Sunday Mass Schedule 6:30a.m., 8:00a.m.(Español),9:30a.m.,11:00a.m.,

12:30p.m., 4:00p.m.(Korean), & 5:30p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30pm

Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Wednesday, Saturday: 7:30a.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 5:30p.m. Friday: 8:45a.m

Confession Schedule - In Chapel First Saturday of the month:

11:00a.m. - Noon & 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. Every Saturday: 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday: 8:00a.m.-10:00p.m. Tuesday: 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

1st Friday: 9:30a.m. thru Saturday 7:15a.m. 1st Sunday after 12:30p.m. Mass-Silent Holy Hour

Rev. Robert B. Borges, Pastor Rev. Mr. Horacio Corchado, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Rick De Leon, Deacon Rev. Mr. Mark W. Schultz, Deacon

Sr. Martha Arteaga, MEMI, Hispanic Ministries

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Patrick Dodd, Principal

Heather Forcey, Vice Principal

836 Dewitt • Clovis, CA 93612

299-7504 • www.olphschool.net

Office Hours: Monday ~ Friday

8:00a.m. ~ 4:00p.m.

929 Harvard, Clovis, CA 93612 (559) 299-4270 • Fax (559) 299-7126

www.olphclovis.org • e-mail: office@olphclovis.org

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church

Third Sunday of Advent December 15, 2019

The People of God of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

are committed to:

Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ; Celebrate the Gospel through our rich

Sacramental heritage; Live the Gospel through active service

to our neighbor; Share the Gospel through lifelong Catholic

formation to every generation; and Perpetuate the Gospel with the help of Our

Lady for the glory of God.

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m. ~ 5:00p.m. Friday: 9:00a.m. ~ Noon

1st & 3rd Sunday of the month: 9:00a.m. ~ 1:00p.m.

The Sacrament of Baptism/Bautismo

We welcome Anika Rino and Scarlett Davis into our Catholic community through the Sacrament of Baptism. Those inter-ested in baptizing or a baptismal class must register in the Parish office or please visit our website for more information and to print out a registration form.

Los padres necesitan visitar la oficina parroquial para hablar con la Hermana Martha. Su horario de oficina es Lunes y Viernes dentro de las horas de mediodía a 5p.m.

The Sacrament of Matrimony/Matrimonio

The bride or groom should make an appointment with our parish priest at least six months in advance.

La Novia o Novio necesitan hacer una cita con nuestro. Párroco por lo menos seis meses antes de la Boda.

Anointing of the Sick

If you are having a scheduled surgery and would like to have the anointing, please call the office and make an appointment with our parish priest prior to your procedure.

Our Faithfully Departed

We pray for the reposed soul of Barbara Apple and all the faithfully departed. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace, Amen.

Altar/Vestibule Flowers

The Altar flowers are donated by Chris Cook for the intentions of Charles & Gertrude Imo. Flowers are a wonderful way to honor special loved ones or a special event with a donation of flowers. For your convenience the Altar/Vestibule Flower Calendar is located right outside

the entrance to the chapel.

Flores del altar son una maravillosa manera de honrar nuestros queridos u ocasiones especiales. Tenemos muchos espacios disponibles aranuestros arreglos del altar y del vestíbulo para el año.

Mass Intentions

Mass intentions are a beautiful way to pray for our loved ones both those who have died, and those who are still here with us. Requests may be made at the parish office.

Intenciones de las Misas son una hermosa manera de rezar por nuestros seres amados-tanto los que han muerto y los que todavía están aquí con nosotros. Las solicitudes se puede hacer en la oficina parroquial.

Sunday 12/15 Third Sunday of Advent

Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11

5:30p.m. Vigil 6:30a.m. 8:00a.m. 9:30a.m. 11:00a.m 12:30p.m. 5:30p.m.

Bro. Jaime Lorenzo, LC Barbara Apple † Salvador & Rosa Espino Lupe Maciel † OLPH Parishioners Charles & Gertrude Imo † Tim Martin

Monday 12/16 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a Ps 25:4-5ab,

6 and 7bc, 8-9; Mt 21:23-27

7:30a.m. Teresa F. Carrillo †

Tuesday 12/17 Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab,

7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17

5:30p.m. Randy James †

Wednesday 12/18 Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19;

Mt 1:18-25

7:30a.m. Celedonia G. Padua †

Thursday 12/19 Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25

5:30p.m. Jose Cabarrubia †

Friday 12/20 Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3, 4ab 5-6;

Lk 1:126-38

8:45a.m. Souls in Purgatory

Saturday 12/21 Sg 2:8-14; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21;

Lk 1:39-45

7:30a.m. 5:30p.m.

Luke Cherney St. Martha’s Volunteers

Sunday 12/22 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

6:30a.m. 8:00a.m. 9:30a.m. 11:00a.m 12:30p.m. 5:30p.m.

Carol Pizzo † Guillermo & Mario Cruz Fuentes † Mike Runge † Evelyn Perez † OLPH Parishioners Andrew Babb

Next weekend, we will have our regular second collection for Outreach.

Our Outreach collection benefits many families in our community, as well as our St. Martha’s Pantry. Your contribution will help provide food, clothing, and shelter needs for those less fortunate. Please give generously.

