HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH

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1 visit our websites: holyname-sf.org Apr. 15, 2007 holynamesf.com Let the children come to me...matthew 19:14 Phone: (415) Pastoral Center: th Avenue, HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH

2 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 15, 2007 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Rev. Donald S. D Angelo PASTOR Rev. Angel Quitalig, SSP PAROCHIAL VICAR Most Reverend Ignatius Wang, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco IN RESIDENCE Deacon Michael Doherty PAROCHIAL ASSOCIATE Deacon Ngoan Van Phan PAROCHIAL ASSOCIATE Sister Cristina Ovejera, FdCC PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Sister Connie Martinez, FdCC PASTORAL OUTREACH MINISTRY COORDINATOR Sister Esther Ling, FdCC SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR CHINESE MINISTRY D.R.E., HOLY NAME SCHOOL Mr Tony Eiras MUSIC DIRECTOR Jackie C. Alcaraz Colleen A. Durkin PARISH SECRETARIES PASTORAL CENTER th Ave. (415) (415) (fax) RECTORY 3240 Lawton St. CANOSSIAN SISTERS ST. MAGDALEN of CANOSSA CONVENT th Avenue (415) FLANAGAN CENTER (415) PARISH NURSE (415) ext. 109 SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 5:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM Confessions 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday 8:45 AM Thursday or by appointment 4:30-5:00 PM Saturday Perpetual Help Devotions Friday following the 9:00 AM Mass Baptisms Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Rectory 6 months in advance. Religious Education (C.C.D.) Kindergarten to 9th Saturday 10 AM 12 Noon (alternative choice) Tuesday 4-5:30 PM RCIA for youth Sunday 12:30-2 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Every Wednesday Pastoral Center 7:30 PM Every Sunday Flanagan Center 10:30 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday 9:30 AM 7:30 PM HOLY NAME SCHOOL th Avenue (415) Dr. Ann Meyers Manchester, Principal SCHOOL WEBSITE HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC th Ave. (415) NEW PARISHIONERS: Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long time residents or newly arrived in our parish. If you are not registered, please fill out the registration forms at the back of the church and drop it in the collection basket or at the Pastoral Center. You may also register online at Bulletin Cover photo courtesy of Mr. Tony Wong, Holy Name School Parent For more Parish information and back issues of our bulletin, please visit our website at the address above.

3 WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Page 3 Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) April 15, 2007 Once I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. Revelation 1:18a MASS INTENTIONS Week of April 15, 2007 Sun 15 7:30 AM Kun Chat Chiang & Wai Chun Lau 9:30 AM MASS FOR THE PEOPLE 11:30 AM Michael & Jane Leong Mon 16 7:30 AM Dan O Connor 9:00 AM Diony Lagrimas Tue 17 7:30 AM Helga & Archibaldo Da Luz 9:00 AM Isabelo Villa Wed 18 7:30 AM Manuel Cruz 9:00 AM Ward & Quiroz Families Thu 19 7:30 AM Glenn Downing 9:00 AM Paula Carnecer Fri 20 7:30 AM Faley & Tidd Families 9:00 AM Flordelisa Muldong Sat 21 7:30 AM Al Demee, Jr. 9:00 AM Marcal Family 5:00 PM Fred Salbatera C.L.A.S. COLLECTION Today, members of the Catholic Ladies Aid will be collecting for the needy in the Parish. Boxes will be at the exits. VOCATIONS CROSS Thank you to all the families who have prayed for Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Religious Life. Receiving the Vocations Cross this week at the 3 PM Chinese Mass on April 14 are Maria & Francis Lee. Thank you for continuing to pray for Vocations. We pray for the Sick... that they may experience God s Love and Healing. The Sick of the Parish: CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA COLLECTION Next Sunday, the Second Collection will be for the Church in Latin America. Your generous gift educates priests, religious and lay pastoral leaders, assists missionaries and pastoral workers, trains catechists and youth ministers and supports the Church s work with those in need. Your generosity is always appreciated. Carmen Aguilar Baby Gabriella Burns Kristal Castelan Andy Chiari Lily Dee Basilisa Dorn Joseph Fitzgerald Lina & Mario Fontanilla Grace Hanson Mary Leung Lowell Lu Those Who Have Died: Agnes Gilmore, Gemma Consani Bill & Betty Lynch Renaldo Ng Charles O Donnell Ricky Martinez Sheri Martinez Paul Rusmevichientong Edward Strombeck Teresa Strombeck Susana Sumaylo Calvin Yee Jesse Yohannon

