LITURGY CORNER Rejoice! We are at the midway point of Advent or Gaudete Sunday. The English translation of the Latin word Gaudete is “rejoice” and we mark this joy with rose colored vestments and a rose candle on the Advent Wreath. In today’s gospel, John the Baptist testifies to the light “so that all might believe through him.” In other words, he was to tell the truth about the light. Today’s liturgical texts over‐ flow with joy. “Rejoice” appears in the first and second readings and the responsorial psalm, and the gospel acclamation speaks of “glad tidings.” This Sunday is obviously meant to communicate the joy of our faith in Christ the Light. SPN office hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm SA office hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 12nn Staffed by Missionaries of Faith since 2008 For Baptisms: Call the Parish office first for an interview with the pastor or associate. Parish registration & preparation class are required. Individual Confessions: Call 373-5201 or 373-5202 for appointment. Saturday Confessions : SPN - 4:00 - 5:00pm SA - 3:30-4:00 pm For Weddings: call priest at least 6 months in advance, parish registration & preparation classes are required. St. Philip Neri - St. Albert the Great Parish St. Philip Neri School TK-8 1335 High St. Alameda, 94501 Principal: Jessica Murray (510) 521-0787 St. Philip Neri Church - 3101 Van Buren St. Alameda, 94501 Phone: (510) 373-5200 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 8:30 am Saturday Vigil 5:30pm Sunday 9:00am and 11:30am Holy Days St. Albert Church - 1022 Holly St. Alameda, 94502 Phone: (510) 373-5225 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 7:30 am Saturday Vigil 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days Pastor: Fr. Robert Chinnapan, mf (510) 373-5201 [email protected]Parochial Vicar: Fr. Anthony Madanu, mf (510) 373-5202 [email protected]Parish Website: www.spnsa.org Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 2017
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LITURGY CORNER Rejoice! We are at the midway point of Advent or Gaudete Sunday. The English translation of the Latin word Gaudete is “rejoice” and we mark this joy with rose colored vestments and a rose candle on the Advent Wreath. In today’s gospel, John the Baptist testifies to the light “so that all might believe through him.” In other words, he was to tell the truth about the light. Today’s liturgical texts over‐flow with joy. “Rejoice” appears in the first and second readings and the responsorial psalm, and the gospel acclamation speaks of “glad tidings.” This Sunday is obviously meant to communicate the joy of our faith in Christ the Light.
SPN office hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm SA office hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 12nn Staffed by Missionaries of Faith since 2008
For Baptisms: Call the Parish office first for an interview with the pastor or associate.
Parish registration & preparation class are required. Individual Confessions: Call 373-5201 or 373-5202 for appointment. Saturday Confessions : SPN - 4:00 - 5:00pm SA - 3:30-4:00 pm
For Weddings: call priest at least 6 months in advance, parish registration & preparation classes are required.
St. Philip Neri - St. Albert the Great Parish
St. Philip Neri School TK-8 1335 High St. Alameda, 94501 Principal: Jessica Murray (510) 521-0787
St. Philip Neri Church - 3101 Van Buren St. Alameda, 94501 Phone: (510) 373-5200 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 8:30 am Saturday Vigil 5:30pm Sunday 9:00am and 11:30am Holy Days
St. Albert Church - 1022 Holly St. Alameda, 94502 Phone: (510) 373-5225 Fax: (510) 227-6751 Mass schedule: Monday-Saturday 7:30 am Saturday Vigil 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am Holy Days
ST. PHILIP NERI- ST. ALBERT THE GREAT Alameda, CA December 17, 2017
Weekly Goal $10,300.00 Plate Received 11,060.00
Thank you for your generosity!
$ 760.00
Second Collections Dec. 17 Religious Retirement Dec. 31 St. Vincent de Paul
… OUR PARISH’S EFT
PROVIDER
Earlier this year, we have partnered with Faith Direct, inspiring eGiving today for Tomorrow’s Church. Faith Direct is the innovative solution that allows you to support our church using electronic funds transfer form either a bank account or credit/debit card just as you may do now with your household bills or other expenses. It’s simple, safe and convenient. All parishioners who registered through our old system are encouraged to switch to this new provider, if you haven’t done so yet. Forms are available in the vestibule, parish office or you may register online through www.faithdirect.net or click on the link from our parish website, www.spnsa.org. Please call the parish office if you have any questions, (510) 373-5215.
Join us for a night of friends, fun, food benefitting SPN’s Class of 2018... Friday, January 12th 2018
Doors open @ 6:00 p.m. Dinner @ 6:30 p.m., Bingo to follow. This is an adults only event. Child-care will be available next door in the Rectory basement ($10 per child includes pizza dinner). Cost is $25 and includes dinner, dessert, and six exciting games of Bingo. Round up your friends and make your reservation now! Call or email Heidi Schmidt at (510) 912-8835 or email [email protected] to reserve.
John L. Rosa Scholarship Fund 5th Annual ROSA Bowl
January 1st in O’Brien Hall , 1 - 5pm
Buffet/ Beverages/ Watch the Rose Bowl Meet our scholarship recipients
$50 tax deductible donation
benefiting “The John L. Rosa College Scholarship” An IRS recognized non-profit organization
www.JohnLRosaScholarship.org
For questions/reservations, contact Jan Rosa @ 523-1369.
Please visit our Créche Festival in O’Brien Hall after all the masses this weekend. A lot of beautiful nativity
scenes are on display including projects from our SPN school children.
May the créches remind us of the humble birth of Jesus and raise our thoughts to
Him, who is our Savior.
Mass Obligations during the Advent season
This year, the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord or Christmas falls on a Monday. The day be-fore, Sunday, is the celebration for the Fourth Sun-day of Advent. For the Faithful and the obligation for attending Mass, going to Sunday mass or the Fourth Sunday of Advent WILL NOT fulfill the ho-ly day obligation for Christmas. Therefore, the faithful are encouraged to attend one Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and a second Mass for the Solemnity of Christmas. The schedule of masses is found at the back of this bulletin.
Welcome the Stranger collection envelopes are available in the vestibule. You can drop your donations in the collection basket at anytime or drop off at the parish office. Thank you so much for whatever you are able to donate. You will receive a receipt to use for your taxes. For more information about the family, contact Anna Rossi, (415)821-3643 or [email protected]. To help with financial needs, call Ingrid Theriault, (510)217-8036, or email [email protected].
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We are updating our sick list in the bulletin (shown below) in January 2018. If you wish to keep your name or someone you know in the list, please let the parish office know. Otherwise, we will start with a NEW list. Thank you.
We pray for our deceased … Maria Delores Romero and Michael A. Najor We pray for our sick … Jennifer Hillenbrand Biever, Bill Meyers, Rick Magarian, Margarito Bartolome, Louise Koepf, Greta Rosenberger, Steven Wayne Pucci, Chris Kanady, Noah Nguyen, Kristi Sahlman, Steve Zecher, Barbara Capon, Lily Eucker, Sharon Sheldon, Dan Lydon, Jeffrey Rockwell, John Lackey, Mary, Nathaniel Nakpil, Leticia Narciso, Ceferino Narciso, Jr., Marion Butcher, Joselito Geronimo, Elizabeth Miranda, Jewel Pinter, Josephine McKeever, Wally Gough,
Ulricksen Family, Miranda Robles‐Tuttle, Russ Goodman, Judy Harris, Tyler Manzo, MaryAnn DeMerritt, Marge O’Hara, Luz Guidici, Tomas Bachicha, Jeff Croft Sr., Alvin Garabiles, Eve Martinez‐Santayana, Dr. Victoria Brown, Fr. William Marshall, Mary Lee, Guillermo Gonzalez, Roberto Pellegrino, Lillian Layante, Teresa Hert, Jo Marie Mendoza, Sharon Ramos, Mabelen Sanford, Siony Piatos, Bridget Kanady, Paula Rolleri, Nicholas Toth, Arvil Flippin, Maureen Mondello, Fr. Jim Sloan, Joan Pruden, Sherry Crevani, Steve Tao, Mario Galetto, David Truong, Bernard & Catherine Welz, Fr. Matthew George, Joyce Edwards, Erma Skinner, Esperanza A. Boglosa, Pat Medaglia, Peggy Rourke‐Nichols, Mike Rourke, David McNamara, Raul Macatangay, Dina Fazio, Ofelia Osalbo, Paul McCormack, Juner Valencia, Louis Garcia, Patrick Glynn, Betty Spingola, Shirley Morrison, Maggie Hobson‐Caracciolo, Trudi LeDruillenec.
