St. Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Church 19606 Calla Way, Santa Clarita, CA 91351 • Rev. Olin Mayfield, Pastor • Rev. Malcolm Ambrose, Associate • Deacon Antonio Arana Welcome to Our Parish! Fourth Mailing Address 27341 Camp Plenty Road SUNDAY Santa Clarita, CA 91351-2645 December 22nd, 2019 Of Advent Parish Office Phone (661) 252-3353 Fax (661) 252-1539 Office Hours Monday: 1:30pm - 5:00pm Tues-Fri: 9am - 12:30pm & 1:30pm - 5:00pm CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Visit Our Website! www.st-clare.org Email Us! [email protected] Reconciliation Saturdays: 9:30am & 4:00pm Or by appointment. Contact Parish office MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm & 7:00pm (Spanish) Sunday : 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 12:45pm 6:00pm Weekday Masses: Mon - Sat 9:00am Fri Evenings 7:30pm **Holy Day Schedules will be Announced** MISSION STATEMENT In accord with St. Clare, our patron saint, this community strives: · To respond to her challenge to be lovers of our souls and the souls of all others. · To always be eager to observe what we have promised the Lord through our profession of faith. · To accomplish all of this in the presence of the Lord. Page 2 Saint Clare Parish December 22nd, 2019 Ministries and Services Parish Office.................................... 661-252-3353 Baptisms Secretary .................................................................... Cathy Powers Pre-Baptism Class…………....Parish Office 661-252-3353 Bulletin Editor.................................................. Caroline Furtado Filipino Ministry Bookkeeper ........................................................... Eileen Wittwer Light of Christ Feast….………...Alfe Brimon 818-645-1192 Facilities Manager ............................................. Nancy Fishwick Support Ministries & Services Finance Council ....................................Les McClafferty-Helley ACCW………………….……………..Dee Johnson 661-993-4728 Primary Religious Education .......... 661-252-6950 Altar Society………...……………..Alma Rivera 661-713-3301 [email protected] Armed Forces Prayer Ministry ... Martine 661-298-0714 DRE ........................................................... Nancy Nazarian-Medina Battered Woman’s Hotline ............................. 661-259-4357 RE Registrar ............................................................. Amie Travers Couples For Christ ...... Eric & Michelle Ual 818-653-2407 Spanish R.E ....................................................................... Dora Baez Sep., Divorced, Widowed Support Group ............................. Sunday Pre-School ............................................... Janet Weidner Jocelyn 661-259-4104 [email protected] Legion Of Mary…...……….....Lourdes Owen 661-210-9251 Secondary Religious Education……661-298-8627 The Sower .............. [email protected] [email protected] Catholic Social Teaching Confirmation/Youth Ministry…………...…….Janet Valadez Detention Ministry ....... Aurora Montejano 661-252-4053 RCIA .................................................. Madai Lopez 661-373-0161 Family Promise ......................... Karen Mapes 661-251-3211 Adult Confirmation .................... Jose Arvizu 661-714-6837 Lifeline (Pregnancy Hotline) ........................ 661-942-2229 Bible/Book Study……Gary & Shelly Smith 661-252-4683 Mission Circle ............................ Claire Salleng 661-877-1618 Mass Ministries Knights of Columbus Altar Servers .................... Monica Broderick 661-513-0245 Grand Knight ....................... Kevin Browning 661-714-2448 Eucharistic Ministers .............. Sue Hoefflin 661-252-0845 [email protected] Lectors ........................................... Sarah Hamor 661-424-9488 Follow us on Facebook: KofC Saint Clare Parish [email protected] Scouting Music .................................................. Mark Nilan 818-359-0299 Boy Scouts ...................................... Perry Jones 661-373-1810 Children’s Choir ....................... Sarah Hamor 661-424-9488 Cub Scouts……. …………….….. Sarah Hamor 661- 424-9488 Ushers .......................................... Tony Tersigni 661-478-7407 Lilly Hernandez 818-284-3852 Hospitality ........................... Jeanette Killough 661-251-0563 Library ........................................ Helen Rabjohn 661-250-4083 Comunidad Hispana Engaged & Marriage Ministries Coordinadora………………………..Dora Baez 661-252-3353 Quinceañera……..……..……Monica Herrera 818-585-4333 Engaged Encounter ...... Jerry & Bev Heyer 888-267-3660 Matrimonios…..René & Patricia Gutierrez 661-992-6656 Wedding Hostess ................ Mary Broderick 661-298-7341 Adoración Nocturna ............Ernesto Orona 661-803-8549 Marriage Encounter ................ Anthony & Lynn Fernandez Asociación Guadalupana Librada Blanco 661-481-6117 818-383-6399 Grupo de Oración ......... Manuel Villanueva 661-575-7468 Retrouvaile (Help For Troubled Marriages) Ministerio de Alabanza ..... Antonio Lopez 661-250-4975 …………...Spanish 818-367-4198 or English 800-470-2230 Platicas–bautismales .................. Sylvia y Jose Luis Villegas Natural Fam. Planning .................... Pablo & Veronica Gaeta 818-802-0634 818-994-2110 Ministros de Eucaristía ............. Estela Rico 661-219-4895 Funerals (Arranged Through Parish Office) Encuentro Matrimonial .............. Freddy & Teresa Jimenez Bereavement Ministry ........... Parish Office 661-252-3353 818-326-0917 Monaguillos ................................... Luis Rincon 661-645-9419 PARISH REGISTRATION: HOLY COMMUNION—HOSPITAL/HOME, AND SICK You must be registered and participating in our parish VISITS: community, in order for our priests to better serve you, For Holy Communion, please contact the parish office especially at the time of baptism, marriage, or a funeral. during office hours. A Priest or Eucharistic Minister Forms are available in the front vestibule, side entrances of will visit you and attend to your needs. the church, and at the parish office during regular office hours. In case of hospitalization, please inform the admissions MARRIAGE: office that you are Catholic so that they will notify us. In The bride and/or groom must be registered and actively case of an emergency or death in the family, a priest can participating in the parish for at least three months. Then a six-month preparation program is required. Please call the be reached 24 hours a day. Call the parish office any- office for further information. time for an emergency pager number. Fourth Sunday of Advent Saint Clare Parish Page 3 ST. CLARE NEWS AND EVENTS ST. CLARE EVENTS & THE PARISH OFFICE will be CHRISTMAS EVE MASS Dec. 24th—4:00PM & 6:00PM Mass in English CLOSED 8:00PM Mass in Spanish Dec. 24, 25 & Dec 26th, 2019 10:00PM Mass in English CHRISTMAS DAY MASS We wish all our parishioners Dec. 25th—7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM Mass in English a Safe, Happy and a 12:45PM Mass Bi-Lingual Merry Christmas. 6:00PM Mass in English NEW YEAR DAY Jan. 1st—9:00AM Mass in English POINSETTIA PLANT’S NEEDED Please help us decorate the church for Christmas. We need SCOUT SUNDAY lots of flowers. While our Altar Society does a great job with Scout Sunday is coming up our flowers—we ask if you are able to pick up a February 2nd, 2020. poinsettia plant & bring it to St. Clare parish office If you have a Cub Scout working on any religious emblem please make Dec. 20 or 23rd. We would very much appreciate sure to have Fr. Olin interview and papers turned in by Dec 28. it. Thank you! If you have a Girl Scout, Boy Scout or Cub Scout interested in helping Ministries & Services during Mass please contact Jennifer Root at [email protected]. LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY We always need lots of help. The last two weeks on Christmas-Season of Wonder and Hope. Bible study Wed. at 9:30am & Thur. WE ARE HOSTING FAMILIES AGAIN... at 7pm in Renehan Hall. The cost of the materials is Family Promise of SCV is a community agency $15. Have questions call Gary/Shelly Smith providing social services to families facing the crisis 661-252-4683. of homelessness. A network of churches provides the overnight accommodations and meal component of this program. FAITH FORMATION St. Clare Catholic Church will be hosting families Meet Jesus through the Gospels by signing up at Daily JANUARY 5th—JANUARY 12th, 2020 Gospel.org to receive the daily readings with reflec- tions from the Church Fathers, the saints or the Please check out our Signup Genius page at Catechism of the Catholic Church recommended by https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050e4cadaf23a4fb6family2 Archbishop Jose Gomez. and consider signing up for one of the meals or overnight supervision. If you are Please contact: Peggy at [email protected] interested in hosting overnight and have never done so before, please contact Nancy Fishwick first at 661-252-3353. THE SOWER Page 4 Saint Clare Parish December 22nd, 2019 We Believe In Catholic Social Justice & The Right To Life BE GRATEFUL BEFORE I just received a Christmas card along with a "note for all" from my sister-in-law. Her letter began by describing the beautiful scenery outside of her Prescott, Arizona home. Of course, she spoke briefly of the loss of my brother in May - followed by her great blessing of their life together. That first paragraph was followed by five more short paragraphs each one mentioning her gratitude for the many blessings and gifts she has found in her life since my brother's death. All I could think of is God bless Martha. In a year that has been difficult, to say the least, she has found the good of it all. Toward the end she talks about