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1 Dec. 6, Dec. 13, 2015 Dec. 6, Dec. 13, 2015 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Continental Breakfast after the 9am Mass. Special Collection this weekend is for the tornado, earthquake and hurricane victims Next Grief Group Meeting is tonight at 7 pm in the Rectory. Vigil Mass for Immaculate Conception at 5 pm in the church. The next Ladies Guild meeting is today at 1 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center meeting rooms. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME. Immaculate Conception Masses at 6:30.9:30 & 7pm Adoration 10 am-6:45 pm NA Meeting tonight. Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass. Special Collection this weekend is for Chare The Care, Religious. Social Justice CORNER Be merciful just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 Pope Francis has proclaimed an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy which will open this Tuesday, December 8 th on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. This marks the 50 th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Pope Francis will open the Holy Door, the Door of Mercy, through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instills hope. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we hear of God s generous gifts of mercy and forgiveness. Jesus read the hearts of those he encountered-sinners, the poor, the marginalized, the sick and sufferingand responded to their deepest needs with mercy and compassion. In the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the father with two sons, God s mercy is seen to overcome everything, filling the heart with love and bringing consolation through pardon. So what does this year of mercy mean for us? God invites you and me to be freed from our sin, to ask for pardon, to be healed and made whole, at peace before Him. Because mercy has been so generously shown to us, we are called to extend mercy, forgiveness, and compassion to others, especially in our own broken relationships. How hard it can be to forgive! Yet pardon brings peace of heart. To let go of anger and revenge are necessary conditions to living joyfully. Peter asks, How many times is it necessary to forgive? Jesus replies, I do not say seven times, but seventy times seven times. You need to forgive your brother and sister from your heart. We are also called to reach out to those on the fringes of society, those who are often denied dignity. We can show warmth and friendship and work for justice on their behalf. Dear Lord, during this Jubilee Year of Mercy, help us act upon these corporal and spiritual works of mercy: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, heal the sick, visit the imprisoned, counsel the doubtful, comfort the afflicted, forgive offences, bear patiently those who do us ill. As the Father is merciful, so must we be merciful. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 8:00 am 5:00 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm For Our Parishioners Liza & Emmanuel Ugalde (liv.) Rubye Bray John Cardiel Dao Nguyen Family Fr. Rey (Thanksgiving) Nicholas Tomishek Frank & Charlene Figone Jessica Pigula Stefania Tomishek No Intention Special Intention Donna Siri Kimcuc Nguyen (living) Zachary McCarthy (birthday) Anna Tuyen Dao No Intention Wilsa Schroers Frances Fitzsimons Weekly Stewardship Report Collections for 11/29/2015 $9,785 Collections 7/1/15 to 11/29/15 $216,190 Budgeted 7/1/15 to 11/29/15 $232,929 Variance (16,739) To help keep the parish within its budget please prayerfully consider increasing your weekly contributions by $2-$3. Thank you for your continued support! The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and for children 7 years or older, who are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the Catholic tradition. To learn more call or kmanning@dsj.org ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation closed Monday and Friday. Open Tuesday through Thursday, from 9 am until 2 pm FAX Number Web Site: PO Box 9604, San Jose CA Ascent is also looking for winter coats. Please leave at the last garage. Thank you!

