Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 13, 2012 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. Lunch Noon - 1:00 p.m. Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481 Parish Staff Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Linh Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Sandy Kearney, Parish Manager Ext. 304 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 St. Veronica Parish St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909 Sun 05/13 Mass Intentions WEEK of May 13, 2012 6:45 Grace Castillo 8:00 Alfred & Mary Psaila 9:30 Violet Go 11:00 Jonathan C. A. Tengco 12:30 People of St. Veronica Mon 05/14 6:30 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:30 Florence Simms Tue 05/15 6:30 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:30 Harry Cullen Wed 05/16 6:30 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:30 Nello Venturini Thu 05/17 6:30 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:30 Franklin Musico Argao Fri 05/18 6:30 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:30 Dean Allen Drablos Sat 05/19 8:30 Matthew Pira 5:00 Alejandro Laguador Sun 05/20 6:45 Mothers Living or Deceased 8:00 John & Caroline Noonan 9:30 Lance & Mary Anne Padilla 11:00 Robert Viczorek 12:30 People of St. Veronica Kathryn Lucchesi Principal 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 Living the Paschal Mystery The love that exists between the Father and Jesus, and between Jesus and his disciples, is to exist also among the disciples themselves: love one another as I love you. This dynamism of resurrection life is that it is not content with a me and Jesus relationship. It is essentially directed toward others, drawing in even those who are radically unlike us. The active aspect of love (as opposed to feelings, sentiment, or emotionalism) is underscored by the disciples close association with the command of Jesus. The selfless aspect of this obedient love is also stated clearly: to lay down one s life for one s friends. Ultimately, the life of the resurrection is reached only through dying to self. This was Jesus path. So is it ours as his disciples. We are able to love in this way because Jesus life, death, and resurrection is a model already given and because we have been chosen for such a loving, self-giving life. Living Liturgy Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

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 Sunday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Misa en Español: Primer Domingo de cada mes a las 6:00 p.m. 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. Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community. Pray that they may find comfort and healing in Christ. Please contact the Parish office if Homebound Eucharistic services are needed. Welcome Newly Registered Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners: Janet Corsetti Martin, Lilia & Samantha Gamble Vince Lanchinebre & Jennifer Lanchinebre May St. Veronica Church offer you a place where you can bring your sorrow and joys, your pain and triumphs and peace for your soul. We welcome you with open arms and hearts! New Parishioner Welcoming Mass & Hospitality Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 24, 2012, 9:30 a.m. During our 9:30 a.m. Mass we will pay a special welcome to newly registered parishioners from January to June 2012. Come by and meet members of our growing Parish at this Welcoming Mass and Hospitality. Catholic Communication Campaign Next week our parish will take up the Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). This Collection communicates the Good News through Catholic social media activities and enriches our faith through podcasts, television, radio, and print media. Half of all proceeds remain in our archdiocese, so please be generous in this Collection. CCC is how the Good News gets around to you. Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works. Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals Saturday 05/05/12 5:00PM 1784.25 175.50 1959.75 Sunday 05/06/12 6:45AM 916.00 112.00 1028.00 8:00AM 1003.00 172.00 1175.00 9:30AM 1701.00 316.00 2017.00 11:00AM 1198.00 215.00 1413.00 12:30PM 1442.00 321.00 1763.00 6:00PM 394.00 394.00 TOTALS: $8438.25 $1311.50 $9749.75

From the Pastor's Desk Dear St. Veronica Parishioners, Faith Formation First Communion: Fifty-three of our Faith Formation children made First Communion last Saturday May 6, 2012. There were 13 Special Needs children among them. It was another beautiful ceremony in the history of our parish life. How we grown-ups long for their innocence, faith, sense of wonder, simplicity, gratitude, and their excitement! Wish we could recapture a bit of their state of mind and heart in our practice of faith. The Communion--- the Body of Christ---they received for the first time makes them princes and princesses of South San Francisco because when they have Christ with them they are most privileged. I congratulate the first communicants and their families. May this sacrament be a source of renewal of life for them and for our parish. May Crowning: Last Sunday at the 9:30 a.m. Mass, we had the Crowning of Mary to mark the month of May, traditionally dedicated to our Blessed Mother. The children sang beautifully and danced and crowned the statue of Mary in a symbolic expression of love and devotion to her. It was a pure and moving ceremony. As you are aware, our devotion to Mary is scripturally based. She is a model for those who hear God s word and observe it. She tells us to do whatever her son wants us to do. She inspires us to say yes to God s will. As she hastened to help her cousin Elizabeth in need, we too can help those in need in our families and communities. Mary was also at the foot of the cross, joining her own suffering with that of her son. If Jesus was so close to his mother, we can also be close to her. Her intercession is a powerful and affectionate one. Parish Survey: Last week, our parish school community received the survey via e-mail. At all the weekend Masses, we requested the parishioners to respond to two simple survey questions: One, I am in support of the parish moving forward with paving the property: Yes or No. Two, I am willing to financially support this major undertaking: Yes or No. If no, please let us know why. We are in the process of tabulating the responses and soon will share the results with you. I thank you for being so kind as to participate in this important survey. Archbishop of Malta--Most Reverend Paul Cremona: His visit to the Bay Area was a source of celebration of the Maltese community among us. On Friday May 4, 2012, at the invitation of Jane and Charles Healey, I attended the dinner in honor of the visiting prelate at the Maltese-American Social Club, South San Francisco. I had invited the Archbishop to visit our parish and celebrate Mass. Even though his schedule was tight, he accepted our invitation. Last Monday, he celebrated the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Our whole school was present and sang beautifully. Our parishioners were joined by the Maltese community. The Archbishop s faith, humility, and simplicity were evident. The school children were inspired. Later in the day, Savannah Ponce of 4 th Grade said to me: Father Charles, I really enjoyed the Mass this morning. The Mass was followed by a simple but elegant hospitality prepared by Joe & Carmella Da San Martino and their dedicated helpers. Also present was the Consul General of Malta. I want to thank the Principal and the parish volunteers for making this event classy and memorable. Church Canopy Repair: The Church canopy (overhang) on one side of the church front had rotted and was leaking with a potential danger for accidents. Now it has received a new roof for that portion. What we raise for the maintenance of buildings and grounds through our second collection is wisely spent on the ongoing upkeep, cleanliness, and repairs of our buildings and grounds. Remember over three years ago, we got the exterior of the Church painted. How can we address the big issue of the parish grounds which have never been paved since the beginning of the parish? We are looking for blue s clues in our survey. Spanish Mass and Aztec Dances: Last Sunday, the first Sunday of the month, we had our regular Spanish Mass at 6:00 p.m. There were nearly two hundred people who attended it. There was lively music by a Charismatic group and great preaching by Father Moises Agudo. As I have said, this is a testimony to the presence of Spanish speaking Catholics among us, a sign of diversity. But we experience unity in Jesus Christ who calls us all to build up his body---to make the world a better place for everyone. If you d like to come to this Mass, mark your calendars: First Sunday at 6:00 p.m. The Mass was followed by hospitality and amazing Aztec dances in the Parish Center. Mother s Day: An Irish proverb says: A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. Here s wishing all mothers a happy and blessed Mother s Day! Thank you for making life possible! Thank you for being God s most alluring and irresistible channels of tenderness and gentleness and sweetness. God bless you, Mothers, and always keep you! Your Friend and Pastor, Father Charles Puthota

