St. Anselm Catholic Church May 1, 2016 Sixth Sunday of Easter May the people praise you, O God; may all the people praise you! - Psalm 67-6 97 Shady Lane, P.O. Box 1061, Ross, CA 94957-1061 Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Church Office: 415-453-2342 Fax: 415-453-8713 Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am Confessions: Clergy: Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor ext. 15 & 5:00 pm Sat. 4-4:45 PM email: Fr.Shaji@saintanselm.org Weekday Mass: Sacrament of Baptism: Deacon Bernard O Halloran Mon. Fri. 8:00 am Prep. Class required Deacon Edward Cunningham Tues. & Thurs. 5:30pm Call Parish Office Deacon Robert Meave Parish Secretary ext. 10 Sissy Ratto Holy Day Masses: Sacrament of the Sick: Parish Coordinator ext. 11 Ann Carroll Roggenbuck 5:30 (eve. before), 8AM, Anytime Upon Request. Religious Ed.: ext. 20 Nick Case, D.R.E. 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM Contact the Pastor Health/Senior Ministry: Rose Shadduck 415 453-6533 Music Director: Michael Mello Centering Prayer Group Sacrament of Marriage: St. Anselm School: 415-454-8667 Fax: 415 454-4730 Thursdays 9:30am Six months notification Kim Orendorff, Principal Centennial Hall prior to the desired date. Parish Email: info@saintanselm.org Contact the Pastor Parish Website: www.saintanselm.org School website: www.stanselmschool.com St. Vincent de Paul Help Desk: 415 454-3303 St. Anselm s Parish is a Catholic community formed by families, individuals and clergy that worship together, celebrate the sacramental life of the Church, and seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ everyday. We welcome, serve, and educate.
Dear Parishioners, The Gospel reading of this Sunday is taken from Jesus discourse at the Last Supper and it is dominated by his imminent departure. He tells his disciples that he will not leave them orphans. He promises to send the Holy Spirit to be with them. Peace is his final gift to them, a peace the world cannot give. Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. The English word peace conveys only a fraction of what shalom means. In general shalom conveys a sense of universal completeness, a condition in which nothing is lacking. The state of perfect wellbeing which shalom signifies belongs only to God. When one possesses true peace, one is in perfect communion with God. Yours Sincerely, Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor REST Goal Within Reach Our goal of 6,000 signatures in support of REST is so close - we have over 5,500! We need your help to reach the goal by Monday, May 2nd. It will ultimately be the Supervisors who vote on a permanent location for REST. As 3 Supervisorial seats are up for election this year, it is important that all candidates understand the support of REST. For more information about how to participate, please contact Pat Langley at RESTsignatures@yahoo.com. The dates for the actions are: Thursday, May 5th - 5:30pm to 6:30pm Accountability Session with District 2 Candidates Location: St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Centennial Hall (97 Shady Ln, Ross, CA 94957) Tuesday, May 10th - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Accountability Session with District 3 Candidates Location: Congregation Kol Shofar (215 Blackfield Dr, Tiburon, CA 94920) Archdiocesan initiative on how to GREEN your Parish * 1st initiative will be taking a bike, walking or riding the bus to church: May 21-29 Recycle, Reuse, Renew, Restore & Repeat Mother s Day is May 8th. Mother s Day Flower Offerings may be made In Honor Of or In Memory Of your mother. Envelopes may be found in the pews. Print clearly. Please turn in envelopes before 5/2/16, to have her name appear in the Mother s Day bulletin. Having a special Mass said for your mother, in the future, on a specific date, is a lovely gift to give her for Mother s Day. Stop by the rectory to pick a date and receive a festive card to send. Bakers Needed Saint Anselm Festival of Fun Cake Wheel Booth Please drop off baked goods (cookies, cakes, brownies, breads, pies, tarts, bars, etc.) St. Anselm School 40 Belle Ave. San Anselmo, Ca. Fri., May 13th or before 10am Sat. May 14th 415 454-8667 THANK YOU! THE GIFT OF PEACE We are offered another vision in today s second reading, a vision of the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God (Revelation 21:10). Read between the lines describing the radiant city, and we find that the greatest beauty revealed is the beauty of perfect symmetry and order, a city founded on the faith of the twelve tribes of Israel and the Twelve Apostles, lit only by the glory of God. The first reading and the Gospel are linked to this idealized description of the New Jerusalem. In both we read of distress and disturbance countered by the gift of peace. [M]y peace I give to you, Jesus assures his disciples at the Last Supper (John 14:27). In keeping with that gift, the apostles and elders, in the reading from Acts, decide not to disturb the peace of new Gentile believers. The undue burden of circumcision will not be imposed on them.