2 Second of Advent Dear Parishioners, Families and Friends, This coming Tuesday, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door at St. Peter s Square to begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The door of a church is significant, as Christ proclaimed: I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture (John 10: 9). It is through Jesus Christ that we find God s mercy in loving and forgiving. Bishop Patrick J. McGrath has established three Holy Doors in the Diocese of San Jose. They are at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose; the church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Jose; and the church of Our Lady of Peace, Santa Clara. We are invited to celebrate and live the Year of Mercy. To celebrate God s mercy, we gather together as a community of faith in prayers. During this Year of Mercy, from December 8, 2015 through November 20, 2016, the diocesan website shows: For those who are able: With a desire for true conversion, make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door, either in Rome or at the local Cathedral or other churches designated by the local bishop once those doors are opened. Having entered through the Holy Door, celebrate the sacraments of the Eucharist or Reconciliation. Within those two sacraments, make a profession of faith and pray for the Holy Father and for his intentions for the good of the Church and of the entire world. For those who are sick and unable to visit the Holy Door: Live your illness as a way to be close to Jesus who also suffered in his earthly life. Receive Communion, or participate in the Eucharist or community prayer, even by televised media. For those in prison: Pray in the chapel of your prison, and let God, through your prayer, transform the bars of your cell into a kind of Holy Door, because the mercy of God is able to transform hearts and is also able to transform bars into an experience of freedom (Pope Francis). For more information: http;// s mercy flows from the Sacraments to the services. To live it as some concrete ways to respond to God s mercy, we go out to do corporal works of mercy in feeding the hungry; giving drink to the thirsty; clothing the naked; sheltering the homeless; burying the dead; forgiving the offenses; praying for one another the living and the dead, and the list goes on and on. Whenever we celebrate and respond to God s mercy by doing one of these acts, we will receive the Jubilee Indulgence for ourselves or for the deceased. May we take this opportunity to deepen our relationship with God and with one another through mercy! Fr. Thuc

3 Dec.6, 2015 Queen of Apostles Preschool Fall Open House and Early Registration Day December 6, am-12 pm Meet the director, visit the preschool rooms, and enroll for preschool. Secure your place now for this popular preschool program. Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Diocese of San Jose - Anthony Gonzalez Phone: Fax: Emergency line: HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY And Confirmation ON THE CALENDAR: Dec. 6th: Confirmation Session Dec. 13th: All high school teens meeting SAVE THE DATE: Jan th: All high school retreat in Scotts Valley, CA Registration info can be found at Youth/Young Adult Band & Choir rehearsals are every Wednesday evening. Contact jluu@dsj.org for more information. *Like us on Facebook: Queen of Apostles Youth *Follow us on Instagram: QofAYM *Contact us: youth@qofa.org We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who cannot join us at Mass especially, Linda Ann Hanson, Jim Lisins, Hans Ungelback., Tina Bowen, Ruth Powers, Venice Romiti, Ken Koenig, Please let us also pray for all our servicemen and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families and special persons: THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Family Faith Formation Office is staffed on Tues. and Thurs. 8-3 and on weekends by appointment. Please call before stopping by. On The Calendar Dec. 6 th : All classes meet at their regular times Dec. 13 th : Family Faith Sharing. Students in grades k-5 and their families meet in the community center at 10:15 for a special presentation by the Covenant Players. Pre-k and kinder meet at their usual time. There will be NO first grade class this day. Dec. 20 th Christmas Break NO CLASSES Dec. 27 th Christmas Break NO CLASSES Dec. 6 th : Formation Night-breakout sessions Dec. 13 th : General Session-guest appearance by the Covenant Players Dec. 20 th : Christmas Break NO CLASSES Dec. 27 th Christmas Break NO CLASSES Parents of Teens & Tweens On Wednesday, December 9 th, we will be offering a one night session on The Talk for parents of teens and tweens. This night promises to offer some clarity on what the church teaches about God s design for love and marriage, as well as some practical advice and tips on how to talk with your kids about love, sex, and purity. We will meet in the community center meeting rooms at 7pm. THIS SESSION IS FOR PARENTS ONLY.. The Spirituality Formation Team would like to invite you to OLEM (Ordinary Lives Extraordinary Mission), an event that will inspire you! On, May 14th 2016, the author of OLEM, John Woods, will spend a morning with us, at Queen of Apostles to talk, sing and discuss the ordinary lives we live, and how we can carry out the extraordinary mission Jesus Christ has invited us to share.. We encourage you to stop by and learn more about this incredible event! In addition, you can learn more if you go to The Giving Tree is available now.. We are serving St. Vincent de Paul families, Ascent families, foster children, the elderly in nursing homes, active servicemen and women, homeless Veterans and day laborers. Thank you for your generosity and have a wonderful Christmas! The Social Justice Committee

