December8,2019ST.JOACHIMCATHOLICCHURCHCorner of 4th & I Street RECTORY:401West5thStreet,Madera,CA93637

559-673-3290FAX:559-673-6471e-mail:church@sjoachim.org

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SundayEnglish: 6:30am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 5:30pm MisasDominicales: 8:00am, 12:30pm, 4:00pm & 7:00pm VigilofSundayEnglish: 5:00pm VigiliaDominicalenEspañol: 6:30pmMondayEnglish: 7:00am & 8:00amTuesdayEnglish: 7:00amMartesMisaenEspañol: 8:00am WednesdayEnglish: 7:00am & 8:00amMiércolesMisaenEspañol: 7:00pmThursdayEnglish: 7:00am.JuevesMisaenEspañol: 8:00amFridayEnglish: 7:00am & 8:00amSaturdayEnglish: 8:00am & 5:00 pmSábadoMisaenEspañol: 6:30pmHolyDayVigilEnglish: 5:30pm VigiliaenDíaFestivoenEspañol:7:00pmHolyDaysEnglish: 7:00am, 10:00am & 5:30pm, DíasFestivosenEspañol: 8:30am & 7:00pm

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Monday: 5:00pm—9:00pmTuesday: 8:40am to 9:00pm Wednesday: 8:40am to 6:50pm, 9:00pm to Thursday: 6:50am Thursday: 8:40am to Friday, 6:50am

S .A C 38483 Road 606, Raymond-Knowles CA 93653 www.stanneschapel.org

HolyDays: Vigil 4:00pm Sunday: 9:00am (Confessions 30 mins. before Mass)

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Wednesdays: 6:00pm, Saturdays: 9:00am -11:00am

Fr.JohnWarburton/Pastor john@osjoseph.org Fr.GustavoLópez/Rectorfrgustavo@osjoseph.org Fr.ShajiAthipozhishaiathipozhi@gmail.com Fr.JamesCatalanojcatalanoosj@gmail.com

DeaconAlanShearerDeaconEnriqueMedinaDeaconSteveTaylor

RichardFarinelli/BusinessAdministratormanager@sjoachim.org MariaM.Vasquez/Of iceSupervisorchurch@sjoachim.org AmandaDelgado/FacilitiesSupervisorfacilitysup@sjoachim.org

FloraLeyva/Bookkeeperleyva@sjoachim.org AnitaMolina/Secretaryrectory@sjoachim.org

OlgaRubiHernandez-Orozco/Secretaryruby@sjoachim.org Rectory673-3290,FAX:559-673-6471

Hours Monday thru Friday: 9 am to 12 pm & 1 to 6 pm Closed Saturday and Sunday PatriciaFarinelli/Wedding/FuneralCoordinator

479-8231

LuisZarco/HolyFamilyTableCoordinator481-5343

DianaSaenz/CCDDirector Marybel E. Maravilla / Secretary CCDOf ice-674-5871

HoursMonday thru Friday: 10 am to 1 pm & 2 to 5 pm Closed Saturday & Sunday LuciaGomez/YouthMinistryyouth@sjoachim.org Natasha Trejo / Secretary YouthMinistry-674-9069

HoursTuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10 am to 4 pm Thursday 1 to 7 pm Closed Monday, Saturday & Sunday

St.MarelloBookstore-662-0682www.marellobookstore.org

HoursTuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday: 10 am to 7:30 pm; Saturday: 10 am to 7:30 pm 2nd Sunday of month: 7:30 am to 2 pm; 3:30 - 7:30 pm Closed Monday

Volume 53 Number 49 S S A Produce good fruit worthy of your baptism; repent, for the reign of God is near (Matthew 3:1-12). MASSINTENTIONSMonday,December9T I C B V M 7:00 Frank, Rosa & Fernando Avalos—Albert Avalos 8:30 Joe Toste & Jose Goncalves—Family 10:00 School Mass 5:30 Mary Sue, Crista, Tony & Rosalba—Friends 7:00 N G Tuesday,December10 7:00 Eugene Newman—Family 8:00 Guadalupe Guillen—Rigoberto Maria 7:00 N G Wednesday,December11 7:00 Jerry Barsoti, O.S.J.—Jim Barsotti Family 8:00 Mary Sue, Crista, Tony & Rosalba—Friends 7:00 N G Thursday,December12O L G 7:00 Fr. Lupe Sanchez, O.S.J.—Family 8:00 Guadalupe Jauregui—Esposa e Hijos 12:30 Bertha L. Maciel—Familia 7:00 Amparo Jimenez Gomez—Gil Family Friday,December13 7:00 Robin Decker—Fred, Diana, Ceci Massetti 8:00 Fr. Guadalupe Sanchez, O.S. J.—Ruth Saturday,December14 8:00 Mary, Sue, Crista, Tony & Rosalba—Friends 11:00 Wedding— Alejandro Santiago & Yolanda Garcia 1:00 Wedding—Vincent Falcon & Anali Prado 2:00 Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez ( 4th Anniversary of Death) 5:00 Anita Castillo—Daughter 6:30 Freddy Vasquez—Familia Sunday,December15 6:30 Luis, Margarita, Gilberto—Eva Vega 8:00 Familia Solis—Maurillo Solis 9:00 (Raymond) Carol & Michael Disa—Houston Disa 9:30 Jaimes, Christine, John & Juanita Beltran— Ernestina & Family 11:00 For the People of the Parish 12:30 Jose DeJesus Rodrigues—Sebastiano & Silvina Martins 4:00 Salvador Mendoza Maciel—Familia 5:30 Rebecca Saucedo—Family 7:00 Javier y Beatriz Gil—Javier Gil

