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Saint
Bruno's Catholic Church
Epiphany of the Lord
January 4th, 2009 -
Bulletin
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Welcome
to St. Bruno’s
Church
Bienvenidos
a la parroquia de San
Bruno
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At
our Sunday Mass, we come
together from all our
small communities and
celebrate our oneness in
Christ. Take a little
time to get to know the
folks you are
celebrating Mass
with.
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Weekly
Schedule
Monday,
January 5th
- Esquipulas 7-9
pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Confirmation
Study 6:30-8:30pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Spanish Bible
Class 7-9:00 pm St. Michael’s
Hall
Tuesday,
January 6th
- Legion de Maria
7-8:30 pm Pilgrimage
- 12 Step Group
7-9 pm St. Gabriel’s
Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm
Church
- Y.L.I. 12-3 pm
Main Hall - 2nd Tuesday of the
month
Wednesday,
January 7th
- Our Lady’s
Prayer Group 6-10 pm
Church
- Gift Shop Opens
5:00-9:00 pm
- Women’s
Guild 11:30-1 pm Main Hall - 1st
Wednesday of the month
Thursday,
January 8th
- OE Group 5-6 pm
St. Gabriel’s Hall
- RCIA 7:00 PM
Small room by the
kitchen
- Legión de
María 7-8:30 pm St.
Gabriel’s Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm Church - 2nd
Thursday Meeting 7:30 pm Upper
Room
- Finance
Committee Contact person Maritza
A.
- Finance Council
Contact person Lola L.
Friday,
January 9th
- La Purisima
6:30-8:30 pm St.
Michael’s
- Grupo de
Jóvenes 7:30-9:30 pm Upper Room
- 2nd Friday Meeting 7:00 pm Upper
Room
- Liturgy Contact
person Pamela R.
Saturday,
January 10th
- CCD 9-11 am All
Rooms
- Gift Shop Opens
7:00-9:00 pm
Sunday,
January 11th
- Gift Shop Opens
11:30 am
- Tongan Choir
Practice 2-4 pm St.
Michael’s
- Gift Shop Opens
6:00-8:30 pm
Readings
for the week of January 5, 2009
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Monday:
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1 John
3:22—4:6; Matthew
4:12-17
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Tuesday:
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1 John
4:7-10; Mark
6:34-44
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Wednesday:
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1 John
4:11-18; Mark
6:45-52
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Thursday:
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1 John
4:19—5:4; Luke
4:14-22
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Friday:
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1 John
5:5-13; Luke
5:12-16
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Saturday:
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1 John
5:14-21; John
3:22-30
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Sunday:
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Isaiah
55:1-11; Mark
1:7-11
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Your
Contribution / Su
Contribución
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We are
grateful for your consistent
financial support each week.
Please remember us in prayer and
offering even when you are not
able to be
present.
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First
Collection $2,845.76
Second Collection
$1,072.64
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Estamos muy
agradecidos por su constante
ayuda financiera. Por favor
recuérdenos en sus
oraciones y ofrendas aún
cuando no pueda estar
presente.
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MASS INTENTIONS
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Saturday,
January
3rd
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4:30
PM
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+Katalina
Kaloucava
(Deceased)
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7:00
PM
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+Jose
Guadalupe Mendoza (12 Anniv. de
Fallecido)
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Sunday,
January
4th
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8:00
AM
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+Robert
Brion Sr.
(Deceased)
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10:00
AM
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+Lupe y
Abundio Oropeza
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Noon
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Holy
Souls
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6:00
PM
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+Gerard
Valentine
(Deceased)
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Monday,
January
5th
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8:00
AM
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Olivas-Flores
Family (Blessings)
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6:00
PM
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+Katarina
Kaloucava
(Deceased)
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Tuesday,
January
6th
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8:00
AM
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+Tevita
Tonga (Deceased)
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6:00
PM
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+Rosa
Cabauatan
(Deceased)
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Wednesday,
January
7th
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8:00
AM
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+Fr.
Michael Cruickshank
(Birthday)
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Thursday,
January
8th
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8:00
AM
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+Imelda
Carranza
(Deceased)
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6:00
PM
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Sanctification
of all Priests &
Religious
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Friday,
January
9th
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8:00
AM
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Roel &
Edith Barredo
(Thanksgiving)
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6:00
PM
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Holy
Souls
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Saturday,
January
10th
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8:00
AM
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+Katalina
Kaloucava
(Deceased)
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A
reflection on
the Gospel for
The
Epiphany
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You
don’t have
to be extremely
wise to
understand the
difficulties
that could
emerge in
relationships
between people
of different
cultures. Not
just in the
types of food
or traditions
we have, but
also in the way
we understand
life and
relationships,
in our way
thinking, and
how we
communicate. We
all have our
own popular
culture, as
well as
traditions from
our native
countries. We
think our ways
are correct and
all else
remains outside
the true sense
of a good
education. We
could even
reach the point
of believing
that people
from other
cultures are
inferior to us,
not as good as
we are or even
undignified to
receive
God’s
salvation. On
the other hand,
things that are
different can
often produce
fear. It’s
as if we were
walking on
marshy waters,
we never know
when we might
sink. To speak
about our
differences
might help, but
sometimes it
can also become
one more source
of tension
because we
don’t
understand the
culture or
what’s
worse, one side
or the other
feels judged or
threatened.
