St. Veronica Church Established 1951 A Stewardship Parish - Grateful Living through Faith, Fellowship, Service, & Giving 434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com Fax: 650-588-1481 Adoration of the Shepherds by Charles Le Brun, 1689 Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas You will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. - Luke 2:12 December 23 & 25, 2018
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. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant Deacon Roger Beaudry Mary Martin, Administrative Assistant, Ext.301 Silvia Reyes, Bookkeeper, Ext.304 Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator, Ext.305 Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director, Ext. 308 Jim Rodriguez, Custodian/Maintenance St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org Phone: 650-589-3909 Mrs. Mary Boland Mrs. Pam Cavagnaro Principal Vice Principal SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office. Baptisms in English are typically held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. 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 December 23, 2018 Sun 12/23 7:00 Fortunato & Eleanor Risso 8:30 Rafael & Juliette Montalvo 10:00 Mike Sr. & Kevin Folan 11:30 Victor Mullins 6:00 Delmi Ordoñes Mon 12/24 8:30 Patrick Kerrigan Lena Metoyar 4:00 No Intention - Merry Christmas! 9:00 No Intention - Merry Christmas! Tue 12/25 No Intentions Wishing You a Holy & Blessed Christmas! Wed 12/26 Thu 12/27 8:30 Beth Bilka Lorraine Hartman 8:30 Hector Aromin Curtis Vogl Fri 12/28 8:30 Simona Garcia Aida Gubisch Sat 12/29 8:30 Harry Higuera Rosemary Raddie 5:00 Lee Heise Sun 12/30 7:00 May Dunleavy 8:30 Esperanza & Amparo Del Pan 10:00 Caroline Noonan 11:30 Carpio Deceased Family 6:00 Delmi Ordoñes 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 & practice. They worship & work together to build up a community of family & friends according to the mind & heart of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy & gratitude, they live & share the good news of faith & hope, striving to stand up for peace & justice, to spread love & compassion, to care for those who are in need, and to make our nation & 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: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m. Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. (English) Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. First Fridays: 6:30 a.m. & 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 except as posted for holidays and parish events 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. December 15-16 Collection Totals Due to the early publication deadline for the December 23 bulletin, the collection totals were not available at press time. The collection totals for December 15 & 16 will be published in the December 30 bulletin. On the Horizon Sun., Dec. 23, 4:00 p.m. Mass: Simbang Gabi Novena of Masses concludes; dinner follows the 12/23 Mass which is celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Christian, OP Mon., Dec. 24, Christmas Vigil Masses: No Adoration; Parish office closes at noon; Family Mass with Pageant, 4:00 p.m.; Adult Choir Cantata, 8:15 p.m.; Vigil Mass, 9:00 p.m. Tues., Dec. 25, Christmas Day: Masses at 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m. in English; 1:30 p.m. in Spanish; Parish office closed; No Adoration Mon., Dec. 31, New Year s Eve: Mass at 8:30 a.m.; Parish office closed; No Adoration Tues., Jan. 1, New Year s Day, a Holy Day of Obligation: Masses at 6:30 & 8:30 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.; Parish office closed; No Adoration Sun., Jan. 13: Winter Sports Mass, 10:00 a.m. Mon, Jan. 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday; Parish office closed; No Adoration Sun., Jan. 27: Catholic Schools Week opening Mass, 10:00 a.m. Sat., Feb. 2: Annual Men s Club Crab Feed (stay tuned for reservation information) Pray for our Beloved Deceased In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially: Anne Marie Azzopardi died Dec. 6, 2018 Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord... Year-end Contribution Statements for 2018 A friendly reminder: Any donations that you wish to be recorded on your contribution statement for 2018 must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2018 in order to be recorded as a 2018 contribution. Donations postmarked after that date cannot (by law) be recorded as a 2018 contribution. Donations placed in the offertory collection basket or Pastoral Center mailbox during the weekend masses of Dec. 29 & 30, 2018 will be recorded as a 2018 donation. For tax purposes, contribution letters will automatically be mailed to those who donated $250.00 or more to St. Veronica Parish in 2018. These letters will be sent no later than Jan. 31, 2018. Contributions made to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal are acknowledged through the Office of Development. Thank you for your continued generosity to our parish.
