1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828 Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118

Saint John School : 760 944-8227 admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org

Pastor Father Brian Corcoran Associate Pastor Father Joseph Freeman

Pastor Emeritus Monsignor Timothy Harnett Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh Music Director Julie Marner

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“Welcome Jesus at Christmastime, not in a cold manger, but in hearts warm with love for others!” ... A very hearty and warm welcome to all who join us for Christmas, to the many home with family for the holidays, and to all who make a special ef-fort to get to church to celebrate the birth of Christ, the real gift! Welcome! ... Our Christmas celebrations begin on Monday (24), Christmas Eve, with two Children’s Masses, one at 4:00pm led by our Saint John School chil-dren, and a second at 6:00pm led by our children from Religious Education. Then we have a Family Mass at 8:00pm, with the grand ‘midnight’ Mass at 11:00pm. Join us! ... On Tuesday (25), Christmas Day, our Masses are at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, and 12:00pm (Spanish). Christ is born! ... The religious Christmas season extends from Christmas Eve (24), through the feast of the Bap-tism of the Lord, on Sunday (13). ... Our great Saint John School children truly have the Christmas spirit, so evident in their wonderful Christmas musical programs. Very inspiring! Our children return to the classroom on Monday (7). ... The Christmas flowers and décor are a wonder-ful way to remember our loved ones over the entire Christmas season. Special envelopes are still available at the back of the church. ... Our endeavor to create a Parish Pictorial Al-bum, a Parish Book, is on-going. We are striving to capture something of the faith and vitality of Saint John the Evangelist, from Melrose to Encinitas Blvd, from 1946 to 2012 and beyond! Tell us about the great characters and the mighty stories. Write them down, and give them to us! Photos, too, are much appreciated, and will be returned to you. ... To schedule your appointment for our Parish Book, stop by the Gazebo, drop-by the Parish Of-fice or visit www.saintjohnencinitas.org Appoint-ments are available through January 12, and again from February 10. Make sure you are in! ... Remember, it is free! You get a photo and a copy of the book! And it will be a great keepsake! ... In putting together our publication, we are seeking, and would appreciate, the help of Graphic Artists, lay-out folk, and people with media skills. ... 241 families have contributed $9,582.00 towards the Retirement Fund for Religious! Thank you!

... Our bulletin cover this week is a photo of the stained-glass window, donated by John and Adela Stanton to our old Saint John Church in 1946. All the stained glass windows from the old church now adorn our Parish Office Conference Room! ... Be sure to find time over the Christmas to visit the beautiful Crib Scene in the church. Bring the children and grandchildren, and tell the story! The church is open daily until 5:00pm. ... Our Religious Education classes for Grades 1-6 and Junior High, resume the week of Monday (7), and for our High School, the week of Sunday (13). ... $15,781.00 was contributed last weekend (16) with 460 families using parish envelopes. A further $4,767.00 was contributed online! ... How about signing-up for ‘Online Giving’? Just go to our website, and ‘click’ ‘Online Giving’ and away you go! 191 families contribute online! ... Be sure to visit our parish website at www.saintjohnencinitas.org and our school website at saintjohnschool.com for events, pictures and more. ... Wednesday (26) is the feast of Saint Stephen, a Deacon, and the first disciple to be martyred. ... John the Evangelist died around 100 AD at Ephe-sus. He was the son of Zebedee, and the brother of James. He is referred to as the ‘disciple whom Je-sus loved’! He authored three letters, the Book of Revelation and the most spiritual of all the Gospels. His symbol is the eagle. He is patron of Asiatic Turkey. We are proud to embrace him as our par-ish patron. His feast day is this Thursday (27). Happy Feast Day! ... Friday (28) is the feast of the Holy Innocents, those infants massacred after the birth of Jesus! ... Next Sunday (30) we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. ... Ring-in the New Year with us at a special Family Mass on Tuesday (1) at 9:00am. ... Our Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament resumes on Wednesday (26), after the 8:00am Mass, and continues 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ex-cept for Sundays from 7:00am to 6:00pm. Come along and spend some quiet time with the Lord! ... Cars have been recently interfered with on our parking lots. Please do not leave valuables visible in your vehicle! Sorry! ...“You better watch out ... you better not cry ... a greater than Santa is on his way!” ... A very Happy and Holy Christmas to all!

