OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday November 27

Mass at 9:00 a.m.

What wonders God has done!

Let us thank the God who heals us and calls us to communion with Christ.

WELCOME EVERYONE!

Save this date!

Sunday, December 14^th, 2008

Christmas Party for all members of the Parish –after 10:00 am. Mass

Saturday November 29, 2008.

The END of the Year of Grace, 2008

They are happy who fear the Lord, who uses their gifts and talents in the service of one another, especially the poor and the needy. They shall be known as children of the light, and will be ready for the Lord's return.

Servant Who Hid His Talent

No one can escape the coming of the thief. A burglar broke into a New York firm that manufactures burglar-proof glass by smashing a glass door panel. "It never occurred to us," said the firm's president "to put our own burglar-proof glass in our own door."

Blessed are those who fear the Lord!

Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever remains in me bears much fruit. Alleluia, alleluia.

MASS INTENTIOS 11/15 -21

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Dobald Beesmer

Sunday 10:00 a.m. For Parishioners

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Nancy Demers

CONFESSIONS:

By request or by appointment

BAPTISM & WEDDINGS

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 408.241.8444 or 800.550.4900

Stewardship

God's faithful people, women and men alike, praise God by their lives of faithful, often unsung labor as they put their gifts to use in the service of family, friends, neighbors, and strangers. Their reward is assured, through love, not reward, and is their motive.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

PLEASE help us meet our goals!

Thank You and God Bless You!

Around 330 Constantine built a basilica over the tomb of St. Peter. Reconstruction began in the 14^th c. and the present basilica of St. Peter was consecrated 18 Nov. 1626 by Pope Urban VIII. The construction of St. Paul's on the Via Ostiense was begun by Valentinian II in 386, taking the place of a smaller church built by Constantine. Destroyed by fire in 1823, the new basilica was consecrated 10 Dec. 1854 by Pope Pius IX who joined in one solemn celebration the dedication of these two basilicas.

The Christ Child family adopted nearly 50 families in Greenfield last year. There continues to be a need this year and we are in the process of gathering information from families in Greenfield. While planning for the holiday season, we hope you will consider adopting a family TODAY we have the information on the families.

What a wonderful way to show thanks to our Lord for all that He has given us.

FOOD FOR GOD'S PEOPLE… Please bring your non-perishable food items with you. We have a daily need to help the hungry that come to our door. Thank you!

Give THANKS TO GOD

I'm thankful for people who show their goodness, for those who share their generous spirit and live a life of kindness and gentleness… I thank God for you.

November 27 Thursday Mass at 9:00 a.m.

WELCOME EVERYONE!!!

All the Churches of Santa Cruz County in prayer and reconciliations! The Sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance; CONFESSION!

St. Joseph's Church 435 Monterey Ave., Capitola - December 10 Wednesday at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This is a very good opportunity for everyone. There will be a number of priests available for confession!!!

Save this date!!

Sunday, December 14^th, 2008

Christmas Party for all members of the Parish - after 10 o'clock Mass.

Living in Gratitude

O gracious God, who so generously lavishes our lives with goodness, create in our hearts a deep center of gratitude, a center that grows so strong in its thanksgiving that sharing freely of our treasures becomes the norm and the patter of our existence. May we always be grateful for your reaching into our lives with surprises of joy, growth, and unearned love. Amen

(Fresh Bread by Joyce Rupp)

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away".

Humanly speaking, the word, my human word, is almost nothing in reality, a breath. As soon as it is pronounced it disappears. It seems to be nothing. But already the human word has incredible power. Words create history; words form thoughts, the thoughts that create the word. It is the word that forms history, reality. Furthermore, the Word of God is the foundation of everything, it is the true reality.

The water flowing from the temple, the dwelling place of the Lord, brings forth life and growth.

Jesus is the living sanctuary and we his living body in the Spirit.

Today marks the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral Church of Rome, on land owned by the Laterani family, by Pope Sylvester I, 9 November 324. Honored as the Episcopal seat of the pope as bishop of Rome, it is the "mother and head of all churches of Rome and the world"; residence of the pope from the 4^th c. until their moving to Avignon (1309); site of five ecumenical councils; dedicated to the Savior, later to John the Baptist.

The anniversary of the dedication of the Lateran Basilica, which was erected by the Emperor Constantine, has been observed on this day since the twelfth century. This feast was at first observed only in Rome but later in honor of the basilica, which is called the mother church of Christendom, the celebration was extended to the whole Latin Church. This action was taken as a sign of devotion to and of unity with the Chair of Peter which, as Saint Ignatius of Antioch wrote, "Presides over the whole assembly of charity."

We have all been made temple of God through baptism.

MASS INTENTIONS 11/8 -14

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Dorothy Parker

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

CONFESSIONS:

By request or by appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. (Is 56:7)

God's house stands as an open invitation to all peoples, even Israel's traditional enemies such as Babylon, Egypt, and Philistia. We must take care lest our love be more exclusive than his.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

November 1 & 2, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $1,357.00

Plus weekly EFT 382.50

"Wherever people are praying in the world, there the Holy Spirit is the living breath of prayer. Prayer is also the revelation of that abyss which is the heart of man: a depth which comes from God and which only God can fill, precisely with the Holy Spirit.

Pope John Paul II

The first Thanksgiving took place in 1620, when the Pilgrims left England aboard the Mayflower and sailed to America on a rough, dangerous and exhausting 62 days journey across the Atlantic.

It's amazing what some people will do to get away from their relatives.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday Nov. 27 MASS at 9:00 a.m.

Fifth Annual Giving at Greenfield

The Christ Child Family adopted nearly 50 families in Greenfield last year. There continues to be a need this year and we are in the process of gathering information from families in Greenfield. While planning for the holiday season, we hope you will consider adopting a family TODAY when we will have the information on the families. What a wonderful way to show thanks to our Lord for all that He has given us.

Men's Club Meeting Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 P.M. in the Community Center.

Good food, friendship and support.

We serve the community!!!

In the Spirit of ADVENT & CHRISTMAS we have "Christmas Party of the Parish" Sunday December 14, after the 10:00 a.m. Mass.

PLEASE bring your special food to share with your brothers and sisters and we make the party, because God-is with-us.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

FERTILITY CARE

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This free 2 hr. session will include information on evaluating and treating infertility, PMS, pre-menopause, return to fertility during breastfeeding, what to expect when discontinuing synthetic hormones, etc.

Call Sheila St John, CFCP at 831.443-3743 with questions, or just bring them to the FREE info session!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008; 7:30 pm

Fr. Ord Chapel. (on General Jim Moore Blvd.) Monterey, CA.

From Fr. Eugenio

Thank you, all of you, for your wonderful financial support to the Parish. Thank you. All our expenses are covered.

Thank you to all the members of the Financial Committee - thank you for your wisdom and supervision.

If you like be a member of the Finance Committee, please call or e-mail me.

We need you.

I will be visiting my family for 10 days, but will keep you in my heart and prayers.

God bless you, Eugenio.

