Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am & 5:00 pm Weekday Mass: Mon.— Fri. 8:00 am Tues. & Thurs. 5:30pm Holy Day Masses: 5:30 (eve. before), 8AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM Centering Prayer Group Thursdays 9:30am Centennial Hall Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confessions: Sat. 4-4:45 PM Sacrament of Baptism: Prep. Class required Call Parish Office Sacrament of the Sick: Anytime Upon Request. Contact the Pastor Sacrament of Marriage: Six months notification prior to the desired date. Contact the Pastor 97 Shady Lane, P.O. Box 1061, Ross, CA 94957-1061 Church Office: 415-453-2342 Fax: 415-453-8713 Clergy: Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor ext. 15 email: [email protected]Deacon Bernard O’Halloran Deacon Edward Cunningham Deacon Robert Meave Parish Secretary ext. 10 Sissy Ratto Parish Coordinator ext. 11 Ann Carroll Roggenbuck Religious Ed.: ext. 20 Nick Case, D.R.E. Health/Senior Ministry: Rose Shadduck 415 453-6533 Music Director: Michael Mello St. Anselm School: 415-454-8667 Fax: 415 454-4730 Kim Orendorff, Principal Parish Email: [email protected]Parish Website: www.SaintAnselm.org School website: www.StAnselmSchool.com St. Vincent de Paul Help Desk: 415 454-3303 St. Anselm Catholic Church April 24, 2016 Fifth Sunday of Easter As Jesus has loved us, so we must love one another (John 13:31-33a,34-35) St. Anselm’s Parish is a Catholic community formed by families, individuals and clergy that worship together, celebrate the sacramental life of the Church, and seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ everyday. We welcome, serve, and educate. Time to GREEN Your Parish!
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Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am & 5:00 pm
Weekday Mass: Mon.— Fri. 8:00 am Tues. & Thurs. 5:30pm Holy Day Masses: 5:30 (eve. before), 8AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM
Centering Prayer Group Thursdays 9:30am Centennial Hall
Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confessions: Sat. 4-4:45 PM
Sacrament of Baptism: Prep. Class required Call Parish Office
Sacrament of the Sick: Anytime Upon Request. Contact the Pastor Sacrament of Marriage: Six months notification prior to the desired date. Contact the Pastor
Deacon Bernard O’Halloran Deacon Edward Cunningham Deacon Robert Meave Parish Secretary ext. 10 Sissy Ratto Parish Coordinator ext. 11 Ann Carroll Roggenbuck Religious Ed.: ext. 20 Nick Case, D.R.E. Health/Senior Ministry: Rose Shadduck 415 453-6533 Music Director: Michael Mello St. Anselm School: 415-454-8667 Fax: 415 454-4730 Kim Orendorff, Principal Parish Email: [email protected] Parish Website: www.SaintAnselm.org School website: www.StAnselmSchool.com St. Vincent de Paul Help Desk: 415 454-3303
St. Anselm Catholic Church
April 24, 2016 Fifth Sunday of Easter
As Jesus has loved us, so we must love one another (John 13:31-33a,34-35)
St. Anselm’s Parish is a Catholic community formed by families, individuals and clergy that worship together, celebrate the sacramental life of the Church, and seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ
everyday. We welcome, serve, and educate.
Time to GREEN Your Parish!
