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November 18, 2018 ‘Santa Clara de Asis, a growing Catholic community, comes together to praise and worship the Lord while responding to the Gospel through service to others in the spirit of our Patroness.’ Santa Clara de Asis Parish Mission Statement Liturgy Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:00 am , 10:00 am & 12:00 pm Greetings and Welcome! Weekday Masses: Mon - Fri 8:30 a.m. Weddings: Contact Fr. Fred 714-970-2149 Welcome to our home, Santa Clara de Asis six (6) months in advance Catholic Church! May the peace and love of Baptisms: By Appointment. Baptism Prep: Call 714-809-0205 Father, Son and Holy Spirit be with you! Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:30 pm Anointing of the Sick: Upon Request We invite you to enter fully into the life of our Funerals: Ed Valenzuela 714-504-7936 parish community sharing our worship and love Adoration: First Friday of the Month 9am-6pm of Jesus Christ. Within this Bulletin is news of Food Collection for Sister Parish upcoming events, activities and opportunities Immaculate Heart of Mary: First Full Weekend of the Month which may be of interest to you. Santa Clara de Asis Parish Office Contact information is likewise provided for all Reverend Fred K. Bailey, Pastor 714-970-2149 of our groups, organizations, outreaches and Father Seamus Glynn, Pastoral Assistance ministries. Feel free to speak directly with these individuals for more information. 22005 Avenida de la Paz, Yorba Linda, CA 92887 office: 714-970-7885 fax: 714-970-2618 www.scdayl.org Fr. Fred K. Bailey and the Santa Clara de Asis Pastoral Team After Hours Emergency Only: 714-312-0967 Diocese of Orange Sexual Misconduct Hot Line: 800-364-3064 Page Two November 18, 2018 Dear Friends: The 24/7 Christmas Carol channels are harking and heralding while reminding us that grandma once again got runover by a reindeer all while a newly minted Grinch and Cindy Lou Who (who lives in Whoville of course!) prepares to offer some mirth to the mix. BUT FIRST....wait for it....we have the BLESSED CALM and so far, most- ly uncommercialized, most excellent holiday of THANKSGIVING. Of course, dependent on what we make of the day, it is either festive, delicious and a pleasant time of being with family and/or friends...or it could be fraught with foods to be cooked, the Butterball Turkey-Hot Line to be called, traffic snarls on the way to the airport or camping out for Black Friday specials. I, for one, enjoy the day and all the preparations that go into it. A romantic at heart, the memories of Thanksgiving-pasts and the opportunities to make this Thanksgiving fresh and new are the things that excite me. While some guys get excited about Thursday’s football games (go figure) I am ener- gized by creating a salad of crab cakes with orange butter sauce. In any case, however and wherever you spend this Thanksgiving Day, please know....as I said last week, YOU are among the choicest of blessings for which I am most grateful. There are some ADVENT/Christmas dates you will want to get on your calendars: #1: The first one being our Advent Reconciliation Service which will be on Thursday, December 6th at 7pm. With upwards of possibly 10 priests available that evening, we will make quick work of helping you get your soul in mint condition by which to welcome the newborn Christ child. #2: On the following Thursday, December 13th, likewise at 7pm, we will again host our NIGHT OF STORY & SONG. An opportunity to slow down from the rush and seasonal madness that can overtake folks during De- cember, the NIGHT OF STORY & SONG is a simple opportunity to gather for the reading of a Christmas story by Seminarian Cheeyoon, interspersed with the singing of Christmas Carols. Plenty of Christmas cookies, wassail and hot cocoa make the NIGHT OF STORY & SONG tasty and satisfying....and it is FREE! #3: Sunday, December 16th (Gaudete-REJOICE) from 2:00pm to 5pm will be the annual Rectory Christmas Open House (5475 Bayberry Way). Please plan to stop by for a visit to enjoy this year’s holiday décor, carolers, as well as some treats from the Rectory Kitchen. #4: On Monday, December 24th there will NOT be a morning 8:30am Mass. Our Christmas EVE Masses are at: 4:00pm, 6:30pm and 9:00pm. The 4pm Mass traditionally has an abundance of families with children, who need to get home and tucked snug into their beds so they may dream of sugar plums and such. The 9pm Mass is more ‘adult centered’ with dimmer lighting accentuating a more ‘candlelight’ feel. The 6:30pm Mass for many is the ‘Goldilocks’’ Mass, not massively crowded, not too early and not too late. On TUESDAY, December 25th - Christmas Day Mass is at 10:00am and by 10:15 it is FULL. For both days, parking will be available on the dirt field as well as on the street, please use caution when crossing. With the holidays in mind, I recently had a conversation with our St. Vincent de Paul Chapter leadership, they like to meet on a yearly schedule so as to keep me updated on what they have been doing. Our St. Vincent de Paul volunteers are those entrusted with caring for those seeking aid/assistance for assorted personal or famil- ial issues. In some cases, it might be emergency shelter rent for women/children, it might be food assistance or helping those whose finances are precarious and they need a refrigerator or stove or water heater. In varieties of ways, the volunteers of St. Vincent de Paul are our FIRST RESPONDERS and they do a fine job of screening and evaluating so as to separate the fraudulent from the genuine (and believe me...the fraudulent are rampant during the holiday season.) I make mention of our St Vincent de Paul Chapter because you might be wondering if there was a worthwhile organization that could benefit from your holiday monetary donations...and I would certainly recommend our SVDP for your consideration. FRAUD ALERT!!! Last month a large number of people began receiving FRAUDULENT EMAILS supposedly from me (FKB), requesting their emergency help. The email would say something along the lines of it being an emergency and I needed help in procuring some GIFT CARDS from Amazon or some other vendor. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE EMAILS....they are phony and fraudulent. If you ever have a question as to whether some email you have received is genuine please contact our front office at 714-970-7885. Also, always check the actual email address from where the email is originating....mine is [email protected], if there is ANYTHING else added...it is a FRAUD. Thanks. That does it for this week...time to be about the things of THANKSGIVING, washing your outfit for the annual Turkey Trot, brining your turkey, braving the parking lot at Costco, changing the oil in the car in anticipation of any travel, making the beds for extra guests, picking up/making the pies...and all the while, being thoughtful of the things for which you are most THANKFUL...have a great week and remember, you are loved. FKB November 18, 2018 page three November 17-18, 2018 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Daniel 12:1-3 Hebrews 10:11-18 Mark 13:24-32 ‘In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will be falling from the sky and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’ Not necessarily the stuff of happy-go-lucky Hallmark-esque preparation for Thanksgiving but apt Scripture for the closing days of the Church year. Indeed, at many a Thanksgiving table later this week, stories will be told of those who have passed away during the last year; laughter will be shared and tears may flow in remembrance of those with whom life was shared. Woven within these sharings are the subtle reminders that everything has a beginning and an ending and those who are wise should prudently take note. As we personally recall the many things, abilities, people and opportunities for which we are most grateful, let us not forget to consider the state of our SOUL, of our relationship with Jesus. Throughout this past year, have we strengthened our Jesus-relationships? Have we been about the GOOD THINGS we have always told ourselves we ought to be doing? Have we helped to make the world a BETTER PLACE or have we opted out of helping to transform the world’s darkness into light and hope? As the closure of another entire year draws near, how have we made a difference in the world? To whom have we been kind, generous, compassionate? How are we different from who we were LAST Thanksgiving? Have we become more hopeful or more cynical? Looking to the future... what are the GOOD THINGS we really, really, really want to work on becoming in the year to come? We know not how much time we each have to be about the things we know are good...let us not delay or postpone for another year... Thank you for sharing this pre-Thanksgiving weekend with our Santa Clara community. This weekend, CONCERN AMERICA is on site with a variety of Third World handcrafts for your possible purchase. Please take some time to peruse them, they make perfect hostess gifts for Thanksgiving and even stocking stuffers for the holiday parties coming our way.