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St. Peter Claver Parish Corner of Cochran & Stow Streets Parish Mission Statement We, the parish of Saint Peter Claver, are a Catholic faith community within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Universal Church. Firm in the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and inspired by the example of our patron, we proclaim the kingdom of God to embrace everyone in love without discrimination of any kind. We are devoted to worship, to witness, and joyful service in the Spirit. PARISH SCHEDULE MASSES: Saturday: 5pm Vigil; 7pm (Español) Sunday: 8am; 10am; 12noon & 5pm Holy Day of Obligation: 5pm Eve before; Day-7:30am; 12noon & 7pm Weekdays: 7:30am (Monday - Friday) DEVOTIONS: Perpetual Help Novena, Wednes- days, 7pm, Mass on first Wednesdays, 7pm; Adoration every Friday, 7pm First Saturday Mass, 7:30am SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturdays, 3 - 4:30pm (or by appointment); Eve of Holy Day & Thursday before first Friday, 4 - 4:45pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Sundays, 1:30 pm; 4th Sunday - Spanish Baptism BAPTISM INSTRUCTION: Second Monday of each month, 7pm SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: 6 months prior notification needed Pastor: Rev. Riz J. Carranza email: Riz.Carranza@la-archdiocese.org Associate Pastor: Rev. Adrian M. San Juan email: fradriansj@la-archdiocese.org Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. Brian Clements and Rev. Mr. Melecio Zamora Parish Office Address: 5649 Pittman St. Simi Valley, CA 93063-3525 Parish Office hours: (Monday - Friday) 9am-12noon, & 1-5pm Phone: (805) 526-6499 Fax: (805) 526-7233 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.saintpeterclaver.org Bulletin e-mail: [email protected] Pre-School & Kindergarten: Angela Meyer, Principal email: [email protected] (805) 526-2244 Fax: (805) 526-2225 Website: www.stpeterclaverschool.org Office of Faith Formation: Bianca Langlois, Director (805) 526-0680 email: [email protected] Office of Youth Ministry: Cosha Stanley, Director (805) 526-7975 email: [email protected]
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Page 1: St. Peter Claver ParishSACRAMENT OF PENANCE: St. Peter Claver Parish Corner of Cochran & Stow Streets Parish Mission Statement We, the parish of Saint Peter Claver, are a Catholic

St. Peter Claver Parish Corner of Cochran & Stow Streets

Parish Mission Statement

We, the parish of Saint Peter Claver,

are a Catholic faith community within the

Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the

Universal Church. Firm in the hope of the

Gospel of Jesus Christ and inspired by the

example of our patron, we proclaim the

kingdom of God to embrace everyone in

love without discrimination of any kind.

We are devoted to worship, to witness,

and joyful service in the Spirit.

PARISH SCHEDULE

MASSES:

Saturday: 5pm Vigil; 7pm (Español)

Sunday: 8am; 10am; 12noon & 5pm

Holy Day of Obligation: 5pm Eve before;

Day-7:30am; 12noon & 7pm

Weekdays: 7:30am (Monday - Friday)

DEVOTIONS: Perpetual Help Novena, Wednes-

days, 7pm, Mass on first Wednesdays, 7pm;

Adoration every Friday, 7pm

First Saturday Mass, 7:30am

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturdays,

3 - 4:30pm (or by appointment); Eve of Holy Day

& Thursday before first Friday, 4 - 4:45pm

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Sundays, 1:30 pm;

4th Sunday - Spanish Baptism BAPTISM INSTRUCTION:

Second Monday of each month, 7pm

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: 6 months prior

notification needed

Pastor: Rev. Riz J. Carranza

email: Riz .Carranza@la - archdiocese.org

Associate Pastor: Rev. Adrian M. San Juan

email: fradriansj@la - archdiocese.org Permanent Deacons:

Rev. Mr. Brian Clements and

Rev. Mr. Melecio Zamora

Parish Office Address: 5649 Pittman St.