Dear Parishioners, In 1948, an American poet, Jessica Powers, wrote a poem, ‘My heart ran forth.’ The following lines are an excerpt from the poem. “But wisdom halted it, out far afield,
asked: did you sow this seed around your house, or in the neighbor’s garden or any nearby acreage of need? No, then it will not grow in outer places. Love has its proper soil, its native land; its first roots fasten on the near at hand. Back toward the house from which I deftly fled, down neigh-bor’s lanes, Across my father’s barley my heart brought home its charity. It said: love is a simple plant like a Creeping Charlie; once it takes root its talent is to spread. Love is described so beautifully by Jessica Powers. The tendency is always to place love or things that challenge us far away, at a distance. Jesus tells us in this Sunday’s gospel reading, “Love one anoth-er… as I have loved you” This invitation to love is for every day. It is not only reserved to some special people in our lives. He is inviting us to love everyone as he loved us. I had a wonderful trip to India and was able to spend some time with my parents. I am grateful to Fr. Chris and the staff who took care of the parish in my absence. We have a visiting priest with us, Fr. George Thadathil SDB. We went to High School together, completed our four years of Theology together and were ordained a week apart. He is currently the Principal of a College in Darjeeling, in the foothills of the Himalayas. He is on a 6 month Sabbatical visiting a few Universities. He will be at St Anselm for a month. Yours Sincerely, Fr. Jose Shaji, Pastor
REST Goal Within Reach Our goal of 6,000 signatures in support of REST is so close - we have over 5,000! We need your help to reach the goal by Monday, May 2nd. The first Accountability Session will be held for the Supervisorial Candidates of District 2 (including San Anselmo, Fairfax, Ross, Greenbrae, Larkspur) here at St. Anselm's Centennial Hall on Thursday, May 5th at 5:30pm. It will ultimately be the Supervisors who vote on a permanent location for REST. As 3 of the 5 Super-visorial seats are up for election this year, it is important that all candidates understand the support of REST. Cards may be returned to the rectory, in the collection basket or email [email protected] to arrange to have them picked up. Thank you to all who have returned cards. For more information about how to participate, please contact Pat Langley at [email protected]. The dates for the actions are: Thursday, May 5th - 5:30pm to 6:30pm Accountability Session with District 2 Candidates Location: St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Centennial Hall (97 Shady Ln, Ross, CA 94957) Tuesday, May 10th - 7:00pm to 8:00pm Accountability Session with District 3 Candidates Location: Congregation Kol Shofar (215 Blackfield Dr, Tiburon, CA 94920)
Archdiocesan initiative on how to ‘GREEN’ your Parish
* 1st initiative will be taking a bike, walk-ing or riding the bus to church: May 21-29 Recycle, Reuse, Renew, Restore & Repeat
Behold, God’s dwelling is with the Human Race. Revelation 21:3
TRUE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Can you imagine a world such as the one put before us in today’s scripture readings? Communities of believers everywhere would support and encourage one another and be identified as Christians by the way they love each other. It would be a world with no tears, no death and mourning, no crying out in pain. “Behold, I make all things new,” we hear the Son of God say in the second reading from the book of Revelation (21:5). Is this world of John’s
vision only imaginary? Are these faithful followers for
whom Jesus prayed only a sav-ior’s dream? Today they are
put before us as a worthy goal. How much closer can we come to this vision of a true Christian community in our lives today ?
Bakers Needed Saint Anselm Festival of Fun
Cake Wheel Booth Please drop off baked goods (cookies, cakes, brownies, breads, pies, tarts, bars, etc.) St. Anselm School 40 Belle Ave. San Anselmo, Ca. Fri., May 13th or before 10am Sat. May 14th
415 454-8667 THANK YOU!
As a community we ask God’s blessing for the ill: Mark Gardner, Garth Stanton, Peter Johansing, Eithne Kilty, Kay Sisler, Quonnella Lee, Steve Leland, Dylan Jewell, Danny Denehy, Christopher Goward, Margaret Formichi, Donna Przbyski, Nick Allen, Ray Johnson, Barbara Gilligan, Richard Green, Irene Lorente & Connie Sume. For the repose of the souls: Dee Kauer & Daniel Moriarty For those serving in the military: Adam Dear, Robert Ernest Gebhardt, Tyler Lopez, Alex Boatwright, Sean Courtz & Elizabeth Baumsteiger
St. Anselm Church Stewardship Registered Parishioner Families 2016= 1546
Last Sunday Collection (Envelope & Loose): $4,460 Average Envelope & Loose for Mar. 2015 $5,026.5 / wk Average Envelope & Loose for Mar. 2016 $4,961.66/ wk Credit Card Giving Parish Pay Mar. 2015: $8,079/ mo. Credit Card Giving Parish Pay Mar. 2016: $6,813.30/mo (Parish Pay Credit Card Fees Oct. 2015 = ~5%) *Please log on to Parish pay and update your CC expiration date! Second Collections: Church Building and Maintenance $1,250 1st Sunday of the month: School next 5/1 5th Sunday St. Vincent de Paul next 5/29 Black and Indian Home Missions & Catholic Home Mission today
Mon. Apr. 25 8:00 am Mr. Sweeney (D) Tues. Apr. 26 8:00 am
5:30 pm Communion Service Sister Donna Crocco (D)
Wed. Apr. 27 8:00 am Jean Rowe (D) Thurs. Apr. 28 8:00 am
5:30 pm Ray Watson (D) Int. Carrie, Sue Maino (D)
Fri. Apr. 29 8:00 am Int. Sr. Catherine Marree Rea
Sat. Apr. 30 5:00 pm 1st Communicants Sun. May 1 8:00 am
10:00 am 5:00 pm
Frank Carroll (D) 1st Communicants Parish People
MASS INTENTIONS
Tithing, according to the Old Testament, equals a tenth of total property or income.
