Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November

26, 2017

United in faith and guided by the Holy Spirit

MASS SCHEDULES

Sunday Mass in English Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Daily Mass 7 & 8:30 AM (Saturday 8:30 AM)

Reconciliation Saturday 3-4:00 PM

Misas en Español Miércoles 7 PM

Misas Dominicales en Español Sábado 6 PM, Domingo 2 & 6 PM

Reconciliación Miércoles 6-7 PM, Sábado 3-4:00 PM

21250 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94541 | 510 -783-2766 | www.st joachim.net

“What ever you did

not do for one of

these least ones,

you did not do for

me”

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The black man standing in the arena was an affront to Der Fuehrer's authority. The scene was the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. The black man was Jesse Owens of The Ohio State University

representing the USA. He was aptly called "the fastest human alive." Der Fuehrer was Chancellor Adolf Hitler, who had recently risen to power championing an arrogant theory that his "Aryan race" of "supermen" would conquer the world. In implementing his theory, Hitler began systematically to stamp out the Jews in a bitter expression of prejudice and discrimination. Hitler also publicly denounced Blacks, as an inferior race. Jesse Owens, in his estimation, should not even be present at the Games. Jesse Owens was not only present, but he went on to win four gold medals in the 100-meter-dash, the 200-meter-dash, the broad jump and the 400-meter relay race. He demolished Hitler's claim that the Aryan race was superior to all others. Furthermore, this soft-spoken black athlete embarrassed Hitler and undermined his pompous authority in the heart of the Fatherland. We may not be in danger of being seduced by an evil power like Hitler, but we may not be clear on the authority to Whom we give allegiance. We owe our allegiance to Christ the King who redeemed us by shedding His Blood to save us. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A few years ago, Pastor Erwin Lutzer and his daughters were visiting Washington, D.C. While there, they met a man who served on former President Bush's Secret-Service security team. The gentleman offered to give them a guided tour of the Oval Office. Pastor Lutzer and his daughters passed through many security checkpoints the next day on the way to the Oval Office. At each checkpoint, they expected to be searched and questioned. But instead, the guards took one glance at the Secret-Service man and announced, "You are with him; go on in." Pastor Lutzer wrote that he expects our entrance into Heaven will be like that. We will have no credentials of our own that could possibly get us in. But Jesus will be walking along beside us. And at each gate, the angels will take one look at Jesus and announce, "You're with Him: go on in." [Erwin Lutzer, "Do Many Paths Lead into God's Presence?" Preaching Magazine March/April, 2001), p. 20.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan C. Kimber, in a book called Christian Woman, shares a funny piece of advice she received from her little son: "Tired of struggling with my strong-willed little son, Thomas, I looked him in the eye and asked a question I felt sure would bring him in line: 'Thomas, who is in charge here?' Not missing a beat, he replied, ‘Jesus is, and not you Mom.’ "

