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Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
January 8, 2017
Rev. Scott Borgman, J.C.D.
1441 west balboa boulevard, newport beach, California 92661
Schedule of Masses:
Saturdays (Vigil Mass) 5:00 PM Sundays: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM*, 12:00 Noon, 5:00 PM
* Children’s Liturgy of the Word during 10:00 AM Sunday Mass * Child Care (ages 2-5) during 10:00 AM Sunday Mass
Weekdays: 8:00 AM (Monday – Saturday)
Holy Days: See Mass schedule printed in Bulletin for each upcoming Holy Day of Obligation
Confessions: Saturdays: 3:30 - 4:30 PM or by appointment
Daily Rosary Devotion: .............. Every morning at 7:30 AM
Divine Mercy Chaplet: ……..... Weekday mornings after Mass
Funerals: Contact the Rectory prior to making arrangements
Day of Eucharistic Adoration: Observed on the 23rd day of each month
Baptisms: By appointment on the Second Sunday of each month at 1:15 PM – following completion of Preparation Class.*
Infant Baptism Classes:* Tuesdays prior to 2nd Sunday of Month.
Marriage: Contact the Rectory at least six months in advance of the expected wedding date.
Marriage Preparation Classes: Conducted on four consecutive Wednesday evenings during the months of January, March, May, July, and September.
Please Note: For Baptisms or Weddings, you must be a Practicing Catholic and a member of the parish. To be a Godparent, you must be a Practicing and Confirmed Catholic and, if married, married in the Church.
OLMC Rectory / Parish Office Office Hours M-F: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Parish Secretary ................ Rita Hallas Phone ........................... (949) 673-3775 Fax …..………............ (949) 673-3137 E-mail ……..….....….. [email protected]
Adult Education & Faith Formation / RCIA/Adult Sacramental Preparation Parish Bulletin / Adult Confirmation Greg Kelley ................ (949) 645-4540 E-mail .……...…….. [email protected]
Adult Bible Study Jeannette Thomas ...... (949) 612-7290
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion ....... Rev. Scott Borgman
Infant Baptism Preparation / Marriage Preparation Deacon Steve Mutz .... (949) 645-6966
OLMC Children’s & Youth Ministry Religious Education John Bruscia …..................... (949) 673-2719 E-mail ………................. [email protected] Administrative Assistant ........ Joanne Shaw E-mail …………...........…. [email protected]
Altar Servers Ministry Guy Lowery ……...........…. (949) 673-3775
Bereavement Ministry ……. (949) 673-3775
Lectors Ministry Greg Kelley …….......…...... (949) 645-4540
Music Director and Parish Choirs Olga Spriggs ….............. [email protected]
Parish Prayer Line Jody Clarke …...................... (949) 673-5639
Ushers Ministry Alan Smith ........................... (949) 254-0909
OLMC Parish Finance Council Steve Tully, Council Chair; Jill Andrus; Tim Collins; Tim Hogan; Nancy Tarantello.
Health & Wellness Ministry ... Sue Kelly
Knights of Columbus Council 15083 Jeffrey Graass .............… (949) 719-0754
Respect Life Chair ............... Rita Blohm
Sick and Homebound Ministry ...........................................(949) 673-3775
Spiritual Direction Ministry Denise Macias ........ [email protected]
St. Vincent DePaul Conference Bill McCarthy ........ (949) 673-3775 (114)
Women’s SOUL Group Lorel Bonar ......... [email protected]
OLMC Website ..........….. www.olmc.net
The Solemnity of the Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts. The word “Epiphany” comes from a Greek verb meaning "to reveal," and all of the various events histor-ically celebrated by the Feast of the Epiphany are revelations of Christ to man. It was first celebrated in the Eastern Church, where it has been held from the beginning al-most universally on January 6. Epiphany originally celebrated four different events, in the following order of importance: (1) the Bap-tism of the Lord; (2) Christ's first miracle, the changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana; (3) the Nativity of Christ; and (4) the visita-
tion of the Wise Men or Magi. Each of these is a revelation of God to man: at Christ's Baptism, the Holy Spirit descends and the voice of God the Father is heard, declaring that Jesus is His Son; at the wedding in Cana, the miracle reveals Christ's divinity; at the Na-tivity, the angels bear witness to Christ, and the shepherds, repre-senting the people of Israel, bow down before Him; and at the visit-ation of the Magi, Christ's divinity is revealed to the Gentiles–the other nations of the earth. Eventu-ally, Epiphany came to mark the end of Christmastide–the Twelve Days of Christmas, which began with the revelation of Christ to Is-rael in His Birth and ended with the revelation of Christ to the Gen-tiles at Epiphany.
