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Mass IntentIons

Pray For Lists guidelines: • Have permission from the person to be listed. • Go through the Pastoral Home Ministry to list the names. • Names will be on the list for 3 months and then be removed. • Can request names to be continued after 3 months. Contact the Pastoral Home Ministry 650-494-2496 x22 or fongmt@hotmail.com

Sunday, November 15: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeReadings: Daniel 12:1-3/Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11/Hebrews 10:11-14, 18/Mark 13:24-32

Monday, November 16: St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Gertrude12:15 pm STA . . . . .Tom Simpkins †Readings: 1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63/Psalm 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158/Luke 18:35-43

Tuesday, November 17: St. Elizabeth of Hungary7:15 am STA . . . . . .Audrey Finnegan † Readings: 2 Maccabees 6:18-31/Psalm 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7/Luke 19:1-10

Wednesday, November 18: Dedication of Basilicas of St. Peter & Paul, St. Rose Philippine DuchesneReadings: 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31/Psalm 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b and 15/Luke 19:11-28

Thursday, November 198:30 am OLR . . . Lawrence Lo †Readings: 1 Maccabees 2:15-29/Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15/Luke 19:41-44

Friday, November 207:15 am STA . . . . . .All Souls †8:30 am OLR . . . . . .All Souls †12:15 pm STA . . . . .All Souls †Readings: 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59/1 Chronicles 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d-12a, 12bcd/Luke 19:45-48

Saturday, November 21: Presentation of Blessed Virgin Mary12:15 pm STA . . . . .Emil & Elsie Trojak †5:00 pm SAG . . . . . .David Normanden †Readings: 1 Maccabees 6:1-13/Psalm 9:2-3, 4 and 6, 16 and 19/Luke 20:27-40

Sunday, November 22: Christ The King10:30 pm OLR . . . .Edward Lam †10:30 pm STA . . . . .Andrew & Frances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gadea †Readings: Daniel 7:13-14/Psalm 93:1, 1-2, 5/Revelation 1:5-8/John 18:33b-37

ZFor the sIck & hoMebound – Fr. Thierry Geris, Terry Flynn, Jen Kush, Tina Reyes, Andrea Binger, Desmond Fitzgerald, Raissa Foka, Lydia Li,

Della Scott, Joan Copenhagen, Tom Bednar, Renee Thompson, Leonard Jurgensen, Rosamila Agluba, Rodialo J. Nardo, Romulo de Grano, Maria Merlitti, Helene McKelvey,

Alice McCarty, Msgr. Eugene Boyle, Stephen Lee, John Bertussi, Hanadi Pratt, Scott Simon

For the recently deceased – Mary Lee Hagen, Paul Reynoso, Carmen Fuentes, Gearailt Cummins, Kay Donahoo, Alice Lundin, Ed Olsen, Ron Bednar, Juan A. de Leon, Carmen Santa Gadea, Henrietta Ferry, Clem Duerr, Kathy Gibbs, Ed Lam, Jerry Feeley, Fred Carelli, Kate Church

Please Pray

FulFIlled: a reFlectIon on lIFe teen InspIratIon rally

Last weekend, our youth embarked on a road-trip adventure to spend a whole day at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia. On the itinerary, of course, was an afternoon full of roller coasters, selfies, and lots of tasty treats. Our main reason for the trip, however, was to experience an equally exciting gathering of thousands of Life Teen and EDGE youth for the biggest Catholic rally to be held inside the park yet!

“Life Teen Inspiration LA” tour was jam-packed with live music, inspirational faith talks, Mass with Bishop Buckon of the Archdiocese for the Military ser-vices, and a time of Eucharistic Adoration within the park itself. Our keynote speaker, David Calavitta, left our youth with incredible food-for-thought about what it means to glorify God. I want to share a couple of key ideas that impacted the thousands of young people in hopes that they may impact you, too!

You and I have an innate thirst for Something Greater.After sharing some funny stories, David directed his talk to point out that all human beings live their lives trying to quench a desire to be truly happy, yet we tend to fail miserably. We try to fill in that void with Facebook “likes”, wealth, sex, drugs, sports, approval, relationships, and accomplishments. Somehow though, no matter how much of these “finite” things we accumu-late, we are still left with a longing in the depths of our heart. David called this a “thirst for the infinite”; or an “eternal thirst”. He pointed out that noth-ing on this planet could ever fill this thirst—the sum of all finite things will never fill a desire that is infinite.

Good News: That Something Greater we desire is actually Someone Greater. David proposed to the thousands of youth that, perhaps the reason why we have an eternal longing for satisfaction is because we were created to be satis-fied by the only thing that is infinite—or rather the One who is Infinite! God created us to be eternally with Him, and so longs for intimacy with us that He sent his Son that we might come to know Him. And if that weren’t enough, each and every Sunday we are given the chance for the infinite God of the universe to dwell inside of us when we receive the Eucharist.

