4848 Pearl Avenue, San José, California 95136-2701 www.holyfamilysanjose.org *.me/holyfamilysanjose September 17, 2017 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome to Holy Family! Newcomers Gathering Every Sunday (except for holiday weekends) at 10:45am where coffee and donuts is held. Eucharist (Mass) Sat: 8:30 am & 5:30 pm (Vigil) Sun: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 6 pm Mon: 8:05 am Tue Fri: 7:30 am Holy days: As announced Holidays: 10 am Vietnamese Mass: Sat: 7:30 pm Parish Office Hours M-F Mornings: 10:00 am 12:00 pm; Mon-Thu: 1:00 pm 7:00 pm Fri: 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: 9 am - 1 pm Contact Us Parish Office.408-265-4040 School Office...408-978-1355 Faith Formation..408-265-5374 Life Teen /Edge...408-265-8650 Hospital Emergency..408-622-5167 Pastoral & Administra on Rev Andrew V. Nguyen Pastor X 115 avnguyen@dsj.org Rev Celso Singson Parochial Vicar X 122 csingson@dsj.org Dcn Ray Gans Deacon rgans@dsj.org Christina Fenn Faith Formation Director X 163 cfenn@dsj.org Jeff Gans Faith Forma on Coordinator X 164 jgans@dsj.org Kathy Bohac Faith Formation & Liturgy Coordinator X 110 kbohac@dsj.org Rachel Garcia Business Manager X 123 rgarcia@dsj.org Anne Hashimoto Parish Secretary X 113 ahashimoto@dsj.org Jessica Stalions Administrative Assistant X 111 jstalions@dsj.org Jenny McElroyLinda Lariz Bookkeeper X 165 jmcelroy@dsj.org Maeve Hannon School Principal Laura Seminatore School Vice-Principal Theresa Mattson Admissions Director FESTIVAL WEEKEND Many thanks to our Festival Sponsors! GOLD ($5,000) Jerry and Karen Lane Safetrans Transportation BRONZE ($1,000) J.A. Antuzzi Concrete Co. Inc. Anonymous FOOD BOOTH ($500) Richard & Mimi Bini Chicken Dinner Husted Construction - Italian Ernie & Blessie LaScola - Wine Stephanie Barajas Pepper Steak George & Delana Romero Pepper Steak Chris & Debbie Schmitz - Beer Matthew & Tiffany Tran - Vietnamese Calling All Youth: Interested in Youth Liturgical Ministry? Sign up by September 25th. Note, NEW altar server training starts in October. Details and registration forms at holyfamilysanjose.org/youthliturgicalministry GAME BOOTH Cevola Custom Homes - Wine/Cheese Toss The Ehlenberger Family Face Painting The McDonnell Family Football Toss Phoenix Holdings Group, Inc. Jump Shot Sue Savio Treasure Walk Anonymous IN-KIND Little Ceasars Lyons Bros. Plumbing & Design Minh C. Tran Richard Racz South Bay Ice Faith Formation 2017-18 Enrollment Faith Formation classes are held from 11 am Noon on most Sundays during the school year. We are excited to invite you to enroll your child(ren) for Faith Formation (pre-k through 12th grade) 2017-18. Over the last few years we have been tailoring our programs to best fit the formation needs of children. We know that you are an important part of this process. To better serve you and your family, we d like to meet with you. Visit the website for more details. Click on the Faith Formation tab and then the link for Children s Faith Formation. Please prayerfully consider what time you and your family can get together with us at Holy Family. Sign-up for an appointment on the parish website. High School Information Night A High School information night will be held at Holy Spirit School on Tuesday, September 19th beginning promptly at 7pm. Holy Spirit is located at 1198 Redmond Ave, San Jose. Representatives of the five Catholic high schools will be on site giving presentations, distributing materials, and answering questions. All 7th an 8th grade parents and students are invited to attend.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In everything we do, preparation is the hardest part. In deed, like the old saying goes, good preparation yields good results. Our Festival Committee has been preparing for months for this weekend. Thanks be to God and to all who helped us this far. Besides the long preparation, setup and teardown are the most labor intensive. In light of the setup this year, the Festival Committee and I are very grateful and impressed with our setup team. Jerry Lane, one of the five core leaders said to me we had about one hundred people who came for the setup. Some of them are second time and we did see a lot of new blood this year. It was awesome! Thanks be to God and thanks to all who made our setup so joyful and painless due to many helpers. In regards to our Festival, it has been a long tradition that the proceeds from these three days festival will be offered as a subsidy for our school. Records shows that for more than a decade, we have grossed about $125K - $135K, but netted around $30K - $40K and all of it went to our school. Last year, we initiated a deal to encourage our school staff and students to be more involved in the process, especially with the selling of raffle tickets. Our goal is still to offer our school most of the funds, yet the parish would also benefit from the proceeds. Thus, we agreed that should our net exceed more than $50K then the excess