SAINT FRANCES CABRINI PARISH

SAINT FRANCES CABRINI PARISH Mission Statement Worship God Love Others Make Disciples Educate the Young `ÉààÉ Éy `Éà{xÜ VtuÜ Ç I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. ~ Philippians 4:13 Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:00 pm Saturday: 8:30 a.m. 5:00 P Vigil 6:45 p.m. Vietnamese Language Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. 5:30p.m. 1:00 p.m. Assyrian Mass Pastor ~ Rev. Michael Hendrickson frhendrickson@sfcabrini.org Parochial Vicar ~ Rev. Gabriel Lee frlee@sfcabrini.org Assisting Clergy Rev. Paul Soukup, S.J. Rev. Paul Goda, S.J. Msgr. Wilfredo Manrique Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday: 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment. First Friday 7:30pm - Confessions Please call the parish office at 408-879-1122 Marriage Couples must contact the priest they wish to witness the Sacrament of Marriage at least 6 months prior to the proposed date of marriage. Please call Sue at 408-879-1130 Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Saint Frances Cabrini School 15333 Woodard Rd. San Jose, CA 95124 15325 Woodard Rd. San Jose, CA 95124 Parish Office ~ 408-879-1122 School Office ~ 408-377-6545 Emergency telephone/anointing ~ 408-912-0440 www.sfcschool.org www.sfcabrini.org or parish_office@sfcabrini.org twitter.com/sfc_sj, Instagram.com/sfc_sj/

First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017 Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. Mark 13:33 PARISH OFFICE: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 9- Noon, 1-4 p.m. Open 9 to 10am & 3 to 4pm only on Tuesdays Parish Office: 408-879-1120 / Fax: 408 377-3587 Sue Butler - Secretary - 408-879-1130 Jean O'Connell - Receptionist 408-879-1122 Bookkeeper - Please call 408-879-1130 SCHOOL OFFICE: Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. 3:30p.m. 408-377-6545/ Fax: 408-377-8491 Jane Daigle - SFC School Principal Ronda Clark, John Bennett - SFC Vice Principals Max Burd - School Office Manager and Registrar RELIGIOUS ED: Email Mrs. Joan Schenck, Director of Dec. 2nd to Dec. 10th HE IS COMING of the LORD. Happy New Year! While a month yet remains in the calendar year, the Church is celebrating the beginning of a new Liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent, today, December 3, 2017. Advent-from the Latin ad vein, to come is the liturgical season anticipating the Adventus Dominithe coming of the Lord While the days grow shorter and colder, we prepare for the Sun of Justice who comes to kindle our hearts with his light and his love. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the season, let us strive to keep Advent a season of waiting and longing of conversion and hope, meditating often on the incredible Love and Humility of our God in taking on the flesh of the Virgin Mary. As we shop let us remember to purchase something for the poor. When we clean our homes, let us distribute some of our possessions to those who lack many necessities. While we are decking the halls of our homes, let us not forget to prepare a peaceful place in our hearts where our Savior may come to dwell. SAT SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN Fr. Michael Hendrickson = MH, Fr. Gabriel Lee = GL, Fr. Paul Goda = PG, Fr. Paul Soukup = PS, Msgr. Wilfredo Manrique = WM 7:00a CMA Mass - MH 8:30a Wayne Dargas - GL 5:00p Nick Ivancovich - MH 8:00a Leonor Lopez - GL 9:30a People of the Parish - GL 11:30a Josephine (Phinnie) Pinza - WM 5:30p Carolina Piedad - MH 8:30a Don Hickman - MH 8:30a Amelita Cu, In Thanksgiving - MH 8:30a Marina Alessandra, - WM 8:30a Savio and Sonia Abraham, Spec. Int. - GL 5:30p Britt Moore - GL 6:30a SFC Parishioners - GL 8:30a Mother Mary - GL 12:05p Joe Preston - PG 7:00p Marley Family, Spec. Int. - MH 8:30a Damian Hernandez - MH 5:00p John Lefeber - PG 8:00a Carol Taylor - PS 9:30a People of the Parish - MH 11:30a Teresa Rodriguez, Spec. Int. - GL 5:30p Evelyn Fonseca - GL SFC s Annual Couples Christmas Dinner SFC s Men's Club and Ladies League will be having their annual Couples Christmas dinner. We invite you and your spouse or significant other to join us on Monday evening, Dec. 11th, 6 PM in Cabrini Hall. Men's Club chefs prepare dinner and the Ladies League provides dessert and drinks. This is a wonderful way to celebrate with old and new Cabrini friends. It's not too late to join the fun and we welcome you to RSVP to rmfigone@sbcglobal.net ASAP so we can establish a headcount for this special occasion. Babysitting will be offered in the parish center. Children must be potty-trained. Our new at-large Parish Council members are (drum roll please!) Pam Oliver-Ellis and Bob Citelli. Bob will be with the council another 2 years because he is that good. Bob s Time and Talents are not limited to having worked on the 60th Anniversary Yearbook; New Parishioner Breakfasts; the SFC Helping Others Homeless Women Project core team; Facebook editor/website developer; and SFC s Facebook editor and contributor to the Parish website. Pam having recently retired from American Airlines after 33 years, brings strong administrative skills, volunteers in the Parish Office working on various projects, and has volunteered with the Thanksgiving and Christmas Food and Toy Drives and Fiesta. She is a member of the ICF Branch 191 and is an excellent communicator. Both Pam and Bob are highly dedicated parishioners committed to their parish community!

