Saint Anthony Catholic Church PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday 9 am to Noon Tues. - Thurs. 9 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4 pm Friday Closed Or call to make an appointment Phone [408] 997-4800 Fax [408] 997-4801 Email [email protected]Website www.churchstanthony.com Mailing Address 20101 McKean Road, San Jose, CA 95120 CATECHETICAL MINISTRY Phone [408] 997-4808 “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” STAFF Pastor Rev. Lawrence M Hendel (408) 997-4814 Pastoral Associate/ Catechetical Ministry Joann Maier Parish Secretary Tracey Nicol Parish Bookkeeper Susan Dunn PASTORAL COUNCIL Ramiro Bejinez, Holly Case, Michelle Contini, Cely-An Escay, Jim Georgiou, Barbara Hawthorne, Katrina Healy, George Houston, Joann Maier, Son Nguyen, Patti Rottjakob, & Barbara Wadors FINANCE COMMITTEE Tom Cronan, Kevin Healy, Ron LaValley, Maria McMurray, Jim Parks and Matt Tanzi Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Anthony Gonzales, Director, Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Diocese of San Jose, 1150 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112 Ph: (408) 983-0113, Fax: (408) 983-0147 e-mail: [email protected]or www.dsj.org SACRAMENT CELEBRATIONS MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Observances: Saturday - 4:00 PM Little Church Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM Big Church Monday, Comm. Service.- 8:15 AM Tues. - Friday, Mass - 8:15 AM Big Church RECONCILIATION Anytime by Appointment Communal Celebrations during Advent & Lent CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Annually at the Easter Vigil. Adults or children aged seven or older interested in discerning the Catholic faith or completing the Sacraments of Initiation, please call the Catechetical Ministry Office or e-mail: [email protected]BAPTISM OF INFANTS Ordinarily Third Sunday of the Month. New or expectant parents should contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor. Infant Baptism is celebrated following Baptism Preparation Catechesis. CONFIRMATION FOR TEENS Celebrated every other year in the Easter Season. Candidates for this Sacrament should call the Catechetical Office at 997-4808 ANOINTING & CARE OF THE SICK Anytime as needed. Communal Celebration Annually on/near the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11. Call a priest to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing for persons seriously ill, preparing for surgery or frail under the burden of years. Holy Communion is brought to all members of our parish who are ill or homebound through our Pastoral Care Ministers. MARRIAGE Couples should contact the parish upon their Engagement and usually 6 months prior to the desired date of the Wedding Ceremony. as part of the Universal Church encourages all people to live the Gospel Message, creating a loving parish environment that promotes spiritual growth, renewing and strengthening our commitment of faith and extending our hearts and hands to reach out to those in spiritual or temporal need. BIG CHURCH 20101 McKean Rd. San Jose, CA 95120 LITTLE CHURCH 21800 Bertram Rd. New Almaden, CA 95042 A Community of Christ Our Lord and Brother
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Saint Anthony Catholic Church
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday 9 am to Noon Tues. - Thurs. 9 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4 pm Friday Closed Or call to make an appointment
Mailing Address 20101 McKean Road, San Jose, CA 95120
CATECHETICAL MINISTRY Phone [408] 997-4808
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”
STAFF Pastor Rev. Lawrence M Hendel (408) 997-4814 Pastoral Associate/ Catechetical Ministry Joann Maier Parish Secretary Tracey Nicol Parish Bookkeeper Susan Dunn
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Ramiro Bejinez, Holly Case, Michelle Contini, Cely-An Escay, Jim Georgiou,
Barbara Hawthorne, Katrina Healy, George Houston, Joann Maier, Son Nguyen,
Patti Rottjakob, & Barbara Wadors
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Tom Cronan, Kevin Healy, Ron LaValley, Maria McMurray, Jim Parks and Matt Tanzi
Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Anthony Gonzales, Director, Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Diocese of San Jose, 1150 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95112 Ph: (408) 983-0113, Fax: (408) 983-0147 e-mail: [email protected] or www.dsj.org
SACRAMENT CELEBRATIONS MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Observances: Saturday - 4:00 PM Little Church Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM Big Church Monday, Comm. Service.- 8:15 AM Tues. - Friday, Mass - 8:15 AM Big Church
RECONCILIATION Anytime by Appointment
Communal Celebrations during Advent & Lent
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Annually at the Easter Vigil.
Adults or children aged seven or older interested in discerning the Catholic faith or
completing the Sacraments of Initiation, please call the Catechetical Ministry Office or
BAPTISM OF INFANTS Ordinarily Third Sunday of the Month.
New or expectant parents should contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment with
the Pastor. Infant Baptism is celebrated following Baptism Preparation Catechesis.
CONFIRMATION FOR TEENS Celebrated every other year in the Easter Season. Candidates for this Sacrament should call the
Catechetical Office at 997-4808
ANOINTING & CARE OF THE SICK Anytime as needed.
