Sunday

Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass.

Monday Grief Group meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm in the Parish Office

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild Meeting will be on 3/12 at 1:00 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center

Wednesday RCIA Rectory Conference 7:00 -8:30 pm

Thursday ADORATION and BENEDICTION after 9:30 am Mass until 11:45 am

Friday Saturday Reconciliation 3:00 to 4:30 pm

Sunday Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass.

Feb. 24, 2019 - Mar. 3, 2019

Sunday

7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Ron Moore † Maurene Rodoni † Kent Ainsworth & Family Sue & Saul Conde

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Anthony Thomas & Family Geronima Diaz †

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

communion service Bob Bedard †

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am Franklin Drouin Marily & Kathy Corhs & Fam

Thursday

6:30am 9:30am

Pamela Hall (bd) Roger Viciencio (bd)

Friday 6:30am 9:30 am

Anne Hurley † Mario Flores Cutay †

Saturday 8:00am 5:00pm

Clare Ann Walsh † Emma Dobleman †

Sunday

7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00pm

Gil Malacek † Mary Ann Stephens † Mary Ellen Bray (bd) Nash & Stephanie Todd

Weekly Stewardship Report

Please note the budgetary shortfall. To help keep the par-ish within its budget please prayerfully consider making a one time tax deductible gift. Contact the parish office for details. Thank you for your continued support.!!!

Feb. 24, 2019 - Mar. 3, 2019

One time gifts this fiscal year Gifts for unrestricted use: $ 43,622 Gifts for specific projects: $ 13,475 Total: $ 57,097 Thank you for your generosity.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER Agape

“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” C. S. Lewis uses agape in The Four Loves to describe what he be-lieves is the highest level of love known to humanity: “a selfless love that is passionately committed to the well-being of others.” This is the love that we, as Christians, are being asked to bestow upon everyone that crosses our path. This does not mean you have to like or condone the actions of someone else. It is in fact; the love God has for us.

Mother Teresa said, “Love, to be true, has to hurt. I must be willing to give whatever it takes not to harm the other people and, in fact, to do good to them. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Oth-erwise, there is no love in me and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.”

We, as followers of Christ, see things in a different way and want to behave differently. We believe that no only do we personally benefit from following Jesus’ way but that others will benefit and may even come to our point of view. Through us, the compassion of God can then be experience by people.

Our world today is filled with violence, abuse, deceit, corruption often stirred up by the press and other media. We are asked to look at these through the eyes of our Christianity and react with love. What has crossed your path where you can stand up and be a witness of Chris-tian love? Can you, ask God to show you and give you the resources to respond with agape?

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Faith Formation for Adults RCIA sessions take place in the parish office from 7-8:30pm Feb. 27th: Catholic Moral Vision Mar. 6th: Ash Wednesday, no session Mar. 10th: Rite of Sending at the 9am Mass/Rite of Election

3:00 at the Cathedral Mar. 13th: Love that Lasts, part I

Collections for 2/17/19 $ 9,166 Year to date collections 7/1/18 - 2/17/19 $ 376,909 Budgeted 7/1/18 – 2/17/19 $ 389,202

($ 9,293) Variance

Welcome to the newly married couple of Queen of Apostles Parish:

James and Aubree Solchenberger

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Everything You Always Wanted to Ask about Your Faith but were Afraid to Ask Contributed by Fr. Rey Sarmiento

Question:

“Fr. Rey, why do you put a piece of the bread into the chalice?”

Answer: The Priest breaks the Bread and puts a piece of the host into the chalice to signify the unity of the Body and Blood of the Lord in the work of salvation, namely, of the Body of Jesus Christ, living and glorious (Roman Missal, p. 37).

Here’s the short history. Originally, there was only one Eucharist in each city on Sunday. The entire Christian community gathered together with an apostle or one appointed in his place (a bishop). As Christianity spread, it became physically impossible for all to gather for one celebration and different Masses began to be held throughout the area. The bishop appointed priests or presbyters to preside over these gatherings.

To maintain the connection to the bishop's liturgy, a small portion of the host consecrated by the bishop was taken to each of the other Eucharistic celebrations over which priests were presiding. This piece was called the fermentum, a Latin word that means leaven. It was placed into the chalice and "commingled" with the wine.

In our liturgy, we no longer receive a piece of the bishop's host for each celebration. Instead the priest (or bish-op) breaks off a small part of the larger host used at that particular Mass and places it into the chalice saying quietly as he does so: "May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it."

