Deadline for Bulletin is Wednesday, 5PM. Submissions must be proof read and spell checked. Email [email protected]or phone Irene Deem (707) 486-9683. St. Colman’s Guild Meeting Fourth Tues of each month at noon; rotating hosts St. Elizabeth’s Guild Meeting: First Wed 1:00 PM; Finance Committee Meeting: Second Wed 4:00 PM St. Hubert’s Hall; St. Vincent de Paul Society: Donate to the second collection on fifth Sundays Parish Website: http://www.RRchurches.com The Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 20, 2015 The O Antiphons are Magnificat antiphons said at vespers during the last seven days of Advent. O Sapientia (O Wisdom), O Adonai (O Lord), O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), O Clavis David (O Key of David), O Oriens (O Dayspring), O Rex Gentium (O King of Nations), and O Emmanuel (O With Us is God.) Please pray for our brothers and sisters Who Are Ill or in Pain: Jimmy McCarthy, Jr., Maureen Shaw, John Hoffman, Margie Heil, Mary Tamargo, George Shorb, Art McNulty, Don Covello, Bill & Joanne Rodgers, Gary Wood, Mary Helen Carpenter, Helen Murphy, John Beamon, Phil Mohardt, Larry Gomme, Sara Bardoni, Abbey Moreno, Alicia Bicoy, Maureen O’Rourke, Valerie Jones, Mel Jones, Andy Jones, Mike Wilson, Erling Ribbing, Janice Miller, Chuck Lee, Rosa Maria, Don La Plante, Tom, Maggie Nelson, Jennifer McGlynn, ,Sylvia, Deacon Ruben Sanchez; Sandy requested by George; Mario, Bruce & Trish, Nina Giacometti, Sarah & David, Ed Botta, Ed Fulwider, John R. Sanchez (cousin of Denise Danzart Britton), Alan Carson, Vicki Gonzalez, Jesus Chavez Torres, Sherilyn Parmeter; Aurelia Delgado (Josephina’s mother). Who Have Been Called to Eternal Life: Frank Danzart II, son of Frank Danzart, brother of Denise Britton; Holly Stefens, Tom Joyce, Jeanie Torr, Ila Donovan, Peg Canelis, Glenn Lynch, Lola Flores, Ethelreda Breig (Cantor Eric Lindenberg’s aunt), Merlin Digman, Charles Prielipp (husband of Helen, long time members of St. Elizabeth’s parish and Guild. No services per his request.) OFFERINGS: Dec 12 & 13, 2015 St. Elizabeth $1,170 St. Colman $ 122 Total: $1,292. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF Dec.20, 2015 2015 Dec 20 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OFADVENT (O Clavis David) Mi 5: 1-4a/ Ps 80 (4)/ Heb 10;Lk 1: 39-45 2015 Dec 21 Mon: Advent Weekday (O Oriens)/ Peter Canisius, p, dr Sg 2: 8-14/ Ps 33-21/ Lk 1: 39-45 2015 Dec 22 Tue: Advent Weekday (O Rex Gentium) 1 Sm 1: 24-28/ 1 Sm 2: 1. 4-5. 6-7. 8abcd/ Lk 1: 46-56 2015 Dec 23 Wed: Advent Weekday (O Emmanuel)/ John of Kanty, p Mal 3: 1-4. 23-24/ Ps 25: 4-5ab. 8-9. 2015 Dec 24 Thu: Advent Weekday 2 Sm 7: 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16/ Ps 89: 2-3. 4-5. 27 and 29/ Lk 1: 67-79 2015 Dec 25 Fri: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD S. Holy Day of Obligation. Is 52: 7-10/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 (3c)/ Heb 1: 1- 6/Jn 1: 1-18 2015 Dec 26 Sat: Stephen, protomartyr F Acts 6: 8-10; 7: 54-59/ Ps 31: 3cd-4. 6 and 8ab. 16bc and 17/ Mt 10: 17-22 2015 Dec 27 SUN: HOLY FAMILY F 1 Sm 1: 20-22. 24-28 or Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Ps 84: 2-3. 5-6. 9-10/ 1 Jn 3: 1-2. 21-24 or Col 3: 12-21/ Lk 2: 41-52 MASS INTENTIONS: Dec 20, 9 AM Charlie Prielipp†, requested by St. Elizabeth’s Guild UPCOMING DATES: Dec. 24, 4 PM Christmas Carols; 5 PM Christmas Eve Mass Dec. 25, 10 am Christmas Day Mass Jan. 6 Wed St. Elizabeth Guild Installation Luncheon at Betty Spaghetti ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY The Christmas giveaway will be on Dec 19 and the bagging again the day before Dec 18 at 2:30. ST. Vincent de Paul and the Salvationa Army collaborate to serve 125 familes. All are welcome to come and share this wonderful experience of helping the needy among us. Thank you for the amazing $1700 in donations collected Thanksgiving week end. We have stocked the pantry to over flowing and will have generous portions for our clients. Thank you to Willowside Meats for storing our chickens! Photo correction: on right Job Robles with George Ayoob. Tyson chickens for Christmas dinner stored courtesy of Willowside Meats
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Deadline for Bulletin is Wednesday, 5PM. Submissions must be proof read and spell checked. Email [email protected] or phone Irene Deem (707) 486-9683. St. Colman’s Guild Meeting Fourth Tues of each month at noon; rotating hosts St. Elizabeth’s Guild Meeting: First Wed 1:00 PM; Finance Committee Meeting: Second Wed 4:00 PM St. Hubert’s Hall; St. Vincent de Paul Society: Donate to the second collection on fifth Sundays Parish Website: http://www.RRchurches.com
The Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 20, 2015
The O Antiphons are Magnificat antiphons said at vespers during the last seven days of Advent. O Sapientia (O Wisdom), O Adonai (O Lord), O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), O Clavis David (O Key of David), O Oriens (O Dayspring), O Rex Gentium (O King of Nations), and O Emmanuel (O With Us is God.)
