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St. Victor Parish is going to
have a unique worship service this Lent. We
are going to celebrate Tenebrae (pronounced “TEN-ah-bray”), which is the
Latin word for “shadows.” Tenebrae
is an ancient Holy Week service that commemorates in dramatic fashion the
betrayal, abandonment and agony of Our Lord’s Passion by the use of light and
darkness, psalms, readings and hymns. Our
12:15 P.M. Mass choir is going to lead us in this service this Monday,
March 30th, from 7:30-8:30 P.M. in the church.
All parishioners are encouraged to join us that evening for this rarely
conducted liturgy.
Father Hendrickson
SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND FOR OUR
ST. VINCENT
de PAUL SOCIETY
Today’s second collection is
for St. Victor’s St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Please help our volunteers help our neighbors in need.
Thank you!
ANNUAL DIOCESAN
APPEAL
Growing in
Faith Together
As the final weeks of
ADA
approaches, a group of concerned volunteer parishioners will be telephoning our
regular contributors who have not yet responded to this year’s Appeal, beginning
this Sunday, March 29th. If
you are called, please respond politely and generously.
For your convenience, you may make your pledge by phone.
It will be confirmed by mail from the Diocese.
MANY THANKS to those who have already pledged.
Please wait for your statements from the Diocese and mail payments
directly to them, as the bookkeeping is done there.
Thank you!
ADULT PARISH RECONCILIATION SERVICE
All parishioners
are invited to an Adult Parish Reconciliation Service on Wednesday, April 1st,
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.
ADULT CONFIRMATION
Sign-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 April 13th-May 18th.
The sacrament of Confirmation will take place on May 31st, at
St. Joseph
’s Cathedral. Registration
deadline is this Monday, March 30th.
SHARED SCRIPTURE STUDY
The evening session of Shared Scripture meets on
Thursdays at 7:30 P.M. We meet in
the large room of the parish center (the library).
In union with the Church’s, “Year of St. Paul,” we will begin
reading his letter to the Philippians. Come
join us and get to know
St. Paul
in his own words.
SCRIPTURE
READINGS
APRIL 4-5, 2009
PALM SUNDAY
ISAIAH 50:4-7
PHILIPPIANS 2:6-11
MARK 14:1-15:47
PLANNED GIVING NOTES
Give Your House
To St. Victor’s Parish And Live In It Too!
Yes, you can make a charitable
gift of your house to St. Victor’s Parish and still live in it for the
remainder of you and your spouse’s life. In
addition, you receive a nice tax deduction.
If you want to know more about
this, the Diocese can provide free assistance.
Call Robert Serventi @ 983-0168, or write to him at:
900 Lafayette St., Suite 301
,
Santa Clara
,
CA
95050
.
Donations to the Church may be made
monthly by credit card or checking account transfers.
Parish Pay is now available at St. Victor’s.
You may access the web site @ www.stvictor.org and click on DONATE or call toll-free @ 1-866-727-4741 and
give them the information over the phone. If
you have any questions, you may also call Alice at the Parish Office @ 251-7055.
Lenten Service Schedule
This Monday, 03/30/09
Tenebrae at 7:30 P.M.
This
Wednesday, 04/01/09
Adult Parish
Reconciliation Service at 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, 04/04/09
Confessions:
3:30-4:30 P.M.
Mass 5:00 P.M.
(Palms)
Sunday, 04/05/09 Palm
Sunday
Regular Sunday
Schedule – Palms at all Masses
Monday-Wednesday
of Holy Week – 04/06-04/08/09
Masses:
6:30 and 8:00 A.M.
Thursday,
04/09/09, Holy Thursday
NO morning service
Celebration
of the Lord’s Supper
Mass:
7:30 P.M. (Choir)
Adoration
9:00 P.M.-Midnight in the hall
Friday,
04/10/09, Good Friday
NO morning service
Stations
of the Cross: 12:00 noon
Celebration
of the Lord’s Passion (Choir): 1:30 P.M.
Celebration
of the Lord’s Passion: 7:30 P.M.
There
will be a special collection for the Holy Land
during
the Communion Services.
