ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT CATHOLIC CHURCH 1190EastClarkAve.SantaMaria,CA.93455

Rectory:5075HarpRd.+SantaMaria,CA93455+805-937-4555+FAX:805-934-2805Website:sldm.orgEmail:sldmchurch@sldm.org

SAN RAMON CHAPEL, SISQUOC ST. ANTHONY’S , LOS ALAMOS MASSSCHEDULE:934-3172Daily:6:30AM, 8:00AM FirstFridays: 5:30PM Saturday:8:00AM Vigil : 5PM Eng. 6:45PM Span. Sunday:7:30, 9:30, 11:30, 3:00 Span. & 6:00PM HolyDays: Vigil 5:30PM 6:30AM, 8AM, 12 Noon, 5:30PM, 6:45 Sp. LiturgyoftheHours: M-F 6:55AM Novena/Benediction: Thursdays 7PM Adoration:8:30– Noon –MondaysFor1stFriday: 7PM Thurs. to 6:30AM Fri. Confessions:Sat. 3:15-4:45PM & 8-9PM Bilingual 270 Helena St.

Mass: 8:45AM & 11:30AM Span.

Rev.AidanPeterRossiterCJ-Pastor(Ext.106) AidanPeter@sldm.org Rev.JohnMayhewCJ- Associate (Ext. 105) Rev.AlfredVerstrekenCJ– Associate (Ext. 109) Rev.MarkNewmanCJ-Associate (semi-retired) PattyZumbro–Rectory Assistant– pattyz@sldm.org DeaconRaulBlanco yoyoblanco@yahoo.com DeaconChrisBoerger dcnchrisanna@gmail.com DeaconDougHalvorsen blessourfaith@verizon.net DeaconRobertMaciel deaconbob1@verizon.net DeaconAntonioMejia me i2222@hotmail.com DeaconRobertSchaefer rmschaefer@live.com DeaconRichardCarmody rd1968@comcast.net DeaconAlfredoEspinoza 928-1111 ST.JOSEPHSEMINARY:180 Patterson St. 937-5378 Josephite Website: www.josephite.community ELEMENTARYSCHOOL:5095 Harp Rd. 937-5571 ReginaFox-Principal www.sldmschool.org Email: gfox@sldmschool.org ST.JOSEPHHIGHSCHOOL:4120 S. Bradley Rd. ErinnDougherty-Principal 937-2038 www.sjhsknights.comASAMBLEADEORACIÓN:Lunes 7 - 8:30 en la Iglesia Informes: Salvador y Connie Barajas 934 -3097 Eugenia Pacheco 934-0510 o Sergio Valentin 260-2563

Foxen Canyon Mass: 10:15AM

BAPTISMS:Ages0-6:1st & 3rd Sundays at 1PM (Eng) BAPTISMCLASSES:2nd Sunday of the month at 1PM Pre-registration 10 days in advance.BAUTISMOS:edad0-6años:Cada cuarto domingo a la 1:30PM CLASESBAUTISMALES:Segundo lunes del mes a las 7PM Informacion: Rectorıa 937-4555 o Felix Gonzalez BEREAVEMENTMINISTRY:Kathe Klein 345-0206 BODAS/QUINCEAÑERAS:Informes: Diacono Raul Blanco 937-6642 y Coordinadoras: Gaby G.937-4435 o Marıa S. 934-4831 MARRIAGES:By appointment at least 6 months in advance. PREPARACIONESMATRIMONIALES:Martes 7PM en los salones de la escuela #7 y #8 Informes: Rosario y Antonio Mejia - 925-2408 RCIA: Chris & Janell Hansen- chrishansen@sldm.org RICA - RitodeIniciaciónCristianaparaAdultos: Viernes 6:30 a 8PM en el salon parroquial Informes: Mayra Morales y Jorge Farias 478-3123 DIRECTOROFFAITHANDFAMILYFORMATIONDavid Stevens - david@sldm.org - 937-8363 EDUCACIÓNRELIGIOSA:Martes de 5:30 - 7PM Salon Upper Room - Via Lucero Nunez 349-3768 YOUTHMINISTRIESANDCONFIRMATION:Luis Oros - Orosnadab@sldm.org - 937-0701 YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY: Jessica Sheaff, 406-0116 or jess.sheaff@gmail.com

