Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary TimeNovember 19, 2017

Blessed are you who fear the Lord.— Psalm 128:1a

SHARING OUR GIFTSAutumn is the season for harvesting

and sharing the fruits of our labors. This week’s scriptures use images of the harvest, family life, pregnancy, and investment to describe the abundant harvest in the reign of God. We discover that sharing the gifts we have been given brings eternal rewards for everyone.

In the Gospel parable a master entrusts his possessions to three servants before going on a journey. Each is given some talents. What they do with those talents determines what the master will do with them when he returns. How about us? What are we doing with our talents? How will our Master treat us when he returns?

Question of the WeekHow am I investing those talents entrusted to me by the Master?

SPECIAL OBSERVANCES WEEKLY READINGS AND MASS INTENTIONS

11/18 Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne;

Blessed Virgin MaryReadings: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33Mass Intentions: 4:00pm (M) +Helen Mutoza 4:00pm (AR) 7:00pm (AC) Renovacion Carismatica Catolica

11/19 Sunday: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary TimeReadings: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]Mass Intentions: 830am (M) Michael Davis (SI) 830am (C) Linda Petty (SI)

10:00am (AR) +Martin Ferrera 10:15am (AC) Parish

11/20 Monday: Readings: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Lk 18:35-43Mass Intentions: 8:00am (AC) Kathleen Diebold (SI)

11/21 Tues: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MaryReadings: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Ps 3:2-7; Lk 19:1-10Mass Intentions 8:00am (AC) Heidi Blankenhorn (SI)

11/22 Wednesday: St. Cecilia Readings: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b, 15; Lk 19:11-28Mass Intention: 8:30am (M)

11/23 Thursday: St. Clement I, St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro; Thanksgiving DayReadings: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Lk 19:41-44 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested:Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19Mass Intentions 8:00am (AC) +Hank Middleton

11/24 Friday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and CompanionsReadings: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11-12; Lk 19:45-48Mass Intentions: 8:00am (AC) Thomas Chimente (BD)

11/25 Saturday: Blessed Virgin MaryReadings: 1 Mc 6:1-13; Ps 9:2-4, 6, 16, 19; Lk 20:27-40Mass Intentions: 4:00pm (M) Michael Davis (BD) 4:00pm (AR) 7:00pm (AC) +Sagrario Rueda Marisol

11/26 Sunday: Readings: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46

WEEKLY SCHEDULESUNDAY9:00 – 10:15am Children’s Faith Formation, K-8, Angels Camp (Sept.-May)

MONDAY 1:00 - 3:00pm St. Patrick’s Helping Hands Distribution, Angels Camp 4:00 - 5:30pm Children’s Faith Formation, Murphys (Sept.-May) 5:00 - 6:30pm High School Confirmation, Angels Camp

TUESDAY 8:30 -12:00pm St. Patrick’s Preschool, Angels Camp (Sept.–May) 9:00 -10:00am OLS Helping Hands Distribution, AR 10:00 - 11:00am Perpetual Novena, Arnold 10:00 - 1:00pm Seniors Meeting, Angels Camp

WEDNESDAY 8:30 – 12:00pm St. Patrick’s Preschool, Angels Camp (Sept.–May) 6:00 - 8:00pm Youth Group, Angels Camp (2nd and 4th)

THURSDAY 8:30 -12:00pm St. Patrick’s Preschool, Angels Camp (Sept.–May)FRIDAY 8:30 - 4:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

MONTHLY PARISH ACTIVITIESANGELS ALTAR SOCIETY: 2nd Monday, 10am, Library, Angels Camp

ARNOLD WOMEN’S CLUB: 1st Friday after 11am Rosary, Arnold Hall

ARNOLD MEN’S CLUB: 4th Thursday, 7pm Arnold

BINGO: 3rd Saturday, 2pm Angels Camp Hall

FINANCE COUNCIL: 4th Friday, 5:00pm, Parish Office

FIRST SATURDAY MASS: 9am Chapel Angels Camp

ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION: 4th Sunday after 10:15am Mass Angels Camp Hall

LAY CARMELITES: 1st Saturday, 9am Chapel, Angels Camp. Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Lay Carmelite Community meets each month immediately following Mass.

