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 PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday 9 am to 12 pm Tuesday - Thursday 9 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4 pm Friday Closed Or call to make an appointment Phone [408] 997-4800 Fax [408] 997-4801 Email Website churchstanthony@aol.com 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 Pastoral Associate/ Catechetical Ministry Parish Secretary Parish Bookkeeper Sacramental Coordinator Rev. Lawrence M Hendel (408) 997-4814 Joann Maier Elizabeth Kone Susan Dunn Jean Rummelhoff PASTORAL COUNCIL Holly Case, Michelle Contini, Cely-An Escay, Jim Georgiou, Barbara Hawthorne, Katrina Healy, George Houston, Joann Maier, Son Nguyen, Patti Rottjakob, Jesse Votaw & Barbara Wadors FINANCE COMMITTEE Tom Cronan, 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 NEW MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Observance: Saturday - 4:00 PM Little Church Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM Big Church Monday, Comm. Service.- 8:15 AM 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 Third Sunday of the Month. New or expectant parents should contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor. Infant Baptism is celebrated following Baptism Preparation Catechesis. 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 Anytime as needed. Communal Celebration Annually on/near the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11. Call a priest to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing for persons seriously ill, preparing for surgery or frail under the burden of years. Holy Communion is brought to all members of our parish who are ill or homebound through our Pastoral Care Ministers. MARRIAGE Couples should contact the parish upon their Engagement and usually 6 months prior to the desired date of the Wedding Ceremony.
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 8, 2015 [The LORD] tells the number of the stars and calls them by name. Psalm 147:4 FEBRUARY 7th & 8th, 2015 Saturday 4:00 PM Parishioners Sunday 8:30 AM Nick Votaw (RIP) Sunday 10:30 AM Parishioners Sunday 5:30 PM Parishioners FEBRUARY 14th & 15th, 2015 Saturday 4:00 PM Parishioners Sunday 8:30 AM Parishioners Sunday 10:30 AM Parishioners Sunday 5:30 PM Parishioners NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS First Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31 11:1 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 2014 Year End Information 2014 Year End Statements for total donations over $100 have been mailed out. If you did not receive a statement and would like one, please call the Parish Office at 408-997-4800 and Elizabeth will be happy to mail yours out to you. Also, if you have any questions about your statement, please speak with Elizabeth in the Parish Office. Sunday Stewardship Active Registered Parishioners: 333 Registered Contributor Only: 38 Trackable Contributions for: 2/1/15 = 78 Stewardship - 2/1/15... $4,984.00 Youth Ministry. $486.00 Total Online Giving for January. $7,638.00 YTD Stewardship... $197,761.00 YTD Goal $188,790.00 YTD (Excess).. $8,971.00 Meetings This Week: Monday, Feb. 9 th : Tuesday, Feb. 10 th : Wednesday, Feb 11 th : Thursday, Feb 12 th : Friday, Feb 13 th : Upcoming Events: February 16th - Presidents Day The Parish Office will be CLOSED on Monday, February 16th in honor of the Presidents Day Holiday. The Parish Office will reopen on Tuesday, February 17th at 9 a.m. 8:15 a.m., Communion Service 6:30 p.m., X-StATiC Core Team (Cottage) 9:30 a.m., Scripture Study (Saint Joseph Room) 4:00 p.m., C.R.E.A.T.E. Classes (Sanctuary & Classrooms @ McKean) 5:15 p.m., Children s Choir 7:00 p.m., Social Concerns Meeting (Our Lady of Guadalupe Room) 7:00 p.m., 8:30 Choir Practice 6:30 p.m., Fearless Band Practice (Guardian Angels Room) 7:00 p.m., First Reconciliation 7:00 p.m., 10:30 Choir Practice (Guardian Angels Room ) PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 7:00 p.m., SAS Meeting Wednesday, February 18 th - Ash Wednesday.. Mass at 8:15 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., Word Service & Distribution of Ashes at 4 p.m.
