ORGANIZATIONS CYO, Jerry Florence [email protected]510-504-5954 Charismatic Prayer Group, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Catholic Divorced, Widowed & Separated, Char Buckman 932-5054 Eucharistic Adoration, Mary Johnstone 954-7205 Finance Council, Brian Mulligan 210-1031 Gabriel Project-Hotline 800-910-0191 Homebound Ministry, Helene Vizcarra 891-8936 Hospital Ministry, Angeles Ron 640-8146 Knights of Columbus, Todd Conway 510-908-1316 Respect Life Ministry, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Rosary Makers, Ana Lau 256-4428 St. Vincent de Paul, Brian Kavanagh 937-2817 St. Mary Catholic Church Walnut Creek, CA www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900 MASS TIMES Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sundays 6:30 a.m. * 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. * 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Spanish 6:00 p.m. Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. DEVOTIONS Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (First Fridays all night) Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fatima Devotion First Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturdays 9:00 a.m. (at the end of 8:30 Mass) PARISH OFFICE 2051 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Walnut Creek, CA 94596 OFFICE HOURS 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday
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ORGANIZATIONS
CYO, Jerry Florence [email protected] 510-504-5954 Charismatic Prayer Group, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Catholic Divorced, Widowed & Separated, Char Buckman 932-5054 Eucharistic Adoration, Mary Johnstone 954-7205 Finance Council, Brian Mulligan 210-1031 Gabriel Project-Hotline 800-910-0191 Homebound Ministry, Helene Vizcarra 891-8936 Hospital Ministry, Angeles Ron 640-8146 Knights of Columbus, Todd Conway 510-908-1316 Respect Life Ministry, Jim Crowley 944-0359 Rosary Makers, Ana Lau 256-4428 St. Vincent de Paul, Brian Kavanagh 937-2817
St. Mary Catholic Church
Walnut Creek, CA
www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900
MASS TIMES
Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. & 12:05 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.
Sundays 6:30 a.m. * 8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m. * 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Spanish
6:00 p.m.
Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
DEVOTIONS
Eucharistic Adoration Thursdays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (First Fridays all night)
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fatima Devotion First Saturday
9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. (at the end of 8:30 Mass)
PARISH OFFICE
2051 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Walnut Creek, CA 94596
OFFICE HOURS
8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday
Dear Friends, “Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing!” These are great and powerful words that Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, and we hear once again today. Even with the difficulties and trials of our daily lives, we have every reason to rejoice, be-cause our Savior, Jesus Christ, is with us. He has been sent by the Father to bring us the promise of eternal life in heaven. He has sent us the Holy Spirit to guide us and grace us as we journey through life. And we have the gift of our Faith, as members of the People of God, to support and nurture one another in the name of the Lord. As we continue to move through Advent (yikes, it’s half-over already) let us take time to pray each day in thanksgiving to God for all the blessings we have received, and for grace to reach out to all our brothers and sisters, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone. Have a blessed and peace-filled week. Father Fred
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR December 18-24
FF = Faith Formation Center SE = St. Elizabeth Hall (Conf. Rm.) SJ = St. Joseph Room SM= St. Michael Room OS = Our Space
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 7:00 AM Men of St. Joseph/OS 6:30 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/SE 7:30 PM Choir Practice/Church
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 9:00 AM Scripture Study/FF 7:00 PM Charismatic Prayer/FF-SM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 7:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group/Church 7:00 PM Young Adults/OS 7:00 PM Catholic Divorced/FF-SM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 7:00 PM Hisp. Choir Practice/Church
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 8:00 AM Men’s Prayer Group/OS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
PROPER UNDERTAKING Never undertake anything for which you wouldn’t have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. —Georg C. Lichtenberg
Today’s Second Collection is for Christmas flowers. Thank you for helping us create a beautiful envi-ronment for our Christmas liturgies.
Third Sunday of Advent
Let us ask God to bless our family on this Third Sun-day in Advent as we light another candle on our Ad-vent Wreath:
God of rejoicing, this week we hear in our second reading that we are called to “rejoice always.” Help our family to be joyful in the midst of whatever happens this week.
