February 1, 2014 Weekly Bulletin

ST. GABRIEL PARISH BULLETIN, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Parish Center 2559 - 40th Ave. 731-6161
Fax Number 731-1270
Website: www.sgparish.org
Office Business Hours: Monday—Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm, (Closed for lunch, 12pm to 1pm)
Open for Meetings, 9:00am to 9:00pm, Monday—Friday
Parish School 2550 - 41st Ave. 566-0314
San Francisco, California 94116
*PASTORAL STAFF/
ADMINISTRATION
Rev. Thomas Hamilton, Pastor
Rev. Paul Zirimenya
In Residence
Rev. David Schunk
In Residence
Rev. Thomas Parenti
Weekend Supply Priest
Sr. M. Pauline Borghello, R.S.M.
School Principal
Nancy Becerra
Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
Mr. Matthew A. Shea
Pastoral Associate
Homebound, Hospitalized & RCIA
731-9918
Mrs. Jaclyn Tarrant
Youth & Confirmation Minister
731-0650
[email protected]
Mr. Rod Davis
Custodian
PARISH CENTER SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs. Cheryl Bailey
Parish/School Bookkeeper
Ms. Pat Buley & Mrs. Mary Dante
Parish Secretaries
[email protected]
Business Hours: 9 am to 4 pm M-F
Closed for lunch: 12 pm to 1pm
Mrs. Angela Zullinger
Music Minister/Choir Director
Mr. Rob Grant
Music Minister [Sat. 5:00 pm]
Mr. John Hurst
Music Minister [Sun. 10:00 am]
Mr. David Lorentz
Music Minister [Sun. 5:30 pm]
Mrs. Nancy Porter
Wedding Rehearsal Coordinator
This is YOUR P[rish!!!
ST. GABRIEL PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
As a worshipping, believing, and caring community, St. Gabriel Parish
participates in the mission of Jesus Christ, remembered most intensely at Sunday Assembly through proclamation of The Word and the
sharing of the Eucharistic Meal. This Community so nourished lives
its faith in prayer, education and outreach.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Saturday Vigil Masses: 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM
Weekday Masses: 8:30 AM– Monday through Saturday
Communal Reconciliation Service: every first Saturday at 3:30 pm in
the church with individual confession and absolution.
Individual Reconciliation (Confession): By appointment with any priest.
Infant Baptism: Please contact the Parish Center to schedule baptism
preparation if needed. Baptism is administered any Sunday at
1:30 pm.
Marriage: Please contact the Parish Center at least six [6] months prior
to the proposed wedding date.
First Communion, Sunday School, Adult Education, Anointing of
the Sick, R.C.I.A., Confirmation: Please call 415-731-6161.
for the proper director.
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Then please fill out this form and drop it in the collection basket, or leave it at the Parish Center Office.
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FEBRUARY 1ST, 2015
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
WORLD DAY
FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
SUNDAY, FEBRURY 1, 2015
Thank you so much!
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
TO CONSECRATED LIFE
Dear Friends,
Faithful God,
Just a brief note to thank you all so much for your good
wishes, prayers and cards,.I am grateful. Thanks too to
our “in-a-pinch” group of our school, they have provided
some wonderful meals in recent days...we have great
cooks in our parish!
Surgery has been moved up and is now scheduled for
tomorrow, Monday, February 2nd and I will ask for your
prayers for a quick recovery and to fulfill my hopes of
presiding at the Easter Vigil.
Once again, thanks to all of you for your prayerful support. I am grateful.
With love and prayers for all of you, always!
Father Tom
HELP FOR FATHER TOM
You may have heard, Fr. Tom Hamilton is in need of
some assistance. We ask that you keep him in your prayers. The St. Gabriel School Parent Organization’s In A
Pinch has created a meal calendar with the website
“Lotsa Helping Hands” to organize dinners for Fr. Tom
over the next several weeks. It is a wonderful feeling to
share and we hope you will join us in this endeavor.
Please
email
Tina
O’Sullivan
at
[email protected]. She will give you access to the community website “Help for Father Tom.” You will then go to
the web address provided, create a password, and gain
access to the calendar. Once you select a day to help,
you will be given meal and delivery instructions. If you
have any questions, please email or call Tina 415-7560404.
We celebrate your fidelity and love for your Church.
You bless us and call us into a covenant with you,
with Jesus, and with the Hoy Spirit.
Mary accepted this covenant,
offering herself as your blessed handmaid.
You entrusted her with your Son, Jesus,
and in turn she became our mother too.
Like Jesus and Mary, bless us with a trusting spirit
that we might serve you faithfully.
Inspire men and women to dedicate their lives to you
through the consecrated life.
Help us to invite, encourage and support
men and women to serve the Church.
Blessed are we as we seek to live our lives
in holiness and integrity.
We offer this prayer in the name of Jesus and his
Blessed Mother in union with the Holy Spirit.
