The Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14, 2014 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. - John 3:16 St. Veronica Church Established 1951 434 Alida Way Fax: 650-588-1481 South San Francisco, CA 94080 www.stveronicassf.com Phone: 650-588-1455
St. Veronica Parish Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 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 Fr. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant Fr. Al Grosskopf, S.J., Weekend Assistant Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Ms. Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Mrs. Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Mr. Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 650-588-1455 Ext. 308 St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909 Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg Principal Vice Principal SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office. Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month. Call the Parish Office at 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 Mass Intentions for the Week of September 14, 2014 Sun 09/14 6:45 Elsie Trollman 8:00 Pauline Busch 9:30 Gordon O Keefe 11:00 Luz Roque David 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 Thomas O Rourke Mon 09/15 6:30 Juan Escobar 8:30 Thomas O Rourke Tue 09/16 6:30 Annette Bernier 8:30 Margarita Baluyot Wed 09/17 6:30 Joan Gavin Hogan 8:30 Cecilia Pallasiqui Family Thu 09/18 6:30 Paul & Joy Ann Wendler 8:30 Carlos Dayrit Fri 09/19 6:30 Carlos Dayrit 8:30 Dominador Roxas Sat 09/20 8:30 George Dreier 5:00 Margarita Ancanan Sun 09/21 6:45 Cesar M. Cerdena 8:00 Paul Broussard 9:30 Emanuel & Josephine Borg 11:00 Rene Canizares 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 Hermelinda De La Mora Please Note: There are still limited openings for 6:30 a.m. Masses in December 2014. If you would like to remember a loved one, living or deceased, please visit the Pastoral Center office to reserve your Mass. St. Veronica Parish Mission Statement St. Veronica Church is a multicultural community of believers who treasure Jesus Christ at the center of their profession of faith and practice. They worship and work together to build up a community of family and friends according to the mind and heart of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy and gratitude, they live and share the good news of faith and hope, striving to stand up for peace and justice, to spread love and compassion, to care for those who are in need, and to make our nation and the world a better place for all. Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com
Mass Schedule Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. (English), & 7:30 p.m. (Spanish) Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30 a.m. Confessions Saturdays: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 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: Primary language spoken at home: Updating Current Parish Registration Moving / Please remove from mailing list. This is a new registration Please call me. ON THE HORIZON Sept. 21 - Catechetical Sunday with commissioning of teachers and catechists, 9:30 a.m. Mass Sept. 20-21 - Annual Spanish Ministry Retreat Sept. 26-28 - Annual Parish Festival Oct. 5-4th Grade Class Mass, 9:30 a.m. Mass Oct. 13 - Office closed for Columbus Day Oct. 25 - Annual Santini Golf Tournament & Dinner Nov. 1 - Sister Strikes Back: Late-Night Catechism 2 comedy show, Parish Center (tickets on sale in September) Nov. 8 - Second annual Spanish Ministry Dinner-Dance benefitting the Capital Campaign Pray for our Beloved Deceased In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially: James Cornett - died August 26, 2014 Bernardino Cardarelli - died August 31, 2014 Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord... Welcome New Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners: Ryoji, Geraldine, Ryan, Nathan, Colin & Kyle Ashizawa Luis, Marisela & Ziraily Melgoza Sanchez Orlando, Laura & Benjamin Opina May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others. Envelopes received in the First Collection: August 23 & 24: 264 August 30 & 31: 268 September 6 & 7: 294 If you currently receive envelopes but do not use them, please prayerfully consider including your donation in the collection basket. Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works. Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals Saturday 09/06/14 5:00PM 1145.00 234.00 1379.00 Sunday 09/07/14 6:45AM 991.00 211.00 1202.00 8:00AM 697.00 174.00 871.00 9:30AM 2674.00 502.00 3176.00 11:00AM 852.00 167.00 1019.00 12:30PM 699.00 190.00 889.00 Spanish Mass 6:00PM 392.00 172.00 564.00 TOTAL IN-PEW DONATIONS: $7,450.00 $1,650.00 $9,100.00 Other Contributions 180.00 n/a 180.00
From the Pastor s Desk Dear Parishioners, My Silver Jubilee Celebration: Thank You is the uppermost feeling in my mind and heart for how beautifully this celebration went. The Archbishop celebrated the Thanksgiving Mass at which he preached an inspiring homily. After the Mass, he was kind enough to bless the Fountain and the Legacy Courtyard. Then the Archbishop joined and stayed for the entire reception in the Parish Center, which shows how much he values our parish. I m deeply grateful to him for being so generous with his time for us. It was a joy to have the concelebrating priests. Some of my friends were delighted with the quality of our liturgy and our parish life. At the reception, Gene Mullin spoke and presented a Certificate of Recognition from California State Assembly signed by Kevin Mullin, Assembly Member from our District 22. Rich Garbarino, Vice Mayor, spoke and presented a Proclamation from the City Council of SSF. He declared last Sunday Father Charles Puthota Day in South San