Ashes will be distributed at Masses.

Masses:

6:30, 8am, 10:00am (Schools), 12:15, 5:30 & 7pm

(Spanish)

PARISH OFFICE

209 E. Lomita Ave.

Glendale, CA 91205

parish@hfglendale.org

www.hfglendale.org

Phone: (818) 247-2222

OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Thursday: 8:30am -

8:30pm

Friday: 8:30am - 7:00pm

Saturday: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:30am - 2:00pm

CLERGY

Pastor:

Rev. James Bevacqua. ext. 225

Fr-bevacqua@hfglendale.org

Associate Pastors:

Rev. Kevin Nolan, ext. 229

Fr-nolan@hfglendale.org

Rev. Xavier Dsouza, ext. 227

Fr-dsouza@hfglendale.org

Deacons:

Deacon Ron Baker, ext. 552

Dn-baker@hfglendale.org

Deacon Neon Recuenco, ext. 553

Dn-recuenco@hfglendale.org

Deacon John Steele, Senior deacon

IN RESIDENCE

Rev. Samuel Ward

MASSES

Daily: 6:30am, 8:00am, 5:30pm

Saturday: 8:00am, 5:30pm

Sunday: 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am,

11:00am, 12:30pm (Spanish),

5:30pm (Life Teen)

Civic Holidays: 9:00am only

CONFESSIONS

Monday/Thursday: 4:30-5:15pm

Saturday: 4:00-5:00pm and by

appointment

First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Friday, December 8th Holy Day of Obligation

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is ALWAYS a holy

day of obligation because Mary is honored as the patroness of the United

States under this title.

The scheduled Masses are:

Thursday, December 7th: 5:30 PM Vigil

Friday, December 8th: 6:30, 8:00 and 10:00 AM (Schools), 12:15, 5:30 and

7:00 PM (Spanish)

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Dear Parishioners,

Again, thanks so much to all who participated in our

annual Thanksgiving Day Mass. Again thanks for your food donations to the

poor. Please see page 6 for a photo of the food donations placed before the

altar at the Thanksgiving Mass.

Today we begin the Advent season with the First Sunday of Advent. We

have now begun a new liturgical year in the life of the church. We will switch to

the Sunday readings Cycle B and Daily Mass readings Cycle II.

I would like to thank the Environment Group who did a fantastic job

decorating the church for Advent. Thank you for your time and hard work. The

church looks beautiful. Again special thanks to our donors from two years ago

who helped make our advent wreath a possibility at Holy Family. Thanks again

for your generosity!

This Friday is a holy day of obligation! It is the Feast of the Immaculate

Conception. Keep in mind there are only two or three obligatory holy days here

on the west coast. This is one of them. Please come join us and note that

Masses take place the night before, Thursday, December 7th at 5:30 PM and

then Friday, December 8th at 6:30 AM, 8 AM, 10 AM (schools), 12:15 PM, 5:30

PM and 7:00 PM in Spanish.

On Tuesday, December 12th is our annual celebration of Our Lady of

Guadalupe. We have a special Mass (in Spanish) at 6:30 AM with mariachi.

(Mananitas is at 6:00 AM sharp!) After Mass, light refreshments are provided at

our church patio. The celebration is organized by our Guadalupanas. All are

invited. Come honor our mother in heaven, patroness of the Americas. We also

have the annual “Triduo” of prayers preceding the Our Lady of Guadalupe

celebration on December 12th. These evenings are in Spanish and take place

Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings Dec 9-11 at 7 PM. Please see page

11 of the bulletin for details.

If you would like to donate a wreath or poinsettia to honor a love one,

see page 3 of the bulletin for details. We have a number of different Christmas

charitable outreaches. Please see page 3 for information on the St. Vincent de

Paul Adopt a Family program, donations for our sister parish in Haiti, bell ringers

needed for the Salvation Army and the Holy Family Toy Drive. All of these are

very important and we appreciate your being a part of these opportunities to

help the less fortunate. Thank you in advance!!

Please keep in mind that the 4th Sunday of Advent is December 24th.

Thus, all morning Masses (plus the 5:30 PM vigil on December 23rd) are Advent

Masses. We begin the Christmas celebrations with the 4 pm family Mass on

December 24th.