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY AND UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS X-StATiC The Daughters of Charity Spring Religious Vocation Discernment Retreat Have you ever thought about becoming a Sister? Single Catholic women ages 18-40 are invited to a Religious Vocation Discernment Retreat with the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul on April 10-12, 2015 in Lost Altos Hills, California (Bay Area). If you would like to know more about attending this prayerful and reflective discernment retreat, contact Sister Lisa Laguna, D.C. at 650-949-8890 or 213-210-9903, or e-mail us at Sr.LisaDC@aol.com. Find us on Facebook at: Daughters of Charity Vocations U.S., follow us at Twitter.com/DofCharity or read about us on www.daughtersofcharity.com TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Last rites is a persistent but pesky phrase in the Catholic lexicon, and not a particularly useful phrase since it props open the door to misunderstanding. Many Catholics presume it refers to the anointing of the sick, yet there is nothing last about it. Clearly, the Church desires anointing to be celebrated fairly early on in the crisis of illness, and not as a last measure. The Rites for the Dying stand apart in the Church s plan, and include two principal rites. The first is viaticum, Latin for food for the journey, the reception of Holy Communion by a dying person. Even very active and aware Catholics often do not realize that this last rite does not require a priest s presence, but can be conducted by a deacon or minister of Holy Communion. The second last rite in the pastoral plan is a prayer called Commendation of the Dying. Similarly, this does not require the presence of a priest, but can be led by any minister or family member. Too often, we have focused on what only a priest can do, namely anoint, and have forgotten the fullness of liturgical care that the Church desires for its dying faithful. The last rites are completely available to us even when a priest is not. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Saint Anthony has a Parish Update we send out via email? Have you received it? Have you opened it and read it? We send it out the first week of every month and if there is a need, we may send out another one during the month. Our Parish Update is an extension of our weekly Mass Bulletin and highlights important dates/activities/events, etc. which are coming up within the Parish and/or Diocese. If you have an email address and are not receiving our Parish Update, please contact Elizabeth Kone in the parish office at 408-997-4800 and let her know. It s possible we have an old email address or no email address for you on file. We d love to keep you updated! ALL High School Students join us tonight for the 5:30 p.m. Mass. and afterwards for Super Denario Bros. There will be no X-StATiC next week due to the Winter Recess. Plan on joining us on Sunday, February 22 nd for In the Name of Love Registration Forms for X-StATiC are in the turnstile in the vestibule at the McKean Church and on the back table at the Bertram Church. Our next gathering will be on Tuesday, February 24 th. Our topic will be Sober & Alert Join us for a very interesting discussion! C.R.E.A.T.E. Registration Forms are in the turnstile, in case you have not registered. Questions, contact Joann Maier at 997-4808 HEALING MINISTRY During Jesus ministry he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons. This is the case in today s Gospel. Jesus fulfills the vision of Psalm 147: He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Jesus knew, however, that he couldn t possibly heal all the illness in the world. No matter how many people he cured or how many hours he ministered, there always would be more suffering people like Job who craved his healing touch. His primary mission was not to rid the world of all suffering. His purpose was to preach the coming of the reign of God that heals, yes, but ultimately transcends and transforms earthly suffering. With Paul, Jesus could have said, Woe to me if I do not preach that good news. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
DIOCESAN NEWS, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING & MORE PARISH EVENTS LENT Lent begins next week, on Wednesday, February 18th. Lent is the liturgical season before Easter. It begins with Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter Sunday, the glorious day when Jesus rose from the dead. Christians take time for daily prayer, penance, almsgiving and other acts of atonement and selfdenial in order to be spiritually ready for Easter. Inter-Faith Prayer Service for Neighborhood Safety: Here at Saint Anthony s Because of the increase in home burglaries, please join us today (Sunday, February 8, 2015) at 3 p.m. in the big church on McKean, as we come together, as an Almaden community, to pray for safety and bless our neighbors and neighborhoods. Invite your neighbors to join you or carpool with them, so that you can pray together! What a wonderful way to strengthen our diverse community! All faiths and all ages are welcome! ALPHA is coming to Holy Family Parish 4848 Pearl Avenue San Jose, CA 95136 Is there more to life than this? Come ask the questions of life. Come to the Alpha Course at Holy Family Parish. An introductory dinner on Wednesday, Feb 25th at 6:30 pm. will mark the begging of the Alpha course. Hundreds of Catholic Churches worldwide are using the Alpha Course to revitalize their parishes and to reach out to their neighboring communities. The Alpha Course clarifies what we believe about Jesus Christ and the Blessed Trinity. For more information or to RSVP, call or contact Alicia Marin Gonzales at 408-857-0523 or am49ers@sbcglobal.net Catholic Charities is gearing up for its 31st Annual Playing with a Purpose Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction on Friday, June 12th at Cinnabar Hills Golf Course. This event helps raise critical funds for the programs and service Catholic Charities provides to over 40,000 individuals and families right here in our community - programs aimed at lifting people out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency. For questions and more information, please contact: Kathleen Burroughs at: 408-325-5250 or go onto the Catholic Charities Golf website at: www.catholiccharitiesgolf.com READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc- 30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 Without our generous advertisers, Saint Anthony Parish would not have a weekly bulletin. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Married Couples: This New Year resolve to make your marriage the best it can be by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next weekend in the San Jose Diocese is Feb. 27th - Mar. 1st in Mountain View. For more information, or to register, please visit our website at: www.sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne Schirle at 408-782- 1413 or applications@sanjosewwme.org Marlene Agnoletti, Marian Beggs, Robin Beresford, Justin Bourdet, Geo. Garth Brown, Ed Canlas, Grant Collins, Matt Dickinson, Bette Fiorentino, Noreen Fletcher, Norma Grant, Clell Grimes, Emil Hembrooke, Tara Gerhardt Kelly, Tricia Kallio, Michelle Kim, Dory Lucena, Jay Mahon, Nicole Mahon, Jeff Matthew, Troy Matthew, Steve Mayer, Margie McMahon, Kim McMillen, Kim Neff, Veronica Navarro, Benedict Oh, Richard Pfeiffer, Tarcy Philippidis, Kenneth Pohl, Cay Rafferty, Josh Sandhaus, Diane Sanguinetti, Mary Sheehan, Carole Show-Grundy, Raymond Smith, Richard Smith, Cecilia Valencia, Debbie Walters 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! BEGINNING AGAIN If I were to begin life again, I would want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more. Jules Renard
FROM THE PASTOR S DESK: We just have two more Sundays of Ordinary Time before we enter into the season of Lent. Please bring back your blessed palms so that we may burn them to create ashes to be blessed and used on Ash Wednesday, February 18. We will distribute ashes at Mass at 8:15 am and 7:30 PM. In addition there will be a word service with distribution of ashes at 4:00 PM. There will be a few Lenten devotions on Friday nights TBD. This year the pastoral Council is primarily focusing on small faith sharing groups based on Renew International materials For the Life of the World, reflections on the Sunday Readings prepared by Sister Catherine T. Nerney, SSJ, Ph.D. The dates, times and places are published in the parish bulletin if you haven t signed up yet. Initially, this parish and diocesan wide process began in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. It has grown over the past thirty years to be an internationally known process for people to meet in small groups, share their faith, learn more from other people s faith, and have time to read, reflect, discuss, pray and act. Connect: For the Life of the World uses the current Sunday readings for the six weeks of Lent. These Lenten reflections are intended to empower Christian communities to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8). They seek to call forth and strengthen communal commitments to the work of justice and to the ongoing conversion of hearts. Only such a response can genuinely embody the gospel imperative. The capacity to live such radical, communal lives is not something we can give ourselves. It comes to us as a gift. We must surrender ourselves to the movement of the Spirit and the living God in our lives. The program consists of six sessions: (1) Remembering, Reforming, Repenting, (2) Recognizing the Gift, Trusting the Giver, (3) The Freedom to be Foolish, (4) Becoming the Message, (5) Learning to Love like God, (6) The Point of Such Extravagance. There is a booklet for each participant to read and follow in addition to rereading the Sunday readings, a Music CD, and a facilitator s guide. Besides the reading, reflection, discussion and prayer, each session ends with an invitation to act, pick one thing that you can do to live out the Gospel in the coming week. Please take advantage of this faith sharing opportunity. and sign up today. Blessings, Father Larry OCTOBER 2015 - PILGRIMAGE TO SPAIN, FRANCE AND PORTUGAL: George s International Tours has put together a special pilgrimage package from October 1-15, 2015 visiting many of the significant Marian pilgrimage sites in Barcelona, Zaragoza, Lourdes, Burgos, Santiago De Compostela, Fatima, Salamanca, and Madrid. Some of the places we will visit are Gaudi s famous La Sagrada Familia, Manresa the place of conversion for Saint Ignatius, Burgos Cathedral and the Carmelite convent with some relics of Saint Teresa and so much more. The cost of this great pilgrimage experience is $4,175 per person double occupancy inclusive. There will be a Mass practically every day, and the opportunity to share faith with some other wonderful spirit filled people. I have traveled with George s Tours before with several parishioners, and it will be an excellent tour. We will also have a great tour guide and chaplain. If you are interested, please contact me so that I can forward the itinerary to you. Please respond soon. Father Larry. ADA 2015 - Called to Do God s Work, Together in Christ Thank you to everyone who has already answered the request to participate in the 2015 Annual Diocesan Appeal. Your gift is received with great humility, thanks and gratitude. If you have any questions about ADA, or how it benefits our parish, please call our parish office at 408-997-4800 or visit the diocesan website at www.dsj.org and discover the many ways Y ou Can Make A Difference. If you have not yet responded, we want and need your participation! Don t forget, if we exceed our goal of $76,630, 100% of the funds come back to our parish. SAINT ANTHONY PARISH CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING COMMITTEE QUOTES FOR REFLECTION Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only way that Jesus has given us to find the way of salvation and of the Beatitudes. Pope Francis Black History Month Don t Give Up Anything for Lent this year! Connect with your faith instead! Lent will be here before you know it! Ash Wednesday is February 18th. What will you do to make it a unique experience? How many times have you tried to give up a favorite indulgence (chocolate: desserts: candy) and often times have caved half way through to Easter? Let us make that unique connection for you this year. Join a small faith sharing group and meet new people, learn about your faith from others, grow spiritually, improve your relationship with God GET CONNECTED! Small groups will meet once a week during the 6 weeks of Lent for about 90 minutes of Scripture reading, prayer and discussion. There is a small fee involved to cover booklet expenses. You can choose from any of the times and locations listed below: Sunday: 11:30 a.m. at the Tobias residence, Almaden Valley (5 minutes from church) Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. at Saint Anthony (McKean) Tuesday: 4:00 p.m. in the cottage at Saint Anthony (McKean) Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. at Saint Anthony (McKean) Thursday 7:00 p.m. at the Wells residence, Almaden Valley (10 minutes from church) Thursday: 7:00 p.m. at the Votaw residence, Morgan Hill (10 minutes from church) Sign up today after mass to reserve your spot! Or e-mail Patti Rottjakob at: psrottjakob@gmail.com or call: 408-623-4996