4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California *.me/holyfamilysanjose. November 12, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California *.me/holyfamilysanjose November 12, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome to Holy Family! Newcomers Gathering Every Sunday (except for holiday weekends) at 10:45am where coffee and donuts is held. Eucharist (Mass) Sat: 8:30 am & 5:30 pm (Vigil) Sun: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 6 pm Mon: 8:05 am Tue Fri: 7:30 am Holy days: As announced Holidays: 10 am Vietnamese Mass: Sat: 7:30 pm Parish Office Hours M-F Mornings: 10:00 am 12:00 pm; Mon-Thu: 1:00 pm 7:00 pm Fri: 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: 9 am - 1 pm Contact Us Parish Office School Office Faith Formation Life Teen /Edge Hospital Emergency Pastoral & Administra on Rev Andrew V. Nguyen Pastor X 115 avnguyen@dsj.org Rev Celso Singson Parochial Vicar X 122 csingson@dsj.org Dcn Ray Gans Deacon rgans@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 & Liturgy Coordinator X 110 kbohac@dsj.org Rachel Garcia Business Manager X 123 rgarcia@dsj.org Anne Hashimoto Parish Secretary X 113 ahashimoto@dsj.org Jessica Stalions Administrative Assistant X 111 jstalions@dsj.org Jenny McElroyLinda Lariz Bookkeeper X 165 jmcelroy@dsj.org Maeve Hannon School Principal Laura Seminatore School Vice-Principal Aileen Styczynski Admissions Director God s gift is Life and each one is precious in the eyes of God When our pilgrimage on earth is coming to an end: sadness naturally envelops us in this time of trial; the feeling of loss is inevitable. By human nature, we need someone to talk with, to hold on to, to give comfort, and to shed light of hope and assurance of acceptance in this difficult situation. As Christian people, God calls us to walk with those who are hurting, and with those who are dealing with loss. As a parish family, we often walk together with each other during these times. We want to be able to serve the needs of our people, and by developing a bereavement ministry we will enable those with gifts of mercy and encouragement (and any other gift God calls us to use) to walk with those in their time of need. Holy Family Parish is starting a Bereavement Ministry to accompany our parishioners when they encounter this time in their life. I am inviting each one of you to prayerfully consider if you are willing to spend time and be present to our brothers and sisters when they need us most. Anyone who has the heart and love to sacrifice a little is invited to contact me via phone or and we will work together to make this ministry a reality for our parish. Thank you so much. God bless you all. Fr. Celso Singson Village House Is Here Our guests have arrived and will be with us until December 6th. We STILL NEED HELP, especially with over-night hosts. Please see our Holy Family Website: holyfamilysanjose.org or the Village House sign-up page: Donations to cover food/paper goods, et al can be made to Holy Family print Village House on your check s memo line. Parish Coat Drive This IS THE LAST weekend of collecting donations for Holy Family's 5th Annual Parish Coat Drive!. We have asked for very gently used coats. The Knights of Columbus are purchasing about 50 brand new winter jackets for boys and girls to add on to the many donated by you. CAN I STILL PARTICIPATE? Sure, check with one of the Knights outside mass today on how you can drop off your donation of new or lightly used coats or a cash donation to help purchase the Coats for Kids. Holiday Boutique Complete your holiday shopping at Holy Family's 15th Annual Holiday Boutique. It will be held in the Community Center on Saturday, November 18th from 10am-5pm and Sunday, November 19th from 9am-4pm. We have a wide variety of gifts for children and adults alike. Enter our raffles to win valuable prizes such as an American Girl Doll, LEGO Brand building set, hand-crafted jewelry, and much more. Enjoy lunch at our snack bar and celebrate the holiday season! Looking for Some Future Boutique Leadership Are you detail oriented and looking for a way to help our School and Church? Our boutique team would like to turn it over to new hands in a couple of years. No experience necessary but you could shadow the current team. If you re interested, contact: HFholidayboutique@gmail.com

