OUR LADY OF MEY PARISH Daly City, CA 94015-3424 Rectory: 1 Elmwood Dr. / Hall: 5 Elmwood Dr. School: 7 Elmwood Dr. Parish Center / Religious Education Office / Convent: 15 Elmwood Dr. Established in 1954 A Member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco MASSES: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 & 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, & 10:30 a.m., and 12:00 p.m. Monday to Friday: 7:00 & 9:00 a.m., plus First Fridays at 6:00 p.m. Saturdays : at 9:00 a.m. only. Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass @ 6:00p.m. Masses during the day : 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., & 6:00 p.m. February 4, 2018 5th Sunday In Ordinary Time BAPTISM: 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 12 noon. Sunday at 1:15pm Please call the Rectory to inquire for the parents and godparents preparation class. For grades 2-8, sign up for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Children (IC). For grades 9 and above, call to learn more about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (IA). MARRIAGE: 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. Be sure to contact the Rectory at least six months before your anticipated wedding date. RECONCILIATION / CONFESSION: Saturdays from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. or you may call the Rectory to make an appointment with any priest. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the Rectory for one of our priests to come. Our Eucharistic Ministers visit the homebound daily. RECTORY STAFF 1 Elmwood Drive: Rev. Domingo Orimaco Pastor Rev. Bonifacio Espeleta, Jr. Parochial Vicar Deacon Mike Ghiorso Permanent Deacon Deacon Marcos Cobillas Permanent Deacon Grace Mangini, CPA Parish Bookkeeper Sr. Virginia Barcelona, RVM Pastoral Associate Susana Breneman Parish Secretary SCHOOL STAFF 7 Elmwood Drive: Mr. Jeffrey Burgos Principal Ms. Beth Gorman Assistant Principal Sr. Eileen Pazmino, RSM School Secretary Mrs. Zarah Llemos School Secretary Sr. Ma. Rosabel Sare, RVM School DRE PARISH CENTER STAFF 15 Elmwood Drive: Sr. Ovelyn Obliosca, RVM Director of Religious Education Ms. Laura Reyes Director of Music IN RESIDENCE: Rev. Rey Culaba,CSsR Sr. Ruth Linaac, RVM Rectory Parish Center/Convent WEEKEND ASSISTANCE: Sr. Catherine Nguyen, LHC Sacristan Bro. Douglas Draper, SJ St. Ignatius College Preparatory PARISH WEBSITE: www.olmcath.org SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.olmbulldogs.org EUCHARISTIC ARATION: Fridays: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., concluding with Evening Prayer & Benediction at 6:00 p.m. First Fridays: Benediction & Mass at 6:00 p.m. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS: Mondays at 6:00 p.m. in the, Novena and Mass. COMMUNAL RECITATION OF THE ROSARY: Weekdays immediately after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN: Sundays during the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Parish Telephone Numbers: Rectory Office (650) 755-2727 Religious Education Office (650) 992-5769 Our Lady of Mercy School (650) 756-3395 OLM School Extended Care (650) 756-1181 Music Director & Organist (415) 282-2241 Our Lady of Mercy Convent (650) 992-5769 The Rectory office is staffed Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On weekends and holidays, Our Lady of Mercy Rectory office is closed.
TIRELESS DISCIPLESHIP The stories we ve been hearing these weeks come from the very first chapter of Mark, and they show us the public ministry of Jesus in its infancy. Today s account shows some of the strain or adjustment of his new life of preaching the reign of God, healing the sick, and casting out demons. Notice that after sunset, when darkness ended the workday, people brought the sick and possessed to Jesus. The following day he rose before dawn to get away by himself to pray, but to no avail. Simon Peter and the others don t just look for him, they pursue him, filled with the fervor that his ministry has incited. With the selfsacrificing example he gave until the end of his earthly life, he tells his followers that this is his whole purpose. Through Mark, he is also telling the early church, and he is telling us, that this is our purpose, our vocation: to be tireless in our pursuit of proclaiming the Good News, and in bringing the healing, reconciling touch of Christ to the world. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Day Time Mass Intentions for the coming week: Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 6:00pm 7:00 am 4:00pm 5:30pm 7:30am 10:30am 12:00pm Rest in Peace Mary Blagdon February 5, 2018 - February 11, 2018 Teresa Navarro de Mendez + Ben & Jeanjer Dacanay In Thanks Solidad Serrano + Ulysses Reroma + Anthony & Pat Formosa + Souls In Purgatory Edward Twiford + John Holley + John Holley + Vita Balesteri Marcum+ Damiana Irag + Manuel Javate + Patria Sanchez Mendoza + Merth Raflores + John Minkel + Bernarda Sunga + Arsenio Punla + Our Lady of Lourdes In Thanksgiving 60 years of change Sixty years ago, much was different. Televisions were black and white, cars were the size of small airplanes, and computers were just beginning. However, nothing has changed as much as our religious practices. The entire social climate of that period was quite different than it is today. Religion was a major part of everyday life for the majority of the people in this country. Sunday was a day of rest, a day to worship God. Except for restaurants, most businesses were closed and workers had the day off. Before Vatican II, the Mass was a quiet affair, with the priest turned away from the congregation and murmuring the prayers in Latin. The result was a sense of mystery and a feeling of the sacred. It was also a time for wandering minds since there was nothing to occupy them. At the Mass each Sunday, the only readings were a Gospel and an Epistle. The rest of the week, that same Gospel (but not the epistle) was read every day. The readings were the same year after year, so the knowledge of the Bible was limited to just those readings for most Catholics since the discouraged private reading of the Bible. (As a result, Catholics learned less than 15% of the New Testament and almost nothing of the Old Testament.) On Saturday afternoon, four or five priests would be hearing confessions for two hours and there were a dozen people outside each confessional for the entire time. The next morning another priest would hear confessions before each Mass all the way up until the Consecration. In spite of this, many of the people did not receive communion. The reason for not receiving may have been for not getting to confession, but it was just as likely to be