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DECEMBER 1, 2019 — FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR A)

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S PARISH

Saint Bartholomew Parish is a welcoming and inclusive Catholic Community of Faith.

As disciples of Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to sharing our Christian Faith

as well as our time, talents, and resources for the welfare of all God’s people.

Mass Times

Saturdays 5:00 p.m. Vigil

Sundays 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. with Children’s Liturgy

11:15 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Daily Mass Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days 5:30 p.m. (Vigil) 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

First Friday Eucharist Adoration 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment

Fr. Mike Healy

Pastor Marriage and Baptism Preparation

[email protected], ext. 213

Rachael Smit Director of Religious Education,

First Eucharist Preparation [email protected], ext. 215

Pattie Tangney

Veronica McCusker Receptionists


Jeff Dimagmaliw Bulletin Editor

[email protected]

Fr. Teddy Magpayo Associate Pastor

Marriage and Baptism Preparation, Filipino Ministry, Liturgy Committee, Lectors,

Eucharistic Ministers, Alter Servers, RCIA [email protected], ext. 226

Joanie Bronzini

Faith Formation Assistant [email protected], ext. 219

Cathy Scharetg

Confirmation Director [email protected], ext. 211

Andrea Rodriguez

Communications Webmaster

[email protected]

Mary Rock

Operations Manager, Funeral Arrangements


Jacob Tolentino Youth Minister


Maria Shao Music Director


Ministry Scheduling [email protected]

Luis Marcello

Maintenance/Facilities, ext. 223

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Parish Community Office: 600 Columbia Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402

Phone (650) 347-0701 Fax (650) 347-2429 www.Barts.org Mon–Thu, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. | Fri, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. | Sat, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

@StBartsParish



W e are called to reflect the light of God’s love through the ways in which we live our lives. Imagine the impact if each of us took this call to

heart, every day, at home, work, or school, in our parish, in the world. “All nations shall stream toward it,” toward the love that only comes from God. Yet, we must admit that much of the time we fail to be beacons of God’s light. We fall asleep, complacent, preferring to go the easy route, which often leads to darkness rather than the radiance of Christ’s light. As we begin the season of Advent, Saint Paul admonishes us to throw off the works of darkness, to awaken to the call of light and love. In today’s Gospel, Jesus too tells us to stay awake, to be prepared to greet the Lord of light as people of the light.

STEWARDSHIP BY THE BOOK

The Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. Good stewards know that they are accountable to God for all they have and are, and they strive to live in readiness for His coming.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

“What will you do during Advent so that others can see that you have put on the light of Jesus Christ?”

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

All are invited to contemplate, to adore, and to pray to Jesus Christ before the Blessed Sacrament every first Friday of the month. Hours of exposition are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please sign-up on-line. Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus Christ who is fully present to us in the Consecrated Host.

As the Lord said to Peter the night before His Crucifixion, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? (Matthew 26:40)”

“DO WHAT YOU CAN”

The reading from the prophet Isaiah this Sunday contains a remarkable prediction—the end of war between nations (Isaiah 2:4). So why hasn’t it been fulfilled? We can look to the second reading and the Gospel for some hints.

Both readings talk about being awake and ready for our salvation (Romans 13:12) or the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:39). Being awake doesn’t mean consuming lots of coffee or turning the music volume all the way up. Paul calls it “putting on the Lord Jesus Christ” as a soldier would put on armor before a battle. He even mentions rivalry and jealousy as attitudes to avoid. What if we not only avoided them, but also taught our children to avoid them? What if everyone eventually learned not to be jealous and hateful?

We are a long way from ending all wars. There are still people who teach hate to the poor instead of helping to feed them. There are still people who get rich selling the weapons of war. This brings us back to the first reading, in which Isaiah speaks of beating swords into plowshares. Instead of trying to stop all wars, could we at least show forgiveness to someone who has hurt us? Maybe we need to be ready to share our faith. Maybe we have to be awake to any opportunity to show God’s love to those around us. If we can just be patient with other people’s faults and weaknesses, we may not stop all wars, but we will be prepared for the coming of the Prince of Peace.

Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ...