Advent blessings-

Fr. Jim Bevacqua, Pastor

818-247-2222 x225,

fr-bevacqua@hfglendale.org

SUNDAY DECEMBER 3

6:30 AM Antonio Uytuico

Remedios Arambulo

8:00 AM Maria L. Quintana - Tgiving

Lourdes Quintana

Anthony Villena 9:30 AM Merly Gapunuan & Family - Tgiving

Lucila Santiago Buan

11:00 AM Avelina Belen Guevara

Nathaniel Nolasco - Tipping - Tgiving

12:30 PM Ariel Jesus Perez, Sr.

Jorge Ramirez

5:30 PM For the People of the Parish

MONDAY DECEMBER 4

6:30 AM C. & Edgardo De Mesa

Monina Shinn

8:00 AM Dick A. Leonardo

Abraham Calma

5:30 PM Menchie Gan Benito

Leila Marie Santos Alejandro

TUESDAY DECEMBER 5

6:30 AM Coy Turingan & Kasmira Duria

Isabel D. Guerra

8:00 AM Pelina Varilla

Dalmacio Gapunuan - Tgiving

5:30 PM Yolanda Gasmen - Tgiving

Reymond Gutierrez - Tgiving

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6

6:30 AM Aida Gando - Tgiving

C. & Edgardo De Mesa

8:00 AM Jovita Bugarin Abella Anthony Villena

5:30 PM Shiena Leano - Tgiving Carmelita Santos - Tgiving

THURSDAY DECEMBER 7

6:30 AM C. & Edgardo De Mesa

Michelle & Reyna - Tgiving

8:00 AM Francis Paulo Faller - Tgiving

Anthony Villena

5:30 PM Alejandra Go-Soco

Adelaida Dumaliang

FRIDAY DECEMBER 8

6:30 AM Consolacion Garcia

Victor Lorenzo Rodil Bernardino

8:00 AM All Souls in Purgatory

Carlo Torres

Jenette Velsa

10:00 AM Norma Plumley

Antonio & Julia Jumaquiao

12:15 PM Angelica Baldo - Williams

Melissa & Thomas Broersma

- Tgiving

5:30 PM Madison & Tristan Montalbano

- Tgiving

Concepcion Leano - Tgiving

7:00 PM Maria C. & Sarah Lopez - Tgiving

All Souls in Purgatory

SATURDAY DECEMBER 9

8:00 AM Maynor Ruano - Tgiving

Anthony Hiep Nguyen

5:30 PM Maritess Del Rosario

Andrea Salinas - Tgiving

December 3, 2017

Pastor’s Corner

Things To Consider for Advent

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BELL RINGERS NEEDED FOR

SALVATION ARMY

Every year local churches volunteer to do bell

ringing and collect money for the poor in the

community. The job is easy. Just ring a little

bell, collect donations in the famous red kettle

and wish people a Merry Christmas. Holy

Family is volunteering for Saturday, December 16 and Monday, December

18 from 10am to 6pm at the Von’s on Glendale Avenue. All money collected

in Glendale stays in Glendale to help the needy with services and food.

Please consider to do an hour of service for the poor. This is what our

Catholic mission is! If you are interested, please contact Deacon Ron Baker

at 818-247-2222 x552 or dn-baker@hfglendale.org. Leave your name,

telephone number, e-mail address and the date and approximate time you

would like to serve. Thank you .

HOLY FAMILY TOY DRIVE

Collection dates are: December 2 and 3

December 9 and 10

The Justice and Peace Committee is

organizing our annual Toy Drive for

underprivileged children whose parents are

incarcerated. These children who have parents in jail are often neglected or

forgotten. Please consider bringing a new unwrapped toy next week when

you come to Mass. Please consider gifts for teenage boys as well as other

ages for boys or girls. There will be boxes at the church entrances to collect

your donations. Thank you for your consideration and generosity.

DONATE A

WREATH OR

POINSETTIA

TO HONOR A

LOVED ONE!

If you would like to donate one of the

large wreaths around the church

walls to honor a loved one, please go

to the office to make arrangements.

The wreaths around the Stations of

the Cross are $100 and the one on

the Choir Loft is $200. Your

dedication name will be placed on

the wreath.

If you would like

to donate one of

the poinsettias in

the sanctuary

during Christmas,

please use one of

the Christmas Flower envelopes.

