Photographs by Charlene Dorman 210 Oak Grove Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel: (650) 323-7914 fax: (650) 323-3231 www.nativitymenlo.org The Church of the Nativity MASSES Sundays 08:00, 09:30, 11:30 AM and 05:00 PM Saturdays 08:00 AM and 05:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays and Holy Days, 05:30 and 07:30 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Opus Dei priest) 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM (parish priest) (also by appointment) BAPTISMS 1 st, 3 rd and 5 th Sundays of the month (contact rectory 2 months in advance) PASTOR Rev. Msgr. Steven D. Otellini PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Mark G. Mazza PERMANENT DEACONS Rev. Mr. Dominick Peloso Rev. Mr. Thomas Kelly WEEKEND ASSISTANTS Rev. Paul Maillet, P.S.S. Rev. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S. SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mrs. Monica Hickam (650) 853-1009 WEDDINGS Saturdays 11:00 AM and 02:00 PM (contact rectory at least 6 months in advance) 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration HEARING LOOP ENABLED
FIRST READING I will now rain down bread from heaven for you. Exodus 16: 2-4, 12-15 RESPONSORIAL PSALM He rained manna upon them for food and gave them heavenly bread. Psalms 78 SECOND READING Put on the new self, created in God s way in righteousness and holiness of truth. Ephesians 4: 17, 20-24 GOSPEL Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life. John 6: 24-35 SCHEDULE OF MASSES AND INTENTIONS WEEK OF 02-08 AUG 08:00 PM Priest s intentions SUN Masses Priest s intentions MON TUE WED THU FRI Tom Lynch Peter Widmer Pat Romelfanger Willi Helbig Fr. Clement Davenport Our Lady s intentions Swede and Carmelita Lenz ICF #351 living and deceased members Elsia McGuire Special intentions; Pat Marques and family; Carole Kasprzak; Philip Wells; Joann Ferguson 08:00 AM Dot Connelly; Deacon Michael Murphy; William Barca; Garrett, Todd and Angelica Please pray for those in need of physical or spiritual healing MALE AND FEMALE HE CREATED THEM All around us, we see mixed messages and mass confusion about what it means to have been created male and female. We need to inform ourselves intellectually and spiritually, and this timely two-day event will do both! This statewide conference, held 21-22 Aug 2015 at St. Mary s Cathedral in San Francisco, will be of interest to all who strive to fulfill God s design in their lives and relationships, and those who minister to them: Catholic school and CCD teachers, clergy, parish staff and ministry teams, NFP users, teachers, and promoters, Respect Life advocates and singles, engaged and married couples, and young adults! When: 21-22 August 2015 Where: St. Mary s Cathedral, San Francisco Info: www.canfp.org info@canfp.org 1-877-33-CANFP SUN MON-FRI MON-FRI TUE THU Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 07:00 PM 07:10 AM 05:10 PM 06:00 PM 06:00 PM 06:15 AM 07:40 AM 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM Holy Hour for Priests Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Cenacles of Life Rosary Perpetual Help Novena Men s Prayer Group Morning Prayer Confessions (Opus Dei priest) Confessions (parish priest) 02 AUG (Sunday) 10:15 AM Farmers Market 03 AUG (Monday) 07:30 PM Legion of Mary 04 AUG (Tuesday) 08:00 PM H 4 05 AUG (Wednesday) 06 AUG (Thursday) 06:00 PM ICF #351 Dinner and Meeting 07 AUG (Friday) First Friday 08 AUG (Saturday) 09:00 AM Baptism Class 02 August 2015 The bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Parish Office Hours 09:00 AM-04:00 PM Monday-Friday Annual Diocesan Appeal Progress: 2015 ADA Goal: John 6: 33 Calendar 1 st Parish OfferINGS WEEK OF 18-19 JUL TOTAL: $9,170 $30,020 $130,840
