Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com

434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

Palm Sunday

March 24, 2013

HABEMUS PAPAM

FRANCISCUM

March 13, 2013

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Parish Office Hours

Monday to Friday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

(unless otherwise posted)

Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481

Parish Staff

Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor

Fr. Linh Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry

Deacon Joseph LeBlanc

Jennifer Baylor, Administrative Assistant

Stephanie de Prume, Finance Manager Ext. 306

Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation &

Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director

650-588-1455 Ext. 308

St. Veronica Catholic School

www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Kathryn Lucchesi Pam Cavagnaro

Principal Vice Principal

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

Mass Intentions

WEEK of March 24 , 2013

Sun 03/24 6:45 † John Murphy

8:00 † Paul & Lizia Azzopardi

9:30 † Edwin Broas

11:00 † Mike & Kevin Folan

12:30 People of St. Veronica

Mon 03/25 6:30 † Richard Battaglia

8:30 † Padilla Family

Tue 03/26 6:30 † Gertrude Eberle

8:30 † Peter Cinquini

Wed 03/27 6:30 † Marianito G. Pena.

8:30 † Patrick Kerrigan

Thu 04/05 Holy Thursday - No Morning Masses

Fri 04/06 Good Friday - No Morning Masses

Sat 04/07 Holy Saturday - No Morning Masses

Sun 04/08 Easter Sunday - No Intentions

St. Veronica Parish

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office 650-588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309

Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Ext. 305

Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)

Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455

Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM

Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

Spanish Mass

First & Third Sunday of each month at 6:30 PM

unless otherwise announced

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM

Liturgy of the Hours

Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM

Parish Registration

Please complete and return form to the parish office, or simply drop it in the collection basket.

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Please remember the sick and the care-givers

in our community.

Pray that they may find comfort and healing in Christ.

Kindly contact the Parish office if Homebound

Eucharistic services are needed.

Seeking Volunteers for Washing of the Feet Ceremony

If you would like to volunteer to be

part of a profound, humbling and

meaningful experience by participat-

ing in the washing of the feet ceremo-

ny, please contact our Parish office at

650-588-1455 by Monday, March 25,

2013. Instruction will be provided.

Everyone 14 years of age and older is bound

to abstain from meat the Fridays of Lent and

Good Friday.

Everyone 18 years of age and older but under

the age of 60 is also bound to fast on Good

Friday.

On Good Friday the law of fast allows only one full meal a day,

but does not prohibit taking some food during the day, so long as

this does not constitute another full meal. Drinking liquids dur-

ing the day is permitted.

Thank you for your sacrificial offering in supporting St. Veronica.

Due to holiday printing schedules, our collection numbers for last week

will be reflected in a future bulletin. Thank you for your continued support.

In observance of Good Friday and the

Easter weekend, the Pastoral Center

offices will close at noon on Friday,

March 29 and will be closed on

Monday, April 1.

St. Veronica Book Club Meeting

The next book club meeting is at 7:00 p.m. on

Monday, April 1, 2013 in the Pastoral Center

Building.

If you are interested in joining this interactive, stimulating and

fun group, please call the parish office at 650-588-1455.

Currently reading “Why be Catholic? Understanding our Ex-

perience and Tradition” by Richard Rohr & Joseph Martos.

Welcome Newly Registered Parishioners!

Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the

presence of new parishioners:

Steven & Janet Tarantino

Our parish welcomes you with open hearts and open arms.

We thank God you have chosen to join our community.

Parish Lenten Almsgiving

Once again during the Lenten Season as part of

our parish almsgiving, we are conducting a non-

perishable food drive supporting the needy in our

St. Vincent de Paul conference. Next time you are grocery

shopping, pick up an extra item or two and share with those

less fortunate. Please place your items in the bin in the church

vestibule or drop them off at the Pastoral Center.

From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Parishioners,

On a piece of paper found on a dead child in the

Ravensbruck Concentration Camp was this

prayer: “O Lord, remember not only the men

and women of good will, but also those of ill

will. But do not remember all the suffering they

have inflicted on us; remember the fruits we

have borne, thanks to this suffering---our com-

radeship, our loyalty, our humility, our courage,

our generosity, the greatness of heart---which

have grown out of all this. And when they come

to judgment, let all the fruits that we have borne

be their forgiveness.”

This Christ-like prayer captures the sentiment

and spirituality of the Palm Sunday, as Jesus

makes his “triumphal” entry into Jerusalem. His

entry, however, will spell disaster for him. He

will be opposed, betrayed, humiliated, aban-

doned, disillusioned, and killed. But there

would be another triumphal entry: Jesus would

enter glorious and everlasting life---on account

of which we would all make our own triumphal

entry into new life, now and in the life to come.

As we begin the Holy Week, we enter the

shrine of suffering. We could use other expres-

sions like pain, sorrow, sadness, rejection, dis-

ease, war, death, exploitation, violence, dimin-

ishment, evil, heartbreak. Suffering is so preva-

lent and varied that we might use hundreds of

expressions and still not cover all its various

manifestations.

As we meditate on Luke’s narrative of Jesus’

passion, we walk with Jesus, glance at his dis-

appointed face, look into his sad eyes, feel his

feelings of rejection, hurt, and fear, and think

his thoughts of courage and determination both

to fulfill his Father’s desire and to bring new

life to the world. The suffering servant in the

reading from Isaiah captures Jesus who will

bear suffering without resistance or retaliation.

In the Christian worldview, our suffering can-

not be separated from that of Jesus; our suffer-

ing is not meaningless; it draws us intensely

close to Jesus because he has undergone ulti-

mate suffering and sacrifice. In his suffering, he

comforts and upholds us in all our sorrow and

pain.

