St. Felicitas Catholic Church

1662 Manor Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94579 Email: stfelicitaschurch@comcast.net

Telephone Number (510) 351-5244 ● Fax (510) 351-5730 www.stfelicitassl.org

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Mass Schedule

Sunday 7:30 am - 9:00 am - 10:30 am

12:30 pm (Spanish) 4:30 pm (Vietnamese)

Saturday 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (Vigil)

Daily (Monday to Fr iday) 7:00 am - 8:15 am

Holy Days 7:00 am 8:15 am 7:00 pm 1st Friday Exposition – St. Joseph’s Chapel 12:30 to 4:45 pm Sacraments

Reconciliation—Saturday, 3:15 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

Baptism—4th Sunday of every month at 2:30 p.m. Contact Parish Office for information

Marriage—Arrangements to be made 6 months prior to the wedding.

Mass of Anointing of the Sick—First Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m.

Parish Staff

Rev. Thomas Khue Parochial Administrator Ext. 286 Rev. Eddie Castañas Parochial V icar

Ext. 297 Deacon Timothy Myers timothykentmyers@gmail.com

Mercey Zamora Pastoral Assoc./Spanish Ministry 347-1293

Sr. Mary Anh Cong (LHC) Liturgical Ministries Vietnamese Community Altar Servers 347-1283

Sr. Elizabeth Huynh (LHC) Pastoral Care 347-1287

Sharon Clancey Office Secretary 351-5244

Judi Lema Bulletin 351-5244

Convent 351-5577 Parish School 357-2530 1650 Manor Blvd. Fax: 357-5358 Meghan Jorgensen Principal Religious Education Office

Sandi Walton Director of Religious Education 347-1282 Fax: 510-351-5730 stfelicitasccd@comcast.net

Geri Lara Youth Services 326-5693 stfelicitasym@yahoo.com St. Vincent de Paul 706-1972

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Tuesday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday - Thursday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Friday 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

EMERGENCY NUMBER (510) 309-8097

(During non-office hours)

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 20, 2016

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house

of the L .” — Psalm 122:1

My Dear Parishioners,

Once again, here are some of my scattered thoughts for this week . . .

1. As we come to the end of the liturgical year, we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, the King of the Universe. This feast was established by Pope Pius XI ninety years ago to confront secularism and communism at that time. Almost a century later this Feast becomes even more significant and challenging. It is also the last Sunday of the Jubilee Year of Mercy—during this year Pope Francis invited us to reflect on this — “Jesus is the face of the Father’s mercy.” Next Sunday we begin Advent.

2. As we celebrate this great Feast of Christ the King we need to ask ourselves: Who or What really rules our lives? We have been praying, day after day, week after week, for the Kingdom to come—whose Kingdom is it? Of course, Christ’s Kingdom, but His Kingdom doesn’t have a building, a castle, a palace or a court . . . It is not a place of royal fanfare and we cannot locate it on a map! It is a wonderful time to acknowledge that Jesus is our Lord and Savior —the King of the Universe who loved and saved us— the mercy of God who will always be with us and accompany us. Nothing can really separate us from his love and mercy.

3. We only find it within the human heart. The Cross is the great defining landmark. This is the Kingdom of Peace and Justice, the Kingdom of sacrificial love—the place where the greatest honor is not in how much you have or how much you control but how much you give up. A Kingdom is a place where we are called to love, to give until it hurts, nothing left. The Kingdom is the place not in power . . .but in powerless. It is where pure love reigns.

4. This is the Kingdom we celebrate today. This is the Kingdom we are preparing to welcome in a few weeks . . .

5. Is Jesus the King of my heart, my life, and my family? Do I really want to belong to this Kingdom and to this King?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. What are we grateful for? I am very grateful to God, to this country, to this parish and to each and everyone of you who have generously built this parish family and continue to sustain it. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving each one of us are called to be grateful to God, our creator, and to one another. Father Eddie, the staff and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

Please remember you are always in my prayers. Father Tom

Events for the Week November 20, 2016

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

November 20, 2016

Second Collection

This Week: Campaign for Human Development Next Week: Audio/Video System

Mon 11/21

6:00 pm Catholic Daughters SJC

Tues 11/22

6:30 pm Adult Confirmation SMC 6:30 pm RCIA SJC 7:00 pm Spanish Meeting AE Room

Wed 11/23

7:00 pm Spanish Juvenile Choir AE Room

Thurs 11/24

Saint Nicholas is coming to St. Felicitas Church on

December 4th after the 9:00 and 10:30 am Mass

Only One Mass on

Thanksgiving Day

at 9:00 a.m.

You are also invited to bring up the bread and/or wine

that you will be having for your Thanksgiving Day dinner .

