From the Pastors Desk: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord and Celebration of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. On behalf of all staff and myself wishing you all the love Jesus, Mary and Joseph knew on that first Christmas night. May you and your loved ones share the peace and happiness of that love with each other. You and your family will share a special remembrance in my Christmas Mass. Reflection: Luke2, 46 – 51: He went down with them…and was obedient to them. Today is the feast of the Holy Family. We like to think of the Holy Family as “perfect” full of joy and problem free, but that’s not really the case. Theirs is the story of a woman suspected of adultery, a man anxiously planning a divorce, and a family forced to immigrate to foreign land. It’s the story of a couple learning how to cope with their son’s unconventional behavior – something we read about in today’s gospel. It’s also the sad story of woman who first loses her husband and then watches as her only child is unjustly executed by the state. Yes, this family was holy, but it was also very human- dealing with human issues on a daily basis, just like us. That means they know our family’s ups and downs as well. Here are some things when you think about the Holy Family: Your family is not ordinary in God’s eyes. Every family is special to him. Every family can make a difference in this world. Dream big, then try to do good for God. It really is possible for your family to be a holy family; just try to live in God’s love, and it will happen. Lord God, creator of all things, in your divine plan you sent your

Son to grow and develop through the love of human family. May we

follow closely the example of Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary who

freely gave of themselves for the establishment of their household.

Watch over our families in your love. Amen.

Saturday-December 26, 2015 7:30am: Elizabeth Arrambide by Her Mom 5:00pm: Juan A. Moreno by His Wife & family Sunday– December 27, 2015 8:00am: Holy Family Novena (1) Guadalupe & Petra Sanchez and Oswald Sanchez by Martin Sanchez 10:00am: Juan & Valdemar Espinoza 12:00pm: All Living & Deceased Holy Family Parishioners Monday– December 28, 2015 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (2) Juan Zanchez Cabrera de parte de Esperanza Carmona Pedro Zavala de parte de La Familia Zavala Tuesday– December 29, 2015 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (3) Mark Anthony Molina by Parents Wednesday– December 30, 2015 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (4) Hector Cantu by Family Thursday– December 31, 2015 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (5) Roberto & Lucinda Cantu by Family Friday– January 1, 2016 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (6) In Honor of Vinny Romero’s Birthday 7:00pm: All Living & Deceased Holy Family Priests and Parishioners Saturday– January 2, 2016 7:30am: Holy Family Novena (7) Norbert & Henrietta Gilles by Family 5:00pm: All Living & Deceased Holy Family Parishioners

Del escritorio del Pastor: Solemnidad de la Natividad del Señor y la celebración de la Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José. De parte del personal de nuestra parroquia y yo, les desea-mos todo el amor que Jesús, María y José sabían desde esa primera noche de Navidad. Que usted y sus seres queridos pueden compartir la paz y la felicidad de ese amor con unos a otros. Usted y su familia van a compartir un recuerdo espe-cial en mi Misa de Navidad. Reflexión:Luke2,46-51:Él fue abajo con ellos...y fue obediente a ellos. Hoy es la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia. Nos gusta pensar que la Sagrada Familia es "perfecta" llena de alegría y libre de proble-mas, pero así no es el caso. La historia es de una mujer sospechosa de adulterio, un hombre con ansiedad en planear un divorcio y una familia forzada a emigrar a tierra extranjera. Es una historia de una pareja aprendiendo a enfrentarse con el comportamiento poco con-vencional de su hijo – algo que leemos en el Evangelio de hoy. Tam-bién es una historia triste de una mujer que primero pierde a su mari-do y luego vio cómo su único hijo fue ejecutado injustamente por el estado. Sí, ésta familia era Santa, pero también era muy humana, abordando con temas humanas diariamente igual que nosotros. Eso significa que ellos saben altibajos de nuestra familia también. Aquí hay algunas cosas que contemplas de la Sagrada Familia: Su familia no es normal en los ojos de Dios. Cada familia es especial para él. Cada familia puede hacer una diferencia en este mundo. Soñar gran-de y luego, tratar de hacer bien para Dios. Es realmente posible para su familia de ser una familia Santa; es solo tratar de vivir en el amor de Dios, y así va pasar. Señor Dios, creador de todas las cosas, en su plan divino que envió a su hijo a crecer y desarrollarse a través del amor de la familia humana. Que podemos nosotros seguir cerca el ejemplo de San José y la Virgen María que dieron libremente de sí mismos para el esta-blecimiento de su casa. Ver a nuestras familias en tu amor. Amen.

