Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com
434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Established 1951
St. Veronica Church
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 23, 2014
“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” - Acts 2:4 Celebrating the St. Veronica Confirmation Class of 2014
Parish Office email: [email protected]
Mass Intent ions WEEK of February 23, 2014
Sun 02/23 6:45 † Ban Lin Lim 8:00 † The Rego Family 9:30 † Ammini Zachariah 11:00 † Jesse Callejas 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 † Armando Garcia
Mon 02/24 6:30 † Frank P. DeSalvo 8:30 † Rufino Monterola
Tue 02/25 6:30 † Geraldine E. Stayurt 8:30 The Ruby Martin Family
Wed 02/26 6:30 † Carmelita Morales 8:30 † Richard McKenna
Thu 02/27 6:30 † Translacion Posadas 8:30 † Amado Palaad Jr.
Fri 02/28 6:30 † Virginia Bashue 8:30 † Sebastian Chavez
Sat 03/01 8:30 † Pauline Busch 5:00 † Bill Bidleman
Sun 03/02 6:45 † Sandy Gonsalves 8:00 † Lawrence Gann 9:30 † Vicente Paranpan 11:00 † Bessie Gonsalves 12:30 People of St. Veronica 6:00 † Juan De Dios Herrada
St. Veronica Parish
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.
Call the Parish Office 650-588-1455
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309
Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Ext. 305 Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)
Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455
Parish Office Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. (unless otherwise posted)
Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481
Parish Staff
Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor Fr. Rafael de Avila, Parochial Vicar
Fr. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant* Fr. Al Grosskopf, S.J., Weekend Assistant*
Deacon Roger Beaudry Deacon Joseph LeBlanc Ms. Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary
Mrs. Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation & Wedding Coordinator Ext.305
Mr. Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director 650-588-1455 Ext. 308
*Fr. Don (from SI) & Fr. Al (from USF) are retired priests who have been helping out with regularity at St. Veronica on weekends, most often at the 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses.
St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org
Phone: 650-589-3909
Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg Principal Vice Principal
Reflecting on the Word The commandment of Jesus with which today’s Gospel ends is a bit shocking: “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Surely Jesus asks too much here. No hu-man being can be perfect in the way that God is perfect. The shock of this commandment is intensified by what has come before it - some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings: not re-taliating when attacked, giving to those who ask, and loving our enemies. How could any person possibly be perfect in doing these things? But we have no indication that Jesus does not mean what he says here. Indeed, with regard to loving our enemies Jesus draws a direct parallel between how God acts and how we are to act. Just as God does not discriminate in bestowing the goods of nature between those who love God and those who do not, so too we should not discriminate between friends and enemies when doing good. This may not seem to the world to be an obvious path to happiness and prosperity, but it is unde-niably the way of God What would it mean in practice to love someone whom I
considered an enemy? What sort of things might I do? - from “Living the Word”
Parish Registration
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Mass Schedule
Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM,
and 12:30PM Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00PM
Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM
Confessions
Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM
Liturgy of the Hours Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM
Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM
Saturday 02/15/14 5:00PM 1348.42 195.00 1543.42
Sunday 02/16/14 6:45AM 760.00 190.00 950.00
8:00AM 652.00 176.00 828.00
9:30AM 1589.00 247.00 1836.00
11:00AM 1004.00 185.00 1189.00
12:30PM 1021.00 187.00 1208.00
TOTALS: $6,663.42 $1,354.00 $8,017.42
Spanish Mass 6:00PM 289.00 174.00 463.00
Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals
Envelopes received in the First Collection: February 01 & 02: 305
February 08 & 09: 305 February 15 & 16: 298
If you currently receive envelopes but do not use them, please prayerfully consider including your donation in the collection basket at Mass.
Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works.
Welcome New Parishioners!
Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched by the presence of new parishioners:
Maritza Flores
Lubin, Angela & Maya Masibay
May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others.
Ash Wednesday Mass Times
Masses with ash distribution on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014, will be as follows:
6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
5:15 p.m. (Spanish) 7:00 p.m.
Dried palms may be placed in the basket by the baptismal font to be burned for ashes.
From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Parishioners,
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal: As we start the fourth and final week of our month-long drive for AAA, may I renew the call to everyone to come onboard and help us complete this important annual project to assist the Archbishop in his ministries at the Archdiocese. The principles involved in this are absolutely beautiful and biblical. We help with the preaching of the good news. We encourage the Archdiocese to continue to do its good works in the three counties. We strengthen the Archdiocese with the resources it needs for helping others in terms of faith and service, peace and justice. I thank the couple who spoke at all the Masses last weekend: Bill and Suzette Lunsford. This weekend at the Masses, Mike and Annette Belmessieri will speak reminding us of the need to donate generously to AAA. Let’s all keep in mind that we are God’s stew-ards. God has entrusted us with many blessings and gifts and talents. We need to give back to God and community. The more generous we are, the more the church will be able to share the good news with the world. Please find the names of all the donors in the bulletin. That’s my way of acknowledging and thank-ing you for your donations.