When we light the third candle on our wreath, let us bring your joy to our friends and neighbors this week.
We ask this through Christ, who is the ultimate joyful gift to the world. Amen.
All these previous years we have had Christmas carols in the church beginning at 10 pm, an hour prior to the 11 pm Mass on Christmas
Eve. This year, carols will begin half-an-hour later, at 10:30.
There will be NO Eucharistic Adoration the weekend be-fore Christmas, Thursday-Saturday, December 21-23, or the weekend before New Year’s, Thursday-
Saturday, December 28-30. Ado-ration will resume on Thursday, January 4.
Office 935-5054 [email protected] Website: www.st-mary.net Alumni: [email protected] Tracey Schmidt, Principal 935-5054 Advisory Council Karen Redwood, President 408-332-6879 Parents Club Jennifer Millette, Co-President 296-0117 Lynne Kenny, Co-President 954-7865 Kids Club Vicki Schwartz 938-5114
Mayah Pisciotto Harry Prudhomme Jacob & Katherine Pollnow Ashley Ng Carter Ankey Colin Worster Carmel Roubal Carol Erikson Rosalie Jacoby Lindsay Davis Sheila Deignan Pam Brady David Holmes Derek Lyn Candy Udell Norma Bolla Fellner Duke Sella Cathy Stuemph Sally O’Connor
Del Davenport Louise & John Repetto
Josefina Zabat Maureen Burnash
Mina Leon Marisa Magno
Angela Crain Pat Cantrell Pat Mooser
Mary McLoughlin Rio Cabatingan
Jerry Adame Theodosia Faustino
Nancie Campi Betty McBride
Rose Marie Asaro Witold Pokorski
Aimee Kwiatowski Natalia Cerda-Boye
Advent & Christmas 2017 Sat., Dec. 23:
8:30 am - Daily Mass 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Sacrament of
Reconciliation 3:30 - 4:15 pm - Sacrament of
Reconciliation 4:30 pm - Regular Vigil Mass
Sun., Dec. 24: Sunday Masses:6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00am NO 1:00 pm Spanish Mass Christmas Eve Masses:
3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm (Spanish)
11:00 pm - Mass of Christmas (preceded by carols at 10:30)
Mon., Dec. 25: Christmas Day NO 6:30 am Mass or 6:00 pm Mass
8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am - Masses in English 1:00 pm - Mass in Spanish
Mon., Jan. 1: Feast of Mary, Mother of God and New Year’s Day.
Mass at 10:00 am
We regret that the Advent & Christmas schedule in last week’s bulletin contained errors.
Below is the corrected schedule:
ARRIVE Rides Arrive Rides dispatches Lyft and Uber rides for people who don't have smartphones. This is a good option for parish-ioners who don’t drive and need a ride to and from church. Members call when they need a ride and Arrive handles all the technolo-gy to dispatch a car to them. Arrive communicates directly with the driver, monitors the ride and handles pay-ment, so members don’t need to car-ry cash. The cost is $10/month to be an Ar-rive member. Members also pay the cost of the Lyft/Uber ride plus a $5 transaction fee. We're open from 9 am - 6 pm, seven days a week. Gift certificates are now available. Anyone can create a subscription for a loved one and prepay any amount over $100 (Once there is a backup credit card on file, gifts can be made in any amount).
Don’t miss out on Someday At Christmas, a beautiful collection of Christmas songs performed by our own St. Mary Satur-day musicians! This
recording features Lynn Guidi and Ray Perez, vocals; Ernie Mansfield, flute and saxophone; Pawel Wale-rowski, cello; and special guest pianist Mario Balestrieri. In addition, the CD features “bonus tracks” recorded pre-viously with our former pianist, Andrea Morse. The CD is also available as a download card. Net profits from the sale will be donated to St. Mary Church. CDs will be available for pur-chase after Mass and in the parish office during office hours. CD: $15 for one, $25 for two. Down-load card: $10
The Lighter Side
Christmas Prayer One winter evening, two young boys were spending the night at their grandmother’s house. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying out loud at the top of his lungs:
“I PRAY FOR A BRAND NEW LAPTOP COMPUTER, I PRAY FOR A NEW iPOD, I PRAY FOR A NEW—”
His older brother looked over at his younger brother and said, “Why are you yelling your prayers? God isn’t hard of hearing.”
