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The CatholicChurchof Sangerand Del ReyOLD ST. MARYS CHURCH828 O Street Sanger, CA 93657Masses/Misas:Saturday 5:30 pm; Sbado 7:00 pm;Sunday 7:30 am; Mon-Fri 7:00 amReconciliation/ Confesiones :Thursday/ Jueves 6:00 pm-7:00 pm;Saturday/ Sbado 2:15 pm & 6:30 pmOther times, call for an appointment.

NEW ST. MARYS CHURCH12050 E. North AvenueSanger, CA 93657Masses/Misas:Espaol Domingo 8:30 am y 1 pmEnglish Sunday 10:30 amBilingual Sunday 5:00 pm

ST. KATHERINES CHURCH5375 Carmel St. Del ReyMasses/Misas:Sbado 5:30 pm; Sunday 9:30 am;Primer Viernes 5:30 pmConfesiones : Antes de la Misa

PARISH CLERGYRev. Peter Quinto, RCJ, PastorRev. Philip Puntrello, RCJ, Par. VicarRev. Salvatore Ciranni, RCJ

Rev. Rene Panlasigui, RCJOffice Address: 828 O Street(PO Box 335) Sanger, CA 93657

Office Hours: Tuesday throughFriday 10:00 am-5:00 pm(Closed from 12 noon-1:00 pm)

Tel: 875-2025 Fax: 875-2618Website: www.stmarysanger.org

FATHER HANNIBAL HOUSE1501 14 St. Sanger, CA 93657Tel 875-0564 Fax: 875-8815Thrift Store: Tue-Fri, 10 am-3 pmSocial Service: Wed-Fri,10 am-3 pm

This SundayMISSION TONAL TENT SALEFor the benefit of the RogationistMission and Seminarians in Tonal,Mexico. (all day)

PARENT SESSION (hall/church)9:00 am-10:30 am, 11:30 am-1 pm2:00-3:30 pm, 3:30-5:00 pm

LIFE TEEN LIFE NIGHT6:00-8:00 pm (hall)

Cuarto Domingode Adviento

18 de diciembre de 2011

TODAY'S READINGSFirst Reading -- I will fix a place formy people. I will plant them so thatthey may dwell in their place without

further disturbance (2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b-12, 14a, 16).Psalm -- For ever I will sing the good-ness of the Lord(Psalm 89).Second Reading -- To the only wiseGod, through Jesus Christ,be glory forever and ever(Romans 16:25-27).Gospel -- Behold, I am thehandmaid of the Lord. Mayit be done to me accordingto your word (Luke 1:26-38).

Fourth Sundayof Advent

December 18, 2011

LECTURAS DE HOYPrimera lectura -- El Seor prometea David que su casa permanecer parasiempre (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,

16).Salmo -- Cantar eternamente lasmisericordias del Seor (Salmo 89[88]).

Segunda lectura -- Pabloora para que Dios sea glorifi-cado mediante Jesucristo(Romanos 16:25-27).

Evangelio -- El ngel Ga-briel anuncia a Mara queella concebir al hijo de Dios(Lucas 1:26-38).

LAS POSADASLas Posadas is a traditional Mexicanfestival which takes place from De-cember 16 to 24 . It commemoratesthe search for shelter by Mary andJoseph with a series of prayers andsongs. In Spanish, Las Posadasmeans The Inns, and during thisfestival, people form a processionwhich symbolically visit homes askingfor shelter. People in the processiondress up, sing songs, and sometimes

bring a burro or donkey along to rep-resent the donkey which broughtMary into Jerusalem. One home inparticular is designated as the inn each night, and when the processionreaches that home, the hosts wel-come them in for a Posadas partywhich includes music, dancing, food,and prayer. Join us at St. Marys Church on Cherry& Bethel every night this week at 7:00pm and prepare for the coming Christ-mas Season experiencing the LasPosadas with your parish friends &

family. Worship aidsare available in Eng-lish and Spanish. TheLas Posadas on Christ-mas Eve, December24, will begin at 8:15pm.