Write the name of who you would like

to be remembered and include the

suggested donation of $10 or more.

The names will be in a beautiful gold

frame that will be placed near the

Infant Jesus in the Nativity scene

during Christmas.

MOLE

SAINT

NICHOLAS

PARISH,

HAITI

As may of

you are aware, Holy Family has a

sister parish in Haiti that we support.

Envelopes may be found in the pews

if you would like to make a

Christmas donation to go towards

our poor parish in Haiti. Thank you

for your generosity.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

'Adopt-a-Family' this Christmas’

It’s been a very blessed year once again for our

Society. We are truly thankful to the Lord, to our

pastor and priests, most especially to those who

contributed to the Poor box, whose donations

were used to assist numerous families in need in our parish.

This Christmas season, how about going a step further and think of

'Adopting a family'? There are many ways of extending our generosity to

each of the needy families. To find out how, please leave your name and

phone number at our voicemail box at (818) 247-2222 (x507) and we will get

back to you as soon as we can. We welcome grocery gift cards and store

gift certificates.

We are looking forward to hearing from you....together we can make a

difference in a family's Christmas this year. Thank you and GOD BLESS!

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PRAY FOR….The

Recovery of:

Milagro Bunkers, Alba

Alvarado, Nap Bañez,

Cristina Vasquez,

Angelina Vasquez,

Matthew Tribble, Josefina

Madrigal, Roberto Madrigal,

George Madrigal, Rosa Madrigal,

Maria Madrigal, Valerio Ortiz,

Eloira Gomez, Amalia Gutierrez,

Susana Montes, Maggie Baxter,

Hermelinda Gaytan, Elena

Ramirez, Amanda Perez,

Benjamin Guevarra

Those who have died before us

and their families…

Benjamin Flores, Raul Talledo,

Sally Hernandez, Molly Powers,

Mary Christie

May the souls of all faithful

departed, through the mercy of

God, rest in peace.

2017 TOGETHER IN

MISSION

Parish Goal: $ 99,400.00

Amount Paid: $ 88, 018.76

We are under $11,381.24 in

our goal

Many thanks for your support of

our needy parishes and schools in

the archdiocese!!

Today’s Coffee &

Donuts are being

sponsored

by our Greeter’s

ministry. Please join us after the

morning Masses.

Parish News

ADVENT CANDLES

Sunday, December 3rd marks the

beginning of Advent. Advent is a

period of hope, a time of our spiritual

preparation for Christmas. At

Christmas, we celebrate the birthday

of Jesus, our Lord and Prince of

Peace.

Like Lent, Advent is a time of more

prayers, fasting, and charity. Purple

is the liturgical color. Simbang Gabi

and Las Posadas are examples of

Advent traditions for Filipinos and

Mexicans respectively.

One of the best symbols of Advent is

the Advent Wreath which is made of

four (4) candles arranged in a circle

of evergreens. On each Sunday of

Advent, we light the candles at

Mass. The purple candles are lit

during the first, second, and fourth

Sundays. The rose candle is lit on

the third Sunday which marks the

pivotal period close to Christmas. In

unity with the church and promote a

meaningful celebration for families,

everyone is encouraged to have an

Advent Wreath in their homes. The

Advent Wreath should be part of your

home like the Christmas tree and

Nativity scene. Boxes of Advent

Candles are available in the parish

office and church patio after Masses.

WINTER DINNER DANCE

Saturday, February 10, 2018 Holy Family Grade School Auditorium, 6 PM

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Holy Family Grade School

Music Ministry

THE CONTINUATION OF SACRED MUSIC EXCELLENCE AT HOLY

It is my extreme pleasure to be the new music director at Holy Family Catholic Community! I will not talk about

my background as many of you have already read it but I will speak of the tradition of sacred music that I have

so readily received. Holy Family has not only been a model parish in the San Fernando Region over the last

few decades but it has also been a leader in sacred music. Many of you have, at some point, come into contact

with the man behind this, Dr. Christian Marcoe. I am no stranger to this man as I have been his student for the

last 6 years or so. It is through his instruction that many of his students have taken the calling of music director, parish musician, or

sacred music researcher. His influence cannot be overstated and it is with this background that I engage the task at hand, glorifying

our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, through beautiful and challenging music in the ministry of the faithful.

