Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 300 Fulton Street ▪ Redwood City, CA 94062

Tel. (650) 366-3802 ▪ Fax: (650) 366-1421 parish@mountcarmel.org pastor@mountcarmel.org ▪ www.mountcarmel.org

Parish Center Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Mass Schedule Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm (español), and 5pm Saturday: 8: 15 am and 5:00 pm Vigil Mass Monday to Friday 8:15 am Reconciliation/Confession Saturday 3:30 –4:30 p.m.

Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Ulysses D’Aquila - 306-9583 Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas J. Boyle - 366-3802 Principal: Teresa Anthony - 366-6127 Development: Nori Jabba - 366-8817 Kid’s Place: Maureen Arnott – 366-6587 CCD: Magdalena Hernández - 368-8237 Youth Ministry: Kendra & Jason Rickwald - 918-0815 Youth Confirmation: Paula Martinez – 366-6194 Director of Music: Bianca Remlinger - 366-3802 Spanish Music Ministry: Andres Garcia -366 -3802 Administrative Assistant: Alba Canelo – 366 -3802

Baptisms / Bautismos Call parish at least two months in advance. Llame a la parroquia a lo menos dos meses antes. Weddings / Bodas Call parish at least six months in advance Llame a la parroquia a lo menos seis meses antes.

Mission Statement Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish is a Christ-centered community in the Roman Catholic tradition. We try to share the Good News of salvation with others. As a diverse community, we value and respect individual differences. As God’s people, we gather in the Spirit to pray, to celebrate the sacraments, to teach, to learn, to console, to rejoice, to minister and to renew our faith with one another.

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 10, 2016

Behold the One of whom John said: I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. John 1: 32,34.

Notas del Párroco In the past two and a half weeks we have celebrated, in quick succession, Jesus’ Nativity, then the feasts of the Holy Inno-cents, the Holy Family, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the Epiphany, a feast which recalls the visit of the three Wise Men from the East who come to adore the Holy Infant lying in the man-ger. This Sunday we conclude the Christmas sea-son with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Be-cause the previous feasts all referred to events that occurred during the Infancy of Jesus, and because Catholics do, in fact, baptize infants, it would be reasonable for someone who didn’t know otherwise to conclude that Jesus’ baptism also took place when he was a baby. But, of course, we all know from Scripture that Jesus was baptized, not as a child, but as an adult in the River Jordan by his cousin John the Baptist. Why, we might ask, would the Church choose to link an event that happened when Jesus was around 30 years old with those earlier stories of Jesus’ infancy? The fact is that Jesus’ bap-tism is closely tied to his birth or Incarnation. What we are actually celebrating at Christmas, after all, is God’s appearance among us in human form, God’s self-revelation as one of us. God chose to reveal himself to us in this way – as a weak and dependent baby -- because he knows that we too are weak, we too are dependent. Through the Incarnation -- Jesus’ birth as a human person -- God enters human history in a far more direct and specific way than he had ever done before. God did this to bring us closer to him. He wanted to completely identify with us through the person of Jesus in order that that we might be able identify with Him. Jesus’ Baptism is very much part of this identification. After all, it was obvious to the Evangelists who composed the Gospels and it is evident to us that Jesus, born without sin, would have no need of the sacrament of Baptism for the remission of Original Sin. Yet, in taking on human flesh and with it all the sins and all the untold suffering of humanity since the fall of Adam, Jesus became the instrument through which our redemption was accomplished. In his great humility, Jesus offered himself to be baptized by his cousin John as an act of identification with fallen humanity. When Jesus emerged from the waters of the Jordan River, suddenly the whole Mys-tery of the Blessed Trinity was revealed to all present when they heard the voice of God the Father declaring Jesus his beloved Son, when they saw the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus in the form of a dove, and when they then recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah or Savior of the world. Submit-ting to a baptism of purification, Jesus openly signified his un-ion and identity with all of us, and in doing so, he established the Sacrament of Baptism as the means by which we could die to our corrupted selves and be reborn in the Spirit. Although we can be baptized only once, we must renew our baptismal promises day by day, constantly asking the Lord to cleanse us and to purify us and to remove from the eyes of our hearts the veils that separate us from Him. Fr. Ulysses