will go to the parish. Thanks much to the leadership of Jerry Lane, Chris Schmitz and Aileen Styczynski, and in particular a great thanks to Trudy Ehlenberger and Mimi Bini for their hard work in pushing the raffle ticket sales and many others who put in their tireless work in helping at various activities and booths; last year, we surprisingly netted $67K. It was the highest profit we ever made. Therefore, we were able to offer the school $50K and the parish received $17K, all for the first time. What an amazing work we did last year! It is our goal that we are able to net more than $50K once again to benefit our school and parish. Above all, it is the spirit of coming together as a community of faith and love gives us a true sense of who we are as Christ s followers. May God grant us another successful and joyful year in celebrating our 37 th Annual Parish Festival. Please come and join us! God bless, Fr. Andrew Vu Nguyen Visit our Websites: Parish: holyfamilysanjose.org School: holyfamilyschoolsj.com Like our Facebook page: fb.me/holyfamilysanjose Download our Parish App: Visit myparishapp.com or Text app to phone number 88202 Holy Family School News Eucharis c Adora on Weekdays: 12 pm - 3 pm 1st Fridays: 8 am 5 pm Benedic on Infant Bap sm Prepara on can begin before or a er the birth of your child. Call 408-265-4040 for more info. Chris an Ini a on (Bap sm, Confirma on, Communion) If interested in the Catholic faith or comple ng the sacraments of ini a on as an adult, youth or child, contact 408-265-5374. Reconcilia on (Confession) Saturdays, 4 pm - 5 pm, or by appointments at 408-265-4040. Ministry to the Sick & Homebound Communion or Anoin ng of the Sick can be arranged for the sick or homebound at 408-265-4040. Wedding Couples should contact a priest at 408-265-4040 at least six months prior to the proposed date of wedding. Upcoming Events Sep 16-24 Arise Sign-up Sep 20 6:30pm Adult Faith Formation Oct 14 5pm Fatima Procession Oct 14 6pm Simbang Gabi Dinner Dance Oct 15 11:15am Anniversary Mass Celebration Oct 24 Staff Day Away Parish Office Closed Nov 1 All Saints Day Masses at 7:30am & 7:30pm Nov 1 Dec 6 Village House at HF Nov 2 All Soul s Day Masses at 7:30am & 7:30pm Nov 10 Veterans Day Holiday Mass is at 7:30am Holy Family School is accepting applications for all grade levels, including wait lists for grades 5 & 7. To schedule a campus tour or for more information, contact Admissions admissions@hfsj.org
Next week: 25th Week in OT * Sep 23 & 24 Liturgy Focus Date Time Music Presider Reconciliation Sat 9/23 4:00pm Fr. Celso Mass w/baptism Sat 9/23 5:30pm SNL Fr. Andrew Mass w/baptism Sun 9/24 8:00am Caritas Fr. Celso Mass w/baptism Sun 9/24 9:30am Caritas Fr. Andrew Mass w/baptism Sun 9/24 11:15am 11:15 Choir Fr. Andrew Mass w/baptism Sun 9/24 6:00pm LifeTeen Fr. Celso LESS Coffee & Donuts? Seriously? Sadly, yes. Parishioners and visitors enjoy coffee and donuts every Sunday morning...a time to visit, meet new people, and celebrate our community. Without additional help we will not be able to serve on some Sundays. School families use this volunteer time as service hours!! Contact Jerry if you can help: jerryflane@earthlink.net A New Scripture Study Time This is the same study we had in the spring but on a new day and time: Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3, starting September 24. The Wild Goose (Holy Spirit) is a series that will lead YOU on an adventure greater than you can imagine. The Spirit will lead You to a place of mercy, healing, peace, and presence...the Heart of God. This very same Spirit will transform you and bring you freedom. Video presentation by Fr. Dave Pavonka (see videos on formed.org) Please reserve your study guide! Starts September 24, Sundays from 11am-Noon in South 3. Contact Donna Holt 408-371-3682 or goodsamnurse@gmail.com Gaudium in Itenere Adult Faith Formation Wednesdays 6:30pm Hospitality 7-8pm Speaker September 20 WHO IS JESUS? Fr. Andrew October 4 DISCIPLESHIP: AN INVITATION TO ALL Fr. Celso Stewardship Report We re temporarily unable to report collection totals, we will resume once our new bookkeeper is on-board. Thank you for your Generosity! Catechist Formation Catechists are invited and encouraged to share the faith with others. To do so, we must continue learning and growing in our personal relationship with Christ. We must first nourish ourselves before we can nourish others! We d like to invite catechists to a session for ongoing Faith Formation! We also invite others who are desiring to deepen their relationship with Christ to join us. Please join us on Saturday September 30 th from 9 12noon for a morning of enrichment. Ray Gans, Blessie La Scola, Ginny Silvers and Fran Bermudes will be facilitating the morning. Please RSVP to Christina Fenn cfenn@dsj.org Is This your Year to Celebrate? Holy Family's annual Marriage Anniversary Mass is coming up. Married couples celebrating an anniversary ending in 0 or 5* in 2017 are invited to the 11:15am Mass