I am beyond excited to work with a team of Christ –centered musicians and staff. I, along with the parish staff, cantors, and

associate director of music, Tom Makiling, encourage you to be a participant in the parish community, specifically, the music

ministry. I am happy to set up a time to meet with new singers and instrumentalists to find a fit which best

uses their talents, as Father Jim described recently, at Holy Family. The Cherubim and Seraphim children’s choirs will be beginning

on December 3rd at 3:15pm-4:30pm for grades k-2 and December 6th at 3:15pm-4:30pm for grades 3, 4, and 5. These choirs will be

singing for the 9:30am mass on Sundays and will meet promptly at 9am to rehearse. Please inquire with the school for more

information or email me at afernandez@hfglendale.org.

Thank you for making me a member of Holy Family and for trusting me in leading the music ministry. I encourage you to introduce

yourself if you see me walking around. I would love to get to know who you are! We will keep each other in prayer as we move

forward together in the ministry of music and musical excellence.

More Parish News

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Food Donations at Thanksgiving Mass

November 23, 2017

Around the Diocese

LA Archdiocesan SIMBANG GABI

The Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles,

cordially invites everyone to the first day of the Archdiocesan

Simbang Gabi. Simbang Gabi is a popular Philippine

tradition whereby the people spiritually prepare for the

coming of Jesus by attending the Mass for nine consecutive

days prior to Christmas. Pre-liturgy/Parol Procession will

begin at 6:30 PM followed by the Mass. This year's theme:

“Jesus, Light for our shepherds, with Mary, lead us all to

holiness.” All parishes and religious organizations are

encouraged to send a delegation with their parol and banner

for the Parol Procession. Those from San Fernando Pastoral

Region, please obtain the guidelines and pre-register with

San Fernando Regional Coordinator - Patty Santiago –

email: piesan@hotmail.com Phone: (818) 472-4288. This

event will be live streamed on olacathedral.org/live and also

on facebook.com/olacathedral.

@ the Cathedral of the Lady of the Angels

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Eucharistic Adoration

December 3, 2017

From Letters to a Brother Priest, by Rev. Fr. Vincent Martin Lucia and Rev. Msgr. Josefino Ramirez

I was reading the newspaper this morning about a man from Thailand who should win the Nobel

Peace Award for his humanitarian service. Each weekend he comes down from his mountain

village and goes into Bangkok. There he searches for young girls who were abducted, kidnapped

or tricked and brought to one of the many of hundreds of brothels in the city. These girls are between the

ages of twelve and fourteen and have as many as ten customers a night. This man travels a long distance,

gets no pay, and risks his life to save them. He has succeeded in bringing over 400 back to their parents

and family. Imagine the joy of a father or mother in seeing their little girl coming back safely to them after

such a terrible ordeal? Think of how grateful the parents must be to this man for saving their little girl.

That is nothing in comparison to how grateful God the Father would be to you for having perpetual adoration in your

parish, dear Thomas. This is why our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, beatified Dina Belanger. She was a Canadian

woman devoted to prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Before her holy hour Jesus would show her multitudes of

souls on the precipice of hell. She would see these same souls in the hands of God after her holy hour. Jesus gave

Blessed Dina a message to give to the church. The value of a holy hour is so great that it brings multitudes of souls

from the edge and brink of hell to the very gates of heaven. Think of it this way, Thomas. Because St. Martin was

black and illegitimate he was insulted and mistreated. He identified with Jesus, ignored and mistreated in the Blessed

Sacrament. As they consoled each other, Martin became more charitable, not hostile, better not bitter. He would

spend as many as eight hours each day in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

This so pleased Jesus that he made Martin a miracle worker. He would take a basket of fresh bread from the

monastery and go out into the streets to feed the poor. With a single basket of bread, he would feed an entire barrio.

Martin fed hundreds of starving people with a single basket of bread. You, dear Thomas, save hundreds of people

from hell with a single holy hour of prayer in the Presence of the Living Bread come down from Heaven.

This is why Charles de Foucauld spent his whole life before the Blessed Sacrament in a desert in Arabia. His one

prayer: “My God, bring all men to salvation.”

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CONSECRATE CALIFORNIA!

Join Catholics all across the country praying for the Consecration of California to Our Lady on December 9 th!

WHAT: Mass at noon on the Coast, followed by the Rosary and Prayers of Consecration for California – refer to our

website for up-to-date information on participating coastal parishes!

