INSIDE CATHOLICISM VIEWING NIGHTS p.3 MOTHERS’ MINISTRY EVENTS p.3 NEW LOCAL EVENTS p.6

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

BULLETIN

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS

MASSES Saturdays 5:15 pm Vigil Sundays 8:00 am,10:00 am, 12:00 Noon,

6:00 pm Weekdays 8:15 am (Mon.-Sat.) in the Chapel Holy Days 8:15 am, 12:15 pm & 7:00 pm

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Saturdays after the 8:15 am Mass (Chapel) Thursdays 7:00 pm—8:00 pm at Holy Hour ANOINTING OF THE SICK 1st Thursdays after 8:15 am Mass (Chapel) or by appointment RECONCILIATION Saturdays 3:45 pm-4:45 pm or by

appointment Thursdays 7:00 pm—8:00 pm at Holy Hour LITURGY OF THE HOURS Mon.-Sat. 7:25 am (Office of Readings and

Morning Prayer) in the Chapel

ROSARY Mon.-Sat. 8:00 am in the Chapel

BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, AND FUNERALS Please contact the parish office at 650-323-1755 or

email office@straymondmp.org.

ST. RAYMOND PARISH Served by the Dominican Friars of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Western Dominican Province) since 2013.

ADDRESS 1100 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025

TELEPHONE 650-323-1755 FAX 650-561-3755 EMAIL office@straymondmp.org WEBSITE www.straymondmp.org

PASTOR Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. jcudden@straymondmp.org

DEACON Tom Kelly tkelly@straymondmp.org

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Amy Jobin ajobin@straymondmp.org

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Valerie Mattei vmattei@straymond.org

PARISH COORDINATOR Ronnica Hagy rhagy@straymondmp.org

BULLETIN EDITOR/SACRISTAN John Sanchez jsanchez@straymondmp.org

FACILITIES SUPERVISOR Pedro Hernandez phernandez@straymondmp.org

GROUNDSKEEPER Javier Hernandez

FINANCE COUNCIL Mike Latham (Chair) finance@straymondmp.org Members: Hallie Colorado, Amy Staas, Caitlin Burke, Tim Connors

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS If you are a visitor to St. Raymond Parish, we want you to know you are welcome here—whether you have come from another part of the country, from across the world, or another parish in the Archdiocese. Say hello to any of our parishioners! For information about our parish or to register, please contact us at office@straymondmp.org.

ON THE COVER: Painting of St. Vincent with a Daughter of Charity in the Basilica St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD. Photo by Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/YRLPL3

VISION STATEMENT St. Raymond Parish is a family. As disciples of Jesus, we are “children of God” and “brothers and sisters in Christ.” Jesus himself says, “Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother” (Matthew 12:50). We welcome all to belong to our Catholic family and to inherit with us in Christ the mission to preach the Gospel!

MISSION STATEMENT St. Raymond Parish is a community united by our Catholic Faith as disciples of Jesus Christ. We seek communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through ongoing personal and communal conversion to Christ and a deeper commitment to the mission Jesus gives each of us to preach the Gospel. The sacred scriptures and sacraments of the Church sustain us. We dedicate ourselves to Truth and strive to grow in love of God and neighbor through community, prayer, study, and service, as we work by grace to build up in one another and share freely with others the abundance of magnificent gifts God has given.

SPEAKER SERIES

MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT MOTHERS’ MINISTRY

Come as you are to thrive! Our theme for the year is gratitude, exploring topics of gratitude related to our family, our faith, our vocation, and our community.

Please mark your calendars and join us for fellowship— more details to come on individual meet-ups. For updates, join our Facebook group at bit.ly/2d4SSm3 or email : JanetESecker@gmail.com. Co – Leaders Janet Secker and Jenny Sullivan

GIFTS OF TECHNOLOGY Dear St. Raymond Parishioners,

The parish would like to purchase two iPads with keyboards and one PC laptop to assist with parish ministries. The iPads/keyboards and the PC will be used for religious education classes, for onsite sign-ups during parish events, and for staff members and parishioners to take notes during meetings. The laptop will also be used for an additional employee work station in the parish offices. The cost for the iPads with keyboards is $350 each and the PC laptop is $600-800 depending on how much memory it has. If you would like to help purchase any of these devices that will assist St. Raymond in its work and ministries, please let Fr. Jerome know.

