ZFor the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Tina Reyes, The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. I Have A Question...

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2 I Have A Question... The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time I have selected a few excerpts below from a document written by the Bishops of the United States under the title: Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America. If you would like to read the entire text, here is the relevant link: While the heart of the celebration of the Eucharist is the Eucharistic Prayer, the consummation of the Mass is found in Holy Communion, whereby the people purchased for the Father by his beloved Son eat and drink the Body and Blood of Christ. From the first days of the Church's celebration of the Eucharist, Holy Communion consisted of the reception of both species in fulfillment of the Lord's command to "take and eat... take and drink." The distribution of Holy Communion to the faithful under both kinds was thus the norm for more than a millennium of Catholic liturgical practice. Holy Communion has a fuller form as a sign when it takes place under both kinds. For in this form the sign of the Eucharistic banquet is more clearly evident and clearer expression is given to the divine will by which the new and eternal Covenant is ratified in the Blood of the Lord, Over the past couple of months, you may have noticed, that I chose to be a minister of the chalice of the Lord s Precious Blood during the distribution of Holy Communion at Sunday Mass. I noticed that of all those who came forward to Holy Communion to receive our Lord s Body, nearly two-thirds did not drink of the Precious Blood. The practice of offering the Precious Blood to the faithful has been a practice in our Diocese for decades; and still a vast majority of people choose not to take and drink. My question is: Why not? I would like to hear from you. Please send your comments to me at mstanley@dsj.org Fr. Matt, Pastor z Please Pray ZFor the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Tina Reyes, Desmond Fitzgerald, Lydia Li, Joan Copenhagen, Tom Bednar, Renee Thompson, Rosamila Agluba, Rodialo J. Nardo, Romulo de Grano, Maria Merlitti, Helene McKelvey, Msgr. Eugene Boyle, Stephen Lee, John Bertussi, Hanadi Pratt, Scott Simon, Agnes Tan, Tesfaye Dinka, Sharifah Shahrim, Rose Lefebvre, Olivia Gail Fermin, Gala Fermin For the Recently Deceased Clem Duerr, Kathy Gibbs, Ed Lam, Jerry Feeley, Fred Carelli, Kate Church, Gary Stelle, Sr., Anne-Marie Kroeger, Jean Galvin, Gloria Carmichael, Alice McCarty, Marie Kieraldo, John Nittler, William Ambrosio, Thelma Maxine MacDonald, Madeline Muzio 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, January 24: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 am OLR....Rosa & Mario Colozzo Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15/1 Corinthians 12:12-30 or 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27/Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Monday, January 25: Conversion of St. Paul 12:15 pm STA... Rev. Thomas Seagrave Readings: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Psalm 117:1bc, 2/Mark 16:15-18 Tuesday, January 26: Sts. Timothy & Titus 7:15 am STA... All Souls Readings: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19/Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10/Mark 3:31-35 Wednesday, January 27: St. Angela Merici 8:30 am OLR... Gladys McCarthy 12:15 pm STA... Bertha Gretz Readings: 2 Samuel 7:4-17/Psalm 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30/Mark4:1-20 Thursday, January 28: St. Thomas Aquinas 7:15 am STA.....Deceased Parishioners 7:15 am STA.....Deceased Parishioners 12:15 pm STA... Deceased Priests & Religious Readings: 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29/Psalm 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14/Mark 4:21-25 Friday, January 29 12:15 pm STA... Marie Kieraldo Readings: 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/ Psalm 51:3-7, 10-11/Mark4:26-34 Saturday, January 30 5:00 pm SAG... Gerolomo Cesano Readings: 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17/Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17/Mark 4:35-41 Sunday, January 31: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 am SAG... Carl Stumpp, Jr. 10:30 am OLR... Anna Tampellini Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19/Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17/1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 or 1 Corinthians 13:4-13/Luke 4:21-30 Need Your Palms Ash Wednesday is coming soon (February 10). It s time to return your blessed palms from last year, so that we may prepare the ashes for this year. Please bring them to Mass over the next two weekends and place them in the basket in the vestibule; these palms will be burned at the end of each Mass on the weekend of February 7.