Simi Valley, CA 93063-3525

Parish Office hours: (Monday - Friday)

9am-12noon, & 1-5pm

Phone: (805) 526-6499

Fax: (805) 526-7233

E-mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.saintpeterclaver.org

Bulletin e-mail: [email protected] Pre-School & Kindergarten:

Angela Meyer, Principal

email: [email protected]

(805) 526-2244 Fax: (805) 526-2225

Website: www.stpeterclaverschool.org Office of Faith Formation:

Bianca Langlois, Director

(805) 526-0680

email: [email protected] Office of Youth Ministry:

Cosha Stanley, Director

(805) 526-7975

email: [email protected]

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Parish Library: Sue Marron, (805) 770-0922

Bereavement Ministry:

Paul Stewart, 526-0073

Annulment Assistance:

Wally & Linda Cravens, 526-6499

Knights of Columbus: Joe Gray, (818) 421-0170

email: [email protected]

Society of St. Vincent de Paul:

For assistance: (805) 404-3178

Music Director: Jim Leslie, (818) 324-2109

Children’s Choir: Teddi Cassity, (805) 573-2665

Couples for Christ:

Chito & Beth Coronel, 285-7453

Filipino Catholic Comm. Group:

Cynthia Ramos Fernandez, (805) 890-4885

Hispanic Catholic Community Group:

Dcn. Melecio Zamora, (818) 262-1090

Las Guadalupanas: Pilar Osorio, (310) 597-9548

BINGO: Thursday, 6:30pm BINGO hotline: 526-2781

Safeguard the Children Committee:

Clyde Allen, Chair

email: [email protected]

Bible Study: Richard Kimmet, 581-2742

Women’s Adult Bible Study:

Sherry Kimmet, 581-2742

Becoming Catholic (Rite of Christian Initiation

of Adults):

Office of Faith Formation, 526-0680

Parish Vocation Animator:

Michael Johnson, 526-6499

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Coley Maddigan, Coordinator, 526-6499

Peter and Gloria Venzon, Scheduling, 813-4647

Lector Coordinator: Jim Small, (805) 390-7260

Altar Servers:

Amanda and Matt Kenny, (805) 404-5924

Eucharistic Ministry of Hosp. & Home:

Joni Egan, 527-2444

Parish Information

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My dear Parishioners,

What a blessing for us that during the season of Advent we have two special liturgical events honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Christ and our mother. We have celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, and we will observe the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas this Wednesday, December 12 to honor our mother who came to bring hope to all God’s children especially the little ones, the poor and the oppressed. May our love and reverence we give Mary reflect our imitation of Jesus’ intimate relationship with her. I encourage you to join the Hispanic community in celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe Festivities on Wednesday, December 12 beginning at 6:00pm and the Mass at 7:00pm to be presided by Bishop Alex Salazar, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles. Please come as a community.

In my last week’s Pastor’s corner, I shared with you points for consideration to learn more about the devotion to the Eucharistic Adoration. Why Eucharistic Adoration? The Church in Lanciano, as mentioned earlier, has been a popular place for pilgrimage since the miraculous elements are still on display. Believers come from all over the world to pray before the Eucharistic miracle and they come because they want to be close to Jesus and taste His unconditional love. They want to be reminded of what Jesus did for us on the cross. They want to be healed and to have their prayers answered. They want to hear what the Holy Spirit might have to say to them.

But we don’t have to go to Lanciano, Italy or other places where similar miracles have occurred – at least not if we just want to be in Jesus’ presence. He is present in our own churches. And what is even better, He who is present wants to make Himself known to us!

These Eucharistic miracles, and the devotions that have sprung up around them show us that we don’t have to limit ourselves to the Mass if we want to experience Jesus in this most intimate way. St. Pope John Paul II urged that the

“worship given to the Trinity must fill our churches outside of the timetable of Masses.” He went on to say that “adoration of Christ in this sacrament of love must find expression in the various forms of Eucharistic devotion.” He also asks each one of us to be generous with our time in going to meet Jesus in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith.

Likewise, St. Alphonsus Liguori, an 18th century saint, conveyed his experience of Eucharistic adoration

when he wrote: “It is sweet to everyone to be in the company of a dear friend. Shall we not find it sweet, in this valley of tears, to remain in the company of the best friend we have, who can do us every kind of good, who loves us with the most tender affection and therefore dwells always with us? Behold, in the Blessed Sacrament we can converse at pleasure with Jesus, we can open our hearts to Him, we can lay our wants before Him, and we can ask Him for His graces. In a word, in this sacrament we can treat with the king of heaven, in all confidence and without restraint” (Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, 19).

