Stained Glass

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 21-22, 2008

PETER’S PENCE 2008 COLLECTION FOR THE WORKS OF THE HOLY FATHER

Today our parish participates in the Peter’s Pence 2008 Collection for the Works of the Holy Father. Each year the Holy Father asks us to help him provide for our neediest brothers and sisters throughout the world – those who suffer due to war, oppression and natural disasters. Join the Holy Father in this act of justice and kindness. Please pray for the Holy Father and give generously to this special appeal. Extra envelopes are available in the pews.

Father Perata's Thankyou letter - click here

Mother of Perpetual Help Celebration

Please join the Fil-Am Association of St. Victor’s who invites everyone to continue with the celebration of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena.

June 21 6:00 P.M. Church

June 22 6:00 P.M. Chapel

June 23 6:30 P.M. Church

June 24 6:30 P.M. Church

June 25 6:30 P.M. Church

June 26 7:00 P.M. Church

June 27 7:00 P.M. Church

On June 28^th, a procession will take place at 4:30 P.M. followed by our Saturday 5:00 P.M. Mass. All are invited for fellowship in the hall after the Mass. For more information, please call 729-7228.

Our Prayers and Congratulations to Bishop Emeritus Pierre DuMaine, who celebrates the 30^th anniversary of his episcopal ordination on June 29^th. Bishop DuMaine also celebrated the 51^st anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Sunday, June 15^th.

SUMMER REMINDER TO OUR ALTAR SERVERS

If you are an altar server and scheduled to serve at Mass, you are expected at the altar to assist at that Mass. Whether it is a weekday or Sunday Mass, we need you. When you get your schedules from Mrs. Denzel, put the dates and times on your calendars. If you are unable to serve, please switch with another server or try to find a substitute. [The weekly reminder call from the Rectory Office is made only as a courtesy to you.] Parents are asked to aid their children in fulfilling this service. We sincerely THANK those who serve faithfully and help fill-in when needed.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

JUNE 28-29, 2008

SAINTS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

(VIGIL) ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 3:1-10,

GALATIANS 1:11-20, JOHN 21:15-19

(SUNDAY) ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 12:1-11,

2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8,17-18, MATTHEW 16:13-19

PLANNED GIVING NOTES

A Charitable Trust Can Increase your Income!

The IRS allows you to use a charitable trust to increase your income and reduce your taxes. The trust is especially useful for highly appreciated assets (real estate or securities). The trust can also be used to help loved ones with income after you have gone, but keep the principal from being spent unwisely.

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.

Save the Date! See Today’s Bulletin Insert!

Please join us as we say THANK YOU and offer our BEST WISHES to Father Lieu Vu after all Masses on Sunday, June 29^th, in the parish hall. We appreciate his service as vicar with us over the past two years.

Power Lab Vacation Bible School, during the week of July 21^st-25^th, (kindergarten through 6^th grade) will give our children a new enthusiasm for God’s Word – and for Jesus! We will engage the children with fun, and science-minded surprises; they’ll see amazing things happen. They’ll see that Jesus gives them the power to be thankful; help others; be brave; live forever; and tell others about God. For more information, or to help, contact Vickie Reed 251-0154. {DEADLINE for registration is this Monday, June 23^rd, as we need to order the supplies.}

Do You Have What We Need For Our Hyperspeed Games? Please check your homes, we need 5 each of child-sized wading pools, hula hoops, buckets, splash balls, hairdryers, ping-pong balls, beach balls, long dowels or broomsticks and leaf blowers, 15 spray bottles and 30 pool “noodles.” Items may be dropped off at the Rectory Office Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. If you would like your item(s) returned to you after VBS, please mark your name on it. For any questions, call Vickie Reed @ 251-0154.