Communal Celebration Annually on/near the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11.
Call a priest to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing for persons seriously ill, preparing for surgery or frail under the burden of years. Holy Communion is brought to all members of our parish who are ill or homebound through our Pastoral Care Ministers.
MARRIAGE Couples should contact the parish upon their Engagement and usually 6 months prior to the desired date of the Wedding Ceremony.
as part of the Universal Church
encourages all people to live the Gospel Message,
creating a loving parish
environment that promotes
spiritual growth, renewing and
strengthening our commitment of
faith and extending our
hearts and hands to reach out to
those in spiritual or temporal need.
BIG CHURCH
20101 McKean Rd. San Jose, CA 95120
LITTLE CHURCH
21800 Bertram Rd. New Almaden,
CA 95042
A Community of
Christ Our Lord and Brother
Dr. StephenRottjakob
Parishioner408-268-2550
stephenrottjakobdds.com
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St. Ignatius of Loyola Spiritual Exercises Workshop
November 21st @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Go deeper to meet God! Letting go, letting go! Do you ever have trouble letting things go? Come to our workshop where you will find a method of letting go and gain self-awareness. Practice the Examen Pray-er and make Ignatius’ Consciousness Examen part of your dai-ly life. The Examen Prayer is the wisdom of Ignatius for our lives today!
In the Examen Prayer Workshop, Fr. Bob Fambrini, S.J. will help us to learn: What is the Examen and how can we begin to pray it? How can we adapt it to our daily life?
It’s time for us to prepare our hearts for welcoming the new born baby Jesus, Advent. This event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 21st from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Most Holy Trinity Parish Community Center, 2040 Nassau Dr., San Jose, CA 95122. Coffee & Bagels will be served.
For more information, please call: Margarita Hua at 408-623-0838 or Kathy Myers at 408-476-1514
In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate,
The Church and Other Religions Santa Teresa Parish Presents
A five part Series about Non-Christian Traditions
Date & Time: Wednesdays from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
November 18th: Muslim Perspective on Nostra Aetate, by Maha Elenaidi December 16th: Hinduism, by Dr . Sulochina Lulla January 20th, 2016: Zen Buddhism, by J iang Ying Shifu February 17th: Presentation on Jainism March 16th: Judaism, by Harry Cornbleet
“The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflects a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men.” Nostra Aetate, Vatican II For more information contact Deacon Steve Herrera at: [email protected]
Santa Teresa Parish is located at: 749 Calero Avenue San Jose, CA 95123
DIOCESAN NEWS, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING & MORE PARISH EVENTS
Marlene Agnoletti, Robin Beresford, Justin Bourdet,
Ed Canlas, Grant Collins, Moira Fayle, Bette Fiorentino,
Noreen Fletcher, Mary Ann Fox, Tara Gerhardt Kelly,
Tricia Kallio, Michelle Kim, Dory Lucena, Jay Mahon,
Nicole Mahon, Jeff Matthew, Troy Matthew, Louella Matthews Steve Mayer, Margie McMahon,
Kim McMillen, Josephine Montanaro,
Kim Neff, Veronica Navarro, Benedict Oh, Richard Pfeiffer,
Steven Pfeiffer, Tarcy Philippidis, Kenneth Pohl, Cay Rafferty, Charles Roig, Cissy Rowley,
Diane Sanguinetti, Mary Sheehan, Carole Show-Grundy,
Bruce Skillings, Raymond Smith, Richard Smith, Debbie Walters
The people and families of those on the Prayer Request
List would like to give a big “Thank You” to those who continuously lift them up in prayer. They greatly appre-ciate all of your thoughts. The power of prayer does great things!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22
Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10
Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19
Advent will begin on Sunday, November 29th, 2015. This is the first day
of the new Liturgical Year, which is always 4 Sunday's before Christmas Day.
Advent is a period of preparation when we pray, fast and prepare ourselves for the glorious day when Jesus is born. During Advent, each day is marked by lightening a candle on the Advent Wreath. Every Sunday during Advent, a new candle is lit until the entire wreath symbolizes our readiness for the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.
Winter brings crisp fresh air. A Worldwide Mar-riage Encounter Weekend is like winter because it’s a weekend full of fresh air and
a time to rejoice in the beauty of our marriage and family. It’s a great time to rekindle communication and enjoy a weekend away. The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is November 13-15, 2015 in Mountain View. For more information, visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at 408-782-1413 or at: [email protected]
Catholic Professionals Meeting Thursday, November 12, 2015
Mass Time: 7:00 a.m., Msgr. John Sandersfeld presiding
Speaker Program: 7:35 a.m.
Location: Three Flames Restaurant Banquet Room 1547 Meridian Avenue San Jose (just north of Hamilton Ave.)
