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1 September 9, 2018 Letter from Bishop Patrick J. McGrath Our Path to Reconciliation and Healing Diocese of San Jose Recent news of abuse and misconduct in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and other places in the world has shaken our local community and eroded trust in the Church and its leadership. These events are horrific. We must review and, if necessary, renew our efforts to heal all victims and others affected by these crimes and sins, bring perpetrators to justice and preclude further abuse. The Diocese of San Jose remains committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. The Diocese of San Jose has long undertaken significant initiatives to protect all with whom we have contact. Here follows a brief timeline of the development of our policies for the protection of children and vulnerable adults, a summary of our systemic efforts to ensure a safe environment, and an outline of our response to accusations of abuse and misconduct that highlights these efforts. In 2002, the Bishops of the United States approved the Dallas Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The Charter provides policies for dioceses of the United States to address incidents of abuse and facilitate a safe environment in our parishes, schools, and Catholic organizations, the places where we worship, gather, educate and serve. It includes procedures for reconciliation, healing, and accountability. The Dallas Charter was updated and strengthened in 2005, 2011, and The Diocese of San Jose has adopted and implemented the Dallas Charter. We have also successfully undergone annual audits to ensure compliance and ongoing growth and development in our efforts of protection. In 2002, the Diocese of San Jose established the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. This office oversees and coordinates the pastoral care and outreach to victims of clergy sexual abuse (as well as other victims who may have been abused within parishes or Catholic institutions here or in other dioceses). This outreach and care include counseling, support groups, spiritual assistance, and other support services. Throughout the years, we have had the service of Victim Assistance Coordinators, who organize these efforts and accompany victims through their healing. The independent Diocesan Review Board was established in This board evaluates any allegation of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults by clergy (deacons, priests, and bishops), Church personnel or volunteers within the Diocese, even if civil authorities have chosen not to pursue legal action. The board also evaluates accusations of clergy sexual misconduct that point to possible violations of pastoral relationships. Continued on Page 3 Welcome to St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception For more detailed information about what is happening now and in the future at St. Mary go to our online calendar on our website or on the computer in the parish office. Registration Forms can be found online, in the vestibule of the church or in the Parish Office. Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sun. 9 Mon. 10 Tue. 11 Wed. 12 Thu. 13 Fri. 14 Sat. 15 Sun. 16 This Week nd Collection- Catholic Education Pancake Breakfast 8:30 a - 11 Parish Office Open 8:30 a - 11 SVdP Meeting 10:15 a Youth Choir Practice 4 p Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:15 a Adoration and Rosary 6 p Women s Support Group 6:30 p Small Christian Community 6:30 a Women s Spirituality Group 8 a Prayer Group Meeting 10 a Centering Prayer 7 p Organ Practice 4:30 p Country Fair Meeting 6 p Choir Practice 7 p Little Rock Scripture Study 9:30 am Centering Prayer 3:30 p ICF Meeting 6 p Men s Faith Sharing 6:30 a Adoration Divine Mercy 3 p Reconciliation 3:30 p Playways 9 a Elementary Faith Formation 9 & 11 a Malankara Mass 1 p Youth Choir Practice 4 p WAV - Parent & Teen meeting 6 p Mass Times Daily: Mon - Sat 7:30 am Saturday (Vigil): 5 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9 & 11:15 am and 5 pm Reconciliation: 3:30 pm on Saturdays 219 Bean Avenue Los Gatos, California fx

2 Stewardship is the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God s gifts and shares these gifts of love of God and neighbor. Vacation is over and weekends can still be busy if you forgot your envelopes or are new to St. Mary s, just visiting or you can use Quick Give on your mobile phone at stmaryslg.org/donate. You can also register if you like and set-up recurring scheduled donations for Sunday and School collections, ConnectNow Giving offers one-time giving via the web, using a mobile app stmaryslg.org/donate (itunes) (Android) or via text. Most 2nd collection and special collections are also available as one-time gifts. Need help getting set-up? Contact Teri Tucci tstucci@stmaryslg.org or x137 stmaryslg.org/donate THANK YOU to those who have already signed up for online donations. If you would like to discontinue receiving envelopes please contact Jill at jmontanari@stmaryslg.org. Memory Bricks Memory Bricks are a great way to remember a special event, person or loved one in our community. When you purchase a brick your contributions fund our Parish and School buildings & grounds upkeep and improvements. Information and order form can be found on our website at stmaryslg.org/brick-order-form. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Back to work we go! Summer break is over and there is much to accomplish in school and in the workplace. It s a venerable Catholic custom to assign patron saints to the trades and occupations of life. This is largely in the realm of popular devotion, and although from time to time the Vatican declares a saint to be patron of this or that, the process is free-wheeling and just about uncontrollable. Still, there is a saint for almost any purpose, whether you are on death row (Dismas), having eye trouble (Lucy), or pursued by poisonous toads (Hubert). Medieval guilds would often associate themselves with heavenly patrons, so Saint Joseph has the carpenters, Thomas More the lawyers, and physicians get Saint Luke. If you re stuck in the airport, St. Joseph of Cupertino is on call since he was said to rise off the floor when he prayed, and if you re in a long line at the ATM, Saint Anthony Claret is for you. In recent years, the Vatican has from time to time assigned a new patronage, as when Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was named the patron of HIV-AIDS patients, since as a young Jesuit novice he had cared for his fellow novices during a terrible plague. Anything that matters to us--nation, parish church, occupation, illness--can have a patron, and it is an aspect of Catholicism that has enormous appeal. To believe in the communion of saints is to know that the ties that bind us as a communion do not unravel with death, and that when we stand before life s struggles, we do not stand alone. Who is your patron saint? Text Giving is now Available... What does this mean? If you have not yet signed up for ConnectNow Online Giving, or even if you have, we are now also providing the ability to text your donation to the Sunday Collection as well as Christmas, Easter and 2nd collections. Number to text to: Text the amount you would like to give to your church s designated number ( For other than Sunday Collection Read Tips Below ). 2. If you are a first time text-giving donor, or not signed up for ConnectNow Giving currently, you will be prompted to visit a secure URL. 3. Once you click the registration link, you will enter your credit or debit card information. 4. At this point your donation will process. 5. You will see a confirmation text showing your donation and registration were successful. For more information on Text Giving go to St. Mary s, Thank you for the generous donations to the Ecuador second collection of Working Boys Center and Damien House on Aug. 26. We hope to see you at the Ecuadorian Soup Supper on November 4th -6pm in Hofmann Center after the 5pm mass.

3 Bishop McGrath s Our Path to Reconciliation and Healing continued... (continued from page 1) Following its evaluation, the board advises the Bishop of San Jose regarding recommended action. The Diocesan Review Board is presently chaired by the Honorable Edward Panelli, a retired Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, and includes other qualified lay persons and one pastor, as mandated by the Dallas Charter. The Diocese of San Jose has ongoing programs to ensure screening and training of all clergy, diocesan employees, seminarians, and Church volunteers in Santa Clara County. All clergy, seminarians, employees, and volunteers must be fingerprinted and undergo a background check before they can minister in the Diocese. Approximately 46,000 persons have been fingerprinted and undergone background screening since Additionally, all clergy, employees and volunteers are required to undergo comprehensive Safe Environment Training every three years. The Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults coordinates and monitors this training. Over 46,000 persons have undergone safe environment training in the Diocese since We provide age-appropriate safe environment training in our schools and catechetical programs. Additionally, the Diocese requires that employees complete training regarding sexual harassment and workplace conduct every three years. While important, training and background checks cannot prevent all misconduct. All clergy, school personnel, and pastoral ministers are mandated reporters in the State of California and must report any suspected abuse immediately. When we receive an accusation of sexual abuse, we notify civil authorities immediately. The Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults then notifies the Bishop, the Vicar General, and the Chair of the Diocesan Review Board. The Diocese of San Jose cooperates fully with any investigation. The victim s safety and care are the primary concerns, and a Victim Assistance Coordinator is assigned to facilitate an immediate response to the victim and family and to coordinate ongoing care. If