LAS POSADASEsa es la festividad, de nueve dasde duracin, en la cual los partici-pantes rinden homenaje a la traves-

a bblica de Mara y de Jos en bus-ca de refugio en una tierra fornea.Para cada una de esas jornadas,desde el 16 de diciembre hastael 24 , familias y amigos reviven lahistoria de la Navidad con cantos,procesiones a la luz de las velas ypiatas para los nios. Y la celebra-cin no concluye hasta que se ofreceuna comida que puede saciar al via-

jero ms hambriento: tamales, dul-ces, moles oscuros, hechos con cho-colates y pimientos. A eso se sumanponches calientes hechos con tejo-cotes, una fruta parecida a la man-zana, y piloncillos, bloques de az-car de caa sin refinar.

nanse con nosotros cada a las 7pm en la iglesia grande (en la es-quina de Cherry y Bethel) para pre-pararnos a la Navidad con amigos yfamiliares. La ltima Posadas sercelebrada a las 8:15 pm el 24 dediciembre antes de la Misa Familiaren espaol de las 9:00 pm.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEKMonday : Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lk 1:5-25Tuesday : Is 7:10-14; Lk 1:26-38Wednesday : Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-45Thursday : 1 Sm 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56Friday : Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lk 1:57-66Saturday : 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,16; Lk 1:67-79Sunday :Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89; Acts 13:16

-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]Midnight : Is 9:1-6; Ps 96; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14Dawn : Is 62:11-12; Ps 97; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANALunes : Jue 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lc 1:5-25Martes : Is 7:10-14; Lc 1:26-38Mircoles : Cant 2:8-14 o Sof 3:14-18a; Lc 1:39-45Jueves : 1 Sm 1:24-28; Lc 1:46-56Viernes : Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lc 1:57-66Sbado : 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,16; Lc 1:67-79Domingo :

Vigilia : Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88);Hch 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25[18-25]Medianoche : Is 9:1-6; Sal 96(95); Ti 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14Alborada : Is 62:11-12; Sal 97(96); Ti 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20Da: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97);Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

THE ETERNAL GODKing David wished that the ark of

God might have a more permanenthome. David may have envisionedsomething like the cedar palacewhere he resided. God had in mindsomething more: a throne whereDavid's descendants would rule forever, a kingdom where Jews andGentiles alike would be welcome.

Mary's prayerful nature led to aneven more disturbing message. Shewould conceive and bear a Sonthough she was not yet married."How can this come about?" Marywondered. "The Holy Spirit will comeupon you," she was told (Luke

Saturday, December 17 Sbado 2:15 pm-Confessions (Fr. Philip) O5:30 pm+Pedro Rojas (Fr. Peter)

O Street5:30 pm+Beatriz & Jesus Martin

(Fr. Philip) Del Rey6:30 pm Las Posadas/Del Rey6:30 pm-Confessions (Fr. Sal) O St7:00 pm+Alejandro Escareo

(Fr. Rene) Calle O8:15 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENTCUARTO DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO December 187:30 am-Pro populo (Fr. Sal) O8:30 am+Alfonso & Lupe Valle, Lalo &

Inocente Valle (Fr. Philip) B9:30 am+Anacleto Morales (Fr. Peter)

Del Rey10:30 am+Lennie Padilla (Fr. Rene)

Bethel1 pm+Johnny & J. R. Gonzalez

(Fr. Philip) Bethel5 pm+Tomas Iiguez (Fr. Peter) B6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey6:30 pm-Confessions/Bethel7:00 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

Monday, December 19 Lunes6:40 am-Morning Prayer7 am+Vasquez-Bautista Family

(Fr. Rene) O Street6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey6:00 pm-Misa en espaol/iglesia grande6:30 pm-Confessions/Bethel7:00 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

Tuesday, December 20 Martes7 am+Rey Hernandez (Fr. Rene)

O Street6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey6:00 pm-Misa en espaol/iglesia grande6:30 pm-Confessions/Bethel7:00 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

Wednesday, Dec. 21 MiercolesSt. Peter CanisiusSan Pedro Canisio

7 am+Gonzalo Nunez (Fr. Rene)O Street5:30 pm+Ana Reyes (Fr. Philip) DR6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey6:00 pm-Misa en espaol/iglesia grande6:30 pm-Confessions/Bethel7:00 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

Thursday, December 22 Jueves7 am-Maria Luisa Benavides

(Fr. Rene) O Street

5 pm-Misa y Vsperas (Fr. Peter)Calle O

6 pm-Holy Hour & Confessions Hora Santa y ConfesionesCalle O

6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey7 pm-English Eucharistic Adoration

(Fr. Rene) O St7:00 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande

Friday, December 23 Viernes

St. John KantySan Juan de Canty7 am+Benditas Animas (Fr. Philip) O6:00 pm-Las Posadas/Del Rey6:00 pm-Misa en espaol/iglesia chiquita6:30 pm-Confessions/O Street7:00 pm-Las Posadas/de la iglesia

chiquita hasta la iglesia grande

Saturday, December 24 Sbado 2:15 pm-Confessions (Fr. Rene) O

6:30 pm-Confessions (Fr. Philip)O Street

7:00 pm+Padilla Children (Fr. Rene)Bethel

8:15 pm-Las Posadas/iglesia grande9:00 pm+Carmen Cantu (Fr. Philip)