From the Pastor’s Desk: El hombre negro de pie en la arena fue una

afrenta a la autoridad de Der Fuehrer. La escena era los Juegos Olímpicos de 1936 en Berlín, Alemania. El hombre negro era Jesse Owens de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio quien representaba a los Estados Unidos. Acertadamente fue llamado "el humano viviente más rápido". Der Fuehrer fue canciller de Adolf Hitler, quien se había levantado recientemente para poder defender una teoría arrogante que su "raza Aria" de "superhombres" conquistaría el mundo. En la aplicación de su teoría, Hitler comenzó sistemáticamente a acabar con los Judíos en una amarga expresión de prejuicios y discriminación. Hitler denunció también públicamente a los negros, como una raza inferior. Jesse Owens, en su opinión, incluso no debería estar presente en los juegos. Jesse Owens no sólo estaba presente, sino que ganó cuatro medallas de oro en la carrera de 100 metros, la carrera de 200 metros, el gran salto y la carrera de relevos de 400 metros. Él demolió la afirmación de Hitler que la raza Aria era superior a todos los demás. Además, este gentil atleta negro avergonzó a Hitler y socavó su autoridad pomposa en el corazón de la Patria. Talvez no estemos en peligro de ser seducidos por un poder del mal como Hitler, pero talvez no estamos claros de la autoridad a quien le damos lealtad. Debemos nuestra lealtad a Cristo Rey quien nos redimió derramando Su Sangre para salvarnos. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hace algunos años el Pastor Erwin Lutzer y sus hijas estaban de visita en Washington, D.C. Una vez allí, se encontraron con un hombre quien sirvió en el equipo de seguridad del Servicio Secreto del ex Presidente Bush. El caballero se ofreció a darles una visita guiada de la Oficina Oval. El Pastor Lutzer y sus hijas pasaron por muchos controles de seguridad al día siguiente camino a la Oficina Oval. En cada punto de control, esperaban ser inspeccionados. Pero en cambio, los guardias dieron un vistazo al hombre del Servicio Secreto y dijeron, "estás con él; adelante." El Pastor Lutzer escribió que él espera que nuestra entrada al Cielo sea así. No tendremos credenciales propios que posiblemente nos podrían conseguir entrar. Pero Jesús irá caminando junto a nosotros. Y en cada puerta, los Ángeles echarán un vis-tazo a Jesús y dirán, "usted está con Él: siga." [Erwin Lutzer, "¿Muchos Caminos llevan a la Presencia de Dios?" Preaching Magazine Marzo/Abril, 2001), p. 20.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan C. Kimber, en un libro llamado Mujer Cristiana, comparte una pieza divertida de asesoramiento que recibió de su pequeño hijo: "cansada de luchar con mi hijo poco voluntarioso, Thomas, le miré a los ojos y le hice una pregunta que sentí seguro iba enderezarlo: 'Thomas, quien está a cargo aquí?' Sin perder el ritmo, él contestó, ' es Jesús y no tu mamá.' "

Nota de nuestro pastor:

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WEEKLY READINGS

Readings for the Week

of November 26, 2017

Sun/Dom: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/Ps 23:1-3, 5-6/

1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46

Mon/Lunes: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Dn 3:52-56/Lk 21:1-4

Tues/Martes: Dn 2:31-45/Dn 3:57-61/Lk 21:5-11

Wed/Mier: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Dn 3:62-67/

Lk 21:12-19

Thurs/Juev: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8-11/Mt 4:18-22

Fri/Vier: Dn 7:2-14/Dn 3:75-81/Lk 21:29-33

Sat/Sab: Dn 7:15-27/Dn 3:82-87/Lk 21:34-36

Next Sun/Dom:

Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16,

18-19/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37

OFFICE INFORMATION

Parish Office

783-2766

Parish Fax

783-2760

Parish Email

office@saintjoachim.net

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 10 AM-7:30 PM Bilingual available T,W,F 4-7:30 PM Saturday 10 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 10 AM-4 PM Sunday 10 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 12 PM-4 PM

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Rev. Joseph Antony Sebastian, SVD Pastor Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,&Friday 10 AM to 12 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles, y Viernes 10 AM a 12 PM

5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)

Rev. Stephen Ayisu, SVD Parochial Vicar

Monday,Wednesday,Thursday,&Friday

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, miércoles , jueves y viernes 10:00 AM a 12:00 PM

5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)

Ariel Mayormita Musc Director/Director de Música Phone Ext. #223

stjoachimmusic1@gmail.com

Flor Herce

Bookkeeper

Pat Ludwig Administrative Assistant

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St. Vincent de Paul

783-0344

Office hours 1:00-2:30 PM ONLY

Monday-Friday

San Vicente de Paul

Gary Enos, President

Faith Formation Office Oficina de Formación de Fe

785-1818

Glenda Aragón Director of Faith Formation

glendaaragon@comcast.net

Braulio Gomez Faith Formation Coordinator/ Youth Minister

550-6878 / stjoachimym@gmail.com

Bertha Cruz Administrative Assistant

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St. Joachim School Escuela de San Joaquín

783-3177

Armond Seishas

Principal

Sandra Garzon

School Secretary

St. Joachim Pre-School

783-0604

Marisa Melgarejo

Director

THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday November 26th

Hospitality Sunday

Coffee & Donuts in the hall after all of the

Morning Masses

Thursday November 30th

The Light of Christmas

7 PM in the Gym—Music Ministry Concert

Saturday December 2nd

La Purisima Celebration

Celebration in the gym following the 6:00

PM Mass - Al are invited!!