The souls of the just are in God's hands.

Christ, the Good Shepherd, died for us while we were still sinners.

He is the resurrection and the life.

Rooted in ancient Christian tradition (2^nd c. and Tertullian), St. Odilo of Cluny (1 January) established a memorial of all the faithful departed in 988. It was accepted in Rome in the 13^th c.

Death is going home to God

Death is going home, yet people are afraid of what will come so they do not want to die. If we do, if there is no mystery, we will not be afraid. There is also the question of conscience- "I could have done better." Very often as we live, so we die. Death is nothing but a continuation of life, the completion of life. The surrendering of the human body. But the heart and the soul live forever. They do not die. Every religion has got eternity-another life; this life is not the end; people who believe it is, fear death. If it was properly explained that death was nothing but going home to God, then there would be no fear.

Something beautiful

I am very sure that all those people who have died with us are in heaven. They are really saints. They are in the presence of God.

It may be that they were not wanted on this earth but they are very beloved children of God.

Death is something beautiful; it means going home. Naturally, we feel lonely for that person. But it is a very beautiful thing: a person has gone home to God.

MASS INTENTIONS 11/1 - 7

Saturday 5:00 p.m + Andrew Joesten

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Brian & Julie Stacey

Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Donald Beesmer

Friday 8:00 a.m. + Kate N. Radonich

CONFESSIONS:

By request or by appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

WEBSITE PICTURES

Check www.christchild.org to see recently posted pictures.

STEWARDSHIP

Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. (Mt. 18:19)

The commemoration of All Souls is rooted in the Church's strong conviction that we, the living, have a serious responsibility in love to accompany with prayer those who have died but who must yet complete the purificatory preparation every human being needs to be able to dwell in the all-encompassing love of God.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

October 25 & 26, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $ 1,013.00

Plus weekly EFT 382.50

Total $1,395.50

Second Collection Maintenance Fund $489.00

PLEASE HELP US!

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU!

Men's Club Coat Drive

Please donate your gently used coats, jackets, parkas (all sizes). The Men's Club will be sharing these gifts with the families of Holy Trinity Church in Greenfield, CA.

Your kind thoughts and giving will make a more joyous and happy Christmas for our friends in Greenfield. For additional information contact:

Herb Curran 408 402-2666 or Joe Bruna 408 348-7061. A collection container is at the back of the Church.

Fifth Annual Giving at Greenfield

The Christ Child Family adopted nearly 50 families in Greenfield last year. There continues to be a need this year and we are in the process of gathering information from families in Greenfield. While planning for the holiday season, we hope you will consider adopting a family on Nov 8 & 9 or 15 & 16 when we will have the information on the families. What a wonderful way to show thanks to our Lord for all that He has given us.

From the Bishop Richard J. Garcia

Proposition 8 proposes a California Constitutional Amendment stating that, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

While this is a sensitive issue in many of our communities, it is my responsibility to remind our faithful of the teaching of the Church regarding marriage:

Men's Club Meeting

Wednesday, November 12^th

at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Center.

The Lord is king and there is no other.

We are to render to God, therefore, fitting praise and service, as is God's due.

God's word to us, in turn, is a matter of power and strength, to be lived with conviction of heart.

"Pay Tribute to Caesar?"

Matthew 22:15-21

John Wesley's three-point sermon, in which his first point was "Get all you can." To this, an old rich miser said, "Amen." Next Wesley said, "Keep all you can." Again, the miser, said "Amen." Then the preacher said, "Give all you can." And the selfish man said, "What a shame to spoil a good sermon."

On the government side, we have such quips as Arthur Godfrey saying, "I'm proud to be paying taxes in the U.S. The only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money." Or Will Rogers, who said, "The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has." And Mortimer Caplan, former IRS director, saying, "There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist—the taxidermist leaves the hide."

MASS INTENTIONS 10/18 -24

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Thomas O'Mahar

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Alfred Arteaga

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Dennis Stacey

+ Andrew Joesten

Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

PLEASE!

We have Masses, but we do not have intentions - please try to use the mass for prayers for your family, friends, for the sick, for birthdays, and for members of your family who have passed or for someone with special needs. Contact Fr. Eugenio at 353 2210.

CONFESSIONS

By request or by appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

Stewardship

I have called you by your name    Is 45:4

God has laid claim to us in love, creating us in his image, calling us personally by our names and the name of Christian, choosing us to be his servants in Jesus Christ.

Chosen and beloved, let us give thanks to God who has made us in his image that we might live in his love!

Giving to God What Is God's

Stewardship of Treasure Report

October 11 & 12, 2008

Plate…..…………………………$ 1,210.00

Plus weekly EFT………………. $ 382.50

Total Collection: $ 1,592.50

Week # 1 through Week # 6

(September 1 – October 12

Total actual plate collection

including EFT's $9,655

Total Budget $10,800

PLEASE HELP US!

Today Second Collection is for World Mission Sunday.

On WORLD MISSION SUNDAY, we are called to PRAY and to SACRIFICE, in the context of the EUCHARIST, to help people worldwide HEAR the Good News of Jesus. EXPERIENCE in Their daily lives His love and peace, and with God's grace, BE UNITED with us in His Body, the CHURCH.

Ecuador, Guatemala, Morocco, Mali, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar, Sudan, Namibia, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Thailand, India, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Sierra Leone…

"A Eucharist celebration for all the missions of the World"

FOOD FOR THE POOR

Please bring food for the people in need, every Saturday or Sunday. The food will be taken to the Food Bank in Santa Cruz.

Many people need your help. Thank you!

LOMA PRIETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Wednesdays 1:30 to 3:00 PM

Starting Wednesday Oct 22^nd.

This project is a partnership of The Mountain Bible Church and Christ Child Church. Parent's permission is needed for your child to join the program.

Interested in volunteering? Contact Pastor John 408-353-2302 or E-Mail: [email protected]

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Pastoral Council Meeting

Thursday, October 23^rd at 7:00 p.m.

In the Community Center

Everyone Welcome!!!

Faithful Citizenship! Our nation faces political challenges that demand urgent moral choices. We are a nation at war, with all of its human costs; a country often divided by race and ethnicity; a nation of immigrants struggling with immigration. We are an affluent society where too many live in poverty; part of a global community confronting terrorism and facing urgent threats to our environment…

Please vote on November. 4^th.

The Lord invites us to a banquet, one of the favorite images of messianic times.

The banquet is spread before us and can fully satisfy our needs, yet how often have we refused the Lord's invitation to share in the riches prepared for us?

Wedding Guest without a white Robe

Television journalist Hugh Downs and his wife once attended a function in Washington. When the time came to return to New York, they discovered that their flight had been cancelled due to bad weather. Downs immediately called the front desk and was informed that they could catch a five o'clock train, which was leaving in 45 minutes. Mrs. Downs was showering, and to save time, Hugh hurriedly packed all their belongings, called the bell captain, and asked that that the bags be rushed right over to the station and put on the train. A bellhop came immediately and got them. Five minutes later, Mrs. Downs stepped out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. "Dear," she asked, "would you please hand me my green dress?"

