OUR LADY of GUADALUPE www.olg-parish.com

201 NE CHANDLER STREET ● TOPEKA, KS 66616

OFFICE ADDRESS 134 NE LAKE ST. TOPEKA, KANSAS 66616

Masses Daily Tuesday thru Friday/Martes a Viernes 8:00am Wednesday & Thursday /Miércoles y Jueves 6:30pm(Spanish) Saturday/Sábado 4:00pm (English), 6:00pm (Spanish) Sunday/Domingo: 8:00am, 11:00am (English), 9:30am, 12:30pm(Spanish)

Office Phone: 785-232-5088

Office Fax: 785-232-8834

Emergency Eve : 785-215-6113

Parish Office Email:

olgparishoffice@olg-parish.com

“The Love of Christ moves us to spiritual growth, through prayer, faith formation and stewardship.”

The Epiphany of the Lord

Office Hours/ Horas De Oficina: Monday– Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm, Friday-9am-12pm Office Closed for Lunch; 1:00pm-2:00pm

Pastor Fr. Gerardo (Jerry) Arano-Ponce

Associate Pastor

Fr. Jesus Rene Perez

Deacon Ray Delgado

Office Manager

Mary Ann Pickering School of Religion Director

Andrea Valdez Ministry Scheduler

Gina Gutierrez Bookkeeper Alicia Florez

January 6th, 2019

THIS WEEK AT OLG

SUNDAY, January 6th

• MCBAC Gym-Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest, 4-5pm

MONDAY, January 7th

• MCBAC-MTR-Legion of Mary, 5:30-7:30pm

• MCBAC Gym– Holy Family Basketball practice, 4-5:30pm

• MCBAC PPR– 4th Degree Knights of Co-lumbus meeting, 7-9pm

• School– Spanish Bible Study, 7-9pm TUESDAY, January 8th

• MCBAC BR– Bingo, 6:30-9pm

• MCBAC PPR– RCIA, 7-9pm

• MCBAC Gym– Holy Family Basketball Practice, 4-5:30pm

• MCBAC UP KIT–Fiesta Tamale Prep all day

• School– GED classes resume, 6-8pm WEDNESDAY, January 9th

• School & MCBAC– SOR classes resume, 6:15pm-7:30pm

• MCBAC Gym– Holy Family Basketball Practice, 4-5:30pm

• MCBAC UP KIT–Fiesta Tamale Prep all day THURSDAY, January 10th

• School & MCBAC– SOR classes, 6:15-7:30pm

• MCBAC UP KIT–Fiesta Tamale Prep all day FRIDAY, January 11th

• SCHOOL-Cursillo Escuela de Dirigentes -7pm

• MCBAC UP KIT-Fiesta Tamale Prep all day SATURDAY, January 12th

• CHURCH-Confession 2:30pm

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Eucharistic Adorers:

Our Lord gives us peace and gifts of the Holy Spirit as we pray and spend time with Him. We are blessed with having our Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Please contact! Angel & Mary Valdivia at 273-1629 for guardian hours from 6:00am-12:00pm and Monica & Marcus Ramirez at 273-8448 for hours from 12:00pm to 6:00pm & mid-night -6:00am, and John and Lupe Jaramillo, from 6:00pm-midnight, Hours currently Open: Tues-day: 6am, 8am, Thursday: 6am,Saturday: 1am, 6pm, 7pm every other week, 10pm, Sunday: 2am.

Please Remember Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in your will. Our legal title is : Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Topeka,

Liturgical Ministries 1/12/19 & 1/13/19: Saturday 4:00pm Lectors– Analisa Chavez-Munoz, Han-nah Pickering Communion Ministers–Mary Crump Mass Servers– Alicia Downing Saturday 6:00pm Lectors– Maria Vargas, Miguel Ramirez Salmo– Lolita Del Real Communion Ministers– Nazaria Galicia Sunday 8:00am-Lectors– Marisol Marcelo, David Mat-chett Communion Ministers– Sr. Rebecca Mass Servers– Luciano & Mirella Marcelo, Susana Mosqueda Sunday 9:30am –Lectors– Lolita Santiago, Israel Cortez Salmo– Paulina Cortez Communion Ministers– Margarita Florez Sunday 11:00am-Lectors– Christy Gross, Susie Rodri-guez Communion Ministers– Deacon Ray Mass Servers– PJ Vargas, Isaac Roman Chavez Sunday 12:30pm-Lectors– Jose Luis Martinez, Jose Luis Marquez Salmo– Ventura Morales Communion Ministers– Maria Castro