Bethel10:00 pm+Misa en espaol (Fr. Sal)

Del Rey11:00 pm+Tomas, Ricardo, SantiagoMendoza (Fr. Peter) Bethel

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORDLA NATIVIDAD DEL SEOR December 257:30 am-Pro populo (Fr. Philip) O St8:30 am+Fernando Gloria Sr. (Fr. Sal) B9:30 am+Christine Lopez (Fr. Rene)

Del Rey10:30 am+Gilbert Gonzalez (Fr. Peter)

Bethel1 pm+Enrique Madaleno (Fr. Peter)

Bethel

5 pm+Rusty Garza (Fr. Philip) B+++++++

DAILY LITURGICALASSIGNMENTS (Dec. 19-23)6:40 am Morning Prayer: Ella B.7:00 am Lector: Carmen A.

Resp. Psalm: Ruth B.EMHC: Reyna M.

7:30 am Rosary: Virginia M.

THIS WEEKS LITURGIESESTA SEMANA

GOOD NEWSLA BUENA NOTICIA

THERE WILL BE NO 5:30 PMVIGIL MASS at O Street.NO HABR MISA A LAS 5:30 PMen la Iglesia de Santa Katerina.NO HABR MISA A LAS 7:00 PMen la iglesia chiquita.

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STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURECO-RESPONSABILIDAD DE TESORO

December 10 & 11St. Mary $ 3,036.25St. Katherine 993.00Total 3,969.25Building Fund 145.00Immaculate Conception 539.00Religious Retirement Fund 940.00

SECOND COLLECTIONTodays second collection is for theBishops Annual Appeal.

SEGUNDA COLECTALa segunda colecta es para la Apela-cin Anual del Obispo.

2011 DONATIONS FOR INCOMETAX PURPOSESTo ensure that any special donationsfor 2011 is included in your 2011Annual Statement of Contributions,please give your donations on orbefore Dec. 31, 2011.

+++++++ NOVEMBER FINANCIAL REPORT

IncomeSunday collection $12,816.43All Saints Day 264.00Baptism Offering 210.00Wedding Offering 100.00Mission Station 3,303.00Fees 2,776.50Religious Store 42.00OFOFOF Parish Operating

Grant 212.15Pie Sale 1,014.00Candy Sales 2,692.20Interest & Investment 4.51Quinceaera 100.00Candles, etc 1,933.06Donation-unrestricted 5,550.57 Total Income 31,018.42

EXPENSESSalaries & Wages 10,057.25Health Insurance 4,133.00Employer FICA 373.49Fringe Benefits 1,210.10Altar & Liturgical Supplies 2,276.67Books/Supplies, Non-Lit. 6,589.01Administrative 784.72Telephone 560.52Gas & Electricity 2,788.18Water & Sewer 838.60Maintenance & Building

Repairs 1,703.94

1:35).Mary's acceptance of this difficult

challenge ushered in this, the finalage of God's reign. What was once asecret known only by chosen peoplelike King David and his descendantsmust now be made clear to all sothat, as Saint Paul wrote to the Ro-mans, we can be brought to the"obedience of faith" "according to thecommand of the eternalGod" (Romans 16:26).

QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEKAdults: What can I do this week to growcloser in my relationship with God?Children:What can I do this week to show mylove for God?

+++++++EL DIOS ETERNO

El rey David deseaba que el Arcade Dios tuviera un hogar ms perma-nente. David podra haberse imagina-do algo as como el palacio de cedrodonde resida. Dios tena en mentealgo ms: un trono donde los descen-dientes de David gobernaran parasiempre, un reino donde judos ygentiles seran bien recibidos porigual.

La actitud devota de Mara llev aun mensaje an ms inquietante.Concebira y dara a luz un hijo a pe-sar de que an no estaba casada.

"Cmo podr ser esto?", preguntMara. "El Espritu Santo descendersobre ti", le contest el ngel (Lucas1:35).

La aceptacin de Mara de estedifcil desafo marc el comienzo deesta, la era final del Reino de Dios. Loque antes era un secreto conocidosolo por el pueblo elegido como elRey David y sus descendientes ahoradebe quedar claro a todos para que,como escribi San Pablo a los roma-nos, podamos llegar a la "obedienciade la fe", "en cumplimiento del desig-

nio eterno de Dios" (Romanos16:26).