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PRAY FOR Greg Morris

Floren!ne Johnson

Maria Rossmann

Bill & Ana Spreitzer

Thelma West

Jim Smith

Minda Bermudez

Francis Roque

Carollynn Cosico– Ramirez

Mary Grace Dela Cruz

Russell Dela Cruz

Eduardo S. Reyes

Nenita Ordonez-Reblando

Melane Fabio-Inducil

Fides Castaneda

Amelia Mamaril

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUCIONES

COLLECTION FOR WEEK

November 12th The Plate Collec!on

$ 8,790.00 EFT Collec!on

$ 291.00 On Line Giving

$ 187.00

TOTAL for the WEEK

$ 9,268.00 Nov 19th will be reported next week

DONATIONS St Vincent de Paul offering for next week:

Canned Fruits or Juices

Frutas o jugos enlatados

Dona!ons are very much

appreciated—but please no

expired food. ~ Thank You

SAVE THE DATE / RESERVA LA FECHA

Come celebrate with us the Feast of the Immaculate Concep!on

(Purísima) in the Gym, Saturday, December 2nd a"er the 6:00pm

Spanish Mass. We need and appreciate dona!ons to purchase the

flowers for the altar of our Lady of the Immaculate Concep!on. If

you have any

ques!ons,

please call

Luvys (510)755-

5304 or Mayra

(510)449-5663.

Ven y celebra

con nosotros la

Purísima - La

Inmaculada

Concepción -

Sábado, 2 de

Diciembre comenzando con la Misa a las 6pm en la Iglesia, y a

con!nuación la "gritería" en el Gimnasio. Necesitamos y apreciamos

donaciones para comprar flores para el altar de la Vírgen de la In-

maculada Concepción. Si !enes preguntas, por favor llama a Luvys

(510)755-5304 o Mayra (510)449-5663.

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The Va!can Press Office announced on November

9, 2017 that Pope Francis has decided to put a stop to the sale of cigare&es and tobacco in its duty-free stores. The reason given was that the Holy See “cannot be coopera!ng with a prac!ce that is clearly harming the health of people.” The press statement referred to the World Health Organiza!on’s sta!s!cs that state that complica!ons from smoking causes more than seven million deaths worldwide every year. The Va!can’s statement acknowledged that tobacco sales have been an important revenue source, but they said “no profit can be legi!mate if it is cos!ng people their lives.” A 2015 book based on leaked Va!can documents, “Avarice” stated that tobacco sales were the second most important income source a"er tax-free gas sales, and tobacco sales is es!mated to bring in 11 million dollars annually. The book went on to report that those sales were an example of how the Va!can’s tax-free commercial ac!vi!es were being abused. Italy has a value added sales tax (VAT) of 22%, so anyone who can manage to get a Va!can “commercial card” and make their purchases in the Va!can instead, does so. Cardholders can fill their tanks at the Va!can gas sta!on, buy their groceries at the Va!can supermarket, get their prescrip!ons filled at the Va!can pharmacy and buy their flat-screen TVs at the Va!can department store, all tax free. The Va!can “commercial card” is intended only for employees, re!rees, residents, accredited diplomats and members of religious congrega!ons. Since there are around 5,000 employees, you would not expect that an audit performed in 2013 would find that there were 41,000 “commercial cards” in use, as was reported in “Avarice.” Cardholders are limited to purchasing only 80 boxes of cigare&es a year. However that audit is said to have found 278 clients exceeding that number. The book “Avarice” makes the allega!on that cardholders are reselling their cigare&es illegally in Italy and making a nice unreported profit. Smoking is prac!cally considered a na!onal vice in Italy. The Italian government believes that reselling is taking place, and they complain to the Va!can about their lost tax income. The Va!can said that the ban on cigare&es and tobacco will begin at the start of the New Year, but the sale of large cigars would con!nue for the present !me since the smoke is not inhaled. Smoking in enclosed places was officially banned in the Va!can in 2002, although viola!ons are plen!ful. The ban will bring the Va!can closer to other European countries which have comprehensive smoke-free laws. Pope Francis doesn’t smoke, and he actually has only one lung. As a teenager a"er a bout with an infec!on, one lung was removed probably because the doctors thought it would stop the spread of the infec!on, since an!bio!c treatments were probably not available in those days. Anyway, plenty of Pope Francis’s colleagues do smoke, and they won’t be happy come the new year when they have to buy their cigare&es elsewhere. Sources: news.va, nypost.com, associated press,breitbart.com, cruxnow.com, catholicnewsagency.com