A Mother's Day Prayer There is no love, like a mother s love, No stronger bond on earth like the precious bond that comes from God, to a mother, when she gives birth. A mother s love is forever strong, never changing for all time when her children need her most, a mother s love will shine. God bless these special mothers, God bless them everyone for all the tears and heartache, for the special work they ve done. When her days on earth are over, a mother s love lives on through many generations, with God s blessings on each one. Be thankful for our mothers, For they love with a higher love From the power God has given, And the strength from up above. Our Parish Family Please welcome the newest members of our Christian Community who recently received the Sacrament of Baptism on Saturday, May 5, 2012 Ari Mason Cacanindin Isabel Marie Devlin May these families grow in holiness daily in response to their baptismal calling. Next Open Dates for Baptisms May 19, June 2, & July 21, 2012 Preparation Class - May 15, 2012 & June 5, 2012 Call the Parish Office to make a reservation 650-588-1455 St. Veronica Volunteers Rock! Appreciation Mass & Dinner Saturday, May 19, 2012 Parish Center Mass 5:00 p.m. Reception followed by dinner 6:00 p.m. RSVP directly to your Ministry coordinator or call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 Spouses are welcomed too. Space is limited, so please RSVP to ensure your seating. Faith Formation News Year-End Mass and Fiesta: A special Thank You to all who worked so hard on the planning for our year-end event and to all who spent a few hours of their Saturday afternoon joining their fellow Faith Formation families on May 12 for this annual tradition. Special thanks goes out to Grace Uniacke, Michelle Collins and Mary Silva for their assistance with the Fiesta! Registration for 2012-13: Registration is now open for the 2012-13 Faith Formation program. Forms were sent home last week with the children and are also available on the parish web site, www.stveronicassf.com, under the Faith Formation link. Just a reminder that there are two years of preparation for the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. Any questions, please call the Faith Formation Coordinator, Karen Guglielmoni, at 650-588-1455 ext. 305. Do you hear the call to be a catechist? Each year, the Faith Formation program invites those who would like to educate children of our parish in the Catholic faith to contact the Faith Formation Office. Before the next school year starts, there will be a series of summer workshops, a mini-retreat, and other training opportunities available for new and returning catechists. Team-teaching and teaching assistant opportunities are also available. Questions about your vocation? Feel free to call Karen Guglielmoni, the Faith Formation Coordinator, at 650-588-1455 ext. 305.

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We offer our Congratulations and Blessings to the following children of our Faith Formation Program who received their First Holy Communion Saturday, May 5, 2012 - St. Veronica Church Wednesday Class - Catechists Pat Lama & Jen Reeder Paige Camaya James King Joseph Pierotti Luis Ceja Lukas La Rocca Raul Reyes Jr. John Collins Jesse Lujano Dillon Ruggiero Jason Cooper Hansel Martinez Mateo Santamaria Vincenzo De La Fuente Mariel Martinez Ella Storseter Madelynn Deonigi Alex Mathers Matthew Torres Megan Grant Zachary Mayfield Malea Tuimavave Courtney Greer Isabella Moreno Conor Uniacke Daniel Inocencio Andres Ortega Gustavo Vieyra III Patrick Kerrisk Siena Perry Bethany Webb Saturday Class - Catechist Mary Beaudry Tomas Balcarcel Joliza Gomes Collin Gutierrez William Lorenzo Florenz Lucero Daniel Marroquin Collin Tse Elyce Tse Special Needs Class Catechists Sandi Zicke & Pam Lucero Aides Ken Sweeney & John Dresser Older First Communicants Patricia Martinez Melissa Mendoza Aaron Datinguinoo Yahir De La Torre Patrick Fletcher Julio Gonzales Victor Hernandez Andrew Lopez Brian McEntee Helena Medrano Fernando Orozco Mary Ann Orozco Gabriel Reyes Adrian Rosales Eric Zavala