MISSION STATEMENT We are a praying, learning and caring community fulfilling the mission God gives us in baptism by our worship in faith, by our witness in hope and by our service in love.
Praying through the Sacraments, Church & School Location Learning through Religious Education, 6309 El Apajo Road Caring through Pastoral Care. Rancho Santa Fe CA
Fr. Minh Q. Do, Pastor SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS ([email protected]) Marc Thiebach, 858.756.1911, ext. 4 NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Principal Deacon Jim Walsh ([email protected] ) ([email protected]) www.thenativityschool.org 858.367.0114 Blessed are the poor in spirit, The Nativity School Parish Office Mailing Address for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Mailing Address Post Office Box 8770 Post Office Box 9180 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 Mathew 5:2 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858.756.1911 858.756.6763 www.nativitycatholic.org Page Two Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020
Our Parishioners contributed S 8:00 am Trippy Seelig, RIP $11,780 in the collection the 5:00 pm Louis Bartek, RIP S 7:30 am Kenneth Cotter, RIP last week. 9:00 am For all Parishioners 10:30 am All Souls Novena M 8 am All Souls Novena to further the Mission & 6:30 For all Deceased Parishioners T All Souls Novena Ministry provided by the W All Souls Novena T All Souls Novena Church of the Nativity. F All Souls Novena Thank you for giving what is TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — John’s vision of a vast throng from every meaningful to you, to serve nation and people, whose robes had been made white in the our brothers and sisters in blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14). Psalm — Lord, this is the people that longs to see your Christ. face (Psalm 24). Second Reading — By God’s love, we may be called God’s children (1 John 3:1-3). Gospel — The Beatitudes: your reward will be great in IS GOD CALLING heaven (Matthew 5:1-12a). YOU TO BE The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. A PRIEST?
READINGS FOR THE WEEK EXPLORER Monday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or DAY from Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016 DATE; November 14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24 COST: Free Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Location: Private Lk 14:25-33 Time: 8:30 am-3:30 pm Explorer Day provides men an Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 opportunity to learn more about the priesthood and how to Friday: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 discern God’s call To register, contact Fr. Minh MASS SCHEDULE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT FR. LAURO MINIMO 619-291-7446 Daily Mass: [email protected] Monday—Saturday 8am Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sundays: 7:30 am, 9:00 am,10:30 am EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Monday-Friday 8:30 am –9:30 am
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Liturgical Minister Formation Workshops Liturgical Minister Formation Workshops presented by the Diocesan Office for Liturgy and Spirituality are scheduled in November. Training is available for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors, and Sacristans in both English and Spanish. Please check the diocesan website for registration and further information. See also www.sdcatholic.org/workshops. Page Four Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020
Next Nativity Men’s Group November 5, 2020 Speaker: Bishop Ramon Bejarano
Bishop Bejarano, 51, was born in Seagraves, Texas. His family moved back to Mexico soon after his birth, and he spent his early life in Aldama, Chihuahua, México.
Bishop Ramon felt the call to become a priest at an early age in the Church of San Geronimo as he was preparing for his First Holy Communion. The family moved in the late 1980s to Tracy, California, where he worked in the fields and in hotel maintenance. Two years later, Ramon was able to act on his long -standing desire to become a priest and applied to be a seminarian for the Diocese of Stockton. He received his college degree from the Archdiocesan Seminary of Tijuana and completed his theological studies at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon.
Fr. Bejarano was ordained August 15, 1998 for the Diocese of Stockton. He served in many parishes and eventually pastor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton. During his priestly ministry, he also served as chaplain to the Migrant Ministry, celebrating Mass with the families and workers in the migrant camps along with providing the sacraments and counseling.
Bishop Bejarano was consecrated a bishop on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. He is the first priest ordained for the Diocese of Stockton to become bishop, and the second Mexican-American Bishop for the Diocese of San Diego.
Bishop Bejarano has two brothers, a sister, his mother and four nephews who live in Texas. His father passed away in 1995.
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On Monday, November 2nd at a special 6:30 PM Mass we will remember our dead at a special Mass of Remembrance for all those who carry the burden of grief and loss. If you have a family member or loved one who died since November 2, 2019 and you wish to have their names announced at this Mass please stop by the parish office or call (858) 756-1911 to give us their name. They will then be remembered during this Mass and you will receive a special commemorative candle with their name. ALL SOULS NOVENA OF MASSES Please list the names of anyone for whom Prayers for your deceased loved ones will be offered during Mass on All Souls Day and during the Novena in the November Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, this weekend we honor all the men and women throughout history who faithfully bore witness to the world and the love of God by the act of faith. It is a faith we are all capable of living, but few often choose to follow! The saints have left us the examples of their lives so we can come to a deeper understanding of what it means to live as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. We gather this weekend to ask them to pray for us and to intercede with God on our behalf in order that may we grow in holiness and be steadfast in faith. Each saint is a sign of hope and inspiration for all of us. It does not matter if we are rich or poor, educated or not, celebrating joyful times in our lives or undergoing trials and sufferings, we are all called to be saints. How does the Church choose or declare a person is a saint? There is a process called Canonization which has only been used since the tenth Century. However, by the year 100 A.D., Christians were already honoring other Christians who had died, and asking for their help through prayer (intercession). Many people think that honoring saints was something set up later by the Church, but it had been part of Christianity from the very beginning. As a matter of fact, this practice came from a longstanding tradition like the Jewish faith in honoring prophets and holy people with shrines. The first saints were martyrs, people who had given up their lives for the Faith in the persecution of Christians. To avoid their stories being distorted and becoming legends, the bishops eventually took over the process, and finally the Vatican became the authority for approving saints. Saint Pope John Paul II in 1983 made changes in the canonization procedure, which begins after the death of a Catholic whom people regard as holy. Normally, the process starts many years after his or her death to allow perspective on the candidate. The local bishop (ordinary) investigates the candidate's life and writings for heroic virtue (or martyrdom) and orthodoxy of doctrine. Once this has passed the litmus test, a panel of theologians at the Vatican convenes to evaluate the candidate. Once approved, the cardinals of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints forward a request to the pope to proclaim the candidate as "venerable." The next step is beatification, which requires evidence of one miracle, except in the case of martyrs. Miracles are considered proof that the person is already in heaven and can intercede for us, and beatification must take place after the candidate's death as a direct result of a specific petition. Then the pope proclaims the candidate beatified or "blessed," and after a total of two miracles, he canonizes the candidate as a saint. As a saint, the person who has lived a holy life is now in heaven and is to be honored by the Universal Church. The Canonization of the Church does not make saints, its only purpose is to recognize what God has already done in them. This process is infallible and irrevocable; however, it is not a fast process. This does not mean that if the Church has not yet canonized a person a saint, he or she is not a saint! We are all called to be saints, and the process of sainthood starts here on this earthly pilgrimage. You may have heard that there is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future. We cannot change the past nor is the future guaranteed. Only God knows when our time ends on this side of heaven. We should work in the present to be faithful disciples of Christ as the salt of the earth and the light of the world, because these are gifts, and we have one life to live them.
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LORD'S DAY MASS SCHEDULE FAM ILY FAITH FORMATION Weekday Mass: Monday – Saturday 8 am Family Faith Formation Coordinator: Amanda Telles Saturday Vigil: 5 pm; Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10: 30 am [email protected] K-8 Faith Formation RCIA and Youth Minister: Mike James, Has resumed a hybrid model of online and [email protected], 858-756-1911, ext. 5 in-person lessons. Our website has all the information. Family Faith Formation Coordinator: Amanda Telles [email protected] High School Youth Ministry Music Director: Paul Batchelor, Sunday’s topic will be “Vocations” as part of the National [email protected], 858-756-1911, ext. 102 Vocations Awareness Week. What is a vocation? What are the types of vocations? Does everyone have a vocation? The Nativity School: We will also do a short review of All Saints and All Souls www.thenativityschool.org, 858-756-6763 days. All freshmen-seniors are invited to join us from 5-6:15pm Bookkeeper: Jackie Marin, on Zoom for an in-depth discussion on Vocations. Be sure to [email protected], 858-756-6763 check the Youth Ministry page on the parish website at Administrative Assistant: Lourdes Barton https://nativitycatholic.weconnect.com/youth-ministry for the [email protected], 858-756-1911 class materials & downloads before class. Office Hours: M-F 8:30 am - 12:00 pm & 12:30pm to 3:00 pm RCIA R.C.I.A. Class #7 will be on November 1 via a Zoom session from Pastoral Council: Carl Bobkoski, Jane Boler, 11:30am to 12:30pm. Log in information is the same as previous weeks. Mimi Johnson, Craig Ryall The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is the process that Finance Council: Jeff Brandon, Chair welcomes you to join the Catholic faith community and introduces you to Michael Conway, Jim La Grossa, Byrnes Lambert, the beliefs and practices of the Church. If you are not baptized, the Catherine Mowbray-Lorenz, Earl Parker. process leads to the reception of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. If you are Baptized in another Christian Safe Environment Coordinator: John Marin tradition, the process invites you to participate fully in the church through Call the Parish Office - 858-756-1911 the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. If you are an adult looking to learn more about or to be initiated into the PASTORAL CARE Catholic faith, need to prepare for a missed sacrament, or are a lifelong Nativity Samaritans: [email protected] Catholic looking for a refresher course, then the R.C.I.A. can help. Childcare: Attended care is provided in the play room off the During each R.C.I.A. session we spend time answering your questions Commons during 9 am and 10:30 am Sunday Masses. about the Catholic faith, reviewing the Scripture readings from Mass, and Holy Communion for the sick: For the homebound upon discussing the current chapter in our book. The most important thing is request, 858-756-1911 getting your questions answered. The R.C.I.A. meets from September Hospitality Ministry: Lory Fisher - [email protected] or through Easter every year. If you are interested in joining, please contact Melissa Edwards - [email protected] Mike James, R.C.I.A. Coordinator, at [email protected]. Small Christian Communities - Faith Sharing Groups Contact Kathy Alameda at [email protected] Vocation Ministry Altar Servers: Bill Hearne at [email protected] November 1-7 is National Vocation Awareness Week, an annual Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Sacristans: week-long celebration dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life, and marriage through prayer and education, Pat James at [email protected] and to renew our prayers and support for those who are discerning their Mental Health Ministry: Lisa James at 858-367-0049. vocation. Even if you live outside of the US, do consider bringing Lectors: Catherine Mowbray-Lorenz [email protected] awareness to vocations throughout the year! or telephone 760-964-9296 for more information. In a recent study of 177 Dioceses it was found that: Ushers: Corbitt Kerr at [email protected] Life Ministry Coordinator: L. Victoria Pashaian, 760-807-0595 13 are considered healthy [email protected] 13 are in a vocation drought Tribunal Advocate: Jane Boler at [email protected] 151 are maintaining. 30 dioceses ordained 0 new priests this year SACRAMENTS The average age of a priest in many dioceses is 65. In just a few years, Baptism: Celebrated on the 4th Sunday, after 10:30 am Mass those priests will be retiring. Please contact the Parish Office 858-756-1911 or lbarton @nativitycatholic.org. The largest section of dioceses are maintaining. What does that mean? Marriage: Saturdays, 11:00 am or 2:00 pm They may have enough priests to cover their parishes, but are ordaining Contact the parish office at 858-756-1911. 1/2 of the new priests that they need to be healthy, or they may be Anointing of the Sick: Encouraged for anyone critically ill, ordaining enough men, but have so few active priests that they will need for the elderly, or prior to major surgery years of robust ordinations to reach the level of a healthy diocese. Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:30– 4:15 pm So what can we do to help? Intentionally pray for vocations and promote vocations to all! Eucharist: Weekday Mass: Monday - Saturday at 8 am in the Main Church For those of you who have been doing this, please keep going! Your work Eucharistic Adoration: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.— 9:30 a.m. in the Main Church matters to the overall health of a diocese. If each parish sent 1 man every Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesdays, after 8 am Mass 3 years to the seminary, even if they did not get ordained, we would have Rosary: Weekdays, after 8 am Mass in the Church more healthy dioceses for vocations.