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 www.saintjohnschool.com

Pastor Father James Bahash Associate Pastor Father Ben Awongo AJ Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh

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

First Sunday of AdventFirst Sunday of AdventFirst Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

From the Pastor Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: 'Watch!'" Mk 13:35-37 The excerpt above comes from today's gospel and pretty much sums up our attitude, or what should be our attitude, regarding the Season of Advent. The word "Advent" comes from the Latin words ad + venire which mean "to come". In short, Advent is a season in which we prepare for the coming of the Lord. While reflecting on his first coming to us as a babe in a manger, we also prepare ourselves for his coming in glory with all of his angels to judge the living and the dead. That said, we must remind ourselves that Advent, like Lent, is in some ways a penitential season. Al-though the Church does not mandate penance as it does during Lent, we are still expected to prepare ourselves through various penitential acts for the day of the Lord's coming. I like to think of it this way. When I was a child we always had a great feast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Our house was a great hub of activity for nine kids, their friends, and relatives from all over. As a child I remember such joy and eagerness awaiting the festivities to come. But first things al-ways came first. Before anything else, we had a checklist. 1. Clean the house. That meant from top to bottom. For my mom, that meant even cleaning out the closets in the bedroom. One year my brother and I (we shared a bedroom) while cleaning our room decided to go for the easy way and throw all our shoes and clothes into the closet and close the door. Cleaning done! How easy was that? Needless to say, mom was on to us and we ended up spending more time cleaning than we would have if we had done it right the first time. My point? Clean the house of your soul from top to bottom with confession. Join us for our penance service Monday, Dec. 4th at 7:00 pm. Is the closet full? Feel free to make an appointment with me or Fr. Ben. 2. Start cooking dinner. On Christmas Eve we would start cooking dinner, then go to Mass, and then come home and feast. In a way, our feast always revolved around Mass on Christmas Eve. So it should be with us. Everything we do should revolve around Sunday Mass. Too often we get our pri-orities backwards and make our attendance at Mass revolve around our activities. The result? Many of us rarely make it to Mass and when we do we are bombarded by a myriad of distractions because we haven't properly prepared ourselves. From the catechism: The Sunday Eucharist is the founda-tion and confirmation of all Christian practice. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants) or dispensed by their own pastor. Those who deliberately fail in this obligation com-mit a grave sin. Participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and of being faithful to Christ and to his Church. The faithful give witness by this to their communion in faith and charity. Together they testify to God's holiness and their hope of salvation. They strengthen one another under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 3. Wrap your presents. After dinner on Christmas Eve we had an exchange of gifts. On the Thanksgiv-ing prior to Christmas we drew names out of a hat and would prepare a gift for the person we had chosen. The best gifts? Gifts we could and would use. Gifts that brought joy and felicity to the re-cipient. May I suggest something? Let's try and give to another a gift they can really use. Perhaps you might volunteer at the Food Pantry or our Christmas Basket ministry. Perhaps you might like to volunteer some time at Hawke's home or Brother Beno's. Give a gift that will make a difference, one that will meet the dire needs of another and help them on the way to salvation.

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Saint John Preschool “Building the whole child in preparation for kindergarten”

For more info, or to schedule a tour, contact our Preschool Director, Annette Conrad at

760 944-8227

Kindergarten If you’ve been thinking about a Catholic faith-based Education. We offer an exceptional education opportunity for your child,

with highly professional credentialed teachers in a small classroom size setting.

Stop in at our School Office or call 760 944-8227

Saint John School

Pre-school - Grade 8 Principal : Dan Schuh

760 944-8227 www.saintjohnschool.com

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Perpetual Adoration

We are looking for more substitutes, especially night-time. Volunteers are needed for:

Sunday, 12:00am Monday, 8:00 am and 1:00pm

Tuesday, 7:00am Wednesday, 3:00pm Thursday, 10:00am

Friday, 8:00am and 10:00pm Saturday, 3:00am, 3:00pm and 11:00pm

We also need another volunteer for Day Captain to take charge of arranging substitutes for regular adorers on the Captain’s as-

signed day Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573Lupe Cardona (Sp)760 753-7784 Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night, seven days a week. All are welcome!