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday December 22 5:00pm John St. Marie † Sunday Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23 Mi 5:1-4a; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45 7:30am Special Intention 9:00am Special Intention 10:30am Sylvia Julia Smith † 12:00pm Parishioners 5:00pm Helene McGill † Monday Christmas Eve December 24 Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16--25; Mt 1:1-25 8:00am Thomas Hickey † 4:00pm Jim Connors † Tony Petraglia † 6:00pm Julian Maclida † 8:00pm Colette Carville † 11:00pm Parishioners Tuesday Christmas December 25 Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 7:30am Al Heller † 9:00am Special Intention 10:30am Jerry Twomey † 12:00pm Special Intention Wednesday Saint Stephen December 26 Acts 6:8-7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 8:00am Special Intention Thursday Saint John the Evangelist December 27 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 8:00am Truman King † Tom and Mary McDonald † Friday The Holy Innocents December 28 1 Jn 1:5 - 2:2; Mt 2:13-18 8:00am Maria Lapore † Saturday Saint Thomas Becket December 29 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 8:00am Angielo Giuliani † 5:00pm Joan Sielaff † Sunday Holy Family Sunday December 30 1 Sm 1:20-28; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:41-52 7:30am Virginia Imholz † 9:00am Klemens Roston † 10:30am Special Intention 12:00pm Special Intention 5:00pm Parishioners

Support for Separated and Divorced Sundays at 10:15am Saint James, Solana Beach

Frank Grant 760 533-1520 or fwgrant@gmail.com

Adults wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith!

►Have you joined us from another religion and would now like to find out more about the Catholic Church? ►Were you baptized a Catholic but never completed the Sacraments of Initiation, Confirmation or Eucharist?

If any of these situations apply to you, we would love to assist you on your journey!

Join us on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. For more info call 760 753-6254

Happy Feast Day! Saint John the

Evangelist

Apostle and Evangelist

Thursday (27)

Christmas Flowers

A great way to remember our loved ones!

Perpetual Adoration Volunteers are needed for Tuesday 12:00pm (noon),

Wednesday 4:00am, 11:00am Friday 11:00pm Saturday 1:00pm

Sunday 12:00am Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573

Lupe Cardona (Sp) 760 753-7784 The Adoration Chapel will close for Christmas on Monday (24) at 12:00pm (noon) and will re-open on Wednesday (26) at 9:00am. All are welcome!

Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve, Monday (24) 4:00pm Children’s Mass 6:00pm Children’s Mass

8:00pm Family Mass 11:00pm Midnight Mass

Christmas Day, Tuesday (25) 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm (Sp)

(No 5:00pm Mass)

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Register as a parishioner Online! Visit our website www.saintjohnencinitas.org and click on “Registration” For more info, please call the Parish Office 760 753-6254

Youth Ministry Classes will resume Sunday (13), Tuesday (15),

and Wednesday (16) For more info, contact Isaac at 760 753-3679 or

youth@saintjohnencinitas.org

Religious Education Classes resume on Monday (7)

Mondays Grades 1-6 at 4:15pm and 6:30pm For more info, call Ann at 760 436-0664

reledoffice@saintjohnencinitas.org

Sunday Morning Preschool For children ages 3 - 5, on Sundays, at the

School. Drop-off starts at 8:50am. Mom and Dad can pick-up after the 9:00am Mass.

For info, call 760 436-0664

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Dismissal for Children’s Liturgy of the Word takes place during the Sunday 9:00am Mass.

Children in Grades K-5 are encouraged to participate in this special celebration of the Word.

Jr. High Faithways Classes resume on Monday (7)

Mondays 6:30 - 7:45pm For more info, Nicole 760 753- 4279 jrfaithways@saintjohnencinitas.org

Help capture the story of Saint John Parish!

Appointment opportunities are available from this Thursday (27) to Saturday, January 12

To schedule, change or cancel your appointment to be a part of our Parish Pictorial Album

Call the Parish Office at 760 753-6254 or visit our website at www.saintjohnencinitas.org

Saint John School

Pre-school - Grade 8 Principal : Dan Schuh

760 944-8227 or www.saintjohnschool.com

School will resume on Monday (7)

Welcome

Welcome to all who celebrate with us. Please let us know how we can assist you.

I would like to register as a parishioner of Saint John the Evangelist.

My address has changed.

I would like to receive Parish envelopes on a regular basis.

I would like more info about ‘Online Giving’.

Don’t forget to fill out the information below:

NAME: _________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________

CITY/ZIP: _______________________________

PHONE #: _______________________________

EMAIL: _________________________________ Please place completed form in the Collection Basket

or return to the Parish Office. Thank you!

