1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828

Saturday
Sunday
Daily
Rosary
5:00pm
7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm
Monday - Saturday 8:00am
Daily, after morning Mass
Novena
Perpetual Adoration
Sacrament of Penance
Vocation Holy Hour
Baptism and Marriage
Tuesday, after morning Mass
24 hours
Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm
1st Friday, 8:00am Mass
Please call Parish Office
Pastor Father Brian Corcoran Associate Pastor Father Joseph Freeman
Pastor Emeritus Monsignor Timothy Harnett Deacon Bob Beiner
1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828
Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118 Saint John School: 760 944-8227
admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnschool.com
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Saint John the Evangelist
“Let go of the past and go for the future! Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Live the life you imagined!”
... Come and celebrate the Sacrament of Penance
with us this Tuesday (17) at our Advent Penance
Service, at 7:00pm. There will be many visiting
priests to assist us. It’s simple and easy!
... Our Seniors have their special Penance Service
this Thursday (19), at 11:00am. Hopefully, Father
Joseph, Father Brian and Monsignor will assist, and
also enjoy the Seniors Luncheon afterwards!
... Other Advent Penance Services available this
week are: Saint Mark, San Marcos, at 6:30pm on
Monday (16), Saint Peter, Fallbrook, at 6:30pm, on
Thursday (19), and at Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside, on Friday (20), at 7:00pm. Healing!
... Our Seniors Luncheon is this Thursday (19) at
12:00pm. Make your reservations by calling 760
753-6254. It’s only $5.00 for a warm, healthy
lunch with friends. Join us!
... Our Knights of Columbus have great Christmas
Trees for sale on our lower parking lot, weekdays
from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturdays from 8:00am to
8:00pm, and Sundays from 10:00am to 8:00pm.
All the proceeds go to charity.
... Our church ‘Christmas Flowers’ are a wonderful way to remember and honor our loved ones,
living and deceased, over the entire Christmas season. Special envelopes are available in the packets
mailed home, and at the back of the church.
... Liz Beiner and our RCIA team welcome adults
who are interested in becoming Catholic. Join
them each Tuesday at 7:00pm in the Hall!
... Each Christmas, Saint John parishioners seek to
assist needy families from our midst with baskets of
food and toys. Donations of food and toys are again
needed and most welcome. Collection boxes are at
the back of the church. We would appreciate all
contributions by this Monday (16).
... If you are aware of a family in need of assistance
this Christmas please complete a Basket Application Form on their behalf, at the Parish Office.
... Shirley Shetula, from our Saint Vincent de Paul
Society, and her great team, plan to assemble and
distribute the Christmas Baskets this Friday (20)
and Saturday (21), with the support and assistance
of so many! Mighty!
... Our Saint John School Board meets this Thursday (19), in the School Library, at 6:30pm.
December 15, 2013
... In November, our Food Pantry served 368
households, assisting 1,782 of our neighbors, of
whom 898 were children. ‘Thank you’ to our great
Food Pantry Team, and the many who donate food!
... Our Saint John School Christmas Program for
Grades 6-8 is this Wednesday (18) at 6:30pm.
... Our School children also have their Christmas
Prayer Service this Friday (20) at 11:20am.
... Father Brian and Father Joseph joined the Deanery of Priests at their Christmas Luncheon on Friday (13) in Oceanside.
... This Monday (16), our Religious Education
classes continue at 4:15pm and 6:30pm. For more
info call Ann McGinnis at 760 436-0664.
... For our Junior High ‘Faithways’ give Nicole
Steele a call at 760 753-4279. Sessions continue this
Monday (16) from 6:30pm - 7:45pm, in the Hall!
... Our youth gather for class today (15). Classes
continue on Tuesday (17) and Wednesday (18) for
2nd Year Teens. For more info, contact Isaac at
youth@saintjohnencinitas.org or at 760 753-3679.
... Our Saint John Guadalupanas are serving home
made tamales after Sunday (15) morning Masses.
... Our final rehearsal for our Children’s Choir for
our Christmas Eve 6:00pm Mass is this Tuesday
(17), from 6:00pm to 6:45pm, in the church. Contact Julie Marner at music@saintjohnencinitas.org.
