ST. GABRIEL PARISH BULLETIN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2014
Parish Center 2559 - 40th Ave. 731-6161
Fax Number 731-1270
Website: www.sgparish.org
Office Business Hours: Monday—Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm, (Closed for lunch, 12pm to 1pm)
Open for Meetings, 9:00am to 9:00pm, Monday—Friday
Parish School 2550 - 41st Ave. 566-0314
San Francisco, California 94116
*PASTORAL STAFF/
ADMINISTRATION
Rev. Thomas Hamilton, Pastor
Rev. Paul Zirimenya
In Residence
Rev. David Schunk
In Residence
Rev. Thomas Parenti
Weekend Supply Priest
Sr. M. Pauline Borghello, R.S.M.
School Principal
Nancy Becerra
Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
Mr. Matthew A. Shea
Pastoral Associate
Homebound, Hospitalized & RCIA
731-9918
Mrs. Jaclyn Tarrant
Youth & Confirmation Minister
731-0650
[email protected]
PARISH CENTER SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs. Cheryl Bailey
Parish/School Bookkeeper
Ms. Pat Buley & Mrs. Mary Dante
Parish Secretaries
[email protected]
Business Hours: 9 am to 4 pm M-F
Closed for lunch: 12 pm to 1pm
Mrs. Angela Zullinger
Music Minister/Choir Director
Mr. Rob Grant
Music Minister [Sat. 5:00 pm]
Mr. John Hurst
Music Minister [Sun. 10:00 am]
Mr. David Lorentz
Music Minister [Sun. 5:30 pm]
Mrs. Nancy Porter
Wedding Rehearsal Coordinator
This is YOUR P[rish!!!
ST. GABRIEL PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
As a worshipping, believing, and caring community, St. Gabriel Parish
participates in the mission of Jesus Christ, remembered most intensely at Sunday Assembly through proclamation of The Word and the
sharing of the Eucharistic Meal. This Community so nourished lives
its faith in prayer, education and outreach.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Saturday Vigil Masses: 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM
Weekday Masses: 8:30 AM– Monday through Saturday
Communal Reconciliation Service: every first Saturday at 3:30 pm in
the church with individual confession and absolution.
Individual Reconciliation (Confession): By appointment with any priest.
Infant Baptism: Please contact the Parish Center to schedule baptism
preparation if needed. Baptism is administered any Sunday at
1:30 pm.
Marriage: Please contact the Parish Center at least six [6] months prior
to the proposed wedding date.
First Communion, Sunday School, Adult Education, Anointing of
the Sick, R.C.I.A., Confirmation: Please call 415-731-6161.
for the proper director.
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Then please fill out this form and drop it in the collection basket, or leave it at the Parish Center Office.
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DECEMBER 14, 2014
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
MORE THAN DISCIPLES
Each of today’s four scriptural
roles—disciple, prophet, apostle,
herald—forms a facet of our life in
Christ as we live it day by day. Isaiah tells us that a prophet is anointed, as we were anointed at our
baptism in water and the Spirit, to bring glad tidings and to
promote God’s reign of healing, justice, and peace. An
apostle, like Paul, is one who is “sent.” Each of us, in his or
her own way, is sent by Christ to be a voice of rejoicing, to
encourage prophetic voices in the world, and to make sure
that the work of the Spirit thrives. John the Baptist shows
us the job of the herald, making the Lord’s way straight,
announcing the coming of the Light of the world.
Today we also hear from Mary, model disciple. Her
song, the Magnificat, shows us the world we must believe
in and work for: one in which God is praised, where
God’s favor is bestowed on the humble, where the hungry are filled and the rich are sent away empty, a world
that continues to know and rejoice in the mercy of God
that lasts for all ages.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
SIMBANG GABI NOVENA
December 16-24, 2014 (Morning)
5:30am:
Holy Name of Jesus, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
6:00am:
St. Stephen’s
with St. Anne of the Sunset, St. Brendan, St. Cecilia,
St. Emydus, St. Finn Barr, St. Gabriel, Star of the Sea.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
This Sunday, December 14th, we will recognize the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness Saint of the Americas at the 12:00 PM Mass. We would also
like to recognize the many contributions
that our Mexican parishioners have made
to St. Gabriel Parish and to the City and all of California.
BAPTISMAL PREP. CLASS
Baptismal Preparation Classes are scheduled once a month in the Parish Center at
St. Gabriel. Completion of class is required
before a baptismal date can be scheduled.
The next class will be held on Saturday,
January 10th, 2015 at 10:45 AM in the Parish Center.
Please call 415-731-6161 to sign up or email: [email protected]
READINGS, DECEMBER 21 , 2014
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89;
Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38
MY MOTHER LOVED
THE ADVENT/CHRISTMAS SEASON
Each year on Thanksgiving evening, after we were
stuffed and the leftovers put away, she would round us
up to drag out the boxes of decorations and ornaments.
