Parish Office…………………………...365-8573 Angie Scott, Secretary/Bookkeeper After hours emergency # .......... 378-4681 Catholic Faith Formation .......... 365-8573 Renae Magaña, Coordinator

Formacion de fe para ninos……..365-8573 Renae Magaña, Coordinador

Youth Ministry ......................... 365-8573

Grupo de Jovenes ..................... 365-8573 RCIA ......................................... 524-4092 Sandy Downing, Coordinator

RICA ......................................... 365-5303 Yolanda Alvarado, Coordinador

Baptism Preparation Class ........ 365-8573 1st Tuesday of each month Mike Spence, Coordinator

Clase de preparación para el bautismo 2do jueves de cada mes Hector Rubio, Coordinador…..276-4694

Parish Nursing Ministry ............ 524-4092 Sandy Downing, Parish Nurse

Parish Gift Shop ........................ 347-1985 Kathy Weiss, Coordinator

Anderson Cottonwood Christian Assistance 2979 East Center St. Anderson, 365-4220 Open Tuesdays & Fridays, 10am—2pm

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service 2400 Washington Ave. Redding…241-0552 Knights of Columbus………...360-202-2463 Dave Santana, Grand Knight Martha’s Ministry….………………..357-3348 Mona Trafton, Coordinator

ST. ANNE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sacred Heart Church

3141 St. Stephens Drive, Anderson Saturday Mass: 4:30 PM (English) Sunday Mass: 10:00 AM (English)

12:00 PM (Spanish) Weekday: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8AM

Confessions: Saturday: 3PM

St. Anne Church 3415 Main Street

Cottonwood Sunday Mass: 8:15AM

DECEMBER 27, 2020

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

Website: sacredheartparish.com • email: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com

Rev. Raj Derivera, Parochial Administrator

Deacons: Rich Valles • Jesus Madrigal

Michael Evans (retired)

Secretary/Bookkeeper: Angie Scott

A MESSAGE FROM FR. RAJ

A very blessed Feast of the Holy Family to all of you and your families! Now, maybe it is exhaustion from the season, but I’m going to take a slightly easy way out this week, and let someone else do the talking. All joking aside, allow me to share with you one of my favorite messages about the Holy Family from Pope St. John Paul II: Today we shift our gaze from the grotto of Bethlehem where the Saviour was born on Holy Night to the humble house of Nazareth, to contemplate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, whose feast we celebrate in the festive, family atmosphere of Christmas. The Redeemer of the world chose the family as the place for his birth and growth, thereby sanctifying this fundamental institution of every society. [...] For every believer, and especially for Christian families, the humble dwelling place in Nazareth is an authentic school of the Gospel. Here we admire, put into practice, the divine plan to make the family an intimate community of life and love; here we learn that every Christian family is called to be a small "domestic church" that must shine with the Gospel virtues. Recollection and prayer, mutual understanding and respect, personal discipline and community asceticism and a spirit of sacrifice, work and solidarity are typical features that make the family of Nazareth a model for every home.

[...] The Church relies especially on the witness and contribution of Christian families to fulfil her urgent mission. Indeed, in the face of the dangers and difficulties that beset the family institution, she invites families to have greater spiritual and apostolic boldness, knowing that the family is called to be "a sign of unity for the world" and thus to bear witness to "the Kingdom and peace of Christ, towards which the whole world is journeying." I find this message from Pope St. John Paul II, which he gave on Dec. 30, 2001, still so rich with meaning, and with great lessons for all of us to unpack. Indeed, there is so much to learn from the model of the Holy Family. Wherever our family situation is on the journey, might we allow the love of the Holy Family assist us along the way. I’m going to turn it back to Pope St. John Paul II, and entrust our parish family to the intercession of the Holy Family: May Jesus, Mary and Joseph bless and protect all the world's families, so that within them may reign the serenity and joy, justice and peace that the newborn Christ has given as a gift to humanity.