Masses for the Week

Sat 1/5 4:00pm †J.D. Sexton †Raymond G. Ayala †Dolores Adame 6:00pm †Rodolfo Negrete Sun 1/6 8:00am †Jenny Lopez †Cunie Herrera †Panfilo & Jacinta Toledo & DFM 9:30am †Sarah Aguirre Lozano 11:00am †Jose Aguirre 12:30pm Por Las Familias De OLG

Tue 1/8 8:00am †Jose Cuevas

† Jose Colon

Wed 1/9 8:00am †Angel & Felisa Manrique

6:30pm †Irene Negrete

Thu 1/10 8:00am †Macario & Irenea Lopez 6:30 pm †Concepcion Ramos Fri 1/11 8:00am †Thomas & Jenny Lopez Sat 1/12 4:00pm †Henry & David Hernandez 6:00pm †Felipe A. Rangel Sun 1/13 8:00am †Cunie Herrera 9:30am †Leonila M. Valdivia 11:00am †Jo Bennett 12:30pm Por Las Familias De OLG When there is a funeral Mass there is NO daily 8am

Mass. Because of this, on occasion it is necessary to re-

schedule a Mass intention. When this is necessary we

will contact you with the new date. Thank you– The Of-

fice Staff.

ATTENTION: If you would like to be on our list please call our office at 232-5088. We must have permission of the individual or parents of minors. Names may remain on our list for 2 months. If a longer time on the list is needed, please call the office. Thank you.

Please pray for the sick of the Parish/ Por favor orar por los enfermos de la parroquia Charlotte Barck, Cruz Chavez, Pana Chavez, Molly Corona Mary Frances Dallen, Jennifer Delci, Steve Dominguez, Irene Escobar, Andrea C. Florez Sue Garcia Casebier, Jerome Gutierrez Carol Hernandez, Jessie Jaramillo David Martinez, Lola Martinez, Maria Mendoza, John Padilla, Mary Ann Pickering Severina Padilla Joven Sanchez, Jr Isabel Simecka Augustina Tetuan, Mary Linda Trimble Amelia Cervantez Ernestina Sandate Virginia Ferrero Marcelina Juarez Margaret Toledo-Lopez

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PARISH LIFE PARISH LIFE

WANTED

Mariachi choir and Mariachi Girasol is looking for a trumpet player. If interested please contact Isabel at 232-4114.

Extravaganza Join us for Extravaganza at The Foundry Event Center

on January 19th. Tickets are selling fast. You can call the school for

information at785-234-8980 or purchase them online at www.holyfamilytopeka.net.

December 22nd & 23rd Weekly Total Envelope: $4,550.00 Plate: $1,592.44 Faith Direct: $760.00 TOTAL: $6,902.44 Budgeted Collections $10,653.51 Income Over (Under) Budget - $3,751.07 MCBAC Loan Balance: $750,780.13

El Centro will close for Christmas and New Years on Friday, December 21st at noon and will reopen on Monday, January 7, 2019. We apologize for any in-convenience. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from El Centro.

December 24th & 25th Christmas Collection Total Christmas Collections: $3,237.20 Catholic Charities $1,446.00 TOTAL $4,683.20 Less assessment to Archdiocese -$2,500.00 INCOME $2,183.20

SOLEMN FEAST OF ST. SEBASTIAN MARTYR

The OLG Community from Tepatlaxco invites you to the Solemn Mass in honor of St. Sebastian Martyr on Saturday, January 19 at 1:00pm at OLG. Procession with St. Sebastian statue following mass around OLG campus.

2019 Important Sacramental Dates Confirmation: April 11 at 7:00pm. Abbot James Albers from

Benedict Abbey in Atchison

First Holy Communion-Group I - Saturday, May 4, 10:00am

First Holy Communion-Group II– Saturday, May 11,

10:00am

Dear Parishioners,

Please join us the weekend of January 5,

2019 to hear Rev. Patrick Murphy speak at

all the services about a ministry provid-

ing direct relief to the poor throughout

Latin America and the Caribbean.

Father Murphy will share personal wit-

ness about Food For The Poor’s mission to

care for the destitute as a means of living

out the Gospel mandate to love one an-

other.

