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December17,2017|ThirdSundayofAdventSAINT LAWRENCE THE MARTYR CATHOLIC PARISH AND EDUCATION CENTER

1971 ST. LAWRENCE DRIVE SANTA CLARA, CA 95051 TEL. NO. 408-296-3000 FAX NO. 408-296-3100 E-Mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.saintlawrence.org

Celebrating Our Catholic Faith through Worship, Education, and Service

Christmas 2017 Mass Schedule / Horario de Misas

Special Note:

We are called each Sunday and on special days of the year to come and worship and give thanks to God through the Eucharistic Celebration of the Mass. This year because of Christmas falling on a Monday, we have a Sunday Obligation and Christmas Day, which is a Holy Day of Obligation, together back to back. As Catholics, we are required to fulfill them by attending the Holy Mass for Sunday and for the special celebration of Christmas Day – the Birth of Jesus, which is one of our annual Holy Days of Obligation. Below you will find the schedule for the weekend of Saturday, December 23rd through Monday, December 25th. The Masses listed under the heading of Fourth Sunday of Advent Masses fulfills the normal Sunday Mass for that weekend. The Masses listed under the heading of Christmas Eve/Day Masses will fulfill the Christmas Celebration.

Fourth Sunday of Advent Masses – Sunday Obligation

Saturday, December 23, 2017 5:00 PM English/Ingles (Sunday Vigil) 7:00 PM Spanish/Español (Sunday Vigil)

Sunday, December 24, 2017 9:00 AM English/Ingles 11:00 AM English/Ingles

Christmas Eve/Day Masses (Holy Day of Obligation) Sunday, December 24, 2017

4:00 PM English/Ingles (Children’s Mass) – Christmas Vigil 6:00 PM English/Ingles – Christmas Vigil 8:00 PM Spanish/Español – Christmas Vigil 12:00 AM Christmas Midnight Mass in English/Ingles

Monday, December 25, 2017 9:00 AM English/Ingles 11:00 AM English/Ingles

December 17, 2017 - Third Sunday of Advent -

Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor [email protected] 1-408-296-3000 Ext. 438 Fr. Anthony Tan Nguyen Parochial Vicar [email protected] 1-408-296-3000 Ext. 440 PARISH OFFICE 1-408-296-3000 Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - Noon [email protected] Giuliana Barragan Office Manager [email protected] Ext. 431

Vickie Wallace Office Assistant [email protected] Ext. 432

CATECHETICAL OFFICE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION M. Eleanor de Paz - Catechetical Director [email protected] Ext. 433 MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY M. Eleanor de Paz [email protected] Ext. 433 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY [email protected] Ext. 433

HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION Elgin Presa - Coordinator Katrina Antonio - Coordinator [email protected]

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY [email protected] ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8th Grade) 1-408-296-2260 Martin M Procaccio - Principal [email protected] CHILDREN’S CENTER 1-408-296-8077 Teen Center & Extended Day Care Trini Martinez - Director

St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish accepts donations electronically using your computer, tablet or smart phone. Parishioner Benefits Set up your own contributions Your donation is automatic and safe Electronic giving is efficient, practical and easy

Please prayerfully

consider Online Giving.

Visit our Parish website at

www.saintlawrence.org for more information

or to sign up.

December 17, 2017 Education Center

December 24, 2017 Fund for Church Loan Payments and Maintenance

December 31, 2017 St. Vincent de Paul

The flu season has come early to Santa Clara County. The County Department of Public Health has requested that we introduce adaptations to the Eucharistic Liturgy, until further notice. For the duration of the flu/cold/virus season, Holy Communion will not be shared under the form of Consecrated Wine. Holy Communion will be distributed only into the hands of communicants; during this time, Holy Communion will not be distributed on the tongue. Should a communicant be unwilling to follow this directive, that person is to receive Holy Communion after everyone else has done so. People should refrain from holding hands during the recitation or singing of the Lord’s Prayer. The exchanging Sign of Peace should be adapted so as to allow for a greeting that does not require shaking hands or touching. All who administer Holy Communion are to wash their hands with an alcohol-based anti-bacterial solution, such as Purell, before and after they administer the Sacrament. This precaution also extends to those who minister to the homebound. The obligation to participate in Sunday Mass does not hold for those who are seriously ill, and that it would be a mark of Christian charity for anyone who has fever, cough or other such symptoms to remain at home. Thank you for your immediate attention to these matters.

