We, at St. Catherine Parish, are a grow-

ing, diverse, and welcoming Catholic Community, called to live and proclaim the

good news of Jesus Christ through Worship, Discipleship and Service.

La Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Alejan-

dría, es una comunidad en crecimiento, acogedora y diversa, llamada a vivir y

proclamar la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo por medio de la Oración, el Discipulado y

el Servicio.

MASSES / MISAS

Monday-Saturday: 8:15am Saturday: 5:30pm Sábado: 7:00pm Sunday: 7:15, 8:45, 10:30am 5:30pm Domingo: 12:15pm

CONFESSION / CONFESIÓN Saturday / Sábado: 4:00 -

5:00pm (Or by appointment / O hacer una cita.)

ADORACIÓN /ADORATION Wednesday / Miércoles 7:00pm

17400 Peak Avenue

Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-3959

Fax: (408) 779-0289 www.stca.org

Email: Office@stca.org

Catechetical Ministry (408) 779-9604

St. Catherine School (408) 779-9950

www.stcatherinemh.org

Saint Catherine Catholic Community Comunidad Católica de Santa Catalina

SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME / SEGUNDO DOMINGO DE TIEMPO ORDINARIO

Rectory Office Hours / Horarios de la Rectoría Monday - Friday (Lunes - Viernes)

8:00am - 6:00pm Saturday (Sábado) / Sunday (Domingo)

Closed/Cerrado

Pastoral Staff / Equipo Pastoral Fr. Sergio Ovando, Pastor - sovando@dsj.org

Msgr. Francisco Rios, Parochial Vicar– frios@dsj.org Fr. Francis Kalaw, Parochial Vicar - fkalaw@dsj.org Deacon Rick Haeckel, Deacon - rhaeckel@dsj.org Deacon Phil Flowers, Deacon - pflowers@dsj.org Deacon Juan Aquino, Deacon - jaquino@dsj.org Lou Villano, Business Manager - lvillano@dsj.org

Carmelo JimenezRose Pucan-Meagor,

Deepu Kochuparambil,

Anna Quiñones,

Fabienne Esparza, Principal -

Diana-Lynn Inderhees, Maria Dominguez, Office Manager, Juanita Martinez,

IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA January 19/20, 2018 SAINT CATHERINE CHURCH Enero 19/20, 2018

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God rejoices in the chosen ones (Isaiah 62:1-5). Psalm — Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations (Psalm 96). Second Reading — All the varied gifts in the Christian community are from one Spirit (1 Co-rinthians 12:4-11). Gospel — Rejoicing at a wedding celebration in Cana, Jesus replenishes the wine supply (John 2:1-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28, or any of a number of read-

ings for the Day of Prayer Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-

6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-

12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9 or Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14- 21

MC = Milani Center CR1-4= CH = Church Room LR = Living Room DC = Daycare Nur. = Nursery CV= Church Vestibule Rm. 8,10,11 = School Rooms

THE WEEK AHEAD/LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA

8:00-12:00pm 3:00-8:00pm JPC - Mini Retiro 3:30-5:30pm CH Worship Band & Singers 4:00-8:30pm 7:00-9:00pm Gym Open Gym - Basketball 7:05-7:35pm CH JPC - Hora Santa/Holy Hour

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 6:00-7:00pm Community Super

6:30-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro 6:30-9:30pm MC Pláticas Pre–Bautismales 7:00-8:00pm CR1-2 7:00-9:00pm CH 7:00-8:45pm KoC - Assembly Meeting

9:00-11:00am CR1-2 Women’s Group Study 3:30-4:45pm Faith Formation Classes 3:30-4:45pm CH 4:00-8:30pm NUR Choir Practice/FilAM Choir 5:00-6:00pm CH Children’s Choir 6:00-7:30pm UPDE Meeting 7:00-8:30pm MC EDGE Middle School Ministry 6:30-7:30pm CH Hora Santa 6:30-7:45pm Rm.8 Jesus to Mankind Prayer Group 6:30-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro 7:00-8:30pm LR RICA 7:30-9:00pm CH Alpha & Omega

6:00-7:30pm NUR UPDE Volunteer Meeting 6:00-9:00pm CH Spanish Choir 7:00-8:30pm Rm.11 Grupo Amigos - Teen Leader 7:00-9:00pm MC Sac. Prep Parent Meeting #2

8:00-10:00pm CH Practica de Pasion de Cristo

8:15am Mass Intentions

Monday, January 21 † Sergio Madrigal † Rosalie Soares Tuesday, January 22 Patricia Curtis Wednesday, January 23 † Zachary Jensen † Mariam Wagner Thursday, January 24 Margaret Wagner Samuel Wieck Friday, January 25 † Zachary Jensen † Saturday, January 26

SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

FROM THE DESK OF FR. SERGIO OVANDO, PASTOR….

