MASS TIMES Mon-Fri: 6:30 & 8:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. Sundays: 6:30, 8, 9:30 & 11 a.m., 12:30 & 6 p.m. 1st Friday of the Month: Adoration & Noon Mass Confessions: Saturdays 9:30-10:30am & by appt. Baptisms: Will take place on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month at 12:00pm, and on the 3rd Sunday of the Month, Baptisms will take place at the 12:30pm Mass. 1576 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA. 95125 www.saintchris.com ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL: 408-723-7223; www.stchris.us Principal: Mrs. Sally Douthit Vice Principals : Sr. Kieran O’Connor, P.B.V.M; Mrs. Jutta Brassill and Mrs. Kathy Carter Business Manager: Mrs. Stephanie Houlihan Finance Manager: Divina Orogo Development Director: Teresa Behan Parish Office Msgr. Allen Center 2278 Booksin Ave., San Jose, CA. 95125 Summer Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9:00am—noon, 1:00-3:00pm Closed Fridays Main Office: 408-269-2226, (fax) 408-269-2784 Pastor: Rev. Christopher Bennett Ext. 202 Parochial Vicars: Rev. Anthony Uytingco Ext. 203 And Rev. Lieu Vu Ext. 211 Deacon: Deacon Bruce Zorio, Ext. 212 Parish Secretaries: Ext. 201 Adrienne DiVittorio, Sharon Tavolara & Karonne Carlsen Business & Facility Manager Elaine Blocher, Ext. 204 Safe Environment: Nancy Jolliff Ext. 213 RCIA To become Catholic: 269-2226 Ext. 212 Parish Records: Gayle Blackford Ext. 208 Pastoral Associate: Loretta Pfaff, 408-264-5114 Ext. 206 Youth/Young Adult Ministry: Chris Miller - 408-395-7949 Catechetical Ministry: 264-8764 Director: Sr. Felicia Gross, O.S.F. Ext. 217 Rel. Ed. Assistant: Diane Forst Ext. 215 Elementary Sacrament Coordinator: Gina Park Ext. 214 Outreach Office: 269-2226 Ext. 210 Nancy Melander Pantry Hours: 11:00-12:00pm Wednesday & Thursday Call for Saturday Hours June 11, 2017 The Most Holy Trinity
Baptisms: Will take place on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month at 12:00pm, and on the 3rd Sunday of the Month, Baptisms will take place at the 12:30pm Mass.
1576 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA. 95125 www.saintchris.com
ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL: 408-723-7223; www.stchris.us
Principal: Mrs. Sally Douthit Vice Principals: Sr. Kieran O’Connor, P.B.V.M; Mrs. Jutta Brassill and Mrs. Kathy Carter Business Manager: Mrs. Stephanie Houlihan Finance Manager: Divina Orogo Development Director: Teresa Behan
Parish Office Msgr. Allen Center 2278 Booksin Ave., San Jose, CA. 95125
"I have called You by Name, You are Mine" an invitation to join the journey.
Interested in Becoming Catholic?
Have you ever asked yourself the following questions? ♦ How is the Catholic Christian faith different from other Christian religions? ♦ Will being a member of the Catholic Church make a difference in my life? ♦ Will being a Catholic help me develop and strengthen my relationship with God?
If you have asked yourself any of these questions, the RCIA process will help you answer them. Life is a journey on which a person is constantly learning, growing, and changing. This process is a step in that journey and lays the groundwork, through information and experiences, in helping you decide if you want to be a member of the Catholic faith. The RCIA will provide you the opportunity to ask questions, pray, and experience what is meant by being a Catholic Christian and entering into a relationship with God and the Catholic community.
You may be wondering: Who can be part of the RCIA ? ♦ Someone who has never been baptized. ♦ Someone who has been baptized in another faith tradition, but who wishes to become Catholic. ♦ A person who has been baptized a Catholic, but not fully catechized, that is, not having received their first Holy Communion and/or the Sacrament of Confirmation.
If you have an interest or know of someone who is interested, please contact: Bruce Zorio at [email protected] or 408-269-2226. Ext. 212
Fr. Anthony Farewell- June 25 Fr. Anthony came to St. Christopher’s in 2012 as a newly ordained “baby” priest. It has been a delight for us to watch him grow and develop into the wonderful and confident priest he is today. He has shared his many gifts with us, his honesty, authenticity and dedication to his Faith and his parish. His genuine love and concern for others is evident time and time again. His joyful sense of humor and fun, has delighted us!
He has now been transferred to a new assignment at St. William/St. Nicholas Parishes in Los Altos as of July 1st. We’re very sad to see him go. He will definitely be missed! There will be a Farewell Mass for him on Sunday, June 25, at 12:30pm, followed by a reception in Healy Hall. Please come and give Fr. Anthony your thanks and best wishes.
