Holy Family Parish Pearl Avenue, San José, California May 29, Corpus Chris ADORATION

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1 Holy Family Parish 4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California May 29, 2016 Corpus Chris Welcome to Holy Family! Newcomers Gathering second Sunday of the month at 10:45 in the Parish Office. Our next one will be June 12. Eucharist (Mass) Saturday: 8:30 am & 5:30 pm (Vigil) Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 6 pm Monday: 8:05 am Tue Fri: 7:30 am Holy days: As announced Holidays: 10 am Vietnamese Mass: Saturday 7:30 pm Parish Office Hours M-F Mornings: 9:30 am 12 pm; Mon, Tue, Thu: 1 pm 7:30 pm Wed, Fri: 1 pm 5:00 pm Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm Sunday: 9 am - 1 pm Contact Us Parish Office School Office Faith Formation Life Teen /Edge Pastoral & Administra on Rev Andrew V. Nguyen Pastor X 115 avnguyen@dsj.org Rev Edsil Ortiz Vicar, Liturgy Director X 122 eortiz@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 Associate X 110 kbohac@dsj.org Kathryn Gray Business Manager X 123 kgray@dsj.org Anne Hashimoto Parish Secretary X 113 ahashimoto@dsj.org Jessica Stalions Administrative Assistant X 111 jstalions@dsj.org Linda Lariz Bookkeeper X 165 llariz@dsj.og Gail Harrell School Principal Jennifer Lozzio School Vice-Principal Nancy Melander School Development ADORATION You may hear from time to time people referring to adoration in the chapel and wonder what it means. Or, someone may mention that they prayed before the Blessed Sacrament and you also wondered what they could mean by that. As Catholics we know that at the moment of Consecration, during the Mass, the "gifts" of bread and wine are transformed into the actual Body and Blood of Christ. The elements retain the appearance of bread and wine, but are indeed the actual Body and Blood of Christ. This is what is meant by Real Presence: the actual, physical presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Since we know that Christ is truly and substantially present in the Eucharist, the Blessed Sacrament is given the same adoration and devotion that is accorded to Christ. Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. During Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, we come before the Real Presence of Jesus and open ourselves up to the graces that flow from the Eucharist. Jesus waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament. He waits for our little acts of faith, adoration, love, thanksgiving, repentance, reparation, and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate His Divine Majesty in the Blessed Sacrament. At Holy Family we are fortunate to have a Blessed Sacrament chapel where the Blessed Sacrament is not only reserved in a tabernacle but also exposed in a beautiful Monstrance on the altar for 3 hours each week day as well as all day on the First Friday of the month. But, what can you do or should you do if you come to visit the exposed Blessed Sacrament? Well, the answer quite simply is: anything that you want that is prayerful and contemplative. Some people read the bible or some other spiritual reading, some pray the rosary or other formal prayers, and still others do nothing except rest and gaze upon the beautiful presence of Christ. There are countless books available with advice about visiting the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration. Many are available in our chapel if you stop in sometime and are looking for something to guide you. We always encourage reverence and quiet when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altar so enter quietly and genuflect on two knees if you are able when you come into the chapel. Then just spend time with Jesus. The how to is insignificant just do it! Just come and find rest in Jesus from your burdens and know the joy of spending time with the most beautiful, precious gift that we have. The Blessed Sacrament Is exposed from noon until 3 pm every Monday through Friday and all day on the First Friday of the month in our small chapel on the left side of the church. If you have any questions or want more information about adoration at Holy Family, contact Mary Herbst (herbsthome@yahoo.com or )