Dear brothers and sisters, every year during this time in the entire country people pray, people walk and people make demonstrations in de-fense for life. We invite you all to participate in the Walk for Life that will take place in San Fran-cisco next weekend. We must understand that as Catholics when we pray for life, we pray for life in all moments of its existence, from the moment of conception to death, with each one of the intermediate mo-ments. Normally the defense for life is understood as the defense of the most defenseless, those who are about to be born, the child in the bosom of his mother. Among the weak that the Church wants to take care of with predilection are "the unborn children, who are the most defenseless and innocent of all, to whom today they want to deny their human dignity in order to do with them what they want, taking away the life and promoting legislation so that nobody can prevent it » (Pope Francis) This is the beginning of life, the defense of life begins here and extends beyond. As believers, we support the right to a life and a respectable and dignified old age. As long as there is encouragement in the human being, it must be respected. This is one of the inaliena-ble rights of the human being, a right without which no other right can be sustained, since the rights are for those who are alive. However, it is not just a right "to life" but as Pope Francis says: "In the first place is the inviolable dignity of every human person, from the moment of conception until his last breathe", that is, a "dignified life”. Like many gifts, Life is a gift given by God; it car-ries with it the duality of rights and obligations. As a believer, we have the obligation to do eve-rything possible for the right to life of those who cannot fight for themselves, children, the poor, the marginalized, the elderly, and anyone who for some reason or another are weak and de-fenseless in society, the anawim of the Lord. I ask and invite you to continue praying for life, and for a dignified life.

STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE by Deacon Rick Haeckel

The wedding feast at Cana is powerfully rich, almost redolent of wonderful inspiring details. The most obvious is the symbol of Jesus’ ability to change a seeming disaster into a moment of plenty. It doesn’t take many words to describe the change of water into wine but, as Fr. Ray Brown says, In the sign at Cana “sign” indicates the human viewpoint wherein attention is directed not so much to the miraculous itself (which may or may not lead to true faith) but to what is revealed by the miracle to those who can see beyond.” (emphasis added) Ah there we have it, more work :-). The story is easily remembered because of the relative simple actions. Mary tells Jesus there is no wine, Jesus responds showing apparent indifference, Mary then tells the servers to do what Jesus tells them and finally the changing of water to wine is accomplished to the amazement of all. In a larger sense this is a story of a problem and its solution, albeit a miraculous one. We easily join those in awe of Jesus’ power, a power which invites his disciples (and us) to “believe in him.” The next question, attempting to “see beyond,” asks us something like Jesus asked his Mother Mary, “what has that to do with me?” We are invited to see more than the physical transformation of water into wine. Have you ever considered yourself as water that, by the power of belief in Jesus, can transform us into proverbial wine? That sense, that we are to be open to transformation, to continued growth in understanding who Jesus is for us and the world, invites us beyond the mere words of the story to a place which allows an unknown path ahead to be one accompanied by Jesus. Said differently, belief in the events of the wedding feast provides information that we understand and can then “file away.” Walking with Jesus, being a disciple in situations for which there is no literal parallel in Jesus’ life, asks that we internalize the motivation of Jesus at Cana. It wasn’t for his personal gain but for a purpose beyond the moment. Yes, the wedding feast was very successful but even more telling was that his disciples “began to believe in him.” They, like us, benefited by seeing the power of Jesus which led to change their ways to better conform to his call. That call isn’t just a singular moment of awe but also a desire to understand the power of the love he asked of them. Not self-love, which our humanity provides, but a love which has very few, if any, limits. The Gospel of John says it clearly and succinctly, God is love. We can’t be God, but with Jesus’ help and inspiration we can be godlike. Practice “seeing beyond.”

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK Christmas engenders a desire to give gifts to cele-brate God made man. With good intentions, the gifts we receive, ahem, aren’t always used (think a tie for Dad in the olden days). Don’t just store them away, pass them on, to charity (or even by re-gifting :-)..

