It may seem obvious that

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St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

800 Bello Street, Pismo Beach, CA 93449 -2310

Phone: (805) 773-2219

Fax: (805) 773-8617 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stpaulspismobeach.com

New! HOLY MASS SCHEDULE: Daily:

*Suspended Until Further Notice*

Weekend:

Sunday: OUTSIDE at 10:30AM & Traditional Latin Mass at 3:30PM *Location: In the Back Parking Lot behind

the Parish Hall. Please bring your own chairs and any other needed items. RECONCILIATION (Confession):

Saturday 4:00PM - 5:00PM BAPTISM & INSTRUCTIONS

By appointment only MARRIAGES 6 months in advance

COMMUNION FOR AGED & SICK Call Parish Office

OFFICE HOURS: Appointments and Personal Visits Suspended Until Further

Notice. Please call or email.

Pastor

Fr. Jacob Carazo, OFM Conv, x101 email: [email protected]

Associate Pastor

Fr. Alphonse Van Guilder, OFM Conv, x109

Chaplain (Prison Ministry) Fr. John Farao, OFM Conv

Administrative Assistant Christopher Garza, x102 email: [email protected]

It

may seem obvious that

the theme for the Baptism of the Lord is “water,” but when one spends time with the readings today, one can see many different connotations for that water and its power. Isaiah calls the poor who are thirsty and tired to come to the water and take the spiritual food and drink that will be provided if we but seek the Lord. Here, God is both destination and consolation. The responsorial psalm follows suit with the image of drawing water from the springs of salvation. 1 John takes us to the reality of Christ as

eucharist: not only Jesus’ birth and baptism, but his death, as we hear that Jesus came “by water and by blood.” The Gospel depicts John baptizing Jesus with water, and the Spirit baptizing Jesus. We experience both the humanity and the divinity of Christ. Indeed, water has much power to save us.

BEING THE MESSAGE

As John humbly carried out his mission and Jesus accepted this simple baptism by John, the Holy Spirit indeed came down upon Jesus, and God proclaimed for the first time, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Thus Jesus began his formal ministry. There must have been much that he already knew, but also much that he uncovered each day in his encounters with the disciples and the crowds. As he responded

“yes” to the Father over and over, his thirst was quenched and his spirit strengthened.

How many times do we witness baptisms in the parish? The priest ministers with simple elements of water and oil, but the Spirit is called down each time. Every time we participate, we are experiencing the message, experiencing the call again. How many times have we blessed ourselves with holy water, or participated in a sprinkling rite? Yet in these days, when church fonts are empty due to safety precautions, we need to remember those other times, trust in God, and sing the prayer of Isaiah in our hearts about drawing the water joyfully. We must trust in the message. We must become the message of God’s saving action through our baptism and our lives.

Today’s Readings: Is 55:1–11; Is 12:2–3, 4bcd, 5–6; 1 Jn 5:1–9; Mk 1:7–11

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MASS Intentions

Eucharistic

Adoration

Suspended Until Further Notice

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SATURDAY 9 8:00 AM † Vern Thiel Cecilia Thiel

5:30 PM † Martha J. Hosier Richard Hosier

SUNDAY 10 8:00 AM † Virginia Krump Althoff Cecilia Theil

10:30 AM health, wellness and well-being for Nicole Nickelson

suffering from fires around her home in Sonoma. Nick & Doris Nickelson

5:30 PM † Repose of the soul of James Areias David, Linda and Tyler Daguerre

MONDAY 11 8:00 AM † Mabel Avila Dorothy Avila

TUESDAY 12 8:00 AM † The living and deceased members of the Sheehan

(Shaheen) Johnson Loomis Families Lindy Loomis

WEDNESDAY 13 8:00 AM † Rosalia Garces Erlinda Garces Cacabelos

THURSDAY 14 8:00 AM † Suzanne Fernandes Phil & Jennifer Hanf

FRIDAY 15 8:00 AM Intentions of Joey Fernandes Phil & Jennifer Hanf SATURDAY 16 8:00 AM In thanksgiving for the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy

Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and birthday blessings for Cheryl & Diana

Carlito & Rebecca Untalan

5:30 PM Blessings on the Anderson Children Dan & Sylvia Anderson

SUNDAY 17 8:00 AM † Gordon Loflin Frances Loflin

10:30 AM Intentions of Gary Jackson Emily Jackson

5:30 PM † the repose of the soul of Loretta Guerrero Elizabeth L. Guerrero

PRAYER INTENTIONS:

