AINT LAWRENCE MARTYR CATHOLIC PARISH … · December 25, 2016|The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)...

December 25, 2016|The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

SAINT 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

The Parish Office will be closed on

December 26, 2016 for the Christmas Holiday

and on December 30, 31, 2016 and January 1 and 2, 2017 for the New Year Holiday.

We will be happy to serve you when we open

on December 27 through 29 and re-open again

on January 3, 2017. Thank you!

Christmas 2016 Mass Schedule Horario de Misas

Christmas Eve Masses Saturday, December 24, 2016

♦ 4:00 PM English/Ingles (Children’s Mass) ♦ 6:00 PM English/Ingles ♦ 8:00 PM Spanish/Español ♦ 12:00 AM Midnight Mass in English/Ingles 11:30 PM – Christmas Carol / Cantos de Navidad Note: No 3:30 PM Confession and 5:00 PM Mass

NO HABRA CONFESIONES EL SABADO, 24 DE DICIEMBRE

Christmas Day Sunday, December 25, 2016

♦ 8:00 AM English/Ingles ♦ 10:00 AM English/Ingles ♦ 12:00 PM Noon - English/Ingles

Note: No 1.30 PM and 6:00 PM Masses

On behalf of the Administrative and Pastoral Staff, Faculty Staff, Parents, Students and Volunteers of Saint Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Parish and Education Center,

we extend our heartfelt thanks to you for all your love, support, and prayers.

May the Peace, Joy and Love of Christ fill your hearts and homes.

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December 25, 2016 - The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) -

Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor [email protected]

Fr. Paul-Cuong Phan Parochial Vicar [email protected]

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]

Vickie Wallace Office Assistant [email protected]

Sr. Graciela Ramos, MESST Pastoral Minister [email protected]

Noel Fisico Music Coordinator 1-408-869-8254 [email protected]

CATECHETICAL OFFICE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION 1-408-296-0208 M. Eleanor de Paz Catechetical Director [email protected]

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY 1-408-296-0208 M. Eleanor de Paz [email protected]

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

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY 1-408-296-0208 [email protected]

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Patrick Sylvester - Coordinator [email protected]

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8th Grade) 1-408-296-2260 Margaret Reynolds - Principal [email protected]

CHILDREN’S CENTER 1-408-296-8077 Teen Center & Extended Day Care Sue Herbelin - Director

MASS TIMES 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 6:30 PM (In the Parish Hall) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Monday – Friday ● 8:30 AM

Reconciliation Saturday

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM 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

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 25, 2016 Fund for Church Loan

Payments and Maintenance

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

Retrouvaille helps married couples heal and renew their marriages.

The next weekend is Friday, January 27th

to Sunday, January 29th. There are 12 follow up sessions: Saturdays - February 4, February 11, February 25, March 11, March 25 and April 8th.

Register at www.HelpOurMarriage.com or contact Alex and Rowena Radich

at (510) 919-9675 or Antonio and Claudia Flores

at (408) 605-4998.

Estimada Comunidad de San Lorenzo Mártir, Este año el día de Navidad, el 25, cae en un domingo. Han pasado 5 años desde que esto pasó en el año 2011. Esto significa que tuvimos 4 semanas completas, 28 días, de la Época de Adviento para nuestra preparación espiritual antes de la celebración del aniversario del Nacimiento de Jesus.

¿Cómo les fue en sus preparativos de Adviento? Ojalá, involucro oración, acción espiritual, o alguna otra reflexión personal sobre la Venida de Nuestro Señor para poder tener nuestros corazones y nuestra mente preparados para celebrar la Venida de Nuestro Salvador Jesus a este mundo, El vino a estar con nosotros como Él es Emmanuel, “Dios-con-nosotros”. La lectura del Evangelio del Domingo pasado (Mateo 1: 18-24) nos recuerda como Jesus vino a este mundo a nacer por nosotros por el poder del Espíritu Santo, En ese pasaje escuchamos el mensaje del ángel a Jose donde él le dice “no tengas miedo” sino que aceptes el plan de Dios y lleves a Maria y a su hijo, el Hijo de Dios, a su casa. Él es el único, Jesus, que salvará a su pueblo de sus pecados. El ángel también se le aparece a los pastores en los campos y les dice: “No teman. Les traigo una buena noticia, que causara gran alegría a todo el pueblo”. Esta buena noticia de gran gozo es el Nacimiento de Jesus el Señor, Salvador de todos. En Navidad se nos pide que aceptemos a este niño como se le pide a Jose y lo veamos como una buena noticia de gran alegría que Dios nos ha enviado un Salvador por nuestros pecados y un Dios-para-estar-con-nosotros en nuestra vida cotidiana. Si reflexionamos sobre este hermoso mensaje navideño, estoy seguro de que Nuestra Navidad y nuestras vidas estarán llenas de gran alegría porque es un regalo único para ti, y al mismo tiempo algo que podemos compartir con otros. ¡Que su Navidad y Año Nuevo sean bendecidos con el mensaje de Navidad que está lleno de gran alegría y que nunca se termina! En Cristo, Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor

Dear St. Lawrence the Martyr Community, This year Christmas Day, the 25th, falls on a Sunday. It has been 5 years since this happened, back in 2011. This means that we had four full weeks, 28 days, of the Advent Season for our spiritual preparation before the Anniversary Celebration of the Birth of Jesus. How did you do in your Advent preparations? Hopefully it involved some prayer, spiritual action, or some other personal reflection on the Coming of our Lord in order to get our hearts and mind ready to celebrate our Savior Jesus’ coming into this world. He came to be with us as He is Emmanuel, “God-with-us”. The Gospel reading of last Sunday (Matthew 1:18-24) reminds us how Jesus came into this world to be born for us through the power of the Holy Spirit. In that passage, we heard the angel’s message to Joseph where he tells him “do not be afraid” but to accept God’s plan and take Mary and her child, the Son of God, into his home. This is the one, Jesus, who will “save his people from their sins”. The angel also appears to the shepherds in the fields and tells them “do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people”. This good news of great joy is the birth of Jesus the Lord, Savior of all. On Christmas we are each asked to accept this child just like Joseph was and to see it as good news of great joy that God has sent us a savior for our sins and a God-to-be-with-us in our daily lives. If we reflect on this beautiful Christmas message I am sure that our Christmas and our lives will be filled with great joy because this is a one-of-a-kind gift just for you and at the same time something we can also share with others. May your Christmas Season and the New Year be blessed and filled with the never ending joyful message of Christmas! In Christ, Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor


Please Pray For . . . Our Parishioners ,

Fr iends , and Fami ly

Buy Your Tickets on January 8 During Our After Mass Sale

to Receive a Special Parishioner Discount

Ticket Prices Parishioner Single Ticket = $60

Parishioner Couple Tickets = $120

Featuring Fresh “All You Can Eat” Crab, Salad, Pasta, Bread, Dessert Buffet, No-Host Bar,

Silent & Live Auction, and Raffle.

Please Note: The Auction and Crab Feed is restricted to guests 21+.


La Escuela De Agradecimiento

Todos los Viernes 6:00-8:00 PM / Salón Parroquial Informes e Inscripciones:

Maritony Reyes (408) 2961246 [email protected]

Ven y fortalece tu fe y tu familia

Enero 17 La familia y los medios de comunicación - P. Steven Kim

Febrero 14 La familia, mejor escuela - Hna. Graciela Ramos, MESST

Marzo 14 La familia, esperanza del futuro - P. Joe Kim

Mayo 2 La familia, si no se alimenta muere - Hna. Gisela Enríquez, MESST

Aquí en nuestra Parroquia de 7:00pm-8:45pm

Mass for those enrolled in the

Thursday, December 29, 2016 8:30 AM

Vince Adan Janet Agonoy Albert Apostol Rob Artery Mohamed Aslam Razon - Barragan Joseph Bonette Diane Byrd Robert Carag Avelina Carrillo Maria Cendejas Socorro Cendejas Al Chiara Kathy Taylor Cimeno Hugh Conroy Phil Donahue Chet O’Donnell James Donnelly Domingo Duarte Jesse Espinosa Isaias Espinoza Carol Frazier Rick Freear Alessandro Gallo Erika Gallo Juanita Garcia Nellie Gonzales Adrienne Gorman Lincoln Groner Gabriela Guillen John Hallett Mikey Hallett Mercedes Hardison Devin Harley (Dad) Hubert Jansen Marilyn Kirchoff Paul Kolb Stephanie Leung

Jubilee Liebich Julio Linares

Ann Lizotte Patrick McMahn Luli Maldonado

Josie Mattson Marge Mertzlufft

Ricky Muller Mackena Naki

Pat Naki Emily Grace Navarra

Thanh Nguyen Ernie Ortiz

Elizabeth Ostachuk Selva Packiam Rogelio Padilla

Hilda Peralta Lina Peralta

Rosalie Perez Luchie P. Qugana

Arturo Presa Adolfo Ramirez M.

Armando & Yolanda Rivera Frank Roddin

Yolanda Romero Rose Salamanca

Dina Carag Santella Erma Schriver

Jonathan Seepersad Mark Sheedy

Christian Silveira Nilda Timbs

Nancy Torres (Mom) Liza & Emanuel Ugalde

Matthew Carag Vakili Lina Velasco

Chuck Worley Alma Zamora

The work of a sixth-century monk helped lay the groundwork for establishing December 25 as the birthdate of Jesus.

Dionysius Exiguus was born about 470 A.D. in Scythia (modern-day Romania). He moved to Rome where he was part of the Roman Curia, translating Church canons from Greek in Latin. Dionysius was highly regarded by Church officials just as Venerable Bede, and became known as the “most learned abbot of Rome.”

Dionysius is said to have developed the concept of the Christian Era, or Anno Domini (A.D.), which would impact both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. He wanted to eliminate the use of the Diocletian calendar, out of respect for the many Christians who had been martyred under the Emperor Diocletian’s reign.

In 525, Dionysius began figuring out future dates for the celebrations of Easter. Based on those calculations, he also determined that Jesus was born December 25, but he mistakenly placed the date in what turned out to be 1 A.D. Blessing the Christmas tree: What place does a Christmas tree have in a church? In 1988, the U.S. Catholic Bishops published their book, Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers. In it, they offered some guidelines as to the use of a Christmas tree in a church.

They recommended that the tree decorations be appropriate for and respectful to liturgical space.

They suggested the tree be blessed on or before Christmas during the Mass, or morning or evening prayer. After the blessing the tree is lit.


Hoy es navidad, es un día muy hermoso, un día de familia, un día muy especial, es un día entrañable. Estamos felices porque sabemos que Dios nos ama, y hoy recordamos de manera especial ese amor de Dios manifestado en Cristo en el momento de su nacimiento. Este amor de Dios nos llena de esperanza, pero también este amor de Dios nos compromete a decirle a Dios: Gracias, yo también quiero amarte. Y nos compromete a hacer lo que hicieron los pastores y los magos, acudir ahí a consolar al niño recién nacido que quizá lloraba, a consolar a su mamá que posiblemente había pasado momentos difíciles en aquella cueva de ganado. A acompañar y ofrecer nuestros dones aunque sean muy pequeños. ¿Qué regalo le vas a hacer tú al niño Jesús? Porque Dios viene a darte el gran regalo de la vida. Yo también como los pastores o los magos quiero regalarle a Dios el pequeño regalo de mi vida, el pequeño regalo de mi corazón.

Dios existe y Dios nos ama, Dios me ama. Y el hecho de que Jesús se haya hecho hombre, de que la segunda persona de la

santísima trinidad se haya encarnado en el vientre de una mujer y haya nacido como un ser humano, es la mejor noticia de mi vida. Porque esa encarnación, ese nacimiento del hijo de Dios, implica que yo sepa esa gran noticia: Dios existe, Dios me ama. “Mira

cuanto te ama, mira cuanto me ama. Mira la cueva de Belén y date cuenta que Dios existe y Dios te ama. María tuvo la suerte en poder tener a su hijo. Tener al pequeño Jesús en los brazos compensaba todo lo que había tenido que sufrir hasta este momento. El niño Jesús tuvo suerte de tener a María como mamá. En esta Navidad, intentemos imitar a María, en el cariño que Jesús necesita de nosotros, y disfrutar como disfrutó María, de que Jesús nos quiera tanto y se deje cuidar de nosotros. Imita a María, cuida de Jesús, disfruta como Jesús de María.