Altar Flowers in Memory of

ANTONIO CHAVEZ by Margarita Chavez

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Sunday Col lect ion Offer ing

Weekend Col lect ion -$4362.00 Chi ldren ’s Love Of fer ing–$200.23

Second Col lect ion -$1046.01 Next W eek second co l lec t ion for

The Charity Fund Thank You for supporting the pari sh.

2015-2016 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sunday Classes return Sun. Jan 3rd & Wed. evening Classes return Jan 6th

THE WEEK AT A GLANCE Thurs. Dec. 24: Christmas Eve/Office Closed

Morning Mass 7:30am Christmas Eve Mass 10:30pm R.E. Children Christmas Presentation begins at 9:30pm Fri. Dec. 25: Christmas Day/Office Closed Christmas Mass– 9:00am Spanish Christmas Mass– 11:00am English Sat. Dec. 26: Marriage Blessings 7:30am Mass NO Confessions 5pm Mass/ Feast Day of the Holy Family Sun. Dec. 27: Marriage Blessings 8am Mass,10am Mass & 12 noon Mass

Feast Day of the Holy Family Cake after the 12noon Mass at Parish Hall. Mon. Dec. 28: Monday Rosary 5:30pm/Chapel Wed. Dec. 30: NO Eucharistic Adoration/NO Confessions NO RE classes Fri. Jan 1: HDO– Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God/Office Closed

Mass– 7:30am & 7:00pm

NO FIRST FRIDAY Adoration

Sat. Jan 2:R.E. Selling & Distributing Raffle Tickets

7:30am Mass 3pm-4pm Confessions, 5pm Mass Sun. Jan 3: 8am Mass, 10am Mass & 12 noon Mass RE K-7th-Back in Class!

R.E. Program: Thank you for all the food and clothing donations brought in this December! What a blessing it is to help several families!

RAFFLE TIME: Our R.E. students and families have been selling their raffle tickets. If you would like to help the students in their efforts by selling tickets please stop by the Parish office M-F or R.E. Office on Sunday’s.

Prayer Request If You or a family member are in need of

prayer, please contact the office and upon your request, we will gladly add

the names in the prayer box.

This week we lift our Prayers up for All Families striving to live as the

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Youth Ministry News!

Contact: Priscilla Vela email: teampvela@gmail.com

The 2016 COLLECTION ENVELOPES are in the church office. If they are not picked up by the first week of January, they will be reissued to another family. Parishioners who do not have envelopes may request a box in the office.

Congratulations to all our Married couples receiving their blessings & certificates this weekend in honor of the feast day of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Please join us for cake in the hall.

Second Collection today for Missionaries of the Holy Family. Please check out their website www.msf-america.org. It is continuously updated with new material, especially in the weekly blog on the homepage. Full of information for the family, please refer to this re-source for Perpetual Mass Enrollments, Mass Intentions & Cards, Prayer Requests, and much more. The Messenger magazine, published in January and July every year, is also available online. Thank you and God bless your family!

Attention Men of Holy Family Parish, Sat. Feb 13th: Men’s Conference in S.A. 7am-5pm

“Master I want to see” Mark 10:51 Fr. Francois would like to take a group from our parish. $40/person. Early Registration $20/person. But you must contact the office on Mon. Dec 28th. Must have a minimum of 10 men. Spaces are lim-ited so we must have a count this week.

Our Reconciliation Service had a great turn out. Thank you for attending.

We still have a few of the Holy Family Prayer books in Spanish for only $10.00. We should be getting more of the English version in January.

Be sure to pick up your 2016 calendars!