21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 21, 2016

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 Hesper ian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94541 | 510 -783-2766 | www.st joachim.net

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Some of you remember George Foreman. Foreman is a two-time former heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He is also an Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and entrepreneur. Foreman is a colorful character who is

probably better known today for his George Foreman Grill. When he won his second heavyweight world championship, at age 45, he became the oldest man in the world to win the heavyweight title. It’s quite a remarkable story. In his book, God in My Corner, he tells about that second title. He says that when he started his comeback, he had to get rid of what he called “some excess George.” He was extremely overweight. In the nearly ten years he had been out of boxing, he had ballooned from 220 to 315 pounds. And it wasn’t muscle that he gained! To get back into an exercise regimen, he started with the basics running every day. He was so out of shape that he couldn’t go far. At first, he couldn’t even make it around the block, which was about a mile. He had to stop a few times to catch his breath, huffing and puffing. “Just imagine a big, fat guy,” he writes, “gasping for air, barely able to jog around the block, who claims that he will be the heavyweight champion of the world again! I looked ridiculous to everyone who saw me. I’m sure they laughed as they peeked through their curtains early in the morning while I slowly shuffled past their houses. Only two people on this entire planet believed I could recapture the title—my wife and me.” But he had to get his weight down. He would walk and run, walk and run. Finally, he was able to run the whole time without walking. Then he began running longer distances, and with the combination of a proper diet and regular exercise, the fat continued to melt away. He kept running for the next eight months, until he finally got down to his fighting weight 229 pounds. The flab was fun to put on, he says, but hard to take off. Some of us know what he’s talking about. However, he contends, he wouldn’t have won the championship title if he first hadn’t gotten rid of that extra weight. [George Foreman, God In My Corner (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007), p. 169. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Someone once said to Paderewski, the great pianist, "Sir, you are a genius." He replied, "Madam, before I was a genius I was a drudge." He continued: “If I missed practice one day, I noticed it; if I missed practice two days, the critics noticed it; if I missed three days, my family noticed it; if I missed four days, my audience noticed it. It is reported that after one of Fritz Kreisler's concerts a young woman said to him, "I would give my life to be able to play like that." He replied, "That's what I gave.” The door is narrow. Why should we think we can "drift" into the Kingdom of God? The Christian life is a constant striving to do the will of God as Jesus revealed it. We need to strive because there are forces of evil within us and around us, trying to pull us down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pastor said, “Everyone who wants to go to Heaven stand up!” and the whole church stood up. And he said, “And those who want to go to hell, remain standing!” At the back of the church, old Murphy remained standing. The pastor said, “Murphy, do you want to go to hell?” Murphy said, “No, Father… I just hate to see you go there all by yourself!”

From the Pastor’s Desk: Algunos de ustedes recuerdan a George

Foreman. Foreman es un ex campeón mundial de boxeo. Él es también un medallista de oro Olímpico, ordenado Ministro Bautista, autor y empresario. Foreman es un personaje colorido que es probablemente mejor conocido hoy por su George Foreman Grill. Cuando ganó su segundo Campeonato Mundial de peso pesado, a los 45 años de edad, se convirtió en el hombre más viejo del mundo para ganar el título de peso pesado. Es una historia notable. En su libro, Dios En Mi Esquina, habla del segundo título. Él dice que cuando comenzó su regreso, tuvo que deshacerse de lo que él llama "algún exceso de George." Él estaba extremadamente sobre pesado. En los casi diez años que había estado fuera del boxeo, había aumentado de 220 a 315 libras. Y no fue músculo el que aumentó! Para volver a un régimen de ejercicio, comenzó con lo básico, correr todos los días. Estaba tan fuera de forma que él no podía correr lejos. Al principio, él no podría ni hacerlo alrededor de la manzana, que era como una milla. Él tenía que parar varias veces para mantener su respiración, soplando y soplando. "Imagínense a un chico grande, gordo," él escribe, "le faltaba el aire, apenas capaz de correr alrededor de la manzana, y dice que va a ser el campeón del mundo otra vez! Parecía ridículo para todos los que me vieron. Estoy seguro que se rieron, cuando se asomaban a través de sus cortinas temprano en la mañana mientras que arrastraba los pies lentamente pasando por sus casas. Sólo dos personas en este planeta creyeron que podría recuperar el título, mi esposa y yo." Pero tuvo que bajar de peso. Caminar y correr, caminar y correr. Finalmente, fue capaz de correr todo el tiempo sin caminar. Entonces empezó a correr largas distancias, y con la combinación de una dieta adecuada y ejercicio regular, la grasa continuó derritiéndose. Él continuó corriendo los próximos ocho meses, hasta que finalmente llegó a su peso de pelea de 229 libras. La gordura fue fácil de poner, dice, pero difícil de quitar. Algunos de nosotros sabemos de lo que está hablando. Sin embargo, él afirma, no habría ganado el título de campeón si él primero no hubiera conseguido deshacerse de ese peso extra. [George Foreman, Dios En Mi Esquina (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007), p. 169. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alguien dijo una vez a Paderewski, el gran pianista, "Señor, eres un genio". Él respondió: "Señora, antes de que yo fuera un genio era un trabajador." Continuó: "si perdía práctica un día, me daba cuenta; Si perdía dos días de práctica, los críticos lo notaban; si faltaba tres días, mi familia lo notaba; Si faltaba cuatro días, mi audiencia lo notaba. Se divulga que después de uno de los conciertos de Fritz Kreisler una joven le dijo, "Yo daría mi vida para poder tocar así." Él contestó, "Eso es lo que di". La puerta es estrecha. ¿Por qué pensamos que podemos "extraviarnos" en el Reino de Dios? La vida Cristiana es un esfuerzo constante para hacer la voluntad de Dios como Jesús lo reveló. Tenemos que luchar porque hay fuerzas del mal dentro de nosotros y a nuestro alrededor, tratando de botarnos. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Pastor dijo: "Todo el que quiera ir al Cielo levántese!" y toda la Iglesia se puso de pie. Y dijo, ¡y los que quieran ir al infierno, permanezcan de pie! En la parte posterior de la Iglesia, el viejo Murphy siguió parado. El Pastor dijo, "Murphy, ¿quieres ir al infierno?" Murphy dijo: "No, Padre, solo odio verte ir a ti solo!"

