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December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Sacramento CHURCH OFFICE/RECTORY 408-739-8506 de Reconciliación—Confesiones): Oficina de la Iglesia/Rectoría BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 1133 W. Washington Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Office Hours: MONDAY: Closed MARRIAGES (Matrimonios): TUESDAY - FRIDAY: 9:30AM - 12:00PM Call 408-739-8506 to make an appointment at least six (6) 1:00PM - 4:00PM months in advance. Llame al 408-739-8506 para hacer una cita con seis (6) meses de anticipación.

Rev. Vincent Pineda, Pastor ([email protected]) Jill Snoeberger, Office Manager ([email protected]) BAPTISMS (Bautismos): Robert Lassalle-Klein, Deacon Call 408-739-8506 to make an appointment at least two (2) months in advance. Llame al 408-739-1669 para hacer una cita con dos (2) meses de anticipación.

OFFICE OF CATECHETICAL MINISTRY Oficina del Ministerio Catequetico 408-739-1669 QUINCEAÑERAS: Alde Vera, Director of Religious Education ([email protected]) Llame al 408-739-1669 con seis (6) meses de anticipación. Office Hours: THURSDAY & FRIDAY: 2:00PM—6:00PM ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY 408-212-4682 Leave a message and a volunteer will return your call within 72 hours.

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Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long-time residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you haven’t registered with us, please take a few minutes to fill out one of our registration forms and place it in the collection basket or mail to the rectory. Una calurosa bienvenida a todos los que celebran con nosotros, ya sean vecinos de mucho tiempo o recien llegados a nuestra parroquia. Si no se ha registrado aqui, por favor tome unos minutos para llenar la registracion y depositela en la canasta de la colecta o enviela a la rectoria. TODAY’S MESSAGE My Dear St. Cyprian Family, On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we revisit the biblical account of the Annunciation and we encounter the figure of Mary, the maiden of Nazareth. Why is Mary important in our approach to Christmas? Is it just because of her role as natural mother of the Divine Son of God? There is a quality in Mary that poses a challenge to our life of faith. There is something in her life that makes us rethink the way we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Mary is not a mere spectator, not a decoration, and not an addendum to the Christmas story. Mary teaches us how to make room for Jesus. Before the angel came, Mary had a whole life neatly planned before her. She was in a peaceful and religious Jewish home. She was engaged to be married to Joseph. But then the angel came, and Mary who was at first troubled by the message she received, gradually stretched her heart to accommodate God’s plan. We need to encounter the Blessed Virgin of Nazareth to truly appreciate the demands of Christmas on our faith. Just like Mary, we must make space for Christ, who is the center not only of religion, but also of the beating, pulsing heart of his followers. We pray: “Mary, teach us how to make room for Jesus again!” Advent Blessings, Fr. Vincent

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday Joe Quartini + Tuesday Lucia & Teresa Nguyen + Wednesday Clyde & Mabel Whitman + John Shannon + James Wallace + Thursday CHRISTMAS EVE—No Intentions Friday CHRISTMAS DAY—No Intentions December 24 Saturday Theresa-Maria Nguyen + Sunday Angelita Espiritu Chan + 4:00 pm - Mass in English (Livestreamed) Nadine Miller + Jose & Aurora Reyes + December 25 Tan Cho Pong + 8:30 am - Mass in English Reynaldo Tan + 10:00 am - Mass in English James Bertram Lindsay + Ma. Martha Guido + 11:30 am - Mass in Spanish (Livestreamed) Thanksgiving—Our Lady of Guadalupe Eufemia Ruiz **All of these Masses will be held outside in our The People of this Parish parking lot. Please go to our website (www.saintcyprian.org) to make a reservation. On January 1st we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy PRAY FOR THE SICK Mother of God. We will have a Please pray for the sick of our parish: Max Brogley. parking lot Mass on this day at If you know of someone who is sick and needs our prayers, 9:00AM. Please go to the please submit their names to the parish office so that they can website (www.saintcyprian.org) be included in our prayers. Si usted conoce a alguien que . esta enfermo y necesita de oraciones, por favor de los to make a reservation to attend nombres a la oficina de la parroquia para ser incluidos en nuestras oraciones. WEEK OF DECEMBER 20, 2020 READINGS: Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38 Monday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd]/Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66 Thursday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79 Friday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25. Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14. Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20. Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14 Saturday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17 [6]/Mt 10:17-22 Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1] or Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [7a, 8a]/Col 3:12- 21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 OBSERVANCES: Sunday: 4th Sunday of Advent Monday: St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church Tuesday: Wednesday: St. John of Kanty, Priest Thursday: Christmas Eve Friday: The Nativity of the Lord (holy day of obligation) Saturday: St. Stephen, the First Martyr Next Sunday: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph -- ©LPi

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2021 We are now accepting requests for Mass Intentions for 2021. Please submit your requests IN WRITING to the rectory or through email at [email protected]. Call Jill at 408-739- 8506 with any questions.

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