2 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The academic year is almost coming to an end. We give thanks to our Lord for using our school in leading our students to grow in love, faith, knowledge, and service. As we celebrate our 8 th grade s graduation on June 3 rd we humbly recognize the success that our students have accomplished, and that 98% of our students were accepted into their first choice high school. We have 27 graduates, and most will enter Mitty, Bellarmine, or Presentation High School. This is indeed great news. Congratulations to Our Graduates Isaiah Amanuel Tanner Amaya Nicholas Amireh Kaitlen Beals Bradley Caldwell Isabella Espinoza Joel Jaison Trever Koss Aneal Kuverji Kiana Layam Justin Lopez Madeline Moralez Amanda Nguyen David Nguyen Kevin Nguyen Christopher Nopwaskey Mason Ordaz Sofia Pedneault Christina Pham Adam Rusboldt Kelly Seymour Shelly Seymour Jessica Shulda Matthew Shurm Colin Smith Katie Szoboszlay Spencer Thomas On another note, I am very delighted to announce that we have a very gracious and generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous, and has given to our parish $50,000 to support our school. Thus, if you are considering sending your child/children to our school, but financial difficulty is holding you back and your child has a minimum of a B GPA, please contact me. We give thanks to God for sending us many gracious people such as our anonymous donor who has the good heart and desire to shape our children s future. May God bless our donor and all those who help our children in any shape or form. May Almighty God continue to bless our community, especially our graduates as they embark their new journey of life. May they always be filled with God s grace and love so that they will be a true disciples of Christ to others. God bless, Fr. Andrew Vu Nguyen 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) If 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 Communion or Anoin ng of the Sick can be arranged for the sick or homebound at Wedding Couples should contact a priest at at least six months prior to the proposed date of wedding. Upcoming Events May 30 Memorial Day Parish Office is Closed June 11am Multicultural Mass June Diocesan Youth Retreat June 21 Staff Day Away Parish Office Closed June 25 Tijuana Immersion Trip June 27 July 2 Life Teen Camp July 4 Holiday Parish Office Closed July Vacation Bible Camp July 17 Holy Family Picnic July 29 Volunteer appreciation Dinner Sep Festival Hands of Mercy, Hearts of Joy Holy Family School News Our parish school is accepting applications in all grades for the 2016/2017 school year. If you are interested in having your child attend Holy Family School, please call the school office at If you know of someone looking for a school for their child, please tell them about our school and have them call the school office or visit us on the website at

3 Next week: 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 4 & 5 Liturgy Focus Date Time Music Presider Confession Sat 6/4 4:00pm Fr. Andrew General Sat 6/4 5:30pm TBA Fr. Andrew General Sun 6/5 8:00am AFG Fr. Bob Hayes Young Families Sun 6/5 9:30am AFG Fr. Chi Ngo, SJ Multi-Cultural Sun 6/5 11:00am AFG Fr. Matt Fr. Andrew (Deacon Ray Gans) Youth Sun 6/5 6:00pm Life Teen Fr. Andrew Come celebrate with us! Holy Family 11 th Annual Multicultural Celebration Sunday, June 5, 2016 Starting at 11:00am in the church Reception in the Community Center following mass with food, entertainment and fellowship Many volunteers are needed. All are welcome! Please contact: joanpfeifer@yahoo.com. Church Hearing Assistance Device We recently installed a Williams Sound hearing assistance device to the audio system in the Church. You do not need a hearing aid to use the system but it does work with most hearing aids. To checkout a receiver for a weekend Mass, contact one of the Hospitality Ministers. Thank you to the Ruth Spencer Fund and Family for the donation of the Williams Sound System. Stewardship Report May 28 & 29 Offertory by Mass Saturday, 5:30pm... $2, Sunday, 8am... $2, Sunday, 9:30am... $2, Sunday 11:15am... $3, Sunday 6pm... $ Received in Office... $3, Parish Pay Receipts... $ Stock Transfer... $8, Subtotal... $25, nd Collection Disaster Relief Ecuador $1, Hall Rentals... $ 1, Subtotal... $3, Total Collections... $ Thank you for your generosity. Papal Tweets Pope May 23 In a broken world, to communicate with mercy means to help create What is Lay Pastor Ministry? There are always new members to welcome others in need of a friendly hello. Want to know more? Call Patty Trillo; she will be happy to answer your questions about the ministry and offer training at your convenience. You can reach Patty at or Anne at the Parish Office Thank You! Daily Mass Intentions May 28 5:30pm HF Parish & School May 29 8:00am Peter Pham Sr. + 9:30am Peter Pham Jr. + 11:15am HF Parish & School 6:00pm William Valdez + May 30 8:05am Robert Frantz + May 31 7:30am