In Christ, Fr. Raj ¡Una muy bendita Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia para todos ustedes y sus familias! Ahora, tal vez sea el agotamiento de la temporada, pero esta semana voy a tomarme un descanso de escribir y dejaré que hable alguien más. Dejando de lado las bromas, permítanme compartir con ustedes uno de mis mensajes favoritos sobre la Sagrada Familia del Papa San Juan Pablo II: Desde la cueva de Belén, donde en la Noche Santa nació el Salvador, nuestra mirada se dirige hoy hacia la humilde casa de Nazaret, para contemplar a la Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José, cuya fiesta celebramos en el clima festivo y familiar de la Navidad. El Redentor del mundo quiso elegir la familia como lugar donde nacer y crecer, santificando así esta institución fundamental de toda sociedad. [...] La humilde morada de Nazaret es para todo creyente y, especialmente para las familias cristianas, una auténtica escuela del Evangelio. En ella admiramos la realización del proyecto divino de hacer de la familia una comunidad íntima de vida y amor; en ella aprendemos que cada hogar cristiano está llamado a ser una pequeña iglesia doméstica, donde deben resplandecer las virtudes evangélicas. Recogimiento y oración, comprensión y respeto mutuos, disciplina personal y ascesis comunitaria, espíritu de sacrificio, trabajo y solidaridad son rasgos típicos que hacen de la familia de Nazaret un modelo para todos nuestros hogares.

[...] Para cumplir esta urgente misión, la Iglesia cuenta de modo especial con el testimonio y la aportación de las familias cristianas. Más aún, frente a los peligros y a las dificultades que afronta la institución familiar, invita a un suplemento de audacia espiritual y apostólica, convencida de que las familias están llamadas a ser "signo de unidad para el mundo" y a testimoniar "el reino y la paz de Cristo, hacia el cual el mundo entero está en camino." Creo que este mensaje del Papa San Juan Pablo II, que dio el 30 de diciembre de 2001, todavía es tan rico en significado y con grandes lecciones para que todos podamos desempacar. De hecho, hay mucho que aprender del modelo de la Sagrada Familia. Dondequiera que se encuentre nuestra situación familiar en el camino, permitamos que el amor de la Sagrada Familia nos ayude en el camino. Voy a devolvérselo al Papa San Juan Pablo II y encomendar a nuestra familia parroquial a la intercesión de la Sagrada Familia: Que Jesús, María y José bendigan y protejan a todas las familias del mundo, para que en ellas reinen la serenidad y la alegría, la justicia y la paz que Cristo al nacer trajo como don a la humanidad. En Cristo, P. Raj

WEEKLY NEWS

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

Collection Summary

Nov. 28/29: $5,232 Dec. 5/6: $5,009 Dec. 12/13: $5,250 Dec. 19/20: Due to early deadline for bulletin submission, no collection data available.

For fiscal year 2020-2021

Budgeted for Collections: $295,000 Total for 24 weeks: $107,923 weekly Goal: $5,673

Average Weekly Collection: $4,497 Difference: —$28,224

Merry Christmas! This year was undoubtedly different, I pray that your Christmas Day was filled with Joy, and that you will continue to celebrate Christmas through Epiphany! Keeping in mind our Church teachings, I invite you to read and share the CCC 1 as a family and ask yourselves; what can we do this Christmas season to share the love of God with others? Jan 1st –Holy day of obligation-Feast of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God Jan 3rd – Epiphany Jan 10th – The Baptism of the Lord

PRAYER CONCERNS

Clementine Mills, Mona Trafton, Julie Turskey Stratton, Alma Gomez, David Jacobs, Jose Antonio Agustin, Leanne Brinkman, Maria Brinkman, John Chalfant, Gavin Cowan, Bill Corlett, Cathy Mobley, Liam Salmon, Kevin Snider, Ben Bowers, Jennifer Turskey Glazier, Larry Eddy, Ruth Lisea, Miranda Weise, Alverta Snider, John Williams, Ilene Duval, Katie Lewis, Angelo Costanzo, Jay Burns.

Friday, January 1st, The Feast of Mary, Mother of God, is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated at 9am in English and 6pm bilingual.

FEAST OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

MASS INTENTIONS DEC. 26TH—JAN. 3RD

Saturday Dec. 26th 4:30pm

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Dec. 27th Dec. 27th Dec. 27th

8:15am 10:00am 12:00pm

Dee Long

Tuesday Dec. 29th 8:00am Jose Antonio Agustin

Wednesday Dec. 30th 8:00am

Thursday Dec. 31st 8:00am Art Vandehey

Friday

Jan. 1st

9:00am 6:00pm

Saturday Jan. 2nd 4:30pm

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Jan. 3rd Jan. 3rd Jan. 3rd

8:15am 10:00am 12:00pm

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION

FORMACIÓN DE LA FE PARA NIÑOS

¡Feliz Navidad! Este año, sin duda ha sido diferente, espero en Dios que su Navidad, estuvo llena de gozo, ¡y que continúen celebrando la Navidad a través de la Epifanía! Teniendo en cuenta nuestras enseñanzas de la Iglesia, los invito a leer y compartir el primer párrafo del Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica (CCC1) en familia y preguntarnos; ¿qué podemos hacer durante esta época navideña para compartir el amor de Dios con los demás? 1ro de enero – Día Santo obligación – Fiesta de la Santísima Virgen María, Madre de Dios 3 de enero – Epifanía 10 de enero – Bautismo del Señor

FIESTA DE MARIA, MADRE DE DIOS

El viernes, 1 de enero, La fiesta de María, Madre de Dios, es un día santo de obligación. Habrá celebración de las Misas a las 9 de la mañana en inglés y a las 6 de la tarde bilingüe.

THANK YOU

Our beautiful Christmas flowers were donated in memory or in honor of: Mary and John Boyes, Martha Hitchcock, Karen Poza, Marge Connors, Tom Connors, Rayce Altermatt, Arthur and Violet Lang, LaVonda Burt, Maurice & Ina O’Keeffe, Alfred & Mildred Seale, Betty Toms, Jay Drinkwater.

WEEKLY NEWS

Our Second Collection next weekend is for our Maintenance and Improvement Fund. This collection helps keep our parish buildings and grounds in good working order and looking so good. Thank you for your continued generosity.

CELEBRATION OF MASS WHEN IT’S RAINING

When our outdoor Masses are cancelled due to rain, Fr. Raj will celebrate a private mass indoors that will be livestreamed to Facebook and locally broadcast via radio transmission. Parishioners are encouraged to come to Sacred Heart, park their cars, and either watch the Mass on Facebook or listen to the Mass on the radio from their cars (FM 94.3). Immediately following the conclusion of Mass, the distribution of communion will take place in the front entrance of the Church. After Mass, those receiving communion will be invited to the entrance and are asked to follow the instructions regarding flow, wearing masks, and maintaining social distancing.

CELEBRACIÓN DE LA MISA CUANDO LLUEVE

Cuando la Misa al aire libre se cancele debido a la lluvia, el P. Raj celebrará la Misa privada y será transmitida en vivo a Facebook, y a través de la transmisión de radio. Animamos e invitamos a los feligreses a venir al estacionamiento de Sagrado Corazón, quedarse en sus automóviles y ver la Misa en Facebook o escuchar la Misa en la radio (FM 94.3). Inmediatamente después de la conclusión de la Misa, la distribución de la Comunión tendrá lugar en la entrada de la Iglesia y se les pedirá que sigan las instrucciones con respecto el uso de máscaras y el mantenimiento del distanciamiento social.

SEGUNDA COLECTA

Nuestra segunda colecta para el próximo fin de semana es para nuestros Fondos de Mantenimiento y Mejoramiento. Esta colecta ayuda a mantener nuestros edificios y terrenos parroquiales en estado de función y belleza. Gracias por su continua generosidad.

CORREO ELECTRICO

La oficina de la parroquia desea obtener sus correos electrónicos con el fin de comunicarse digitalmente con todos nosotros. Su información se mantendrá estrictamente confidencial y nunca se compartirá con nadie. Por favor envíe un correo electrónico a nuestro correo electrónico de la oficina: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com

SECOND COLLECTION

END-OF-THE-CALENDAR-YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS

Many individuals will make charitable contributions late in the calendar year to take advantage of tax benefits. In order to do so, checks must be dated and envelopes postmarked on or before December 31, 2018. If you are in the position to make end-of-year contributions, please consider our parish as a beneficiary of your support.

Gifts of Securities: The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Sacramento maintains a clearing account through which stock donations our parish, can be accomplished electronically. Please contact The Catholic Foundation at 916-733-0266 or foundation@scd.org for the forms to direct your broker in this regard. Upon receipt of the donation, The Catholic Foundation will provide you, the donor, with the appropriate IRS form to evidence the value of the stock donation, and will arrange for the proceeds to be distributed in accordance with your expressed intent. The Catholic Foundation will notify Fr. Eric of the details of your gift at the time the proceeds are distributed.

IRA Charitable Rollover: If you are 70 ½ or older, rather than simply take an IRA withdrawal this year, you can direct your IRA administrator to distribute a gift from your IRA to our parish. Any amount you transfer counts against your required minimum distribution and you can direct up to $100,000 to your favorite causes this year. Please contact The Catholic Foundation at 916-733-0266 or foundation@scd.org for more information.