P ’ C L , T P (17) THE FOLSOM LAKE EXPERIENCE – 1967 (Con nued) Mary Jo, the sister of one of my best friends, began to catch my a en-

on more and more. She was a sophomore and, in addi on to being beau ful in appearance, she was fun to be around. She had a way of bringing out the best in people. Her special quali es began to cast a spell on me ever so gradually. Her kindness and concern was deep. She could be kind to people who everyone else felt like ignoring. I was touched by how kind she was to my eight brothers and to my only sister who was a fourth grader at the me. I had never been that kind to them, and I was their brother! I was touched by her devo on at Mass, too. I could sense she was really praying. And when she said something as simple as “God bless you,” it had power. I could tell she really meant it. By mid-Summer, when she was away for a couple of weeks on vaca on, it hit me like a ton of ambrosia. I nev-er missed anyone so much in my whole life. It far transcended any infatua on of the past. Toward the end of the Summer we were returning from a walk on a hill overlooking Folsom Lake and I found myself saying for the first me to anyone, “I love you.” Saying it out loud somehow released its pow-er. Her response was a tender but short embrace and it all seemed too good to be true. Later that a ernoon, as I drove her to her Grandparents’ home in Folsom, a most profound realiza on dawned on me: I could no longer doubt the exist-ence of God. In fact, the phrase, “God is love,” which I had heard many mes in the past with no impact, now suddenly made sense to me. It stuck in my mind as the most fundamental, awesome, joy-filling reality of all! The key insight into my blissful experience of love at that me was that the love so transcended me. I could not control it or make it be by my will power alone. It seemed purely gratuitous, a gi so blissful that it made me look beyond my love for her and her love for me to the transcendent yet somehow immanent source of our love. (To be con nued)

Advent Blessings, Fr. John

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P F T W R D May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace: Martiminio MacarioMarquez,Agustina Infante,NoemiPerez,AngelinaFailla, Maria Rodriguez, Leo Apodaca, AtanaciaMuñoz,MargaretFlores,MariadeCastaneda,Val-entinPerezGutierrez,JoseRefugioOlivaresLopez

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S 5:00 $ 9,415.00 S 6:30 $ 3.745.00 S 6:30 $ 6,101.00 S 8:00 $10,379.00 S 9:30 $13,071.00 S 11:00 $ 6,575.00S 12:30 $ 5,860.00 S 4:00 $ 5,116.00 S 5:30 $ 5.646.00 S 7:00 $ 5,001.00 TOTAL $70.909.00

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• Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament today fol-lowing Mass

• Cookie Social following Mass next Sunday

M I C Dr. Gabriel N. Martinez, SFO, will be in our parish of-ice every Wednesday from 1:00pm—4:30pm to at-tend to people in need of guidance and moral sup-port. Church donation of $25. per person paid at the parish of ice. To make an appointment call the of ice al 673-3290.

S .J M G Please join us on Thursday, December 12th from 8:30-10:00 a.m. in room 21 as we continue our video study, Pass It On. This series offers practical sugges-tions and helpful insights for parents who want to hand on the faith to their children. Childcare will be available and refreshments served. Contact Stepha-nie 559-473-5731, Belen 559-377-1121, or sjmadersmomsgroup@gmail.com.

C ' C St. Joachim's Children's Choir will be singing at the Christmas Eve mass on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 4:00 and will be practicing before the mass in Room 62 starting at 2:15. There will also be practice on Mon-day, December 23, 2019 from 5:30 to 6:30 in Room 62. If you have questions, please contact Tami Arnold at 301-9797.

F A P B Catholic Daughters of the Americas invite you to our 4th Annual Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Brennan @ 8:00am in St. Joachim Church followed by breakfast at Holy Spouses Hall. Our Speaker this year will be Fr. Brian Crawford, O.S.J. For more information or tickets contact Jeanne @ (559) 706-0476.

