Saint Martin of Tours People Ministering to People Roman Catholic Church and School Community Our Mission Statement Saint Martin of Tours is a Roman Catholic Community bound together by the gift of faith in Jesus Christ, as we join Him in offering thanks and praise to God the Father through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. Molded by the Word of God and nourished by the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation, we are sent to seek out the lost, bind the broken, feed the hungry, and to share the Good News of God s Mercy and Love for all. We welcome all people of goodwill to join us in building here on Earth the coming Reign of God and so to offer to people of all ages continued formation in our Christian Faith. Easter Sunday April 21st, 2019 Rev. Saju Joseph Pastor Parish Office. 408-294-8953 Rev. Generoso Geronimo Parochial Vicar Maria Moore Administrative Assistant sjoseph@dsj.org Ext. 312 ggeronimo@dsj.org Ext. 314 stmartinoftours@icloud.com Ext. 311 Lori Krouse Bookkeeper lkrouse@dsj.org Ext. 315 Therese Lehane Pastoral Care tlehane@stmartin.org Ext. 316 Sacrament of the Sick If you or anyone you love is sick and unable to attend Mass, please call Pastoral Care. Daniel Valcazar Director of Faith Formation dvalcazar@stmartin.org Ext. 321 Mass Schedule Weekends: Sunday Vigil: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 6:00 pm Weekdays: Mon. - Sat. 8:00 am Holy Days: 8:10 am, 12:10 pm, 7:00 pm Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 pm or by appointment www.stmartin.org Baptism A sacrament of initiation and belonging. Children s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), Children s Catechetical Ministry (CCM) First Holy Communion Adult Sacraments of Initiation (RCIA) We warmly welcome all those inquiring about becoming Catholic. Megan Lott Catechetical Coordinator Edge, Teen Confirmation, Lifeteen & Finger Printing, Liturgy mlott@stmartin.org Ext. 322 St. Vincent de Paul.. Please leave a message at this number and be sure to accept calls from blocked numbers as other wise you may miss the call to provide assistance. 408-439-0342 St. Martin of Tours School. 408-287-3630 Debby Rodriguez Principal 200 O Connor Drive, San Jose, California 95128
Easter Sunday April 21, 2019 A Reflection Easter Message from the Pastor Dear friends, The Parish Staff and I wish you a blessed Easter! The message of Easter is fullness and newness of life. Jesus rolls away the stone of discouragement, dread, doubt, defeat, fear and death. He allows the life of joy, peace, love, and light to permeate, so that there could be new beginnings. Christ invites us to journey with him to experience the same. During this Easter season at St Martin of Tours Parish, one adult will be baptized and fully initiated. Two adults will be received into Catholic Church. Together with them, 6 adults will celebrate their Confirmation. We also have 52 children celebrating their First Holy Communion. Bishop Oscar Cantu will confirm our youth on May 3. This year, we are excited to have 30 youth from our parish celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. We celebrate with them and congratulate them! Our prayer is that each of them will roll away the stone of discouragement, dread, doubt, defeat, and fear to live their life from the fountain of love. CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! ALLE- LUIA! God bless you all! Fr Saju Scripture Readings for Mass NEXT Week April 28, 2019 Divine Mercy Sunday First Reading: Acts 5:12-16 Second Reading: Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Gospel Reading: John 20: 19-31 What does Jesus say in the Gospel that speaks to you today? Save the Dates!! St. Martin s Vacation Bible Camp June 17th-21st!!! Your kids will get the chance to make new friends, play games and learn about Jesus through crafts and small group activities. To Pre- Register, please visit this link: https://goo.gl/ forms/3sie28jeyhqi7sfz2 (The link is case-sensitive, but is also on our website). If you re interested in serving as an adult volunteer, please contact Daniel at dvalcazar@stmartin.org. April 20th - April 27th Saturday 5:00 No Mass Sunday 7:00 Veryl Craig 8:30 Joe Martin 10:00 Justin Semana 11:30 St. Martin of Tours Parishioners 6:00 No Mass Monday 8:00 Souls in Purgatory Tuesday 8:00 Isabella Peceli Wednesday 8:00 Fidel Subida Thursday 8:00 Lucille B. Rivers Friday 8:00 Maria Peceli Saturday 8:00 Emilio Firpo
Offerings and Online Giving Sunday Offerings: 4/07/2019 Week Fiscal Year to Date Budget $19,905 $622,935 Actual $19,313 $557,512 Shortfall -$592 -$65,423 Liturgy $1,950 For donations to Capital Campaign Please make a note in the memo section of your check. Thank you for your continued support! Prayer Petitions to be delivered to Lourdes, France The Order of Malta is accepting Prayer Petitions to be hand carried by one of our St. Martin of Tours parishioner and placed in the petition box in the Grotto during the Order of Malta's Annual May Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. Prayer Petition for health and well-being for you/your family and friends or other requests to Our Lady of Lourdes can be found at all the Church entrances. Please fill it in and drop it in the designated labeled boxes no later than 1 PM on April 28th. Ladies Guild Meeting When: Monday, April 29, 