Amen
SANDWICH SUNDAY
This Sunday, February 1, 2015 is
Sandwich Sunday. What better way
to start the year by helping our less
fortunate brothers and sisters.
Please bring wrapped sandwiches for
the needy. Members of St. Vincent de
Paul Society will be outside church
before and after the morning Masses
to receive your donations. Please do your best to get
your sandwiches in by 12:30 PM. Your generosity is always greatly appreciated. Cash donations are also welcome.
BAPTISMAL PREP. CLASS
Baptismal Preparation Classes are scheduled
once a month in the Parish Center at St. Gabriel.
Completion of class is required before a baptismal date can be scheduled. The next class will
be held on Saturday, February 14th, 2015 at 10:45 AM in
the Parish Center. There will be no NEW Baptisms
scheduled until after Easter Sunday, April 5th. Please call
415-731-6161 to sign up or email:
[email protected]
READINGS, FEBRUARY 8, 2015
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147
1 Cor 9:16-19,
22-23; Mk 1:29-39
VOCATION CROSS PROGRAM
The Vocations Committee would like to thank the Nora
Soleto-Kury for being the guardian of the cross for the
month of January. For the month of January, 2015, the
cross will be in the home of Edgar and Angienette Estonina and family. Edgar and Angienette will receive the
cross at the 10:00am Mass, today, Sunday, February
1st. Each month, we will invite a parishioner or family to
receive this special cross, and pray each day the Prayer
for Vocations that is attached to the cross and we
encourage all parishioners to pray for vocations on a
regular basis. If you would like to take part in this program, contact Mary Fogarty at 415-681-7286, or email
her at: [email protected]
ST. GABRIEL
SCHOOL NEWS
SCHOOL TOUR
FALL/2015 APPLICATIONS
Excellence in Education: Interested in enrolling your child
at St. Gabriel in the Fall 2015? Learn about our school by
taking a tour! See classes, computer lab, Science Discovery Center, kindergarten enrichment program, extended
care facilities and more. Our next school tour is this
Thursday, February 5th at 8:30am. Reservations are
required and can be made by emailing the school at
[email protected] or calling 415-566-0314. Information about St. Gabriel School is also available in the
School Rack in the Church vestibule, on our website at
www.stgabrielsf.com, or by emailing or calling the school.
CRAB DINNER DANCE AND RAFFLE
On February 28, 2015 - for St. Gabriel Parent Organization’s Annual Crab Dinner Dance will take place. The
event is from 6:00pm to 11:00pm and is for adults only
(21 and over). Enjoy fresh cold and warm crab (w/garlic
butter sauce), marinated chicken (pre-ordered only), focaccia bread, pesto pasta, Caesar salad, and dessert.
Also enjoy the no-host bar and dancing! Price is $50.00
per person through Thursday, February 19th. On and
after February 20th, tickets are $60.00 per person.
No tickets will be sold at the door! Reservation must
be made by Friday, February 24th. Forms are available
at the school Clinic. For reservation information, call Joy
Fogarty
at
415-336-7846
or
email
[email protected].
Don’t forget to get your raffle ticket(s), too! To be eligible
to win, please send in your check or money order along
with your ticket stubs by Friday, February 27th. The
drawing will be held at the Crab Dinner and Dance. You
need not be present to win, but we’d love to see you
there! For more information about this year’s Raffle,
please call Angela Isola at 415-205-9639.
CONFIRMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY
CONFIRMATION SESSION #3 CANCELLED!
Confirmation Session #3 originally scheduled for
Today, Sunday, February 1st from 3-5pm in the MultiPurpose Room is cancelled!
However, there will still be a Youth Mass on that day
at the 5:30 PM Mass time.
The next Confirmation Session will be on Sunday,
February 8th from 3:00 to 5:00pm in the Multi Purpose Room.
SAVE THE DATE!
CONFIRMATION RETREAT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2015
More Information to Follow
For information:
Jaclyn Tarrant, Confirmation & Youth Minister
[email protected]
FOR SICK RELATIVES
AND FRIENDS
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
In the coming week we ask your prayers for the following:
Isabel Austria, Rosa Banzon, William Billanes, Austin
Bolender, Aparacion Bonpin, Madeleine Bonpin, Marie
Britto, Betty Carson-Garza, Patrick Casserly, Doris Dampulay, Jerry DeRyan, Mary Donohue, Louise Dowdle,
Maria Esain, Dionisio Espulgar, Fely Estonina Londonio,
Sally Fambrini, Eulalia Fernandes, Mary Ellen Giraudo,
Lottie Gonzales, Barbara Greaves, Fr. Tom Hamilton,
Purificacion (Nene) Hangad, Patricia Johnson, Angelina
Kaprosch, Phil Hons, Brady Kennedy, Lydia Labrado,
Rafael Labutan, Shirley Latham, Mary Jae Leigh, Deborah Lennon, Khevan Lennon, Lawrence Madar, Michael
Madden, Melecio Martinez, William McKennett, Joan Miller, Winnie Mendoza, Joey Murdaca, Ann and Catherine Murphy, Helen “Mitsi” Okamoto, Joseph Pallela,
Edith Parker, Peggy Peck, Jax Radloff, Mario Ratliff,
Joshua Ratliff, Deacon Tom Reardon, Jewell Rice, Lota
Samson, Lee Chuan San, Kathy Schiebold, Harry Sims,
Joseph Sullivan, Alden Tatad, Josefina Tio, Dorothy
Tompkins, Lloyd Velasquez, Carl Velleno, Chiara Vinzoni, Patricia West, Richard Yan, Margaret Zipse, Bill
Zlatunich, and especially for John Sheriff.
