Sunday

Continental Breakfast after 9am Mass Special collection this weekend is for the Fires in Santa Rosa. Special Collection next weekend for St. Vincent de Paul

Monday Grief Group meets 11/6 at 7pm in the Parish Office Conference Room

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild meeting is 11/14 at 1 pm in the Fr. Jim Community Center meeting rooms. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME.

Wednesday Thursday Adoration after the 9:30am Mass until 11:45

Friday Saturday Sunday Continental Breakfast after 9 am Mass

Special Collection this weekend for St. Vincent de Paul

Oct. 22, 2017 - October 29, 2017

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

Stephanie and Family For Our Parishioners Robert Wakefield † Elvira Soriano †

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Ed & Mary Ann Oddo(anniv.) Communion Service

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Fr. Stephen ( ordination) David Dobleman †

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am Inez Marie Fanciullo † Audrey Delorme

Thursday

6:30am 9:30am

No Intention Christian Dobleman †

Friday 6:30am 9:30 am

Micki Dunaway ( Bd.) Communion Service

Saturday 8:00am 5:00 pm

James Hongsathavij Amero & Bob Pisoni †

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

For Our Parishioners Swarnu Sundar Rajan † Karen Habiger Anne– Marie Berger †

Weekly Stewardship Report Collections for 10/15/17 $ 10,708 Collections 7/1/17 to 10/15/17 $160,605 Budgeted 7/1/17 to 10/15/17 $ 170,748

Variance $ (10,143) To help keep the parish within its budget please prayer-fully consider making a one time tax deductible gift. Contact the parish office for details. Thank you for your continued support!

Oct. 22, 2017 - October 29, 2017

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER

Lord… we pray for victims of fire, storm, flood, or earthquake, including all who have lost their homes and possessions in the North-ern California fires, may God’s loving presence heal and sustain them and may they find new hope in the loving support of all who come to their aid. “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Matt 22:21

Just as Caesar’s image is on the coin, so is God’s image on our human hearts. We offer our hearts, minds and souls back to God. God asks us to be God’s messengers of hope and assistance, channels through whom God comforts others. How might I respond to those who lost their possessions in the Northern California fires?

Sunnyvale Community Services offers these suggestions: The best thing to do is to make a financial donation directly to the organization of your choice. To contribute items (clothes, household items, food) for distribution, contact these organizations: Redwood Empire Food Bank, Napa Food Bank, Community Action Napa Valley, Napa Valley Community Foundation , Sonoma County Com-munity Fund, The local Red Cross, Lord, we join the fire vic-tims in being grateful, first and foremost, for the gift of life. Walk with us all as we reach out to one another.

Social Justice Committee

ParishPay transferring to WeShare in early October If you currently give online through ParishPay, your account will soon be transferred to WeShare, our new online giving provider. This transfer ensures that your scheduled transactions will continue to be received by the parish as scheduled. The security of your personal information is important to us. If you want to make any changes to your account or adjust your giving amount, WeShare requires a one-time security verification to provide you access. To successfully complete the verification process you will need: Your ParishPay User Name The last four digits of the bank account or credit card that is currently being used for your donations And ONE of the following two options: The email you used to regis-ter with ParishPay A collection name and a specific amount donated in the last six months Once verification is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to our new WeShare site.

On Priesthood Sunday, which is October 29th this year, you are invited to join our Knights of Columbus council as they decorate the gravesites of all the priests that are buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. They are supplying the flowers and you can help place them at the graves. Join them at 1:00 pm in the parking lot near the cemetery office. It is said, that a priest’s grave can be the loneliest place on earth, especially for priests from another country as their families may come to the funeral and interment but no one visits the gravesite afterwards.

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Question:

“Why is praying the Rosary important?” Answer: It is impossible to describe adequately the profound spiritual benefits of praying the Rosary. This powerful prayer offers an opportunity for Christians to meditate on the twenty key events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. These events are called “mysteries,” because we can only understand a part of their meaning. These mysteries are divided into five joyful, five sorrowful, five luminous, five glorious mysteries, and are prayed on specific days of the week.