Marian Ministries Sunday (3) in the Parish Hall

Come and see our

selection of bibles and beads!

THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Friday (8) Masses: 8:00am, 10:30am, 5:30pm and 7:00pm (Sp)

A holyday of obligation! Join us!

Contributions the weekend of (27) amounted to

$14,240.00 with 315 families using envelopes. A further $7,075.00 was contributed Online. In addition,

National Needs Collection $3,650.00 & Thanksgiving $1,285.00.

Religious Ed Fam-ily First Eucharist

Meeting 11-14-2017

Advent Parish Reconciliation Sacrament of Penance Monday (4) at 7:00pm

Many visiting priests

CHRISTMAS BASKETS If you know a family in need, please recommend them for

a Christmas Basket, by filling out a Request Form. Donations of food and toys are welcome.

A list of suggested items and Forms are available in the Parish Office.

We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Remember to patronize our advertisers for

making the bulletin possible. Thank you!

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday December 2 5:00pm Donna Mercado † Florence Park † Sunday First Sunday of Advent December 3 Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7;1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 7:30am Parishioners Carol Sheffo † 9:00am Shar McGuire † 10:30am Jim Krueger † 12:00pm Special Intention 5:00pm Catherine Schmitz † Monday Saint John Damascene December 4 Is 2:1-5; Mt 8:5-11 8:00am Jon Covington † Jim Redman † Tuesday Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-24 December 5 8:00am Jeanne Plaa † Wednesday Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37 December 6 8:00am Paul Vogel † Thursday Saint Ambrose December 7 Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21, 24-27 8:00am Jeanne Plaa † Friday Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8 Gn 3:9-15, 20; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 8:00am Joan and Don Sielaff † 10:30am John Wimbush † 5:30pm Special Intention 7:00pm Roger and Beverly Vandenbeusque † Saturday Saint San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin December 9 Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35 - 10:1, 5a, 6-8 8:00am Marie A. Valvano † 5:00pm Don David Carlucci † Sunday Second Sunday of Advent December 10 Is 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 7:30am March and van der Molen families † 9:00am Parishioners Louis Verzi † 10:30am James Wimbush † 12:00pm Juan Andes Ruiz † 5:00pm John Wagner †

“Fresh Coffee & Delicious Donuts”

Holy Name Society hosts coffee and donuts

every Sunday after morning Masses.

Come join us in the Parish Hall.

Come Pray With Us! 28th Annual National Night of Prayer of Life!

Join in Unity of Prayer across America and the entire world to restore: Life, Faith, Family and Peace.

Friday (8) at 9:00pm to Saturday (9) at 1:00am Please join us for a few minutes or all four hours!

Retirement Fund for Religious Collection Next Sunday (10) special envelopes will be available to provide much-needed support for prescription medications and nursing

care. Please give to those who have given a lifetime.

Please Keep in Your Prayers Mary Allegretti, Erica Amador, Martha Amador, Julia Bauer, Bob Behler, Charles and Alice Biasotti, Joe Blair, Pat Cadenhead, Taylor Camisa, Michael Verla Carney, Yolanda Cassios, Ma. Eugenia Cazares, Tim Cobb, JoAnn Coules, Rob Crewse, Phyllis Davidson, Judith Demarest, Edward Dillon, Barbara Dorion, Ashlie Dunlap, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Greg Fix, Kathy Fix, Nick Fix, Josefina Garcia, Saul Garcia, Salvador Gonzales, Jane Grover, Pat Hosaka, Janis Hyatt, Charles Jarzynka, Cheyne Johnston, Maria Johnson, Deloris King, Susanne Knuttila, Neal Kusumoto, Eva King, Susanne Knuttila, Skyler Koehne, Rose Lenehan, Stella Lubera, Julianne Maier, Andy Maduza, Diana Mase–Goldman, Brian McCloskey, Sharon McGuire, Pat McKinley, Robert (Mac)McLoughlin, Lucy Mee, Maria Mendez, Patty Moore, Mike Morris, Toni Naidenoff, Luz Nieve, Eileen O’Connor, Grace Oreb, Joaquin Perez, Bev-erly Petraglia, Peter Pongwattana, Jennifer Proder, David Rambeau, Ashley Ray, Genieve Robideau, Elizabeth Roney, Selena Sandoval, Douglas Schmude, Lori Smith, Gina Stack, Jane and Jim Studrawa, Kassidy Thomas, Andrew Todd, Jean Toner, Nancy Tsoubris, Jerry Tunnero, Grant & Griffin Waller, Ken Watts, David Webber, Bernard Wessel, Jerry Werth, John Whitty, Diane and Jason Williamson, & Dave Wibbelsman.