Temporary Liturgical Adaptations during the 2017/2018 Flu/Cold Season


The Art and Environment ministry NEEDS YOU!

Do you like decorating? The Art and Environment Team needs your help in decorating the Church and making our Worship Place beautiful and ready for our liturgical celebrations.

Any help, big or small, is greatly appreciated!

For more information or to sign up, please contact

The Parish Office at 408-296-3000 Or Margaret Haselden at:

[email protected] Thank you very much!

Dear St. Lawrence Community, Recently it was announced (see below) that The Diocese of San Jose and St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish have signed an agreement with Stratford School to lease them the old Academy building here on our St. Lawrence site. It is expected that their new Stratford High School will open for the 2019-2020 academic school year. In the meantime they will be responsible for completing some inspections and improvements on the Academy building during 2018 to ready the building for their opening. I also wanted everyone to be clear about and know that the expenses associated with the upkeep of the Academy building since it closed have been paid for completely by the Parish as budgeted by the Parish Finance Council. These expenses have not impacted the finances of our parish school which is strong in reserves. Peace- Fr. Ernesto

Dear Friends, Before and after the closure of Saint Lawrence Academy in 2016, the Parish and the Diocese pursued numerous options to attempt to utilize the high school facilities within our Catholic School system. Sadly, we were unsuccessful in these efforts. Once it was clear that we could no longer sustain a Catholic School on the site of the Academy high school, the Parish gave consideration to other options to allow the buildings to be put to some educational use and, at the same time, to generate income to allow the parish to repay the substantial debt that the Academy had accumulated in its final years. In the end, the Parish, in consultation with the Diocese, chose Stratford High School as its new tenant. Recognizing this is not a school in our system, we have every confidence that this is the best option available to allow Saint Lawrence Parish to be free from its debt. It will also allow the Parish to increase its capacity to serve its parishioners and the students in Saint Lawrence elementary and middle schools, which are well positioned to continue their mission as Catholic Schools now and into the future. We ask for your prayers and support as we enter into this agreement. In Peace,

The Filipino Catholic Community warmly invites everyone in our parish and school community to participate in this annual tradition. On December 22, Friday, a pot-luck reception will be held after this Mass where the parishioners, families, and friends get-together at the Community Center to enjoy the festive spirit the Season brings.

“Simbang Gabi” Schedule: December 17, Sunday at 6:00 P.M. December 18 - 22 at 7:00 P.M. December 23, Saturday, at 5:00 P.M.

Come and join in the “Simbang Gabi” Novena Masses!

For more details, please contact: Mr. Romel Antonio, (505) 847-4345,

or at [email protected] Ms. Therie Velasco-Gonzales,

(408) 340-0846 or at [email protected]


Please Pray For . . . Our Parishioners,

Friends, and Family

Volunteer Opportunities The Sacristan Ministry

The Ministry of Sacristan is a time-honored ministry in the Catholic Church. The Sacristan provides an important and essential service to the community by doing all the things that are necessary for our liturgical celebrations. The Sacristan is required to prepare the worship space for its celebrations ranging from the cleaning of the Church and its furnishings to the cleaning of the vessels and linens used in the liturgies. The Ministry of Sacristan is a “behind the scenes” ministry.

