S A I N T M A RY P A R I S H 11 FIRST STREET GILROY, CA 95020 WWW.STMARYPARISHGILROY.ORG April 19, 2015 PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Robert Brocato, Pastor ~ [email protected] Rev. Jose Rubio, Parochial Vicar ~ [email protected] Rev. Vincent Pineda, Parochial Vicar ~ [email protected] Rev. Mr. Pat Allen, Deacon ~ [email protected] Rose Barry, Pastoral Associate ~ [email protected] Hilda Porcella, Pastoral Associate ~ [email protected] Barbara Zarka, Director of Catechetical Ministry ~ [email protected] Carlos Barba, Coordinator of Youth & Young Adults ~ [email protected] Kim Shields, School Principal ~ [email protected] David Cox, Social Concerns ~ [email protected] Debbie Pelliccione, Office Manager ~ [email protected] Rebeca Aldaz, Administrative Assistant ~ [email protected] Emerita Murillo, Religious Education Secretary ~ [email protected] PARISH OFFICE HOURS * HORAS DE OFICINA Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday – Office CLOSED on Sundays. TELEPHONES 408-847-5151 Fax:408-847-4851 11 First St. * Parish School: 408-842-2827 Fax:408-847-7679 7900 Church St. * Catechetical Ministry Office: 408-847-2652 7950 Church St. * St. Joseph’s Family Center: 408-842-6662 7950 Church St. * Parish Office: DAILY MASSES Monday—Friday: (Lunes a Viernes) 7:15 AM English Lunes a Viernes: (Monday—Friday) 12:10 PM (Español) WEEKEND MASSES * MISAS DE FIN DE SEMANA Saturday: 8:30 AM (English) 5:00 PM (Vigil, English) 7:00 PM (Vigil, Español) Sunday: 6:30 AM & 8:00 AM (English) 10:00 AM (Español) 12:00 Noon (English) 5:00 PM (English) 7:00 PM (Español) INFANT BAPTISM * BAUTISMOS Contact the office before or after the child’s birth. Preparation should begin at least three month prior to the desired date. Preparation can begin before the birth of the child. Instructions are held every 1st & 2nd Wednesday in English at 7:00 PM. Baptisms are scheduled by appointment only. Venga a la Oficina Parroquial por un folleto de información bautismal y un cuestionario. Haga una cita con el Padre para llenar la solicitud de Bautismo. Las clases son el jueves y viernes da la primera y cuarta semana de cada mes a las 7:00 PM. MARRIAGE * MATRIMONIO Bride & Groom must begin preparation with the priest a minimum of six months prior to intended date of marriage. Los novios deben comunicarse con el padre con seis meses de anticipación a la fecha de su celebración. RECONCILIATION * CONFESIONES Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM or by appointment. Sábados de 4:00 a 4:45 PM ó entre semana con previa cita. A WARM WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US Thank you for joining us in prayer and sacrament. Whether you are long-time residents or newly arrived in the Parish, if you are not registered, please complete the information below and place it in the offertory basket or mail it to the Parish Office. Name: ___________________________________________________________Phone: ( ) _________________________ Last Name Husband Wife Address _____________________________ City _________________ Zip ________ Email: ______________________________ New Parishioner Moving (please remove from parish directory) No Sunday Offertory Envelopes at this time New Phone Number New Address Please send Sunday Offertory envelopes Third Sunday of Easter SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, August 15th St. Mary will celebrate our 150th Birthday Party!! Dear members of St. Mary, It is a central tenet of our faith that Jesus became incarnate in human history (carne = flesh). This is a tough one. How could Jesus be fully divine, and at the same time be 100% immersed in that every day routine of eating, sleeping, working, and decision making—with limited energy and knowledge—that is our human experience? Or, even more mysteriously, how is the resurrected Lord still incarnate? In today’s Gospel the risen Jesus enjoys a fish sandwich, precisely for the benefit of those disciples who will proclaim him alive. Because we don’t know how the human and divine touch, the temptation is to settle for a less than authentic Christ. While we proclaim the Incarnation to be true in theory, in practice Christ is often (only) a spirit, an idea, a thought. He is entirely lacking in human substance. If this describes your risen Lord, then I challenge you to incarnate your faith. Make it more than an idea. We incarnate our faith whenever we apply our faith in decisions that have real, flesh and blood consequences. And I challenge you to do that in a very specific, concrete way: financial discipleship. Financial discipleship is worship by another name. It recognizes that 100% of our resources come from God and are to be used for God’s purposes. This means that the very first, practical decision about how to spend my money is this: What amount am I going to put in the Offertory collection every week? There is no obligatory percentage. But I challenge every single St. Mary wage earner to give at least one hour’s salary. That’s 1/40 of your weekly income. Any other money decisions will be about the remaining 39/40. Pray about