Sunday, May 1, 2016 is the 12th Annual Bocce Ball Tournament and Picnic benefiting the St. Raphael and St. Isabella Conferences of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The event will be held at the Bocce Federation Courts on B St. in San Rafael. Join us for a day of fun including a delicious BBQ lunch pre-pared by Marin Joe’s Restaurant. Picnickers and specta-tors of all ages are welcome, as well as players. You will be helping a worthy cause, and 100% of all pro-ceeds will go to fund our work with the needy in our parishes. For information and/or sign up forms contact: Dean DiGiovanni at 415 485 3855.
Mother’s Day is May 8th. Mother’s Day Flower Offerings may be made In Honor Of or In Memory Of your mother. Envelopes may be found in the pews. Print clearly. Please turn in envelopes before 5/2/16, to have her name appear in the Mother’s Day bulletin. Having a special Mass said for your mother, in the future, on a specific date, is a lovely gift to give her for Mother’s Day. Stop by the rectory to pick a date and receive a festive card to send.
You are invited to the 24th Annual International Food Faire on Saturday, May 7, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Ignatius High School’s Carlin Commons. It's a great day of food and fellowship for all, featuring live entertainment, amazing raffle prizes and the delectable flavors of our multicultural food booths. Early Bird tick-ets: $15/adult, $10/student and $3 for kids five and under. Register at http://www.siprep.org/foodfaire Tickets at the door: $20/adults, $15 student, $5 kids five and under. Questions? Email Angela Koros at [email protected]. Or St. Anselm Parishioner [email protected]
SPRING CLEANING! St. Isabella Spring Parking Lot Sale
Saturday, May 14, 2016 8 am to 2 pm
Rent a space for $30 (early bird till 5/1/) $40 after 5/1- and YOU keep all the proceeds.
We’ll do the advertising and you sell! Gather your unwanted stuff and use the sale like a BIG garage sale or sell new items, crafts, samples or business items. Questions contact: Ginny Pheatt, 479-5609, [email protected] or Siobhan
SAVE THE DATE Apr. 24 Baptismal Prep Class 1-3pm RSVP only Hall Religious Ed First Communion Rehearsal 9am Church Apr. 25 Adult Faith Formation 6:30pm Centennial Hall Apr. 27 & 28 Celebrate Recovery 1st Mtg. 7pm Hall Apr. 30 First Holy Communion 5:00 pm Church May 1 First Holy Communion 10:00 am No Rel. Ed. May 7/8 Catholic Char ities/ CYO weekend Speakers
2016 San Francisco Engaged Encounter
Marriage Preparation Programs for the Engaged Register at 415 269-8620 www.sffamilylife.com or www.marriageforlifesf.com or www.SFCatholic.com email: [email protected] 1 day classes are held at the S.F. Archdiocese: cost $200 & lunch is incl. 4/30 & 6/4. SAN FRANCISCO CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER WEEKEND OPENINGS June 4-5 & July 9-10, 2016 Our weekend cost for 2016 is still $335 per couple. We have also modified our program to 2 days, without giving up the quality Catholic Engaged Encounter elements. For registra-tion and information contact us at: www.sfcee.org 650-619-0689 Scholarships are available. SFCEE is a non-profit, vol-unteer ministry dedicated to marriage preparation in the Cath-olic Faith. “A Wedding is a Day…….A Marriage is a Life-time…..”
