4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California *.me/holyfamilysanjose. December 3, First Sunday of Advent

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1 4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California *.me/holyfamilysanjose December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent Welcome to Holy Family! Newcomers Gathering Every Sunday (except for holiday weekends) at 10:45am where coffee and donuts is held. Eucharist (Mass) Sat: 8:30 am & 5:30 pm (Vigil) Sun: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 6 pm Mon: 8:05 am Tue Fri: 7:30 am Holy days: As announced Holidays: 10 am Vietnamese Mass: Sat: 7:30 pm Parish Office Hours M-F Mornings: 10:00 am 12:00 pm; Mon-Thu: 1:00 pm 7:00 pm Fri: 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: 9 am - 1 pm Contact Us Parish Office School Office Faith Formation Life Teen /Edge Hospital Emergency Pastoral & Administra on Rev Andrew V. Nguyen Pastor X 115 avnguyen@dsj.org Rev Celso Singson Parochial Vicar X 122 csingson@dsj.org Dcn Ray Gans Deacon rgans@dsj.org Christina Fenn Faith Formation Director X 163 cfenn@dsj.org Jeff Gans Faith Forma on Coordinator X 164 jgans@dsj.org Kathy Bohac Faith Formation & Liturgy Coordinator X 110 kbohac@dsj.org Rachel Garcia Business Manager X 123 rgarcia@dsj.org Anne Hashimoto Parish Secretary X 113 ahashimoto@dsj.org Jessica Stalions Administrative Assistant X 111 jstalions@dsj.org Jenny McElroyLinda Lariz Bookkeeper X 165 jmcelroy@dsj.org Maeve Hannon School Principal Laura Seminatore School Vice-Principal Aileen Styczynski Admissions Director Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Friday, December 8th is the Feast day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the patronal feast day of the United States and is a Holy Day of Obligation. All are welcome to celebrate with us at Masses at 7:30am or 7:30pm. GIFTS TO CELEBRATE ADVENT! COME ONE COME ALL!! You are invited to join us for the annual free drawing of gifts to celebrate Advent. The drawing will take place on December 3rd, after the 8:00 and 9:30am Mass, during the Parish breakfast served by the Knights of Columbus. As each person enters the Community Center they will receive a free ticket for the drawing. We look forward to seeing you for breakfast and celebrating this Advent season! Advent Morning of Reflection Join us in just TWO WEEKS for the Advent morning of reflection with Fr. Kevin Joyce on Saturday, December 16, 10 am 12:00 pm in the parish church. Bring your Bibles! Why have millions of people made pilgrimages to Lourdes over the past 150 years, and tens of millions of people made pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe since 1531? The answer is the power and presence of the Virgin Mary in God s plan for the world. During this Advent Parish Mission, Fr. Kevin Joyce will help us understand Mary s role in the Bible, in Christian history, and in our own spiritual journeys. He will also address common objections to the intercession of saints and how the Catholic practice of asking saints to pray for us is solid biblical teaching. Fr. Kevin completed his doctorate in Spirituality at the Catholic University of America in 1991 and later served as pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in San Jose and St. Lucy Parish in Campbell. He now serves at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Jose. For more info contact Christina: cfenn@dsj.org Village House Our guests will be with us just three more days. Please see the Village House sign-up page: On December 6, our guests will be moving to Temple Emmanuel and would certainly welcome extra volunteers. We will be having a Farewell for them on December 3 at the 6pm Mass. Pictures of the Dearly Departed If you had placed a picture on the Dia de Los Muertos altar and didn t retrieve it before it was disassembled, you can claim your picture in the parish office during regular office hours.

