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OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL CHURCH
2700 DOVER AVENUE - FAIRFIELD, CA 94533
FR. DAVID FONTAINE, O. CARM. (PASTOR)
FR. PEDRO (PETE) MANILAG, O. CARM. (PAROCHIAL VICAR)
DEACON RAYMOND ELIAS
WWW.OURLADYOFMTCARMELFAIRFIELDCA.ORG
Served by the Carmelites
PARISH OFFICE..................................................(707) 422-7767
Gemma Gonzalo, Parish Administrator
Office email address: [email protected]
Office hours: 8 AM - 4 PM, Monday - Friday
FAITH FORMATION............................................(707) 422-2814
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY........................(707) 422-5209
Emergency material assistance
EMERGENCY SICK CALLS.................................(707) 422-7767
CONFIRMATION & RCIA............................(707) 422-7767
TAG / HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
Rhyan Ramirez…………………………..(707) 853-2905
Mass Schedule / Sacraments
MASS: WEEKEND….Saturday Evening: 5PM Vigil
Sunday: 8AM, 10AM & 12 Noon
DAILY…….Monday - Saturday: 9AM
HOLY DAYS…………9AM, Noon and 7PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays………...3:30 to 4:30 PM or by appointment
BAPTISMS: 2nd Weekend of the Month
Pre-Baptism Program Required (visit our website)
MARRIAGES: Six months notice required
Contact the Parish Office for all Baptisms & Marriages
Week of April 19th, 2015 * Third Sunday of Easter
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL COMMUNITY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednes.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
4/20
4/21
4/22
4/23
Catholic Returning Home
Faith Formation
Faith Formation / RCIA
St. Vincent de Paul / Cancer Support
Group
4/24 Finance Council / Amor Dei
4/25 Lay Carmelites / EM Training
4/26 Couples For Christ / TAG
“From the time we started having adoration every day,
our love for Jesus became more intimate, our love for
each other more understanding, our love for the poor
more compassionate, we have double the number of
vocations.” “Perpetual adoration is the most beautiful
thing you could ever think of. People are hungry for God.” (Mother
Teresa of Calcutta).
* * COMMITTED ADORERS are NEEDED * * during this hour:
Monday 3 - 4 AM
OLMC’s St. Therese Chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Our goal is to have 2 or more committed adorers every hour.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Mass Intentions
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 9AM
5PM
Sunday: 8AM
† Della Parenzan
† Karl Flueck
† Elbert Wood
† Connie Y. Angeles
† Julia Berger
† Pedrito & † Consuelo Gonzalez
† Evelyn & † George Ross
† Helen Haug
10AM † Barbara DiMarco
12Noon OLMC Parishioners
Prayer Requests
If you would like the faith community of OLMC to
join you in prayers for special needs, contact the Parish Office at 422-7767. We do
occasionally take some names off of the list in the bulletin. If we have taken a
name from the printed list of a person still in need of prayers, please give us a call
and we will happily put him or her back on. Please take some
time this week to remember the following in your prayers:
•
•
For all in our parish family who are suffering serious or termi-
nal illness
For Armed Forces Men and Women on Active Duty, and for:
Madison O’Shields
Joan Hutchinson
Timothy White
Deacon Larry Sheldon
Ron Scharfen
Dolores Highsmith-Cass
Freddie Highsmith
Dion Newman
Shannon Valtierra
Daniella Rogers Harre
Kim Bettencourt
Susan Stockwell
Francisco Galvez
Jim & Christa Christian
Carl Johnson
Vanessa Demerin
Carmen Quintana Farfan
Lilia Lewis & Family
Joe & Evelyn Nunes
Delores Charles Sanders
Dom Orlando
Daniel Artates
Carol Nunes
Dolores Sheppard
Albert Pratt
Bessie Zanolini
Annie Haley
Susan Cox
Johanna Klibanoff
Elba Elias
Ian Padilla
Laura Labrado
Sanjuan Lopez
Cuca Lopez
Cameron Schuster
Johanna Abrera
Miley McCrary
Ann Nolin
Jean Banks
Sally Fields
De Pham
Joe Hill
Phil Brouder
Connie Arias
John Hess
Robert Keck
Kimo Boon
Gloria Lee
Bill Parker
Anita Brennan
Jackie Flores
Maria Flores
Steve Henson
Helen Crosby
MaryJane Marvel
Mack Cole
Stephen Shanahan
Rebecca Rivera
Don & Julia Rivera
Abe Bernardo
Alexis Magat
With the Easter season well under way, we now resume our survey of the sacrament of the sick. The pastoral care of the sick will be
misunderstood if we start from the vantage point of the sickroom.
Begin with the Sunday assembly, from which the sick person has
been separated by the crisis of illness,
and whose absence is given expression
in prayer and service. The goal is to
extend the consolation of the Lord’s
presence at the table to those who are
apart from it, and for the assembly to
enfold them in prayer.