In the gospel of John (1:45-46,49) we find the conversation between the apostle Philip and Nathanael, when Philip invited Nathanael to meet Jesus about whom Moses and the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph of Nazareth. Then Nathanael asked “Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip replied simply, “Come and see.” Nathanael did just that, and within the first few moments of his conversation with Jesus, he declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

My friends, what happened to Nathanael can happen to us. When we “come and see” Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, He will convince us that He is the Son of God, that He is our Savior, and that He is our Lord. The same Jesus who changed Nathanael can change our lives as we spend time in His presence. It is good to know that God will bless us if we just show up and sit passively before Him, but there is so much more available to us than a general blessing from God. As was said in my last week’s article, God loves it when we

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Monday, December 10th

Parish Office Closed Until 1pm

4:00 pm Confessions (C) 6:00 pm Cub Scout Bear Den Meeting (PC) 6:00 pm Divine Mercy Committee Meeting (PC) 7:00 pm Baptism Class (C, CLR) 7:00 pm Misioneros de Cristo (PC) 8:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (C) Tuesday, December 11th

6:30 pm Hispanic Community Prayer Group (PC) 7:00 pm Claver Coffeehouse (PC) 7:00 pm K of C General Meeting (PC) 7:00 pm Bereavement Support Group (CLR) 7:00 pm Adult Music Ministry (C) 8:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (C) Wednesday, December 12th - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

5:00 am Mañanitas (C) Followed by Refreshments on the Plaza

6:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosary Procession (P) 7:00 pm Mass - In Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Followed by Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration (H) Thursday, December 13th

6:00 pm Children’s Choir (C) 6:30 pm BINGO

7:00 pm Noon Choir (C) 7:30 pm Adult Bible Study (CLR) Friday, December 14th

6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack Meeting (H) 6:30 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (C) 6:30 pm Hispanic Couples for Christ (PC) 7:00 pm Holy Hour (C)

7:00 pm Hispanic Community Choir (PC) Saturday, December 15th 7:30 am Mass (C) 8:00 am Catholic Mothers in Prayer (YC) 9:00 am Christmas Choir Rehearsal (C) 3:00 pm Confessions (C) 4:15 pm Choir Practice (C) 6:00 pm Koinonia John the Baptist Session (PC) 6:15 pm Confessions (Español) (C)

Saturday, December 8th

5:00 pm Vincenza Inglese (RIP)

Edward and Eleanor Hickey (RIP)

Sunday, December 9th

10:00 am Amado Santos (RIP)

Daniel Cravens (RIP)

12(noon) Socrates Inonog (RIP)

Leocadia Jaimez-Fernandez (RIP)

5:00 pm Nick Shelton (RIP)

Angel Ortiz (RIP)

Monday, December 10th

7:30 am Ray Wargo, Jr. (RIP)

Senija Herrity (INT)

Daniel Cravens (RIP)

Tuesday, December 11th

7:30 am Philip Tran (RIP)

Daniel Cravens (RIP)

Dee Hibbs (INT)

Wednesday, December 12th

7:30 am Ray Knight (INT)

Georgina Romero (INT)

Daniel Cravens (RIP)

Thursday, December 13th

7:30 am Sally Anne Busch (INT)

Crisanto B. Jasmin, Sr. (INT)

Friday, December 14th

7:30 am James L. Brown (RIP)

Corazon Botones (INT)

Bob Smyres (RIP)

Saturday, December 15th

7:30am Priest’s Intentioins

YM Poinsettia Fundraiser after all Masses

Coffee and Donut Hospitality after 8:00am and 10:00am Masses

Parish Lending Library after 8:00am, 10:00am and 12(noon) Masses

RCIA, 9:15am

Baptisms, 1:30pm

Youth First Communion Prep, 3:00pm

Youth Choir, 4:00pm

Giving Tree Sorting, 6:15pm

33 Days to Morning Glory, 6:30pm

Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena, 8:00pm

We’d like to welcome our newest Christian through Baptism…

Allison Grace Arizmendi

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SPCFAITHFORMATION.ORG

The Office of Faith Formation is open

Monday - Thursday, 1-5pm and 6-8pm.