Owen Anderson Reese Barber Alexander Berkowitz Jack Block Hennessy Boyarski Malcolm Child Mary Ellen Collins Ava Conway Sophie Costello Lilly Dell'Orto Luke DiPerna-Pavlich Eddie Donegan Cavan Donery Chloe Durkin Claire Fago Cecilia Ferris Charlotte Fonkalsrud Stella Hayes Julian Hernandez Heath Johnston Evan Keim Isabella King Conrad Kwait Preston Leonard Jackson Liu Niccolo Machotka-Farley Makayla Marsten Katie McConneloug Caroline McGowan Congratulations to the children who celebrate their First Holy Communion this weekend. Ben Murphy Olivia Nelson Sofia Paletta Zara Pavelka Charlie Pickart Jake Post Dominic Puccinelli Gigi Richer Israel Rivera-Gonzalez Gussie Robillard Jack Roeder Nathan Rose Sofia Ruliffson Georgia Silva Andrew Song Elliot Song Fisher Straube Vince Tarantino Cameron Wheels Siena White Arianna Wickwire Jacob Wickwire Zach Zampa Lilly Zwiefelhofer Receiving a Blessing: Austin Hetherington Sam Kaplan Cooper Merrell Laurel Piombo Catholic Charities CYO offers housing and family support 415 972-1301, child & youth enrichment 415-454-8596, aging support 415-334- 5555, health support 415-972-1333, youth residential services 507-2000, counseling/refugee & immigrant help 415-507-4262. St. Anselm Church Stewardship Registered Parishioner Families 2016= 1546 Last Sunday Collection (Envelope & Loose): $3,981 Average Envelope & Loose for Apr.. 2015 $6,705.33 / wk Average Envelope & Loose for Apr. 2016 $7,162.20/ wk Credit Card Giving Parish Pay Apr. 2015: $8,426/ mo. Credit Card Giving Parish Pay Apr. 2016: $6,229.73/mo (Parish Pay Credit Card Fees Oct. 2015 = ~5%) *Please log on to Parish pay and update your CC expiration date! Second Collections: Church Building and Maintenance Next 5/15 1st Sunday of the month: School this weekend 5th Sunday St. Vincent de Paul next 5/29 Black and Indian Home Missions & Catholic Home Mission $1,138 Tithing, according to the Old Testament, equals a tenth of total property or income. Mon. May 2 8:00 am Int. Jeff Scales Tues. May 3 8:00 am 5:30 pm Communion Service Chris Deeken (D) Wed. May 4 8:00 am Renee Gaudreau (D) Thurs. May 5 8:00 am 5:30 pm Fri. May 6 8:00 am 9:00 am MASS INTENTIONS Int. Maguire Family Dee Kauer (D) Sat. May 7 5:00 pm Joe Mc Garry (D) Sun. May 8 8:00 am 10:00 am 5:00 pm Int. Ann Carroll Maria Teresa Rojas (D) Parish People As a community we ask God s blessing for the ill: Mark Gardner, Garth Stanton, Peter Johansing, Eithne Kilty, Kay Sisler, Quonnella Lee, Steve Leland, Dylan Jewell, Danny Denehy, Christopher Goward, Margaret Formichi, Donna Przbyski, Nick Allen, Ray Johnson, Barbara Gilligan, Richard Green, Irene Lorente & Connie Sume. For the repose of the souls: Dee Kauer & Daniel Moriarty For those serving in the military: Adam Dear, Robert Ernest Gebhardt, Tyler Lopez, Alex Boatwright, Sean Courtz & Elizabeth Baumsteiger SPRING CLEANING! St. Isabella Spring Parking Lot Sale Saturday, May 14, 2016 8 am to 2 pm Rent a space for $30 (early bird till 5/1/) $40 after 5/1- and YOU keep all the proceeds. We ll do the advertising and you sell! Gather your unwanted stuff and use the sale like a BIG garage sale or sell new items, crafts, samples or business items. Questions contact: Ginny Pheatt, 479-5609, ginnypheatt@gmail.com or Siobhan Stoddard, 492-9445, siobhan@sempleappraisal.com READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b;Jn 15:26 16:4a Tuesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 Wed: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1;Ps148:1-2,11-14;Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53 or Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26 or Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53
St. Anselm Church Calendar of Events SAVE THE DATE Apr. 30 First Holy Communion 5:00 pm Church May 1 First Holy Communion 10:00 am No Rel. Ed. May 6 School Mass in honor of Mothers 9am Church May 7/8 Catholic Charities/ CYO weekend Speakers Mother s Day No Religious Education May 9 Adult Faith Formation 6:30pm Centennial Hall May 10 Marin Network for Life Meeting 10 am Hall May 14 St. Anselm School Festival of Fun 10 am School Events Near St. Anselm Parish Mindful Yoga and Meditation at St. John s Church in Ross Mondays 6:15 7:30pm Open to the Community Donation Based led by Christopher Love, E-YRT Child Care Available, Mats provided. yogastjohns.org 2016 