MILITARY MEMBERS:

Major Chris Valine (USAF), Ensign Ashley Valine (US Coast Guard), Staff Sgt. Robert James Gassmann II (101st Airborne, US Army), Capt. Chris Mount (USMC, VMM-268), Maj. Grace Anderson (USAF), U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Cabansag (USN). SICK: Mary Hansen, Mary Snead, Erlinda G. Cacabelos, Liam McQueen, Irene Duralde, Jack Nunes, Sandi Morrissey, Janice Shields, Jim Maloney, Mel Ormonde, Jennifer Ojeda, Marilyn Biven, Randy & Cecilia Thiel, Joel Rivera, Valeria & José Ramón, Elaine Talley, Daniel J. Hoffmann, Jr; Layla Dickson, Carolyn Hoffmann, Kathy Gibson, Bella & Vendala Manfredi, Evan Anderson, Magdaleno Zambo, John Dynowski, Kelly Hansen and her parents, Peter Hansen, Joel Rivera, Darlene Costa, John

McMasters, Carlos Chavez, Will Davis, Rosa Vargas, Anton Mendoza, Marlen B. Pineda, Rex Nutter, Victor Mireles, Ladisla Pinhero ,Cynthia Toscas, Michael Johnson, Cathy McAlister, Angel Ruelas, Kay Yoshiba Mayerling, Lou Costa, Wayne Toscas, Fred Porter (suffering grief in recent loss of his son), Paul Brandt, Otto & Helga Besgen, Francis Reed (severe stroke, partially paralyzed), Bob Mier, Kay Rizza and all Care Givers, Theresa Santos, Albert V. Taylor. DECEASED: (+)Joseph LoYld and (+)Ruben Castaneda.

The Baptism

of the Lord

January 10, 2021

All you who are thirsty, come to the water! —Isaiah 55:1

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Altar & Rosary Society

—The regular meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. After prayer and Mass at 10:30 a.m., the usual luncheon and business meeting will follow in the Parish Hall. All are invited to attend and participate. NO meetings : June, July, August, December.

Rosary for Priests

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*CANCELED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE. *

Cenacle of Prayer/Marian Movement of Priests First Thursdays of Every Month after 8:00 AM Mass.

• 40 Days for Life:

• RE: COVD-19: We are

concerned about you, your families, and the community. We, along with our Day

Captains, have decided to alter our 40 Days presence outside Planned Parenthood to reduce the risk of exposure for all. Everyone is at risk and has the potential to contract or pass it onto someone else.

• 1. We will continue to park the truck with a new banner each day outside Planned Parenthood. This, alone, will maintain our 40 Days presence on Pismo Street.

• 2. Prayer can be done from home, or if you wish, you

may come to PP and pray from within your cars. We do not encourage you to stand outside on the sidewalk and pray. You may collect a 40 Days for Life yard sign from the truck bed to place in your car window or trunk if you'd like.

• Contact: 805-801-5680 (Katie Collins), 805-602-7971

(Kirt Collins), email: [email protected] website: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/ san-luis-obispo/

Down to the River to Pray

Choir Practice

—

*CANCELED

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.*

Questions? Contact Susan Davies at (805) 773-3298 or email her

at: [email protected].

Protecting Our Children

—

On Wednesday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., only authorized individuals and personnel who have been cleared by the Diocese may be in the parish hall (parents or guardians may bring or pick up the children in the hall). NOBODY

ELSE will be permitted ANYWHERE in the hall, including members of the Knights of Columbus, the Altar and Rosary Society and Martha’s Ministry .

Faith Formation (K

-

8)

WEDNESDAYS 4:00 PM TO 5:15 PM

THROUGH ZOOM.

High School Youth Group

-Confirmation

SUNDAYS 6:30 PM TO

7:30 PM THROUGH ZOOM.

Our Lady of Perpetual

Help Prayer Group

The OLPH Prayer Group

that usually meets

Wednesdays after 8:00

AM Mass is Suspended

until further notice.

Above:

Our Pastor, Fr. Jacob Carazo,

OFM Conv. At the River Jordan in the

Holy Land back in October of 2018.

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From Our Pastor Father Jacob Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: .

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who have submitted their weekly contributions. They have been received with great gratitude and appreciation.

