Sunday

Continental Breakfast after 9am Mass for Southern Ca. Fires.

Monday PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Next Grief Group Meeting is tonight in the Parish Office conference room.

Tuesday The next Ladies Guild Meeting is 2/13/18 in the meeting room of the Fr. Jim Commu-nity Center

Wednesday

Thursday ADORATION after 9:30am Mass until 11:45 am

Friday

Saturday Sunday

Continental Breakfast after 9am Mass

Jan. 14, 2018 - Jan. 21, 2018

Sunday

7:30am 9:00am 11:00am 5:00pm

Lenore Darmanin † The Beers Family Madeline Neenan† Colleen Ledsma (Bd.)

Monday 6:30 am 9:30 am

No Mass Chuyen Vu †

Tuesday 6:30 am 9:30 am

Betty Moy † No Intention

Wednesday 6:30 am

9:30 am No Intention No Intention

Thursday

6:30am 9:30am

No Intention No Intention

Friday 6:30am 9:30 am

No Intention Chuyen Vu †

Saturday 8:00am 5:00 pm

Irene Tobias † Charlene Figone ( Bd.)

Sunday

7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm

Special Intention Xavier Dominic † For Our Parishioners Fausto Garcia †

Weekly Stewardship Report

Collections for 12/24/17,12/31/17,1/7/18 $ 69,356 Collections 7/1/1/7/18 $ 328, 641 Budgeted 7/1/17-1/7/18 $ 324,703 Variance $ 3,938 Please prayerfully consider making a one time tax deductible gift. Contact the parish office for details. Thank you for your continued support!

Jan. 14, 2018 - Jan. 21, 2018

WeShare Special / 2nd Collections – Action Needed

Special/2ndcollections have been set up individually in WeShare instead of one collection so that you can manage the amount you give for each collection separately. Please access WeShare through the ParishPay transition link on the church website under Give Online tab to set up your special collection contri-butions. These contributions will repeat once annually. Spe-cial, one time, second collections will be added to WeShare as announced to allow you to contribute paperlessly. If you have any questions or issues, please contact the parish Technology Coordinator at 408-213-6510 or webmaster@qofa.org.

SOCIAL JUSTICE CORNER

Speak Lord, I’m Listening January 14

In a class called “The Heart’s Desire and Social Change”, stu-dents were asked where the deepest longings of their heart meet the needs and suffering of the world. Students found it easy to identify those issues in the world that challenge them, but found it hard to identify those issues in their inner being that confound them.

Sometimes it is hard to listen to what is stirring within us. We must take time from our busyness to listen. Really listen.

When Jesus first sees John’s disciples in today’s Gospel, he asks them about their heart’s desire. They immediately follow him to the home where he is staying. Discipleship begins with dwelling in Christ, entering his loving embrace and staying with him. It involves having a heart open to love, a heart will-ing to change, ready to serve and ready to pray. Much like Samuel in the first reading, we must be ready. In Samuel’s words: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.”

Taken from Give Us This Day

Social Justice Committee

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY , JANUARY 15TH TO OB-SERVE THE BIRTHDAY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. .

THERE WILL BE NO MASS AT 6:30 AM

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Friends of Jesus,

Throughout salvation history in the scriptures God uses a consistent method to carry out His plan. First He invites us to become part of that plan. We see this with masry and Joseph whose acceptance produced the beautiful Christmas season we have just completed. It also is how God approached Adam, Eve, Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah and again in today’s first reading, Samuel.

God’s invitation is persistent, even when the person called resists like Jeremiah who tried to run away from it, or like Samuel who misunderstands the invitation and thinks it is a summons from his master, Eli. Only when Eli tells him it is God calling him, does Samuel respond the fourth time with “Speak, for your servant is listening.” This is the response God wanted from Samuel and is the same response He wants from each of us today.

We have just completed the Christmas season that celebrates the invitation to and acceptance from May and Joseph to become the parents of Jesus. Now an invitation is given to us. In Corinthians Paul instructs his people on the appropriate way too behave as Christians. These Greeks had a life philosophy that discounted the body’s importance. They have also been taught that they now had freedom wrought by their redemption. So they combined the two beliefs into a distorted sense that they could do whatever they wanted with their bodily appetites because only the soul was immortal.

Paul corrects them when he says their bodies are members of Christ and must be treated with the same re-spect they would treat Christ who made sacred the human body when He assumed one Himself. Living in a cosmopolitan city, it does not take much imagination to see the kind of loose living that was common there so it was an easy temptation for the new Christians to embrace, not unlike us today so Paul is speaking to us too.