04 AUG (Tuesday): SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY, Priest (1786-1859) Ordained after many difficulties, John pastored a parish in the town of Ars, France, and became renowned for his counsel, often spending 11-16 hours in the confessional. 05 AUG (Wednesday): DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR IN ROME Saints and Observances SOLEMNITY, FEAST, MEMORIAL OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OTHER 06 AUG (Thursday): THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD This is My Son, Whom I have chosen. Listen to Him. Luke 9: 35 08 AUG (Saturday): SAINT DOMINIC, Founder of the Order of Preachers (1170-1221) Spanish friar devoted to preaching against the Albigensian heresy. In 1206 he founded a community of nuns in Prouille, France, and later, with six followers, founded a community of preaching friars which gained papal approval in 1216 and became known as the Order of Preachers. Popularly known as the Dominicans, the order today has 6500 religious worldwide and is based on Dominic s concept of harmonizing the intellectual life with asceticism and apostolic works. Ministry and Group News FATIMA CELEBRATION On Thursday, 13 August 2015, we will have our next celebration of the Blessed Mother s apparition at Fatima, Portugal. We will have a Mass at 07:30 PM, followed by a talk on the message of Fatima, rosary candlelight procession around the church grounds, and healing Benediction. Please join us and bring your family. For questions, contact Deacon Dominick Peloso at 650/269-6279. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Nativity Church is open 24/7. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration and there is always someone present in prayer. Won t you join us by signing up for your weekly Holy Hour? When you sign up, you and your intentions share in the grace of everyone who comes to visit. Come and experience the dramatic presence of God in our lives. Please consider the following hours as there is no one currently assigned to them (or pick an hour that works for you): Sunday 01:00 AM 02:00 AM (Prayer Partner) Saturday 03:00 AM, 04:00 AM Thank you in advance for your generosity. The God who is not outdone in generosity will certainly bless you and your intentions. Call Mary Ellen Peloso (650/269-7794) to sign up. You have never strayed too far for the Father s forgiveness and grace. FARMERS MARKET COMES TO NATIVITY Every First Sunday fresh veggies are for sale Beginning 02 August 2015, come to the front of the Church after the 09:30 AM Mass on 1st Sundays each month, and pick up some fresh vegetables grown organically and locally by NanoFarms USA, which is a worker-owned cooperative. Expect to see lettuce, beets, strawberries, kale, onions, squash, tomatoes, and more, depending on the various seasons throughout the year. All produce is grown on the property of St. Patrick s Seminary in Menlo Park, and all funds go towards the St. Francis of Assisi Guild of NanoFarms USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting unemployment in East Palo Alto, based in Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto. FAMILY BLESSING The Nativity Youth Ministry invites you to join us for Nativity s Family Blessing on Sunday, 23 August 2015, after the 09:30 AM Mass. There will be a special blessing for all children, new mothers, and expectant mothers of our parish. Refreshments will be served. Pregnant? Need Help? Please contact the Juan Diego Society (408/258-2008), the Gabriel Project (800/910-0191) or Community Pregnancy Center (650/964-8093).
