pastoral staff telephone numbers parish office hours

PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Frank Epperson, Rector
Rev. Kris Lewandowski, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Raul Lemus, In Residence
Deacon Mike Heinzelman
Deacon Gary Moore
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Parish Office Phone
542-6984
Parish Office Fax
542-1621
Religious Education Grades 1-5
542-6984
Religious Education Grades 6-12
578-5635
Pastoral Council – Lori Pandolfo
539-6592
Parish Organist – Steven T. Angelucci
537-0449
School Office – Barbara Gasparini
545-7252
Preschool Office – Sharry Caesare
528-9133
Home School—Jennifer Tawney
609-610-2153
MASS TIMES
Daily Mass:
Saturday:
Sunday:
6:45 and 8:00 a.m.
8:00a.m; 4:30 p.m. & Sp.6:30 p. m.
7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
12:00 noon and 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday Latin Mass:
5:30 p.m.
Sunday Latin Mass:
1:30 p.m.
CONFESSIONS
Email Comments/Suggestions to:
[email protected]
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday or by appointment
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Perpetual Adoration is in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus. To sign up for your hour with our Lord,
call 539-2772.
Monday – Friday – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Entrance is located at SW corner of Rectory
WEBSITES
Parish: www.steugenes.com
School: www.steugenesch.org
REGISTRATION IN THE PARISH
Our warmest welcome to all who worship in our community. If you are not registered in the parish, please complete a registration card. Cards are available at church
entrances or at the parish office.
MARRIAGES & BAPTISMS
Please contact the office at least 6 months in advance for
weddings and 3 months in advance for baptisms. Check
the parish website for more information.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please call the parish office when a parishioner is home
bound or hospitalized to arrange for Holy Communion
and Anointing of the Sick.
PERPETUAL ADORATION
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament is held in the
chapel every First Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass.
DEVOTIONS
Recitation of the Rosary is Monday – Saturday at
7:30 a.m. in the Cathedral
Chaplet of Divine Mercy is Saturday after the 8:00 a.m.
Mass in the Cathedral
CATHEDRAL SHOPS
Cathedral Thrift Shop is open Tues & Wed 9:30 – 2:30
Cathedral Books & Gifts Hours: Wed-Fri 9:30-4:30,
Sat 12:00–4:30 & Sun 9:30–1:30
Phone: 542-0250
THE HOLY FAMILY - DECEMBER 28, 2014
Today’s Hymn numbers follow bulletin announcements
MASS INTENTIONS
PARISH CALENDAR
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28
Coffee Social-PLC-8:00-12 :00Noon
Latin Mass-Cathedral-1:30 pm
Solemn Vespers & Benediction-Cathedral-4:30 pm
St. Ambrose Young Adult Group-PLC-7:00 pm
MONDAY DECEMBER 29
Rosary for Life-Chapel-9:00 am
Respect Life Meeting-PLC-3:30 pm
TUESDAY DECEMBER 30
Latin Mass-Cathedral-5:30 pm
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31
New Year’s Eve—Office Closed
THURSDAY JANUARY 1
New Year’s Day—Office Closed
Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God-Cathedral
– 8:00 am, 12 noon, 5:30 pm (Latin) and 7:00 pm — Holy Day
of Obligation
FRIDAY JANUARY 2
No meetings scheduled
Saturday
8:00 am
4:30 pm
(Sp) 6:30 pm
Sunday
December 27
Robert Artadi, living
Mark Patrick McDonald, deceased
Jose Loza, deceased
December 28
7:30 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
5:30 pm
Monday
All Unborn Children & End to abortion
Marentes Family, living
George Schirle, deceased
Paul Gutsch, deceased
Michael C. Thuesen, living
People of St. Eugene’s
December 29
6:45 am
Joey Rayos, deceased
8:00 am
Brian Ellis, deceased
Tuesday
6:45 am
8:00 am
5:30 pm
Wednesday
6:45 am
8:00 am
Thursday
8:00 am
12:00 noon
December 30
Holy Souls in Purgatory & deceased
members of FOSS
Alice Weak, deceased
Emil & Marie Otte & Family, deceased
December 31
Holy Souls in Purgatory & deceased
members of FOSS
Nina Adams, deceased
January 1
Patrick Tracy, deceased
Mike & Cora Wade, living
SATURDAY JANUARY 3
5:30pm
Thanksgiving for graces received
Confessions-Cathedral-3:30—4:30 pm
Spanish Mass-Cathedral-6:30 pm
7:00 pm
ICF Members, living & deceased
Friday
January 2
6:45 am
8:00 am
Saturday
8:00 am
A Blessed &
Merry
Christmas
to all our
Parishioners,
Visitors, and
their Families.
