LITTLE CHURCH 21800 Bertram Rd. New Almaden, CA 95042 A Community of Christ Our Lord and Brother BIG CHURCH 20101 McKean Rd. San Jose, CA 95120 Saint Anthony Catholic Church SUMMER PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Or call to make an appointment Phone [408] 997-4800 Fax [408] 997-4801 Email churchstanthony@aol.com Website www.churchstanthony.com Mailing Address 20101 McKean Road, San Jose, CA 95120 CATECHETICAL MINISTRY Phone [408] 997-4808 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom STAFF Pastor Rev. Lawrence M Hendel (408) 997-4814 Pastoral Associate for Catechetical Ministry Joann Maier Office Manager Tracey Nicol Parish Bookkeeper Susan Dunn Youth Ministry Coordinator Ana Fuentes PASTORAL COUNCIL Ramiro Bejinez, Holly Case, Michelle Contini, Cely-An Escay, Jim Georgiou, Barbara Hawthorne, Katrina Healy, George Houston, Joann Maier, Son Nguyen, Patti Rottjakob, & Barbara Wadors FINANCE COMMITTEE Kevin Healy, Ron LaValley, Maria McMurray, Jim Parks and Matt Tanzi Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Anthony Gonzales, Director, Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Diocese of San Jose, 1150 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112 Ph: (408) 983-0113, Fax: (408) 983-0147 e-mail: agonzales@dsj.org or www.dsj.org as part of the Universal Church encourages all people to live the Gospel Message, creating a loving parish environment that promotes spiritual growth, renewing and strengthening our commitment of faith and extending our hearts and hands to reach out to those in spiritual or temporal need. SACRAMENT CELEBRATIONS MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Celebrations: Saturday - 4:00 PM Little Church Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM Big Church Tues. - Friday, Mass - 8:15 AM Big Church RECONCILIATION Anytime by Appointment Communal Celebrations during Advent & Lent CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Annually at the Easter Vigil. Adults or children aged seven or older interested in discerning the Catholic faith or completing the Sacraments of Initiation, please call the Catechetical Ministry Office or e-mail: createdre@aol.com BAPTISM OF INFANTS Ordinarily Baptism is celebrated on the Third Sunday of the month at Mass. New or expectant parents should contact the parish office to schedule an appointment with the pastor. Infant Baptism is celebrated following a Baptism preparation session. CONFIRMATION FOR TEENS Celebrated every other year in the Easter Season. Candidates for this Sacrament should call the Catechetical Office at 997-4808 ANOINTING & CARE OF THE SICK If you or someone you know is preparing for surgery, received a recent serious medical diagnosis, or is experiencing the burden of years, please call the parish office for Anointing of the Sick. Communion can be brought to anyone who is ill or homebound through our Pastoral Care Ministers. A communal anointing occurs at Mass annually on/or near the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11. MARRIAGE Couples should contact the parish upon their Engagement and usually 6 months prior to the desired date of the Wedding Ceremony.
The Ascension of the Lord May 28, 2017 He was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. Acts 1:9 MAY 28th & 29th, 2017 Saturday 4:00 PM Parishioners Sunday 8:30 AM Charles Kenyon (RIP) Sunday 10:30 AM Arsen Muger (RIP) Sunday 5:30 PM Domenica Santucci (RIP) JUNE 3rd & 4th, 2017 Saturday 4:00 PM Parishioners Sunday 8:30 AM Tom & Marian Beggs (RIP) Sunday 10:30 AM Arsen Muger (RIP) Sunday 5:30 PM Parishioners NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS First Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 Gospel: John 20:19-23 May, 2017 - ADA Report Parish Pledges: $93,737 Diocesan Goal: $74,857 Parish Goal: $100,000 Total Paid: $70, 277.23 Families: 219/281 Anticipated Rebate: $23,462.77 Sunday Stewardship Trackable donations for: 5/14/17 = 86 Stewardship for 5/14/17 (includes online giving)...$6,145.00 2nd Collection - Trinity Dome... $364.00 (YTD) Stewardship... $284,494.00 *The Stewardship numbers and Trackable Donations for May 21st will be included in the May 28th bulletin. Meetings This Week: Monday, May 29 th : Tuesday, May 30 th : Wednesday, May 31 st : Thursday, June 1 st : Friday, June 2 nd : Upcoming Events: Summer Season Office Hours Begin on June 5, 2017. The Parish office will be open Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or by appointment. Memorial Day, PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 9:30 a.m., Scripture Study 5:15 p.m., Children s Choir 6:30 p.m., Pastoral Council Meeting (Our Lady of Guadalupe Room) 7:00 p.m., 8:30 a.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m., Scripture Study 6:30 p.m., 5:30 Choir Practice 7:00 p.m., Bunco 7:00 p.m., 10:30 Choir Practice Parish Office Closed Monday, May 29 th Memorial Day, Parish Office Closed Sunday, June 11 th Parish Picnic 7 Father Larry s 40th Anniversary Celebration Thank you for your generous donation to last Sunday s 2nd collection for the Annual Catholic Charities Appeal - Y our Help is Their Hope. Your donation will make a huge difference in the lives of families in our own Diocese who are suffering from the devastating effects of poverty and realize a better life. Without our generous advertisers, Saint Anthony Parish would not have a weekly bulletin. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY AND UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS Congratulations to Katrina Votaw, our Kindergarten Catechist, who received the Saint Pius X Award on Tuesday, May 9 th at Villa Ragusa in Campbell at the annual Awards Banquet honoring and recognizing those volunteers who generously and lovingly give of their time to the parish catechetical program. Katrina has been a Catechist at Saint Anthony Parish for 10 years! We are so fortunate to have her share her faith with the children of our parish and happy to honor her with this special award. Catechist WHAT IS A CATECHIST? The Catechist is a person of faith who leads others in understanding the faith teachings according to the official teachings of the Church, the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The role of the catechist is a vital ministry to the Church. It is a gift that has tremendous value to the world community at large because through the catechist s word and action, the message of Christ continues to have a place in all human affairs. WHAT DOES A CATECHIST DO? The primary goal of a catechist is to model God s love to others. As a result, the primary requisite of a catechist is a love for God and a love for children. A catechist develops a lesson plan and uses that plan to teach in the classroom. By creating the lesson plan the catechist ultimately designs and structures experiences for students that help them grow in their personal faith and spirituality. The catechist passes on to students a set of shared meanings and values that are Catholic and Christian. A catechist also initiates others into the faith community, into its life, its worship, symbols and practices. WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT? Saint Anthony s Religious Education Program (C.R.E.A.T.E. also known as Community Religious Education Appealing To Everyone ) begins in September and ends in April and meets once a week. It follows the holiday schedule of the San Jose Unified School District. Class hours are on Sundays during the 10:30 a.m. Mass for Kindergarten, and Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. Our 6 th graders and 7 th /8 th grade students (BLAST) meet every other week on a Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATECHIST? We are always in need of Catechists and provide training for those interested. You don t have to be in the classroom alone.there can be two catechists sharing a class! If you are interested in becoming a Catechist or participating in the Religious Education Program here at Saint Anthony Parish, please call Joann Maier, Pastoral Associate/Director of Religious Education at 997-4808. XSTATIC extreme Saint Anthony Teens in Christ (Open to all High School students) Litty Land was super litttt! Thank you to all teens who were able to come out! Stay tuned for summer hangouts for XSTATIC - this summer is going to be FIRE! Mark your calendars for June 11th and come celebrate Fr. Larry s 40th Ordination Anniversary at the Parish Picnic! There will be water balloons, games and more! Regular BLAST meetings have concluded for the year, but stay tuned for summer activities and hangouts! Here are 4 of the Best Reviews of Catholic Apps for 2017 that are free The Catholic Novena App Pray More Novenas (free on itunes) Catholic News Agency App (CNA) Audio Catholic Books (free on itunes, Google Play) Ave Maria Radio App (free on itunes, Google Play)
DIOCESAN NEWS, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING & MORE PARISH EVENTS S.A.S/Saint Anthony Seniors Happenings Our last Business Meeting before Summer Break was held on Friday, May 12th. Our next meeting will be September 8th at 7 p.m. Please mark your calendars now! The Welcome Summer Picnic will be held on Thursday, June 15th, 11:30 a.m., at Almaden Lake Park. Park on Winfield Blvd. and walk in (or pay for parking). We will be at the picnic tables to the left of the Bocce Ball Court. Bring your own plate, utensils and beverage and a side to share! SAS will provide the main course, so if you have not yet signed up, please contact Jeanne Schwab at jeanne.schwab@gmail.com or 408-205-2522, so we can have an accurate count. Come enjoy the fellowship, and show off your Bocce Ball skills! Ken Schwab is coordinating a repeat of our 2012 San Juan Bautista Mission Tour and lunch at Jardines on July 20th. Carpool from the church at 10 a.m., docent tour at 11 a.m. and lunch at Jardines at 1 p.m. Sign-ups were taken at the meeting, but if you would like to be put on the list, email Ken at ckenschwab@gmail.com or phone 408-621-8146. New members are always welcome at SAS Meetings and Events. If you would like more information, please contact Tom Victorine at tjmjv@pacbell.net or 408-997-6863 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2a, 24, 35c, 27-28, 29bc-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 Tickets are now on Sale for the Parish Picnic and Celebration of Father Larry s 40 th Anniversary of Ordination, after each weekend Mass or from the Parish Office. Sunday, June 11 @ 12:30 p.m. at the McKean Church $15.00/Adults and $8.00/Children 6-12 yrs. (6 and under, free) Catholic Professionals Speaker Event Thursday, June 8, 2017 7:00 a.m. - Mass 7:35 a.m. - Speaker Program Location: Three Flames Restaurant Banquet Room 1547 Meridian Avenue San Jose (just north of Hamilton Ave.) SPEAKER: Natasha Howes, Producer of FATIMA: The Movie TOPIC: A Reverential Movie about the Events of Fatima. Our Lady s Message - Still Powerful Today. Reservations needed: RSVP at: www.sjcatholicprofessionals.com 408-491-9229 cpbcinfo@gmail.com Thurible Incense is used during special Masses and services. During Holy Week, incense is used many times. It is lit and contained in a thurible. A thurible is made of metal and has a small container where the incense burns. You Did It For Me An island in Southeast Asia, Timor Leste, is prone to natural disasters, like flooding. And when the country was four years old, political unrest turned into violence when whole villages were burnt to the ground. Thousands of families were left with nothing but the clothes on their back. Thanks to CRS disaster project, REACT, Joana and Hermenegildo are feeding their family and community with climate-resilient gardens. Learn more at: crs.org/you-did-it-for-me If you would like to add the name of your loved ones to the Prayer List, please contact the Parish Office. We will publish them here in the Bulletin for a month from the date of the request, and pass their names onto the Parish Prayer group. Thank you and God Bless! Kay Banchero, Dolores Bruni, Gerry Dooley, Michael Hamer, Mary Hogg, Josephine Montanaro, Jean Montoya, Ken Okin, Gloria Oliva, Sally Pfeiffer, Debbie Vosters The people and families of those on the Prayer Request List would like to give a big Thank You to those who continuously lift them up in prayer. They greatly appreciate all of your thoughts. The power of prayer does great things!