4 Support World Youth Day Pilgrims World Youth Day pilgrims are 27% towards their goal to see Pope Francis with youth from all over the world in the beautiful country of Poland! The time is now to invest in our young church! Here are some opportunities you can take: 1) Send us thoughts and prayers: 2) Make an online donation: http//tinyurl.com/qofawyd "The chance to experience my home country with friends from my parish is a rare and wonderful blessing. Not only will I be able to celebrate the Lord with my family and friends, but also with brothers and sisters from around the world. It's the opportunity of a lifetime. Joanna Miakisz Santa Clara County 2015 is a safe place for young people (12 through 20) who are affected by the drinking or drug abuse of a family member or friend. There are no dues or fees. The Heart to Heart Freedom Alateen group meets every Thursday evening here at Queen of Apostles School at 7:45 p.m. in room 7. Please call Jay or Venice at for more information. Grief Group The grief support group s next meeting will be 12/7. Please call Shirley if you have any questions or need to talk. LADIES GUILD BAKE SALE The Ladies Guild is having its annual bake sale on, December 13, after all morning masses. Come and buy the great selections of delicious cookies, cakes, breads and other delectable items from the culinary chefs of the Queen of Apostles Ladies Guild. The Social Justice Committee is collecting afghans for Courtyard nursing home. Bring to Giving Tree after Thanksgiving. Thanks..Lisa Blanchard Young Families Group This, December 6 join other young families in a new CFM group to join in spiritual, social, and service activities with your family. Meet in Room 5 at 10:15. Holy Day of Obligation Feast of The Immaculate Conception Masses will be on Dec. 7 the vigil at 5pm, The day of, Dec. 8 at 6:30, 9:30am & 7pm PEACEMAKERS All I did was show up. That is how Lisa Blanchard characterizes her involvement in the Grateful Garment Project. Most would disagree, however. Lisa, singlehandedly, started the organization after writing a paper for her college class. She had found out that victims of sexual assault, after being seen by the doctor, had to leave their clothes behind for testing and had to leave the hospital in a thin hospital gown. How demoralizing and how dehumanized they must have felt. She began collecting clothes and toiletries for the victims. Lisa found a way to bring to the survivors human dignity. She found a way to bring them peace of mind after a terrible assault on their mind and body. She is one person, and she made a difference. When she walked into the SART hospital office where the exams took place and asked if her idea had merit, they gaped open-mouthed and said, There is absolutely a HUGE need. That was all she needed. Like the Energizer bunny, Lisa found friends to help and now her program is active in 20 California counties. That is just in three years time! What an example of Where there is a need, fill it! As St. James, said, Be doers of the word, not hearers only. lisa@gratefulgarment.org Brought to you by the Social Justice Committee SVdP 2015 Thanksgiving Dinner Drive THANK YOU to the parishioners of Queen of Apostles Church, the families at Queen of Apostles School, the Q of A Youth Group and to all the wonderful volunteers that helped to make this year's Thanksgiving Dinner Drive a great success! From the Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt to counting and sorting the food items, to assembling the bags and everything else in between, our community was hard at work to ensure that every family who called for help received everything they needed for a delicious and nutritious Thanksgiving dinner. Your monetary and food donations to this year s Thanksgiving Dinner Drive made it possible for us to serve 484 individual dinners to those less fortunate!

5 Queen of Apostles Church 4911 Moorpark Avenue San Jose, Ca Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar Brian McKenna, Deacon Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Mary Ann Oddo, Receptionist / Secretary Marie McCarthy, Receptionist / Secretary Klarissa Chichioco, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Family Faith Formation: Parish Office Open 9-5 Mon. - Friday 4911 Moorpark Ave. Closed for lunch: 12-1 San Jose, Ca Fax: Web Site: Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way San Jose, CA MASS SCHEDULE: (Vigil Mass): s: Weekdays: s: Holy Days: Marian Devotions: 5:00 p.m. 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: s - 4:00-4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: or kmanning@dsj.org