Church of the Epiphany

Fifth Sunday of Lent Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma

Iglesia de la Epifanía

Parish Information/Información Parroquial. 827 Vienna Street – San Francisco, CA 94112

WWW.EpiphanySF.COM

OUR MISSION STATEMENT: We the people of the Church of the Epiphany strive to be a peace-ful and welcoming parish. We strive to be mutually supportive of diverse communities. We strive to show compassion without dis-tinction of age, gender, race or culture. Epiphany seeks to be a caring and loving community ever-growing in faith formation.

Telephone Numbers: Office/Oficina: (415) 333-7630 Office/Oficina Fax: (415) 333-1803 School/Escuela: (415) 337-4030

Parish Office Hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm Closed for lunch from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

Confessions: Saturdays 4:00-5:00pm & by appointment Confesiones: Sábados de 4:00pm-5:00pm & por cita

Please call the Parish Office for all other information. Por favor llame la Oficina Parroquial para información.

Daily Masses/Misas Diarias: 6:30am & 8:00am

Saturday Masses/Misas los Sábados:

8:00am & 5:30pm

Sunday Masses/Misas los Domingos: 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am (Spanish/Español),

1:00pm, and 5:30pm.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Exposición del Santísimo: First Fridays/Primer viernes: 8:30am-5:00pm.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions/Oración a la Virgen del

Perpetuo Socorro: Wednesdays/Miércoles: 7:45am

Parish Staff / Personal Parroquial Extensions at (415) 333-7630 Rev. Alex Legaspi, Administrator: ext 14

Pastor / Párroco Rev. Eugene Tungol ext:18

Parochial Vicar /Vicario Parroquial Rev. Gabriel Flores ext:16

In Residence Rev. Rolando Caverte ext: 26

Deacons / Diáconos Deacon Ramon Zamora

Deacon Venancio Garcia Jr.

Elementary School / Escuela

Principal / Director Diane Elkins

School of Religion / Catecismo

Principal / Director Loy Bañez ext: 15

Director of Music /Director de Música

Mario Balestrieri Office Support Staff / Secretarias

Jenny Lopez ext: 10 MariaElena Herrera ext: 13 Church Sexton / Sacristán

Mark Ohlander

Gospel: jOHN 8: 1-11 Once again the scribes and Pharisees are trying to trap Jesus. They bring him a woman caught in the act of adultery. The Law of Moses requires that the adulteress should die. If Jesus does not agree, he will look like someone who does not respect the Law of Moses. To the Pharisees' amazement, Jesus at first ignores them. Then he stops them in their tracks with an unexpected challenge: "Let the one among you

who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." One by one the judges and critics drop their stones and drift away. Now that they recog-nize their own need for forgiveness, they are not ready to condemn someone else. Neither does Jesus condemn the woman. He simply re-quires her to turn away from sin. Now she has a chance for a new begin-ning.

1.) Matthew's gospel reflection does not say exactly what Jesus was writing in the sand. One tradition has it that he was writing down the sins of the people who were so willing to condemn the woman. Could Jesus have been writing something from Scripture? Could he have been writing a message to the crowd? What do you think he could have said?

Evangelio: jUAN 8: 1-11 Una vez más los escribas y los fariseos tratan de tender una trampa a Jesús. Le presentan a una mujer atrapada en adulterio. La Ley de Moisés requiere que las adúlteras murieran apedreadas. Si Jesus no está de acuerdo se vería como alguien que no respeta la Ley. Para sorpresa de los fariseos, Jesús, primero los ignoró. Después los

detuvo con un reto inesperado: "El que esté libre de pecado que tire la primera piedra". Uno por uno, los jueces y críticos dejaron caer sus piedras y se fueron. Reconocieron su propia necesidad de perdón, no estaban listos para condenar a alguien. Tampoco Jesús condenó a la mujer. Simplemente le pidió que dejara de pecar. Ahora ella tenía la oportunidad de empezar de Nuevo

1.) La reflexión del Evangelio de Mateo no dice exactamente lo que Jesús estaba escribiendo en la arena. Una tradición dice que El estaba escribiendo los pecados del pueblo que estaba dispuesto a condenar a la mujer. ¿Puede que Jesús estuviera escribiendo algo de la Escritura? ¿Estaría escribiendo un mensaje al grupo? ¿Qué cree que diría?