Francisco! That s a first for me and probably the last in my life. Ron Derenzi also spoke. Archbishop made some appreciative comments. I owe my deep gratitude to these speakers. My sister Josephine and brother Abraham spoke from the family treasure trove of memories. Present were also my younger brother John whose wedding I blessed twenty-five years ago at my Ordination and my sister-in-law (Abraham s wife) Vimala. They showed an 8-minute video about me. Our principal Kathy Lucchesi made a heartwarming presentation through some school children and presented messages from all the classes of our school and a tile. I spoke at the end thanking everyone and expressing how much I love and treasure the Church---and the call of Christ and the mission given to me by God. I want to thank Karen Guglielmoni for doing an excellent job of organizing all the details of the Mass and reception. I m proud to have her working for our parish. Her flexibility, efficiency, great spirit, friendliness, helpful nature, and faith combined together make her a treasure in our parish office. I also express my deep gratitude to Joe and Carmella da San Martino and their dedicated hospitality committee for providing an excellent lunch to the guests. For all the assistance Patti Spiteri gave, I m grateful. Impressed! Everyone who attended the event, especially those who came from other parishes, and the Archbishop and priests, went away with a very good impression about our parish. I have been getting emails from some people praising our parish and the event last Sunday. I thank you all for keeping our parish flag flying high. 25 years of my priesthood have been good and filled with blessings. Please keep me in your prayers as I continue my priestly journey for service of God and people. Any leadership is hard, but a leadership at the heart of spiritual and pastoral ministry is much harder. I need your help so I can carry out God s work entrusted to me. Capital Campaign Update: As we continue Phase 2 of the repavement and beautification project and are about to bring it to a close soon, I am in awe of what we have been able to do so far. May I proudly continue to present to you the updates coming from Terri Ciardella: Congratulations to Father Charles on his 25 years as a priest! It was a wonderful celebration. At Father Charles' request, Archbishop Cordileone honored us all by blessing the Fountain, Cross & Legacy Courtyard... it was the perfect culmination of our community coming together and successfully achieving Phase 2 of the project. Lighting: We are in the process of reviewing all outdoor light sources and plan to have them synchronized on timers so that the parish and school grounds will be adequately lit when necessary. Fountain: The two legacy benches are in place with beautiful bible verses to be enjoyed for years to come. Planters have been ordered and will be added to enhance the courtyard area as well as serve as a deterrent for automobiles between the church and the fountain at that time, we will be able to remove the current barricades. Legacy Courtyard: The concrete is scheduled to be power washed and sealed in time for the Festival. EXCITING NEWS!!!!!: Did you or someone you know miss out on the opportunity to be in the legacy courtyard by purchasing a brick or tile? If so, you are in LUCK! We have a few blank bricks that we can remove and replace with personalized ones. And we have room on the granite tile wall to add a limited number of granite tiles. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD that we are going to take orders throughout the Festival Weekend. At that time, you will need to order, confirm and pay for your legacy item. Order forms will be available in the Pastoral Center office, School office, in the vestibule and on the St Veronica website. This will give you the opportunity to decide what size item you would like and what you would like engraved. Joke: A heavy snowstorm closed the schools in one town. When the children returned to school a few days later, one grade-school teacher asked her students whether they had used the time away from school constructively. I sure did, teacher, one girl replied. I just prayed for more snow. Your Friend & Pastor, Father Charles Puthota
Parish Enrichment Events (Held in the Pastoral Center) Thursday, September 18, at 9:15 a.m.: Episode 8 of the Rev. Robert Barron lecture series On Catholicism - A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints will be presented. Thursday, September 25, at 1:00 p.m.: The Movie Club will be viewing Mona Lisa Smile (2003), starring Julia Roberts and Kirsten Dunst and with a runtime of 117 minutes. Monday, October 6, at 7:00 p.m.: The St. Veronica Book Club will discuss The Questions of Jesus by John McLaughlin. Newcomers are always welcome! Please call Patti at the parish office to add your name to the contact list and be apprised of upcoming events. It is with great joy that we welcome into our church and community the following children who received the Sacrament of Baptism at our Church on Saturday, September 6, 2014 Mia Hayden Casazza Aleks Javier Mindeguia Joseph Zaid Rodriguez An Athlete s Prayer God, let me play well but fairly. Let compe on make me strong but never hos le. Forbid me to rejoice in the adversity of others. See me not when I am cheered, but when I bend to help my opponent up. If I know victory, allow me to be happy; if I am denied, keep me from envy. Remind me that sports are just games. Help me to learn something that ma ers once the game is over. And if through athle cs I set an example, let it be a good one. By Gregg Easterbrook from the column Tuesday Morning Quarterback on NFL.com and ESPN.com Bring A Friend for Wednesday Night Bingo in Falcon Hall Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Games