Stained Glass

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 27-28, 2009

Father Michael called this week and sends his regards to everyone.  He has just about finished all of his training and expects to be on his way to Afghanistan very soon.  Please keep him and all of our military personnel in your prayers.

 

SECOND COLLECTION TODAY FOR ST. VICTOR’S ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY

Today’s second collection is for our St. Vincent de Paul Society.  Please help our volunteers help the needy of our own neighborhood.  Thank you!

 

REMINDER:  All Parish Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3rd.  Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. (First Friday Mass).

 

First Friday Adoration and Mass

Please join us at the Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, July 3rd.  Our 24-hour Adoration begins in the Chapel after Friday’s 8:00 A.M. Mass.  Our First Friday Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 P.M. in the Church.

 

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY HELP NEEDED

CM is looking for those who are interested in sharing their faith, time and talents with our Junior High and High School students.  This is a weekly commitment for Junior High, and twice a month for High School Confirmation students.  Please prayerfully consider this most important ministry (Training is provided.)  For more information, please leave a message for Sharron Hollenbeck or Angela Giampaoli in the Catechetical Ministry Office @ 251-0165.

 

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.

 

PLANNED GIVING NOTES

Your Friend, the Codicil...

You can easily change your will to benefit St. Victor’s Parish. All you need to do is have a codicil that adds to or modifies something in your will.  Codicils are effective, inexpensive and easy.

If you want to know more about this, the Diocese can provide free assistance.  Call Robert Serventi @ 983-0168, or write to him at: Diocese of San Jose, The Chancery, 1150 N. First St., Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112-4966.

 

For information or an application to St. Victor’s School, please visit www.school.stvictor.org .

 

SCRIPTURE READINGS

JULY 4-5, 2009

EZEKIEL 2:2-5

2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10

MARK 6:1-6

 

Filipiniana Dinner Dance

The Fil-Am Association cordially invites you to their Filipiniana Dinner Dance on Saturday, August 1st, in the Parish Hall from 6:30 P.M. to midnight.  This is an annual fund-raising event chaired by Dan & Thelma Boac (258-6276) for the benefit of St. Victor’s Church.  Come and enjoy a night of a sumptuous catered buffet dinner, entertainment and dancing to the music of Joe Alvarez.  For ticket information, please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055.

 

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, or to commemorate a birthday, baptism, 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 Parish Office @ 251-7055.

 

St. victor’s fiesta (October 3rd & 4th) – Needs your help!

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

New or “Gently Used” stuffed animals are needed for the Games Prize Booth.  They also may be taken to the Rectory Office.

NEED A TAX DEDUCTION? HAVE A USED CAR IN GOOD WORKING ORDER?  Why not donate it to this year’s FIESTA!!!  Please call the Parish 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 the Parish Office @ 251-7055.  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 $125.00 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 Parish Office @ 251-7055.

A chairperson is needed for our tri-tip BBQ.   If you are able to help, please call Jerry Lunger @ 259-5765 ASAP. 

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to everyone who joined our celebration in honor of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. THANK YOU for your devotion, support and generosity.

                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 the Parish Office @ 251-7055.

Mass Intentions for the Week  

Monday             June     29         8:00 A.M.          In Honor of Fathers

Tuesday            June     30         8:00 A.M.          Luciano & Amparo Jaramillo

Wednesday       July      01         8:00 A.M.          Paciencia Tanedo

Thursday           July      02         8:00 A.M.          Feliza S. Cura

Friday               July      03         8:00 A.M.          Deceased Members of the Tran Family

                                                7:30 P.M.          Leona Dasalla

Saturday           July      04         8:00 A.M.          Joseph Jeremy Guerrero

                                                5:00 P.M.          Alice Brady                                                       (Father Lim)

Sunday             July      05         7:00 A.M.          For the Parishioners of St. Victor Parish             (Father Phan)

                                                8:00 A.M.          Deceased, Priests, Sisters, Brothers & Clergy    (Father Lim)

                                                9:15 A.M.          St. Victor’s Alumni & Their Special Intentions      (Father Perata)

                                               10:45 A.M.         Peter Can Vu                                                     (Visiting Priest)

                                               12:15 P.M.         Minnie Jimenez Ramirez                         (Carmelites)

 

Banns of Marriage

Michael Trojillo  & Maria Valera II

 

Our Sympathy and Prayers

St. Victor’s Parish Community would like to extend their sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of Andrew Cole, Donald Farina, Luz Gloria Fermil and Joaquin Tolentino, who recently passed away.

