PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Holy Name of Jesus Parish in San Francisco is
a welcoming multicultural and liturgical community that celebrates our Christian Faith.
In the spirit of the “Joy of the Gospel” we work together promoting Catholic values and teachings.
Our parish encourages a strong devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary, who gives us an example of faithful discipleship
and a generous stewardship way of life.
SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:00 PM Confessions: 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—12 Noon Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotions: Friday after 9:00 AM Mass Perpetual Help Devotions: Saturday after 9:00 AM Mass First Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary begins at 8:30 AM with the Rosary, then Mass & Benediction Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Every 1st Saturday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 2 PM—You need to register for the class ahead of time. Baptism Ministry (Sewing Group): Every Monday 1-3 PM in the Pastoral Center Event Room Marriages: Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Youth Ministry: Danyelle Velonza, Youth Minister Sundays 12:30-2:30 PM, Flanagan Center R.C.I.A. (Chinese): Every Saturday—Green Room—1:30 PM Lectio Divina: Tuesday 10—11 AM (Pastoral Center) Bible Study Group (Chinese): Every Wednesday—7:30 PM — Flanagan Center Parish Pastoral Council: contact Fr. Arnold Zamora St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting— every Monday at 7:30 PM (Pastoral Center) Legion of Mary: Contact Rose Symkowick (415) 731-4652 Holy Name Ladies Aid: every 1st Wednesday of the Month at 11:45 AM (Pastoral Center) Senior Club: every Thursday at 10:30 AM (Flanagan Ctr.) FIL-AM Club: Every 3rd Friday of the month, 6:30 pm (except Oct. and Nov. at 7:30 pm) in the Flanagan Center. HOLY NAME Choir Practice: every Thursday at 6:00 PM in the Pastoral Center The Gabriel Project: Contact Rose Tang (415)793-0967 Blood Pressure Screening: every 2nd Wednesday from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 11 AM (Pastoral Center) Except July & August Hospitality: Every Wednesday after the 7:30 AM and 9 AM Masses in the Pastoral Center except July & August
Serving the Outer Sunset in San Francisco since 1925
MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of December 18, 2016 Sun 18 7:30 AM Franco Galarosa†
9:30 AM Mass for the People 11:30 AM Chuck Mertes† Mon 19 7:30 AM Mary Helseth† 9:00 AM Dick & Veronica Conway † Tue 20 7:30 AM Heli & Laura Rozario † 9:00 AM Walter Pudlow † Wed 21 7:30 AM Theresa Siragusa † 9:00 AM Franco Galarosa† Thu 22 7:30 AM Eduardo C. Revilla† 9:00 AM Will Shea† Fri 23 7:30 AM Dan Daly† 9:00 AM Special Intentions of Bill Kreps Sat 24 7:30 AM Paul Frances Doherty† 9:00 AM In Thanksgiving—The Jacinto Family 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016 They shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” — Matthew 1:23
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent Wednesday: St. Peter Canisius; Winter Solstice Friday: St. John of Kanty Saturday: The Vigil of Christmas Sunday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Tom Abdella, Evangeline Agbunag, Nick Aguila, Rosa Maria Alonso, Laura Andrade, Gina Arenas, Eunice Ausman, Julianne Beach, Joan Boike, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Monica Briones, Pauline Boffi, Janet Cariganai, Remedios Cuchapin, Joseph Chu, Ron de la Cruz, Isabel Dominguez, Gloria Etchelet, Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Ezequiel, Lourdes Gatchalian, Connor Gavney, Genoveva Guevarra, Theresa Ick, Kathy Ignacio, Max Kirkham, Jim Kreps, Steven Lee, Clara Lee, Amelia Lippi, Leny Lopez, Flory Magat, George Maloof, Amy McNally, Bill Mealey, Mary Medina, Ann Murphy, Jeffrey Ng, Inge Nordstrom, Neil O’Sullivan, Manuel Pacheco, Josefina Palarca, Mary Palmar, Marybeth Palmer, Maryanne Piwowar, Patricia Quinn, Soledad Rico, Maria Salas, Michael Joseph Suntar, Maureen Sweeney, Dodie Teague, Victoriana Tolentino, Lauretta Venenciano We pray for those who have Died…that they may be granted a home in heaven.
2016 ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE Thank you to all who have donated to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. To date we have reached 97% of our goal of $60,000. For the 1% club members or those of you who have donated $600 and over, please save the date of FEBRUARY 25, 2017 for the dinner.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — You will be given this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:10-14). Psalm — Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory (Psalm 24).
