St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

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1 470-24th Avenue San Francisco, CA Tel: Fax: Office Hours: Mon-Thur 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil-5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. ( 12 noon Confession Saturdays 4:00-4:45 p.m. Holy Days 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Pastor Rev. John J. Sakowski frjohnpastor@aol.com Parochial Vicar Rev. Kevin Kennedy Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church Vietnamese Ministry Director Rev. Te Van Nguyen In Residence St. Monica Church Rev. Dr. Lawrence Gould, S.A.C. Rev. Paulinus Iwuji St. Thomas the Apostle Church Rev. Ephrem R Tillya Deacon Rev. Mr. Peter Solan Pastoral Associate/DRE Sr. Noreen O Connor, C.S.J. Music Directors Alix Jerinic, St. Thomas Matthew Walsh, St. Monica Secretaries Cathy Calvo * Vera Rogulsky Audrey Schambach St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 3835 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA Tel: Fax: Office Hours: Mon-Wed 9:30 a.m. - Noon St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri. 1st Saturday 8:30 a.m. Confession Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. Holy Days Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Mass / 8:30 a.m.

2 Dear Parishioners, and Friends Respect Life Sunday If we love one another, God remains in us and His love is brought to perfec on in us. Today we will sing these words before the Gospel reading. All life, everyone s life, is a gi from God, a gi given out of love by our Creator. Therefore, all life is precious in God s eyes and worthy of our love. We are cherished, chosen, and sent by God to love one another as He loves us. We are called by our Bap sm to build a culture that cherishes all human life. Building a culture of life is simply part of who we are as Chris ans, as followers of Christ. When Christ dwells in our hearts, He can accomplish far more than we can ask or imagine by His power at work within us. Pray this week in gra tude for LIFE! May God bless you and your family. Reflec on on the Gospel May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives Our journey of faith through Ordinary Time is challenging us to re-examine the a tudes and behaviors that shape our rela onships. Today, we are called to take a deeper look at our understanding of the Sacrament of Matrimony. Jesus warns us in the Gospel that it is hardness of hearts that ruptures rela onships between man and woman who were created to be one flesh, suitable companions for each other. It is our a tude of the heart that has the poten al to support or break apart any rela onship. Let us walk the earth with humility, in rela onships marked by love, acceptance, jus ce, and responsibility. Pray this week that God will strengthen every couple who has commi ed themselves to love, honor, and cherish one another. Sincerely yours, Sister Noreen, Pastoral Minister OUR LADY OF FATIMA RUSSIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Kevin Kennedy, Pastor, invites you to join the Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., followed by a fellowship meal in the parish center. All services are in English. All are welcome! For more informa on and a lis ng of services, please visit byzan necatholic.org. MINISTRY TO THE HOMEBOUND - Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know is ill, facing surgery or in the hospital and would like to receive e Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Eucharist. Addi onally, call the office if you would like to be added to our prayer list in the bulle n. Welcome to all who worship with our parish family, whether long time residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and put it in the collection basket or mail it to the rectory. Name Phone Address City Zip New Parishioner New Address New Phone Number Remove from List Send Sunday Envelopes St. Monica St. Thomas 1

3 WANTED - YARD SUPERVISOR St. Thomas the Apostle School is seeking a school yard supervisor for lunch duty Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:50-1:00; and an after school school yard supervisor from 3:00-5:00 daily except when it rains and early dismissal. If you are interested, please call Judith Borelli, Principal, at (415) The Archdiocese is sponsoring the program for our parishioners who are bap zed and are reques ng Confirma on. The Archdiocesan Confirma on Program is for high school students and adults who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirma on. This program is scheduled for Friday, October 26 from 6:00 8:30 pm and on Saturday, October 27 from 10:00 4:00 pm at the Archdiocese of San Francisco Pastoral Office, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco. Candidates must a end both sessions to complete the prepara on. Cost for the classes: $ Our Lady of Guadalupe Fund Raiser By popular request, the commi ee is sponsoring a fund raiser again at Empero Taste at 42nd and Balboa on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 11:00 am. Tickets will be sold a er the 4:00pm and 9:30 am Masses during the month of October at St. Thomas Church. Sea ng is limited so purchase your cket early. Tickets are $ Thank you for suppor ng the celebra on honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 8, All are welcome to a end. 8TH ANNUAL FILIPINO MINISTRY DINNER DANCE GALA FUNDRAISER St. Mary's Cathedral Patrons Hall, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco Please Save the Date for The Filipino Ministry s 8th Annual Gala Dinner-Concert on Sunday, October 14, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to be held at Patrons' Hall, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assump on. Fes vi es begin at 6:00 pm. For more informa on contact Estelle Oloresisimo PRIESTS RETIREMENT LUNCH - Reserve now for the Priests Re rement Luncheon to be held on Friday, October 26 at 11:30 am at St. Mary s Cathedral Patrons Hall, Gough and Geary Boulevard. This luncheon benefits the Priests re rement Fund which covers medical expenses, assisted living, and nursing care for re red priests of the archdiocese. For more informa on, go to PRFlunch. 2

