PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Fr. Jeff J. Fernandez, Pastor Rev. Fr. Athanasius Kikoba, Parochial Vicar Kristie Manning, Faith Formation/RCIA Director Gregory Elsner, Accountant Klarissa Chichioco, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adults Anthony Talaich, Maintenance Supervisor Teri Silvestri, Music Coordinator Carmen Macías, Wedding Coordinator Family Faith Formation: 408-253-7560 ext. 104 Parish Office: 408-253-7560 Open 9-4 Tuesday - Friday (Closed for lunch: 12-1) 4911 Moorpark Ave. San Jose, Ca 95129 Web Site: www.qofa.org Elizabeth Trela, Interim School Principal 408-252-3659 School Address: 4950 Mitty Way San Jose, CA 95129

MASS SCHEDULE: The Bishop has requested that we suspend all pub-lic Masses, beginning March 14th until further notice. Furthermore, the Bishop has issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass during this time for all Cath-olics in the Diocese of San Jose. Please visit the www.QofA.org for Sunday Mass videos. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Seminar required. Please contact the Parish Office for information. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Please contact the Parish Office for more information. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact the Parish Office at least SIX MONTHS prior to any proposed wedding date.

Contact number: 408-253-7560 ext. 104 or Kris-tie.manning@dsj.org Follow us on Social Media: @QofASanJose

Queen of Apostles Church

4911 Moorpark Avenue San Jose, Ca 95129

Sunday

Sixth Sunday of Easter Virtual Faith Formation classes, K-8th grade.

Monday Parish inquiries can be made over the phone during office hours. Catholicism Study on Zoom, 11am.

Tuesday Community Rosary on Zoom, 7pm.

Wednes-day

Catholicism Study on Zoom, 7pm.

Thurs-day

Friday

Saturday

Sunday The Ascension of the Lord or Seventh Sunday of Easter Second Collection for Catholic Charities Virtual Faith Formation classes, K-8th.

May 17, 2020 - May 24, 2020

Sunday 5/17

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

Carol Dedinsky ƚ Edward, Margaret, Ruth Murray ƚ Terry O’Donnell ƚ Mass for the People

Monday 5/18

6:30 am 9:30 am

Angelina Romero ƚ

Tuesday 5/19

6:30 am 9:30 am

Prestina Sebastian

Wednesday 5/20 6:30 am

9:30 am

Thursday 5/21

6:30 am 9:30 am

Friday 5/22

6:30 am 9:30 am

Saturday 5/23

8:00 am 5:00 pm

Bill Dobleman ƚ The Hawkes Family

Sunday 5/24

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

Joyce Snow ƚ Mass for the People Mike Tortorici ƚ Tortorici Family

May 17, 2020 - May 24, 2020

Keep in touch online Keep in touch with Queen of Apostles at www.qofa.org and www.facebook.com/QofASanJose. There we provide daily readings, videos of Sunday Masses and liturgical services, info for QofA community events on Zoom, and more! For families who would like to receive copies of the bul-letin in the mail, please call the Parish Office at (408) 253-7560.

WeShare Queen of Apostles is pleased to offer the secure, online payment services of WeShare. With WeShare, you will never need to write a check or fill out a collection envelope again. Using the online pro-cess you simply choose your recurring donation amounts for Sunday contributions, second collections, and special fund contributions. To begin the online process, select “Give Online” from our website, www.qofa.org, and click on “WeShare”. There you can create a user ID and password for yourself. If you ever need to change the details of your recurring donations, return to the WeShare website and log in with your user ID and password. For questions, contact Gregg.Elsner@dsj.org.

DSJ Info & Resources Website: https://www.dsj.org/coronavirus/

Collections Collections for 5/1/20—5/7/20: - Sunday Collections: $6,658.67 - Gifts: $1,000.00 Total: $7,658.67

Mass Intentions There is now a Mass Intention Online Request Form at www.qofa.org, under “Mass & Intentions”. Kindly enter one submission per intention.

