Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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2 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time What Does A Youth Ministry Core Member Do? Quite often, I get asked what Core Members in EDGE and Life Teen youth ministry do. And while I can compile a long list of responsibilities, here are three qualities of Core Members that cover the heart of what we do: Core Members know that Christ is their hope. If you are an adult reading this article, chances are that you have been touched by the Lord in some way that keeps you coming back each Sunday to worship. Core Members know that God is the source of their joy and hope and strive to do their best to be an example of an authentic Christian to our youth. Core Members know that ministering to teens begins with listening first teaching, second. Think back to some of your most difficult and awkward moments you ve had during your middle school and high school years. Teens today are struggling with these issues (and much more!) Core Members know that ministering to teens requires a willingness to dive into their mess and build relationship. From there, Core Members can pass on the Deposit of Faith to open hearts. Core Members understand that they are on a Mission of high importance. God s great desire is to fill the void of the hearts of souls who long for Him, yet so many don t know the way. Core Members know that their most important job is to lead teens closer to Christ; for when a teen encounters Christ, it changes everything. Do you feel called to join our Mission? Chris Mardesich, Director of Youth & Young Adults Knights Of Columbus Donation - This Weekend On October 22 & 23, Palo Alto Council 2677 of the Knights of Columbus will conduct its annual fund raising campaign in behalf of the Columbian Foundation for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Inc., a tax exempt charitable corporation of the Order, in all our 3 churches' Masses. Any check donations should be written to the Foundation to be qualified for a tax deduction. This charitable effort benefits Abilities United and Achieve Kids and will qualify them, consequently, to apply for additional grants. Z z Please Pray For the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Tina Reyes, Lydia Li, Tom Bednar, Stephen Lee, Rose Lefebvre, Andrea Binger, Peggy Peterson, Corazon De Padua, Dominic Duterte, Joe Vavuris, Cindy Palmer, Maria Merlitti, Marilyn Kelly, Donna Riordan, Charles Waldspurger, Agnes Tan, Lucienne Woods, Carolyn Byrne, Shirley Deschamp, Arturo Tecson, Joseph Crea, Pat Briggs, Jim Mclaughlin, Donna Humy, Becky Baer, Cathy Doerr, Anne Bisacca For the Recently Deceased Norene Scholz, Scott Simon, James Tweedie, Msgr. Eugene Boyle, Joan Copenhagen, Maurine Hanahan, Jeanese Rowell, Bernard Lieb, Gladys Hughes, Bernard Dillon, Virginia Kreutzer, Travis Krutt, Rosemary Hobson, Lil Kavenaugh, Louise Thursby, Patricia Cullen, Lou Schaefer, Mary Mansour, Charles Franklin, Kay Munn 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, October 23: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 am OLR... Clotilda Cesano Readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18/Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23/2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18/ Luke 18:9-14 Monday, October 24: St. Anthony Mary Claret 7:15 am STA... Homeless of Palo Alto 8:30 am OLR... Laddie Hughes Readings: Ephesians 4:32-5:8/Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6/Luke 13:10-17 Tuesday, October 25 7:15 am STA... Laddie Hughes 8:30 am OLR... Fe Nanquil Readings: Ephesians 5:21-33/Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5/Luke 13:18-21 Wednesday, October 26 12:15 pm STA...Laddie Hughes Readings: Ephesians 6:1-9/Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14/Luke 13:22-30 Thursday, October 27 7:15 am STA... Laddie Hughes 8:30 am OLR..... Florencio & Maria Nieves E. Pedron Readings: Ephesians 6:10-20/Psalm 144:1b, 2, 9-10/Luke 13:31-35 Friday, October 28: St. Simon & St. Jude 8:30 am OLR Laddie Hughes Readings: Ephesians 2:19-22/Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5/Luke 6:12-16 Saturday, October 29 12:15 pm STA... Victoria Mock (Thanksgiving - 15th Birthday) Readings: Philippians 1:18b-26/Psalm 42:2, 3, 5cdef/Luke 14:1, 7-11 Sunday, October 30: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:30 am OLR... Clotilda Cesano Readings: Wisdom 11:22-12:2/Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14/2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2/Luke 19:1-10 Save The Date Beyond Happily Ever-After - October 30 at 2pm in SESS Auditorium, St. Albert the Great Mass of Remembrance - November 2nd at 7pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Church (OLR). Parish Holiday Faire - November 5th from 10am - 2 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Hall (OLRH)

