March 12, 2017 | Second Sunday of LENT MASS TIMES Sunday 8:00 AM 10:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) 12 Noon 1:30 PM (Mass in Spanish) 6:00 PM (Youth Mass) American Sign Language (ASL) Mass 6:30 PM (In the Parish Hall) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM Chapel Open Daily from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays of Lent 9:00 AM Solemn Benediction 7:45 PM Devotions Rosary (English) Monday to Saturday ● After the 8:30 AM Mass Rosario en Español ● Martes 6:30 PM en Capilla Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ● Tuesday 8:15 AM To give way to “THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU” initiative of the Diocese of San Jose, the Thursday Eucharistic Adoration will be moved to the Wednesdays of Lent: (March 15, 22, 29, April 5 and 12, 2017) 8:30 AM – Mass Followed by the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) Whole Day Eucharistic Adoration (Small Chapel) 6:00 PM – “The Light is on for You” The Blessed Sacrament is moved to the main altar around 5:45 PM 7:45 PM – Benediction (Church) Thank You! Para llevar a cabo la iniciativa de la Diócesis de San José “LA LUZ ESTÁ ENCENDIDA PARA TI!”, la Adoración Eucarística de los jueves, será cambiada a los Miércoles durante la Cuaresma. (Marzo 15, 22, 29, Abril 5 y 12, 2017) La Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento en Iglesia a las 8:30 AM Seguida por Adoración Eucarística todo el día en la Capilla. 6:00 PM - “LA LUZ ESTÁ ENCENDIDA PARA TI!” El Santísimo Sacramento se translada al altar principal alrededor de las 5:45 pm 7:45 PM - Bendiciones (Iglesia) Gracias! Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation Welcome! Our doors are open and the light is on. The Light is On for You is an initiative in the Diocese of San Jose where all Catholic churches in Santa Clara County will be open for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday evenings throughout Lent from 6pm – 8pm. http://www.dsj.org/being-catholic/evangelization/the-light-is-on-for-you/ S AINT L AWRENCE THE M ARTYR C ATHOLIC P ARISH AND E DUCATION C ENTER 1971 S T. L AWRENCE DRIVE S ANTA CLARA, CA 95051 T EL. NO. 408-296-3000 F AX NO. 408-296-3100 E-Mail Address: [email protected]Website: www.saintlawrence.org Celebrating Our Catholic Faith through Worship, Education, and Service LENTEN COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION With bilingual Priests Thursday April 6, 2017 at 7:00 PM Pancake Breakfast Sponsored by The Knights of Columbus Sunday, March 12, 2017 After the 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Masses in the Parish Hall MENU : 3 Pancakes - 2 Sausages - Scrambled eggs - Coffee - Tea - Milk Just $ 5.00 / Children under 4 FREE Your pancake breakfast donation helps us support the following charities: Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish Boy Scout Programs and Parents Helping Parents Orphan Homes in Germany, Israel, India and Mexico Thank you very much!
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March 12, 2017 | Second Sunday of LENT
MASS TIMES Sunday
8:00 AM 10:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) 12 Noon 1:30 PM (Mass in Spanish) 6:00 PM (Youth Mass) American Sign Language (ASL) Mass 6:30 PM (In the Parish Hall) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month
Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil)
Monday – Friday 8:30 AM
Chapel Open Daily from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Reconciliation Saturday
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays of Lent 9:00 AM Solemn Benediction 7:45 PM Devotions Rosary (English) Monday to Saturday ● After the 8:30 AM Mass Rosario en Español ● Martes 6:30 PM en Capilla Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ● Tuesday 8:15 AM
To give way to “THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU” initiative of the Diocese of San Jose,
the Thursday Eucharistic Adoration will be moved to the Wednesdays of Lent:
(March 15, 22, 29, April 5 and 12, 2017) 8:30 AM – Mass Followed by the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) Whole Day Eucharistic Adoration (Small Chapel) 6:00 PM – “The Light is on for You” The Blessed Sacrament is moved to the main altar around 5:45 PM 7:45 PM – Benediction (Church) Thank You!
Para llevar a cabo la iniciativa de la Diócesis de San José “LA LUZ ESTÁ ENCENDIDA PARA TI!”,
la Adoración Eucarística de los jueves, será cambiada a los Miércoles durante la Cuaresma.
(Marzo 15, 22, 29, Abril 5 y 12, 2017) La Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento en Iglesia a las 8:30 AM Seguida por Adoración Eucarística todo el día en la Capilla. 6:00 PM - “LA LUZ ESTÁ ENCENDIDA PARA TI!” El Santísimo Sacramento se translada al altar principal alrededor de las 5:45 pm 7:45 PM - Bendiciones (Iglesia) Gracias!
Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Welcome! Our doors are open and the light is on. The Light is On for You is an initiative in the Diocese of San Jose where all Catholic churches
in Santa Clara County will be open for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday evenings throughout Lent from 6pm – 8pm.
Just $ 5.00 / Children under 4 FREE Your pancake breakfast donation helps us support the following charities: Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish Boy Scout Programs and Parents Helping Parents Orphan Homes in Germany, Israel, India and Mexico
Thank you very much!
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St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish accepts donations electronically using your computer, tablet or smart phone. Parishioner Benefits Set up your own contributions Your donation is automatic and safe Electronic giving is efficient, practical and easy Please prayerfully consider Online Giving.
Visit our Parish website at www.saintlawrence.org
for more information or to sign up.
March 12, 2017 Education Center
March 19, 2017
Fund for Church Loan Payments and Maintenance
March 26, 2017
Catholic Relief Services, formerly known as Bishops' Overseas Relief
Sign-up to schedule a visit from the Pilgrim Virgin of Our Lady
of Fatima in your home.
A statue of the Pilgrim Virgin of Our Lady of Fatima travels from home to home and remains in the home for one week subject to extension upon request for additional one week. Please contact: The Legion of Mary, Vickie Raniel at 408-209-0050
100% Part ic ipat ion 2017
2017 ADA Diocesan Assessment $113,596
2017 Parish Fundraising Goal:
Parish Endowment Fund
Treating and repairing our Church structure
$80,000
2017 TOTAL JOINT GOAL $193,596
Week 4 216 Total Pledges
$95,003 83.63%
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$95,003 49.03%
There are several ways you can make your gift or pledge. Please bring your completed pledge as you come to Church and place your envelope in the offertory basket at Mass.
PLEASE DO NOT MAIL THEM TO THE DIOCESE.
You may also leave them at the Parish Office.
Your support of the Annual Diocesan Appeal is very much appreciated and your gift will make a difference in our Parish and in our Diocese!
You are invited… Anointing of the Sick Presentation
followed by the Sacrament Saturday, March 18, 2017
10 am Presentation 11 am Prayer Service with the Sacrament
St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish – Community Center
10110 N. DeAnza Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Presenter: Msgr. Joseph Milani
Baptized Catholics of all ages who seek recovery in body, mind and spirit may receive this Sacrament. It is not solely for those on their deathbed. It offers strength, peace and courage to endure with grace the sufferings of illness, aging, serious surgery, as well as restoration of health according to God’s will.
Sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries. For more information, call Kathy Fanger
Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God "with all their hearts” (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return; by that patient expectation, he shows us his readiness to forgive (cf. Homily, 8 January 2016).
Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply. I would now like to consider the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (cf. Lk 16:19-31). Let us find inspiration in this meaningful story, for it provides a key to understanding what we need to do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life. It exhorts us to sincere conversion.
1. The other person is a gift
The parable begins by presenting its two main characters. The poor man is described in greater detail: he is wretched and lacks the strength even to stand. Lying before the door of the rich man, he fed on the crumbs falling from his table. His body is full of sores and dogs come to lick his wounds (cf. vv. 20-21). The picture is one of great misery; it portrays a man disgraced and pitiful.
Lazarus teaches us that other persons are a gift. A right relationship with people consists in gratefully recognizing their value. Even the poor person at the door of the rich is not a nuisance, but a summons to conversion and to change. The parable first invites us to open the doors of our heart to others because each person is a gift, whether it be our neighbor or an anonymous pauper. Lent is a favorable season for opening the doors to all those in need and recognizing in them the face of Christ. Each of us meets people like this every day. Each life that we encounter is a gift deserving acceptance, respect and love. The word of God helps us to open our eyes to welcome and love life, especially when it is weak and vulnerable.
The entire text may be found here: https://zenit.org/articles/popes-message-for-lent-2017/
Social Concerns Dinner at the Sunnyvale Cold Weather Shelter
The Social Concerns committee is hosting a dinner for the homeless at the Sunnyvale Cold Weather Shelter on March 18th. The shelter is run by HomeFirst
and serves 125 adults and families. HomeFirst assists more than 4,000 adults, veterans, families with children, and youth each year in Santa Clara County. You can check out their operations at www.homefirstscc.org.
Please remember that all food donations must be delivered to the St. Lawrence Community Center next Saturday, March 18th, between 2-4pm only to allow time to process, pack and deliver to the shelter. Thank you!
