November 21, 2010

Psalm 122

The Solemnity of Christ the King

“Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.”

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St. Veronica Parish Rectory Office Hours

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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

Parish Staff Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Linh Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Fr. Joe Walsh, In Residence

http://rico50.blogspot.com Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Sandy Kearney, Parish Manager Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 209-952-0209

St. Veronica Catholic School Phone: 650-589-3909

Kathryn Lucchesi Janet Burke Principal Vice Principal

Rectory email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

Please remember the sick and the care-givers in our community.

Pray that they may find comfort and healing in Christ.

Please contact the rectory office if Homebound Eucharistic services are needed.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office 588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Classes from October through Pentecost.

Call the Parish Office to register 588-1455

Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)

2011 Confirmation Classes: 588-1455

Reflection on Our Cover By naming Christ the “king” we acknowledge him and his way of living as the wellspring of our goodness and salvation. We acknowledge our status as his “subjects” called to relate to others as he did. We acknowledge our shared inheritance as those who re-ceive life through him. By naming Christ our King we identify him as the One who offers us the fullness of life in his kingdom both now and forever. This painting of Christ the King is by Hans Memling, 1435-1494, German-Flemish

Mass Intent ions WEEK of November 21, 2010

Sun 11/21 6:45 † All Souls 8:00 Frankie & Lita Acob & Family 9:30 † Emanuel Borg 11:00 † Rey Santos 12:30 People of St. Veronica

Mon 11/22 6:30 † All Souls 8:30 † Sal Aguirre Tue 11/23 6:30 † All Souls 8:30 † Anacoreta Riel Wed 11/24 6:30 † All Souls 8:30 † Salvador Aguirre, Jr. Thu 11/25 9:00 † All Souls Fri 11/26 8:30 † Berta Rodriguez Sat 11/27 8:30 † Ramon Pablo 5:00 † Mr. & Mrs. Juao Gomes Sun 11/28 6:45 † All Souls 8:00 † Emelie Campodonico 9:30 Mila Bustos 11:00 Jorge Buccat 12:30 People of St. Veronica

Saturday 11/13 5:00PM 1380.35 206.35 1586.70

Sunday 11/14 6:45AM 890.00 128.00 1018.00

8:00AM 866.75 156.00 1022.75

9:30AM 1257.00 257.00 1514.00

11:00AM 1049.00 261.00 1310.00

12:30PM 724.00 157.00 881.00

TOTALS: 6167.10 1165.35 7332.45

Day Mass Time 1st. Collection

2nd. Maintenance

Totals:

Mass Schedule

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

Eve of Holy Days: 5:30PM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday—Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS - 9:00AM 0nly

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

Sunday: 1:30 PM—9:00PM

Parish Registration

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

Kindly print all information

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Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish

Baptism Information

Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. (unless otherwise indicated) Preparation class is required for parents and godparents. We conduct this class monthly on Tuesdays as noted below. Classes are conducted in the church from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please). Godparents may attend a class in their own parish if needed, and bring a confirmation of attendance. December 14 January 11 February 8 March 8 April 12 May 10 June 14 Registration forms are available from the rectory office dur-ing regular office hours. You may also download a form from our website at www.stveronicassf.com. Baptism dates are now being scheduled starting with February 12, 2011 and beyond. The calendar fills up quickly, so don’t delay scheduling your baptism.

Today, we take up a Collection that helps fight pov-erty at its roots. For 40 years, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has provided funding for groups that make lasting change and lift up the poor in the United States. The Collec-tion has helped secure funding for low-income day care cen-ters, legal advocacy to enforce fair wages, programs that em-phasize education, and afford-able housing in low-income neighborhoods.

From Our PastorFrom Our Pastor

Dear Friends, Family Feast: Another Thanksgiving has al-most arrived. This is a heartwarming family celebration which means a great deal to every-one. That is why millions travel crisscrossing the nation to be with those they love and care for. Thanks be to God: We give thanks, of course, to God for blessings innumerable, big and small. We often take them for granted. Thanksgiving Day is a special occasion when we make explicit the awareness of God’s blessings and lift up our hearts in deep grati-tude. Thanks be to others: God’s gifts descend on us most of the time through one another. God uses us all as instruments of His blessings. Hence in a sense, we are all living sacraments of God’s presence and love to one another. That is why we have need to thank each other for kindness shown, for love shared, for com-passion displayed, for gentleness revealed, for forgiveness offered, for patience practiced---and for just being there when we need them. Let’s remember always that words are good for thanksgiving, but deeds of gratitude are better. We need to live in a manner worthy of the blessings we have received from God and others.