3 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish This Week s Highlights Sunday, October 23 9:15 am...english Catechesis (ISPSchl) 10:15 am...english Catechesis (SESS) 10:30 am...hisp. Catechesis Pre-Conf. & st-2nd Year (DC) 10:30 am...hisp Catechesis K-6 & Adult (ISPSchl) 2:00 pm...so.bay Sanctuary Covenant (SESAud) 3:00 pm...baptism (STA) 4:00 pm...edge 6:00 pm...life Teen Monday, October 24 5:30 pm...family Gathering (OLRH) 6:30 pm...rcia (SAGH) Tuesday, October 25 7:00 pm...hispanic Prayer Group (DCC) 7:00 pm...spirituality Tuesday (SAGH) 7:15 pm...knights of Columbus (THB) Wednesday, October 26 4:00 pm...ysop (OLRH) 6:00 pm...rcia for Children (DC) 7:00 pm...adult Confirmation (DC) Thursday, October 27 10:00 am...prayer Group (SAGH) 4:00 pm...st. Vincent de Paul Mtg (PC1) 7:00 pm...hispanic 1st Communion Catechesis, Adults & Children (PC1st & PC2nd) Friday, October 28 Saturday, October 29 9:00 am...rcia Children Retreat (DC) 10:00 am...rehearsal - Beyond Happily Ever After (SESAud) 3:00 pm...confirmation Class (SAGH) Presider Schedule 31st Sunday Ordinary Oct 30, 2016 St. Albert the Great 1095 Channing Ave. Sat 5:00 pm... Fr. Stanley Sun 9:00 am... Fr. Gazzingan Sun 11:00 am (Byzantine) Fr. Hernandez St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley St. Sun 7:30 am... Fr. Hester Sun 8:45 am msgr. Sandersfeld Sun 10:30 am Fr. Mikalonis Sun 12:00 pm... TBA Our Lady of the Rosary 3233 Cowper St. Sun 9:00 am (Spanish)... Fr. Mikalonis Sun 10:30 am Fr. Stanley Spirituality Tuesday, October 25 Death with Dignity? A Catholic response with speaker Fr. Robert McKay Physician-assisted suicide became legal in our state this year. This legislation allows terminally ill adults in California with less than six months to live to get a doctor's prescription for a lethal dose of aid-in-dying drugs. The law is strict, intended to ensure that patients have thought through the decision and are making it voluntarily. Patients must make multiple requests for the medication and have a prognosis of less than six months to live. What are the legal issues around assisted suicide? What is our Catholic response to the law - that is, our Spirituality around suffering, dying and death? What are the alternative options to assisted suicide, namely end-of-life care? What are the evangelizing opportunities within the context of caring for the sick and the dying? A thought provoking topic! Join us at 7:00-8:30 pm, Saint Albert the Great Hospitality Room! Disaster Relief Collection - Today Hurricane Matthew, a powerful category 4 storm, made landfall on Haiti early Tuesday, October 4, The death toll is now more than 900, and the scale of destruction continues to grow. Maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour and heavy rains caused massive devastation and flooding. Outside of the immediate need for food, the greatest needs will be shelter, water and hygiene supplies. Along with partners, Catholic Relief Services is now responding in some of the most affected areas in southern Haiti. CRS will distribute blankets, kitchen and hygiene kits, and other emergency supplies as needed. Your brothers and sisters urgently need your help. Your donation will help families receive immediate relief. Special envelopes can be found in the pews which you may return next Sunday if you were not prepared to donate today. 40 Days For Life Campaign The Fall 2016 campaign of 40 Days for Life began on September 28 and will continue until November 6. For the eleventh consecutive year, this wellestablished program will marshal the spiritual forces of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil against the appalling scandal of abortion-on-demand, which snuffs out an innocent American life every 27 seconds 180,000 lives annually here in California alone. To take part in 40 Days for Life, you only have to pray a little each day. If you can do a bit more, you can add some fasting to your prayers. (As Our Lord told us, some demons can be cast out only through prayer and fasting). And if you're called to do a lot more, you can stand and say those prayers on the sidewalk outside a nearby abortion facility. It's not a demonstration; there are no signs to carry, no slogans to chant. We just pray as close as we can legally get to the spot where Evil is having its way. 40 Days for Life has been approved to work within the diocese's parishes by Bishop McGrath. For more information, and to sign up to take part in the vigil, contact Bob March at (415) or bob.march@gmail.com.