2016 DONATIONS All donations to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal 2016 or to Holy Name of Jesus Parish must be received by December 31, 2016 to be credited to your 2016 donations. Thank you for your generous support of Holy Name of Jesus Parish.
Congratulations to the “Praise and Glory Choir” of St. Augustine’s Church, for winning the First Prize of the first Choral Competition here at our church last Sunday. The second prize went to St. Thomas Moore (parish) Choir. Our Holy Name Choir and the San
Francisco Choir opened up the afternoon’s program, but were not part of the competition. We thank our Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine group, especially Esther Aure-Novero and Marissa Reyes, for or-ganizing the event, assisted by Rudy Asercion and Benny Capuyan and many volunteers. Upcoming events are posted in our website www.holynamesf.org. You can view our Christmas schedule, the Altar Server’s schedule and even the schedule of the priests cele-brating the masses. You can download forms for the Sacraments. You can also make your donations via our site. There is other infor-mation that might interest you. In the coming weeks though, we will have a different look on our website as we keep on improving it to make it more attractive and easier to use. We thank our parishion-er Anthony Tom for volunteering his time and expertise to do this exciting transformation of our website. WWW stands for World Wide Web. But for those who are prone to committing mistakes it stands for “What Went Wrong?” A man went to the library and said to the librarian: “I’m looking for a book.” “What book?” the librarian inquired. The man an-swered: “FACEBOOK!” A certain Nancy Clark from Virginia said that she had given up social media for the New Year and tried to make friends outside Facebook while applying the same principles. Every day, she walks down the street and tell passersby what she’s eaten, how she feels, what she did the night before, and what she will do to-morrow. Then she gives them pictures of her family, her dog, and her gardening. She also listens to their conversations and tells them she loves them. And it works. She already had three people following her—two police officers and a psychiatrist. Be careful about spending so much time on the internet or on your smart phones or even watching your television. You might just be interacting with machines and forgetting to interact with people around you. Spending time interacting within the family is im-portant, and therefore, togetherness shouldn’t be replaced by hav-ing phones out and television blasting. This is what Pope Francis stressed during a weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s square. The Holy Father began his catechesis pointing out that sitting at the table for the family dinner, and sharing our meal and the expe-riences of our day, is a fundamental image of togetherness and solidarity. He also said togetherness is a reliable "thermometer" to measure the "health" of the relationship.
"A family that almost never eats together, or is not at the table, but watching the TV or on their smartphones, is hardly a family," he said, lamenting when "the children at the table are attached to the computer, to the phone and do not listen to each other."
Thank You All Christmas is a perfect time to be grateful for God’s blessings. Holy Name of Jesus parish is so blessed with volunteers who make things happen, with gracious commitment and cheerful giving of time, talent and resources. We want to thank those who organized and planned the Mass for the sick and homebound parishioners. It was well-attended, in spite of the stormy weather on Dec. 10th. Thank you Susan Logan who coordi-nated the event. Jim Regan and all Lay Canossians, who pre-pared the place, picked up parishioners, donated food, and served, and did the clean-up afterwards. Roony and Terry Flaher-ty for preparing the beautiful environment for the Liturgy. Thanks to Pat Relampagos who planned the entertainment, with the “dance ensemble”. Thank you Lina Hidalgo and Rose Tang for your availability to “cover all the bases” whenever needed. For the liturgical celebrations, thanks to the music provided by Tri Nguyen and family, Madeline Morten, and Leo Nascimiento. To everyone, may God reward you for the Christmas spirit that enliv-en the heart of those most in need!
Ministries that will take a Christmas Break Please note that the following will resume on the dates designated: Religious Education – Sunday, Jan. 8 – 10:30AM -12:00 Noon; Bible Group-Lectio Divina – Tuesday, Jan. 10; Seniors – Thursday, Jan. 12, 11:30AM-3:00PM; RCICY – Breaking of the Word, Sunday, Jan. 8 at the 9:30AM Mass.; RCICY – Thursday, Jan. 12, 7:00-8:30PM; Lay Canossians – Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1:30-4:00PM. Please contact Sr. Cristina for more infor-mation.
Where Are They Going? In the early Church, only those who had been fully initiated into the faith were allowed to remain at Mass after the Liturgy of the Word. This is why for centuries the first part of the Mass was also known as the “Mass of the Catechumens.” In the spirit, many parishes today “dismiss” catechumens and candidates after the homily. They are not sent out to the street, however. Accompanied by a catechist, they go to reflect on the Sunday Scripture readings that have been proclaimed at Mass, in order to be more deeply formed in the faith. Please continue to pray for Leigh Anne, Diana, and Syd, as they continue their Journey of Faith towards the Easter sacraments.
