"Ecce Homo" by Antonio Ciseri THE SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 25, 2018 Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here." So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." John ₁₈:₃₃b-₃₇
SCHEDULE UPDATES NEXT WEEKEND, DECEMBER 1 Updates to our weekend Mass schedule begin next weekend, December 1st-2nd. Saturday Vigil Masses: English: 4:00PM Spanish: 5:30PM Sunday Masses: Our Lady of Perpetual Help PARISH & SCHOOL 124 Columbus Street Bakersfield, CA 93305 661-323-3108 olphbakersfield.org Rev. Hector Lopez, Pastor Parish office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00AM to 12:30PM, 1:30PM to 5:00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish School Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten (TK), Kindergarten, 1st-8th Grades 661-327-7741 www.olph1.org Principal: Kelli Michaud 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00 NOON, 5:00PM Loss Love Hope Peace Youth Choir The Next Chapter You're invited to "The Next Chapter" for fellowship and lunch! "The Next Chapter" is a ministry for widows and widowers for social and support. We also welcome men and women whose spouses are alive yet find their lives will never be the same, due to illness. Please call the church office for more details. When: November 26, 2018 at 11:30 Place: Loma Linda Restaurant, 3611 Mount Vernon Ave. Our parish youth choir is open to new members, ages 10 18 years. The choir is directed by Diane Dhanens and sings on the fourth Sunday of each month at the 5:00pm Sunday Mass. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings in the church from 6:00 7:00pm. For more informa on or to sign up, please contact the parish office at 661-323-3108 ext 1. DELIVERY OF C W Look for Troop 13 a er all Masses next weekend, December 1st-2nd, to pick up your Christmas Wreaths. Thank you for suppor ng our parish's Boy Scouts of America Troop 13!
New to our parish? Welcome! Please complete this form and place it in the collec on basket so we can be er serve you. Please call or stop by the church office to share the ways we can help you and your family. Name: Address: Phone: Email:! Rosary Ministry Volunteers are needed to begin a Rosary Ministry in our parish. This new ministry will lead a prayerful recita on of the rosary on Saturday and Sunday before every weekend Mass. To sign up, please contact the parish office with the Mass me at which you can help lead the rosary. All are invited to par cipate in this ministry: families, couples, and individuals. The Rosary... is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemp ve Incarna on which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Chris an people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. On the Most Holy Rosary (Rosarium Virginis Mariae) by Pope Saint John Paul II Would you like a phone call to discuss Sacraments needed for you or a family member? Would you like to learn more about our religious educa on programs for your children? Mass Schedule Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM English, 5:30 PM Spanish Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30AM, 12:00 noon, 5:00 PM Daily Masses: Monday: No services Tuesday: 6:00 PM (Spanish) Wednesday Thursday: 7:00 AM Friday: 8:15 AM during the school year (7AM during the summer) Sacraments Confessions: Thursday 5 PM (until all are heard), or by appointment Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Thursdays at 5 PM. All are welcome! Infant Baptism (under 7 years): Celebrated in English at 9:30 AM on the 1 st Saturday of the month, and in Spanish at 9:30 AM on the 2 nd Saturday of the month. Baptism preparation classes (for parents and godparents) are offered on the 2 nd Tuesday of each month. Please call the parish offi ce to schedule. Children s Liturgy of the Word: Offered for children 5-7 years old, every Sunday at the 9:00AM and 10:30AM Masses from September thru April. Mass Intentions 24 5:00 John "Jack" Smith (Jim & Debbie Sakowski) 25 7:30 Andrew Zaninovich (Jim & Debbie Sakowski) 9:00 Herb & Olamae Force (Gille Family) 10:30 Fr. Bert Mello 12:00 Missa Pro Populo 5:30 Frank, Marie, and Frankie Amestoy (Bill & Avon Wonderly) 26 No services. 27 6:00 Peggy Sinichko 28 7:00 Jesus & Salomina Perez (Jay & Myrna Buenviaje) 29 7:00 Kathe C. Gille (Gille Family) 30 8:15 Felipe and Angelina Buenviaje (Jay & Myrna Buenviaje)
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the United States of America MASS SCHEDULE A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Friday, December 7th: 6:00 (Bilingual) Saturday, December 8th: 8:00 (English) "No sin would touch her, so that she would be a fi ng and worthy vessel of the Son of God. The Immaculate Concep on does not refer to the virginal concep on and the birth of Christ, but rather to Mary's being conceived without inheri ng Original Sin." (United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, 142-143)
Next Sunday is the beginning of Advent! Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in La n or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebra on of Christmas. The Advent season is a me of prepara on that directs our hearts and minds to Christ s second coming at the end of me and also to the anniversary of the Lord s birth on Christmas. The final days of Advent, from December 17 to December 24, focus par cularly on our prepara on for the celebra ons of the Na vity of our Lord (Christmas). Advent devo ons including the Advent wreath, remind us of the meaning of the season. An Advent calendar, such as the one on the next page from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website: usccb.org), can help you fully enter into the season with daily ac vity and prayer sugges ons to prepare you spiritually for the birth of Jesus Christ. More Advent resources can be found at www.usccb.org. Prayers for the Sick in Our Parish Michael Mike Kelley Angelito Guzman Rudy Plaza Lupe Plaza Maria Lascano John Siercks Rose Rangel Carole Thomas Conrad Chavez Pauline Salazar Thomas Rodriguez Prayers for Our Deceased Loved Ones Rebecca Cole Rolande Abercrombie Bob Zuspan Don Robinson Jim Krausse Alicia Buenaflor Ysidra Hurtado Mary Bridget Rohmiller Randy Hunter Marcelino Ederra, Jr. Elaine Noriega Norman Ruder If someone you love is ill, you are welcome to add their name to the prayer list. Visit our website at www. olphbakersfield.org and click the link on the homepage for prayer requests. You may also submit their names by emailing office@olphbakersfield.org.