Luke 3:1-6 Like John the Baptist, we can also be

people who prepare the way of the Lord through

our good choices and by our repentance when we

fail to make good choices. The season of Advent

is a time when we focus on making good choices

so that we have made ourselves ready to receive

Jesus when He comes.

V This evening please join the Catechists at 8pm

when we pray the rosary as a part of the novena

for Our Lady de Guadalupe, inside the church.

V 12/12 Come and celebrate the Feast of Our Lady

de Guadalupe beginning inside the church at

6:30pm!

Next Faith Formation Session

is Sunday December 16!

Log on to SPCFAITHFORMATION.ORG and

download our year at a glance for all elementary

session dates for the year!

Come join the St. Peter Claver St. John Paul II

Society for an evening of fun, conversation

and prayer. Our next meeting will be Tuesday,

December 18th, 7pm, in Room 5 of the

Parish Center. Contact Coley Maddigan or

John Miller for more information at

[email protected].

Thinking about becoming fully Catholic?

Never been baptized? Baptized in a different faith?

Baptized Catholic but never confirmed and/or

received first communion? Then the RCIA

(Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

is just for you! Come to CLAVER COFFEEHOUSE,

our twice-monthly gathering for inquirers

(2nd & 4th Tuesdays), and bring your questions.

Call the Faith Formation Office at

(805) 526-0680 for more information.

St. Peter Claver Youth Ministry “Inspiring Youth to Follow Jesus'“

Mon.-Thurs., 1-8pm, (805) 526-7975

Stay updated at www.spcym.org!

Cosha Stanley, Director of Youth Ministry

[email protected]

Last chance to order our Remembrance Poinsettias!

Find us on the plaza this weekend after each Mass!

Tomorrow, December 10th is the deadline for orders!

SAVE THE DATE: Dec. 17th

is our Toppers fundraiser!

V Middle School Youth Ministry: Grades 6th-8th

Today we meet at our normal time, 3pm in the

Youth Center. We will be lighting the Advent

wreath at 5pm Mass! Please note: There is no

MSYM or Mid-Month Munch next week. We will

be stargazing after 5pm Mass instead!

V High School Youth Ministry: Grades 9th-12th

Tonight we will be helping to sort the gifts from

the Giving Tree! Don’t forget, we will be lighting

the Advent wreath next week, December 16th!

Please note: There is no Mid-Month Munch

next week. We will be stargazing after 5pm

Mass instead!

V Youth First Communion: Grades 6th-12th

We meet at our normal time today at 3pm in

Room 5. Please help light the Advent wreath

today at 5pm Mass for middle schoolers, and

Dec. 16th for high schoolers! Please note: There

is no Mid-Month Munch next week. We will be

stargazing after 5pm Mass instead!

V Confirmation: Grades 9th-12th

Join us tonight in sorting the gifts from the

giving tree! Also, keep in mind that high school

youth are invited to light the Advent wreath on

Dec. 16th at 5pm Mass. Please note: There is no

Mid-Month Munch next week. We will be

stargazing after 5pm Mass instead! Mark your

calendars for December 23rd after 5pm Mass.

We will be setting up poinsettias in the church!

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Please pray for the health of… Dee Hibbs; Russ Ireland; Eva Edwards; Margarita Cano; Leonicia Licop; child Kawika Hernandez; Michelle Franck; Catherine Moore Hittner; Rafael O. Quinonez; Ted Schmidt; Cherie Mazur; Mary Lynch; Traci Smith; Khaneh Avanes; Nancy Salmieri; Maxine Stephen; Ray Knight; Agnes Sugay; Madison Choate; Shawn Morgan; Cheryl Holmes; Maria Susana Llambias; Skip Rugg; Sue Marron; Ron Poncino; Carol Acker; Kathy Carter; Ralph Nicoletti; Joseph Gillooly; Lucy Estrada; Al McKinley; Stephanie Carvalho; Pat Ryan; Joe Meyer; John Gabriel Bergeron; Bob McConnell; Crispina Gorre; Bridget Wakcher; David McCutcheon; Betty Grosslight; Curt Atwell; Francisco Leon; Jean Roberts; Carla McCorkle; Jon Teague, Jr.; Catherine Capaldi; Alina Malakian; Enid Dach; Dave Morley; Mary Lant; Sherri Egan; Lupe Pina; Moon McCullough; Patricia Knoebl-Wood; Mary Jane Wickman; Richard Bryan Reilly; Georgia Altmayer; Judy Strack; Bill and Vera Barker; Natali Wilde; Phyllis Sherin; Justin Warn; Bradley Sharp; Diane Hazlewood; Carla Maria Molina; Charles Leo; Sheana Green; Deann Glynn; Dan Lang; Joe Ortega; Gregg Cassity; Virginia Dalcoe; Bruce Vandelinder; Susan Womack; Helene Parlms-