Confessions:
12:00 noon-3:00 P.M. &
7:00-8:00 P.M.
THE
PARISH OFFICE WILL CLOSE AT NOON
ON
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, AND WILL BE CLOSED
ALL
DAY ON EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 13TH.
Saturday,
04/11/09, Holy Saturday
Confessions:
2:00-4:00 P.M.
NO 8:00 A.M. or 5:00 P.M. Mass
Easter
Vigil Service (Mass): 8:00
P.M. (Choir)
Sunday,
04/12/09, Easter
Masses:
7:00, 8:00, 9:15 & 10:45 A.M. (Choir) and 12:15 P.M.
NO evening Mass.
Hall
set up for overflow of Masses
FAST AND ABSTINENCE - The
Fridays of Lent are days of
abstinence for everyone
14 years or older.
That means
NO MEAT.
{Good Friday, April 10th, will
be a day of fast and abstinence.
That means only
one full meal for those 18 to 59 and no meat for anyone 14 years or
older.} The faithful should not
excuse themselves lightly from these observances.
FRIDAY EVENING SERVICES - Please join us this Friday evening for
Stations of the Cross and Benediction beginning at
6:30 P.M. followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30
P.M. in the Church. Our
Twenty-Four Hour Adoration will be held after Friday’s 8:00
A.M. Mass until after Saturday’s 8:00 A.M. Mass in the Chapel.
Lenten Reminders: All the faithful, after they have participated in First
Communion, are obliged to share in Communion at least once a year during the
Easter season (First Sunday of Lent until Trinity Sunday). Guidelines for
reception of Communion are printed on the inside front cover of our Missals.
The faithful who are old enough to understand that they have sinned are
obligated to confess serious sins at least once a year.
It is recommended that venial sins also be confessed.
Mass
Intentions for the Week
Monday
March 30
6:30 A.M.
Thanksgiving
8:00 A.M.
Genevieve Manfredo
Tuesday
March 31
6:30 A.M.
Lucia Vang Nguyen
8:00 A.M.
Estanieslao Alegado
Wednesday
April 01
6:30 A.M. Feliza S. Cura
8:00 A.M.
Thanksgiving
Thursday
April 02
6:30 A.M. Jennifer Yen
Chow
8:00 A.M.
Thanksgiving
Friday
April 03
6:30 A.M.
Pedro Dawana
8:00 A.M.
Sam & Marie Tusco
7:30 P.M.
Special Intentions of the Richard Perrin Family
Saturday
April 04
8:00 A.M. Kevin Smith
5:00 P.M.
Madelyne Nguyen
(Father Lim)
Sunday
April 05
7:00 A.M.
For the Parishioners of St. Victor Parish
(Father Phan)
8:00 A.M.
John Vu
(Father Phan)
9:15 A.M.
St.
Victor’s Alumni & Their Special Intentions
(Father Hendrickson)
10:45 A.M. Terry Sharp
(Father Lim)
12:15 P.M. Anna Maria Thao
Nguyen
(Carmelites)
5:00 P.M.
Maria Trejo
(Father Hendrickson)
PILGRIMAGE TO OUR
LADY OF GUADALUPE & GUADALAJARA
You are invited to come to the
meeting regarding information about the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in
Mexico City
&
Guadalajara
from August 17th-24th.
The meeting will be held this Sunday, March 29th, from
2:30-4:00 P.M. in the small room of the parish center.
For further information, please call Father Lim @ 251-7055.
EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS NEEDED
Donations for the Altar Society Flowers may be made in our EASTER
FLOWER envelopes located on the tables inside the Church and in the
vestibule. Your contribution will
help defray some of the expenses used for beautifying the Church at this time of
the year. Please place these
envelopes in the collection basket, or drop them by the Rectory Office.
Thank you.
ALTAR SOCIETY FLORAL SERVICE
The Altar Society offers
parishioners an opportunity to provide flowers for our Sanctuary as a memorial
or tribute gift. It might be in
memory of a deceased loved one, in thanksgiving, or to commemorate a birthday,
baptism, marriage, anniversary, etc. In return for a minimum $100.00 gift, the
Altar Society will arrange for the floral display on the date(s) specified and
will see that an acknowledgment appears in the Parish Bulletin for the
corresponding week. For more
information or to order this floral service, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.