May we all be “inspired” to recognize this longing in our hearts, and may we come to understand how God so desires our happiness in Him.

Be God’s, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Mardesich, Director of Youth & Young Adults

thanksgIvIng holIday

There will be only one Mass (Bilingual) on Thanksgiving Day at 9:30am at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Please plan accordingly. The Pastoral Center will be closed Thursday & Friday for the holiday.

St. Thomas Aquinas ParishthIs Week’s hIghlIghts

presIder schedule

St. Albert the Great1095 Channing Ave.

Sat 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. StanleySun 9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. LuongSun 11:00 am (Byzantine) Fr. Hernandez

St. Thomas Aquinas 751 Waverley St.

Sun 7:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Hester Sun 8:45 am . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. RoideSun 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. ValentonSun 12:00 pm (Latin) . . . Fr. Hilander, O.P.

Our Lady of the Rosary3233 Cowper St.

Sun 9:00 am (Spanish) . . . Fr. MikalonisSun 10:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Luong

Sunday, November 159:15 am . . . . . Regular FF Class (ISPSchl) 10:15 am . . . . Regular FF Class (SESS) 10:30 am . . . . Catechesis Pre-Conf. & 1st- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Year (DC)10:30 am . . . . Catechesis K-6 & Adult (ISP) 3:00 pm . . . . . Baptism (STA)4:00 pm . . . . . EDGE (DC)6:00 pm . . . . . LifeTeen (Off-site)

Monday, November 167:00 pm . . . . . RCIA (SAGH) 7:30 pm . . . . . TMC Spiritual Educ (THLib)

Tuesday, November 174:00 pm . . . . . St. Vincent de Paul (PC1st)7:00 pm . . . . . Hispanic Board Mtg (PC1st)7:00 pm . . . . . Hispanic Prayer Group (DC)7:00 pm . . . . . Spirituality Tuesday (SAGH)

Wednesday, November 184:00 pm . . . . . YSOP (OLRH)6:00 pm . . . . . RCIA Children (DC)6:00 pm . . . . . S.O.U.P. (OLRH)7:30 pm . . . . . Human Concerns (OLRH)

Thursday, November 1910:00 am . . . . Prayer Group (SAGH)10:00 am . . . . Funeral-Gary Stelle, Sr. (STA)7:00 pm . . . . . Hisp 1st Communion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catechesis (PC1st & 2nd)7:30 pm . . . . . Gregorian Choir (STA, THB)

Friday, November 207:30 pm . . . . . Hisp. Young Adults (KC)

Saturday, November 218:00 am . . . . . Quinceañera Retreat (DC, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OLRH, OLR)

Christ the King–Nov 22, 2015

noveMber Food drIve

Please remember to pick up a bag in the vestibule and fill it with holiday food to bring to the church for our Thanksgiving/Christmas food collection.

spIrItualIty tuesday asseMbly - noveMber 17th

How can people of faith make sense of the tragic suffering of tens of thou-sands of innocent human beings the world over: men, women, and children escaping warfare with their lives, seeking refuge without success, without hope, more and more dying of hunger every day? Where is the God of Love and Justice to which we pray? How do we explain God's virtual silence to our children who turn to us for religious inspiration and moral direction? These are among the challenging questions to be raised, as we discuss "The Book of Job in the Hebrew Scriptures: A Drama of the Soul, a Book of Faith and Faithfulness" with special guest, Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg.Rabbi Waldenberg is a warm and engaging speaker and a consummate story teller. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity to share an interesting and educational evening with him at St. Saint Albert the Great Hospitality Room from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Tuesday, November 17th.

congratulatIons to MIkaela cagaMpanSt. Thomas Aquinas Life Teen would like to congratulate Mikaela Cagampan for being recognized at the Diocese of San Jose’s first ever Saints in the City Banquet. She was honored by the Bishop of San Jose, Patrick J. McGrath with the Saint Francis of Assisi Award. The award honors young disciples in the Diocese of San Jose for their spirit of apostolic outreach. They witness with the joy of the gospel and evangelize their community without limit and without sense of self-importance.

cchd collectIon – next sundayNext week's collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development needs your help. CCHD was founded to end the cycle of poverty in the U.S. by funding organizations that help individuals help themselves. With the tradition of improving education, housing situations, and community economic development, CCHD continues to make a positive impact in com-munities nationwide. Your contribution will defend human dignity and reach out to those living on the margins.

notre daMe hIgh school, belMont - noveMber 19INFORMATION NIGHT - Thursday, November 19 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. This is an opportunity for 8th Grade families to have more in-depth conversations with faculty and staff. Information Night is more specific to curriculum and what makes Notre Dame such a special place to be than an Open House.