Will we be ready, and wearing the white robe of grace?

MASS INTENTIONS 10/11 - 17

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Andrew Joesten

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Jean C. Lakin

Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m. + Begoña Bueno

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Church Finances

Maintenance and Second Collections will be reported separately on the week of the collection.

Week #1 through Week # 5

(September 1-October 5, 2008)

Total Budget $9,000

Second Collections

(September 1-October 5, 2008)

Maintenance collection $711

Respect Life $735

STEWARDSHIP

I can do all things in him who strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)

God strengthens us in Christ, the Word of life and the Bread of life which we receive at the Eucharistic feast.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

October 4 & 5, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $1,125.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

Total Collection: $1,507.50

Respect Life $ 735.00

Thank you and God bless you!

SECOND COLLECTION

October 18 & 19

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith. World Mission Sunday, a Eucharistic celebration for all the missions of the world. The offerings collected on World Mission Sunday are destined for a common fund of solidarity distributed in the Pope's name, by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, among the Missions and missionaries of the world.

Finance Committee Meeting

Thursday, October 16^th at 7:30 p.m.

Pastoral Council Meeting Thursday, Thursday, October 23^rd at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone welcome!

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR CCD COORDINATOR

CCD has begun! Our teachers are busy at work helping the children grow in the Lord, build their faith and prepare for future sacraments! If any of you haven't had a chance to register your children for CCD yet, it's not too late! Please contact me and I will be happy to get you started. So, let the children come to the Lord! We meet at 9:00a.m Sunday morning. Any questions call Fr. Eugenio at353.2210 or Herb Curran 353.5550

October 15 TERESA OF AVILA, Virgin and Doctor 1515-1582

If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend. And I clearly see that if we expect to please him and receive an abundance of his graces, God desires that these graces must come to us from the hands of Christ, through his most sacred humanity, in which God takes delight.

Rediscover Your Marriage – Retrouvaille

Families make faith a priority!

One of the best gifts parents can give their children is the habit of praying throughout the day. Yet the hectic pace of family life often means that prayer gets lost in the shuffle. Here are five ways that families might add more prayer to their day. Start by picking the one or two that call your attention and see how it goes. Remember, even your desire to pray more is a prayer.

1 Start the day with prayer - Each morning while on your knees retrieving your footwear, say a quick prayer offering the whole day to God.

2 Give a minute to prayer in the car - Many families spend a lot of time in the family auto.

3 Keep special intentions in mind Everyone keeps that special intention in mind throughout the day.

4 Pray at every meal

5 Pray when people or events upset you - A quick "Help me, God" is sufficient.

The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

At vintage time the master will return to receive the harvest.

May we bear fruit in plenty, and be pleasing in his sight by living lives that are marked by love and respect.

The Icon of the Presentation of the Lord

We have in the Parish the special Icon of the feast The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, also the "Feast of the Meeting."

We see Mary the mother of Jesus, Joseph, and Simeon was an upright and devout man, Anna was a prophetess and Baby Jesus.

The Icon of "The Meeting" is the feast of the Parish of Christ Child Church.

The Painting of the Parish with

"The Nunc Dimittis."

The new of the Parish is the beautiful, wonderful, inspiring of the "Painting of the Parish and the Canticle of Simeon according to the Gospel of Saint Luke 2:29-32.

The paint is in union, and eco of the Icon.

We have this holy art, because one member of the parish created it for us. He worked for many hours, days and months on this painting. It is "maravillosa" paint and an opportunity for all of us to pray and pray the prayer of the Parish.

Please give thanks to God and the faithful brother who created this painting for us.

Christ is the light of the nations and the glory of Israel

MASS INTENTIONS 10/4 -10

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Andrew Joesten

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Valerie Moore

Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m. For Parishioners

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

STEWARDSHIP

Cast all your worries upon God because he cares for you. I Peter 5:7

REPORT SUNDAY

September 27 & 28, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $ 1,166.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

Total Collection: $ 1,548.50

Second Collection Maintenance $ 711.00

SECOND COLLECTION

October 4 & 5 TODAY Respect Life

Respect Life 2008

The male and women grief and trauma following abortion!

Stem cells and hope for patients!

A will for living!

Conscience and the Catholic voter!

Pornography: What's the problem?

ABORTION!

Christ chooses us! You have not chosen me; I have chosen you. (John 15:16) It is Christ's choice for us that make us what we are… He will work out his plan in us and through us in spite of any failure we may meet…

October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary.

Praying the Rosary with Mary as a Believer!

Jesus Christ should be as a book always opened before us from which we are to learn all that is necessary to know.

The Rosary or prayer beads are familiar aids to prayer. Originally all forms of beads served as a reminder to follow the exhortation to pray constantly.

The Rosary belongs among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation.

John Paul II refers to the Rosary as "A compendium of the Gospel. And he quotes Paul VI to describe how the Rosary is a Gospel prayer and Christological prayer.

As the Rosary developed in the middle Ages, much of the core of the Scriptures, the life and teachings of Jesus, was omitted, with concentration on his birth, the mysteries of Christ's public ministry and sufferings, death, and resurrection.

Each of these mysteries is a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus.

Pray the Rosary in your home!!!

THANK YOU!

Brothers and sisters, you are the most wonderful people and so very generosity in many ways both to the Parish and myself.

You showed your faith, hope and love last Sunday in honor of my birthday and in the "mole" of the Parish.

I do not have enough words to say thank you and I am very honored. Only in my poor prayer to God for you and your family. God reward you all with the best for you.

Thank you! Muchas gracias! Fr. Eugenio.

Religious Education Classes

We are in need of volunteer catechists.

You may register your child or children for religious education. Contact Mr. Herb Curran at 353.5550

Jesus was obedient to the Father, even to death on a cross.

We need never fear if we turn away from the path of virtue for the Lord is ever ready to forgive us, if we but repent.

Remember, The Lord's compassion and kindnesses are from of old.

One Son Obeys, the Other Doesn't

A survey was distributed during a worship service one Sunday morning. Among the questions was, "Do you think there should be an evening Bible Study?" The young pastor was overwhelmed at the response. Over fifty persons indicated that there should be an evening Bible study. The elated pastor began making plans. A day or two later, the wise, experienced lay leader came to visit the pastor. Gently he advised the young man that he had asked the wrong question. Instead of asking, "Do you think there should be a Bible study?" the pastor should have asked, "Are you willing to attend an evening Bible study?" A second questionnaire was issued. This time the question was, "Are you willing to attend Bible study?" The result was quite different from the week before. This time only twelve persons indicated that they would be willing to attend.

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Claude Kramer

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Dorothy Parker

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Fr. Geronimo Cuevas

Thursday 8:00 a.m. For Brennan

Friday 8:00 a.m. + Josefina Herrera

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

FOR PREGNANCY SUPPORT:

Birthright 408 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

OCTOBER 4 & 5, 2008

Bring your feathered and furry friends to Christ Child for a special Blessing in Honor of the Feast of St. Francis Assisi.