2019-2020 Calendar Tuesday, 9/24/19 @ 7:30 pm Welcome Reflection & Social in the Youth Center

Tuesday, 10/15/19 @ 7:30 pm Guest speaker to be announced

Wednesday, 11/13/19 @ 7:30 pm Celebration of Advent

Tuesday, 1/22/20 @ 7:30 pm Self Care & Nutrition

Tuesday, 2/11/20 @ 7:30 pm Guest speaker to be announced

Saturday, 3/21/20 @ 8:30-2:00 pm, including lunch Busy Moms Lenten Retreat

Tuesday, 4/21/20 @ 7:30pm Closing Social

Dates/times subject to change.

WHO IS JESUS? Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:00 pm

Was Jesus a great man? Was He a great teacher? Perhaps He was a prophet or a human person upon whom God poured His own wisdom? These questions deserve answers as they all touch upon the most important question any of us can ask ourselves, that is, "Who is Jesus?" The identity of Jesus is at the center of our Christian faith. In fact, the answer to this question is what defines what it even means to be a "Christian" in the first place. Come hear Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P., explain how the Catholic Church has provided answers throughout her 2,000 year history.

PURGATORY AND GHOSTS Monday, October 28, 2019 by Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P.

More details and new speakers to be announced in the upcoming weeks.

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CATHOLICISM: VIEWING NIGHTS Join us on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm in the Youth Center as we begin to watch Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism. We will start with the first part “Amazed and Afraid.” Discussion will take place afterwards.

The series will continue Tuesday, November 12, and Tuesday, December 10.

If you have any questions, please contact Cheri at cgopera1@yahoo.com.

ALL ABOUT ANGELS

Thank you to everyone who joined us this Tuesday evening for Fr. Michael Hurley’s talk All About Angels. The night was a great success.

LITURGY PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 3:00 pm R.C.I.A. in Parish Hall TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 9:00 am Legion of Mary 7:30 pm Mothers’ Ministry Welcome (p.3) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 10:00 am Small Group Bible Study THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 7:00 pm Holy Hour SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 8:45 am Adoration after morning Mass SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 7:00 pm Young Adult Dinner following the 6:00 pm Mass

AND NEXT WEEK... WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 12:15 pm STARS Senior Mass & Bingo 7:00 pm Who is Jesus? A talk by Fr. Bradley Elliott, O.P.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2019 8:15 am Anointing of the Sick following morning Mass

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019 8:15 am Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi—School Mass

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019 9:00 am Blessing of the Animals (in the parking lot)

SACRAMENTS

BAPTISMS Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 Oliver Christopher Young

CONGRATULATIONS!

MASS INTENTIONS

Sat., Sept. 21, 5:15 pm Eleanor Jekot † Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sun., Sept. 22, 8:00 am Anthony James Gregor † Sun., Sept. 22, 10:00 am Armando & Caterina Maestrini & Family Sun., Sept. 22, 12:00 pm St. Raymond Parish Sun., Sept. 22, 6:00 pm Jayden Rhodes Mon., Sept. 23, 8:15 am The Galvez, Herborn, & Ritzen Families, Both Living & Deceased St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest (M) Tues., Sept. 24, 8:15 am Norma Spingola † Wed., Sept. 25, 8:15 am Harold Curtis † Thur., Sept. 26, 8:15 am Hsueh-Teng Lee † Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs (m) Fri., Sept. 27, 8:15 am Maurice Galvez † St. Vincent de Paul, Priest (M) Sat., Sept. 28, 8:15 am Aurelio Maestrini † Sts. Dominic Ibañez & James Kyushei Tomonaga, Friars & Priests, & St. Lawrence Ruiz of Manila, Lay Dominican, & Companions, Martyrs (M) Sat., Sept. 28, 5:15 pm Paul Nelson Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sun., Sept. 29, 8:00 am Joan Briggson † Sun., Sept. 29, 10:00 am Society of St. Vincent de Paul Sun., Sept. 29, 12:00 pm St. Raymond Parish Sun., Sept. 29, 6:00 pm Kathy Jobin

S—Solemnity F– Feast M– Memorial m-Optional Memorial

For Mass intentions, call or visit the parish office.

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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK As a parish community we pray for the sick among us, including: Arthur Ang, Balvina Gonzalez, Bernice Corcoran, Candy Hernandez, Celeste Green, Concepcion Varron, Diane Mojtehedi, Emmanuel Barbariol, Janice Hagy, Karen Lundberg, Ken Newell, Lynn Bacon, Margaret McSweeney, Modesta Cintron, and those who wish not to be named. Please contact the parish office if you wish to add a name to this list.

BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS If you have a notice for the bulletin, please send it to bulletin@straymondmp.org. Submissions are due by Friday two weeks before the publication date. You can also send any St. Raymond event photos that you would like to share with the community to the same address.

5TH SUNDAY COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND

Next weekend is the 5th Sunday of September! Please be as generous as you can. Envelopes are now in the pews. Please take one home if you wish to think over your contribution.

Also, we can always use more volunteers. If you are interested, please contact the parish office. Our meetings are published in the “Parish Events” section of our bulletin.

You can also contribute online at straymondmp.org/giving and enter the amount you wish to donate under “St. Vincent de Paul”.

God bless you, The Members of the St. Raymond Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul

REDWOOD CITY SVDP STORE CLOSING We are sad to share the news that the Redwood City SVdP Thrift Store will be closing September 27th. The San Mateo store will remain open.

With the closure, storage space is needed (approximately 1,500 sq. ft) to store clothing. If you have storage space available, please contact Bob Caletti at bcaletti@pacbell.net.

SVDP CORNER STEWARDSHIP

To sign up via the Formed App (It’s Free!): 1) Download the app for Android or iOS at app.formed.org. 2) Once the app is open, click on “Create New Account”. On the next screen, enter access code WQZZFM. From there, you can create your account and access Formed.

To sign up via a web browser: 1) Visit http://straymondmp.formed.org and click “Register Here” to sign up.

FUN FACT: If you need help with FORMED, please see John Sanchez on Sundays after Mass.

COLLECTIONS FOR SEPT 15, 2019 Offertory: $4,774.88 E-contributions: $3,812.00 Total collections: $8,586.88 There is a special collection this weekend for the Archdiocesan Priests’ Retirement Fund. Envelopes are in the pews.

Next weekend, September 29, will be the 5th Sunday collection for the St. Raymond Conference of St. Vincent de Paul. Envelopes will be in the pews starting this weekend.

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SPIRITUAL CARE VOLUNTEER TRAINING @ STANFORD HOSPITAL

Would you be interested in visiting Catholic patients at Stanford Hospital and offering them Communion as a Eucharistic Minister? If you are a compassionate listener, empathic, well-grounded in your faith, and open to serving a couple of hours a week, then becoming a Spiritual Care Service Volunteer at Stanford might be the right opportunity for you. The next training date will be in November.

To learn more about this special ministry and request an application, please contact Raksha Patel at spiritualcare@stanfordhealthcare.org or call 650-723-5101.

F F ST. DOMINIC IBAÑEZ & COMPANIONS

St. Dominic Ibañez and his companions (feast day – Sept. 28) were martyred between 1633 and 1637 in Japan. This is the fourth of the four groups of Japanese martyrs, historically speaking, and of these 16 martyrs is included the first Filipino martyr, St. Lawrence Ruiz, who was a husband and father as well as a member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. In the words of St. Guillermo Courtet, they went to Japan “only to preach faith in God and to teach salvation to little ones and to the innocent and to all the rest of the people.” These Japanese martyrs came mostly from the Philippines (or from Spain through the Philippines) to Japan. When St. Dominic Ibañez first arrived in Japan in 1623, Christianity was tolerated because a powerful shogun was supportive of it. However, subsequent shoguns weren’t. This led to a resurgence in the persecutions that had started back in 1587 with the “Edict of Expulsion of all Missionaries.” As a result, the Dominicans ended up working incognito, until they were found out and martyred by crucifixions, beheadings, and more. Source: opeast.org

DOMINICAN CORNER From a writing by Saint Vincent de Paul, priest

Let each one seek not what is his but what is Christ’s.

Even though the poor are often rough and unrefined, we must not judge them from external appearances nor from the mental gifts they seem to have received. On the contrary, if you consider the poor in the light of faith, then you will observe that they are taking the place of the Son of God who chose to be poor. Although in his passion he almost lost the appearance of a man and was considered a fool by the Gentiles and a stumbling block by the Jews, he showed them that his mission was to preach to the poor: He sent me to preach the good news to the poor. We also ought to have this same spirit and imitate Christ’s actions, that is, we must take care of the poor, console them, help them, support their cause.