UPCOMING TRAINING TO BECOME A LECTOR
Our parish is in need of people willing to join the ministry of lector at Mass This ministry proclaims the Word of God for the assembly, making it under-standable, inspirational and alive. In the ministry of lector, you will vocalize the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. There will be a train-ing session for anyone interested on Saturday, June 24th from 9:30-11:30am in the Church. Please rsvp to Loretta Pfaff, 408-264-5114 or [email protected]
FATHERS DAY CARDS Father’s Day is coming, get your Spiritual Bouquet Father’s Day Cards in the vestibule and at the
entrance doors to the Church. Please drop the donation enve-lope in the collection basket or
send it to the Msgr. Allen Center.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS (408) 264-8764
Religious Education Office Hours: Office hours- Mon.–Thurs.
8:30-a.m.-Noon and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
4:30 Yvonne Pine, Joe & Ann Seria, Fadi Zikoor, Johanna Lozzio, Margaret Furner
SUNDAY, JUNE 11
6:30 Yvonne Pine, Eva Moses
8:00 Yvonne Pine, Michael Giammona, St. Anthony in Thanksgiving, Suzanne Potter
9:30 Yvonne Pine, Paul Russo, Michael Sample, Georgia Alioto, Donald & Gus Lanzarotto 11:00 Yvonne Pine, Benny & Julia Infantino, Michael Kiley, Dollie DeFranco, Anne Behan, Fr. Mario Prieto & Family (sp int)
12:30 Yvonne Pine, Namitha Benjamin (sp int), Nakul Nataraj (sp int), Catherine Noella 6:00 Yvonne Pine
Women’s Spirituality Come join our reflective Study of Acts of the Apostles. Thursdays, June 15, 22, 29 from 7-9pm in the Msgr. Allen Center.
Facilitators: Diane Simon, Christina Ortez & Sr. Sharon SND
Registration for 2017-2018 Session: Registration for all students is currently underway; forms are available on line at www.saintchris.com or at the Msgr. Allen Center. Please return these as soon as possi-ble in order to secure a spot for your child for next year’s session. Please call if you have any questions.
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Print out Camp form on our web site: www.saintchris.com
From Sister Felicia:
THANK YOU, MUCHAS GRACIAS, MERCI! YOU ARE WONDERFUL. THANKS A MILLION FOR EVERYTHING. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU, SHOW HIS KINDNESS TO YOU, AND GIVE YOU PEACE.
I thank many of you for generous monetary gifts to me and other gifts. Your messages on the cards I will treasure for a long time. And I am touched by your overflowing generosity in your donations to the Sis-ters of St. Francis in Tanzania and their work with the lepers. I want to share a story of Mama Rosalia who has leprosy. She was separated from her family and living with others who had the same disease. Some-one started a false rumor that she was a witch, so they banished her and made her live apart from them with-out any shelter. One of our Indonesian Sisters cele-brated her jubilee of religious profession and gave her jubilee gift money to help build Mama Rosalia a small house to live in. Our Tanzanian Sisters helped build the house for her. She was so happy that, though her feet were very painful, she was smiling as she did a little dance to show her gratitude.
Social Justice
Confirmation:
The 2017-2018 Confirmation preparation program will start in September 2017 and will go through May 2018. The program is open to all high school-aged students, and while a majority of the candidates are freshman, all high school-aged teens are wel-come, especially families who wish to have their son/daughter confirmed together. Registration information for the 2017-2018 school year will be posted on the parish website on August 1, 2017.
Youth Group: All high school aged students and their friends are welcome to attend Sunday evening youth group sessions in Walsh Hall. As always, dinner is provided, and topics relevant to teenagers will be presented/discussed. The 2017-2018 school year youth group sessions will begin again in September. Reg-istration information will be posted on the parish website on August 1,2017.
St. Christopher Young Adults: are a group of par ishioners ages 18 to 39, single and married, who are connected by our Catholic faith and who actively participate in the life of the Church. Our mission is to “continue lifelong learning in a Catholic environment through spiritual growth, reflection, and service as we strengthen our relation with God though each other, our faith, and our community.” All young adults are wel-come to attend the Tuesday evening scripture study that will take place each Tuesday evening from 7-8:30 pm through June 6, 2017. Please contact youth and young adult ministry coordi-nator Chris Miller at 408-395-7949 or [email protected] for more information.