LITURGY BOARD: 1st Monday, 6:00pm Angels Camp Classroom

MURPHYS ALTAR SOCIETY: 2nd Thursday 10am Murphys Hall

MURPHYS MEN’S CLUB: 2nd Thurs 5pm Murphys Hall PARISH COUNCIL: 2nd Monday, 6pm Angels Camp Hall

ST. PATRICK’S ANGELS CAMP/MURPHYS HELPING HANDS: 1st Monday 11:00am Helping Hands Bldg. Angels Camp

ST. PATRICK’S PRESCHOOL PARENTS ADVISORY MEETING: 2nd Tuesday 6pm- Confirmation Room, Angels Camp ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY – 3rd Monday 6pm Classroom, Angels Camp

Ray Auger, Suzanne Lee, Darren Schuler, Joshua Lordan, Lori Oneto Detrick, Jose Garcia, Scott Kelly, Carol Carbajal, Ramon Gordils, Cedilia Gordils, Joel Rivera, Jeannette Bennett, Carol Otis, Pete Rodriguez, Diane Sullivan, Anthony Baptista-Alcaide, Helen Ayupan, Giovanie Baptista-Alcaide, Chuck Walker, Sylvia Cass, Debbie Raffetto, Johnny Johnson, Michael Davis, Nancy Davis, Amelia Vlaovich, Danica Woodbury, Kimberly Jones, Jeffery Harwell, Robin Hilmanofski, Carol Klocke, Aiden Hunt, Kim Jones, Randy Johnson, Steve Thompson, , Janis Fraizer, Millie Navarro, Joanne Weatherman, Jack & Lola HoltonMary Vera, Larry Allen, Shawn Serra, Julie Smith, Patty Grant, Chase Kelly, Nancy Peterson, Kraig Clifton, Jacob Silva, Michelle Tsutsui, Joshua Hegal, Ann Perez, Donelia Dooley, Julie Diedrick, Jim Ramsayer, Joe Symkowick, Michelle & Dave Elam, Cecilia Hegel, Amelia Orlonzit, Trevor Stotka, Sondra Clifford, Timothy Dahl, Anne Adams Helms, Lisa Lee, Sandra Juarez, Pat Stuth, Baby Alli Ybarra, Ellen Wiederlight, Cheyenne Jones, Theone Innes, Karan Newman, Joel Rivera, Taylor Lowell, Tim Murray, Stephanie Dunn, Randy McNurlin, Aurelia Meier, Amanda Soukup, Michelle Baker, Dave Finn, Karin Evans, Theresa Cummins, Peggy Rourke-Nichols, Siri Porovich, Leann Murray, Patty Chesnut, Norman Boydston, Ben Quick, John Wade, Clell & Mary Grimes, Louise Larro, Mike Larro, Michael Abeyta, Robbie Petterson, Eric Parker, Misha Larro, Kristine Camozzi, Peter Bailey, Karl Christensen, Mary Frances Kelly, Jack Setzer, Velma Laver, David Wells, Justin Bates, Sonny Abalos, Al Arieta, Flo Vlnaty, Josh Kavanagh, Troy Williams, Aleida Robinson, Roman Maldonado, Jean Marie Peters, Grover M. Inks, Bradley J. Howard, Kelly Bloom, Nolan Hicks, Joshua and Colin Muilenburg and individuals on 12-step programs.

(Notify the Parish Office of any Prayer Listchanges – deaths, return to good health)

The Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible bible study at Our Lady of the Sierra will take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:45pm starting on November 9th in Johnson Hall. This is an 8-session course. The other session dates are: Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, and Jan. 18. Please come to learn more intimately, the salvation history which God has made us a part of.

Pastor’s Note

33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeNovember 19, 2017 Year A

A Reckless Trust

Many sermons on this parable focus on the three servants given certain number of talents. However, I will focus my attention on the master who I suppose is God. God is generous, extravagant giver of all good gifts but plain as the nose on your face, God is like this reckless prodigal master who dares trust us with “his property.” Three servants were given gifts, two of them passed the test but one, however, is a play-it-safe guy who dug a hole both for the talent and himself. What does this story tell us? It tells us how much God believes in us. In life, we know that some handles leadership better than others. Some find their best gifts as followers. This parable invites us to look at ourselves as made in the image of God, blessed by God, family, friends, community, and faith with abilities, tendencies, gifts, and struggles. Our generous and reckless, loving God longs to awaken in us the uniqueness God has placed in every human life that breathes on this planet. God believes in us so much God sent His Only Son to be our Savior. It is this lavish, all-in, giving God whose heart of love long to bind us to Himself if we will simply see how much God entrusts to us every good and perfect gift. The air we breathe, the food we eat, the relationships in the family and the community we enjoy, the gifts we have-

gifts as multicolored as the rainbow---all bespeak our ties to this One who gives all. Do we use the given gifts of the Lord, to befriend others, to help others, and improve our relationships with God who is the owner of all that we have? You tell me!