Nota de nuestro pastor:

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WEEKLY READINGS

Readings for the Week

of August 21, 2016

Sun/Dom: Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1-2/Heb 12:5-7,

11-13/Lk 13:22-30

Mon/Lunes: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-5/

Mt 23:13-22

Tues/Martes: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10-13/

Mt 23:23-26

Wed/Mier: Rv 21:9b-14/Ps 145:10-13, 17-18/

Jn 1:45-51

Thurs/Juev: 1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-7/Mt 24:42-51

Fri/Vier: 1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11/

Mt 25:1-13

Sat/Sab: 1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-21/

Mt 25:14-30

Next Sun/Dom: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68:4-7, 10-11/

Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14

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 9 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 Music 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

Abraham Gonzalez 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

WEDNESDAY — August 24

Faith Formation Registration

The LAST Day to register for First Communion or Confirmation classes will be this Wednesday from

6-9 PM in the Hall.

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PRAY FOR Luz Datayan

Romeo Herce

Paul Seishas

Joyleen Preve!e

Jewel Edora

Robert Burkfield

Ellen Rodel Ramil Hilario

Anita R. Ruedas

Angie Biscocho

Abao Family

Pineda Family

Jim & Tinee Parell

Geraldine Fabio-Abdon

Angelina Pastrana

Jaime Fanuncio

Ogie Guevarra

Maria Elena Romero

FOOD DONATIONS

St Vincent de Paul Food offering for next week:

Canned Vegetables or Pork & Beans

Vegetales, Carne de puerco o frijol

enlatado

CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUCIONES

COLLECTION FOR WEEK August 14, 2016

The Plate Collection

$ 9,139.50 EFT Collection

$ 881.00 On Line Giving

$ 106.00

TOTAL for the WEEK

$ 10,126.50

September 11th — All Parish Shopping Bazaar

If you have a business that sells mostly to “at home par#es” (like Tupperware) come and be part of our

ANNUAL Shopping Bazaar. If you would like to learn more or want to sign up to sell at the Bazaar, please

contact the Parish Office. Watch the

Bulle#n for more informa#on next week.

11 de Sep#embre

- Bazar de compras

para todos los de la

Parroquia

Si usted !ene un negocio que vende mayormente "en fiestas en casa" (como Tupperware) vengan y sean

parte de nuestro ANUAL Bazar de compras .Si desea obtener más información o desea registrarse para vender

en el bazar, por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina Parroquial. Lea el bole$n la próxima semana para más

información.

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MASS INTENTIONS August 20-27, 2016

Saturday 4:30 PM

Vergil Aaron Espinosa † (2nd anniversary)

Saturday 6:00 PM

Jose & Juan Chavez †

Antonio Araujo † (13th aniversario)

Angelica Gomez † (aniversario)

Jesus Chipres Linares † (1st aniversario)

Sunday 7:30 AM

Bart Jovellana † (3rd anniversary)

Sunday 9:00 AM

Edith A. Garner (birthday)

Robert Sincioco (birthday)

Marlyn Hibay (birthday)

Jordynn Ensah (healing)

Avelino Sadi † (5th anniversary)

Ernesto G. Garcia † (3rd anniversary)

Ramon G. Garcia †

Sunday 10:30 AM

Carmen D. Amante †

Gabina Bersabe †

Manuel Piccio †

Iyay Bersabe †

Heronimo Bersabe †

Sunday 12:15 PM

Teresa Gu!errez (thanksgiving)

Sunday 2:00 PM

Roberto Guidino (6th aniversario)

Bertha Montes †

Sunday 6:00 PM

Carlos Mar!nez †

Jose Espinoza †

Monday 7:00 AM

Maria Nguyet †

Monday 8:30 AM

Edith A. Garner (birthday)

Tuesday 7:00 AM

Maria Nguyet †

Tuesday 8:30 AM

Ma%hew John Orlina (birthday)

