22nd
Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 30-31,2008
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SECOND COLLECTION TODAY FOR ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETYToday’s
second collection is for St. Victor’s St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please help
our volunteers help the needy members of our parish community.
Thank you! From
the Pastor’s Pen Now that summer is drawing to a close and the life of the parish and school is returning to normal, I would like to emphasize three upcoming liturgies at St. Victor’s: September 6th at 11:00 A.M., the Healing Mass for our aged and ill parishioners and all Catholics in need of prayers and the sacraments. Feel free to invite your Catholic friends and family members from other parishes to this Mass as well. September 21st at the 12:15 P.M. Mass, the Welcome Mass for the two new priests and my installation as pastor by Msgr. Fran Cilia, Vicar General of the San Jose Diocese. Even if you aren’t able to attend the Mass, please stop by the reception afterwards, which will be in the best St. Victor tradition of lots of food for everyone. November 1st-7th a Parish Mission on the Saints by Fr. Kevin Joyce. He will preach at all Masses on All Saints and All Souls Days and then give three evening talks on November 3rd, 5th and 7th. His talks have been enthusiastically received elsewhere in the Diocese and I’m thrilled that he offered to come to St. Victor’s and lead our parish mission. As always, I am thankful to God
and to all of you for your warm welcome of Fr. Paul and myself these first
couple of months. Not many young
pastors get the opportunity to lead a big, friendly, well-running parish such as
Fr. Perata left to me and I am very happy to be here.
Fr. Michael
Hendrickson Labor Day Prayer: Help us dear God to remember that our work is a share in Yours and that we create along with You. Bless our efforts and assist those who need jobs and cannot find them. Mass
on Monday, September 1th, will be celebrated at 8:00 A.M.
All parish offices will be closed. You
Are Invited Everyone is
invited to the installation of Father Michael Hendrickson as pastor on Sunday,
September 21st, at the 12:15 P.M. Mass. A welcome reception for
Fathers Michael Hendrickson and Paul-Cuong Phan will be held in the hall and on
the parish grounds after Mass. *Your
help is needed, please call Alice @ 928-1630 (days).*
SHARED SCRIPTURE STUDY The morning
session of Shared Scripture will begin on Thursday, September 11th,
after the 8:00 A.M. Mass in the parish center.
We will discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday.
Everyone is welcome. Please
call Sister Noreen for more information @ 251-7055. The evening
session of Shared Scripture will begin meeting on Thursday, September 11th.
Our meetings last from 7:30-9:30 P.M.
We meet in the large room of the parish center (the library).
We will be
reading St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.
For more information, please call Mary Morris @ 251-7055. SCRIPTURE
READINGS SEPTEMBER 6-7, 2008 EZEKIEL 33:7-9 ROMANS 13:8-10 MATTHEW 18:15-20
REMINDER: The Sunday 5:00 P.M. Mass will
resume on Sunday, September 14th.
PLANNED GIVING NOTES
Remember St. Victor’s Parish In Your Plans It is easy to
remember St. Victor’s Parish in your estate plans, wills, trusts, insurance
policies, or retirement plans. Please
use the following wording: “To the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose, a
California Corporation sole, for the benefit of St. Victor’s Parish.” 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.
First Friday Adoration and Mass – September 5th Please join us
for our 24-hour Adoration following Friday’s 8:00 A.M. Mass in the Chapel.
First Friday Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 P.M. in the Church.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA for whom?
Maybe for you? We welcome interested adults to join our
faith community. If you are not Baptized Baptized in another faith tradition Baptized Catholic, but in need of Confirmation and Eucharist RCIA offers a
process, which welcomes interested persons to join in full communion with our
Catholic Community. The process will begin on
September 16th.
If you are interested in becoming a part of the process or know of
someone who might be, please leave a message for Sister Noreen @ 251-7055.
God may be calling you this year to take the steps needed to really be a
participating member of our Catholic Community. Just maybe – RCIA is for you!
Sacrament of the Sick and Mass The Sacrament of
the Sick will be celebrated at an 11:00 A.M. Mass on Saturday, September 6th.
You are invited to consider this Mass for yourself or for a friend who
might benefit from the anointing.
Those of any age with a chronic illness
Anyone undergoing surgery or medical treatment
Those seeking strength in body, mind or spirit LUNCHEON –
Everyone is invited to a simple lunch in the hall after the Mass.
This lunch is provided by the Eucharistic Ministers to the
Sick and members of our Parish Community.
LITURGY MINISTERS MEETING All current and
interested ministers are urged to join us for the training session on Wednesday,
September 24th, at 7:00 P.M. in the Church.
The evening will consist of evening prayer, a talk by Melissa Broom,
liturgist at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, and ministry-specific
training for our ushers, lectors, musicians, and Eucharistic ministers.
Refreshments will be provided. Parishioners
who are interested in becoming a liturgical minister at St. Victor’s are
requested to first contact the appropriate coordinator listed on the front of
the bulletin prior to this meeting. Teen/Young
Adult Choir – Join Us!