SEDER HELP NEEDED.
Waiters, waitresses, cookie bakers, potato bakers and general help is
needed for Wednesday, April 8th, for St. Victor’s annual SEDER
supper. If you can help in any way,
please call
Alice
@ 251-7055. Thank you!
Attention all high school teens
Join over 200 teens from the Diocese of San Jose for Tahoe ’09 Back
to the Future from June 15th-19th.
Cost is $300 (includes $100.00 deposit, bus transportation, lodging, 11
meals, a T-shirt and group photo). Scholarships
are available. Please contact
Sharron Hollenbeck in the Catechetical Ministry Office @ 251-0154 for more
information. Deadline to
register for this event is March 31st.
IMPORTANT
USHERS MEETING...
will
be held on Tuesday, March 31st, @ 7:00 P.M. in Room 8 of the School.
All ushers are asked to attend.
SOCIAL
JUSTICE NOTES...
GET ON THE BUS is a
program that will take over 1000 children from cities throughout the state to
visit their mothers in prison (Chowchilla,
Ventura
and
Corona
,
CA
and
Ontario
,
Canada
) on May 8th. This is
free transportation for the children and their caregivers.
This program is sponsored by our Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
Financial donations are needed. Please
call Sister Noreen Driscoll, CSJ, at the Rectory Office (251-7055) for more
information.
NEEDY FAMILIES.
Our St. Vincent de Paul volunteers are working with several families in
need of twin beds. If you are able
to help, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.
SCRIP UPDATE
$CRIP gift certificates will be
available after Masses next weekend (except Sunday 7:00 & 8:00 A.M.)
for all of your Easter holiday shopping, dining and gift-giving needs.
You purchase the gift certificate at face value – there is no extra
cost to you! And, the store, merchant and/or restaurant makes a donation to St.
Victor’s School. For more
information regarding the $CRIP program, please call the School Office @
251-1740. [This is the last after
Mass $CRIP sales before Easter!]
THERE
WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND
FOR ST. VICTOR
’S DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Your Attention, Please! The City of
San Jose
will be doing some work at Sierra & Piedmont Roads this Monday.
Please drive carefully and follow all signs and directions.
“I
have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” (John 12:28)
BULLETIN ARCHIVE
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March
21-22, 2009
March
14-15, 2009
March
7-8, 2009
Feb
28-Mar 1, 2009
February
21-22, 2009
February
14-15, 2009
February
7-8, 2009
January
31- February 1, 2009
January
24-25, 2009
January
17-18, 2009
January
10-11, 2009
January
3-4, 2009
December
27-28, 2008
December
20-21, 2008
December
13-14, 2008
December
6-7, 2008
November
29-30, 2008
November
22-23, 2008
November
15-16, 2008
November
8-9, 2008
November
1-2, 2008
October
25-26, 2008
October
18-19, 2008
October
11-12, 2008
October
4-5, 2008
September
27-28, 2008
September
20-21, 2008
September
13-14, 2008
September
6-7, 2008
August
30-31, 2008
August
23-24, 2008
August
16-17, 2008
August
9-10, 2008
August
2-3, 2008
July
26-27, 2008
July
19-20, 2008
July
12-13, 2008
July
5-6, 2008
June
28-29, 2008
June
21-22, 2008
June
14-15, 2008
June
7-8, 2008
May
31-June 1, 2008
May
24-25, 2008
May
17-18, 2008
May
10-11, 2008
May
3-4, 2008
April
26-27, 2008
April
19-20, 2008
April
12-13, 2008
April
5-6, 2008
March
29-30, 2008
March
22-23, 2008
March
15-16, 2008
March
8-9, 2008
March
1-2, 2008
February
23-24, 2008
February
16-17, 2008
February
9-10, 2008
February
2-3, 2008
January 26-27, 2008
January 19-20, 2008
January
12-13, 2008
January
5-6, 2008
December
29-30, 2007
December
22-23, 2007
December
15-16, 2007
December
8-9, 2007
December
1-2, 2007
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