PREGUNTAS PARA LA SEMANAAdultos:Qu puedo hacer esta semana paraacercarme a Dios?Nios:Qu puedo hacer esta semana parademostrarle mi amor a Dios?

Fundraising 4,713.40Insurance 50.00Miscellaneous 2,712.52Total Expense 38,791.40Church Building Fund 1,726.00NET INCOME -6,046.98

OUR FAITH, OUR FAMILY,OUR FUTURE

St. Mary/St. KatherineOverall Goal 378.000.00Cash 203,879.25Cash % of Goal 53.94 %Pledge Balance 59,660.00Challenge 41,295.00Written Off 152,366.00Previous Month Cash 203,369.25Difference 10/11-11/11 510.00Previous Month % 53.80 %Positive % change 0.13 %

May God bless you all.

THE GIVING TREEPick up a card fromthe Giving Tree in-side the church to-day if you haventdone so yet. Pleasebring the item indi-cated in the cardnext weekend. Your donation will beforwarded to those who are most inneed. Please drop any monetary do-nation in the alms boxes by the saintshrines or the Nativity stable.

RBOL DE REGALOSTome una tarjeta de nuestro rbol deRegalos y traiga el artculo sugeridoen la tarjeta el prximo fin de sema-na. Su donativo ser dado a los msnecesitados. Se pueden colocar susdonativos monetarios en la caja delimosna.

+++++++YES, LORD!

God chose to announce the prom-ised Savior to a young woman in abackwater village called Nazareth. Ina small painting created over a thou-sand years ago, the artist shows the

angel holding up one hand in greet-ing. Mary is standing facing him withher hands extended in welcome. Thewords of the angel are rich in power

and promise: "youhave found favorwith God . . . [yourchild] will be calledSon of the MostHigh . . . The HolySpirit will come

STEWARDSHIPCO-RESPONSABILIDAD

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upon you, and the power of the MostHigh will overshadow you" (Luke1:30, 32, 35). Pure of heart andtrusting completely, Mary answeredGod with a wholehearted "yes."Through her cooperation, God brokeinto our world, breathing the sameair we breathe, experiencing our sor-rows and joys. God became flesh inthe Son, Jesus Christ, born of Mary.The world would never be the same.The time is here to let him into ourhearts and change us completely.

LIVING STEWARDSHIP NOWWhat can you do for a God who hasalready loved you so much? Giveyour heart to God, and be preparedlike Mary to take some risks.

S, SEOR!Dios escogi

anunciar al Salva-dor prometido auna jovencita de unpueblo insignifican-te de nombre Na-zaret. En una pe-

quea pintura de hace ms de milaos el artista muestra al ngel conuna mano en alto en seal de saludo.Mara est de pie frente al ngel consus manos extendidas demostrandoacogida. Las palabras del ngel sonricas en poder y promesa: "Has halla-do gracia ante Dios . . . [tu hijo] serllamado Hijo del Altsimo . . . reinarsobre la casa de Jacob por los siglos ysu reinado no tendr fin . . . El Espri-tu Santo descender sobre ti y el po-der del Altsimo te cubrir" (Lucas1:30, 32, 33, 35). Pura de corazn ycon una confianza total, Mara le diosu "s" sin reservas a Dios. Por la co-operacin de ella Dios irrumpi ennuestro mundo, respirando el aireque nosotros respiramos, y experi-mentando nuestros sufrimientos yalegras. Dios se hizo carne en el HijoJesucristo que naci de Mara. Elmundo no volver a ser el mismo otravez. Ha llegado el momento de per-mitirle la entrada a nuestro corazn alSeor Jess y dejar que nos cambiepor completo.

LA CO-RESPONSABILIDADVIVIDA AHORAQu puedes hacer por Dios que ya teha amado tanto? Entrgale tu corazna Dios y preprate, igual que Mara, atomar algunos riesgos.

Let us Pray/Oremos THE HOLY FATHERSDECEMBER 2011 INTENTIONSGeneral Intention : That the na-tions of the earth, through knowl-edge and mutual respect, may growin harmony and peace.Missionary Intention: That chil-dren and young people may be mes-sengers of the Gospel and that theirdignity may always be respected andpreserved from all violence and ex-ploitation.

INTENCIONES DEL SANTO PADREPARA EL MES DE DICIEMBREGeneral : Para que todos los pueblosde la tierra crezcan en la concordia yla paz por medio del conocimiento yel respeto mutuos.Misionera : Para que los nios y

jvenes sean mensajeros del Evan-gelio y para que su dignidad seasiempre respetada y preservada detoda violencia y explotacin.