2019 Time: 10:30am Board Meeting 11:30am Regular Meeting Where: Community Building Bring your own lunch. Dessert will be provided! ADA 2019 Pledges # of Pledges Amount Pledged Week Nine 12 $3,553 2019 Total: 321 $136,139 Goals Parish DSJ % of Goal Reached 68% 88% Goal $200,000 $154,644 Pledged $136,139 $136,139 Balance $63,861 $18,505 Thank you for your generosity, Your support makes a difference!! WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US Whether you are a parishioner of long standing or new to the parish, if you are not registered, we invite you to do so. If there are changes to your status, please let us know. Please fill in the details below and place in the offertory basket or mail to the Parish office. Name Phone Email Address City Zip New Parishioner Moving (please remove from directory) New Address New Phone Number Please check to receive offering envelopes Please check to discontinue receiving envelopes
Faith Formation Corner We re now starting 50 days of the Easter season so we transition from a reflective and introspective time into a time of joy and evangelization. Hopefully, our Lenten prayer practices can continue, but with a different focus. For this week s Faith Formation Corner we are going to focus on how Jesus resurrection may bring us new life today. As we begin, let us reflect on the mystery of Jesus resurrection. How much do we struggle with this foundational miracle? What do we actually believe about Jesus resurrection? Why didn t Jesus closest friends recognize him after the resurrection? Without first clarifying what we believe, we might be distracted as we continue this reflection. Now that we hopefully have greater clarity on our current beliefs surrounding the resurrection, let us each ask Jesus what aspects of his resurrection he d like us to focus on. Does Jesus want you to imagine what it was like to be one of his closest friends after he had been dead for one day? Two days? Does Jesus invite you to imagine looking into the tomb to only see burial cloths? What would be the first thing that you would hope Jesus would say to you after you encounter him alive again? What questions do you have for Jesus? (I invite you to try and sit with these questions for a minute or two and see what arises) As we enter into the Easter season, what do we sense Jesus wants us to celebrate? During the next 50 days, let us ask Jesus for the grace to spread joy to all those we encounter. Blessings, Daniel Youth Ministry The EDGE is our middle school (6-8th) grade youth ministry and meets 5:00-6:30pm in the Community Building on Tuesdays. We have ongoing Open Registration, so please visit https://goo.gl/3b2uff to register your child. Life Teen is our high school youth ministry. We will be meeting most Sundays in the Bailey House from 7:00-9:00 pm. We have ongoing Open Registration, so please visit https://goo.gl/fnsgek to register your child. For more info about Youth Ministry, please contact Megan at (408) 294-8953 ext.322. Sunday Children s Ministries Nursery The nursery is open for parents with children to use. The nursery is available from the 8:30am Mass until after the 11:30am Mass, but please let us know if you d like to use it during a different Mass. Please enjoy this wonderful space where your child can feel comfortable and you can still observe Mass streamed on the TV. Children s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) designed for children ages 5-11. Children are sent forth from the 8:30 and 10:00am Mass for their own special Liturgy of the Word. We have ongoing Open Registration, so please visit https://goo.gl/4pmheo to register your child. For information on Children s Ministry please contact Daniel at (408) 294-8953 ext. 321. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) This weekend is Easter Sunday and that means we are entering into the Easter season! Do you feel that the Lenten season prepared you to more fully celebrate Jesus Resurrection? What are you most excited to celebrate during this time of joy? If you d find it helpful to join others as we explore these questions, we meet weekly in the Parish Office and all are welcome! Please contact Daniel at (408) 289-9608 or dvalcazar@stmartin.org for more info. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) This weekend we celebrate the newest members of our Catholic family! These three below celebrated the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. + Cang Truong + Lisa Brancatelli + Stan Soles We now welcome them as fully initiated Catholics into our life of faith. As their formation continues we call them Neophytes because they are newly incorporated into the mystical Body of Christ. Please keep them and the Neophytes throughout the Diocese of San Jose and the world in your prayers as they all enter the Easter season and continue their formation in Mystagogy (Postbaptismal Catechesis). We all have the responsibility to help them grow in their understanding of the Paschal Mystery (Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus). Thank you for your support and prayers!! If you have other questions or would like to join us for Mystagogy, we gather each Thursday, so bring your questions and an open heart. All are Welcome, AL- WAYS! Please contact Daniel at (408) 289-9608 or dvalcazar@stmartin.org if you need more information.