Meet at entrance to the church before the Saturday evening Mass at 5:00 p.m. or Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

September 29 Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels

The angels, wherever they may be sent, never stop gazing upon God. In the same way a virtuous person, as much as he can, always keeps the memory of God in his heart.

September 30 Saint Jerome

October 1 Saint Thérese of Lisieux

Look at his adorable face. Look at his glazed and sunken eye. Look at his wounds. Look Jesus in the face. There, you will see how he loves us.

October 2 Guardian Angels

Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom God's love entrusts me here, ever this day, be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide.

What is a good steward?

Grateful, Responsible, Sharing and Accountable!

PLEASE SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE PARISH!

PLATE …... $1,448.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

Total Collection: $1,830.50

TODAY! Second Collection for the Parish Maintenance Fund. Thank You!

MEN'S CLUB

Meeting on Wednesday October 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Dinner, friendship, prayers, and support!

We work together for better of the community! Welcome!!!

October 4 & 5 Respect Life (Diocesan)

October 18 & 19 Propagation of the Faith [World Mission Sunday] (Universal)

October 25 & 26 Maintenance Fund

We are in great need of volunteer catechists.

You may register your child or children for religious education.

Mr. Herb Curran will be our new coordinator.

Please contact him at 353-5550

New Address

Rev. Marvin J.Steffes, CPP.S.

St. Charles Center

2860 U.S. Route 127

Carthagena, OH 45822-9591

Phone 419-925-4516 Ext 107

New "Kid's Club" Offered for Loma Prieta Students

Stars on Wednesday, October 22

All local elementary students are eligible to join a new weekly after school program. "Kid's Club" will be held on the "Early Release" Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Community Room. The club time will center on activities such as sports, gardening, music and crafts to learn character qualities through the stories of the Bible. "Kid's Club" is offered at no cost to participants. Christ Child Catholic Church and Mountain Bible Church sponsor it.

Local volunteers will follow a successful format already being used in thirty schools around Santa Clara County. The program is highly praised by the administrators of those schools. "Kid's Club" is also an opportunity for C.T. English students to volunteer and gain community service hours.

Registration forms will be sent out on October 1^st. Space in this club is limited so please respond as soon as possible so that you can be included. Parental involvement is welcome.

Questions can be directed to Pastor John Haak at the Mountain Bible Church office, 408-353-2302.

"Just as Moses lifted up the serpent, so must the Son of Man be lifted up."

"God highly exalted him" and made him Lord!

How unforgettable are His deeds!

Today's feast celebrates a double anniversary. In Jerusalem, Constantine erected a round church, the Anastasis, above the empty grave of Jesus, and a basilica, the Martyrium; in the square between the two churches, a shrine, Calvarium, marking the place of the crucifixion. Dedicated in 335, they were destroyed by the Persians in 614. The present church of the Holy Sepulcher was built by the Crusaders in 1149. Today also commemorated the discovery of the Lord's cross by the empress, Saint Helena 18 August, in 320.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you because, by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world!

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

MASS INTENTIONS September 13 -19

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Donald Burge

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Maria Cristina Mendoza

Thursday 8:00 a.m. For all the teachers

Friday 8:00 a.m. For the Parish

STEWARDSHIP

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Gal. 6:14)

The cross, instrument of torture and death, raised aloft as a sign of glory, continues to confound the wisdom of this world. God's work of salvation stands human expectations on their head: humility is exaltation, wounds are healing, and death is life.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

September 6 & 7, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $1,690.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

TOTAL $2,072.50

SECOND COLLECTIONS

Sept 6 & 7 $ 244.00

TODAY September 13 & 14

Retirement Fund for Aged and Infirm Priests

SECOND COLLECTION September 27 & 28

For Our Parish Maintenance Fund

The man who doesn't pray is like a chicken or a turkey, which can't rise into the air. They may fly a little, but they soon have to come down. The man who prays, on the other hand, is like a fearless eagle, and seems always to want to get chose to the sun.

THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

The sacraments of Christian initiation –Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist – lay the foundations of every Christian life.

Christian initiation is accomplished by three sacraments together: Baptism which is the beginning of new life; Confirmation which is its strengthening and the Eucharist which nourishes the disciple with Christ's Body and Blood for his transformation in Christ.

If you have not had these sacraments, please contact Fr. Eugenio who will be very happy to help you to receive and feel the full life of Christ in you! - Age irrelevant!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

You may register your child or children for religious education classes that will begin on September 21 at 9:00 a.m.

Mr. Herb Curran will be our new religious education coordinator. If you have any questions please contact him at 353-5550.

Holy is God! Holy and strong!

Holy and immortal!

Come, let us adore!

New "Kid's Club" Offered for Loma Prieta Students

Starts on Wednesday, October 22

All local elementary students are eligible to join a new weekly after school program. "Kid's Club" will be held on the "Early Release" Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. The club time will center on activities such as sports, gardening, music and crafts to learn character qualities through the stories of the Bible.

"Kid's Club" is offered at no cost to participants. It is sponsored by Christ Child Catholic Church and Mountain Bible Church.

Local volunteers will follow a successful format already being used in the thirty schools around Santa Clara County. The program is highly praised by the administrators of those schools. "Kid's Club" is also an opportunity for C.T. English students to volunteer and gain community service hours.

Registration forms will be sent out on October 1^st. Space in this club is limited so please respond as soon as possible so that you can be included. Parental involvement welcome.

Any questions - call Pastor John Haak at the Mountain Bible Church office, 408-353-2302.

New Parish Directory

A new pictorial directory for our community is in the works! We hope to have every family in the parish represented in it. The directory is a great source of help to recognize and know the wonderful mix of people who are part of our Christ Child Community.

There is no cost involved; you will have a portrait sitting for yourself, family or friends and receive free, both a directory listing, (if you wish) and an 8"X10" portrait of your choice.

Sittings will be on:

Thursday October 9^th - 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday October. 10^th - 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday October 11^th - 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

You can schedule your appointment either by

If you have questions please call; John Parker at 353-2843 or Shirley Hoyt at 353-4766.

May our hearts not be hardened, but may we turn from our sin.

In our love for one another, we may be called to confront our brother and sister for the wrong they may be doing.

Settling Differences

When a passenger on a Greyhound bus shouted that there was "a bum in the bathroom," he possibly set a new record for misunderstandings. Other passengers relayed the message to the front, where the drive heard "Bomb in the bathroom." The bus was evacuated. Interstate 95 southbound was closed, and traffic backed up for 15 miles. The police and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the bus before the incident was cleared up.

In a recent "Peanuts" comic strip, Lucy is saying to Schroeder, "Do you think I'm the most beautiful girl in the world?" Naturally, she has to ask several times in different ways, until Schroeder, to be rid of her, says, "Yes." Lucy mopes disconsolately, "Even when he says it, he doesn't say it."

MASS INTENTIONS September 6 -12

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Alfred Arteaga

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie Richard Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m.

Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

STEWARDSHIP

The greatest demand love makes on us is that we help one another into the kingdom of God. Sometimes love requires us to speak a painful word of truth to awaken someone blinded by sin, recognizing that we ourselves are also sinners. Let us do for one another what we would have others do for us.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

August 30 & 31, 2008

SECOND COLLECTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2008

TODAY September 13 & 14 – Retirement for Aged and Infirm Priests (Diocesan)

September 27 & 28 – For our Parish Maintenance Fund.

Please pray FOR THE Sick in the Parish!

Pray for our men & women in the SERVICES

A new pictorial directory for our community is in the works! We hope to have every family in the parish represented in it. The directory is a great source of help to recognize and know the wonderful mix of people who are part of our Christ Child Community.

There is no cost involved; you will have a portrait sitting for yourself, family or friends and receive free, both a directory listing, (if you wish) and an 8"X10" portrait of your choice.

Sittings will be on:

Thursday October 9^th - 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday October. 10^th - 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday October 11^th - 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

You can schedule your appointment either by

If you have questions please call; John Parker at 353-2843 or Shirley Hoyt at 353-4766.

FROM THE CATECHETICAL OFFICE

Catechetical Classes begin the week of September 21^st.

We are in great need of volunteer catechists.

Please call Mr. Herb Curran @ 408-353-5550

Altar Servers Fun day at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Saturday, October 4, 2008

Sponsored by the Christ Child Men's Club

For more information - contact Dave Hammons, 408-353-3326

Marriage Help –Retrouvaille has helped tens of thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential information about or to register for the November program beginning with a weekend on October 24-26 call 831-439-9503 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com

Following the Lord means nothing less than the cross: offering ourselves with Jesus as a living sacrifice and not conforming ourselves to the world.

Following him will entail derision and scorn, yet the Lord is our help.

Jesus Rebukes Peter

Valerie Price isn't a name you will recognize. According to worldly standards she is a nobody. Last year, though, 23-year-old Valerie Price went to Somalia to work as a nurse. She wanted to help people who had nothing. She wanted to offer them a better way of life. Valerie was concerned about her safety, but nothing would stop her from doing her work. She was in charge of a feeding center in Mogadishu. Through her life-saving efforts, children who had been near starvation were fed. Valerie even established a school so the children could learn and have some hope for the future. Valerie was fortunate to see some of the fruits of her labors. Earlier this year Valerie made the national news. She was killed by armed bandits outside the school she had started. Valerie was willing to risk her life to help other people. Jesus tells us that in losing her life she actually found it.

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Michele Dean

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Dennis Stacey

+Dorothy Parker

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

One at a time

What we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean. But if we didn't do it, the ocean would be one drop less.

We have no reason to be despondent or discouraged or unhappy, because we are doing it to Jesus.

I know there ate thousands and thousands of poor, but I think of only one at a time.

Jesus was only one and I take Jesus at his word. He has said, "You did it to me…"

My sisters, the brothers and I, we take one person, one individual person, at a time.

You can save only one at a time.

We can love only one at a time.

Stewardship

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Jesus did not hesitate to take up the cross for our sake. Will we refuse to take it up for his sake and for the sake of all those for whom he died? I we do, we may gain temporary benefits, but what will we lose in the long run?

Thank you for your continued generous support.

September 13 & 14 – Retirement Fund for Aged and Infirm Priests (Diocesan)

September 27 & 28 for Our Parish Maintenance Fund

The hope on which my prayer rests is in the fact that it is he who wants it. And if I go to keep the appointment it is because he is already waiting there for me.

Carlo Carretto

Tomorrow, Labor Day, marks the end of summer vacation and the beginning of regular parish and school activities.

All might be encouraged to participate in the spiritual and temporal work of the local community.

The religious education program for the children of the parish will begin in September.

We need volunteer teachers and guardian angels (and who isn't one?) – please call Herb Curran for more information and class dates.

There are sign-up sheets available at the back of the Church today, so please register your child (ren) for the upcoming year.

Any questions, please call Herb Curran at 353-5555.

The greatest legacy that we can leave to our children is that we have kept faith with God. In the midst or eroding values, we need to hand off to the next generation a history of God keeping covenant with Catholic Church.

As Eliakim is given authority as master of the palace, so does Jesus confer upon Peter authority to bind and loose.

To Jesus, who promised to be with his Church for all times, be glory for ever and ever!

Peter Confesses Jesus as Messiah

There is a story about an irreligious farmer in one of our western states, who gloried in his irreligion, and he wrote a letter to a local newspaper in these words:

"Sir:

I have been trying an experiment with a field of mine. I plowed it on Sunday. I planted it on Sunday. I cultivated it on Sunday. I harvested it on Sunday. I carted the crop home to the barn on Sunday. And now, Mr. Editor, what is the result? This October I have more bushels to the acre from the field than any of my neighbors have."

He expected applause from the editor, who was not known to be a religious man himself. But when he opened the paper the next week, there, sure enough, was his letter printed just as he had sent it, but underneath it was the short but significant sentence: "God does not always settle accounts in October."

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

MASS INTENTIONS 8/23 - 29

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Mary Garcia

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Maria Cristina

Mendoza

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Our Masses this Saturday will be presided by Father Angelo Re and on Sunday by Father Cyprian Consigilio.

Welcome and thank you!

YEAR OF ST. PAUL

2008 -2009

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of god, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Did You Know?

Paul was a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee.

Saul was his Jewish name; Paul was his Roman name.

The letters, or epistles, of St. Paul make up one-third of the New Testament.

Fourteen letters are attributed to Paul: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, I and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

Paul was beheaded outside the walls of Rome during the reign of Nero, probably between A.D. 65 and 67.

Tradition has always maintained that Paul was buried where the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the walls now stands.

Current archaeological evidence confirms this tradition; the chapel of relics in the basilica contains a set of chains said to be those which bound Paul in the last days before his execution.

More Resources - Official website for the Year of St. Paul: http://www.annopaolino.org/

The Apostles, Pope Benedict XVI

There are two Japanese students from Honolulu who would like to experience an American home stay in California. 21-year-old Mana is studying to perfect her English and would like to visit over Christmas, December 22- January 5. The other student is a 19-years-old young man, also going to school in Honolulu, with a request for just one week, September 9-16.
If anyone has a heart for hospitality, please call me for further information. Marie 354-

4407.

Plate Collection

August 16 & 17, 2008 $1,388.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

Total: $1,770.50

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Today Second Collection for Our Maintenance Fund!

STEWARDSHIP

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!

How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! Roman 11:33

Christ chose to build his Church upon a rock that broke in time of temptation. In healing the broken and repentant shepherd, Christ demonstrated his desire and ability to forgive and mend all the weaknesses that beset and divide the flock even now. Peter is our sign of hope.

RETROUVAILLE

Wednesday August 27 Saint Monica

"One thing I ask of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be." (St. Monica, to her son, St.Augustine)

Thursday August 28 Saint Augustine

As our body cannot live without nourishment, so our soul cannot spiritually be kept alive without prayer.

