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Weekly
Schedule
Monday,
November 24th
- Esquipulas
7-9 pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Confirmation
Study 6:30-8:30pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Spanish Bible
Class 7-9:00 pm St. Michael’s
Hall
Tuesday,
November 25th
- Legion de
Maria 7-8:30 pm
Pilgrimage
- 12 Step Group
7-9 pm St. Gabriel’s
Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm Main
Hall
- Y.L.I. 12-3
pm Main Hall - 2nd Tuesday of the
month
Wednesday,
November 26th
- Our
Lady’s Prayer Group 6-10 pm
Church
- Holy Spirit
Choir Practice 8:00 pm Main
Hall
- Gift Shop
Opens 5:00-9:00 pm
- Women’s
Guild 11:30-1 pm Main Hall - 1st
Wednesday of the month
Thursday,
November 27th
- OE Group 5-6
pm St. Gabriel’s
Hall
- RCIA 7:00 PM
Upper Room
- Legión
de María 7-8:30 pm St.
Gabriel’s Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm Main
Hall
Friday,
November 28th
- La Purisima
6:30-8:30 pm St.
Michael’s
- Grupo de
Jóvenes 7:30-9:30 pm Upper
Room
- St.
Bruno’s Youth Group 7:30-9:30 pm
Upper Room
- Holy Spirit
Choir 9-11 pm Church
Saturday,
November 29th
- CCD 9-11 am
All Rooms
- Gift Shop
Opens 7:00-9:00 pm
Sunday,
November 30th
- Gift Shop
Opens 11:30 am
- Tongan Choir
Practice 2-4 pm St.
Michael’s
- Gift Shop
Opens 6:00-8:30 pm
Readings
for the week of November 23, 2008
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Monday:
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Revelation
14:1-3; Luke
21:1-4
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Tuesday:
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Revelation
14:14-19; Luke
21:5-11
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Wednesday:
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Revelation
15:1-4; Luke
21:12-19
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Thursday:
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Sirach
50:22-24; Luke
17:11-19
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Friday:
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Revelation
20:1-4; Luke
21:29-33
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Saturday:
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Revelation
22:1-7; Luke
21:34-36
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Sunday:
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Isaiah
17:16b-17; Mark
13:33-37
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Your
Contribution / Su
Contribución
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We are
grateful for your consistent
financial support each week.
Please remember us in prayer and
offering even when you are not
able to be
present.
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First
Collection $3,169.22
Second Collection
$790.68
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Estamos muy
agradecidos por su constante
ayuda financiera. Por favor
recuérdenos en sus
oraciones y ofrendas aún
cuando no pueda estar
presente.
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MASS INTENTIONS
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Saturday,
November
22nd
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4:30
PM
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All
Souls
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7:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Sunday,
November
23rd
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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10:00
AM
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All
Souls
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Noon
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Monday,
November
24th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Tuesday,
November
25th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Wednesday,
November
26th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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Thursday,
November
27th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Friday,
November
28th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Saturday,
November
29th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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A
reflection on
the Gospel for
Christ the
King
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The kings
found in
children’s
story books
have some
things in
common: they
possess a lot
of power and
everyone obeys
them. The few
modern kings
that still
remain may not
appear to have
a lot of power,
but they show
off their
countries and
have the final
word in
situations of
internal
conflicts. The
king we
celebrate
today, however,
picks images
that seem
nothing like
our ideas of a
monarch. In the
first reading
it is a loving
shepherd. In
the gospel, it
is a judge, who
does not pass
judgment over
the crimes
committed, but
for lack of
compassion. He
is a shepherd
who heals his
flock and a
judge who
demands
compassion and
love. And then
goes on to a
shocking image:
he becomes the
recipient of
that
compassion. He
was the king
who is shabbily
dressed in the
streets, the
prisoner, the
sick, and the
stranger.
“When did
we see
you?”
asked those
being judged.
Each time you
saw one of
these, the
smallest among
you. The king
had hidden
among poverty
and humility.
Who could have
imagined it?
What
consequences
does this have
in our lives?
Sometimes we
wish to have
control and
dominate
everything, as
if we were
kings. And we
are, because we
are made in the
image of God.
But we see
something
unexpected in
the image of
God. We also
have to be
shepherds who
heal and treat
others with
kindness, as
they care for
them. We have
to recognize
the king hiding
in the smallest
and serve and
feed them,
visit the sick
and imprisoned,
and welcome the
stranger with
hospitality. It
is a complete
royal
program.
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Una
reflexión
sobre el
evangelio de
Cristo
Rey
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Los reyes
que aparecen en
los cuentos
para
niños
tienen en
común
que tienen
mucho poder y
que todo el
mundo los
obedece. Los
pocos reyes
modernos que
quedan
quizá no
parezcan tener
tanto poder,
pero sí
ostentan la
representación
de sus
países y
tienen la
última
palabra en
situaciones de
conflicto
interno. El rey
que se celebra
hoy, sin
embargo, elige
imágenes
para definirse
que no se
parecen nada a
nuestras idea
de monarca. En
la primera
lectura, es un
pastor amoroso.
En el evangelio
es un juez,
pero no juzga
delitos
cometidos sino
la falta de
compasión
y amor. Y luego
pasa a una
imagen incluso
más
chocante:
él mismo
se convierte en
el receptor de
esa
compasión.
Es un rey que
nada andrajoso
en la calle, un
preso, un
enfermo, un
forastero.
¿Cuándo
te vimos asi?
Preguntan
atónitos
los juzgados.
Cada vez que
vieron a uno de
estos, los
más
pequeños.
El rey se ha
escondido en la
pobreza y la
humildad.
¿Quién
se lo
podría
haber
imaginado?
¿Qué
consecuencias
tiene esto para
nuestra vida? A
veces
quisiéramos
tener el
control y el
domino sobre
todo, como si
fuéramos
reyes. Y
sí que
lo somos,
porque estamos
hechos a imagen
de Dios. Pero
ya vemos que la
imagen de Dios
es algo
inesperada.
Tendremos que
ser
también
pastores que
curan y tratan
a los
demás
con dulzura,
cuidándoles.
Tendremos que
reconocer al
rey escondido
en lo
más
pequeño
y servir, dar
de comer,
visitar a
enfermos y
presos, recibir
con
hospitalidad
generosa al
forastero. Es
todo un
programa de
reinado.
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the sick, Vince Jimenez,
Jesus Rodriguez, Travis
Barb, Jose Ibarra,
Zeniada Brion, Guillermo
Villanueva, Clara
Trujillo, Marie Romero,
Raul Medina, Andrew
Lamis, Alexander Lamis,
Maria Mora, Maria
Olivas, Miguel
Aquino.
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DON’T BLOCK PARKING
Every
Sunday of October we count mass
attendance. The result confirms what we
already know. There is a dramatic
increase. The 10AM Spanish mass is packed
and overflowing with 730 massgoers. The
6PM reaches maximum occupancy and the
hosts prepared for communion have to be
doubled. The other masses are getting
crowded as well. We can only be happy with
the huge number of mass-goers. It means
our church is active and
alive.
However,
the spike in attendance brings also
problems, not the least of which is
parking. As it is, our church parking is
already strained to the limit. With more
cars coming in, there is simply no way we
could accommodate them. I wish we could
have additional space. It’s a
prospect we are working on but I
don’t see that coming
soon.
In the
meantime, let’s follow simple rules.
If you don’t find any parking spot
inside the compound (and please don’t
park in the fire zone and block the
garage), do the sensible thing. Drive out
and park in the street. Don’t block
parked cars. Be considerate of
others.
When
you block a park car, it can’t get
out. In effect you shackle the riders to
the spot until you come around to move
your car or they walk around looking for
the owner. In either scenario, you cause
unnecessary inconvenience to people and
it’s not good for all of us. Again,
don’t block parking. It’s a
Christian thing to do.
NO
BLOQUE EL ESTACIONAMIENTO
Cada
domingo del mes de Octubre contamos la
asistencia de las misas. El resultado
confirma lo que ya sabemos. Ha habido un
aumento dramatico. La misa de las 10AM en
español esta repleta y
sobresaliente con 730 que atienden. La de
las 6PM llega hasta la capacidad y se la
comunion esta preparada el doble. La otras
misas estan llenandose tambien. Estamos
felices de tener una asistencia tan
grande. Quiere decir que nuestra iglesia
esta active y viva.
Como
sea, la asistencia tambien trae problemas,
en lo minimo en el estacionamiento. Asi
como es tenemos limitaciones en eso. Con
mas carros que entran, no hay manera de
acomodar a todos. Yo desearia que
tuvieramos mas espacio. Es uno de los
proyectos que tenemos para el futuro, pero
no veo una solucion pronto.
Por el
momento, vamos a seguir unas guias
simples. Si no encuentra un espacio para
estacionarse en el estacionamiento dentro
de la iglesia (por favor no se estacione
en lo rojo y en el garaje), hago lo que es
sensato. Salgase a la calle y alli
estacione su carro. No bloque a otros
carros que ya estan estacionados. Seamos
considerados de otros.
Cuando
bloqueamos a otro carro, el no podra
salir. Eso hace que no puedan salir hasta
que usted salga o hasta que esa persona va
y busca al dueño del carro que le
esta bloqueando. En culquier caso, usted
causa inconveniencia a otros y eso no es
bueno para nadie. De nuevo, no bloque a
nadie. Eso es ser
cristiano.
Fr.
Michael B. Brillantes
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