En las últimas dos semanas hemos celebrado, en rápida suce-sión, la Natividad de Jesús, la fiesta de los Santos Inocentes,

de la Sagrada Familia, María, la Madre de Dios, y la fiesta de Epifanía o Tres Reyes. Este domingo conclu-ye la temporada de Navidad con la fiesta del Bautismo del Señor. Debido al hecho que las otras fiestas refie-ren a los eventos de la infancia de Jesús, y porque nosotros los católicos bautizamos a los infantes, sería razonable para alguien que no sabe llegar a la conclu-sión de que el bautismo de Jesús también tuvo lugar cuando él era un bebé. Pero, por supuesto, todos sa-bemos que Jesús fue bautizado, no como un niño, pero como un adulto en el río Jordán por su primo Juan el Bautista. Entonces ¿Por qué decidió la Iglesia

celebrar un evento que ocurrió cuando Jesús tenía alrededor de 30 años de edad justo después de estas fiestas de la infan-cia de Jesús? En verdad, el bautismo de Jesús está íntima-mente ligado a su nacimiento o encarnación. Lo que en reali-dad estamos celebrando en la Navidad es la aparición de Dios en medio de nosotros en forma humana, la auto-revelación de Dios como uno de nosotros. Dios escogió revelarse a nosotros de esta manera - como un bebé débil y dependiente - porque sabe que también nosotros somos débiles, nosotros también somos dependientes. A través de la Encarnación - el nacimien-to de Jesús como una persona humana - Dios entra en la his-toria humana de una manera mucho más directa y específica de lo que había hecho antes. Dios hizo esto para acercarnos a él. Él quería identificarse completamente con nosotros a través de la persona de Jesús a fin de que podamos ser capaces de identificarnos con Él. El bautismo de Jesús es una parte muy importante de esta identificación. Era evidente para los evan-gelistas y es evidente para nosotros que Jesús, nacido sin pecado, no tendría necesidad del sacramento del Bautismo para el perdón del pecado original. Sin embargo, al tomar for-ma humana y con ella todos los pecados y todo el sufrimiento indecible de la humanidad desde la caída de Adán, Jesús se convirtió en el instrumento mediante el cual se llevó a cabo nuestra redención. En su gran humildad, Jesús se ofreció a sí mismo para ser bautizado por su primo Juan como un acto de identificación con la humanidad caída. Cuando Jesús salió de las aguas del río Jordán, de repente todo el misterio de la San-tísima Trinidad fue revelado a todos los presentes cuando es-cucharon la voz de Dios Padre declarando a Jesús su Hijo amado, cuando vieron que el Espíritu Santo desciende sobre Jesús en forma de paloma, y cuando luego reconocieron a Jesús como el Mesías prometido o Salvador del mundo. So-metiéndose a bautismo, Jesús significó su unión e identidad con todos nosotros, y, al hacerlo, estableció el sacramento del bautismo como el medio el cual podríamos limpiar nuestros pecados y renacer en el Espíritu. Aunque podemos ser bauti-zados una solo vez, debemos renovar nuestras promesas bau-tismales día a día, constantemente pidiéndole al Señor limpiar-nos y purificarnos y quitar de los ojos de nuestros corazones los velos que nos separan de El. Padre Ulysses

Notes from the Pastor

OLMC WOMEN’S CLUB Please mark your calendars for our next dinner Feb-ruary 3rd at 6:30pm in the Small Hall.

Let Us Unite Together and Celebrate The Annual Feast of the Holy Infant

Jesus “The More you Honor Me the More will I bless you”

We cordially invite you to Our Annual Feast of the Holy Infant Jesus (Santo Niño) Date: January 16, 2016 (Saturday) Time: 400P Holy Rosary and Novena 5:00P Holy Mass (Celebration of Holy Eucharist) 6:15P Blessing of Santo Nino

7:00P Dinner reception 7:30P-10P Music Entertainment DJ SonMan, Kariktan Dance Company Performing Philippine Cultural dance. Price drawings.

MEN'S CLUB DINNER THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2016!

Our Mount Carmel Men's club hosts an Indian feast Thursday, 6-9 pm in the small hall. Lamb curry, saf-fron mussels, tandoori chicken, samosas, naan, rice and more delectable delights will be served. Open to all men of our community, 21 and up. Stories are told. Beverages are enjoyed. The hat is passed to support local charities and scholarships for great kids. First timers are free, $20 for everybody else. Stylish new T-shirts are also available for only $20, with all proceeds going to scholarships. Like our Facebook page to stay in the know: www.facebook.com/OLMCMensClub

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Now offering Transi onal Kindergarten!

