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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 2017 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. Psalm 85:12 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Elijah waits on the mountain for the LORD to pass by (1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a). Psalm Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation (Psalm 85). Second Reading From the Israelites, with their law and the prophets, comes the Christ (Romans 9:1-5). Gospel As Jesus walked on the sea, the disciples were terrified (Matthew 14:22-33). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Tuesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday: St. Stephen of Hungary Saturday: St. John Eudes; Blessed Virgin Mary READ THE CATHOLIC BIBLE FOR ONE YEAR Readings for August 13-19, 2017 [ ] August 13 1 Chron 17 18, Dan 5:15 31, Rom 4, Ps 94:6 12 [ ] August 14 1 Chron 19 21, Dan 6, Rom 5, Ps 94:13 19 [ ] August 15 1 Chron 22 23, Dan 7:1 15, Rom 6, Ps 94:20 23 [ ] August 16 1 Chron 24, Dan 7:16 28, Rom 7, Ps 95 [ ] August 17 1 Chron 25 26, Dan 8, Rom 8:1 20, Ps 96:1 6 [ ] August 18 1 Chron 27, Dan 9, Rom 8:21 39, Ps 96:7 13 [ ] August 19 1 Chron 28 29, Dan 10, Rom 9, Ps 97:1 7 Readings are based on the Bible book arrangement as found in the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, but can be used with any Catholic Bible with full canon of Scripture (this is different from the liturgical readings of the Mass/Readings for the week). A link to a complete reading chart for a year is also available on our website: www.holynamesf.org MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of August 13, 2017 Sun 13 7:30 AM Bernardo Valdez 9:30 AM Benny Cassidy 11:30 AM Mass for the People Mon 14 7:30 AM Special Intentions of Concepcion de la Cruz 9:00 AM Deane-Conefrey Families L/D Tue 15 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION 7:30 AM Lawrence Flaherty 9:00 AM William Auslen 7:00 PM Helga & Archibaldo da Luz Wed 16 7:30 AM Danny White 9:00 AM Brendan Logan Thu 17 7:30 AM Gregorio Roza Family 9:00 AM Malorny/ Bualat Families L/D Fri 18 7:30 AM Vic Bermudez 9:00 AM Special Intentions of Randall May Sat 19 7:30 AM Special Intentions of Rodolfo Carnecer 9:00 AM Special Intentions of Rooney Flaherty 5:00 PM Jo McEllistrim We pray for the Sick...that they may experience God s Love and Healing. Tom Abdella, Evangeline Agbunag, Nick Aguila, Lennie Aguirre, Sofia Aguirre, Rosa Maria Alonso, Laura Andrade, Gina Arenas, Eunice Ausman, Julianne Beach, Joan Boike, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Monica Briones, Pauline Boffi, Janet Cariganai, Remedios Cuchapin, Joseph Chu, Ron de la Cruz, Kathy Doherty, Isabel Dominguez, Patricia Dominguez, Gloria Etchelet, Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Ezequiel, Lourdes Gatchalian, Connor Gavney, Genoveva Guevarra, Theresa Ick, Kathy Ignacio, Max Kirkham, Richie Kreps, Steven Lee, Dimple Lim, Amelia Lippi, Leny Lopez, Flory Magat, George Maloof, Tom Miller, Amy McNally, Mary Medina, Ann Murphy, Jeffrey Ng, Inge Nordstrom, Neil O Sullivan, Susan Sumaylo, Manuel Pacheco, Josefina Palarca, Maryanne Piwowar, Soledad Rico, Maria Salas, Michael Joseph Suntar, Maureen Sweeney, Lawrence Tan, Rose Tang, Dodie Teague, Victoriana Tolentino, Aurora Urmeneta, Lauretta Venenciano, Mona Wageck, John Xavier We pray for those who have Died that they may be granted a home in heaven. Karen Fitzgerald PARISH MISSION STATEMENT HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH SAN FRANCISCO is a welcoming multicultural and liturgical community that celebrates our Christian Faith. In the spirit of the Joy of the Gospel we work together promoting Catholic values and teachings. Our parish encourages a strong devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary, who gives us an example of faithful discipleship and a generous stewardship way of life.
