Liturgical Schedule:Saturday: Vigil at 4:00p.m.Sunday : 7:00a.m. - Early Risers Mass,9:00a.m. - Family Mass, 11:00 a.m. - Children / Life Teen Mass, 1:00 p.m. - Charismatic Mass. Weekday: Monday through Friday at 8:00a.m.Wednesday: Communion Service 8:00a.m.

Confession Friday’s - 3:45p.m. - 5:15p.m., in the Chapel

Eucharistic AdorationLifeTeen EXALT every 1st Tuesday 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m. Every Tuesday in English 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m

Baptisms: First & Third Sunday in English.Weddings: Call office at least six months advance.Quinceaneras: Call office on Thursdays.

Religious Education Office 237-4121CCD Classes: Grades 2-8 on Sundays9:30a.m. to 12noon with mass at 11:00am Confirmation/Life Teen Sunday 11am-2pmRCIA: Thursday’s 7:00 p.m.

Prayer GroupsCharismatic Prayer Group: Every Thursday @ 7:30 p.m. - St. Mary’s Room.Men’s Prayer Group: First Tuesday @ 7:00pm - St. Joseph’s In His Name Ministry: Wednesday @ 6:00pm - St. Joseph’s

OrganizationsAltar & Rosary Society: President: Stephanie Pesqueira - 367-7089, Meeting: 1st Wednesday of Month @ 6:00 p.m.Knights of Columbus: Grand Knight: Salvador Fernandez -375-1999, Meeting: 3rd Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.Guadalupe Society: President: Hilda Saldate - 224-1034, Meeting 1st Sunday @ 11am.YLI: President: Hilda Saldate - 224-1034, Meeting 1st Thursday @ 7pm.The Carmelite Spirituality Group - Facilitator Chris Knuffke - (323) 842-2179, meeting 2nd Sunday at 3pm.

Horario de Servicios en Espanol:Misa Diaria: lunes y jueves 6:00p.m. y viernes 5:45p.m.miercoles servicio de comunion a las 6:00pm Misa de Domingo a las 5:00p.m.

Confession cada viernes - 3:45p.m. - 5:15p.m

Adoración Eucarística: jueves a las 6:30p.m. a 7:30p.m. Adoración Eucarística Nocturna en la capilla cada cuarto sabado a las 8pm hasta 5am Domingo con Misa.

Bautizos: cada segundo sabado en espanol.Bodas: por cita con sies meses anticipacion.Quinceaneras: por cita, llamar al oficina cada jueves.

Eduacion religiosa oficina 237-4121Educacion Religiosa: Las clases son en espanol losviernes de 5:30p.m. a 7:00p.m. en St. Patrick’s RoomRICA: Rito de la Iniciacion cristiana de Adultos:miercoles a las 6:00p.m. en RFC #2..

Grupo de OracionGrupo de Oracion: viernes 7:00p.m.-St. Mary's RoomGrupo de Jovenes: viernes 7:00p.m.-St. Patrick’s Room

Fr. Hilary Silva, PastorRev. Mr. Robert Sesma: Director of RCIA

Rev. Mr. Tom Ognibene: Pastoral Care for Shut-InsOffice Manager: Kelley Aviles

Church Address: 2140 N. Cedar Avenue(JUST SOUTH OF CLINTON ON CEDAR)

Fresno, CA 93703-2697Phone: 559-237-4121; FAX: 559-237-0122

E-mail: sacredheartfresno@att.netWebsite: sacredheartfresno.org

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

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PLATE COLLECTION / COLECTASaturday 4pm $1,303.33, Sunday 7am - $1,555.00

9am $1,230.68, 11am $994.64, 1pm $2,084.64, 5pm $449.95 December 3rd - $7,618.24

Maintenance Fund $2,126.67TODAY’S SECOND COLLECTION: Retired Religious

UPCOMING COLLECTIONS:Dec 17, Helping Hand

Dec 31, New Parish Hall Please use your Offering Envelopes

Por favor, use sus sobres de ofertorio

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKIntenciones de misa de la semana