Reflections ~ Reflexiones

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Administrator’s Corner for Parish Bulletin: March 17, 2013 5th Sunday of Lent - C

Does Obedience to God yield new life? Jesus tried to warn his disciples about his death and pre-

pare them for it. A grain of wheat dies in order to produce new life, and Jesus had to die to pay for our sins and bring us new life. With his resurrection, he proved he has eternal life and can offer it to us.

Then he said that we must “hate” our lives and be willing to lose them so we can live. He meant that we have to be ready to lay aside our attachment to goods, worldly security, and pleasure to serve God freely. Serving God brings eternal life.

Jesus knew that his crucifixion lay ahead and being human, he dreaded it. He also knew that God sent him into the world to die for our sins in our place. So, Jesus said “no” to his human desires in order to obey his Father. Although we will never have to face such a difficult task, we are still called to obedience. Whatever the Father asks we should be willing to do and bring glory to his name.

God bless you. Fr. Alex

Esquina del administrador de la Parroquia, 17 de marzo 2013 5 º Domingo de Cuaresma - C

¿La obediencia a Dios cede a una vida nueva? Jesús trató de advertir y preparar a sus discípulos acerca de su muerte. Un grano de trigo muere para producir nueva vida, Así mismo, Jesús tuvo que morir para pagar por nuestros pecados y llevarnos a una vida nueva. Con su resurrección, demostró que tiene vida eterna y que puede ofrecérnosla. Luego dijo que debemos "odiar" nuestras vidas y estar dispuestos a perderlas para que podamos vivir. Lo que quería decir es que tene-mos que estar preparados para dejar a un lado nuestro apego a los bienes, la seguridad mundana, y al placer de servir a Dios liberal-mente. Servir a Dios nos debe llevar a la vida eterna. Jesús sabía que su crucifixión le esperaba y como humano la temía. También sabía que Dios lo había enviado al mundo para morir por nuestros pecados. Es por eso que Jesús dijo "no" a sus deseos humanos a fin de obedecer a su Padre. Aunque nunca tengamos que enfrentarnos a una tarea tan difícil, aún estamos llamados a la obediencia. Cualquiera que sea lo que el Padre nos pida, debemos estar dispuestos a hacerlo y llevar gloria a su nombre. Dios los Bebdiga. Padre Alex

Meetings & Intentions ~ Reuniones & Intenciones Sunday/Domingo, Mar. 17: 6:30am Mary Avila Uriate 8:30am Intention: Knights of Columbus 10:00am Teresita Respicio 11:30am Thanksgiving: Josefina Arellano 1:00pm Epiphany Filipino Society 5:30pm Angela Olivarez

Monday/Lunes, Mar. 18: 6:30am Florenzio Parayno 8:00am Community Mass: Assuntina Dell O’lio, E.Kyone Shu & Theresa Huynh

Tuesday/Martes, Mar. 19: 6:30am People of the Parish 8:00am Eugene Campi Wednesday/Miércoles, Mar. 20: 6:30am Arquipa Cheng 8:00am Thanksgiving: Angela Faith Herrera Thursday/Jueves, Mar. 21: 6:30am Mingo, Louisa & Joey Baciocco 8:00am John Borden Friday/Viernes, Mar. 22: 6:30am Rodolfo Cheng 8:00am Noel Canaya Saturday/Sábado, Mar. 23: 8:00am Zito & Carmen Gutierrez 5:30pm Nestor Naval Sunday/Domingo, Mar. 24: 6:30am Lena Fraguglia 8:30am Giovanni & Maria Lombardi 10:00am Carmen D. Uchi 11:30am Trinidad Gonzales 1:00pm Sergio F. Santana 5:30pm Juanita A Cagandahan

Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to

you. Allow Your healing hand to heal them. Touch their soul with Your com-passion for others. Touch

their Heart with Your courage and infinite love for all. Touch their mind

with Your wisdom, that their mouth may always proclaim Your praise. Teach them to reach out to You in their need, and help them to lead others to You by example. Most loving Heart of Jesús, bring them health in body and spirit that they may serve You with all their strength. Touch gently these lives which You have created, now and forever. Amen.