During times of
economic
difficulties,
one sure escape
is to attack
those who are
different. That
is, the
immigrants.
Unfortunately,
it is something
we are
witnessing a
lot
nowadays.
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Una
reflexión
sobre el
evangelio del
domingo de la
Epifania
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No es
necessario ser
muy sabio para
enterd las
dificultades
que pueden
surgir en las
relaciones
entre personas
de diversas
culturas. No es
sólo por
la comidas, ni
por las
costumbres,
sino muchas
veces por la
manera de
entender la
vida y las
relaciones, por
la manera de
penar y de
comunicarse.
Todos venimos
con nuestra
propia cultura
familiar y de
nuestro
país y
pensamos que
nuestras
maneras son las
maneras
correctas y que
todo lo
demás
está
fuera de un
auténtico
sentido de
buena
educación.
Podríamos
llegar a pensar
que las
personas de
otra cultura
son inferiores
a nosotros, o
no tan buenas o
dignas de la
salvación
de Dios. Lo
distinto, por
otra parte,
produce temor.
Es como caminar
por aguas
pantanosas.
Nunca sabemos
cuándo
vamos a pisar
en falso y nos
vamos a hundir.
Coversar sobre
las diferencias
podría
ayudar, pero a
veces
también
se convierte en
un motivo
más de
tensión,
porque uno u
otro lado se
siente juzgado
y amenazado.
Por otra parte,
en tiempos de
gran dificultad
económica,
el escape
más
seguro es el
ataque a los
distintos, a
los diferentes.
Es decir, a los
inmigrantes. De
eso,
desgraciadamente,
estamos viendo
mucho hoy
día.
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 the
sick, Vince Jimenez,
Jesus Rodriguez, Jose
Ibarra, Zeniada Brion,
Maria Mora, Maria
Olivas, Miguel Aquino,
Phoebe Ann Emia, Aubrey
Tendell, Connie Vera,
James Moye, Sergio
Cangura.
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The love of God, manifested in Jesus,
knows no bounds. That is the key of
today’s celebration. Epiphany is
another way to celebrate the birth of
Jesus. Today we see it through a new lens.
The issue at hand is not to see a child
born in the midst of a poor stable because
there was no room at the inn. Nor is it a
matter of looking at his fragility and
weakness. Today we realize that the new
born baby is the love of God that breaks
all the boundaries that we have built in
this world. There were boundaries already
at the time of Jesus and there are
boundaries still today. They could be made
by laws or by traditions, prejudice or
mistrust. There are boundaries marked by
injustice, race, language, religion, or
political ideology. There are too many
boundaries dividing the family of God,
breaking the unity of all men and women of
this world and working against the basic
and undisputable truth that we all are the
children of God. God’s plan is
“that all people share the same
heritage, are members of the same body and
participate in the same promise in Jesus
Christ through the gospel.” No
further explanation is necessary. God does
not think of anything else than gathering
all God’s children around the same
table.
El amor de Dios manifestado en Jesus no
conoce fronteras. Esa es la clave de la
celebración de este día. La
Epifania no es otra cosa que otra manera
de celebrar el nacimiento de Jesús.
Hoy lo vemos desde una perspectiva nueva.
No se trata sólo de contemplar al
niño nacido en medio de la probeza
del portal, porque no habia posada para
sus padres. No se trata sólo de
asumir su fragilidad y su debilidad. Hoy
le vemos como lo que es: la luz que
alumbrará a todos los pueblos. Hoy
nos damos cuenta de que ese niño
recién nacido es el amor de Dios
que rompe todas las fronteras que
nosotros, los humanos, hemos creado en
este mundo. Fronteras ya las habia en
tiempo de Jesús y las sigue
habiendo hoy. Cuando no las hacen las
leyes, las hacen las tradiciones, los
prejuicios, la desconfianza. Hay fronteras
marcadas por la injusticia, la raza, la
lengua, la religion o las ideologias
politicas. Demasiadas fronteras que divide
a la familia de Dios, que rompen la unidad
de todos los hombres y mujeres de este
mundo, el hecho básico e
indiscutible de que todos somos hijos de
Dios. El plan de Dios “consiste en
que todos los pueblos comparten la misma
herencia, son miembros de el mismo cuerpo
y participan de la misma promesa en
Jesucristo, por medio del Evangelio.
“No hacen falta más
explicaciones. Dios no piensa más
que en reunir a todos sus hijos alrededor
de la misma mesa.
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