FAMILY ADVENT CALENDAR 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY December 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Begin this journey of Advent by blessing your Advent wreath. Light the first violet candle and sing, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Try reading or listening to the daily Mass readings together as a family, as part of your preparation for Christmas this year. As you reflect on Mary s journeys to see her kinswoman Elizabeth and then to find shelter in Bethlehem, pray for migrants traveling to find family, hope, and safe haven around the world today. Ever wonder where the phrase O Root of Jesse s stem comes from? Research how to make a Jesse tree and dive into Christ s lineage. On this feast day of St. Nicholas, we remember his abundant generosity to the poor. Together, can your family purchase a gift from a giving tree this year for a person or family in need? It s the first Friday of Advent! Start a Friday family tradition of praying a decade of the Rosary before bedtime. Brush up on rosary prayers here: www.usccb.org/rosary. On this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, attend Mass as a family and add the Hail Mary to your pre-meal prayers. On this Second Sunday of Advent, light the second violet candle on your Advent wreath and consider donating to a special collection for retired religious today. Las Posadas, a reenactment of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter before the birth of Jesus, traditionally begins today. Pray for migrants seeking shelter around the world today. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The Lord promises refreshment and freedom to all the oppressed of our world, but he needs us to fulfill his promise. He needs our eyes to see the needs of our brothers and sisters. (Pope Francis, July 6, 2018) Jesus, Mary, and Joseph themselves were refugees in Egypt... the Holy Family has become a figure with whom Christian migrants and refugees throughout the ages can identify, giving them hope and courage in hard times. (USCCB, Strangers No Longer, no. 26) On her feast day, pray to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and maybe plan to enjoy some pan de dulce and hot chocolate as a family! Today s Memorial of St. Lucy is marked by pageants and festivals in Scandinavia & Italy. Research an Advent custom of your family s ethnic heritage and try it this year! St. John of the Cross, whom we honor today, was known for his deep spirituality and compassion. Reflect today on what more your family can do to prepare spiritually for Christmas in these last 10 days of Advent. Do remember Jesus was a refugee? How much does your family know about the plight of refugees today? Use this guide to help answer questions. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Yesterday was Gaudete Sunday when we shifted our reflection from the Lord is coming to the Lord is near. Rejoice! You are more than half way to Christmas! Christ saved men not with thunder and lightning, but as a wailing babe in the manger and as a silent sufferer upon the cross (St. Jerome, Letters, 82.1). Reflect on the humility of Christ today. If we say that we have not sinned, we make [God] a liar, and his word is not in us (1 Jn 1:10). Go to confession as a family this season and enjoy Christmas with a clean hearts and peaceful souls, thanks to God s mercy. Take time today to bless the family crèche. (Based on your family s tradition, you may choose to hide the baby Jesus until Christmas morning.) Make this Friday night a family movie night and watch a Christmas classic together. We learn in today s Gospel that Mary spent three months with her kinswoman Elizabeth before returning home. Thousands of travelers today are traveling to look for a new home. Read some of their stories. Add this O Antiphon to your daily or meal-time prayer today: O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: come to save us, Lord our God! (Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, Revised Edition, 77) 23 24 Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us. (Mt 1:23) Copyright 2018, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Quote from Pope Francis, copyright 2018, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City State. All rights reserved. Quote from 1 John is taken from the New American Bible, Revised Edition, copyright 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Quotes from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition, copyright 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Photo: Getty Images.