4:30 pm
(Sp) 6:30 pm
Ricmon Sunny Mark, deceased
David Dombrowski & Son, living
January 3
The Intentions of Our Blessed Mother &
The Diocese of Santa Rosa
Zvonko Geiser, deceased
The People of St. Eugene’s
IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS
Those who are ill need your support and prayers:
Michael Russell, Sr. , Elaine Dolcini, Edward G.
Urtiaga, Maureen Mardanyas, Alice Gordon, Tomas de
Guzman, Cristina Mamuyac, Eva Marie Sbragia,
Mrs. Fryer, Jeffrey Andrews, John Patrick McGuire,
Thomas Timko, Sarah Sumpter, Bonnie Higgins,
Gregory Angeo, Joyce Bailey, Jim Keegan, Irene
Medina, Irene I. Gonzales, Melvin Lukasiewicz, Sister
Antonia Killian, Jeff Mello, George Skikos and
Catherine Hubbard.
CATEDRAL DE ST. EUGENE’S – 28 de Diciembre del 2014
La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, Maria y Jose
PARA LA PARTICIPACION EN LA MISA
Desde el Escritorio del P. Roa:
CREDO
Creo en un solo Dios, Padre todopoderoso, Creador
del cielo y de la tierra, de todo lo visible y lo invisible.
Creo en un solo Señor, Jesucristo, Hijo único de Dios,
nacido del Padre antes de todos los siglos: Dios de
Dios, Luz de Luz, Dios verdadero de Dios verdadero, engendrado, no creado, de la misma naturaleza
del Padre, por quien todo fue hecho; Que por nosotros lo hombres, y por nuestra salvación bajó del cielo, Y por obra del Espíritu Santo se encarnó de María
la Virgen, y se hizo hombre; Y por nuestra causa fue
crucificado en tiempos de Poncio Pilato; padeció y
fue sepultado, Y resucitó al tercer día, según las Escrituras, y subió al cielo, y está sentado a la derecha
del Padre; Y de nuevo vendrá con gloria para juzgar
a vivos y muertos, y su reino no tendrá fin.
Creo en el Espíritu Santo, Señor y dador de vida, que
procede del Padre y del Hijo, Que con el Padre y el
Hijo recibe una misma adoración y gloria, y que habló por los profetas. Creo en la Iglesia, que es una,
santa, católica y apostólica. Confieso que hay un solo
Bautismo para el perdón de los pecados. Espero la
resurrección de los muertos y la vida del mundo futuro. Amén.
Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia
¡Que la paz de la celebración de Navidad reine en
sus hogares!
Durante esta octava de Navidad, la Iglesia celebra
la Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia. La Sagrada Familia se nos
presenta como el modelo perfecto de imitar. La Sagrada
Familia es ofrecida por la Iglesia como modelo para todas
las familias a seguir. Porque la Sagrada Familia tiene a
Jesús en el centro, es la única familia que vive siempre en
unión total con la Divina Voluntad. ¿Qué significa vivir
en la Voluntad de Dios? Vivir en la Voluntad de Dios significa desprenderse de todo lo que no es de Dios, amar a
Dios por ser quien es, amar a Dios porque Él es Dios, y
hacer todo, incluso las tareas más simples y cotidianas en
nuestras vidas siempre con la intención de agradar a Dios
y darle gloria.
Hay dos cosas que la Sagrada Familia nos muestra. La primera de ellas es la gran dignidad del Sacramento del Matrimonio sólo posible entre un hombre y una mujer que se casan en la Iglesia ante los ojos de Dios. La segunda cosa es la gran dignidad y el alto reconocimiento
que Dios tiene a la vida y los valores familiares. Al elegir
vivir en una familia humana, Jesucristo vino y santificó el
Sacramento del Matrimonio y la vida familiar.