Knights of Columbus Present:

Fresh Christmas Tree Sale

Lot Now Open

Lot Hours: Weekdays 5:00pm to 8:00pm Saturdays 8:00am to 8:00pm Sundays 10:00am to 8:00pm

Saint John lower parking lot

Music Ministry For more information please call

760 753-6254 or music@saintjohnencinitas.org

Del Pastor Mira, por lo tanto; no sabes cuándo vendrá el Señor de la casa, ya sea en la noche, a la medianoche, en el canto del gallo o en la mañana. Que él no venga de repente y te encuentre durmiendo. Lo que les digo, les digo a todos: '¡Miren!' "Mc 13, 35-37

El fragmento anterior proviene del evangelio de hoy y resume nuestra actitud, o cuál debería ser nuestra actitud, con respecto a la temporada de Adviento. La palabra "Adviento" proviene de las palabras en latín ad + venire que significan "venir". En resumen, el Adviento es un tiempo en el cual nos preparamos para la venida del Señor. Al reflexionar sobre su primera visita a nosotros, como un bebé en un pesebre, también nos preparamos para su venida en gloria con todos sus ángeles para juzgar a los vivos y a los muertos. Dicho esto, debemos recordar que el Adviento, al igual que la Cuaresma, es, de alguna manera, una temporada de penitencia. Aunque la Iglesia no exige la penitencia como lo hace durante la Cuaresma, todavía se espera que nos preparemos a través de varios actos de penitencia para el día de la venida del Señor.

A mi me gusta pensar de esta manera. Cuando era niño, siempre teníamos una gran fiesta en la víspera de Navidad y el día de Navidad. Nuestra casa era un gran centro de actividad para nueve niños, sus amigos y parientes de todas partes. Cuando era niño recuerdo tanta alegría y entusiasmo esperando las festividades por venir. Pero lo primero siempre fue primero. Antes que nada, teníamos una lista de trabajos para verificar. 1. Limpiar la casa. Eso significaba de arriba a abajo. Para mi madre, eso significaba incluso limpiar los ar-

marios de la habitación. Un año, mi hermano y yo (compartíamos un dormitorio) mientras limpiamos nuestra habitación decidimos ir por el camino fácil y arrojamos todos nuestros zapatos y ropa al armario y cerramos la puerta. ¡Limpieza hecha, fue muy fácil! Pero mi mamá no estuvo de acuerdo con nosotros y terminamos pasando más tiempo limpiando de lo que hubiéramos pasado si lo hubiéramos hecho bien la primera vez. ¿Cuál es mi punto? Limpia la casa de tu alma de arriba a abajo con la confesión. Únanse a nosotros para nuestro servicio de penitencia el lunes, 4 de diciembre a las 7:00 p.m. ¿Está lleno el armario? Siéntase libre de hacer una cita conmigo o con el padre Ben.