on October 15th to renew your vows, with a reception in the Community Center following Mass. *(0 or 5 means 5, 10, 15, 20 or more--we've had couples celebrate as high as 75 years of marriage!) Contact Richard and Theresa Rieve to let us know you'll be there (408-266- 1561) or rtrieve@sbcglobal.net. Mass Intentions Sep 16 5:30pm Benney Belgica Sep 17 8:00 am Gerald & Mary Lou Wasserman & Family 9:30 am HF Parish & School 11:15 am Juanita Guerra + 6:00 pm HF Parish & School Sep 18 8:05 am Fr. Aubin Aguessy Sep 19 7:30 am Fr. Aubin Aguessy Sep 20 7:30 am Fr. Aubin Aguessy Sep 21 7:30 am Michael S. Chang Sep 22 7:30 am Benney Belgica Sep 23 8:30 am Matthew & Nathan Chang 5:30pm HF Parish & School Sep 24 8:00 am Michael S. Chang 9:30 am Shih Kuang Chang 11:15 am Charles Tomehzadeh + 6:00 pm HF Parish & School Please Pray For those who have died: Manuel Alvarado, Ricardo L. Brucal, Peter Han Van Thuy, Maria Pham Thi Lan For those who are ill: Joe Randazzo, This Fall there will be an opportunity for parishioners to participate in small faith-sharing communities that meet in homes and other locations throughout the parish over the course of six weeks. Over those six weeks we will reflect on the basic Gospel theme of evangelization during Season V Fall 2017: We are the Good News! Please contact Christina Fenn, our ARISE Coordinator at cfenn@dsj.org or 408-265-5374 for more information Catholic Roadmap FESTIVAL! It s always a wonderful weekend at Holy Family. Have a fun time with both our families our personal one and our larger parish one. We hope that s the way you re spending this weekend. While you re here, visit our Faith in Action/Voter Reg. Booth. Help us by bringing items for our annual Survival Sacks for the homeless collection and dropping them off at the booth.
ADORATION Adoration means to have a deep love and respect or to venerate or worship. When Catholics refer to adoration, it typically means adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the Eucharist - the true presence of Jesus Body, Blood, soul and divinity. During adoration the Eucharist is exposed in a monstrance a transparent vessel which holds the Body of Jesus at the center. Typically, they are made from gold or silver. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word meaning to show. Many times the design of the monstrance will look as though there are rays of light coming from the center which holds the Body of Christ. In many ways, we are to be a living monstrance one who holds Jesus at the center of their lives. Exposing Him to those around us, and inviting others to gaze at Love Himself! (To be continued next week.) If you ve never been to adoration before, you can check it out at Holy Family every weekday from 12 3pm and from 8am-5pm on first Fridays. Even if you can only stay for a few moments, the time you spend with Jesus is always valuable. You can also join in on the parish-wide 24 hours of adoration to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima beginning on October 13th at 4pm and ending on October 14th at 4pm. Hope you can join us! Bookstore Community Center Sundays, 9am 1pm Caregivers Support Group 1st Thursday of the month at 10:15am in Youth Hall Gina: maserogina@gmail.com Columbie es Women's Fellowship and Service Delana Romero Delanaromero1@gmail.com last Thursday of month at 6:30pm 50+ Singles Group 3rd Sunday, 11:00am Hope Room Dee Stolpe 408-225-7386 deestolpe@yahoo.com Knights of Columbus Men s Fellowship & Service Toby Laufer: 408-455-7321 theatretec@yahoo.com 1st Thursday of month at 7pm Morning Prayer Mondays at 7:30am in the Church (Except holidays) Prayer Line Leave a prayer request message with Jeane e, 408-723-0445. Rosary Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Chapel St. Vincent de Paul Society For emergency financial assistance, call the parish office for an appointment Roll Against Poverty The Holy Family School library is a classroom that we are so proud to have. Our librarian, Mrs. Lanoie helps our students learn how to check out and properly use the books. The classes at HFS visit the library once a week and Mrs. Lanoie reads stories to the younger students and helps foster the love of reading to our older students. We are so lucky to have her. Last week, Mrs. Lanoie welcomed Mrs. Terry, a retired teacher, into the library to read a story to the first graders. They even had an additional treat that day because alumni, Alyssa K., also came to visit with the first graders and helped them read. We challenge YOU to a friendly bocce tournament! Enjoy great food and great fellowship, all while helping alleviate, prevent, and reduce poverty in Santa Clara County through Catholic Charities. Only 8 teams are remaining for this fun night. Sponsorships include a 4-member team plus guests. Thursday, September 28 Campo di Bocce - Los Gatos. www.catholiccharitiesbocce.com Myra Kaelin, Fundraising Events Manager 408-325-5250
