St. Joachim Catholic Church

Iglesia Católica de San Joaquin

21250 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94541

www.saintjoachim.net (510) 783-2766

August 23, 2015

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

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MASS SCHEDULES Sunday Mass in English Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 7:30, 9:00,10:30 AM and 12:15 PM Daily Masses 7:00 and 8:30 AM (Saturday 8:30 AM) Reconciliation Saturday 3-4:00 PM Misas Dominicales en Español Sábado 6:00 PM, Domingo 2:00, 6:00 PM Misas en Español Miércoles 7:00 PM Reconciliación Miércoles 6-7 PM, Sábado 3-4:00 Parish Office 783-2766 Parish Fax 783-2760 Parish Email ~~ stjoachimoffice@gmail.com

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Friday 10:00am-7:30pm bilingual available T,W,F— 4—7:30 Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm bilingual available 10 AM– 4 PM Sunday 9:00am-4:00pm bilingual available 12PM– 4 PM Rev. Joseph Antony Sebastian, SVD Pastor Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00 am to 12.00 pm 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles, y viernes 0:00 am a 12:00 pm 5.00 pm a 8.00 pm (con cita )

Rev. Stephen Ayisu SVD Parochial Vicar Monday, Wednesday Thursday, and Friday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles y jueves 10:30 am a 12:00 pm

5:00 pm a 8:00 pm (con cita)

Ariel Mayormita Music Director/Director de Música Phone Ext. #223 E-Mail stjoachimmusic1@gmail.com

Flor Herce ……...………..Bookkeeper Pat Ludwig …Administrative Assistant

Faith Formation Office 785-1818

Oficina de Formación de Fe Glenda Aragón Director of Faith Formation Email …..…. glendaaragon@comcast.net Abraham Gonzalez …... Faith Formation Coordinator /Youth Minister 550-6878…...sjformation510@gmail.com Bertha Cruz…….Administrative Assistant

St. Vincent de Paul 783-0344

Office hours 1:30-3PM ONLY Monday-Friday San Vicente de Paul Gary Enos President

St. Joachim School 783-3177 Escuela de San Joaquín Armond Seishas Principal Sandra Garzon School Secretary

St. Joachim Pre-School 783-0604 Marisa Melgarejo Director

From the

Pastor’s

Desk:

During the last four years since I have been the pastor of St. Joachim, I have not only come across some of the most memorable experience of my life as a priest but also have met some of the most noble, inspiring, prayerful, sincere, and loving people. Being associated with such people has immensely helped to grow as an individual and as a priest. Their love for God and St. Joachim church has often made me feel so humble before their commitment. Listening to their life story has greatly inspired my life. Being deeply loved by such noble and saintly people is certainly one of the great blessings of God in my life as a priest. One such great couple is Mr. Arthur Cassel and his beloved wife Ms. Dorothy Cassel who celebrated their 68th Wedding anniversary June 14th 2015. Quite a few times I have gone with them for dinner, Black Angus being our favorite place. During our dinner, Ms. Dorothy used to narrate all about their life as a husband and wife.

Both of them studied in the same class. For no reason Ms. Dorothy developed some liking for Mr. Arthur Cassel. As her place in the class room was just behind Mr. Arthur, once in a while she used to kick his leg from behind. As Mr. Arthur had the reputation of one of the well behaved students in the school, he could only suffer in silence without reacting to it. However, after their high school, it was Mr. Arthur who took a fancy for Ms. Dolly and wanted to marry her when they were just 18 years old. But Ms. Dolly was in no mood to marry him so young. But his persistence was so much that they married after three years that is when they were just 21 years old. One thing that she mentioned again and again was that it was not very easy at the beginning. As the initial period of excitement and experiments got settled down, the reality of understanding and adjusting to each other’s likes and dislikes began to take place. This was the most crucial stage. With the smile on their lips, both of them recalled the times when each of them had walked out of the house saying enough is enough only to come back to the house like a thief after two hours! True, they recalled that there were days when we went to bed without

talking to each other only to be all over each other the next day morning! They understood that in order to have a happy family life, they needed to sacrifice their likes and dislikes, for the sake of the other person. That led them to understand and accept one another. While having dinner on their 68th wedding anniversary, recalling their life together as husband and wife for the last 68 years, Mr. Arthur Cassel said, “today, honestly I can say, Dolly is the best thing that happened in my life” And Dolly reciprocated the same feeling by saying the same words. After saying these words, both of them got lost in deep kiss forgetting all their children and the priest sitting nearby! A truly amazing couple - thankful to God of everything particularly for their 6 beloved children who are so united and loving to each other. No wonder I felt a sense of personal loss when I was told that Mr. Arthur Cassel breathed his last on August 11th 2015 surrounded by all his children and his beloved wife Ms. Dolly Cassel. In his death St. Joachim lost a great and beloved son. For me it is truly a personal loss of a beloved friend and a sage. May his soul rest in peace.

