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

Sixteenth Sunday of the Ordinary Time July 21, 2019 Parish Center Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 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 Friday of this week, we will celebrate the memorial of the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known for centuries as St. Anne and St. Joachim. From the earliest days of the Church, there been a great devotion to St. Anne, the maternal grandmother of our Lord Jesus. One of the major shrines dedicated to her is the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupré in Canada. Here, many extraordinary miracles have been credited to St. Anne’s intercession. St. Anne is generally depicted as a mature woman with her hands on the shoulder of her young daughter, Mary. While neither Anne nor or her husband Joachim are mentioned in the Bible, there are very ancient writings, particularly the protoGospel of St. James, which tell their story. It is said that they were an older couple, like Elizabeth and Zechariah, the parents of John the Baptist, who had never been able to have children. Because of their goodness and faithfulness to God, they were chosen to become the parents, late in life, of a sinless virgin who would herself become the mother of our Lord Jesus. It’s worth reflecting on this theme which is frequent throughout the Scriptures – the idea of elderly couples – Abraham and Sarah, Elizabeth and Zechariah, Anne and Joachim who suddenly become fertile and then bear children, indeed special children who have a unique role in salvation history. We live in a society which is all about youth and youthfulness. We spend millions yearly on creams and surgeries and procedures all meant to keep us young. As a result of this, our society does not value older people as it should. This is not true everywhere. Among the Chinese even today, also among Native Americans, and in traditional cultures throughout the world, elderly men and women are treasured for their experience and wisdom.Grandparents and greatgrandparents are the ones who pass on the traditions of the past to their children and grandchildren. They also pass on knowledge and skills – traditional medicine, weaving, carpentry, and many other things that would otherwise be lost. We have to reach a certain age to gain a real perspective on life, and we have to look death and mortality in the face to finally discover the meaning of our human existence. I think that’s why such great figures as John the Baptist and the Blessed Virgin Mary are the children of older parents. In their wisdom, these parents know that their children ultimately belong not to them, but to God. So on the feast of St. Anne and St. Joachim, let us pray for older parents and grandparents, and let us honor the wisdom that age brings as we ask God to daily give us his grace and to increase his love in us.Fr. Ulysses

El viernes de esta semana, celebraremos el memorial de los padres de la Santísima Virgen María, conocidos por muchos siglos como Santa Ana y San Joaquín. Desde los primeros días de la Iglesia, hubo una gran devoción a Santa Ana, la abuela materna de nuestro Señor Jesús. Uno de los principales santuarios dedicados a ella es la Basílica de Santa Ana de Beaupré en Canadá. Aquí, muchos milagros extraordinarios han sido acreditados a la intercesión de Santa Ana. Santa Ana es generalmente representada como una mujer madura con las manos en el hombro de su hija joven, María. Aunque ni Ana ni su marido Joaquín están mencionados en la Biblia, hay escritos muy antiguos, particularmente el proto-Evangelio de Santiago, que cuentan su historia. Se dice que eran una pareja mayor, como Isabel y Zacarías, los padres de Juan el Bautista, que nunca habían tenido hijos. Debido a su bondad y fidelidad a Dios, fueron elegidos para llegar a ser los padres, tarde en la vida, de una virgen sin pecado que se convertiría ella misma en la madre de nuestro Señor Jesús. Vale la pena reflexionar sobre este tema que es frecuente a través de las Escrituras - la idea de parejas viejas - Abraham y Sarah, Elizabeth y Zacarías, Ana y Joaquín, que de repente se vuelven fértiles y luego dan a luz a hijos especiales que tienen un papel único en la historia de la salvación. Vivimos en una sociedad que piensa de una manera exagerada en la juventud. Gastamos millones anualmente en cremas, cirugías y procedimientos, todos ellos destinados a mantenernos jóvenes. Como resultado de esto, nuestra sociedad no valora a las personas mayores como debería. Esto no es cierto en todas partes. Entre los chinos incluso hoy, también entre los indígenas de las américas, y en culturas tradicionales a través del mundo, los hombres y las mujeres mayores son atesorados para su experiencia y sabiduría. Los abuelos y bisabuelos son los que transmiten las tradiciones del pasado a sus hijos y nietos. También transmiten conocimientos y destrezas medicina tradicional, tejeduría, carpintería y muchas otras cosas que de otro modo se perderían. Tenemos que llegar a cierta edad para obtener una perspectiva real de la vida, y tenemos que enfrentar la muerte y la mortalidad para finalmente descubrir el significado de nuestra existencia humana. Creo que es por eso que los grandes personajes como Juan el Bautista y la Santísima Virgen María son hijos de padres mayores. En su sabiduría, estos padres saben que sus hijos no les pertenecen a ellos en última instancia, sino a Dios. Así que en la fiesta de Santa Ana y San Joaquín, oremos por los padres mayores y los abuelos, y honremos la sabiduría que la edad nos trae, al pedimos a Dios que nos dé cada día su gracia y que aumente su amor en nosotros. 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 $ 51,746. 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 Liturgy Fund.