The commingling rite is sometimes explained as symbolizing the Lord's resurrection. A body without blood is dead, but when Christ's body is "reunited" with his blood, Christ is risen. This gesture also continues to this day, being preserved probably because it is so ancient a custom.

(Source: Michael Dubruiel’s “The How-To Book of the Mass” & http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/; Google images for the image used in this article.)

February 24, 2019

Family Faith Formation 408-255-9950

Office is staffed on Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 am -3:00 pm and on weekends by ap-pointment. Please call before stopping by.

Dear Parishioners, Art teacher and yearbook coordinator Mrs. Knight held her annual yearbook cover contest for the stu-

dents at Queen of Apostles School. The theme for the school year, Be Positive along with Queen of Apostles School name, was to be featured prominently according to the directions for the designs entered.

A 6th grader’s and a 7th grader’s entries will be featured on the front and back covers of the annual yearbook which all students receive a copy of in June. In addition, due to the great number of wonderful entries eight students in fourth through sixth grade, some working as a team, will have their entries featured inside the yearbook this year. This is the first time that this has happened. Students who submitted entries for the yearbook cover were recognized in front of the school at the weekly gathering. Now everyone cannot wait to see their year-books with this great artwork!, Welcome to DENIM & DIAMONDS, our annual Community Auc-tion/Dinner held in the Father Jim Mifsud Community Center on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 6:00pm - 11:00pm. Dress up in denim, diamonds, or both and join us for an evening of champagne, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, dinner, an exciting live auction, and dancing. The proceeds will go to the school, to be used for Chrome-books, after school enrichment, and fencing around the school. Tick-ets are now on sale. Please visit us and purchase your tickets or spon-sor a table! https://www.auctria.com/auction/QofADenimAndDiamonds We also invite you to like our Facebook page which contains updated information. https://www.facebook.com/DinnerAuction

On the Calendar: GRADES K-5

Feb. 24th: All classes meet at their usual times Feb. 27th: First Reconciliation for FHC students 7pm Mar. 3rd: All classes meet at their usual time EXCEPT

those students preparing for First Holy Com-munion. FHC Retreat will take place in the gym from 8am to 12:30pm

Mar. 19th: All classes meet at their usual times

HIGH SCHOOL Youth Ministry and Confirmation New High School Space The high school youth ministry has been gifted with the old Ascent office at the church to build community and relation-ship with God. The youth are needing help from the larger community. Needs: 1. Monetary donations towards the remodel. 2. Gift card donations towards the furnishings and supplies. 3. Prayers that the space will cultivate spiritual growth and

form long lasting friendships. Donations will be accepted in the parish office or in the basket offerings, marked, “Youth Ministry Project”. Many thanks to those who have contributed thus far! Events 2/24, 6:30pm: Presentation on Social Media for Teens and Par-ents *Like us on Facebook: Queen of Apostles Youth *Follow us on Instagram: QofAYM *Contact us: youth@qofa.org | 408-213-6509 | www.qofa.org

FORMED: The Catholic Faith—On Demand. If you haven’t registered yet for FORMED, you’re missing out on some of the best Catholic content available on the web. Go to www.formed.org and register using our parish code: RKQKKG to access movies, podcasts, children’s programing, e-books and more! FORMED Pick of the Week: The Day the Sun Danced: The true story of Fatima.

We want to live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through our relationships with our Lord, our families, our friends, and our community. Our goal is to create deliberate disci-ples through activities that are spiritual, social and service oriented. All middle school students are welcome!! Feb. 24th: General Session—Culture Project Mar. 3rd: NO session—MSM recovery night Mar. 10th: Formation Night—Breakout Sessions Mar. 17th: Formation Night—Breakout Sessions

Looking for Help to Make the Mass Sound Great

The new PA system can be controlled via a tablet which allows the micro-phones to be controlled in real time

by a technician. A microphone’s level can now be adjusted in real time to how loudly / softly a speaker is addressing the con-gregation, so they can be heard clearly. We are starting a new ministry with volunteers who have or have 14 or more birth-days for each mass to be trained on our system and n manage the PA system during mass. If you are interested or have ques-tions, please contact Dirk Maasen dirk@qofa.org or 408-213-6510.

Can’t wait for donuts on Sun-day? Be the first to get your choice of donuts by volunteer-ing for the Donut Ministry! It’s fun and you meet some really nice people. The kids

love it too. Call to help out and you will be rewarded! Call Larry and Margie Murchan at 408–203-7747.