At St. Lawrence Parish and Education Center the Ministry of Sacristan is divided into three different ministries:

SETUP SACRISTANS: Preparing the table before the Liturgy is the setup sacristan’s responsibility. Arriving at least 30 minutes before Mass to set out all the items needed for liturgy and then staying after liturgy to clean up and put everything away. Time commitment: One Sunday a month (one hour).

SANCTUARY ATTENDANTS: The Sanctuary Attendants clean the Church each Friday or Saturday by working in teams of two. They are responsible for making sure the worship space is clean and tidy for the weekend Masses. Currently there are 4 teams so the time commitment is once every four weeks. It takes two people one hour a week.

LAUNDERERS: The Launderers are responsible for the washing and ironing of the altar linens, towels and Altar Server albs used during Mass. Time commitment: Currently we have 12 launderers so the commitment is once every 12 weeks. Depending on the amount of linens (more during Easter & Christmas) it could take at least 2 hours.

At this time the greatest need are Sanctuary Attendants and Setup Sacristans.

Please prayerfully consider joining one of these essential ministries. Call Vickie Wallace at 408-296-3000

or email [email protected].

Julie Aboussleman Vince Adan Erika Barragan Jaime Barragan Razon-Barragan Paul Bazigian Cheryl Ann Coutcher Suzanna Fossom Matt Hardin Hubert Jansen Ann Lizotte Luli Maldonado Alvina Martinez

Jackie Mussynski Mackena Naki

Pat Naki Emily Grace Navarra

Chet O’Donnell Ernie Ortiz Ana Perez

Fatima Reis Erma Schriver Judy Steward

Soledad Valadez Lina Velasco

Rosalío Villagómez

by: Vicky Meraza Salutations!

If you’ve ever read Charlotte’s Web, you will most likely think of Charlotte with this greeting. It’s one of the many childhood classics that evoke warm memories and nostalgic smiles. It’s also one of the books Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School students will read, discuss and enjoy.

Fourth Graders at Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School not only read this wonderful book about Charlotte and her piglet friend, Wilbur, but they each created “some pig" of their own. Ms. Jacowitz and her aide, Ms.Volta, instructed the class in paper mache techniques to craft their piglets.

Kayla thought Charlotte’s Web "was a really good book” and making pigs "was really fun.” Teaghan gave it all "a thumbs up,” meanwhile Mariajosé remarked, “It was like making piñatas!"

Our students’ love of books is what made our Scholastic Book Fair such a smashing success! Every day the Fair was open in our school library, kids excitedly browsed through rows and rows of books to purchase. These 3th graders had to be pulled away from the Fair to pose with their finds!

Instilling a love of reading continues through Middle School at Saint Lawrence, where two teachers are dedicated to reading and literature, in addition to a separate teacher for Language Arts. Mr. Pingel leads the 7th grade reading program, while Mr. Nguyen guides the 6th grade through The Giver by Lois Lowry and the 8th graders through Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. Mr. Nguyen feels that having different teachers for Language Arts and Reading allows them the opportunity "to collaborate and sync up their curriculum for the text.” Regarding the book selections, he felt The Giver was “a big hit” while The House on Mango Street exposed the students to vignettes in literature. We can’t wait to see how many of our Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School students are inspired to be the next authors on the bestseller lists!

At Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School, we make reading fun!! Would you like to be part of this fun reading?

Tours are available for future enrollment. Call us to book your personal tour of our campus.

Weekly School-wide Mass + Daily Prayer + Spanish + Music + Drama + PE + After-school Sports + Swimming + Extended Care + Hot Breakfast and Lunch = The Saint Lawrence School Experience.

Come and experience it for yourself. We’d love to have you visit us!

1977 St. Lawrence Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95051 * [email protected] * 408.296.2260 *

www.saintlawrence.org/slem

Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle School Grounded in Faith. Inspired by our future.

GIVE YOUR SPOUSE A SPECIAL GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS:

Sign up now for the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and receive the gift of a great marriage.