DON'T GIVE UP CHOCOLATE FOR LENT THIS YEAR… In addition to the Lenten Opportunities offered at St. Lawrence, I invite you to participate in Best Lent Ever, a free email program, featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and New York best-selling author, Matthew Kelly and personal reflections from
Dynamic Catholic team members that will help you identify what stands between you and happiness...and what to do about it. Sign up at http://www.BestLentEver.com. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to email Elizabeth Sanville at [email protected].
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday of Lent, evening
at 6:00 PM in English Followed by Soup Supper
7:15 PM Viacrucis en Español
Please note: There will be NO Soup Supper on Friday, March 17, 2017
Soup Supper Coordinators, Dave & Roseann Zimbauer (408) 246-5310
The Social Concerns Committee is grateful for your generous donations to our recent winter toiletries collection. We collected 25 shopping bags containing toiletries, socks, and sunglasses which will be distributed by the staff of the Santa Clara Valley Mobile Health Van to the homeless, migrant workers and others in need in our county. Please continue to save these items for a future collection.
Our Parishioners , Fr iends , and Fami ly Please Pray For . . .
Sr. Graciela Ramos, MESST Pastoral Minister [email protected] Ext. 434
CATECHETICAL OFFICE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION M. Eleanor de Paz - Catechetical Director [email protected] Ext. 433
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY M. Eleanor de Paz [email protected] Ext. 433
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY [email protected] Ext. 433 Noel Fisico Music Coordinator [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION Elgin Presa - Coordinator Katrina Antonio - Coordinator
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Patrick Sylvester - Coordinator [email protected] ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8th Grade) 1-408-296-2260 Marty Procaccio - Interim Principal [email protected] CHILDREN’S CENTER 1-408-296-8077 Teen Center & Extended Day Care Sue Herbelin - Director
Has someone you know and love lost the faith? On the last Sunday of each month a Mass is offered for them.
Please join our Saint Monica Sodality. There are no dues and no meetings, only your prayers are required. Send your names of loved ones to be remembered to Mary Ann Miller c/o The Saint Lawrence Parish Office. She will add these names to our special album and a prayer card will be given to you. Please pray each day that all of our loved ones will return to God.
St Cecilia’s Children’s Choir
will be hosting a Bake Sale
on March 19, 2017 following the
8AM, 10AM, and 12PM Masses.
Donations will support choir activities of this award winning choir.
Yummy goodies will be available.
Holy Mass for the Sanctity of Human Life & Potluck -
March 21st - 7:30 PM St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish,
1971 St. Lawrence Drive, Santa Clara
Candlelight Procession for Life – April 7 – 7pm – St. Leo Church
Daily Prayer Vigils - March 1st - April 9th - 1691 The Alameda, San Jose Sign up for an hour a week during hours of 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
at [email protected] or call Glen at 408-771-8763 or go to www.40daysforlife.com/sanjose
Vince Adan Sara Adan Phil Gallagher Janet Agonoy Albert Apostol Mohamed Aslam Erika Barragan Razon - Barragan Jerry Bellerive Joseph Bonette Diane Byrd Robert Carag Jose Carballo Avelina Carrillo Maria Cendejas Socorro Cendejas Al Chiara Kathy Taylor Cimeno Hugh Conroy Phil Donahue Chet O’Donnell James Donnelly Domingo Duarte Jesse Espinosa Isaias Espinoza Lawrence Fargher Carol Frazier Rick Freear Phil Gallagher Alessandro Gallo Erika Gallo Juanita Garcia Adrienne Gorman Lincoln Groner Gabriela Guillen John Hallett Mikey Hallett Mercedes Hardison Devin Harley (Dad) Hubert Jansen Marilyn Kirchoff Paul Kolb
Stephanie Leung Jubilee Liebich
Julio Linares Ann Lizotte
Patrick McMahn Luli Maldonado
Josie Mattson Marge Mertzlufft
Ricky Muller Mackena Naki
Pat Naki Emily Grace Navarra
Thanh Nguyen Ernie Ortiz
Elizabeth Ostachuk Selva Packiam Rogelio Padilla
Hilda Peralta Lina Peralta
Rosalie Perez Lina Pirotta
Luchie P. Qugana Arturo Presa
Adolfo Ramirez M. Armando & Yolanda Rivera
Frank Roddin Yolanda Romero Rose Salamanca
Dina Carag Santella Erma Schriver
Jonathan Seepersad Mark Sheedy
Christian Silveira Nilda Timbs
Nancy Torres (Mom) Liza & Emanuel Ugalde
Matthew Carag Vakili Lina Velasco
Chuck Worley Alma Zamora
7-Night Mexico Catholic Cruise
On The Grand Princess with the Knights of Columbus
Hosted by Council 5277
October 15th – October 22nd, 2017 Type of Cabin Price Inside $1728 Outside $2068 Balcony $2308 Above prices reflect the total cost for TWO passengers and also includes all port fees and taxes (subject to change).