Reflection: “Hold on to Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us. Look for
the signs of his presence in your life. Wrap yourself in his protection. Most of all, rejoice in it! God has sent his Son to you. You have a Savior who is always with you. Pray: Em-manuel, I step forth today rejoicing in your faithfulness and in the courage and freedom that you bring to my life.”
COFFEE & DONUTS SCHEDULE Dec 18 Fil-Am Club Jan 8 Religious Education Jan 15 Lay Canossians Jan 22 Finance Council
The magic of Christmas is not in the presents but in His presence.
# #of Envelopes 130 164
Weekly Offering 12/11/2016 12/13/2015
CASH 1,243.00 810.00
CHECKS 2,985.00 3,353.00
COINS 4.18 1.50
Total Collection 4,232.18 4,164.50
HOLY NAME WEEKLY CALENDAR Week of December 18, 2016
Sunday, Dec 18, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 10 AM Religious Ed Pastoral Center 1 PM Youth Meeting Flanagan Center 1:30 PM Christmas Party (Youth) Flanagan Center Monday, Dec 19, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 10 AM Monday Exercise Group Flanagan Center 7:30 AM SVDP Meeting Pastoral Center Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 9:30 AM C/E Class Pastoral Center 10 AM Scripture Class Pastoral Center 3 PM HN School Dance Class Flanagan Center 4 PM HN School Christmas Concert Church 7:30 PM Legion of Mary Pastoral Center Wednesday, Dec 21, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 8 AM Student Presentations Flanagan Center 7:30 PM Chinese Bible Study Flanagan Center Thursday, Dec 22, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 11 AM Senior Club Flanagan Center 3 PM HN School Dance Class Flanagan Center 6 PM HN Choir Pastoral Center 7 PM RCICY Pastoral Center Friday, Dec 22, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center Saturday, Dec 23, 2016 5:30 AM Misa de Gallo Flanagan Center 5 PM Christmas Eve Mass Church 6 PM Dietzen Family Pastoral Center 11:30 PM Christmas Carols Church 12 MN Christmas Midnight Mass Church
MISA DE GALLO (DAWN MASSES) December 16-24, 2016 at 5:30 AM in Flanagan Center
2016 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE CONFESSIONS ON CHRISTMAS EVE
CONFESSIONS ON NEW YEAR’S EVE Saturday, December 31, 2016 from 4:30-4:50 PM
NEW YEAR’S EVE MASS
Saturday, December 31, 2016 5:00 PM
NEW YEAR’S DAY MASSES The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Sunday, January 1, 2017 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Holy Name of Jesus Parish corner 39th Avenue & Lawton Street, San Francisco, CA
1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 9412 (415) 664-8590 www.holynamesf.org
HOLY NAME LADIES AID COLLECTION TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE HOLY NAME LADIES AID SOCIETY WILL BE COLLECTING FOR THE NEEDY IN THE PARISH. YOUR GENEROSITY IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. BOXES WILL BE BY
THE EXITS.
Looking for the 2017 Longest Married Couple! just email the couple’s names, wedding date and city they live in along with your contact information to [email protected]. or you can go to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter website at wwmelmc.com for more information.
THANK YOU FROM THE HOMEBOUND COMMITTEE Sister Cristina and the Homebound Mass Committee wish to thank all the volunteers who helped at the Christmas Homebound Mass on Saturday, December 10th, 2016. Thank you to all the musicians and the choir. Thank you to the Tri Nguyen Family for playing the musical instruments, Rose Tang for projecting the songs on the wall, Rooney for altar set up, the Lay Canossians, drivers, servers, helpers and all who donated food and money. Our thanks to Jackie and Colleen for their administrative help. A special thank you to Fr. Simon and Fr Toan for concelebrating the Mass. You are all very much appreciated!
To all those who took part in this wonderful Holy Name Parish tradition. Your gifts were very much appreciated by the recipients.
BIG, BIG THANKS! Retirement for the Religious: $1,257.94
HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH 2 0 1 6 C O M M I T M E N T C A R D
My offering of time, talent & treasure
Have you turned in your commitment card? If not you may use this form, fill out, drop off or mail it to the Parish office (1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 ). Thanks and God bless you for your involvement in our parish community!