2nd Collections

Nov 19 Catholic Campaign for Human Dev.Dec 3 Maintenance & RepairDec 10 Retirement Fund for ReligiousDec 25 Christmas OfferingDec 31 Helping Hands Please give generously!!

Arnold Helping HandsWe want to thank many parishioners who generously contribute their time, talent and treasure to Our Lady of the Sierra Helping Hands program. We are open every Tuesday (weather permitting) 9:30am to 10:00am. We serve several homeless individuals, many families, and seniors from our food pantry. We also have a closet with clothes for infants, children of all sizes and adults (men and women) of all sizes. We gratefully accept donations of non-perishable foods (especially cereal and peanut butter), personal items, and cleaning products.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITIONEarlier this autumn, we looked at how

our Eucharistic Prayers have been enriched by the approval of several new prayers to augment the old Roman Canon. For us, there are the four standard prayers, three for Masses with Children, and the most recent addition, the former Swiss Eucharistic Prayer with four alternative forms (now known as the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions).

We also have two Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation. The source

for these two prayers is the request by many bishops for a special prayer for the “Holy Year” of 1975. Originally, the committee in charge was commissioned to write a single prayer, but the theme proved so rich that it gave rise to two. The first is based on and develops biblical texts on reconciliation. The second starts with the experience of living in today’s fractured world, and how the Spirit calls us to reconciliation and peace. Not everyone was happy with all this creativity, saying that if too many were published, it would be difficult for the Vatican to control further requests. Everyone thought the pope would put strict limits on the prayers, but in the end he said he was willing to open doors that had long been closed. Although he approved them for a period of only three years, they were never formally removed from the Sacramentary and have been incorporated into the new Roman Missal.

HELPING HANDS Angels Camp

With the weather changing soon, we need sweatshirts, sweaters, coats and winter clothes for children. We could also use packages of new socks and gently used tennis shoes for adults and children. We can always use sheets, blankets, and towels. You can bring donations to the parish office or to Helping Hands on Mondays between 11 am - 3 pm. We are always looking for volunteers! If you are interested helping, please call Pattie Schuck at 728-8793. Thanks!!!

“SAVE these DATES”Saturday, December 2nd for an Advent One Day Retreat with guest speaker, author, counselor, & singer, Vinny Flynn. The retreat will begin with Mass at 8:00 am followed by coffee & rolls.  He will be covering the 7 Secrets of the Eucharist and Reconciliation.  Lunch at 12:00 noon and another talk in the afternoon and will end with Adoration and then, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.  This will be our Parish Advent Mission and we

encourage parishioners of all 4 churches to participate with your families. 

Fr. Rolly will be celebrating his 40th year anniversary as a priest!  A special celebration is being planned for Monday, Dec. 11th beginning with Mass at 10:30 am and celebration party following.  Please save the date! 

Adoration of the Blessed SacramentEvery Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Evening Prayer/Benediction 4:00 p.m."Love our Lady and make her loved. Always recite

the Rosary and recite it as often as possible." St. Padre Pio

No Adoration 11/24

Our Lady of the Sierra Arnold and St. Patrick’s Murphys Saturday

Masses are at 4pm through March 2018

Italian Catholic Federation Raffle

The Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) is RAFFLING off a 10-inch Christmas Nativity Set that includes the gifts of "Frankincense, myrrh, & gold", AND a handmade built STABLE! A gift to keep for yourself or give to someone for a brighter holiday. All proceeds benefit the ICF for all of its charitable activities - including annual contributions to the Bishop's burse among many others. 

Tickets are $5 each OR 5 tickets for $20, and can be purchased at the Angels Camp church door BEFORE & AFTER Sunday masses until the drawing on Sunday, December 10th, at the FREE Wendell's Breakfast Giveaway at the Angels Camp church HALL, Need not be present to win, but we sure hope to share a Free breakfast there with you!

11/12/17 Last Sunday’s Collections Sunday Collections $ 4755Parish Assistance Fund $ 1373M & R $ 165CHD $ 50Online $ 130Weekly Total Collections $ 6148

Thank you for your generosity!!

R.C.I.A. EnrollmentWe are now accepting enrollment for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). Adult returning Catholics, separated brothers in other Christian or non-Christian faiths and fallen Catholics who desire to come back to the Church can be enrolled. Please call the Parish Office at 736-4575.

Missal SponsorshipOur annual Missal Sponsorship drive

is here. The Missal Sponsorship forms are available at back of the

Church or Parish Office. Thank You.