2 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Deep in my heart I want to yell out loud, You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (2 Cor 2:11-12) During the celebration of All Saints Mass, our community also welcomed our Village House guests. As of now we are hosting 13 guests each night from 7PM 7AM until December 6 th. I am so deeply touched with the out pouring generosity of our faithful who have signed up to assist with various needs. It has been great thus far and our guests are immersed in love as and those who are volunteering are also finding it very fulfilling. We are still in need of more volunteers to cover until Dec. 6 th. If all possible, please lend us your hand. You can sign up at : Additionally, my heart goes out to all those who heeded my initiative to form the Meal Ministry. Our Meal Ministry is intended to serve our parishioners only, who lives alone and at times cannot cook due to shortterm sickness. Members of this new ministry would help drive the sick person to see doctor or things in that nature as well. Thanks be to God and to many who graciously stepped up. As of now, Meal Ministry consists of the flowing members, led by Bernadette Lewis: Mary Beaumont Donna Holt Nita Cruz Lynn Bailey Debby Edginton Jody Abraham I am very grateful to them all, especially to Bernadette Lewis who is willing to lead the team. Due to many commitments, including Village House ministry, our Meal Ministry will officially begin serving our community in January When the date draws closer, I will inform the community how to reach out to Bernadette to be a helper or to request help. May God continue to bless and transform our community, so that we can always be Jesus hands and feet to those who are in need. God bless, Fr. Andrew Vu Nguyen Alexa Abraham Michael Kovacs Carmen Garcia Patty Trillo Nancy Melander Bernadette Lewis 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) 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 & Homebound Communion or Anoin ng of the Sick can be arranged for the sick or homebound at Wedding Couples, please contact a priest at at least six months prior to the proposed date of wedding. Upcoming Events Nov 15 6:30pm Adult Faith Formation Nov Life Teen Retreat Nov 18 & 19 Holiday Boutique Nov 23 Thanksgiving Holiday, Office Closed. Mass at 10am. Nov 24 Thanksgiving Holiday, Office Closed. Mass at 10am Nov 26 Thanksgiving Holiday, Office Closed Dec 7 7pm Advent Penance Liturgy Dec 8 Immaculate Conception 7:30am & 7:30pm Dec 12 5am Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass Holy Family School News We will begin accepting applications for the academic school year for students in Preschool to 8th grade in November. Help spread the word about our wonderful parish school to friends and coworkers. To schedule a campus tour or for more information, contact admissions: admissions@hfsj.org

3 Next week: 33rd Week in OT * Nov 18 & 19 Liturgy Focus Date Time Music Presider Reconciliation Sat 11/18 4:00pm Fr. Celso General Sat 11/18 5:30pm SNL Fr. Andrew (Dcn. Ray Preaches) General Sun 11/19 8:00am Caritas Fr. Bob Hayes Young Families Sun 11/19 9:30am Caritas Fr. Andrew (Dcn. Ray Preaches) General Sun 11/19 11:15am 11:15 Choir Fr. Andrew (Dcn. Ray Preaches) Youth Sun 11/19 6:00pm Life Teen Fr. Celso Second Collection Next Week The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty by funding community programs that encourage independence. You are essential to its success. Your generous donations will give those in poverty the support they need to make lasting changes. Together, we can make a difference in families and communities across the United States. Please donate prayerfully and generously. Thank you. Enjoy Coffee & Donuts? Sunday morning is a time to slow down, meet our guests and new parishioners, and your friends. Take ONE Coffee & Donut shift and feel good as you also visit with and serve your community of faith. Contact Jerry Lane to learn how to help: NO New Year s Eve Dinner Dance this Year We are sad to inform you that the Knights, who usually host the parish s New Year s Eve Dinner Dance, are unable to do so this year. If you were planning on celebrating the New Year here, please make alternate plans. Archbishop Mitty High School Open House Sunday, November 19th. Guided tours from 9am-1:30pm Mitty Ave, San Jose, 95129, (408) For more info visit: Stewardship Report October 7 & 8, 2017 October 14 & 15, 2017 October 28 & 29, 2017 Complete collection numbers are not available due to the ParishPay/ WeShare transition. November 4 & 5, 2017 Numbers not available at time of printing Thank you for your generosity. To My Holy Family: A simple thank you does not convey my gratitude and appreciation for all of the kindness I received during my recent illness. I would like to thank the community for all the prayers, cards, phone calls and meals that were extended to me during this time. You are indeed instruments of God's love and presence. Love in Christ, Fadwa Stewardship Card and Time & Talent Form All registered parishioners should have received a Stewardship Card and Time & Talent Form. Please prayerfully consider your pledge for next year and any NEW ministries you might be interested in getting involved with and return those forms as soon as possible. We would like to wrap this up by the end of this month. You can drop them off or mail