Jackson; Maria Lozano; Carolyn Currie; Chelsea White; Mary Smart; Mimi McGilvray; Rick Schuler; Elaine Swieca; Bill Waters; Marge Porterfield; Aaron Byron; Bob Bower; Jacqueline Sylvestre; Kittie Fidermutz; Martina Peters; Dillon Tunney; Barbara Pogorzelski; Sherry Estrella; Chase Dobson; Loretta Payne; Barbara Knight; Suzanne Shaefer.

God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made low. ~Baruch 5:7

Please pray for the souls of…

Madelin “Rosalie” Anderson, 12/3/18; Aida Vargas, 12/2/18; Nho Nguyen, 12/15/16; Gottfried "Fred" Manderschied, 12/9/15; Josephine Schulte, 12/9/15; Piero Biondi, 12 /10 /14; Florence Short, 12/11/11; Henry Dombroski, 12/15/09; Diane Voorhes, 12/9/09; Cathee Canestro Christofil, 12/14/08; Americo DiGiacomo, 12/13/08; Khai Nguyen, 12/9/08; Marion Rogers, 12/14/07; Teri Carter, 12/12/07; Herbert Friedrich, 12/12/05; Carol Gensert, 12/11/05; Vita Schmidt, 12/9/05; Mary Chavez, 12/15/04; Manuel Rangel, 12/12/02; Ann Thomas, 12/10/02; Willard Bowers, 12/12/01; Eufronio Milan, Sr., 12/11/01; Lucille Miller, 12/12/00; Robert Weinberg, 12/14/99; Aida Alvarez, 12/13/99; John Ball, 12/12/99; Mary Rubin, 12/10/99; Julio Hernandez, 12/9/99; Mathilda Mumken, 12/12/98; Marion Creen, 12/11/98; Rebeka Hernandez, 12/14/96; Anna Manzi, 12/13/94; Rose Messina, 12/10/94; James L. Brown, 12/14/91; Robert Pacitti, 12/10/89; Mary Smith, 12/12/88; James McGinnis, 12/12/88; John Graham, 12/12/87; Kenneth Eimen, 12/10/79; Tessie Rosone, 12/10/79; Lester Murphy, 12/9/79; Lee Porter, 12/13/76.

I remember growing up in Catholic school and having to make construction paper Advent wreaths every single year! The little yellow flames would be cut out and held until each new candle was lit. Great idea, except for the fact that the chance you could find the flames greatly diminished as each week passed. I will bet over 50% of the wreaths

never received a 4th flame! Of course by then, most kids in elementary school had moved on to Christmas. Christmas was not a day. It was an entire experience of vacation from school.

You may or may not have an Advent wreath in your home or office, but those flames are rather insignificant to the flame that should be burning in our hearts during this season. How are you finding ways to light your fire? How are you preparing the way for Christ to come into your life and the lives of those around you in a more profound way?

The ritual of an Advent wreath is a good idea for anyone. But don't think that your preparations are done simply because you have one. You are called to be a flame to others during this season, reminding them of why we

celebrate this time at all. Each person is a candle to be lit, and you have the gifts, given to you by God, to light them. At Christmas, you want God to look at you and see all the light generated by those He lit through you. Now is the time. Don't wait until Advent is almost over. You might not be able to find your own flames if you wait too long.

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Mass is now celebrated here at Saint

Peter Claver every Saturday morning

at 7:30am in the church! What a

great way to start your weekend!

