SANTA CLARA CATHOLIC CHURCH

323 S “E” St., Oxnard, 93030 — (805) 487-3891 www.santaclaraparish.org

YEAR OF MERCY CONFERENCE WITH BISHOP BARRON

S anta Clara is very proud in inviting all of you to a special night to meditate about God’s mercy and our responsibility of also being loving and forgiving like Him. Our speaker Bishop Robert Barron

will share with us his wisdom as an instrument of the Lord. Join us Mon-day, October 10th @ 7pm in the Church building.

GRATITUDE

S urely we can all recall at least a few days in our lives when things were going so well that nothing could put us in a bad mood. Maybe it was the day a very special

person asked us to the senior prom, or perhaps it was our wedding day. Maybe it was the day we learned that we were expecting a long-awaited child, or the day we got an overdue promotion. There was elation in our hearts and lightness in our step, an extraordinary vitality throughout the day. We probably got on the phone right away to tell at least a few key people about our good fortune. This is surely how Naaman and the leper must have felt when they were rid of their terrible diseases. They were hard-pressed to contain their gratitude, and although they were both unfamiliar with the customs of a foreign land, they had the good manners to thank the people re-sponsible for their cures. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

T his month, parishes around the country will conduct the “October count,” a measure of attendance at Sunday Mass. The measure has been taken for many centuries, and

in some European dioceses it is possible to measure the level of engagement in worship by the population over the course of many centuries. Long ago, it was also the custom to track “Easter duty” by a statistical report. Pen-itents would receive a kind of chit at confession, which they would then turn in at their parish church when they received Holy Communion during Easter time.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

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Rev. Marco A. Or z, Pastor Fr. Henry Ahorlu

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Saturday Vigils 5pm & 7pm Spanish 6:30am, 8am, 10am, 12pm Fam. Mass,

5pm Youth Mass & 7pm Spanish

W H M Monday-Saturday 8am

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Fridays 6:30pm, Saturdays 3pm, or by appointment

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Every Friday Family Holy Hour 7-8pm

A S Parish Office (805) 487-3891

Emergency only (805) 890-5400

P O H Monday thru Friday 8am—9pm

Saturday 8am-4pm & Sunday 8am-2pm

Office of Catechism Le y (805) 330-8218

Youth Ministry/Confirma on

Pete Rydberg (805) 487-1988

Santa Clara Elementary School Mrs. Do y Massa, Principal

324 S. E Street, Oxnard CA 93030 (805) 483-6935

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Long ago, of course, Communion was fairly rare in the life of a Catholic Christian, perhaps only once a year. The chits would be tallied by parish priests and reported to the chancery, which in turn would hold on to the records and include the statistics in a report to the Vatican every five years. Nowa-days, the October count has proved especially criti-cal in the life of our Church as bishops use the figures to measure the vitality of church life, to sketch parish boundaries, and even to decide when to close, merge, or form new parishes.- Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading - Naaman, cleansed from his leprosy, returns to Elisha and pledges his belief in and alle-giance to the LORD (2 Kings 5:14-17). Psalm - The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power (Psalm 98). Second Reading - Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead. If we persevere, we shall reign with him (2 Timothy 2:8-13). Gospel - After ten lepers are cleansed by Jesus, on-ly one, a Samaritan, returns to give him thanks (Luke 17:11-19).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14-4:2; Lk 18:1-8

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Canadian Thanksgiving Day; Columbus Day Tuesday: St. John XXIII; Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) begins at sunset Friday: St. Callistus I Saturday: St. Teresa of Jesus

SOCIAL SENIORS

J oin us for lunch at the Japanese Kabuki Res-taurant on Thursday, October 13th at 11 am. The address is, 500 Collection Blvd., Oxnard.

Saint Anthony and Mary Star of the Sea seniors wel-come. Mass optional but it is a good way to start the day.

CIVIC KNIGHT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, OXNARD COUNCIL 750

T he Knights of Columbus, Oxnard Council 750, will be hosting Civic Night on October 10, 2016. This event is an opportunity to say

Thank You to our elected and public officials for their service to our community. This year’s distinguished speaker will be Judge Manuel J. Covarrubias, Ventu-ra County Superior Court. The event will take place at the Council Hall, 632 South “D” Street, Oxnard. The event will begin at 5:30 pm with a Social Hour. Dinner program will begin at 6:30 pm. Seating is lim-ited for this event. Please contact Grand Knight Rob-ert Ortega for more details at 805-822-4826 or Council Hall at 805-483-1750.

