Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062 Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421 [email protected] [email protected] ▪ www.mountcarmel.org

Fourteenth Sunday of the Ordinary Time July 07, 2019

Parish Phones Parish Center Office: (650) 366-3802 Pastor’s Office: (650) 306-9583 Religious Education Office: (650) 368-8237 Mt. Carmel School Office: (650) 366-6127 Mt. Carmel Pre-School: (650) 366-6587 Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle Principal: Dr. Deborah Farrington Administrative Assistant: Ivette Meléndez Director of Religious Ed.: Magdalena Hernández Youth Confirmation: Judy Draper Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger Pre-School Director: Maureen Arnott

Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm (Español), and 5 pm Saturday: 8: 15 am and 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Monday to Friday 8:15 am Reconciliation/Confession Saturday 3:30 –4:30 pm

Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes.

Weddings / Bodas Call parish at least six months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos seis meses antes.

Mission Statement Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is a Christ-centered community in the Roman Catholic tradition. We try to share the Good News of salvation with others. As a diverse community, we value and respect individual differences. As God’s people, we gather in the Spirit to pray, to celebrate the sacraments, to teach, to learn, to console, to rejoice, to minister and to renew our faith with one another.

Notes from the Pastor

Notas del Párroco

On Thursday of this week, July 11, we will celebrate the memorial of one of our most well-known saints, Benedict of Nursia. Although St. Benedict lived in the 500’s A.D., he remains one of the most popular saints in our Church calendar. Devotion to St. Benedict expresses itself for many people in the wearing of what is called the Benedict Cross-Medal. It would take a longer article than this to detail the profound symbolism on this medal, but suffice it to say that it is a very strong talisman against evil. The importance of St. Benedict in the history of the Church is as founder of Western monasticism. For many centuries the monasteries played a crucial and active role in society. This kind of religious life in which people, both men and women, separated themselves from the world in order to pray and advance themselves spiritually had begun in the deserts of Egypt in the early Christian era. Monasticism then spread to Europe and took hold in that period after the fall of the Roman Empire which we call ‘the Dark Ages’. The monasteries of Europe, from Italy all the way to Ireland, are credited with having saved Western civilization during a time in which all learning and culture would have been lost to barbarism, and many tribes overran what had been the Roman Empire. In addition to a life dedicated to prayer and work, the monks copied manuscripts and they kept alive the knowledge of medicine, architecture, art, agriculture as well as the philosophy and spirituality of earlier ages. St. Benedict is responsible for writing a monastic rule that was adopted all over Europe. This included praying the Liturgy of the Hours throughout the day, manual work of various kinds, and obedience to an Abbot or Superior who was elected by all the monks. The monasteries, whether run by nuns or monks, provided shelter for pilgrims and other travelers; they served as hospitals for the sick and dying; they took care of the very poor, and they offered education to children. Rather than being apart from, the monasteries were actually the center of the cultural and religious life of a community. Many great cities of Europe such as Munich in Germany or Monaco on the Riviera began as monasteries, and monasteries were the origin of the first universities. Many of these monastic religious communities are still thriving today, including the Franciscans, Carmelites, Dominicans and many others, although their numbers are far fewer than in the past. On the feast of St. Benedict this week let us pray for an increase of vocations, asking the Lord of the Harvest to send more people to dedicate themselves to God as priests, religious sisters and brothers, as well as to be lay workers in the vineyard of the Lord. And may God protect us from all harm. Fr. Ulysses

El jueves de esta semana, el 11 de julio, celebraremos el memorial de uno de nuestros santos más conocidos, Benedicto de Nursia. Aunque San Benito vivió en los 500 DC, sigue siendo uno de los santos más populares en el calendario de la Iglesia. La devoción a San Benito se expresa para muchos en el uso de lo que se llama la Medalla-Cruz de Benedicto. Se necesitaría un artículo más extenso que este para detallar el profundo simbolismo en esta medalla, pero basta con decir que es un talismán muy fuerte contra el mal. La importancia de San Benito en la historia de la Iglesia es como fundador del monasticismo occidental. Durante muchos siglos, los monasterios desempeñaron un papel crucial y activo en la sociedad. Este tipo de vida religiosa en la que las personas, tanto hombres como mujeres, se separaban del mundo para orar y avanzar espiritualmente, había comenzado en los desiertos de Egipto en la era cristiana primitiva. El monasticismo se extendió a Europa y se apoderó de ese período después de la caída del Imperio Romano, que llamamos "la Edad Oscura". A los monasterios de Europa, desde Italia hasta Irlanda, se les atribuye haber salvado la civilización occidental durante un tiempo en el que todo el aprendizaje y la cultura se habrían perdido por la barbarie, y muchas tribus invadieron lo que había sido el Imperio Romano. Además de una vida dedicada a la oración y al trabajo, los monjes copiaron manuscritos y mantuvieron vivos los conocimientos de medicina, arquitectura, arte, agricultura, así como la filosofía y espiritualidad de edades más tempranas. San Benito es responsable de escribir una regla monástica que fue adoptada en toda Europa. Esto incluía rezar la Liturgia de las Horas a lo largo del día, el trabajo manual de varios tipos y la obediencia a un Abad o Superior que fue elegido por todos los monjes. Los monasterios brindaron refugio a peregrinos y otros viajeros; servían de hospitales para enfermos y moribundos; Cuidaban a los muy pobres y ofrecían educación a los niños. En lugar de estar separados, los monasterios eran en realidad el centro de la vida cultural y religiosa de una comunidad. Muchas grandes ciudades de Europa, como Múnich en Alemania o Mónaco en la Riviera, comenzaron como monasterios, y los monasterios fueron el origen de las primeras universidades. Muchas de estas comunidades religiosas monásticas siguen prosperando hoy en día, incluidos los franciscanos, carmelitas, dominicanos y muchos otros, aunque sus números han bajado mucho. En la fiesta de San Benito esta semana, oremos por un aumento de vocaciones, pidiéndole al Señor de la Cosecha que envíe más personas para que se dediquen a Dios como sacerdotes, religiosas y hermanos, así como a ser laicos en la viña del Señor. Y que Dios nos proteja de todo mal. Padre Ulises

Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2019 Our assessment for this year is $78,542.98. This Archdiocesan tax supports all those many offices, ministries and charities that individual parishes alone cannot cover. These include the Marriage Tribunal, support of retired priests and nuns, and financial help to our Catholic Schools. To date we have received about $ 49,246. Please consider what you might do to help us meet our obligation by the end of the year. Thank you !

Today’s Second Collection is for our Parish Facilities and Improvement Fund. This collection helps us to maintain our church and other parish facilities in good condition, to do the repairs and upgrades that are needed, and to cover the gardening needs of the Parish.

Rosary Makers Group

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Rosary Makers Group meets every Friday from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the Parish Center. We always welcome new members.

HOMEBOUND MINISTRY

If someone in your family is homebound, lives nearby and is unable to attend Mass, but would like to received the Eucharist, please contact Julie O’Leary at (650) 361-8681. Communion ministers are needed to bring the Eucharist to homebound parishioners. Please call Julie O’Leary if you would like to participate in this worthy ministry.

It’s still not too late!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is still accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. We are a Roman Catholic faith-based school educating children from Transitional Kindergarten through 8th Grade. For more information contact our principal, Dr. Deborah Farrington at 650-366-6127 or email: [email protected].

Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices We are offering an introduction to Restorative Practices and Circles. In this two-hour experiential workshop, you will see how Restorative Practices and circles can be used to build connections and community, develop agreements, and address conflicts and harm. This free workshop, facilitated by Susan Swope, will be on Monday, July 22, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Small Hall at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish. The workshop is limited to 30 participants. Please RSVP to (650) 474-2628.

Next Week’s Second Collection will be for our Religious Education Programs.

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Saturday, July 06, 2019 5:00 PM Renee Hewitt † Sunday, July 07, 2019 8:00 AM Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 10:00 AM Felicita Rivera † 12:00 PM Josefina Alvarez † 5:00 PM Pro – Populo Monday, July 08, 2019 8:15 AM Olga Rocco † Tuesday, July 09, 2019 8:15 AM Tim Norman † Wednesday, July 10, 2019 8:15 AM Bill and Barbara Powell (66th Anniv.) Thursday, July 11, 2019 8:15 AM Matthew Smith † Friday, July 12, 2019 8:15 AM Alexander Yao † Saturday, July 13, 2019 8:15 AM Renee Hewitt †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Monday, July 08, 2019

Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 PM

Old Chapel

Tuesday, July 09, 2019 Grupo Guadalupano 7:00 PM Men’s Basketball 8:30 PM Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Parish Center Large Hall

Grupo Carismático ICF Meeting

7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Large Hall Parish Center

Good Grief

6:00 PM

Old Chapel

Thursday, July 11, 2019

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. — Galatians 6:14

No permita Dios que yo me gloríe en algo que no sea la cruz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. — Gálatas 6:14

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions Wednesday: of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Thursday: St. Benedict Friday: of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday: St. Henry; Blessed Virgin Mary

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OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL #919128 300 Fulton St. Redwood City, CA 94062 CONTACT PERSON Ivette Meléndez, Bulletin Editor: 650-366-3802 Fr. Ulysses D’Aquila, Pastor: 650-306-9583 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] SOFTWARE Microsoft ®Publisher 2007 Adobe®Acrobat®X Window7® PRINTER Toshiba e studio 3055c TRANSMISSION TIME By 11:00 a.m. On Wednesday SUNDAY OF PUBLICATION July 07, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS