Holy Spirit Catholic Church

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1 Holy Spirit Catholic Church Ward St., Fountain Valley, CA Tel: (714) * Fax: (714) * Office@hsccfv.org & HolySpiritFV Parish Office Clergy: Rev. Joseph Thuong Tran, Administrator Reverend Thomas De Nguyen Reverend Saul Alba-Infante Deacon Phil Goodman Deacon Paul Manh Van Mai Deacon Guillermo Torres Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Faith Formation: (714) Sr. Annuncia Thu Mai, LHC, Director Roz Esh, English Coordinator Sr. Pauline Nguyen, LHC, VN Coordinator Chris Ord, Youth Coordinator Anthony Tran, Young Adult Coordinator FaithFormation@hsccfv.org His Hands Service: (714) Ward St., FV, CA Monday - Thursday: 9:00-11:00am Mass Schedule Daily Mass English: 6:30am Mon. - Fri. 9:00am Mon. - Sat. Vietnamese: 5:45pm Friday Sunday Mass Saturday Vigil English: 5:00pm Spanish: 6:30pm Vietnamese: 8:00pm Sunday English: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm, 5:00pm Vietnamese: 1:30pm, 3:15pm, 6:30pm Our Mission Guided by the Holy Spirit, we bring our cultural backgrounds together, as one, in faith and sacraments to love one another as Jesus loves us. (Adopted October 13, 2018)

2 SUNDAY S REFLECTION: Rejoice! Today has traditionally been called Gaudete Sunday. The Latin tag is derived from Paul s appeal in the second reading to rejoice always in the Lord, and the Latin Mass text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Christian joy is underlined by the fact that Paul wrote those words in prison. But from there he could see the progress of God s work. Is it obvious to us? We feel that this is not the time for joy when there is so much suffering and moral evil. It is interesting, then, that the first reading is from the prophet Zephaniah, who is almost exclusively concerned with gloomy visions of Judgment Day. Today the Church selects the only optimistic text in Zephaniah, in which the prophet has been touched by the spirit of joy. This, we are assured on all sides, is the season of joy. Let us recapture that feeling of joy in our lives and reflect it to those who are joyless. HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS CHRISTMAS HOURS The Faith Formation and Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, December 24 at 1pm through Wednesday, December 26. The Offices will reopen on Thursday, December 27 at 9am. The Campus will be closed at 12pm on Wednesday, Dec. 26. NEW YEAR HOURS The Faith Formation and Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, December 31 at 12pm through Tuesday, January 1. The Offices will reopen on Wednesday, January 2. On Tuesday, January 1 the Campus will close at 12pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our prayers for you and your family for a blessed and joyful Christmas and New Year! PRAYER FOR OUR BELOVED SICK Stacey Abraham Robert Altenbach Eugene Branley Barbara Clark Georgiana Close Julia Davidson Doris DeFraine Esther Flores John Gutierrez Monika Hagan Petra Holquin Anastasia Huerta James Jolly Mary Killeen George Kyaw Kishaba Family Marianna Lee Porfirio M. Lopez Betty Luna Pete Luna Ann Maloof Gerry Mariacher Sandee Mariacher Robert Marple Regina Mcpoyle Walter Michalski Ivana Moore Henry Nguyen Philip Nguyen Sharon Pennington Rita Perez Joanne Peters bâü ctü á{ _ yx Éy cütçxü Irene Pulizzi Tina Rands Christopher Rehak Michaelene Rehak Dino Rubi Bob Sambrano Irene Skazypek Marcia Slack Jim Strait Rose Trinh Veravatana Betty West Bev White Simon Winthein And for all those in board care homes &housebound REST IN GOD S ETERNAL LOVE & PEACE: Our Parish Community wishes to extend our sympathy to the family and friends of all the faithful departed especially, Sr. Diana Mann. WEDDING BANNS Jan. 5 Thien An Vu & Chad Germany Katherine Ahlswede & Timothy Hamel Jan. 12 Le Trang To & Peter Thang Tran Jan. 19 Thuy Anh Nguyen & Andrew Huynh Christine Legrand & Steven Gomez Jan. 21 Trang Do & Duy Nguyen Jan. 26 Becky Clay & Philip Uribe MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, December 17 6:30am Anthony Nguyen Truong Hung Teresa Vu Bich Mai 9:00am Jose & Felisa Galupo Tuesday, December 18 6:30am George Protzner, Gerard Thinh Nguyen Huan (Joseph) Le Nguyen, Thomas Burket Savina Miglorini, Luciano & Josefa Maliksi Francis Nguyen Hoang Chan, All Souls Ana Tinh Nguyen, Joseph Dong Luu Peter Dai Nguyen, Cody Coffman Peggy Recktenwald, John Mc Gann Alice Ward 9:00am Khanh Cam Nguyen Wednesday, December 19 6:30am Ana Tinh Nguyen & Joseph Dong Luu 9:00am Maria Bi Vi Thursday, December 20 6:30am Joseph Huy Tran, Anton Tuan Luu Ginger Grace Hughes & Family, Dinh Family Brenda Bowen & Family, Annie Doherty, Two expectant Mothers, and Susan Sassone & Family. 9:00am Manuel Leal Jr. Friday, December 21 - St. Peter Canisius 6:30am Ana Tinh Nguyen & Joseph Dong Luu 9:00am Onofrio Marino Saturday, December 22 9:00am Eleanor, Danny & Lenny Bayack 5:00pm Louis Tam Truong 6:30pm Richard Newhouse II December 23 - Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:30am Lucille Walker 9:00am Elise Dong Nguyen, Antoine Hung Nguyen 10:30am Bill White 12:00pm Maria Diem & John Trong Do 5:00pm Anton Tu Pham ( Rest in God s love and peace)

3 bâü ctü á{ _ yx Éy fxüä vx CHRISTMAS Midnight Mass Special The Eucharistic Choir will provide prelude music on Christmas Eve beginning at 10:30pm for the 11pm Mass. We hope that you can come to this event with beautiful, inspirational music. All are welcome to join us in preparation for Our Savors birth! CALENDAR SALE BY YOUTH MINISTRY Thank you for your generous donations this past weekend to the Youth Ministry calendar sales. Your support helps those who may not have the funds to go on retreats. Thank you for your continued prayers for our youth; we are grateful! IMPORTANT BULLETIN DEADLINES Due to the holiday season, there are multiple early deadline dates for upcoming Bulletins. Anyone who wishes to submit an article for the Bulletin in December or January, please note and save the following dates below. These due dates are very important as this helps us to meet our deadline of sending it to the publisher. Thank you for your understanding! Please your article to Bulletin@hsccfv.org. Issue Date: Due Date: December 30 December 17 January 6 December 17 HIS HANDS The Mission will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 18 until Wednesday, Jan. 2, Thank you for your understanding! OUR OFFERING TO THE LORD Sunday, Dec. 9: Offering - $ 22,816; Budget - $24,000 Second Collection for Retired Religious: $8,857. Thank you for your generosity! Your weekly support is used to sustain the ministries and ongoing operating needs of our parish. Our Lady of Grace, pray for us! Please bless our benefactors FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2018 is coming to an end. Your financial contribution to our Church can be tax deductible; please consider giving especially to the capital campaign of Our Lady of Grace Pastoral Center. Your Financial Contribution Statements for 2018 will be sent by mid January to those contributing above $250. For contributions under $250, statements will be sent upon request. If you notice a discrepancy in your contribution due to a system (software) upgrade, please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Office at or Office@hsccfv.org. For online giving, please visit HolySpiritFV.org.

4 Yt à{ YÉÜÅtà ÉÇ l FaithFormation@hsccfv.org l FaithFormationHSFV.org l Mon. - Fri.: 9:30am - 5:00pm You re cordially invited to the Faith Formation Christmas Program Presented by our Weekday Elementary Students Tuesday, Dec. 4:15pm Wednesday, Dec. 4:15pm CHILDREN S LITURGY OF THE WORD During Sunday 9:00am Mass VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for people who like to work with children from ages 3 through 10 to help them understand and appreciate the Scripture during Sunday 9:00am Mass. If you would like to take this special opportunity to help children to come to know and love Jesus more, please contact the Faith Formation Office at (714) or us at FaithFormation@hsccfv.org as soon as possible. YOUTH MINISTRY All youth in high school are invited to our upcoming event: CYF: Sunday - January 7:30pm to 9:30pm in Doyle Hall For more information, contact Chris Ord at (714) or find us on Facebook & Instagram. YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Come and join us: Dec. 17 th - Christmas Gathering 7pm to 9pm - Rooms 1&2 Dec. 21 st - ADVENT NIGHT OF PRAYER: The Wait is OVER, the time is NOW! Speaker: Fr. Aristotle Quan 7pm to 9pm - Doyle Hall For more information contact Anthony Tran at Anthonyt@hsccfv.org CONFIRMATION CORNER PARENT MEETING (Important) CONFIRMATION 2 Tuesday, January 8 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm We cordially invite all Confirmation Year 2 Parents to this important parent s meeting. We will present the three-day Free the Fire retreat, candidate interviews, and the upcoming Confirmation Liturgy. ALIVE IN SPIRIT RETREAT CONFIRMATION 2 Sunday, January 20 at 8:30am - 6:30pm This is a mandatory retreat for all CF2 students. BISHOP LETTER CONFIRMATION 2 - MANDATORY All CF2 students are required to write a letter to Bishop Vann. Letters are due on Jan. 26. Students may turn in their letters before the due date. CONFIRMATION INTERVIEW CONFIRMATION 2 - STUDENTS & SPONSORS Sunday, January 27 or February 3 In preparation for Confirmation, candidates & sponsors will be interviewed with teachers. We will begin taking appointments on Jan. 7, CONFIRMATION INTERVIEW CONFIRMATION 1 - STUDENTS & SPONSORS Sunday, February 17 or 24 In preparation for Confirmation, candidates & sponsors will be interviewed with teachers. We will begin to take appointments on Jan. 7, FREE THE FIRE RETREAT CONFIRMATION 2 - MANDATORY Friday - Sunday (March 1-3) Our Confirmation Year 2 students will have their three- day retreat at the YMCA Camp in Big Bear. Most parents have already filled out the permission forms for the retreat during registration period and a few parents have made payments at that time. For parents who have not paid, please come by Faith Formation office to take care of it soon. Payment amount of $150 is due by January 26. Payment will increase to $175 after January 26.

5 SPANISH MINISTRY Versículo Bíblico para memorizar ya viene otro más poderoso Él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Con esta y muchas otras exhortaciones anunciaba al pueblo la buena nueva. Lucas 3, Oración Para Nuestras Familias Señor mío Jesucristo, ayúdame a no perder la alegría, especialmente frente a las situaciones difíciles de la vida. (La Palabra Entre Nosotros Adviento, 2018, p.36) Oremos Por Los Afligidos Con Enfermedades... El tierno cuidado de Dios los envuelve, son amados y apoyados en oración, Felix Aguilar, Alejandro, José Ángel, Pedro Bravo, Mike Betty, Natividad Casillo, Alfredo Chávez, Daria Chávez, Familia Chávez, Genaro Chávez, Margarita Chávez, Familia Collison, Jaime Curiel, Conrado D., L.D.,, James De La Vega, Phil Dawkins, Mildred Donahue, Rosalía Frausto, Carmen Galindo, Rosalía García, José Gonzales, Dorita González, Ed Goldstein, Norman Harris, Jaime Hernández, José Hernández, Socorro Hernández, Elaine Hill, Jorgito Holguín, Lauren, Linda Long, Lyda Luna, María Maldonado, Bertha Martínez, Rosa Martínez, Vicky Martínez, Ángel A. C. Medina, Diana Molina, J. Jesús Mota, Socoro Mota, Jean Newbold, María José Ochoa, Pedro, Guadalupe Pérez, Nancy Ramírez, Stella Ramírez, Alfonso Sánchez, Samuel Sánchez, Rafael Suarez, Rubén Suarez, Ana Tovar, Ángel Vargas, Daniel Vélez, María de Jesús Zarate. Oremos Por Los Difuntos Alejandro Aguilar, Jesús Aguilar, Lorenzo Aguilar, Miki Ahara, Pilar Barrios, Eliseo Campos, María Luisa Campos, Beatriz Casillas, Kristina Chávez, Rolando Chávez, Rafael Covarrubias, Catalina Coyazo, Kathy Edwards, Linda Etchandy, Francisca Guzmán, Josefina Martínez, Felipe Martínez, Verónica Alejandra Medina, Margarita Méndez, Gayle Miller, Sergio Muñiz, Dolores Nuñez, Manuel Reyes, Guadalupe Salcedo, Alfonso Sánchez, Gustavo Sánchez, Gabriel Zarate APARTEN LA FECHA! Nueve días de Posada Inician el 16 de diciembre y terminan en la Nochebuena, los nueve días conmemoran los nueve meses del embarazo de La Virgen María. Comienzan el día 16 de diciembre a las 7:30PM, celebramos en la iglesia cantando canciones tradicionales y rezando el rosario. El sábado 22 de diciembre nuestra celebración continúa después de la Misa en español, de las 6:30PM, con un potluck y cantos en Doyle Hall. Celebremos la Nochebuena! Misa en Español el 24 de Diciembre a las 6:00pm Reflexión sobre las Escrituras de Adviento Los libritos azules están atrás en la Iglesia Se Sugiere una donación de $1 por cada uno. SPANISH COMMUNITY NEWS All are welcome to join us for these special events this month: Posada/Potluck on Saturday, December 22, at 7:30pm in Doyle Hall following the Spanish Mass. Spanish Christmas Eve Mass (Nochebuena) on Monday, December 24, at 6:00pm in Doyle Hall. For more information please contact Spanish.Ministry@hsccfv.org. FILIPINO MINISTRY All are invited to join us for the celebration of Simbang Gabi on Wednesday, December 19, Mass at 6:00pm with Father Wayne as presider followed by a reception in Doyle Hall. Join us for this wonderful experience. CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS Life Center of OC: (714) Horizon Pregnancy Clinic: (714) Obria Medical Clinic: (714) (Orange) (714) (Buena Park) (949) (Mission Viejo) Vietnamese Hotline: (714) or (714) GREETERS NEEDED We are in need of greeters for the 12 noon Mass on Sunday. This is a wonderful ministry for families with children of all ages. Time commitment is 20 minutes before Mass starts. Your benefit includes meeting and greeting new people. We are a welcoming community and we cannot do it alone. Please consider volunteering and serving your parish in this ministry. Please call Bev White at

6 NOTE FROM OUR ADMINISTRAT0R Dear Holy Spirit Church Family, May the Advent Season that is upon us, help each of us to understand the mystery of God s love for us in our daily lives. My brothers and sisters in Christ, the Finance Council and I have recently noticed a decline in our Sunday Collection. Our initial review suggests that your contributions have shifted to our capital campaign project, Our Lady of Grace Pastoral Center. These generous contributions are greatly appreciated for the renovation and expansion of Doyle Hall and therefore may only be used for this purpose. The daily operation of our Parish counts on our Sunday Collections. As you may realize, the cost of living has been increasing. For the Church, this means an increase in minimum wages, utilities like water, electricity, garbage pick-up etc... As good stewards of your gifts to the Parish, we, the Parish priests and staff, are making a conscious effort to conserve energy and reuse office supplies wherever possible. Further studies are in place and we hope to share further details at a later time. In the meantime, if God has blessed you financially, we ask that you would consider increasing your weekly contribution by at least $1 per person in your family. If everyone who attends Mass would participate, our Parish operational expenses should be able to be maintained. Again, thank you for your love and ongoing support to our Parish. Fr. Joseph Thuong Tran KEEPING SUNDAY - ALL DAY As we take time each week to celebrate the Paschal Mystery in the Eucharist and to rest from the burdens of our daily lives, we remind ourselves that we are made in the image and likeness of God who rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken (Gn 2:2). To celebrate the Lord s Day more fully, consider trying the following: Don t use Sunday as your catch-all day for errands and household chores. Share a family meal after Mass. Have the whole family join in the preparation and cleanup. Go for a walk or bike ride and give thanks to God for the beauty of nature. Spend time reading the Bible or a spiritual book. Pray the Rosary or the Liturgy of the Hours, alone or with others. Visit parishioners and others who are homebound. Read Bible stories to your children. Turn off your gadgets and enjoy the silence. Info. taken from USCCB from Celebrating the Lord s Day LEGION OF MARY Would you like to receive Our Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima in your home for a week s visit? We have openings available for next year, starting in January You will keep her for one week. If you