Secondarily, the goal is to teach
people what the Church desires for all
those who are sick. Seeing ministers
dispatched to the sick from Mass every
Sunday might help a caregiver realize
that their dear one can also receive
Communion. Witnessing the anointing
of a woman facing surgery might help another person to overcome
hesitation and ask for the sacrament’s healing and strength. Society’s impulse may be to marginalize the sick, but the tradition of our
community is to see them at the center of our life. When Roman persecutors ordered St. Lawrence the Deacon to hand over the jewels
of the church, he assembled a motley crew of the sick and the infirm
and announced with all humility, “Behold, my lord, the treasures of
the church of Christ.”
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 2627, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29
Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17,
21ab; Jn 6:30-35
Wednes: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40
Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51
Friday:
Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59
Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17;
Mk 16:15- 20
Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29;
1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18
May Crowning of
The Statue of Our
Lady of Fatima - May
Alex Bernardo
688-1474
Jim Brown
688-5181
Julie Darling / Pres. 425-3934
Ray Fortaleza / VP 720-5166
Mike MacCallum 631-0522
Patricia May
252-3856
Sandro Rojas
481-3176
Laurie Runyan
426-4941
Vince Tydingco/Sec. 631-5269
Regina Williams
330-6915
Knights of Columbus Council
3585 PRESENTS:
A DAY WITH JESSE ROMERO, a
well known Catholic lay evangelist will be at Holy Spirit Parish
Hall for a 1-day retreat April 25,
2015, 9AM-4PM. Fee includes
lunch - presale $30 / at the door
$35. For tickets contact
George Bagley, [email protected], 707-372-4913
John Certeza (707) 631-9981.
SAVORING THE EXPERIENCE One of the wonderful things
about vacations is the time we spend two
or three weeks afterward savoring the
3, 2015, 3PM at Our
experience, sharing vacation photos and
Lady of Mt. Carmel
Chaplet of Divine
memories with our family and friends. This
Mercy, Holy Rosary,
kind of reflection puts us back in touch
Litany of the Blessed
with the original experience and reminds
Virgin Mary, Consecra- us of the relaxation and wonder the vacation afforded us. Today,
tion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
on the Third Sunday of Easter, the Church blesses us with reand Crowning of the Statue of Our Lady minders of what we celebrated two Sundays ago. All three readof Fatima around the parking lot. Euings are reflections on the meaning of the death and resurreccharistic Celebration followed by pottion of Christ. One of the threads running through these reflecluck dinner in the Dome. Sponsors:
tions is that the purpose of the Lord’s suffering, death, and resLord’s Leaven Society & Queen of Peace
urrection was to save us, to forgive our sins. We are given fifty
Cenacle. For any questions please call
days to ponder this reality—fifty days to savor the experience
Mindy Zindel, (707) 421-0776 or Marlon
& Yvette Taasan, (707) 428-6375
of Christ’s dying and rising for us.
BLOOD DRIVE sign-up begins! SAVE LIVES, DONATE BLOOD May
31st! Please email or call Pearla at 386-3403 / [email protected] or
www.bloodcenters.org (sponsor code is “OLMC”).
OLMC’s 5th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament is just
around the corner! Join us for a day of fun on Saturday, May 16th at
Paradise Valley Golf Course. ALL proceeds will go toward our
church’s mortgage reduction. We are still in need of golfers, sponSpecial Collection Reminder: sors, raffle prize items and volunteers. We look forward to more parCatholic Home Missions Appeal - ticipation and support in making a difference for OUR Parish! We
April 25th & 26th. Envelopes are thank our sponsors, thus far:
Corporate Sponsors:
available in the Narthex.
Cecil & Hilda Ross * Freedom Equity Group * Cristina Bracamonte
Bank of Guam * Couples For Christ
Do you
Hole Sponsors:
know
Darling Family * White Rabbit Tatoos * Amanda at Electric Beach * Lay Carmelites
someone
John & Vivian Donahoe * Cesar & Norma Dulay * Dolores Charles Sanders
who has
Eddie & Gemma Gonzalo * Dom Orlando * Joel & Arlene DeGuzman
been away
Coffee Klatch Group * Kevin & Regina Iwai * Respect Life Ministry John & Celina Hess
from the
Alex & Angie Bernardo * Pidz & Joy Banasan * Kosak Chiropractic * Tydingo Family
Church, the Sacraments, but
Raul’s Striper Café * MacCallum Family * Regina Williams & Peggy Sherrod
does not know how to return
to the Faith? Perhaps, our
Join us! For more information please visit our website: www.ourladyofmtcarmelfairfieldca.org
Parish’s Returning Home
program can help you to
Your are invited to our
COME HOME! Come by
Don’t miss the
Monday April 20th, at 7PM
Mother’s Day Tea
Bus Pilgrimage
in the Dome. For additional
Give your mother the perfect
trip Tuesday, May
gift this Mother’s Day! An afinformation please call Kelly
12,
2015. The bus
ternoon
tea
hosted
by
Alpha
Newman at 422-4582 or Dom
Pregnancy
Clinics
of
Northern
will
leave St. JoOrlando at 429-0149.
