HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH San Francisco, CA www. HolyName-SF.org Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2009 When Jesus feeds a large crowd with five barley loaves and two fish, they want to make him king. He withdraws alone to the mountain. John 6:1-15
HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, California 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415)759-4293 VISIT OUR WEBSITES: www.holyname-sf.org www.holynamesf.com PASTOR Rev. Arnold Zamora PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Nicasio Paloso AUXILIARY BISHOP EMERITUS /IN RESIDENCE Most Rev. Ignatius Wang, JCD PAROCHIAL ASSOCIATE Rev. Mr. Michael Doherty, Deacon PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Sr. Stella Negri, FdCC SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR CHINESE MINISTRY D.R.E., HOLY NAME SCHOOL Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC MUSIC DIRECTOR Mr. Tony Eiras PARISH SECRETARY Miss Colleen A. Durkin PARISH MANAGER CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC DIRECTOR Mrs. Jackie C. Alcaraz YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR Mr. Leoul Samson VOLUNTEER WEBMASTER Dr. Joe Nicolas HOLY NAME SCHOOL 1560 40th Ave. SF, CA 94122 (415) 731-4077 SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 5:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM Confessions 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30-5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Perpetual Help Devotions Friday following the 9:00 AM Mass Baptisms Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children) Kindergarten to 9th Saturday 10 AM 12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00-6:30 PM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Every Wednesday Pastoral Center 7:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday 9:30 AM 7:30 PM Bible Class every Tuesday 10 AM 11 AM (Flanagan Center) HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin. Registration information is available in our website (www.holyname-sf.org) or you may contact Jackie at 664-8590 HOLY NAME PARISH SPORTS PROGRAM: Mr. Ron Alcaraz BOYS ATHLETIC/GYM DIRECTOR Mr. Vince de Lucca GIRLS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Mrs. Judy Cosmos PRINCIPAL Miss Linda McCausland VICE PRINCIPAL MAGDALEN OF CANOSSA CONVENT:(Canossian Sisters) 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 753-6685 RECTORY 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 FLANAGAN CENTER (415) 564-2632 HOLY NAME OF JESUS WHERE NO ONE IS A STRANGER
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 26, 2009 The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season. Psalm 145:15 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Elisha feeds a hundred men with twenty barley loaves made from firstfruits, and there are leftovers (2 Kings 4:42-44). Psalm The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs (Psalm 145). Second Reading Paul urges the Ephesians to live in a manner worthy of the call they had received: as a unified, faith-filled, hope-filled community (Ephesians 4:1-6). Gospel When Jesus feeds a large crowd with five barley loaves and two fish, they want to make him king. He withdraws alone to the mountain (John 6:1-15). 8 Components in the Ministry with Adolescents The Ministry of Advocacy The Ministry of Catechesis The Ministry of Community Life The Ministry of Evangelization The Ministry of Justice & Service The Ministry of Leadership Development The Ministry of Pastoral Care The Ministry of Prayer & Worship If you are interested to volunteer in the Youth Program sharing your personal gifts with our young people, please call Leoul Samson at 415-724-5746, or Sr. Stella Negri at 415-664-8590. MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of July 26, 2009 Sun 26 7:30 AM Gary Largent 9:30 AM Mass for the People 11:30 AM Antonio Campos Mon 27 7:30 AM John Killilea 9:30 AM Milly Donohue Tue 28 7:30 AM Loreto LaFuente 9:00 AM Thelma Fontanilla Wed 29 7:30 AM Loreto LaFuente 9:00 AM James Conefrey Thu 30 7:30 AM Loreto LaFuente 9:00 AM Michael Gallagher Fri 31 7:30 AM Special Intentions of Jean-Nöel Etchelet 9:30 AM Terry Sullivan Sat 01 7:30 AM Loreto LaFuente 9:00 AM Kun Chat Chiang & Wai Chun Lau 5:00 PM Hilda Doherty We pray for the Sick...that they may experience God s Love and Healing. Lorenzo Aguirre, Vita Briones, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Joseph Fiumara, Mary Leung, Sonia Coote, Deogracias Cusi, Lily Dee, Jose Dominguez, Lowel Lu, Erick Ongsitco, Mee Yee, Joyce Furman, Marion Kunst, Kevin Lomarde, Evangeline Agbunag, Gene Relampagos, Mario L. Guillermo, Mani Glanz, Lito Coloma, Sampaguita Dizon, Leilani Buccat. Those Who Have Died: Michael Breen, Adoracion Villanueva & Ronald Lemoge. CONGRATULATIONS TO LONG TIME (60 yrs) HOLY NAME PARISHIONER RUTH SHEA HOBSON ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY JULY 10, 2009 Happy Birthday Ruth! ACE COLLECTION Next Sunday s Second Collection is the ACE Collection for the benefit of the Parish School. Your generosity is very much appreciated by our school children.
WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Page 4 Moral Formation in the Gospel Message from the Summary of the National Directory for Catechesis CATECHISM CORNER #42 by Jerry Back The Church has the responsibility to form its members in light of the Gospel and to teach them how to apply Christian moral principles to contemporary problems in specific and practical ways. The Ten Commandments (Decalogue) and the Beatitudes are the primary reference points for the application of Christian moral principles. The Decalogue expresses God s covenant with his people and is a privileged expression of the natural law that sums up love of God and neighbor. The Beatitudes teach the attributes and virtues to be cultivated in those who follow Jesus. Other teachings of the Church that provide moral principles for Christian life are found in the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy, the Theological Virtues and moral virtues, the seven capital sins, and the Precepts of the Church. Sacred Scripture and the lives of the saints provide concrete positive examples of Christian moral living. Those being catechized should not only know the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes by heart but also understand how the teaching of the Beatitudes was already implicit in the Decalogue. In general, catechesis should present the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Decalogue in light of Christ s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. WEEKLY MIRACLE This week marks the beginning of a kind of liturgical detour. We have been listening to Saint Mark s Gospel during this liturgical year (Year B). Today we begin to hear a long section from John s Gospel, starting with the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. This miracle story is a prelude to the Lord s statements that we will begin hearing in a few weeks, where Jesus refers to himself as the bread of life. Each week we witness a miracle at Mass. We do not see a multiplication of loaves before us. What our eyes of faith allow us to see is the miracle of the transformation of common elements bread and wine into the Lord s body and blood. Once we have received the Lord, the multiplication begins, for in the Eucharist we are strengthened to multiply our efforts to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, and bring comfort to the despairing. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. ABOUT OUR COVER: Five Loaves and Two Fish watercolor by Jeremiah Patterson, private collection. This image along with others are from the Seven Acts of Mercy still life series and are available for purchase as signed digital prints. Purchasing information is available in our church website www.holyname-sf.org You can see more of Jeremiah s work on his website: www. jeremiahpatterson.com In the past few weeks, we've looked at the Catechism's teachings found in the section that deals with our Life in Christ--specifically in the area of the First Commandment, in the part of "You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me." Topics like superstition and divination, idolatry and simony, have all been closely examined. This week we look at the topic of atheism, which has been the subject of many best selling books in the past few years. Question: What does the Catechism teach about atheism? Answer from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2124, 2126): 2124 The name "atheism" covers many very different phenomena. One common form is the practical materialism which restricts its needs and aspirations to space and time. Atheistic humanism falsely considers man to be "an end to himself, and the sole maker, with supreme control, of his own history." Another form of contemporary atheism looks for the liberation of man through economic and social liberation. "It holds that religion, of its very nature, thwarts such emancipation by raising man's hopes in a future life, thus both deceiving him and discouraging him from working for a better form of life on earth." 2126 Atheism is often based on a false conception of human autonomy, exaggerated to the point of refusing any dependence on God. Yet, "to acknowledge God is in no way to oppose the dignity of man, since such dignity is grounded and brought to perfection in God.... " "For the Church knows full well that her message is in harmony with the most secret desires of the human heart." Question: Why is atheism relevant in today's global culture? Answer from the Catechism (2123): "Many... of our contemporaries either do not at all perceive, or explicitly reject, this intimate and vital bond of man to God. Atheism must therefore be regarded as one of the most serious problems of our time." Question: Is atheism a sin? Answer from the Catechism (2125): Since it rejects or denies the existence of God, atheism is a sin against the virtue of religion. The imputability of this offense can be significantly diminished in virtue of the intentions and the circumstances. "Believers can have more than a little to do with the rise of atheism. To the extent that they are careless about their instruction in the faith, or present its teaching falsely, or even fail in their religious, moral, or social life, they must be said to conceal rather than to reveal the true nature of God and of religion." Work hard and save your money so when you re old you will be able to buy the things only the young can enjoy.
WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Page 5 HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC The Holy Name Conservatory of Music offers private lessons in piano, voice, violin & guitar to Holy Name School students, alumni and parishioners. All students are invited to participate in the Conservatory s program of recitals held throughout the year. Private study on a musical instrument is a rewarding endeavor that offers an appreciation for the arts, while teaching a wide range of skills including hand-eye coordination, self-discipline and time management. Registrations for 2009-10 are now being accepted. Registering in the Fall applies to the full school year. The fall payment is due with the registration form. Parents will be billed in December for the spring payment. Most students should be able to attend 30 lessons out of the 36- week school year, beginning the week of Monday, August 31, 2009. This number is determined by counting the weeks in the school year and omitting school holidays and field trips. A registration form can be downloaded from our Parish website (www.holyname-sf.org) or if you want a complete registration packet to be mailed to you, or for more information, please contact Jackie Alcaraz at (415) 664-8590 or by e-mail (hnparishsecretary@yahoo.com). PRESENTING HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY S VOICE TEACHER MISS SHANNON WOLFE Soprano Shannon Wolfe is an emerging young artist, having most recently performed on the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's opera stage as Margaret in Lizzie Borden and Thisbé in Cendrillion. Other Conservatory stage credits include La Poésie in the chamber opera Les Arts Florissants and Soprano Soloist in both Vivaldi's Gloria and Bach's Magnificat with the Conservatory's Baroque Ensemble. Additional stage credits include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with Northern Arizona University Opera, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas at the Vancouver Early Music Society s annual Baroque Summer Music Festival. Last May, Ms. Wolfe sang the role of Madame Herz in Mozart's opera The Impresario with performances at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Stanford University. Additionally, Ms. Wolfe will perform a solo recital as part of the Mazatlán International Cultural Festival in Mazatlán, Mexico this Fall. Ms. Wolfe is on faculty at the Holy Name Conservatory of Music and maintains a private teaching studio. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory as well as a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Sociology from Northern Arizona University. She finished her Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory last May where she studied with master teacher, Jane Randolph. Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Through most of Lectionary Cycle B, our Sunday Gospel readings are taken from the Gospel of Mark. Over the past two Sundays, we heard how Jesus sent his disciples to share in his mission. If we were to continue reading Mark's Gospel, we would next hear his report of how Jesus feeds the crowds in the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Our Lectionary, however, leaves Mark's Gospel for the next several weeks and instead presents this event from the Gospel of John. In John's Gospel, Jesus' multiplication of the loaves and the fishes is presented as a sign of his authority and divinity. Jesus interprets the meaning and significance of this miracle as a sharing of his Body and Blood. This chapter is sometimes called the Bread of Life Discourse. In many important ways, John's Gospel uses the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to teach about the Eucharist. Like the Last Supper, this miracle is said to have occurred near the time of the Jewish feast of Passover. (In John's Gospel three Passovers are identified.) Jesus' language is similar to the language he used at the Last Supper as reported in the Synoptic Gospels. John's description of this event also anticipates the Messianic banquet of heaven, as the crowd reclines and all hungers are satisfied with abundance. This connection is further amplified by the response of the crowd, who wants to make Jesus a king. John is teaching us that each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we are anticipating the eternal banquet of heaven. Recall that John's Gospel tells the story of the Last Supper differently than the Synoptic Gospels. Instead of describing the meal and Jesus' actions with the bread and cup, John describes how Jesus washed his disciples' feet. We hear this Gospel when we remember the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. This recollection of Jesus' action at the Last Supper complements the institution narrative of the Synoptic Gospels and Paul's Letters that we hear repeated at each Mass. In both stories about the Eucharist the washing of the disciples' feet and the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes the Gospel of John teaches us that the Eucharist is an action. Our word Eucharist is taken from the Greek language and describes an action: to give thanks. In the Eucharist we are fed by Jesus himself, and we are sent to serve others. John's Gospel notes the detail that the bread blessed and shared with the crowd are barley loaves. This is the food of the poor. It reminds us that God feeds and nourishes us, fulfilling our physical needs as well as our spiritual ones. In the Eucharist, we are sent to serve the poorest among us. The story of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes recalls a particular aspect of the Mass. In this miracle, Jesus transforms a young boy's offering of five barley loaves and two fish. In the offertory at Mass, we present the fruits of our labors, represented by bread and wine. These gifts, given to us first by God as grain and fruit, are returned to God in our offering of thanksgiving. God in turn transforms our gifts, making this bread and wine the very Body and Blood of Jesus. We also offer ourselves in this exchange, and we, too, are transformed by the Eucharist.