2. Comienza a cocinar la cena. En Nochebuena, comenzábamos a preparar la cena, luego íbamos a misa y luego volvíamos a casa y nos deleitábamos. En cierto modo, nuestra fiesta siempre giraba en torno a la Misa de Nochebuena. Así debería ser con nosotros. Todo lo que hacemos debe girar en torno a la Misa dominical. Con demasiada frecuencia hacemos nuestras prioridades al revés y hacemos que nuestra asisten- cia a la Misa se centre en nuestras actividades. ¿Cuál es el resultado? Muchos de nosotros llegamos a la misa raramente y cuando lo hacemos somos bombardeados por una gran cantidad de distracciones porque no nos hemos preparado adecuadamente. Del catecismo: La Eucaristía dominical es la base y la confirma- ción de toda la práctica cristiana. Por esta razón, los fieles están obligados a participar en la Eucaristía en días de obligación, a menos que sean excusados por una razón seria (por ejemplo, enfermedad, el cuidado de niños) o dispensados por su propio pastor. Aquellos que deliberadamente fallan en esta obligación cometen un grave pecado. La participación en la celebración comunitaria de la Eucaristía dominical es un testimonio de pertenencia y de fidelidad a Cristo y a su Iglesia. Los fieles dan testimonio de esto a su comunión en la fe y la caridad. Juntos dan testimonio de la santidad de Dios y su esperanza de salvación. Se fortalecen unos a otros bajo la guía del Espíritu Santo. 3. Envuelve tus regalos. Después de la cena en Nochebuena teníamos intercambio de regalos. En el día de acción de gracias anterior a la Navidad sacamos nombres de un sombrero y prepararíamos un regalo para la persona que habíamos elegido. ¿Cuáles son los mejores regalos? Regalos que podríamos y usaríamos. Regalos que traían alegría y felicidad al destinatario. ¿Puedo sugerir algo? Probemos y demos a otros un regalo que realmente puedan usar. Quizás puedas ser voluntario en Food Pantry, en la despensa de comida, o en nuestro ministerio de Christmas Basket, Canastas Navideñas. Tal vez les gustaría ofrecerse como voluntarios en la casa de Hawke o en la del hermano Beno. Da un regalo que marque la diferencia, uno que satisfaga las necesidades extremas de los demás y los ayude en el camino hacia la salvación.

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Religious Education Saint John School Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 Religious Education Ann McGinnis 760 436-0664 ‘Faithways’ Junior-High Abel and Gloria Castellanos 760 207-4645 Youth Ministry Isaac Deken 760 753-3679 Hispanic Ministry Mary Moran 760 436-4366 Music Ministry 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 760 525-6721

Organizations Altar Society Michelle Checchia 760 846-1006 Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts Blane Adessa 760 944-0626 Catholic Men’s Fellowship David Pavnic / Freddy Picciano 760 753-6254 Culture of Life Jennifer Grethel 760 753-6254 Guadalupanos Olivia Reynaga 760 753-5230 Holy Name Rick Decker 760 753-6254 Knights of Columbus Steve Cubillas 760 803-4514 Marriage Encounter Mike and Nancy Reisinger 760 753-6254 Saint Vincent de Paul Sandra Watson 760 753-3056 Seniors Nettie March 760 753-6254

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46 ROSARIOS EN HONOR DE NUESTRA SEÑORA LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE

Itinerario y programa Guadalupano:

Lunes 4, 1941 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. 760 815-9735 Lunes 4, Confesiones a las 7:00 p.m. En la Iglesia Habrá varios sacerdotes que hablan español

Martes 5, Familia Ayala, 1104 Golden Rd. Encinitas.

Miércoles 6, Ofelia Del Val, 1527 Villa Cardiff, Cardiff Ca. 760 753-8480

Jueves 7, Alejandra, 6433 Olea Lane #206, La Costa 760-580-7853

Viernes 8, Misa en la iglesia a las 7:00 p.m. Inmaculada Concepción

Sábado 9, Misa en la iglesia a las 7:00 p.m. San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatsin

Domingo 10,

Misa a las 12:00 p.m. Después de Misa Habrá música y danzas. Lunes 11,

Misa a las 7:00 p.m. Después de Misa velaremos a la Virgen y le rezaremos rosarios. Martes 12,

Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe con Mariachi, a las 4:00 a.m.

Tendremos una Procesión a las 6:00 p.m. A las 7:00 p.m. habrá una Misa en honor

a nuestra Morenita la Santísima Virgen de Guadalupe

Si tienen preguntas pueden llamar a Olivia Reynaga al 760 753-5230 o a Mary Moran al 760 436-4366