OUR MILITARY Dan Lagomarsino, Elizabeth Constantino, Sean McGinnis, Alaina Mariano, Frank Verducci III, Reece Zunino, and Michael Henry Tauskey

OUR PARISHIONERS Ramon Ongpin, Suzy Bishop, Mary Helen McMahon, Margaret Chan, Yolanda Meffert, Les Carscadden, Jack Sunseri, Penny Bloching, Kelly Smircich, Sharon Jean Rottiers, Julie Ann Rottiers, Veronica Dean, Barbara Carmody, Connie Leahy, Idalee Pitino, Jane Thompson, Anna Scandalios, Lyla Shin, Tommy Pitino, Susie Bishop, Denise Briand, Peggy Crisci, Bob Pfeffer, Christina Picazo, Nathaniel Lighty, Benny Long, Helen Maurana, Rick Meyers, Joan Morabito, Juan Carlos Munoz, Santino Olives, Joan & Bill Pizoli, Joel Rivera, Anne Soeitek, Roy Taboada, and Bob Zuehlke

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

——: Second Sunday of Advent :——First Reading Isaiah 11:1-10

Psalm Psalm 72 Second Reading Romans 15:4-9

Gospel Matthew 3:1-12



SIMBANG GABI (ADVENT NIGHT MASS) 2019

Below is the schedule, time, and location for the Novena of Advent Masses:

CIRCLE OF CONCERN

Our next meeting is on December 12th at 8:45 a.m. We will pack and deliver Christmas plants and we are hoping for a full attendance. For questions, please call Ursula Esteves at (650) 341-0717 or send an email at [email protected]. RECONCILIATION MASS

The Reconciliation Mass at St. Bart’s will be on December 16th at 7:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S PRAYER GROUP

The Saint Bart’s Women’s Prayer Group is open to all women of faith. We meet weekly to read and discuss topics of faith from the traditional Word of God in the Gospels and the Psalms as well as passages from contemporary Christian and spiritual writers.

W e b r i n g o u r p r a y e r s for ourselves, our families and friends, and our communi-ty. Please join us every Friday from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. in Meeting Room A. YOUTH MINISTRY

The St. Bart’s Youth Ministry will be having the following events lined-up for the month of December:

Dec. 2nd—3rd: Follow The Star setup in the Auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 6th: Game Night Social in the Youth Center from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Dec. 8th: Youth Group Meeting in the Youth Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Dec 8th: St. Bart’s Youth Mass at the 5:30 p.m. Mass

Dec 15th: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

With all the events lined up, feel free to message Jacob Tolentino at (650) 347-0701, x218 or [email protected] for more questions and information. We are looking for volunteers and leaders in our parish to help engage our community and we hope to hear from you!

Sunday 8:00 a.m. Missa pro Populo 9:30 a.m. Jerrold Edward Sullivan 11:15 a.m. Martin Esteves † 5:30 p.m. Keith & Lynn Virnoche Monday 8:00 a.m. Alice Lu † Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Rob Viczorek † Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Annie Wong † Thursday 8:00 a.m. Martin Esteves † Friday 8:00 a.m. Virginia Castro † Saturday 5:00 p.m. Frances Hughes †

— THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS —

1st Night

2nd Night

3rd Night

4th Night

5th Night

6th Night

7th Night

8th Night

9th Night

Sunday, December 15th at 7:00 p.m. St. Luke, 1111 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City

Monday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. St. Mark, 325 Marine View Avenue, Bel-mont

Tuesday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m. St. Gregory, 2715 Hacienda Street, San Mateo

Wednesday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. St. Catherine, 1310 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame

Thursday, December 19th at 7:00 p.m. St. Matthew, 1 Notre Dame Avenue, San Mateo

Friday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m. St. Bartholomew, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas Avenue, San Mateo

Saturday, December 21st at 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas Avenue, Belmont

Sunday, December 22nd at 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Drive, Burlingame

Monday, December 23rd at 7:00 p.m. St. Luke, 1111 Beach Park Boulevard, Foster City



CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION CHILDREN’S LITURGY

ADVENT CONCERT NOTICE

Please join us for our Advent Concert on Sunday, December 8th, at 2:00 p.m. in the church. The theme of the concert is “Day of Peace.” It will be filled with music to lift our hearts as we anticipate the birth of Christ.

We are also raising money for the concert and for all the masses during the Christmas season. Help us to make our Christmas celebrations as joyful and beautiful as we can. Please make your donation to St. Bartholomew, with the memo, “Christmas Music.” Thank you for your generosity! FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS

(Attention: Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers)

Saint Bart's is in the process of implementing a new ministry scheduling system “Ministry Scheduler Pro.” Once implemented, we believe this will be much more efficient—eventually you’ll be able to use your mobile phone to check your individual schedule and schedule a substitute!

But, first we need to clean up the database and make sure that everyone’s preferences are up to date. If you have not already done so, please fill out a survey (available in the vestibule after Mass). And please remember to send your away dates to [email protected].

We apologize for the ‘chaos.’ Thank you again for your patience as we work to improve the ministry scheduling process. FRIENDSHIP CLUB

The St. Bart’s Friendship Club would like parishioners to save the date Friday, February 7th, 2020, for St. Bart’s Annual Chinese New Year Dinner. Details to follow. BOOK CLUB

The Book Club will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, December 12th at 10:30 a.m. in the Media Center, for a discussion of “The Reed of God” by Caryll Houselander. On January 9th, 2020, we will discuss “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean. Please join us; we welcome new

members! For more information, please call Alba Toboni at (650) 922-2237.



CORK MAN OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Father Michael Healy on being chosen as this year’s “Cork Man of the Year!”

Celebrations will take place on Saturday, December 7th at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco. If you would like to celebrate with Fr. Mike, please call the UICC at (415) 661-2700 for reservations.

BE AN ANGEL

“Be an angel” and help us make St. Bart's shine for Christmas.

We need your precious help for polishing the pews and dusting the Church on Saturday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m.

We need strong young men to help move chairs.

We couldn’t do it without you!

MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S PARISH Altar Servers Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected]

Art and Environment (floral arrangements in church)

Letitia Ferrari (650) 345-2371 [email protected] Joan Joiner (650) 349-5404 [email protected]

Baptism Preparation Fr. Mike Healy (650) 347-0701, x13 [email protected] Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected]

Bridge for Fun (and Bridge Lessons) Drew Donovan (650) 341-0896 [email protected] Building and Grounds Committee Bob Fitzgerald (650) 574 8644 [email protected]

Circle of Concern—Funeral Receptions Ursula Esteves (650) 341-0717 [email protected] Trudie Huygen (650) 341-5969 [email protected]

Eucharistic Adoration Mary Jo Anstey (650) 348 3571 [email protected] Eucharistic Ministers Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected]

Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick Theresa Chenlouie (415) 205-2394 [email protected] Faith Formation (Religious Education) Rachael Smit (650) 347-0701, x215 [email protected]

Filipino Ministry Brenda Foster (650) 346-2327 [email protected] Finance Council Bob Bunje (650) 341-7671 [email protected] Friendship Club Betty Jue Tan (650) 571-0430 [email protected]

Funeral Arrangements Mary Rock (650) 347-0701 [email protected] Grief Support Ministry Gwyn Luong (650) 773-9314 [email protected]

Hospitality Coffee & Donuts Lois Pileri (650) 341-4991 [email protected] Hospitality Ushers Joe Pert (650) 341-6152 [email protected]

Lectors and Liturgy Committee Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected]

Marriage Preparation Fr. Mike Healy (650) 347-0701, x13 [email protected] Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected]

Men’s Club Tony DaRoza (415) 298-2788 [email protected] Men’s Prayer Group Jack Baumgarten (650) 218-2225 [email protected]

Music Ministry Maria Shao (650) 347-0701, x222 [email protected] Pastoral Council Joe Pert (650) 341-6152 [email protected] Parish Book Club Ann Regan (650) 347-4680 [email protected]

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Fr. Teddy Magpayo (650) 347-0701, x226 [email protected] Saint Vincent de Paul, (650) 343-4403 Randi Randle (650) 573-0619 [email protected]

Samaritan House Brenda Sell (650) 483-3765 [email protected]

Sandwich Sunday Francine Dickson (650) 346-9455 [email protected] Gary Bergero (650) 372-0576

Saturday Morning Fitness Class Jack Galatolo (650) 345-7531 Second Harvest Mary Jo Anstey (650) 740-0347 [email protected]

Spiritual Direction Barbara Sequeira (650) 364-4572 [email protected] Social Justice Ross Weir (650) 678-0480 [email protected]

Women’s Guild Kathy Messinger (650) 544-9023 [email protected] Women’s Prayer Group Karen Lautsch (650) 342-9827 [email protected]

Youth Ministry Jacob Tolentino (650) 347-0701, x218 [email protected]

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