HELP US STAY UP TO DATE:

We would very much like to update our online parish registration database and update the e-mail addresses we have on file. If you have been receiving and corresponding with me via e-mail, no action is necessary, if you would like to be included in my mailing list for updates and update your e-mail address in our Parish Registration Database, please send an e-mail to either our Parish Administrative Assistant Christopher

Garza [email protected] or to myself Fr. Jacob Carazo, OFM

Conv. [email protected]

You can participate in the Sunday Mass from your home as it is broadcast on our YouTube

Channel “St. Paul the Apostle Catholic

Church-Pismo Beach”.

Please continue visiting our website

stpaulspismobeach.com for updates on our parish, the weekly bulletin, link to the Sunday Mass Online, and updates from our Pastor Father Jacob Carazo, OFM Conv., and Bishop Daniel Garcia of the Diocese of Monterey. All of you are in mine and the Franciscan Community’s prayers and we kindly ask you to keep us in your prayers.

Wishing you peace and all goodness, Father Jacob Carazo, OFM Conv.

2019

12/15 = $5,879.00

12/22 = $5,501.38

12/25 $11,722.00

12/29 = $5,830.07

01/05 = $8,428.30

2020

12/13 = $8,497.77

12/20 = $7,898.64

12/25 = $9,473.35

12/27 = $3,516.51

01/03 = $6,913.05

Sunday Collections

CONTRIBUTIONS can be made at Mass or via the US mail or can be dropped off in the mail slot of our Rectory Door. In order for your contribution to be recorded accurately please include your weekly

contributions envelope or envelope number on the check. You can also now make donations through our website safely and securely. Simply visit

www.stpaulspismobeach.com and at the top of the

screen you will see a big blue “DONATE” button, simply

click on this and you will see a variety of funds to support with a one-time or ongoing donation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LIVE STREAMING OF DAILY MASS

We are now live streaming daily Mass Monday— Friday at 8:00 AM. You can click the link on our web-site or go to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

-Pismo Beach on YouTube.

CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DIOCESE OF MONTEREY:

“Are you a physician (MD/DO) or

allied health professional (NP, PA, RN, therapist, etc) and interested in

growing in your faith with a community of other Catholic healthcare professionals? The Diocese of Monterey has just initiated a local guild of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA), and we are already starting to meet! The mission of the CMA is to inspire physicians to imitate Jesus Christ. Find out more information at Cathmed.org. If you are interested in joining our guild, please email Tiffany Magallanes, CPNP

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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord

Monday: First Week in Ordinary Time begins Wednesday: St. Hilary

Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

THE WATERS OF BAPTISM

When new sod is put in, it needs constant saturation with water. Landscapers say that this “knits” the sod to the soil. The

same when a branch is grafted onto a tree: the poultice that joins them at the splice must be kept wet at all times. Water is the stuff that binds the very cells of our bodies together. No wonder religions throughout all

times and cultures have used it so prominently. When Jesus stepped into the Jordan for baptism, he “knit”

himself to what had come before him. By going to the Jordan, he made himself one with the people of Israel who had crossed it into their Promised Land. With John the Baptist, Christ wove himself into the prophetic tradition that heralded the coming reign of God. He had become fully human in the waters of Mary’s womb, and by partaking in the rite of the baptism of repentance, Jesus identified himself with our sinful, frail humanity. It is through the waters of baptism that Christ continues to graft new members onto his Body, the Church; through these waters we are cleansed from sin and filled with the promise of grace, given our destiny for eternal life. For us, as for Jesus, it is also the waters of baptism that inaugurate our mission to proclaim the Good News.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1 -12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

The Sign of the Cross

At the beginning of our prayer, we make the sign of the cross together. This sign, simple and powerful, operates on many levels. We trace the sign of the cross over our bodies,

reminding ourselves that the cross of Christ has become our source of resurrection, life, and grace. With this sign, we also profess our faith in the Trinity: the presider does not say “in the names,” but “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”—three persons, one God. The sign of the cross is also a baptismal reminder, for every sign of the cross echoes the words spoken over us at our baptism, which marked our entry into the saving mystery of Christ. This many-layered sign is also our primary sign of blessing: the cross is traced over people, places, and things upon which we ask God to impart divine benediction.

In blessing ourselves with the sign of the cross at the beginning of Mass, we acknowledge the mystery that has gathered us together: that Christ, the crucified and risen One, is living, and that we are members of his Body. Our response, our Amen, is our yes to all this, our first profession of faith.