You may have noticed that the missals for the new

liturgical year are here. In an effort to extend the life of the missals and missal covers, we ask that you replace the missals in an upright position when returning them to the

pew or chair pockets after Mass, making them available for the next person attending Mass. We also ask

that Missals not be removed from the church. Thank you!

use our intellect and logic. He loves it even more when we use our intellect in prayer holding fast to the truths of Christ’s presence and telling ourselves to expect Jesus to touch us and teach us. Jesus promised that all who see Him as the Son of God and believe in Him may have eternal life. That active belief is what will bring us into contact with Jesus. It will open the floodgates of His blessing and His love for us. So, when we go to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, let us ask Him to raise up our human logic and fill it with the logic of divine love. Let us ask Him to reveal Himself to us, and let us listen for His still, small voice in our heart. After all, prayer is conversation with God – conversation with a God who loves to talk with us and to embrace us with His love.

Please know that we have Eucharistic adoration 24 hours inside the Blessed Sacrament chapel every day from Monday, 8:00 o’clock in the morning to Saturday, ten minutes before the 7:30 a.m. Mass. Please consider spending an hour with Jesus, the King of kings and the Lord of lords, and give Him your commitment by choosing an hour slot any day once a week. When you are ready to commit for an hour, please submit the completed commitment form to the Rectory Office or drop it into the collection basket at the Sunday Mass. Thank you for your love of God.

Peace, Fr. Riz

Did you know that the title “Mother of God” (Theotokos)

is principally Christological declaring that Jesus Christ is True God and True Man?

Come, rediscover and reflect on the role of the Virgin Mary

in the plan of salvation. Mother, teach us to prepare

well for the “coming” of Jesus.

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...for your donations on the weekend of December 1st and 2nd

Saturday, December 1st, 5pm $ 2, 635.50

Saturday, December 1st, 7pm $ 556.00

Sunday, December 2nd, 8am $6, 053.00

Sunday, December 2nd, 10am $ 3, 214. 00

Sunday, December 2nd, 12(noon) $ 2, \ \019. 00

Sunday, December 2nd, 5pm $3, 015.00 ____________________________________________ Total: $17, 492.50

On Wednesdays where our “First Wednesday Mass”

is celebrated (7pm), The Divine Mercy Chaplet

will be prayed in the church at 6:45pm.

Our Advent Communal Penance Service at St. Peter Claver will be held

Wednesday, December 19th at 7pm.

Christmas Eve - Vigil / Evening

Monday, December 24th 5:00pm Vigil - Family Mass/Church - 5:05pm Vigil Mass/Parish Hall

7:00pm Vigil Mass 9:00pm Evening Mass

CHRISTMAS DAY - Tuesday, December 25th 8:00am Mass at Dawn / Church

8:05am Misa del Dia / Parish Hall (Spanish) 10:00am & 12:00(noon) Masses of the Day

(No evening Masses)

News Year’s Eve - Monday, December 31st 5:00pm Vigil Mass

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God New Year’s Day - Tuesday, January 1st, 2019

10:00am Mass

Epiphany of the Lord - Sunday, January 6th, 2019 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00(noon) and 5:00pm Masses

"In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar...and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee...and Lysanias was tetrach of?" Did you need to pinch yourself awake during the first

few lines of this Sunday's Gospel? John the Baptist received quite a prelude today as Luke described the religious and political leadership of the time period. Scripture is divinely inspired, and we believe that

everything that made it into the Bible is there for a reason. These lines remind us of an important truth. The Christmas

story isn't a fairy tale or nursery rhyme. It's not a parable we say to give meaning to the holiday. At Christmas, God's presence is made tangible

in a precise moment in time. The birth of Christ is a historical event. As precursor to Jesus' preaching, the ministry of John the Baptist is also a historical event.

"Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." John's call to repentance and the forgiveness of sins

happened in a particular time and place. But that does not mean it is limited to first century Palestine! God continues

to move in our daily lives. What we hear in today's Gospel - and what we anticipate at Christmas - occurs in our daily lives. God works in concrete ways in time and space. He

did that 2,000 years ago, and He continues to do so today!

This Sunday, examine your own Christmas preparations. Is there anything you need to repent of before the Christmas

season? Are there low points in your life, valleys to "be filled" by the love of God? Are their mountainous obstacles in your spiritual life? How can they be "made low"? Are you

making decisions that have moved you away from God? This Advent season is the time for them to "be made

straight and ? made smooth." Prepare the way in your

heart for Christ today!