Unborn baby Jun 1 7:30am Souls in Purgatory Jun 2 7:30am Ann Tran Thanksgiving Jun 3 7:30am Souls in Purgatory Jun 4 8:30am Dolly Rapp + 5:30pm Mar Mouton Jun 5 8:00am HF Parish & School 9:30am Olga McKay 11:00am HF Parish & School 6:00pm Rebecca H. Please Pray For those who have died: Carmelito Alarillo, Claudia Cisneros, For those who are ill: Mary Davis, James Loop, Alan Hanamoto Monthly Knight s Breakfast in June is moved to the 12th Our Knights of Columbus invite all to attend our monthly Parish Pancake Breakfast on June 12th - one week later than normal. On June 5th, the normal breakfast date, the Knights encourage their members and all parishioners to attend the Multi-Cultural Mass at 11:00 am and/or the Reception with food, entertainment and fellowship that follows at 1:00 pm. All are welcome to bring an appetizer or finger food representative of your family s cultural or national heritage. See you at Mass!" Office Closures The Parish Office will be closed on the following days: May 30 Memorial Day June 21 Staff Day Away Our second collection today is for our St. Vincent de Paul community outreach program

4 Cookbook Recipes Supplement Support the Kitchen Renovation Project You are invited to submit your "tried and true" recipes for our Holy Family International Cookbook SUPPLEMENT coming out this summer. Please include a family story with your recipe if you have one. AND do we have a deal for you! Submit 5 or more recipes, and you will receive the supplement for FREE. We are especially looking for recipes that are Gluten-free, Kids in the Kitchen, Backyard BBQ, and Vegetarian/ Vegan. your recipes to Gary Miskimon at macvguy69@gmail.com Please use the forms on the website or get one in the Church office. Submission Deadline: June 30th. Questions: contact Kathryn Gray at kgray@dsj.org. Save the Date: August 6, 2016, Holy Family Parish Jubilee Doors of Mercy Pilgrimage Stay tuned with Christian Spirituality Through the Ages Retreat Fr. Kevin Joyce will lead a retreat on June 23-26, 2016 (3 nights) at Presentation Center, Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos. The theme of the retreat is "Christian Spirituality Through the Ages: Wisdom for Daily Living from Christian Spiritual Masters." Instruction in the "Jesus Prayer" will be offered. Shared room $310, Private room $370. Please make your reservations with Eric Kenyon, x207 or ekenyon@presentationcenter.org Retrouvaille A lifeline for marriages. Do you feel lost, frustrated, hurt, or angry with your spouse? Retrouvaille helps married couples heal and renew their marriages. Check out: com or contact Antonio and Claudia Flores at (408) Small Things Count When unused medications are flushed or tossed into the trash, water quality, animals, and marine life and plants suffer. We have many drop-off places in Santa Clara Valley. Find one at Call Jackie O Donnell at or write c/o Holy Family. Catholic Roadmap 45.3 million Americans (14.5%) live in poverty million (33%) more live 2x below the federal poverty level of $47,700 for a family of four. So almost half of our population is either low income or poor. Learn how to help pick up a copy of Ending Poverty Starts with You in the Faith in Action literature rack in the vestibule. Fiat Discipleship Group For women age 18-30s who are youth ministers or volunteer in church ministry, this is an opportunity to take some time to encourage each other as we walk with Christ, guided by Our Lady. Mission: To form ourselves into disciples of Jesus through the example of Mary, making her daily fiat our own. What: Each week, we pray Liturgy of the Hours (Evening Prayer), share our joys and struggles in the faith through reflections on spiritual readings, and end with fellowship. Who: Catholic young adult women (particularly those involved in church ministry), age 18-30s When: Thursday evenings, 6:30 8 pm Where: SJSU Newman Center (300 S 10th St, San Jose, CA 95112) If interested, please Cecilia Kohlrust (ckohlrust@dsj.org) for more information. Columbie es Women's Fellowship and Service Barbara Jorgensen Barbara_Jorgensen@msn.com 4th Thursday of each month. Bookstore Community Center Sundays, 9am 1pm Ministry of Consola on Support, Care & Service before, during and a er grief. Contact George Ministry to the Sick & Homebound If you know a parishioner who would like to be visited, please call the Parish Office. Stephen Ministry One-to-one Chris an care-giving ministry for those experiencing life s hurts and struggles. Contact George St. Vincent de Paul Society For emergency financial assistance, call the parish office for an appointment Prayer Line Leave a prayer request message with Jeane e, Rosary Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Chapel Charismatic, Contemplative Group Praise and worship & quiet medita on, 4-5pm, Hope Room. Annie Esget at st, 3rd, and 4th Sundays. Encore Amour -- Re-Married Encoreamour.webs.com Joe & Laura Trovato, Knights of Columbus Men s Fellowship & Service Eugene Okafor: gene_okafor@sbcglobal.net Members mee ng, 7pm,

