OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH 2700 DOVER AVENUE - FAIRFIELD, CA 94533

FR. DAVID FONTAINE, O. CARM. (PASTOR) FR. PEDRO (PETE) MANILAG, O. CARM. (PAROCHIAL VICAR) DEACON RAYMOND ELIAS

WWW.OURLADYOFMTCARMELFAIRFIELDCA.ORG

PARISH OFFICE..................................................(707) 422-7767 Gemma Gonzalo, Parish Administrator Office email address: olmc.gem@gmail.com Office hours: 8 AM - 4 PM, Monday - Friday FAITH FORMATION............................................(707) 422-2814 ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY........................(707) 422-5209 Emergency material assistance EMERGENCY SICK CALLS.................................(707) 422-7767 CONFIRMATION & RCIA............................(707) 422-7767 TAG / HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY Rhyan Ramirez…………………………..(707) 853-2905

MASS: WEEKEND….Saturday Evening: 5PM Vigil Sunday: 8AM, 10AM & 12 Noon DAILY…….Monday - Saturday: 9AM HOLY DAYS…………9AM, Noon and 7PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays………...3:30 to 4:30 PM or by appointment BAPTISMS: 3rd Weekend of the Month Pre-Baptism Program Required (visit our website) MARRIAGES: Six months notice required Contact the Parish Office for all Baptisms & Marriages

Mass Schedule / Sacraments Served by the Carmelites

Mass Intentions

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday: AM 5PM Sunday: 8AM

10AM

12Noon

Week of Jan. 22nd, 2017 ~ third Sunday in ordinary time

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

The worship paid to the Eucharist strongly impels the soul to cultivate a “social” love, by which the common good is given preference over the good of the individual ~ Pope Paul VI

Committed Adorers are needed: Wednesday, 1 - 2 AM Tuesday, 10 - 11 PM Saturday, 4 - 5 PM

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION It’s still months away, but parish ministers, especially if they are involved in the catechumenate, have their eyes on Lent and the Easter Triduum. Until fairly recent times, the last few days before Easter were shaped by an awareness of the Passion, but the faithful were left to their own devices about how to engage with these mysteries. A thousand years ago, the Easter Vigil as a solemn and central moment of initiation had vanished. By the early 1950s it was a minor moment in parish life, celebrated on Holy Saturday morning, usually with only the priests and a handful of invited guests. Most people understood it as necessary only for blessing the pas-chal candle and preparing the Easter water. People who were children during World War II sometimes remember that the weekly noontime test of the air-raid sirens on Holy Saturday signaled the end of Lent. Today, of course, we see Holy Saturday as entirely within the paschal fast, and hardly the time for children to be tearing through the plastic grass looking for jelly beans and chocolate eggs. These memories point to a total collapse of the once-central liturgies of the Christian year. This impoverishment of the liturgy was

mostly an accident of history. The root cause was the loss of Lent as a time focused on the final formation of cate-chumens for the Easter sacraments. By 1880, scholars began to piece together a vision of what once had been, and slowly, at first in a handful of monaster-ies in Europe, pieces of the tradition were rediscovered and celebrated.

† Jaime Gogue Diego Andres Aguilar † Alfredo F. Garcia † Charles & David Thomas OLMC Parishioners † Juliet Domantay † Selwyn Lloyd Steve Yi - Thanksgiving Mass † George Kulasingam † Violeta C. Wald

Monday Tuesday Wednes. Thurs. Friday Sat. Sun.

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~ ~ ~ Faith Formation / Legion of Mary Faith Formation Cancer Support / Lay Carmelites / Knights of Columbus Amor Dei Carmelite Missions Weekend 28th/29th Ministry Faire 2017

OLMC’s St. Therese Chapel is open 24 hours, 7 days a week! Our goal is to have 2 or more committed adorers

every hour. Please call the Parish Office for more information, (707) 422-7767.

Effortless – The only thing that comes to a person without effort is old age. ~ Anonymous

If you would like the faith community of OLMC to join you in prayers for special needs, contact the Parish Office at 422-7767. We do occasionally take some names off of the list in the bulletin. If we have taken a name from the printed list of a person still

in need of prayers, please give us a call and we will happily put him or her back on. Please take some time this week to remember the following in your prayers: - For all in our parish family who are suffering serious or terminal illness - For Men and Women in Armed Forces and for