EMAIL ADDRESSES

The parish office would like to collect email addresses from all our parishioners in order to digitally communicate with everyone. Your email address will be kept strictly confidential and never shared with anyone. Please send an email to the parish office email: sacredheartanderson@outlook.com

OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOLIDAYS Monday, December 28th: 8:30—3:00pm Tuesday, December 29th: 8:30am—Noon

Wednesday, December 30th: CLOSED Thursday, December 31st: CLOSED

Friday, January 1st: CLOSED Monday, January 4th: CLOSED

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS

GOSPEL MEDITATION FOR DECEMBER 27TH

Tragedy and disappointment are inevitable. What sees you through this? There will be challenges, changes, unexpected circumstances, interrupted plans, hurts, and injustices experienced by every human being at some point in their lives. We will be asked to adjust our plans, change course, and even encounter suffering and death. Where do we learn all of the lessons we need to live life well? Some of them we learn along the way but much of what we bring to life, positive and negative, comes from our early beginnings, our families. This is our early world and provides the blueprint for how we see the bigger, more inclusive world, which unfolds before us. Our families of origin can be sources of grace, heartache or a combination of both. Families are intended to be pivotal in providing us with proper social structure and understanding, a support system, lessons about relationships and communication, and the unconditional acceptance and love we so desperately crave. They can also determine whether we have an accessible and healthy relationship with God. Many of life’s challenges can literally bring us to our knees and require that we possess a strength of character that resides well beyond the superficialities of our world. At some point we will all need three coping gifts that can be given to us only by God: faith, hope, and love. Our families help us learn that we are not the ones responsible for their creation, but God! Our experience of early family life colors all of our relationships and what we expect to achieve from life in general. Resolving conflicts, dealing with difficulty and suffering, celebrating accomplishments, prioritizing our needs, listening to God’s call, understanding relationships, understanding disappointment, learning about the virtues and living a centered focused life are all lessons our families either succeed in teaching or do not. To succeed, as God has designed and ordered our world, is to discover his presence and then trust that Presence. The Holy Family can teach even the most dysfunctional family how to best use God’s gifts of faith, hope, and love to find him and do his will. Their simple humble example is always before us, showing us the way. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!

MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO 27 DE DICIEMBRE

La Navidad es familia, es calor de hogar, es pureza de corazón. La Liturgia nos ayuda a recordar la belleza de este tiempo y las miradas son puestas en torno a la Sagrada Familia. La familia es convocada, ahora más que nunca, a ser valorada y enriquecida con lazos de comunión. Debe estar cimentada en la fe. Como ejemplo de esa fe tenemos a Abraham, Simeón y Ana. Ellos supieron cumplir sus deberes de fe y confianza plena en Dios. Bendiciendo y alabando a Dios por tener la oportunidad de recibir a Jesús en sus brazos. “Ahora, Señor, ya puedes dejar que tu siervo muera en paz, como le has dicho. Porque mis ojos han visto a tu salvador”. (Lucas 2:29-30) La familia es un don de Dios. El Papa Francisco en diferentes ocasiones ha dicho lo siguiente sobre la familia: “En su camino familiar, ustedes comparten tantos momentos inolvidables: las comidas, el descanso, las tareas de la casa, la diversión, la oración, las excursiones y peregrinaciones, la solidaridad con los necesitados… Sin embargo, si falta el amor, falta la alegría, y el amor, y el amor auténtico nos lo da Jesús”. Y añadió en otra de sus frases: "Cuando nos preocupamos por nuestras familias y sus necesidades, cuando entendemos sus problemas y esperanzas... cuando sostienen la familia, sus esfuerzos repercuten no sólo en beneficio de la Iglesia; también ayudan a la sociedad entera”. La familia de estos tiempos es convocada a valorar y vivir una Iglesia doméstica auténtica, donde el centro sea Jesús. ¿Es tu familia como la de Nazaret?

WEEKLY CALENDAR: DECEMBER 27TH—JANUARY 3RD

Sunday, Dec. 27 Monday, Dec. 28 Tuesday, Dec. 29 Wednesday, Dec. 30

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

8:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart (Feast of the Holy Innocents)

8:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 8:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Thursday, Dec. 31 Friday, Jan. 1 Saturday, Jan. 2 Sunday, Jan. 3

8:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Holy Day Mass Schedule 9:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart (English) 6:00 p.m. Mass – Sacred Heart (Bilingual) CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

3:00 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Mass – Sacred Heart CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

8:15 a.m. Mass – St. Anne 10:00 a.m. Mass – Sacred Heart 12:00 p.m. Misa en Español CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon. 1 John 1:5—2:2; Matthew 2:13-18 Tue. 1 John 2:3-11; Luke 2:22-35 Wed. 1 John 2:12-17; Luke 2:36-40 Thu. 1 John 2:18-21; John 1:1-18 Fri. Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 Sat. 1 John 2:22-28; John 1:19-28 Sun. Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12