Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church Erected in 1936, the entire structure reflects the architectural style developed by missionaries, combining the building patterns of the Pueblo Indians with Spanish-Colonial design. Even the landscaping, with carefully selected shrubs and trees is typical. Monsignor Stephen Downes, Pastor Religious Education 805/969-4868 Father Maurice O’Mahony, Pastor Emeritus Sister Kathleen Patrice, C.S.J. - Director Father Carrol O’Sullivan, Retired [email protected] Father Jack Shine, C.M., Weekend Associate Youth Minister/Confirmation Coordinator Rectory Phone 805/969-6868 Sarah Mack - Youth Minister 805/574-9941 [email protected] - Young Adult Ministry - MCYA 1300 East Valley Road Fax 805/565-5959 High School Confirmation - ‘El Camino’ Santa Barbara, California 93108 Middle School Youth Group - ‘The ‘M&M’s’ website: www.mtcarmelsb.com Weddings email: [email protected] The Bride or Groom must be a registered, contributing Masses and active member of Mt. Carmel Parish for at least one Daily 7:45 AM year before requesting a marriage date. Please call the Rectory at least six months before the Saturday 7:45 AM Vigil Mass 4:30 PM proposed date of marriage or email us at weddings@olmc- Sunday 8:00 AM. 10:00 AM. 12 Noon montecito.com for more information. Holy Day Mass Vigil Mass 5:30 PM Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 805/969-5965 Mass Times on Holy Days 530 Hot Springs Road • Santa Barbara, 93108 7:45 AM. 9:00 AM (School Mass) & 5:30 PM Pre-K thru 8th Grade • Principal — Karen Regan www.mountcarmelschool.net Confessions: Saturdays 3:30- 4:15 PM *In Side Chapel* Secular Order of Carmelites - Meets 2nd Sat. of each month Baptisms: 1st & 2nd Sundays of the Month Evelyn Duimovich 805/969-3858 Sixth Sunday of Easter MAY 10, 2015 It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit. — John 15:16 May 10, 2015 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page One May the Holy Spirit come upon them all with the fullness of the gifts of Wisdom and Understanding, Right Judgment and Courage, Knowledge and Love, and Reverence in God's Service. • Online giving is now available at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Online giving is a conven- Fr. Steve ient and safe way to make your donations which show your love for God and his Church. Just visit "They'll know we are Christians by our love" - our parish website at www.mtcarmelsb.com and these are the opening words of a Catholic hymn click on Giving (or DONATE) link/tab. that was very popular in the sixties and seven- ties. This hymn captures the essence of being a fol- lower of Jesus who tells us in today's Gospel: "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down WELCOME TO one's life for one's friends."(from John 15:9-17). In the Second Reading we are told: "Beloved, let us OUR LADY OF love one another, because love is of God...Whoever MT. CARMEL CHURCH is without love, does not know God, for God is If you are visiting or new to our love." (from 1 John 4:7-10). The love that these community, we are blessed that you Scriptures speak about is as simple as the kindness are here to worship with us and we welcome you. we show to each other at Church, at home, at Our Pastor, our Retired Priests and Parish Family school, at work, at the store, on the freeway, wher- extend the hospitality of Jesus Christ to you. ever we are. It also involves forgetting self to love If you would like more information about our and care and forgive the other person and to start faith community and ministries, please call or stop over again with each other in a new friendship in by our Parish Office. Our office hours are Monday Jesus. "See how these Christians love one another" - thru Friday, 8:30am - 12 noon and from 1:30pm - one of the great attractions to the Christian way of 5pm. Our office number is 805/969-6868. life at the end of the first century, we are told. Liv- Join us for cappuccino, coffee and donuts in the ing the way of Jesus can mean great surprises for us Side Courtyard, after the 10am Sunday Mass. as St. Peter discovers in the First Reading today when he sees the Holy Spirit of God's love come Online Giving down upon the Gentiles or non-Jews in the house- hold of Cornelius (Acts of the Apostles 10:25ff) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel now offers Online Giving. May we too be happily surprised in finding God's Convenient. Easy. Secure. love present within us and in each other. Sign up today at • On this Mother's Day