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th December 26 - Monday – 8:00 a.m. th Mass Intention: Ruben Garcia+ Confessions – Every Saturday- 5:15-5:45 p.m , Family Rosar y- 5:40 p.m. St. Thomas , Bishop and th December 27 - Tuesday 8:00 a.m. December 31 st - Saturday-6:00 pm. Mass Today’s was born in Mass Intention: Beatrice Cantu+ Intention: Domingo & Benancia Moya + London in 1118. Until named Archbishop of Bacilio Cantu & Barbara Cantu Mary Moya () in 1162, Thomas Becket gave no

December 28th – Wednesday 8:00 a.m. indication of being a courageous and saintly man of Mass Intention: Chastity, Robert Roy, Jr., EME: Paulette Brandl the Church. Though an ecclesiastic, he had been Roland Rene Canchola + Lector: Lisa Canales God gave His greatest gift to us of the nation and friend of King Henry II. Altar Servers: Gabriella and Madeline Canales Roy & Bebe Canchola As Archbishop, however, he defended the Church Ushers: Robert Cisneros, Marshall Lange, on that first Christmas Day against the king. During a six year exile at a Cistercian December 29 th - Thursday 8:00 a.m. Randy Reyes, Bacilio Cantu and may the wonder of it Monastery in France, Thomas developed a monastic Mass Intention: Mary Rauterkus + always guide and light your way... spirituality. Returning to England, he was assassinated Rauterkus and Family by the King’s men on December 29, 1170. January 1 st – Sunday-8:00 a.m. Mass MERRY CHRISTMAS! th December 30 - Friday 8:00 a.m. Intention: Cindy Cantu+ Mass Intention: Benefactors of ’s Refuge Midge Christian Elam Richard & Frances Mendez

EME: Juanita Madrigal December 31 st , Offertory December 111888ththth Lector: Valerie Aguayo St. Sylvester I, $1292.23 – Parish Support Altar Servers: Lili Gonsalez, Enriqueta Gonsalez $64.90 – Candle Money Ushers: Ted Cabral, Hermilo DeLuna, $50.00 – Altar Servers Emilio Ledezma, Magdaleno Garcia Sylvester became Pope in 314, $176.00 – Christmas Flowers shortly after the Peace of Constantine. He served the $285.00 – Building Fund January 1 st - Sunday-10:00 a.m. Mass Church as Pope for 21 years –one of the longest pontificates during the first Christian millennium. He Intention: Mary A. Lerma+ fought Arianism and saw the Church develop in Mary Moya remarkable fashion. He started the basilicas of St. Peter, St. Paul and St. John Lateran. Pope Sylvester is Pro-Life Corner: EME: Gracie Perez remembered also because his death occurred on the Lector: Lupe Olguin ** Sunday Envelopes – The Sunday envelope January 2- We are all complicit, every one of last day of the year in 335. He helps us end the Altar Servers: Jason Valenzuela, Anjelica Valenzuela, boxes for 2012 will be at the entrance of the of each civil year. us, in the sin of abortion. Yesterday, 3,500 Valenzuela church. Please be sure to pick up your box babies died, today, 3,500 babies will die and Ushers: Joe Canales, Jr., Hybner, as soon as possible because the starting tomorrow 3,500 babies will die. We need to Albert Rodriguez, Adolph Escalante envelope is dated for January 1, 2012. If you wake up every day and ask what more can I cannot find a box with your name, please May God bless us in his do? Not what can I do, but what more can I contact Father Samuel. mercy. do to stop the killing?