Please pray for our brothers and sisters
Who Are Ill or in Pain: Jimmy McCarthy, Jr., Maureen Shaw, John Hoffman, Margie Heil, Mary Tamargo, George Shorb, Art McNulty, Don Covello, Bill & Joanne Rodgers, Gary Wood, Mary Helen Carpenter, Helen Murphy, John Beamon, Phil Mohardt, Larry Gomme, Sara Bardoni, Abbey Moreno, Alicia Bicoy, Maureen O’Rourke, Valerie Jones, Mel Jones, Andy Jones, Mike Wilson, Erling Ribbing, Janice Miller, Chuck Lee, Rosa Maria, Don La Plante, Tom, Maggie Nelson, Jennifer McGlynn, ,Sylvia, Deacon Ruben Sanchez; Sandy requested by George; Mario, Bruce & Trish, Nina Giacometti, Sarah & David, Ed Botta, Ed Fulwider, John R. Sanchez (cousin of Denise Danzart Britton), Alan Carson, Vicki Gonzalez, Jesus Chavez Torres, Sherilyn Parmeter; Aurelia Delgado (Josephina’s mother).
Who Have Been Called to Eternal Life: Frank Danzart II, son of Frank Danzart, brother of Denise Britton; Holly Stefens, Tom Joyce, Jeanie Torr, Ila Donovan, Peg Canelis, Glenn Lynch, Lola Flores, Ethelreda Breig (Cantor Eric Lindenberg’s aunt), Merlin Digman, Charles Prielipp (husband of Helen, long time members of St. Elizabeth’s parish and Guild. No services per his request.)
OFFERINGS: Dec 12 & 13, 2015 St. Elizabeth $1,170
St. Colman $ 122
Total: $1,292.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF Dec.20, 2015 2015 Dec 20 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OFADVENT (O Clavis David) Mi 5: 1-4a/ Ps 80 (4)/ Heb 10;Lk 1: 39-45 2015 Dec 21 Mon: Advent Weekday (O Oriens)/ Peter Canisius, p, dr Sg 2: 8-14/ Ps 33-21/ Lk 1: 39-45 2015 Dec 22 Tue: Advent Weekday (O Rex Gentium) 1 Sm 1: 24-28/ 1 Sm 2: 1. 4-5. 6-7. 8abcd/ Lk 1: 46-56 2015 Dec 23 Wed: Advent Weekday (O Emmanuel)/ John of Kanty, p Mal 3: 1-4. 23-24/ Ps 25: 4-5ab. 8-9. 2015 Dec 24 Thu: Advent Weekday 2 Sm 7: 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16/ Ps 89: 2-3. 4-5. 27 and 29/ Lk 1: 67-79 2015 Dec 25 Fri: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD S. Holy Day of Obligation. Is 52: 7-10/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 (3c)/ Heb 1: 1-6/Jn 1: 1-18 2015 Dec 26 Sat: Stephen, protomartyr F Acts 6: 8-10; 7: 54-59/ Ps 31: 3cd-4. 6 and 8ab. 16bc and 17/ Mt 10: 17-22 2015 Dec 27 SUN: HOLY FAMILY F 1 Sm 1: 20-22. 24-28 or Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Ps 84: 2-3. 5-6. 9-10/ 1 Jn 3: 1-2. 21-24 or Col 3: 12-21/ Lk 2: 41-52
MASS INTENTIONS: Dec 20, 9 AM Charlie Prielipp†, requested by St. Elizabeth’s Guild
UPCOMING DATES: Dec. 24, 4 PM Christmas Carols; 5 PM Christmas Eve Mass Dec. 25, 10 am Christmas Day Mass Jan. 6 Wed St. Elizabeth Guild Installation Luncheon at Betty Spaghetti
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY The Christmas giveaway will be on Dec 19 and the bagging again the day before Dec 18 at 2:30. ST. Vincent de Paul and the Salvationa Army collaborate to serve 125 familes. All are welcome to come and share this wonderful experience of helping the needy among us. Thank you for the amazing $1700 in donations collected Thanksgiving week end. We have stocked the pantry to over flowing and will have generous portions for our clients. Thank you to Willowside Meats for storing our chickens!