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Michael Diamond Carol Esperanza Colon Michael Avalos David Sanchez Maria Rossman Juanita Estrellas Rachel Pangilinan Caruz Kathryn Noel Major Elisa Butschy Michael Joseph Major Jr. Eugenia Hunter Amelia Mamaril Angelica Gomez Teresita Ochoa Juanita Chavez Joey Katigbak Helen Karas Maria del Rosario Rojas

ST Vincent de

Paul

Food offering for next week: Canned Vegetablesor Pork&Beans Vegetale, Carne de puerco o frijol enlatado

COLLECTION FOR WEEK August 16, 2015

The Total amounts for the plate collection

$ 7,561.50

EFT collection $ 175.00 On- Line Giving $ 330.00

Total for the WEEK $ 8,066.50

Durante los últimos cuatro años desde que

he sido Pastor de San Joaquín, no sólo ha

llegado la experiencia más memorable de

mi vida como Sacerdote, sino también he

conocido algunas personas de las más

nobles, inspiradoras, personas de oración,

sinceras y amorosas. Asociarme con tales

personas me ha ayudado enormemente a

crecer como individuo y como un

Sacerdote. Su amor por Dios y por la

Iglesia San Joaquín a menudo ha hecho

que me sienta tan humilde ante su

compromiso. Escuchando su historia de

vida ha inspirado grandemente mi vida.

Ser amado profundamente por gente tan

noble y santa sin duda es una de las

bendiciones de Dios en mi vida como

Sacerdote. Una gran pareja es el Sr. Arthur

Cassel y su amada esposa Sra. Dorothy

Cassel, quienes celebraron sus 68

aniversarios de boda el 14 de Junio de

2015. Varias veces he ido con ellos a

cenar, Black Angus ha sido nuestro lugar

favorito. Durante nuestra cena, la Sra.

Dorothy solía narrar su vida como marido

y mujer.

Ambos estudiaron en la misma clase. Sin

ninguna razón la Sra. Dorothy desarrolló

un gusto por el Sr. Arthur Cassel. Como su

lugar en la sala de clase estaba justo detrás

del Sr. Arthur, de vez en cuando solía

patearle la pierna desde atrás. Como el Sr.

Arthur tenía la reputación de uno de los

alumnos bien educados en la escuela,

solamente podía sufrir en silencio sin

reaccionar por ello. Sin embargo, después

de su secundaria, fue el Sr. Arthur a quien

le gustó la Sra. Dolly y quería casarse con

ella cuando tenían apenas 18 años de edad,

pero la Sra. Dolly no estaba dispuesta a

casarse con él tan joven. Su persistencia

fue tanta, que se casaron después de tres

años cuando estaban de sólo 21 años de

edad. Una cosa que mencionaba una y otra

vez era que no fue muy fácil al principio.

Cuando el período inicial de entusiasmo y

de experimentos se estableció, la realidad

de comprender y adaptarse a los gustos del

uno y del otro comenzó a tomar lugar. Esta

fue la etapa más crucial. Con la sonrisa en

los labios, ambos recordaron los tiempos

cuando cada uno de ellos había

abandonado la casa diciendo suficiente es

suficiente sólo para volver a la casa como

un ladrón después de dos horas! Cierto,

recordaron que hubieron días cuando se

fueron a la cama sin hablarse el uno al otro

sólo para que a la mañana siguiente

siguieran el uno sobre el otro! Entendieron

que para poder tener una vida familiar

feliz, debían sacrificar sus gustos y

disgustos, por el bien de la otra persona.