November 15, 2015Weekly steWardshIp report

sacrIFIcIal gIvIng IntentIons - report #3Thanks to the 75 parishioners who turned in their Sacrificial Giving Intention Cards totaling

$2,610 each week to the Sunday Offertory 21 Families have pledged $1 - $10 per week

27 Families have pledged $11 - $25 per week 17 Families have pledged $26 - $50 per week 5 Families have pledged $51 - $75 per week

1 Families have pledged $76 - $100 per week 4 Families have pledged over $100 per week

Average weekly pledge is $34.80Don’t Forget to Bring Your Sacrificial Giving Intention Cards to Mass Next Sunday.

November 8 (Week 19)Offertory by Mass:Sat, 5:00pm (SAG) . . . . . . . . . $1,138Sun, 7:30am (STA) . . . . . . . . . . .$917Sun, 8:45am (STA) . . . . . . . . . . .$345Sun 9:00am (OLR) . . . . . . . . . $1,160Sun 9:00am (SAG) . . . . . . . . . . .$979Sun 10:30am (OLR) . . . . . . . . $1,534Sun 10:30am (STA) . . . . . . . . . . $962Sun 12:00pm (STA) . . . . . . . . . . $417Online Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$730 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,182Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500Military collection . . . . . . . . . . .$967Thank you for sharing God's Gifts!

the chrIstMas story II-an advent concert The Christmas Story II - The Animal’s First Christmas(a ballet set to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite)& Songs to Prepare Us for ChristmasPresented by Young Sounds of Praise,Dance for Joy & Soaring Spirit Dance EnsembleSaturday, December 5 - 7:00 p.m.Sunday, December 6 - 2:00 p.m.Location: Seton School AuditoriumAdmission: $10 adults; $5 - children 12 and under

All proceeds go to the Carpet/Flooring Fund for St. Albert the Great. Tickets available in the Pastoral Center and at the door. Contact Susan Olsen (494-2496) for more information. Join us for a wonderful evening of music and dance as we share songs to tell the story of Jesus’ birth with the delightful music of the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. All ages will enjoy this event.

KEY REFERENCESDC . . . Dermody CenterDCCh Dermody Center ChapelOLR . . Our Lady of the Rosary

ChurchOLRH OLR Church HallKC . . . OLR Kerry’s CornerPC . . . . Pastoral CenterSAG . . St. Albert the

Great ChurchSAGH SAG Hospitality Ctr.

SESS . . St. Elizabeth Seton School

SESA . SES AuditoriumSTA . . . St. Thomas Aquinas

ChurchTHB . . STA - Thomas House

Basement THD . . STA - Thomas House

Dining RoomTHL . . STA - Thomas House

Library

HOLY SACRAMENTS Please contact the Pastoral Center at 650-494-2496 for more information.

Anointing of the Sick: By request or every first Monday of the month after the 7:15 am Mass. Every first Friday at the 8:30 am and 12:15pm Mass.

Christian Initiation: Become a Catholic or renew your Catholic faith (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation) as an adult, youth or child.

Funeral: Arrange for a Funeral, Memorial Mass or graveside service for a loved one.

Infant Baptism: Preparation may begin before or after the birth of your child.

Marriage: Arrangements need to be made at least six months prior to the proposed marriage date.

ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE STAFF, & COMMITTEES

Main Phone: (650) 494-2496

Business & Operations Manager: Chuck Tully ext. 20 ctully@dsj.org

Admin Assts: Cathy Miller ext. 24, camiller@dsj.org;Ron Aranha, raranha@dsj.org

Pastoral Stewardship Council: (every 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm OLRH) Chair: Steve Carter (SCarter@aslcpa.com); Vice-Chair: Anne Morrison (ahbert55@aol.com); Secretary: Gabe Kralik (gabekralik@thujaglobal.com)

Community Life: Anne Morrison (650) 493-2998

Green Committee: Katia Reeves (katia.reeves@sbcglobal.net)

Human Concerns Committee: Chair: Paul Chestnut (650) 493-8237

St. Vincent de Paul Society: (650) 424-8155For truck donation pickup(650) 871-6844

Parish Site Committees: STA: Kay Williams 650-270-4188; OLR: Chris Lundin clundin@stanford.edu; SAG: Pat Briggs (650) 856-0460; Kathleen Hart (650) 321-8399;

St. Elizabeth Seton School (Daughters of Charity): 1095 Channing Avenue (650) 326-9004 Principal: Evelyn Rosa Advancement Director: Danielle Ambler (650) 326-1258

STA Photography: (650) 493-2128, photography@paloaltocatholic.org http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/PALOALTOPHOTOG/SpecialR1

Stanford Hospital Chaplaincy: Catholic Chaplain: Fr. Robert McKay (650) 723-5101 rmckay@stanfordhealthcare.org

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Chaplaincy: Rev. Diana Brady (650) 497-8538

Widows/Widowers Group: Lorraine Dabney (650) 494-6488

Welcome new parishioners to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish! We encourage you to register as members of our growing family. Please email your name, address, and phone to admin@paloaltocatholic.org. Current members please contact the Pastoral Center to update your information.