1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828 Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118

Saint John School : 760 944-8227 admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnschool.com

Pastor Father James Bahash Associate Pastor Father Ben Awongo AJ Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh Music Director Julie Marner

From the Pastor The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” As we celebrate the mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ some thoughts from the one of the Fathers of the Church, St. John Damascene might help us to understand the beauty and magnitude of Christmas Day. After the sin of Adam and Eve, God did not need to become human in order to save us, but he did. Here are four reasons why: To proclaim his goodness. Despite humanity being awfully messy God did not despise us nor desert us when we turned our backs on him. He loves us with a love that is relentless. "Even His punishments are meant to heal us and to prepare us for the offer of something far greater: no mere earthly paradise, but Heaven itself. At the Incarnation, therefore, God’s goodness and fidelity to His promise is evident. Jesus, our promised Savior, is the hand extended to us in God’s goodness" - Msgr. Charles Pope. To proclaim his justice. How did we get into the mess we are in today? Through the actions of a man and a woman at a tree. How did we get out? Through the actions of a woman, Mary, who said yes to God undoing the disobedience of Eve; and through the actions of the Man Jesus Christ who died upon the tree taking our sins with him. God would not let Satan win our souls, rather, he redeemed humanity to over-come what humanity had lost. To proclaim his wisdom. No mere man has the power to repay the debt we owe God because of our sins. But God does! And so he took on everything we are, our body, soul, and will, in order to save us. Just as a human decision (eating the forbidden fruit) was the cause of our fall, so a human decision to be obedient to the Father by a divine person became our salvation. To proclaim his power and might. Think on this: God, whom the heavens cannot contain, who gov-erns the entire cosmos, who brought everything into being with just a word, makes himself tiny and yet does not lose his infinite power. All things are possible for God! In the end, the birthday of our Savior is the feast of our salvation. As we read in Saint John's gospel, "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that whoever believes in him might not perish but have eternal life." God indeed became man so that man (you and I) might have the opportu-nity to become God. One with him forever. That's how much he loves us!

Merry Christmas!!

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Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm

Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00am Rosary Daily, after morning Mass Novena Tuesday, after morning Mass

Perpetual Adoration 24 hours Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Vocation Holy Hour 1st Friday, 8:00am Mass Baptism and Marriage Please call Parish Office

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Please Keep in Your Prayers Karen Adamsen, Olivia Almario, Martha Amador, Valdemar Amaya, Ruth Ariza, Phyllis Azarro, Anthony Baggio, Thomas Baglio, Rosily Baratono, Julia Bauer, Cindy Bausch, Aiden Blen-derman, Maura Brown, Taylor Camisa, Yolanda Cassios, Ma. Eugenia Cazares, Tim Cobb, Joe Corder, Rob Crewse, Phyllis Davidson, Maria Day, Edward Dillon, Barbara Dorion, Ashlie Dunlap, Greg Fix, Kathy Fix, Nick Fix, Patty Fix, Jean Gallagher, Toni Germanus, Jane Glasson, Manny Gonzales, Carolyn Goohs, Elizabeth Gretsch, Mark Hagen, George Hall, Aria Johnson, Maria Johnson, Cheyne Johnston, Neal Kusumoto, Eva King, Su-sanne Knuttila, Skyler Koehne, Stella Lubera, Julianne Maier, Andy Maduza, Sharon McGuire, Pat McKinley, Robert McLough-lin, Lucy Mee, Maria Mendez, Donna Mercado, Patty Moore, Dolores Muoio, Toni Naidenoff, Luz Nieve, Eileen O’Connor, Grace Oreb, Mary Ann Pavnic, Joaquin Perez, Peter Pongwat-tana, Jennifer Proder, David Quessenberry, David Rambeau, Ash-ley Ray, Tom Rechsteiner, Elizabeth Roney, Selena Sandoval, Douglas Schmude, Lori Smith, Gina Stack, Kim Stelloh, Jim Studrawa, Andrew Todd, Nancy Tsoubris, Jerry Tunnero, Grant & Griffin Waller, Ken Watts, Bernard Wessel, John Whitty & Dave

Wibbelsman. Rest in Peace Lou Petrella and Margaret Wright

We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Happy Feast Day!