St. Louis de Mon ort Mission Statement We are called to be and to become a loving family centered in Jesus. We acknowledge and accept that each of us is unique and has special gi s from the Holy Spirit. We wish to nurture, develop and share these gi s within and for the Body of Christ. Having been called by Bap sm into that Body, We celebrate our rela onship in Word, Sacrament and Family Celebra on. We are then sent to call others to Christ through whom we are and what we do. We recognize Christ’s call to be one in Him and commit ourselves to his way of life.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 7:30am Kyle Wilson + 9:30am Virginia Rita Sanchez + 11:30am Margaret Castro + 3:00pm Sofia & Carlos Uc + 6:00pm Linda Juarez LOS ALAMOS, ST. ANTHONY'S: Parishioners SISQUOC, SAN RAMON CHAPEL: Bozo Batinich + MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 6:30am Collins & Ruane Family l&+ 8:00am Laura Perez + 5:30pm Ramona Alcantar + TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 6:30am Kyle Wilson + 8:00am Jim Jepsen + 5:30pm Eugene Boyer + WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19

6:30am Dorothy & Ron Guida l&+ 8:00am Frank Montez + 5:30pm Clifford & Beatrice Tanore + THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 6:30am Donna Kroenke + 8:00am Danny Hester + 5:30pm Jerry Herrmann + FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 6:30am Michael Hernandez 8:00am Albert & Nellie Pincin + 5:30pm Jeffrey & Ruby Wintroub SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 8:00am Minerva Parco 5:00pm Parishioners 6:45pm Teresa Ramirez SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 7:30am John Wondra + 9:30am Tomas & Maria Ramos + 11:30am Alicia Henandez + 3:00pm Miguel Garcia + 6:00pm Luis & Lupe Perez & Family LOS ALAMOS, ST ANTHONY'S: Carson & Sherry Scheller SISQUOC, SAN RAMON CHAPEL: Parishioners

Fr. Aidan Writes: We have reached the third Sunday of Advent; Rejoic-ing Sunday. This title, in Latin “Gaudete”, is taken from the Introit of the Mass, “Rejoice in the Lord al-ways, and again I say rejoice. Indeed the Lord is near”. (Shades of Fr Bede…!) Yes, only a couple days after next Sunday we will be celebrating the birth of our Lord, or as the commercial world would have it, only eight more shopping days…! Yes, we rejoice as we contemplate the nearness of Christ to us. It is one of the extraordinary things of our Catholic Christian faith that our God loved us so much that he wanted to be one with us. This occurs in no other religion in such a complete way; he is born, lives, loves and dies like us but then he rises. So the rejoicing we have is not just for the child Jesus in the crèche but also the prospect of our redemption through the death and rising of Christ. I want also to rejoice in you for your patience and kindness over the last two weeks with the stewardship campaign. It is an intrusion on the life of the liturgy but a necessary one in which we commit ourselves to the gift of the Emmanuel, the God who comes to walk with us. God bless all your preparations for Christmas. Fr A-P CJ

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****************************************** INCREASED OFFERTORY PROGRAM Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and sub-mitted your Commitment Card to the church. For those parishioners who have not yet had the opportunity to sub-mit their card, a letter will be mailed to you with a person-alized Commitment Card. It is important that all parishion-ers complete a Commitment Card as we will be mailing out a Summary Report of the program and need all commit-ments accounted for in this report. If you have any ques-tions, please contact the rectory office. We also encourage all parishioners to consider our electronic giving method and setup your reoccurring offertory gifts electronically. ***********************************************

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************************************************ SLDM CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE Please join the St. Louis de Monfort choirs as they lead us in carols and readings in preparation for Christmas. Festivities will take place in the church on December 21st beginning at 7:00pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to fo-cus on the true meaning of this season. Bring friends and family!