Stewardship Report Weekly goal is $15,000

December 1, 2019

Plate Collection $16651.

School Support $4096.

THE FLU SEASON

If you are sick, it is best to stay home rather than come to Mass. Illness always excuses one from their Sunday obligation, especially in this flu season.

1. Please do not come to Mass when you have flu-like symptoms.

2. Please do not bring sick children to Mass or to school.

3. Flu symptoms include: cough, fever, sore throat, stuffy nose, chills, headache and body aches, fatigue, (and sometimes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea).

4. Please do not shake hands (e.g., greetings and sign of peace) if you have a scratchy throat, the "sniffles,” coughing, or sneezing.

REGLAS GENERALES PARA LA TEMPORADA DE GRIPE

1. No deben asistir a la misa si tienen síntomas similares a la gripe.

2. No traigan niños enfermos a la misa o escuela.

3. Los síntomas de la gripe incluyen: Tos, fiebre, dolor de garganta, congestión nasal, escalofríos, dolor de cabeza, fatiga (a veces náuseas, vómitos y diarreas).

4. No se den la mano (saludos y el signo de la Aupaz) si tienen picazón en la garganta, resfriado, tos o está estornudando.

Help To Serve the People of God Have you considered helping your Church at Mass? Perhaps in one of these spiritual reward-ing ministries:

*Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion *Lectors *Ushers/Greeters/Hospitality *Music/Choir/Cantor

Please pray, reflect, and consider helping. Questions?

Contact the Parish Office for a volunteer form.

We are looking for creative volunteers to help make our church more beautiful for Holy Days and

Seasons of the liturgical year. If you are interested please contact Jacqui

at the parish office at 299-7126

Parish Office Closed

Tuesday, December 24 at Noon

Wednesday, December 25

Thursday, December 26

Silver Foxes’ December Luncheon

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 11a.m. Sliced Ham Luncheon

$10.00 per person Notre Dame Hall

For our entertainment we will feature the OLPH Children’s Christmas Choir!

Everyone is Welcome! Please bring : 1.)Items for White Elephant sale 2.)Box-Top coupons for OLPH School 3.)Food items for Martha’s Pantry 4.)Laundered Towels, Washcloths and Toiletries for Holy Cross Women’s Center.

For reservations please call LeAnne Lavagnino at 298-3625.

K N I G H T S O F C O L U M B U S Olph COUNCIL 10248

INVITES YOU TO A

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER/DANCE FUNDRAISER for OLPH School

Tuesday, December 31st @ 6:30 pm Notre Dame Hall

333 Eighth St. Clovis, CA 93612

Dinner/Dance $60.00 per person Dance only $35.00 per person

Dance opens at 8:30 pm New Years dress attire

Social Hour - 6:30 – 7:30pm (Must be 21 to attend) Dinner- 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Dance and Fun- 8:30 – 12 pm

All proceeds will benefit OLPH SCHOOL. Monetary Donations will be accepted, please write check to

Knights of Columbus - Council 10248 Mail to: 2685 Holly Ave Clovis, CA 93611

For tickets or more information please call: Freddie: 352-8004

The Servant & Handmaids 7 Night Riviera Cruise onboard the Royal Princess

Sea Day Talks by renown EWTN Host Johnnette Benkovic Williams

Joined by Jack Williams, EWTN Radio Daily Mass with Monsignor Patrick McCormick Neil Diamond Tribute Singer, Tommy Lee Crouse

Round Trip from Los Angeles from $619 Booking Information

Call Kristi Emo: (559)448-6100 Kristi@yourdreamescapes.com

Visit our website: theservantsandhandmaids.net

LAS POSADAS Saturday, December 21

at 5:00-9:00pm Notre Dame

Advent Penance Services

Monday, Dec 16 at St. Anthony of Padua at 7pm

Tuesday, Dec 17 at Our Lady of Victory at 7pm

Wednesday, Dec 18 at Our Lady Perpetual Help at 7pm

Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24 4:00pm and 6:00pm

Christmas

Wednesday, December 25 Mass at Midnight-12:00am,

6:30am, 8:00am, 10am, and 12:00 noon

(No 5:30pm Mass)

December Calendar

Mary, Holy Mother

of God Vigil Mass

Tuesday, December 31~5:30pm

If you would like to make a donation for the Christmas trees for the sanctuary, please

stop by the parish office. Thank you!

Am I Being Called to the Priesthood?

To be precise, a man only “knows” he is called when he is ordained! However, there are many positive signs that can point to a vocation, and which can help a man make the deci-sion to enter the seminary and continue along the path towards the priesthood. Read these state-ments to yourself, take them to prayer, then act on what you know is right. God knows, you may be called to the priesthood!

• A personal relationship with Jesus Christ is important to me. • People have told me I would make a good priest. • Going to Mass and Adoration is a very important part of my

faith life. • The thought of becoming a priest keeps coming back over and

over again. • I feel called to give more of myself to others. • I have a burning desire to help people get closer to Christ and

to know the Truth.