Payment Terms: $300 per person due Due at reservation time Final Payment due July 22nd , 2017
Further Information: To find out more about this cruise or
to register, please contact:
Catholic Cruises and Tours, LLC www.CatholicCruisesandTours.com
Remember that each ticket you buy now gives you 4 chances to win.
Please return your sold ticket stubs with payment to the Parish Office since the sooner you turn in your sold tickets, the more chances you have to win the prizes money.
Deadline: Tickets must be returned to the Parish Office on March 17, 2017 before 4:00 PM for the drawing on March 19, 2017.
Ven y fortalece tu fe y tu familia
Marzo 14 La familia, esperanza del futuro - P. Joe Kim
Mayo 2 La familia, si no se alimenta muere - Hna. Gisela Enríquez, MESST
Aquí en nuestra Parroquia de 7:00pm-8:45pm
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SAINT LAWRENCE THE MARTYR CATHOLIC PARISH AND EDUCATION CENTER 1971 St. Lawrence Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051 Tel. No. 408-296-3000 www.saintlawrence.org
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Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults
VITA - Free Tax Preparation For taxpayers with income less than $54,000
St. Athanasius Parish Hall 160 N. Rengstorff, Mountain View, CA 94043
Saturdays 9:00 am - 11:30 am Starting February 4, ending April 15, 2017
If you had an income of less than $54,000 in 2016, you qualify to have free tax preparation. All volunteers are IRS certified. No appointment Necessary.
Sponsored by VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and United Way of Silicon Valley
PREPARACION DE IMPUESTOS GRATIS EN SAN ATANASIO
Si sus ingresos fueron menos de $54,000 en el año 2016, podría usted ser elegible para una preparación de impuestos gratuita. Todos nuestros voluntarios están certificados por IRS. No se necesita cita.
SABADOS POR LA MAÑANA, 9 - 11:30AM En el salón parroquial del 4 de febrero al 15 de abril
Please call ahead for Pre-Needs or At-Need
Arrangements
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
22555 Cristo Rey Drive
Los Altos, CA 94024 (650) 428-3730
Calvary Cemetery 2655 Madden
Avenue San Jose, CA 95116
(408) 258-2940
¿ES LA TENTACION UN PECADO?
No, la tentación en sí, no es un pecado, sino, que el pecado es consentir en ella: El pecado no es sentir, sino consentir. La tentación tiene su origen en el demonio, que por odio a Dios quiere destruir al hombre, la
obra predilecta de Dios. Sin embargo, los seres humanos no somos una marioneta que pueda ser manipulada por el demonio, ni podemos ser tentados por encima de nuestras fuerzas, aun cuando ésta sea débil, pues contamos con la gracia actual o Auxilio gratuito de Dios, que nunca nos abandona, y si la pedimos, nos puede dar la fuerza suficiente ante cada tentación, para poder rechazarla. Esa gracia hay que pedirla continuamente y por eso Jesús nos enseñó a hacerlo así en el “Padre nuestro”; a la vez, hay que buscarla, con una mayor vida de oración y frecuentando los sacramentos; también es necesario el dominio del propio cuerpo y eso se consigue llevando una vida austera, evitando darle al cuerpo todo aquello que le apetece y practicando una mortificación de los sentidos equilibrada y madura.
La tentación no se presenta como algo repudiable, sino como algo atractivo e incluso bueno, por eso suele ofuscar la inteligencia. Como lo hizo Satanás al tentar a Eva, pues no se le presentó invitándola directamente a la rebeldía contra el Señor, a la desobediencia, sino que fue muy sutil, primero se hizo amigo de ella, después ofusco su mente llenándola de dudas y de envidia, hasta que la invitó a decidir por ella misma lo que era bueno y malo. Y por último, vino el golpe de gracia: le ofreció, nada menos que la divinidad si caía en la tentación; si desobedecía, pues sería “como Dios”; Eva no se había planteado eso nunca, era feliz con lo que tenía –que era nada menos que el Paraíso-, pero ahora, tentada por el maligno, creyó que era poco, y quería tener más, ser más. Hasta ese momento, Dios era su Señor y su amigo; desde ese instante, lo vio cómo su rival, como alguien que pone límites insoportables a su ambición, a su realización. Y entonces ella tentó a Adán, y ambos pecaron, perdiendo voluntariamente la amistad con Dios y la gracia.
Resumen, homilía P. Santiago Martín (Resp.art.MARC)