Saturday, December 94pm + Ronald Espinosa by Florensio & Vicki EspinosaSunday, December 107am Arnold Cordova by Theresa Gutierrez and sons9am Knights of Columbus members & families11am + Ralph & Annie Carlos by Sylvia Lozano1pm + Raulino & Victoria Gomes by the family5pm Sacred Heart MembersMonday, December 118am Birthday wishes to Tony Ladines by GeeGee VillaramaSpanish 6pm Birthday wishes to Guadalupe Morales by familyTuesday, December 128am Sacred Heart MembersSpanish 6pm Celebration of Our Lady of GuadalupeWednesday, December 138am Communion Service / Spanish 6pm Servicio de CommunionThursday, December 148am Special Request for Kevin Villarama by Efren & GeeGee V.Spanish 6pmFriday, December 158am Special Request for Kevin Villarama by Efren & GeeGee V.Spanish 5:45pm To schedule a Mass Intention, please come to the Parish office, the requested donation is $10.00.Para reservar una intención de misa, por favor venga a la oficina de la parroquia, la donación solicitada es de 10.00.

Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. — Mark 1:3

NEWS OF COMFORT - In a time of preparation, much of it having to do with material things, it is good to hear the words of Isaiah, “Comfort, give comfort to my people, / says your God” (Isaiah 40:1). In a time of such stress and rush, when our usual burdens are augmented by piles of Christmas preparations, we can choose to slow down, take some time to heal, and appreciate the enormous gift we are about to receive. Christ, the Son of God, has become one of us, and knows our human limitations. Yet God, even now, is freeing us from the burdens that our inattentiveness to our God and to our deepest inner longings have heaped upon us. The Lord comes, not as a king with mighty armies, but as a shepherd leading the flocks with care and tenderness. Isaiah prophesies good news: our oppression is

over, our sins forgiven. The savior we have awaited is coming, not the first time, but in the end times, as our salvation. Many people think that Saint Francis originated the Christmas crèche, but its origins go far back. The Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome has housed what is said to be relics of the cradle of Jesus since the seventh century. In time, every year during the Christmas season the reliquary (container for relics) was surrounded by an increasingly grand three-dimensional scene of the place of Jesus’ birth. Rocks and trees, houses, streams, figurines of villagers going about their daily tasks were all included. It was a very dramatic presentation. If you’ve ever seen an elaborate model train installation, you get the idea. The proper term for this depiction is presepio, from the Latin word for “surround” or “hedge.” Over the centuries, the custom spread first to churches, and then to aristocratic homes. In Italy, whole chapels are often set aside for the presepio, and it is not unusual to have hundreds of figures. It can sometimes be a challenge to locate the Holy Family amid the crowd, almost like a Where’s Waldo? children’s book. The oldest surviving presepio is in St. Mary Major and dates from the thirteenth century, although many pieces have been broken or lost. Saint Francis of Assisi took a decidedly creative step in 1233 in the village of Greccio, when he directed his followers to fill a manger with hay and tether an ox and ass nearby. He then invited the villagers to attend Mass outdoors near the crib, the worshipers themselves becoming a living presepio. By the seventeenth century, the tradition was well-established, particularly in Naples, and had a firm hold in Portugal, Spain, and in the Provence region of France. Today, it is not unusual to find presepios with five hundred figures, a vivid reminder of Emmanuel, God-with-us!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

Por Favor recen por los enfermos Alice Madamba, Leonard Pavy, Mary Kendrick, Betty Burns, Margaret Sanchez, Isaiah, Ramona & Joseph Romero Jr., Charles Steele, Henry Gutierrez, Dominc Rossi, Gay Hock, Bobby Mata, Jeanette Scerna, Max McGinnis, Bill Stumpp, Judy Colmenero, Phyliss Alviso, Edna Deluca, Henry Ortega, Lupe Sanz, Ethel Medellen, Gail Ward, Jerry Story, Marcus Cato, Mike Caglia, Tony Ladines, Kevin Villarama, Alice Martinez, Samuel Rombaoa, Manuel Salazar, Martha Nieto, Evelyn Nunez, Michelle Poulter, Guadalupe Ochoa.

Please call the Parish office each week on Monday [Tuesday, if Holiday] to keep the above person’s names on this list, otherwise we will assume they are doing better and remove their names....Thank you for your cooperation.Por favor hablen a la oficina de la Parroquia los lunes de cada semana (martes si es día festivo) para mantener en la lista los nombres de las personas escritas arriba. De otra manera asumiremos que están mejorando y quitaremos sus nombres de la lista…… Gracias por su cooperación.To add someone to the above list, schedule visits with

Pastoral Ministry of the Sick, Homebound or DyingPlease call the Parish Office: 237-4121.

