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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24, 2017 Turn to the L for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. Isaiah 55:7b TODAY S READINGS First Reading Turn to the LORD, who is generous in forgiving (Isaiah 55:6-9). Psalm The Lord is near to all who call upon him (Psalm 145). Second Reading Live your lives in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a). Gospel The last will be first, and the first will be last (Matthew 20:1-16a). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Ez 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Phil 2:1-11 [1-5]; Mt 21:28-32 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Wednesday: St. Vincent de Paul Thursday: St. Wenceslaus; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions Friday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels; Yom Kippur (Jewish day of atonement) begins at sunset Saturday: St. Jerome READ THE CATHOLIC BIBLE FOR ONE YEAR [ ] September 24 Tobit 12 14, Micah 5, 2 Cor 8:12 9:15, Ps 107:29 35 [ ] September 25 Jdth 1 2, Micah 6, 2 Cor 10, Ps 107:36 43 [ ] September 26 Jdth 3 5, Micah 7, 2 Cor 11:1 19, Ps 108:title 5 [ ] September 27 Jdth 6 7, Nah 1 2, 2 Cor 11:20 33, Ps 108:6 13 [ ] September 28 Jdth 8, Nah 3, 2 Cor 12 13, Ps 109:title 5 [ ] September 29 Jdth 9 11, Hab 1, Gal 1, Ps 109:6 12 [ ] September 30 Jdth 12 13, Hab 2, Gal 2, Ps 109:13 19 Readings are based on the Bible book arrangement as found in the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, but can be used with any Catholic Bible with full canon of Scripture (this is different from the liturgical readings of the Mass/Readings for the week). A link to a complete reading chart for a year is also available on our website: www.holynamesf.org ARE YOU A NEW PARISHIONER? Or just never registered? You may register online at http://holynamesf.org/ parishregistration/ You may also call (415) 664-8590 or drop by the Parish office (1555 39th Ave./Lawton St.) 9 AM-4 AM, Monday-Friday. Married Couples: Give your marriage a well-deserved vacation. Plan to go on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend and come back with a marriage that is refreshed and full of energy! The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is November 10-12, 2017 in San Jose. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme. org or 408-782-1413. MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of September 24, 2017 Sun 24 7:30 AM Bill Kreps 9:30 AM Rose Dietzen 11:30 AM Mass for the People Mon 25 7:30 AM Sonny Rozario 9:00 AM Special Intentions of Jean-Noel Etchelet Tue 26 7:30 AM Mercedes Mamak 9:00 AM Philip Sr. & Philip Jr Sigmund Wed 27 7:30 AM Eileen Burns 9:00 AM Tomasa Guzman Dayoan Thu 28 7:30 AM Special Intentions of Claire Inez Carnecer 9:00 AM Thanksgiving Mass C Wong Fri 29 7:30 AM Rose Dietzen 9:00 AM Julio P. Mangrobang 30 7:30 AM Charles Ward 9:00 AM Bill Kreps 5:00 PM Doris Logan We pray for the Sick...that they may experience God s Love and Healing. Tom Abdella, Evangeline Agbunag, Nick Aguila, Lennie Aguirre, Sofia Aguirre, Rosa Maria Alonso, Laura Andrade, Gina Arenas, Eunice Ausman, Julianne Beach, Joan Boike, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Dorothy Briones, Monica Briones, Pauline Boffi, Janet Cariganai, Remedios Cuchapin, Joseph Chu, Ron de la Cruz, Kathy Doherty, Isabel Dominguez, Patricia Dominguez, Gloria Etchelet, Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Ezequiel, Bob Fisher, Lourdes Gatchalian, Connor Gavney, Genoveva Guevarra, Theresa Ick, Kathy Ignacio, Max Kirkham, Richie Kreps, Steven Lee, Dimple Lim, Amelia Lippi, Leny Lopez, Flory Magat, George Maloof, M. McCullagh, Pat McGuigan, Tom Miller, Amy McNally, Mary Medina, Ann Murphy, Jeffrey Ng, Inge Nordstrom, Neil O Sullivan, Susan Sumaylo, Manuel Pacheco, Josefina Palarca, Maryanne Piwowar, Soledad Rico, Maria Salas, Michael Joseph Suntar, Maureen Sweeney, Lawrence Tan, Rose Tang, Dodie Teague, Victoriana Tolentino, Aurora Urmeneta, Lauretta Venenciano, Mona Wageck, John Xavier We pray for those who have Died that they may be granted a home in heaven. Joanne Marie Stone, Rosie O Shea Basso, Lois Maher PARISH MISSION STATEMENT HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH SAN FRANCISCO is a welcoming multicultural and liturgical community that celebrates our Christian Faith. In the spirit of the Joy of the Gospel we work together promoting Catholic values and teachings. Our parish encourages a strong devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary, who gives us an example of faithful discipleship and a generous stewardship way of life.