Fr. Murphy was ordained for The Society

of Jesus, the Jesuits, in 1967. Before join-

ing Food For The Poor he was a teacher

and Chaplain at Creighton University,

worked as a Chaplain in the prison sys-

tem in Wisconsin and has spent 18 years

in ministry in Jamaica, Belize, Bahamas,

Thailand and Antigua.

Please join me in welcoming Fr. Murphy.

~ Fr. Jerry

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Reminder: The January Meeting will be on Tuesday, Janu-ary 15th at 7pm.

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Guardián Del Santísimo: Nuestro Sen or nos da paz y dones del Espí ritu San-to mientras oramos y pasamos tiempo con e l. Te-nemos la bendicio n de tener nuestra Capilla de Adoracio n Perpetua. ¡Por favor contactar! Angel & Mary Valdivia al 273-1629 para el horario de guardia de 6:00am a 12:00pm, y Monica y Marcus Ramirez al 273-8448 de 12:00pm a 6:00pm y ho-rarios de 12:00am-6:00am, y a John y Lupe Jara-millo, de 6:00pm a medianoche. Horario Actual-mente abiertas: Domingo: 8am, Martes: 3am, 6am, 8am, Jueves: 6am, Sábado: 6pm, 7pm ca-da otra semana, 10pm, Domingo: 8am.

SE BUSCA Se busca una trompetista en el coro de mariachi y en Mariachi Girasol. Por favor llame a Isabel 232-4114.

El Centro cerrará para Navidad y Año Nuevo a partir de Viernes, 21 de diciembre al medio dia y volverá abrir el lunes, 7 de enero, 2019. Disculpe la incon-veniencia. Feliz Navidad y un Prospero Año Nuevo de sus servidores de El Centro.

Epifanía: La manifestación del Señor Epifanía significa "manifestación". Jesús se da a conocer. Aunque Jesús se dio a conocer en diferentes momentos a diferentes personas, la Iglesia celebra como epifanías tres eventos: Su Epifanía ante los Reyes Magos (Mt 2, 1-12) Su Epifanía a San Juan Bautista en el Jordán Su Epifanía a sus discípulos y comienzo de Su vida pública con el milagro en Caná. La Epifanía que más celebramos en la Navidad es la pri-mera. La fiesta de la Epifanía tiene su origen en la Iglesia de Oriente. A diferencia de Europa, el 6 de enero tanto en Egipto como en Arabia se celebraba el solsticio, festejando al sol victorioso con evocaciones míticas muy antiguas. Epi-fanio explica que los paganos celebraban el solsticio inver-nal y el aumento de la luz a los trece días de haberse da-do este cambio; nos dice además que los paganos hacían una fiesta significativa y suntuosa en el templo de Coré. Cosme de Jerusalén cuenta que los paganos celebraban una fiesta mucho antes que los cristianos con ritos nocturnos en los que gritaban: "la virgen ha dado a luz, la luz crece". Entre los años 120 y 140 AD los gnósticos trataron de cris-tianizar estos festejos celebrando el bautismo de Jesús. Si-guiendo la creencia gnóstica, los cristianos de Basílides ce-lebraban la Encarnación del Verbo en la humanidad de Jesús cuando fue bautizado. Epifanio trata de darles un sentido cristiano al decir que Cristo demuestra así ser la verdadera luz y los cristianos celebran su nacimiento. Hasta el siglo IV la Iglesia comenzó a celebrar en este día la Epifanía del Señor. Al igual que la fiesta de Navidad en occidente, la Epifanía nace contemporáneamente en Orien-te como respuesta de la Iglesia a la celebración solar pa-gana que tratan de sustituir. Así se explica que la Epifanía se llama en oriente: Hagia phota, es decir, la santa luz. Esta fiesta nacida en Oriente ya se celebraba en la Galia a mediados del s IV donde se encuentran vestigios de ha-ber sido una gran fiesta para el año 361 AD. La celebra-ción de esta fiesta es ligeramente posterior a la de Navi-dad.

Los Reyes Magos, Mientras en Oriente la Epifanía es la

fiesta de la Encarnación, en Occidente se celebra con esta

fiesta la revelación de Jesús al mundo pagano, la verdade-

ra Epifanía. La celebración gira en torno a la adoración a

la que fue sujeto el Niño Jesús por parte de los tres Reyes

Magos (Mt 2 1-12) como símbolo del reconocimiento del

mundo pagano de que Cristo es el salvador de toda la

humanidad.