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¡BIENVENIDO! Nuestra más cordial bienvenida a todos los que es-tán celebrando con nosotros, ya sean residentes de largo plazo o recién llegados a la parroquia. Damos gracias a Dios por ustedes. Si aún no estás registra-do, por favor, llene este formulario y colóquelo en la canasta de la colecta o mandarlo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia.

Nombre (s): ____________________________ Dirección:______________________________ Ciudad:_______________________________ Código postal:_____________ Numero teléfono:______________________ Email:_______________________________ ¿Desea recibir sobres de contribución? _____Yes _____No ¿Desea recibir información de la parroquia? _____Yes _____No

DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL PADRE SER-GIO OVANDO, PARROCO …..

Queridos hermanos, todos los años para

esta época en todo el país se reza, se hacen caminatas y manifestaciones en defensa por la vida. Hacemos una invitación a todos aquellos que deseen participar de la Caminata por la vi-da que se llevará a cabo en San Francisco el próximo fin de semana.

Debemos entender que como católicos cuando rezamos por la vida, rezamos por la vi-da en todos los momentos de existencia, desde el momento de concepción hasta la muerte, con todos y cada uno de los momentos intermedios.

Normalmente la defensa por la vida se entiende como la defensa de los más indefen-sos, aquellos que están por nacer, el niño-a en el seno de su madre. Entre los débiles que la Iglesia quiere cuidar con predilección están «los niños por nacer, que son los más indefensos e inocentes de todos, a quienes hoy se les quiere negar su dignidad humana en orden a hacer con ellos lo que se quiera, quitándoles la vida y promoviendo legislaciones para que nadie pue-da impedirlo» ( papa Francisco)

Éste es el inicio de la vida, la defensa de la vida comienza aquí se extiende mas allá.

Como creyentes apoyamos el derecho a una vida y de una ancianidad respetable y dig-na. Mientras exista aliento en el ser humano debe ser respetado. Este es uno de los dere-chos inalienable del ser humano, derecho sin el cual, ningún otro derecho puede sustentarse, ya que los derechos son para aquellos que es-tán vivos. Pero no es solo un derecho “a la vi-da” sino como dice el papa Francisco: “En pri-mer lugar está la inviolable dignidad de cada persona humana, desde el momento de su con-cepción hasta su último respiro”, es decir una “vida digna”.

Al igual que muchos dones, La vida es un don dado por Dios, lleva consigo la dualidad de los derechos y las obligaciones. Como cre-yente tenemos la obligación de hacer todo lo posible por el derecho a la vida de aquellos que no pueden luchar por si mismos, los niños, los pobres, los marginados, los ancianos, y todo aquel que por algún motivo u otro son débiles e indefensos en la sociedad, los anawim del Se-ñor.

Le pido y los invito a continuar rezando por la vida, y por una vida digna.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Heb 5:1-10; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 2:18-22 Martes: Heb 6:10-20; Sal 111 (110):1-2, 4-5, 9,

10c; Mc 2:23-28, o cualquiera de lecturas para el Día de Oración

Miércoles: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 3:1-6 Jueves: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Sal 40 (39):7-10, 17; Mc 3:7-12 Viernes: Hch 22:3-16 o 9:1-22; Sal 117 (116):1bc, 2; Mc 16:15-18 Sábado: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Tit 1:1-5; Sal 47 (46):2-3, 6-9 o Sal 96 (95):1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mc 3:20- 21 Domingo: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lc 1:1-4; 4:14- 2

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Como el esposo goza con su esposa, así Dios se regocija con su elegida Sión (Isaías 62:1-5). Salmo — Cantemos la grandeza del Señor (Salmo 96 [95]). Segunda lectura — Todos los diferentes dones que se encuentran en la comunidad cristiana son obra del mismo Espíritu (1 Corintios 12:4-11). Evangelio — Compartiendo el gozo de una boda en Caná, Jesús rellena la provisión de vino (Juan 2:1-11). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

¡Dios es Grande Todo el Tiempo, Todo el Tiempo Dios es Grande!

PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA

Adulto: ¿Cuándo has intervenido, como lo hizo Mary en Caná, para tratar de hacer que una situa-ción difícil sea más fácil para alguien? Niño: ¿Qué puedes hacer esta semana para ayu-dar a que alguien corra un poco más fácil?

