St.

Columba Parish
3327 Glencolum Drive, San Diego, CA 92123

Visit our web site: www.stcolumbasandiego.com

Phone: (858) 277-3863
Fax: (858) 277-3883
Email: stcolumbarectory@gmail.com
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM (Vigil)
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 AM & 5:30 PM
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 AM / Friday: 8:15 AM
Holy Days: See bulletin.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Second Saturday, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays, 4:00 to 5:00 PM or by appointment
ROSARY
Monday-Saturday before daily Mass
ST. COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH SAN DIEGO

Rev. Edward McNulty PARISH LIFE

Pastor ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 2nd Saturday,
Daily Chapel, 8:30 am3:30 pm. For more info, call Alma
Rev. Gervatius Hong at 858-565-4231.
Chaplain of Korean Ministry BIBLE SHARING: Mondays, 8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Ministry
Center. For more info, call Dottie at 858-277-0229.
Rev. Mr. Bill Vasquez
Deacon BINGO: Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. in the hall. Doors open
at 4:00 p.m.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF:
CHILDCARE: Every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Preschool; for
Kathi Lohry Parish Secretary infants and children up to four years of age.
Marlo Antonio Business Manager,
CUB SCOUTS: Kindergarten to 5th grade; contact Deb
Pastoral Assistant
Oberg at 858-717-7851 or email: doberg10@aol.com
BAPTISMS:
Call Deacon Vasquez - 619-818-0972 or CULTURE OF LIFE MINISTRY: For information, call Louise
Holland at 619-316-7498.
email: deaconvasquez@gmail.com
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION: Mondays and Fridays at 3:00
p.m. in the Daily Chapel (chaplet, rosary and a reading
MARRIAGES:
from the diary of St. Faustina)
Nine months preparation required.
GRIEF & BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: The 1st Monday,
Call the Parish Office for information.
7:00-8:00 pm in the Ministry Center. Call Robin at (858) 277-
3861 for more information.
MUSIC MINISTRY:
GREETERS/USHERS: Terry Foster at 858-427-7178.
St. Columba Church Childrens Choir -
Kathleen Mawanay - 5:30 pm (Sat.) HOMEBOUND OUTREACH: If you or someone you know
needs Communion or other services because they are
Traditional Choir -
homebound, contact the rectory or Robin at (858) 277-
Mark Villas/Pat Dalton - 7:30 am 3861.
Spiritus - Hans Becker - 9:30 am
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Council #1349. Round Table,
Contemporary - Tess Nelson - 5:30 pm (Sun.) Richard Portugal. For info call (858) 279-8731.
tessnelsonmusic@cox.net
LAY APOSTLES for JESUS CHRIST RETURNING KING: 2nd
Tuesday in the Music Room, 6:30-8 p.m. Contact Peggy
R.C.I.A. Keller at (619) 933-6677.
Mike Conroy (858) 278-1507
MENS CLUB: The 1st Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall. All
men of the parish are welcome and encouraged to join.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH OFFICE: Contact Curtis Carlson at 858-337-5768.
Robin Keator, DCM (858) 277-3861 MENS FAITH GROUP: First Saturday, 8:45 am in the Ministry
robin.keator@yahoo.com (619) 922-7941 Center. All men are invited to this informal spiritual
Office hours: Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm gathering to share prayer, discussion and donuts.
Mon., Tues., & Wed., 5:30-9:00 pm PRAYER MEETING: Join us in praise, songs, scripture
readings, teachings and worship every Thursday at 7:00
ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL: p.m. in the Ministry Center. For more info, call Mary Quinn
at (858) 278-0526.
www.stcolumbaschoolsd.org
Rose Navarro, Principal (858) 279-1882 R.C.I.A.: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for adults
seeking Baptism and for baptized adults seeking the
Linda Glenwinkel, Secretary (858) 279-1882
sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. For more info,
Trish Gilsdorf, Preschool Director (858) 279-0161 call Mike Conroy at 858-278-1507.
Marlo Antonio, Business Manager (858) 277-3863
ROSARY MAKERS: First Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the Music
MEMBERSHIP Room. Call Teresa for more info at 858-277-6240.
SENIORS CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10:30
To register as a member, please complete a white regis- a.m. in the Parish Hall. Open to seniors 50 and up in our
tration card found at the back of the church, or register parish. For more info, contact Donna at 858-278-3415.
online through our website (listed on cover).
Also, if you are currently using envelopes, please inform YOUTH GROUP: Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Ministry Center for
the rectory of any status/address change. both Junior & Senior High. Info: call (858) 277-3861.
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Pastors Corner with their voices, and that venerable night was