The Gospel message gives us two appropriate models two imitate in our relationship with Jesus. Andrew is one and John is the other. We know little of Andrew. He is mentioned four times in scripture, each time he is bringing someone to meet Jesus. Today it is Peter. Andrew is the first apostle to recognize Jesus as messiah. Yet we see his modesty. He introduces his brother Peter who Jesus makes the head of the apostles. Wouldn’t a normal reaction from Andrew to expect preference because he was the first. Yet there is none of that. And Andrew continued to be a faithful servant even when he was not included with Peter, James and John in the Transfiguration.

John is similarly modest when he remains unnamed even in his own Gospel. It is only others who identify him by name as the one whom Jesus loved. So what does all this mean for us? The Christmas season is God’s beautiful way to invite each of us to participate in His divine plan. We show our acceptance by par-ticipating as a whole person – body and soul – as Paul preached and to do so modestly as John and Andrew did. We each have a unique call from God and our proper response is to treat ourselves and all others with the dignity Paul teaches and by loving and taking care of one another for the love of Christ. God bless.

Dcn Brian

Jan 14, 2018

Family Faith Formation 408-255-9950

Office is staffed on Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 am -3:00 pm and on weekends by ap-pointment. Please call before stopping by.

Queen of Apostles School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, na-tional or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability

in the admission of students, the administration of educational policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. The kin-dergarten science class learned and practiced the first few steps of the engineering design process. They brainstormed and drew plans for a problem and then built their designs. They also have enrichment activities that they can do at home as fun optional family projects. First graders have learned about sound and light, the solar system, constellations, and planets.

On the Calendar: Jan. 14th: No Classes—MLK Holiday Jan. 20th: Parent session for First Holy Communion (option 1) Jan. 21st: All classes meet at their usual time. First Commun-ion prayer partner activity in the gym at 10:15. Jan. 27th: Parent session for First Holy Communion (option 2) Jan. 28th: All classes meet at their usual time. SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, January 28th. International Catholic speaker an marriage and family therapist, Paul J. Kim presents: Parent-ing from the inside out. Tickets on sale Jan. 1st!

Jan. 14th: No Session—MLK Holiday Jan. 21st: Formation Night—Breakout Sessions Jan. 28th: General Session—Paul J Kim!!!!

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

HIGH SCHOOL Youth Ministry and Confirmation CONFIRMATION CALENDAR: Jan. 20: Bowling Social (open to all high school students), 6 - 8:30pm Jan. 21: Confirmation Session (both classes) Paul J. Kim at Queen of Apostles! Topic: Parenting from the Inside Out with Paul J. Kim (For Parents, youth ministers, etc) Date: January 28, 2018 Time: 12:00 PM-2:30 PM Location: Queen of Apostles Community Center Price: Lunch & Presentation - $25.00 |Presentation only - $15.00 www.qofa.org Topic: Meant to Live for More (For Teens) Date: January 28, 2018 Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Location: Queen of Apostles Community Center *Like us on Facebook: Queen of Apostles Youth *Follow us on Instagram: QofAYM*Contact us: youth@qofa.org | 213-6509 | www.qofa.org

Introducing Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism series This series is a drop in program designed for adults. There is no regis-tration required. This 20 part series will take place on select Sundays through April. Sessions take place from 10:15-11:15 am in room 6 of the school. Feb. 4th: The Mystical Union of Christ and His Church, Part I. Feb.11th: The Mystical Union of Christ and His Church, Part II.

The Diamond Jubilee Needs Your Help

As part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in 2020, we want to showcase the rich history of Queen of Apostles—its people, events and evolution through six amazing decades—and we need your help. Were you around in the early years of our Parish? Do you know any of the early Parish families or how we may reach them? Can you help us make contact? Do you have memora-bilia, pictures, or video recordings of pastors, priests, parishion-ers or events we may reference, copy and/or share? (We’ll take good care of everyone’s treasures, we promise). Do you know someone who might? Have you researched our history before? Are you interested in helping us compile the information we gather? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we need to speak with you. Please e-mail us at qofajubilee@gmail.com and a committee member will contact you to discuss what you have, who you know and how you can help.

Now on FORMED:

Angel in the Waters. Go to www.formed.org. and reg-ister using our parish code: RKQKKG

SAVE THE DATE

Please support the parish’s fundraising efforts with a fun Valentine’s themed event on Saturday, February 10th at 6:15 pm after the 5pm mass. There will be a delicious Italian style dinner, activities for kids and music suitable for dancing. Don’t miss it. Tickets will be on sale after all masses and on-line next week.

ASCENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Hours of operation: Open Tuesday ,Wednesday and Thurs-day from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm . Contact : 408-257-8302 FAX Number: 408-257-4600 Web Site: www.ascent-jobs.org PO Box 9604, San Jose CA 95157.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a religious formation program for adults and

for children 7 years or older, who are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Participants explore their faith while learning about the

Catholic tradition. To learn more call 408-255-9950 or email kmanning@dsj.org

We lovingly pray for those in our Parish and families who cannot join us at Mass especially: Joel Rivera, Rajesh George, Micki Dunaway, Barbara Mertzlufft, Antonia Luna, Janet Decker, Patrick Hoins, Marcy Golebiewski, Tomas Arguello, Jeanne Futrell, Barbara Carrillo, Patrick Dougherty, Cochita Noemi Romero. Please let us also pray for all our servicemen and women who serve in the Armed Forces throughout the world and remember them in our hearts today and everyday. We remember those dearly departed in our Queen of Apostles family and in our own families and special persons: Ann Lueder, Mary Elizabeth ( Betsy) Clark, Carmen Duran, Joe Cauch i. Betsy Clark was a beloved and long time parishioner. For any information about her services, please call the Rectory and ask for Mary Ann.

PEACEMAKERS We Are All Called to be Peacemakers

In the coming year we are all called to be peacemakers. As a commu-nity of joy and hope we are one in Christ. We need to rely on Christ’s love for us and in the love expressed by our spiritual mentors:

Pope Francis Peace is a precious gift which must be promoted and protected . . . never has violence brought peace in its wake. Peace in our homes, our families, our schools and our communities. Peace for those faces which have known nothing but pain.

Bishop McGrath We should be filled with boundless love for God and our neighbor.

Mother Teresa Spread love everywhere you go. First of all in your own house . . . Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes and kindness in your smile.

Pope John XXIII The joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the people of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way af-flicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs ad anxieties of the fol-lowers of Christ.

Vatican II documents – preamble written by Pope John XXIII.

The St. Vincent de Paul conference at Queen of Apostles was awarded a grant from the Catholic Community Foundation of Santa Clara County! This grant will help us achieve our goal of helping prevent homelessness for needy families in our community. For more information about the Catho-lic Community Foundation, please visit www. cfose.org.

You are invited to purchase scrip gift cards in the vestibule exit to the parking lot.

The times for scrip sales are: Saturday at 5:00 pm mass Sunday after the 7:30 am mass before and after the 9:00 am mass and before the 11:00 am mass.

Grief Support Group 1st and 3rd Mondays 7 pm – 8:30 pm in the Parish Office

Are you, a family member or friend, grieving the loss of a loved one? Whether it’s a current loss or one in the past, we will reassure you that there is hope for those whose loved one has died. Join others in sup-port, friendship, and prayer in a confidential setting. We meet every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month in the Rectory. If you have any ques-tions or need to talk, please call Shirley at 408-241-1209

Homeless Donations

We meet on the first and third Wednesday at 10 AM to make bag lunches for the homeless. If you would like to donate items you may bring granola bars, pea-nut butter, jam or cup-of-soup to Fr. Jim’s garage. If you would like to make sandwiches please call Margie at (408) 203-7747. Thank you! Pilgrimages

Catholic Charities of California is excited to be hosting walking pilgrimages in Spain along the Camino de Santi-ago and Italy along the Via Francingena in 2018! These pilgrimages will change your life and support the work of Catholic Charities of California! Please join us for an in-formational meeting on January 20th at St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish at 10a.m. To RSVP for the meeting or f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t C C C at pilgrim@catholiccharitiesca.org. or call (916) 758-5946.

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue

San Jose, Ca 95129

Never Give Up! PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Thuc Si Ho, Pastor Rev. Reynaldo Sarmiento, Parochial Vicar, Dir. Of Liturgy Deacon Brian McKenna, Coordinator of Social Justice Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Mary Ann Oddo, Administrative Assistant II Marie McCarthy, Administrative Assistant I Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ralph Garcia , Facilities Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macias, Wedding Coordinator Dirk Maasen, Technology Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-255-9950 Parish Office 408-253-7560 Open 9-5 Monday - Friday Closed for lunch: 12-1 4911 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Ca.. 95129 Fax: 408-253-9530 Web Site: www.qofa.org Marty Chargin, School Principal School Address: 4950 Mitty Way 408-252-3659 San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday (Vigil Mass): 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days: (Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m., 6:30, 9:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Marian Devotions: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact Rectory for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact Rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date. INQUIRY SESSION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Contact number: 408-255-9950 or kmanning@dsj.org