SEGUNDO DOMINGO DE TIEMPO ORDINARIO

ÚNASE A NOSOTROS MIENTRAS CAMINA-MOS POR DIOS, POR LA FAMILIA, POR EL

AMOR. Y PARA LA VIDA ... 26 DE ENERO DE 2019!

EN LA 15A CAMINATA ANUAL POR LA COSTA OESTE DE LA VIDA

La parroquia de Santa Catalina ha trazado un autobús para asistir a este evento como una comunidad. Nos reuniremos después de la misa de la mañana el 1/26/19 a las 8: 15A y saldre-mos puntualmente a las 10: 00A desde el esta-cionamiento de la parroquia. Por favor traiga un almuerzo y vístase bien. Regresaremos de S.F. y llegar a las 6: 00P. Para obtener más informa-ción y para reservar su asiento de autobús, co-muníquese con la Oficina Parroquial al 408-779-3959. Gracias.

FORMACIÓN DE FAMILIAS EN LA FE Hemos concluido con el libro La Alegría del Amor Exhortación Apostólica sobre el Amor en la Familia del papa Francisco. Damos las gra-cias a las personas que nos ayudaron con los temas y también damos las gracias a los padres de familia que han asistido. Esta jornada es por amor a nuestras familias y es el compromiso de amor que tenemos con Dios. Continuemos con nuestra vocación de padres y primeros cate-quistas de nuestros hijos y sigamos el ejemplo de la Sagrada Familia para poder vivir “La Ale-gría del Amor en la Familia.” “Sagrada Familia de Nazaret, haz también de nuestras familias lugar de comunión y cenáculo de oración, Auténticas escuelas del Evangelio y pequeñas iglesias domésticas.” ~Papa Fran-cisco Seguimos invitando a los padres de familia a los temas semanales los sábados a las 9:15am en el centro Milani. ¡Los esperamos!

Retiro de Mujeres “Llena de Gracia”

Día: Sábado 16 de Marzo, 2019

Lugar: Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Alejan-dría

17400 Peak Avenue Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Hora: 9:00am – 5:30pm

Predicadores: Padre Sergio Ovando, Ana-bella Estrada y Sandra Maldonado Para mujeres Mayores de 18 años

$5.00 de donación

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CAMINATA POR LA VIDA 2019

Únase a nosotros mientras caminamos por Dios, por la Familia, por el Amor y para la VIDA. El 26 de enero del 2019! En la 15a Caminata Anual por la Vida de la Costa Oeste en San Francisco CA. Mas información en la oficina.

¿Pasando por un tiempo difícil? Stephen Ministry en St. Catherine está ahora disponible en es-pañol. Aquí hay ministros capacitados que hablan español para ayudarlo durante crisis de la vida, como problemas familiares, pérdida de un ser querido, divorcio, pérdida de trabajo o enfer-medad. Lo escuchan sin juzgarte, acompañan en tu sufrimiento y ofrecen esperanza, ánimo y oración. Es gratis y completa-mente confidencial. Si usted o alguien que conoce se encuentra en un momento difícil, hay alguien que puede ayudarlo. Para obtener más información, llame a Santa Alvarez al 408-722-8800. Para inglés, llame a Claranne al 408-782-1413 o Kenny al 408-722-7600.

HORA SANTA—MIERCOLES DE 6:30 A 7:30PM Durante los momentos mas dolorosos, Jesús nuestro Señor pidió a sus discípulos que oraran una hora con El en el huerto de Getsemaní. Todos los miércoles a las 7:00pm tenemos la oportunidad de orar una hora con el Señor en frente de Santísi-mo Sacramento. No pierda la oportunidad de pasar este tiempo con el Señor.

BAILE DE SAN VALENTIN El comité Fuente de Amor le hace la invitación a todos los ma-trimonios y parejas de comprometidos a su cena baile de gala para celebrar el día de San Valentín. La celebración es el dia sábado 9 de febrero en el Centro Parroquial. Para mas infor-mes, contacte a Delmi Murillo al correo delmimuri-llo1@yahoo.com o compre sus boletos a la salida de las misas de español.