An event offered at Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, 415-457-7727; [email protected]. ~Thursday, May 5, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. "Reconciling in the Year of Mercy" ~Father Chuck Durante, a long-time friend of the Sisters, will lead us in reflection on our relationships - with ourselves, with God and with others, to find the broken places in our lives and our world that need healing. How can our faith and mercy help us move forward? Father Chuck is pastor at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community in Carson, Nevada, and has served many roles in the Diocese of Reno.
Disaster Preparedness Workshop Wednesday, May 4, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption, 1111 Gough St., San Francisco Cynthia Zamboukos 415-474-1321 [email protected] The San Francisco Inter-faith Council will hold the 6th Biennial Disaster Preparedness Workshop for local congregations at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 4. This year’s event is titled Crisis to Resilience: Con-gregations Understanding and Responding to Climate Change Impacts. The planning committee for this event includes the American Red Cross, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Depart-ments of Emergency Management and Public Health, Salva-tion Army, and more. Register up to three individuals per congregation (ideally, one each clergy, facilities, volunteer) here. For more information, please contact Cynthia Zambou-kos. 415 474-1321.
Please Pray for Vocations.
First Holy Communion Next weekend, 53 St. Anselm Parish students will receive the sacrament of First Holy Eucharist, during the 5pm Mass on Saturday, April 30th or at the 10am Mass, Sunday, May 1st. These students have been preparing for this sacrament for some time. They received their First Reconciliation in December in preparation for this next beautiful sacrament. They have studied scripture, practiced what it means to be Catholic and participated in many activities to better understand what the Catholic Faith is all about. Under the direction of Nicholas Case, DRE, teachers, Tara Ticknor, Patty Pryor, Stephanie Sanford and Debra Chambliss have worked with the second grade students, teaching them prayers, the order of the Mass, reconciliation, information about the Holy Eucharist and new songs. Holy Eucharist, or Holy Communion, is the most central sacrament to receive. Holy Communion is offered at every Mass; and a good portion of the Mass is devoted to the ritual of preparing the bread and wine to become the body and blood of Christ. Transubstantia-tion is the act of changing the substances of bread and wine into the substances of the Body and Blood of Christ. The Holy Eucharist refers to Christ’s body and blood present in the consecrated host on the altar, and we rec-ognize that the consecrated bread and wine are actually the body and blood, soul and divinity of Christ. The presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist isn't just symbolic, it’s real. When we receive Holy Communion, we are intimately united with Jesus Christ — he literally becomes part of us. Also, by receiving Holy Communion, we express our connection with all Catholics who believe and practice the same faith. This sense of participation in a larger community is why we adhere to the “law” that only people who are in communion with the Church may receive Holy Communion. The Holy Eucharist is food for the soul, so it’s given and eaten during Holy Communion at Mass. Here at St. Anselm Church, trained Eucharistic Ministers and clergy give Holy Communion, in the form of consecrated unleavened hosts, made from wheat flour and wa-ter, just like the unleavened bread used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Girls typically wear white dress-es and veils and often look like little brides, and boys wear their Sunday best or new suits and ties for the occasion. You will also notice the white banners they’ve created, hanging in the church, with symbols of chalices, bread, crosses and sometimes a dove. Please keep these students in your prayers, especially for their sacred day next weekend.
Bulletin Number: 513520 Church Name and Address: St. Anselm 97 Shady Lane PO Box 1061 Ross, CA 94957-1061 Telephone: 415-453-2342 Contact Person: Ann Roggenbuck Email: [email protected] Software MS Publisher 2007 Windows 7 Printer HP Laser Jet Professional CM 1410 Series PL6 Transmission Time: 9:30am Tuesday Number of Pages sent: 6 (including information page)