Applica ons for 2016-2017 are now available and are due February 5, 2016.

Tours are provided every Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 am. Please call to register for a tour.

Open House

Sunday, January 31, 2016 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

301 Grand Street |Redwood City, CA 94062 Tel. 650-366-6127 | www.mountcarmel.org

Since 1885

Dear parishioners and OLMC school parents:

We collected over three hundred jackets/coats for the homeless who we serve through the Redwood City Conference at Fair Oaks Community Center. We thank all of you for helping to keep the

homeless warm during these cold days/nights. We're grateful for your participation in our jacket/coat drive. Once more, the homeless thank you as well--we've seen their faces light up when they receive a warm jacket.

MEN'S CLUB CRAB FEED SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2016!

The 5th annual Mount Carmel Men's Club Crab Feed iSaturday Feb. 6 from 6-9 p.m. in the small hall.

Excellent cuisine from the Fish Mar-ket. Tickets on sale for the whole parish and school community on Event Brite starting Jan. 8, and will be available for purchase out-side Masses. "Like" our Facebook page to stay in the know. Thanks for being part of our community!

YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

"Happy New Year from OLMC Youth Ministry! Please join us in Sunday, January 17 from 5pm-8:30pm for Mass, followed by a Movie Night. Jr. High is welcome to join this Night. Sunday, January 31-YM High School meeting in Gym followed by Mass, 3pm-6pm. Enrollment for 2016 still accepted, hope to see you there!" Thank you and Blessings, Kendra Rickwald

TURNING THE TIDE

When everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. —Harriet Beecher Stowe

Saturday, January 9, 2016 Tony Sanchez † 5:00 PM Sunday, January 10, 2016 Charles & Theresa Elacqua † 8:00 AM Elvira De Santi † 10:00 AM Lorena Barrigas e hijas 12:00 PM (Español) Patricia Delaney & Luz Elower† 5:00 PM Monday, January 11, 2016 David Gonzalez † (9th Anniv.) 8:15 AM Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Alfred & Georgette Absi † 8:15 AM Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Dolores Hodges † 8:15 AM Thursday, January 14, 2016 Parishioners of Mt. Carmel 8:15 AM Friday, January 15, 2016 Parishioners of Mt. Carmel 8:15 AM Saturday, January 16, 2016 Patricia Delaney † 8:15 AM

This week at Mt. Carmel Sunday, January 10, 2016: R.C.I.A. Session 9:00 am Chapel Children’s Liturgy 10:00 am Chapel Confirmation Session 5:00 pm Church/ L. Hall CCD Class 8:45 School Monday, January 11, 2016: Carismáticos (Directiva) 7:00 p.m Old Chapel TK/Kindergarter Info 6:00 pm CL/School Tuesday, January 12, 2016: Cub Scouts 6:30 pm S. Hall Men’s Basketbal 8:30 pm L. Hall Wednesday, January 13, 2016: Carismaticos 7:00 pm L. Hall CCD Parents’ Mtg. 6:30 pm O.Chapel Spanish CCD 6:30 pm School SVDP Detention Ministry 7:00 pm P. Center I.C.F. 7:00 pm SH/K Thursday, January 14, 2016: Men’s Club 6:00 pm S. Hall/K CCD Parents’ Mtg. 6:30 pm L. Hall Spanish CCD 6:30 pm School S.V.D.P. 7:00 pm P. Center Friday, January 15, 2016: Spanish Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm P. Center Saturday, January 16, 2016 School Basketball Games 7:30 am –6:00 pm L. Hall Santo Niño Celebration 4:00 pm SH/K

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SAINTS AN SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Monday: First Week in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Hilary Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

HOMEBOUND MINISTRY If someone in your family is homebound, lives nearby and is unable to attend Mass, but would like to received the Eucharist, please contact Julie O’Leary at (650) 361-8681. Communion ministers are needed to bring the Eucharist to homebound parishioners. Please call Julie O’Leary if you would like to participate in this worthy ministry.

GOOD GRIEF MINISTRY

The loss of every loved one creates many changes, chal-lenges and pain. “Good Grief”, an ongoing support group, meets every Thursday at the Parish Center, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. We care. We share. Do come.