Confirmation: This Sunday 78 of our young men and women are going to be sealed with the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation. What a blessing it is for them and their families---and to our parish commu-nity! Let the tongues of the Spirit’s fire touch their hearts and make them burn with love and faith. We are proud of their commitment to God and community through this sacrament. It’s only a beginning. There is so much that they can do after the sacrament---and because of the sacrament of Confirmation. So many people have worked hard to prepare these men and women for Confirmation. I thank them all for their selfless service. I would like to specially thank Most Reverend Robert McElroy for conferring the Sacra-ment of Confirmation on them and inspiring them to live lives worthy of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Mardi Gras Dinner-Dance: On March 01, we will have this dinner-dance to celebrate our fellowship and raise funds for Capital Campaign. Come one, come all! We need many participants to make this a success-ful event. Please buy the tickets from the office or af-ter select weekend Masses.
Word of God: Jesus continues to speak powerfully and insightfully in the Sermon of the Mount. He wants us to go beyond eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth moral-ity. Also, he calls us to love our enemies. Easier said than done! But Christianity always challenges us to journey toward the ideals of universal peace and fel-lowship. Are we willing to hear Jesus’ voice today and follow him more closely? Pope Francis’ Inspiring Words on Marriage to En-gaged Couples on Valentine’s Day. Reported by the Associated Press: Pope Francis offered some Valentine’s Day advice for a lasting marriage, telling 25,000 lovebirds that the recipe for success lies in saying three simple words: “Please, thanks, and sorry.” “Never finish the day without making peace!” he begged them. “Because if you end the day without making peace, what you have inside becomes hard and cold and it becomes harder to make peace the follow-ing day.” Francis has often lamented how many marriages end in divorce and has blamed such failed relationships on today's prevailing “provisional culture” that makes people unwilling to make lifelong commitments. Originally the audience was due to be held inside a Vatican auditorium. But the response from soon-to-wed couples to Francis’ invitation for a Valentine’s Day date was so great - Vatican officials said 25,000 people from 30 countries showed up - that the event was held in the piazza on a perfect, sunny afternoon after weeks of rain. Francis joked that we all make mistakes and that no one is perfect: “The perfect family doesn't exist, nor the perfect husband nor wife. Let's not even talk about the perfect mother-in-law!” Religious Joke: The Garden Of Eden: A Brit, a Frenchman and a Russian are viewing a painting of Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden. “Look at their reserve, their calm,” muses the Brit. “They must be British.” “Nonsense,” the Frenchman disagrees. “They're so carefree and beautiful. Clearly, they are French.” “No clothes, no shelter,” the Russian points out, “they have only an apple to eat, and they're being told this is paradise. Clearly, they are Russian.” Your Friend & Pastor,
Father Charles Puthota
THANK YOU 2014 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL SUPPORTERS AS OF FEB. 17, 2014!*
OUR GOAL IS $49,200.00
* Donations made on-line will be listed in the bulletin when the report is received from the Archdiocese Office of Development.