Fri 11/25

7:00 pm Spanish Youth Group SMC 7:00 pm Spanish Children’s Choir Soc. Hall 7:30 pm Vietnamese Choir Practice AE Room

Christmas Lights at St. Felicitas

Father Tom and the Parish Family are asking for volunteers to put up the outside Christmas lights at the church and rectory Saturday December 3, 2016. Please meet in front of the church at 9:00 A.M. Let our church shine in the evening as we prepare for the coming of Christ this Christmas.

Christmas Gif t Drive

November 26th & 27th

The St. Felicitas, St. Vincent de Paul Conference is hosting a Christmas Gift Drive. There will be an Advent Tree set up in the Vestibule after the 4:30 PM Masses on Saturday November 26th and Sunday November 27th. after all Masses. There will be ornaments on the tree listing child specific clothing gifts needed. Please pick an ornament and provide your information to the SVdP member present at the tree. Bring the unwrapped gift with the ornament back to the Church the weekend of Saturday December 10th and Sunday December 11th. Our members will wrap and distribute the gifts to families in our area. Thank you for making it possible for us to help those in need this Christmas season.

Coming Soon!!

After: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 A.M. Masses

Where: Gym

Tickets will be available after 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30am Masses on November 27th. $8.00 - Adults $7.00 - Seniors & Children ages 5-12 4 years and under are free.

Pancake Breakfast with Santa

December 4

The office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th. We will be open Friday, November 25th until 12:30 P.M. as usual. The office will be closed on Sunday, November 27th and will reopen on Monday at 9:00 A.M.

Sun. 11/20 7:30 am Jesus Montoya † 9:00 am Gary Gonzales † 10:30 am Parishioners 12:30 pm Candelaria Parra † Mon. 11/21 7:00 am Phero Nhung † 8:15 am Bartolomea Serra † Richard Alota † Tues. 11/22 7:00 am Dee Darbo † 8:15 am Cassilda Aleman † Wed. 11/23 7:00 am Peter † 8:15 am Vincent Perino † Thurs 11/24 9:00 am Deceased Members of the Choury, Gonsalves, & Cambra Family † Fri. 11/25 7:00 am Francisco Le † 8:15 am Thanksgiving Sat. 11/26 8:15 am Joe & Mary Harmeyer (A) 4:30 pm Parishioners Sun. 11/27 7:30 am Jerry Salinas † 9:00 am Thanksgiving 10:30 am Philip Erlwein †

12:30 pm Saturnina Centeno (Birthday) L-Living †-Deceased A-Anniversary B-Birthday T-Thanksgiving

Refugio Vasquez-Ledesma †

Week of November 20, 2016

Joan Allie Ivan Ayro Lourdes Andrade Harold Barber Dan Bautista Ed Braun Alfonso Brocon Rosemary Buell Alice Camozzi Fernandina Carter Noel DeSouza Jeanne Gordillo Connie Guaraglia Mae Heasley

Victor Humarang Vincent Jacques Melblena Latorre Irmina Torres Llamas Barbara Maloon Jack Marshall Clarisse Mascarenah Pat Melim Barbara Miller Peggy Miller Peter Luom Nguyen Tim O’Connor Oliver Olimpiada Rita Pontes

Peter Purificacion Amelia Ramos Lyndon Cortes Ruffy Jorge Salloman Patricia Salloman Floyd Schexnayder Martha Serrato Maryjane Tanner Anne Tran Mary Valladon Maria Jesus Vargas Wilson Vigman Zack Ziegler

FINANCIAL CORNER

Stewardship of November 13th of $490.83 went to the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.

Thank you for your continued generosity

Our Weekly Goal $ 11,700.00 Sunday Collection —November 13th $ 9,816.50 Amount needed to reach our goal $ 1,883.50

Monday: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5; Psalm 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Luke 21:1-4 Tuesday: Revelation 14:14-19; Psalm 96:10-13; Luke 21:5-11 Wednesday: Revelation 15:1-4; Psalm 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Luke 21:12-19 Thursday: Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Psalm 100:1b-5; Luke 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sirach 50:22-24; Psalm 145:2-11; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Luke 17:11-19 Friday: Revelation 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Psalm 84:3-6a, 8a; Luke 21:29-33 Saturday: Revelation 22:1-7; Psalm 95:1-7ab; Luke 21:34-36 Sunday: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122:1-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Cathol ic Campaign for Human Development

The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. CCHD’s grants improve education, support economic development, and create affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us continue to defend human dignity and build communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD Collection.

Congratulations to our New Ministers

Dana Do, Alicia De Motto, Micaela Myers, Isabelle Asistin

Dana Do Micaela Myers

Mary On Nguyen

Thank you to all of our current Ministers of Lectors, Communion Ministers and Pastoral Care of the Sick who

attended the Workshops and commissioning last week.

