St. Monica Church 1001 Camino Pablo Moraga, CA 94556

Office Hours Mon - Thurs: 9:30 am-4:00 pm

Fri: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Sat - Sun: Closed

Phone: 925.376.6900

Office Email: office@stmonicamoraga.com Bulletin Email:

Website: www.stmonicamoraga.com

Weekend Masses

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm

Sunday Masses:

Sundays, 9:00 am

Daily Mass

Monday - Friday at 9:00 am

followed by the Rosary

Please visit our website at www.stmonicamoraga.com for more informa on about our Church or to register as a new parishioner.

We, the community of St. Monica Parish, are Jesus Christ embodied and foster spiritual growth and vibrant participation through a welcoming Christ-centered community where everyone is valued.

Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Are you an adult and would like to receive the Sacrament of Holy

Communion or Confirma on?

Would you like to explore and get to know our Catholic faith be er?

On Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm we will have an introductory mee ng in the Fireside Room. I recently had several individuals inquiring about the possibility of becoming Catho-lic. As part of their prepara on I will be offering instruc on classes on the Catholic faith that will be open to all adults 18 and over. It is my hope to meet each week from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. This will in-clude a teaching on some aspect of our Catholic faith with me for discussion and fellowship. If you intend to join us please email the parish office at office@stmonicamoraga.com and indicate in your email which day of the week (Tuesday or Wednesday) would suit you best. Class will be held on the day that allows the greatest a endance. For more informa on, please check out

catholicscomehome.org

Reflections

Fr. Paul Coleman Parochial Administrator, x103 frcoleman@stmonicamoraga.com

Sr. Mary Teresa, O.P. Children’s Faith Formation, x203, children@stmonicamoraga.com

Christine Amerio Office Manager, x101 office@stmonincamoraga.com

Tricia Holloway Bookkeeper, x104 bookkeeper@stmonicamoraga.com Heather Henry Admin. Assistant to the Pastor, x102 heatheradmin@stmonicamoraga.com Bulletin Editor communications@stmonicamoraga.com

BAPTISM: Please contact Fr. Paul.

MARRIAGE: The couple should contact the parish office at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date to arrange a meeting with Fr. Paul.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK/COMMUNION TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: For anyone experiencing chronic illness or preparing for medical treatment, surgery, etc. or if you would like to receive communion at home, please contact housebound@stmonicamoraga.com or call x112.

FUNERAL: Please contact the parish office.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: RCIA is the process by which adults are initiated into the Catholic faith. Whether you have already been baptized Catholic, but have yet to receive First Communion or Confirmation, or you’ve never been baptized, this is the place for you! Please contact Fr. Paul.

Our Pastoral Team

Sunday, December 23rd

Christmas

Sunday, December 30th

$6,038.00

$74,623.50

$5,315.00

MON Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20

TUES Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28

WED Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39

THUR Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45

FRI Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12

SAT Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17

SUN Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38

SUN Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

Jean Miller Jerry Moran Toni Newhoff John Nohr Rebecca Olson Erline Paille Harry Prudhomme Mary Resnick James Sherman Marion Skrivanich Ellen S ce Tom Spewak Nancy Tierney Norma Wardle Elizabeth White

Amparo Alverete Steven Atkinson Evelyn Ballment Mary Carroll Janet Davis Nancy Donovan Sherman Farrell Ken Gandre Maureen Graf Joan Haines Alan Holloway Jeff Lewis Shamekka Marty Maryann McCauley Lito Meneses Bobbie Deibert

We are happy to have you with us! If you are new, please visit our website at

www.stmonicamoraga.com to learn more about our vibrant community.

2019 Mass Inten ons

2019 Mass Inten ons are now being accepted. Parishioners may request as many Masses as they wish in order to reserve any special dates they would like to com-

memorate. Please contact the Parish Office.

Andrew Johnston set up

Annie Browne serve & clean up

January 12-20, 2019

Saturday 5:00 pm Alice Ann Bullock (D)

Sunday 7:30 am Br. Mel Anderson (I)

9:00 am Sean O'Donnell (D)

11:00 am Our Parishioners

Monday 9:00 am Kikuo Nakahara (D)

Tuesday 9:00 am Peggy Reich (D)

Wednesday 9:00 am Niamh, Malia & Fiona Akazawa (I) Thursday 9:00 am Joan Courtney (D)

Friday 9:00 am Shirley Conway (D)

Saturday 5:00 pm Reginald John Ford (D)

Sunday 7:30 am George Timothy Boyle (D)

9:00 am Teresita Minoza (D)

11:00 am Our Parishioners(I)

***All St. Monica Ministers***

(Liturgy Coordinators, Lectors, Altar Servers, Eucharis c Ministers,

Hospitality Volunteers, Children’s Liturgy of the Word teachers)

We will be scheduling all Ministers for February 2nd to March 31st. Please go to www.stmonicamoraga.com/proministry by Monday. Jan 21st and enter the dates you are not available. If you do not have access to the internet, or have forgo en your user name and password, please contact the parish office at 925-376-6900.

Thank you for your ministry!

Eucharis c Adora on Adora on will be in the Church on Fridays from 1:00 - 8:00 pm

Friendly Reminder… The Church is cold. Do bring a warm jacket or blanket to keep yourself warm as you visit with our Lord during Adora on. You are welcome to use any of the

two blankets we have out.