Ernesto G. Garcia † (3rd anniversary)

Wednesday 7:00 AM

Maria Nguyet †

Bart Jovellana ( † birthday)

Wednesday 8 :30 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Wednesday 7:00 PM

Laura Reyes † (1st aniversario)

Domaciano Guzman † (24 dias aniversario)

Cesar Perez Basquez †

Ezequiel Perez Jr. ( † birthday)

Thursday 7:00 AM

Leonard Lane †

Thursday 8:30 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Friday 7:00 AM

The Community of St. Joachim

Friday 8:30 AM

Winceslao Nuez ( † birthday)

Saturday 8:30 AM

Ella Clemente † (8 month anniversary)

VATICAN CORNER There are about 750 women working in the Vatican which is about one fifth of all Vatican employees, and those women are not doing the cleaning jobs, those jobs are done by men. Most of the women are academics, such as archivists, art historians, office heads and journalists, and the number of women in lead positions is increasing. Pope Francis has insisted on greater decision-making roles for women in the church and that policy has been felt in the Vatican. The film archive department, the maintenance department for the Basilica, and the German edition of the Vatican newspaper are all headed by women. The topic of giving women a greater role has “even” reached the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), the body responsible for publishing, and defending Catholic doctrine. A high ranking CDF symposium is planned for the fall of 2016 on the subject of greater roles for women. Also the Pontifical Council for Culture is preparing to form a new body of 25 members made up entirely of women. Their job will be to take a critical look at the Council's activities. But, of course, this open approach to women has not gained acceptance everywhere in the Vatican. It is still considered “incomprehensible” to have women

members for some Vatican groups.

The journalist Gudrun Sailer has studied the history of women working in the Vatican and has written a book entitled “Women in the Vatican Encounters, Portraits, Images”. She found one of the first women to be properly employed by the Vatican was Hermine Speier (1898-1989). In 1934 Speier began her career as head of the Vatican Museums’ Photographic Archive. She had been working for the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, when she was fired due to Hitler’s policy against employing Jews. At the Vatican she began work without a contract and was paid by the day. Her job was to sort out the chaotic collection of thousands of photographs of museum pieces, that had piled up over the years. She did an excellent job, but was forced to take other jobs to make ends meet, giving lessons and reading aloud to a professor of ancient history who had gone blind. Although Speirer converted to Catholicism, she had to hide in a convent during the German occupation of Rome. Her story is about a remarkable first step in bringing women into the Vatican during a time of turmoil and barbarism towards Jews.

To be continued … Sources: brown.edu,ncronline.com, ewtn.com

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Raffle Tickets for sale a'er all weekend Masses at the Placita

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Faith Formation Registration: Catechism, Confirmation & RCIA 2016-2017

LATE Registration dates - held in the Hall: Wednesday, August 24th ~ 6-9pm

Registration Requirements:

1. Must be a Registered Member of the Parish. Out-of-Parish/non-registered members will be accepted, if space is available, at a different tuition rate.

2. If this is your child’s first year, a COPY of his/her Birth, Baptism and First Communion Certificates

(for Confirmation registration) will be required at the time of registration.

3. If this is your child’s second year, tuition for their first year must have been paid in full and copies of

Birth, Baptism and First Communion (for Confirmation registration) Certificates must be already in

the office before registration as a continuing student.

Tuition Fees includes $10 late fee assessed on late registrations:

1 Child $110.00 Out-of-Parish/non-registered member $135.00

2 Children $150.00 Out-of-Parish/non-registered member $175.00

3 Children or more $160.00 Out-of-Parish/non-registered member $185.00

Tuition MUST be paid in full at the time of registration

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO automatic registration. ALL students MUST register.

Inscripciones para clases de Catecismo, Confirmación y RICA 2016-2017

Inscripciones después de fecha límite de inscripción general — en el Salón Social:

Miércoles, 24 de Agosto ~ 6-9pm 1. Debe de ser un miembro registrado en la Parroquia — Miembros de otra Parroquia o los que no están regis-

trados serán aceptados, si hay espacio, a un costo diferente.

2. Si este es el primer año de su hijo/a, una COPIA de su Certificado de Nacimiento, Bautizo y

Primera Comunión (para inscripción de Confirmación) es requerida el día de la inscripción.

3. Si este es el segundo año de su hijo/a, la matrícula del primer año debe de haber sido pagada

en su totalidad y copias de su Certificado de Nacimiento, Bautizo y Primera Comunión (para

inscripción de Confirmación) debe de estar en la oficina antes de la inscripción para continuar su

segundo año. Costo de Matricula incluye la multa de $10 por inscribir después de fecha limite: 1 Niño/a $110.00 Miembro de otra Parroquia o no-registrado $135.00

2 Niños/as $150.00 Miembro de otra Parroquia o no-registrado $175.00

3 Niños/as o mas $160.00 Miembro de otra Parroquia o no-registrado $185.00

La matricula DEBE de ser pagada en su totalidad en la fecha de inscripción

ATENCIÓN: NO habrán inscripciones automáticas. TODOS los niños DEBEN de inscribirse.