Saint John the Evangelist

Apostle and Evangelist

Tuesday (27)

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday December 24 4:00pm Chip Whalen † Jim Connors † Tony Petraglia † 6:00pm Sandy Vena † 8:00pm Patrick & Lydia Enright † 12:00am Parishioners Sunday The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) December 25 Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 7:30am Jean Walsdorf † 9:00am Connie Hamilton Jones † 10:30am Robert Strattman † 12:00pm William Masiewicz † Monday Saint Stephen December 26 Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 8:00am John Fischer † Tuesday Saint John December 27 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a 8:00am Anna Boyle † Wednesday The Holy Innocents December 28 1 Jn 1:5 -2:2; Mt 2:13-18 8:00am Blayne Gumm Sr. † Thursday 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:36-40 December 29 8:00am Bill Lewis †

Friday The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 30 Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 8:00am Virginia Imholz † Saturday 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18 December 31 8:00am Leticia Navia Uribe † 5:00pm Kathleen Duffy † Sunday Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God January 1 Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 7:30am Parishioners 9:00am Manuel Gonzalez †

10:30am Paul Kenny † 12:00pm Carolyn Gooding †

Bernice Hayes †

5:00pm Sheila Noel † Adults wishing to learn more about the Catholic

faith! ►Have you joined us from another religion and would now like to find out more about the Catholic Church? ►Have you been worshiping with us, but have never taken the step to become Catholic? ►Were you baptized a Catholic but have never completed the Sacraments of Initiation - Confirmation and Eucharist? ►Would you like to discover more about what it means to be a Catholic?

Join us this Tuesday (27) at 7:00pm in the Hall. For more info call 760 753-6254

We are looking for more substitutes, especially nighttime. Note: The Adoration Chapel will remain

open over the New Year’s holiday Volunteers are needed for:

Monday, 4:00pm Tuesday, 6:00am & 9:00am

Wednesday, 4:00pm Thursday, 2:00am & 5:00pm

Saturday, 4:00am, 5:00am, 6:00am, 3:00pm & 5:00pm

We also need another volunteer for Day Captain to take charge of arranging sub-stitutes for regular adorers on the Captain’s assigned day

Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Lupe Cardona (Sp)760 753-7784

Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night, seven days a week. All are welcome!

Perpetual Adoration

Live on the Internet 9:00 am Mass

www.saintjohnlive.com

Saint John School Pre-school - Grade 8

Principal : Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 or www.saintjohnschool.com

School resumes Tuesday (3)

Experience the Deeper Meaning Behind “I Do.”

Encounter the story of your love for each other in the

bigger story of God’s Love as seen in the Bible, the flow of history, and Church teaching.

FREE ACCESS TO FORMED.ORG Sign up to access the best Catholic Educational Website Go to Formed.org and sign up at the “Register” section and use the Parish Code: N2K6X6. Once signed up, go to Programs

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Saint John Preschool Kindergarten Readiness Program:

“Building the whole child in preparation for kindergarten”

For more info, or to schedule a tour, Annette Conrad at 760 944-8227 or

aconrad@saintjohnschool.com

Father George, Father Ben & Father Kibaki

Merry Christmas! May the Christmas season fill your home with joy,

your heart will love, and your life with laughter.

Altar Society Fashion Show & Champagne Lunch

‘Catwalk for a Cause’ February 25, 2017, 11:30pm

In the Parish Hall benefitting our food pantry Tickets $30 Please RSVP

Call Michele at 760 846-1006

will be visiting Saint John

Wednesday (18), Thursday (19), and Friday (20) You can schedule an appointment to give blood at www.sandiegobloodbank.org (Sponsor Code: SJCE) or call 1 800 469-7322. Or just come by the parking lot from 1:30pm to 6:30pm! ‘Give the gift of life!’

Hawkes Home, Inc. The residents thank all of you who made our December (11) Holiday BBQ and Strings Concert featuring Mark

Sander, Greg Shirer, and Denise Sugrue so successful. Your prayers and caring generosity are greatly

appreciated, Harley and Joyce Noel

Del Pastor El ángel les dijo a los pastores, “No teman. Les traigo una buena noticia, que causará gran alegría a todo el pueblo: hoy les ha nacido, en la ciudad de David, un salvador, que es el Mesías, el Señor. Y esto les servirá de señal: encontrarán al niño envuelto en pañales y recostado en un pesebre”. De pronto se le unió al ángel una multitud del ejército celestial, que alababa a Dios, diciendo: “¡Gloria a Dios en el cielo, y en la tierra paz a los hombres de buena voluntad!” Mientras celebramos el misterio del nacimiento de Jesucristo veamos algunos pensamientos de los Padres de la Iglesia, San Juan Damascena nos puede ayudar a entender la hermosura y magnitud del día de Navidad. Después del pecado de Adán y Eva, Dios no necesitaba hacerse humano para salvarnos, pero lo hizo. Aquí están cuatro razones por qué:

