Third
Sunday of Lent - February 23-24, 2008
SECOND COLLECTION TODAY FOR ST. VICTOR’S ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETYThere will be a second collection today for St. Victor’s St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please help our volunteers help the needy of our own parish community. Thank you for your generosity. ANNUAL
DIOCESAN APPEAL – Secure the Vision WE’RE ALMOST
THERE! JOIN THE WINNING TEAM! We urge those who have not yet responded to do so
this week. Your parish priests and
fellow parishioners are DEEPLY GRATEFUL to those who have already pledged
support to this year’s ADA campaign. With only about 541 of our 3,100
registered families participating, we have already reached over 89%
of our Diocesan goal. Watch our
progress on the ADA chart in the vestibule of the Church.
{For those who have already pledged, please wait for your statements to
arrive from the Diocese and mail your payments directly to them,
as the bookkeeping is done there.} R.C.I.A. SCRUTINIES
During the six weeks of Lent, the whole Church is trying to move closer to God by taking a look at the areas of life that need improvement. In R.C.I.A., we do this in a simple ceremony at the 9:15 A.M. Mass on the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent (beginning this weekend). We ask to be healed of anything weak, defective or sinful and strengthened in all that is good, strong and holy in our lives. Please pray that our candidates may be protected from evil and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, so that they will be worthy to receive the Easter sacraments. LADIES RETREAT
St. Victor’s Altar Society is sponsoring the ANNUAL LADIES RETREAT during Lent from March 7th-9th at St. Clare’s Retreat House in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. This retreat is open to ALL LADIES who are interested. (Bring a friend!) What a wonderful opportunity this is to renew our spiritual life. For reservations or more information, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055. {A bus will be available for a nominal fee. It will leave St. Victor’s @ 3:00 P.M. sharp on March 7th. Please advise Elsie or Teresa if you plan on using the bus for transportation.} $CRIP UPDATE $CRIP gift certificates will be available after Masses this weekend (except Sunday 7:00 and 8:00 A.M.) for all of your Easter holiday shopping, dining and gift-giving needs. Please call the School Office @ 251-1740 for more information. SCRIPTURE
READINGS
MARCH 1-2, 2008 1SAMUEL 16:1, 6-7,10-13 EPHESIANS 5:8-14 JOHN 9:1-41 PLANNED GIVING NOTES
Retirement
Plans – Use ‘Em Or Lose ‘Em
Did you know that retirement plan assets are part of your estate?
They also have never been taxed as income.
The IRS loves these plans, because they can get two bites instead
of one! This can reduce their value
to your heirs by up to 70%! If you want to know more about this, the Diocese can provide free
assistance. Call the Development
Office @ 983-0243, or write to them at: 900 Lafayette St., Suite 301, Santa
Clara, CA 95050. Come Back To Me With All Your Heart
Lent is a special time. We take time to look more closely at God and God
looks at us. How can we take even
minor steps to get closer to God during these forty days?
There are three traditional practices that the Church puts before us to
help us forget self and follow Christ more closely. These practices are: prayer,
fasting and almsgiving. The most perfect prayer we have is the Mass. Join with others at
the 6:30 or 8:00 A.M. Mass during the weekdays (Monday-Friday) of Lent.
Join us on Friday evenings for Stations of the Cross at 7:30 P.M.
in the Church. Fasting asks us to
let go of habits that get in the way of our ability to love God and others.
The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence for everyone 14
years or older. That means NO
MEAT. GOOD FRIDAY
will be a day of fast and abstinence.
That means ONLY ONE FULL MEAL for those 18-59 and NO
MEAT for anyone 14 years or older.
The faithful should not excuse themselves lightly from these observances. Through almsgiving (ADA Appeal, Special Collections, Operation
Rice Bowl – Catholic Relief Services, EASTSIDE F.I.S.H., St. Vincent de Paul)
we come to see others as God sees them, worthy of our love and sharing. ADULT CONFIRMATIONSign-ups are being taken for the ADULT Confirmation classes (age 18 and older, who have already been baptized and have had First Eucharist). Please register for the classes through the Rectory Office @ 251-7055. The classes will be held March 24th-April 28th. The sacrament of Confirmation will take place on May 11th at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Registration deadline is Monday, March 17th. ADULT PARISH
RECONCILIATION SERVICE All parishioners are invited to an Adult Parish
Reconciliation Service on Wednesday, March 12th, at 7:30 P.M. in the
Church. During this service, we will
gather together as a parish family to celebrate God’s mercy and forgiveness.
