Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church 796 West 48th Street - San Bernardino - California - 92407 - 909-882-2931 - Fax 909-883-4851

E-mail: olassumption.sb@sbdiocese.org Website: www.olasanbernardino.org

Mission Statement We, the faith community of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, humbly proclaim with our beloved Virgin Mary, that we are the servants of the Lord. Rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we value and celebrate the diversity of our cultures and strive to be of loving support to one another. We are committed to the sacramental life and Traditions of the Church through worship, prayer, study, and service. We seek to become true evangelists by continuing to nourish and strengthen our Roman Catholic Faith.

Declaración de la Misión Nosotros, la comunidad de fe de la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, proclamamos humildemente con nuestra amada Virgen Maria, que somos siervos del Señor. Enraizados en el Evangelio de Jesucristo, valoramos y celebramos la diversidad de nuestras culturas y nos esforzamos amorosamente a darnos apoyo el uno al otro. Por medio del culto, la oración, el estudió y el servicio, estamos comprometidos de la Iglesia. Buscamos ser verdaderos evangelizadores nutriendo y fortaleciendo nuestra fe Católica Romana.

Administrator Rev. Henry Sseriiso 882-2931 x29 hsseriiso@olasb.org

Deacons Dan O’Camb 882-2931 docamb@olasb.org

Mark Weber 882-2931 mweber@olasb.org

R.C.I.A. & Adult Confirmation Clare Colella 882-2931 x34 rcia@olasb.org

Coordinator of Youth Ministry Confirmation and Music

Kathleen Estrella 882-2931 x16 kestrella@olasb.org

Coordinator of Religious Education Maria Rivera-Mena 882-2931 x22 mrivera-mena@olasb.org

Bookkeeper Susan Doyle 882-2931 x28 sdoyle@olasb.org

Parish Secretary Ana Gurule 882-2931 x32 agurule@olasb.org

Parish Office Reception Lucia Godoy 882-2931 x10

Sisters of Mercy 882-2931 x18

Pastoral Council

December 25, 2016 Christmas

Marriages / Bodas Arrangements require a six month period of preparation. Please call the Ministry Center Office. / Reservaciones se requieren seis meses de anticipación para los preparativos.

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Quinceañeras The scheduling for Quinceañeras should be made at least one year in advance. / La reservación de la fecha para una Quinceañera debe ser hecha por lo menos un año de anticipación.

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Funerals / Funerales Please call the Parish Ministry Center Office. / Favor de llamar a la Oficina Ministerial.

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Wills/Bequests - Testamento/Legado Please call the Diocese. / Por Favor llame a la Diócesis: 909-475-5300.

Ministry Center Office Hours Horario de la Oficina Ministerial

Sunday / Domingo: 10am to 12pm Monday through Friday: 9am to 3pm Saturday / Sábado : closed / cerrado

Baptisms and Baptism Preparation

Bautizos y Preparación 909-882-2931

OLA SCHOOL Principal Sue Long 881-2416 olassumption@sbdiocese.org

School Secretary Rina McNamara 881-2416

President Delila Vasquez 234-6960 Davasquez@sbdiocese.org

After School Day Care 881-2417

OLA School Email & Website

Mass Schedule Horario de las Misas

Saturday 4:30 pm Vigil Mass Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am 12:00 pm en español 4:30 pm Youth Mass Tuesday 6:30 pm Wednesday 8:15 am Thursday 8:15 am Friday 8:15 am First Friday 8:15 am

Sacred Heart & Santo Niño Devotions

Sacrament of Reconciliation, Benediction and Exposition

of the Blessed Sacrament Saturday 9:00 am-10:30 am

Sacramento de Reconciliación, Veneración y Exposición ,

del Santísimo Sacramento Sábado 9:00 am-10:30 am

Visiting of the Sick/Home Blessings If you’d like our priest to visit and anoint a sick family member, or to bless your home, please contact the Parish Office. He will call to arrange a date and time.