Allyson Artes,

Barbara Bottarini Berto Burgos, Monika Carlson

Hilda Cadriel Nelly Chavez Nita Guiang Mike Fahey

Abraham Jaramillo Petra Laguatan Rosie Larson

Dolores Loomis Myriam & Rafael Martinez

Blake Martin Mike Moriarty

Louis Neubecker Marie Paletta

Anthony Pascua Ray Lopez

Mary Ruggerio Leonida Sibbaluca Deacon Ding Viray

Isabella Rosales Baltazar Nicolas

Rose Uy

Sunday/Domingo, Mar. 17: 8:00am OKH Knights of Columbus 11:00am RH RCIA 1:00pm OKH Epiphany Filipino Soc. 2:00pm OKH Small Christian Com 7:00pm SMJ AA (English)

Tuesday/Martes, Mar.19: 5:00pm RH Soul Youth Group 7:00pm OKH La Legion de Maria

Wednesday/Miércoles, Mar 20: 7:00pm CAF School EPA Meeting 7:00pm OKH Grupo Progresso

Friday/Viernes, Mar. 22: 7:00pm SMJ Grupo Progesso

Saturday/Sábado, Mar.23: 9:30am CH Faith Formation 10:30 CH School of Religion First Reconciliation Service 4:00pm CH Confessions 6:30 pm CAF St. Patrick Dinner & Dance

Pray for the Sick: Oremos por los enfermos: Meetings/Reuniones: Intentions/Intenciones:

Sunday/Domingo, Mar. 24 : 10:00am CAF Grupo Oracion 11:00am RH RCIA 1:00pm OKH Epip. Filipino Cons Board 2:00pm RH Small Christian Com. 7:30pm SMJ AA (English)

Monday/Lunes, Mar.18: 5:00pm RH Legion of Mary 7:00pm OKH Grupo Progresso 7:00pm RH Parish Council Mtg

Thursday/Jueves, Mar. 21: 6:00pm RH Epiphany of the Lord 7:00pm OKH Grupo Oracion 7:00pm 7E Choir Rehearsal

7:00pm RH Adult Confirmation Mtg. 8:00pm SMJ AA (English)

Pray for the Dead: Oremos por los Difuntos:

Epiphany Parish News

Coming Up Soon: Falls Casino:

The Grupo Hispano invites you to Feather Falls Casino on Saturday, March 23rd. The bus will leave at 7:00am and they will stay 6 hours. The cost is $20 with $12 cash-back and a $3 buffet coupon. For more information, please call: Maria Elena (415) 585-7878 No Meetings: Parish Group Leaders please note that starting Monday, March25th- Sunday, March 31st dur-ing Parish Mission Masses there will be NO MEETINGS . Please re-schedule all meetings after Sunday, March 31, 2013. If you have any questions please call the Parish Office. Divine Mercy Sunday:

Please join us to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on Sunday, April 7th at the 1:00pm Mass. Reception and fellowship will follow in the cafeteria. The Chaplet will begin at 12:30pm

in the church.

Rice Bowls: Please be sure to return your Rice Bowl Donations to the Parish Office by Easter Sunday. Thank you for your

generosity.

Parish Mission:

“Hope In The New Re~ Evangelization In The Year Of Faith . .”

Everyone is invited to partake in this year’s Parish Missions, which will be on Monday, March 25th –Wednesday, March 27th. Each evening will include faith sharing from a Parishioner. There will be

confessions on Tuesday, March 26th, from 10:00-11:00am & 6:00pm-7:00pm.

Confirmation 2013 We would like to invite everyone to our Confir-mation on Saturday, April 13th at 10:00am. We have the honor of having Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as our celebrant.