San Francisco Engaged Encounter Marriage Preparation Programs for the Engaged Register at 415 269-8620 www.sffamilylife.com or www.marriageforlifesf.com or www.sfcatholic.com email: sfcath@gmail.com 1 day classes are held at the S.F. Archdiocese: cost $200 & lunch is incl. 4/30 & 6/4. An event offered at Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, 415-457-7727; info@santasabinacenter.org. ~Thursday, May 5, 7:00-8:30 p.m. "Reconciling in the Year of Mercy" ~Father Chuck Durante, will lead us in reflection on our relationships - with ourselves, with God and with others, to find the broken places in our lives and our world that need healing. How can our faith and mercy help us move forward? Disaster Preparedness Workshop Wednesday, May 4, 8:00 am 12:00 pm St. Mary s Cathedral of the Assumption, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco Cynthia Zamboukos 415-474- 1321 czamboukos.sfic@gmail.com Disaster Preparedness Workshop for local congregations at St. Mary s Cathedral on May 4. Register up to three individuals per congregation (ideally, one each clergy, facilities, volunteer) here. For more information, contact Cynthia Zamboukos. 415 474-1321. You are invited to the 24th Annual International Food Faire on Saturday, May 7, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Ignatius High School s Carlin Commons. It's a great day of food and fellowship for all, featuring live entertainment, amazing raffle prizes and the delectable flavors of our multicultural food booths. Early Bird tickets: $15/adult, $10/student and $3 for kids five and under. Register at http://www.siprep.org/foodfaire Tickets at the door: $20/adults, $15 student, $5 kids <5. Questions? Email Angela Koros at akoros@comcast.net. Or St. Anselm Parishioner Carolyn.Terry@Comcast.net Please Pray for Vocations.
Marriages That Work Love is in the air, weddings are being planned and even established marriages are being improved this me of year. Pre wedding retreats prepare couples to work together to be er handle communica on; couples are given strategies to tackle bumps in the road of life and they are given sugges ons on how to act as a united front, to remain a constant support for one another. Here are some ps for improving your rela onships. 1. Turn off your cell phone when you are with your spouse. Your partner will not feel important in your life if you constantly turn away, toward others. 2. Immediately answer your phone or quickly reply to a text or email from your spouse. Again, you are making sure they know they are important in your life. 3. Stay connected to your spouse throughout the day. A cute text could be just the right thing to keep him/ her smiling. Don t over due it..you don t want to be a pest. 4. Delete nega ve contacts from your phone, email list or face book friend list. People who are a nega ve influence, who spread nega ve thoughts or maintain an unhealthy lifestyle can weaken your resolve to be the best you can be. Surround yourself with people who will strengthen your character. 5. Constantly be on the look out for resources to improve your rela onships. There are many resources available to help. Some have good advice, some probably not so good. Remember a good rule of thumb is to treat others the way THEY want to be treated, not how you want to be treated. This is not an easy task, because you have to really understand their likes and dislikes. However, when someone reciprocates that philosophy back to you, it is well worth the effort you put in to make them happy too. Sugges ons from some of our married parishioners: Compromise married 30 years It s not a 50 50 situa on, at least 10% you have to do things you would rather not do.married 53 years Con nual and open communica on...married 53 yrs. Show your Love somehow, everyday...married 26 yrs. Things will get hard..if it gets too hard a end a Retrouvaille weekend to get you back on track...married 15 years. www.helpourmarriage.com Call 800-470-2230
Bulletin Number: 513520 Church Name and Address: St. Anselm 97 Shady Lane PO Box 1061 Ross, CA 94957-1061 Telephone: 415-453-2342 Contact Person: Ann Roggenbuck Email: info@saintanselm.org Software MS Publisher 2007 Windows 7 Printer HP Laser Jet Professional CM 1410 Series PL6 Transmission Time: 9:30am Tuesday Number of Pages sent: 6 (including information page)