PRAYERS+ Have been requested for theintentions of:ORACIONES+ Por las intenciones de:Maria Acosta, Joey Almeraz, Cora Al-varado, Francisca Alvarado, MichelleAzpiraz, Dalvin Baker, Henry Banue-los, Jose Antonio Becerril, J. J.Benavides, Jose Calavera, NathanCantu, Ofelia Castellanos, Angie Cas-tillo, Daniel Cerda, Albert Cisneros,Kendra Constance, Lupe Cortz, HildaDe Anda, Santos De La Fuente, JoeyFranco, Amber Frausto, RaymundoFrausto, Ronnie & Nicole Gallardo,Joe Galvan, Mike Galvan, AngelicaGandara, Brianna Garcia, Miguel Gar-cia Jr, Jackie Gardner, Elvira Gon-zalez, Juanita Gonzalez, Linda Gon-zalez, Ruben Gonzales, Johnny Guar-dado, Jocelyn Guerra, Benny Hernan-dez, Josefina Brecenio Hernandez,Maria Elena Ponce Herrera, PaulitaIbarra, Esther Infante, Raymond In-fante, Alberto Lacayo, Gabriel Lara,Maegen Lopez, Ruben Lucid, EnriqueMagdaleno, Rosalinda Mancilla, VictorHugo Mancillas, Blanca Martinez,Jeanette Martinez, Daniel Mata, Jose-phina & Jose Montes, Magdalena Mo-reno, Aurora Murillo, Isabel Murillo,Eduardo Padilla, Lydia Pedregon, Ray-mond Perez, Ric Perez, Robert Perez,Jr., Jennifer Pichardo, Joseph Puente,

Sarah Quinn, Joe Resoer, Gina Reyes,Estella Rico, Julian Rocha, Arthur C.Rodriguez, Irma Romero, AngelitaRuiz, Ismael Ruiz, Patricia Ruiz, Anto-nio Salazar, Edward Sandoval, SandySmith, Genaro Solorzano, GloriaTarango, Elisa Toledo, Lourdes Valeri-ano, Manuel Vargas, P. J. Vauter,Nick Velasco, Patricia Villarreal,Roberto Ybarra, Isabel Zavala

+ For all those who are servingin the military+ Por el personal militar Joe Aguilera, Gilbert Avila, BenedictBalagtas, Bill, Daniel Campos, JuanCarlos Campos, Johnathan Cardiel,Jonathan Chacon, Joe Contreras,David De La O, Eloisa Delgado, Mar-tin Ellison, Mark Roy Espinoza,Maribel Fernandez, Amy Fidalgo,Seth Fidalgo, Rudy Flores, TanyaFlorian, Stewart Fowler, KimberliFuentes, Cole Herron, Karisa Garza,Manuel Garza Jr., Patrick Garza,Aaron Gonzalez, John Guerra, Jo-seph Hernandez, Salvador Hernan-dez, Rolando Iglesias, Iban Marin,Craig Mulligan, Gabriel Nieto, Chris-topher Ohano, Michael Ortega,Celerino Pealoza, Michael AnthonyPerez, Javier Saenz, Sofia SanchezSilva, Jesse Sandoval, TomSiquieros, Donald Sombat, MichaelTeel, Rafael Torres, Michael P. Tor-torete, Matthew Valdez, FernandoZapata

+++++++CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERINGMasses will be offered on December26, 27 & 29 for the following inten-tions:For the repose of the soul of: Dorothy Taylor, William Taylor,Santiago Campbell, Sr., Lucila Q.Campbell, Ana Quesada, FranciscoQuesada, Alfredo Arteaga, GabinoArteaga, Jose de Jesus Magallanes,Francisco Torres, Natalia Andrade,Guadalupe Torres, Valentin Torres,A.J. Enbia, A. G. Enbia, Jose yAgustina Garcia, Henry Garcia, TonyEsqueda, Peter Gonzalez, Manuel F.Padilla, Jose y Cleotilde Padilla, Sal-vador y Dolores De Alba, Harold & Luz R. ShannonFor the special intentions of:Mary Castillo, Familia Garza Perez

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PRAYER FOR THE FOURTH WEEKOF ADVENTThe prayer that follows is to be re-cited each day/night of the fourthweek. After the prayer, the father lights all four candles.

Leader: O Lord, stir up your power,we pray, and come; and with greatmight help us, that with the help of your grace, your merciful forgive-ness may hasten what our sins im-pede. Through Christ our Lord.All: Amen.