FAZtor s Notes By Fr. Arnold Zamora It is an honor for our parish to be hosting the Archdiocesan training for Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors sponsored by the Office of Worship of our Archdiocese of San Francisco this weekend (Saturday). To be a minister of these important Liturgical ministries is not simply being able to give communion or read the Lectionary or the Readings. These ministers need to have a better understanding of what they are doing. This is a true story! A nervous Lector reads the First Reading. Instead of saying, A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians, she said, A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the PHILIPPINES. She got so nervous that instead of saying at the end The Word of the Lord, she said, This is the END of the WORLD. Look around the world! For some, especially for doomsday prophets, there are sign that the world is coming to an end. But for us believers, there is so much to pray for these days. Natural calamities have plagued one after the other: Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Hurricane Irma in Florida and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic; then the 7.1 Magnitude earthquake in Mexico. We pray for the victims and their families. It is hard to prevent natural calamities even if you argue that you can by controlling the global warming. Sometimes, if not most of the time, you have no means of preventing them to happen. But there are things that we can do to control and prevent from happening like accidents or crime in the neighborhood. Recently, we had reports of crime in the neighborhood from home burglary to school invasion, from breaking car s window to taking the whole truck full of tools and valuable equipment, from snatching and robbery to street shooting. As we pray that these crimes will stop, we need to do something in order that they will never happen again in our beautiful neighborhood. This Tuesday, September 26 th at 6:30 PM, we will have a Neighborhood Watch meeting at the Flanagan Center. A representative from sfsafe.org will be coming to speak to us on how to create a safer and more vibrant neighborhood. I also like the idea of neighbors watching neighbors and our neighborhood. If you are interested to learn from this Neighborhood Watch, you are welcome to attend this very important meeting. It is good to know that even though our parish is located in the outskirt of the city and in the outer Sunset district, we have become a center for Archdiocesan and City wide meetings. Trials, difficulties, and problems are common to our everyday life but solutions to it are always provided by our Good Lord. We only need patience, perseverance and faith in Him. Trust in God and ask Him for strength to endure all our troubles. Smile and feel calm... God never leaves those who cling to Him in perilous times. FAITH FORMATION * CATECHESIS * PASTORAL OUTREACH * Director: Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC Crisfdcc2016@yahoo.com (415) 664-8590 Thank You to the Lay Canossians for a nice celebration on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on Sept. 15 th. To Fr. Arnold for the reflection on the Seven Sorrows and a meaningful Eucharistic Celebration. To Susan Logan and Colleen Durkin, for making the dining room looking grand and inviting. To Cres Payumo, our new coordinator for Church Liturgical Environment, for the beautiful decorations in the chapel. To all who brought food for the potluck brunch, enjoyed by all who came. As we continue to honor our Blessed Mother this whole month of September, we unite ourselves to the whole Canossian family throughout the world. Congratulations to all Lay Canossians who renewed their Promise to live the Canossian Charism and spirituality ever more faithfully. May St. Magdalene of Canossa continue to intercede for us. RCIA Inquiry Period is every Wednesday at 7:00-8:30 PM in the meeting room of the Pastoral Center. Please register with Sr. Cristina in the parish office, or you may just walk in to our weekly meeting. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults the RCIA for people who want either to learn about Catholics or to become Catholic. If you are in an interfaith marriage and are already actively involved in a church of a different denomination, you may want to understand your family s Catholic Faith better. If you are not connected to any faith community, you are most welcome to inquire with us. If after preparation you decide to become Catholic, you will be formally accepted at Easter. Welcome to our church! New Adult Faith Formation Program Also starting in October is our Fall study on Bishop Robert Barron s Catholicism. New series The Pivotal Players. We will begin with St. Francis of Assisi The Reformer. Rebuild my Church! Christ s mission to St. Francis is the perennial task of the Church in every age of its life. But how is that reform and renewal accomplished? The radical simplicity of St. Francis life demonstrates how the foundations of true love and lasting reform are to be built on the solid rock that is the witness of the saints. The Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis on Oct. 4 th. We are blessed to have him as patron saint of our Archdiocese of San Francisco, and have our city named for this great saint. This six-week series will begin on Thursday, October 5, at 7:00-8:30 PM in the meeting room of the Pastoral Center. The whole study will be held from Oct. 5 to Nov. 9 th. Sr. Cristina will facilitate. The topics are as follows: St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 5 Bl. John Henry Newman Oct. 26 St. Thomas Aquinas Oct. 12 G.K. Chesterton Nov. 2 St. Catherine of Siena Oct. 19 Michelangelo Nov. 9 Religious Education Classes are held every Sunday, at 10:30AM to 12:00 Noon. Registration is still going on. Sacramental preparations are for First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Baptism (for children ages 9 to 17 join the RCICY or Rite of Christian Initiation of Children and Youth). Please ask Sr. Cristina or Hilda De la Cruz for more information. Thank you.
SAN LORENZO RUIZ NOVENA There will be a Novena to San Lorenzo Ruiz in the Chapel at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, from September 19, 2017 to September 27, 2017. The Feast Day celebration will be on Thursday, September 28, 2017 starting with a Mass at 6 PM in the Chapel and a POTLUCK in the Pastoral Center Dining Room at 7 PM. BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND Today s Second Collection is for our Building & Maintenance Fund. Your generosity allows us to take care of our Parish plant. ACE COLLECTION Next Sunday s Second Collection is the ACE Collection for the benefit of our Parish School. Your generosity is always appreciated by our school children. ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Thank you to all who have already sent in their generous donation to the 2017 Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. I humbly ask those of you who have yet to participate in the Annual Appeal to do so soon. You may want to consider a donation of $600 (or more) which qualifies you for the 1% Club. All 1% Club donors for the 2017 Annual Appeal will be treated to a catered Thank You Dinner (date to be announced). For about the cost od a specialty coffee per day, you could contribute $600 per year or more to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal to aid the work of the Church and to minister to all those supported by these services and agencies. Simply send in your donation check (made payable to AAA 2017), and mail or drop off to Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. Credit card donations may also be made by logging onto sfarch.org - please designate Holy Name of Jesus as your Parish. For more information regarding the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal, please contact the Archdiocesan Office of Development at (415) 614-5580 or our Parish office (415) 664-8590. 2017 ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE: As of 9/19/2017 we have received: $48,669.00 We still need: $14,215.00 to complete our goal of $62,884.00 FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK Please join Holy Name of Jesus, St. Vincent de Paul Society for the 10 th annual, Friends of the Poor walk/run to benefit those in need and living in poverty in San Francisco Date: Saturday September 30 th 2017; 9:30am registration/blessing 10am walk/run Where: Lake Merced; start/finish Lake Merced Blvd/Sunset Blvd., San Francisco Refreshments provided at finish Registration or Donations; https://www.fopwalk.org/eventlisting/ eventdetail/?eventid=1854 or Register morning of event, any donation accepted. All proceeds to Saint Vincent de Paul HOLY NAME WEEKLY CALENDAR Week of Sept 24, 2017 Sunday, September 24, 2017 10:00 AM Choir Practice Flanagan Center 10:30 AM Religious Education Pastoral Center Monday, September 25, 2017 10 AM Monday Exercise Group Flanagan Center 1 PM Sewing