Madison O’Shields Timothy White Ron Scharfen Dolores Highsmith-Cass Dion Newman Shannon Valtierra Daniella Rogers Harre Kim Bettencourt Susan Stockwell Francisco Galvez Joe & Evelyn Nunes Ezra Creed Haueter Nino Casilag Karen Mastrandrea Andy Andalajao Aukusitino Iulio Dolores Krystek Cassandra Lopez Yolanda Galvan Darwin Rasmussen Eugene P. Curtis Andrew Michael Capriato Sabine Krygier John & Vivian Donahoe Bob & Carol Howisey Marie Louise Caro Susan Cox Rosemary Costales Tom McCoy Carrol Thierry Pearla Cuerdo Rene Haag Tess Ramiro Daniel Yaroch

Carol Nunes Dolores Sheppard Bessie Zanolini Elba Elias Ian Padilla Cameron Schuster Miley McCrary De Pham John & June Kelley David Quilao Angelina Sabaria Charles Raymond Sandy Leigh Sal DiMarco Anita Flueck Sachi Mueller Fr. Don Burnet Dottie Lescano Bobby Holsworth George Sloan Mary Scheunemann Reagan Johnson John Joe White Virgil Jaramillo Therese & Bob Keck Anita Costa Bonnie Gomez Pat Murtha Dolores Sanders Bonnie A. Marotta Austin Yang Bill Rawlinson Matt Villaber Lena Cradduck

Joe Hill Vic & Connie Arias John Hess & Sharon Dotson Kimo Boone Gloria Lee Anita Brennan Steve Henson Stephen Shanahan Rebecca Rivera Kathy Spain Larry Hebert Kellie Arnold Josephine Iannarelli Su Kuropatin Romy & Cuca Lopez Darrell Sturgeon Ken Sanders Jasmine Liban Jose Cadiz Mary Montandon Dennis Harp Bantique & Villarama Families Debra Loredo Crystal Buelna Nancy & Jim Lockwood Corrie Carbonel Bernice Jojola Bing Lovena Lagdamen Leo & Gwen Martinez Lou Gimarelli Marsch Family Valerie Rhodes Claudine Highsmith Gomez Family Mary Ellen McCormick

Parish Collections Our weekly

goal $12,500.00

Offertory for week ending:

January 15, 2017: Not available at print

Rainer Urbach 246-4686 Pearla Cuerdo 386-3403 Phyllis Kaminska 419-4237 Matt Maffei 592-0375

(Immaculate Heart Radio Ambassador)

Angie Bernardo 592-5084 Hayde Talley 421-1306 Mike Lonero 389-0130 Connor Ng 386-3461 John Quitugua 428-7255 Laura Rojas (415) 613-3671 Vince Tydingco/Sec. 631-5269 Julie Darling / Pres. 425-3934

Family & Respect Life Ministries - Pro-Life Mass with Bishop Soto. On

January 23 Bishop Jaime Soto will celebrate the 12:10 PM Mass at the Cathedral in repara-

tion for the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in the United States.

Please join our Bishop in asking God to con-vert the hearts of all Americans, most espe-cially pregnant mothers, physicians, judges

and legislators. For more information, contact Steve Patton, (916) 733-0133, spatton@scd.org

Holy Spirit School will have Open House on Thursday, February 2, 2017 between 5:00—6:30 PM. At this time parents and prospective parents can view the students’ work and see the classrooms and meet the teachers. Plan on attending and visit our school! Registration for NEW students, Grades K-8 for Holy Spirit School, Fair-field, will be accepting Registration during the month of January, 2017, in the school office from 9:00AM until 2:00PM daily. Applications made in past years are obsolete. There is a $40 application / processing fee per child. Parents applying for entrance into Kindergarten, please note: children must be 5 years old by September 1st of the Fall of 2017; pre-school is required. Entrance observations will be given to all applicants. All applicants must sub-mit the following documents:

(Incomplete applications WILL NOT be accepted) Birth Certificate Immunization Records Church Certificates—Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation Letter of Recommendation from your Parish Latest report cards and test scores (for grades 1-8) Progress Report from preschool for Kindergarteners Photo of Family

Holy Spirit School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color or nation / ethnic origin in admission policies.

LIBERATION AND REFORM

While you might have to reach for an atlas to determine that Isaiah is speaking about Gali-lee, today’s first reading (part of which was read at Christmas) is prophetic of Jesus’ future ministry in that province. The light that brings salvation and rejoicing is, ultimately, Christ. Liberation is the theme: liberation from both ignorance (“darkness”) and sin (the “yoke”). As Isaiah identifies a place, so Paul describes an attitude: the attitude that develops, even among good people, of equating their own will with the common good. This always brings dissension, and so it has done in Corinth. Paul will not allow this; we are all members of “Christ’s party.” The gospel is not to divide us. Matthew quotes from Isaiah in today’s Gospel, presenting Jesus as the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecies. The theme is “Repent, for the king-dom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). To spread this message, Jesus begins to select disciples, four of whom we meet today: Peter, Andrew, James, and John.

