OFFICE HOURS/HORARIO DE OFICINA: Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Third Sunday of Advent Tercer Domingo de Adviento

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1450 E. La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92805 PHONE: (714) 776-0270 FAX: (714) 776-6022 Email address: stanthonyclaret@yahoo.com Parish Website: stanthonyclaret.org

OFFICE HOURS/HORARIO DE OFICINA: Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Saturday/Sábado: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Sunday/Domingo: 9:00AM to 12:30 PM

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Third Sunday of Advent

Tercer Domingo de Adviento

Third Sunday of Advent

Tercer Domingo de Adviento

Third Sunday of Advent

Tercer Domingo de Adviento

Third Sunday of Advent

Tercer Domingo de Adviento

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-Retirement Fund for Religious and Diocesan Priests

December 10-11, 2016

Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have offered their lives in service to others—educating the young, comforting the sick, seeking justice for the oppressed. Today, many are frail, elderly, and in need of assistance. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to furnish medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please give generously to today’s second collection.

Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosas, religiosos y sacerdotes

Diciembre 10-11, 2016

Los religiosos ancianos necesitan su ayuda. Estas hermanas, hermanos y sacerdotes de órdenes religiosas católicas —han dedicado su vida en servicio a los demás– educaron a los jóvenes, cuidaron a los enfermos y lucharon para que los oprimidos fueran tratados con justicia. Hoy, muchos son ancianos y necesitan atenciones. Su donativo al Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos ayuda con las recetas médicas, cuidados de enfermería y más. Sea generoso con la segunda

colecta de hoy.

La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Lunes, 12 de Diciembre del 2016

Mañanitas 3:00am con Banda y Coros de San Antonio

Misa 4:30am

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-SIMBANG GABI – A Filipino Christmas Tradition

Simbang Gabi ( “Simba” means Mass, “Gabi” means night or evening) is a long treasured Philippine tradition which originally is a series of “dawn masses” for 9 consecutive days, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary in anticipation of Christmas. Its liturgical significance comes from the Season of Advent, being the time of spiritual preparation to worthily welcome and receive the Child Jesus in our midst. It starts every December 16th

through December 24th_{and is usually done as early as 3 to 5}

o’clock in the morning. At St. Anthony Claret Church, novena masses are celebrated in the evenings as anticipated masses in lieu of dawn masses, for practical purposes. Thus, we usually start the novena on the evening of December 15th_.

The Simbang Gabi originated in the early days of Christianity in the Philippines, in and about 1660. The Philippines is an agricultural country where farmers, during the Spanish rule, toiled all day with one break during noon when the heat would be at its peak. When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings. The Missionary Friars saw that the people despite fatigue wanted to attend the services. As a compromise, the clergy began to hold Mass in the early dawn when the land would still be dark before the natives went out to toil in the fields again. It was then a practical compromise for farmers who started their day before sunrise, at the crack of dawn, to avoid the heat in the fields. Simbang Gabi Mass is also known as Misa de Gallo. The word “gallo” means “rooster” in Spanish. At the first sound of dawn, at the crowing of the rooster, the entire family would get up and walk to the nearest parish church. This religious practice has been handed from one generation to the next and it evolved into a distinctly Philippine tradition. Simbang Gabi expresses the faith of Filipinos in God who is present in human history, even in the simple joys and anxieties of life’s humblest activities. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbang_Gabi

The Filipino Community cordially invites everyone to join in their 9 days Simbang Gabi Novena. Schedule of masses are as follows:

December 15 - Thursday - 7:00pm - Parish Center

December 16 - Friday - 7:00pm - St. Matthew #101 December 17 - Saturday - 6:00pm - Parish Center December 18 - Sunday - 6:00pm - Parish Center December 19 - Monday - 7:00pm – Parish Center December 20 - Tuesday - 7:00pm- Parish Center

December 21 - Wednesday - 7:00p.m. - St. Matthew #101 December 22 - Thursday - 7:00pm - Parish Center December 23 - Friday - 7:00pm - St. Matthew #101

For more information and to sponsor, please contact Letty Lagos at 714-624-7395 or

Alda Ramos at 714-858-7541.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Christmas is just around the corner and St. Vincent de Paul needs your support. There are barrels in the rectory office for your donations of toys for the needy families this Christmas. St. Vincent de Paul needs Volunteers to help bag the toys for the kids and put together and distribute Christmas Baskets on Wednesday and Thursday December 14th and 15th from 7:00am to 2:00pm in the parish center. If you are interested in helping, please contact St. Vincent De Paul at (714) 563-1652 on Wednesdays from 1:00pm-2:30pm. We are located in the far end of the church parking lot by the St. James room.