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who can-not join us at Mass especially: Marilyn English, Loraine Rau-chle, Mary Trumbull, Ron Andresen, Arlene Barraza, Joel Rive-ra, Barbara Mertzlufft, Antonia Luna, Janet Decker, Barbara Carrillo. Please let us also pray for all our servicemen and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We re-member those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families: especially: Dorothy Katherine McGuckin.

Peacemakers A Sister of Mercy

Sr. Dorothy Stang, of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, worked alongside the poor in Brazil. She realized that the poor who were being exploited by rich loggers and cattle barons, needed her support. She trudged through mud and thick forests to prayer services and labor meetings. She was met along the trail by a hired gunmen. When asked if she had a gun, she re-plied by reading the Bible, “Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . blessed ae the peacemakers.” Then they killed her.

We remember her as Martyr of the Amazon. Her death aroused the government and the whole world to the cause of ecology and justice for which she offered her life. Quote: “I light a candle and look at Jesus on the cross and ask for the strength to carry the suffering of the people. Don’t wor-ry about my safety. The safety of the people is what’s im-portant.”

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The Diamond Jubilee Needs Your Help

Were you around in the early years of our Parish? Do you know any of the early Parish families or how we may reach them? Can you help us make contact? Do you have memora-bilia, pictures, or video recordings of pastors, priests, parish-ioners or events we may reference, copy and/or share? (We’ll take good care of everyone’s treasures, we promise). Do you know someone who might? Have you researched our history before? Are you interested in helping us compile the infor-mation we gather? If you answered yes to any of these ques-tions, we need to speak with you. Please e-mail us at qofajubi-lee@gmail.com and a committee member will contact you to discuss what you have, who you know and how you can help.

Weekly ADA Update Report The Annual ADA Campaign has be-gun. We have finished week two. We have already received pledges amount-

ing to $53,074.00 from 87 families. We are doing great, howev-er, we need everyone’s participation in order to be successful. Fr. Thuc thanks everyone for their generosity and for participat-ing and those considering. All gifts are appreciated along with your prayers for a successful campaign. THANK YOU

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Is a religious formation program for adults and for chil-dren 7 years or older, who are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the Catholic tradition. To learn more call 408-255-9950 or email kmanning@dsj.org

Sandwiches for the Homeless Thank you for your donations to the sandwich-making ministry here at Queen of Apostles. We meet twice a month to prepare sandwiches, fruit and snack for the homeless who come to Casa De Clara, a Catholic Worker House in San Jose. We gladly accept donations of peanut butter, jam, granola bars and cash donations. Please bring the food to Fr. Jim’s garage. Cash donations may be left at the Rectory. Thank you for your generosity.

Social Justice Ministry

Shirley Ruzzo is available for one on one grief counseling ses-sions by appointment. Call her at 408-241-1209. be held at the Parish Office conference

MASS TIMES WHEN! God never takes a vacation!

Traveling for Vacation or Business? Visit www.masstimes.org for church

locations and worship times any-where in the world.

Newly Baptized Welcome to the newly baptized of Queen of Apostles Parish: Madison Jane Braga Visque.

LIBRARY

Did you know that we have a Queen of Apostles library? It is located in the meeting room of the rectory and is open every day that the office is open except on Mondays. Please browse through and take home a book. There is an easy card system to use. We add new books every month so please take a look!

The Spiritual Formation Team (SFT) hope that you’ve read and enjoyed this year’s Christmas gift, “A Father Who Keeps His Promises” by Scott Hahn. Whether or not you read the book, please come join us on Sunday March 3 from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Community Center for a recorded talk that Scott Hahn gave to a parish audience on the same topic. The talk explores the same themes as the book, and explains how God’s covenantal love expressed in the Old Testament relates to the sacraments. The talk is about an hour and we’ll have a 30 minute discussion afterward for anyone who wants to stay. Please RSVP to SFT@qofa.org so if you are in this event so we know how many people to expect.. .

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue San Jose, Ca 95129

Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar, Dir. Of Liturgy Deacon Brian McKenna, Coordinator of Social Justice Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Carmen Macías, Administrative Assistant Marie McCarthy, Administrative Assistant Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Anthony Talaich, Maintenance Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macías, Wedding Coordinator Dirk Maasen, Technology Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office 408-253-7560 Open 9-4 Monday - Friday Closed for lunch: 12-1 4911 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Ca.. 95129 Fax: 408-253-9530 Web Site: www.qofa.org Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way 408-252-3659 San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday (Vigil Mass): 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Marian Devotions: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: 408-255-9950 or kmanning@dsj.org