Sunday November 3, 2019 Address: 2700 Dover Avenue - Fairfield, CA 94533 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Website: https://ourladyofmtcarmelfairfieldca.org
SERVED BY THE CARMELITES MASS SCHEDULE | SACRAMENTS
Parish Office…………………………….....…..…..(707) 422-7767 MASS: Weekend: Saturday Evening, 5PM Vigil Gemma Gonzalo, Office Manager Sunday: 8AM, 10AM & 12 Noon Office email address: [email protected] Daily: Monday - Saturday, 9AM Office hours: 8 AM - 3 PM, Monday - Thursday Holy Days: 9AM, Noon and 7PM
8 AM - 1 PM, Friday Sacrament of Reconciliation Valerie Elser, Admin. Assistant: [email protected] Saturdays: 3:30 to 4:30 PM or by appointment Faith Formation...... (707) 422-2814 Baptisms: 3rd Weekend of the Month. Pre-Baptism St. Vincent de Paul Society...... (707) 422-5209 Program Required. Visit our website or come by Emergency Sick Calls...... (707) 422-7767 Confirmation and RCIA...... (707) 422-7767 the Parish Office to pick-up an application packet. TAG \ High school Youth Ministry………………(707) 422-7767 Marriages: Six months notice required. Anointing of the Sick: Contact the Parish Office.
Contact the Parish Office for all Baptisms & Marriages. Staff: Fr. David Fontaine, O. Carm. (Pastor) | Fr. Patrick Gavin, O. Carm. (Parochial Vicar) Fr. Mario Lopez, O.Carm. (Retired Priest in Residence) | Deacon Raymond Elias PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass Intentions | Pray For
MASS INTENTIONS/SCHEDULE Monday 11/04 9:00 am † Nora Melodias Tuesday 11/05 9:00 am † Dom Orlando / † Mr. & Mrs. Omega If you would like the faith community of OLMC to join you in † Manny Dasilva prayers for special needs, contact the Parish Office at 422- 7767. We do occasionally take some names off of the list in the Wednesday 11/06 bulletin. If we have taken a name from the printed list of a 9:00 am † Mr. & Mrs. Lee Moh Kit / † Haydee Arnold person still in need of prayers, please give us a call and we will happily put him or her back on. Please take some time this Thursday 11/07 week to remember the following in your prayers: 9:00 am † Teresita Ramos / † Maria Catarina Salim - For all in our parish family who are suffering serious or terminal illness Friday 11/08 - For Men and Women in Armed Forces and for 9:00 am † Charles Elser / † Mr. & Mrs. Limaku Madison O’Shields Bobby Holsworth Eddie & Lou Bartalome Saturday 11/09 Timothy White John Joe White Theresa McDermott 9:00 am Cherry Padilla / † Fransiska Medina Hadi Ron Scharfen Virgil Jaramillo Elinita VeraCruz-Ulep Dolores Highsmith-Cass Therese Keck Masoumeh Kennedy 5:00 pm † Don & † Helen Haug / Sammy & Luz Quilao Dion Newman Pat Murtha Manny & Laura Labaria Sunday 11/10 Shannon Valtierra Lina Cradduck Regina Magtoto Jo & Evelyn Nunes Leonida Bascara Rylie West 8:00 am † Mr. & Mrs. Tjhang / † Primo Bascara Andy Andalajao Vivian Blas James& Terry Marsch Dolores Krystek Roberto, Inday & Jose Y. Gomez 10:00 am † Ernesto Cordova / † Manny DaSilva Darwin Rasmussen DaSilva Family NOON Robbie Visda † Repose Souls of Legionaries & John & Vivian Donohoe Joel Rivera Samantha Peregoy † Souls in Purgatory Jeff Anub Cathy Arriola Fr. David Fontaine, Laura Labrado Rosario Manalisay O.Carm. Sarmiento Family Mary Highsmith Robert Rabaino Asianne McClinton Aukusitino Iulio Renita Manalo Lina Isabelle Que Alapati Suisala Ann Garant Autumn Prayer Rebert Gebing Silivelia Alkowni Alejo Aranas Meredith A. Beltran O God of Creation, you have blessed us Howell Wood III Sally Fields Tom Serrano Yollie Wood Anita Santos With the changing of the seasons. Lana Graves Mary Sheldon Domergue Family As we embrace these autumn months, Larry Shaver Kai Croker & Family Remy Calica Thomas Talley may the earlier setting of the sun remind us Matt A. Villaber Annabelle Semira Maria Arreola Donna Gaddard Julie Darling to take time to rest. Jean Hamilton Mendez Family John & Celina Hess May the crunch of the leaves beneath Betty McFadden Joe Lujan Kimo Boone Salas& SantosFamilies our feet remind us of the brevity of Kelly Gawley Gloria Lee Regina Diaz Sammy & Luz Quilao this earthly life. Anita Brennan Rojas Family Sarah S. Yarberry Larry &Carolyn Hebert Ryan Bautista May the steam of our breath David Allard Josephine Iannarelli Emanuel P. Caranay Pidz Banasan in the cool air remind us that it is you who Su Kuropatkin Linda Sharp Diane Ball give us your breath of life. Romy & Cuca Lopez Danilda Castor Carol Nunes May the scurrying of the squirrels and the Crystal Buelna Dean Castro Dolores Sheppard Bernice Jojola Jean Banks migration of the birds remind us that you Bessie Zanolini MaryEllen McCormick Bob Buendia call us to follow your will. We praise you Ian Padilla Fr. Hank Ormond, Angie Bernardo John & June Kelley O.Carm. Luis Silveyra for your goodness forever and ever. David Quilao Bob & Carol Howisey Rachel Morgan Sal DiMarco Jewel Perez Amen.