that they had taken a drink of water that morning. The rule was that you had to fast from midnight in order to receive the sacred host, and the fasting included even water. In the late morning Masses, there were often people who passed out due to lack of food and water. Masses were only on Sundays, with no evening Masses on Saturday. Every Friday was a day of abstinence from meat, and Fisherman s Wharf was packed for Friday dinners. During Lent, fasting for those over 20 was also required every day of the week except Sundays. Fasting meant that only one full meal was allowed, with a bowl of cereal or a piece of toast at breakfast or lunch. In addition, there was the Index, a list of forbidden books, and the Legion of Decency, a rating of all movies according to Catholic morality. A rating of A meant that the movie was unobjectionable, B was objectionable in part, and C was totally objectionable. Catholics were to pledge adherence to these standards each year, and the system was so successful that Hollywood rarely made movies that violated it. The simple reality is that the churches of that period were so full that there were Masses at which you had to stand on the stairs in front of the church because there was not adequate room to go inside, with as many as forty or fifty standing on the steps out front. During the summer, resort areas often had outdoor masses because well over 100 people were unable to fit in the church for a Sunday mass. Needless to say, times have changed. Between sporting events, television, the internet and cell phones, Sundays are not longer the day of rest and religion is often lost in the shuffle. What will happen in the next 60 years? ~DN
DATE TIME EVENT PLACE Sun., Feb. 4 10:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Liturgy of the Word for Children Baptism of Kelsey Noelle Lopez Mon., Feb. 5 6:00 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions Tue., Feb. 6 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Cantor Practice Choir Practice Parish Center Music Room Parish Center Music Room Wed., Feb. 7 7:00 p.m. Baptism Prep. Class for Parents & Godparents Parish Center Music Room Thu., Feb. 8 6:30 p.m. Legion of Mary Parish Center Music Room Fri., Feb. 9 1:00 p.m. 9:30am - 6:00pm 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Charismatic Prayer Group meeting Eucharistic Exposition & Adoration Evening Prayer + Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Youth Ministry Parish Center Library Parish Center Library Sat., Feb. 10 10:00 a.m. 2:30-3:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Lay Carmelites Meeting Confessions Liturgy of the Word for Children Baptism of Kira Li Correa, Declan Maximo Correa & Jackson Marcelo Correa Parish Center Sun., Feb. 11 OUR LADY OF MEY FEBRUARY 25, 2018-Sunday LUNCH @ the BASQUE RESTAURANT VALENTINE S DAY WILL CELEBRATED AT THE BASQUE RESTAURANT No Host Cocktails 1pm, Luncheon 2pm Menu Choice: Roast Leg of Lamb Au Jus Vegetable & Potatoes Salmon with Champagne Sauce Vegetable & Rice Breast of Chicken Vegetable & rice Lunch includes, Dessert, Coffee, Tea, and Wine at table. Please send your reservation with check no later than Feb. 11, 2018. Member or Guest: $30.00 per person. Please Join Us! Make checks payable to O.L.M. Young at Heart Club. Mail to Tere Massey, 968 Southgate Ave., Daly City, Ca 94015. For reservation call: Tere at 650-756-0885 or Babara Cantwell at (650) 892-6727. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a blood drive on Sunday, February 11 from 9:30am to 1;30pm near the Rectory. Refreshments will be provided" MARRIED COUPLES. HURRY HURRY HURRY! Time is running out to register for the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Let a cozy weekend for just the two of you keep you warm on these long winter nights. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is February 9-11, 2018 in San Jose. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org or 4 08-782-1413. to Lindsey Delery, Jaiden Galeano, Bianka David, Krista Mananquil, Alex Vogt, and Carlo Bautista for participating in the Annual West Coast Walk for Life. You were shinning your "STARS" for Our Lady of Mercy school. Mr. Engelbert Abellana 6A Teacher *Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School*
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018 [The L ] tells the number of the stars and calls each by name. Psalm 147:4 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Job experienced months of misery and troubled nights (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Psalm Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted (Psalm 147). Second Reading I have become all things to all, to save at least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23). Gospel Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases (Mark 1:29-39). 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 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Agatha Tuesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Thursday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Saturday: St. Scholastica THERE IS NO BAPTISM DURING THE SEASON OF LENT!
The People of O.L.M. Committees Parish Pastoral Council Parish Finance Committee Parish Social Committee Principal s Advisory Council Liturgy Committee Liturgical Ministries Altar Servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Cantors, Parish Choir, Children s Choir, Youth Ministry Spiritual Development Bible Study Group Charismatic Prayer Group Third Order Carmelites Legion of Mary Singles for Christ Service and Social Organizations Saint Vincent de Paul Society Young at Heart Club Knights of Columbus Parish Bulletin Staff Susan Breneman, Mr. Denis Nolan Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy! If you worship with us each week, please fill out this form and become an official member of the parish. By registering, you get on our mailing list and let us know you are willing to support your parish through your time, talents and treasure the privilege of every Catholic. Registered members of OLM Parish are encouraged to request a box of Sunday offering envelopes from the Rectory and help us financially through the collection, so that we can continue to provide the services you need. In addition, all registered members of the parish are eligible to celebrate important sacramental events at OLM: Baptism and Confirmation of their children, Weddings and Marriage Anniversaries, Funeral Services for loved ones, etc. If you are just visiting from another parish, we do hope you enjoy your OLM experience today! Name: Address: City & Zip Code: Area Code & Phone:
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