ZFor the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Jen Kush, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Intentions. Please Pray

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2 The Bible - A Book For The Family 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has set aside the week of November as National Bible Week and is encouraging all of us to take some time to reflect on the importance of Sacred Scriptures and to revisit and renew our understanding of the power of the Word of God in our lives. The more deeply the Word is rooted in the home, the more the entire family grows in relationship to Christ and to one another. One of our primary goals for STA-Kids Faith Formation this year is to encourage our young people to know and appreciate The Bible as a primary resource for prayer and for getting to know God. Each child has a Bible in the classroom, and many of the children are taking them home each week to continue exploring the stories, people, and prayers they encounter in class. Through the stories of the Old Testament they learn how God has interacted with His people throughout history from the moment of Creation through times of trial and tribulation, triumph and celebration. The Old Testament provides us with amazing stories of people of great faith, prayers we can take to heart, and a fore-shadowing of the coming of Christ. In the New Testament they hear the story of Jesus: all that he said and did, and all that he asked us to do to follow him. There are also stories of the early Church, how it grew from a few dedicated believers to become the Church we know today, and important lessons given to the early Church in the form of letters that still speak to us and provide guidance for our lives. Through the entirety of the Bible, God speaks to us, for it is God s living Word, given to us through divine inspiration. We want our children to be comfortable with this amazing Book of Books so that it becomes an enduring part of their lives. Let us all make some time to revisit the Sacred Scriptures as the amazing resource for relationship with God that they are. Let us make certain that the bible has an honored place in our homes. But let us make certain that in that honored place it is not simply sitting collecting dust. Let us make time to read and pray with Scripture each and every day. Let us read together as a family and reflect on and share what we hear God saying to us. Let us find ways to study and understand Scripture through formal Bible studies. But, above all, let us recognize and honor the Word of God as a valuable and valued resource for growing in our faith Susan Olsen, Director of Catechetical Ministry z Please Pray ZFor the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Jen Kush, Tina Reyes, Andrea Binger, Desmond Fitzgerald, Raissa Foka, Lydia Li, Della Scott, Joan Copenhagen, Tom Bednar, Renee Thompson, Leonard Jurgensen, Rosamila Agluba, Rodialo J. Nardo, Romulo de Grano, Maria Merlitti, Helene McKelvey, Alice McCarty, Msgr. Eugene Boyle, Stephen Lee, John Bertussi For the Recently Deceased Mary Lee Hagen, Paul Reynoso, Carmen Fuentes, Gearailt Cummins, Kay Donahoo, Alice Lundin, Ed Olsen, Ron Bednar, Juan A. de Leon, Carmen Santa Gadea, Henrietta Ferry, Clem Duerr, Kathy Gibbs, Ed Lam, Jerry Feeley, Fred Carelli Pray For Lists guidelines: Have permission from the person to be listed. Go through the Pastoral Home Ministry to list the names. Names will be on the list for 3 months and then be removed. Can request names to be continued after 3 months. Contact the Pastoral Home Ministry x22 or fongmt@hotmail.com Mass Intentions Sunday, November 8: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am STA...Joseph Koo 10:30 am OLR...Edward Lam Readings: 1 Kings 17:10-16/Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10/Hebrews 9:24-28/Mark 12:38-44 or Mark 12:41-44 Monday, November 9: Dedication of Lateran Basilica 7:15 am STA...William Henry 12:15 pm STA...Charles Pori Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17/John 2:13-22 Tuesday, November 10: St. Leo the Great 7:15 am STA...Ed Olsen 8:30 am OLR...Anna Tampellini 12:15 pm STA...Zenanida Mendoza (SI) Readings: Wisdom 2:23-3:9/Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19/Luke17:7-10 Wednesday, November 11: St. Martin of Tours 7:15 am STA...Robert Russo 8:30 am OLR...Chris D'Souza (SI) 12:15 pm STA...Vince Giovannotto Readings: Wisdom 6:1-11/Psalm 82:3-4, 6-7/ Luke 17:11-19 Thursday, November 12: St. Josaphat 8:30 am OLR...Lawrence Lo Readings: Wisdom 7:22b-8:1/Psalm 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175/Luke 17:20-25 Friday, November 13: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 7:15 am STA...All Souls 8:30 am OLR...All Souls 12:15 pm STA...All Souls Readings: Romans 15:14-21/Psalm 98:1, 2ab, 3cd-4/Luke 16:1-8 Saturday, November 14 Readings: Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Psalm 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43/Luke 18:1-8 Sunday, November 15: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Daniel 12:1-3/Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11/Hebrews 10:11-14, 18/Mark 13:24-32 Veterans Day Holiday In honor of the Veterans Day Holiday on Wednesday, November 11th, the Pastoral Center will Closed. Daily Mass times will not change.