“Save the Date” and join in the 5th Annual Sisters of Notre Dame Nun Run 5K, 1 Mile and Community Service Fair

on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at La Reina High School & Middle School

in Thousand Oaks. The event will feature 5K chip timing, team awards,

finishers medals, and a pancake breakfast! Local non-profit service organizations will be present to share information about their mission, programs and volunteer opportunities. This is a family-friendly event and is open to all ages and fitness levels. Proceeds support the Sisters of Notre Dame Life & Ministry Fund, providing spiritual, educational and social outreach

locally around the world. For sign up, pricing details and race start times, please visit our website at: nun.run. For additional questions, please contact

Jen Coito at: [email protected]

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Practice situational awareness as part of your holiday travel plans - At Christmastime, families

come together to spend this blessed season surrounded by their loved ones, and for many

families, this involves some travel. Parents with young children who are hitting the roads or the

airways should be practicing situational awareness to ensure their children’s safety. Situational

awareness means staying alert and knowing what’s going on around you. Keep an eye out for

suspicious activity, and know where your family members are at all times. Don’t allow yourself to become distracted by your phone or other electronics—it only takes a minute for a child

to disappear from your eyesight. For more holiday travel tips, visit

http://www.catholic.org/travel/story.php?id=65521.

Practique la conciencia situacional como parte de sus planes de viaje de vacaciones - En Navidad,

las familias se reúnen para pasar esta bendita temporada rodeadas de sus seres queridos, y para

muchas familias esto implica algunos viajes. Los padres de familia con niños pequeños que usen

las carreteras o los aeropuertos deben estar conscientes de la situación para garantizar la

seguridad de sus hijos. La conciencia situacional significa estar alerta y saber lo que sucede a su

alrededor. Manténgase atento/a de las actividades sospechosas y conozca dónde están los miembros de su familia en todo momento. No se distraiga con su teléfono u otros dispositivos electrónicos, sólo toma un minuto para que un niño desaparezca de su vista.

Para obtener más consejos sobre viajes de vacaciones, visite http://www.catholic.org/travel/

story.php?id=65521.

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Phone: (805) 526-2781

Recuerdo haber ido a la escuela católica durante la primaria y cada año teníamos que hacer una corona de adviento hecha de cartulina de colores. Cortaba las llamitas amarillas y se ponían cada vez que era tiempo de encender una nueva

vela. Era una gran idea, pero faltaba la experiencia de ver que a una vela se le acababa su llama con cada semana que pasaba. Estoy seguro de que más de mitad de las coronas que se hicieron nunca recibieron una cuarta llama. Esto era

porque para ese entonces muchos niños de la primaria ya estaban celebrando la navidad. La navidad no era un solo día, era una experiencia de vacaciones de la escuela.

Quizás usted tiene una corona de adviento en su casa o su oficina; quizás no. Pero esas llamas son insignificantes comparadas con la llama que debe estar quemando en nuestros corazones durante esta temporada. ¿De qué maneras

enciende su propio corazón? ¿Cómo está preparando el camino para que Cristo entre en su vida y la vida de los de su alrededor de una manera más profunda?

El ritual de tener una corona de adviento es buena idea. Pero no piense que sus preparativos terminan ahí. Está llamado a ser una llama para los demás durante esta temporada, recordándoles por qué celebramos este tiempo. Cada persona es

una vela que debe encender, y usted tiene los dones, dados por Dios, para encenderlos. Durante la navidad, es importante que Dios vea toda la luz que usted ha generado por los que Él encendió a través de usted. Ahora es el tiempo.

No espere hasta que se acabe el adviento. Quizá no podrá encontrar su llama si se espera.

~ Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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Wednesday, 12 December

12 de diciembre

(miércoles)

MORNING SERENADE

LAS MAÑANITAS 5:00-6:30am

ROSARY PROCESSION 6 - 7pm

HOLY MASS 7pm

Presider: Bishop Alex Salazar Auxiliary Bishop of

Los Angeles

RECEPTION

FOLLOWING IN THE

PARISH HALL

Refreshments will be served

I hope to see all of you. "Am I not here who am your Mother?"

"¿No estoy aqui yo, que soy tu Madre?"

~Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Our Guadalupe festivities are all bilingual. Come, let us build community!

Nuestras festividades guadalupanas son todas bilingues. ¡Vengan, edifiquemos la comunidad!


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