4 St. Monica School 5950 Geary Boulevard Ave.) San Francisco, California Tel: /Fax: Principal: Mr. Vincent Sweeters St. Thomas the Apostle School 3801 Balboa Street Ave.) San Francisco, California Tel: /Fax: Principal: Ms. Judith Borelli St. Thomas Pre-School/Pre-K Tel: / Director: Ms. Jessie Men Sacramental Anoin ng of the Sick: St. Monica - 1st Tuesday a er the 8:30 am Mass St. Thomas - Last Friday a er the 8:30 am Mass. Bap sm Class: 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am. Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org. C.C.D./Sunday Religious Educa on: Grades K-8 9:30 am-10:50 am Contact Sr. Noreen at noconnor@csjla.org. Adora on at St. Thomas: 1st Saturday - 9:00am - 11:00am Matrimony: Contact the parish 6 months in advance. Pastoral Council Mee ng: 1st Tuesday at 7:00 pm R.C.I.A. Class at St. Monica: 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Contact Sr. Noreen: noconnor@csjla.org. Rosary at St. Monica: 8:00 am, Monday through Saturday. St. Monica Choir Prac ce: 7:15 pm on Wednesdays; Ma hew Walsh at monicamusicsf@a.net St. Thomas Choir Prac ce: Sundays at 9:00 am. Alix Jerinic at Alixjerinic@gmail.com St. Vincent de Paul at St. Monica: Mee ng: 3rd Tuesday at 7:00pm. Special Collec on: 5th weekend. Contact: Parish Office at Voltaire Abordo* Pauline Assali * James Carbon * Mary Chan* Lumir Cerny * Mary Cervantes * Zhuan Chen Connie Concon * Jacques Derderian * Rosa De ling * Maria Fanara * Gianna Rose Fedorczak * David Gamarra Colleen Granero * Mary Guy * Virginia Lou Hartmann * Ka e Hyde * Luz King * Jerry Lollock Frank Marino * Virginia McGowan * Veronica Mironoss * Ann Murphy * Jacqueline Nelson * Ana Nomura Kaitlyn O Connor * Dave Oliverio * Hugh O Connor * Lourdes Olza * Oplanic Family * Ninfa Pedro * Gus Pereira Kerry Parker * Thelma Puechner * Alexa Rosario * Derek Schwartz * Anna Seidler * Cynthia Seto Naty Soliban * Teresa Spremich * Juliana Toy * Alberto Urbano * Jean Winn * Maria Wong MEMORIAL WALL STA VESTIBULE St. Thomas Apostle Church offers parishioners an opportunity to remember their friends and loved ones in a memorial space in the Church ves bule tled Forever in our Hearts. For a dona on of $250.00, a brass nameplate will be engraved with the name(s) of your choice and mounted on the east wall. REQUEST FORMS AND RETURN ENVELOPES ARE ON THE BACK TABLE IN THE CHURCH. ST MONICA S MEMORIAL WALL IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS. If you want to remember your loved ones or friends, you can have a plaque made with their names (maximum of 50 le ers) which will be placed on the memorial wall inside the entrance of the church. The cost is $ If you wish to order a plaque or need more informa on, please contact Narcie Estonina at Forms are on the tables in the Church. STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION St. Monica School and St. Thomas the Apostle School, mindful of their mission to be witnesses to the love of Christ for all, admit students of any race, color, and na onal and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and ac vi es generally accorded to or made available to students at these schools. St. Monica and St. Thomas Schools do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, and na onal and/or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability in administra on of educa onal policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athle c and other school administered programs. 3

5 St. Monica Sat. 10/6 8:30 am Jan Tang - HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY 5:00 pm John, Mary, Jack and Mary E. Hanley Mon. 10/8 8:30 am Susana Vega Tue. 10/9 8:30 am Paul Sue & Catherine Sue Win Wed. 10/10 8:30 am Joseph Ching Lau Thu. 10/11 8:30 am Fr. Warren Woods Fri. 10/12 8:30 am Bernard Smith Sat. 10/13 8:30 am Deceased Members of Silva Families 5:00 pm Helen & Harold Grangoff St. Thomas Sat. 10/6 8:30 am NO MASS 4:00 pm Adoracion and Michael Sapanza Mon. 10/8 8:30 am Mercedes Kow Tue. 10/9 8:30 am NO MASS Wed. 10/10 8:30 am Alliance Thu. 10/11 8:30 am NO MASS Fri. 10/12 8:30 am Mercedes Kow Sat. 10/13 8:30 am NO MASS 4:00 pm Hugh O Connor ST. MONICA - October LECTORS 5:00 pm Maria McDevi 8:00 am Mike Guglielmino 11:00 am Josephine Smith EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 pm G. Dempsey/Z. Rocamora/L. Robles 8:00 am C. Pegosian/J. Derderian/M. Reichmuth 11:00 am L. Foronda/N. & H. Concon/N. Estonina ST. THOMAS - October LECTORS 4:00 pm Leonard Kuplinski 9:30 am David Rolph EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 4:00 pm Lourdes Olza/Alice Schmi 9:30 am Andrea Lida/Chris ne Aguerre/Carolyn Mucelli THIS WEEK (10/6-7) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FUND. NEXT WEEK (10/13-14) THE SECOND COLLECTION WILL BE FOR PARISH UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS. WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CATHOLICS ITZAYANNA ELIANA GUTIERREZ CAMILLE MAE JACINTO WITH SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF CONCEPTION CUARESMA THANK YOU - 10/6-7 ST. MONICA ST. THOMAS 1ST COLLECTION $1, $1, ND COLLECTION $ $ SPECIAL $ CANTONESE $ VIETNAMESE 4