The four candles are allowed to burnduring the evening meals of thethird week. After the fourth week,the Advent wreath is transformed into a Christmas wreath. Ribbonand candles are replaced with red ribbon and long red or white tapers(to be lighted on Christmas morning)and, if desired, other festive decora-tions may be added.

All: Our Father Hail Mary Glory

ADVENT MEAL PRAYER Before MealsV. Give ear, O Lord and shepherd of

Israel.R. Stir up your power and come.

After MealsV. Let us live soberly, justly, and

devoutly in this world.R. As we wait in joyful hope for

the coming of our Savior,Jesus Christ.

ORACIN PARA LA CUARTASEMANA DE ADVIENTODerrama sobre nosotros tu poder,Oh Seor, y ven; a travs de esegran poder, aydanos para que contu gracia y bondad misericordiosapodamos recibir rpidamente la sal-vacin que necesitamos pero quenuestros pecados nos impiden obte-ner: quien vive y reina contigo enunidad con el Espritu Santo, un soloDios, por los siglos de los siglos.Amn.

Todos: Padrenuestro Ave Mar-a Gloria

ANTES DE LAS COMIDASV. Pastor de tu pueblo, Seor,

escucha.R. Despierta tu poder y ven a

salvarnos.DESPUS DE LAS COMIDASV. Llevemos ya desde ahora una

vida sobria, honrada y religiosa.R. Aguardando la dicha que

esperamos: la aparicin delSalvador nuestro, Jesucristo.

++++++++++++TREASURES FROMOUR TRADITION

We are approaching the darkest,longest night of the year. For centu-

ries, people in the Northern Hemi-sphere have kindled fires against thedying of the light, turning away thedark of the winter solstice, and lead-ing the imagination to hope and newbeginnings. It is thus easy to under-stand why these solstice celebrationsof non-Christian Europe attractedthe annual remembrance of the birthof Jesus Christ, the Light of theWorld.

In time the solstice migratedaway from December 25, but theChristmas feast remained in place.

From this day, a whole season of celebration developed, stretchingfrom Advent through the days of Christmas, and even beyond to theFebruary 2 blessing of the candles,and beyond that to March 25, theAnnunciation, nine months beforethe next Christmas. Centuries ago,this was New Year's Day, and manyreasoned that it was the date of Adam and Eve's fall, and the date of the Crucifixion. The message isclear: don't let your Christmas beover too soon. Keep the lights blaz-

ing into January, and savor themeaning of the feast!

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FEDe las muchas tradiciones lati-

noamericanas para celebrar el Ad-viento y la Navidad, las Posadas pa-recen ser lo mejor conocido enEE.UU. Tienen su origen en la ltimamitad del siglo XVIII cuando las es-trepitosas Misas de Aguinaldo deja-

ron de ser celebra-das en Mxico. Pararemplazar la festivi-dad de esas Misas,los laicos decidieroncelebrar en sus ca-sas tomando lo quehaban visto drama-tizado en los templos, esto es, elrecorrido de Jos y Mara mientrasbuscaban posada en Beln. Como las"Antfonas de la O" de la liturgia ofi-cial cristiana, estas Posadas llegarona ser celebradas nueve noches con-secutivas.

200 aos despus, muchos lati-nos continan celebrando las Posa-das en EE.UU. Recuerdo como denio cantbamos "En el nombre delcielo" recorriendo las calles del ba-rrio hasta llegar a la casa donde nosabriran con cantos, tamales, galleti-tas y chocolate. Ese recorrido deJos y Mara lamentablemente siguetodos los das en los pasos temero-sos y cansados de tantos inmigran-tes en este pas. Como la SagradaFamilia, otras familias latinoamerica-nas continan buscando hospedajecon la esperanza de dar a luz unanueva vida para sus hijos e hijas.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEWROMAN MISSALPick up a copy of the handouts avail-able at the church entrance to learnmore about the New Roman Missal.You may also visit the following web-sites for further study:www.usccb.org/RomanMissalwww.fdlc.orgwww.romanmissal.uswww.ltp.orgwww.RevisedRomanMissal.orgYou may also find in our own web-sitewww.stmarysanger.org videos and useful links.

SANCTUARY CANDLE DEDICATIONThe Sanctuary Candle at St. MarysChurch on O Street is lit in honor of the Most Blessed Sacrament inmemory of Bill Philips .