Christmas 2018 New Year 2019 Dear Parishioners, At the exquisite and exuberant feast of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, may I share with you my summaries of three famous Christmas stories and the deep insights they contain? The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry The young married couple, Jim and Della, are poor in material things but rich in love. For Christmas, Della sells her long beautiful hair to buy a chain for Jim s watch. Unaware of Della s plans, Jim sells his watch to buy beautiful tortoise shell combs for the lovely hair of his beloved. When they open their Christmas gifts, what sadness washes over them, and paradoxically, what joy! For the sake of love, they are capable of sacrificing things precious to them. When they have love, they have everything else. Insight: Christmas consists in sharing love, a love capable of sacrifice. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The stingy and greedy Ebenezer Scrooge shows no compassion or goodness. The ghost of Jacob Marley, his old business partner, warns him of the terrible consequences if he does not change himself. Scrooge is then haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Past (his youth when there was room for gentleness and kindness), the Ghost of Christmas Present (the heartwarming Christmas activities of people even while being poor), and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (dire consequences if he does not change on account of what he has witnessed). Completely scared and shaken, Scrooge finds himself a changed man at Christmas. He shocks people by showing them kindness and generosity. Insight: Christmas consists in a joyful and generous gift of self to others. The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke Artaban, the fourth wise man, having traded his wealth for a sapphire, a ruby, and a pearl for the newborn King, misses the rendezvous with the other three wise men Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, carrying gold, frankincense, and myrrh because he tarries to nurse a dying man. The delay forces him to spend his sapphire to buy camels and provisions for his solo journey. On the way, he gives up his ruby as a bribe to save a child from being killed by Herod s soldiers. Thirty-three years later, now in Jerusalem, still in search of the King, he gives up his pearl to save a young girl from being sold into slavery. Sad that he had squandered his precious gifts meant for the King, on Crucifixion day, he hears a faint voice: Whenever you did this to the least ones, you did it for me. Insight: Christmas consists in adoring Jesus by helping the poor and needy. I wish you the abundant and resplendent Christmas blessings now and throughout the New Year 2019. Thanks to your faith, collaboration, stewardship, and generous weekly donations, St. Veronica Parish keeps thriving and flourishing. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! With love, joy, and prayers, Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D.
All are Invited! Join the St. Veronica Adult Choir for a performance of Glory to the Newborn King, a cantata reminding us all of the true meaning of Christmas. The Christmas Eve performance on Mon., Dec. 24th, takes place in the Church at 8:15 p.m. prior to 9:00 p.m. Mass. St. Vincent de Paul Society Advent Food Drive - final days Can you spare a few items for those in need? Each year, our parish supports the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Veronica Parish by participating in food drives during the seasons of Advent and Lent. What to Donate: Money, non-perishable foods/ canned goods, toiletries. Most of our clients are one - or two-person families, so please keep this in mind when choosing your donated items. Duration: our Food Drive continues through Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24th Drop Off Locations: The Church Vestibule food bin OR the Pastoral Center during business hours Save the Date! Sat., Feb. 2, 2019 Stay tuned for details!
Reflecting on the Word Fourth Sunday of Advent Marge Piercy s poem The Tao of Touch reminds us of the power of touch. A person can die either without touch or because of touch. There is the touch of love that brings healing and joy, and blows that shatter bones and relationships. Today s Gospel recalls how God s touch transformed the lives of two women - and the world. I have a carved wooden statue of Mary gently resting her two hands along Elizabeth s belly as their two foreheads touch. You can imagine tears, laughter, and words springing from pure joy. Elizabeth must have gasped as the life in her womb exuberantly kicked up his heels in greeting. Not only her body but her words of blessing gave witness to creation s joy: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Elizabeth cried. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken by the Lord would be fulfilled, she sang. Scripture says the Holy Spirit filled Elizabeth, that Spirit whose gifts include joy, wisdom, and peace, that Spirit who had brought into being the child growing in Mary s womb. Advent s fourth Sunday always takes us into the company of Jesus kin, putting the spotlight either on Mary, Joseph, or Elizabeth. We enter the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, God s Son, who came into the lives of ordinary people and transformed them, making them part of God s plan for the salvation of the world. This loving plan continues to be worked out in and through us. Nativity of the Lord: Mass During the Day Some friends living in New York used to see their grandchildren only when they traveled down to Virginia or over to Connecticut. These visits were occasional, but nowhere near the frequency that doting grandparents desired. What a blessing Skype has become for them, allowing them to visit not only by voice, but by sight. Yet there is one thing better: being there in the flesh. Today s readings give us a glimpse into the heart of God and God s desire to be with us in the flesh ; they signal how great God s love was from the start. God s word first brought creation into being. Then God s word entered into a relationship, first with Noah, then with Abraham, then with Moses and the Israelites. God s word invited them into an intimate relationship called a covenant. God kept calling them back again from infidelity into intimacy through the words of the prophets. But this was not enough. As the author of Hebrews reminds us, In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the son... (1:1). God said, Jesus, and the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory (John 1:14). - Living the Word 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 generally celebrated monthly on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in English. Please call the Parish Office to sign up. Upcoming baptism dates are as follows: January 5 & 19 February 2 & 16 March 2 & 16 Preparation classes for parents and godparents are held on the second Tuesday of the month. 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 for specific dates and to reserve your space for the Baptismal Preparation Classes. We welcome all those who are visiting St. Veronica Parish for Christmas! Thank you for celebrating this holy season with us! Welcome New Parishioners! Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of newly registered parishioners: Vince, Lara & Skylar Almares Anthony, Jennifer, Heart, Paige & Levi Bustos Ian, Amanda, Isaiah & Octavia Mangisel Alexander, Kelly, Liliana & Leo Solorzano 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.
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