This collection covers the expenses of our Music Ministry, including salaries, microphones and other equipment and the music books. It also helps us to pay for such liturgical needs as Altar Bread and Wine, altar server vestments, candles and church decor.

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 Preschool through 8th Grade. For more information contact our principal, Dr. Deborah Farrington at 650-366-6127 or email: [email protected].

Next Week’s Second Collection will be for the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. It is [Christ] whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. — Colossians 1:28b

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.

ICF BRANCH 6, ANNIVERSARY TRI TIP BARBEQUE Saturday July 27, 2019 TIME: 12:30pm $20 Come early and enjoy the appetizers and munchies. Menu includes tri tip, macaroni salad, home-grown tomatoes, corn on the cob, wine, beer, soda and dessert. Call Sylvia Row, 650-368-1795 for r eser vations before July 25th

We will begin enrolling for all of our Religious Education classes on the first Sunday of August (Aug. 4), and all the subsequent Sundays of August. Our Catechists will be on the porch of the church after the Sunday Masses to give out the registration packets and to answer any questions that the families might have. Our School of Religion consists of a two-year First Communion Program for children as young as first grade, a one -year program for high school youth, and a one-year program for adults who wish to become Catholic or to complete their sacraments of initiation. In addition to these three sacramental programs, we also have Children’s Liturgy at the 10:00 Mass on Sunday.

Saturday, July 20, 2019 5:00 PM Alison Huber † Sunday, July 21, 2019 8:00 AM Doris Seitz † 10:00 AM Marino Mangiola † 12:00 PM Margarita Fernandez † 5:00 PM Pro – Populo Monday, July 22, 2019 8:15 AM Ray Torres † Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:15 AM Poor Souls in Purgatory † Wednesday, July 24, 2019 8:15 AM Alejandro Paulin † Thursday, July 25, 2019 8:15 AM Ray Torres † Friday, July 26, 2019 8:15 AM Alba Canelo † Saturday, July 27, 2019 8:15 AM Ray Torres †

THIS WEEK AT MT. CARMEL Monday, July 22, 2019

Grupo Carismático (Mesa Directiva) 7:00 PM Restorative Justice Meeting 7:30 PM

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Men’s Basketball 8:30 PM Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Old Chapel Small Hall

Large Hall

Grupo Carismático

7:00 PM

Large Hall

Good Grief

6:00 PM

Old Chapel

12:00 PM

Picnic Area

Thursday, July 25, 2019 Saturday, July 27, 2019 ICF Barbeque

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mary Magdalene St. Bridget St. Sharbel Makhlūf St. St. James Apostle Ss. Joachim and Anne Blessed Virgin

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.

Welcome Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Registration Form The following confidential information will be entered in our parish data system. It is only for the purpose of knowing and serving you better. Name (s): _______________________________ Address: _______________________________ City:_________________ zip:______________ Telephone:_____________________________ e-mail:_________________________________ Others in your household:________________ Number of adults over 18 years of age: _____ Number of children under 18 years of age: ___ Would you like a parishioner number in order to register your donations? _______

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 21, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS