Saint Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish

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1 Saint Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish December 14, rd Sunday of Advent Together we share our faith in Jesus Christ. We live the Gospel, and we care for others. MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays - 8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Saturdays - 8:00 a.m. SUNDAY LITURGY Saturdays - 5:30 p.m. Vigil Sundays - 8:00, 9:30 & 11 a.m. WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY! We are delighted to have all of you here, especially our visitors! LITURGY OF THE HOURS Weekdays - 7:40 a.m. & 5:10 p.m. RECONCILIATION Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. or by appointment PARISH OFFICE Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Office Closed Noon - 1 p.m.) Friday 9:00 a.m. - Noon Office Phone (510) Office Fax (510) All are welcome and we hope you will find our parish a place where you grow spiritually, put faith into action, and encounter Jesus Christ. St. Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish is a place where parishioners are encouraged to use their gifts as disciples of Jesus Christ Berryman Street Berkeley, CA 94709

2 Contact Information Parish Staff Fr. Kieran Healy, Pastor Voic ext. 19 Fr. Dominic David Maichrowicz, Parochial Vicar Voic ext. 14 David Flores, Business Manager Voic ext. 12 Margaret Power & Carolyn Tune, Secretaries Voic ext. 10 Andy Canepa, Music Director Voic ext. 18 Heather Skinner, Director of Religious Education (510) Oscar Guillen, Facilities Supervisor Ana Guillen, Housekeeper Parish Pastoral Council Parish Finance Council Robert Kelleher, Chairman Dominican Friars in Residence Father Chris Renz, O.P. Father Michael Morris, O.P. Father Michael Sweeney, O.P. Father Justin Gable, O.P. Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose 2004 Eunice Street, Berkeley, CA (510) School of the Madeleine 1225 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA Phone (510) Fax (510) Extended Care (ECP) (510) Ken Willers, Principal Dirk Kennedy, Chairman Sacraments at St. Mary Magdalen Sacraments of Initiation Infant Baptism, Initiation of Adults, Confirmation. Call office for interview. Sacrament of Marriage Call office at least six months before marriage to begin preparation. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Other times by appointment with a priest. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick If you know of anyone who is sick, or who would appreciate a visit, Communion or Anointing, please call the office.

3 MASS INTENTIONS Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 5:30 - Frank & Elsie Flynn 8:00 - Arsenia Enriquez 9:30 - For the people of the parish 11:00 - Claire McWalters 8:00 - Lita Remo 5:30 - Simeona Talavera 8:00 - Desmon Macatanggay 5:30 - Carole Eggering Palmer 8:00 - Alberto Sumadsad 5:30 - For the Roman Pontiff 8:00 - Alberto Almando 5:30 - Rex Vaubel 8:00 - Cuala Almando 5:30 - Hareliquinn Allain 8:00 - Felicio Almando 5:30 - Int. Elizabeth Contreras 8:00 - Int. Alejandro & Leila Lukban 9:30 - Rex Vaubel 11:00 - For the people of the parish SCRIPTURE READINGS Today 3rd Sunday of Advent Is 61:1-2a,10-11 / 1 Thes 5:16-24 / Jn 1:6-8,19-28 Monday Nm 24:2-7,15-17a / Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday Zep 3:1-2,9-13 / Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday Gn 49:2,8-10 / Mt 1:1-17 Thursday Jer 23:5-8 / Mt 1:18-25 Friday Jgs 13:2-7,24-25a / Lk 1:5-25 Saturday Is 7:10-14 / Lk 1:26-38 Sunday 4th Sunday of Advent 2 Sm 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16 / Rom 16:25-27 / Lk 1:26-38 November Electronic Funds Transfer November 5th Plate $ 2, Food for the Poor $ Parish School $ November 20th Plate $ 2, Food for the Poor $ Parish School $ December 7th Collection General Fund Actual Plate $ 7, *Budgeted Plate $ 7, Surplus / (Deficit) $ (48.30) Custodial Collections Food for the Poor $ 1,548.01