SLdM Faith & Family Formation Prayforoursick: Mary Heiburger, Joan Anderson, Dawn Capitain, Stephanie Simas,

Elvia Williams, Lily Soriano, Gabi Asistin

Thurs, Jan 10th |7:30 - 8:30pm | Upper Room

The Faith Formation Program will be on a Christ-mas/ New Year’s break and there will be no Faith

Formation classes the following days.

Dec 18/19, Dec 26/27 & Jan 2/3

Classes will resume the week of Jan 7th. From all of us in the Faith Formation office we pray that your family has a blessed Christmas and

Happy New Year.

Faith Formation Christmas Break

January Upcoming Events

Wed, Jan 30th |6:30 - 7:30pm | Parish Hall

Please note that the 1st Reconcilia on Service for those children preparing to

receive their 1st Communion in May will be Saturday February 9th, 2019

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KEEP ‘EM SAFE Get your family on the same page about social media Social media is one of the leading forms of communi-cation and connection in our world today, but it has dangerous side effects if used carelessly or improperly. Social media platforms can be used to solicit minors, distribute drugs, share pornography and more. If your family does not have a social media safety policy in place, work to establish one immediately. Rules such as no direct messages from anyone you don’t know in person and no private or hidden contact with anyone are important. Establish regular check-ins to make sure that the rules are being followed to see what your chil-dren are viewing. For a copy of the complete VIR-TUS® article “Raising the Bar,” visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx. **************************************** CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY We have some families that would benefit from the loving kindness shown to those “adopted” at Thanksgiv-ing. Would you be in-terested in playing St. Nick to a needy family? Please contact the recto-ry for more information. We need YOU! Our numbers are larger than ever this year, so please consider participating …...you will be richly blessed. **************************************** ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES Tuesday/Martes, December 18th 6:30pm in Spanish Wednesday/Miercoles, December 19th 7:00pm in English ******************************************** READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Thursday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38 Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45

MANTENLOS A SALVO Informe a su familia sobre las redes sociales Las redes sociales son una de las formas principales de co-municación y conexión en nuestro mundo actual, pero tienen efectos secundarios peligrosos si se usan de forma descuida-da o inadecuada. Las plataformas de medios sociales pueden usarse para interceptar menores, distribuir drogas, compartir pornografía y más. Si su familia no tiene una política de se-guridad en las redes sociales, trabaje para establecer una de inmediato. Establezca reglas que prohíban la recepción de mensajes directos de cualquier persona desconocida y la de contactos privados u ocultos con alguna persona. Establezca controles regulares para supervisar lo que ven sus hijos. Para obtener una copia del artículo completo de VIRTUS® “Raising the Bar” (Elevar el nivel) visite http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx. ********************************************* DECEMBER TAMALE SALE! Sale begins Saturday, December 22 from 1-6pm and Sun-day, December 23 from 11am-1pm. Cost is $18 a dozen or $1.50 each. Pick up in the Hall. Pre-orders are recommended. English: 805-938-0446 Spanish: 805-260-8533 ************************************************* Silent Angel 2018 There is a ‘Silent Angel’ who will DOUBLE any mone-tary donation you make from now until the end of De-cember to the Santa Maria Catholic Charities. If you would like to see the facility, stop by for a tour. Now is the time for you to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in assisting with the hopes and dreams of lifting all peoples up to self-sufficiency by mailing your gift to: Catholic Charities, 607 W. Main, S. M. 93458 before Dec. 31.

Thank you for your continued support! ************************************************

CHRISTMAS DECORATING On Monday, December 24th we will be completing our church decorating. Help is needed with putting up the 10 trees. We could use your help begin-ning on the 24th at 8:30am.

Thank you, The Decorating Committee

ROSEMARY HILL PANTRY can always count on our generous parishioners to keep the shelves full. Thank you!!! Needed: Peanut Butter Jams/Jellies White Rice Canned Beans (pinto, black, etc.) Green Beans Dry Pinto Beans Please check expiration dates!