it. Discuss it with your spouse. If you have not taken financial discipleship seriously up until now, this will be a genuine sacrifice. Make the decision about the amount, and then make the commitment to God. Every Monday the money should be placed in an envelope and left in a visible place in the house as a reminder of your priorities. Then, on Saturday or Sunday, place the envelope in the Offertory collection as an act of worship. Many parishioners arrange for automatic payment so that the giving happens every week, even if for any reason they are not here. These folks place an empty envelope in the basket as a symbolic participation in the Offertory. The divine Risen Lord we worship is still human! We touch him and are touched by him in the most concrete way in our shared life of faith here at St. Mary. Our worship is not just spiritual but material and financial. Your decision about the very first thing you do with your money—the Offertory collection—is sacred. It makes you co-responsible, with God, for the success of the Lord’s work. Is St. Mary doing the work of the Kingdom? Are people being nurtured? Are lives being changed? Do you believe in the renewal of St Mary? Then invest! Thanks be to God for all of you who have already learned the lessons of financial discipleship and are doing your part. May God bless us all with the grace to incarnate our faith in difficult decisions that have real consequences. Only in that way will we come to know the peace and freedom of our risen Lord. Fr. Robert Samuel Brocato THE FIVE 1’S FOR FOLLOWING JESUS One hour a week in prayer One hour a week with Scripture One hour a week studying some aspect of faith or spirituality One hour a week in service to the less fortunate in our community And, in gratitude for all God has given us, One hour of pay in the Sunday Offertory ADA – WEEK 11 Goal: 1,000 families to reach $215,000.00 Totals to Date: Next Bulletin Left to Go: Next Bulletin Thanks to all who have contributed already. Please consider a gift to the ADA to help support the day-to-day services that our parishes rely on for support. Thank you in advance for your generosity. APRIL 12, 2015 Weekly Goal $ 20,000 Actual $ 18,186 Parish Sacrificial $ 4,417 Thank you for sharing God’s gifts, just as God has shared them with You! NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS Fourth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2015 Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 Tercer Domingo de Pascua ~ 19 de Abril, 2015 Estimados miembros de Santa María, Es una creencia central de nuestra fe que Jesús se encarnó en la historia humana. ¡Qué misterio! ¿Cómo pudo Jesús haber sido completamente divino, y al mismo tiempo 100% inmerso en la rutina diaria de comer, dormir, trabajar y tomar decisiones — con las energías y conocimientos limitados — que reconocemos inmediatamente como nuestra propia experiencia humana? O, aún más misteriosamente, ¿cómo sigue el Señor resucitado aún encarnado? En el evangelio de hoy comparte una comida de pescado precisamente en beneficio de aquellos discípulos que lo proclamarán vivo. Porque no sabemos cómo lo divino toca lo humano, la tentación es conformarnos con un Cristo no auténtico. Mientras proclamamos la Encarnación en teoría, en lo práctico vemos a Cristo como (sólo) un espíritu, una idea, un pensamiento. Carece por completo de sustancia humana. Si esto describe tu Cristo resucitado, entonces te desafío a encarnar tu fe, para que sea más que una idea. Nosotros encarnamos nuestra fe cuando la aplicamos en decisiones que tienen consecuencias reales. Y te desafío a hacer eso de una manera muy específica y concreta: por el discipulado financiero. El discipulado financiero es la adoración por otro nombre. Es el reconocer que el 100% de nuestros recursos provienen de Dios y son para ser utilizados según los propósitos de Dios. Y la primera decisión práctica que debo tomar sobre mi dinero es la siguiente: ¿Qué cantidad voy a poner en la colecta cada semana? No hay porcentaje obligatorio. Pero yo desafío a cada asalariado de Santa María a dar por lo menos una hora de su salario. Eso es 1/40 de sus ingresos semanales. Cualesquiera otras decisiones sobre el dinero serán referentes al restante 39/40. Ora sobre esto. Discútelo con tu pareja. Si no has tomado en serio el discipulado financiero hasta ahora, será un verdadero sacrificio. Toma la decisión acerca de la cantidad, y haz el compromiso con Dios. Cada lunes pon el dinero en un sobre y déjalo en un lugar visible en la casa como un recordatorio de tus prioridades. Luego, el sábado o el domingo, déjalo caer en la canasta del Ofertorio como un acto de adoración. Muchos feligreses se las arreglan para que su banco mande cheques de manera automática cada semana, incluso si por alguna razón no están aquí. Ellos colocan un sobre (vacío) en la canasta como una participación simbólica en el Ofertorio. ¡El Señor divino que adoramos es todavía humano! Lo tocamos y somos tocados por él de la manera más concreta en la vida de fe que compartimos aquí en Santa María. Nuestra adoración no es sólo espiritual, sino