St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church 11600 Atwood Road Auburn, Ca. 95603 Rev. Innocent Subiza, Parochial Administrator Rev. Michael Carroll, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Ed Morgado Deacon John Sheehan DECEMBER 16, 2018 MISSION STATEMENT As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in My Love. In Christ s Love, the Eucharistic community of St. Teresa of Avila, Auburn, embraces and welcomes all as part of God s family. We value every parishioner and strive to reflect the forgiveness and healing of the Gospels. THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD January 6, 2019 Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil. 5:00pm Sunday..8:00am, 10:30am, 3:30pm (Spanish), & 5:30pm Daily Masses Monday Friday. 8:30am Saturday..8:30am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday, 3:00pm 4:30pm, or by appointment. Call the Parish 530-889-2254 Eucharistic Adoration First Fridays...9:00am 10:00am Saturdays.. 9:00am 10:30am Baptisms: For the celebration of Baptism, please call the Parish Office, for information. Marriage: If you are a member of our parish, please contact a priest or deacon of your choice at least six months in advance of your desired wedding in order to participate in a process of marriage preparation. Confirmation: For teens, the Sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year preparation process; please contact our coordinator of religious education; for adults not yet confirmed, please call the parish office. Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or becoming Catholic, contact Adam Crawford (530) 263-8055. Parish Office: 11600 Atwood Rd., Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 889-2254, fax (530) 889-2643 www.stteresaauburn.com Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:00am 4:00pm (Closed for lunch: 12pm 1pm) Business Manager, Jo Anne Drummond (530)-889-2254 ext. 100 e-mail: joanne_drummond@stteresaauburn.com Parish Secretary, Minister to Homebound/Sick Barbara Freuler (530) 889-2254 ext. 101 e-mail: barbara_freuler@stteresaauburn.com Religious Education Program Dana Stuck (Coordinator) (530) 823-7122 e-mail: DanaStuck@StTeresaAuburn.com St. Joseph School, Jenny Oliver, (Principal) info@saintjosephauburn.org or www.saintjosephauburn.org 11610 Atwood Rd., Auburn (530) 885-4490 St. Joseph Preschool/Day Care Center Jaime Anderson, (Director) (530) 823-1822 11610 Atwood Rd., Auburn, www.saintjosephauburn.org e-mail: preschool@saintjosephauburn.org Music Ministry: Jean Sawyer, (Music Coordinator) (530) 885-2958 e-mail: jeansawyer8@aol.com Youth Group: Jazz Cunningham, (Youth Minister) (530) 305-2822 e-mail: stayauburn@gmail.com St. Vincent de Paul: (530) 305-0130 Bulletin Submissions: e-mail to info@stteresaauburn.com. All bulletin articles are due in the parish office no later than 12:00pm on Mondays.
The Epiphany of the Lord Page 2 The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. Isaiah 60:1 FINDING GOD The splendid magi, all sparkle and dash and solemnity, march right up off the pages of Matthew s Gospel and into our churches today. Matthew alone tells us this grand and seductive story so that we might see the light and know that the child these magi visited is the fulfillment of prophecy, the king of the world that stretches to the magi s home country and beyond, right down the ages to us. We too see and understand anew. Like the magi, our patron saints for this day, we see in the newborn child the king of the universe and light of the world. Like the magi, we find in ourselves a new faith and a new life. Like them, we return to our home by a new route. We are asked to come away from this festive season ourselves renewed and awake to the presence of God among us. We are asked to find God where God is to be found, to be attentive and surprised and ready to bow down in adoration and to offer our gifts. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 1/05 5:00pm Gabe Bingham Sunday 1/06 8:00am + Pol de La Bourdonnaye 10:30am + Leo Del Tessandoro 3:30pm For The Faithful 5:30pm + Dorothy Gorre Monday 1/07 8:30am No Mass Request Tuesday 1/08 8:30am No Mass Request Wednesday 1/09 8:30am + Veronica Peterson Thursday 1/10 8:30am Maria Yera Friday 1/11 8:30am No Mass Request Saturday 1/12 8:30am Gabe Bingham TODAY S READINGS First Reading Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The Lord shines upon you (Isaiah 60:1-6). Psalm Lord, every nation on earth will adore you (Psalm 72). Second Reading The Gentiles are coheirs, copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6). Gospel Magi from the east arrived, looking for the newborn king of the Jews (Matthew 2:1-12). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22- Sunday: 30 Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
January 6, 2019 Page 3 No STAY Gathering on December 30th January 6th - Epiphany- Christmas Party 6:30-8:30 pm Location TBD, Semi-Formal Attire, White Elephant gift exchange More Details to follow... Theology of the Body Retreat at Marello Retreat Center, for all teens ages 14-17 January 11-13th $60 each participant, register ASAP; event will be cancelled if there isn't enough participation. Fee includes meals Saturday and Sunday and lodging. January 26-27th for Stateside World Youth Day at Trinity Pines Catholic Center in Colfax, CA. This overnight pilgrimage is a great opportunity for high school youth to join in the celebration of World Youth Day in Panama and experience the global church, $20 STAY St. Teresa of Avila Youth Ministry welcomes all high school teens to our gatherings and activities. Unless otherwise noted, our Sunday evening gatherings are in the hall and include dinner. If you d like more information or have any questions, please contact Jazz Cunningham at (530) 305-2822 or stayauburn@gmail.com