3 This Week s Highlights Sunday, January 24 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) Monday, January 25 7:00 pm...rcia (SAGH) Tuesday, January 26 7:00 pm...hispanic Prayer Group (DC) 7:00 pm...spirituality Tuesday (SAGH) 7:30 pm...knights of Columbus (THB) Wednesday, January 27 9:30 am... Bldg & Maint Mtg (PC1st) 4:00 pm...ysop (OLRH) 6:00 pm...rcia Children (DC) 7:00 pm...sess Open House & Science Fair (SESAud) 7:30 pm...human Concerns (OLRH) Thursday, January 28 10:00 am...prayer Group (SAGH) 7:00 pm...1st & 2nd First Communion Catechesis (PC1st) Friday, January 29 10:00 am...sess Multicultural Mass (SAG) 7:30 pm...young Adult Meeting (KC) St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Tuesday, January 26: Spirituality Tuesday Assembly Divine Vengeance: The God of the Old Testament; with Ray O Connor Wired for Vengeance? Anger is a human emotion that often bursts into violence. Our biblical stories sometime depict a God of vengeance. What are we to make of this? How should we approach biblical stories on divine violence? Our answer will include thoughts from contemporary Catholic spiritual writers and biblical exegetes. Please join us for answers to that age old question: Why is the God of the Old Testament so angry? You may be surprised by the answer! Please join us from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at SAG Hospitality Center. St. Vincent de Paul Collection Next Week St. Vincent de Paul serves all who come to us for help. The service we give comes in many forms: rent help, help with utilities, food, clothing, referrals to other agencies. St. Vincent de Paul service is intended to be emergency service. A disabled man who is paralyzed came to us for help with food. He lives in Palo Alto & receives assistance from SSI. This week he was running short. He was given a food voucher. A couple who live in one of the low cost hotels in Palo Alto needed help for one night s rent. They support themselves by panhandling, collecting cans, and other odd jobs. St. Vincent de Paul paid for the one night s rent. These two cases are examples of people who are managing their lives as well as they are able and most of the time they are self-sufficient. Occasionally they run short and St. Thomas Aquinas St. Vincent de Paul is there to assist them on these occasions. Next weekend is the fifth Sunday of the month, when the proceeds from the second collection are dedicated to the work of our St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Please come prepared to contribute your part for those among us who are less fortunate. Funds for the Society can also be sent in an envelope labeled St Vincent de Paul to the Pastoral Center at 3290 Middlefield Road Palo Alto Saturday, January 30 8:30 am...environment (OLR) 6:00 pm...paddt (SESAud) Presider Schedule 4th Sunday Ordinary Jan 31, 2016 St. Albert the Great 1095 Channing Ave. Sat 5:00 pm... Fr. Luong Sun 9:00 am... Fr. Luong 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. Stanley Sun 12:00 pm... TBD Our Lady of the Rosary 3233 Cowper St. Sun 9:00 am (Spanish)... Fr. Mikalonis Sun 10:30 am Fr. Mikalonis Annual Diocesan Appeal Rejoicing in God s Mercy - Together in Christ is this year s theme for the 2016 Annual Diocesan Appeal. In the words of Bishop McGrath: Your gift to the ADA provides for the continuing work of the Church to show the loving face of God through our catechetical, liturgical, educational and social justice ministries. Your generosity toward the Annual Diocesan Appeal will provide essential support to St. Thomas Aquinas and the other 53 parishes and missions of our local Church. The ADA supports diocesan offices including Pastoral Services, Youth & Young Adults, and Liturgy, as well as Vocations, Missions, and Detention Ministry, The Institute for Leadership in Ministry, Seminarians, and Catholic Education. Today is Pledge Sunday, the start of our 8 week campaign. Our parish portion of the Annual Diocesan Appeal is $135, % of the overall diocesan goal of $5,943,885. We are so appreciative that you share with us a heartfelt belief in the work and ministry that is made possible by your 10-month pledge or one-time gift. If you did not receive an ADA envelope in the mail, there are extra envelopes in the pews and vestibule.

4 January 24, 2016 Weekly Stewardship Report January 17, 2016: $ TBD Weekly Goal: $ 11,500 Church in Latin America $ TBD Christmas Collection Actual $ 79,787 Christmas Collection Goal: $ 75,000 What you commit to God s work here at St. Thomas Aquinas will significantly impact our services, ministries, staffing, buildings and grounds. May our good and generous God guide your gifting. We encourage everyone to consider using the Sunday Offertory Envelopes or Online Giving as a way of giving to the Lord the first fruits of the "treasure" we have received. Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas - Jan 28 To serve the new town of Palo Alto, St. Thomas Aquinas parish was formed in The Catholics in the Palo Alto area were originally part of the Church of the Nativity parish in Menlo Park. As they grew in number they met to celebrate mass in a white house at Lytton and Ramona while their new church was being built. St. Thomas Aquinas was an apt name for a parish in a university town where the first archbishop of the diocese had been a Dominican St. Thomas is the patron saint of students, he was an excellent teacher and student himself and he was a member of the Dominicans. In 1901 the lots were purchased and in the fall the ladies of the parish held a fair to raise the $1500 to pay for the lots. The bishop then released the funds (budgeted at $12,000) to start building the new church. Building started in December of Day of Reflection on Social Justice PRAISE BE! - A Call to Live Mercy in Our Common Home Deanery 2 Day of Reflection on Social Justice Saturday, February 20, 2016 St. Albert the Great Church, Palo Alto 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Join us for our tenth annual Day of Reflection on Social Justice on Saturday, February 20, Six workshops will be offered focusing on different aspects of the social justice teachings of the church. Cost of the day is $15 for registration in advance ($20 at the door). Registration forms are available on the parish website and in the vestibule of each church. For more information, contact Susan at suolsen@dsj.org.

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: Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650)