¡SAN VINCENTE DE PAUL NECESITA SU AYUDA!

La Navidad se acerca y San Vicente de Paúl necesita su apoyo. En la oficina parroquial habrá barriles para que hagan sus donaciones de juguetes para las familias necesitadas esta Navidad. Se Necesitan Voluntarios para ensamblar las cajas de comida, juguetes y las canastas navideñas el Miércoles y Jueves 14 y 15 de Diciembre de 7:00am a 2:00pm en el centro parroquial. Si desea ayudar por favor comuníquese con San Vicente De Paúl al (714) 563-1652 los Miércoles de 1:00pm a 2:30pm. San Vicente

de Paúl esta localizado hasta el fondo del estacionamiento cercas del salón St. James.

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PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH

OREMOS POR LOS ENFERMOS

Khloe Alexander, Rejino Agredano, Alicia & Alfredo Ruvalcaba, Maria Guadalupe Vega, Isaura Aleman, Carlos Pineda, Dominga Santacruz, Arturo Sanchez, Neil Saxton, Hiedi Guillen, Maria Samora, Michael Swanson, Maria Medina, Rosa M. Perez, Raul & Luis Romero, Jaime Cedillo, Allison Hoekstra, Ramiro Macias, Stephanie Baez, Tracy L. Garcia, Jesse Gomez, Anna Righele, Carl Tortoro, Joel Torres, Luis

Foden

AND FOR THE DECEASED...WE PRAY / OREMOS POR LOS FIELES DIFUNTOS

Carlos U. Atilano, Rest In Peace

Note: Due to the large number of prayer requests, each month we will begin a new list of prayer requests. You may contact the parish office to make your request at 714-776-0270.

Nota: Debido a la gran cantidad de peticiones de oración, cada mes empezaremos una nueva lista. Llame a la oficina parroquial para hacer su petición al 714-776-0270.

Thank you to everyone! All

payments going forward will

be rebates that will return to

our parish. This will assist in paying off the parish

kitchen project. Please continue to make your

PSA payments.

$122,335.00 (Pledged)

$93,593.02 (Paid)

Gracias a todos! A partir de

hoy todos los pagos

adicio-nales serán devueltos a

nuestra parroquia. Esto asistirá en pagar lo que

aún falta para el proyecto de la cocina. Favor de

continuar haciendo sus pagos para la

Campa-ña de Servicios Pastorales.

$122,335.00 (Promesas)

$93,593.02 (Pagados)

SUNDAY OFFERTORY

Total Offertory 2015: $12,368.60 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sunday 12-4-16: $13,099.86 Electronic Giving: $ 477.00 Total Offertory 2016: $13,576.86 ——————————————————————————

Friday Knights Bingo: $3,465.00

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ONLINE GIVING

Why Give Online?

Simple and automatic, no distractions, easily track your donations.

To use online giving, please go to

www.stanthonyclaret.org and click on “donate today”

Thank you for your support of parish ministries!

¡Gracias por su apoyo a los ministerios parroquiales!

2017 Calendars

The 2017 calendars are available in the parish

office during office hours.

Calendarios 2017

Los calendarios del 2017 están disponibles en la

oficina parroquial durante los horarios de oficina

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-ATTENTION /

ATENCION

During the month of December, St. Vincent de

Paul WILL NOT be open on

Wednesday’s for food distribution. They will return on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 1:00-2:30pm.

Duran te el me s de Diciembre, San Vicente de Paul No estará abierto los Miércoles para distribución de comida. Regresarán el Miércoles, 4 de Enero, 2017

de 1:00pm-2:30pm.

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