Most people wish to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity. 2 PASTOR’S PAGE PRAYER & WORSHIP Question: Why do we pray to saints? STEWARDSHIP Parish Collections Answer: Our Weekly Goal: $12,500.00 Have you ever heard jokes about Catholics and big families? Well, our 2019 Envelope Collection family is much, much bigger than most of us can imagine! Our family transcends the here and now. It includes heaven! Your great, great Date: Oct. 27, 2019 $8,128.08 grandmother may have passed away, but does that make her any less your family? Of course not! We have a similar perspective when it 2019 Online Donations comes to our baptized Christian community. We are brothers and sisters Oct. 20– Oct 26, 2019 $1,759.70 in Christ and that extends beyond the grave.
The saints are women and men who have led such exemplary lives on Our Parish earth we can be certain that they’re in heaven. That means their focus is has been on worshipping God and loving all that God loves, including us. When using an we pray to saints, we’re actually asking for their prayers. If something Online challenging was going on in your life, you might consider asking giving someone close to you for their prayers. When we ask for the intercession system that of saints, we’re inviting them into our needs and concerns. I hope we’re is strengthening stewardship as well as ready to help a loved one who needs it. The saints are ready to pray for making it easier for members to us, so we can grow in relationship with God, love our neighbor, and join support our Church. There are many them in heaven one day! benefits for parishioners that choose to GOSPEL MEDITATION Give Online! Some of the benefits include: no need to write checks; you can give even if you are Christ loves us first. So much of the Christian life is as simple as that. Today’s unable to attend Mass; and your Gospel is a prime example! “Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man … was seeking to see who Jesus contribution amount can easily be was.” We may have gotten used to the story of Zacchaeus, this short, adjusted at any time! Please seemingly innocent man who climbs a sycamore tree in his desperate desire to prayerfully consider making your see Jesus. But this colorful, children’s Bible illustration isn’t what the offerings Online - your contribution gathering crowd would have seen. They would have seen the white collar will support the Operations and criminal. Tax collectors were notorious for extortion. They were collaborators with the oppressive Roman overlords, overcharging for taxes and skimming a Capital Improvements of our Church. cut off the top. And how does Jesus respond to this man? Sign-up today by: 1) visiting our website: “Come down quickly,” Jesus says, “for today I must stay at your house.” If www.ourladyofmtcarmelfairfieldca.org you had been there, would you have believed it? No doubt there were other 2) Click-on: GIVE Online! disciples in the city or, at the very least, kind, generous, and just people. 3) Create and account. “Good” people. But those aren’t the people Jesus chooses to share a meal with. Christ loves us first. He chooses Zacchaeus even before the man makes 4) Navigate to choose the Fund. Give! a public profession of his repentance. Its that easy! You can give a one-time contribution “The Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” We may not or you can specify a reoccurring giving be tax collectors and extortionists — I hope not! — but we all have elements of our lives that are lost. We have wounds from childhood, unresolved to any of anxieties or attachments, daily fears. No matter how “put together” we are, we the Funds all have our lost moments. Some days, it may feel like we can’t see over the available ways they crowd our inner life. Today’s Gospel invites us to do something a throughout little strange. Don’t let your flaws, failures, or hang-ups prevent you from the year. seeing Jesus. Take a deep breath. Go climb a tree, because Jesus is passing by. And he wants to stay in your heart today. 3 AROUND THE PARISH Upcoming Events
ADORERS ARE NEEDED