Group Pastoral Center 7:30 AM SVDP Meeting Pastoral Center Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:30 AM C/E Class Pastoral Center 10 AM Lectio Divina Pastoral Center 11 AM Sick & Homebound Ministry Pastoral Center 6:30 PM Neighborhood Watch Meeting Flanagan Center 7:30 PM Legion of Mary Pastoral Center Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6 PM HN Choir Pastoral Center 7 PM RCIA Pastoral Center 7:30 PM Chinese Bible Study Flanagan Center Thursday, September 28, 2017 11 AM Senior Club Flanagan Center 4 PM Taekwondo Flanagan Center 6 PM San Lorenzo Ruiz Novena & reception chapel Friday, September 29, 2017 5 PM Preschool Meeting Flanagan Center Saturday, September 30, 2017 10 AM Altar Server Training Church 10 AM Arch Fall Training II Flanagan Center 1PM Chinese RCIA Green Room 1 PM Lector Training Church 2:30 PM Chinese Social Flanagan Center 3 PM Chinese Mass Church 5 PM Youth Ministry with Mass Flanagan Center 2018 MASS BOOK The 2018 Mass Intentions book is now ready. Please mail your requests with (1) the Name of the person you wish to have the Mass said for, (2) please indicate if the person is (L) Living or (D) Deceased, (3)your name, address and phone number (4) enclose a check payment. The cost is $10 for each Mass offering and send to 2018 Mass Requests Holy Name of Jesus Church 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. WEEKLY COLLECTION SUMMARY 9/17/2017 9/11/2016 No. of Envelopes 156 198 Sunday Collection total $4,263.20 $4,866.55 YTD Ordinary Income $209,848.57 $219,737.68 Surplus/(Deficit) ($9,889.11) Monday October 30, 2017 $35.00 per Person $15.00 Machine Play $12.00 Food Coupon FilAm Club Thunder Valley Casino Trip 9:00AM Sharp Departure Payment Guarantees Seat For Reservations please call: Sylvia King...415-335-3760 Benny Capuyan...415-863-6576
September 24, 2017 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time The film Forrest Gump was once described as the "battler's triumph." On one level it was about how the last will be first. This story picks up where the film left off. Forrest Gump dies and goes to heaven. On arrival St Peter informs him that there are three questions he has to answer before he can enter. 1) What days of the week begin with the letter T? 2) How many seconds are there in a year? 3) What is God's first name? Forrest answers straight away, "Shucks, there are two days in the week beginning with the letter T Today and Tomorrow." St Peter replies, "That's not what I was thinking, but you have a point. How about the next one?" "I think the only answer can be twelve." "Twelve?" St Peter asked. "Shucks, there's gotta be twelve: January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd...." "Hold it," interrupts St Peter, "I see where you're going with this. Let's go to the final question." "Sure," says Forrest. "Its Andy!" "Andy?" exclaims an exasperated St Peter. "OK, I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you come up with Andy as God's first name?" "Shucks, that was the easiest one of all," Forrest replies. "I learned it from the hymn... ANDY walks with me, ANDY talks with me, ANDY tells me I am his own." St Peter opened the pearly gates and yelled, "Run Forrest, run!" In today's Gospel, in which the first laborers are paid the same wage as the afternoon workers, what the early birds didn't reckon on was that they could have come much later and got the same deal. We would cynically call the afternoon workers, Johnnycome-latelies" and chances are if we were confronted with the same situation we would be with the complainers. This story was important to the early Church because generations of Jews waited and longed for the Messiah and, like the first workers, they were the first to respond to the call of Jesus and to work in the field of his Kingdom. For some of the early Jewish-Christians, including St Peter, it came as a surprise that the Lord was calling Gentiles to the life and work of Jesus' Kingdom as well. We can imagine that it rankled some of the early birds to see these Johnny-come-latelies taking charge of the Christian mission. This wasn't how it was supposed to be! This story, then, is a wonderful commentary on how fickle we are and, luckily for us, how extraordinarily generous God is. What we see in ourselves and others is only a glimpse of what God is like. God is so much more: more loving; more forgiving; more compassionate; and more just. And because God is so much greater than anything we could ask or imagine, we are constantly surprised