Since Christ willed to be born poor, he chose for himself disciples who were poor. He made himself the servant of the poor and shared their poverty. He went so far as to say that he would consider every deed which either helps or harms the poor as done for or against himself. Since God surely loves the poor, he also loves those who love the poor. For when one person holds another dear, he also includes in his affection anyone who loves or serves the one he loves. That is why we hope that God will love us for the sake of the poor. So when we visit the poor and needy, we try to understand the poor and weak. We sympathize with them so fully that we can echo Paul’s words: I have become all things to all men. Therefore, we must try to be stirred by our neighbors’ worries and distress. We must beg God to pour into our hearts sentiments of pity and compassion and to fill them again and again with these dispositions.

It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer. Do not become upset or feel guilty because you interrupted your prayer to serve the poor. God is not neglected if you leave him for such service. One of God’s works is merely interrupted so that another can be carried out. So when you leave prayer to serve some poor person, remember that this very service is performed for God. Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity. Since she is a noble mistress, we must do whatever she commands. With renewed devotion, then, we must serve the poor, especially outcasts and beggars. They have been given to us as our masters and patrons.

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DYNAMIC CATHOLIC PRESENTS “FIND YOUR GREATNESS”

Friday, September 27, 6:30 –10:00 pm St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF The Archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life, with St. Dominic Church, is sponsoring an evening with Dynamic Catholic speaker Jonathan Fanning. What does your living your faith as a Catholic look like? Does your faith journey need some “sprucing up”? When you hear the word ‘dynamic”, does your daily relationship and walk with Christ come to mind? Jonathan Fanning visits San Francisco to discuss how to “Find Your Greatness,” and will share the four habits that can re-energize, even catapult, your daily life, and the arc of your life-long spiritual journey. Learn how to be a more dynamic Catholic. Tickets available online for $25 at dynamiccatholic.com.

In 2013, The Economist named Nigeria "the worst place for a baby to enter the world." A 2017 study with the University of Oxford reported over 58 million people in Nigeria are destitute with 84.5 percent of the population living below US $2 per day. Ebonyi State with its predominantly agricultural economy is among the poorest in Nigeria.

Fr. Edward Inyanwachi served at various parishes in the San Francisco Archdiocese between 2002 and 2013 while pursuing his doctoral degree at USF. He returns from his native Ebonyi State to San Francisco to share for one evening only his experiences as a parish priest and as the director of education for the vast diocese of Abakaliki. In 2016 the government handed administration of the poorest public schools in Ebonyi State to the Catholic Church. So Fr. Edward is tasked with the educational welfare of Ebonyi's poorest children regardless of faith affiliation.

Come join us for an evening with Fr. Inyanwachi as he explains how he has worked through the Mother of Mercy Charitable Foundation ("MMCF") to fulfill its ongoing mission to transform the lives of the rural poor by helping with the healthcare, educational and humanitarian needs of the Nigerian people in Ebonyi State. Authentic African refreshments will be served. All proceeds from your tax deductible contribution for admission to the evening's events will be used to further MMCF's work. Cash or checks made payable to Mother of Mercy Charitable Foundation will be accepted at the door. For further details please visit our website:

www.mmcharitablefoundation.org Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, 6:00-8:00 pm

Holy Name of Jesus Church, Flanagan Hall 1555 39th Avenue, San Francisco

The Franciscan Legacy & Aloha QiGong With Rev Steve Harms and Kaleo & Elise Ching Saturday October 5, 9:00 am. $49, includes lunch.

Drawing from Judeo-Christian and Taoist practices and grounded in Franciscan awareness, this retreat invites you into a daylong experience of embodied prayer. You will learn Qigong practices and the Aloha Qigong form for grounding and centering in earth and for anchoring your spiritual quest in body-awareness.

Vallombrosa Choir Thanksgiving Prayer Service Sunday, November 17, 2:00 pm. $20 Donation suggested.

Our annual Thanksgiving Prayer service with the Vallombrosa Choir under the direction of Patrick Feehan. Please register online to help us with set-up. Usually the event “sells out” so please plan accordingly.

Art is Prayer With Katie Wolfe, MFA Sunday, November 24, 9:00 am. $45, includes lunch.

Art is prayer made visible! Join us for a day designed to bring us together in prayer, creative expression and in community. No previous art experience is required…just arrive with a longing to explore and an open mind!

Register for any of these events at vallombrosa.org/calendar or call 650-325-5614.