The little brother replied, “No, but Grandma is!”
SAVE THE DATE! Walk for Life West Coast 2018 Saturday, January 27 Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco.
St. Mary School students are busy pre-paring for our annual Christmas Program. Offering our voices and musical talents as a gift to the Christ Child warms our hearts during this Ad-vent season. Our stu-dents shine as they sing Christmas songs to an audience of family and friends. What a special way to cele-brate this joyous season of hope and love as a community!
Catholic Alumni Club On Saturday, December 23, members and guests of the Catholic Alumni Club will dine at Primavera Ristorante, 3214 Crow Canyon Place, San Ra-mon. It is an Italian restaurant and caters meals to the Golden Gate Warriors. If you are a Catholic pro-fessional, please join us for a fun evening. Please call Earle (925-300-8811) or Dorothy (925-735-0208) to make a reservation. Please reserve by Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 pm.
Thank you to all of our catechists and volunteers! We appreciate you more than you know and wish you
and your loved ones a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sunday, December 17, 2017
We wish all of our Faith Formation Families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sessions will resume Sunday, 1/7/18!
THE VINEYARD St. Mary Church
YOUTH MINISTRY (K-12)
Disciples in Training
Faith Formation
Youth Ministry
Jesus, you will come among us once again to give us your very life. May your life’s gift inspire us to make our lives a gift to you, over and over again. Amen
LITTLE SAINTS Kinder - 3rd Sunday 9:15am - 10:45am
ROCK 4th - 5th Grade Thursday 4:00pm - 5:30pm
BLAST 6th Grade Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm
EDGE 7th - 8th Grade Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm
CONFIRMATION Call for info
YOUTH GROUP 9th - 12th Grade Sunday 7:00pm - 9:00pm
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El día 16 de diciembre comienza la Novena de Aguinaldos en Colombia y otras partes de Latinoamérica. La novena consiste en 9 partes que se repiten por 9 noches: 1‑ Oración inicial 2‑ Oración Mariana 3‑ Oración de José 4‑ Reflexión del día 5‑ Gozos 6‑ Oración al Niño Jesús 7‑ Un Salmo 8‑ Invocación final 9‑ Villancicos (cantos navideños)
Los participantes buscan aguinaldo (regalo). Para esto los colombianos tienen la costumbre de jugar “pajita en boca” buscando quien no trae una pajita en boca. La persona que no pueda mostrar que trae pajita en boca tiene que dar un regalo a quien lo descubrió. Los aguinaldos son recuerdo del regalo que nos dio Dios en su Hijo Jesús, prenda de su amor. Y si Dios nos da un aguinaldo tan grande es porque Dios no tiene pajita en boca cuando nos dice que nos ama.
En el corazón de la Novena está el refrán de Gozos:
Dulce Jesús mío, mi niño adorado, ven a nuestras almas; ven, no tardes tanto.
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jer 23:5-8; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Martes: Jue 13:2-7, 24-25a; Sal 71 (70):3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lc 1:5-25 Miércoles: Is 7:10-14; Sal 24 (23):1-4ab, 5-6; Lc 1:26-38 Jueves: Cant 2:8-14 o Sof 3:14-18a; Sal 33 (32):2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lc 1:39-45 Viernes: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lc 1:46-56 Sábado: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66 Domingo: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Rom 16:25-27; Lc 1:26-38
ATENCION: No habrá Adoración Eucarística ni el fin de semana antes de Navidad (21-23 de diciembre) ni el fin de semana antes de Año Nuevo (28-30 de diciembre). La Adoración se reanudará el 4 de enero.