First Thanksgiving---Living through con-flicts: An important aspect of the First Thanksgiving celebrated in the wake of the harvest was that people of different cultures could sit together and have a decent conver-sation and share a meal. This is a paradigm worth emulating every-where. In our families, our parish commu-nity, and in the larger world, there are differ-ent worldviews, languages, cultures, and re-ligions. Our views and experiences can bring us into conflict with others, but we cannot disrespect one another. Sometimes, not eve-ryone is in the know of things. We need to learn to give the benefit of the doubt. Every-one should strive to practice the human de-cency of respect for others. Doing Thanks: Let’s “do” thanks to God for our family and friends, for faith and our par-ish community, for life and liberty, for the diversity and unity of the world---the world that God loves so much that He has given us His only Son as our light and life. On behalf of the priests and the staff, I wish to extend to each one of you the blessings of Thanksgiving Day. May this day be filled with memories for you to cherish. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Your friend and pastor, Father Charles Puthota

Happy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanksgiving!

Announcements

Save the Date

Senior Citizens’ Christmas Luncheon

Watch upcoming bulletins for

complete details.

Saturday December 11, 2010

Experience the Awe and Mystery of God with us

this Christmas Season as the St. Veronica Music Ministry

presents

Night of the Father’s Love

Come one, come all family and friends for a musical cantata on

Sunday, December 5, 2010

St. Veronica Church 5:00 PM

Admission: FREE

St. Veronica Catholic School Women’s Guild Presents: Santa’s Breakfast

Sunday, December 5, 2010 St. Veronica Falcon Hall

8:00 to 11:30 a.m. Pay at the door:

Adults: $7.00 Seniors: $5.00

Children under 12 yrs: $4.00

Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, hot chocolate, tea and juice.

Pictures with Santa Claus & a simple Arts n’ Craft

activity for children.

See you there!

Thanksgiving Day Mass News

Come and join our faithful in celebration and Thanksgiving for the blessings in our lives.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

9:00 AM The second collection will be for the St. Vincent de

Paul needs of our Parish

Canned goods will also be collected for the remainder of November to restock the food pantry.

Look for the food receptacles in the church.

Keep bringing those coats and jackets to St. Veronica Church for the needy and place in the special collec-tion boxes in the vestibule

or school library from November 13th

through December 7th

Correction: We are not collecting Cloats, just coats or jackets

Rendering Thanks

Do not let a day slip by without considering God’s fa-vors; praise and exalt his generosity, particularly in contrast with yours, for truly what you deserve is to be deprived of what you already have received. Do not delude yourself about being worthy in any respect, for whatever is meritorious in you is a gift from God. You are nothing but matter stripped of all good, and anything you might have is clothing God lends you because he wishes you to have it. Faithfully remember the gifts bestowed by nature as well as those you enjoy by chance and grace and by the promised glory that, unless you happen to lose it through your own fault, is as certain as the rest. Think intently about the special and general graces from the Lord and admit truthfully that you received them from his hand. Pre-serve them assiduously in the greatest possible purity and love them dearly, but even more, love him who so blessed you. Withdraw and guard against offending grace and the Lord of grace… Father Francisco de Osuna (1540) Seville region of Spain.

Youth’s Corner

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

RCIA is a religious education program for adults who wish to become Catholics or for Catholics who have already been baptized as Catholic who wish to prepare for the Sacraments of Reconcilia-tion, Holy Eucharist, and/or Confirmation.

RCIA ENROLLMENT will remain OPEN through

December, 2010. Contact our parish office at 650-588-1455.

Holiday Help for Those Grieving

Holidays are times we look forward to being with family and friends. They hold many memories for us. This is a reality

that hurts as we miss absent loved ones who have died.

Handling the holiday is not deciding how to eliminate the pain of missing these people, but rather learning how best to live

with the hurt without being consumed by it.

The following workshop is available to help:

• acknowledge the difficulty of the season as one who is grieving

• gain some new tools and insights for working your way through the holidays

• join with others for support and connection

St. Robert’s Convent Saturdays: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM November 20th: Thanksgiving

December 4th & 18th: Christmas Contact: Sr. Patricia 650-589-0104 for more information

St. Veronica Festival Results

As usual practice, all profits are split 50/50 between our Catholic School and Parish. Thank you all for your efforts in executing and sup-porting this traditional fund raiser for St. Veronica.

St. Veronica Catholic School will be hosting school tours

for prospective families on

Tuesday, December 7th Wednesday, December 8th and

Thursday, December 9th at

10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Please call the school office at 650-589-3909 to make your appointment.

Looking forward to seeing you on campus.

2010

Total income $107,921.00

Total Expenses $68,203.00

Total Profit $39,718.00

2009

Total income $122,071.00

Total Expenses $80,520.00

Total Profit $41,551.00

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Wednesday, November 24th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

The Parish Rectory office will be closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th for the

Thanksgiving Holiday.

We thank you for your greetings, smiles, well wishes, helping hands, time, talent and

gifts you share with us.

It is a privilege and honor to be of service to you all.

May you and your families be continually blessed with God’s grace and abundant

love.

Your St. Veronica Rectory Staff