... $19,912.00 was contributed last weekend (8)
with 407 families using parish envelopes. A further
$4,815.00 was contributed online!
... 193 families contributed $5,816.00 in the collection for the National Needs of the Church!
... Our retired Religious - priests, Brothers and Sisters - really rely on us! Please give generously to
the collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious.
... Mark your calendars for our School Auction
and Dinner Dance, this year a fun ‘Masquerade
Ball’, set for Saturday, February 22, at the Sheraton in Carlsbad! It is always a great night!
... Matt and Carol Williamson, Franco Aguilar and
Adan Altamirano did a great job in putting up our
outdoor Christmas lights and decorations, and in
keeping them lit! ’Tis the season!
... Monsignor Ray Moore served as Pastor at Saint
John from 1969 to 1974, and assisted again in his
retirement years. This Friday (20) is the 12th Anniversary of his death. May he rest in peace.
... “It’s your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude!” Are you the one?
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Saint John School
Pre-school - Grade 8
Principal : Dan Schuh
760 944-8227 or ww.saintjohnschool.com
School Christmas Program (6-8) Wednesday (18)
School Christmas Prayer Service Friday (20)
Preschool Director
Megan Bresee
760 634-1522
mbresee@saintjohnschool.com
“Building the whole child in preparation
for Kindergarten”
Now accepting Applications for Lambs and Doves
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
If you know a family in need, please recommend
them for a Christmas Basket, by filling out a Request
Form. Donations of food and toys are welcome. A
list of suggested items and Forms are available in the
Parish Office. Please drop off your contributions at
the Church Office by Monday (16).
Advent Penance Services
Parish
Tuesday
Dec. 17th
7:00pm
Seniors
Thursday
Dec. 19th
11:00am
Knights of Columbus
Christmas Tree Sale
The Knights are selling Douglas and
Noble Fir Christmas trees on the
lower parking lot.
Monday - Friday 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturdays 8:00am to 8:00pm
Sundays 10:00am to 8:00pm
Proceeds go to local charities and to
Saint John Parish.
December 15, 2013
Pancake Breakfast November 2013
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Cathedral Catholic High School
CCHS will be hosting the EXPLORE
placement test on January 25, 2014.
Check-in will begin at 7:30am, and the test
will take place on-campus.
Each student who has applied to attend CCHS is registered to
take the exam. Applications are still available online. Visit
the school’s website at www.cathedralcatholic.org/admissions
for more information.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve, Monday (24)
4:00pm Children’s Mass, 6:00pm Children’s Mass
8:00pm Family Mass, 11:00pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day, Tuesday (25)
7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm (Sp)
(No 5:00pm Mass)
Pancake Breakfast
Join us Sunday (22) from
8:30am - 12:00pm
for pancakes, fruit, bacon,
orange juice and donuts.
All proceeds go to the
‘Tijuana House Build’ project.
We also have ‘to go’ plates!