The service will include Scripture readings, time for reflection and
individual confession and absolution. REMINDER: Please remain in the
Church until the end of the service for the communal penance.
Mass
Intentions for the Week Monday February 25 6:30 A.M. Special Intention 8:00 A.M. Tiffany Donovan Tuesday February 26 6:30 A.M. Thanksgiving 8:00 A.M. Frank Azevedo Wednesday February 27 6:30 A.M. Adelaida Steward 8:00 A.M. Valentina Sy Thursday February 28 6:30 A.M. Alma Fabie Arnold 8:00 A.M. Alberto Jimenez Friday February 29 6:30 A.M. Rudy Troya 8:00 A.M. Special Intention Saturday March 01 8:00 A.M. Elias & Dr. Tomisto Valeroso 5:00 P.M. Lola Mendoza Sunday March 02 9:15 A.M. St. Victor’s Alumni & Their Special Intentions 10:45 A.M. Dr. Philip Neri & Pat, Amelia & Connie Rapa 5:00 P.M. Deceased Members of the Huu Tran Family
Flowers
for the Altar THANK YOU to the family who donated monies that will go toward our EASTER FLOWERS – This weekend we celebrate the 18th birthday of Chrisele Trinidad. Happy Birthday wishes from Fiel & Susan Trinidad. Rest
in Peace St. Victor’s Parish Community would like to extend their sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of Crispina Blanco, Josephine Cronk, Joe Pardo and Conrado Rosal, Sr., who recently passed away.
MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER WEEKEND - FEBRUARY 29TH- MARCH 2ND Celebrate St. Valentine’s Day with a get-away weekend at the Sheraton in Milpitas. During this season of Lent, get closer to God and your spouse. Please contact parishioners, Sam & Cita Milan, @ 954-2352 or visit the website: www.wwme12.org . ITEMS
MISSING FROM THE HALL... Please check your cupboards or storage areas for the following items that are missing from St. Victor’s Hall [2 large kettles and 1 large tray from the warmer, approximately 9 inches by 20 inches and 6 inches deep]. If found, please return to the hall immediately. Thank you! THERE WILL
BE A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR ST. VICTOR’S DEVELOPMENT FUND. Thank
You THANK YOU to all the St. Victor’s School parents, who worked on the Spaghetti Dinner last Sunday. A very special thank you to Ross Hollenbeck...you are surely an “Italian Chef”...the food was excellent. To parishioner, Bill Neves, thanks for all of your “special” help! A standing ovation for our entertainers: Free Spirit (Rey Trevino and Mike Tatarakis) and West Coast Martial Arts. A bouquet of thanks to McDonald’s and Alsco for their generous donations for this event. A round of applause to all our U.n.I. Lord teens who came in on Saturday to set-up and came back on Sunday to serve and then clean-up afterwards. St. Victor’s Parish Community is proud of you. God has truly blessed St. Victor’s with wonderful parishioners and friends. Thanks to all who supported this function. For anyone that I may have forgotten – Thank you!
Alice Trigg CHECK IT
OUT! Please see the latest
addition of THE VALLEY CATHOLIC...page 27 has some news about a couple of
St. Victor’s School students, Monica Vu and Karl Valdez.
SOCIAL
JUSTICE NEWS... Please help St. Victor’s Girl Scout Troop 60291
earn their Girl Scout Bronze Award. They
will have a box in the vestibule to collect your old/used glasses until Sunday,
March16th. The girls are working in
association with the Lions Club, Kiwanis International and Milpitas Optometric
Group. Their goal is to collect 1000 pairs of glasses for the needy in Costa
Rica. Please contact the Rectory Office @ 251-7055 if you have any
questions, or visit www.girlscoutsnorcal.org
. ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY PROGRAM - The Easter Bonnets and Baskets Program provides new outfits, Easter baskets, small toys and food vouchers to needy families. (Items needed are: any size, packaged children’s socks and underwear, outfits suitable of Easter services – size 14 and under - dresses, slacks, sweaters for boys or girls, babies and toddlers also – Easter basket fillers such as candy, small toys, stickers and, toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo and soap.) To donate, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055. CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROGRAM – For information regarding the Refugee Resettlement Program, please
call 325-5274 or email [email protected]
. “Give me this water.”
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