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Equipping Families to Pass On the Faith

We had an amazing retreat weekend a couple weeks ago. The rain was pouring half the time, but the joy radiated from those with open hearts. I am so grateful to the amazing leaders who put so much into this retreat, from the plan-ning and prepping, to opening their lives up to connect with the teens. To the teens—I hope you keep that fire alive and the joy of the Gos-pel shining in your lives. EDGE We have Edge this week, but not next week (the 30th). On February 6th, 13th, and 27th, we will have a series focusing on Lent and we invite a parent (or both!) to join us for all three nights (no Edge) LIFE TEEN No Life Teen this Sunday as it’s Martin Luther King Jr Weekend, and next Sunday we will be in the church for some praise & worship followed by Adoration (we’ll be ending at 8pm). YOUNG ADULTS Couples with young children, you’re invited to join us tomorrow night for a meal and fellowship! Contact Deepu for details. 408-874-6742

Images from Family Faith Formation

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2018 SWEEPSTAKES WRAP-UP! The St. Catherine’s 36th Annual sweepstakes wrapped up the 2018 campaign with its annual draw-ing on December 16th at the O’Donnell parish center. It was our best year ever! The committee would like to thank the parish and school community for its amazing support of our ministry that is focused on supporting the many other ministries of our community. Special thanks to our sponsors:

Landmark builders Howell Electric KDS Plumbing Bayside Interiors Terry Mechanical Western Allied Mechanical South Valley Electric Classic Glass ICE Sequoia Services Bay Area Asphalt and Cement C&O Commercial Painting

Congratulations to the big winners!

Early Bird Drawing: Grand Prize: Warrior Tickets & Parking Pass- VAC - #4083 – Monica Martinez - MHSecond Prize: Bonus Bundle Drawing First Prize: $2,000 Cash - #0282 – Ron LeBlanc – SM Vacation Sweepstakes Drawing: First Prize: Vacation or $5,000 Cash - #5947 – Bob & Sheri Sweeney – Gilroy Vehicle Sweepstakes Drawing: First Prize: Vehicle up to $40,000 sticker or $30,000 Cash - #1457 – Isaac Seth – MH Final Tally: Total Net: $117,600 Church: $ 88,200 School: $ 29,400 Finally, special recognition was awarded to the follow-ing sweepstakes committee member in the Fourth An-nual George Chiala Memorial Legacy Award awarded for a lifetime of service to the committee and the com-munity. Jose Montemayor Congrats Jose! As the Ministry that supports other Ministries, we thank you for your dedication and hard work over the many years of the sweepstakes. You have provided true value and your community thanks you.

Until next year!

Welcome! Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long-time residents or newly arrived in the parish. We thank God for you. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office. Name:________________________________________ Address:______________________________________ City:____________________ Zip: _________________ Phone:______________ Email: ___________________ Would you like to receive envelopes? Yes / No

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HAVE YOU MOVED? Have you moved recently and need to update your mailing information with the parish? Email us at of-fice@stca.org, drop us a note in the Sunday collec-tion or call us at (408) 779-3959. We need your complete name, old & new address and your new telephone number if that has changed. Don’t miss out on all the great news we mail/email to our pa-rishioners!

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Adult: When have you stepped in, as Mary did at Cana, to try and make a difficult situation easier for someone? Child: What can you do this week to help make someone’s jog a little easier?

ADORATION

First Friday Adoration Hours is extended to 12 hours beginning in Feb-ruary - 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. If you can sign up for an hour or more, please contact Sandra Grise-

dale at ziasandra@sbcglobal.net Team Captains are looking for volunteers for 9 a.m. - noon, noon - 3 p.m., 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. and 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. slots. Thank you!

JOIN US AS WE WALK FOR GOD, FOR FAM-ILY, FOR LOVE AND FOR LIFE…JANUARY

26, 2019! AT THE 15TH ANNUAL WALK FOR LIFE

WEST COAST! St. Catherine of Alexandria parish has charted a bus to attend this event as a community. We will meet after morning Mass on 1/26/19 at 8:15am and leave promptly at 10:00am from the Parish parking lot. Please bring a lunch and dress warmly. We will return from S.F. and arrive by 6:00pm. For more information or to reserve your bus seat, please contact the Parish Office at 408-779-3959. Thank you.

GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME? Stephen Ministry at St. Catherine’s is now available in Spanish. There are trained Spanish-speaking ministers here to support you during a life crisis, such as family prob-lems, loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss or illness. They listen to you without judgment, accompany you in your suffering and offer you hope, encouragement and prayer. It is free and completely confidential. If you or someone you know is facing a difficult time, there is someone is who may help. For more infor-mation please call Santa Alvarez at 408-722-8800. For English call Claranne at 408-782-1413 or Kenny at 408-722-7600.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Couples celebrating their Wedding Anniver-saries (1st – 5th, 25th, 40th, 50th, and great-er) this year are invited to attend the celebration mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph in downtown San Jose on February 23, 2019 at 2pm.