Religious Education
Classes for Grades K-6
Mondays at 4:15pm and 6:30pm
For more info, Ann at 760 436-0664
reledoffice@saintjohnencinitas.org
Jr. High Faithways
Monday (16) at 6:30pm
Registration forms are available on the website and
in the Parish Office
For more info, Nicole 760 753- 4279
faithways@saintjohnencinitas.org
Youth Ministry
December 15, 2013
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday
5:00pm Harry Watson †
Third Sunday of Advent
December 15 Is 35:1-6a, 10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11
March and Vandermolen
7:30am
Families †
9:00am Louis Verzi †
10:30am Leonard Patryn †
12:00pm Parishioners
5:00pm Susan Kay Westra †
Monday
December 16 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Mt 21:23-27
8:00am Steve Jorgensen †
Tuesday
December 17 Gn 49:2, 8-10; Mt 1:1-17
8:00am Mary Ellen Koegel †
Wednesday
December 18 Jer 23:5-8; Mt 1:18-25
8:00am Jean Mocho †
Thursday
December 19 Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lk 1:5-25
8:00am Jim Krueger †
Friday
December 20 Is 7:10-14; Lk 1:26-38
8:00am Monsignor Ray Moore †
Joann Parker †
Saturday
December 21 Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-45
8:00am Thomas Hermoso †
5:00pm Carolyn Matzinger †
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday
December 22 Is 7:10-14; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24
7:30am Carolyn Matzinger †
9:00am Robert Ferris †
10:30am Parishioners
12:00pm Isaac Rodas †
5:00pm Betty Ann Webster †
December 14
Sunday
Please Keep in Your Prayers
Nydia Abney, Alex Amador, Martha Amador, Anthony Baggio, Aiden
Blenderman, Maura Brown, Peggi Comiskey, Joe Corder, Rob
Crewse, Edward Dillon, Mary Ferko, Kathy Fix, Maria Jaque, Kathleen Jones, Eva King, Skyler Koehne, Hiram Lee-Gonzalez, Manny
Gonzales, Kasie Lindberg, Pat McKinley, Martin McNeela, Lucy Mee,
Patty Moore, Shirley Moriarty, Grace Oreb, Ashley Ray, Mary Ellen
Riedel, Rita Roth, Tom Saake, Gina Stack, Richard Templin, Mary
Trotter, Norma Vasques, Eric Vukicevich, Grant Waller and Griffin
Waller.
Our Recently Deceased
Classes on Sunday (15) for 1st and 2nd year Teens.
Classes continue on Tuesday (17) and Wednesday
(18) for 2nd Year Teens. For more info:
Doris Kelsall, Norman Elliott, John Guerre and Walter (Bud) Wright
youth@saintjohnencinitas.org
We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.
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San Juan Evangelista
PROMESA CUMPLID
Las lecturas de hoy nos hablan de la persona fiel, de
aquella que espera en Dios pero tal vez no sienta su
presencia. Toda persona que busca a Dios, en un
momento u otro, experimenta la ausencia de Dios. El
mismo Jesús gritó durante la noche oscura de su alma.
La epístola de Santiago hace referencia a esta
cuestión. Dice que debemos ser tan pacientes como la
tierra abandonada y silenciosa, que espera las lentas y
húmedas lluvias del invierno y las fuertes y necesarias
lluvias de la primavera. Al igual que el agricultor es
consciente del precioso fruto de la tierra, también
nosotros podemos ser conscientes de la valiosa cosecha
de nuestra paciente espera. Dios nunca está lejos.
Los mensajeros de Juan Bautista preguntaron a Jesús
si él era aquél que Juan había anunciado. Los mensajeros
querían oír la respuesta que el encarcelado Juan ya sabía.
Todo lo que Juan había dicho estaba finalmente
aconteciendo: gracias a Jesús, la luz brilla en los ojos; las
palabras de promesa son recibidas; la gente salta y baila.
La promesa de Isaías se cumple en Jesús. Rodillas
inseguras y manos débiles se vuelven fuertes; el desierto
estalla de vegetación; la sabana y la estepa florecen; la
oscuridad es ahuyentada.
Servicio de Reconciliación
Comunitario, Confesiones
Diciembre 15, 2013
LAS POSADAS Y LAS PIÑATAS
La tradición
mexicana de las
Posadas se acompaña
de las tradicionales
piñatas. Aunque hay
piñatas de animales y
caricaturas, la piñata
original es una estrella
con siete picos.
La piñata llegó al
continente con los
misioneros agustinos procedentes de España, mismos que
la habían recibido de italianos; y éstos, a su vez, la
obtuvieron de Marco Polo quien conoció decoraciones de
animales coloridos en China. El asociar la piñata con las
Posadas viene de la cultura Náhuatl quienes celebraban a
Huitzilopochtli (dios de la guerra) del 17 al 26 de
diciembre. Estos ponían cazuelas de barro decoradas con
listones y plumas sobre palos en el templo. Al romperlas,
tesoros y alhajas caían a los pies de su dios.
Los misioneros mezclaron las dos costumbres para la
catequesis. La estrella de siete picos representa al diablo
y los 7 pecados capitales, mientras que la venda en los
ojos es la fe en Cristo. El acto de pegarle a la piñata son
nuestros esfuerzos cristianos a pesar de las
desorientaciones que trae la vida. Romper la piñata es
estar bañado con la gracia del Espíritu Santo y recibir los
dones de Dios.