Announcements: Lent Recollection: The Knights of Columbus invite everyone to their annual Lent Recollection on Saturday, March 23rd, from 12:00am –4:00pm in O’Keefe Hall lunch will be provided. St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Raffle:

We invite everyone to join us at our annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Saturday, March 23rd after

the 5:30pm mass in the cafeteria. Also, get your raffle tickets today. The 1st prize is $5,000! Raffle tickets are $100 and dinner tickets are $20. Raffle & dinner tickets are available at the Parish Office. The $100.00 raffle ticket includes a free dinner. Anyone who has posters, pictures or stories to share from Ireland is asked to please bring them by the Parish Office. Flowers for Holy Week:

We need calla lilies and other white flowers for the altar of re-pose on Holy Thursday. Please bring them to the Parish Office by Wednesday, March 27th. Spring flowers for Easter may be brought

to the church by the morning of Saturday, March 30th. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Second Collections: TODAY: Religious Education Program NEXT WEEK’S: Catholic Relief Services

Last Week’s Totals: Sunday’s Collection:

$6,401.01 Second Collection:

$ 4,254.01 Decorating for Easter: We need help decorating and cleaning the church for Easter on Holy Thursday, March 28th, at 2:00pm and Holy Saturday, March 30th, from 11:00am-4:00pm. Please come by for an hour or two.

For Your Information: Lenten Regulations:

ABSTINENCE: All who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on all Fridays during Lent. FASTING: All those who are 18 and older, until their 59th birthday but before 60th birthday, are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Only one full meal is allowed on days of fast. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one’s needs, but together, they should not equal a full meal. Eat-ing between meals is not permitted, but liquids are allowed. The obligation does not apply to those whose health or ability to work would be seriously af-fected. People in doubt about fasting or abstinence should consult a parish priest.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION: Next weekend, many churches provide palms to be carried in the opening moments of the liturgy, as we gratefully recall Jesus’ entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. The children who greeted him on that day used what was both handy and traditional, since palms were carried to inaugurate the joyful harvest feast of Succoth. To this day, faithful Jews are di-rected to take a beautiful palm branch, green and straight as possible, called a lulav, and bind it with three myrtle branches fifteen inches long, and two longer willow branches. At the end of the temple service, everyone carries the lulav, circling the sanctuary in a dance called the Hoshanot, singing hymns of joy. In other climates, Jews and Christians alike have had to make accommodations over the years. In Italy, everyone carries olive branches today, often brought from their own garden. In England, for-sythia branches are preferred, a relative of the olive, sign of peace. Germans prefer pussywillows, and others look for flowering spring branches. In our part of the world, what do you think would be the best choice to express joy and welcome, and to remind us of the joy of Christ’s victory even as we prepare to commemorate his passion?

SAVE THE DATE Communion 2013 We would like to invite everyone to our First Communion on Saturday, May 4th

at 10:00am (Epiphany School) and 1:00pm (Faith Formation)

Anuncios: Regulaciones para la Cuaresma: ABSTINENCIA: Todos los mayores de 14 años deben abstenerse de comer carne todos los viernes durante la Cuaresma. AYUNO: Todos las personas entre los 18 y 59 años de edad deben ayunar durante los viernes de Cuaresma. Sólo una comida com-pleta es permitida en los días de ayuno. Las otras dos comidas, deben ser suficientes para mantener la fuerza. Podrán tomarse de acuerdo a las propias necesidades pero juntas, no deben igualar a una comida completa. No se permite comer entre comidas, pero los líquidos si se permiten. La obligación no se aplica a aquellos cuya salud o su capacidad para trabajar se vea seriamente afectada. Consulte a un sacerdote de la parro-quia si tiene alguna pregunta acerca del ayuno o la abstinencia. Retiro de Cuaresma en Inglés: Los Caballeros de Colón invitan a todos a su retiro cuaresmal anual el sábado 23 de marzo, de 12:00 pma 4:00 pm, en el Salón O'Keefe. Se proveerá almuerzo.