OLMC Online Giving Promotion 1) Visit OLMC Web Page: ourladyofmtcarmelfairfieldca.org 2) Select ONLINE GIVING and simply enter the information. 3) Each completed Online Giving Registration valid email will

be included in our drawing.

If I do not write checks, how do I keep my checkbook balance straight? Since your contribution is made at a pre-established time, you simply record it in your check register on the appropriate date. Electronic contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement as well as your online reports. Without a cancelled check, how can I prove I made my contribu-tion? Your bank statement gives you an itemized list of electronic transactions as well as your online reports.

Drawing deadline is March 31 and drawing WINNER will be announced on Sunday April 2 at all Masses. The WINNER will receive a hand finished Divine Mercy ICON! It’s not too late. Give ONLINE!

Parishioner ALERT! Due to the recent storms OLMC has

been experiencing problems with AT &T phone lines coming into the

church phone system. We thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this matter. In the future, if you would like to talk to someone in

the Parish Office, but can’t get through, please feel free to email

your inquiries / concerns to: olmc.gem@gmail.com

OLMC MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS

Jan. 28th/29th - Carmelite Mission Appeal. Jan. 29th - OLMC Minis-

try Faire, Dome. Feb. 4th - Crab Feed

(Knights of Columbus). Feb. 25th - RCIA Retreat. Feb. 25th/26th - Annual

Catholic Appeal. Mar 18th - St. Patrick’s

Dinner Dance.

OLMC Ministry Fair Sunday - January 29, 2017!

This New Year come see how your Church

helps the com-munity and how

you can help your Church!

ADULT EDUCATION - RCIA / Catholics Come Home

Vivian Donahoe - 422-0872 / Kelly New-man - 422-4582 / Dom Orlando - 429-0149

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Tom and Elaine Bruno - 426-9564

ALPHA PREGNANCY CLINICS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

428-3300 MEMBERS IN MOTION Betty McFadden - 422-4129

ALTAR & SANCTUARY Lay Carmelites MINISTRY OF THE EUCHARIST Julie Darling - 425-3934 Pearla Cuerdo - 429-8226

ALTAR SERVERS Deacon Raymond Elias / 416-4618 MINISTRY OF THE WORD Greig Parker - 688-1795

AMOR DEI CHARISMATIC COMMUNITY

Delia & Ireneo Tabasa / 631-9577 MUSIC MINISTRY DIRECTOR Mark Middleton 688-4157 olmcmusic@guitarandpiano.com

BAPTISM PREP Class held every other month

Deacon Raymond Elias / 416-4618 deaconraymondelias@sbcglobal.net

OLMC GIFT CARDS Peggy Sherrod / 429-3183

CANCER SUPPORT Annie Hutchinson - 422-0851 Parish Pastoral COUNCIL PERPETUAL Eucharistic Adoration

Consists of 10 members (See Bulletin) Lynda Sutton - 330-4858

CFC-FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY & LIFE

John & Malou Bayquen - 208-4005 PRAYER LINE Catharine Scharfen - 427-2320 / Jewel Perez, 426-3697 / Pearla Cuerdo -429-8226

COUNSELING (private practice) Henry A. Ormond, O.Carm, PhD 422-7767 ext 16

QUEEN OF PEACE CENACLE Mindy Zindel - 421-0776

COUPLES FOR CHRIST Cesar & Norma Dulay (925) 528-3528 Rey & Milva Lapitan - 428-1561

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Elaine Bruno or Anna Albericci 422-2814

CURSILLO Gem Geluz - 386-9142 RESPECT LIFE and LIGHTHOUSE KIOSK

Cathy Omoso 688-6551 / Phyllis Kaminska 419-4237

FIAT Norma Dulay - (925) 528-3528 RETROUVAILLE (Lifeline for trou-bled marriages)

Fred & Barbara Valles - 422-1215

FINANCE COUNCIL Doug Darling - 425-3934 ST. VINCENT de PAUL 422-5209

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Dominic Orlando - 429-0149 USHERS / HOSPITALITY Bunny Dominguez / 386-2709

LAY CARMELITES Teresa Smith - 421-1491 VISITS TO THE SICK and SACRA-MENT MINISTRY

Parish Office

LEGION OF MARY Orlie Mangune, 707-880-5602 YLI (A Catholic Women's Organiza-tion)

Kathy Marley - 422-3588 or Margaret Sanders - 428-1970

LORD'S LEAVEN MISSION SOCIETY

Marlon & Yvette Taasan - 428-6375 YOUTH MINISTRY Rhyan & Danielle Ramirez - 853-2905 Regina Berdak - 398-1092

DIVINE MERCY Mindy Zindel 421-0776, Marlon Taasan 428-6375