Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Service, Excellence, Integrity - Faithful Citizenship I have just returned from watching my son Michael fly his last flight in an F-15 Strike Eagle. He has served our country in the Air Force as a fighter pilot for the last 21 years which has included four deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. He retires as a Lieutenant Colonel. I am, of course, very proud of his achievements. What touched me most about this experience was the words he shared with those he is leaving behind to continue their work in the Air Force.. He spoke about the most important things to him in his years of serving our country: service, excellence, and integrity. On the occasion of our celebration of America s independence, may I suggest that we reflect on these ideals as they relate to us as Americans (or nationals of another country, which some of us are) and as Catholics. In this election year, we are called to be ambassadors for our faith in all that we do, but most especially in our role as citizens of the Unites States of America. We follow Jesus and let his teachings and the teachings of the Church guide our lives. But this is not something we do only on Sunday when we come to worship. It must carry through to our lives seven days a week, including in our responsibility as citizens of this nation. We have a responsibility to serve our Church: roles in ministry, financial support, service to the poor and those in need. We also have a responsibility to serve our country through our financial support and, at minimum, through our participation in choosing those who represent us and voicing our opinions on proposed legislation, always remembering who we are as Catholics. This is our call to Faithful Citizenship. We need to be informed and aware of all the issues before us and prayerfully consider how we vote. Pope Francis tells us, We need to participate for the common good.... Good Catholics immerse themselves in politics by offering the best of themselves so that the leader can govern. We also must seek a path of excellence in all that we do, never settling for the minimum or just enough. And we must have integrity: being true to ourselves and to what we believe in, never accepting compromise in those beliefs but standing up for all that Jesus has called us to be and to do. In this important election year, let us truly be Faithful Citizens, doing the homework we need to make informed decisions, always committing to the values of service, excellence, and integrity....... Z........................ Susan Olsen, zdirector of Faith Formation Please Pray For the Sick & Homebound Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Tina Reyes, Lydia Li, Desmond Fitzgerald, Tom Bednar, Stephen Lee, Rose Lefebvre, Sharifah Shahrim, Andrea Binger, Corazon De Padua, Peggy Peterson, Eleanor Webb, Doris Passalacque, Dominic Duterte, Tommy Duterte, Joe Vavuris, Cindy Palmer, Maria Merlitti, Marilyn Kelly, Louise Veuve, Perri Cebedo, Donna Riordan, Mary Mansour, Rosemary Finnerty, Charles Waldspurger, Millie Waldspurger, Agnes Tan, Lucienne Woods For the Recently Deceased Thelma Maxine MacDonald, Madeline Muzio, Therese Knight, Gala Fermin, Karen Fruin, Al Bettencourt, Liz Zimmer, Mary Nurmi, Helene McKelvey, Lilian Mori, Joseph Clifford, William V. Campbell, Alice Makjavich, Susan Fisher, Renee Thompson, Mary Kugland, Norene Scholz, Scott Simon, Msgr. Eugene Boyle, James Tweedie, Joan Copenhagen, Maurine Hanahan Pray For Lists guidelines: Have permission from the person to be listed. Go through the Pastoral Home Ministry to list the names. Names will be on the list for 3 months and then be removed. Can request names to be continued after 3 months. Contact the Pastoral Home Ministry 650-494-2496 x22 or fongmt@hotmail.com Mass Intentions Sunday, July 3: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Father's Day 7:30 am STA... Joseph Koo 9:00 am SAG... Tsung Chai Koo Readings: Isaiah 66:10-14c/Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20/Galatians 6:14-18/Luke 10:1-12, 17-20/Luke 10:1-9 Monday, July 4: Independence Day 7:15 am STA... Carmen Fuentes 12:15 pm STA... James Joseph................... Kinsella, Sr. Readings: Hosea 2:16, 17c-18, 21-22/Psalm 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Matthew 9:18-26 Tuesday, July 5: St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, St. Elizabeth of Portugal 7:15 am STA... Carmen Fuentes 12:15 pm STA... Carmen Fuentes Readings: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13/Psalm 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10/Matthew 9:32-38 Wednesday, July 6: St. Maria Goretti Readings: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Psalm 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7/Matthew 10:1-7 Thursday, July 7 Readings: Hosea 11:1-4, 8e-9/Psalm 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16/Matthew 10:7-15 Friday, July 8 12:15 pm STA... Vince Giovannotto Readings: Hosea 14:2-10/Psalm 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17/Matthew 10:16-23 Saturday, July 9: St. Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions 5:00 pm SAG... Norene Scholz Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8/Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5/Matthew 10:24-33 Sunday, July 10: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Deuteronomy 30:10-14/Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 or Psalm 19:8-11/Colossians 1:15-20/Luke 10:25-37 Holiday Schedule The Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, July 4th. The daily Mass schedule remains unchanged.