Our Prayers and condolences to Father Andrews on the loss of his mother. There will be a memorial service for her at the Marina Community Center on November 26th at 11:00 a.m.

“2016 Tea and Thee!”

Theme: Joy and Hope

The Catholic Daughters, Court #2400 Invite you to par cipate in the

2nd Annual Advent Tea

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2016 Time: 11:30 AM -1:30 Where: Msgr. McGinty Social Hall, St. Felicitas Parish, San Leandro, CA

HOSTESSES NEEDED

Have fun decora ng your own table! Round Tables seat 6-8. Tickets are $5.00/person Drawing Proceeds to Support local Scholarships

Just want to be a guest? Call to reserve your cket now! Contact: Kim Oliver, Regent at (510) 940-5949

Jubilee Year of Mercy November 20, 2016 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Jubilee Year Ends

Today Luke, evangelist and by tradition artist, sends us forth from this Jubilee Y ear of Mercy with an unforgettable portrait of Christ the King. The setting for Jesus’ “royal portrait” is the cross. From this “throne,” the crucified “crown prince” welcomes by “executive pardon” the kingdom of mercy’s first citizen, a fellow criminal. The “Good Thief” requests neither deliverance nor salvation, or even forgiveness: “Remember me when . . .” (Luke 23:42). “Today you will be with me,” King Jesus promises, “in paradise.” (23:43). Paradise, even for non-believers, is an image of creation contentedly in harmony with self, fellow creatures, and Creator. Today, we “good thieves” beg Jesus to remember us. We promise to remember that, although Jesus’ kingdom will be fulfilled only when Jesus’ returns, that kingdom begins today in the paradise that will flower from this Jubilee Year of Mercy. We disciples, having been embraced unconditionally and undeservedly by Jesus’ mercy, must now go forth to embrace all others, unconditionally, with that same unfailing mercy. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Lễ Chúa Giêsu Kitô Vua Vũ Trụ “…Tôi bảo thật anh, hôm nay, anh sẽ được ở với tôi

trên Thiên Ðàng." (Lc 23,35-43)

Suy Niệm

Bài Tin Mừng trong lễ Chúa Giêsu Vua vũ trụ lại đưa ta về với Chúa Giêsu trên thập giá. Chẳng lúc nào Chúa làm vua rõ bằng lúc này. "Ðây là vua người Do thái", tấm bảng ghi như thế. Nhưng kiểu làm vua của Ngài thật khác thường. Không có vương miện, chỉ có vòng gai. Không có cẩm bào, chỉ có trần trụi nhơ nhuốc. Không có câu tán tụng, chỉ có lời nhạo báng khinh chê. Bị treo trên thập giá, Ðức Giêsu nghe những lời mời mọc, ngọt ngào và tinh vi như các cơn cám dỗ buổi đầu. "Nếu ông là Ðức Kitô thì hãy cứu lấy mình. Hãy xuống khỏi thập giá" (mt 27,40). Cứu lấy mình là điều Ngài chẳng hề nghĩ đến. Chính vì Ngài thật là Con của Cha, nên Ngài không tự ý xuống khỏi thập giá như xưa Ngài đã từ chối nhảy xuống từ nóc Ðền Thờ. Ðức Giêsu không muốn chúng ta tin Ngài vì những màn trình diễn ngoạn mục. Ngài muốn chúng ta tin, vì Ngài đã buông mình cho Cha, đón nhận cái chết với niềm vâng phục tín thác. Chính vào lúc hấp hối, mọi sự tưởng như sụp đổ, vị Vua bị đóng đinh lại hé lộ vương quyền của mình cho anh trộm lành có lòng thống hối, tin tưởng. "Hôm nay, anh sẽ được ở với tôi trên Thiên Ðàng." Mừng lễ Chúa Giêsu Kitô Vua vũ trụ, chúng ta muốn khước từ những thần tượng giả mạo, muốn để Ngài làm vua của vũ trụ lòng mình. Chúng ta muốn đưa Ngài đi vào mọi lãnh vực cuộc sống: văn chương, khoa học, nghệ thuật, kinh tế, chính trị, xã hội... Cần có đức tin mạnh mẽ mới thấy Chúa Giêsu vẫn không ngừng lôi kéo cả thế giới về với Ngài. Cầu Nguyện Lạy Chúa Giêsu, Vua vũ trụ nếu Chúa là vua của hơn bốn trăm ngàn linh mục, nếu Chúa là vua của hơn tám trăm ngàn nữ tu, nếu Chúa là vua của một tỉ người công giáo, thì thế giới này sẽ đổi khác. Chúng con không phải là một lượng men quá nhỏ. Nếu khối bột chẳng được dậy lên, thì là vì men đã mất phẩm chất. Chúng con phải chịu trách nhiệm về sự dữ trên địa cầu, có nhiều sự dữ do chính chúng con gây ra. Chúng con chỉ kêu cầu cho Nước Chúa mau đến, nhưng lại không chịu xây dựng Nước ấy trên trần gian. Lạy Chúa Giêsu Vua vũ trụ, chúng con thường cố ý thu hẹp vũ trụ của Chúa, giữ chặt Chúa ở trong nhà thờ, nên nhiều nơi vẫn vắng bóng Chúa, dù Chúa đã đến trái đất này từ 2000 năm. Chúng con sợ Chúa đến làm phiền chúng con, và không cho chúng con được yên ổn. Ước gì một tỉ người công giáo chịu để Chúa chi phối đời mình và đưa Chúa đi vào những nơi Chúa chưa hề đến. Như thế vũ trụ này trở thành vũ trụ của Thiên Chúa. (Trích Suy Niệm Manna)