Position Available St. Christopher Parish and School is hiring for the position of Facilities Maintenance. If you are interested and to learn more about the job please reference the following link on the DSJ website. www.dsj.org/about-us/careers/parish-openings/maintenance-facilities-cook/
Interested in knowing about the Italian Catholic Federation (ICF)?
Learn more about this at Transfiguration Parish ICF’s one year anniversary dinner party on Thursday, June 22. Festivities begin at 6:00pm in Tabor Hall.
Dinner is $15 per person. RSVP by June 18. For more information or reservations,
call Donna at 408-265-7902.
A spirituality of communion indicates above all the heart’s contemplation of the mystery of the Trinity dwelling in us, and whose light we must also be able to see shining on the face of the brothers and sisters around us.
St. John Paul II, “Novo Millennio Ineunte”
At times we can be self-absorbed, Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are the most vulnerable.
Pope Francis@Pontifex, 2 June 2014
In some ways today’s scriptures for Trinity Sunday are a story of discovery…the discovery of God…the discovery of who God is, what God is like and what God offers to us. Our God is a social God.
On the mountain, Moses finds a God with whom he can converse in some way. Moses finds a God with whom he wants to walk. Moses asks this God to journey with all the people.
Again and again, in the scriptures we discover a God of relationship. God is more than totally other. We discover a God traveling with us and with the whole community. Our God is a social God…a God who is concerned with our world and its people.
The second reading reminds us that the relationship that exists within God (Trinity) also mirrors the rela-tionship that should exist within us as a human com-munity…a relationship of mutuality and support…a relationship of love and respect. Jesus reminds us in the gospel that God travels with us not to condemn but to love…to be of help to all of us.
Our teaching about God and the great mystery of God is a social teaching. As God is a social being, so are we. Any good theology of God has social impli-cations. It calls us to social values. Our religious faith involves a community of mutual support and discovery. It involves a set of values that we share in common. We are concerned with the issues of the world and everyday life. We are concerned with jus-tice and peace. We focus on the common good. We see God in all people and all of creation. We have a special concern for the poor. We have hope in the midst of all the problems and challenges of the world.
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Any questions or comments please direct them to: Thomas Walsh [email protected]
Scholarship Award ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!!! The Knights Of Co-lumbus Bishop O’Dowd Council 3474 is now accepting scholarship applications. Applicants must be
high school seniors and be a member of one of the six parishes that the council serves. This (1) $500.00 Award is presented to an outstanding indi-vidual selected from the applications received. The criteria for the selection is based on financial need, Grade Point Average, and extra curricular activities including those with church and community. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 15, 2017. Contact Chris Strathmeyer <[email protected] >for more information and applications.
IN REMEMBRANCE Let us pray for all who have died,
that they may rejoice with the Risen Lord, especially:
Don Ryan
Catholic Charities’ Continuum of Care Finding compassionate care for the people you love can be a challenge. Dealing with the issues of Alz-heimer’s, dementia, and other aging issues is diffi-cult enough. Catholic Charities now has an Elder Care Line available to assist you in navigating through different scenarios, and choices that come with aging as well as the services and resources available to aide you on your journey. Catholic Charities Elder care line offers confidential support, encouragement, and referrals for elder care service needs. Our professional elder care specialists under-stand the needs of seniors as well as their loved ones and offer a host of services and support when you need it most.
Elder Care Line and Homecare: (408) 831-0441 Senior Activity Centers, in San Jose and
Sunnyvale(408) 270-4900 Behavior Health Clinic in downtown San Jose
(408)-899-7160
Ladies’ Guild and Holy Name’s All women and men of the parish are welcome to
join the St. Christopher Parish Ladies' Guild and Holy Name Society.
The primary purpose of our organizations is to build and strengthen the St. Christopher community by hosting fundraisers and community events through-out the year. Our joint efforts fund St. Christopher’s school sports programs, parish and school technolo-gy and building upgrades, tuition assistance and nu-merous other local charities. Events such as the St. Christopher Festival, Benefit Auction, Antique Show and Western Welcome provide many opportu-nities to get involved. For more information about Ladies’ Guild, please visit www.stchrisladiesguild.org or email [email protected] or call Kelly Miller at (310) 739-6248. For more information about Holy Name Society, please email Paul Borelli at [email protected]
Summer Outreach Hours: Summer pantry hours
Wednesdays & Thursdays from 11:00-12:00pm.