the accusation is deemed credible, we remove the accused from ministry, pending the results of further investigation. Following the civil investigation and any legal action, the Diocese will pursue additional sanctions within the Church. As a Diocese, we have adopted and exceeded national norms. Our churches and schools are much safer since the Dallas Charter was promulgated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Through the Charter, Catholic dioceses across the United States, including San Jose, have committed to conducting background checks for all persons who work with minors and vulnerable adults and to training minors and adults to recognize signs of abuse and of grooming by sexual predators. Although we are not perfect, our efforts help ensure that our churches and schools in Santa Clara County are much safer. The Diocese of San Jose remains committed to the protection of all persons to whom we minister, to the facilitation of safe and healthy parishes, schools, and organizations, and to healthy pastoral relationships that foster each person s relationship with our loving God. To that end, we will continue to review our policies and procedures to learn if there are ways that we may improve our efforts on behalf of children, youth and all vulnerable persons. Pope Francis has asserted that We have realized that these wounds never disappear and that they require us forcefully to condemn these atrocities... He continues, The heart-wrenching pain of these victims, which cries out to heaven, was long ignored, kept quiet, or silenced. He calls us to prayer and penance: Penance and prayer will help us to open our eyes and our hearts to other people s sufferings. We continue to do all that we can, through prayer and action, to promote reconciliation and healing for those who have suffered and to create a safe environment for every person. August 31, 2018

4 To register, please go to our website under Faith Formation or Terri Trotter - ttrotter@stmaryslg.org Family Faith Formation Classes begin 16 Register online at stmaryslg.org/faith-formation. For information and to register for Faith Formation classes for all ages go to our website at: stmaryslg.org/faith-formation. For more information contact Terri Trotter at ttrotter@stmaryslg.org. St. Mary s Choir Needs You!!!! It s the best time of year to join the St. Mary s choir! We start back the week after Labor Day. Don t read music but love to sing? You re in luck! Approximately half of our membership are not music readers they just love to sing and are willing to put the time in to learn the songs with CD recordings made of their parts! We are a loving, strong, kind community. We would love to have you join us. We rehearse on Wednesday nights from 7:00 9:00, September through May. Won t you consider getting back in touch with your inner musician and joining us in praise and worship at the 11:15 service every Sunday? Questions? Corliss Greene, Director of Music, at cgreene@stmaryslg.org. I ll be thrilled to talk to you! Volunteer Opportunities in High School Youth Ministry Get involved with St. Mary's High School Youth Group! Our vision is to see the transforming power of Jesus at work in the lives of today s youth. Volunteers are vital in reaching this vision. We are looking for volunteers for two specific roles - ARE YOU WILLING TO SAY YES? Small Group Leaders volunteers (men and women) needed Make a difference in 4-6 high schoolers life by being their small group leader. Meet Sunday night after the 5pm Mass from 6-7:30pm during the school year (Sept-May). Through small group discussions you will disciple students and strengthen their understanding of the Catholic faith, provide support to navigate high school as a Catholic in today's world, and foster healthy relationships within the small group. our High School Mini Maryalice Sands ster, Ellie Busmire if interested. ebusmire@stmaryslg.org Confirmation Catechist volunteers needed 3 Half Day Sessions + 3 Planning Meetings Confirmation preparation has a stronger emphasis on the content of the Catholic Church teachings. Catechists will help plan the 3 Half-Day Confirmation sessions focused on immediate prep to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. May be asked to give talks, testimonies, and overall share the witness of Jesus Christ with the teens. our High School Minister, Ellie Busmire if interested. ebusmire@stmaryslg.org CATECHISTS NEEDED FOR OUR PLAYWAYS PROGRAM! Come Make a Difference in the lives of our young children with your time and talent! Our PLAYWAYS pre-school and kindergarten program that meets in Howley Hall on Sundays during the 9:00 AM mass, is in need of Catechists for the coming year beginning September 16, Young adults, parents, grandparents, retired teachers please consider volunteering your time as a Catechist. A Teaching Guide will be provided to assist you with the weekly lesson. Please contact Playways Coordinator Whilma D Souza at playways@ stmaryslg.org or whilmadsouza@ hotmail.com if you would like to volunteer. Get Confirmed in 2019! Join Youth Group & Confirmation Prep for the school year. We meet Sundays 6-7:30pm beginning September. Join the parent/student meeting on September 16 at 6pm. Register on the parish website. Contact Ellie Busmire for questions ebusmire@stmaryslg.org