Cena y Rifa de San Patricio:

Invitamos a todos a que nos acompa-ñen en nuestra Cena Anual por el

Día de San Patricio el sábado 23 de marzo después de la misa las 5:30 pm

en la cafetería. Los boletos para la rifa y la cena están disponibles en la Oficina Parroquial Los boletos de la rifa valen $ 100.00 y los de de la cena valen $ 20.00. Reciba un boleto para la cena gratis con la compra de un boleto para la rifa! ¡El primer premio es de $ 5.000! * Si usted tiene carteles, fotografías o historias de Irlanda que pueda compartir, se les pide que por favor los traiga a la oficina parroquial.

Feather Falls Casino:

El Grupo Hispano los invita al Casino Feather Falls el Sábado 23 de Marzo. El bus sale a las 7:00am y pasaran 6 horas en el casino. El costo es de $20 con $12 cash back y un cupón de $3 para comida. Para información por favor llame a:María Elena (415) 585-7878.

Para su Información: Flores para la Semana Santa:

Necesitamos lirios y otras flores de color blanco para el altar de reposo el Jueves Santo. Por favor tráigalas a la oficina de la parro-quia antes del miércoles, 27 de

marzo. Pueden traer flores de primavera para la Pascua por la mañana del sábado 30 de marzo y dejarlas en la iglesia. Gracias de antemano por su generosidad!

Ministerio de Restaurativa El Sábado 23 de Mazro se llevará a cabo el 2° congreso anual de cuaresma organzado por el Ministerio de Restaurative de la Arquidiócesis de San Francisco, el evento da inico en la Catedral de Santa Maria con una misa oficiada por el Arzobispo Salvatore Cordileone y el Obispo William Justice para conmemorar el 33 aniversaio del martirio de Monseñor Ro-mero de El Salvador, seguido por el congreso “sanado el carzón herido” con el Padre Moises Agudo, el Padre Juan Manuel Lopez, el Padre Jose Corral. Por favor llame al 415-614-5570 para inscribirse o para más infor-mación.

Misiones Parroquiales:

Todos están invitados a participar en nuestras misiones parroquiales que se llevarán a cabo el lunes 25, martes 26 a las 7:30pm y miércoles 27 de marzo a las

7:30pm en la iglesia. En cada noche contare-mos con el testimonio de un miembro de la comunidad. También habrán confesiones el miércoles 27 de marzo a las 10:00-11:00am y 6:00-7:00pm. Los esperamos!

Más áun pienso que nada vale la pena en

comparacíon con el bien supremo, que consis-te en conocer a Cristo Jesus, mi Señor.

- Filipenses3:8

Póximos Eventos:

Reunions Canceladas: Se les recuerda a todos los grupos y organizaciones que durante el Novenario de Misas por la Cuares-ma del 25 al 31 de marzo NO SE PERMITIRAN REUNIONES. Por favor vuelva a programar sus reuniones después del domingo 31 de marzo. Llame a la oficina parroquial si tiene alguna pregun-ta. Segunda Colectas: Hoy día; Programa de Educacuión Próxima semana: Catholic Relief Services Total de la Semana Pasada:

PRIMERA COLECTA: $ 6,401.07

SEGUNDA COLECTA: $ 4,254.01

Tazones de Arroz:

Por favor, asegúrese de devolver sus donacio-nes del Tazón de Arroz a la oficina parroquial a mas tardar el Domingo de Pascua. Gracias por su generosidad.

Domingo de la Divina Misericordia:

Les invitamos a que nos acompañen para celebar la Divina Misericordia le Domingo, de Abril 7 en la Misa de las 1:00pm. El rezo empezara a las

12:30pm en la iglesia. Despué del la liturgia tenedremos una reception en la cafeteria.

Noticias de Epifanía

Marquen su Calendarios Confirmación 2013 Se invita a toda la comunidad a la Ceremo-nia de Confirmación el sábado 13 de abril a las 10:00AM. El Obispo Salvatore J. Cordileone nos honrará con su presencia como principal celebrante. Primera Comunión 2013 Se invita a toda la comunidad a acompañar a los niños y niñas que van a hacer su Primera Comunión el sábado 4 de mayo a las 10:00AM para los niños del la escuela parroquialy a la 1:00PM para los niños delPrograma de Formación Fé.