Para proclamar su bondad. A pesar de que la humanidad ha siendo terriblemente desordenada Dios no nos desprecia ni nos abandona cuando nos ponemos de espalda asía Él. Él nos ama con un amor que es implacable. “ Hasta sus castigos son para sanarnos y para prepararnos para la ofrenda de algo mucho más grande: "no es un mero Paraíso terrenal, pero el mismo cielo. En la Encarnación, el amor de Dios y la fidelidad de su promesa es evidente. Jesús, nuestro Salvador prometido, es la mano que nos extiende Dios en su bondad” - Msgr. Charles Pope. Para proclamar su justicia. ¿Cómo es que entramos en el desorden en el que estamos hoy en día? A través de las acciones de un hombre y una mujer en un árbol. ¿Cómo es que nos podemos salir? A través de las acciones de una mujer, María, que le dijo si a Dios desasiendo la desobediencia de Eva; y a través de las acciones de un hombre Jesucristo que murió en un árbol llevándose nuestros pecados con Él. Dios no permitirá que Satanás gane nuestras almas, mejor, Él redimió la humanidad superando lo que la humanidad había perdido. Para proclamar su sabiduría. Ningún hombre tiene el poder para pagar la deuda que tenemos con Dios por nuestros pecados. Pero Dios si lo tiene! Y Él tomo todo lo que somos, nuestro cuerpo, alma, y voluntad, para podernos salvar. Así como una decisión humana (Comer la fruta prohibida) fue la causa de nuestra caída, así también una decisión humana de ser obediente al Padre, por una persona divina vino nuestra salvación. Para proclamar su poder y majestad. Piensen en esto: Dios, a quien los cielos no pueden contener, quien gobierna todo el cosmos, el que creo todo lo que existe con una sola palabra, se hace pequeñito, pero no pierde su poder infinito. ¡Todas las cosas son posibles para Dios! Al final, el nacimiento de nuestro Salvador es la fiesta de nuestra salvación. Como leemos en el Evangelio de San Juan, “Tanto amo Dios al mundo que entrego a su propio hijo para que todo aquel que cree en Él no se pierda pero que tenga vida eterna.” En si Dios se hizo hombre para que los hombres (tu y Yo ) tengamos la oportunidad de ser Dios. Uno en Él por siempre. ¡Eso es cuanto nos ama Él!

¡¡Feliz Navidad!!

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Religious Education Saint John School Dan Schuh 760 944-8227 Religious Education Ann McGinnis 760 436-0664 ‘Faithways’ Junior-High 760 753-4279 Youth Ministry Isaac Deken 760 753-3679 Hispanic Ministry Mary Moran 760 436-4366 Music Ministry Julie Marner 760 753-6254

Adult Faith R.C.I.A Liz Beiner 760 753-6254 Perpetual Adoration Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573 Perpetual Adoration (Spanish) Lupe Cardona 760 753-7784 Centering Prayer Shirley Shetula 760 525-6721

Organizations Altar Society Joi Catlin 760 470-6316 Boy Scouts Blane Adessa 760 944-0626 Cub Scouts Richard Weston 760 230-6183 Catholic Men’s Fellowship David Pavnic / Freddy Picciano 760 753-6254 Culture of Life Jennifer Grethel 760 753-6254 Guadalupanos Olivia Reynaga 760 753-5230 Holy Name Rick Decker 760 753-6254 Knights of Columbus Pat Connors 760 822-3639 Marriage Encounter Mike and Nancy Reisinger 760 753-6254 Saint Vincent de Paul Sandra Watson 760 753-3056 Seniors Nettie March 760 753-6254

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Retiro de Matrimonios El Grupo de Matrimonios los invita al Retiro de Parejas

en el salón parroquial. El 14 y 15 de Enero, 2017

El Padre Jim Bahash y el Padre Ben Awongo estarán con nosotros. Horario: El Sábado 8:00 am. a 5:00 p.m. El Domingo de 8:00 am. a las 5:00 p.m.

Para más información llamen a:

Francisco y Lucila Camarena 760 726-7108, o a David y Ludi Guizar 760 635-1410 También pueden llamar a la oficina de Ministerio Hispano al 760 436-4366