Thursdays: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS—WEEKEND OF NOV. 9/10 1AM - 2AM Next week our Parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS). The guiding mission of the AMS is to provide the 2AM - 3AM sacraments—and the re-affirming Word of Christ—to the men and women 9AM -10AM serving in our armed forces, patients in VA Medical Centers, civilians Saturdays: working for the federal government beyond U.S. borders, and the families of Noon - 1PM these populations. To provide these services they need your help—the AMS
receives no federal funding. Team Leaders / Coordinators OLMC ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIRE are also needed! Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Annual Christmas Craft Faire is just around the OLMC’s St. Therese Chapel is corner. Stuck for gift ideas? Buy Gift open 24-hours, 7-days a week! Cards from OLMC Scrip! This is your Our goal is to have two (2) or chance to do your Christmas shopping more committed Adorers early! Plan ahead...come by Nov. 23rd from 10am to 7pm and Nov. 24th from every hour. 9am to 3pm in the Dome and shop from For information please call Lynda various vendors to include: handmade Sutton 707-330-4858 or the Parish crafts, embroidery works, jewelry, photography, wood crafts, personalized Office 707-422-7767. gifts, local children’s author, egg art, handmade toys, wreaths, knitted/ crocheted/quilted items, Christmas decors, car accessories, and the like. RESPECT LIFE CORNER All proceeds from table rentals and raffle tickets fund the holiday food for families in need through OLMC St. Vincent de Paul Society. 40-Days Campain Ends—Thank you for all of your prayers during this 40- MARRIED COUPLES: Days. Over 296 baby’s lives have been Getting ready for the Holidays means lots of time spent plannint. After the saved. Thank you also parishioners who Holidays, who not plan to give yourselves some time together? Make a have adopted a Spiritual Baby during this Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next Marriage Respect Life Month. We will conduct a Encounter Weekends include: Feb. 14-16, 2020 in Sacramento, Ca and baby shower for allparticipants in July to March 20-22, 2020 in Reno, NV. For more information and / or to register celebrate saving the life of your babies. for a Weekend, visit our website at: https://www.sacramentowwme.org or Watch for monthly messages about your contact Terry & Janet at [email protected] or call spiritual baby while you pray daily to (916) 489-3464. Jesus, Mary and Joseph to watch over and guide their growth in the womb. PURIFIED . . . A Life-Changing Event for Families (Ages 13+) Messages will be sent to all spiritual par- Why Purified? The Church teaches that parents are the primary educators ents soon but if you have not placed your of their children. Therefore, the ideal way to transmit the message of baby’s name on our poster-board, please chastity is in and through the family. Unfortunately, parents let us know what it is so that our ministry often don’t know where to begin this discussion, or they’re will pray for them along with you the left out of the conversation altogether. Our goal with whole 9 months. Also, the Rachel’s Purified is to work with you to bring the parents and teens Vineyard Spanish Retreat weekend together in an experience where they can both learn God’s will be held November 22-24. The event plan for human love, and thus open up an opportunity for is held in Auburn, north of Sacramento, them to speak more openly about this issue at home. Also and is highly recommended for healing included in the evening is a time of Eucharistic Adoration deep wounds from abortion. It is for men with praise and worship, and an opportunity for everyone to receive the and women, couples or not. If you are sacrament of Reconciliation. This format transforms a simple motivational interested, please contact Pearla Cuerdo talk into an miniature retreat for the family, allowing them to encounter the our program coordinator who will put source of purity, Jesus Christ. you in touch with the Project Rachel. When: Sunday, March 1, 2020 / Where: St. Patrick’s St. Vincent High Financial assistance is available for those School, Benicia Rd., Vallejo, Ca. / Register: Chastity.com/Purified who need it. Registration is required. Info: (707) 280-0717 / Cost: $20 4 OLMC CALENDAR