THE BROWN SCAPULAR

T he Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima Prayer Cell of Sacred Heart Church, Ventura, will be coordinating the investiture in the Brown Scap-

ular, after the 8:30 am Mass, by the priest Celebrant on, Saturday October 15th. To learn abut the scapu-lar in the Message of Fatime, you are invited to a breakfast Wednesday, October 12, at 9:30 am in St. Cabrini room. Call by October 6 to sign up: Hu-guette 805-620-0958 or Marie 805-647-6150.

LADIES DO LUNCH

A nnual Fall Fashion Show and Lunch-eon benefiting the Life Centers of Ventura County on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at a

beautiful Camarillo home. Fashions will be provided by Chico's at the Collection. Tickets are $50.00 each or $375.00 per table of 8 people. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Center at 805.486.2721 or on our website at www.vclifecenters.com. Please leave your name, phone number and any instructions in the window on PayPal site. You will receive a call back confirming your purchase and to give you the location. This forty year old tradition is a fun way to visit with old friends and make new ones , while sup-porting a great cause. Your support makes it possible to offer the services which can change minds and hearts to save lives of the unborn and which offer hope and help to mothers. Sponsorship opportunities are available and donations are welcomed. Thank you and may God bless you.

SAVE THE DATES -SEPT. 28TH THRU NOV. 6TH 2016

PRAY OUTSIDE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD VENTURA TO END ABORTION

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DEACONS SERVING OUR PARISH Dn. Johnny Castorena, retired (Eva) Dn. Vince Kelch (Anne) Dn. Leo Lacbain (Fe) Dn. Larry Lopez (Lupe) Dn. Michael Holguin (Donna) Dn. Vince Crawford (Marilou) Dn. Fidel Ramirez (Marilou) Dn. Dano Ramos (Maria) Dn. Milt Rosenberg (Jeannie) Dn. Ray Vazquez (Mona)

Join us for Family Holy Hour- Friday, 7-8pm (Confessions begin at 6:30 p.m.)

SANTA CLARA CHURCH SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS

INTENCIONES DE MISA DOMINICAL

5:00 PM SAT OCTOBER 8, 2016 (VIGIL MASS) Mary Jo Platteter Perry - 5th year Deceased

Milan Timan -Birthday lai's Family -Deceased

Angelina Sanchez -Deceased

7:00 PM SAT OCTOBER 8, 2016 (VIGIL MASS) Eufemio y Isabel Juarez - Difuntos Rafael y Luis Navarrete - Difuntos Rosalba Padilla -Acción de Gracias

Ramon Arceo -Intención Especial

6:30 AM OCTOBER 9, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Liane Shim -Special Intention

Thomas & Merlinda Stanley- 34th Wedding Anniversary Milagros Saura - 21st Death Anniversary

Ok-Hun Veronica Tscherning -Special Intention

8:00 AM OCTOBER 9, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Miguel Ramos - Death Anniversary

Tom Conway - Deceased

10:00 AM OCTOBER 9, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Teresa & Tony Ontiveros - Wedding Anniversary

Socorro Covarrubias -Deceased Rosario Ordanes -Birthday

Lope Bolado -Death Anniversary Anh La -Health & Wellbeing

12:00 PM OCTOBER 9, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Maria & Marcelo Prado -Deceased

Miguel & Angie Torres -Special Intention Josephine Vani -Deceased

Alfeo Adora -Death Anniversary Aurora Macugay -Death Anniversary

7:00 PM OCTOBER 9, 2016 SUNDAY MASS

Raul Barajas -Cumpleaños Familia Magana -Por su Salud y Bienestar

WEEKDAY 8AM MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES 8AM MISA ENTRE SEMANA

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Edith Verdijo - Special Intention

Francisco Lejos Madlangsakay -Deceased Rudy Reyes -Death Anniversary Maria Luisa Manohan -Birthday Lope Bolado -Death Anniversary

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Hazel B. Glaudé - Deceased

Ronald Arruejo -Birthday Lope Bolado -Death Anniversary

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Maggie Parremo -Deceased

Jesus Mosqueda Garcia -Deceased/Birthday Lope Bolado -Death Anniversary

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 Benjamin Mangosing -Death Anniversary

Taylor Family -Special Intention Ralph Borchard -Deceased

Anita Smith -Death Anniversary Eduardo Saldana - 96th Birthday

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 Emie Arruejo - Birthday

Kyung-Han Ahn -Deceased Crescencia Manug -Deceased

Conrad Portillo -Deceased Anton Antonio Khabbaz -19th Birthday

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Angel & Christopher Diaz -Deceased