We are looking to purchase a Marian chasuble to be used for our Blessed Mother’s feast days. If you would like to donate towards the purchase of this item, please drop off your donation to the parish office or mail to:
St. Philip Neri
3101 Van Buren St. Alameda, CA 94501
Every year, St. Albert the Great hosts the traditional Filipino series of nine dawn masses. This tradition was in-troduced by Spanish friars to allow the farmers to hear mass before going
to the fields early in the morning. Simbang Gabi is also known by its popular Spanish name as the Misa de Gallo, or "Mass of the Rooster.'' Our Simbang Gabi masses start at 5:00 am daily starting Dec. 16 to 24. A light reception fol-lows in the hall after every mass.
Simbang Gabi
ICF Polenta Dinner Saturday, January 13
O’Brien Hall
$22 for adults, $12 for children 12 & under Dinner includes salad, polenta with chicken,
dessert, and coffee. Raffle is available.
Reservations to Jeanette Zugnoni, [email protected] or (510) 523-8005
by 9:00 am on Monday, January 8.
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Sat. Dec. 16
8:30am 5:30pm
Ed & Alma Montiero † Ricardo C. Bernardino †
Sun. Dec. 17
9:00am 11:30am
Sherry Eastwood - Falls Susan Silva ICF #10 Living & Deceased Members Whitney Gaunt †
Mon. Dec. 18
8:30am
Teofila Dumon †
Tues. Dec. 19
8:30am
Maria Delores Romero †
Wed. Dec. 20
8:30am Souls in Purgatory
Thurs. Dec. 21
8:30am
Rob Cooper †
Fri. Dec. 22
8:30am Rudy Javellana †
Sat. Dec. 23
8:30am 5:30pm
Denise Maddix † Michael McDonnell † Lolet Contemprato †
Sun. Dec. 24
9:00am 11:30am
People of SPN-SA People of SPN-SA
Sat. Dec. 16
7:30am 4:30pm
Special Intention For All Souls Eugena Abriol †
Sun. Dec. 17
8:00am 10:30am
Alexander Gonzales Rob & Elaine Ding
Mon. Dec. 18
7:30am Raymond Brown †
Tues. Dec. 19
7:30am
Special Intention
Wed. Dec. 20
7:30am Leonilo Malabed †
Thurs. Dec. 21
7:30am
Special Intention
Fri. Dec. 22
7:30am
Mariano & Lourdes Relevante †
Sat. Dec. 23
7:30am 4:30pm
Special Intention People of SPN-SA
Sun. Dec. 24
8:00am 10:30am
Andrea Lee Stricklen † People of SPN-SA
St. Albert the Great Dec. 16 - 24
St. Philip Neri Dec. 16 - 24
First Reading -- As a garden makes its growth spring up, so will GOD make justice spring up before all the nations (Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11).
Psalm -- My soul rejoices in my God (Luke 1:46-50, 53-54).
Second Reading -- Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test every-thing; retain what is good (1 Thessaloni-ans 5:16-24).