This Week s Highlights Sunday, July 3 Monday, July 4 7:00 pm...hisp Lectors Mtg & Practice.............. (OLR) Tuesday, July 5 4:00 pm...st. Vincent de Paul (PC1st) 7:00 pm...hispanic Prayer Grp (DCC) Wednesday, July 6 10:00 am...spirituality Tuesday.............. Committee (PC1st) 4:00 pm...ysop (OLRH) 6:00 pm...rcia for Children (DC) 7:00 pm...community Life (PC1st) Thursday, June 7 5:00 pm...wedding Rehearsal (STA) Friday, July 8 5:00 pm...wedding Rehearsal (STA) 6:00 pm...buena Vista Meeting (OLRH) Widows & Widowers The Widow and Widowers Group will dine on a little Marsala or Bourguignon, etc. at the Trellis Restaurant in Menlo Park on Thursday, July 7. Call Joan Meyn before July 5th for reservations and the various menu choices. 650-494- 3467. Get a little preview at http:// www.trellisrestaurant.com/ St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Growing Our Faith Through Generosity St. Thomas Aquinas Parish operates on a program year which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Our annual budget also runs from July to June. We are so very grateful to all who supported the work of our Parish over the past 12 months. Each year, however, the expenses involved in all of our parish operations and programs increase, and as always, we depend on our parishioners to help meet these expenses. Our weekly Sunday Offertory goal is now $12,000. This is the amount we need each week in order to meet all of our financial responsibilities. We are asking you to consider a 5% increase in your weekly or monthly donation. This will assure that our parish will continue to fulfill our mission of living and sharing the Gospel through worship, education and service, as well as being able to meet all of our financial responsibilities. Thank you for sharing God s gifts. Fr. Matt, Pastor Mission Cooperative Appeal 2016 Next weekend, July 9 & 10, we welcome Sr. Anastacia Shibak from The Sisterhood of St. Elizabeth in Belarus to our parish to be our 2016 Mission Cooperative speaker. The Sisterhood was founded in honor of the holy martyr Grand Princess Elizabeth and was established in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in 1996. The sisters provide spiritual, social and financial assistance to over 2,000 patients, many of whom are children, who stay at the National Psychiatric Clinic. The sisters help with medicine, hygiene kits, wheelchairs, computers and food. Your generosity in this annual collection will provide support for the sisters in their ministry. Special envelopes are provided. If you were not prepared to donate today, please take one home and bring it with you to Mass next Sunday. Beautiful Hidden Villa Summer Camp Volunteers are needed mostly to drive 3 day campers from East Palo Alto to camp. The first camp session started June 20 and the last session ends August 19. Call George Chippendale, (650) 856 6350, for further information and to schedule some days of driving. Presider Schedule 15th Sunday Ordinary July 10, 2016 St. Albert the Great 1095 Channing Ave. Sat 5:00 pm... Fr. Mikalonis Sun 9:00 am... Fr. Stanley Sun 11:00 am (Byzantine) Fr. Hernandez St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley St. Sun 7:30 am... Fr. Hester Sun 8:45 am... Fr. Shultz Sun 10:30 am........... Fr. Epie Sun 12:00 pm... TBD Our Lady of the Rosary 3233 Cowper St. Sun 9:00 am (Spanish)... Fr. Mikalonis Sun 10:30 am........... Fr. Gazzingan Stanford Ministry Stanford Medical Center/Stanford Health Care is looking for bilingual volunteers to assist in their Catholic Holy Communion to the Sick in the Spiritual Care Department. Hours are flexible and training will be provided. If you are interested, please contact Isabel Tagle (650) 854-4280 or Isabel.tagle@sbcglobal.net Hotel De Zink: Sign Up During July For August Help Our parishioners will be taking food to the Hotel de Zink (homeless shelter) at the Christian Reformed Church on Arastradero Road during the first two weeks of August. Please check your calendars to see which date you would be able to help. I will be at the churches after Mass to sign people up during the month of July. If you miss me and would like to help, please call 650-856-6350. Thank you.. Ruth Chippendale
