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SAINT JOSEPH PARISH CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY Monday, December 24 Tuesday, December 25 5:30 pm Family Mass 12:00 am Midnight Mass 8:00 pm Spanish Mass 7:00, 8:30, 10:30 am & 12:30 pm 11:30 pm Christmas Carols - No evening Mass - Regular Morning Masses: 7:30 & 9:00 am (5:00 am - “Simbang Gabi”) Mass Times Daily Readings Dec. 24-30/Cycle II Daily Mass: 7:30 am Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; 9:00 am Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 First Friday: 7:30 pm Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, Saturday: 8:00 am 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16- (Vigil) 5:00 pm 17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] (en español) 7:00 pm Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, Sunday: 7:00 am 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Fourth Sunday of Advent Dawn: Is 62:11-12; 8:30 am (Year C) Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; 10:30 am First Reading — From Bethlehem-Ephrathah Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 12:30 pm shall come forth for me one who is to be Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; (Youth) 5:30 pm ruler in Israel. (Micah 5:1-4a) Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Reconciliation Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Psalm — Lord, make us turn to you; let us Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 pm see your face and we shall be saved. (Psalm 80) 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, Second Reading — We have been consecrated 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 To inquire about sacraments: through the offering of the body of Christ Baptism, Marriage or Rites of Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, once for all. (Hebrews 10:5-10) 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Initiation of Adults, please call Gospel — Blessed are you who believed that Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Parish Center at (510) 741-4900. Lk 2:22-35 Info. also at www.sjcpinole.org what was spoken by the Lord would be Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; fulfilled. (Luke 1:39-45) Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Lk 2:41-52 Church: 837 Tennent Avenue, Pinole CA 94564 School:1961 Plum St., Pinole CA 94564 (510) 724-0242, Fax 724-9886 Office: 2100 Pear St. Pinole CA 94564 (510) 741-4900, Fax (510) 724-9185 Hours: Mon. - Thur. 9:00 am - 7:30 pm, Fri. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm PARISH CENTER CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SCHEDULE Monday, December 24: CLOSED Tuesday, December 25: CLOSED Monday, December 31: OPEN 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday, January 1: CLOSED May Christ come to you this Christmas with the gift of Love, the blessing of Hope, and the promise of Peace. From the Priests, Deacon, Sisters and Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. Paul Schmidt Parochial Vicars: Fr. Mark Amaral Fr. Eddie Castañas Deacon: Dn. Les Miyashiro Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us. If you would like to register or update your information, please fill out one of the green registration forms at the church entrances and place it in the collection basket or send it to the parish office. (Forms available online at www.sjcpinole.org or the parish office.) La más cordial bienvenida a los que celebran con nosotros. Si usted quiere hacerse miembro de la parroquia o actualizar sus datos, favor de llenar una hoja verde (se encuentran en las entradas de la iglesia) y ponerla en la canasta de la colecta. (Las hojas también se encuentran en internet al www.sjcpinole.org y en el centro parroquial.) Reflections Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Christmas time for many is travel time. Today’s Gospel tells of Mary’s journey to her cousin Elizabeth, to assist in the birth of John the Baptist. Mary’s travel was an act of charity. Not thinking of herself and her own expectation of a Child, she sacrificed her own comfort in order to help her cousin. Mary is a model of Christmas giving. Members of our parish will travel to be with relatives and friends for Christmas. We Fr. Paul Schmidt pray that they may have safe journeys. Friends and relatives will be with us here at St. Joseph, to celebrate with our parishioners. We welcome all who are here from afar. Welcome to those who come from other faith communities, those who have come to worship with family on this important day. Welcome to those who have returned to the Church through the Sacrament of Penance. We hope to be a welcoming community today and throughout the year. Catholics are celebrating a Year of Faith this year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has asked us to spend the year reflecting on the teachings of the Council, and the summary of faith given in the Catechism of the Catholic Faith. This is an opportunity for us to strengthen the faith we have or to recover the faith we may have lost. Our Catholic Faith is a wonderful treasure. We should know it well and practice it with loyalty and devotion. “May we all be Those who have been away for a while may notice that the prayers sound different. born anew in We are using a new English translation of the Roman Missal, which tries to capture more of the Latin original than was in the former translation. The new translation makes evident faith, as we more of the Biblical references in the prayers. It also tries to address God in a more reverent fashion. (If you have been away for a really, really long time, you may notice that we are celebrate the praying in English, not Latin!) Former Catholics are the largest “denomination” in the United States. Some have birth of the joined other Christian or non-Christian churches. Others simply no longer have a religion. It is sad that some feel they have to move to another church “to find Jesus.” He is here in the one in whom Catholic Church, present in its people, its teachings, its worship. Jesus is really present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, in the Sacrifice of the Mass, in the tabernacle of the church. we believe.” We pray that many may rediscover him here. It is a tragedy when people wind up with no religion at all. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He shows us the way to live. He teaches us the truth. He gives us eternal life. The world without Jesus is a sad place, full of violence, licentiousness, greed. We have evidence every day that we need the Savior to make our world livable. In this Year of Faith we hope that many will make a journey of faith, as Mary made her journey to Elizabeth. Those with strong faith will intensify their faith. Those of weak faith will move to stronger faith. Those who have lost faith will find it again. And those who have never had it may discover it and the peace it brings. May we all be born anew in faith, as we celebrate the birth of the one in whom we believe. May Jesus Christ, “God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,” whose birth as a human being we celebrate, give us a new birth, which will redirect our ways on earth and guide us on the journey to eternal life. Your Pastor, Father Paul Schmidt Our Week at St. Joseph’s Mass Intentions Parish Calendar Saturday, December 22 Sunday, December 23 5:00 pm Domingo Tampol † 5:00 am Simbang Gabi Mass/Reception - CH/PH 7:00 pm Teofanes Lopez † 7:30 am Hospitality (Lectors) - PH Sunday, December 23 4th Sunday of Advent 8:00 am 7:00 AM Choir Practice - PC 10:30 am 12:30 PM Choir Practice - PC 5:00 am Jose & Sofia Rocio † 7:00 am Parishioners of St. Joseph 3:00 pm Youth Mass Choir Practice - CH 8:30 am Gregorio Acosta (Special Intentions) Monday, December 24 10:30 am Serafina Moreno Discar † 5:00 am Simbang Gabi Mass/Reception - CH/PH 12:30 pm Victor Roque Wednesday, December 26 5:30 pm Ruth Dizon † 9:30 am Our Mother of Perpetual Help - CH Monday, December 24 Vigil of Christmas 7:30 pm Asoc. Guadalupana Prayer Group - PC 5:00 am Crisanto & Encarnacion Aguilar † Thursday, December 27 7:30 am Sr. Asha (Thanksgiving) 10:30 am Bible Study “Hebrews” - PH 9:00 am Milagros Bolano † 7:30 pm Family Choir Practice - PC 5:30 pm Quitasol Family (Deceased Members) † 7:30 pm Bible Study “Hebrews” - PC 8:00 pm Maria Nguyen & Family (Thanksgiving) Friday, December 28 Tuesday, December 25 Christmas 9:45 am Friday AM Adoration - CH 12:00 am Parishioners of St. Joseph 7:00 pm Spanish Choir Practice - PC 7:00 am Escano Family (Thanksgiving) 7:30 pm Brothers in Christ “7 Deadly Sins” - PC 8:30 am Bernardo Asuelo † Saturday, December 29 10:30 am Marie D. Smith † 4:00 pm 5 PM Choir Practice - PH 12:30 pm Sofia Izon † 8:00 pm Asociación Guadalupana Hospitality - PH Wednesday, December 26 St.