If some of these statements reflect how you feel, if your heart is pounding even harder, if you sense a greater desire to find out if God is calling you to live in black and white, get in touch with the Vocations Director or our Pastor. vocations@dioceseoffresno.org Have no fear, the Lord wants only what is best for you!

WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Bienvenidos a Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro We are happy and grateful to have you with us today! If you would like to register at OLPH, please fill

out this form and place it in the collection basket, drop it off, or mail it to the parish office.

Estamos felices y agradecidos de que estén con nosotros el dÍa de hoy! Si desea registrarse en esta parroquia, por favor llene la siguiente forma y regrésela en la canasta de la colecta o entréguela a la oficina.

New parishioner New address Please send me Sunday contribution envelope Nuevo miembro Nueva ección Por favor envíenme Sobres para mi contribución

Please send information on ACH (Auto Clearing House Process) Electronic Contributions Por favor envienme información en ACH(Auto Clearing House Process) Contribuciónes

Electronicas NAME_________________________________________________________ Husband and Wife’s Name, if applicable / Nombres de Esposo y Esposa si aplica. FAMILY LAST NAME __________________________________ Apellido de la Familia ADDRESS /DIRECCIÓN ________________________________________________________________ CITY/CIUDAD____________________ ZIP____________ PHONE (Cell) _____________________________ PHONE (H) ____________________

EMAIL_____________________________________

SHARE YOUR TIME AND TALENTS WITH US / COMPARTE TUS DONES Y TALENTOS!

I would like to serve at Our Lady of Perpetual Help as a/ Me gustaría servir en Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro como: ____________________________________________________

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PARISH MINISTRIES Pastoral Finance financecouncilchair@olphclovis.org Pastoral Council pastoralcouncilchair@olphclovis.org Pastoral Finance Chair financecouncilchair@olphclovis.org Evangelization evangelization@olphclovis.org Family Life familylife@olphclovis.org Religious Education religioused@olphclovis.org Social Justice socialjustice@olphclovis.org Stewardship stewardship@olphclovis.org Worship worship@olphclovis.org

Liturgical Altar Servers Deacon Mark & Dee Schultz 559-299-4270 altarserver@olphclovis.org Extraordinary Ministers Rick Page 559-299-1686 arpage@sbcglobal.net of Holy Communion Cindy Lucas 559-906-2950 tcbsa@sbcglobal.net Lectors John Thibodeaux 559-905-7441 jgt1jmt2@att.net Ushers/Greeters Luis Ramirez 559-801-4856

Support Bereavement Ministry Irene Aparicio 559-291-4966 Meet second Saturday of the Month at Maureen Barile 559-906-6447 1:00pm at Harvard House(689 Harvard) Encuentro Matrimonial Miguel & Martha Herrera 559-341-8733 Natural Family Planning Veronica Fortunato 559-917-7106 Linda Garcia 559-392-2119 Retrouvaille Marty & Denise Ouellette 559-862-6765 Retrouvaille en Español Lupe & Maria Arredondo 559-977-0283 EspanolFresno@RetroCA.com Stephen Ministry stephenministry@olphclovis.org

PARISH GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS Bible Study Karen Mentlewski 559-313-2032 kmentlewski@hotmail.com Boy Scouts (Ages 11-18) Robert Hillis 559-392-0149 Catholic Daughters Lydia Ledezma 559-241-4867 Cursillos Pablo Galvez 559-321-5963 Patricia Galvez 559-321-5964 Grupo de Oración Maria Torres 559-314-5146 Tina Torres 559-240-6724 Italian Catholic Federation Jeanette Shriver 559-291-7543 Knights of Columbus Freddie Jimenez, Grand Knight 559-352-8004 kocflj75@gmail.com Korean Community Liaison Philip Woonki Na 559-278-4824 Open Door Prayer Group Virginia Corpus 559-392-0899 Mary Lou Francisco 559-906-5671 Our Lady’s Guild Dorothy Stiers 559-492-2416 dorothystiers@att.net Perpetual Helpers Veronica Roebuck 559-299-4270 Silver Foxes Angelo & LeAnne Lavagnino 559-298-3625 angelolavagnino@att.net Sociedad Guadalupana Estela Aparicio 559-348-3077 The Workshop Madeline Conatser 559-297-0149

ST. MARTHA’S PANTRY Behind Notre Dame Hall

Phone 298-8808 Hours: Mon. & Sat.:

9a.m. - Noon & Thurs 2p.m.- 5p.m.

Policy for Bulletin Announcements

Deadline is 14 business days prior to the Sunday you would like your article

to be considered for publication. Articles will run for approx. 3wks. Articles must be approved prior to

appearing in the bulletin. Send submissions to:

bulletin@olphclovis.org

PARISH STAFF - 299-4270

Director of Parish Operations: Jacqui Ramirez jacqui@olphclovis.org

Director of Religious Ed.: Karen Mentlewski kmentlewski@hotmail.com

Director of Liturgy & Music: Admin. Assistant/Registrar: Lidia Rivera lrivera@olphclovis.org

Receptionist/Office Assistant: Silvia Camarena silvia@olphclovis.org

Bookkeeper: Arsen Adjemian arsen@olphclovis.org