We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Please Keep in Your Prayers Martha Amador, Maggie Bacook, Annie Beiner, Emily Booth, Rebecca Boyle, Francis Brady, Hayley Brown, Hudson Bryan, Mitch Caudle, Steven Cipriano, Peggi Comiskey, Norma Connors, Bill Cowan, Rob Crewse, Teresa Dotts, Carolyn Dyer, Mary Ferko, Mel Gregory, Roxane Geisler, Carol Goohs, Hiram Gonzalez, Lola Hannah, Phyllis Petrella-Head, John Holeva, Maria Jaque, Kathleen Jones, Frank Karls, Skyler Koehne, Ella Kras, Jim Krueger, Eva King, Madeline Link, Tom McCabe, Ronan Nelson, W. Blaine Phillips, Frank Prior, Ashley Ray, Chip Stanczak, Michael Seley, T.J. Steer, Kay Solensen, Maeve Taafe, Richard Templin, Derek Thomas, Kassidy Thomas, Grant Waller and Patricia Wanket.

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¿Quién soy yo, para que la madre de mi Señor

venga a verme?

En el curso de nuestra vida mantenemos el idioma y los hábitos de nuestra región nativa y familia de origen. Cuando retornamos a nuestro hogar tras una larga ausencia, rápidamente volvemos a su manera de hablar y a sus prácticas familiares. Nuestros profundos recuerdos se reflejan en viejas historias y palabras y en modos de conversar. Esta familiaridad corre como un río subterráneo y nos acompaña a donde sea que vayamos. No solamente recordamos, sino que somos incorporados y formamos parte de una memoria más amplia. Cuando traemos recuerdos a la mente somos a la vez reunidos y recordados. Hoy recordamos a María, una joven frágil, que recorre zonas rurales para visitar a Isabel. Todos los grandes pronunciamientos y sueños de los profetas apuntan a este tiempo en que deben cumplirse las palabras del Señor a María. Las memorias de su pueblo están vivas en ella, y esas memorias alimentan nuestra fe viva.

NIÑOS INOCENTES Esta semana recordamos a los niños judíos que fueron asesinados por orden del Rey Herodes en Belén. Esa tragedia que ocurrió cuando el viejo y celoso rey se enteró del nacimiento de un nuevo rey de los judíos. Él mandó a matar a todo niño que tuviera menos de dos años. El 28 de diciembre en muchas partes es conmemorado como el día de los inocentes. La inocencia normalmente se atribuye a los niños o a los ingenuos, pero en si la inocencia es una virtud cristiana, de los que hemos sido perdonados por Cristo. Esta inocencia no es ingenuidad mas bien es la candidez, simplicidad y generosidad de una persona que conoce bien lo duro que es la vida y aún así mantiene la esperanza.

UNA CELEBRACION PARA RECORDAR

Todo estuvo muy bonito y muy bien!

Muchas gracias a: Olivia Reynaga, Ciro Sánchez y a todos los miembros de la Congregación Guadalupana. También les agradecemos a todas las personas que trajeron flores a la virgen. Gracias al coro Fuego Nuevo, y a los niños y jóvenes que coordina la directora de música Julie Marner todo fue posible por haber tenido la ayuda y participación de todos. Muchas gracias, Dios los bendiga!

Les deseamos una Lunes (24) Misa Vísperas de Navidad a las 6:00pm En esta Misa todos los niños que están en el coro participarán. Los niños del coro deben llegar a la iglesia a las 5:30pm

Martes (25) - Misa de Navidad a las 12:00pm

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Religious Education Saint John School Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 Religious Education Ann McGinnis 760 436-0664 ‘Faithways’ Junior-High Nicole Steele 760 753-4279 Youth Ministry Isaac Deken 760 753-3679 Hispanic Ministry Mary Moran 760 436-4366 Music Ministry Julie Marner 760 753-6254

Adult Faith R.C.I.A Liz Beiner 760 753-6254 Perpetual Adoration Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Perpetual Adoration (Spanish) Lupe Cardona 760 753-7784 Centering Prayer Shirley Shetula 760 436-6721

Organizations Altar Society Janice Behler 760 274-6298 Boy Scouts Mike Yokoyama 760 632-9055 Catholic Men’s Fellowship Jessy Quezada 760 753-6254 Culture of Life James Wagner 760 753-6254 Guadalupañas Olivia Reynaga 760 753-5230 Holy Name Robb Skinner 951 970-8602 Knights of Columbus Gary Barthel 760 944-7883 Saint Vincent de Paul Sandra Watson 760 753-3056 Seniors Nettie March 760 753-6254

Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00am Rosary Daily, after morning Mass Novena Tuesday, after morning Mass Perpetual Adoration 24 hours Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm Vocation Holy Hour 1st Friday, 8:00am Mass

Baptism and Marriage Please call Parish Office

Mass Times