we wish all our mothers a www.mtcarmelsb.com Happy and Blessed Mother's Day. You loved us into How great is God's love for us! Your generous giving life and continue to love us - may we always cher- shows your love for God and God's Church. ish you and hold you in our hearts! Parishioner Registration Form • In the Western United States we will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord on Sunday, Name __________________________________ May 17 this year rather than on Ascension Thurs- Address __________________________________ day. Rome has granted permission for this so we City __________ Zip _____ Phone (___)_________ can celebrate on a Sunday all the elements of the email _____________________________________ Paschal Mystery of Christ: the life, death, resurrec- Check One: __ New Parishioner __ New Address tion and Ascension of the Lord. __ Would like Offertory Envelopes • We ask your special prayers this week for the __ Moving out of Parish coming of the Holy Spirit upon 25 high school can- didates from our parish who will celebrate the Sac- Please place the form into the Offertory basket or rament of Confirmation through the ministry of bring it by the Parish Office. Monsignor Michael Jennett, Episcopal Vicar for the Santa Barbara Region, at Holy Eucharist at 4:30 PM next Sunday. (continued at the top of the next column) May 10, 2015 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Two Ministry Assignments Mass Intentions SATURDAY , MAY 9th SAT. MAY 9th 4:30 PM 7:45 AM M/M Roger Morehart Sr. + 4:30 PM Gino & Rosetta Guadagnini + Lector - Jack Kelly Eucharistic Ministers - B. Nielsen, J. & M. Kelly SUN. MAY 10th Altar Servers - Clare Kelly, Guiliana Ziliotto & 8:00 AM Rick Hardin + Paul Bitters 10:00 AM Bebe Burke + 12:00 PM Alexander Gruenberg + SUNDAY, MAY 10th 8:00 AM MON. MAY 11th 7:45 AM Goerge Solari + Lector - Stephanie Kwock Eucharistic Ministers - M. Berwick & J. Casey TUES. MAY 12th Altar Servers - Natalie Flint, Hallie Bissell & 7:45 AM Silvio & Albina Guadagnini + Juliana Forry WED. MAY 13th 10:00 AM 7:45 AM Jack Morehart + Lector - Martin Bell THU. MAY 14th Euch. Ministers - M. Press, W. Gragg, C. Wathen 7:45 AM Frank & Janet Tetlow + C. Groth-Marnat, B. Nunez, F. Cogburn A. & R. Bentajado FRI. MAY 15th 7:45 AM John Hague + Altar Servers - Ann Bentajado, Juan Valtierra & Alyssa Pakes SAT. MAY 16th 12:00 PM 7:45 AM Int. of Tom Sturgis 4:30 PM Mrs. Virginia Farber + Lector - Mary Pat Whitney Eucharistic Ministers - R. & J. Victoria SUN. MAY 17th Altar Servers - Riley Green, Kate & Emily Whitney 8:00 AM For All Parishioners 10:00 AM Int. of Sue Schultz Catholic Charities Food Pantry 12:00 PM Diane Mulford + Catholic Charities Food Pantry con- tinues to need food for the homeless and those who have lost their jobs, especially Beloved, let us love one another, during this holiday season! Your donations can be because love is of God. dropped off in the Vestibule of the Church or at the Rectory Office. Thank you for your generosity! “Whatever you do for one of my brothers, Please Pray For The Sick Of Our Parish you do for me.” Matthew 25:39 Jack Jones, Patricia McNamara, Eric Lundy, Christo- pher Guadagnini, Tyler Hester, Dylan Swalley, Ann You Are Supported in Your Time of Loss Rosecrance, Frances Maher, Maddie Press, the Bor- The Parish Staff & Clergy of Our Lady of Mt. gatello Family, Mary McCormack, Marilyn Schuer- Carmel Parish want you to know that we are here mann, Robert Munoz, Roger Cass, Jim Fuller, Susan to serve you at the time you might suffer the loss of Basler, Ritz Brunello, Francisco Ramos, Ruben a loved one. Camacho, Carolyn Bell and Donna Tobin. Please contact the Parish Office immediately Do you know of someone who is NO longer in need upon the death of a family member so that we can of being on our list? Wish to add immediate family? begin to pray for you, your loved one, and make us Does someone need to be visited? Please call our aware of your needs in the coming days — (805) Parish Office at 805/969-6868. 969-6868. SHRINE CANDLES Sing to the LORD a new song, Candles can be purchased in the Parish Office or from Oscar, our Parish Care- for he has done wondrous deeds. taker. The donation is $4.00. May 10, 2015 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Three Here at OLMC Parish, we OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL strive to offer our youth FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM Instructing children in an a place to enriching, loving, and learning “Belong, Believe, Become”.