She had cooked and prepared all day, but still there was
energy left to turn our house into a place of holiday wonder.
I was with her when we journeyed to the local Religious
Goods store, there to buy an Advent wreath. with great
care we would light the candles, counting the weeks in
joyful-prayerful anticipation.
I recall the obvious love with which she unwrapped and
placed the figures belonging to the manger scene...the
mystery of Incarnation touched her maternal heart in
powerful ways.
Though severely hearing impaired, she loved the music
of the season, she would take us early to church so we
might hear the choir rehearse before the liturgy. She reveled in the beauty of her parish church --- “the House of
God, the Gate of Heaven”, she would say quoting the
scriptures. The blues and purples of Advent she loved,
and the manner in which they would yield to the reds and
golds of Christmas brought delight to her heart.
By virtue of Divine Providence her only son would be ordained to the Priesthood of Christ Jesus during Advent of
1988, what joy it brought her. Her own love for the Christ
would find a certain fulfillment in the ministry of a child
now the servant of the Church.
Like so many others, I would find a personal sorrow in
the wintry days of Advent, for my dear mom succumbed
to cancer during the last Advent days of the year 2000. It
was as if she left us just in time to share egg nog with St.
Peter I thought. I could now begin to understand the pain
of those who have ‘lost’ loved ones, and now cannot find
peace and love, the happiness God’s grace brings, in this
Season of Light.
But having known my mom, I cannot succumb to a grief
which resists the Christmas Spirit. The morning of December 23, 2000 when I gazed upon her in the sleep of
death, I noticed something. This woman, who relied so
heavily on her two hearing aids, needed them no
more...there they lay on her nightstand. She hears the
music of the angelic hosts perfectly now, the mystery of
Christ’s Incarnation, of a love which transcends death
itself, is now fulfilled in her. She now lives, I pray, in communion with all the saints in the mystery of the Trinity.
Her life is now caught up in the heart of the God she so
loved, and whose birth in the flesh gave her such hope.
For those of us who have suffered the ‘loss’ of a loved
one during this season of grace, I bid you not to despair.
Though I share your pain, do not dwell in the darkness.
For Christ is our Light. Mama always said so.
With my prayers and blessing for you and yours in this
Holy Season of Grace, I am……..
Father Tom
ST. GABRIEL
SCHOOL NEWS
KINDERGARTEN APPLICATIONS
FOR FALL 2015
Are you interested in enrolling your child at St. Gabriel in
the Fall 2015? Screening for kindergarten takes place in
early January and is by appointment only. For a screening appointment, applications should be turned in by
Tuesday, December 16th. Applications are available
at the school office on school days during regular office
hours. There is a $50 fee due at the time the application
is picked up.
ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL PRESENTS
“DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’”
On this Thursday, December 18, 2014, St. Gabriel
School presents “Don’t Stop Believin’.” All are invited to
the matinee performance of our Christmas Program at
1:00 p.m. in Bedford Hall. Tickets are $10 and may be
purchased at the school office. For questions, please call
the school at 415-566-0314.
CHRISTMAS VACATION
St. Gabriel School begins Christmas vacation this Friday,
December 19th. We extend our warmest wishes to the
community of St. Gabriel for a very blessed, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We would also like to take
this opportunity to thank our parishioners for the many
ways you support us throughout the year.
FOR SICK RELATIVES
AND FRIENDS
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
In the coming week we ask your prayers for the following:
Isabel Austria, Rosa Banzon, William Billanes, Aparacion
Bonpin, Madeleine Bonpin, Marie Britto, Betty CarsonGarza, Patrick Casserly, Doris Dampulay, Jerry DeRyan,
Mary Donohue, Louise Dowdle, Maria Esain, Dionisio
Espulgar, Fely Estonina Londonio, Sally Fambrini, Eulalia Fernandes, Mary Ellen Giraudo, Lottie Gonzales,
Barbara Greaves, Purificacion (Nene) Hangad, Patricia
Johnson, Angelina Kaprosch, Phil Hons, Lydia Labrado,
Rafael Labutan, Shirley Latham, Mary Jae Leigh, Deborah Lennon, Khevan Lennon, Lawrence Madar, Michael
Madden, Melecio Martinez, Joan Miller, Winnie Mendoza, Joey Murdaca, Ann and Catherine Murphy, Helen
“Mitsi” Okamoto, Joseph Pallela, Edith Parker, Peggy
Peck, Mario Ratliff, Joshua Ratliff, Deacon Tom Reardon,
Jewell Rice, Lota Samson, Lee Chuan San, Kathy
Schiebold, John Sheriff, Harry Sims, Joseph Sullivan,
Alden Tatad, Josefina Tio, Dorothy Tompkins,
Lloyd
Velasquez, Chiara Vinzoni, Patricia West, Richard Yan,
Margaret Zipse, Bill Zlatunich.
CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY
The next Youth Mass for all high school students will
be next Sunday, December 21st at the 5:30 PM Mass.
A very sincere thank you to all who donated so generously for our Advent Giving drive. These “little” gifts brightened the day for so many people and made their holiday
and a little more pleasant.
COMING CRAB DINNER DANCE AND RAFFLE
Save the Date – February 28, 2015 - for St. Gabriel Parent Organization’s Annual Crab Dinner Dance. The event
is from 6:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. and is for adults only.
Watch for reservation details in January. For questions,
call the school at 415-566-0314.
Coming along with the Crab dinner is the annual St. Gabriel School Raffle. Look for tickets coming soon in the
mail. The winning tickets will be drawn at the Crab Dinner. You need not be present to win but we would love to
see you at this fun-filled event.
For information:
Nancy Becerra, Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
The last Sunday Religious Education Class for 2014 will
be next Sunday, December 21st. Classes will resume on
Sunday, January 11, 2015.
For information:
Nancy Becerra, Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
DAY OF RECOLLECTION
On Saturday, January 3rd, 2015, District #1 of the Young Ladies Institute (YLI) will hold a Day of Recollection
hosted by St. Francis of Assisi #1, in the Bishop Quinn Parish Center of St. Gabriel’s Church.. Registration is at 9:30
AM and Mass is at 10:00 AM. The day should end before 2:30PM. The registration fee of $5.00 will cover all the expenses for the day including coffee, tea and dessert. Please bring a bag lunch. Fr. Roger Gustafson from St. Hillary’s
Parish, Tiburon, will be our moderator for the day. Please call Kathy Ledford at 415-672-1026 before December 27th,
2014 and leave your name and phone number in order to reserve a space.
MASS INTENTIONS
DECEMBER 15-21, 2014
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
5:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
5:30 pm
ADVENT SCHEDULE, 2014
Brendan O’Donovan
Salud & Pedro Raval
Daisy Yung
Dan Healy
Dionisio Espulgar, Jr.
Tom Kelly
Dominga Espulgar
Gus Zipse
Anis, Bika, Malek & Deah
Bakadi and Bika Yacoub
Zosimo Dante
For the Parishioners
REST IN PEACE
NEXT SUNDAY’S PRESIDERS
December 20-21 2014
5:00 PM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
8:00 AM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
10:00 AM
Fr. Tom Hamilton
12:00 PM
Fr. David Schunk
5:30 PM
Fr. David Schunk
Your Envelope Counts
SUNDAY
NOV. 30 ,
2014
SAME
SUNDAY,
2013
Total from Envelopes $10,896.0
$7,953.00
Loose $1,378.85
$1,211.80
Total Collection $12,274.8
$9,164.80
$1—$4.99
16
n/a
$5—$9.99
40
n/a
$10—$19.99
48
n/a
$20—$24.99
80
n/a
$25 and over
150
n/a
No. of envelope Us-
334
275
Average Per Enve- $32.63
$28.92
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Communal Reconciliation
Monday, December 22nd at 7:00 PM
Private Reconciliation also available
by appointment. (731-6161)
SAVE THE DATE:
CHURCH DECORATING
Get into the Christmas spirit...help decorate the Church for Christmas on Tuesday, December 23rd at 6:00 PM. Come
join in the holiday spirit of St. Gabriel.
Donations for church decorations are most welcome and
can be dropped off at the Parish Center. There are envelopes in the pews for your convenience.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2014
4:00 PM
Christmas Vigil Mass
Fr. Tom Hamilton
Music, John Hurst
5:30 PM
The Crooners Singing
6:00 PM
Family Mass
Fr. Tom Hamilton
Music: The Crooners
11:30 PM
Christmas Carols with Choir
12:00 AM
Midnight Mass
Fr. Roger Gustafson
Music: Choir
Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2014
8:00 AM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
10:00 AM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
12:00 PM
Fr. David Schunk
Choir & Brass Ensemble
THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
New Years Eve and New Years Day
Wednesday, DECEMBER 31ST, 2014
8:30 AM
Fr. David Schunk
Thursday, JANUARY 1ST, 2015
10:00 AM (Holy Day of Obligation)
Fr. Tom Hamilton
ARCHBISHOPS ANNUAL APPEAL, 2014
As of December 4th, 2014, 204 donors have contributed
a total of $80,575.00 which is 83% of our goal of
$97,000.00. Many thanks to those who have contributed
so generously. We thank you all for the enthusiastic response to Fr. Tom’s recent letter.
All money collected over and above our assessment will
remain in the Parish for our many on-going maintenance
projects. The deadline for submitting payments for credit
for the 2014 Tax year is Monday, December 29th.