WELCOME TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Page 6 HOLY NAME PARISH ORGANIZATIONS READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Mt 13:47-53 PARISH COUNCIL: The Parish Council meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month in Pastoral Center at 7:30 PM. PARENTS GUILD: A fundamental reason for the success of our school program is the unique partnership developed between parents and school staff. By taking an active part in our home-school partnership, parents become role models for our students and show their children that they value school. The Parents Guild raises money for the school through various fund-raising activities which they sponsor and coordinate. The monthly meetings are held every 2nd Thursday of the month in Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME SCHOOL OF RELIGION: Religious Education Classes K-8th for Catholic Students attending public school. For enrollment information or to volunteer contact Sister Stella Negri at (415) 664-8590 ext. 111 or s_negri@yahoo.com HOLY NAME LADIES AID SOCIETY: This organization takes care of the needy in the Parish. The monthly meeting is every 1st Wednesday at 11:45 AM in Flanagan Center. President: Josephine Dito (415) 566-3053. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: This organization is active in assisting the needy and the poor regardless of race and religion. Meetings are held every Monday at 7:30 PM in the Green Room of the Rectory. President: Carol Elliot c/o Holy Name Rectory (415) 664-8590. SENIOR CLUB: The Senior Club is an area social club. There is good camaraderie among the members and the meetings are every Thursday at 11:00 AM in Flanagan Center. President: Elise Kennedy (415) 731-1972 KNIGHTS OF HOLY NAME: For the retired men of the Parish. This organization provides spiritual, educational and recreational opportunities for its members. For information call: Justin Garcia (415) 681-2363 FIL-AM CLUB: A Club for Filipino-American parishioners of Holy Name. The purpose of this club is to raise funds for both the church and the school. Meetings are every 3rd Friday of the month in the Flanagan Center. For information or membership call Lito Coloma at 665-7092 CHINESE CLUB: The goal of the Club is to serve both American born and immigrant Chinese residing in the Sunset area. They reach out to Catholics and non-catholics alike, irrespective of whether they have children in the School or not. This club meets every 1st Friday of the month at 8 PM in the Assembly Room. LEGION OF MARY: An association deeply devoted to our Blessed Mother. They propagate this devotion through prayer and various apostolic service such as visits to families, hospitals, prisons and nursing homes. They also do door to door visits in the name of the Parish. For more information, contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 PARISH CHOIR: The choir rehearses every Wednesday at 8 PM at the Church. If you would like to join the choir, call the Rectory at (415) 664-8590 and leave a message for Tony Eiras, the Choir Director. Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78; Eph 4:17, 20-24; Jn 6:24-35 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Martha Thursday: St. Peter Chrysologus Friday: St. Ignatius of Loyola Saturday: St. Alphonsus Liguori; First Saturday A Parent s Love Some day when my children are old enough to understand the logic of a parent, I will tell them I loved you enough to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would get back. I loved you enough to insist that you buy a bike, that we can afford to give you, with your own money. I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that would have taken me 15 minutes to do. I loved you enough to admit I was wrong and ask for your forgiveness. I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall and hurt. But most of all, I loved you enough to say No when you hated me for it. That was the hardest part of all.