4 Parish News & Events Berkeley Food Pantry Collection Thank you so much for your participation in the food collection last Sunday we collected 465 pounds of food! Advent Penance Service There will be an Advent penance service on Wednesday, December 17th starting at 7 p.m.. Several priests will be available to hear confessions. Mission Dinner Community On November 9th, the Mission Dinner Community held a special fundraising dinner to support the St. Mary s College High School immersion program trips to Haiti and Tucson, AZ to gain perspective on global poverty and immigration issues. We had a great time the students were inspired and inspiring! The Mission Dinner Community meets monthly, the second Sunday of the month, September-May, for a delicious home-made dinner to raise funds for global poverty causes, and to plan partnership steps with organizations that minister to the poor and underprivileged. By participating with a suggested donation of $20 per adult and $5 per child, you ll get a great meal, meet great folks from the parish, and support great causes. Right now, our main focus is to support the Dominican parish ministering to some very impoverished, yet beautiful communities in Mexicali, Mexico. Join us on December 14th, January 11th, and February 8th in Norton Hall at 6:00 p.m. for appetizers with dinner at 7:00 p.m.. For more info or to RSVP contact Sharon Henthorn-Iwane (heniwa2@pacbell.net or ), contact Carolyn Tune on Mondays and Tuesdays in the parish office or check out the website which has additional details and all future dates. Please Help Us Welcome Visitors at Christmas Eve Masses On Christmas Eve, our church is packed with both parishioners and visitors, Catholics and non-catholics. It is the year's best opportunity to reach out to people who are drawn to our faith with information, a warm welcome, and an invitation to participate in the life of our parish. The Welcoming Ministry team is seeking volunteers to help us staff tables at both church doors, at the 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Masses on December 24th. We'll greet people as they arrive, offer fliers listing events and ministries, and stand ready to answer questions. Welcoming others is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners. If you'd like to serve with us, on Christmas Eve or any time, please contact Anna Clayton at ( , or anna@clicktoplaymedia.com Christmas Novena Cards Christmas Novena Cards are now available in the parish office and after Sunday Masses at Coffee Hour. This is a wonderful gift for family and friends! Our Christmas Novena will take place December 27th through January 4th. For more info, please contact the parish office.

5 Noteworthy Elsewhere Peace & Social Justice New Year s Eve Retreat Wednesday, December 31st 7:00 p.m. Midnight Dominican Sisters of M.S.J. Motherhouse Mission Blvd., Fremont For teens to adults of all ages! For more information, call (510) or visit 7:00 p.m. Welcome & Reflection Session 9:00 p.m. New Year s Eve Mass 10:00 p.m. Potluck Reception (bring a dish!) 11:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Discernment Day with the Dominican Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery Saturday, January 17th, :00 a.m. 5:15 p.m. Corpus Christi Monastery 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park Sr. Joseph Marie, O.P. vocations@nunsmenlo.org Are you seeking for Truth? Are you yearning for the infinite and for happiness? Christ is the answer! Come and see! The day begins with Mass at 8:00 a.m. followed by Divine Office, Rosary, Conferences, and much more given by our Dominican nuns and friars. RSVP by January 12th. For more information, contact Sr. Joseph Marie, O.P., see above. Important event this week All are invited to attend a panel on Science, Religion & the Climate Crisis by three highly qualified environmental experts. The panelists are: Katherine Hayhoe an acclaimed scientist and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. She appears in Showtime s climate documentary, Years of Living Dangerously, and is co-author with her pastor husband of A Climate for Change: Global Warming facts for Faith-based Decisions. She has been named one of Time Magazine s 100 most Influential people for Ron Amundson former Chair of the Environmental Science, Policy and Management Department at U.C. Berkeley, who has researched the impact of climate change on soil and farming. Richard Norgaard Professor of Energy and Resources, U.C. Berkeley, and one of the founders of Ecological Economics. He has been a visiting scholar at the World Bank, has served on the science advisory board of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and has taught a very popular course at Cal and the GTU called Religion, Science and the Ecological Crisis. When: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 7 p.m. Where: St. John s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley. Appreciated: a $10 donation. Stumped for Christmas gifts? Catholic Relief Services (CRS) offers many ideas for alternative gifts, such as crafts made by U.S. community groups or fair trade items from developing countries. For more information, visit:

6 Faith & Spirituality Religious Vocations An excerpt from Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Apostolic Exhortation of the Holy Father FRANCIS In catechesis too, we have rediscovered the fundamental role of the first announcement or kerygma, which needs to be the center of all evangelizing activity and all efforts at Church renewal. The kerygma is trinitarian. The fire of the Spirit is given in the form of tongues and leads us to believe in Jesus Christ who, by his death and resurrection, reveals and communicates to us the Father s infinite mercy. On the lips of the catechist the first proclamation must ring out over and over: Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen and free you. This first proclamation is called first not because it exists at the beginning and can then be forgotten or replaced by other more important things. It is first in a qualitative sense because it is the principal proclamation, the one which we must hear again and again in different ways, the one which we must announce one way or another throughout the process of catechesis, at every level and moment. Western Dominican Province Discerning a vocation to the priesthood? Consider joining the Order of Preachers (The Dominican Friars) who have been setting the world ablaze with the Gospel message for nearly 800 years! To learn more about the Dominican Friars and vocation discernment to the Order of Preachers, visit or contact Fr. Steven Maekawa, O.P. at (415) or vocations@opwest.org Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Discern a possible vocation with the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose built on four values: Prayer, Community, Study & Ministry. vocations@msjdominicans.org Considering a vocation to the priesthood, deaconate, or consecrated life? Contact Fr. Neal Clemens, Diocesan Director of Vocations at (510) or nclemens@oakdiocese.org

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