3 This Week s Highlights Sunday, November 8 9:15 am...regular FF Class (ISPSchl) 10:15 am...regular FF Class (SESS) 10:30 am...catechesis Pre-Conf. & 1st nd Year (DC) 10:30 am...catechesis K-6 & Adult (ISP) 11:30 am...greeting Card Ministry (KC) Monday, November 9 6:00 pm...1st Eucharist Presentation (SAG) 7:00 pm...hispanic Catechist Meeting (PC1st) 7:00 pm...rcia (SAGH) Tuesday, November 10 7:00 pm...spanish Baptism Class (PC1) 7:00 pm...hispanic Prayer Group (DC) 7:00 pm...spirituality Tuesday (SAGH) Wednesday, November 11 7:30 pm...carbon Tax Talk (OLRH) Thursday, November 12 10:00 am...prayer Group (SAGH) 10:00 am...wedding Rehearsal (STA) 7:00 pm...hisp 1st Communion Catechesis (PC1st & 2nd) 7:00 pm...thomas Merton Bd (THDin) 7:30 pm... Gregorian Choir (STA, THB) Friday, November 13 2:00 pm...wedding (STA) 6:00 pm...goretti Group (STA, THB) 6:30 pm...fr. Gregory Boyle (SESS Aud) 7:30 pm...hisp. Young Adults (KC) Saturday, November 14 9:00 am...liturgy Board Mtg (SAGH) 9:00 am...rcia Children's Retreat (DC) 11:00 am...cantonese Scripture (PC2nd) 3:00 pm...confirmation Mtg (SAGH) 5:00 pm...international Dinner (SESS Aud) Presider Schedule 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Nov 15, 2015 St. Albert the Great 1095 Channing Ave. Sat 5:00 pm... Fr. Stanley Sun 9:00 am... Fr.Mikalonis Sun 11:00 am (Byzantine) Fr. Hernandez St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley St. Sun 7:30 am... Fr. Hester Sun 8:45 am... Fr. Izzo, S.J. Sun 10:30 am Fr. Luong Sun 12:00 pm (Gregorian) TBD Our Lady of the Rosary 3233 Cowper St. Sun 9:00 am (Spanish)... Fr. Valenton Sun 10:30 am Fr. Stanley St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Spirituality Tuesday Assembly - November 10th THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES: The Church After the Resurrection An acclaimed video series with Sr. Laurie Brink O.P (Ph.D.) an associate professor of Biblical Studies at Catholic Theological Union as the presenter. She is a dynamic presenter who makes the material come alive. The Acts of the Apostles was the first history of Christianity-but it is so much more than that! No other work in the New Testament includes such a literary variety, covers so great a geographic and temporal expanse, or introduces as many characters. This will be our second session. Thus far, we have only covered the background of Acts and there is much more ground to cover. Please join us and follow in the footsteps of the apostles and disciples. Father Matt will be our host; there will be handouts and possibly a quiz. Don t miss this four-part series at Saint Albert the Great Hospitality Room; 7:00-8:30 pm. Special Collection Disaster Relief Next Sunday Understanding the donor fatigue that our parishioners may experience with multiple solicitations for the good causes that come our way, Bishop McGrath has authorized one collection, with proceeds to be forwarded from the Chancery to Catholic Relief Services, for victims of Hurricane Patricia, Typhoon Koppu (Lando), and the earthquake in Afghanistan/ Pakistan. We include this link to CRS here: experience-expertise-and-emergency-response-help-and-hope-people-crisis. Rite of Acceptance, Rite of Welcome Next Sunday at the 10:30am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary we will Celebrate the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens & the Rite of Welcome for the Baptized Preparing for Confirmation and/or Eucharist or Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church. We will also celebrate a Ritual of Welcome at the 5pm Mass at St. Albert the Great for our young people preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This is our first time to meet our children, youth and adults who are on their journey toward the Easter Sacraments. November Food Drive You can donate food year-round in the baskets in the vestibules of the churches. During the month of November we ask you to be especially generous in your giving to our food collection program. Since the majority of the people we help are homeless, we ask for foods that are portable and highly nutritious: hearty soups or chili in flip top cans, Vienna sausage, boxes of crackers packed in small stacks, fruit cups, granola bars, juice pouches, and small bottles of water. Please remember to pick up a bag and fill it with holiday food to bring to the church for our Thanksgiving/Christmas food collection. International Dinner - November 14 The Hispanic community is holding their annual International Dinner from 5:00-8:00 pm on Saturday, November 14 at St. Elizabeth Seton Auditorium. Contact Maria de Jesus Gutierrez for more information and tickets at or mgutierrez@dsj.org