them to the parish office or put them in the collection basket. Mass Intentions Nov 11 5:30 pm Vincent Nguyen + Nov 12 8:00 am Michael S. Chang 9:30 am Francis Bui + 11:15 am Patrick Hart 6:00 pm HF Parish & School Nov 13 8:05 am Frank McCarty + Nov 14 7:30 am Communion Service Nov 15 7:30 am Mei & Liu Chang Nov 16 7:30 am Luis F. Guanzon, Jr. + Nov 17 7:30 am Lila Evangelista + Nov 18 8:30 am Joseph Ha Nha + 5:30 pm Jane Branham + Nov 19 8:00 am Faith Beasley + 9:30 am HF Parish & School 11:15 am Joseph Ha Nha + 6:00 pm Michel Sellaye Please Pray For those who have died: For those who are ill: Regina Lau, Mama Ann Colunga, Helen Mary, Richard Wong Ministry to the Homebound For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son (John 3:16) In return the Son loves the Father by being obedient to His will to the extent of offering His life on the cross for the salvation of all. God loves everyone without excep- tion and the church He founded practices that love for all her members. Our Holy Family parish is also extending this love to all parishioners under her care. In this regard, the Homebound Ministry is offering its service to our sisters and brothers who are in need of the sacraments in their respective homes or any health and caring facilities. We need the kind assistance of our beloved parishioners to inform the parish office if they know of someone (family member or friends) who need to be assisted and cared for on this matter. We are so grateful for your kind support. May the good Lord bless you and guide you all the days of your life. Fr. Celso Singson Homebound Ministry Chaplain

4 Diocesan Layette Shower and Baby Item Collection Through November 26 we will be collecting newborn baby items. See the white flyer in the Vestibule or Parish Office for list of suggested items. Please, bring NEW items, sizes NEWBORN TO 6 MONTHS to the Large Basket marked "LAYETTE" in our Parish Office. All are welcome to attend the Layette Tea on Sunday, December 3rd at St. Lucy, 2350 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Doors will open at 1:00pm. Raffle tickets on sale only at this event are sold to win donated themed baskets. These basket raffles provide further funding for the Layette Ministry. Monetary donations are accepted as well year round. Checks can be made out to "Diocese of San Jose-Layette Funds" and mail directly to: Layette, Office of Parish Services, The Chancery Office at 1150 North First St., San Jose, CA Please support this vital pro-life ministry of struggling and often poor mothers and their newborns, through the work of public health nurses, who give them these new items during their hospital or home visits. Marriage Encounter Looking for the 2018 Longest Married Couple! Why? Because Worldwide Marriage Encounter, for the eighth year in a row, is conducting the Longest Married Couple Project. What an opportunity to honor couples married 50, 60 or 70+ years! And just maybe a couple you know could be either the state or national winner. Winners will be honored during Valentine s Day Week, Nominations are open now through January 10, The nomination process is simple - just the couple s names, wedding date and city they live in along with your contact information to wwmelmc2017@gmail.com. It's that easy. Or, you can go to the wwmelmc.com website for more information. Our Holy Family Students had a fun Halloween. The day started out with our annual parade with a great turn out of parents, grandparents and friends. Bookstore Community Center Sundays, 9am 1pm Caregivers Support Group 1st Thursday of the month at 10:15am in Youth Hall Gina: maserogina@gmail.com Columbie es Women's Fellowship and Service Delana Romero Delanaromero1@gmail.com last Thursday of month at 6:30pm 50+ Singles Group 3rd Sunday, 11:00am Hope Room Dee Stolpe deestolpe@yahoo.com Knights of Columbus Men s Fellowship & Service Toby Laufer: theatretec@yahoo.com 1st Thursday of month at 7pm Morning Prayer Mondays at 7:30am in the Church (Except holidays) Prayer Line Leave a prayer request message with Jeane e, Rosary Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Chapel St. Vincent de Paul Society For emergency financial assistance, call the parish office for an appointment It s Easy Being Green Our 8th graders hosted a Halloween Carnival in the Community Center, which included games, popcorn, candy and a pumpkin decorating contest. Students attended with their buddies. Let s talk turkey about the impact of that delicious holiday bird on our environment. Go to -thanksgiving to see some startling numbers. Don't sit around stuffed with guilt; try some of their suggestions for reducing your carbon footprint