CHURCH ENVIRONMENT COLLECTION Today s Second Collection is for our Church Environment Fund. Your donations will be used towards purchases for our Church Environment. HOLY NAME LADIES AID COLLECTION Next Sunday, members of the Holy Name Ladies Aid Society will be collecting for the needy of the Parish. Boxes will be by the exits. Thank you to all who have already sent in their generous donation to the 2017 Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. I humbly ask those of you who have yet to participate in the Annual Appeal to do so soon. You may want to consider a donation of $600 (or more) which qualifies you for the 1% Club. All 1% Club donors for the 2017 Annual Appeal will be treated to a catered Thank You Dinner (date to be announced). For about the cost od a specialty coffee per day, you could contribute $600 per year or more to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal to aid the work of the Church and to minister to all those supported by these services and agencies. Simply send in your donation check (made payable to AAA 2017), and mail or drop off to Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122. Credit card donations may also be made by logging onto sfarch.org - please designate Holy Name of Jesus as your Parish. For more information regarding the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal, please contact the Archdiocesan Office of Development at (415) 614-5580 or our Parish office (415)664-8590. 2017 ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE: As of 7/26/2017 we have received: $42,054.00 We still need: $20,830.00 to complete our goal of $62,884.00 Tuesday, Aug 15 SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY A Holy Day of Obligation Masses are at 7:30 AM 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM in the Church HOLY NAME WEEKLY CALENDAR Week of August 13, 2017 Sunday, August 13, 2017 Monday, August 14, 2017 10 AM Monday Exercise Group Flanagan Center 7:30 AM SVDP Meeting Pastoral Center Tuesday, August 15, 2017 9:30 AM C/E Class Pastoral Center 5:00 PM St. Rose of Lima Novena Flanagan Center 7:30 PM Legion of Mary Pastoral Center Wednesday, August 16, 2017 10:00 AM Consolation Ministry Pastoral Center 11 AM Memorial Mass Church 6 PM HN Choir Pastoral Center Friday, August 18, 2017 6 PM Fil-Am Meeting Flanagan Center Saturday, August 19, 2017 9 AM Staff & Faculty Retreat Harding Park 1PM Chinese RCIA Green Room 2 PM Chinese Social Flanagan Center 3 PM Chinese Mass Church Our HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE located at the back of the Church is a bronze tree trunk with 400+ leaves. Donors can have their names or those they wish to honor engraved on the leaf. We suggest a maximum of 25 characters (including spaces) per line, limited to 5 lines. Leaf color choices are gold, silver or bronze. Custom engraved leaves are $500 each + $25 engraving The proceeds will go towards our Capital Improvement Fund. Please drop by or call the Parish office for more information (415)664-8590. ARE YOU A NEW PARISHIONER? Or just never registered? You may register online at http://holynamesf.org/ parishregistration/ Name: Address: Tel. No. : You may also call (415) 664-8590 or drop by the Parish office (1555 39th Ave./Lawton St.) 9 AM-4 AM, Monday-Friday. Weekly Offering 8/07/2017 8/07/2016 CASH 1,250.00 1,115.00 CHECKS 3,974.00 4,589.00 COINS 3.55 12.90 Total Collection 5,227.55 5,716.90 #of Envelopes 159 170 www.facebook.com/
FAZtor s Notes By Fr. Arnold Zamora Back to reality has been an expression to mean coming back from a vacation or from being away from home. That means you have to face your usual routine or work again. But if reality means work, then I would say I just came back from reality to reality. The reality is that my so called vacation is only a vacation away from the parish and not from work. I had an event to attend to upon my arrival in the Philippines but I missed it because my original flight was cancelled. Coming back here, I thought of writing this article from the airport but my flight was delayed and I arrived at the rectory close to midnight. There has been a standing joke on Philippine Airlines acronym s PAL. It means Plane Always Late. Lately, they added PAL, Inc. That means Plane always late, if not cancelled. We welcome the Philippine Madrigal Singers this weekend as they perform an evening of choral concert in our church. Their original flight was also cancelled by the same airline. I hope someday, PAL, Inc. will mean Punctual At Last. As the plane was about to take off, two passengers seated beside me made a Sign of the Cross. One paused in silence and made the Sign of the Cross again. I felt humbled by their religiosity. I, a priest, did nothing. The two unknown passengers reminded me to always pray and never be ashamed to express your faith. Disregarding the effects of jetlag, I met with families who recently lost their loved ones. Despite their loss, they have not wavered in their faith. I admire these parishioners and people like them always teach and encourage me to have a strong faith in God. Let s pray for our departed parishioners Billy Kreps, Karen Fitzgerald and Rose Dietzen who recently passed away and their families who loved them and have always felt the love of God and have kept their faith. Pope Francis once said that parents are the children s source of life. They are there to protect their sons and daughters and not to compete with them. That s why the family must be a place of life, not of death; territory of cure and not of illness; stage of forgiveness and not guilt. A man is in a bar and falling off his stool