5 Nice to meet you! My name is Mawtha. Can t wait to see you at VBC July th! Cave quest is going to be amazing! Can you find my friends in the bulletin? Keep your eyes open for them! Don t forget, JESUS GIVES US COURAGE. Join us for VBC July from 9 am 12noon. Contact: cfenn@dsj.org Holy Family Young Adults Young Adults years old. Reignite your Faith and find Community! All life stages (single, married, working, unemployed, divorced, discerning) are welcome and encouraged to join. We will learn, share and gather together for fellowship, service and encounter. Contact Christina for more information: cfenn@dsj.org Thank You I d like to express my heartfelt thanks to Fr. Andrew and Fr. Edsil, the AFG Music Group and all the community of Holy Family for their help and support on the passing of my wife Joy. A special thanks to Sharon Coulter for her love and help to guide me through this difficult time. As Joy did, so do I, love you all. Tom Baker. Holy Family's Cub Scout Pack 286 Recruiting: New Scouts for the Fall Boys entering 1st- 5th grades are invited to join us for our annual Raingutter Regatta Saturday, June 4th at 10am at the Holy Family School Pavilion. Lunch, Dessert, and Boats are provided. Membership Recruitment booth on site. Unable to attend but interested in joining? Contact Cub master: Rob Patience rpatience@yahoo.com or Membership Recruiter: Mike Pennington for more info. mikepenni@yahoo.com Little Lambs Play Group 1st & 3rd Friday s from10am-12pm Little Lambs provides parents and caretakers of newborns, toddlers and preschoolers a chance to meet others in our parish. Come and visit informally with other parents and caregivers while the children socialize with their fellow parishioners too! The group meets the first and third Friday of each month from 10am-noon in the Faith Room. No need to register. Just come when you can. Contact: kiragardin@yahoo.com. No EDGE or Life Teen this week due to Mother's Day. That means spend time with your mother! Have a great week, we'll see you again next week As we start to wind down the our semesters on the Creed and the Spiritual Battle. Holy Homework is still looking for a few more volunteers to help supervise during the week. Volunteers can sign up online at All registration forms are available at holyfamilysanjose.org (under Faith Formation/Youth & Young Adults) The Joy of Love Book Study "Please join us for a summer reading group to explore Pope Francis' latest interesting and very readable teaching "The Joy of Love". We will meet for eight weeks on Mondays at 10 AM starting June 6. All are welcome. Each week we will discuss a chapter or two of Pope Francis' new pastoral approach to various topics. Feel free to come to all of the sessions or just the ones of most interest to you. The schedule will be as follows: Week 1 Introduction and "The Bible on the Family" Week 2 "Marriage,Women's Rights, Special Needs Children, Addiction" Week 3 "The Gift of Marriage and Intimacy,What is Love, the Single Life, " Week 4 "Lifegiving Families, Family Planning, The Elderly" One week break Week 5 (July 11) "Marriage Preparation,Wedding Planning, Homosexuality, End of Life" Week 6 "Educating Our Children, Passing on the Faith, Sex Education" Week 7 " Living Together, Civil Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage. Rules and Mercy." Week 8 "Family Prayer. Hospitality." For more information call or Laura Trovato blueturbogranny@aol.com" Scripture Studies Monday mornings (10 am - noon) Youth Hall. We resumed the series on Mary this month. Contact Donna Holt or goodsamnurse@gmail.com for questions. Tuesday evenings (7-9 pm) Faith Room. Our new study began Tuesday, April 12th ~ Doors of Mercy, a video series by St Benedict Press. YOU will explore how God makes His Mercy present to you, in ordinary and extraordinary ways. Pope Francis calls us to celebrate this special jubilee! Come and deepen your Faith! To register for your study guide, call: Terry Giorgetti tgetti@aol.com Thursday evenings (7:15-9 pm) Hope Room The Word is Alive Bible Study. Ongoing All are welcome. Questions, contact GinaT@mac.com.

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