Friday August Martyrdom of John the Baptist

By celebrating the precursor's birth and martyrdom, the Church unites herself to his desire: "He must increase, but I must decrease."

All people are invited to worship the Lord and to know his ways.

God's gifts and his call are to Jew and Gentile alike.

Jesus comes to recognize the universality of God's call in granting the request to Canaanite women.

The Syro-Phoenician Woman

A glimmer of hope in the Serbo-Croatian war. A Franciscan Sister of mercy, herself a Croat who grew up in Serbia, has been working with rape victims from Bosnia as well as trying to find housing for the many refugees. Dressed in her nun's habit, she goes to a door and pleads with those who answer, "I have no place to stay. I'm hungry. Can you take me in?" Croatia is a deeply Catholic country, so the answer to the nun's plea is almost always, "Of course, Sister." Then the nun steps back to let the real refugees with her be seen. They are usually taken in by the family.

Welcome this weekends to Father Mike Marini, Father Cyprian Consigilio and Father Angelo Re.

Thank you Fathers for you help to us in our Parish, especially with the Eucharistic.

MASS INTENTIONS 8/16 - 22

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Michele Dean

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Brice D'Armein

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Monday August 18 Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

The Peter proceeded to speak and said, "In truth, I see that God shows no partiality."

Acts 10:34

God's plan is that, in Christ, there are no "insiders" or "outsiders." All will be made one in him. In this present age, we are called to work toward that profound unity through humble love of one another, so that "difference" may cease to mean "divisions."

Plate Collection

August 9 & 10, 2008 - $1,405.00

Plus weekly EFT 382.50

Total: $1,787.50

August 23 & 24 Second Collection For Our Parish Maintenance Fund!

Stress in Your Marriage? – Retrouvaille is a program for marriage couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don't know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. This program has help 10's of 1000's of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage.

For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on October 24-26 call 831-479-1260 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.Help Our Marriage.com

URGENT

We need FOOD for the people in need!!!

Please remember to bring a food donation with you to and put it in the basket at the back of the church – thank you.

Thursday August 21 Saint Pius X

Undertook liturgical and canonical reforms especially communion for children and frequent communion for adults in 1907.

I do not have enough words to express my gratitude for all the prayers, support, love and help I have received from all of you since my surgery on August 5. I had a five hour operation followed by five days in hospital, and slowly my body is becoming stronger.

All of you made my recovery easier through the love of God with all your wonderful prayers and actions. I also offer my prayers for your good health and good health of your family and especially anybody who is currently ill.

Thank you to the Men's club who continue to build the picnic area for all of us in the Parish.

Beginning Monday 18, we will start the roof repairs to the Rectory and Community Center. During this time I will stay with my friend, Father Efrain, in Gonzales.

God bless you and thank you again.

In love and prayer; los quiere

Father Eugenio

Jesus has pity on the crowd and miraculously feeds them. In his compassion, the Lord answers all our needs, thus renewing his covenant of love with us.

Nothing can ever separate us from the love of Christ.

Multiplying Loaves and Fishes

An elderly woman lived in one half of a duplex apartment. She was extremely poor, but a good woman. She prayed a great deal. In the other half of the duplex lived the owner, a man of no faith, no prayer, and no religion. He often made fun of the old lady's trust in God. One day this woman was praying, quite loudly, telling the Lord that she had no food in the house. The godless one heard her; got a loaf of bread, laid it at her front door, rang the bell, and then hurried back to his apartment, to hear through the wall her cry of delight: "Thank you, Lord, I just knew You wouldn't fail me." With a devilish grin the man came back to her front door and told her: "You silly old woman. You think God answered your prayer. Well, I'm the one who brought that loaf of bread." Undaunted, the old woman exclaimed: "Praise the Lord! He always helps me in my needs, even if He has to use the devil to answer my prayers."

When have we last come to aid of someone in need?

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

MASS INTENTIONS August 2 - 8

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Parishioners

Evangelina Diaz

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Leslie R. Olsen

+Maria García

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Communion Services

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

Friday 8:00 a.m. Communion Services

August 6 Transfiguration of the Lord

Transfigured in glory, the Son of Man has received kingship and dominion.

He will come again in glory!

The gospel scene of Christ's transfiguration… can be seen as an icon of Christian contemplation. To look upon the face of Christ is the task of every follower of Christ.

August 9 is the anniversaries of the atomic explosions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945). As these events are recalled, all are urged to continue to pray for world peace.

STEWARDSHIP

Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. (Romans 12:21)

By the grace of baptism we are bound to the Holy Trinity in a very special way. May we be conscious of this great grace and seek to grow ever closer in this union of love. Thus we will live always under the protection of the love of Christ from which no adversity can separate us.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

July 26 & 27, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $956.00

Plus weekly EFT $382.50

Second Collection Maintenance Fund last weekend $584.00

Thank you and may God bless your generosity!

ATTENTION CURSILLISTAS AND ALLL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CURSILLO

Our August Ultreya will be held on Saturday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the St.Joseph's Center across the street from San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CA

Cursillo Weekends

We will be having a Men's Weekend, September 11-14 and a Women's Weekend, September 18-21. Both weekends will be held at Camp St. Francis in Aptos.

Cursillistas please begin to prepare your candidate's now.

YEAR OF ST. PAUL

"It is not longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me."

-Galatians 2:20

Why the Year of St. Paul?

Periodically, the Church sets aside an entire year to encourage all of us to focus on some particular and important aspect of our Faith. This year, we are given an opportunity to honor one of the great saints and founders of the early Church –the Apostle Paul.

In order to commemorate the 200^th anniversary of his birth, Christians all over the world will celebrate "The Year of St. Paul" from June 28, 2008, to June 29, 2009.

As Pope Benedict XVI said in his announcement, this special "Pauline" year is an invitation to join with "The Apostle of the Gentiles, who dedicated himself to the spreading of the good news to all people, and spent himself for the unity and harmony of all Christians," adding, "May he guide us and protect us in this bimillenary celebration, helping us to advance in the humble and sincere search for the full unity of all the members of the mystical body of Christ."

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, my brothers and sisters. Amen." Saint Paul.

The person with true wisdom, like Solomon, will seek the reign of God and treasure it above all else. It is more precious than gold and silver.

Thus one becomes conformed to the image of Christ, the Son.

Hidden Treasures

Ron DelBene was searching for answers in his life. Someone told him about a man in Los Angeles who has a reputation for being a very wise spiritual guide. On a business trip to the west coast Ron made an appointment to see this wise man… All he could think about was the upcoming meeting with the one who surely had the Answer.

He drove up the coast only to discover on arrival that the man was not there. The longer he waited the angrier he became. Finally the man arrived: "I don't know which was greater, my anger or my disappointment," Ron remembers. "This short, slightly built person didn't look at all like the wise man I had pictured. He didn't even have a beard!" …Ron thought perhaps the teacher would place his hands on my head or heart and I will explode in ecstasy. But Ron didn't. The wise teacher simply rattled off three things Ron should do. Before Ron had a chance to respond or ask any questions the Wise One left the room. Ron felt disappointed and disillusioned. He had traveled all that way and for what?

