The Church of the Nativity

Photographs by Charlene Dorman 210 Oak Grove Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel: (650) 323-7914 fax: (650) 323-3231 www.nativitymenlo.org www.nativityschool.com 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) WEDDINGS Saturdays 11:00 AM and 02:00 PM (contact rectory at least 6 months in advance) PASTOR Rev. Msgr. Steven D. Otellini PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. John Mary Chung PASTOR EMERITUS Rev. Clement Davenport PERMANENT DEACONS Rev. Mr. Dominick Peloso Rev. Mr. Thomas Kelly WEEKEND ASSISTANTS Rev. Kevin Gaffey Rev. Paul Maillet, S.S. Rev. Gladstone Stevens, S.S. SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mrs. Monica Hickam (650) 804-2390 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration

FIRST READING As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you. Isaiah 62: 1-5 PSALM Announce His salvation, day after day. Tell His glory among the nations. Psalms 96 SECOND READING There are different workings but the same God Who produces all of them in everyone. 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11 GOSPEL Jesus did this as the beginning of His signs at Cana. John 2: 1-11 SCHEDULE OF MASSES AND INTENTIONS WEEK OF 20-26 JAN SAT 05:00 PM Priest s intentions SUN Masses Priest s intentions MON Edward Turner Betty Whelan TUE WED THU FRI Dan Ravetti Pat and Fiona Marques Elizabeth W. Graham Raimunda Bartolini Megan Northup Ralph and Marie Charkins Jack Gilligan Millie McEnhill SAT 08:00 AM Carolina Sylvestri Please pray for those in need of physical or spiritual healing Parish Office Hours 09:00 AM-04:00 PM Monday-Friday MON-FRI MON-FRI SAT The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 07:10 AM 05:10 PM 07:40 AM Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Morning Prayer 20 JAN (Sunday) 07:30 PM Holy Hour for Priests 21 JAN (Monday) 09:00 AM 07:30 PM 07:30 PM Bible Group RCIA Legion of Mary 22 JAN (Tuesday) 06:00 PM Cenacles of Life Rosary 23 JAN (Wednesday) 07:00 PM Confirmation Class 24 JAN (Thursday) 11:00 AM 06:00 PM 25 JAN (Friday) 26 JAN (Saturday) 06:15 AM 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM 20 January 2013 His mother said to the servers, Do whatever He tells you. The Thursday Group Perpetual Help Novena John 2: 5 Calendar Men s Spirituality and Prayer Group Confessions (Opus Dei priest) Confessions (parish priest) The parish office will be closed on Monday, 21 JAN 2013 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2 nd SPECIAL COLLECTION There will be a second collection at all Masses next week for St. Patrick s Seminary. PARISH OFFERINGS Electronic giving is offered through our website www.nativitymenlo.org or call the parish office for a paper form WEEK OF 04-05 JAN TOTAL: $12,111 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God: $3,381 Annual Appeal Progress: 2012 Appeal Goal: GOAL MET! $117,100

21 JAN (Monday): SAINT AGNES, Martyr (d. ~254) At age 12 or 13 Agnes was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and lose her virginity by rape. She was threatened, then tortured and martyred when she refused to turn against God. On her feast day two lambs are blessed at her church in Rome, Italy and then their wool is woven into the palliums (bands of white wool) which the Pope confers on archbishops. 24 JAN (Thursday): SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva who sought to bring many back to the Church through his personal life and writings, especially his Controversies and several devout treatises, including his Introduction to the Devout Life, written especially for ordinary lay people living active lives in the world. With St. Jane Frances de Chantal he co-founded the Visitation Order. Saints and Observances SOLEMNITY, FEAST, MEMORIAL OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OTHER 22 JAN (Tuesday): ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROE v. WADE DECISION Pray fervently for an end to abortion. 25 JAN (Friday): THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL The Conversion of St. Paul, Bartolome Murillo 26 JAN (Saturday): SAINTS TIMOTHY and TITUS, Bishops Timothy joined St. Paul on his missionary journeys and became his close friend and confidant, receiving at least two Pauline letters that would become part of the canon. Titus, a Gentile, was converted by St. Paul and became his disciple and fellow missionary. Ministry and Group News THE LITTLE FLOWER S CORNER Welcome to our new Little Flower Corner! About once a month or so the Altar Society will post some insightful information about what we are currently doing or what is new. To kick off the New Year, the Altar Society would like to thank you for your donations last month. Those donations are put to good use with flowers