4 WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Page 4 Join us for afternoon tea featuring epicurean delights by Chef LoriAnn Raji Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 1:30 PM at the Pastoral Center Dining Room Limited Seating. Reservations are required. Tickets are $20.00 per person and may be purchased at the Pastoral Center Office. This event is for the benefit of the Holy Name School Science Program For reservations, please fill in the form below and enclose your check SCIENCE PROGRAM BENEFIT TEA Please make check payable to Holy Name School Name: Phone: I would like to purchase tickets at $20.00 each Total Enclosed: If purchasing more than one ticket, please list everyone in your party on a separate sheet and attach to this order form. Mail reservation request and check to Holy Name Pastoral Center Office th Ave. DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Jesus said to St. Faustina I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. (Diary 327) The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the cross. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. (Diary 299) About the feast day Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus said tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon the souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet... Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary 699) DIVINE MERCY NOVENA The Divine Mercy Novena which began Good Friday, April 6th from 6:30 PM 7 PM in the Chapel at the Pastoral Center, continues. This 9 day day novena will conclude on Saturday, April 14th at 3:00-3:30 PM The Hour of Great Mercy. All are welcome. Divine Mercy Prayer cards will be available for all. CONGRATULATIONS 8TH GRADERS The following eighth grade students have had their poems published in the Anthology of Poetry book: Jacob Bilyak, Rene Cardiel, Kimberly Chan, Danny Chu, Brendan Davila, Laura Fong, Marvin Huang, Kristina Low, Theresa Pan, Victoria Pham, Alexander Sadeghi, Alyssa Thai, Nicholas Wan, Joyce-Alice Weaver, Allison Woo, Geoffrey Yep and Summer Yeramian. TRAFFIC MONITORS HELP NEEDED Volunteers are needed to help with the traffic flow in the mornings and afternoons. If you are interested in putting in some time to help keep the children safe, please contact the school. SUNDAY OFFERTORY COLLECTION 04/08/2007 Sunday Collection Goal: $ 6, Last Sunday s Collection: $ 13, School Parents $ THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARISH!

5 WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Page 5 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter; Divine Mercy Sunday; Yom Ha-Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Monday: Income Tax Day Saturday: St. Anselm SECOND COLLECTIONS COMING UP! April 22 Church in Latin America April 29 St. Vincent de Paul Society May 6 No Second Collection 1st Communion May 13 ACE Collection May 20 Catholic Ladies Aid Society May 27 Catholic Communications Campaign From the desk of the Parish Nurse An Invitation to the Order of Malta Mass, Luncheon and health talk April 16, :00 AM MASS (Church) 12:00 Noon (Luncheon with Program Flanagan Center) HOLY NAME FIL-AM CLUB THUNDER VALLEY CASINO TRIP Monday, April 23, 2007 Bus leaves at 8:45 AM SHARP For more information, call: JULIE LOZANO (415) CECILIA BERMUDEZ (415) Second Sunday of Easter SIGNS AND WONDERS People long for a sure thing, concrete proof that they can see and touch. The healing of the sick, as in today s reading from Acts, is surely concrete proof of divine action. But just as Jesus, when he healed the sick, wanted people to see more than the immediate healing of ailments, so, too, Peter and the apostles are given the gift of healing the sick to lead the people to God. There is more to illness than the body; Peter and the apostles, and indeed all in ministry today, are charged with the healing of souls. That s where we must make a leap of faith, because we can t see or touch the healing of souls, but we must know it in our hearts. We do not see, yet we must believe. The second reading, from Revelation, draws on many images that resonate with those familiar with the Hebrew scriptures. The author has a vision of heaven, a vision given only to him, and he is commanded to testify to Jesus Christ, the risen Lord who now dwells in heaven, who has conquered death and sin for all time. We are called in faith to believe his testimony. We do not see, yet we must believe. BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN AND HAVE BELIEVED John s Gospel today places us with the disciples, behind a locked door, hiding, whimpering, fearful. Yet Jesus Christ comes to us, because Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows that we have the ability to spread the word of salvation, to be the church of Christ on earth. So he comes and bestows on us the great power of the Holy Spirit, the power that will build the church, the power that will spread the word. But not everyone was there, not everyone believes. Thomas needs more; he needs concrete proof. So Jesus comes back, because Thomas needs to see him. Jesus loves Thomas, and invites him to deepen his faith. So, too, Jesus Christ invites all of us to a deeper faith. Some of us may need miracles or signs and wonders to believe. But many of us have been given the gift of faith without the need to see for ourselves. Let us help each other come to deeper faith in the resurrected Lord. Today s Readings: Acts 5:12 16; Psalm 118:2 4, 13 15, 22 24; Revelation 1:9 11a, 12 13, 17 19; John 20:19 31 Copyright 2006, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 or 1034 April 21, 1109) was an Italian medieval philosopher and theologian, who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to Called the founder of Scholasticism, he is famous as the inventor of the ontological argument for the existence of God and as the Archbishop who openly opposed the Crusades.