Family Faith Formation/Formacin de la Familia

Roman Missal

Third Edition

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Sunday/ Domingo 18 de dic.9:00 am Family Faith Formation

Formacin de Fe de la Familia11:30 am Family Faith Formation

Formacin de Fe de la Familia2:00 pm Family Faith Formation

Formacin de Fe de la Familia3:30 pm Family Faith Formation

Formacin de Fe de la Familia6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (igl. grande)Monday/ Lunes 19 de dic.10:00 am Adult Choir

(every 1st/3rd Monday)5:30 pm Hope Sanger (Ciranni Ctr.)7:00 pm AA Meeting (FFC #5)7:00 pm Ensayo del Coro de 8:30

am (FFC#8)6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (igl. grande)Tuesday/ Martes 20 de dic.5:00 pm Legion of Mary (Seminary)

892-30316:00 pm Padres y Madres Orantes

(capilla)6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (igl. grande)Wednesday/ Miercoles 21 de dic.6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (igl. grande)Thursday/ Jueves 22 de dic.5:00 pm Hora Santa (Calle O)6:00 pm Silent Adoration (O Street)6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (igl. grande)7:00 pm RCIA Precatechumenate7:00 pm RCIA Catechumenate7:00 pm Echoes of Faith (FFC#1)7:00 pm Ensayo del Coro de 1:00

pm (FFC#5)Friday/ Viernes 23 de dic.7:00 pm Encuentro Matrimonial

Mundial6:00 pm Las Posadas (Del Rey)7:00 pm Las Posadas (de la iglesia

chiquita hasta la iglesia grande)

despus del Cuarto Domingo de Ad-viento. Las Misas sern celebradaspara sus seres amados el 26, 27 y29 de diciembre a las 7:00 am.

IMMACULATE HEART RADIODecember 27-30, 20116:00 am to 6:00 pmIHRs year-end Pledge Drive is fastapproaching and for the first time intheir history, they have been offereda $1,000,000 matching grant chal-lenge. For every dollar you give priorto December 31, 2011, an anony-mous donor will match your donationon a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to agrand total of one million dollars!

***LIVE***For days of testimonies and inter-views, plus exciting prize giveawaysand so much more. Tune in to 1250AM/1240 AM/1050 AM or you canstream Radio live on the internetat IHRadio.com

NEW YEARS EVE DANCEDecember 31, 2011, SaturdayMark your calendars! Bring yourself and your loved one to St. MarysParish Hall on New Years Eve tocelebrate the coming year 2012.Featuring Ruben Bettancourt y LaNueva Onda. Doors open at 7:00pm. Dance from 8:00 pm to 12:30am. For tickets, contact Rudy at 875-7377, or any Knight of Columbus.Donation: $25 per person/$40 percouple. Benefits St. Marys Church.No host bar, silent auction, raffle & prizes. OK to bring snacks. No out-side beverages, please. Sponsoredby Sanger Knights of Columbus#8990.

IN REVERSE RETREATJanuary 6-8, 2012This retreat is open for all highschool teens. This weekend will allowthe teens to encounter ChristsPrayer in new ways and have some

MISSION TONAL TENT SALEDecember 18, SundayDont miss todays chance to save onyour shopping for Christmasand to support the Rogationist Mis-sion and Seminarians in Tonal,Mexico. Sponsored by St. MarysMission Tonal Committee.SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION(Confessions)Monday-Friday December 19-23Celebrate the Sacrament of Godsmerciful love this Advent. Confes-sions will be heard from 6:30 pm to7:00 pm, right after Advent Vespersand before the Las Posadas in thenew church on Cherry & Bethel ave-nues.

SACRAMENTO DE RECONCILIA-CIN (Confesiones) Lunes-Viernes, 19-23 de diciembreCelebremos el amor misericordiosode Dios este Adviento. Habrn confe-siones de las 6:30 a las 7:00 pm,despus de la oracin de las Vspe-ras de Adviento y antes de Las Posa-das en la iglesia grande en la esqui-na de Cherry y Bethel.

CHRISTMAS OFFICE SCHEDULEThe parish office will be closed fromFriday, December 23, to Monday,December 26.

HORARIO DE LA OFICINALa oficina de la parroquia por la calleO ser cerrada desde el viernes, 23de diciembre, hasta el lunes, 26 dediciembre.

FLOWER OFFERINGChristmas Flower Of-fering envelopes arenow available. Pleasepick one today to re-member a loved one.These flowers will be

displayed in the church after theFourth Sunday of Advent. Masseswill be offered for your loved ones onDecember 26, 28 & 29 at 7 am.

OFRENDA FLORALUsen los sobres de Ofrenda Floralpara sus intenciones o para recordara sus familiares y amigos (vivos ydifuntos) durante la Navidad. Estasflores adornarn nuestras iglesias

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of their concepts regarding theirheavenly Father shattered in theprocess. Not only will they be pray-ing the Lords Prayer differently bySunday, theyll probably never prayit in the same way again.