Eso les llevó a comprender y aceptarse

mutuamente. Durante la cena de sus 68

aniversarios de boda, recordando su vida

juntos como marido y mujer durante los

últimos 68 años, el Sr. Arthur Cassel dijo:

"hoy, honestamente puedo decir, Dolly es

lo mejor que me ha pasado en mi vida" y

Dolly correspondió el mismo sentimiento

diciendo las mismas palabras. Después de

decir estas palabras, ambos se perdieron en

un beso profundo olvidándose de todos sus

hijos y del Sacerdote sentado cerca! Una

pareja verdaderamente increíble –

agradecidos de Dios por todo,

especialmente por sus 6 hijos amados

quienes están tan unidos y son amorosos el

uno con el otro. No es de extrañar que

sintiera una sensación de pérdida personal

cuando me dijeron que el Sr. Arthur Cassel

respiró su último suspiro el 11 de Agosto

de 2015 rodeado de todos sus hijos y su

amada esposa la Sra. Dolly Cassel. En su

muerte San Joaquín perdió a un gran y

amado hijo. Para mí es realmente una

pérdida personal de un amigo querido y un

sabio. Que su alma descanse en paz.

Nota de nuestro pastor

SUNDAY—August 23rd ~~Hospitality Sunday in the Hall ,after all morning Masses

SUNDAY—August 23rd ~~Music Recital 4 PM in the Hall

TUESDAY -August 25th ~~Events Committee 7 PM Fireside Room

WEDNESDAY August 26th ~~Last Day of Faith Formation Registration — 6-9 PM in the Hall

SATURDAY August 29th ~~Meeting for all Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion & Knights of Columbus—10 AM Hall

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goals is to have

Participation.

Tickets available in the Rectory

office or a Guadalupano

Member

September 13th - All Parish Shopping Bazaar If you have a business that sells mostly to “at home par-ties” (like Tupperware) or if you have a craft business, come and be a part of our Annual Shopping Bazaar . If you would like to learn more or would like to sign up to sell at the Ba-zaar please contact the Parish Office. Watch the bulletin for more details in future weeks

13de Septiembre Todas Parroquia Bazar de Compras Si usted tiene un negocio que vende mayormente “en fiestas en casa” (como Tupperware) vengan y sean parte de nuestro Anual Bazar de compras. Si desea obtener mas informacion o desea registrarse para vender en el bazar, por favor pongase en contacto con la Oficina Parroquial. Lea el boletin la proxima semena para mas informacion.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Cassel family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dolly, their children, grandchildren, and their entire family.

Arthur Cassel

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Aug 22-29, 2015

Weekly Readings

Readings for the Week of August 23, 2015

Sun/Dom: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69 Mon/Lunes: Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 Tues/Martes: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26 Wed/Mier: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Mt 23:27-32 Thurs/Vier: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 Fri/Vier: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 Sat/Sab: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Mk 6:17-29 Next Sun/Dom: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Prv 9:1-6/Eph 5: 15-20/Jn 6:51-58

Saturday 4:30pm Rodel & Ramil Hilario (healing) Bobby Marucut Aurora Santos Cochran ( , birthday) Antonia & Feliciano Santos Alzira Seishas

Amelia Salandanan

Saturday 6:00pm Javier & Emilia Lechuga (56th boda aniversario)

Socorro Esqueda , (4th aniversario)

Roberto Gudino , (5th aniversario) Pedro Salinas , (3rd aniversario) Sunday 7:30am Maria Nguyet Humbelina Reyes

Luis A. Paranada Paul Petrillo Sunday 9:00 am Edith Garner (birthday) Arielle Garcia (healing)

Ramon Gonzaga Garcia Ernesto Gonzaga Garcia , (2nd anniversary)

Joselito Canlapan Arthur Cassel

Sunday 10:30 am Carol Ann D’Mello (birthday)

Angelita Canio (thanksgiving) Webster Canio (thanksgiving) Elenita Daigdigan (healing) Frank Largusa Cirilo Canlas , (anniversary)

Alzira Seishas Sunday 12:15pm Adrianna Everix (11th birthday)

Ramon Ampig Sunday 2:00 pm Steven Aranda , (4th aniversario) Maria Miranda Por los niños abortados Ignacio Blancas , (aniversario) Sunday 6:00pm The Community of St. Joachim

Monday 7:00am Maria Nguyet Monday 8:30am Alzira Seishas Tuesday 7:00 am The Community of St. Joachim Tuesday 8:30 am Aaron & Annabelle Santos (birthday)

Francisco Carpio , (anniversary) Wednesday 7:00 am The Community of St. Joachim Wednesday 8 :30 am Victor Haway , (anniversary) Wednesday 7:00 pm The Community of St. Joachim Thursday 7:00 am Rene R. Lopez (thanksgiving) Thursday 8:30am The Community of St. Joachim