Contribution breakdown by dollar amount: $ 1.00 - $ 5.00: 19 donations (8.4%) $ 26.00 - $50.00: 30 donations (13.3%) $201.00 and above: 26 donations (11.5%) $ 6.00 - $10.00: 19 donations (8.4%) $ 51.00-$100.00: 66 donations (29.2%) $11.00 - $25.00: 40 donations (17.7%) $101.00-$200.00: 26 donations (11.5%)
Frank & Aurelia Acob Jeannette Acosta
Nenita Afable Francisco & Connie Aguero
Rosalia Aguirre Henry Algiene
Mike & Mara Amato Josephine Aquilina
Filemon & Ampoaro Aquino Paris & Catherine Armstrong
Joseph Azzopardi Edward Bagnani Margaret Baker
Wilfredo & Remy Balancio Salvacion Baluyot Donald Bartolotti Betty Battaglia
Mike & Annette Belmessieri Rudy & Sue Bertolozzi Larry & Janelle Birello
Lou & Barbara Boccaleoni Beatrice Borelli
Anthony & Lydia Braganza Donna Bramer-Sanchez
Felix & Josephine Buckley Pauline Buerger
Alvin & Jean Bullentini Joseph Busch
Robert & Carol Bussani Diosdado Calara Joseph Camilleri
Barbara Campbell George Carmone
August & Jacqueline Carneiro Jeffrey & Amelia Casaretto
Basilio & Esther Casias Edwin & Marilyn Cassady
Robert & Shirley Cauterucio Matthew & Olivia Chan
Anne Childs Mary Jane Chua
Don & Terri Ciardella Mary Ciardi
Terrell & Ann Cole David & Maria Collins
John & Peg Collins Mike & Peggy Cooney
Jaime Corral Edward & Charlotte Corrigan
Cesar F. & Belen Cruz Larry & Perla Cruz
Cres & Rosalinda Cuaton Jean-Leon & Yvonne Cuburu Filomeno & Wenda Da Cunha Rolando & Luzviminda Dador
Justin & Sue Dahlz Pablo & Loida Dantes
Amelia De Juan Phyllis de Sousa Manuel Delgado
Raymond & Caroline De Nardi Ronald & Marie Derenzi
Gene Di Pasqua William & Catherine Dick
Marc Dolores & Katie Enriquez Demetria Domingo Michelle Douglas Violeta Drablos
Michael & Juanita Drevin Anne Dreier
Mark & Alyssa Duri Tim & Donna Durkee
John & Kathleen Eagles Rose Enriquez
Alan & Amelia Escultura Dorothy Esparza
Jason & Clarice Estrada Joel & Jackie Fanfelle
MacAnthony & Marjorie Felarca Nelson & Jenny Fernandez
Rafael & Sonia Flores Felicisimo & Catherine Francisco
Toni Fraschieri George Frleta
Plaridel & Erlinda Fuentebella William & Nancy Gainey Salvatore & Luisa Galea Rich & Elaine Garbarino
Ernie & Rosita Garcia Manuel & Rosemarie Garcia
Miles & Connie Garcia Lilia Garlit
Linda Giron-Virgen Bryan & Lorraine Godfrey
Colin & Regina Gomez Juan & Guadalupe Gonzales George & Maryjean Griffin
John & Mary Guaraglia Jose & Corazon Guevara Jim & Karen Guglielmoni Ranier & Pilar Gutierrez
Rose Haar June Heise
Alice Herrera Melani Hill
Daniel & Norine Hinderliter Susanna Hnilo Annie Hong
Robert & Liz Hornick Christine Jarvis
Liberato & Maria Jose Rodolfo & Lourdes Julao
Kathleen Kerrigan Chris & Kimberly Krol Edward & Virginia Lam Rosito & Lilia Lamela Joseph & Vika Langi Louis & Kesaia Langi
Carlos & Geraldine Lara Rosa Lara
Antonio & Maria Laura Deacon Joe & Becky LeBlanc
Alicia Leduna Howard Leong
Lito & Susan Llarena Tristan Lorenzo Stephen Lozar
Scott & Lisa Luciano Teresita Macaraig
Reynaldo & Rosalinda Madrona Wynnelle Maffei
David & Cynthia Mak Elmer & Flaviana Mamaradlo
Noel & Cecila Manalansan Zenaida Mariano
Luisito & Ruby Martin Rosa Martinez Louis Matuella
Mike & Ellen McAuliffe Helen McDonald
Jim & Mira McTiernan Fran McVeigh
William & Maria Medeghini Esteban & Minerva Mendiola
Sergio & Sonia Mendoza Joseph Micallef
Gregorio & Imelda Morales Mario & Linda Morales
Jaime & Maryann Moreno Gene & Terri Mullin
Andy & Carol Murney Frances Murphy Lorraine Murphy
Ernie & Marissa Narciso Rosario Navarrette
Donald Nelson Greg & Michelle Nicklas
Michael & Marilou Noonan Arnulfo & Teresita Nuique
Mary O’Keefe Jeffrey & Dolores Olson Edward & Jerlynn Ordaz Joseph & Theresa Ortisi
Josefina Pablo Maria Palaad
Joseph & Corazon Panganiban Kevin & Denise Payne
Cipriano & Rowena Perez Rodelio & Josephine Perez
Louis Prevedello Luke Philpott
Fr. Charles Puthota Benjamin & Darwyn Ramirez
Elpidio & Paula Ramirez Eugene & Sally Ratto
Nita Ricotta Jovita Robles
Vicente & Carmen Rodriguez Dominador & Leonida Roxas
Don & Debbie Ruble Dianne Ryan
Honorato & Dina Saavedra Janet Sallee
Salvacion y Alabanza Joseph & Gloria Sanchez
Melvin & Roselyn Sandoval Frank Silva
Edwin & Frances Simpson Michael & Silvia Smith
Charles & Josephine Smyth Romeo & Puri Soriben Bruce & Anita South
Ida Spelman Jesus & Anna Maria Sta. Maria
Irene Stamatis Karen Stanfill Mary Staples
John & Sheila Sterling Nancy Sutter Rhoda S. Tan
Dolores Tanjutco Eufrocina Tanjutco
Aida Tapang Pat Tarantino
Don & Arlene Uy-Barreta Nestor & Jeannett Valderama
Anna Venturini Kasondra Walsh
Thomas & Darlene Wehner John & Loretta Wildermuth
Harvey Wilson Rudy & Maryann Yadao
Robert Yates Russell & Selina Yuen Stephen & Lidia Zahn
Renato & Elsa Zamperin Barbara Zapata
Peter & Norma Zarate Sandra Zicke
MISA DOMINICAL EN ESPAÑOL
De esta manera la parroquia de Santa Verónica quiere prestar un ser-vicio pastoral a la comunidad latina presente en el área de Sur San
Francisco. Con esto se pretende que la comunidad latina
participe de una manera más significativa en la vida parroquial.