Pope John Paul II taught that the Rosary is one of “the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation.” While encouraging everyone to pray the Rosary, the Holy Father made a special plea to families to take up the practice if they are not already doing so: “The Holy Rosary, by age–old tradition, has shown itself particularly effective as a prayer which brings the family to-gether.”

Devotion to Mary is a beautiful-and central-element of our Faith. The Church rightly honors the Blessed Virgin with special devotion in the liturgical feasts dedicated to her and by prayers to her, especially the Rosary. We pray with and to Mary. When we pray to her, asking for her powerful intercession, we are following the will of God the Father who wants us to honor the woman through whom He sent His Son to save humanity (CCC 971, 2679).

Source: Pinto and Evert, “Did Jesus have a Last Name?”; Google images for the image used in this article.

Oct. 22, 2017

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.

The Wild West Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school. You can support it online starting October 25 at www.scholastic.com/bf/

queenofapostlessch l. by sending a donation to the school of-fice, or attending in person during the week of October 30th. The fourth graders visited Levi Stadium for their first field trip of the school year. Many of these students went to the big, im-pressive stadium for the first time in first grade when the sta-dium was new. They returned now and tied their visit into sci-ence with an engineering tour of the place. Before starting the tour, they exercised like the football athletes do and it was a workout!

On the Calendar: Oct. 22nd: All classes meet at their usual time Oct. 29th: All classes meet at their usual time for the diocesan man-dated Safe Environment Training. Nov. 5th: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS. Fall Back one hour. No classes this week. Please pray for our catechists who will be on re-treat. Nov. 12th: All classes meet at their usual time

Oct. 22nd: Formation Night—Breakout sessions Oct. 29th: General Session—Safe Environment Training. Meet in Geary Hall @6:15pm Nov. 5th: NO SESSION tonight-please pray for our Catechists who will be on retreat. Nov. 12th: General Session-Scavenger Hunt for the Hungry (permission slips required) Nov. 19th: General Session-Service projects for SVdP & The San Jose Family Shelter

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose - Anthony Gonzalez Phone: 408-983-0113 Fax:408-983-0147 Emergency line: 408-983-0141

HIGH SCHOOL Youth Ministry and Confirmation

ON THE CALENDAR: Oct. 22: No classes Oct. 29: Confirmation classes, 6:30pm THANK YOU! A heartfelt thanks goes out to the parishioners who generously give of their treasure to support the programs of high school youth ministry. Recently, Queen of Apostles was able to provide 4 teens in need with retreat scholarships. Throughout the weekend they participated in praise and worship, reconciliation, Mass, adoration, and fel-lowship with 100 other brothers and sisters in Christ. Financial gifts help continue the mission of leading teens to an encounter with Jesus. Thank you! *Like us on Facebook: Queen of Apostles Youth *Follow us on Instagram: QofAYM *Contact us: youth@qofa.org | 213-6509 | www.qofa.org

Catholic Answers Apologist Karlo Broussard returns to Queen of Apostles next Sunday, Oct. 29th!!!

You’ve heard him on Catholic Answers, seen him on Formed, and now is your chance to experience the real deal. In his talk “The Splendor of Hope in the Vale of Tears” Karlo responds to the age old question of suffering. From his website: “In this talk, I answer the problem of suffering in two parts. The first part consists of answering this problem from a philosophical perspective-showing that God’s permission of suffering doesn’t necessarily count against His goodness. In the second part, I highlight several dimensions of the Christian answer to the problem of suffering.” Queen of Apostles Church Sunday, Oct. 29th, 6:30 pm. Admission is free

Admission is Free!

Introducing Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism series This series is a drop in program designed for adults. There is no registration required. This 20 part series will take place on se-lect Sundays October through April. Sessions take place from 10:15-11:15 am in room 6 of the school. Oct. 22nd Happy are We Part II Oct. 29th The Ineffible Mystery of God: That than which Nothing Greater can be Thought. Part I Nov. 12th The Ineffible Mystery of God: That than which Nothing Greater can be Thought . Part II

