Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 30, 2013 As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, I will follow you wherever you go. Jesus answered him, Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to rest his head. - Luke 9:59 St. Veronica Church Established 1951 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Fax: 650-588-1481 www.stveronicassf.com Phone: 650-588-1455
Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed for lunch from 12:30-1:30 p.m. (unless otherwise posted) Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481 Parish Staff Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Rafael de Avila, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Jennifer Baylor, Administrative Assistant Stephanie de Prume, Finance Manager Ext. 306 Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 650-588-1455 Ext. 308 Kathryn Lucchesi Principal St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909 St. Veronica Parish Pam Cavagnaro Vice Principal SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month. Call the Parish Office 650-588-1455 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309 Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Ext. 305 Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades) Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455 ext. 305 Sun Mass Intentions WEEK of June 30, 2013 06/30 6:45 Daniel & Luiza de Sousa 8:00 Reynaldo Baluyot 9:30 Leonarda & Jose Miguel 11:00 Jose Maria Cortez 12:30 People of St. Veronica Mon 07/01 6:30 Francesca & Roberto Buendia 8:30 Donald Guy Tue 07/02 6:30 Dan Quick 8:30 Peter Cinquini Wed 07/03 6:30 Luis Escalente Jr. 8:30 Anne Childs Thu 07/04 8:30 Eugenio Riel Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com Fri Sat Sun 07/05 6:30 Consuleo Braten 8:30 Virginia Wiebe 07/06 8:30 Joseph Borg 5:00 Patrick Kerrigan 07/07 6:45 Anthony de Sousa 8:00 Emanuel & Josephine Borg 9:30 Joseph Monastiere 11:00 Francisca De Vera 12:30 People of St. Veronica Reflecting on the Word One quality is essential for being a disciple-commitment. When Elisha asks the prophet s permission to kiss his parents good-bye, Elijah answers somewhat ambiguously, but Elisha realizes this is the hour of decision. He not only kills and cooks his oxen but burns the plow they came with, wiping out all connection to his past trade. There is no report on how his parents felt about this, but it signals Elisha s commitment. Eventually, it won him double portion of Elijah s spirit. Jesus outlines the fitness program his disciples must measure up to: ability to live without the comforts of home, freedom from any ties to family that might prevent preaching the kingdom of God, and the ability to live such a life with total commitment and without any regret. This is the work of the Spirit within us, liberating us from what can hold us in place, unable to help bring God s kingdom into the world. When Paul talks about Christ setting us free for freedom, he too refers to casting off any yoke that could bind or enslave us. Like Jesus, Paul voices a call to live by the Spirit. The Spirit can free us from any inclination either to bite and devour another, as in calling down fire from heaven on them, or to be consumed by others who wish us harm. By surrendering to the Spirit, we will become fit. - from Living the Word
Mass Schedule Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM Spanish Mass First & Third Sunday of each month at 6:30 PM unless otherwise announced Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 5:00PM Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM Parish Registration Please complete and return form to the parish office, or simply drop it in the collection basket. Kindly print all information Name(s) Name(s) Address City & Zip Phone E-mail: Updating Current Parish Registration Moving / Please remove from mailing list. This is a new registration Please call me. Save the Date Saturday, August 24: St. Veronica Parish Picnic and Bocce Ball Tournament at Orange Park (Early Bird reservation deadline is July 1)! Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community. Pray they may find comfort and healing in Christ. Kindly contact the Parish office if Homebound Eucharistic services are needed. Please note the Parish office will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2013 in observance of our nation s Independence Day Holiday. Please plan accordingly. We will resume regular hours on Friday, July 5, 2013. July 4, 2013 Mass Schedule Please take note there will be NO 6:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday, July 4th. We will celebrate the 8:30 a.m. only. Envelopes received in the First Collection: June 08 & 09: 294 June 15 & 16: 287 June 22 & 23: 288 Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works. Day Mass Time 1st Collection SVdP Totals Saturday 06/22/13 5:00 PM 1280.50 481.00 1761.50 Sunday 06/23/13 6:45 AM 854.00 257.00 1111.00 8:00 AM 879.00 300.00 1179.00 9:30 AM 1560.00 390.00 1950.00 11:00 AM 910.00 202.00 1112.00 12:30 PM 869.00 450.00 1319.00 TOTALS: $6,352.50 $2,080.00 $8,432.50
Dear Parishioners, Spanish Dinner-Dance: On Saturday June 22 nd, the Spanish ministry of St. Veronica held this event to raise money for our pavement project of Capital Campaign. The net profit from this event is: $4638.00. Victor and Conchita Blanco and their team did a wonderful work of eliciting donors so that everything they did that evening was donated. That was indeed a brilliant idea they put into practice so well. I would like to thank and appreciate them for their successful event. This is obviously an inspiration for many other groups to host dinners and other fun events to raise money for our Capital Campaign project. My thanks are also due to Jennifer Baylor in the office who worked well with the Spanish group to ensure its success. I thank the parishioners who participated in this event, knowing it s a way of supporting the Capital Campaign. Kudos to all those who organized this enjoyable and successful event! Capital Campaign: As usual, I want to keep you posted on the developments. The tree didn t come down on Saturday June 22nd! About 15 minutes before the company (Davey Tree) was to show up for taking down this tree, they sent a message saying that the crane was out of order. A pin inside the crane, they said, had cracked into pieces. Until the crane is ready, this tree work will be pending. For more news, stay tuned! Welcome, Father Rafael de Avila: With the help of Nita Ricotta, I m setting up the room of our new Parochial Vicar, Father Rafael. I would like him to have a clean and comfortable room in the rectory. He was supposed to join the 9:30 a.m. Mass last Sunday, but at the last minute, his replacement priest couldn t help. However, toward the end of hospitality, Father Rafael did arrive (after completing his Mass at St. Bruno