The Mass is the highest form of prayer. It is a celebration of the mystery of our salvation, the un-bloody sacrifice and a replica of the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church offers four Masses every weekend: Saturday at 5 pm; Sunday at 8 am, 9.30 am in Valencia and 11.15 am at Our Lady. It is important that you take some time during the week and plan on which Mass you want to attend and make effort to be there on time. You do need some personal time of prayer before Mass commences. You also need to have the patience to wait till the Mass is over before leaving. Some of us have been leaving the Mass before the Mass is over. Unless there is an emergency, leaving the Church before the Mass is ended shows a grave lack of respect for Jesus Christ who does not leave us all alone but promised to be with us until the end of time. Jesus asked His apostles “can you not watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not fall into temptation.” (Matthew 26: 40).

Support aging religious. Our second collection is for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Many senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests served for little or no pay. Today, religious communities often do not have enough savings to meet retirement needs. Your gift helps provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. It also helps ensure younger members can continue the good work of their elders. Please be generous.

We are excited to announce, that after all expenses where paid, the Calcutta Event made a total profit of $53,426.85. We want to thank everyone that was a part of making this event successful.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation, will be celebrated on December 9th this year. Mass will be at 8 am at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.

The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe is December 12th. We will be having our fiestas for Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saturday, December 14th during the 5 pm Mass.

The 2nd Annual Wreaths Across America Event will be held December 14th at 9:30 am in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery. All are welcome.

Youth Ministers Appreciation Lunch, Dec 15, 12:30. RSVP NLT Dec 10, 869-2189.

Posadas start December 16 and go through December 24.  The Posada Masses start on Monday, Dec 16, 6:00 pm Mass at Peralta (Faith Formation hosting in Parish Hall); Tuesday, Dec 17, 6:00 pm Mass at Valencia (open); Wednesday, Dec 18, 6:00 pm Mass at Valencia (Youth Ministry/Homebound hosting); Thursday, Dec 19, 6:00 pm Mass at Peralta (Knights of Columbus hosting in Parish Hall); Friday, Dec 20, 6:00 pm Mass at Peralta (Carl & Marcella Lucero hosting in Parish Hall); Saturday, Dec 21, 5:00 pm Mass at Peralta (Phillip &Amelia Lucero hosting); Sunday, Dec 22, 9:30 am Mass at Valencia (Ray Lucero hosting); Monday, Dec 23, 6:00 pm Mass at Valencia (open); Tuesday, 6:00 pm, Christmas Mass at Valencia (Baby Jesus Padrinos). If you wish to host Posadas, please call the Parish Office,

869-2189 to get on the schedule. Posadas are a beautiful Christmas tradition in our parish. Special thanks to Carolyn Niski/Lucy Lucero for coordinating.

The fundraising group for the new parish hall and faith formation complex has begun taking orders for Christmas luminarias. The cost will be $10 per dozen. Please contact the office to place an order or get order form in the church.

We are in dire need of two couples to become mayordomos at Sangre de Cristo. You will only need to serve one month out of the year--four Sundays. Please, won't you help us to keep our Mission Church open every Sunday of the Year. The Lord will be giving you many blessings when you agree to help. Thank you.

If you have someone that needs to be taken Holy Communion on Sundays, please contact our Homebound Ministry, (Emily Brito). If you do not want a homebound minister to take to the home, please contact Father Izuka and explain your situation. The Eucharist cannot be taken without proper training. Thank you.