Begin at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit St. Veronica Catholic School Parish Ministry News Update Faith Formation - The first day of classes for Faith Formation grades 1-8 (first-year of Confirmation preparation) was September 10 (for Wednesday students) and September 13 (for Saturday students). If you have not yet registered your child/children for 2014-15, please do ASAP - late registration will be accepted until the end of September! For those being confirmed in the 2014-15 program, the Confirmation Orientation Meeting for parents, candidates and (if available) sponsors will be held on Monday, September 22, from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Church. Just a reminder that preparation for First Holy Communion and Confirmation are each two-year programs, beginning no earlier than 1st grade for Communion and no earlier than 8th grade for Confirmation. RCIA - The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program holds its first session on September 14 in the Pastoral Center. If you are at least 18 years of age and interested in becoming Catholic, know someone who is, or are baptized but would like to complete your Sacraments of Initiation (Communion and/or Confirmation), then RCIA is for you! Registration can still be completed by contacting the Parish Office at 650-588-1455. Choirs Return From Summer Break - St. Veronica s Adult and Angel (Children s) Choirs began practice on Thursday, September 11 from 3:15-4:15 p.m. (Angel Choir) and 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Adult Choir) in the Church. Children of the parish in grades 1-8 are invited to join the Angel Choir. A permission form may be obtained from the Pastoral Center Office or by visiting the parish website, www.stveronicassf.com. Any adults interested in joining the choir are asked to contact Music Director Christopher Lindstrom at the Pastoral Center Office at 650-588-1455 ext. 308.
Baptism Information Did You Know? The Archdiocese of San Francisco provides several ways to stay abreast of what s going on in both the local and universal church. Check out the Archdiocese s new and improved website at www.sfarchdiocese.org. Receive complimentary copies of Catholic San Francisco newspaper by becoming a registered member of St. Veronica. Not registered yet? Call the Pastoral Center or download the form from the St. Veronica website to register. Receive text messages from Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone by joining his Communication Network. Text FRANCISCO to 84576 to sign up, then reply to the confirmation message. Standard message rates may apply. Reflecting on the Word The story goes that as the ship Titanic sank into the North Sea, the ship s band played the hymn Nearer, My God, to Thee, the first verse of which is: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!. Even though it be a cross that raiseth me, Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee. While some have questioned the truth of this account, the appeal of the story remains, because the bravery of the musicians who continued to play to lift the hearts of the passengers reminds us of how suffering and disaster, rather than beating us down and defeating us, can become the means by which we are lifted up to God. This feast is called the Exaltation of the Holy Cross because it celebrates the cross as the occasion of Jesus being lifted up to God to be a sign of the world s salvation. In some paradoxical way, it is in his humiliation that Jesus most clearly shows us the nature of divine love. In coming to know and believe in this love, we are healed and given eternal life. Just as the sight of the bronze serpent saved the Israelites from the venom of the seraph, so too our coming to see Jesus in faith heals us of the deadly poison of sin. What we see in Jesus we see also in our own lives. In a way that we cannot always understand, the crosses that we encounter in our lives lift us nearer to God, provided that we embrace them in the faith that Jesus has transformed the meaning of suffering. If in the midst of suffering and disaster we can look to the one who was raised up on the cross for our salvation, we will not perish but have eternal life. For Prayer and Discussion: When I look at an image of the crucified Jesus, how does it speak to me of God s love and healing? Are their experiences in my life when I have felt that distress or suffering have ultimately drawn me closer to God? - from Living the Word 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 (English) and 2nd Saturday (Spanish) of each month. Please call the Parish Office for times and to register. September 20 (full) October 4 (full), 11 (S), 18 November 1, 8 (S), 15 December 6, 13 (S), 20 2015 Dates TBA Preparation classes for parents and godparents are held monthly on Tuesdays as noted: October 14 November 11 December 9 2015 Dates TBA 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 Preparation Classes. MISA DOMINICAL EN ESPAÑOL De esta manera la parroquia de Santa Verónica quiere prestar un servicio pastoral a la comunidad latina presente en el área de Sur San Francisco. Con esto se pretende que la comunidad latina participe de una manera más significativa en la vida parroquial. FRECUENCIA: Todos los domingos del año. HORA: 6:00 PM. BAUTISMOS EN ESPAÑOL Los bautismos en español se llevan a cabo el segundo sábado de cada mes. La plática preparatoria para el bautismo se lleva a cabo el mismo día del bautismo. Esto es, se da la plática e inmediatamente después se tiene la ceremonia del sacramento del bautismo. FRECUENCIA: Sábado segundo de cada mes HORA: 11:00 AM PLÁTICA: Antes de la ceremonia del bautismo. Para mayor información llamar a la oficina. Tel: 650 588-1455
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