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Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com
434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Established 1951
St. Veronica Church
August 25, 2013
“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not
be strong enough.” - Luke 13:24
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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. Rafael de Avila, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Lennie Perreras, Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper Ext. 304 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 Geninne Ruegg Principal Vice Principal
Parish Office email: [email protected]
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 ext. 305
Mass Intentions WEEK of August 25, 2013
Sun 08/25 6:45 † Diomedes & Rosa Millan 8:00 † Richard Battaglia 9:30 † Loong Han Law 11:00 † Joe S. Aquino 12:30 People of St. Veronica
Mon 08/26 6:30 † Amado Palaad Jr. 8:30 † Mary Mosunic
Tue 08/27 6:30 Karla & Nick Sarantopulos 8:30 † Juanita Olmedo
Wed 08/28 6:30 † Letecia P. Barrido 8:30 † Frank P. DeSalvo
Thu 08/29 6:30 † Maximo & Anita Sulpico 8:30 † Bill Bidleman
Fri 08/30 6:30 Esther & Chris Sarantopulos 8:30 † Carlos B. Baluyot
Sat 08/31 8:30 † Mari Lou Noonan 5:00 † Fernando Martinez
Sun 09/01 6:45 † Eusebio Felipe Baptista 8:00 † Leo D. Gerardo 9:30 † Daniel Campbell 11:00 Leonora Reyes Oida Esteban 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:30 † Guadalupe Rodriguez
Images in the Word of God The f irs t image is found in Hebrews. We get a comparison of God as a fa ther who discipl ines h is chi ld . The t ime of the Letter to the Hebrews was a cul ture that subscr ibed to the o ld adage “Spare the rod and spoi l the chi ld.” What is im-por tant is the not ion of d iscipl ine. So le t’s set the scourge aside and take up the issue of d isci-p l ine - the discipl ine necessary to run a race, to “make s tra ight paths for your feet , that what is lame may not be disjo inted but healed.” Healing what is weak is the goal of th is d iscip l ine. The second image is Jesus as the gatekeeper who is te l l ing us that the gate into the k ingdom is a narrow one, so s tr ive to enter i t . Jesus isn’ t in to numbers and doesn’ t answer the quest ion asked. He s imply urges us to be s trong enough to get through the gate . And any claims of “You knew me years ago, Jesus” or “You knew my mother and grandmother” won’t matter . Fur ther-more, prepare to be surpr ised when you see who is get t ing through the gate in to the k ingdom. The bot tom l ine today: Str ive, d isc ip l ine yourself - feel ing ent i t led won’t get you in.
- f r o m “ L i v i n g t h e Wor d ”
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
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On the Horizon ♦ Mon., Aug. 26: Book Club meeting at 7 p.m., Pastoral Center ♦ Mon., Sept. 1: Labor Day Holiday, Office closed, 8:30 a.m. mass only ♦ Wed., Sept. 4 & Sat., Sept. 7: Faith Formation classes resume ♦ Sept. 27-29: Annual Parish Festival
Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works.
Envelopes received in the First Collection:
Welcome Newly Registered Parishioners!
Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners:
Mario, Esperanza, Karina, Mario & Ismael Mora
May St. Veronica Church offer you a place where you can bring your sorrow and joys, your pain and triumphs
and peace for your soul.
We welcome you with open arms and hearts!
Aug. 03 & 04: 265
Aug. 10 & 11: 288
Aug. 17 & 18: 269
Saint Vincent de Paul Pantry
Our parish pantry is running low on all items and more volunteers to deliver items are needed.
Donations may be dropped off at the Pastoral Center from 8 a.m.-5
p.m. (closed from 12:30-1:30pm for lunch). Please do not leave items at the Church, Rectory or Parish Center. Those interested in becoming
volunteers are asked to call the parish office.