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK MASS
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
Principal Celebrant
Saturday, February 7, 2015, 11:00 AM
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
111 Gough Street at Geary, San Francisco
A “special time of prayer and sharing of offering
one’s suffering for the good of the Church and of
reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying and
rising, achieved the salvation of mankind.”
SAVE THE DATE
CHINESE NEW YEAR
YEAR OF THE GOAT
ANNUAL POTLUCK!
Sunday, March 1, 2015
1:00 PM, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
Be sure to see the flyer with sign-up information in next weekend’s bulletin.
2014 TAX REPORTS
If you would like a report of your donations to St. Gabriel’s for tax filing purposes for tax year 2014, you must
request one. Please call the office at 731-6161 to arrange to have one sent to you. Due to the large volume
of calls, please allow one week for your request to be
processed.
FEAST OF ST. BLAISE
MASS INTENTIONS
FEBRUARY 2—8, 2015
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
8:30am
8:30am
8:30am
8:30am
8:30am
8:30am
5:00pm
8:00am
10:00am
12:00pm
5:30pm
Seamus Murphy
Frank & Mary Palaci & Family
Louis VanVelzen
James Roche
Milton Mares
Marian Daly
Patricia Tornberg
Julie Blanco
Remedios Gomez
William Finney
Brendan O’Donovan
REST IN PEACE
MICHAEL DURKAN
AMPARO MARTIN
NEXT SUNDAY’S PRESIDERS
FEBRUARY 7-8, 2015
5:00 PM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
8:00 AM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
10:00 AM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
12:00 PM
Fr. Thomas Parenti
5:30 PM
Fr. David Schunk
Your Envelope Counts
SUNDAY
JAN. 25, 2015
SAME
SUNDAY,
Total from Envelopes
$8,342.00
$8,246.50
Loose
$1,183.77
$1,384.83
Total Collection
$9,525.77
$9,631.33
$1—$4.99
14
n/a
$5—$9.99
38
n/a
$10—$19.99
69
n/a
$20—$24.99
58
n/a
$25 and over
112
n/a
No. of envelope Users
291
340
Average Per Envelope
$28.67
$24.25
In recognition of the Feast of St. Blaise, there
will be a blessing of the throats at the 8:30
AM Mass, tomorrow, Monday, February
2nd. All are welcome.
PALMS FOR ASH WEDNESDAY
Please bring your palm branches from last
year’s Palm Sunday, so they can be burned
and used for this years Ash Wednesday,
which will be on Wednesday, February 18th.
There will be a box in Vestibule for you to
drop them off or you can bring them to the
Parish Center.
LECTOR SCHEDULE,
February 7-8m 2015
Saturday, February 7 5:00pm Vicente Reyes
Sunday, February 8
8:00am Michael O’Loughlin
10:00am Angela Ling
12:00pm Nicole Arima
5:30pm Vincent Garcia
WELCOME ROD DAVIS!
We welcome Mr. Rod Davis, our new Custodian &
Maintenance person. Rod will be working Monday
through Friday, 7am to 3pm and comes highly recommended for his workmanship, reliability and personal
integrity.
Rod is currently commuting over 2 hours each way and
is looking for a local studio or in-law at a reasonable rate
and would be willing to help with some maintenance and
upkeep in exchange for a lower rent.
If you know of any thing, or have something to offer,
please call the Parish Center at 731-6161 or send an
email message to Rod through:
[email protected]
VOCATIONS OPEN HOUSE
Celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life
Dominican Sisters San Francisco
The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael invite you to St.
Rose Convent, 2515 Pine St., San Francisco, from 34:30 pm on next Sunday, February 8th.
Join us in a prayer for peace in our Chapel, followed by
visiting and refreshments in the convent.
Marin County
Also, on next Sunday, February 8th if you are closer to
Marin County, you are invited to join us at Dominican
Convent, 1540 Grand Ave., San Rafael, 3-4:30 pm. We
will share a prayer for peace, followed by visiting and
refreshments. Please RSVP for either location by calling:
(415) 453-8303
Or by email at: [email protected].