After Ron returned home, his wise, Eleanor, asked him about his meeting with the guru. She listened intensely to her husband's every word. "He told me that there are three things I must do," Ron said, "One, pray unceasingly. Two, go home and love my wife and children. Three, do what needs to be done." Eleanor looked straight at Ron and said, "Thank God, someone finally told you that!" What the teacher told was true. "In retrospect," Ron writes, the teacher "was a far wiser man than I appreciated at the time."

MASS INTENTIONS July26 – August 1

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Colleen Ann Impey

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Kate Radonich

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Maria García

Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Bruce D'Armein

Friday 8:00 a.m. Mary Murphy

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

STEWARDSHIP

How much better to acquire wisdom that gold! To acquire understanding is more desirable than silver. (Prv 16:16)

In comparing the reign of God to the merchant, Jesus shows us God's priorities. In comparing it to the buried treasure, he asks us what our priorities are. Solomon, choosing wisdom over wealth, models a truly biblical scale of values.

REPORT SUNDAY

July 19 & 20, 2008

Plate Collection: $1,375.00

Plus weekly EFT $ 382.50

Weekly Plate Collection needed $1,800.00

Second Collection Missionaries $892.00

During the masses, we gratefully receive your financial gifts for the work of the church

Please help us!!! God Bless You!!!

Today there will be a second collection for Parish Maintenance – Please be as generous as you can – we need your help.

URGENT

Our pantry is very low. We are out of nearly everything. Please bring your non-perishable food items with you to church next weekend.

We need FOOD for the people in NEED!!!

Thank you for your generosity.

A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGE –Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped 10's of 1000's of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information call 831-479-1260 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.RetroCA.com

ENGAGED ENCOUNTER

Find out about this ministry for 2 that promotes growth and a stronger bond in your marriage as you help engaged couples build the foundations for their own strong Christian Marriage. Engaged Encounter is the premier marriage preparation program of the Catholic Church and really changes lives!

Questions??? Call Jose or Julie Santiago at (831) 338-4253

PRAYER GROUP

Women's Group: Every Tuesday before the mass at 9:00 a.m.

Men's Group: Every Thursday before the Mass at 8:00 a.m.

Take, Lord, all my liberty. Receive my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. Whatever I have and posses, you have given me; to you I restore it wholly, and to you will I utterly surrender it for my direction. Give me only your love, with your grace, and I am rich enough; nor do I ask anything besides.

July 31 Saint Ignatius of Loyola

In his patience, the Lord allows both weeds and wheat to grow together, both saints and sinners to respond to salvation in the Kingdom. This Lord is good and forgiving, lenient to all, desiring repentance for our sins. May the Spirit assist us in our weakness.

Wheat among the Weeds

One day, when the inimitable Groucho Marx was getting off an elevator, he met a priest who immediately recognized the famous comedian. The excited clergyman extended his hand, saying, "I want to thank you for all the joy you've put into the world." Groucho replied, "And I want to thank you, Father, for all the joy you've taken out of it."

MASS INTENTIONS July 19 - 25

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mary Kerfs (Surgery)

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Jean C. Lakin

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Fr. John Murphy

Thursday 8:00 a.m. The Devlin's Family

Friday 8:00 a.m. Mary Kerfs (Surgery)

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

A SUMMER CELEBRATION AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH

Come help us celebrate the life of St. Mary Magdalene in her Feast day, July 22 at Holy Cross Church at 7:00 PM. We invite you to join us in Evening Prayer and meditation as we honor her courage, her trust and her beauty through song, word, and ritual action.

Our Evening Prayer will be followed by a reception in room 108 of the old High School building.

Parishioners of Christ Child

I am Father Joseph Pathiyil, the Provincial of the missionaries of faith, India. I am visiting you and celebrate with you this weekend.

The Congregation was founded in Italy in 1982 and in 1989 the congregation began its missionary activity in India. The congregation is concentrating on two aspects, promotion of religious vocation and the direct evangelization and social activities. There are 51 Indian priests working and there are around 90 seminarians who are in formation and we have 13 mission parishes and orphanages for the free education of the poor children.

Our seeking help is for the formation of the seminarians, support to the poor children, and the different needs of the mission.

Thanks,

Fr. Joseph.

Welcome Father Joseph!!!

CURSILLO WEEKENDS: We will be having a Men's Weekend, September 11-14 and a Women's Weekend, September 18-21. Both weekends will be held at Camp St. Francis in Aptos. Cursillistas please begins to prepare your candidate's now. Team meetings will begin in this moth of July. If you need more information please call Mark Kite, Rector at (831) 442-0726 or Liz Tana, Rectora at (831) 624-1271 x208.

Parents and caregivers please do not allow your children to leave your sight while at church. Do not allow them to go to the restroom or out to the car alone.

Children need to be supervised by a parent or adult at all times while attending any church related function. Children can never be left unsupervised in a car.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

July 12 & 13, 2008

"The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest" (Ps.3)

May the soil of our hearts be receptive to the Word and carry it out through the presence of the Spirit.

Parable of the Seed

Temple University in Philadelphia came into being through the seed money of a little girl in that city wanted to attend Sunday school but couldn't because the classes were full. The church was so small that there seemed no place for her. She began saving pennies to build a large church. Death removed the little girl, but under her pillow was found an old, red pocketbook in which were 57 pennies and a scrap of paper on which was written the reason why she was saving her pennies. The pastor who conducted the funeral told the story of those 57 pennies and it got into the newspapers. What could a little girl's 57 pennies do? Well, they did much. The tide of gifts which her example inspired flowed with increasing strength, and in six years the 57 pennies had become $250,000 which became the nucleus of yet grander things, for the Baptist Temple, with its Good Samaritan Hospital, and the great Temple University, which with its thousands of students, have come into being as the marvelous harvest of a little girl's seed pennies.

MASS INTENTIONS July 12 - 18

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mary Kerfs (Surgery)

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Cecily Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Georget Lillion

Howinytar

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Tan Huang

Friday 8:00 a.m. Tan Huang

Mary Kerfs

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

If you miss a week your donation can be mailed to the parish office at 23230 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Thank you.

Rediscover Your Marriage Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i ) simply means 'rediscovery'. The program offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. 10's of 1000's headed for divorce has successfully saved their marriage by attending. Retrouvaille is a not spiritual retreat, not a sensitivity group, not a seminar, not a social gathering. For confidential information about call 831-479-1260 or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.Retrouvaille

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.

Summer Vacation from Church?

We hear people talking about taking the summer off from church. Here are a few questions for your reflection.

-Would you stop eating for the summer?

-Would you stop talking or sharing with your family and friends?

-Think about what happens when you stop a healthy exercise and diet program for three months. It's hard to start over again.

-Please make a special effort this summer to build your spiritual muscles...