material y financiera. La primera decisión sobre tu dinero — la del Ofertorio — es sagrada. Te hace co-responsable, con el Señor, por el éxito de su obra. ¿Está Santa María promoviendo el Reino de Dios? ¿Se está nutriendo la gente? ¿Hay vidas cambiadas? ¿Crees en la renovación de Santa María? ¡Entonces invierte! Le doy gracias a Dios por todos ustedes que ya han aprendido las lecciones de discipulado financiero y están poniendo de su parte. Que Dios nos bendiga a todos con la gracia de encarnar nuestra fe en las decisiones difíciles que tienen consecuencias reales. Sólo así podremos llegar a conocer la paz y la libertad de nuestro Señor resucitado. Padre Robert Samuel Brocato RETIRO DE MUJERES BUSCANDO A TU AMADO En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Sábado, Abril 25 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Domingo, Abril 26 8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Predicadoras: Estelita Villegas de la Iglesia Santa Maria, Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles Flor de Maria Vega de la Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Ontario, Diócesis de San Bernardino Santa Misa y Hora Santa: Padre Jesús Juan Díaz Vilar, Sacerdote Jesuita Coro: Son de Dios de Mountain View Comida a precio razonable Entrada Gratis ¡Te Espera Dios! Para mas información por favor de llamar a Mary Quiroz 408-665-1816; Linda Delgadillo 408-430-8113; Lupita Rodriquez 408-310-1104 ó Rosa Quiroz 408-665-0397. LECTURAS PARA LA PRÓXIMA SEMANA Cuarto Domingo de Pascua Abril 26, 2015 Hechos de los Apóstoles 4:8-12 1 Juan 3:1-2 Juan 10:11-18 Third Sunday of Easter - April 19, 2015 LITURGY 408-847-5151 [email protected] He is Risen! Middle School Easter Celebration Tuesday, April 21, 2015 7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. School Grounds An evening of praise, song, and… an Easter Egg Hunt at Night! St. Mary Parish Please RSVP to 408-847-5151 ICE CREAM NIGHT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING VERY SOON..! Happy Easter! Many thanks to all who worked so hard to transform our Lent environment into the explosion of color and joy that says “Happy Easter.” Our Flower Power Team do a fabulous job. Many of you donated Easter lilies and other flowers and flowering plants. Their Super Supporters include Patti Filice and Jan Wallace. Our Team members are: Sheila White, Jo Deaver, Elizabeth and Lilian Paiva, Lori Parshall and her nieces, Sarah and Michelle. Ramon and Carmen Ramirez helped hang the banners. Dave Rademacher helped with everything on Holy Saturday. We had a small army of teen volunteers who did such a fabulous job. Meanwhile, Jon Sanchez and Pat Allen were rehearsing our altar servers who performed magnificently that night in this complicated, three-hour Mass. Our bilingual choir drew members from most of our ten or so choirs, led by Carol Harris. Our ushers, Mass Ministers, and RCIA/ RICA team did a splendid job helping everyone to be in the right place at the right time—in the dark at the beginning of Mass! Tony Taormino and Craig Morris created and extinguished our New Fire. Many Thank Yous! I am so grateful to live in such a generous and caring faith community. He is Risen! Rose Barry, Pastoral Associate FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY/NAMETAG WEEKEND This weekend, April 19, is Nametag Weekend/Friendship Sunday. If you forgot a nametag from home, you can create one here. Then, join your fellow parishioners in the gym for coffee and donuts. Donuts and coffee this month are sponsored by Christians in Commerce who will have information about their retreat and their organization AND by Learning and Loving Center who will have information about the good work they do. Many thanks to the people who have signed up to help. 20 more donut ministers would truly secure this monthly event. Contact Rose to sign up or to learn more. WHERE SHOULD I TAKE MY DONATIONS? You’ll find detailed lists of who needs what, when, and where in the flyers at the doors. Please take your donations to the appropriate agency. Saint Joseph Family Center (SJFC) is a food and services provider. Bring them your shelf-stable food, bags, and egg cartons. They are open for donations 9-4 Monday through Friday. The Compassion Center, 8425 Monterey Rd, has an extensive clothing warehouse. This is the best place to take clothes, blankets, bedding, kitty litter and snack food. Learning and Loving Center, 16890 Church Street, #16, Morgan Hill, provides job training, interview skills, and parenting classes for recent immigrant, poor, limited-English speaking women. They gladly accept your women’s business wear to help their clients succeed at their interview and dress for success in their new jobs. Here at the church, we love to facilitate your support for these worthy groups, but we have limited storage space and no mechanism for distribution. INVITATION FROM OUR FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY SPONSOR THIS WEEK Annual Women’s Retreat May 2-3 at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista hosted by Christians in Commerce for