every couple of minutes. He is obviously drunk. So the bartender says to another man in the bar: "Why don't you be a good Samaritan and take him home." The man takes the drunk out the door and to his car and he stumbles at least ten times. They drive along and the drunk points out his house to the man. He stops the car and the drunk stumbles up the steps to his house with the man. The drunk's wife greets them at the door: "I thank you for bringing him home for me, but where's his wheel chair?" There is a coming home in heaven for our parishioners who recently passed away. I am finally back home in the parish and the Philippine Madrigal Singers are here despite the setbacks of our flights. But the show must go on and our work continues. Back to Reality! FAITH FORMATION * CATECHESIS * PASTORAL OUTREACH * Director: Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC Crisfdcc2016@yahoo.com (415) 664-8590 Religious Education You may register for next pastoral year s classes. They will begin on Sunday September 10, 2017, at 10:30AM to 12:00 Noon, in the Pastoral Center (Holy Name Convent) 1555 39 th Avenue. Registration forms are available at the entrance of the church or in the parish office. Former students may just call Sr. Cristina s office to confirm attendance for next year. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) 2017-2018 will begin on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 7:00-8:30PM in the Pastoral Center. The RCIA process is for people who want either to learn about Catholics or to become a Catholic. If you are in an interfaith marriage, you may want to understand your family s Catholic faith better. If you are not connected to any faith community, you are most welcome to inquire with us. We invite you or someone you know who will be interested to explore this opportunity by coming to our RCIA sessions. Our parish s RCIA Team is composed of Sr. Cristina, Terry Flaherty, Lucy Jacinto, and different invited presenters who will share with the Inquirers their expertise about topics in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Please call the parish office to register. Volunteers Needed Our parish ministry of visiting the sick and homebound parishioners is in need of volunteers for weekly Communion Service and social visits. We thank all our present and past volunteers for their dedication and generous giving of their time. Any parishioner who feel called to this important pastoral outreach ministry, please contact Sr. Cristina or Susan Logan. Thank you. Summer Break ends soon Religious Education, RCIA, Senior Club, Tuesday Bible/Lectio Divina, Thursday Adult Faith Formation, Coffee & Donuts Sunday hospitality, Wednesday breakfast hospitality All will resume in September. Thank you to all volunteers who made all these programs possible by your commitment and perseverance. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues every Wednesday, after the 9:00AM Mass until noon. Please come and pray for so many needs before our Lord in His Real Presence. There is no break for this very important devotion in our parish. Altar Linens Ministry: The Cleaning of Altar Linens involves washing and ironing the purificators that are used for wiping the sacred cup during communion, the corporals and the towels that are used on the altar by the Priests for washing their hands. The linens are taken home once a week and then returned to the sacristy before Mass the following week. Become a Member of the Altar Linen Team If you're interested in volunteering for this "behind the scenes" ministry of cleaning the Altar Linens, please contact Sr. Cristina after Summer break. HOLY NAME YOUTH MINISTRY August 19 Picnic with Alter Servers Venue TBA September Preparing care packages for homeless people in our city BIBLE TRUTH Each person marvels to find in the divine scriptures truths which they themselves have thought out. St. Thomas Aquinas
August 13, 2017 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Keep Rowing! I vividly remember as a young boy swimming on a coastal beach and being dumped in the surf. I was tossed around topsy turvy and was very aware of the power of the waves. I survived, but since then have always been afraid of turbulent water. This Gospel resonates with that experience, and it resonates with lots of experiences in our lives. Have you ever felt swamped with an event a traumatic accident, the death of someone we love, the loss of a job, failure in an exam which seems to leave us floundering? A sudden tempest storms into our life and we can t find our feet, can be quite literally gasping for air, we can feel we are drowning. That is when we can cry out in our individual distress Lord, save me and Our Lord will come alongside us and get into the boat of life with us and calm the storm. But, and this is very important, our Lord will not take us back as if by magic to the previous situation. The storm might be behind us, but we have to press on. The disciples had started off from the Jewish side of the Sea of Galilee, familiar territory. Jesus guided them through the stormy situation to the other side, the pagan side, unfamiliar territory where they would not have felt at home. It takes courage for us to move to a new situation, but with Our Lord s presence we need not be as afraid as we would otherwise be. But this Gospel is not so much about individuals as it is about the Church. It is about the disciples of Jesus around the figure of Peter. We are the disciples of Jesus gathered in the boat with the successor of St Peter, Pope Francis. When the Church is buffeted by storms, it is often because the Church