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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Please remember our Church in your Will or Trust. Contact Msgr. Baird for information on how you can accom-
plish this charitable remembrance.
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17
Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34
Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017
They opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
– Matthew 2:11b
THURSDAY – JANUARY 12
OLMC W ’ SOUL G : 9:00-11:00 AM...Will meet upstairs in O’Donnell Hall for their monthly Social Outreach Project. All wom-en are invited.
A E – M S S : 7:30-9:00 PM This Thursday evening in O'Donnell Hall with guest speaker Dr. John Yzaguirre, Ph.D., presenting a program entitled: “D A : G ' A H S .” All adults are welcome!
SATURDAY-SUNDAY JANUARY 14-15 W C D : First weekend of the Drive. Collection boxes in the Plaza or O’Donnell Hall.
OLMC SUNDAY COLLECTION Our parish’s Sunday Collection for the weekend of December 24-25 (excluding the Christmas collection) totaled: $23,189.48; from: Regular collection: $22,239.00; and Electronic Funds Transfers: $950.48.
QUOTES ON THE EUCHARIST “Everything in man should halt in awe. Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar in the hands of
the priest.” – St Francis Assisi
ONE WARM COAT DRIVE H H Clear the closets of your clean out-of-size or gently worn warm winter coats. This annual drive to help the homeless dur-
ing the winter months will take place with Collection Boxes located in the parish plaza after all Masses next weekend January 14-15 and the following weekend of January 21-22.
LITURGICAL SEASONS Have you already taken down your Christ-mas tree and put away your decorations? If so, you did it early! This Tuesday is ac-tually the last day of the Christmas Li-
turgical Season. This also means that Ordinary Time begins on Tuesday and will continue through Tuesday, February 28, the day before Ash Wednes-day, which marks the beginning of Lent, and it will then resume when the Easter Season ends on June 5, the Monday following Pentecost Sunday.
Besides each of the liturgical seasons of the year that have their own distinctive character, there re-mains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated, but rather the mystery of Christ is honored in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordinary Time! But Ordinary Time is not very ordinary at all! In Ordinary Time, the cele-bration of Sunday, is the identifying mark of the Christian community which comes together, remem-bering that on the first day of the week the Lord of Life was raised up and creation at last came to comple-tion. The liturgical color during Ordinary Time is green, the color of hope and life eternal!
ARE YOU (OR DO YOU KNOW) A CATHOLIC ADULT WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION? S P C
W B I E F If you are a baptized adult Catholic (18 yrs +) and,
for any reason you have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation (or ever validly received the Sac-rament of Holy Eucharist), this is the perfect time to seriously think about full Sacramental Membership in the Catholic Church and register for Classes!
Weekly Catholic Adult Preparation Classes for the Sacraments of Confirmation and/or Holy Eu-charist, to be received in early May will take place weekly on 12 Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 PM beginning in early February in O’Donnell Hall.
Pre-registration is necessary by calling the Parish Office at (949) 673-3775. Why not do it now!
For more details and class information, contact, Greg Kelley, Director, Adult Education and Faith Formation at (949) 645-4540 or [email protected]
JOIN THE OLMC LECTOR MINISTRY Have you ever considered being part of the parish's Lector ministry? Stop by any Sat-urday morning 8:30-9:30 AM at any of our
weekly Lector Practice Sessions to find out more about this ministry. For more information, contact Greg Kelley (OLMC Lector Chair) at (949) 645-4540.