Prayer for the End of the Virus Almighty and merciful Father, who show Your love to all Your creation. We come before you asking for a quick control of the Coronavirus currently ravaging our world. Hear graciously the prayers we make for those affected by the virus in various parts of the world. Grant healing to the sick, eternal life to the dead and con-solation to the bereaved families. We pray that an effective medicine to combat the sickness be speedily found. We pray for the relevant governments and health authorities that they take appropriate steps for the good of the people. Look upon us in your mercy and forgive us our failings. Amen.

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Social Justice Corner

Always be ready to give a reason for your hope. 1 Peter 3:15 During these uncertain pandemic times, it is a temptation to be afraid, to be worried about sickness, finances, job loss, even death, to be saddened by the lack of physical contact of extended family, church community, and especially receiving Jesus in the Eucharist. Children and older students are ‘distance learning’ with parents often juggl-ing to keep them engaged while working at home. Yet the Risen Lord walks with us and gives us His Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to live in us, to give us peace and the strength to face life day by day. My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 Jesus wants us to experience true shalom, that is, peace. Shalom includes balance, har-mony, wholeness, and fulfillment. At Mass, following the Our Father, the priest prays for this shalom with these words: "Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ." Jesus, grant me the grace to accept your gift of shalom, that my heart might not be troubled, that I might live life unafraid. When I encounter others this week who might be overwhelmed with the pandemic, help me to show them your peace, your shalom, by my words and actions. Let my life be a testimony to my faith in you. Amen. What is the root of your fear that you can turn over to Jesus? What action can you take to reach out to others, especially your family, to assure them God is with them as with you? Peter reminds us, “Always be ready to give a reason for your hope.”

May 17, 2020

School News Students reflected and shared what they like about learning at home and what they miss. They like having more time to sleep in before starting school because

they are not commuting to school, but they miss seeing their teachers and friends. Gathering online is great to be able to see teachers and friends and to pray together. Comfy clothes were a popular comment for the learning at home environment. Finally, many mentioned that they like spending more time with their families.

For Grades K – 8th Registration for the 2020-2021 catechetical year is coming soon! Be on the lookout for your family’s packet in the coming weeks. New communication tool—we need your help! Our Faith Formation program is switching over to Flocknotes for all of our correspondence. For this we need to make sure that we have a good email and cell number for all parents of students enrolled in our pro-grams. Please check your registration forms carefully to make sure the information on there is correct. The early bird discounted rate will be extended through the end of June. On the Calendar: The faith formation team has graciously agreed to extend our sessions throughout the Shelter in Place. These ses-sions are not compulsory, but a means for us to stay con-nected as a parish community, until we are once again able to gather together in person. I’m also currently working on a program to help nurture the “domestic church” during this time. Stay tuned! May 17th—All classes meet (virtually) at their usual times May 24th—All classes meet (virtually) at their usual times (yes, we’ll be meeting on Memorial Day) May 31st—All classes meet (virtually) at their usual times

High School Youth Ministry & Confirmation Class of 2020, we want to celebrate you! We are creating a slideshow of graduating high school seniors. To be featured, please submit a photo, the high school you are graduating from, and future plans (college/work). The more submissions, the better! Email: youth@qofa.org

Service project: The confirmation students are organizing a service project where they write letters for healthcare workers in direct contact with COVID-19 patients. They invite you to write letters of encouragement and gratitude, including a quote, psalm, or drawing, and drop it off to the church mailbox in front of the Parish Office by May 31st.

Up ahead: May 17 - Virtual letter writing party, 4pm June - Weekly virtual Sunday meetings, details to be an-nounced Like us on Facebook: “Queen of Apostles Youth” *Follow us on Instagram: @QofAYM *Contact us: youth@qofa.org

Vocations Corner “Whoever loves me will keep my word.” Are you called to bring the word of Christ to His flock? Call Father Ritche Bueza at (408) 983-0155, or rbueza@dsj.org.

