Administrator—Fr. Tom Mar n frtom@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2015
Fr. Ted Magpayo frted@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2015
Fr. Edgardo Rodriguez fredgardo@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2015
Deacon George Salinger george@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2014
Parish Life Coordinator— Deacon Rich Foley rich@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2016
Deacon David Rolandelli david@stma hiasparish.org (650) 366-9544
Pastoral Associate—Sabrina Harper sabrina@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2021
Adult Faith Forma on Coordina-tor— Liz Vugrinecz liz@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2012
Administra ve Assistant— Lisa Bamford lisa@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2010
Bookkeeper—Fran Mylod fran@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2011
Music Director—Randall Wa s randall@stma hiasparish.org 650-366-9544 x 2013
Preschool Director— Kim Nave kim@stma hiasparish.org 650-367-1320
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After our solemn season of Christmas, today we return to Ordinary Time. I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to all of our parish community who supported us in any way during our Christmas celebra-tions. The many hours of preparing and enhancing our environment, practic-ing liturgical music, as well as the volunteer service of so many people made this Holy Season both beautiful and memorable. I am also edified by the very generous financial giving we experienced during the Christmas masses in addition to gifts given during the Christmas season. Your generosity is tru-ly remarkable and I believe such is a reflection of our thanksgiving and grati-tude to Almighty God for the vibrancy and support of our parish communi-ty.
Today’s reading from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians reflects what we already know as I described in the previous paragraph. The Lord endows each of us with unique gifts and talents. When these qualities are used in the service of others and in concert with others, together we build up the Kingdom of God and become an authentic Christian community. “But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes.” Sometimes, in our human nature, it is easy to be envious or jealous of another person’s gifts and talents. To do this is to deny the very gifts that God has given to us. Spiritually, we can overcome these temptations by praying in thanksgiving to God for the talents He has given to us and to reflect upon and discern how those unique gifts can be used in the service of others. In a particular way in the Church, God has giv-en us ministries which call us to a deeper faithfulness in how we live the sac-raments and celebrate the liturgical life together. It is important to remember that it is God who calls us to our state in life, whether marriage, the single state, religious and consecrated life, the permanent diaconate and ministerial priesthood. Our Christian and Catholic faith calls us to a spirit of mutual sup-port as we engage in these very important parts of the Church.
The Wedding Feast of Cana told in John’s Gospel today presents us with some very powerful images of how God’s plan of salvation is operative through Jesus and Mary. Mary is a cooperator with her Son in his earthly mission and thus she is there with him as he performs his first miracle. We see Mary in her role as intercessor for humankind, in their time of need, to her Son. Jesus tells his mother with great respect that his hour has not yet come. What is Mary’s response to the servants? “Do whatever he tells you.” This opens the avenue for the miracle taking place. It is significant that Jesus orders the waiters to fill large jars with water. They do so and fill them to the brim. This is symbolic of how God’s grace overflows and is abundant. We see in the other miracles when food is multiplied that it overflows and there are always leftovers. Such is God’s grace and mercy. The wedding feast, which unites people in love and is a source of great hospitality and joy, is a foretaste of the feast the Lord has prepared for us in the gift of eternal life.
Fr. Tom’s Column
Our Call to Family & Pastoral Care
Mass Intentions & Clergy Assignments
What is a Mass Intention? AMassIntentionisaspecialwaytohonorabelovedfriendorfami-lymembers,whetherindeath,forhealing,incelebrationofaspe-cialday,orsimplyforprayersandguidance.IfyouwouldliketorequestaMassIntention,[email protected],call366-9544,orstopbytheof icetoscheduleitforanyofourweekday/weekendMasses.Pleasenotethatthecalendar illsupquicklyfortheweekends,butweekdayMassesaregenerallyavailable.WecanonlytakeONEintentionperMass,soifyouhaveaspeci icdateinmind,itisagoodideatoplanahead.A$10donationissuggested.Pastoral Care of the Sick Doyouknowaparishionerillathome,homebound,orinacarefa-cilitywhowouldliketoreceiveCommunionoranointing?Calltheparishof ice,andwewillarrangetohaveapriestvisit.
We pray for the sick in our community…
Chicco Adamo Jim Aveggio Eric Alvarez
Patrick Boland Bill Bulanti
Carlos Chavez Kirk Knostman
Marcia McAuliffe Rosemary McHale
Ivica Milicevic Severin Morger
Al Nuti Peggy Perez Sharron Sala
Michael Stewart Jeannine Tavernier ...that they may be
comforted by the love of Jesus.
To add or remove a name from this list, email
lisa@stma hiasparish.org. Please let us know when your friend or loved
one’s health has improved.
Clergy assignments are subject to change. Thank you for your pa ence and understanding.
Treasure Received July 2018– June 2019 (income needed to balance budget) $320,000.00
St. Ma hias’ Finance Council has suggested that income be reported on a monthly, rather than weekly, basis for this fiscal year. Income figures for the previous month will be reported the first weekend of the next month.
Year-To-Date Received $148,647.75
Monthly Need $26,666
December Sunday Collec ons $30,478.50 + Electronic Dona ons $4,455.00
Total Offertory for December $34,933.50
Difference (Monthly Need - Received) $8,268
All we have is a gift from God. What we do with what we have is our gift to God.
Sharing our gifts and returning them to God means giving generously of our time, talent, and treasure. To find out ways to share your time and talent, visit this page or www.stmatthiasparish.org.
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the collec on basket).