St. VINCENT DE PAUL needs your help. Donations of non-perishable goods can be placed in the receptacle in the entrance of the church. Thank you.

To the Parishioners of Christ Child Church…..

As you may have heard, Fr. Eugenio's nephew, Jesus, died in a tragic accident in Mexico. Jesus leaves behind a wife and children. There was a collection taken last week to help support this family. If you missed the opportunity to donate and would like to help, your donation to Fr. Eugenio will be graciously accepted and forward to the family.

Thank you and God bless you and your family.

July 14, Monday: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, She died 1680 at Caughnawaga, Québec, at age 24; led a life of great austerity and love in spite of ridicule and abuse; called "Lyly of the Mohawks"; first Native American to be declared "Blessed" in 1980.

Kateri, lily of purity, prays for us. Kateri, consoler of the heart of Jesus, prays for us.

July 15, Tuesday: Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church. He died in 1274 Franciscan friar, general for seventeen years; Cardinal bishop of Albano; authored biblical commentaries and many ascetical and spiritual treatises, special "Journey of the Soul into God;" known as the "Seraphic Doctor."

'When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than the proceedings from the mouth.'

July 16, Wednesday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The scriptures speak of the beauty of Mount Carmel in Galilee where the prophet Elijah defended the faith of Israel in the living God. There, at the beginning of the 13^th century, under the title of "St. Mary of Mount Carmel," the Order of Carmelites (today numbering about 2,200 religious) had its formal beginning.

May Our Lady of Mount Carmel be with you always. May she be the star that guides you and never disappears from your horizon. May she lead you now, throughout your life, and at its completion to a safe haven.

Jesus, gentle and humble of heart, came to bring peace to all people.

We are called to live in his Spirit, to be gracious, merciful, and compassionate to all.

"Come to Me"

In Sierra Leone, West Africa, a preacher, David Wiggington, says people learn how to carry heavy burdens on their heads. "He said he learned of a woman in the capital city whose regular employment was that of being a 'human delivery truck.' Her assignment in this capital city of Freetown was to deliver engine blocks from one repair shop to other repair shops. Four men would lift the engine block onto a tray that she carried on her head and off she would go across town carrying this enormous weight. One day this lady came to her destination and found that no one was there to assist her in taking the load off her head. She waited as long as you can wait with an engine block on your head and decided to try to remove it herself. In so doing, she broke her neck and died."

CONFESSIONS:

By request or appointment

BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS:

Call the office for an appointment.

For Pregnancy Support:

Birthright 241-8444 or 800-550-4900

MASS INTENTIONS July 5 -11

Saturday 5:00 p.m. + Rachel Walsh + Leslie R. Olsen

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Dennis Stacey + Leslie R. Olsen

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. + Maria Ledezma

Thursday 8:00 a.m. + Evangelina Diaz

Friday 8:00 a.m. + Tan Huang (Healing)

STEWARDSHIP

Here comes with power the Lord God, who rules by his strong arm; here is his reward with him, his recompense before him. (Is 40:10)

Jesus is our great king. We too have received a kingly role at baptism.

Let us be proud of our calling but humble in recognition of our faults and failings.

Let us imitate Christ's humility and nobility.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

REPORT SUNDAY

June 28 & 29, 2008

TOTAL PLATE $1,030.00

Plus weekly EFT $382.50

We need your support to meet our Budget figures –weekly collection needed: $1,800.00 Please help us!

God Bless You!

Married Couple: Life rolls on…Your jobs, kids, and activities keep you busy all year. How about a break just for the two of you? Plan now to take a weekend off to attend the next Marriage Encounter weekend, September 12-14. It will refresh your relationship. For Registration or information contact Vic & Joan Penacho at 831-638-9498 or [email protected]

Cursillo Weekends: We will be having a Men's Weekend, September 11 -14 and a Women's Weekend, September 18 – 21.

July 6 Saint Maria Goretti.

He loves, he hopes, he waits. Our Lord prefers to wait himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant.

July 11 BENEDICT, Abbot

He who labors as he prays lifts up his heart to God with his hands.

Come Join Us

Taizé Prayer

Friday, July 11, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Prayerful Singing & Praise

Lection Divina/ Centering Prayer

Resurrection Church

7600 Soquel Drive, Aptos

For more information call (831) 840-3750

JULY 12 & 13 SECOND COLLECTION

PETER'S PENCE

Let us make sure that none of God's children ever feels alone.

BAPTIZED

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

Jake Rollie Leonhart

Luke Kingsley Leonhart

Children of David & Ralene Leonhart

Congratulations! And the Parish support to you!

"Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, a door will open for us, not perhaps one that we ourselves would ever have thought of, but one that will ultimately prove good for us."

A.J. Cronin

HAPPY 4^th OF JULY!

PRAY for our Country and for all to serve our country in military!

Saint Therése of Lisieux

If you'd like to sing or play an instrument in the choir, please give us your own ideas. We need you! Questions? Call Norma Hammons @ 353-3326

And would you like to be Catholic or be confirmed or receive the Eucharist. Please call at 408 353-2210 we are very happy to help you!

Prayer Line, please calls Fr. Eugenio at 408 353-2210 if you or someone you know is in need of prayer, or would like me to bring Communion.

This is the season for graduations. Some of our young people will be moving from middle school to high school; others will go from high school to college, and still others may be graduating from college and making their way into work place. It's a time of excitement, joy and new possibilities. Our prayer and best wishes for continued success and happiness.

QUESTION: How does receiving the body and blood of Christ strengthen you for the journey of life?

GROCERY BAGS NEEDED

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul urgently needs large paper grocery bags for use in our food pantry. Please place bags in the table at the church entrance. Many thanks!

TREASURE FROM OUR TRADITION

If you could somehow transport a third-century Christian into your twenty-first-century Sunday Mass, once the initial shock wore off he or she would be more or less at home with the structure of the first part of the liturgy, the Word. The second part might be more difficult to comprehend. The stumbling block would be the book. We have a book, a missal or sacramentary, that is set down on the altar with a very precisely prescribed set of words for the priest to say and the people to sing at the Eucharistic Prayer. In the early days of the church, there were no set "formulas" for this prayer. The ancients would have raised eyebrows at our "bookishness" since they preferred to let the prayers roll forth from a gifted leaded of prayer. There was a basic shape to the prayer of thanksgiving, and almost general agreement that the words of Christ at the Last Supper, ought to be included.

By the second century, Justine Martyr wrote that the preside "gives thanks at some length… and when he has finished the prayers and the thanksgiving, all the people present give their assent by saying 'AMEN.'

Saturday 5:00 p.m. Ruth C. McCormick

Sunday 10:00 a.m. + Margaret Murray

George

Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Maria Ledezma

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Herb Curran

Friday 8:00 a.m. Rachel Walsh

God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.

(Romans 5:8)

Lest we imagine that we must first free ourselves from sin and them approach God for approval of the fruits of our labor, let us recall that worthiness of life is the gift of God's love, not its price.