MON TUES Dec. 4th to Dec. 10th 7:00P ICF Board Mtg. - PC/DR Parish Office Closed 10:45A Women s Bible Study - PC/DR 3:30P American Heritage Girls - KH/PC/DR/LR 7:00P MCO Comm. Mtg. PC/DR 7:00P RCIA - PC/LR WED 9:15A Mid-Week Moms - PC/LR 7:00P Cub Scout Pack - KH THUR 10:00A Parish and School Staff Mtg - PC parish office will open at 1pm 3:00p Girl Scouts 60311 - PC/DR FRI Holy Day of Obligation (see mass times) 5:00P BINGO (Doors open at 4pm) SAT 10:00A Sacred Hearts - Third Order (SSCC) 6:00P Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration - KH 7:00P Evangelization Comm. Movie Night - EH SUN 9:30A Children's Liturgy of the Word - PC/LR 11:00A BSA Rel. Awards - PC 12:00P ICF #191 Christmas Party EH/HK 12:30P Altar Server Christmas Party - PC Altar Society: Dec. 8th, 9th Victor and Brenda Percival The Rosary is recited daily following the 8:30am Mass and on Tuesday evenings at 4pm. Evangelization greeters will be handing out Advent Guides after Masses weekend. Open House Today Saint Frances Cabrini Catholic School will be hosting their annual Open House from 10 am - 12 pm. St. Frances Cabrini is an exceptional school with an exceptional community. Please visit us at www.sfcabrini.org or call 408-377-6545. Special Collection / Next Week Elderly Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests need your help. Many served for years in Catholic schools, hospitals, and parishes often for little to no pay. Now there is a shortage in retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious provides funding for medications, nursing care, and more. Please prayerfully consider giving to those who have given a lifetime. Weekly Collection ACTUAL BUDGET *Human Development ACTUAL BUDGET 11.19.17 $11,767 $10,127 $1,590 11.26.17 $11,876 Year to Date $226,682 $212,667 Surplus $14,015 $238,558 $222,794 Surplus $15,764 This Thursday, December 7th, we celebrate The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a 5:30pm vigil mass. Dec. 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation with masses at 6:30am, 12:05pm, 8:30pm and 7:00pm. December s Date Night at SFC Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration Come join us for the annual celebration mass of the Virgen de Guadalupe on Dec. 9, 2017 at 5:00 PM, sponsored by the Mexican Catholic Organization. The Guadalupana Aztec dancers from St. Catherine s will once again be part of the celebration. We will have roses at the entrance of the church to be brought up to the Virgen during the mass. There will be Mexican refreshments offered in Kelley Hall immediately after mass including entertainment by the dancers. If you have never attended this mass, it is a beautiful celebration for Our Mother of the Americas. Married/Engaged Couples, we welcome you to join us for an Advent Celebration on Saturday, December 16th from 6:30-9:00p.m. We will be in the parish center for our annual Advent Potluck and white elephant gift exchange. Bring a main dish, appetizer, dessert and/or drink of choice to share. Childcare will be provided with RSVP by December 13th. Contact Chris and Ann Aguilar at aguilarbus@yahoo.com or (408) 356-7642. Date Night is a ministry for Engaged and Married Couples offering monthly opportunities for Fellowship, Formation and Enrichment. Let Us Pray for the people who are in our parish community who are homebound, sick, recovering, confined to rest homes or are simply in need of prayer that Jesus be their strength and comfort. This week we especially pray for Dean Reno, Phyllis Patyk, Sue Coffaro, Monique Martin, Mary Grace Murray, Stan Russell, Tamara Kok, Luisa Gutiérrez, John Hurtado, Stephen Reed, Antonio Lareza, Dick Maze, Sally Konapacky, Eric Segovia. Please keep them and their families in your prayers. To place a name on this list contact Sue at 408-879-1130. If you see that you or a loved ones name has been taken off and would like to have it placed in Let Us Pray again, please contact Sue. We welcome you to write the names in the Book of the Sick; next to Mary s Shrine.