SPEAKER: Ron Trevino, Director of Operations, Real Options Pregnancy Medical Clinics
TOPIC: “Work As Worship” RSVP: [email protected] or www.sjcatholicprofessionals.com or 408-491-9229
Please Join Us… “Wake Up to Aging:”
Long Term Care Planning Options Workshop
Planning for the future can be stressful and overwhelming, especially when
planning your aging needs in the face of a vast amount of options.
Join us as we; 1.) Deconstruct long term care options. 2.) Learn about available resources in Santa Clara County. 3.) Make participants aware of the key areas to prepare for in the future to ensure healthy aging.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 Time: 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Location: Holy Spirit Parish 1200 Redmond Ave., San Jose 95120
December Blood Drive Saint Anthony Parish Pastoral Care is hosting the last blood drive of the year
on Saturday, December 5, 2015, from 8:30am - 12:30pm. After mass sign ups will be held on November 21-22, and November 28-29. Please consider donating your time and blood to such a worthy cause.
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TEACHING COMMITTEE Quotes for Reflection
“It is our profound conviction that the future of the human family depends also on how we safeguard the gift of creation that our Creator has entrusted to us. Therefore, we acknowledge in repent-ance the wrongful mistreatment of our planet and reaffirm our responsibility to foster a sense of humility, so that all may feel the need to respect creation and to safeguard it with care.” Pope Francis
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK:
Nine years ago in 2006, I was appointed pastor of Saint Anthony parish inheriting a relatively new church, an old historic church, several buildings and land but now in need of ongoing repair and maintenance. Over these years we have done our best to be good stewards of the buildings and properties, performing the necessary
maintenance, repair and upkeep. Over the past nine years your stewardship and the Cannon Fund enabled us to put a new roof on the little church. We received a donation in kind to install new concrete steps, keeping people safe with new metal handrails around the plaza and steps, including a paved driveway we did not previously have. Recently we installed LED lights for energy conservation inside and outside the little church. At the big church we have replaced the canvas awning providing protection over the front doors which we will have to do again soon. In 2008 we repaired the exterior siding on the church and had the big church completely repainted. We refurbished the interior of the church with new paint, new carpet and repaired the leaking baptismal font with your stewardship generosity and a special fund request. We replaced the hollow core exterior doors with solid wood doors to improve safety. Soon we will replace the single paned windows in the offices for the secretary, pastor, and pastoral associate and Saint Joseph classroom with last year’s ADA rebate money. We also refurbished the outside fountain/pool because the tile adhesive failed which is an important water feature mirroring our baptismal font, and look forward to the day when the drought ends and we can fill it again. Anticipating a photovoltaic power panel system on the church roof next year we will re-roof the church with money set aside for that project from a generous donation. We have made use of our land in a sustainable way, every fall a local farmer plants it and harvests nearly 2 tons of hay/oats for livestock and then the land is turned over in June to provide a fire safe environment through a donation. Many volunteers help to cut down the weeds as needed, help with the landscaped areas on the annual parish work day, and do so much more to keep up both churches. We have launched the faith sharing groups, Lenten Longings and Arise, to bolster our individual and collective faith lives. The choirs keep tuning up their skills to lead us in prayerful music and song. Annual social events bring us together as a communi-ty to build this faith community. And you can continue to be ambassadors for this parish, welcoming new families and individuals as people discover Saint Anthony parish where we worship together, celebrating our faith in Christ. We are a family and families change over time, but the parish spirit continues with your mutual efforts. After all this, I am grateful and humbled that the parish will tackle remodeling the 70 year old concrete block farmhouse for a rectory to maintain a pastor’s presence on the church property. I look forward to your participation in one of the five receptions or your request for a visit to hear about this project from one of the rectory committee members. May God bless you all for your support, your generosity, your stewardship to enhance, develop and help this faith community grow and thrive! Blessings, Father Larry Hendel
On Sunday, Nov. 15th at 2 p.m., we will be bagging all of the toilet-ries that the congregation
has generously donated. We usually have an energetic group, and it should only take 1 hour. All are welcome, and this is something fun to do as a family. The bagging party takes place in “Smitty’s Shed,” located behind the big church. We want to thank all of the families that have continued to be so generous in donating toiletries, as well as money, to support this worthy cause. May God bless all of you!
Mass of Consolation
There will be a Mass of Consolation on Thursday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m. in the McKean Church. This Mass is for anyone who has experienced any kind of loss this past year, the death of a family member, the loss of a job, the loss of a relationship or any other kind of loss. Let us pray together that we might receive God’s healing peace. During the Mass we will read the names of those people who have died this past year, parishioners and the names of family members who died in other places. In addition, all those pre-sent will have the opportunity to light a vigil candle to lift up your special personal prayer, need or request for the consolation you seek. Please come, so that we can pray together and share in the light, peace and hope of the Lord.