Announcements OUR PARISH FAMILY Please keep all of our newest members in your prayers, as well as those who have preceded us to the Father. BAPTISMS MARRIAGES PARISHIONERS DEATHS Zoey Isabella, daughter of Joseph and Nanthida Anderson Jose Maria, son of Martin Gonzales and Kristal Castrejon Paulo Cruz, son of Stephen Kessler and Gladys Martin Ainhoa, daughter of David and Elsa Ruiz Tony Brown and Danielle Maher Ila and Matteo Marchetta (Lucia, Malin) Elizabeth Pollom Michelle and Luis Sarmenta (Joseph) HOLY WATER The holy water container in the Church vestibule entrance is to fill small amounts of holy water. If you would like more than a small bottle of holy water, please see one of the priests or deacons who will be happy to bless it for you. PROFESSION OF FIRST VOWS A former parishioner, Sr. Sophia (Laura Rodrian) has completed her postulant and novice years and has been invited to profess her first vows with the Sisters of Life on Tuesday, 04 August 2015. Sister writes, I am so elated! I do hope that you will join me through prayer on that glorious day. Please do share my joyful news with all of our friends at Nativity! Congratulations, Sr. Sophia! We will continue to pray for you. The Sisters of Life is a contemplative / active religious community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O Connor for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life. Like all religious communities, they take the three traditional vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. They also are consecrated under a special, fourth vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of human life. For more information about the work that the Sisters of Life do, visit www.sistersoflife.org. The Altar Society In The Community CORPUS CHRISTI MONASTERY DISCERNMENT DAYS Sponsa Christi Called by God, like Mary, to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to His word, to ponder and call upon Him in solitude. Corpus Christi Monastery will be holding two discernment days for single Catholic women (ages 18 to 40) on 10 October 2015 (registration by 03 October 2015). Space is limited. To register or for more information contact Sr. Joseph Marie, O.P. at vocations@nunsmenlo.org or 650/322-1801x19. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025. WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Scripture says about married people that Two shall live as one. How often do you find yourselves living as two? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can help you get back to basics in this complicated day and age. Go to www.sanfranciscowwme.org or call Paul and Yvonne at 650/366-7093. 2015 San Francisco/ Santa Rosa Weekends: Vallombrosa Retreat Center, Menlo Park: 20-22 November 2015. Space is limited; apply early. SAINT PATRICK S SEMINARY GALA Parishioners are invited to support St. Patrick s Seminary and University by attending the 2015 St. Patrick s Gala on Saturday, 19 September 2015 or by purchasing a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2015 is250 Lexus or $25,000. This automobile is made possible in conjunction with Putnam Lexus of Redwood City. All proceeds go towards the ongoing formation of future priests and the upkeep of the seminary. Tickets are $50.00 each. Please make your check payable to St. Patrick s Seminary and University. Only 3000 tickets will be sold. If the limited number of tickets is sold prior to the September 19th raffle, tickets will not be available for purchase the evening of the Gala. Some tickets are available in the parish office. For more details check www.stpatircksseminary.org or contact Leelamma Sebastian leelama.sebastian@stpsu.org or call 650/289-3320. ONLINE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY: EVERGIVE The Church of the Nativity invites you to join our online community on evergive. evergive is an online home, supported by the Archdiocese, for parish communities to connect beyond Sunday Mass. Church of the Nativity is waiting for you on Evergive. Join our mobile community for updates from Msgr. Otellini, daily devotionals, ministry groups, prayer support, giving opportunities and upcoming events. Download Evergive and register with our community code: NATIVITY Community Code www.evergive.com
THE HOLY FATHER S PRAYER INTENTIONS From the Holy See Each month His Holiness asks for general and missionary prayer intentions. For August 2015, the Holy Father s prayer intentions are: Universal: Volunteering That volunteers may give themselves generously to the service of the needy. Missionary: Neighbors That setting aside our very selves we may learn to be neighbours to those who find themselves on the margins of human life and society. POPE FRANCIS TO CANONIZE BL. JUNIPERO SERRA AT THE NATIONAL SHRINE (from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception) It is with great joy that we await the Holy Father s visit to the United States of America and to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. On September 23, 2015, during his Apostolic Visit to the United States, Pope Francis will be visiting this magnificent Marian Shrine. Here, on the National Shrine s East Portico, the Holy Father will celebrate the Mass of Canonization