Church) and met about 25 of our parishioners who were still there at that time in the Parish Center. He has been moving his belongings to his room in our rectory, and by the first of July, he will officially begin to ease into his ministry here. Again, welcome, Father Rafael! We are delighted to have you with us. As you become part of this community, you ll enjoy the blessings of this parish. Book Club: On Monday June 24 th, the Book Club met to talk about the book we had just read: What You Should Know About Church History by Charlene Altemose. Price of the book: $4.95. It is a little From the Pastor s Desk book. You couldn t find a simpler or easier book on Church history. The book is divided into four chapters, each dealing with 500 years of Church history. You can finish reading this book in three or four sittings of an hour and a half each. I recommend this book to you. It will give you a sense of history of the Church we love and cherish, and an insight into the Church as it strives to be the Sacrament of Christ to the world of today. Our next book is Conclave by Greg Tobin. It s an interesting yarn about a conclave, mixing fiction with some realistic details about the Vatican. You ll really like it, I think. In light of the recent conclave, this book might grab you. Word of God: Inner freedom is not easy to come by. We may have economic, social, political freedoms, but the freedom of the mind and heart is far more difficult to acquire. Paul exhorts: For freedom Christ set us free. Isn t it true that we go about making choices on the basis of our likes, dislikes, passions, pulls and pushes, inclinations, desires, wants, etc. rather than by what God wants us to choose in our present circumstances? New Hampshire s official motto (from General John Stark s message) Live Free or Die might hold a spiritual meaning for us. If we do not act out of inner freedom, we may actually be spiritually not alive! Jesus insights on discipleship in the gospel invite us to that inner freedom. If we cling to things and relationships in such a way that Jesus is not central to our identity, then we still do not have that spiritual freedom. Let our longing be: Lord, give me the interior freedom to choose wisely so that I can always strive to give you greater glory. Catholic Jokes: Each year at the beginning of Faith Formation classes, a veteran teacher sends this note to all parents: If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at class, I ll promise not to believe everything he or she says happens at home. A little girl became restless as the priest s sermon dragged on and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go? Your Friend and Pastor, Father Charles Puthota
Independence Day Prayer God, source of all freedom, this day is bright with the memory of those who declared that life and liberty are your gift to every human being. Help us to continue a good work begun long ago. Make our vision clear and our will strong: that only in human solidarity will we find liberty, and justice only in the honor that belongs to every life on earth. Turn our hearts toward the family of nations: to understand the ways of others, to offer friendship, and to find safety only in the common good of all. Amen. Traveling this Summer? Find A Catholic Church anywhere in the World visit the website www.masstimes.org Mass Times is a non-profit web site that allows traveling Catholics to locate Mass times and information for Catholic Churches around the world. NEWS FLASH - BINGO TO REMAIN OPEN IN JULY Wednesday Bingo will continue in the month of July, with all proceeds benefitting the St. Veronica Capital Campaign. Gather a group, come enjoy a fun night out and support St. Veronica s repaving efforts! Doors open at 6:00 p.m.; games begin at 7:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Pantry in Need Hunger Never Takes a Vacation! Our parish St. Vincent de Paul pantry is running low on many non-perishable food items. Volunteers to help deliver food are always welcome to join the SVdP team; training is provided. Donations may be dropped off at the Pastoral Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Thank you in advance for your generosity. The need for assistance within our parish boundaries continues to grow. St. Veronica 2013 Fall Parish Festival International Flavors of SV September 27th, 28th, & 29th FAITH FORMATION & RCIA 2013-14 Registration is now open for Faith Formation classes beginning in September 2013. Registration forms are available on the parish web site www.stveronicassf.com under the Faith Formation link or by calling Faith Formation Coordinator Karen Guglielmoni at the Pastoral Center offices, 650-588-1455 ext. 305. Faith Formation classes are offered to children beginning in First grade and concluding with Confirmation (9th grade or older). Please note that there are two years of sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is offered for adults 18 years and older who wish to become Catholic, or baptized Catholics who wish to complete their sacraments of initiation (Communion and/or Confirmation). Please call the office to sign up and receive more information. New this year! International Bakery Booth Funnel Cake Booth Adult Gaming Room (Blackjack & Roulette) International BBQ Cook-off Contest Contact Festival Chairman Mike Tringale at 415.740.9284 or michael@mctsedan.com if interested in entering this contest and/or helping out to make our Parish Festival a success for our entire community! The Festival Dinner will be on Saturday, Sept. 28 th with one seating only. Prize and/or Monetary Donations now being graciously accepted in Parish Office.
This week's Scripture Puzzle - Good Luck! Last week's Scripture Word Search Solution THE SON OF GOD Baptism Information Registration forms are available from the Pastoral Center during regular office hours, or you may download a form from our website at www.stveronicassf.com. Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted: July (dates full) Aug. (dates full) Sept. 7 & 21 Oct. 5 & 19 Nov. 2 & 16 Dec. 7 & 21 Preparation classes for parents & godparents are held monthly on Tuesdays as noted below. July 9 August 13 September 10 October 8 November 12 December 10 Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center from 7:30-9:00 p.m. (Adults only please). Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 to reserve your space for the Baptismal Prep Classes.
St. Veronica Bocce Ball Tournament Where: Orange Park Bocce Ball Courts Check in 8-9 a.m. Games start at 9:00 a.m. 4 players/team (If you have less than 4 players, we ll fill your team) Limited to the first 16 paid teams - Total of 64 players No Experience Necessary! Easy to Learn! We ll teach you how to play! Cost: $30.00 per participant includes the picnic lunch. Interested in playing? Contact the parish office to sign up & drop off your check.