made glorious by many and brilliant lights and
My dear brothers and sisters, sonorous psalms of praise. Then he preached to
the people around the nativity of the poor King;
Today is Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete is the and being unable to utter His name for the
Latin word meaning Rejoice! The first two tenderness of His love, He called Him the Babe
readings are filled with images of joy and of Bethlehem.
comfort. They reassure us that God is near and I would like to take this opportunity to
always desires good things for us. Lasting joy congratulate Phillip Yang, OSA. Many of you
comes not from status, possessions, and power, have met Phillip this year as he has been
but from a life lived in the peace of God. As we assisting in our parish and school in various ways.
get closer to Christmas, the pressure increases to Phillip was ordained a deacon by Bishop Brom
buy more, spend more, eat more, do more. It yesterday in a celebration at Saint Patricks
requires great discipline to say Enough! Church here in San Diego. We are grateful that
With the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Phillip has responded to the call of Christ in his
falling so close together this year, I would like to life to be of service to the church. Phillip will
remind you of our schedule of Masses. We will serve as a deacon for the next few months until
celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent his ordination to the priesthood, anticipated
beginning with our Saturday evening 5:30 p.m. next summer.
Mass on December 23rd and continuing with our Finally, if you would like to help our parish get
regularly scheduled Sunday morning Masses on into the Christmas spirit you are welcome to
December 24th at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. We will join us this Monday evening, December 18th, for
begin our celebration of Christmas with a 4:00 the greening of the church. We will be
p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve (December 24th). We putting up the Christmas decorations in the
are calling this our Family Mass as it will be church. As always, many hands make for quick
geared toward families with younger children work.
and in particular, the homily will be focused
toward the younger ages. We will then continue Fr. Ed
with a Vigil Mass at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Then on Christmas Day, we will celebrate Masses MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
at 7:30 a.m.; 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. I hope one of
these celebrations will serve your familys needs. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18
Please note that attending Mass on Christmas
7:00 amDA Eldon Barrick
Eve does not satisfy your Sunday obligation for
the Fourth Sunday of Advent. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
This time of year many of us will place a Nativity 7:00 amEM Int. of Fr. Dan Anyanwu
scene somewhere in our homes and so I thought
it might be good to reflect on the origin of the WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
crche. The story of the origin of the Christmas 7:00 amEM Donors Intention
creche rests with St. Francis of Assisi. In the year
1223, St. Francis, a deacon, was visiting the town THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
of Grecio to celebrate Christmas. St. Francis 7:00 amEM Scott Koreski
realized that the chapel of the Franciscan
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22
hermitage would be too small to hold the
congregation for Midnight Mass. So he found a 8:15 amEM Peggy Schultheis
niche in the rock near the town square and set SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
up the altar. St. Bonaventure, in his Life of St. 8:00 amDA Int. of Fr. Dan Anyanwu
Francis of Assisi, tells the story the best: It
happened in the third year before his death, that
5:30 pmEM Mary Brunnhoelzl
in order to excite the inhabitants of Grecio to SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
commemorate the nativity of the Infant Jesus 7:30 amEM People of the Parish
with great devotion. He prepared a manger,
9:30 amDA Flo Kloberdanz
and brought hay, and an ox and an ass to the
place appointed. The brethren were summoned, 5:30 pmNO MASS
the people ran together, the forest resounded DAFr. Daniel Anyanwu, EMFr. Ed McNulty
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GREENING OF THE CHURCH READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon: Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25
Monday, December 18 Tues: Jgs 13:2-7,24-25/Lk 1:5-25
5:00 p.m. Wed: Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38
Thurs: Sg 2:8-14/Lk 1:39-45
Volunteers are needed to help Fri: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56
decorate our church for Sat: Mal 3:1-4,23-24/Lk 1:57-66
Next Sun: 2 Sm 7:1-5,8-12,14,16/Ps 89:2-5,27,29/
Christmas. Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38