The
Sunday 5:00 P.M. Choir invites all teens and young adults interested in singing
with them to attend their practice on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00 P.M.
(please see Rose Tice), or contact the Catechetical Ministry Office @ 251-0154
for more information. Flowers for
the Altar
This week’s Sanctuary flowers were donated in celebration of the
blessings received during the 65 years of marriage between Leoncio and Gliceria
Cardema from their sons, daughter, grandchildren and family.
Mass
Intentions for the Week Monday September 01 8:00 A.M. Reynaldo D. Nabong Tuesday September 02 8:00 A.M. Deceased Members of the Huu Tran Family Wednesday September 03 8:00 A.M. Jesus Madreza Thursday September 04 8:00 A.M. Robert Cepeda Friday September 05 8:00 A.M. Gracy Luppens 7:30 P.M. Reynaldo D. Nabong Saturday September 06 8:00 A.M. Robert Cepeda 5:00 P.M. Cezar M. Uytingco Sunday September 07 9:15 A.M. Mary Perata 10:45 A.M. Dr. Philip Neri & Pat, Amelia & Connie Rapa 12:15 P.M. Olive OliveraBanns of Marriage
Quang Duong & Hong Dinh I Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary to Esmie & Maritess Del Rosario! NEWS FROM
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY REGISTRATION
INFORMATION.
Catechetical Ministry (CM)
registration will be held Thursday & Friday, September 4th
& 5th, from 4:00-8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 6th,
from 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. and Sunday, September 7th, from 8:00
A.M.-2:00 P.M. in the parish center. All
those who will be signing-up their student(s) to receive the Sacraments of
Reconciliation (Confession), First Communion or Confirmation must bring an
original or a copy for their child’s BAPTISMAL certificate (it will be
returned to you at the time you register).
No child will be registered for a sacrament class without their
Baptismal certificate. Please see
the following for information needed to register your student(s) for CM
classes on the dates given above. THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN REGISTERING YOUR STUDENT(S) FOR CATECHETICAL
MINISTRY CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 2008: For those who will be registering
young people for our CM program, you will need to complete Emergency/Family Agreement Form(s) for each student attending our
program. This form must be completed every year and handed in at the
time of registration in September. For
your convenience, you may print the form from our Website,
http://www.parish.stvictor.org/catechism.html
.
Please scroll down to CM Handbook and open it.
The “Emergency Form” and “Family Agreement Form” are near the
end of the handbook. Print as many as needed for the amount of students you
have. PLEASE be sure you have
the following on your “Emergency Form:” complete names, addresses and telephone numbers
for your student’s dentist, doctor, two Emergency Contacts as well as complete
name, address telephone number and working hours for each parent’s employer.
This includes “step-parents.”
These forms will also be available at the time you register if you do
not have access to a computer. It
is important to note that these forms must
be kept current at all times. As with any
school, new emergency forms must
be filled out each year and kept
current throughout the year. It
is no different for our program. We
have found that indeed we needed information from a few of them this past
school year and unfortunately found that they were NOT
kept current. This delays the
emergency process. We realize that
this form is time consuming, but we ask your cooperation in filling in this
information properly and completely, and then presenting it to us at the time
you register your student(s) for CM classes.
If you are registering your
returning 2nd year student(s) for sacraments (student must have
already completed their first basic year of Catechism), please
remember to bring their BAPTISMAL
certificates, as NO
student(s) will be registered without it.
No exceptions will be made. If you are registering someone else’s student(s) for CM classes (i.e.,
niece, nephew, grandchild, friend), please remember that you MUST
have written permission from the parent to do so.
We cannot register the student without this permission.
This also means, you must make sure that you have the completed
Emergency/Family Agreement Forms for these student(s).
Please bring your completed forms with you when you register your
student(s) for CM Classes the first
weekend in September 2008. 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 3rd grade teacher for Wednesday classes and a 5th grade co-teacher for Saturday classes, as well as aides for both Wednesdays and Saturdays. We are also in need of a 6th 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 251-0165 and leave a message. Although the CM Office is closed until August 15th, 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.
St. victor’s fiesta
(October
4th& 5th) – Needs your help! 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! The FIESTA Silent Auction is in need of LARGE
BASKETS. Please drop them off at 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 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 Parish Office @ 251-7055. Game Builder/Repair Person(s) Needed. If you are handy with wood and tools, we need your help with building a couple of new games and/or repairing some of last year’s games. Please call the Parish Office @ 251-7055. Raffle – Don’t forget
to turn in your tickets stubs and monies for the Early Bird Drawings for $50.00
worth of $CRIP gift certificates of your choice, which will begin the weekend of
September 6th & 7th.
And still be eligible to win the $10,000.00 at the Fiesta!
For your convenience, you may drop them off at the Rectory Office, or
place them in the collection basket at THERE WILL BE
A SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND
“Whoever
wishes to come after Me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me.”
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