Parish Collection
Our weekly goal : $12,500
Offertory for week
ending April 12th:
$13,670
California to be held on April 25th at 1PM at
Trinity Baptist Church in Vacaville. Enjoy all
the decadent treats of a traditional tea including cucumber sandwiches, scones with
devonshire cream, crimson berry tea with
hibiscus petals and so much more!! There’s
no better way to celebrate your mother on
her special day than to spend some quality
time together, and at the same time, help
support the mothers of Alpha who are in
need! Tickets are $35. To order or for more
information, please call 707-449-8996 or go
to www.alphaclinics.org.
seph’s Church, 1791 Marshall Rd., Vacaville
at 8:30 AM. We will visit the newly renovated Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in San
Jose and Our Lady of Peace Shrine in Santa
Clara, one of only three on the West Coast.
Lunch is included at the Spaghetti Factory.
Reservations are $60 / person payable in
advance to confirm your seat on the bus.
To make reservations or for further information, contact Joan McLain, 447-6024 or
email [email protected]
Mark Your Calendar √
♦ May 2nd - First Communion Day 11AM
♦ May 3rd - May Crowning of The Statue of Our
Lady of Fatima 3PM
♦ May 16th - OLMC’s 5th Annual Golf Benefit
Tournament
♦ May 30th - Marriage Enrichment Program
♦ May 31st - Blood Drive
Our Parish would like to establish a Ministry team to take
Communion to the sick and
homebound. The training class
will be held on April 25th from
10AM to 1PM in the Dome, Conference Room. Registration in advance is required!
Please contact Deacon Raymond, 416-4618, if you
feel the call to serve the sick in our community.
OLMC MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
ADULT EDUCATION - RCIA /
Catholics Come Home
Vivian Donahoe - 422-0872 / Kelly Newman
- 422-4582 / Dom Orlando - 429-0149
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Tom and Elaine Bruno - 426-9564
ALPHA PREGNANCY RESOURCE 428-3300
CENTER
MEMBERS IN MOTION
MaryEllen McCormick - 434-9850
ALTAR & SANCTUARY
Teo Balmeo
MINISTRY OF THE EUCHARIST
Julie Darling - 425-3934
Pearla Cuerdo - 429-8226
ALTAR SERVERS
Deacon Raymond Elias / 416-4618
MINISTRY OF THE WORD
Greig Parker - 688-1795
AMOR DEI CHARISMATIC
COMMUNITY
Delia & Ireneo Tabasa / 631-9577
MUSIC MINISTRY
Barbara McFadden - 580-6514,
Mark Middleton
[email protected]
BAPTISM PREP Class
held every other month
Deacon Raymond Elias / 416-4618
[email protected]
OLMC GIFT CARDS
Peggy Sherrod / 429-3183
CANCER SUPPORT
Annie Hutchinson
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Consists of 10 members (listed in the
bulletin)
CFC-FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY John & Malou Bayquen - 208-4005
& LIFE
PRAYER LINE
Catharine Scharfen - 427-2320
Jewel Perez - 426-3697
Pearla Cuerdo -429-8226
COUNSELING (private practice)
Henry A. Ormond, O.Carm, PhD
422-7767 ext 16
QUEEN OF PEACE CENACLE
Mindy Zindel - 421-0776
COUPLES FOR CHRIST
Cesar & Norma Dulay (925) 528-3528
Pidz & Joy Banasan - 425-3077
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Elaine Bruno or Anna Albericci
422-2814
CURSILLO
Gem Geluz - 386-9142
RESPECT LIFE and
LIGHTHOUSE KIOSK
Cathy Omoso 688-6551
Phyllis Kaminska 419-4237
FIAT
Norma Dulay - (925) 528-3528
RETROUVAILLE (Lifeline for trou- Fred & Barbara Valles - 422-1215
bled marriages)
FINANCE COUNCIL
John Donahoe - 422-0872
ST. VINCENT de PAUL
422-5209
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Dominic Orlando - 429-0149
USHERS / HOSPITALITY
Bunny Dominguez / 386-2709
LAY CARMELITES
Teresa Smith - 421-1491
VISITS TO THE SICK and SACRA- Parish Office
MENT MINISTRY
LEGION OF MARY
Elena McBound - 481-7850
YLI (A Catholic Women's Organization)
Kathy Marley - 422-3588 or
Margaret Sanders - 428-1970
LORD'S LEAVEN MISSION
SOCIETY
Marlon & Yvette Taasan - 428-6375
YOUTH MINISTRY
Rhyan & Danielle Ramirez - 853-2905
Regina Berdak - 398-1092