Eulalia C. Cayaban -Death Anniversary Jack & Marianne Hurley -Deceased

Consuelo Saura –1st Death Anniversary

GRATITUD

S eguramente podemos recordar al menos unos cuantos días en nuestras vidas cuando las cosas iban tan bien que nada

podía ponernos de mal humor. Tal vez fue el día en que una persona muy especial nos invitó a su fiesta de graduación o el día de nuestra boda. Quizás fue el día en que nos enteramos de que tendríamos un hijo largamente esperado o el día en que recibimos una promoción tardía. Hubo alegría en nuestro cora-zón, ligereza en nuestros pasos y gran vitalidad en el curso del día. Probablemente nos fuimos al teléfono para llamar a unas cuantas personas importantes y contarles acerca de nuestra buena fortuna. Seguramente que así se sintieron Naamán y el leproso cuando fueron curados de su terrible enfer-medad. No podían contener su gratitud, y aunque ambos desconocían las costumbres de un país extran-jero conocían los buenos modales de dar las gracias a las personas responsables de sus curaciones. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

M ientras muchos celebran el descubrimiento de América esta semana, los latinos cele-bramos más bien

el Día de la Raza, insistien-do que Colón no pudo des-cubrir lo que no estaba ni perdido ni escondido. El 12 de octubre de 1492, Rodri-go de Triana grito: “Tierra a la vista”. Estas fueron las primeras palabras Europeas que sonaron en el hemisferio occidental. Rodrigo gritaba a los españo-les agitados y cansados por su largo viaje. Él les da-ba la buena noticia de que estaban por llegar a Guanahaní, que Cristóbal Colón renombró San Sal-vador. Es así como se engendró un nuevo pueblo en América. Una raza mestiza se engendró en la bús-queda de Asia y luego fue dada a luz con el derra-me de sangre indígena a manos del conquistador. A través del tiempo el continente americano poblado por nativos, ha recibido sangre, cultura e idioma eu-ropea, africana y asiática. De esta manera se ha ido desarrollando nuestro mestizaje. Celebremos que so-mos una mezcla de sangres, culturas, lenguas y creen-cias. Somos raza mestiza, nacida en el dolor; traba-jamos y luchamos por una vida mejor. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Naamán, purificado de su lepra, regresó a Eliseo y prometió obedecer al Señor (2 Reyes 5:14-17). Salmo — El Señor nos ha mostrado su amor y su lealtad (Salmo 98 [97]). Segunda lectura — Acuérdate de Cristo Jesús que fue resucitado de entre los muertos. Si perseveramos con él, también reinaremos con él (2 Timoteo 2:8-13). Evangelio — Después que diez leprosos se encontra-ron curados por Jesús, solamente uno, un samaritano, regresa para darle gracias (Lucas 17:11-19).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Sal 113 (112):1b-5a, 6-7; Lc 11:29-32 Martes: Gal 5:1-6; Sal 119 (118):41, 43-45, 47-48; Lc 11:37-41 Miércoles: Gal 5:18-25; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 11:42-46 Jueves: Ef 1:1-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Lc 11:47-54 Viernes: Ef 1:11-14; Sal 33 (32):1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lc 12:1-7 Sábado: Ef 1:15-23; Sal 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lc 12:8-12 Domingo: Ex 17:8-13; Sal 121 (120):1-8; 2 Tim 3:14 — 4:2; Lc 18:1-8

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo: Vigésimo Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Día de Acción de Gracias en Canadá; Día de la Raza Martes: San Juan XXIII; Yom Kipur (festividad ju día conocida como Día del Perdón) co - mienza a la puesta del sol Viernes: San Calixto I Sábado: Santa Teresa de Jesús

PEDIDOS DE TAMALES

E stamos preparando los pedidos de tamales para el día 12 de Diciembre (verde pollo, rojos puerco, queso rajas) Se van a levantar

pedidos de tamales las tres primeras semanas de Noviembre, los sábados después de la misa de 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm y también Domingo después de cada misa. A partir del 21 de Noviembre al 30 de No-viembre pueden llamar al 805-218-7846 con el Se-ñor Efraín Chávez de las 10:00 am hasta las 8:00 pm, en ingles y español.

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Come Celebrate 100 Years of Love

HALCIE BURNHAM

100th Birthday You are invited to help her celebrate

During a drop-in Reception on

Saturday, October 22, 2016 1:30pm to 3:30 pm

St. Anthony’s Church Mgnr. condon hall

2511 south “C” Street oxnard, California 93033

RSVP: Call or Text 480-254-1138 Email jablack1947@gmail.com

Or snail mail 169 E. Ash St. Oxnard, CA 93033

No Gifts Please Casual Dress

Still time,

Call before October 10th