Photo correction: on right Job Robles with George Ayoob. Tyson chickens for Christmas dinner stored courtesy of Willowside Meats
The need to learn and grow and practice never ends. And for Christians, the Good News is that the course has been set -- the study guide has been written -- and the tuition is free. The Divine instructor is waiting -- waiting for us to set a new course for our Life. Like Mary, we too are part of the plan. So let us pray that we do our part, and do it joyfully! Peace and Blessings! Fr. Luis LITURGICAL MUSIC CORNER By our Music Director, Rebecca Brown Dec. 20, Fourth Sunday of Advent “Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; and his name will be called Emmanuel.!” Emmanuel means “God with us”. As Catholics, we believe and proclaim that Jesus is God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, who took upon Himself our human flesh. The church believes and proclaims that Jesus is fully human and fully divine. Scripture tells us that Jesus was like us “in every way but sin”. Today’s Gospel relays the beautiful story of the Visitation, when Mary “traveled to the hill country in haste” to visit her cousin Elizabeth, then pregnant with Jesus’s cousin John the Baptist. Elizabeth joyfully proclaims, “the moment your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy!” We wish you joy as we celebrate the coming of Christ! Songs for the 9 am Mass: Gathering Song: Gathering Song for Advent Come Lord Jesus, come Lord Jesus, come and give us your peace. Psalm 80: Lord, make us turn to you let us see your face, and we shall be saved. Preparation of Gifts: Hail Mary, Gentle Woman # 711 Communion: Instrumental Choir: Will We Know Him? Recessional: Save Us, O Lord # 663 Please join us for Christmas caroling at 4 pm on Christmas Eve, led by our beautiful choir, followed by Mass at 5 pm. Everyone is welcome! In case you’re wondering: A special thank you to all who donate to our “choir donation” can. Your donations go toward equipment and instrument repair and upkeep, and travel expenses for the choir members, several of whom come from the Cotati/Penngrove area. Also, our violinist is flying in from Southern California to be with us! We had an unfortunate accident last week with our cello, which suffered a break in the neck while we were loading it in our van after Mass. Total costs after repair, new strings and bow work: $749. Thanks to the generosity of the choir members, and our insurance, that cost was reduced significantly, but it just gives you an idea! Thank you for your generosity. We wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!
PASTOR’S DESK My fellow Christians, brothers and sisters: Do you lie awake at night, stricken with worry and anxiety? Or do you believe there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to you by the Lord? Do you find it difficult to come to terms with the nagging subject of death? Or do you believe that God's plan of salvation ultimately will be carried out? Do you wrestle with the same thorny issues over and over again? Or do you believe you are part of God's plan of fulfillment? Do you struggle with destructive behaviors, self-awareness, or the notion of gradual, goal-oriented change? Or do you believe that with God's help, you will joyfully overcome? Mary gave birth to the Savior. Our part is to give new birth, in our time, to His Kingdom of Peace and Justice and Love. Our part is to proclaim the Reign of God on earth in word and indeed. Our part is to train our brains, and our hearts, both, to follow Mary's beautiful example, and to do it joyfully. When we look around us these days and see what is happening in our world, we may feel lost, isolated, and purposeless. We may feel our very identity slipping away and the urgent need to retrain our brains. Jesus tells us that when this happens, we can begin again; that the strength and the power of a God who loves us always gives us new opportunities to enter more deeply into the fullness of life. We can begin again because God is here, meeting us on our own ground, through Christ our King, who lives and reigns among us, and who is strong enough to lift us up out of the pit of frustration and despair -- all together! Through Mary's humanity God delivered Himself to man. Through Mary's humanity came the Son of God to reveal the fullness of God's love for us. Toward that end, Jesus' birth was His first step up the road to Calvary's hill. This is the destiny of all of us. With every new birth comes a new cross and a new opportunity for learning how to love. We have our crosses to bear, all of us. We must carry a cross. We would not be human otherwise. But we have hope. Because Jesus died and rose again His promise of ultimate fulfillment is believable. Acceptance of the promise is our first step up the road to full humanity. Jesus' promise makes the heaviest burden bearable, for we are loved by a gracious God who will never abandon us. That is the promise on which we literally stake our lives. In our love for one another God has given us the opportunity to catch our earthly glimpse of the majesty and the beauty of Divine love. That is what makes us fully human. That is what makes us a People of Hope. In the midst of all our stress and fear, anxiety and coping, letting go and digging deep -- the desire to