4 October 23, 2016 Weekly Stewardship Report October 9 (Week 15) Offertory by Mass: Sat, 5:00pm (SAG).... $594 Sun 9:00am (SAG)...$1,199 Sun 9:00am (OLR)...$1,425 Sun 10:30am (OLR)..$1,789 Sun, 7:30am (STA)...$1,492 Sun, 8:45am (STA).... $343 Sun 10:30am (STA)... $620 Sun 12:00pm (STA)... $502 Mail $960 Online Giving $2,517 Total $11,441 Weekly Goal......$12,000 St. Elizabeth Seton.. $3,660 Faith Formation Ministry Needs St. Vincent de Paul - Next Sunday The goal of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to offer tangible assistance to those in need on a person to person basis and to offer spiritual services. A key strength of the Society is in the personalized delivery of help. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. St. Vincent de Paul has thousands of volunteers all over the world, including St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Your generosity in next Sunday s 2nd collection will assist our own local conference of St. Vincent de Paul to help our neighbors in need. Beyond Happily Ever-After October 16 (Week 16) Offertory by Mass: Sat, 5:00pm (SAG).... $818 Sun 9:00am (SAG)...$1,105 Sun 9:00am (OLR).... $960 Sun 10:30am (OLR)..$2,265 Sun, 7:30am (STA).... $876 Sun, 8:45am (STA)...$1,414 Sun 10:30am (STA)... $432 Sun 12:00pm (STA)... $305 Mail $215 Online Giving $2,517 Total $12,671 Weekly Goal......$12,000 World Missions.....$3,529 Our Faith Formation Ministry programs still need: Catechists and Aides; Adult and Children s Catechumenate; Sponsors for Catechumenate and Confirmation; EDGE & LIFETEEN; and Leaders for Liturgy of the Word for Children. If you can help, or want more information, please contact Susan (suolsen@dsj.org), Chris (cmardesich@dsj.org), or Deacon Daniel (dhernandez@dsj.org). St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Presents Beyond Happily Ever-After - A Story of Conversion A Ballet Created by Susan Lee Olsen Narrated by Rev. Matthew Stanley Sunday, October 30-2:00 p.m. at the Seton School (St. Albert the Great.) Admission: $5 adults; $1 - children 12 and under. All proceeds go to our local St. Vincent de Paul Conference. You are invited to wear your Disney character or other positive image Halloween costume.

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 Cathy Miller at Current members please contact the Pastoral Center to update your information. KEY REFERENCES DC... Dermody Center DCC.. 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: Every first Friday at the 7:15 am, 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 SAGH) Chair: Steve Carter (SCarter@aslcpa.com); Vice-Chair: Anne Morrison (ahbert55@aol.com); Secretary: Chris Lundin (clundin@stanford.edu) 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: Neil Barrett (650) St. Elizabeth Seton School (Daughters of Charity): 1095 Channing Avenue (650) Principal: Evelyn Rosa STA Photography: (650) , photography@ paloaltocatholic.org PALOALTOPHOTOG/SpecialR1 Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy: Fr. Samuel Nkansah Stanford Chaplain (650) Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650)

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