Making a weekend will help you put a little Christmas in your marriage every day!

The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is February 9-11, 2018 in San Jose.

For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org

or contact Ken & Claranne at [email protected]

or 408-782-1413.


Looking for the 2018Longest Married Couple!

Why? Because Worldwide Marriage Encounter, for the eighth year in a row, is conducting the Longest Married Couple Project. What an opportunity to honor couples

married 50, 60 or 70+ years! And just maybe a couple you know could be either the state or national winner. Winners will be honored during Valentine’s Day Week, 2018. Nominations are open now through January 10, 2018. The nomination process is simple - just email the couple’s names, wedding date and city they live in along with your contact information to [email protected]. It's that easy. Or, you can go to the wwmelmc.com website for more information.

Bethlehem and Nazareth (taken from The Little Blue Book

Of Reflections On Advent)

Liturgy Corner by: Deborah Ferry

In Bethlehem, the traditional site of the birth of Jesus is commemorated with the Basilica of the Nativity.

In 325 A.D., Queen Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, visited the Holy Land to protect and preserve the sites where Jesus lived. Among her projects was the building of a basilica over the cave believed to be Jesus’ birthplace. That church was badly damaged when the Samaritans of the nearby city of Nablus revolted in 529.

St. Sabbas asked the help of the Emperor Justinian (527-565) in rebuilding the present church, which is the oldest church in the Holy Land. Mosaics dating back to the fourth century have been unearthed in the church.

The church’s interior is in the shape of a cross. One unique feature of the basilica is a small door through which visitors must crouch down in order to enter the church. The low, narrow door was so constructed to discourage the Crusaders from riding their horses into the church.

In 2008, the basilica was placed on the Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites by the World Monuments Fund, because the three religious groups responsible for the basilica disagree on necessary restoration work.

* * * * * * * * * * * * Jesus was raised in the small hill town of Nazareth, located in the hills of Galilee in the northern part of modern-day Israel. Possibly less than 200 people lived in the town as Jesus was growing up;

This childhood home of Jesus does not appear in the Old Testament, but is mentioned only in the New Testament.

The most famous building in Nazareth is the Basilica of the Annuncia-tion, which is traditionally honored as the place where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that she would bear the Son of God. The church is administered by the Franciscan community.

Today Nazareth is the capitol of Galilee.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CELEBRACIÓN DE ANIVERSARIO DE BODA

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINT JOSEPH – 2:00 PM, FEBRUARY 03, 2018 EN LA CATEDRAL DE SAN JOSÉ A LAS 2:00 PM, FEBRERO 03, 2018

Couples celebrating their 1st through 5th, 25th, 40th and 50th (or more) wedding anniversaries are invited to the celebration. Las parejas que celebran su 1º a 5º aniversario, 25º, 40º y 50º (o más) están invitadas a asistir a la celebración.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – JANUARY 15, 2018 FECHA LIMITE DE REGISTRACION – 15 DE ENERO 2018

(RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, REGISTER EARLY DUE TO LIMITED SEATING) (RESERVE SU LUGAR A TIEMPO, REGÍSTRESE LOS LUGARES LO MÁS PRONTO YA QUE SON LIMITADOS)

For information, call / Para su información llame: Annie Bui (408) 983-0126 Register online / Registrarse en linea: WWW.DSJ.ORG/WEDDINGANNIVERSARYMASS

Note: Online registration is highly encouraged but a paper form can be made available upon request in the Parish Office.


December 17 to 24, 2017 YEAR B

for the

The Luck of St. Lawrence is back! Tickets are now available at the Parish Office

YEAR! Deadline: Tickets must be returned to the Parish Office on January 27, 2018 before 12 Noon for the drawing on January 28, 2018.

Now on its The name of the winner of the December 16, 2017 drawing will be published in next week’s bulletin.