Gospel -- I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord (John 1:6-8, 19-28).
If you would like to help decorate St. Philip Neri church for Christmas, please call the parish office at (510) 373-5200.
We are decorating on Saturday, December 23 at 10:00am. Thank you.
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The increase in forced secularization has completely distorted the meaning and the explicit sym‐bolism that is present in the Nativity scene, in which the reference to the Savior is blatant and obvious. Perhaps this is why in modern times the crib has simply been ignored, to the extent of gradually being forgotten. It would be a pity that Catholic families also find themselves “forgetting” the crib and its most wonderful symbolism of the beginning of Christ’s life on Earth.
So get into the attic, dust off your manger, and make room in your house for the crib this year, with a thought to St. Francis of Assisi.
How to prepare the crib in meaningful stages
• First, organize the general scene, placing the animals, the shepherds, the manger – but hold off adding the main characters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the angels, the star, and the three kings. • Some families wait until the afternoon of December 24 to place the crib and the figurines of the Blessed Vir‐gin Mary and Saint Joseph, but still refrain from adding Infant Jesus – sometimes difficult with impatient kids! • Disclosure: the manger remains empty until mid‐night, when, symbolizing the Birth of the Son of God, the image of the Child is finally placed there! • Along with baby Jesus, the angels are also placed, who evoke the song “Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to men of good will,” as mentioned in the Scriptures.
• Together with the angels, add the star that guided the three kings from the East to Bethlehem to worship the Savior, on top of the crib. The magi, popularly referred to as Gaspar, Melchior, and Baltha‐zar, represent all the peoples of the earth and often come with their trusty exotic rides: camels or even elephants. There are those who begin to position the three kings in the crib only from the 25th onward: ini‐tially they are placed far from the manger, still traveling, and are approached a little more each day until they arrive on the feast of the Epiphany, on January 6.
However, the crib is not a simple adornment: it is a beautiful visual form of expressing our faith and our prayer, during the waiting and celebration for the arrival of the Savior. This tradition involves a process, a growth, and an exciting time for the family in preparation of the most beautiful story of all time. It is a true domestic catechism, especially for children!
Fr. Robert K Chinnapan
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Meets bi-monthly 1st Wed at 5:30pm CHAIR: Sandy Goya
Liturgical Committee Meets 1st Monday at 6:30pm
CHAIR: Diane Bustos
Pastoral Council Meets 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm
Co-CHAIRS: Henry Ramos & Jeanne Decker
St. Vincent dePaul Conference assistance to the needy
call 373-5226 CHAIR : Jim Lee
Bereavement and Support Ministry call 373-5204
ST. PHILIP NERI Choir - Wednesdays Children’s Choir practice at 2:30 - 3:15pm, SPN Church Wednesdays Youth Choir practice at 6:30 - 8pm, SPN Church Thursdays Adult Choir practice at 7 - 8:30 pm , SPN & SA Church Knights of Columbus - 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 pm, Rectory Basement Direction for our Times - 2nd Wednesday at 9:00 am, Church Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - 1st Fridays at 9 am - 5 pm, Church 3rd Order Carmelites - 3rd Saturday at 9:00 -12 nn, Annex ICF Branch #10 - 1st Thursday 7:00 pm, Hall Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts - various groups
ST. ALBERT THE GREAT
Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina - 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Rectory Divine Mercy - Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, Church Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena - Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, Church Our Lady’s Prayer Group - Meets Wednesday at 4:30-6:00 pm, Church SPN-SA Parish Outreach - Meets 2nd Wednesdays at 9:00 am, Parish Hall St. Vincent de Paul Society - 2nd Sunday at 9:00 am, Rectory Meeting Room Mass of Anointing - 1st Friday at 9:30 am Legion of Mary - Thursday at 5pm, Rectory Rosary Makers - 3rd Saturday at 8:00 am, Hall
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