5 Faith Formation Enrollment Faith Formation classes are held from 11 am Noon on most Sundays during the school year. We are excited to invite you to enroll your child(ren) for Faith Formation (pre-k through 12th grade) Over the last few years we have been tailoring our programs to best fit the formation needs of children. We know that you are an important part of this process. To better serve you and your family, we d like to meet with you. Visit the website for more details. Click on the Faith Formation tab and then the link for Children s Faith Formation. Please prayerfully consider what time you and your family can get together with us at Holy Family. Sign-up for an appointment on the parish website. Holy Family Young Adults Holy Family Young Adults is a ministry for all parishioners ages 18-40, providing events focused on fellowship, prayer, or service. We also provide hospitality after 6pm Mass on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, and after the 5:30pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Like our Facebook page to get involved: holyfamilyyoungadultssj Catholic Roadmap We are living in a time when the public square is filled with loud and often contentious debate. At such times it is wise to remember that the opinions of the person who remains calm and respectful of other views are the ones most often remembered. Liturgy Link The Mass Our Offering Continued from last week. After the sign of peace, a part of the Mass that most of us don't notice, is the fraction of the bread. The fraction of the bread is where the priest takes the Eucharistic Bread and breaks it. The priest alone does this, unless the case requires that he be assisted by the deacon or concelebrants (concelebrants are priests). In this simple gesture, which Christ did at the last supper, our salvation is made clear. The faithful are one body, by receiving the Bread of Life; our Lord Jesus, who for the salvation of the world, died and rose again. When the priest is breaking the bread, he puts a piece of the host in the chalice, which represents the unity of the Body and the Blood of Jesus in our salvation. The body of Jesus is living and glorious! While the fractioning is going on, the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is sung, or at minimum recited aloud. The line, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us may be repeated as many times as needed during the fractioning rite. As the rite is concluding, the last line is sung with grant us peace. Next time you re at Mass, see if you can spot the priest dropping the piece of the host into the chalice. When you do, thank Jesus silently for his sacrifice and your salvation. Kathy Bohac Coordinator of Liturgy Join us for EDGE this week as we help the middle school youth understand the impact that original sin has on their relationship with God and the world around them. They are challenged to recognize their own sin and receive God's grace. This week in Life Teen We will give the teens a greater understanding of the apostolic nature of the Church and the call to guard and pass on the deposit of faith. Our Life Teen Retreat is next week on November Any last minute permission forms need to be turned in to Jeff ASAP. Flyers and Permission Slips are available online or in the Parish Office. EDGE is our Middle School Faith Formation for 6 th - 8 th graders. EDGE meets on Sundays from 3:45pm- 5:30pm. Life Teen is our High School Faith Formation for 9 th -12 th graders. Life Teen meets on Sundays immediately following the 6:00pm Mass from 7pm-9pm. All registration forms are available at holyfamilysanjose.org/faith-formation-1 (under Faith Formation) Contact Jeff Gans for more info at or jgans@dsj.org Want to watch FREE Catholic movies from the comfort of your own couch? Interested in learning more about the Catholic faith at a time convenient for you? Check out FORMED.ORG using the parish code PWZ8DW for all movies, audio and much, much more! Questions? Contact Christina (cfenn@dsj.org) for more information. The Word is Alive Scripture Study Thursdays 7:15-9 pm in the Hope Room. All are welcome! Sacred Scripture Study We will be studying The Acts of the Apostles - the First Evangelization Team. This is a Formed Study and we will be using the study guide to enhance our learning. If you want a sneak peek, look on Formed.org for Evangelization from the Lectio series. There is a small fee for the course. Monday mornings, 10am-Noon. Contact Donna Holt at or goodsamnurse@gmail.com Tuesday evenings, 7-8:45 pm. Contact Neyla Brown Neyla5756@gmail.com or Deborah Trevisan Sunday Scripture Study This is the same study we had in the spring but on a new day and time: Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3. The Wild Goose (Holy Spirit) is a series that will lead YOU on an adventure greater than you can imagine. Video presentation by Fr. Dave Pavonka (see videos on formed.org) Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3. Contact Donna Holt or goodsamnurse@gmail.com

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