2 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer. 1 Tim 4:4-5 Indeed, every human life is sacred and should be treated with dignity. Here at Holy Family Community we are privileged to be God s instruments of love to nurture such sacredness. To that end, we have been working with Village House (an interfaith shelter of hope) in providing a safe shelter for up to 13 women identified by the Santa Clara County Department of Social Services since November 1 st. December 6 th will be the last day for these women before they move on to their next sheltering place. Thanks be to God for giving us the opportunity and granting us all the graces to make our hosting possible and welcoming to our guests. It is soon coming to a fruitful end. I am deeply appreciative to the many volunteers who have made this event so gracious. It would be impossible to name every volunteer who helped us along the way for there are hundreds of them. However, I would like to recognize the following leaders: Shelter Director: Christ Schmitz Director Guest Services: Libby Echavarria Directors of Clothing/Laundry: Carol Pascoe & Linda Vlcek Directors of Meals: Patty Trillo & Mimi Bini Directors of Personal Needs: FIAT & Jackie O Donnell Director of Security: Marv Lewis Director of Maintenance: Phil Dewstone Director of Transportation: Harry Coulter Director of Volunteer Recruitment and Scheduling: Jerry Lane Evening Intake Directors: Cristina Ruiz & Erica Davied Overnight Site Directors: Bob Fields, Scott Beaumont & John Hessler Medical Directors: Donna Holt, Andrew Lane & Belle Bacon To mark an end of our sheltering ministry to our guests this year, we will celebrate a farewell Mass for them this Sunday, December 3rd at 6:00pm. I invite you all to come and join in giving thanks to God as we wish them well in their next journey. May our almighty and loving God continue to watch over our guests and our community with God s peace and protection. God bless, Fr. Andrew Vu Nguyen Holy Family School News We began accepting applications for the school year for students in Preschool to 8th grade in November. Continue to spread the word about our wonderful parish school to friends and coworkers. To schedule a campus tour or for more contact admissions: admissions@hfsj.org Eucharis c Adora on Weekdays: 12 pm - 3 pm 1st Fridays: 8 am 5 pm Benedic on Infant Bap sm Prepara on can begin before or a er the birth of your child. Call for more info. Chris an Ini a on (Bap sm, Confirma on, Communion) Interested in the Catholic faith or comple ng the sacraments of ini a on as an adult, youth or child? Contact Reconcilia on (Confession) Saturdays, 4 pm - 5 pm, or by appointments at Ministry to the Sick & Homebound Communion or Anoin ng of the Sick can be arranged for the sick or homebound at Wedding Couples, please contact a priest at at least six months prior to the proposed date of wedding. Upcoming Events Dec 6 6:30pm Adult Faith Formation Dec 7 7pm Advent Penance Liturgy Dec 8 Immaculate Conception 7:30am & 7:30pm Dec 12 5am Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass & Reception Dec 16 10am-12pm Advent Morning of Reflection Dec :30am Simbang Gabi Masses & Fellowship Dec 17 11am-12:30pm Advent Family Event Dec 24 4th Sunday of Advent Masses 5:30pm Saturday, 8am, 9:30am & 11:15am. NO 6pm. Dec 24 Christmas Eve Masses at 4pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, 12midnight. Dec 25 Christmas Day Masses at 8am, 9:30am, 11:15am. NO 6pm.

3 Community Center & Youth Hall 2nd Collection Next week We encourage you to make a contribution toward the upkeep of our Community Center and Youth Hall. Please use lavender envelopes and place them in the 2nd collection basket next week. Next week: 2nd Advent * Dec 9 & 10 Liturgy Focus Date Time Music Presider Reconciliation Sat 12/2 4:00pm Fr. Andrew General Sat 12/2 5:30pm SNL Fr. Celso General Sun 12/3 8:00am AFG Fr. Andrew HF Scouts Sun 12/3 9:30am AFG Fr. Andrew General Sun 12/3 11:15am 11:15 Choir Fr. Celso Youth Sun 12/3 6:00pm Life Teen Fr. Celso Our Diocesan Flu Season Liturgical Adaptations are now in effect. If you would like to read the entire text from the bishop, it is available on our website: holyfamilysanjose.org on the homepage in the documents section. Parish Breakfast Come to our monthly Parish Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, hosted by our Knights of Columbus. Serving begins following the 8 am mass and ends at 11 am. Folks new to or visiting the parish receive a free breakfast with the Welcome cards provided at the start of any Mass. Come for the breakfast, stay for the FREE RAF- FLE this weekend only. See the article on the front of the bulletin. NO New Year s Eve Dinner Dance this Year We are sad to inform you that the Knights, who usually host the parish s New Year s Eve Dinner Dance, are unable to do so this year. If you were planning on celebrating the New Year here, please make alternate plans. Our Lady of Guadalupe Tuesday, December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. Come and celebrate this day with us at a special Mass with Mariachi at 5am. There will be a reception following in the Community Center. Stewardship Report October 7 & 8, 2017 October 14 & 15, 2017 Collection numbers for