Outreach office will be open 9:00am to 12:00pm Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Any questions please contact Nancy Melander at 408-269-2226 ext. 210
St. Ignatius of Loyola Spiritual Exercises Workshop
TAKE ACTION WITH JOYFUL HEART
This workshop will give us a chance to review our Christian life. Is it happy? During the workshop, you will study the grace of the Fourth Week with Fr. Bob Fambrini, S.J., and Fr. Mark Arnzen, the pastor of St. Lucy. We welcome your sharing of personal witness. Date: Saturday June 17 Time: 10am – 1pm at Most Holy Trinity 2040 Nassau Dr., San Jose Refresh-ments provided https://www.dsj.org/event/st- ignatius-loyola-spiritual-exer cises-workshop/
Catholic Professionals Speaker Event Thursday, June 8, 2017
7:00 AM Mass – Msgr. John Sandersfeld presiding 7:35 AM - Speaker Program
Location: Three Flames Restaurant Banquet Room 1547 Meridian Avenue, San Jose (just north of Hamilton Ave)
SPEAKER: Natasha Howes, Producer of “FATIMA: The Movie"
TOPIC: A Reverential Movie About the Events of Fatima “Our Lady’s Message – Still Powerful Today” Reservations needed:$15 Members, $20 Non- Members. RSVP at :www.sjcatholicprofessionals. com 408-491-9229 [email protected]
Attention Online Giving Donors: If you have donations posted to your credit card and you have been issued a new credit card by your bank for what ever reason, please be sure and log on to your Online Giving Profile and update your account information. You can access the Online Giving Site by using the link on our Parish Website, www.SaintChris.com. If you have any questions please call Gayle Blackford X208
Thank you for your continued support of our Parish.
INFORMATION FOR REPORTING COMPLAINTS OR ALLEGATIONS OF
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE
THE OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
1150 North First Street, Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95112
Complaints or allegations of Sexual misconduct may be reported via:
Please join the St Christopher ROSARY GROUP after 8:30AM Mass Weekdays (Mon through Sat)
By the grace of Our Blessed Mother, Mary, we are blessed to have one active visible Rosary Group in our parish. Please join us after the daily 8:30 AM Mass, where the Rosary Group remains after the fi-nal hymn, and joins in the prayer to Our Lady. This Rosary Group has a long history at St Christopher.
Everyone is welcome to join us after the 8 AM weekday Mass.
Be Well and Be Blessed
Interested in connecting with moms in the St. Chris community? The St. Christopher’s Moms Group (SCMG) provides parents of children from birth through age five with support,
friendship, and community. The SCMG offers a va-riety of activities and playdates for all types of moms and interests. For more information, or to become a member, email Aubrey Amatelli at [email protected]
Ron Tirri Gilbert Catano Monroe Legg
Donald Hillman Riley Brown
Edgardo Peralta Gerry Thompson
Irma Reilly Bill Percy
Roz LeFevre Christine Silva Janet DeMattei
Robert D. Holman Margaret Server Marcus Espinoza,
Cornell Wade, Marty Rattay, Roy LeFevre,
Martha & Charles Gregersen,
Dave Oliverio, Al Trznadel
Lena Iaconis
Pray for the ill in our Parish
We continue to pray for all the men and women serving our country in this time of war:
Alex Ngo, Tim McCullough, Joey Bellomo, Nick Badagliacco, Matthew Ward, Angelo Totanes, Ciro LoBono, Tyler Hammerness, Branden Al-wine, Greg Cook, Connor McDonald, Christian
Dietz, Connor Quinn, Adam Christopher Madewell, Richard Stayskal, Larry Chartier, An-
drew Morgan, Derek Carroll, Allen Ellerbee, Obadihah Petteway, Eric Gentrup, Michael Ar-
none, David Wells, Ryan Trapani, Rafi Miranda, Spencer Fishman, Ryan A. Johnson, David Ryan, Benjamin Owens-Filice, Christopher
Healy, and Christine Doudell
Please Pray for us!!!
The Christopher Ministry provides meals to parish-ioners during times of temporary crisis or hardship. If you or a fellow parishioner needs the help of the Christophers’, please contact the Ministry Chairper-sons. Also, please consider becoming a Christopher and helping provide this important and comforting service to members within the community. Thank you in advance for your support.
St. Vincent de Paul will be hosting a fundraising event to help the underserved and underprivileged in Santa Clara County. The event is a luncheon and antique evaluation, to be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, from 11 a.m.--3 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, 219 Bean Avenue, Los Gatos. Steve Yvaska, renowned antique expert and San Jose Mercury columnist, will be evaluating an antique item that you may bring to the luncheon. For more info call Jessica at 408-249-2853, or go to http://www.svdp.org/ and click on the link for the luncheon fundraiser.
St. Vincent de Paul works to help the needy meet their basic needs through the outreach of volunteers, housing assistance, food pantries, etc. More info is available at www.svdp.org
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Come Sail Away on a 7-night Catholic Exotic Cruise. Prices begin at $1045per couple which includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass and Rosary
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