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PARISH COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS Lio Suisala | 688-5592 Thelma Meyer | 372-7889 Through Dec. 12th - Bible Study: The Prophets Delia Tabasa | 631-9577 Gail Dubow-Young | 330-1696 Nov. 16th - Baptism Jean Hamilton | 624-9248 Evelyn Samson | 372-7215 Nov. 23rd / 24th - Craft Faire Robert Anthony | 688-889 Woody Carnahan | 208-9465 Dec. 2nd - Faith Formation 1st Reconciliation John Shinstock | 437-4773 Eddie San Pedro | 803-1106 Dec. 9th - OLMC Communal Penance, 7pm Vince Tydingco, Sec. | 631-5269 (Holy Spirit Communal Penance Dec. 13th at 7pm) Julie Darling, Pres. | 425-3934 Dec. 22nd - 26th - Nativity Display 5 OLMC MINISTRIES & PARISH INFORMATION & REGISTRATION ORGANIZATIONS
NEW PARISHIONER? UPDATING INFO? EURHARISTIC APOSTLES OF DIVINE MERCY (EADM) Mindy Zindel 421-0776, Marlon Taasan 688-4880 FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR | Francis Cruz - 925-683-1311 New to the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish? KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS New Parishioner:_____ or Existing with updates:______Rainer Urbach - 246-4686 Circle: Mr. & Mrs. / Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms. LAY CARMELITES | Melody McCloskey 415-377-1139 Last Name: ______LEGION OF MARY | Orlie Mangune, 707-880-5602 First Name(s):______LORD'S LEAVEN MISSION SOCIETY Spouse Name: ______Marlon & Yvette Taasan - 707-688-4880 Other Family Member(s):______MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Other Family Members):______Tom and Elaine Bruno - 707-426-9564 Other Family Member(s):______MEMBERS IN MOTION | Betty McFadden - 707-422-4129 Address: ______MINISTRY OF THE EUCHARIST City: ______Zip: ______Julie Darling - 707-425-3934 Home #: ______Cell:#______Pearla Cuerdo - 707-386-3403 Email: ______MINISTRY OF THE EUCHARIST for THE HOMEBOUND Call the Parish Office - 707-422-7767 Would you like to receive Offertory Envelopes OR do you MINISTRY OF THE WORD | Don McKenna - 707-718-5239 prefer to give Offerings OnLine through our Website, MISSIONARY FAMILIES OF CHRIST (MFC) | John & Malou “GiveOnline? Circle one Bayquen 707-208-4005 / Eddie & Maria San Pedro, 707-803-1103 GiveONLINE: www.ourladyofmtcarmelfairfieldca.org MUSIC MINISTRY DIRECTOR Mark Middleton 707-688-4157 / [email protected] Please place completed form in the Offertory OLMC GIFT CARDS | Peggy Sherrod, 707-429-3183 Basket (at Mass), mail it or bring it to the Parish Office! Parish Pastoral COUNCIL Questions? Call (707) 422-7767 Consists of 10 members (See Bulletin) PERPETUAL Eucharistic Adoration Lynda Sutton - 707-330-4858 PRAYER LINE Catharine Scharfen: 707-427-2320 / Pearla Cuerdo, 707-386-3403 OLMC MINISTRIES|ORGANIZATIONS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Elaine Bruno or Anna Albericci | 707- 422-2814 ADULT EDUCATION - RESPECT LIFE & CATHOLIC Media KIOSK | RCIA | Steve & Carlene Pearson, 707-426-2344 Cathy Omoso 707-688-6551 / Phyllis Kaminska, 707-419-4237 Catholics Come Home | Woody Carnahan & Kelly Newman, 208-9465 (Alpha Center: 1044 Empire St., Fairfield, Ca.) ALPHA PREGNANCY CLINICS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | RETROUVAILLE (Lifeline for troubled marriages) 428-3300. Address: 1044 Empire St., Fairfield, Ca Call the Parish Office. ALTAR & SANCTUARY Lay Carmelites ST. VINCENT de PAUL | 707-422-5209 ALTAR SERVERS | Deacon Raymond Elias / 416-4618 USHERS / HOSPITALITY | Bunny Dominguez / 707-386-2709 AMOR DEI CHARISMATIC COMMUNITY VISITS TO THE SICK and SACRAMENT MINISTRY Delia Tabasa / 631-9577 Parish Office BAPTISM (Baptismal Prep Class held every other month) | Deacon YLI (A Catholic Women's Organization) Raymond Elias / 416-4618 / [email protected] Margaret Sanders - 707-344-2838 (leave message) or CANCER SUPPORT | Call the Parish Office, 707-422-7767 Kathy Marley - 707-422-3588 COUPLES FOR CHRIST YOUTH MINISTRY | 707-422-7767 Medardo &Mimi Tuazon 707-344-7355 Rey & Milva Lapitan - 707-428-1561 Ray & Lyn Fortaleza 707-208-6679 CURSILLO | Gem Geluz - 386-9142 6