SOUL – OLMC WOMEN’S GROUP SOUL meets this Thursday morning from 9:00-11:00 AM upstairs in O’Donnell Hall for our monthly Outreach/Service Project.
This month we will be preparing bags for the dental center. For more information, send an email to: [email protected]
OLMC CHILDREN’S & YOUTH MINISTRY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADES 1–12 All classes/sessions resume on normal days and times this week!
No meetings next weekend due to the three day, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: Grades 9-10: No Confirmation/Youth Ministry meeting next Sunday, January 15, due to the school holiday weekend. Grades 1-5 will not meet on Monday, January 16. Grades 6-8 will meet as usual on Tuesday, January 17.
For more information, or to get on the mailing list, contact program director, John Bruscia, at (949) 673-2719, or [email protected]
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OLMC’s Highly Acclaimed Speakers Series will be beginning its 18th Year OLMC Monthly Speaker Series 2017
For details and information contact Greg Kelley at (949) 645-4540
with well-known guest speaker...
Licensed psychologist, consultant, author, specializing in integrating
psychology and Catholic spirituality.
This Thursday evening ........….…. January 12 7:30 - 9:00 PM ………………..... O’Donnell Hall
Doors open at 7:15 PM ……...………... All Adults Invited No Admission Charge ….. Free-will Offering at the Door
This presentation reflects on Jesus' answer to our suffering by taking it upon himself in his abandonment on the cross. His cry: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" did not explain human suffering but rather transformed it into love. In Him, with Him, and through Him we can transform our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual suffering.
In this presentation, participants will learn: How to recognize and love Jesus in our suffering How to entrust our concerns to the Father How to keep on loving God and others beyond our suffering
Join us on Thursday evening, January 19, as we view and discuss the eighth episode in Bishop Robert Barron's new DVD Series: Catholicism: The Pivotal Players.
In Episode 8 we will continue the focus on the in-teresting life of Blessed John Henry Newman: The Convert, one of the greatest theologians since Thomas Aquinas, and whose search for the Truth brought him to the Catholic Church. All adults are welcome. No admission charge! This new DVD pro-gram is a multi-part film series that highlights a hand-ful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed our lives and the course of civilization.
The OLMC Catholic Adult Education Series meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday evening of each month!
For more information, contact Greg Kelley, Direc-tor, OLMC Adult Education and Faith Formation, at (949) 645-4540 or [email protected]
ADULT CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERIES
Why Does God Allow Human Suffering?
MATER DEI INFO NIGHT Mater Dei High School invites families exploring high school options to attend their Information Night this Thursday even-
ing, January 12, with campus tours at 6:00 PM and Presentation at 7:00 PM in the Meruelo Athletic Cen-ter. For admissions information go online to: www.materdei.org/admissions
JSERRA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE You are invited to attend our Open House on Thursday, January 19, beginning at
6:30 PM in the JSerra Pavilion. Students, faculty, coaches and administration will be in attendance to answer all your questions. (Coaches will be available to speak with families at 5:45 PM.)
We look forward to showing you what JSerra has to offer, and we encourage you to bring your entire family! RSVP online at www.jserra.org/openhouse
SMCHS OPEN HOUSE Santa Margarita Catholic High School invites all prospective families to attend our Winter Open House this Thursday, Janu-
ary 12 from 6:30 PM. For more information, visit www.smhs.org or call (949) 766-6000.
ANNUAL OLMC BLOOD DRIVE... Y C H S L ... B Y D B ! OLMC has scheduled its annual Blood
Drive, sponsored again this year by Hoag Blood Donor Services, in O’Donnell Hall all day on Thursday, January 26, from 8:30 AM-6:30 PM.
To schedule an appointment, call (888) 538-6199 or visit: hoagblooddonor.org/Appointment/detail.html and click on our parish name.