WHERE: MEET AT 11AM in the Parking Lot of Holy Family Parish in Glendale, and we will bus to the Coast where we

will join others, attend Mass and pray together for the Consecration of California.

WHEN: Saturday, December 9th, NOON Mass, Rosary and Prayers at 1pm PST.

Can’t make the whole event, but still want to be part of it? On December 9th, simply go to a Mass near you at 1pm

PST, pray the Rosary and Prayers of Consecration for the State of California outside the church.

This way, as many people as possible will be publically praying at the exact same time for the same intention: The

Consecration of California to Our Lady.

For more information and prayers, go to: www.consecratecalifornia.com.

For questions: consecration.marycalifornia@gmail.com.

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Around the Diocese

HOPE FOR

TROUBLED

MARRIAGES

Retrouvaille (REH-

tro-v-eye) is a peer

marriage ministry

program that has

helped thousands of

married couples who

are experiencing

disillusion or misery

in their marriage, even separated or divorced, rediscover a loving marriage

relationship. The program begins with a weekend stay followed by a series

of post-weekend sessions. For information, including cost, or to register for

the next Los Angeles program beginning with a weekend on December 8-

10, please call 909-900-5465 or e-mail 6006@retrouvaille.org. For more

information, visit HelpOurMarriage.com.

REGIONAL

DISCERNMENT

GROUPS

Office of Vocations-

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

San Fernando Region

Every 2nd Friday of the month, 7 PM

St. Charles Borromeo

10834 Moorpark St.

No. Hollywood, 91602

Fr. Jeffrey Baker, 818-766-3838 or

@LA Vocations 213-637-7248

ADS

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COORDINADORES DEL MINISTERIO

HISPANO

Class para Bautismos

Andrea Carranza (323) 210-3797

Cruzada del Rosario

(Lunes a Viernes a las 6PM)

Josefina Regalado (818) 548-6158

Cursillo de Cristianidad (2do Sabado del Mes)

Amelia Collazos (818) 753-0335

Dei Gratia

Jose Ibarra (818) 863-2018

Grupo de Oracion Santa Monica (Martes)

Maria Benitez (818) 584-4722

Lectores

Francisco Vasquez (323) 977-0019

Ministros Extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión

Lourdes Gonzalez (818) 484-0225

Sociedad Guadalupana

Rosario/Gustavo Arias (818) 522-5151

Ujieres

Carlos Cardona (818) 378-8002

¿SABÍA USTED?

Los Centros de Defensa del Niño

pueden ser un gran recurso

Los Centros de Defensa Infantil son un

recurso para padres de familia y niños

que han estado en contacto con el abuso sexual.

Estos centros trabajan con niños que han sido

víctimas de abuso o violencia sexual, o que han

presenciado eventos traumáticos. Los padres de

familia y otras personas pueden necesitar orientación

sobre la mejor manera de apoyar a los niños que han

sido víctimas, los centros de defensa ofrecen servicios

de orientación, entrevista y asesoramiento para ayudar

a las víctimas de abuso a sanar y encontrar justicia.

Para obtener una lista de los centros en California,

visite http://cacc-online.org/find-a-center/.

Ministerio Hispano

DIOS TIENE OTRO PLAN

Comenzamos el tiempo de Adviento con un

llamado sincero al arrepentimiento. Recordamos el amor

fiel que Dios siente por nosotros y le pedimos que nos

ayude a emprender el camino de regreso: “estabas

airado porque nosotros pecábamos” (Isaías 64:4). En la

primera lectura y en el salmo, recordamos las promesas

de Dios y lamentamos nuestra rebeldía y nuestra culpa.

Invocamos el poder de Dios para salvarnos. Con Isaías,

le decimos a Dios: “Ojalá rasgaras los cielos y bajaras,

estremeciendo las montañas con tu presencia” (Isaías

63:19).

Sí, Dios nos es fiel, porque somos hechura de

las manos de Dios. Dios es el alfarero, nosotros el barro.

Y sin embargo, nuestro concepto de cómo Dios vendrá a

salvarnos se origina en nuestra expectativa de un Dios

guerrero que estremece las montañas y llega a nuestra

vida con ruido y gloria. Pero Dios tiene otro plan: la

Encarnación. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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