Catholicism Study Online

Catholicism Series—this free, 10 week study focuses on Bishop Robert Barron’s original Catholicism series. We meet virtually via Zoom on Mondays at 11am, with a re-peat on Wednesdays at 7pm. Registration is required. For more info, contact Kristie.Manning@dsj.org. May 18th , 11am: Session 4 - Mary the Mother of God May 20th , 7pm: Session 4 - Mary the Mother of God May 25th , 11am: Session 5 - Peter, Paul and the Mission-ary Adventure May 27th, 7pm: Session 5 - Peter, Paul and the Mission-ary Adventure

Bible Study This free, ongoing study on the Gospel of Matthew meets virtually via Zoom twice a week: Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm, and Friday mornings at 10am. Registration is required. Please contact Kristie.Manning@dsj.org. May 19: No session this week May 22: No Session this week

Virtual Walk & Run for Babies Guadalupe Hope Society invites you to join in the virtual 'Walk for Babies', May 29-31st, 2020. With our commu-nities sheltering in place, the desire and need to get some exercise is much welcomed. What a better way than to 'Walk for Babies', saving the life of one, two, three, and more lives created by God? For more information, see the pop up banner on our website https://www.guadalupehopesociety.org or text GHSWALK to 71777.

Urgent Request Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County is the designated Disaster Response Agency of the Catholic Diocese of San Jose. To stay informed about the vital services we are of-fering throughout the community in response to the COVID Emergency, please follow Catholic Charities CEO, Greg Kepferle’s weekly update at https://www.catholiccharitiesscc.org/ceo. Catholic Charities is urgently requesting donations of the following items for our frontline COVID-19 workers: · Hand sanitizer & liquid soap · Single use gloves (S,M,L) · Disinfectant wipes · No touch-digital thermome-ters We can only accept items on this list that are new and unopened. If you would like to donate these items please contact Kathleen at kburroughs@CatholicCharitiesSCC.org.

Need for Volunteers Catholic Charities and the Second Harvest Food Bank are in deep need of volunteers for the weekly drive thru food distribution sites. They average 500-800 families at each site. The locations are as follows: Our Lady of Peace, Our Lady of Refuge, Most Holy Trinity, St. Martin of Tours, St. John Vianney, St. Lucy, and Santa Teresa. They also are in the process of opening more distribution sites. If you or someone you know is willing and able to help, please sign up at the link below. A person with the agen-cy will contact you. CC and SHFB follow all the National CDC guidelines and will train volunteers. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9CTR6t3rqz-sXDnyD31Ks9i0YMZWIhO7UgdOgrBa1JELiSQ/viewform

Rice Bowl Donation Throughout the Lenten season, we used the C.R.S. Rice Bowls as a way of practicing almsgiving. During normal circumstances, parishioners would bring their offerings to the church and we would then send in the funds. That is not possible this year, but you can still support the C.R.S. Rice Bowls. Below are the ways to make donations to C.R.S. Please remember that no matter which way you choose, note that the donation is from Queen of Apostles in the Diocese of San Jose. Online: http://support.crs.org/donate/change-life-lent-0 By phone call: 877-7277 from 8am to 11pm EST. Be sure to let the Operator know that the gift is for C.R.S. Rice Bowl. By mail: Please write C.R.S. Bowl in the memo line of your check and mail it to Catholic Relief Services, C.R.S. Rice Bowl, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, Maryland, 21297-0303.

Special Request We are trying to get responses to our QofA Businesses form so that we can support businesses who are open and owned by community members or family of community members. If this applies to you or someone you know, please complete the form at https://forms.gle/2GKkm5zCwLZ4eYoi8

Sandwich Making Dear Parishioners, Our Queen of Apostles Social Justice Committee is look-ing for additional volunteers who would like to join us in making sandwiches for residents of the Casa de Clara Women’s Shelter in San Jose. Actually, several other parishes in the San Jose Diocese already participate in this ministry, to the point that QofA only needs to make 50 of those peanut butter & jelly sandwiches twice a month. Experience has shown that it only takes about 15 minutes for two people to make sandwiches, and another 30 minutes, round-trip, to deliver them. Clearly, the commitment is small, but the need is real and very much appreciated. Please consider joining with other parish members to keep this service well staffed. Jan Wedig, 408-735-0408, will be happy to take your call.

Special Announcement Celebrating Bishop Cantú's First Anniversary as Bishop of San Jo-

se!

Read Bishop's Reflection: "Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him" at www.dsj.org.

“If we act as one people, also in the face of the other epidemics that are hitting us, then we can have a real impact.” Pope Francis