Major Chris Valine (USAF), Boatswain Mate Ashley Valine (US Coast Guard) and Lt. Col. James F. Maloney. To include prayers for those in the military, please email your request to: [email protected]
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Please join us every Thursday from 1:00 to 6:45 p.m. in the church. Spend some time with our Lord.
First Sunday of Advent December 2, 2018 I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land.— Jeremiah 33:15
MASS INTENTIONS
Altar & Rosary Society Christmas Luncheon & Fundraiser Invitations and drawing tickets were sent to the registered families for the upcoming Altar and Rosary Society Christmas luncheon. The luncheon is scheduled for December 4th at Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo.
Need for Food A er Thanksgiving
Many agencies have cared for the needy leading up to Thanksgiving. Now there will be a lull in support. If you have food-stuffs left over that you won’t use, then drop these non-perishable items in the hutch at the entrance of the church. We will get the food to the Five Cities’ Chris-tian Women’s food distribution center. If you are inter-ested in donating your time to the effort (1 or 2 after-noons per month), please call the rectory.
Events Outside the Parish
1. The Conventual Franciscans of Our Lady of Consolation Province (headquartered in Indiana) staffed the parish from about the 1930s to about the 1970s. Perhaps you have old pic-tures or other items lying around the house that depict a friar or friars working in the parish. The Province Archives of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation and the former Custody of Our Lady of Guadalupe would love to have them. The Ar-chives Office of the Province would be willing to take such items. A note attached to the items explaining dates, people involved, etc. would be greatly appreciated. They can be sent to: Province Archives, 101 St. Anthony Drive, Mt. St. Francis, IN 47146 or emailed to [email protected].
2. The Newman Center at Cal Poly is operational with the start of school. The center is meant to help Catholic students at local colleges to have a place to live and express their faith. Masses are celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Chapel at the Newman Center (Sunday at 6:00 p.m. and Monday through Thursday at 11:10 a.m.). Various ministries are offered at Newman; details are at (www.slonewman.org). The center is located at 1472 Foothill Boulevard, San Luis Obispo; the of-fice is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (543-4105).
Father Jacob is Now Online Father Jacob has an email account set to communicate with the parishioners. It is [email protected]. ______________________
Protecting Our Children--Safe Environment
Given the recent public outcry over abuse of children in the Catholic Church, a FIRM policy is needed. The parish has followed the direc ves of the diocese for years. On Wednesday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., only authorized individ-uals and personnel who have been cleared by the diocese may be in the parish hall (parents or guardians may bring or pick up the children in the hall). NOBODY ELSE will be per-mi ed ANYWHERE in the hall. The NOBODY includes mem-bers of the Knights of Columbus, the Altar and Rosary Soci-ety and Martha’s Ministry and anyone else. Join us in pro-tec ng the children.
Respect for the Lifestyle of the Friars
We remind parishioners that the Friars have a schedule of prayer and meals that needs to be respected. The commu-nal prayer takes place at 11:45 a.m. and at 4:45 p.m. It is truly annoying to have the telephone or doorbell ringing at these mes. In addi on, the communal meal is enjoyed at noon. This is community me for the Friars. Please be more careful to observe office hours Monday through Fri-day (9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.).
Join the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA)
The CDA was formed over 100 years ago and is one of the largest and oldest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. We donate to charities, administer schol-arship programs and strive "to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness." Meetings for Court #1162 take place every second Saturday of the month at Nativity of Our Lady Parish Hall in San Luis Obispo. The next meeting will take place on Saturday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m. Our Guest speaker will be Seminarian Abraham Barrera from Cambria. Luncheon will follow. New members always welcome. For more information, please call Rose at (805) 544-3358.
Coffee and Donuts
Coffee and donuts will be available Sunday morning in the hall. Please join your fellow parishioners after the Sunday morning Masses and introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
Contribution Envelope Boxes
All of the contribution envelope boxes have been placed in the rear of the church. Those who use these or who have electronic deductions will find boxes available. You will need the boxes now. Please take your box home. If you would like to receive a box of contribution enve-lopes, complete a registration form and indicate your wishes. If registered already, just call the office.
Our New Bishop We have a new Bishop, Daniel Garcia. He is coming from the Diocese of Aus n, Texas. He will be installed as the Bishop of Monterey on January 29, 2019. Please pray for him.
Knights of Columbus—Change for December The Potluck for the Knights of Columbus has been can-celled for December. The General Meeting will be held on December 12th at 7:00 p.m.
Cenacle of Prayer Marian Movement of Priests Please join us on the first Thursday of the month at 8:30 a.m., a er 8:00 a.m. Mass in the church. "Through this Movement, I am calling all my children to consecrate themselves to my Heart, and to spread every-where cenacles of prayer."
Faith Formation (K-8) The Faith Formation group meets on Wednesdays at 4:00-5:15 p.m. in the parish hall during the school year for Catholic religious education classes.
AltarandRosarySociety
The regular meeting of the Altar and Rosary Society is on the third Tuesday of the month. After prayer and Mass at 10:30 a.m., the usual luncheon and business meeting will follow in the parish hall. All are invited to attend and participate. There are no meetings June, July, August & December. Rosary for Priests The Rosary for Priests is prayed on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in the family room in rear of church (parking lot side). Praying for Priests: A Mission for the New Evangelization "As you begin to pray the holy Rosary for priests, ask Mary to pray with you. Assume the posture of a child who needs to be led in prayer. We do not know how to pray but, as the Word of God teaches, the Holy Spirit prays within us."
High School Youth Group Join the group in the parish hall each Sunday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. during the school year for Catholic faith study & social activities.
Choir Rehearsal The choir rehearses on Wednesday eve-nings at 7:00 p.m. in the choir loft of the church. If you are interested in joining, show up on Wednesday evening.
Knights of Columbus Regular Officer's Mee ng (3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.) Regular General Mee ng (3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.) Social (2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.)
Bible Study Friday mornings 8:30-10:30 a.m. September-May in the parish hall. Scripture study focuses on
individual books of the Bible.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6
THE PROMISE OF JUSTICE
We are in fairly good company when we ask God for jus ce. O en enough we hear and agree with the lament of the people of Israel asking God why the wicked pros-per. However, when we call out for jus ce, we usually want someone to get his or her comeuppance. God’s jus-
ce is something other than this, of course. God’s jus ce comprises a wonderful rightness between God and hu-mankind.
Today, Jeremiah looks ahead to a me when a just one will sprout from the shorn-off stump of Jesse of the house and family of David. Life was not fair in Jeremiah’s
me. Israel’s kings held the promise of God’s fidelity, but it was difficult to see how God’s promise could be realized through them.
Sunday: First Sunday of Advent; Hanukkah begins Monday: St. Francis Xavier Tuesday: St. John Damascene Thursday: St. Nicholas Friday: St. Ambrose; First Friday Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Saturday: The Immaculate Concep on of the Blessed Virgin Mary
HEARTFELT
Remember that God prefers the poverty of our hearts to the most sublime thoughts borrowed from others.
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