all women—with jobs, retired, or home raising children. Come see our display tables in the gym after most Masses. Also see the brochures on the church bulletin boards for details & registration info or call Diane McGinty at 408-8470607. Third Sunday of Easter - April 19, 2015 ST. MARY SCHOOL OFFICE: (408) 842-2827 OPENINGS AVAILBALE AT ST. MARY SCHOOL Are you seeking a quality Catholic education for your 4-year-old? St. Mary School has several openings in its Transitional Kindergarten program for the 2015-16 school year. Please come visit St. Mary School to learn more about our wonderful program. Students must be 4 years old by September 1, 2015 and potty trained. To schedule a campus tour, please call (408) 842-2827. Applications are available in the School Office at 7900 Church St. or at www.stmarygilroy.org. For more information, visit www.stmarygilroy.org or call Emily Morris, St. Mary School Admissions Director, at 408-842-2827. SUMMER HSPT PREP COURSE AT SMS The Saso High School Prep Course will be held at St. Mary School from July 27-August 7, 2015 and is open to everyone. Labeled as “Unlocking Academic Success for High School and Beyond” this two week tutorial intensive is a proven program designed to increase the student’s chances for acceptance into the Catholic high school system, improve their grades, increase knowledge in math and science, strengthen test-taking skills, master timemanagement, and motivate and build self confidence. Mr. Steve Saso, the owner of Saso High School Prep, has been a Catholic high school educator for more than thirty-five years and has successfully prepared seventh and eighth grade students for the HSPT (high school placement test) for more than 18 years. Classes meet Monday-Friday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. right here at St. Mary School. You can call the school office at 408-842-2827 for more information or directly register online at: www.sasohsp.com/pages/summerHSPT.html. SUMMER SCHOOL AT SMS! Come join us for our Summer School Program at St. Mary School. The dates for our Summer Program will be June 22-July 17. The program will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. The morning session will include enrichment in Math and Language Arts, then after lunch the afternoon will be a summer camp with several offerings of classes. For students in Jr. High (6th, 7th & 8th), who will be working on study skills, organizational skills, writing and math. Their program will be geared towards the needs of the students who enroll, with enrichment choices as well. Please consider this offering for your Jr. High students to ensure they are ready for the fall. If you are interested in having your child(ren) attend summer school at St. Mary School, please contact the School Office at 408-842-2827. SPRING SPAGHETTI DINNER RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! The Bi-Annual Men’s Club spring Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Friday, May 1st. Tickets have gone home with the students and are now available at the School Office. Proceeds benefit St. Mary School Programs, after school sports and Endowment Fund. Don’t miss out on a fun-filled evening with great food and entertainment in a relaxing environment or take it to go and enjoy it at home! Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Thank you for your support! WEEKEND LITURGY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 1. This week’s Gospel shows the patient, diligent witness of the apostles. Their experience was not just a “spiritual awakening” or unfolding awareness of Jesus’s message. The Resurrection was a real event! 2. The disciples could see and touch Jesus, break bread with him and feel the wounds of the Crucifixion in his flesh. 3. How does our work demonstrate our belief in this radical reality? How can we present a credible witness to the reality of faith in Jesus Christ? RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (408) 847-2652 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are in the final weeks of our Religious Education Year. Registration Forms will be distributed to all of our returning families. Please be sure to try and return your forms by the last day of class. This will help us in preparing for the Fall classes which will begin in September. The last days of our classes will be on April 26th and April 27th. Closing Mass Every year our Religious Education Program ends the year with a closing Mass for all of our families. This Celebration will be on Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. It is our hope that many of our families will join us for this end of the year Liturgy. This is a wonderful way for the children to end the year. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION A reminder to all parents who have children celebrating First Eucharist this Easter Season, the children must celebrate reconciliation BEFORE celebrating First Eucharist. Please call the Religious Education Office if your child has not celebrated their First Reconciliation. The reconciliation preparation book MUST be completed in order to be able to celebrate the Sacrament. The Eucharist Preparation Books are now due. Please Call the Religious Education Office if you have questions or concerns with preparation for your child. RCIA=RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS/CHILDREN Would you like to learn about the Catholic Faith? Is there someone you know who would like to join our Catholic Community by celebrating Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist? If you know of someone who is seeking these Sacraments, please call Barbara at 408-847-2652 for more information. We gather for our sessions on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Common Room of St. Francis Center. Third Sunday of Easter - April 19, 2015 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 408-847-2652 CONFIRMATION YR. I & II Year II. Please keep our Year II Candidates in your prayers this weekend and in the coming weeks as they are in the last remaining days before the celebration of their Confirmation. Candidates are reminded to check the times of their final interview before the celebration of Confirmation. Candidates are also reminded that the Continuing Conversion Rite will be at all Masses on April 25th and 26th. Any Year II Candidate that was not able to attend the retreat is REQUIRED to attend the Year I Afternoon of Reflection. Please call Barbara for more information and if you have questions. Year I Candidates are reminded of the Afternoon of Reflection on Sunday, April 26th. The Reflection day will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will end after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. ALL Candidates are REQUIRED to attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass after the Retreat. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OREMOS POR LOS ENFERMOS We offer our prayers for the ill from our community. Please keep them in your prayers. O Heavenly Father, healer of all, source of all goodness. We thank you for the good health these people enjoyed before. We thank you for bringing comfort and solace to these who now suffer and who desire our prayers: Ofrecemos nuestras oraciones por los enfermos de nuestra comunidad. Por favor mantengan a estas personas en sus oraciones diarias. Señor concede a tus hijos tu protección y gracia. Concédeles la salud de cuerpo y mente y un perfecto amor por Ti y por los demás. Y concédeles estar confiados a tu misericordia. Lidia Chavez, Maria Teresa Ruiz ,Maria Rosales, Arlene Castañeda, James Santos, Rhonda Nelson, Jovita Chavarria, Evette Chavarria, Claudia Jewel Alosi, Paul Cova, Baltazar Santiago, Stella Arde, Oscar La Garda, Rolando Vergara & Vanessa Bernal. MASSES FOR THE WEEK An offering to the work of the Parish has been made in memory of, or on behalf of, these persons who are hereby included in the special prayers of our community at our daily Masses this week. Mon 20 7:15am WITH OUR GRATITUDE 12:10pm A P R I L 2 0 1 5 (A) Anniversary of Death (MM) Months Mind (B) Birthday The Learning and Loving Education Center, located off Dunne Ave on Church St. in Morgan Hill, will host Hospitality on April 19th in the St. Mary Parish Hall. You will hear more about the Center during the Announcements at Mass. In advance of that, the women and children of the Center want to thank St. Mary Parish for their generous support over the past two years as a part of the Charitable Giving program. Enjoy Hospitality with us and find out more about the educational opportunities the Learning and Loving Center provides and how your generous support makes up the difference between the $1500 cost to educate a woman and her child for one year and the suggested donation of $50 the women contribute. More than 100 women are enrolled each year, with as many as 30 children enrolled in pre-school. Five paid staff members and generous volunteers offer classes available to the women. For more information, visit our website at www.learningandloving.org or contact Christa Hanson, Executive Director at 408776-1196 to arrange a visit to see programs at work. Tues 21 7:15am 12:10pm Wed 22 7:15am 12:10pm In Thanksgiving Maria & Mario Valdez † 23 7:15am 12:10pm Fri 24 7:15am 12:10pm 25 Teresa Barros † Valentina Velazquez † Cruz Castañeda (A) † Raphael, Ignacio & Matilde Mena (A) † Deceased members of The Benassi Family † David Jimenez † Doris Knapp (A) † Thu Sat Daniel & Olga Zaldivar † Roger Castañeda † Dan Silva (A) † Familia Orozco Cruz Familia Montes Orozco 8:30am Aggie Ternasky † George Bauuga † Eliceo & Andres Haro (B) † Bertha Sanchez & Elvira Garcia † Joan M. Bozzo † Ryan Mangano (B) † Jegarajah Francis † † The Priests of the Parish celebrate Sunday Eucharist for the intentions of all the Parish. Please pray for the ill of the Parish and for the recently deceased Maria Vitale, Jay Marlow, Alberto Sanchez, Melba Bissey, Diane Porcella, Roger Castañeda, Bino Chiado and Barbara Aasboe. St. Mary Parish Gilroy #523320 Bulletin Editors: Rebeca Aldaz, Debbie Pelliccione & Rose Barry 408-847-5151 Bulletin: April 19, 2015
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