VOCATION PRAYER: Jesus, we ask You to bless our parish and all those living their commitment to You as married couples, singles, sisters, priests, deacons and brothers. We pray that our young people may know their vocation and respond with enthusiasm and generosity of spirit. Increase the faith life of our parish and strengthen our family life. Bless our parish with many vocations. Grant, Lord, that faithfully sharing Your mission in this life, we may come together to share Your eternal life in heaven. Amen Archdiocese of Hartford

Mass Intentions for the Week

Monday June 23 8:00 A.M. In Honor of Fathers

Tuesday June 24 8:00 A.M. Tony & Rose Coelho

Wednesday June 25 8:00 A.M. Fenicula Baula

Thursday June 26 8:00 A.M. Steve, Henry & Ellio Malatesta

Friday June 27 8:00 A.M. Juanito Maglabe

Saturday June 28 8:00 A.M. Lina Peixoto

5:00 P.M. Evelyn DeBem

Sunday June 29 9:15 A.M. Jose Garcia

10:45 A.M. Theresa Goulart

12:15 P.M. Jess Kuizon

Banns of Marriage

Ryan Phillips & Marissha Perlas I

Prayer Requests

Please pray for the sick, seriously ill, and hospitalized members of our parish community, as well as those who are preparing for surgical procedures and tests, especially Kerry Bunger. We also pray for the speedy recovery of Mary Ruth Dargis, Frank Gallo and Tony Tabora.

Our Dearly Departed

St. Victor’s Parish Community would like to extend their sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Albert Infelise, who recently passed away.

Flowers for the Altar

This week’s Sanctuary flowers were donated by Pablo & Georgeen Orias

who will be celebrating their 36th Wedding Anniversary on June 28^th. Congratulations!

NEWS FROM CATECHITICAL MINISTRY

CM TEACHERS NEEDED. If you have a love for children and a desire to share your faith, Catechetical Ministry is in need of teachers for our fall session. Currently, we are looking for a 3^rd grade teacher for Wednesday classes and a 5^th grade co-teacher for Saturday classes, as well as aides for both Wednesdays and Saturdays. We are also in need of a 6^th grade teacher (facilitator) and High School Confirmation I facilitators (the facilitators are members of a core team that present to a smaller group). This is a big commitment and we ask you to please give it prayerful consideration. CM will train you. Please keep in mind, all volunteers now need to meet the following criteria in addition to being trained by CM: all must be fingerprinted, a Diocesan application completed to be kept on file, and an online Safe Environment Workshop, mandated by the Diocese must be completed. If you are interested, please call 251-0154 and leave a message. Although the CM Office is closed until August 15^th, we will be checking for messages through the summer and will contact you for an interview when we return. All fingerprint appointments must be set up through the CM Office and the Safe Environment Workshop information will be given when you come in to set up your appointment. The entire process may sound complicated, but is really very simple and well worth the effort. We look forward to hearing from you.

TEENS RETREAT – U.n.I. Lord Teen Group (high school) presents a 13-hour overnight retreat from Friday evening, July 25^th, at 8:00 P.M. until Saturday morning, July 26^th, at 9:00 A.M. Cost is $10.00. Reserve your space now by calling Sharron Hollenbeck @ 251-0154. Come join us on a journey of discovery!

St. victor’s fiesta

(October 4^th& 5^th) – Needs your help!

The FIESTA SILENT AUCTION is in need of LARGE BASKETS. Please drop them off at the Rectory Office.

The Silent Auction is looking for new chairpersons for next year. The current chair ladies would like to work with them this year in preparation for 2009. Please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055, if you are able to help with this very important part of the yearly FIESTA!

NEED A TAX DEDUCTION? HAVE A USED CAR IN GOOD WORKING ORDER? Why not donate it to this year’s FIESTA!!! Please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055. If we do get a car, we will have a LIVE auction for it prior to the drawing for the RAFFLE prizes.

Fiesta Entertainment – Are you a talented individual or group who would like to be included in this year’s entertainment at St. Victor’s FIESTA? If so, please call Alice @ 928-1630. Also, if you know a professional entertainment group, who would be interested in donating their talent to this year’s FIESTA, please call Alice.

Would you like to see your NAME or BUSINESS on display? Why not sponsor a booth at this year’s FIESTA? For a donation of $120.00 your name/business will be displayed for all to see, while you are helping to defray the cost of booth rentals. For all the details, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.

SOCIAL JUSTICE NOTES...

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR ST. VICTOR’S ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY.

NEEDY FAMILY. There is a family in our parish community in need of a dinette/kitchen table and chairs. If you are able to help, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.

“What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light: what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.”

BULLETIN ARCHIVE