Jesus’ suffering and death are not to take away

our suffering but to give us a vision and a way

through suffering so that we can find new life.

He has shown us the way. When we align our

suffering with that of Jesus, we realize that our

suffering has a positive value; it is redemptive;

it bears the seeds of new life. The sunshine of

the resurrection pierces the darkness of the

cross.

Much suffering has to be fought and eliminated,

but there are forms of suffering that have to be

accepted and borne in a redemptive way. It is

Jesus’ way. Through suffering much love can

be expressed and generated. Those who are ca-

pable of great love are the ones who are able to

suffer in a life-giving way. Those who bear

suffering well are those who are truly capable

of much love.

On the cross, suffering and love meet. We are

in good company with a God in Jesus who suf-

fers, a God who has a wound in His heart. Why

do people have to suffer? Why do we face evil

in the world? The best answer is given by pos-

ing another question: Why did Jesus have to

suffer and die on the cross?

The Holy Week can sensitize us to the suffering

of the world. Jesus’ suffering will inspire us to

strive to eliminate the world’s suffering through

our deeds of compassion. When we see suffer-

ing that goes beyond people’s control, we need

to walk with them like Jesus in love and ser-

vice.

Your Friend and Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

(This scripture reflection on this weekend’s readings was pub-

lished in Catholic San Francisco on March 22, 2013)

Easter Memorial Floral Offerings

Loved ones, both living and deceased, can be

remembered and honored during the Easter Masses

as we place their names on the altar.

Offering envelopes are in the vestibule of the church.

Please drop in the collection basket or return to the

Parish Office.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

The vision is becoming reality. Because of the gen-erous donations and pledges thus far, Phase One looks to be on track. Lighting and phasing plans are being reviewed. Once all plans are approved and finalized by the Archdiocese they can start the bid-ding process.

Based upon our meetings with various parish and school organizations, the Archdiocese, the Archi-tects and our logistics/construction team, we have decided to shift Phase One to include the following:

•the front of the church •the area between the church and Parish Center

•the removal of trees in the area north of the Pastoral Center

•the pavement north of the church and Pastoral Center

All of us are in agreement these areas need to be ad-dressed sooner vs. later from a safety and liability standpoint. The Legacy Courtyard will become part of Phase Two which will allow everyone more time to purchase the highly popular bricks. As soon as we have updated information on the Phase One revision we will let you know.

Thank you to all that have donated, without your gen-erous gift giving the progress thus far would not have been possible. For those of you still waiting to donate, we need your help! You can make a onetime donation or you can pledge to make payments over several months. Remember, the more donations and pledges we collect, the greater amount of ground we will be able to put new pavement on in Phase One

We have reached 36% of our goal!!! $211,295.00

Thank you to the 366 participants who have donated thus far to the Capital Campaign, we are grateful for your support.

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Azzopardi, Joseph

Bagnani, Edward

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Clark, William & Nancy

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Najarro, Julio & Maggie

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O'Balle, Donna

O'Donoghue, Finbarr & Eileen

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Oosterman, Bob & Sharon

Ordaz, Francisco & Julia

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Ortega, Sheila

O'Sullivan, Brendan & Diane

Pablo, Josefina

Padilla, Bob & Barbara

Palacio, Joel & Maria

Pantaleoni, Josephine

Pantig, Yoly

Parkos, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Pera, Bruno

Peruzzi, Al & Sue

Petrini, Bob & Mary

Philpott, Sean & Joan

Pierotti, Dennis & Mary

Prevedello, Louis

Prevost, Bill & Joy

Puthota, Father Charles

Quigley, Peter & Carol

Rafael, TJ & Florine

Ramos, Damaso & Flordelisa

Reardon, Tom & Barbara

Reber, Jim

Rego, Antoinette

Reich, William & Barbara

Reilly, Joe & Pat

Remedios, Ione

Rengstorff, Michael & Carol

Reyes, Allen & Marissa

Reynoso, Sergio & Elizabeth

Rice, Sue

Ricotta, Nita

Ries, John & Peggy

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Rivera, James & Eleanora

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Stanfill, Mr. & Mrs. Robert

Stanfill, Karen

Staples, Mary

Stoddard, Catherine

Sturman, David & Celinda

Sweeney, Kenneth & Lucille

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Valente, Patricia

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Wolfe, Betty

Wootten, Antoinette

Young, Victoria

Yuen, Russell & Selina

Yuen, Alexander

Zahn, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen

Zamperin, Renato & Elsa

Zarate, Norma

Zicke, Sandra

Zinck, Uwe & Helga

Zylker, James & Patricia

2013 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013

Masses: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

Procession prior to 9:30 a.m. Mass

Gather in the Parish Center at 9:15 a.m.

HOLY THURSDAY , MARCH 28, 2013

No Morning Masses

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer

6:30 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper

followed by Adoration

of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

No Morning Masses

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. – Stations of the Cross

12:45 – 1:15 p.m. – Adult Choir Performance

1: 15 – 1:30 p.m. – Meditation

1:30 p.m. – Good Friday Liturgy

HOLY SATURDAY , MARCH 30, 2013

No 8:30 a.m. Mass

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer

Confessions: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

No 5:00 p.m. Mass

Easter Vigil Mass – 8:00 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY , MARCH 31, 2013

Masses: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

Saint Veronica Church

434 Alida Way

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(650) 588-1455

Fax: (650) 588-1481

www.stveronicassf.com