Filipino Martyrs Celebration: The Diocesan Council of Filipino Catholics is inviting everyone to the Celebration of the Filipino Martyrs. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Saint Pedro Calungsod on September 23rd, Eucharistic Celebration at 11:00am to be held at the Church of the Transfiguration, 4325 Jarvis, San Jose. A Triduum of masses will be held at 7:00pm at the following churches: St. John the Baptist (9/20); St. Elizabeth (9/21) and St. Julie (9/22). For more info please call: Lou (408) 439-9414; Poi (408/) 729-7228; Marilyn (408) 834-9577 Sacred Scripture Study We will be studying The Acts of the Apostles - the First Evangelization Team. This is a Formed Study and we will be using the study guide to enhance our learning. If you want a sneak peek, look on Formed.org for Evangelization from the Lectio series. There is a small fee for the course. Monday mornings, 10am-Noon. Starts September 25th. Contact Donna Holt at 408-371-3682 or goodsamnurse@gmail.com Tuesday evenings, 7-8:45 pm. Starts September 26th. Contact Neyla Brown Neyla5756@gmail.com or Deborah Trevisan debearah@sbcglobal.net Small Things Count I want to die. Life isn't worth living. I can't go on like this. You may not feel like this right now, but you may know someone who does. The U.S. suicide rate is the highest it's been in 30 years. It's up to those of us in a good space to help those in a dark one. We can't erase all the negativity in the world--we don't control oppression, war, power-hungry dictators, or devastating disease. But we can keep a positive attitude around others (we never know when an affirmative word or action is just what the person we're with needs). And we can speak up against public figures who constantly spew negativity. In everyday life we can watch for suicide risk factors and warning signs (see https://afsp.org/about-suicide/risk-factors-andwarning-signs), keep the Suicide Prevention Hotline number (800-273-8255) handy to give to an at-risk person, and lend him/her our cell phone to call immediately. Together, giving of ourselves and positive, concerned actions can stop that suicide rate from increasing and bring hopeless people back into the light. Call Jackie O Donnell at 622-5372 or write c/o Holy Family. Village House Village House is an organization calling for meals and housing to be provided approximately one month at a time by local churches and temples in Santa Clara County. Holy Family will be hosting the overnight shelter in November. Many volunteer opportunities are available for individuals or groups such as laundry, meals, intake and overnight, driving, and medical. You can get more information about Village House on our parish website or on their website: http://www.villagehouse sccca.com/. Sign-ups for Holy Family will be there soon. EDGE is our Middle School Faith Formation for 6th- 8th graders. EDGE meets on Sundays from 3:45-5:30pm. Life Teen is our High School Faith For mation for 9th- 12th graders. Life Teen meets on Sundays immediately following the 6:00pm Mass from 7pm-9pm. No EDGE and Life Teen this week due to our Parish Festival, we invite all teens to join us for the amazing food and games hosted onsite this weekend. Life Teen is starting a missionary discipleship small group for our teens. We will be meeting on Wednesdays starting in October. The topic for our first series will be Atheism. Please contact Jeff for more information on how to join this group. All registration forms for these programs are available at http:// www.holyfamilysanjose.org/faith-formation-1 (under Faith Formation) Contact Jeff Gans for more info at 408-265-8650 or jgans@dsj.org The Word is Alive Scripture Study Thursdays 7:15-9 pm in the Hope Room. All are welcome! Liturgy Link The Mass Our Offering Continued from last week. The next part of the Eucharistic prayer is intercessions. These aren t the prayers of the faithful that we re used to hearing called intercessions. This is where we specifically recognize that the Eucharist is always celebrated in communion. Let s look at the word communion, using the Oxford Dictionary definition: the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level. Communion in the Eucharistic prayer, reminds us that in all ways we are connected with the whole Church, both in heaven and on earth. The oblation made (see last week s bulletin) is made for the church and for all her members, living and dead. We pray that Jesus would make us an eternal offering to God, so that we might one day be with God, we pray that the sacrifice of our reconciliation (Jesus death) would bring peace to all and save all the world. We remember the saints, those in heaven, and remember the pilgrim Church, listing our direct line to Christ (Bishops and Pope) and conclude with all the people Christ has saved. We plead with God to remember all and to be merciful. Next time you hear these words, remember Christ s mercy in your life, call to mind all the ways you have been saved, returned to God and been lovingly embraced. Kathy Bohac Coordinator of Liturgy