The couples will renew their wedding vow, re-ceive a blessing at the celebration, and will re-ceive a certificate signed by the Bishop.

Cake reception will follow in Loyola Hall, Cathe-dral Basilica of Saint Joesph.

Register online at - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAV8jRB-1-5xvf4FK1Me8MMTZT5ynpT2JPizk54KAScPc6lg/viewform

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Business Office Update

ST. CATHERINE’S COMMUNITY CLOSET

St. Catherine’s Community Closet is one of our great organizations in the Parish. We are known for our suc-cessful Back to School give-away one week every sum-mer. But, we are also there all year to offer to those in need. We appreciate lightly used adult and chil-dren’s clothing, household items, and some types of furniture and appliances. As we approach the winter months, please donate these items. You can do so at the Parish office, or at our location at 13570 Depot Street, San Martin. If you are so inclined and want to volunteer, come to San Mar-tin Hall and talk to Debbie or any other volunteer. The facility is open every Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm & the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Currently we are in urgent need of the follow-ing items…

• Boys clothing sizes 2T to 6X & boys jackets (all sizes)

• Girls clothing sizes 2T to 6X

TIME, TALENT & TREASURE

The charts below show our collection re-sults for the Christmas season. Thank you for your continued generous support of St. Catherine Parish.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Bright Beginnings Nursery is open on Sundays for the 8:45AM and 10:30AM Masses. We have toys and activities for children from ages 1 to 4 years old. Hiedi Betancourt is our Nursery Supervisor and has led the Nursery for years. Enter the Parish Center, and the Nursery is off to the left. We are open when you see the Bright Beginnings sign in the front of the Parish Center.

SUNDAY COFFEE &

DOUGHNUTS We are looking for more volunteers for Sunday Hospitality. It is simple to do, and all we ask is you stay 30 minutes before or after Mass. Can you commit to once every 2 months? This is also a great opportunity for your ministry to serve the Parish and speak with parishioners about who you are and what you do. Check out the groups who have taken ad-vantage of this: Knights of Columbus, Ladies of Charity, Cub Scouts, Com-munity Closet, and others. For more information, email me at lvillano@dsj.org.

Sunday 1/13/19 Week $27,978 Goal $23,000 Difference $4,978 22%

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St. Catherine School News

GRANDPARENTS/ SPECIAL PERSONS DAY

If you have a grandchild at St. Catherine School, mark your calendar for the morning of Wednesday, January 30. Your grandchild will be inviting you just after the first of the year. Parents will RSVP for guests through a link sent on ParentSquare in early January. For more information, contact Jeff Layne at 408-612-4213 or jlayne@stcatherinemh.org.

Save the Date---eWaste Drive The next eWaste Drive sponsored by our Green Team will be Saturday, March 9. Please save those appliances and tech items that you no longer use. Help St. Catherine School and our environment at the same time. The money raised from this event will help fund ceiling replacement in the classrooms which will enhance energy efficiency for heating and cooling the rooms, as well as improving acous-tics. This is also a great opportunity to get par-ent hours or student service hours. Contact Ar-lene Handa at ecosafehome1@yahoo.com .

With the new year, everyone is back at the business of learning. Below, a 6th grader at a Living History presentation for Ancient Egypt.

PROMOTING MATH AND SCIENCE THROUGH SPEAKERS

AND FIELD TRIPS As part of our ongoing efforts to encourage and promote a love for and understanding of how math and science are used in all our lives, St. Catherine School has developed a list of speak-ers and field trips which will make math and sci-ence come to life for our students. Each class schedules two speakers and one field trip that focus on math and science during the year. Presentations can be anywhere from 15 minutes (most will be 15-25 minutes long) to nearly an hour depending on the topic and level of students. Do you know someone who uses math routinely at work? Perhaps monitoring inventory, accounting, engineering design, to name a few…please submit names and contact information to Ms. Esparza, 408-779-9950 or fesparza@stcatherine.org. The school continues to build a data base of field trip opportunities as well. If you know of a place or program, or are willing to host a class, please let Ms. Esparza know. These can range from water treatment plants to farms to airports and museums. Again, the goal is to get stu-dents excited about how math and science are used and directly affect daily life.

Love God, serve God; everything is in that.

-St. Clare of Assisi