Women’s Guild Book Review Tuesday, Jan. 22nd

Pat Wiegmann will review a mystery “S ll Life”, by Louise Pen-ney. The story takes place in a hamlet called Three Pines in Montreal, where Chief Inspector, Armand Gamache, of the Surete du Quebec is called to the village to solve a murder.

Join us for a light lunch at 12:30 pm. The book review begins at 1:00 pm. The cost is $5.00. For more infor-ma on, call Jan Catalono, 376-3653, or Pat Wiegmann, 376-6088.

Christmas Time and Easter Time highlight the central mysteries of the Paschal Mystery, namely, the incarna-on, death on the cross, resurrec on, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at

Pentecost. The Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, take us through the life of Christ. This is the me of conversion. This is living the life of Christ.

Ordinary Time is a me for growth and matura on, a me in which the mystery of Christ is called to pene-trate ever more deeply into history un l all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

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Bap sm of the Lord

As we celebrate the Bap sm of the Lord, we also hon-or our own bap sm as our ini a on into the Chris an

life and community. In the Gospel, the bap sm of Jesus, with his immersion and then emergence from

the water, points to his later submission to God at his death, and his emergence from the grave at his

resurrec on. This pa ern of death and resurrec on is our path too, as followers of Jesus. Throughout life,

o en in small ways, we learn to surrender our limited and self-centered agendas. This surrender o en feels like death. The sacrament of Bap sm ritually enacts this pa ern to remind us of Jesus ’ death and resur-rec on, so that we, too, might embrace the deaths

and resurrec ons of our own lives. As Jesus emerged from the water, he encountered his Father and the Holy Spirit. Like Jesus, we can know we are God's

beloved, empowered by the Spirit.

SOUP TO SERVE

Now Mee ng each Friday un l Easter

You are invited to gather at the 9:00 Mass, first to be nourished with the Body and Blood of Jesus. THEN - and only then - are we truly able to give to the Body of Christ - the poor - what we have just received at Mass. All are welcome to a end! No prior experience necessary, just show up and be ready to help, share stories and laugh.

If you have any ques ons contact Sonja Crumbaugh at 247-0155 or scrumbaugh@comcast.net or Maura Clogher at 376-9328 or mclogher@comcast.net

WOMEN’S FAITH SHARING Our next mee ng is Tuesday, Jan. 22nd.

We are excited for our speaker Father Robert McTeigue and his talk, “A Jesuit Approach to Daily Prayer.” Father is a Jesuit from Maryland, a professor of philosophy and theology, has taught and

lectured in North and Central America, Europe and Asia, and is known for his classes in both rhetoric and medical ethics. He is host and producer of “The Catholic Current” via The Sta on of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, and co-hosts the podcast The Furrow. All women are invited to join us in the Peace Room, where we meet a er the 9 am daily Mass, 9:30-11:30 am. Please join us and see why we have been mee ng for 19 years! We are inspired by the talks given by our guest speakers,

have food/coffee, and enjoy sharing our faith and friendship with each other. We welcome new members; drop in and encourage friends to join you! Ques ons? Pam Plant, (925) 451-5009.

Thank you for your Building Fund contribu ons. They have allowed us to make these recent upgrades and improvements, which are vital to our facili es:

♦ Upgrade parking lot lights to LED and add ligh ng at the Camino Pablo Church entrance - $5,000

♦ New Church Interior Emergency Lights - $2,500

♦ New Projector for Peace Room - $850

In Loving Memory of

Norma Wardle

John Heckle Ronald Karpowicz

Monday, January 14 9:00 am C Daily Mass and Rosary

Tuesday, January 15 9:00 am

10:00-12:00 pm

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CR

Daily Mass and Rosary Small Chris an Community Mee ng

Wednesday, January 16 9:00 am C Daily Mass and Rosary

Thursday, January 17 9:00 am

9:45 - 11:15 am

C

PR

Daily Mass and Rosary

Bible Study

Friday, January 18 9:00 am

9:45 am

1:00 - 8:00 pm

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K

C

Daily Mass and Rosary

Soup to Serve

Eucharis c Adora on Saturday, January 19

7:30 - 8:30 am PR Men’s Fellowship C: Church, CH: Chapel; CL: Classroom,

CR: Conference Room, K: Kitchen, PR: Peace Room, REC: Rectory, YC/FR : Youth Center/‘Fireside Room’

A en on EFT Donors We are currently moving our EFT accounts over to

our new Online Giving pla orm with eCatholic, which is accessible through our new website. If you have been making recurring contribu ons using our

current EFT program, expect to receive an email with an invita on to set up your online account. If

you have not yet completed your online parish registra on, please contact our Bookkeeper, Tricia Holloway, and provide her with your email address.

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We encourage you to visit the Online Giving sec on of our website, and set up your online dona ons. Online Giving is a convenient way to provide vital financial support to St. Monica. You can set up one- me or recurring gi s from either a checking/savings account or debit/credit card.

Online Giving is:

♦ Fast and Easy – Make dona ons at your convenience. No need to write checks and remember your envelopes or have cash at Mass.

♦ Flexible – Donate to the Sunday collec on, Building Fund and special collec-ons and change the amount and/or frequency using your Online Giving ac-

count. ♦ Consistent - A stable source of dona ons especially when parishioners are

away on vaca on. ♦ Efficient - A me saver for our office since there are fewer checks and less

cash to count and deposit.

Visit Us at

www.stmonicamorga.com/give

Thank you for your generosity!