The movie, Case for Christ will be shown at 6pm this Saturday, December 9th in Essig Hall. Price is $5.00 per person and $20.00 for a family of 4 or more. There will be chicken pot pie, salad, and French bread and of course, popcorn for the movie! Call Sue Butler in the parish office at 408-879-1130 to purchase and pick-up tickets this week. The SFC Filipino American (FilAm) Group invites everyone to its 3rd annual Simbang Gabi on December 17th with Msgr. Wilfredo Manrique as celebrant, and on December 21st with Fr. Michael Gazzingan as celebrant. Both Masses are at 7pm, followed by a potluck reception in Kelley/Essig Hall. SFC s Annual Holiday Food (and TOY!) Drive - December 16th. The St. Frances Cabrini Men's Club, MCO and ICF - # 191 will be holding the annual SFC Christmas Food and Toy Drive on December 16th in the Parish Hall For over 25 years the St. Frances Cabrini Community has provided for the holiday needs of the people of SFC Parish and the Cambrian Park Community and beyond. As in years past, we appreciate the incredible support our SFC School children and families as well as the SFC church families who have generously supported these annual holiday events. This year the need is just a great if not more so we kindly ask for the following: Hams, hams and more hams! (Turkey s too!) A delicious ham has become a staple of Christmas dinner! Food items: packaged goods, potatoes, cereal, macaroni, pasta and sauce, green beans. Canned items to include, soups, stuffing, vegetables, fruit, beans, onions, potatoes and all the good foods that go into making a full Christmas meal. Collection Boxes will be placed in the vestibule of the church. The boxes will be designated "Holiday Food Drive". Gently used clothing and SMALL household items may be brought one week (only) to the parish office prior to the Holiday Food and Clothing Drive (or the early a.m. of the 16th of December) so our volunteers can set out items on the tables in the hall) Donations of hams ands turkeys can be brought to the Parish Hall on the day of the food-drive, December 16th (8am is the start time that the bags are loaded up) We also appreciate any monetary assistance you can provide. This event is run solely by volunteers and every cent donated to the holiday food drives goes directly to food and toys for these events. Checks can be made out to SFC Men's Club, please note "Holiday Food Drive" on the check. These monetary donations can be brought into the Parish Office or placed in the offertory basket at church. We are actively collecting on all fronts so we welcome your help! If you have non-perishables, gently used clothing, sheets, warm blankets, coats, etc. and you cannot make the drop-off on the morning of the holiday food drive, we welcome you to bring to the parish center. Perishable items! We need them! BUT, if you are not able to be bring to the Hall the morning of the food drive, we will gladly accept these items that need refrigeration in the parish center from Wed. 12.13 to Fri. 12.15. Monetary donations are needed and appreciated and accepted anytime! This Tuesday / Suicide Bereavement Support December 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Those who have lost a loved one to death by suicide are invited for the next six-week session of Out of the Wilderness. As the evening shadows fall earlier and the holidays come closer, we can draw comfort by being with and suppor ng each other. You are not alone. We are not alone.6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Holy Spirit Church, 1200 Redmond Rd. San Jose 95120. Before coming to the first mee ng, we kindly ask poten al par cipants to first call Leah Harris, Director of Pastoral Care Ministry at Holy Spirit Church. Leah can be reached at 408.997.5110 Religious Educa on Advent is here! The new liturgical Church year begins today. A me to prepare for the birth of Baby Jesus. Find the me for prayers and service, especially the poor. Check out our annual Giving Tree near the Blessed Mother Statue. A reminder that Friday, December 8th is a Holy Day of Obliga on and to see the bulle n for Mass mes. We will have our annual Advent Reconcilia on Prayer Service on Wednesday, December 13th for our Religious Educa on students - grades 3 thru 12. We will meet in the church, not the classrooms. Please let Mrs. Schenck (jschenck@sfcschool.org) & your teacher know that you would like to be in the annual Christmas Eve pageant on Sunday, December 24th at 5:00pm Mass. Thank you! Happy Advent Season! Mrs. Schenck The church will be closed Monday, December 11th. The floors are getting waxed following the 8:30am mass. The church will re-open Tuesday, December 12 th for 8:30 a.m. Mass. ALTAR ANGELS NEEDED TO DECO- RATE OUR CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS ON SATURDAY, December 23, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. We will be finishing the Christmas decorations to celebrate the birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Please come for a few hours to help. We love new ideas. You need to complete the Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults online training, which is required by the Diocese. This is required to work with children. Go directly to: http://www.virtusonline.com (formerly Shield the Vulnerable ) You can print the completed certificate at the end and bring it to Shirley when you come to decorate. This will be placed on file in the Parish Center. Please call Shirley Corbari with any questions. 408 559 6302.