A F .O From the web address bar at the top of your browser page, type: sjoachim.formed.orgFollow the instructions on the F opening page. You will need your email address and password. Each person or family will need a unique email ad-dress and password. The Symbolon videos used in RCIA class can be found on Formed, as well as numerous excellent bible stud-ies, Catholic movies, spiritual videos and down-loadable ebooks, all free for your use! Available in English and Spanish

Catholic Books & Faith -Filled Gifts

211 North J Street --- Madera, CA 559-662-0682 OPEN TODAY… Yes the Bookstore is Open Sunday Dec. 8th. 7:30-2:00pm & 3:30pm-7:30pm Come shop for a Special item to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast Day Dec 12th) Or Continue on your Advent journey with a daily prayer book, candles and a wreath. In case you forgot to purchase your 2020 Sunday Missal we have those also ready for pickup. You won’t have to share and will always be ready for Sunday Mass.

C P We are currently looking to ill a full-time custodian position. The typical work week will be Monday through Friday. Occasionally, hours are required on an as-needed basis for special celebrations such as Christmas and Easter and other events. Please send your resume and references to jenna@csufnewman.com or mail to St. Paul Catho-lic Newman Center Attn: Jenna Sainz, 1572 E. Barstow Ave. Fresno, CA 93710. Applications will be accepted through Monday, December 16. For more information call or email Jenna Sainz at jenna@csufnewman.com.

CelebremosElNovenarioGuadalupanoconMonseñor

AdolfoValdivia-Aguirre La Sociedad Guadalupana de Madera Les invita al Novenario del 3 al 11 de Diciembre 2019

HorariodeDomingoaViernesSanto Rosario a las 6:30 pm Santa Misa a las 7:00 pm

Sábado: Rosario de 6:00 pm Santa Misa: 6:30 pm AdemásLos invitamos a la

Procesión: el Jueves 12 de diciembre 2019 Se iniciara en la Escuela Millview (1609 Clinton Ave) A las 3:15 am para terminar en la Iglesia San Joa-quın. Mañanitas a las 5:15 am en honor a la Santısima Virgen Santa Marıa de Guadalupe, enseguida La Santa Misa a las 6:00 am Al terminar la Misa, los invitamos a desayunar

¡TodoesGratis! En el Salon de Santos Esposos. Todos son bienvenidos, para Mas informacion llamar al (559) 647-5200

S .J V D P An easy and convenient way to donate an unwanted vehicle. Need not run! No smog required. Free DMV paper-work! Tax bene its may apply. Call 1-888-512-4483, T Y On behalf of St. Joachim Church, Holy Family Table staff and volun-teers, and I’m sure the hungry of our community; we want to thank you for your generosity. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the special collection for Ho-ly Family Table was: $2,104.00 at the Thanksgiving Day and $ 12,698.00 over the weekend Masses. Also, we 614 meals just on Thanksgiving Day itself. May the Lord Bless you for your generosity and may He especially Bless those volunteers who contribute their time and energy to this ministry.

T T B El boletın del domingo, 22 de diciembre, se tiene que enviar el viernes 13 de diciembre. Si usted o su orga-nizacion tiene un artıculo que deba ser publicado, lo debe presentar a mas tardar el miercoles 11 de di-ciembre.

E P T The bulletin for Sunday, December 22, has to be sent by Friday, December 13. If you or your organization have an article that you would like to be published, you must submit it no later than Wednesdy, Decem-ber 11.

C P B C Friday, December 13, at 7:15am @ Pardini’s (2257 W. Shaw Ave.) Fresno, CA. Come share the Joy of the Season with time planned for networking, humorous holiday icebreakers and music by the wonderful school choir from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Clo-vis all designed to put us in the right frame of mind for this blessed time of the year. Invite your Catholic as well as non-Catholic co-workers to join us at the party as it is the ideal “meeting” to introduce them to what CP&BC is all about. For questions, more infor-mation or reservations call (559) 434-2722