on the altar, but much more! Your donations also support replacing the linens, altar cloths, and vestments, as well as cleaning, polishing and maintaining our silver crucifix, candlesticks, sanctuary light, and containers. There are many who donate their time and talents to the Altar Society. There is a floral group that alternates each week to clear and arrange the flowers; a group that clean the linens; polishers to maintain the silver; those who replenish votive candles; and cleaning of the Holy water fonts too! We are always in need of additional people to join us in our work. Both men and women are important to our work, especially during our biggest holy days! The best time to train and join us is before our biggest load of work, like now! If you would like to join our Altar Society we would like to find the perfect niche for you. No job is too small or insignificant; to do small things with great love for our Lord. If you would like to consider joining the altar society please call: Linda Potter at 650/366-3737. WALK FOR LIFE BUS Please join us for the 9th annual Walk for Life West Coast on Saturday, 26 January 2013. This annual tradition is the opportunity for us all to hit the streets and witness to the sanctity of life in the womb. This year s events will be a little later starting at 12:30 PM. Our bus will leave Nativity Church at 11:00 AM and return around 04:00 PM. If you would like to join us on the bus, please contact Mary Ellen Peloso at 650/269-7794. Space is limited. TUESDAY FAITH STUDY CLASSES Our continuing education on the Catholic Faith will continue on Tuesday, 05 February 2013. We will be studying the DVD series The Creed, appropriate for this Year of Faith. In these twelve classes, Dr. Sean Innerst will take us into the beauty of the Apostle s creed. He will show how it tells the entire story of salvation, how our happiness is God s goal, what God s innermost secret is, the role angels play in aiding us, and how it is a road map for our faith journey. The classes will be held on Tuesday mornings at 09:30 AM and repeated again in the evening at 07:00 PM. It runs for 12 weeks, ending on 07 May 2013 (two weeks off for Holy Week and Easter). There is a workbook to purchase (approx. cost is $25). All classes are held in the O Hare Center behind the church. To sign up, call Deacon Dominick Peloso, 650/269-6279. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Please come to visit our Lord during the week, as the church is open 24x7 and He awaits you. Also, everyone is encouraged to sign up for one hour. This will ensure your weekly meeting with Jesus. You may sign up for any hour. Please consider the following hours which currently have no one assigned. Our Lord wishes to speak with you, and you have much to say and ask of Him: WED: 12:00 PM (noon - Prayer Partner) Please call 650/269-7794 for more information or to sign up. You have never strayed too far for the Father s forgiveness and grace.

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 Isabel Perez-Rubio, daughter of Kevin and Rosanna Casper Brian Lee and Jack Thomas, sons of Stephen and Emily Hernandez Oliver, son of Ryan Hood and Julie Moretti Nolan Gregory, son of Gregory and Beverly Moretti MARRIAGES Julio Duran and Allysa Ray NEW PARISHIONERS Johnette Garcia Julie Saiki Sally Yeo Ruby Baclig Marissa and Jeff Cushman (Jack, Kate) DEATHS Rudy Gallowich NEW PARISH DIRECTORY Thank you for the responses that we have had to our plea for help with a new parish directory. We are now able to move forward and will begin the process soon. We will probably be taking pictures sometime in May. Watch this space for more information. GOOD FOOD AND GOOD MUSIC! Join us for the Nativity Men s Club 2013 Crab Cioppino Feast. Tickets are on sale for the Men s Club Crab Cioppino Dinner on Saturday, 09 February 2013 at Nativity School in the Sobrato Pavilion. The dinner will include Dungeness Crab Cioppino, pasta, salad; sourdough bread, and dessert. The tickets are $45.00 per person. In addition to the best Crab Cioppino dinner anywhere, there will be live music. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited. Seating will be assigned so we must have the names and payment of everyone in your party at the same time. Reservations are being taken until 30 January 2013, or until the seating capacity is reached, whichever comes first. Drop off your form and payment at the school or parish office. If you have any questions, please contact Erik Kingham at 415/305-5866 or nativitymc@gmail.com. MOVIE: FRAY MARTIN DE PORRES Please join the Dominican Laity Corpus Christi Chapter on 02 February 2013 at 06:15 PM in the O Hare Center, for the showing of the movie Fray Martin De Porres in honor of the 50th anniversary of his canonization. The movie will begin after the 05:00 PM Mass. They will have a relic of St. Martin De Porres, which will be available for veneration after the Mass. All are welcome. RESTORATION OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS AND CRUCIFIX The beautiful set of antique silver candlesticks and crucifix, which is one of the greatest treasures of Nativity Church, is in need of repair and restoration. Some of the candlesticks and the crucifix were damaged in the 1989 earthquake. There was some repair work done which did not completely address the problems, nor deal with dents and internal supports. We have contacted a respected silversmith in San Francisco who will undertake a complete restoration. The cost per candlestick and crucifix is $1,300. If you are interested in sponsoring one of them, please contact Msgr. Otellini. JEAN BONE AND ADRIAN WARD BEQUESTS Nativity is the recipient of two very generous bequests from the estates of Jean Bone and Adrian Ward, brother and sister, longtime parishioners. Please remember them in your kindness. The money will be directed to the school. Remembering the parish in your will is a wonderful way of prolonging one s generosity, and assuring the ongoing financial stability and growth of the parish. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Msgr. Otellini. In The Community NATIVITY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Nativity School invites you to a special Open House for parents of prospective students and their children (grades K-7) on Sunday, 27 January 2013, from 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM at the school, 1250 Laurel Street, Menlo Park. Come to see the magnificent displays and exhibits and meet our faculty and staff. Tours by appointment are also available. Visit our website: www.nativityschool. com. 22ND WORLD DAY OF THE SICK The Archdiocese of San Francisco invites you to our Celebration of the 22nd World Day of the Sick at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, 1111 Gough Street at Geary, San Francisco, on Saturday, 23 February 2013 at 12:00 PM. Please come and bring a friend who is sick for a special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one s suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who by suffering, dying and rising, achieved the salvation of mankind. (John Paul II). Hosted by the Order of Malta, Western Association USA, San Francisco in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes. 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).

From the Holy See THE HOLY FATHER S PRAYER INTENTIONS Each month His Holiness Benedict XVI asks for general and missionary prayer intentions. For January 2013, the Holy Father s prayer intentions are: General: That during this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and joyfully bear witness to the gift of faith in Him. Missionary: That the Christian communities of the Middle East, which frequently suffer discrimination, may receive the strength of fidelity and perseverance of the Holy Spirit. EVERY FOURTH BABY CONCEIVED IN THE UNITED STATES IS KILLED BY ABORTION. National Right to Life Council Priests for Life x California Pro-Life Council Gospel of Life Institute U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Natl. Committee for a Human Life Amendment Project Rachel x ON-LINE PRO-LIFE RESOURCES x www.nrlc.org www.priestsforlife.org www.californiaprolife.org www.gospeloflifeinstitute.org www.usccb.org www.nchla.org www.hopeafterabortion.com Pro-Life Information 55,847,715 + abortions in the United States since Roe v. Wade (1973) http://www.numberofabortions.com HOW DO YOU DEBATE A PRO-ABORT? Scott Klusendorf is a lecturer and president of Life Training Institute. This audio clip from one of his talks recaps a conversation he had during an airplane flight, and describes a model (SLED) for engaging in a factual debate on the topic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-tn36q6x4 MEET THE KILLERS GUNS kill approximately 30,000 people each year in the U.S. 55% of those deaths are self-inflicted. ALCOHOL kills approximately 35,000 people each year in the U.S. 71% of those deaths are self-inflicted. CIGARETTES kill approximately 440,000 people each year in the U.S. 91% of those deaths are self inflicted. ABORTION kills approximately 1,210,000 people each year in the U.S. Less than 0.00001% of those deaths are self inflicted. Abortion kills more than twice as many people each year as guns, alcohol, and cigarettes combined. http://www.abort73.com www.lifenews.com