Location : Seminary Ranch (2688S. Newmark Avenue-betweenAnnadale & North)

Contact : Efrain Santos 618-5808,or Elsa at Faith Formation Office(875-6340)

Cost : $25 for teens not currentlyenrolled in Faith Formation/$10Deposit at registration

Mandatory Parent Meeting will beheld on Wednesday, December21/28 at 7:30 pm in Room 1/2 of Faith Formation Center. Number of participants is limited to 50 teens soregister early.MARIAN/EUCHARISTIC YOUTHCONFERENCEJanuary 21, 2012

Do Not FearSpeakers: Fr. Stan Fortuna, Fr. Minh

BuiLive worship music throughout theday by local worship leadersRegistration> 8:00 am-9:00 amConference> 9:00 am 4:15 pmLocation: Radisson Hotel

2233 Ventura St., FresnoFor questions, call Kathleen Lucas434-4378 or 269-0935

DIOCESE OF FRESNO 2012JR. HIGH FESTIVALFebruary 25, 8 am-4:30 pm

Dont BeAfraid!

Let Your LightShine!

No TengasMiedo!

Deja Tu Luz

Brillar!Where? St. Philip the Apostle

Church, 710 Stockdale Highway,Bakersfield, CA 93309

Cost? $20/participant,Includes lunch and T-shirt

Participants will be participating inKeep America Beautiful Campaignduring the day. Registration Dead-line: February 16, 2012All 6th-8th graders are welcome!

YOU CAN HELP YOUR MARRIAGE!Do you feel alone? Are you frustratedor angry with each other? Do you ar-gue? Does talking about it only makeit worse? Retrouvaille helps couplesthrough times of trouble, disillusion-ment, and misery in their marriages.There is HOPE for your marriage. Forconfidential information about and/orto register for the next weekend re-treat, please call 1-800-470-2230 orvisit the website at www.HelpOur-Marriage.com.

A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-viwith a long i) helps couples throughdifficult times in their marriages. It isdesigned to provide the tools to helpget your marriage back on track. Itwill give you the opportunity to re-discover each other and examineyour lives together in a new andpositive way. This program hashelped 10s of 1000s of couples ex-periencing marital difficulty at alllevels including disillusionment anddeep misery. For confidential infor-mation about or to register for theJanuary program in Bakersfield be-ginning with a weekend on January20-22 call 661-747-2212 or email:slmagana12@att.net or visit the website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com

VOCATION DISCERNMENTMEETINGJanuary 21, Saturday2-3:30 pm, Bishop Scher RoomIs God calling you to consider a lifeof service as a priest or religious?Are you seeking a better and moremeaningful life? Any man who is 17+years old is invited to attend a gath-ering for men who want to discernwhere it is God may be calling themto serve Him. The DiscernmentGroup Meeting will be held at thePastoral Center of the Diocese of Fresno, which is located at 1550 N.Fresno St., Fresno. There will besigns pointing you to the right room.You are asked to bring your copy of the Bible and an open heart!

GRUPO DE DISCERNIMIENTOVOCACIONAL en espaol21 de enero de 20125-6:30 pm, Cuarto: Bishop Scher

VOCATIONDISCERNMENTWEEKENDMenlo Park, CaliforniaJanuary 13-15, 2012If you have completedhigh school and would like to explorethe call to priesthood, you are in-vited to a Discernment Weekendfrom Friday evening to Sunday after-noon, at St. Patricks Seminary inbeautiful Menlo Park, California.There is no charge and it could be alife-changing experience. For moreinformation, contact Fr. Dan Avila,director of Vocations, at 488-7424.

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December 24, Saturday6:30 pm-Childrens Christmas Play

(Bethel)7:00 pm-Family Mass (Bethel)10:00 pm-Bilingual Mass (Del Rey)11:00 pm-Bilingual Mass (Bethel)

December 25, Sunday7:30 am-English Mass (O Street)9:30 am-English (Del Rey)10:30 am-English Mass (Bethel)5:00 pm-Bilingual (Bethel)

HORARIO DE LAS MISASPARA LA NAVIDAD24 de diciembre, Sbado

8:15 pm-Las Posadas (Bethel)9:00 pm-Misa Familiar en espaol(Bethel)

10:00 pm-Misa Bilinge (Del Rey)11:00 pm-Misa Bilinge (Bethel)

25 de diciembre, domingo8:30 am-Misa en espaol (Bethel)1:00 pm-Misa en espaol (Bethel)5:00 pm-Misa bilinge (Bethel)

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