Itinerario de las Posadas Navideñas
Todos los días a las 6:30 pm.
Domingo 15, Cristina Garibaldi – 619-633-6401
Rosa –619-381-2617 en 856 Del Riego, Encinitas.
Lunes 16, Susana Varela y Lupe Diéguez -760-214-0573
855 Del Riego, Encinitas.
Martes 17, Gonzalo Jiménez –760-942-4367
1914 Playa Rivera, Cardiff.
Miércoles 18, Irene Ramírez –760-585-6222
404 Encinitas Blvd. #284, Encinitas.
Martes 17, a las 7:00 pm. habrá
varios sacerdotes que hablan
español.
Jueves 19, Catequistas y Padres de Familia –760-436-4366
Villancicos Navideños y Pastorela en la Iglesia.
Martes 24, a las 6:00 pm. Misa de Noche Buena en
ingles. Los niños y jóvenes del coro participaran en
esta misa. Los invitamos para que todos vengan.
Sábado 21, Grupo de Jóvenes, Primo Padrón 951-220-4373
856 Del Riego, Encinitas.
Miércoles 25, a las 12:00 de medio día. Misa de
Navidad en español.
Viernes 20, Familia Enríquez –760-300-7698
820 Melba, Encinitas.
Domingo 22, G. Guadalupano, Olivia Reynaga 760-436-1535
856 Del Riego, Encinitas.
Lunes 23, Yolanda Mosqueda –760-633-9214
1987 Village Wood Rd., Encinitas
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Religious Education
Saint John School
Religious Education
‘Faithways’ Junior-High
Youth Ministry
Hispanic Ministry
Music Ministry
Dan Schuh
Ann McGinnis
Nicole Steele
Isaac Deken
Mary Moran
Julie Marner
760 944-8227
760 436-0664
760 753-4279
760 753-3679
760 436-4366
760 753-6254
Adult Faith
R.C.I.A
Perpetual Adoration
Perpetual Adoration (Spanish)
Centering Prayer
Liz Beiner
Ken Poggenburg
Lupe Cardona
Shirley Shetula
760 753-6254
760 635-2573
760 753-7784
760 436-6721
Organizations
Altar Society
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Catholic Men’s Fellowship
Culture of Life
Guadalupañas
Holy Name
Knights of Columbus
Saint Vincent de Paul
Seniors
Welcome
Welcome to all who celebrate with us.
Please let us know how we can assist you.

I would like to register as a parishioner of
Saint John the Evangelist.
My address has changed.
I would like to receive Parish envelopes on a
regular basis.
I would like more info about ‘Online Giving’.
Janice Behler
Blane Adessa
Richard Weston
Robert Hickey
Jennifer Grethel
Olivia Reynaga
Rick Decker
John Brannon
Sandra Watson
Nettie March
760 274-6298
760 944-0626
760 230-6183
760 753-6254
760 753-6254
760 753-5230
760 753-6254
760 522-9969
760 753-3056
760 753-6254
Academy of our Lady of Peace
will be administering the Enrollment
Exam (HSPT) on
Saturday, January 25, 2014.
Please register for the exam by submitting an Enrollment Application and $50
fee online at www.aolp.org/admissions
by Friday January 10, 2014.
Should you have any questions, please call the Office of Admissions at 619-725-9118 or email admissions@aolp.org.
Perpetual Adoration
Don’t forget to fill out the information below:
Volunteers are needed for:
NAME: _________________________________
Sunday 4:00am, 10:00pm
Tuesday 1:00am, 2:00am
Thursday 12:00am
We also need another volunteer for Day Captain to
take charge of arranging substitutes for regular
adorers on the Captain’s assigned day.
ADDRESS: ______________________________
CITY/ZIP: _______________________________
PHONE #: _______________________________
EMAIL: _________________________________
Please place completed form in the Collection Basket
or return to the Parish Office. Thank you!
Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573
Lupe Cardona (Sp) 760 753-7784
Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the
Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night,
seven days a week. All are welcome!