the above dates are not available due to the ParishPay/WeShare transition. November 18 & 19, 2017 Offertory Mass Collection... $6, In Office Receipts... $5, Credit Card Receipts... $0 WeShare Receipts... $2, Subtotal... $14, nd Collection: $2, Campaign for Human Development November 25 & 26, 2017 Offertory Mass Collection... $10, In Office Receipts... $1, Credit Card Receipts... $0 WeShare Receipts... $2, Subtotal... $14, Average Weekly Goal: $19,000 Thanksgiving (for Village House): $4, Thank you for your generosity. AM Alpha is Coming! Early Morning Alpha is coming to Holy Family. Mark your calendars and save the date, Wednesday, January 10, with be the introduction session, 8:15-10:15am. Come have breakfast with us in the Faith Room and check it out. Alpha is all about Jesus, who is the Alpha and the Omega. It helps develop a closer relationship with Him. For more information please contact Christina Fenn cfenn@dsj.org Mass Intentions Dec 2 5:30 pm Jane Branham + Dec 3 8:00 am Joseph Ha Nha + 9:30 am Francisco Capito + 11:15 am HF Parish & School 6:00 pm Jane Branham + Dec 4 8:05 am Matthew & Nathan Chang Dec 5 7:30 am Francisco Nevarez Dec 6 7:30 am Michael & Steve Chang Dec 7 7:30 am Joseph Ha Nha + Dec 8 7:30 am All Parishioners Dec 9 8:30 am Joseph Ha Nha + 5:30 pm HF Parish & School Dec 10 8:00 am Henry Chang 9:30 am Joseph Ha Nha + 11:15 am HF Parish & School 6:00 pm Fr. Michel Sellaye Please Pray For those who have died: Olga Oliveira, Connie Pierce For those who are ill: Don Alich, Regina Lau Church Decorating Art & Environment and anyone interested in helping. No prior experience necessary. Friday, December 22 - decorate the church for Christmas start time am Please contact Bobbie Paul at bobbie@ westerncontract.net if you can help! Advent Penance Liturgy All are invited to our Advent Penance Liturgy on Thursday, December 7th at 7pm. Several priests will be available to hear individual confessions after a short prayer service. Simbang Gabi All are invited to our 12th annual Simbang Gabi novena mass and fellowship. Connect closer to Christ and the community December at 5:30am. Join the mass as a singer in the choir or serving as a Eucharistic minister. Our fellowship team is asking for volunteers to help in the kitchen, set-up/clean-up and food donations. If interested, please contact Cristina Ruiz at tapy555@yahoo.com or Chris Shannon at chris@shannonkids.com

4 Small Things Count There s a person outside your grocery store asking for donations to a charity you never heard about. But it SOUNDS so worthy, and the person LOOKS so honest. Still, you wonder. Or there s a homeless person who looks so hungry, but are they for real? Then there s the kid at your door collecting for a charity his group is supporting as a school project or selling overpriced candy (that you won t/ shouldn t eat) so their team can go to national competition. Your heart goes out to all of these people, but you don t want to be scammed. How can you be sure your money goes to support people that really DO need it? Simple. Every time your heart speaks, ask your mind how much you would give if you were certain that this was a valid cause. Put that amount in a jar. After you ve done this awhile, give that money to a charity you re comfortable with. No amount is too small, so make your contribution often. That way, you satisfy your heart and mind, and you make someone s life a little easier. Call Jackie O Donnell at or write c/o Holy Family. A Little Thanksgiving Feast We are so thankful for our Holy Family community, our school, our staff and most of all our students. Our Preschoolers had a Thanksgiving feast celebration. They made their own feast which included pumpkin pie (preschooler version), fruit kabob, cranberry muffins, a customized place mat and napkin ring. They enjoyed their meal together and shared how much they enjoyed their time creating the meal when Mrs. Hannon came in for a visit. Bookstore Community Center Sundays, 9am 1pm Caregivers Support Group 1st Thursday of the month at 10:15am in Youth Hall Gina: maserogina@gmail.com Columbie es Women's Fellowship and Service Delana Romero Delanaromero1@gmail.com last Thursday of month at 6:30pm 50+ Singles Group 3rd Sunday, 11:00am Hope Room Dee Stolpe deestolpe@yahoo.com Knights of Columbus Men s Fellowship & Service Toby Laufer: theatretec@yahoo.com 1st Thursday of month at 7pm Morning Prayer Mondays at 7:30am in the Church (Except holidays) Prayer Line Leave a prayer request message with Jeane e, Rosary Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Chapel St. Vincent de Paul Society For emergency financial assistance, call the parish office for an appointment Bring Joy! Once again St. Vincent de Paul is hosting a toy drive to help Sacred Heart Community Services reach their goal of 18,600 toys for low income families in our area. Just take a tag & bring a new, unwrapped gift to the office or church vestibule by Wednesday, Dec.13th. We also will again have a Christmas Tree of Life to support Real Options, a crisis pregnancy center. Your gift could save a life. Volunteers will be outside after most Masses the weekend of Dec. 2-3 & 9-10 to assist you & answer any questions. Thank you and God bless you for your generosity.