The Epiphany of the Lord Page 4 THE LIGHT OF LIFE The new star that appears to the Magi was a sign of the birth of Jesus. Had they not seen the star, these meh would not have set out. The light goes before us; truth goes before us; beauty precedes us, God goes before us. He is always the first to seek us. He takes the first step. God goes before us. His grace precedes us and this grace appeared in Jesus. He is the Epiphany. He, Jesus Christ, is the manifestation of God. He is with us. He is our light! No journey becomes too far, or too dangerous, or too uncertain, as long as God s Light shows us the way. It always does! Look at the three Magi s on the Feast of the Epiphany. Risking all, they followed God s light and found Jesus. May we do the same throughout the New Year 2019 and always! Happy Feast of the Epiphany! Fr. Innocent Subiza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Parishioners: I want to inform you about a few changes that have taken place in our ministries as of the New Year. For the past 13 years, Jean Sawyer has served as both our Music Director and Coordinator of Liturgy. She has requested to serve as Music Coordinator, but not Liturgy Coordinator moving forward. We are grateful for her service and are glad we will continue to be blessed with her musical leadership. Beginning January 1, Deacon John Sheehan will lead our liturgical ministries with the assistance of Joe Offer. I am confident they will lead with grace and the Holy Spirit's guidance. Each liturgical ministry will also continue to have a volunteer coordinator as it has in the past. In the weeks ahead, look for more information in the bulletin about each of our liturgical ministries and prayerfully consider how you might serve as part of the Body of Christ in 2019! "Christ has no body now, but yours. No hands, no feet on earth, but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks compassion into the world. Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world." St. Teresa of Avila Fr. Innocent Subiza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Parish App Coming Soon! Next weekend, (January 12-13th) our parish will launch our own app for iphone and Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or updates. The app is well designed and very intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient prayer and confession reminders, our bulletins, diocesan resources/news, and much more. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at St. Teresa of Avila and better engaging the New Evangelization. Please watch next week for our official launch announcement. If you would like to get an early start, download the myparish App from the ios App Store or Google Play.
January 6, 2019 Page 5 La Epifanía del Señor 6 de enero de 2019 Levántate y resplandece, Jerusalén, porque ha llegado tu luz y la gloria del Señor alborea sobre ti. Isaías 60:1 ENCUENTRO CON DIOS Los espléndidos Reyes Magos destellantes, majestuoso y solemnes, salen hoy de las páginas de Mateo y van rumbo a nuestra iglesia. Solamente Mateo nos habla de esta grande e interesante historia para que podamos ver la luz y saber que el niño que visitaron los Reyes Magos era el cumplimiento de la profecía, el rey cuyo mensaje llega hasta la tierra natal de estos magos y mucho más allá, hasta nuestra época. Nosotros también nuevamente podemos ver y entender. Al igual que estos magos, nuestros santos patrones en este día, vemos en el niño recién nacido al rey del universo y la luz del mundo. Como los Reyes Magos, encontramos dentro de nosotros una nueva fe y una nueva vida. Como ellos, regresamos a casa por una nueva ruta. Se nos pide terminemos esta temporada festiva renovados y consientes de la presencia de Dios entre nosotros. Se nos pide encontrar a Dios donde se le puede encontrar, que estemos atentos y listos para, con asombro, inclinarnos en adoración y ofrecer nuestras ofrendas. LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura Levántate y brilla, Jerusalén, porque sobre ti se levanta (Isaías 60:1-6). Salmo Que te adoren, Señor, todos los pueblos (Salmo 72 [71]). Segunda lectura El misterio se ha dado a conocer, que los no judíos han de compartir en Cristo Jesús la misma herencia (Efesios 3:2-3a, 5-6). Evangelio Vinieron unos Magos de Oriente preguntando: Dónde está el rey de los judíos que ha nacido? (Mateo 2:1-12). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Sal 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Martes: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Sal 72 (71):1-4, 7-8; Mc 6:34-44 Miércoles: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Sal 72 (71): 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mc 6:45-52 Jueves: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lc 4:14-22a Viernes: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Sal 147:12-15, 19-20; Lc 5:12-16 Sábado: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Domingo: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 o Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Sal 29 (28):1-4, 3, 9-10 o Sal 104 (103):1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Hch 10:34-38 o Tit 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lc 3:15-16, 21-22 Religious Education Classes will resume on Sunday January 6, 2019 and Wednesday January 9th. *8 th grade Confirma on Retreat with sponsors on Sunday January 13 th 9:00 3:00 in the Hall. I wish you the gift of Faith, The Blessing of Hope, And the Peace of his Love At Christmas and always! Dana Stuck, RE Coordinator For more information & Tickets visit: Www.livefromauburn.com Or call Sarah 415-816-1121 Or Suzie 916-847-4934
January 6, 2019 Page 6 ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION BR#342 40 TH ANNUAL POLENTA DINNER SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019 ST TERESA OF AVILA PARISH HALL 11600 ATWOOD ROAD AUBURN 5:30 PM NO HOST COCKTAILS 6:30 PM DINNER 8:00 PM-10:00PM DANCING & RAFFLE DINNER WILL CONSIST OF POLENTA, CHICKEN & SAUSAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY SALAD, ROLLS, & DESSERT MUSIC PROVIDED BY PATSY AND BEN HANNEBRINK COST PER PERSON $25.00 - CHILDREN UNDER 10 $10.00 PURCHASE TICKETS NO LATER THAN JANUARY 7, 2019 FOR TICKETS CALL: DOLORES ALECCIA 530-823-9125 OR TRISH PUTKEY 530-878-6814