Day Mass Time 1st Collection Mission Appeal Totals
Saturday 08/17/13 5:00 PM 1270.00 1005.00 2275.00
Sunday 08/18/13 6:45 AM 1134.00 578.00 1712.00
8:00 AM 652.00 685.00 1337.00
9:30 AM 1079.00 637.00 1716.00
11:00 AM 932.00 539.00 1471.00
12:30 PM 634.00 729.00 1363.00
TOTALS: $5,896.00 $4,710.00 $10,606.00
Spanish Mass 08/18/13 6:30 PM 195.00 537.00 732.00
His father and our parishioner Gene Mullin, with whom I sat through part of the session both in the assembly and senate, gave me a guided tour of the Capitol. As you know, he was also assemblyman representing our district for six years. I learned that there are 80 assem-bly members in the assembly and 40 senators. All the 58 counties of California are given visual glass window presentations along the hallways. All in all, I realized how this great state of California works effectively through the legislative process of government. I came away with a great sense of satisfaction and patriotic pride. My congratulations to Kevin Mullin for carrying the spirit of St. Veronica and holding high our values of faith and excellence at the State Capitol! Since I had an extra 30 minutes, I took a brisk walk to the other dome across the street from the Capitol: the Catholic Cathedral of Sacramento diocese. It is an im-pressive church indeed. I was thinking that there are two domes: one of the Church and the other of the State. We are all called through faith and democratic values, through the preaching of the good news and serving the nation, to promote the common good of every human being. God bless the Church! God bless America! God bless California! A Quote to Ponder: “Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite abso-lute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and grati-tude. Fall in love, stay in love and it will decide every-thing.”—Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., former Superior Gen-eral of the Society of Jesus. A Catholic Joke: Saints Dominic, Francis of Assisi, and Ignatius of Loyola are transported back in time and place to the birth of Our Lord. St. Dominic, seeing the Incarnation of the Word, is sent into ecstasy.
St. Francis, seeing God become a helpless child, is overcome with humility.
St. Ignatius of Loyola takes Mary and Joseph aside and asks: “Have you given any thought to the kid’s educa-tion?” Your Friend and Pastor, Father Charles Puthota
Dear Parishioners, Capital Campaign Update: Phase I of pavement is nearly complete except for a couple of things. Tempo-rary lines will be painted, which will pave the way for us to move our Masses back to our church from the parish center and for the parking lot to be reopened. The finishing coat is scheduled to be done September 2nd. Kudos to Don & Terri Ciardella, Sharon Ooster-man, and Tammi Grigg for successfully steering the Pavement Phase I to completion. This has been a lot of work and planning. Now all of us need to turn our at-tention to Phase II of the pavement. When we have raised the money needed, we’ll get to it. If and when everyone participates, it would be a piece of cake. My Opening Prayer at the California State Assem-bly: On my 24th Ordination Anniversary, August 19th, coincidentally I was invited by our District 22 Assem-bly member and Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin to do the opening prayer at the California State Assembly in Sacramento. I gladly accepted this invita-tion. Mullin was the presiding officer of the session. As protocol required, I had to send in the prayer ahead of time for their approval. The following is the prayer I made: Let us Pray: God, the Source of All Goodness, Love, and Compassion, You have called us into being to live, love, and share our lives with others. You have inspired us to build up nations and communities of peace and justice for your glory and the dignity of every woman and man. As we heed your call to lead through deep humility and selfless service, empower us to ensure that everyone can cherish your universal blessings and that no one will be left behind. May the State of California and this nation under God be a beacon of hope and joy for people here and all over the world, especially for those who are in most need. Amen. It was an exciting day of civics lessons for me. I was very impressed with the way the legislature functions. The State Capitol building and the infrastructure for the legislature are awesome. Kevin Mullin did an ex-cellent job of presiding over the session. By the way, Kevin attended our parish school. When he has time, I’d like to invite him to come and speak to our school children about serving the nation through leadership.
From the Pastor’s Desk
PHASE I NEARLY COMPLETE! Thanks for your patience and flexibility
while Phase I work was under way!