En esta Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia, la Iglesia
nos presenta este gran modelo a seguir porque la Sagrada
Familia es un espejo de la Santísima Trinidad, la vida de
Dios. La Sagrada Familia al vivir en la Divina Voluntad
nos va señalando el camino a Dios. La Sagrada Familia
nos muestra la gran dignidad del Santo Matrimonio y el
lugar y la misión de la familia en el plan Divino de Dios.
Una pareja formando una familia de una manera especial
se convierte en co-creadores con Dios. En este sentido
Dios necesita a los padres para traer nueva vida, Dios trae
vida a través de los padres. Esta es la razón por la cual
tenemos la necesidad de tener familias que estén abiertas a
cooperar con el plan Divino de Dios, familias que estén
abiertas al don de la vida, familias que realmente reflejen
la Sagrada Familia y por lo tanto se conviertan en imágenes vivas de la vida de la Trinidad en medio de una sociedad que tiene muy poco respeto por los valores familiares.
Que el ejemplo de la Sagrada Familia nos ayude a construir familias fuertes y matrimonios fuertes
que coloquen a Jesús en el centro.
Que todas las familias puedan
llegar a conocer, amar y servir a
la Divina Voluntad en medio de
la vida familiar y así puedan imitar a la Sagrada Familia.
REGISTRATE
Nuestra cordial Bienvenida a la catedral de
St. Eugene's a todos los feligreses y las familias de la
comunidad, se les pide a que se tomen su tiempo y
se registren como miembros de la Parroquia si viven
en esta área, de esta forma sabremos cuales son sus
necesidades y en que pudiéramos ayudarlos.
(Frecuentemente necesitamos cartas de recomendación, para trabajo, inmigración, matrimonios etc... )
y si vienen a la oficina el 95% de probabilidad es
que no los conozcamos ya que no tomamos lista de
asistencia durante las Misas.
Gracias por su comprensión, de parte de la oficina.
¡Feliz día de la Sagrada Familia!
SUNDAY MASS HYMNS
HYMNS AT 4:30 P.M. 9:00 A.M. & 10:30 A.M. / Christmas
ENTRANCE HYMN: #387 hymnal / TBA
PREPARATION OF GIFTS: #404 hymnal / TBA
COMMUNION HYMN: #402 hymnal / TBA
RECESSIONAL HYMN: #301 hymnal / TBA
HYMNS AT 12:00 P.M. / Christmas
ENTRANCE HYMN: #235 missal/ 183
PREPARATION OFGIFTS:#192 / 235
COMMUNION HYMN: #252 / 220
RECESSIONAL HYMN: #132 / 164
MY CATHOLIC FAITH
COMMENTARY: CORNELIUS LAPIDE
~WHY DID GOD BECOME MAN?~
“The reasons why Christ would be made Man and
born on earth were
many. First, that suffering and dying in
the flesh, He might
redeem us from our
sins and from hell.
That He might teach
us by example rather
than word the way to
salvation, and give us
a perfect specimen of
sanctity and of all virtues, but especially of the most
profound humility. ‘Dig within thyself,’ says St. Augustine, ‘the foundation of humility, and so shalt
thou arrive at the summit of charity.’ Another reason was that Christ wished to become our kinsman
and brother, nay, our very flesh and blood, in order
that He might deal as flesh with flesh, as man with
man, as equal with equal. A third reason is that
Christ took upon Him the meanness, the lowliness,
the ills of our flesh, not for Himself but for us, to
prick the icy hearts of men with the effectual stimulus of love and stir them up to love Him in return.
For Christ, in His Incarnation, is ever calling aloud
to us; I have given Myself all to thee, do thou in
turn give thyself whole to Me. For this did I take
flesh upon Me, that thou might say with Paul, I live
now not I, but Christ lives in me. A fourth reason
is that we could not conceive the idea of God, who
is a pure and uncreated spirit, so God clothed Himself in our flesh that we might see Him with our
eyes and hear Him with our ears. It is this that the
Church sings in the Preface of the Mass of the Nativity—’Because by the Mystery of the Incarnate
Word a new effulgence of Thy glory has shone upon the eyes of our soul, that coming to know God
visibly we may by Him be rapt into yearning after
things that not seen.”