De acuerdo a la tradición de la Iglesia del siglo I, se rela-ciona a estos magos como hombres poderosos y sabios, po-siblemente reyes de naciones al oriente del Mediterráneo, hombres que por su cultura y espiritualidad cultivaban su conocimiento de hombre y de la naturaleza esforzándose especialmente por mantener un contacto con Dios. Del pasa-je bíblico sabemos que son magos, que vinieron de Oriente y que como regalo trajeron incienso, oro y mirra; de la tra-dición de los primeros siglos se nos dice que fueron tres re-yes sabios: Melchor, Gaspar y Baltazar. Hasta el año de 474 AD sus restos estuvieron en Constantinopla, la capital cristiana más importante en Oriente; luego fueron traslada-dos a la catedral de Milán (Italia) y en 1164 fueron trasla-dados a la ciudad de Colonia (Alemania), donde permane-cen hasta nuestros días.

El hacer regalos a los niños el día 6 de enero corresponde

a la conmemoración de la generosidad que estos magos

tuvieron al adorar al Niño Jesús y hacerle regalos tomando

en cuenta que "lo que hiciereis con uno de estos pequeños, a

mi me lo hacéis" (Mt. 25, 40); a los niños haciéndoles vivir

hermosa y delicadamente la fantasía del acontecimiento y

a los mayores como muestra de amor y fe a Cristo recién

nacido.

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PARISH NEWS REGIONAL NEWS Confessions Wednesday 5:30pm-6:15pm SPANISH ONLY Saturday 2:30pm to 3:30 pm, or anytime by appointment if needed. Marriages Arrangements must be made with the pastor at least 6 Months prior to the planned date. Planes de Matrimo-nio llame al Sacerdote. Quinceañeras Arrangements need to be made with the church office 6 Months prior to planned date. Baptism Preparation Session English classes will be January 14th, at 7:00pm in the Church or if necessary call the parish office for an appointment Spanish Baptism classes are January 13th, at 2:15pm inside the MCBAC in the MTR. Anointing of the Sick For the Sacrament of the Sick please call the parish office. Communion Calls If anyone is sick at home for a period of time please notify the parish office. Declaration of Nullity Please call the parish office at 785-232-5088

School Information School Website: holyfamilytopeka.net East: K-8, 1725 NE Seward Ave. School Phone: 785-234-8980 School Fax: 785-234-6778 Email: andersonn@holyfamilytopeka.net West: Pre-School, 210 NE Branner School Phone: 785-234-8980 Email: valorieself@aol.com

MARCH FOR LIFE FOR YOUNG ADULTS/ADULTS Young Adults and Adults (age 21+) are invited to attend the National March for Life in Washington, DC. We have an Archdiocesan group attending January 17-20, 2019. Please visit our event website for more details at: www.archkck.org/march4lifeadult Questions? Contact Emily Lopez at elopez@archkck.org or 913-647-0323

2019 IGNITE-YOUTH RALLY

January 22nd, 2019 Topeka Performing Arts Center Event begins at 9:00am MASS at 11:15am concelebrated by Archbishop Naumann and Bishop Brungardt March to KS Capitol Steps and Kansans for Life Rally following Mass. Please contact the Pro-Life Office at 913-647-3059 or at prolife@archkck.com with any questions. VISIT WWW.ARCHKCK.ORG/IGNITE FOR MORE IN-FORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS.

The Knights of Columbus annual free throw contest is this Sunday from 4pm to 5pm. All youth ages 9 through 14 are eligible to participate. Following the contest stay to root on the Knights as they take on the HFCS 8th grade basketball team. Concessions will be sold by the 8th grade class.

FREE THROW

CONTEST

COURAGE Courage is a spiritual support group helping Catholic men and women live chaste lives in accordance with the Catholic Church’s teaching on same-sex attraction and/or behaviors. Through participation in the Sacra-ments, prayer, fellowship and moral support, Cour-age members strive to develop lives of interior chas-tity in union with Christ and His Church. Courage meets in the Archdiocese every two weeks. EnCour-age is a separate spiritual support group for family members and friends of loved ones with same-sex attraction. If you, your child or loved one struggles with same-sex attraction and wants confidential Catholic support, call the Courage helpline (913) 428-9893.