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S E O (17). LA EXPERIENCIA DEL LAGO EN FOLSOM – 1967 (LA CONTINUACION) Mary Jo, la hermana de una de mis mejores amigos, comenzo a llamar mi la atencion cada vez mas. Ella era una estudiante de segundo ano de la secundaria y ademas de ser hermosa en apariencia, era divertida. Tenıa una manera de sacar lo mejor de la gente. Sus cualidades especiales comenzaron a lanzarme un he-chizo poco a poco. Su amabilidad y preocupacion era profunda. Podıa ser amable con la gente que la mayo-rıa de la gente ignoraba. Me conmovio lo amable que era con mis ocho hermanos y con mi unica hermana que era estudiante de cuarto grado en ese momento. ¡Nunca habıa sido tan amable con ellos, y yo era su hermano! Tambien me conmovio su devocion en la misa. Podıa sentir que realmente estaba rezando. Y cuando ella dijo algo tan simple como "Dios te bendi-ga", tenıan un poder. Me di cuenta de que lo dijo en serio. A mediados del verano, cuando ella estuvo de vacaciones por unas semanas, me golpeo como una tonelada de ambrosıa. Nunca extrane tanto a nadie en toda mi vida. Trascendio con creces cualquier ena-moramiento del pasado. Al inal del verano estaba-mos regresando de un paseo por una colina con vis-tas al lago Folsom y me encontre diciendo por prime-ra vez a una persona, "Te amo". Decirlo en voz alta de alguna manera libero su poder. Su respuesta fue un abrazo tierno pero corto y todo parecıa demasiado bueno para ser verdad. Por la tarde, cuando la lleve a la casa de sus abuelos en Folsom, una comprension mas profunda amanecio en mı: ya no podıa dudar de la existencia de Dios. De hecho, la frase, "Dios es amor", que habıa oıdo muchas veces en el pasado sin ningun impacto, ahora de repente tenıa sentido para mı. ¡Se quedo en mi mente como la realidad mas fun-damental, impresionante, llena de alegrıa de todo! La vision clave de mi maravillosa experiencia de amor en ese momento fue que el amor me trascendio tanto. No podıa controlarlo ni hacerlo solo por mi voluntad. Parecıa puramente gratuito, un don tan dichoso que me hizo mirar mas alla de mi amor por ella y su amor por mı a la fuente trascendente, pero de alguna manera inmanente de nuestro amor. (Continuacion)

Bendiciones de Adviento, Fr. John

C F E Te invita a las Posadas en el Grif in Hall (201 north C St.) Madera. El 14 de diciembre con un mini retiro de 2pm- 9pm y del 15 al 23 de diciembre, Posadas de 6pm - 9pm. Todos son bienvenidos mas informacion comuniquese al 536-8580. P D V

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Una forma fácil y conveniente para donar un vehículo no deseado. No se necesita que el vehículo corra! No se requiere la verificación de smog. Libre de papeleo del

DMV! Se puede aplicar el beneficio para los impuestos. Comuniquese al 1-888-512-4483

V C Esperanza de Vida tendra Venta de Churros durante el Novenario Guadalupano del 3 al 11 de Diciembre. Los fondos se usaran para la “Caminata por la Vida”. Mas informacion al 664_2498. Gracias por su apoyo

C M I El Dr. Gabriel N. Martinez, SFO, estara en nuestras o icinas parroquiales todos los miercoles de 1:00pm—4:30pm para atender individualmente a personas con necesidad de consejeria y apoyo moral. Donacion para la Iglesia de $25 por persona pagados en la o icina parroquial. Para hacer una cita llame a la o icina al (559) 674-3290

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Lunes 23 de Diciembre 2019 a las 6:00pm en el Salón Esposos se llevará a cabo la Pastorela y la Posada de Navidad. Te esperamos. Todo gratis. Si deseas tener una Posada favor de

comunicarse con Isidro al (559) 474-5804 ó al (559) 675-8750. Las Posadas daran comienzo el día 15 de Diciembre a las 6:00pm en la cafeteria de la Escuela de San Joaquin. To-dos son bienvenidos.

St.JoachimSchool-674-7628

St.JoachimPreSchool-662-0372

HolySpouses&Grif inHallRental-674-9489

WEEKLYDEVOTIONSOur Lady of Perpetual Help -Monday after 8 am Mass. Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph - Wednesday after 7 & 8 am Mass.

STUDYTHESUNDAYLITURGYWednesday: 7 - 8:30 pm in Room 71

H C M Les invita a su venta de comida el dıa 15 de diciem-bre despues de las misas. Fondos obtenidos seran para continuar con la Mision de La Mesa de la Sagra-da Familia y Bendita Eucaristia Radio. De antemano, muchas gracias por su apoyo.

C F .O Vaya a google y escriba: sjoachim.formed.orgSiga las instrucciones en el sitio web de F . Va a necesitar su correo electronico y una contrasena. Cada persona o familia necesitara su propio correo electronico y su contrasena. Puede encontrar peliculas catolicas, libros, numero-sos estudios biblicos, videos espirituales y descargar ebooks, todo es gratis para su uso. Estan disponibles en Ingles y Espanol.

S D A Juan Bautista predica, “Arrepientanse, porque el reino de los cielos esta cerca” —(Mateo 3:1-12)

Segundo Domingo de Adviento