5 PRAY FOR THE DECEASED Angelo Aguiar Mary Crompton Maryalice Sands Michael Trotter PRAY FOR THE SICK Monica Aitken Marilyn Kramer Ed Krick Gloria Palmisano We pray for all parishioners who need healing of body, mind and spirit, that Jesus be a source of strength and comfort. To place a name on this list (for three weeks), contact Pastoral Care, x121. You also are invited to write names in St. Mary s Book of Petitions and Prayers in front of Mary s statue in church. Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday:1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Sunday: Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35 St. Vincent de Paul Society - St. Mary Conference Help Us Help Others in our Community PARISH BEREAVEMENT MINISTERS TRAINING SERIES 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, (Skip 16), 23 Make-up for one missed class: Oct p.m. 9 p.m. St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish-Community Center N. DeAnza Blvd., Cupertino The ministry of consolation depends on faith, compassion and prayerful presence. This in-depth training and enrichment series is for parish staff, clergy and volunteers. Focus includes knowledge of the grief process, effective communication, and models of parish consolation programs. RSVP by 7 to Kathy Fanger, Catholic Cemeteries, x508 or cemeteryinfo@dsj.org. Cost $100/person. Fee returned upon completion of all 6 sessions. LITTLE ROCK SCRIPTURE STUDY The Book of Jeremiah The study of Jeremiah will continue with Lesson 3 on Thursday September 13 in the conference room at 9:30 to 11 am. Jeremiah (sometimes called the weeping prophet) was a prophet in Jerusalem during the last 44 years of the Kingdom of Judah during its final decline, the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem, and the abduction of the people to Babylon. The eight sessions will be on 13, 27, Oct. 11 & 25, Nov. 8 & 29, Dec. 13, and Jan. 10. Facilitated by Tony Zadel. For more information call Tony at

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8 Pastoral Administration Parish & Pastoral Ministries Offices: Fax: Rolling Admissions for St. Mary School will continue to accept applications over the next month. The enrollment process can be found on our website: Feel free to call the school office at with any questions. St. Mary School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability in the admission of students, the administration of educational policies, scholarships, loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs. Fr. Rick Rodoni Pastor x139 Fr. Biju Daniel Varghese Parochial Vicar x138 Terri Trotter Pastoral Assoc., Director of x123 Faith Formation -Infant through Adult Jane Najour Coordinator of Pastoral Ministries x121 Ellie Busmire Youth Ministry x129 Corliss Greene Director of Music x122 Chloe Leinwand Music Administrative Asst. x122 Jill Montanari Parish Administrative Asst. x110 Teri Shepherd Tucci Business Manager x137 Coco Parish Cat & Mouser If it is an emergency and you need to reach a priest call School Administration School Office: Fax: Monica Hernandez Interim Principal mhernandez@stmaryslg.org x119 Lynne Dickerson Vice Principal ldickerson@stmaryslg.org x161 Sheryl Becker Office Manager sbecker@stmaryslg.org x132 Kathy Rosendin Administrative Assistant krosendin@stmaryslg.org x118 Mass Times Daily: Mon - Sat 7:30 am Saturday (Vigil): 5 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9 & 11:15 am and 5 pm Reconciliation: 3:30 pm on Saturdays Rosary prayed after 7:30am daily mass The presiders schedule can be found on our website at: Sign-up online to Volunteer for the Fair. Sign up now and get the shifts you want for the Fair! Volunteer shifts are available to Middle & High School Students (5th grade and higher) and Adults. Please note some shifts can only be staffed by Adults. Shifts are available starting Thursday October 4th for Set Up & the Harvest Market and ending Sunday October 7th for tear down. IMPORTANT DATES Country Fair Hours Friday, October 5th 5pm-10pm Saturday, October 6th 10am-10pm Sunday, October 7th 10am-5pm Sign up now at SAVE BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION Clipping and turning in those Box Tops For Education help our library! Every box top counts, so clip away, and have your child turn in to their teacher or the school office (in a bag, with grade marked!). Pie Day 2.0 Apple Pie - Saturday, September 8th 11-6 Mixed-Berry Pie - Saturday, September 22nd 11-6 Location: St. Mary s Church Kitchen What Can I Bring: Yourself & anyone else who wants to help Stand Mixer (if you have one & are able) Fall Cookie Cutters & Rolling Pin What Can I Donate: Apples, Blackberries, Raspberries & Blueberries (fresh) Flour & Sugar Unsalted Butter, Vegetable Shortening & Eggs 10 Disposable Aluminum Pie Pans For More Information: Pamela (650) mrspamelarobin@gmail.com