is in the midst of a journey from familiar to unfamiliar territory. We can all list some of the storms of the past fifty years. There is a new attitude to authority. Rule by dictate or decree with unreflecting obedience is not possible except in a few remaining authoritarian or totalitarian regimes. Rome-based clerics and bishops have to get used to this new situation, and Our Lord says to them keep rowing to the unfamiliar shore. There is a new attitude to gender roles. The feminist movement has challenged many of the stereotypes by which women had been subjugated over the centuries. Males have got to get used to this new situation and Our Lord says to us keep rowing to the unfamiliar shore. Pope Francis is rowing in the right direction on that score. As he has said: The challenge today is this, to think about the specific place of women also in those places where the authority of the Church is exercised for various areas of the Church. [A Big Heart Open to God, America: National Catholic Review 30 Sept 2013] There is a new attitude to priests and bishops. There is anger and suspicion at sexual abuse and its cover up, transparency and responsibility are demanded. Clergy have got to get used to this new situation. Our Lord says keep rowing to an unfamiliar shore. Of course, throwing tradition overboard willy nilly is not a solution either. There is Tradition with a capital T which is the Spiritled experience of Catholic Christianity over two millennia. That is not to be jettisoned. But the grace of discernment is needed. In particular, Our Lord will not allow us the indulgence of nostalgic yearning for the safety of the past country inhabited by the Church. Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection continued... We must make our way to the other shore. Perhaps we are called to help build a new structure of the Church on that other shore. We know the preferred model put forward by the current successor of St Peter: I see the Church as a field hospital after battle.... Heal the wounds, heal the wounds.... And you have to start from the ground up. We can row with courage because we know we are in the same boat as Peter to whom our Risen Lord constantly extends a saving hand. Do not be afraid. Fr Michael Tate
Holy Name Parish Business Office: 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.holynamesf.org E-MAIL: hnparishsecretary@gmail.com Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Xishou Simon Jin, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, In Residence Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Carol Elliott Maloof RN, Parish Nurse HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Natalie Cirigliano Brosnan, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, violin and viola. To register or more information please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590. RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4295 Priest on Duty: (415)806-3315 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 Parish Leadership Parish Pastoral Council Benny Capuyan Finance Council Jim Regan Stewardship Council Bruce McKie Liturgical Ministries Eucharistic Ministers & Children s Liturgy Roberta Beach Lectors Leo Nascimento Altar Servers Tri Nguyen Music Ministry Carl Vengco Sacristans Ramsey Ramos Environment Cecilia Bermudez Linens Maria Lee Faith Formation & Catechesis Religious Education Hilda Dela Cruz Rite of Christian Initiation Terry Flaherty & Lucy Jacinto Youth Ministry Vince Nguyen, Alejandra Brito & Julie Quock Pastoral Outreach Sick & Homebound Ministry Susan Logan Senior Club Pat Relampagos Holy Name Ladies Aid Letty Palpalatoc Grief & Consolation Ministry Valerie Toy Knights of Holy Name Bill Flaherty Hospitality Linda & Tony Sideco, Noreen McEllistrim, Mary Dunne Chinese Ministry Nelson Lao Fil-Am Club Ramsey Ramos St. Vincent De Paul Conference Carol Elliott Maloof Marian Shrine Ester Aure & Marisa Reyes Legion of Mary Ray Frost Gabriel Project Rose Tang Stewardship IS NOT A PROGRAM NOT A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN NOT AN EMPTY BUZZWORD BUT A Way of Life LIFE IS NOT GIVEN TO US TO BE JEALOUSLY GUARDED FOR OURSELVES BUT IS GIVEN TO US SO THAT WE MAY GIVE IT IN TURN Pope Francis SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:00 PM Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30-5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday 9:30 AM 12 Noon Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation Every 1st Saturday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 2 PM You need to register for the class ahead of time. Baptism Ministry (Sewing Group): Every Monday 1-3 PM in the Pastoral Center Event Room Marriages: Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Sundays 12:30-2:30 PM, Flanagan Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese): Every Saturday Green Room 1:30 PM Lectio Divina: Tuesday 10 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese): Every Wednesday 7:30 PM Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Pastoral Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 10:30 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm in the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every WEDNESDAY at 6:00 PM in the Pastoral Center The Gabriel Project: Contact Rose Tang (415)793-0967 Youth Ministry: One designated Saturday a month 5 PM 7:30 PM including Mass. Contact person: Sr. Cristina & Team (415)664-8590 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Except July & August Hospitality: Every Wednesday after the 7:30 AM and 9 AM Masses in the Pastoral Center except July & August