12/10/17 SUNDAY COLLECTION

A NEW WORLD CHRISTMAS
Wednesday, December 20 Plate Collection: $1,502.62
9:00 a.m. Envelope Collection: $4,340.08
Online Giving: $2,575.00
Join us in the church for a free Christmas Total # of Envelopes: 169
presentation by our school students.
THANK YOU!
BINGO
Thank you, St. Columba Parishyour gen-
There will be NO Bingo on Friday,
erous donations to the Mens Club pro-
December 22.
vided 21 families with Thanksgiving meals.
*NoteThe Christmas basket program was
IN NEED OF PRAYER discontinued in favor of Thanksgiving as
Please pray for: our exclusive holiday fundraiser.
Joe & Betty Brozovic, Dori Lee Davis,
David Lane, Fernando Manrique,
Francisco Santos, Sylvia Scott,
Lorenzo Tolbert, John Trolinger
CHILDCARE
NOTE: Please call or email the rectory to request a name
be added to the list. The names will be on the list for a
period of 30 days. If you wish the person to be on the list Childcare will not be available for the 9:30
longer than one month, you will need to call the rectory Mass on the following two Sundays:
to request that it be added again.
December 24
MATTHEW 25 December 31

Our Matthew 25 giving tree is an opportu- ELECTRONIC GIVING

nity to support Fr. John Tasto and his parish
in Tijuana, Mexico. If you would like to
make a donation, insert your cash or
check (payable to St. Columba) into an
envelope and drop it in the collection bas-
ket or bring to the rectory. (Do not leave
cash or checks on the tree!)
If you will be traveling for the holidays, consider
using St. Columbas convenient online giving
option, which allows you to make donations
on a scheduled, automatic basis, or just a one-
time donation.
To sign up, visit:
www.stcolumbasandiego.com

Please do not take envelopes home. POPE TWEETS

Please do not bring wrapped or un-
We all possess God-given talents. No
wrapped gifts. Fr. Tasto cannot transport
one can claim to be so poor that they
them across the border. have nothing to offer others.
Thank you! Pope Francis @Pontifex
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CHRISTMAS WEEKEND
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 23
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 24
7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
(NO 5:30 p.m.)
These Masses fulfill the Sunday obligation.
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Christmas Eve - Sunday, December 24
4:00 p.m. (Family Mass)
6:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
Christmas Day - Monday, December 25
7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
New Years Day - Monday, January 1, 2018
9:00 a.m.
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SCHOOL NEWS

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Our Christmas program is scheduled for December 19th starting at
6:00 pm. Students need to be in their classrooms no earlier than 5:30 pm. This evening is a
special opportunity for our community to come together to prepare for Christmas. Our
program is scheduled in the church because our intent is to share a prayerful experience
as a community. In order to further maintain the spirit of prayerfulness, we ask that you
refrain from applauding until the end of the program. This will assist us in achieving the true
purpose of this prayer celebration. After the program our PTG Board will be hosting a
reception in the hall with a special guest. The Christmas encore performance will be
presented on Wednesday, December 20th starting at 9:00 am for all parishioners, family and
friends.

CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS LITURGY MASS: St. Columba Church will celebrate a special
Christmas Liturgy for children and their families on Christmas Eve at 4:00 pm. This is an
excellent opportunity for children (especially those 6-12) to experience the liturgy at a level
geared to their understanding. The music, readings and homily will all be directed to the
children. Please plan to make this a part of your Christmas family worship.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY: Reminder: Our Christmas holiday will begin Thursday, December 21st
through January 3rd, school and preschool will be closed. School and preschool will resume
January 4, 2018 with a regular school day.

GIFT CARDS: Dont forget to get your gift card order in before Christmas break. If you order
lots of gift cards for the holidays, place your order with St. Columba School. Its a great way
to support our school and an easy way to shop. You can also order online just go to
www.shopwithscrip.com. enter the new school code: D6D72A8L5922 and follow the simple
instructions. Order forms are also available in the school office. Thank you to all our families,
parishioners and friends who support this program. Without your help this program would not
be possible.

WINTER SPORTS: Important reminder: Parents, if your child will be participating in winter
sports, and you have not paid the fees due, please pay these fees as soon as possible. Also,
thank you to all our parents who will be volunteering their time to coach our winter sports
program. These programs wouldnt be possible without your help. Also fall sports are over,
and for the JV & V teams, all sports jerseys need to be turned in to Mr. Fairchild or the
school office. Thank you.

ADVENT GIVING: During Advent St. Columba is spreading the joy of giving. We are asking
for donations of any new baby or toddler items for St. Columbas Ministry Culture of Life. The
items will be distributed to women in need of help for their young children. There will be a
box in front of each class to place your donations in or you can drop them off in the school
office. All items will be collected before we go on break Wednesday, December 20th.

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