The next drawing will be on January 28, 2018 for a $300 prize Remember that each ticket you buy now gives you 6 chances to win. Please return your sold ticket stubs with payment to the Parish Office since

the sooner you turn in your sold tickets, the more chances you have to win the prizes money.

You can be

the next Lucky

Winner!

MASS T IMES Sunday

8:00 AM 10:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) 12 Noon 1:30 PM (Mass in Spanish) 6:00 PM (Youth Mass) American Sign Language (ASL) Mass 3:30 PM (In the Church) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM

Chapel Open Daily from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 9:00 AM Solemn Benediction 8:30 PM

Devotions Rosary (English) ● Monday to Saturday After the 8:30 AM Mass Rosario en Español ● Martes 6:30 PM en Capilla Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ● Tuesday 8:15 AM


CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose Anthony Gonzalez

Phone: 1-408-983-0113 Fax: 1-408-983-0147

Emergency line: 1-408-983-0141

E-mail: [email protected]

Office of Financial Services

If you suspect financial mismanagement or misconduct

in your parish, school, or in the Diocese of San Jose,

please contact: EthicsPoint dsj.ethicspoint.com

or hotline 888-325-7863

Please call

ahead for

Pre-Needs or

At-Need Arrangements

Gate of Heaven Cemetery 22555 Cristo Rey Drive

Los Altos, CA 94024 (650) 428-3730

Calvary Cemetery 2655 Madden Avenue San Jose, CA 95116

(408) 258-2940

PALABRA QUE DA VIDA

En este tercer domingo de adviento, el texto que nos propone la Iglesia para la meditación es de San Juan, y dice: “…Juan les

respondió: “Yo bautizo con agua; pero en medio de ustedes hay uno, que no conocen, alguien que viene detrás de mí, y al que no soy digno de desatarle las correas de sus sandalias…”. (Jn. 1, 6-8; 19-28)

¿Quién es este Jesús que está en medio de nosotros y no conocemos? Porque si estamos preparando la Navidad, lo trágico sería que pasaran estos días y no nos diéramos cuenta que Cristo ha venido, ha nacido y que ha estado en medio de nosotros. Quizá las luces, los regalos, la preparación de la fiesta, que en sí mismo no es malo, pero podrían estar distrayendo nuestra atención de lo importante que es la preparación espiritual. ¡Cuánto dinero se derrocha y sin embargo, cuán poco amor se pone!, ¡Cuántas cenas o comidas y qué escases de cariño en tantas circunstancias!. Por eso, lo que tenemos que hacer, es preparar esta Navidad ya próxima intentando descubrir: ¿dónde está ese Cristo oculto?

1.- Cristo está oculto en cualquiera que necesita nuestra ayuda. Es posible que este algo desfigurado, quizá sea el mendigo de la calle, o el pobre que nos pide una ayuda. Él está en cualquier persona que te pide un favor y al que tú puedes ayudar. ¡No digas que no le has descubierto y no has convivido con él, porque naciste muchos siglos después! ¡Cristo pasa a tu lado todos los días muchas veces, y sólo hace falta un pequeño esfuerzo para descubrirle!

2.- Otro sitio en donde podemos encontrar a Cristo oculto, es a través del cumplimiento de nuestras obligaciones. ¿Te has dado cuenta que cumplir tus deberes, por ejemplo: ser un buen médico, mecánico, profesor, una buena madre de familia, es un gran servicio a Cristo? A Cristo presente en el prójimo. ¡Qué distinto es ser bien atendido en una consulta a mal atendido! ¡Qué distinto es encontrar amor en las cosas de casa, a encontrar rutina! Por lo tanto, Cristo está oculto en el que necesita nuestra ayuda y Cristo está oculto en ese que tiene derecho a encontrar el fruto bien hecho de nuestro trabajo.

¡Descubre a Cristo oculto, ámale como él se merece y así prepara la Navidad!.

Pbro. Santiago Martin (FM) Responsable MARC.

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