VATICAN CORNER

TODAY — SUNDAY ~~

Hospitality Sunday

A"er ALL Morning Masses ~~In the Hall

Be sure and thank the Knights of Columbus for se#ng it

up and making sure that everything is ready for you to

enjoy! Come for the Coffee & Donuts, stay for the

conversa!on ! SEE YOU THERE!!!

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MASS INTENTIONS November 25-December 2, 2017

Saturday 4:30 PM

Pallardo Family (thanksgiving)

David Stump †

Salud A. Cimmarra †

Saturday 6:00 PM

Calletaro Estrada † (aniversario)

Lucia Gonzalez Solorzano †

(1st aniversario)

Sunday 7:30 AM

Walter Fernandez †

Aniceto Robles † (anniversary)

Sunday 9:00 AM

Remelie & Clemente Velasquez (birthday)

Velasquez Family ( thanksgiving)

Ligoria Fernandez †

Josefina Cruz Asombrado ( † birthday)

Sunday 10:30 AM

Stella Ulibarri ( † birthday)

Jocelyn A. Alcantara †

Sunday 12:15 PM

Fernando C. Ayubo † (40th day)

Jose Reyes ( † birthday)

Sunday 2:00 PM

Noemi Contreras †

Sunday 6:00 PM

Esther Guevara †

Monday 7:00 AM

Jeane&e Fernandez ( † birthday)

Monday 8:30 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Tuesday 7:00 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Tuesday 8:30 AM

Cesar Plascencia † (1st anniversary)

Wednesday 7:00 AM

Lory Hockworth †

Wednesday 8 :30 AM

Luz Villavicencio † (1st anniversary)

Paul Loc Kieu †

Wednesday 7:00 PM

Godofredo Guevara †

Hermes Aguilar R. †

Olga Caceres de Aguilar †

Elsie Reedy †

James Reedy †

Thursday 7:00 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Thursday 8:30 AM

Paul Dung Kieu †

Friday 7:00 AM

Walter Fernandez †

Friday 8:30 AM

Nuevo & Cecilia Talaue

(wedding anniversary)

Saturday 8:30 AM

Fortunato Albelda (healing)

One day when I was

walking the city streets

where I was giving a series of talks, I saw what appeared to be an

older woman hunched over with a sign asking for help. At first I

passed her, on my way to visit the local drugstore. But then I came

back around when I realized that I had not been very mindful upon

first seeing her. I didn't have much cash to give her, but as I always

tell everyone else in my talks, o"en!mes what people need more

than cash is someone to at least acknowledge them. I reached into

my pocket to give her what li*le I had and I simply said, "Hello. I

hope you are okay and I hope you can use this."

When her face turned toward me I saw she was probably only about

sixteen years of age and she was very beau!ful. She smiled

immediately and said how much this meant to her. She gathered up

her few belongings and I watched her walk to a café for a meal. I

turned to walk back to my lodging and I thought to myself, "She

could have been my daughter." That's when the s!ll, small voice

spoke to me saying, "Don't you understand? That was your

daughter!"

Who is your daughter or son, your mother or father? Who is your

neighbor? Be*er yet, in whom do you see Jesus? A young homeless

girl on the street can take on so many forms: stranger, neighbor,

daughter, and Jesus. Unless we are mindful of those in our midst,

we miss the chance to see any of them. We must never be fooled by

appearance. That day I almost missed seeing my Lord.

-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Everyday Stewardship

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Come and enjoy a program of Christmas Carols pre-

sented by the St. Joachim Music Ministry and the St.

Joachim School Choir

“The Light of Christmas” November 30, 2017 at 7PM

Gymnasium

Tickets are available from all Music Ministers and the Rectory Office

Ticket Price: $10.00

Proceeds will go to the renovation of the Gymnasium.