FROM THE PASTOR S DESK: Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. We believe that following the Resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. In the past it was celebrated on the Thursday of the Sixth week of Easter. Fifty years ago, the feast of the Ascension moved from Thursday to Sunday, in particular for the Diocese of San Jose and for most dioceses in the United States. Only the ecclesiastical provinces of Hartford, Boston, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia retain this celebration on Thursday of the Sixth week of Easter. The chronology of dating the Ascension to forty days after Easter exists only in the Acts of the Apostles. In the Gospel of Luke, the Ascension appears to have taken place much earlier, even on Easter Day. The original ending of Mark s Gospel did not include the Ascension at all, and it can only be inferred from Matthew s conclusion. It seems this became a universal feast by the fifth century. In the Holy Land on the ridge above the Garden of Gethsemane is an Orthodox eight sided church where the faithful believe Jesus ascended and left his foot print on a rock that is still reverenced today. We need touchpoints and this is one sacred place where people can reflect and pray as they listen to one of the Ascension accounts given in the scriptures. Two authors Stephen Bevans and Roger Schroeder suggest the following for our reflection on the feast of the Ascension: The church of Christ does not so much have a mission as the mission of Christ has a church. Like the apostles, and all disciples, it is Christ s mission, Christ s work, that we are invited to take up. We have to figure out what part of the work is ours. That work changes throughout our lives. As I have written before, through Christ we are given a variety of gifts, first at Baptism, then at Confirmation, all the natural or developed gifts we use in our lives each day. We know that Christ has chosen us and given us the gifts we need to serve Him and others every day. What are the gifts God has given to you? Some are self-evident like life, breath, and the ability to think and function in our respective vocations that may include school being a student, engaging in our work and even in retirement, how we choose to spend our time. Other gifts and talents emerge out of virtues: compassion, empathy, peace-making, arbitration, negotiation, mediation, mentoring, tutoring, giving example, and modeling Christian behavior. Recognizing we are chosen and called by name, how is God choosing you/us to go forth and bear much fruit this day? How is Christ calling you/us now to love one another? Let us reflect on these thoughts in our daily prayer and see how our gifts and talents are put into action. Easter Blessings, Father Larry Hendel Sign up Sunday and Pancake Breakfast Save the Date for Sign up Sunday on September 1 st, 2017. There will be a Pancake Breakfast and an opportunity to speak to members of different ministries to see where your time and talent is most needed. If you have not joined a ministry group before, please come along and try something new. We need you! Mark your calendars now for pancakes and participation. MEMORIAL DAY They fell, but o er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save. BIG MOUTHS Francis Marion Crawford What should not be heard by little ears should not be said by big mouths. Anonymous SAINT ANTHONY PARISH CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING COMMITTEE Stewardship Reflections I am praying for them. John 17:9 Prayer is the foundation of our Faith and the foundation of Stewardship. Pray in good times and in bad. Prayer is always the first best option in any situation, not just the last resort. Pray for friends and family and for those that don t treat you very well. Pray to give praise, to thank and to ask God for help. Pray to see what God wants you to do with the gifts He has given you. Congratulations Father Larry on your 40 th anniversary of ordination. Thank you for your constant guidance and support as you shepherd our lives along the path to God. Your humble service inspires us all to find opportunities in our lives to do God s work. May God continue to bless you for many more years to come! With gratitude and affection, Saint Anthony Parish Staff and Parishioners Saint Anthony Prayer Box In the Vestibule you will find a prayer box and some blank note cards. You are invited to write your anonymous prayer intentions on a card and place it in the box. The box will enter the Church with the procession and be placed at the altar. If you were unable to place your prayer in the box before Mass, you are welcome to do so when you approach the altar during the stewardship collection. The prayers will not be read out loud. They will be acknowledged with the Prayers of the Faithful and then shredded after the 5:30 p.m. Mass so they can be lifted up in prayer all day! May those intentions you keep in the silence of your hearts feel heard in a new and supportive way.