Calvary Catholic Cemetery 8th Annual Dia de Los Muertos

Day of the Dead Saturday, October 28, 2017

11AM – 4PM Join us for a cultural and spiritual celebration! Remember deceased relatives and friends at one of San Jose’s premier Day of the Dead events! This event is FREE and open to the public. -Ritual, Music and Dance -Free Children’s Crafts and Bounce House -A community altar attendees to place their photos and memorabilia -Food, arts and crafts, books, face painting, and t-shirts will be avail-able for sale -For more information, please contact ddlm@dsj.org or 408-258-2940 Calvary Cemetery 2650 Madden Ave., San Jose 95116

ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation: 9am -2 pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2017 . Closed Monday and Friday. Contact : 408-257-8302 FAX Number: 408-257-4600 Web Site: www.ascent-jobs.org PO Box 9604, San Jose CA 95157.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and

for children 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

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who cannot join us at Mass especially: Carol Houle, Barbara Mertzlufft, Antonia Luna, Janet Decker, Patrick Hoins, Marcy Golebiewski, Tomas Arguello, Jeanne Futrell, Bar-bara Carrillo, Patrick Dougherty. 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 remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families and special persons:

PEACEMAKERS A Culture of Peace

In the coming weeks we will be preparing for the Annual Multi-Cultural Mass and Dinner. We hope to provide an oppor-tunity through this event to get to know our neighbor in the pews. We are many cultures at Queen of Apostles and we cele-brate that diversity. Through sharing Mass and a community meal, we meet families from many walks of life. We learn more about cultures and family history that is new to us. We even meet potential friends.

Sometimes we hear of the miraculous paths taken and are re-minded of our good God and his merciful ways. Let us cele-brate life, our differences and our sameness. Let us cherish our neighbors, our friends and know that it is through building this community that we are one. May God grace us all with peace.

Social Justice Committee

SAVE THIS DATE!

15th Annual Multi-Cultural Mass and Dinner Saturday, November 11, 5 pm Mass; 6:30 pm Dinner Theme: Let There Be Peace on Earth Come celebrate our unity and diversity of the many cultures represented in our parish. Enjoy foods from around the world! Entertainment! Raffle baskets! Tickets are on sale after all masses. Adults $10; Age 6-11: $5.; Age 0-5: free. Purchase a ticket or sign up to bring a dish for 10. Please wear traditional garb. Do you have an empty basket or two to donate for our Raffle table? Call Lo Rolufs: 408-253-3213

HURRY,HURRY,HURRY.

Time is running out for the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Let a cozy weekend for just the two fo you keep you warm on these long winter nights. T he next Marriage Encounter Weekend is November 10-12, 2017 in San Jose. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@ sanjosewwme.org or 408-782-1413.

Grief Support Group Resumes 1st and 3rd Mondays 7 pm – 8:30 pm

in the Parish Office Are you, a family member or friend, grieving the loss of a loved one? Whether it’s a current loss or one in the past, we will reassure you that there is hope for those whose loved one has died. Join others in support, friendship, and prayer in a confidential setting. We meet every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month in the Rectory. If you have any questions or need to talk, please call Shirley at 408-241-1209

Rise 2017 Chastity Conference

Don’t miss this great opportunity happening in the Bay Area at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Santa Clara. The event is FREE but please PRE-REGISTER, The date is Nov. 10-for Adults, Parents, Catechists (Reception 6:15 pm-Talks start 7 pm) and Saturday-Nov.11-for TEENS ages 13-17 years from 8:15 am-4:15 pm (Lunch in-cluded . Also Saturday-Nov. 11 for Young Adults Theol-ogy on Tap (6:30 pm-9pm). Website to pre – register: www.riseba.org, questions:rise.olop@gmail.com

Our Knights of Columbus council will be hav-ing a fund drive, for their Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Program, at our church next weekend.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Our St. Vincent de Paul Chapter is sponsoring the drive the week of Nov. 20th. They are requesting donations of $25 Safeway gift cards. These can be obtained from our school Scrip program. They are avail-able after the weekend Masses from the scrip table at the park-ing lot entrance. Thank you .

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 Mary Ann Oddo, Administrative Assistant II Marie McCarthy, Administrative Assistant I Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ralph Garcia , Facilities Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macias, Wedding Coordinator Dirk Maasen, Technology Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office 408-253-7560 Open 9-5 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