Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 26, 2014 Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? - Matthew 22:36-37 St. Veronica Church Established 1951 434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com
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 October 26, 2014 Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com Sun 10/26 6:45 James Cornett 8:00 Giovanna DeMarco 9:30 Emanuel & Josephine Borg 11:00 Mary Isonio 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 Rosa Jimenez Mon 10/27 6:30 Sr. Lawrence McCusker 8:30 Evaristo Legaspi Tue 10/28 6:30 Steven Dub 8:30 Patrick Kerrigan Wed 10/29 6:30 Maximo & Anita Sulpico 8:30 Alfred Psaila Thu 10/30 6:30 Rebecca Mercado 8:30 Evelyn Casagrande Fri 10/31 6:30 Dominador Roxas Jr. 8:30 Maria Rosa Lozano Sat 11/01 8:30 Ramon Pablo 5:00 Ed Canizares Sun 11/02 6:45 All Deceased Legionnaires 8:00 Dean Allen Drablos 9:30 Mike Sr. & Kevin Folan 11:00 Zachariah Jacob 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 All Deceased Legionnaires Please Note: All 2014 Mass intentions have been reserved. If you would like to remember a loved one, living or deceased, with a Mass in 2015, please visit the parish office to reserve the intention. 2015 availability is plentiful. 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.
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 Nov. 1 - All Saints Day (NOT a Holyday of Obligation in 2014 as it falls on a weekend) Nov. 2 - All Souls Day & 3rd Grade Class Mass, 9:30 a.m. Nov. 3 - All Souls Mass of Remembrance, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 - Second annual Spanish Ministry Dinner-Dance benefitting the Capital Campaign (see reservation form on back page of bulletin) Nov. 27 - Thanksgiving Day, one Mass at 9:00 a.m.; nonperishable food donations for St. Vincent de Paul accepted Nov. 27 & 28 - Office closed, no Eucharistic Adoration Nov. 30 - First Sunday of Advent Pray for our Beloved Deceased In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially: Dennis A. Cabral - died Oct. 13, 2014 Vittorio Ottoboni Jr. - died Oct. 15, 2014 Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord... Essay Contest Opportunities Announced The Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Young Men s Institute have announced its annual essay contests, open to Catholic youth attending public and private schools. The Archdiocese s 26th Annual Respect Life essay contest is open to students in grades 1-12. The entry deadline is December 10, 2014. Information may be obtained at the parish office or at www.sflifeandjustice.org/essay_contest. YMI s 41st Annual essay contest is open to students in grades 7-12. The entry deadline is January 15, 2015. Information may be obtained at the parish office or www.ymiusa.org. Envelopes received in the First Collection: October 04 & 05: 284 October 11 & 12: 282 October 18 & 19: 259 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 World Mission Sunday Totals Saturday 10/18/14 5:00PM 1271.00 488.50 1759.50 Sunday 10/19/14 6:45AM 668.00 497.00 1165.00 8:00AM 721.00 505.00 1226.00 9:30AM 1183.00 558.00 1741.00 11:00AM 882.00 296.00 1178.00 12:30PM 686.00 342.00 1028.00 Spanish Mass 6:00PM 293.00 178.00 471.00 TOTAL IN-PEW DONATIONS: $5,704.00 $2,864.50 $8,568.50 Other Contributions 482.00 n/a 482.00
From the Pastor s Desk: God in the Race We Run - A Spiritual Reflection Dear Parishioners, Because our sport is so dangerous, it strengthens all our faiths in God. I think it s made me a better driver, a better focused race car driver, and I think that it also helps to give a great understanding of putting priorities in order. Racing means a tremendous amount to me, but also I recognize now that it is what I do and not who I am. --- Jeff Gordon, NASCAR Superstar A dangerous, commercialized place is the perfect place for the Lord. If you don t have the Lord, you'll go nuts. --- Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR Champion Reflection: Reflecting on God in the core of our lives, we might want to look at NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) as a metaphor. One of the most popular sports in the U.S., the NASCAR events are colorful for the spirit of adventure and the possibility of danger. Uncertainty, injuries, even death along with fame and victory are written into the NASCAR drama and thrill. In the midst of such high-voltage activity, the drivers feel the intense need to make room for God and to keep their priorities straight. In their vulnerability and frenetic activity, it would be shallow and superficial for them to pray for victory and fame. As the champions have expressed, they transcend their narrow performance and subject their lives to the overwhelming and abiding presence of God. Their ultimate goal cannot but be the glorification of God achieved through the adventure and achievement of the indomitable human spirit. Using the athletic race as a metaphor for a life with God, St. Paul says I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2 Tim 4:7). He also reminds us: Athletes exercise selfcontrol in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one (I Cor. 9:25). Our life is a race. As we run this race, we face trials and tragedies, triumphs and successes. In our eventful lives and uneventful ones, we keep on running the race toward the ultimate finish line, which is God Himself. But God keeps insisting on running along with us in the race, lest our strength flag and fail. Jesus Christ is the perfect way God is with us on the way. We cannot be preoccupied, therefore, with the end of the race and the crown of glory but rather we should focus on the race in such a way that we can always see and feel God as our racing partner. In our secular and sacred quests, God is present. He is present at St. Veronica Church and on El Camino Real/ Market Street and in the Giants/49er Games. Because of our worship in the Church, we develop a special sensitivity to continue to worship God in the thick of our life. As Elizabeth Barrett says, Earth is crammed with heaven and every common bush afire with God. We cannot push God to the edges of our life and to the periphery of our quest. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer says, we have to keep Him always at the core of our lives. Even when the periphery keeps receding from our view, God will continue to be at the heart of the race we run and in the center of all our struggles and successes. While Heaven is the most wonderfully perfect place for us to be, Heaven depends on the earth in the sense that our reaching Heaven will be possible only because of how we live our life on earth. Robert Frost says in his Birches : Earth's the right place for love: I don't know where it s likely to go better. Hence, while awaiting the beatific vision with God, let s place Him into the midst of our life. If we can run the race with God here in this world, heaven is a certainty for us. If God is with us on earth, can heaven be far behind? Action: Knowing that God is the background from which everything takes perspective and depth, place God consciously in the midst of everything that you are and have and do. The Kingdom of God is in you, but you have to be aware of it and act in a way that it is true. Order your priorities in the deep awareness of the God who races with you along the highways of life. Tie in your life s glory with the glory of God. Accept the undeniable truth of St. Paul: It s not I who live, but Christ who lives in me. To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Your Friend and Pastor, Father Charles Puthota
St. Veronica Catholic School Open House Dates Welcome to St. Veronica Catholic School! If you have a child who will be five years old by September 1, 2015, we invite you to visit St. Veronica School. You will be inspired by all the dynamic and innovative programs that take place here at St. Veronica School! Please call the School at 650-589-3909 to schedule and reserve your tour. The visit takes approximately 30 minutes and you are welcome to bring your children with you. Upon arrival, please check in at the School office. Available tour dates are as follows: Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 10 a.m. Sunday, January 25, 2015 - Open House following the 9:30 a.m. Mass 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, October 18, 2014 Sophia Isabella Tirona Leiva Ryker Lee Mizzi Parish Enrichment Events (Held in the Pastoral Center) Monday, October 30, at 1:00 p.m.: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) with a runtime of 95 minutes will be shown. Newcomers are always welcome! Please call Patti at the parish office to add your name to the contact list. CCCYO Fall Volunteer Opportunities Catholic Charities CYO has many volunteer opportunities available for the fall season, from face-painting to craft-making to helping out at Halloween parties for children, seniors, or those in need. If this sounds like your kind of volunteer opportunity, check out the CCCYO website at www.community.cccyo.org and click on the volunteer tab or contact Clint Womack at 415-972-1297 or volunteer@catholiccharitiessf.org, or Jane Ferguson Flout at 415-972-1227 or jfergusonflout@catholiccharitiessf.org. Just a reminder... Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday, November 2. Before going to bed Saturday night, November 1, move your clocks BACK one hour! Also remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
News and Announcements The Archdiocese of San Francisco will be holding a Youth Rally and Youth Mass on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco. Cost is $10 per youth. Please bring a bag lunch. To register and for more information, visit www.sforeym.org/node/337. A group of St. Veronica parishioners is planning a one-day pilgrimage to Mission Santa Cruz and Mission Santa Clara on Saturday, November 15, 2014. The $100 fee includes bus transportation to and from St. Veronica Parish, lunch at Miramar Fish Grotto in Santa Cruz, and entrance fees to the missions. Ten percent of each ticket will be given back to St. Veronica Parish. Those interested are invited to contact June Heise at 650-871-7738. Reflecting on the Word Today s Gospel points to the centrality of love in our Christian understanding of God and of how we are to live in God s presence. Indeed, St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, Nothing shows the truth of the gospel better than the love of those who believe (Commentary on John 17.5). It is love that has the power to convince others of the truth of the message that Christians bear. But love can do this only if it is genuine, since we know that there are many counterfeit forms of love abroad in our world. So how do we know that our love is the kind of love that truly reveals God? Our first reading gives one clue. Godly love is always deeply concerned about the weak, the defenseless, the marginalized - those whom the Old Testament refers to as the anawim or little ones. These include the foreigner living among us, the widow, the orphan, and the poor, all of whom are the object of God s passionate concern. So if our love is to be a godly love, it must be a love that acts in such a way that the needs of these little ones are of paramount importance. Our second reading gives another clue. Paul speaks of how the Thessalonians became imitators of us and of the Lord both in their affliction and in their joy, and so became a model for all the believers. In other words, genuine love takes the suffering, joyful love of Christ and the saints as its model. Godly love not only cares for the vulnerable, but does so both at personal cost and joyfully. The task of discerning the path of genuine love is challenging, but in teaching us the importance of defending the defenseless and in providing us models of love to imitate, God helps us to stay on that path. For Prayerful Consideration and Discussion: Who are the little ones in today s society? Who should be the special object of my concern? Who in my life has served as a model of genuine love that I try to imitate? - from 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 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. November 1, 15 December 6, 13 (S), 20 2015 Dates TBA Preparation classes for parents and godparents are held monthly on Tuesdays as noted: 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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All are invited to the Second Annual Spanish Ministry Dinner-Dance benefitting the St. Veronica Capital Campaign sábado 8 de noviembre 2014 Saturday, November 8, 2014 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (cena de/dinner from 7:00-8:00 p.m.) en el Parish Center Cena incluye: Fajitas de res o pollo, frijoles charros, arroz, ensalada, fruta y agua fresca. Dinner includes: Beef or chicken fajitas, rice and beans, salad, fruit and beverage. Nombre/Name: Tel: Adultos/Adults: $30.00 x = $ Niños/Children: $10.00 x = $ Total enclosed: $ Checks may be made payable to St. Veronica Capital Campaign. Dancing to the sounds of DJ Rocko!