TIME Prayer is the beginning of stewardship. Only when we spend time with God in prayer are we spiritually prepared to offer ourselves in service to others. Please check the line next to your commitments to prayer: _____Attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Days _____Attend weekday Mass at least once a week _____Spend 15 minutes a day in personal prayer _____Spend 1 hour a month in Eucharistic Adoration _____Pray together with my loved ones _____Have one meal a week with my family _____Read the Bible for one hour a week _____Pray the Rosary at least weekly _____Go to confession every other month _____Schedule time for a spiritual retreat _____Weekly act of kindness
TALENT New Commitment Renewed Commitment
Important: Please clearly write the first name of the interested family member on the line
LITURGICAL _____ Altar Linens _____ _____ Altar Servers _____ _____ Pray the Rosary at least weekly _____ _____ Children’s Liturgy of the Word _____ _____ Church Environment _____ _____ Extraordinary Ministers _____ _____ Greeters/Ushers _____ _____ Lectors _____ _____ Music Ministry _____ _____ Sacristans _____ _____ Baptism Ministry Sewing Group _____ FAITH FORMATION _____ Bible Class _____ _____ Pre-Baptismal Preparation _____ _____ RCIA _____ _____ Religious Education (K-8) _____ _____ Sacramental Preparation _____ _____ Women of the Well _____ _____ Youth Ministry (7-12) _____ OUTREACH _____ Consolation/Grief Ministry _____ _____ Legion of Mary _____ _____ Pastoral Care of the Sick & Homebound _____ _____ Project Gabriel _____ _____ St. Vincent de Paul _____
TALENT New Commitment Renewed Commitment
Important: Please clearly write the first name of the interested family member on the line
COMMUNITY LIFE _____ Building/Maintenance _____ _____ Chinese Ministry _____ _____ Filipino-American Association _____ _____ Finance Council _____ _____ Holy Name Ladies Aid Society _____ _____ Knight of Holy Name _____ _____ Lay Canossians Association _____ _____ Ministry of Hospitality _____ _____ Pastoral Council _____ _____ Senior Club _____ _____ Stewardship Council _____
TREASURE In thanksgiving for God’s gifts, each household at Holy Name of Jesus is asked to give a specific percentage of income based on the biblical tithe:
5 % to Holy Name of Jesus 1% to Archdiocese
4% to other charities
MY GIFT TO HOLY NAME OF JESUS
_____% Percentage of income Weekly gift $_____X 52= $______annually
OR Monthly gift $_____X 12= $______annually
Weekly Giving Chart
% of Hshold Income: 10% 5% 4% 1% Household Income Amount of Weekly Gift $30,000 $58 $29 $23 $6 $50,000 $96 $48 $38 $10 $70,000 $135 $67 $54 $14 $100,000 $192 $96 $76 $19 Monthly Automatic Deduction Option □ Beginning _________(date), I would like to have my gift automati-cally drafted from my bank account. I have included avoided check with this commitment card to provide the necessary routing infor-mation. I understand that the automatic draft will continue on a month-ly basis until I request otherwise. __________________________________ _______________ Signature Date
Our HOLY NAME TREE OF LIFE located at the back of the Church is a bronze tree trunk with 400+ leaves. Donors can have
their names or those they wish to honor engraved on the leaf. We suggest a maximum of 25 characters (including spaces) per line,
Custom imprinted leaves are $500 each + $25 imprinting
The proceeds will go towards our Capital Improvement Fund. Please drop by or call the Parish office for more information (415)664-8590.
ARE YOU A NEW PARISHIONER? Or just never registered? You may register online at
http://holynamesf.org/parish-registration/ You may also call (415) 664-8590
or drop by the Parish office (1555 39th Ave./Lawton St.) during office hours, Monday-Friday from 9 AM - 4 PM.
Holy Name Parish Business Office: 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415) 759-4293 www.holynamesf.org E-MAIL: [email protected] Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor Rev. Toan X. Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Rev. Xishou “Simon” Jin, Parochial Vicar Most Rev. Ignatius C. Wang, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, In Residence Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Pastoral Associate Jackie C. Alcaraz, Parish Manager Director/Holy Name Conservatory of Music Colleen A. Durkin, Parish Secretary Holy Name School Alumni Coordinator Danyelle Velonza, Youth Minister Carol Elliott Maloof RN, Parish Nurse HOLY NAME SCHOOL: (415) 731-4077 Website: www.holynamesf.com Natalie Cirigliano, Principal 1560 40th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 HOLY NAME PRESCHOOL: (415) 664-4753 Alice Ho Seher, Preschool Director Website: www.holynamesf.com & click on Preschool Holy Name CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar, violin and viola. To register or more information please contact Jackie at (415) 664-8590. RECTORY: 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294 FLANAGAN CENTER: (415) 564-2632 PARISH NURSE PROGRAM: Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109 CANOSSIAN SISTERS: (415) 753-6685 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Nelson Lao, Chinese Ministry Coordinator Benny Capuyan, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson Jim Regan, Parish Finance Council Chairperson