4 November 8, 2015 Weekly Stewardship Report Sacrificial Giving Intentions - Report #2 Thanks to the 64 parishioners who turned in their Sacrificial Giving Intention Cards totaling $2,254 each week to the Sunday Offertory 18 Families have pledged $1 - $10 per week 24 Families have pledged $11 - $25 per week 13 Families have pledged $26 - $50 per week 5 Families have pledged $51 - $75 per week 0 Families have pledged $76 - $100 per week 4 Families have pledged over $100 per week Average weekly pledge is $35.21 Don t Forget to Bring Your Sacrificial Giving Intention Cards to Mass Next Sunday. Green Corner October 25 (Week 17) Offertory by Mass: Sat, 5:00pm (SAG) $535 Sun, 7:30am (STA) $1,605 Sun, 8:45am (STA) $526 Sun 9:00am (OLR) $1,954 Sun 9:00am (SAG) $2,166 Sun 10:30am (OLR) $2,409 Sun 10:30am (STA) $937 Sun 12:00pm (STA) $307 Online Giving $1,800 Mail $233 Total $12,472 Goal $11,500 All Saints Day $1,072 Thank you for sharing God's Gifts! Carbon Fee & Dividend: Will it work to protect Earth's Climate? Come hear Suds Jain, a leader in Silicon Valley's CCL chapter, talk about how a "fee and dividend" system works. He'll also give an update about the urgency of climate action, especially in light of Pope Francis's recent call to action and the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris. Wed., November 11 7:30-9:00 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Hall. Fr. Gregory Boyle At St. Elizabeth Seton You are cordially invited to hear Fr. Gregory Boyle, author of the NY Times bestselling book, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion on Friday, November 13th at St. Elizabeth Seton School. There will be a reception at 6:30 p.m., Fr. Greg will speak at 7:30 p.m. and end his session with a Q & A and book signing. Tickets are $35.00 and can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com.

5 Welcome new parishioners to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish! We encourage you to register as members of our growing family. Please your name, address, and phone to Current members please contact the Pastoral Center to update your information. KEY REFERENCES DC... Dermody Center DCCh Dermody Center Chapel OLR.. Our Lady of the Rosary Church OLRH OLR Church Hall KC... OLR Kerry s Corner PC... Pastoral Center SAG.. St. Albert the Great Church SAGH SAG Hospitality Ctr. HOLY SACRAMENTS Please contact the Pastoral Center at for more information. Anointing of the Sick: By request or every first Monday of the month after the 7:15 am Mass. Every first Friday at the 8:30 am and 12:15pm Mass. Christian Initiation: Become a Catholic or renew your Catholic faith (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation) as an adult, youth or child. Funeral: Arrange for a Funeral, Memorial Mass or graveside service for a loved one. Infant Baptism: Preparation may begin before or after the birth of your child. Marriage: Arrangements need to be made at least six months prior to the proposed marriage date. ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE STAFF, & COMMITTEES Main Phone: (650) Business & Operations Manager: Chuck Tully ext. 20 ctully@dsj.org Admin Assts: Cathy Miller ext. 24, camiller@dsj.org; Ron Aranha, raranha@dsj.org Pastoral Stewardship Council: (every 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm OLRH) Chair: Steve Carter (SCarter@ aslcpa.com); Vice-Chair: Anne Morrison (ahbert55@aol. com); Secretary: Gabe Kralik (gabekralik@thujaglobal.com) SESS.. St. Elizabeth Seton School SESA. SES Auditorium STA... St. Thomas Aquinas Church THB.. STA - Thomas House Basement THD.. STA - Thomas House Dining Room THL.. STA - Thomas House Library Community Life: Anne Morrison (650) Green Committee: Katia Reeves (katia.reeves@sbcglobal.net) Human Concerns Committee: Chair: Paul Chestnut (650) St. Vincent de Paul Society: (650) For truck donation pickup (650) Parish Site Committees: STA: Kay Williams ; OLR: Chris Lundin clundin@stanford.edu; SAG: Pat Briggs (650) ; Kathleen Hart (650) ; St. Elizabeth Seton School (Daughters of Charity): 1095 Channing Avenue (650) Principal: Evelyn Rosa Advancement Director: Danielle Ambler (650) STA Photography: (650) , photography@ paloaltocatholic.org PALOALTOPHOTOG/SpecialR1 Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy: Catholic Chaplain: Fr. Robert McKay (650) rmckay@ stanfordhealthcare.org Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650)