July 3, 2016 Weekly Stewardship Report Thank you for sharing God's Gifts! Welcome! June 26 (Week 52) Offertory by Mass: Sat, 5:00pm (SAG).....$927 Sun 9:00am (SAG)...$1,003 Sun 9:00am (OLR)...$1,038 Sun 10:30am (OLR)..$1,810 Sun, 7:30am (STA)...$1,610 Sun, 8:45am (STA).... $500 Sun 10:30am (STA)... $658 Sun 12:00pm (STA)... $372 Mail..................$565 Online Giving...... $2,800 Total..............$11,283 Weekly Goal......$11,500 Welcome Fr. Michael Gazzingan, our new Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish! RCIA for Children Do you have a child who is aged 7 or more who has not been baptized? Do you have a child over the age of 7 who has not yet received First Eucharist? The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults adapted for children is the proper venue for sacramental preparation for these children. A new year of preparation just began last week. Sessions are held from 6-7:15 pm in the Dermody Center. Please contact Susan at suolsen@dsj. org or (650-494-2694, ext. 25) if you have questions. Welcome Back Fr. Epie Temporarily in residence at the St. Albert the Great Rectory from July 5 to mid-august, Fr. Franklin Epie (eppie-ay) returns to our parish from Cameroon, in Africa. While he is on vacation this summer, he will celebrate both daily & Sunday Masses. He has been able to visit the last five summers. The many friends he has made over the years are so glad to see him back. You Can Be An Altar Server Altar servers are greatly needed for both the 5:00 p.m. Saturday & 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass at St. Albert the Great. Please call Nora Lundin at ext. 14 or hlundin@ dsj.org to find out how you can be a part of this enjoyable ministry.
Welcome new parishioners to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish! We encourage you to register as members of our growing family. Please email your name, address, and phone to admin@paloaltocatholic.org. Current members please contact the Pastoral Center to update your information. KEY REFERENCES DC... Dermody Center DCCh Dermody Center Chapel OLR.. Our Lady of the Rosary Church OLRH OLR Church Hall KC... OLR Kerry s Corner PC... Pastoral Center SAG.. St. Albert the Great Church SAGH SAG Hospitality Ctr. HOLY SACRAMENTS Please contact the Pastoral Center at 650-494-2496 for more information. Anointing of the Sick: Every first Friday at the 7:15 am, 8:30 am and 12:15pm Mass. Christian Initiation: Become a Catholic or renew your Catholic faith (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation) as an adult, youth or child. Funeral: Arrange for a Funeral, Memorial Mass or graveside service for a loved one. Infant Baptism: Preparation may begin before or after the birth of your child. Marriage: Arrangements need to be made at least six months prior to the proposed marriage date. ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE STAFF, & COMMITTEES Main Phone: (650) 494-2496 Business & Operations Manager: Chuck Tully ext. 20 ctully@dsj.org Admin Assts: Cathy Miller ext. 24, camiller@dsj.org; Ron Aranha, raranha@dsj.org Pastoral Stewardship Council: (every 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm OLRH) Chair: Steve Carter (SCarter@aslcpa.com); Vice-Chair: Anne Morrison (ahbert55@aol.com); Secretary: Chris Lundin (clundin@stanford.edu) SESS.. St. Elizabeth Seton School SESA. SES Auditorium STA... St. Thomas Aquinas Church THB.. STA - Thomas House Basement THD.. STA - Thomas House Dining Room THL.. STA - Thomas House Library Community Life: Anne Morrison (650) 493-2998 Green Committee: Katia Reeves (katia.reeves@sbcglobal.net) Human Concerns Committee: Chair: Paul Chestnut (650) 493-8237 St. Vincent de Paul Society: (650) 424-8155 For truck donation pickup (650) 871-6844 Parish Site Committees: STA: Kay Williams 650-270-4188; OLR: Chris Lundin clundin@stanford.edu; SAG: Neil Barrett (650) 330-1762 St. Elizabeth Seton School (Daughters of Charity): 1095 Channing Avenue (650) 326-9004 Principal: Evelyn Rosa STA Photography: (650) 493-2128, photography@ paloaltocatholic.org http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/ PALOALTOPHOTOG/SpecialR1 Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy: Fr. Samuel Nkansah Stanford Chaplain (650) 723-5101 Lucile Packard Children s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) 497-8538 Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650) 494-6488