would like the blessing of our Lady s visit, please call Rosa at CHURCH CLEAN-UP Helpers needed to clean-up the Lord s house. Please join us every Thursday after the 9:00am Mass. For more details, call Roz Esh at ATTENTION: FLU SEASON If you are sick, please consider staying home from Mass. Catholics who are ill are excused from Sunday worship out of respect and concern for their fellow worshipers; therefore, it is not a sin. Catholics who are ill may make a spiritual communion during the time of their illness. To ward off the colds and flu, remember to wash your hands throughout the day, keep your hands away from your face, get plenty of rest, and drink lots of fluids. We pray for all those who are sick; may they have a speedy recovery. MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSION INFORMATION Early Qualification Process to become accepted to Mater Dei NOW! Find out how at admissions. Entrance Exam 1/26/19, 7:45am in the Meruelo Athletic Center. Register today at

7 bâü ctü á{ _ yx à{ á jxx~ 9 axãá tüéâçw à{x W Évxáx Monday, December 17 7:00-8:30am Men s Bible Study Room #6 6:45-9:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 412 Hall/#5-6 7:00-9:00pm AFF: Bible Study Rooms #8-9 7:00-9:00pm Singing Knights Music Room 7:00-9:00pm YAM: General Meeting Room #1-2 Tuesday, December 18 9:45-11:45am AFF: Bible Study Rooms #7-9 3:45-5:15pm FF: Elementary All/Church 5:00-9:00pm VN Advent Mission Church 6:30-9:00pm 10:30am Choir Music Room 7:00-8:30pm FF: Confirmation Hall/#1-6 & 8 7:00-9:00pm Noon Choir Room #7 7:00-8:30pm Adult Confirmation Room #9 Wednesday, December 19 9:45-11:45am AFF: Bible Study Hall/Kitchen 10:00-11:30am Women s Bible Study Room #6 3:45-5:15pm FF: Elementary Church/All 5:00-7:00pm Filipino Pastoral Ministry Church/Hall 6:00-8:00pm VN Legion of Mary Group 1 Room #2 6:00-7:30pm Children s Choir Music Room 7:00-9:00pm AFF: Bible Study Rooms #7-8 7:00-8:30pm LAST-Jr. & Sr. Leadership Rooms #4-6 7:00-9:00pm VN Legion of Mary Group 2 Room #1 7;00-9:00pm Peace & Justice Committee Room #3 7:00-9:00pm Folk Choir Church 7:30-8:30pm Spanish Choir Music Room Thursday, December 20 5:15-7:00pm Legion of Mary Meeting Room #3 6:30-9:00pm VN Charismatic Prayer Group Rooms #1-2 6:30-9:00pm 10:30am Choir Music 6:45-9:00pm Boy Scouts Troop #412 Rooms #4-5 7:00-9:00pm RCIA Year 1 Rooms #7-8 7:00-9:00pm Cursillo Room #9 7:00-9:00pm 8:00pm Choir Hall 7:00-9:00pm 10:30am Choir Church Friday December 21 9:30-12:00pm St. Peregrine Prayer Group Room #4 9:30-2:30pm American Sewing Guild Room #3 5:00-5:30pm VN Friday Choir Music Room 5:30-7:00pm VN Children s Choir Music Room 6:00-8:00pm RCIA Year 1 & 2 Room #7-8 6:00-9:00pm VN Choirs Combined Rooms #1-3 7:00-9:00pm YAM Advent Nights of Prayer Hall Saturday, December 22 7:30-8:55am Cursillo Music Room 11:00-12:30pm Children s Choir Music Room 5:00-8:00pm 8:00pm Choir Music Room 6:00-8:00pm VN Jr. Legion of Mary Room #4 7:00-9:00pm YAM Room #5 Sunday, December 23 9:00-10:00am Children s Liturgy Rooms #7-8 9:00-10:30am 10:30am Choir Music Room 10:30-1:30pm 1:30pm Choir Music/#9 10:30-11:30am Noon Choir Room #3 12:00-1:30pm VN Children s Choir Room #6 12:00-3:00pm VN Eucharistic Youth Hall/#1-3 1:30-3:00pm VN Children s Choir Music Room 4:00-6:00pm VN Legion of Mary Group1 Rooms #2-3 4:30-6:30pm 6:30pm Choir Hall 7:30-9:00pm Music Ministry Church ALL-GIRLS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Learn about the advantages of attending an all-girls Catholic high school when you spend a day at Connelly! Schedule your very own Shadow Day today! Located at 2323 West Broadway, Anaheim, For more information call ext. 221 or visit SAINTS SIMON & JUDE- DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Church is hosting a 12-week program to support our brothers and sisters going through the emotional pain of divorce and separation. These meetings will be held on Monday evenings, January 7 through April 8, :00-8:30pm in the multi-purpose room. These sessions address key challenges and unique family dynamics that occur as a result of this unexpected journey. They also offer a safe environment to share concerns and reconnect with a new understanding and new hope. Please come and open yourself up to experience healing and allow Jesus to restore your faith and renew your path You can join us at any time during the 12-weeks. Donation is $35 and includes a book, journal, and a daily devotional. For more information or to register, contact Barbara Weaver at You can also register on the day of the group sessions.

8 All are welcome!!