Friday 7:00 am The Community of St Joachim Friday 8:30 am Lourdes Munar (birthday)

Alyssa Julianne Salta (birthday)

Paul Dung Kieu Stephanie Rovid , (anniversary) Saturday 8:30am Noelle Reva Salta (birthday)

Trinidad & Margaret Salta

LAST CHANCE to REGISTER for FIRST COMMUNION and CONFIRMATION

at St. Joachim for 2015-2016 ONE DAY ONLY !!~~ SPACE IS LIMITED !! Wednesday — August 26th 6-9 PM in the Hall

ULTIMA OPORTUNIDAD REGISTRACIONES

de PRIMERA COMUNION y CONFIRMACION en San Joaquín para el año 2015-2016

UN DIA SOLAMENTE !! - EL ESPACIO ES LIMITADO ! Miércoles 26 de Agosto 6 PM—-9PM en el salón

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Vatican Corner Pope Francis’ doctors have instructed him to “eat less pasta, walk more often, and lose a little weight to take some strain off his aching back." The doctor-ordered plan allows pasta just twice a week. According to his doctors, the Pope has steadily gained weight since arriving at the Vatican in 2013 due to his richer Italian diet and a decrease in exercise. An overbooked, stressful schedule has forced Francis to miss his daily walks, and the weight gain has made him fatigued and is causing him back issues. A healthier diet and more regular exercise should help with all of his health issues, according to the doctors. The carb cutback came just two weeks after the Pope expressed his love for pizza. In an interview in March 2015, Francis said that the two things he misses about his previous life when he wasn’t so recognizable are: freedom and pizza. He longs for the tranquility of walking through the streets, or to go to a pizzeria to eat a good pizza. When the

interviewer pointed out that he can request delivery to the Vatican, Pope Francis insisted, "But it is not the same." Days later a Naples pizza maker after hearing the Pope’s comments, delivered a surprise pizza pie right to the popemobile as the pontiff drove through his city. Regarding the doctors’ instructions, New York’s Cardinal Dolan joking said that his boss should get new doctors and cut calories by taking the green (basil leaves) off his noodles. He joked that next time he is in Rome with the Pope, “it better be on one of those two days that (he’s) eating pasta." Maybe the Pope is following Cardinal Dolan’s suggestion, because Pope Francis now has a new personal doctor and the Vatican City will have a new health services director. The current director is leaving his post and as such will no longer be Francis’ personal physician. He will, however continue his service as private physician to the Pope Emeritus

Benedict XVI and will also hold onto other roles in the Vatican. The Vatican spokesman announced that the doctor was not ousted, he was simply ending his five-year term of service, and a rotation is to be considered normal. Francis’s new personal physician is a 73-year-old internal medicine specialist, who has been a professor of medicine, authored dozens of academic articles, held several positions at a Roman hospital , including Chairman of Hepatology (management of diseases that affect the liver, gallbladder, pancreas etc.) and has been advising the Vatican City Dept. of Health. The new doctor will be accompanying Pope Francis when he visits the United States and Cuba next month. Sources: The Vatican Insider, RomeReports.com, Catholic News Agency, Dailynews.com, People.com

PLEASE NOTE : We would like to thank all the Seniors who have attended our functions these past 10 years. It has been a lot of fun and very rewarding. Lorry and I are going to move on, and would like someone or a group to take over leading the Seniors. If anyone would like to come forward contact Lorry or Ken at 276-9338. We can assist you until you feel comfortable.

September 13th ~~ Shopping Bazaar Start the day with a pancake breakfast served by the Altar Servers ~Get some early Christmas Shopping done at the Bazaar, have a hot dog or two and take your chances on the raffle items—- Enjoy a Shopping day here at St. Joachim

October 4th ~~ Rummage Sale The Altar Server Ministry will be running the rummage sale again this year during the Fall Festival They are now accepting gently used household items, toys, jewelry, sporting goods and other home items. Bring your items to the Rectory Office

October 4th ~~~ Silent Auction Silent Auction We are looking for items that we can put in our Silent Auction Please bring new items / gift certificates or completed gift baskets . If you want an idea of what to donate—come to the Rectory office — we will help give you ideas Help us to have a fantastic Silent Auction this year.

October 4th Fall Festival Mark your Calendars —- You won’t want to miss this fun event — All day Sunday October 4th in the Gym!!

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