at how he turns our expectations, our fears and predictions upside down. We constantly look for God in the big and spectacular and he comes to us poor, naked, sick, in prison, and hungry. God speaks through the most surprising people at the most surprising times. That's why those people who have decided that God can only work in certain ways, places, people, institutions and times so often end up at the end of the line when it comes to religious wisdom. Michael McGirr in his excellent book, Things You Get for Free argues that there is a crisis of belief today, but that it's not the way we often think. In a brilliant turning of the tables, McGirr says that the crisis of belief is that people inside the Church sometimes cannot believe that people outside its traditional structures can experience the love of Jesus. God loves and guides the Church, but is not bound by it. God is busy about making sure those who might be last have a chance to come in first. Rather than resent this, however, let's thank God for being bigger than we are and for being just to all of us, no matter when, or how, we get the Word. Richard Leonard SJ.
Holy Name Parish Business Office: 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.holynamesf.org E-MAIL: hnparishsecretary@gmail.com Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Xishou Simon Jin, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, In Residence Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Carol Elliott Maloof RN, Parish Nurse HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Natalie Cirigliano Brosnan, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, violin and viola. To register or more information please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590. RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4295 Priest on Duty: (415)806-3315 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 Parish Leadership Parish Pastoral Council Paul Roscelli Finance Council Jim Regan Stewardship Council Bruce McKie Liturgical Ministries Eucharistic Ministers & Children s Liturgy Roberta Beach Lectors Leo Nascimento Altar Servers Tri Nguyen Music Ministry Carl Vengco Sacristans Ramsey Ramos Environment Cres Payumo Linens Maria Lee Faith Formation & Catechesis Religious Education Hilda Dela Cruz Rite of Christian Initiation Terry Flaherty & Lucy Jacinto Youth Ministry Vince Nguyen, Alejandra Brito & Julie Quock Pastoral Outreach Sick & Homebound Ministry Susan Logan Senior Club Pat Relampagos Holy Name Ladies Aid Letty Palpalatoc Grief & Consolation Ministry Valerie Toy Knights of Holy Name Bill Flaherty Hospitality Linda & Tony Sideco, Noreen McEllistrim, Mary Dunne Chinese Ministry Nelson Lao Fil-Am Club Ramsey Ramos St. Vincent De Paul Conference Carol Elliott Maloof Marian Shrine Ester Aure & Marisa Reyes Legion of Mary Ray Frost Gabriel Project Rose Tang Stewardship IS NOT A PROGRAM NOT A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN NOT AN EMPTY BUZZWORD BUT A Way of Life LIFE IS NOT GIVEN TO US TO BE JEALOUSLY GUARDED FOR OURSELVES BUT IS GIVEN TO US SO THAT WE MAY GIVE IT IN TURN Pope Francis SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:00 PM Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30-5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday 9:30 AM 12 Noon Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation Every 1st Saturday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 2 PM You need to register for the class ahead of time. Baptism Ministry (Sewing Group): Every Monday 1-3 PM in the Pastoral Center Event Room Marriages: Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Sundays 12:30-2:30 PM, Flanagan Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese): Every Saturday Green Room 1:30 PM Lectio Divina: Tuesday 10 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese): Every Wednesday 7:30 PM Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Pastoral Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 10:30 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm in the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every WEDNESDAY at 6:00 PM in the Pastoral Center The Gabriel Project: Contact Rose Tang (415)793-0967 Youth Ministry: One designated Saturday a month 5 PM 7:30 PM including Mass. Contact person: Sr. Cristina & Team (415)664-8590 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Except July & August Hospitality: Every Wednesday after the 7:30 AM and 9 AM Masses in the Pastoral Center except July & August