 

Altar Flower Dedications

This week’s Sanctuary flowers were donated by Sam and Cita Milan, who are celebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary (Congratulations and God Bless), and in thanksgiving for blessings received by the Ramones family.

 

SAVE THE DATES - 8th GRADE WASHINGTON D.C. FUND-RAISERS

Come join us for a friendly evening of BINGO on Friday, July 10th.  The doors open at 5:00 P.M., Early Bird Games from 6:30-7:00 P.M. with the Regular Games starting at 7:00 P.M.  Food, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase while you play.  Payouts for Regular Games will be $250.00 per game. Simultaneous bingos will split payouts evenly.  All players must be 18 years of age with ID. 

ALUMNI 3-ON-3 BBALL TOURNEY – on Saturday, August 8th, from 8:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.  Cost is $15.00 per person.  Check out the website for information and registration: http://svalumnibball.blogspot.com .

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE NOTES...

NEEDY FAMILY.  There is a family in our parish area in need of several dressers, a bed and a table and chairs.  If you are able to help, please call the Parish Office @ 251-1740.  THANK YOU to the parishioner that recently donated a dresser to the family in need.

YOUR HELP IS REQUESTED. Marie Yeap, a high school student and alumni from St. Victor’s, will participate this summer in a weeklong immersion experience here in San Jose.  She is asking for donations of bags of rice and beans and school backpacks (new or gently used) and supplies, which will be distributed by Catholic Charities to newly arrived immigrants.  The donations of rice and beans may be dropped off in the box in the vestibule labeled, Help Marie Donate Rice and Beans.  School backpacks and supplies may be taken to the Rectory Office.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROGRAM. The Golden Gateway program seeks isolated low-income seniors.  The staff provides in-home assessments and follow-up.  For information see www.catholiccharitiesscc.org (Behavioral Health Services) or contact Barbara Arnoldussen @ 295-5288 x231.

 

Juan Diego Society representatives will be speaking to us for a few minutes at each Mass the weekend of July 11th & 12th.  They will also have materials regarding their services and needs available for you to take home after Mass.  Feel free to stop by and ask any questions that you may have.

 

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND FOR ST. VICTOR’S DEVELOPMENT FUND.

 

A WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication and nourish the spirituality in your marriage.  The next local weekend is October 9th-11th in Mountain View.  For more information or to register, please call Paul & Stephanie Francois @ 287-3996 or visit www.rekindleyourmarriage.org .

RETROUVAILLE is a confidential program for couples struggling to maintain healthy marriages.  The next program available is August 21st-23rd and includes a series of post sessions for ongoing support.  For more information or to register, please go to www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call Martin & Joanna @ 605-4998.

Brochures from Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of San Jose are available in the vestibule of the Church regarding the following topics: I’m Catholic, Can I Be Cremated? , How Will You Be Remembered? , What To Do When A Loved One Dies, and Are You Dealing With The Death Of A Loved One? (End-of –Life and Grief Care Resources).  

 

“I will praise You, Lord, for You have rescued me.” (Psalm 30)

 
BULLETIN ARCHIVE

June 20-21, 2009

June 13-14, 2009

June 6-7, 2009

May 30-31, 2009

May 23-24, 2009

May 16-17, 2009

May 9-10, 2009

May 2-3, 2009

April 25-26, 2009

April 18-19, 2009

April 11-12, 2009

April 4-5, 2009

March 28-29, 2009

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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