5 Faith Formation Enrollment Faith Formation classes are held from 11 am Noon on most Sundays during the school year. We are excited to invite you to enroll your child(ren) for Faith Formation (pre-k through 12th grade) Over the last few years we have been tailoring our programs to best fit the formation needs of children. We know that you are an important part of this process. To better serve you and your family, we d like to meet with you. Visit the website for more details. Click on the Faith Formation tab and then the link for Children s Faith Formation. Please prayerfully consider what time you and your family can get together with us at Holy Family. Sign-up for an appointment on the parish website. Continued from last week. Liturgy Link The Mass Our Offering Last week we spoke about the communion rite and receiving communion, this week we consider how we receive Holy Communion as part of fully participating in the Mass. Our disposition to the Eucharist is of utmost importance. Some of us may come to Mass and unable to receive the Blessed Sacrament, perhaps we have not maintained the fast, may need to go to confession, or are baptized but not yet received first Eucharist but we still come to the Mass and participate fully. In this case, we approach the Sacrament with reverence, bowing before it, with arms crossed over our chest so the priest or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion knows to offer a blessing. We bow again at the cup, but do not receive a second blessing. For those of us able to receive the Blessed Sacrament, we approach, bowing slightly to show our reverence, and then open our hands to receive the host, replying Amen! when it is placed in our hand, or holding out our hands to receive the chalice, replying Amen!. This AMEN! means that we are agreeing with what we are receiving as being the Body of Christ, truly Jesus made present to us. In addition, that Amen is YES! to our being part of the body of Christ, and choosing to live together in community. Kathy Bohac Coordinator of Liturgy Sunday Scripture Study This is the same study we had in the spring but on a new day and time: Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3. The Wild Goose (Holy Spirit) is a series that will lead YOU on an adventure greater than you can imagine. Video presentation by Fr. Dave Pavonka (see videos on formed.org) Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3. Contact Donna Holt or goodsamnurse@gmail.com Join us for EDGE this week as we help the middle school youth understand why suffering and evil exist in the world and are allowed by God who is good and loving. This week in Life Teen We will spend time in community learning to share our faith with all those around us. Our Annual Crab Feed Fundraiser is Saturday January 27th. Tickets will be available starting next week! EDGE is our Middle School Faith Formation for 6 th - 8 th graders. EDGE meets on Sundays from 3:45pm- 5:30pm. Life Teen is our High School Faith Formation for 9 th -12 th graders. Life Teen meets on Sundays immediately following the 6:00pm Mass from 7pm-9pm. All registration forms are available at holyfamilysanjose.org/faith-formation-1 (under Faith Formation) Contact Jeff Gans for more info at or jgans@dsj.org The Christmas Story II - The Animals First Christmas (a ballet set to Tchaikovsky s Nutcracker Suite) & Songs to Celebrate Christmas Presented by Holy Family s Ministry of Movement: Dance for Joy & Soaring Spirit Dance Ensemble & Young Sounds of Praise from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Saturday, January 6th - 7pm in the Community Center. Suggested Donation: $10 adults; $5 - children 12 and under All proceeds go to Holy Family s St. Vincent de Paul. Tickets available at the door. Contact Susan Olsen ( , x25) for more information. Catholic Roadmap Dementia, in one form or another, will strike almost every family. Dementia Friends USA wants to change how we think, talk, and act about dementia. Become a Dementia Friend by going to The Word is Alive Scripture Study Thursdays 7:15-9 pm in the Hope Room. All are welcome! Sacred Scripture Study We will be studying The Acts of the Apostles - the First Evangelization Team. This is a Formed Study and we will be using the study guide to enhance our learning. If you want a sneak peek, look on Formed.org for Evangelization from the Lectio series. There is a small fee for the course. Monday mornings, 10am-Noon. Contact Donna Holt at or goodsamnurse@gmail.com Tuesday evenings, 7-8:45 pm. Contact Neyla Brown Neyla5756@gmail.com or Deborah Trevisan

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