Calendar of Events 4/22-23 Parish Office Closed 4/23 5/6 Women's Book Group will discuss Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith in Bailey House 7 pm Scripture Study- Community Building- 6-7:30pm 2 nd Corinthians- Ch. 11-12 The Third Annual Wine Down with the ICF Friday, May 3, 2019 Wine Tasting and Food Pairing Evening 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. St. Martin of Tours School Gym $35.00 for 6 wines and light appetizers $20 for non-alcoholic beverage and light appetizers Please make check payable to ICF#391 and mail to: Cathleen Lencioni 2246 Rosita Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 or call (408)248-6728 FOOD BOX WISH LIST Our Food Box program needs paper bags, which our clients fill in our shopping model. If you have any to donate, please leave them in the barrels in the church entryway. Our clients would also love toothpaste, shampoo (full size), and toilet paper-- thank you for your generosity! If you would like to give a monetary donation to Food Box, please include "Food Box" on the memo line of your check. If you'd like to give a donation in honor/ in memory of a loved one, please provide the name of the honoree and the family address, and we will send a letter notifying the family that a donation was made in someone's honor. Please "like" St. Martin of Tours Facebook page! You can find it at www.facebook.com/stmartinoftourssj When you follow our page, you'll get information about the parish activities! VILLAGE HOUSE CORNER -- www.smvillagehouse.org Our parish community will be hosting the women of Village House in our church from May 6 - June 5. Please visit our web page for more information, and to sign up for training and to volunteer. Are you an early bird? We need one volunteer each morning to help our guests with their morning meal, or to provide transportation to the Day Center on The Alameda (only 2.5 miles away!) Are you free mornings? Volunteer at the Day Center at Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church on The Alameda (shifts are 7am-10am or 10am-1pm) for a relaxing time with the ladies-- often great for catching up on good books, playing cards, or ask a friend to volunteer with you! Is your free time at night? We need volunteers for intake and overnights. Is cooking your passion? We need dinners each evening-- sign up on your own, or grab 3 friends to provide the entire meal! Training is available, so don't worry-- you'll have everything you need for your shift. Sign up on the website to attend Training. Our goal is to engage as many folks in our community as possible. Questions? Contact Patrick at smothousing@gmail.com. Also, please "like" our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stmartinoftourssj; under Groups, join our Village House at St. Martin of Tours group. World Wide Marriage Encounter MARRIED COUPLES: Scripture says about married people that Two shall live as one. How often do you find yourselves living as two? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can help you get back to basics in this complicated day and age. The next Marriage Encounter Weekends include: May 17-19, 2019 in San Jose, CA and Aug 9-11, 2019 in San Francisco, CA. For more information and/or to register for a Weekend, visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org or 408-782-1413.
Easter Thanks Each year, so many parishioners and parish groups, come forward to participate, along with the assembly, in our liturgical celebrations of new life during the Easter Triduum: The Men's Club who worked so hard to hang the palms throughout the church for Passion Sunday. Jessie and Jerry Romero, Samuel Aguilar, and Therese Lehane who cut and delivered the Passion Sunday palms. Jim Amlicke who set up and ran the sound system for Palm Sunday and the Easter Vigil. The Liturgy Commission and Volunteers who prepared the Garden of Repose for Holy Thursday. The Boy Scouts who build the Easter Fire each year for the Easter Vigil. The Environment, rt team and volunteers, including Karen Brady, Lynda Vallorz, Susan Hare, Gerri Nedley and all others who set up each environment for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. Those who donated flowers and Lucille Mazzeo who created the beautiful flower arrangements for Easter. Our many wonderful liturgical Musicians, Lectors, Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Society and Ushers, who all minister within the community throughout the year. Megan Lott for the many hours she spent planning, coordinating, and setting up for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. The parish staff would like to thank Fr. Gener and Fr. Saju for their pastoral leadership during this Lenten and Easter season. We are grateful for all of these people, and many more, whose presence and ministry within our community are life-giving. Happy Easter!!!