PARISH MINISTRIES AND CONTACTS LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ALTAR SERVER Joan Schenck jschenck@sfcschool.org ALTAR SOCIETY Shirley Corbari (408)559-6302 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dan Hinz (408)394-4678 EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE Barry LeMay (408) 379-6517 HOME MINISTRIES Grace Rivero...(408) 265-1380 LECTORS Edith Gallant.....(408)371-9629 LITURGY COMMITTEE Katie Mitchell.. (408)879-9158 USHERS Dick Hawkins. (408)879-1120 SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT ADORATION CHAPEL Barry & Charlotte LeMay....(408)379-6517 CURSILLO Cathy Campbell (408)313-1128 Alicia Morales...(408)857-0523 LEGION OF MARY Jenny & Darin McGinnes...(408)673-1536 MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT/DATE NIGHT Chris & Ann Aguilar..(408)356-7642 RESPECT LIFE Anthony & Joann Allegretti..(408)-472-5169 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION for Adults (RCIA) Tim Van Overen.rcia@sfcabrini.org RELIGIOUS ED AND YOUTH MINISTRY Joan Schenck jschenck@sfcschool.org SCRIPTURE STUDY Charlotte & Barry LeMay....(408)379-6517 CEREMONY COORDINATOR Jennifer Donnelly...(408)-309-5340 PARISH LIFE ASSYRIAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Doris Bebla.........(408)315-6608 BINGO Joe Roulin.(408)266-6982 BUILDING COMMITTEE Domenic Onorato..... (408)219-4085 FIESTA Mike Livingston...mlivingston@sfcschool.org FILIPINO AMERICAN (FilAm) GROUP Maria Sarmiento.(408)281-2407 GREETERS James Sawaya.sawaya24@sbcglobal.net ICF BOCCE BALL Frieda Flocchini friedaflo@aol.com...(408)377-5897 Esther Ramonda... (408)559-4669 ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION Jo Bertaccini. (408)266-7364 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Pat Cougill. (408)448-5088 LADIES LEAGUE Maile Figone.(408)483-0713 MEN S CLUB Anthony Perez..anthonyp@xilinx.com MEXICAN CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION Darla Leis.(408)-784-6644 PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Rebecca Valverde..(408)723-1030 PARISH ADMINISTRATION FINANCE COUNCIL Sean Cook........(408)879-1122 PARISH COUNCIL John Dahl.....(408)879-9158 RECEPTIONIST FACILITIES COORDINATOR Jean O Connell...(408) 879-1122 SECRETARY Sue Butler.....(408) 879-1130 PARISH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Jane Daigle...ext.3003.....(408)377-6545 VICE PRINCIPAL Ronda Clark ext.3058....(408)377-6545 VICE PRINCIPAL John Bennett.. ext.3051.. (408)377-6545 OFFICE MANAGER Max Burd ext.3004...(408)377-6545 ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Nikki Dickey...ext.3038.....(408)377-6545 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Blanche Khoshaba ext.3046....(408)377-6545 PARENT TEACHER GROUP Debbie Casey...... (408)209-9297 SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL Tim Smith...(408)761-6608 ******************************TEAR OFF AND DROP IN THE COLLECTION BASKET***************************** ST. FRANCES CABRINI PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM Name: Home Phone: Address: Cell: City: State: Zip: Email: If you wish to register, fill in the information above and drop this form into the collection basket. A registration form will be mailed to you.