Feliz y Santa Navidad, en la cual Dios se nos da y en la cual nosotros queremos devolverle algo de lo mucho que de él hemos recibido.

P. Santiago Martin. FM.

The Birth Date of Jesus Liturgy Corner by: Deborah Ferry

(taken from The Little Blue Book Of Reflections On Advent)

Doors Open - 6:30 pm Dinner Starts - 7:30 pm

Music & Dancing - 9:00 pm

$150/person (includes dinner & 1 drink ticket)

Space is limited No tickets will be sold at the door!!!

Make check payable to: S L T M

Catered by “Il Postale” (Sunnyvale) Menu: Beef Braciola,

Grilled Fresh Salmon w/lemon dill, Four Cheese Rigatoni

Free RV Parking Available

For tickets and information contact Mary Ann Miller at (408) 887-3675

Semi-Formal Attire Recommended

Sponsored by the St. Lawrence Friendship Club

& Alumni Group Chairman Carl Epolite

FELIZ Y SANTA NAVIDAD


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

Caminata por la Vida 2017

Caminata por la Vida de la Costa Oeste 2017: Únete a hermanos católicos y gente pro‐vida proveniente de toda California y más allá, poniéndonos de pie a favor de los más pequeños entre nosotros en la decimotercera Caminata anual por la Vida de la Costa Oeste en San Francisco, el 21 de enero de 2017. El año pasado la Caminata atrajo a 50,000 personas. Este año tenemos el honor de dar la bienvenida a Pam Tebow, activista pro‐vida y madre de Tim Tebow, ganador del trofeo Heisman, quien será una de nuestras oradoras.

Costo: Se requerirá una cuota de $15.00 al registrarse para cubrir los costos de transporte (pago en efectivo o cheque a nombre de “St. Lawrence). No hay devoluciones por cancelación. Esta cuota incluye el transporte desde/hacia el evento vía autobús y agua embotellada. Los autobuses tienen baños y cómodos asientos.

Agenda: El evento comienza a las 12:30pm en la Plaza del Centro Cívico y la caminata por Market Street hasta Justin Herman Plaza, comienza a la 1:30pm. Un autobús saldrá a las 7:45am para llegar a la Catedral de Santa María para la misa a las 9:30am. Después de la misa, vamos a caminar unas cuadras hasta la Plaza del Centro Cívico. Planeamos volver a St. Lawrence a las 5:30pm.

Menores de edad: Todos los menores deben ser acompañados por un adulto responsable de ellos.

Informes: Para obtener información completa sobre la Caminata, visite la página www.walkforlifewc.com/enespanol o llame al (415) 658‐1793.

2017 Walk For Life West Coast

Walk for Life West Coast 2017: Join fellow Catholics and Pro‐Lifers from all over California and beyond as we stand up for the littlest among us at the 13th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on January 21, 2017. Last year’s Walk drew 50,000+ people. This year we are honored to welcome Pam Tebow, pro‐life activist and mother of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, as one of our speakers.

Fees: A $15.00 fee is required upon registration to cover costs (cash or check only payable to “St. Lawrence”). No refunds for cancellation available. This fee includes transportation to/from the event via bus and bottled water. Buses have restrooms and comfortable seating.

Schedule: We will leave St. Lawrence at 7:45am to arrive early in San Francisco for group seating at St. Mary’s Cathedral for 9:30am Mass with Archbishop Cordileone. After Mass, we will walk a few blocks to Civic Center Plaza for the Info Faire and 12:30pm Rally (bring a bagged lunch to enjoy on the lawn). The Walk down San Francisco’s Market Street, begins at 1:30pm from Civic Center Plaza and ends at Justin Herman Plaza at the Embarcadero. Due to WFL restrictions, you are required to return home on the bus. We plan to return to St. Lawrence by 5:30pm.

Minors: All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Info: For complete information about the Walk, visit www.walkforlifewc.com or call (415) 658-1793

December 25, 2016 to January 1, 2017 Cycle A


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The name of the winner of the December 23rd drawing will be published in an upcoming bulletin.

The next drawing will be on January 29, 2017 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.

Deadline: Tickets must be returned to the Parish Office on January 27, 2017 before 4:00 PM for the drawing on January 29, 2017.

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