Visitas a los Enfermos y Bendición de Hogares

Si le gustaría que nuestro sacerdote vaya a dar la unción a un familiar enfermo, o a bendecir su hogar, por favor hablar a la oficina parroquial. El sacerdote se comunicara con usted para acordar la fecha y la hora.

Perpetual Light of Christ

Perpetual Light

Cubar -Adams Family

December 25– 31, 2016

Requested by: Palmarine Adams

Date Time Event Loca on

Sunday 12/25/16 Merry Christmas Monday 12/26/16 6:00-9:00AM Cleaning of Parish Hall Parish Hall

7:00-9:00PM Al-Anon OLA School Library 7:00-9:00PM SSA Mercy Ministry Center

Tuesday 12/27/16 Wednesday 12/28/16 6:00-9:00AM Cleaning of Parish Hall Parish Hall

5:30-6:30PM 8:00 AM - Choir Prac ce Church Thursday 12/29/16 6:30-9:00PM Prac ca de Coro de Adultos Mercy Ministry Center

Friday 12/30/16 6:00-9:00PM Prac ca de Corode Niños Parish Hall Kitchen Side Saturday 12/31/16 6:00-9:00AM Cleaning of Parish Hall Parish Hall

Sunday 01/01/17 Happy New Year

Christmas Season Schedule New Year’s Eve -December 31 -

Saturday 4:30pm Mass - English

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God-January 1-Sunday

8:00am Mass - English 10:00am Mass - English 12:00pm Mass - Spanish 4:30pm - Mass - English

Parish Office Closed for Christmas and New Year

Monday, December 26th thru

Monday, January 2, 2017.

12-17-2016-Saturday 4:30pm: $719.51

12-18-2016 Sunday 8am: $1,363.48

Sunday 10am: $1,440.26

Sunday 12pm: $701.50

Sunday 4:30pm: $929.51

Mail In: 265.00

Total: $5,419.26

Greetings to all at OLA, I want to wish you all a peace filled, happy Christmas and best wishes for 2017. I think of you often and I pray that God will be good to you in all the events of your life. Please pray for me as I dress in my heavy coat, scarf, gloves, etc. Congratulations on the new furnishings in the church. Blessings, Sr. Maura

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December

25 Christmas - No Food & Fellowship

An Invita on to

Non Prac cing

Catholics from

Our Lady of the

Assump on Parish

The Church has changed and you

may not know it! Has it been a while

since you’ve been to church? Are you

mad at the Church or God? Please

give us – and yourself – another

chance. Join us for informal sessions

for non prac cing Catholics. We

would like to know your feelings and

try to address your ques ons.

The mee ngs will be held from

7:00pm to 8:30pm in Classroom 7 on

six consecu ve Thursday evenings

beginning January 5, 2017.

If you have any ques ons in the

mean me, please

call Terril Bauer at

(909) 800-2570.

TO REPORT THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD

January

1 New Year’s Day - No Food & Fellowship

8 School 15 Boy Scouts

22 RCIA/RICA

29 Religious Education

SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF

JESUS: THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

© Clare Colella

Today, at all our Parish Masses, we will hear the Gospel from Luke, the

story of the Nativity of Jesus and the message to the shepherds. The narrative is familiar to us. It

speaks of God’s great love for humanity expressed through the birth of a son to Mary and Joseph, of the house and family of David, King David of centuries past.

What may be less familiar is the first reading from the Prophet Isaiah, in which we hear the promise of the Messiah, the time of well-being and hope after the darkness of threat and oppression. This long-awaited Son of David would be the one to free God’s people from their bonds, their “darkness” and empower them to see the light of God shining in their lives again, to reassure them of God’s protection. The reign of the promised ruler would be a time of right relationships, justice and joy.

Other Masses of the Christmas feast (Vigil, Dawn and Day) have readings and prayers which give additional insight into both the time of waiting and preparation of the Hebrew people and the experiences of the early Christian community as expressed in and through the various letters of St. Paul and the Acts of the Apostles. Taking some time to read those and reflect helps us understand the hungers of the human heart for peace, friendship, security in our hope and faith. Being a faithful follower of Jesus gives us the model for establishing in our lives that spirit, those attitudes that help bring about fulfillment of those hungers.