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Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. Wednesday,January23,2019@7:00pm|St.Ray-mondChurch,1100SantaCruzAvenue,MenloParkSt.RaymondChurchandSchoolpresentaneveningwithFr.GregBoyle,S.J.ComeandhearFr.GregspeakonthetransformativepowerofcommunityandkinshiphappeningthroughHomeboyIndustries,oneofthelargestgangpreventionprogramsinthecoun-try.Fr.GregwillspeakonhisnewbookBarkingtotheChoir,thePowerofRadicalKinshipandhowHomeboyIndustriesservestheover10,000menandwomenwhowalkthroughitsdoorseachyear,seekingtochangetheirlives.Pleasejoinusforalivelypresentationanddiscus-sionbythisvisionaryleader,best-sellingauthor,andfounder/CEOofHomeboyIndustries.Freeandopentothepublic,ages13+.Donationswel-come.World Day of the Sick 2019 Saturday,February2,2019|CathedralofSt.MaryoftheAssumption,1111GoughStreetatGeary,SanFranciscoArchbishopSalvatoreCordileonewillcelebrateahealingMassforWorldDayoftheSick.Itwillbea“specialtimeofprayerandsharing,ofofferingone’ssufferingforthegoodoftheChurchandofremindingeveryonetoseeinhissickbrotherorsisterthefaceofChristwho,bysuffering,dyingandrising,achievethesalvationofmankind.”-SaintPopeJohnPaulII
Our Call to Stewardship Our Call to Catechesis
Wednesdaysat7:00pm|St.MatthiasUpperRoom—Pleasefeelwelcometobeginattendingatanytime!SeeremainingmeetingdatesbelowJoinSabrinaforaseriesabouttheRosaryusingtherecentlypublishedbook,“WhytheRosary,WhyNow?”fromOurSundayVisitorPublishing.We’llbemeetingonJan23,and30toreadabout,discussandpraytheRosarytogether.ContactSa-brinaatsabrina@stmatthiasparish.orgwithques-tions.Catholic Charities—Faith in Action CatholicCharitiesispartneringwiththeArchdio-ceseofSanFranciscoto indgoodCatholicfamilieswhowouldliketomentormigrantunaccompaniedminors.Alotofthesekidsneedverybasicneedslikebeingdriventocourthearings,gettinghelpapplyingforalibrarycard,gettingenrolledinschoolandotherthingsmanykidstakeforgrant-ed.Timecommitmentis lexibleandtherewillbeahalfdaytrainingcourse.Tolearnmoreabouttheprogram,gotohttp://www.sfarch.org/care
SALT will NOT be meeting Sunday. FISH (K-4th) will be meeting Sunday during 10:30 am Mass.
Our Call to Justice & Charity
St. Matthias Preschool Open House Sunday,January20,2019|St.MatthiasPreschoolOurPreschoolishostinganOpenHouseonSun-day,January20thfrom10:00am—1:00pm.Pleasecomebytomeetourteachingteamandseetheamazinglearningthatishappeningatourschool.Wewouldlovetotalkfurtherwiththoseofyouthathavepreschool-agedchildren.Itisper-fecttimingforprospectivefamilies.Wealsoinviteyoutopassthisinformationontofamilyandfriendsthathavepreschool-agedchildren(2.5—5yearsold).Pleasestopbyandseetheamazingprogramthatwehavetooffer.Movie Screening “I Am Still Here” Saturday,January26at6:15pm|HowleyHall,St.Mary’sParish,LosGatosSunday,January27at6:15pm|LosAltosUnitedMethodistChurchThis ilmexplorestheseriousissueofhumantraf-ickinginourcountry.TheeventwillfeatureaQ&Awithwriter/directorMischaMarcusandtheproducer.Movieisforamatureaudience.Highschoolstudentsshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Formoreinformationcontactecava-los@comcast.netSponsoredby:TheDioceseofSanJoseandtheSo-cialJusticeCommitteeoftheDioceseofSanJose,BACAR—BayAreaConferenceofAssociatesandReligious,CNEHT—CatholicNetworktoEndHu-manTraf icking,DaughtersofCharityandBVMSisters.
Walk for Life West Coast 2019 Saturday,January26|SanFran-ciscoJoinfellowCatholicsandPro-LifersfromalloverCaliforniaandbeyondaswestandupforthelittlestamongusatthe15thAnnualWalkforLifeWestCoastinSanFranciscoonJanuary26,2019.TherewillbeMassat9:30amcelebratedbyArchbishopSalvatoreCordileo-neatSt.Mary’sCathedral.Therallybeginsat12:30pminSanFrancisco’sCivicPlaza,andtheWalkdownthecity’sMarketStreet,beginsat1:30pm.Lastyear’swalkdrew50,000+people.Forcompleteinformationabouttheevent,visitwww.walkforlifewc.comorcall415-658-1793.Recycling in Fr. Lacey Hall Wehavediscontinuedourrecyclingprogramforlightbulbs,batteriesandprintercartridgesinFr.LaceyHall.
High School Youth Ministry Sunday,January27from11:30-2:00pm|UpperRoomOurHighSchoolYouthGroupwillgathertogetherforpizza,amovieanddiscussionaboutthe2014 ilm,God’sNotDeadfrom11:30-2:00pmonSunday,Jan-uary27thintheUpperRoomofFr.LaceyHall.Allhighschoolagedstudentsarewelcometoattend.PleaseRSVPtoSabrinaforfoodplan-ning.ToreceivetextremindersaboutupcomingeventsjointheREMINDgroupforHSYMbyfol-lowingtheinstructionstotheright.
