Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own
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1305 Royal Avenue Simi Valley, CA 93065 The Baptism of the Lord January 11, 2015 Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own At first glance, the Baptism of the Lord might seem an odd feast. Since the Catholic Church teaches that the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the remission of sins, particularly Original Sin, why was Christ baptized? After all, He was born without Original Sin, and He lived His entire life without sinning. Therefore, He had no need of the sacrament, as we do. In submitting Himself humbly to the baptism of St. John the Baptist, however, Christ provided the example for the rest of us. If even He should be baptized, though He had no need of it, how much more should the rest of us be thankful for this sacrament, which frees us from the darkness of sin and incorporates us into the Church, the life of Christ on earth! His Baptism, therefore, was necessary--not for Him, but for us. Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the medieval Scholastics, saw Christ's Baptism as the institution of the sacrament. His Flesh blessed the water, and the descent of the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove) and the voice of God the Father announcing that this was His Son, in Whom He was well pleased, marked the beginning of Christ's public ministry. Parish Information RECTORY PASTOR SACRAMENTS 1305 Royal Avenue Simi Valley, CA 93065 Rev. Joseph P. Shea ANOINTING OF THE SICK 526-1732 526-0067 (fax) Associate Pastor Administered throughout the year. Email: [email protected] Fr. Bill Nicholas Please call the Rectory any time in Ron Browne• 526-1732 (www.FrWCNicholas.com) case of serious illness or going into Parish Business Manager surgery. Priest in Residence Website: Fr. Jim Maher www.StRoseSV.com BAPTISMS HOURS DEACONS English: 1st Sunday of the month Monday to Friday: 8:00am—8:00pm Dn. Peter Wilson Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month Saturday: 9:00am—5:00pm Dn. Terry Reibenspies By appointment; please call or visit Sunday: 8:00am—4:00pm Dn. Louis Fernandez the Rectory. Facilities Manager Dn. Edward Posvar MARRIAGES Norm Ouellette • 551-3704 Arrangements must be made at ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY LITURGY SCHEDULE least six months in advance. Please [email protected] Daily: 8:30am & 5:30pm call or visit the Rectory. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Saturday: 8:30am; 5:00pm (Vigil); Communion—coordinators 7:00pm (Spanish) RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION George Lemos Sunday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 9:00am, FOR ADULTS (RCIA) Tony Lemos ([email protected]) 11:00am (Family/Children), Julia Dobrucki • 915-4625 1:00pm (Spanish), 5:00pm (Youth) LECTORS MINISTRY DIVINE MERCY HOLY HOUR Tony Delgado 584-6987 SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION with BENEDICTION LIFE TEEN / YOUTH MINISTRY Monday & Wednesday Adam Cross, Youth Minister NOVENA 526-8181 9:00am—10:00am Mother of Perpetual Help [email protected] Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Wednesdays at 6:00pm Claira Castillo, Assistant Youth Minister 4:00pm—5:00pm [email protected] BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Saturday: Dot Goerisch • 526-5640 MINISTERIO HISPANO 3:00pm—5:00pm Libia Perez, Director • 915-4605 6:00pm—7:00pm CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER [email protected] GROUP HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION MUSIC MINISTRY Ched & Lumi Cruz Vigil: 5:30pm Clare Delto, Director • 526-1732 584-6160 Holy Day: 6:00am; 8:30am; 12:00pm; [email protected] COUPLES FOR CHRIST 5:30pm; 7:00pm (Spanish) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Joanne & Erwin Ilustrisimo Sandra Lemos, Director • 526-5513 ST. ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL 304-0753 [email protected] 1325 Royal Avenue KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Simi Valley, CA 93065 RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY John P. Sanders, Principal COUNCIL #5803 Julia Dobrucki • 915-4625 Website: www.srls.org Andy Prete, Grand Knight [email protected] 526-5304 • 526-0939 (fax) 910-0347 ST. ROSE OF LIMA 24 HR. LIFE CENTER HOTLINE FOR SERVING THOSE IN NEED UNPLANNED PREGNANCY AFTER SCHOOL CARE 577-8208 Earl Todd Call 1-800-973-7334 St. Rose School Alumni 581-0957 All our services are FREE and information is kept strictly confidential. Teresa Moran Runyon www.facebook.com/ [email protected] Rite of Christian Initiation of PregnancyCounselingCenter www.srls.org/alumni Adults SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN For information on the Catholic MOTHER CABRINI CIRCLE Sandy Lemos 526-5513 Faith and the process of inquiry, GIFT STORE please call: Interim Chair person Located in the vestibule; open before & SUB-ROSA YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY after morning Sunday Masses; Julia Dobrucki 915-4625 Adam Cross • Coordinator●526-8181 Thursdays 12-3pm (seasonal hours) January 11, 2015 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Page 3 Dear friends, As your pastor, I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. On behalf of the priests, I want to thank you for your Christmas cards, for the delicious baked goods, and for the gifts you left at the rectory. All of us priests are very grateful for your thoughtfulness and generosity. I also would like to express my gratitude to the rectory staff and to all the members of the liturgy committee, the environment committee, the choirs and the liturgical ministers (greeters, ushers, lectors, Eucharistic Minis- ters, sacristans and altar servers) who generously gave of their time to make sure that Advent and Christmas and the Christmas Season would be glorious for all of us. I especially would like to thank Clare Delto, her husband Byron and the choirs who not only provided the sa- cred music for our liturgies, but who also presented a marvelous Christmas concert for the parish. I am sorry for those who could not attend. It was that good! Finally, I would like to thank Sandi and George Lemos and their family who prepared and presented our parish staff Christmas party last Friday. The food and drink were scrumptious. What a way to end our Christmas Season. May God bless all of you as we begin this New Year. Yours in Christ, Fr. Joseph Shea We had a quite an Advent and Christmas season here at St. Rose of Lima...graces abound! Fr. Paul Nicholson, a missionary preacher, gave us 4 evenings of a traditional parish mission, Dec. 14-17. The church was full on the first evening, and nearly filled for the remaining talks! The hearts of many were touched in a deep place...confession lines were long every night. Fr. Earl Eggleston joined us on Dec. 29 to give us an additional blessing by offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Latin). We all received Holy Communion on the tongue while kneeling. The reverence was a beautiful sight to behold, and reminded us that we should also show such reverence during the Ordinary Form of the Mass. Visit the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Facebook page to see the links to view all four of Fr. Paul Nicholson’s Parish Mission talks on video. (Or, on YouTube, search: “Fr. Paul Nicholson parish mission.”). A photo album of our Latin Mass can also be viewed on the St. Rose Facebook page. The parish gave the gift of “Rediscover Catholicism” by Matthew Kelly to each family for Christmas. (Copies may still be available in the vestibule.) An annual gift of a Catholic calendar, sponsored by Rose Family Funeral Home, was also given to each family. What Does Jesus Expect of Me? MASS INTENTIONS Jesus calls you to follow Him. Your life SATURDAY, January 10 could be an adventure with God. St. Rose 8:30am Members of the Millennium Club (I) of Lima Parish extends a warm welcome 5:00pm Patty Hayden (D) to all who wish to join our Faith 7:00pm Maria Elena Hernandez (D) community for worship and fellowship. Come feast on His Word and His Body, SUNDAY, January 11 develop your knowledge, and build a family of faith. 6:00am Josephine Gallagher (D) If you are new to the area, or coming back Home, we 7:00am Yolanda Prudencio Cedeño (D) invite you to make St. Rose of Lima your parish by 9:00am Victoria Supala (D) calling the Rectory at 526-1732, or stop by during 11:00am Manuel Pinon (D) office hours or visit our website: (Sp) 1:00pm Francisco Angel Garza (D) www.StRoseSV.com 5:00pm Peggy Bowman (D) “A time to be born…” Ecc 3:2 MONDAY, January 12 8:30am Eleanor May (D) Lewis R. Wagner Salazar, Roberto L. 5:30pm Roderico Bamba (D) Coronado, and Ariel N. Coronado. TUESDAY, January 13 8:30am Irene Navarro (I) 5:30pm Gregorio & Guadalupe Robles (D) Names on this list will be deleted after 3 months, unless the Rectory staff is WEDNESDAY, January 14 notified. If you are a family member and wish to add or renew a name, please notify the office. 8:30am Eleanor May (D) 5:30pm Adrienne Gardener (D) “A time to heal…” Ecc 3:3 THURSDAY, January 15 ...And pray for one another.—James 5:13-18 9:00am Consuelo Garcia Corinne Anderson John Erickson Christina Morelli 5:30pm Margaret DeMeyer (D) Sue Arrigoni Lisa Fahoome Louie Moses FRIDAY, January 16 Alexey Baikov Heriberto Fraire Robert Nelsen 8:30am Tomas Pineda (D) 5:30pm Knights of Columbus (I) Manuel Barrera Patrick Healy Berry Nelson SATURDAY, January 17 Joe Benites Ruth Ann Hochleutner Fr. Joseph Shea 8:30am Members of the Millennium Club (I) Rita Benites Margaret Jimenez Terianne Soria 5:00pm Edward Gonzalez (I) Patsy Ceniceros Beth Kehoe Todd Southwell 7:00pm Maria Elena Hernandez (D) Earl Craft Henry Lopez Kenneth Thompson SUNDAY, January 18 Billy Clay Driver, Jr. Celia Mora Theresa St. Pierre 6:00am Mercy & Dan McDougall (D) Edwin Morales 7:00am Thomas Fabry (D) 9:00am Maria Benitez (D) “A time of war and a time of peace…” Ecc 3:8 11:00am Joseph Jr.