Perhaps it is time to listen again the Handel’s “MESSIAH” to exult in the magnificent music that celebrates the Wonder-Counselor, the Prince of Peace. The lyrics, written by Charles Jenners, in Part 1, combine prophecies, psalm texts and the Gospel. This Part 1 gives us the powerful expression of hope and fulfillment that focus on Jesus as the heart of this Christmas Season. With the arrival of Christmas, much of the busyness of preparation now settles into the enjoyment of family and friends. It is a time for us to grow in generosity, gratitude, prayer and sharing with others. Remember that Christmas is a season, much more than just a day or two of celebrating.

Please continue to pray for our catechumens preparing for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil: Gina Padilla, Mina Trejo and Sebastian Fernandez, our two baptized candidates preparing to enter the Catholic Church: Aman Stephanos and Stephen Barber and all those preparing for Confirmation. God bless you and yours! Blessed Christmas Season!

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: 7:00 – 9:00: Parish Hall

December 28: Blessings - No Session!.

January 4: Epiphany party: Gifts for Mary’s Mercy Center Veronica’s Home

January 11: Introduction to the Sacraments

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Living Stewardship Now

Choose a special gi from your whole family during the Christmas season and give it anonymously to a parish organiza on or a local charity.

THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE

It’s just a plain envelope on our Christmas tree every year. My husband used to hate the way the birth of our Savior is swamped with consumerism. One year, our son’s karate team was compe ng with kids from a poorer sec on of town. My husband commented on the visitors’ hand-me-down, poorly-fi ng uniforms. I wondered about the morale of these kids if they had proper ou its, so I bought some and sent them anonymously to their coach. I placed an envelope on the tree telling my husband that the uniforms were my gi to him. He was thrilled, and that began a new family tradi on—one year I sent teens with disabili es to visit the aquarium; food and household items went another year to a family whose home had burned down. Our children loved learning what was in Dad’s envelope. Sadly, my husband died last year. Yet I cried with happiness on Christmas morning to find four white enve-lopes from my children. My grandchildren crowded round excitedly, saying, “Open the envelopes, Grandma!” Copyright © 2010, World Library Publica ons. All rights reserved.

La Corresponsabilidad Vivida Ahora

Escoge hacer un regalo en nombre de toda tu familia durante el empo de Navidad y dáselo anónimamente a algu-na organización de tu parroquia o a algún centro benéfico local. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publica ons. All rights reserved.

EL SOBRE, POR FAVOR

Se trata de un sencillo sobre que aparece en nuestro árbol de Navidad todos los años. A mi esposo no le gustaba la manera en que el nacimiento de nuestro Salvador venía inun-dado de consumismo. Un año el equipo de karate de nuestro hijo compe a con chicos de una sección más pobre de la ciu-dad. Mi esposo hizo un comentario sobre los uniformes usa-dos de los visitantes y de que no les quedaban bien a los mu-chachos. Me pregunté cómo les levantaría el ánimo a estos chicos si tuvieran buenos atuendos, así es que compré los uni-formes y se los envié anónimamente a su técnico. Puse el so-bre con un mensaje dentro diciéndole a mi esposo que los uniformes eran mi regalo para él. Le encantó lo que hice y así comenzó una nueva tradición familiar. Un año pagué para que unos adolescentes discapacitados visitaran el acuario; compré alimentos y ar culos domés cos otro año para una familia cuya casa se había incendiado. A mis hijos les encantaba ver qué había en el sobre de su papá. Tristemente, mi esposo mu-rió el año pasado. No obstante, lloré de felicidad la mañana de Navidad cuando encontré cuatro sobres blancos que habían puesto mis hijos. Mis nietos se me acercaron entusiasmados diciendo, “abre los sobres, abuelita!”