~THIS DAY CHRIST IS BORN~
This day Christ is born: This day the savior hath
appeared: This day Angels are singing on earth,
Archangels are rejoicing: This day the just are glad
and say, Glory to God in high heaven, Alleluia.
--Theme Song for Christmas Day the Magnificat antiphon from Vespers
THE PARADOX OF CHRISTMAS
~A TIME OF JOY & SORROW~
“Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that
has taken place” (Lk. 2:15). There is a paradox at
Christmas time. On the one hand, Christmas is a
season of light, love, joy, and peace. We celebrate
festive liturgies, light candles, decorate trees, sing
carols, rejoice in the company of loved ones, eat
cookies, drink eggnog and apple cider, attend parties, and open presents. It is a time of joyful celebration. On the other hand, the traditionally happy holidays are an especially difficult time for those who
are grieving, or who are alone. At this joyous time
of year, scenes of happy families are not what some
are experiencing. People who are alone, people who
have experienced the loss of a spouse to death or
divorce, or the death of a child, or close friend, find
Christmas to be a season of constant despair, rather
than perpetual hope. What
should be a happy time of
year is in fact a depressing
time because some are reminded of everything they
don’t have in their lives. People suffer physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
~THE ANSWER~
What is the answer to the paradox of Christmas?
How do we reconcile ourselves to it? The answer to
the paradox of Christmas is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the
key to understanding the paradox of Christmas. Jesus holds the key to Christmas joy in his tiny hands.
On the one hand, He is the reason for our love, joy,
and peace. Jesus came into our world to free us from
the fear of death, to dry our tears, and scatter darkness from our hearts. Everyone has good reason to
rejoice because He became one of us “in the wonder
of the Incarnation.” On the other hand, Jesus is the
solution to the sadness and emptiness in our lives.
Jesus came to give us hope and joy. Our hope and
joy come from the fact that our Savior came to be
with us, and take us with Him. Jesus fills our empty
hearts with his grace, mercy, and peace. Jesus is the
answer to the paradox of Christmas. He scatters
darkness and brings light. He drives out evil
~TO SAVE US ALL~
My brothers and sisters, the Baby of Bethlehem
shows us the power of God’s love for the world.
God gave us the greatest Christmas gift ever when
he sent his only-begotten Son “to save us all from
Satan’s power,” as the song goes. He is the key to
the paradox of Christmas. For entire sermon go to: http://
www.hprweb.com/2013/11/homilies-for-december-2013/
THE HOLY FAMILY
~THE FAMILY~
December 28th is the Feast Day of the Holy Family.
This feast day appropriately falls within the 12 days
of Christmas where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Involved in the mystery of the Incarnation–
where God joined to Himself human nature–is the
mystery that God also joined to Himself a human
family. This reveals that God allows His human
creatures, as bearing the image of God, to play
very, very important roles in redemptive history. And God continues to use humans to play a
role in redemptive history–particularly through the
family.
~IMAGE OF THE DIVINE~
The Holy Trinity entrusted two human beings
with the tremendous role of being the human
family of the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. God made the universe, yet placed Himself
inside the womb of a human mother, the Blessed
Virgin Mary. God is the creator of powerful angelic
beings, yet He gave Himself a human father as a
guardian and protector, St. Joseph. That God
throughout the ages invites humans into His grand
story and uses them to accomplish His will is simply profound. Surely we can marvel with Mary in
her Magnificat, “The Almighty has done great things
for me” (Luke 1:46-55). When we reflect on the nature of the Holy Trinity, we see that the human
family–father, mother, and child–images the Divine. The Trinity is a unity of three Divine Persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the
Holy Spirit, in One Divine Being. The inner life of
the Trinity is one of total self-giving love between
the Father and the Son, in such a way that the Holy
Spirit, a Third Person, proceeds from their union.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “The
Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father as the first principle and, by the eternal gift of this to the Son, from the
communion of both the Father and the Son” (CCC, 264).
The Person of the Holy Spirit eternally proceeds
from the communion of the Person of the Father
with the Person of the Son. When we reflect on this
inner life of the Trinity, we now see why Genesis
says that God created man and woman to be his image, “God created man in his own image, in the image of
God he created him; male and female he created them
(Genesis 1:27).
By: Gretchen For entire article go to:
www.catholiccompany.com/blog/holy-family-holy-trinity-and-you