6 WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Page 6 10th Annual Loaves & Fishes Awards Join Archbishop Neiderauer in honoring exemplary charitable works at the 10th Annual Loaves & Fishes Awards dinner on Saturday, April 21at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, benefiting the 33 programs of Catholic Charities CYO. The 2007 honorees are B.J. and Bebe Cassin and the Cassin Educational Iniative Foundation, the Nibbi Family and Nibbi Brothers Construction, the life and works of Leo. T. McCarthy, and the auxiliaries of Little Children s Aid. For more information, contact Giles Miller at of gmiller@cccyo.org. EASTER THANK YOUs Fr. D Angelo and the parish staff want to thank the following for making our Easter Sunday celebration a most meaningful one: Fr. Angel, Deacon Michael and members of the Liturgy Committee. Tony Eiras and the Holy Name parish choir and instrumentalists. The Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, altar servers, ushers, and our sacristans: Angela Testani, Paul Pao and Rose Tang. The RCIA team: Sr. Cristina, Angela Testani, Terry Flaherty, Sr. Connie, and Sr. Esther for sharing their faith and wisdom with catechumens, candidates and confirmandi, throughout their time of preparation for the Easter sacraments. Families, Godparents, sponsors and guests of the newly received members of our parish faith community. All who contributed for the flowers and plants in memory of loved ones, and our generous parish volunteers who arranged them into a most beautiful piece of art in our church environment, especially Roonie & Terry Flaherty, Nancy & Chris LeDuc, Madeline Morten, Carmen Palarca, Rose Tang, Julie Li, Cecilia Nguyen, Fi & Sammy Samson. Tony Eiras who donated the balloons for the children after the 9:30 am Mass. Thanks to all who cleaned our church, especially Belete and Meynardo. And to all of you who participated in this great celebration of our new life in the Risen Christ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SENT IN THEIR EASTER FLOWER OFFERING: OFFERED BY OR IN MEMORY OF: Alicia Provedor Margaret McLaughlin The Yep Family Mary Thacher Mike Sullivan Alfred Wilsey Fidel C. Carbonel Sally Lilenthal Carl da Coséa Nina Scherfen Lourdes Ng Helen Lum James McKenzie Reginaldo C. Orque Marie & Mike Radich Ramona Amescua The Rebhahn Family Joanna Hable David J. Clark Margaret Ma Chui Yin Wong The Jacinto Family The Schaffer Family The Long & Cresci families Rivera & Pronza Families Leoncio Calica & Family Alice and Jack Creighton Helen and Joe Creighton Don Patrick Creighton Giacomo & Santa Families R. and M. Poydessus M. Dourisboure; F. Suthann James and Ellen Lynch Fred, Mom & Pa Breining; Nana Dorris Charles Danenberg; Rigoberto Roliz Bruno and Sixta Magsaysay Narciso and Brigida Cusi Costello-O Donnell Families Grace Etchelet-Etcheverria Guilfoyle & Sebastinelli Families The de Castro-Zapanta Family The Franceschi & Chiarucci Families Loftus Family Living and Deceased Francis, Anna, Catarina & Nhi Nguyen Aurora, Benigno, Remy & Tony Rivera Terry, Sr.,Terry, Jr., & Evelyn Gerardo Mary and David Hawkins Madeline, Robert and Leonard Reilly Burt, Julie and Cecilia Hursh Alfera Haccke David & Marguerite Costello Sanom & Samai Sritang Sylvester & Gertrude Lasky Roberto Q. Garcia, Sr. & family