Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Happy Advent Season! Next Sunday we begin the Advent season, a time of grace and preparation to receive Jesus in the manger of our hearts. For me it is one of the most beautiful times because, together with Christmas, they make me enter an atmosphere of peace and meditation on the great mystery of the incarnation of Jesus in the world.

With Advent we start a new liturgical year (A). In this new year we will read the Gospel of Saint Matthew, a very profound Gospel. The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus, which means coming, arrival. Therefore, Advent invites us to prepare ourselves in our way to celebrate the great festivals of Christmas.

We are one week away from starting the last month of this year. Like the previous year, this year has been fraught with great challenges. Yet at the same time the blessings which God has bestowed upon us should help us to renew hope, and above all, to be grateful to God for our lives and our health.

I hope that you will save these dates for our preparation for Christmas:

• Sunday, Dec. 4th following the 11 a.m. Mass – Christmas Pageant & Choir Concert
• Monday, Dec. 12th at 7 p.m. – Penance Service and Confessions
• Thursday, Dec. 15th – Friday, Dec 23rd at 6:30 p.m. – Nine Advent Night Masses (No 6:30 p.m. Mass on Dec 17th and 18th)
• Saturday, Dec. 17th at 5 p.m. Mass – Deanery 10 Simbang Gabi Mass at St. Bart’s
• Friday, Dec. 23rd following the Advent Night Mass – Parish Christmas Party

I invite you to join us in the Nine Advent Night Masses beginning on December 15 at 6:30pm. The objective is to make sure that as a parish family we live this Advent season with purpose and to prepare for Christmas with intensity. After the last Night Mass on December 23, we will celebrate with a Parish Christmas Party. We will have food and other surprises. Mark your calendar now because it will be a special day for everyone.

May Jesus and Mary always bless you!

Fr. Senic

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Dec. 23rd - Parish Christmas Party after the 6:30 p.m. Mass
Dec. 24th - Christmas Eve Masses @ 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. (Vietnamese) & Midnight
Dec. 25th - Christmas Day Masses @ 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Would you like me or my brother priest, Fr. Linh at the St. Bartholomew  to offer the Holy Mass for your intentions?

Contact us to arrange for a Mass to be said in our sanctuary. Call or email the parish office at (650) 347- 0701 or [email protected].