Lecturas del día: 2 Samuel 5:1–3; Salmos 122 (121):1–5; Colosenses 1:12–20; Lucas 23:35–43

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En la frontera entre México y El Paso en Texas en los Estados Unidos hay una grandísima imagen de Cristo Rey con sus brazos extendidos en bienvenida y sobre una cruz. En el continente Americano encontramos imágenes de Cristo en las montañas como Cristo Redentor en Brasil, o Cristo de los Andes, entre Chile y Argentina, o el Cristo Rey en Colombia; todos observando calladamente pesares y progresos de sus pueblos y naciones. En toda Latinoamérica se grita esperanzadamente “Viva Cristo Rey”. La Iglesia universal honra a Cristo con el título de Rey solo desde 1925, pero

siempre tuvo la certeza que el pobre Jesús de Nazaret es nuestro Maestro y Señor y, contra él no pueden las fuerzas del mal ni la injusticia. Terminando el Año Litúrgico, es justo y necesario recordar y festejar que Jesús reina para siempre. En Latinoamérica y en todas partes donde la injusticia parece dominar, Cristo Rey es continuo recuerdo de la promesa divina; de la esperanza de un mundo mejor no allá en el cielo sino aquí en la tierra renovada. Por eso terminemos el año litúrgico gritando “Viva Cristo Rey”. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright, © J. S. Paluch Co.

REINADO El libro de Samuel nos relata la unción de David como rey de Israel. Fueron los ancianos de Israel quienes declararon a David como rey ese día, pero fue Dios quien llamó a David para que pastoreara a Israel. Mandado así por los ciudadanos de su reino y por el Señor, David ocupó su lugar en un largo linaje de reyes. El apóstol Pablo también nos habla de realeza, pero en un plano muy superior: la realeza de Jesús nuestro Señor. Tan grande como fue David, él y todos los reyes terrenales anteriores y posteriores, en sus reinos, son reyes menores en comparación con el verdadero Rey. Finalmente, escuchamos el relato del verdadero Rey en, tal vez, su momento más débil: cerca de la muerte, colgando en una cruz, insultado por un criminal común y por el mundo en su totalidad. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

EXAMEN DE LA NOCHE Este tipo de examen nos ayuda no solamente al termino del Año de la Misericordia, sino también al termino de cada día. Cuando san Ignacio de Loyola empezaba su examen de la noche, él siempre empezaba agradeciendo, reconociendo que Dios proveyó cada don durante el día. Si hemos tenido un día especialmente difícil, podría buscar animo en san Pablo. Sus palabras a los colosenses nos recuerda que toda la plenitud “habitara” en Cristo, quien murió para reconciliar con Dios y abrir las puertas del Paraíso. ¡Verdaderamente, siempre podemos dar gracias por eso! Con corazones agradecidos, luego, seguimos con nuestro examen de la noche. ¿Cómo cooperamos con Dios como hijos e hijas del Reino de Dios? ¿Cómo llevamos a otros hoy algo de ese Paraíso? ¿Cómo nos ponemos en el camino de Dios, haciéndonos obstáculos para el camino de otros hacia el Paraíso? Pidiendo al Señor que tenga misericordia en nuestra debilidad, damos gracias cordiales por permitirnos trabajar por el Reino. ¡Toda alabanza a Cristo, el Rey! Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Congratulations

to our New Altar Servers

November 6th, 2016

Niccolo Berger Matthew Bradford, Jr.

Mauricio Chavez Rocha Anthony Dang Laura Joshue

Paul D. Nguyen Naty Ruelo

Matteo Sanchez Xanti Souza

Jessica Rose Vicera