Second Sunday of AdventYour happiness always starts when you are at

PEACE with GOD, yourself & others!

BIRTHDAY WISHES/felicitaciones de cumpleaños12-10 Rosa Lopez 12-10 Dolores Sandoval12-12 Maxine Hevener 12-12 Lupe Lopez12-12 Frank Prado 12-13 Louie Rodriquez12-13 Dartanian Danks 12-13 Sophia Baisdon12-14 Alberto Lango 12-14 Hazel J Gordo12-15 Patricia Powers 12-15 Robert Rodriguez12-15 Hilaria MendozaTo add names to the Birthday & Anniversary list please fill out a tan colored birthday & anniversary form located at the entrance of the church or stop by the office for one.

TODAYS READINGSFirst Reading — The rugged land shall be made a plain; the rough country, a broad valley (Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11).Psalm — Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation (Psalm 85).Second Reading — Conduct yourselves in holiness, hastening the coming of the day of God (2 Peter 3:8-14).Gospel — I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8).

READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39- 47, or any readings from the Common of The Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSunday: Second Sunday of Advent; International Human Rights DayMonday: St. Damasus ITuesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe; Hanukkah begins at sunsetWednesday: St. LucyThursday: St. John of the CrossSaturday: Las Posadas begins

Second Sunday of Advent another one of the purple candles, the Candle of “Peace” or “Preparation,” or in still other traditions the “Candle of Love” is lighted, scripture is read, a devotional may be given, and prayer is offered. Preparation means to ‘get ready’ “Help us to be ready to welcome You, O God! Luke 3:4-6

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CELEBRATION"The Guadalupe Society Federation and the Spanish Ministries of Sacred Heart Church invites you to come and join us to a Tridium of Rosaries in preparation to the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The rosary will be held on:Saturday, December 9th at 3:00pm, Sunday, December 10th at 4:30pm Monday, December 11th at 5:30pm. The celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on Tuesday, December 12th with a procession to Mass at 6 pm. Refreshments served after mass, everyone invited.

Christmas and Reconciliation Schedule Horario de Navidad y Reconcilacion

Reconciliation / ReconcilacionWednesday/Miercoles (Dec.20) 11:30am-12:30pm and 4pm-5pm

Thursday/Jueves (Dec. 21) 11:30am -12:30pm and 5pm - 6pmFriday/Viernes (Dec. 22) 3:30pm – 5:30 pm

(This year Christmas Eve falls on Sunday, Please note the changes to Sunday obligation mass schedule)

(Este año la Nochebuena cae el domingo, por favor note los cambios en el horario de Misa de obligación dominical)

Celebration of Sunday Obligation (December 23/24) Saturday Vigil – (December 23) 4:00pm

Sunday/Domingo (December 24) 7am Mass, 10am Mass (NO 9am,1pm or 5pm Masses)

Celebration of Christmas (Dec. 24/25) Celebración de la NavidadChristmas Eve (Sunday, December 24)

4:00pm - Children’s Mass6:00pm - Misa en Espanol

8:00pm - Charismatic Mass11:30pm - Christmas Carols

12:00am - Midnight MassChristmas Day Monday / Lunes ( December 25)

10:00am - English Mass

The Parish Office will be closed / La oficina parroquial estará cerrada December 22, 2017 (Friday/ Viernes) 12noon

returning Wednesday / y regreso Miercoles, December 27th

Celebration New Year 2018 (Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year)Celebración del Ano Nuevo 2018 (No es un día de obligación este año)

Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Solemnidad de María madre de Dios

Monday/Lunes - January 1, 2018 10:00am MassThe Parish Office will be closed / La oficina parroquial estará cerrada

Monday / Lunes 01-01-18

IN HIS NAME MINISTRYThey want to thank you for your support! Thy are having another outreach December 16th. Their first outreach that was in August was a great success!. For more info call Susan 559-349-6125

FLOWERS FOR THE ALTARReservations for Altar Flowers can be arranged by going to the Parish Office and reserve the weekend you would like flowers dedicated in honor/memory of a loved one. Donation $35.00.

UPCOMING SALES, EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS AT SACRED HEART

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