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THEME
OF OUR LITURGY
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It may take a persistent journey
for us to come upon the true
appearance of God’s glory in
our lives: Jesus
Christ.
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First
Reading: Isaiah
60:1-6
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The Lord
shines upon you and the glory of the Lord
appears over you.
Second
Reading: Ephesians
3:2-3a, 5-6
The Gentiles are coheirs, copartners in
the promise in Christ Jesus through the
gospel.
Gospel:
Matthew
2:1-12
Magi from the east arrived, looking for
the newborn king of the
Jews.
AS
A PARISH COMMUNITY
We pray for all the sick in our parish,
especially: Maureen Dan, Jack Devine,
Florence Farrow, Jovita Guajardo, Lory
Manzano, Bob Reid and Luz P. Valdez.
May God bless
them and their families.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
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Sunday,
January 7
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8
AM
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Rudy
Molina (D)
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10
AM
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Giovanni
McNab (SI)
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Noon
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Priest’s
Intention
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5
PM
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People
of the Parish
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Monday,
January 8
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8:30
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Tuesday,
January 9
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8:30
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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Wednesday,
January 10
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8:30
AM
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Rubin
Flores (D)
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Thursday,
January 11
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8:30
AM
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Vera
Campi (D)
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Friday,
January 12
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8:30
AM
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Walter
Stugura (D)
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Saturday,
January 13
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8:30
AM
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Priest’s
Intention
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5
PM
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Priest’s
Intention
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COLLECTION
TOTALS
December
24, 2006
First
Collection Total -
$5,076.50
December
31, 2006
First
Collection Total -
$5,470.00
Second Collection Total -
$1,420.00 (St. Vincent DePaul
Society)
Christmas
2006 Collection
Collection Total -
$16,704.00
Cost
of running the parish this
week— $5,760.00
Registered
Families: 929
Registered
Families who support the parish:
469
Thank
you for your continued
support!
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Our
Second Collection this Sunday is for our
Parish School. Next weekend, the Church
is asking your support of the National
Collection for Black and Indian Missions
in the United States. The need for
Evangelization programs is so important to
our Church in this changing world. Please
be generous. Thank you for whatever you
can give, and God bless you.
Thank
you!
Thank
You Mater Dolorosa Parish
Thank
you for your donation of $2,013.00 towards
the work of the Catholic Campaign for
Human Development. We are grateful for
your parish’s strong support of the
Campaign, as we assist the Church to help
poor and low-income people help themselves
out of poverty by funding community-based,
self-help and economic development
projects.
The
Catholic Campaign for Human
Development
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The
Proclamation of the Date of
Easter on Epiphany:
Dear
brothers and sisters, the glory
of the Lord has shone upon
us,
and shall ever be manifest among
us, until the day of his
return.
Through the rhythms of times and
seasons let us celebrate the
mysteries of
salvation.
Let
us recall the year’s
culmination, the Easter Triduum
of the Lord:
his last supper, his crucifixion,
his burial, and his rising
celebrated
between the evening of the 5th
day of April
and the evening of the 8th day of
April.
Each
Easter—as on each
Sunday—
the Holy Church makes present the
great and saving deed
by which Christ has forever
conquered sin and
death.
From
Easter are reckoned all the days
we keep holy.
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
Lent, will occur on the 21st day
of February.
The Ascension of the Lord will be
commemorated on the 20th day of
May.
Pentecost, the joyful conclusion
of the season of Easter,
will be celebrated on the 27th
day of May
and this year the First Sunday of
Advent will be on the 2nd day of
December.
Likewise,
the pilgrim Church proclaims the
Passover of Christ
in the feasts of the Apostles and
Saints,
and in the commemoration of the
faithful departed.
To
Jesus Christ, who was, who is,
and who is to come,
Lord of time and history, be
endless praise, for ever and
ever.
Amen!
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Your Generous Contribution Dollars at Work
at Mater Dolorosa.
In
upcoming bulletins, we want to thank and
update the generous members of the Mater
Dolorosa family as to the parish and
school improvements made possible by your
donations. The following is a partial
list of the many improvements made in
2006:
- New
Roof on Convent
- New
Roof on Rectory with
Skylights
- Replaced
Broken Ovens in Rectory
- Repaired/Replaced
38 toilets/sinks, etc. in school
bathrooms &
classrooms
- Refinished
water fountain in rear of
school
- Removed
unsafe electrical fixtures from the
school
- Repaired
and replaced all broken stained glass
windows in the church
More to
come in future bulletins. . . . . . .
Thank
you to the following families for your
contribution to the altar flowers this
Christmas:
Alarcon
Family
Bolfanho Family
Broock Family
Chan Family
Corvera Family
Delahoussaye Family
Dunleavy Family
Grech Family
Lamano Family
Lopiccolo Family
Pacheco Family
Szwed Family
Tingin Family
A
Special thank-you to Violetta Carnero for
her donation of altar flowers and plants
year round.
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