THE USE OF THE PALLIUM Among the liturgical insignia of the Supreme Pontiff, one of the most evocative is the pallium made of white wool (from lambs shorn on the Feast of Saint Agnes), symbol of the bishop as the good shepherd and, at the same time, of the Lamb Crucified for the salvation of the human race. As Pope Benedict XVI made reference to it in his homily for the Holy Mass inaugurating his Petrine ministry on 24 April 2005: The symbolism of the pallium is even more concrete: the lamb s wool is meant to represent the lost, sick or weak sheep which the shepherd places on his shoulders and carries to the waters of life.? Young Believers Horse? WHAT Horse? Although many stories and depictions in art of St. Paul s conversion show him falling from a horse, the Bible in fact never mentions that Saul was riding or fell from any animal, only that he fell to the ground. (Acts 9: 3-4) The pallium is the symbol of a special relationship with the Pope and expresses besides the power, that, in communion with the Church of Rome, the metropolitan acquires by right in his own jurisdiction. According to Canon Law (canon 437), a metropolitan (archbishop) must request the pallium within three months of his appointment and may wear it only in the territory of his own diocese and in the other dioceses of his ecclesiastical province. The liturgical pallium in the most ancient depictions appears in the form of an open scarf placed over the shoulders. In this form we see it in the figure of Archbishop Maximian (498-556) in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna (which dates to the first half of the sixth century). A strip of the pallium is marked with a cross that hangs in front on the left shoulder, turns around the neck and, passing onto the right shoulder, descends very low toward the chest, at last, to return to the left shoulder and to fall again around the back. This manner of wearing the pallium was maintained until the High Middle Ages when, with the use of pins, it began to be worn so that the two ends hung exactly in the middle of the chest and the back. With the pins replaced by a fixed piece of sewn material, the papal pallium took on the form of an enclosed circle, that one finds commonplace after the ninth century, as one sees in depictions in various Roman basilicas, like Santa Maria Antiqua, Santa Maria in Trastevere and San Clemente. The two ends of the pallium, however, always maintained a considerable length, until, after the fifteenth century, they were progressively shortened. The ornamentation of the pallium, that one finds illustrated already in a Ravenna mosaic, became thereafter always more elaborate. Four, six or eight red or black crosses were sewn onto it; on the edge fringe was sometimes attached. In the developed form of the pallium, the ends of the strips end with little bands of lead covered with black silk. The three jeweled pins, that originally served to hold the pallium firmly in place, already by the thirteenth century became a simply decorative element. The pallium of the metropolitan archbishops, in its present form, is a straight sash of material of almost five centimeters, made of white wool, curved at the center thus allowing it to rest on the shoulders over the Roman or Gothic chasuble and with two black flaps falling in front and behind, so that, seen either from the front or from behind, the vestment reminds one of the letter Y. It is decorated with six crosses of black silk, one on each end and four on the incurvature, and is decorated in front and on the back, with three pins made of gold and jewels (acicula). The different form of the papal pallium with respect to that of the metropolitans makes clear the diversity of jurisdiction signified by the pallium. On behalf of the volunteers of St. Vincent de Paul and the people we serve, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to those who generously contributed to our last Brown Bag Sunday collection. Please be assured that all donations go toward helping those who are less fortunate in our neighborhoods. Your contributions have helped in so many ways and we are blessed that the generosity of our parishioners allows us to continue in our mission. Sincerely, Ann Olin, St. Vincent de Paul Nativity Conference Thanks to the generosity of so many, we joyfully completed the 22nd Nativity Adopt-a-Family Program. We serviced 193 families, purchased many goods for several charitable organizations and provided helpful materials for over 75 homeless. We would like to thank the literally hundreds of people involved in this effort. It is a great experience to see so many joyful people, especially the children, celebrating the Christmas holiday in this way. We also finished delivery in record time as everything was done by noon. We look forward to your participation next year and encourage your year round support of our St. Vincent de Paul group that goes out several times a week to serve the needy in our parish. God bless you all. The Adopt-A-Family Program