of Blessed Junípero Serra, the Franciscan priest who founded missions throughout California. Blessed Junípero Serra will be the first person to be canonized on American soil. In a recent address at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Pope Francis reflected upon the life of Father Junípero Serra, urging the faithful of the United States to imitate Blessed Junípero in his zeal, his Marian devotion, and his witness of holiness. The Holy Father challenges us to emulate Father Serra by responding with the same generosity and courage to the call of God, who invites us to worship him, to follow him, to rediscover him in the face of the poor, to proclaim him to those who have not known Christ and, therefore, have not experienced the embrace of his mercy. Friar Junípero s witness calls upon us to get involved, personally, in the mission to the whole continent, which finds its roots in the joy of the Gospel. (Homily, May 2, 2015) Calendar of Novenas 02 AUG (SUN) EIGHTH Day: St. John Vianney FIRST Day: St. Clare of Assisi 03 AUG (MON) NINTH Day: St. John Vianney SECOND Day: St. Clare of Assisi 04 AUG (TUE) Feast of Saint John Marie Vianney THIRD Day: St. Clare of Assisi 05 AUG (WED) FOURTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi 06 AUG (THU) FIFTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi FIRST Day: The Assumption 07 AUG (FRI) SIXTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi SECOND Day: The Assumption 08 AUG () SEVENTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi THIRD Day: The Assumption 09 AUG (SUN) EIGHTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi FOURTH Day: The Assumption 10 AUG (MON) NINTH Day: St. Clare of Assisi FIFTH Day: The Assumption 11 AUG (TUE) Feast of Saint Clare of Assisi SIXTH Day: The Assumption 12 AUG (WED) SEVENTH Day: The Assumption 13 AUG (THU) EIGHTH Day: The Assumption 14 AUG (FRI) NINTH Day: The Assumption 15 AUG () Feast of the Assumption FIND THE NOVENA PRAYERS Novena to Saint John Vianney: https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/vianney.htm Novena to Saint Clare of Assisi: http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/novenas/p04336.htm Novena to the Assumption of Mary: https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/assumption_mary.htm OTHER NOVENA PRAYERS Infant Jesus of Prague (nine-hour): www.ewtn.com/library/prayer/pragnov.txt St. Therese 24 Glory Be s Novena: www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/24_glory.htm Novena for Priests: www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/priests.htm Effecacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: www.ewtn.com/devotionals/heart/sh_novena.htm Padre Pio s favorite! GO, YOUR MOTHER IS CALLING Looking for a special Pilgrimage/Retreat to attend? Look no more. Join Fr Gustavo Lopez OSJ, 09-14 October 2015, at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, New Jersey, for a wonderful stay at the Shrine. Participate in the festivities on the 13th, as the Shrine celebrates the 98th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun. Call Gerianne Storelli at 559/660-5228 or www.mater-christi.org. Email: materchristi1@gmail.com. $500.00 deposit is required by August 31st. Trip total is $1450.00 (includes round trip airfare from San Francisco, round trip ground transportation, lodging, meals and snacks). Space is limited to 29 participants.
DID YOU KNOW? Young Believers The BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION are the largest producers of the wafers used as altar bread in the United States. At their monastery in Clyde, Missouri, they produce 2 million wafers each week, and have supplied bread to churches in the United States, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Canada, Ireland, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and on the high seas. www.benedictinesisters.org Move through the bakery from wheat and water to altar bread: PRAYER OF ST. GERTRUDE THE GREAT Our Lord revealed to St. Gertrude that the following prayer would release 1000 souls from Purgatory each time it was said. Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. Attention Young Believers! We want you to share your creativity -- this is your page. Write a poem or a story or a letter, or draw a picture. Email your special messages and artwork to the editors at nativity.bulletin@gmail.com and we will display them here. Include your first name (and optionally, your age) on the email. For drawings, either scan the picture or take a digital photo and attach the electronic file to the email. Tell us what you like! Tell us what you don t like! This is your page -- how can we help you grow closer to Jesus and more deeply in love with Him? Let us know: nativity.bulletin@gmail.com FIND-A-WORD Can you locate all these words in the square full of letters? bread heaven manna quail abundance desert LIVING LIFE NEVER HUNGER THIRST BELIEVE RENEWED holy o j e s u n e v e r h e a v e n l y b t o h d o g n i v i l l r e n e w e d q r y a b u n d a n c e d t h e r n s v v g e h e d n u l e m n s i l a s i i i u u e r m e x l a z f h r s j r e p u d s e t t b b j h q u q u (Just like in our lives, JESUS is always there, too.)