FRECUENCIA: Todos los domingos del año. HORA: 6:00 PM.
BAUTISMOS EN ESPAÑOL
Los bautismos en español se llevan a cabo el segundo sábado de cada mes.
La plática preparatoria para el bautismo se lleva a cabo el mismo día del bautismo. Esto es, se da la plática e inmediatamente después se
tiene la ceremonia del sacramento del bautismo.
FRECUENCIA: Sábado segundo de cada mes HORA: 11:00 AM
PLÁTICA: Antes de la ceremonia del bautismo.
Para mayor información llamar a la oficina. Tel: 650 588-1455
It is with great joy that we welcome into our church and community the following
children who received the Sacrament of Baptism at our Church on Saturday, February 15, 2014
Luca Gabriel Ciabattari
Nolan Joel David Dylan Joseph Gonzalez-Melchiorre
Bianca Milagro Ortiz Keanna Mia Suarez
Baptism Information
Registration forms are available from the Pastoral Center during regular office hours, or you may download a form from our web-
site at www.stveronicassf.com.
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Saturday (English) and 2nd Saturday
(Spanish) of each month. Please call the Parish Office for times and to register.
Preparation classes for parents & godparents are held monthly on Tuesdays as noted:
Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please).
Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455 to reserve your space for the Baptismal Prep
Classes.
March 11 April 8 May 13
June 10 July 8 August 12
March 1, 8 (S), 15 (full) April 5 (full), 12 (S), 26 (4th Sat.)
May 3, 10 (S), 17 June 7, 14 (S), 21
July 5, 12 (S), 19 August 2, 9 (S), 16
February Book & Movie Events!
The next meeting of the St. Veronica Book Club will be Monday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center. “How Big is Your God?” by Paul Coutinho, S.J. will be discussed.
The next meeting of the St. Veronica Movie Club will be Thursday, February 28 at 1:00 p.m. in the Pastoral Center. “Babette’s Feast” (1987), with a runtime of 102 minutes, will be shown.
We gratefully appreciate your support of these Parish events!
Mardi Gras Dinner-Dance Benefitting the St. Veronica Capital Campaign
(Casual Attire - Beads Provided!)
Saturday, March 1, 2014 in the Parish Center
No-host Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m. Dancing until 11:30
p.m. to D.J. George Elizalde Cost: $40 per person; $15 (kids 12 & under)
(Cost includes appetizers, salad, chicken, tri-tip, salmon, garlic rice, vegetables,
dessert & non-alcoholic beverages)
Presented by the Filipino Community of St. Veronica Parish
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Makes checks payable to
“St. Veronica Capital Campaign” Name: ____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ Phone number: __________________________________ # of Adults x $40 = ________
# of Youth x $15 = ________
Total Enclosed: _________
Reservations may be returned to the St. Veronica Pastoral Center or placed in the collection basket no later than Feb. 23, 2014.
We invite you to please come and support the St. Veronica School Guild at the
ANNUAL LUCK OF THE IRISH DINNNER
AND RAFFLE
Saturday March 8, 2014 Social Hour @ 6:00 PM
Dinner @ 7:00PM Spectacular Entertainment!!!
Cash Raffle and Silent Raffle!!! Dinner $20.00 adults
$10.00 kids (10 & younger) Bar Drinks will be available for pur-
chase Please return reservations to: Lola Fotu, c/o Au-
brianna, 6th Grade or the Pastoral Center
Makes checks payable to “St. Veronica School Guild”
Name:___________________________
# of Adults x $20 = _________
# of Youth x $10 = ________
Grand Total: _____________________
For other information or questions contact Lola Fotu at [email protected] or Mirna Palma at [email protected]
We hope to see you at this fun, family event!!!