A special thanks to the Men’s Club and the volleyball coaches and athletes for arrang-ing the chairs on a daily basis so masses and volleyball practice could both occur!
Sealing of the new pavement is scheduled for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.
St Vincent de Paul Society BUNDLE SUNDAY IS COMING!
Donate usable clothing to help those in need
• Donation bags will be distributed after all masses on Sept. 7 & 8.
• St. Veronica Conference members will be collecting your donation before and after all masses on Sept. 14 & 15.
SO WHAT’S NEXT? Cost projections for Phase II will be passed
along to our parishioners when they are ob-tained.
Stay tuned for more events in the Fall! Submit your donations and brick orders - the
Legacy Courtyard is scheduled to be part of Phase II.
Let’s keep the momentum rolling!
St. Veronica leaves its mark in Sacramento!
Our Pastor
Fr. Charles Puthota and California State
Assemblyman, Assistant Speaker Pro
Tempore and SVCS Alum
Kevin Mullin at the opening session of the California State
Assembly.
When we all work together . . . . . . we can accomplish great things!
Baptism Information
Registration forms are available from the Pastoral Center during regular office hours, or you may
download a form from our website at www.stveronicassf.com.
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Baptisms sign-ups are also
being accepted for 2014: Preparation classes for parents & godparents are held
monthly on Tuesdays as noted below.
Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please).
Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 to reserve your space for the Baptismal Prep Classes.
Spanish-Language Baptisms Bautismos en Español
Segundo Sábado de cada mes St. Veronica is pleased to announce that baptisms are
now offered in Spanish on the second Saturday of each month. Please call the parish office to sign up and
receive more information.
Sept. 7 (full) & 21 (full) Oct. 5 & 19
Nov. 2 & 16 Dec. 7 & 21
September 10 October 8
November 12 December 10
This Week’s Scripture Puzzle
Catholic Charities USA is hosting a Parish Social Ministry Institute in San Francisco on Saturday, September 14, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the
Hilton Hotel at Union Square. The Institute is open to all parishioners and volun-
teers. For more information about the Parish Social Justice Ministry Institute or to register, please con-
tact Jane Ferguson Flout at 415-972-1227 or [email protected].
Catholic Charities CYO News San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin Counties
It is with great joy that we welcome into our church and community the following children who received the Sacrament of Baptism at our Church
on August 17, 2013
FAITH FORMATION 2013-14 CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 4 & 7!
Registration is still being accepted for Faith For-mation classes. Forms are available on the parish web site www.stveronicassf.com under the “Faith For-mation” link or by calling Faith Formation Coordinator Karen Guglielmoni at 650-588-1455 ext. 305.
Faith Formation classes are offered to children be-ginning in First grade and concluding with Confirmation (9th grade or older). Please note that there are two years of sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation.
RCIA 2013-14
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is offered for adults 18 years and older who wish to be-come Catholic, or baptized Catholics who wish to com-plete their sacraments of initiation (Communion and/or Confirmation). Please call the office to sign up and re-ceive more information. Classes begin in early October.
Michael Enzo Evilla Baltazar Olive Elizabeth Risso Mila Kaylie Sherrod
Julianna Jade Zamora
Save the Date - it’s just five weeks away!
St. Veronica 2013 Fall Parish Festival “International Flavors of SV”
September 27th, 28th, & 29th
New this year! International Bakery Booth Funnel Cake Booth Adult Gaming Room (Blackjack & Roulette)
International BBQ Cook-off Contest
Contact Festival Chairman Mike Tringale at 415.740.9284 or [email protected]
if interested in entering the BBQ Cook-off and/or helping out to make our Parish Festival a
success for our entire community!
The Festival Dinner will be on Saturday, Sept. 28th with one seating only - stay tuned for the reservation form!
Prizes for various booths and/or Monetary Donations are now being graciously accepted in the Parish Office.
Additional festival raffle tickets are also available in the Parish Office.
