Thanks Be to God. All We Have Is His
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Saint Victor Catholic Church Parish Office: 3108 Sierra Road, San Jose, California 95132-2854 Office Hours: 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Monday-Friday 1-408-251-7055 1-408-251-5528 Fax St. Victor Website address is: http://www.stvictorchurch.org MASS SCHEDULE: Weekday Mass 8:00 A.M. First Friday: 7:30 P.M. Saturday: 8:00 A.M. & 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:15, 10:45 A.M. (1st Sunday-Children’s Liturgy), 12:15 P.M., 5:00 P.M. Wednesdays: 6:30 P.M. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion, 7:00 P.M. Mass CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons: 3:30-4:30 P.M. First Friday: 8:30 A.M. or by appointment EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Friday 8:30 A.M. until 8:00 A.M. Saturday BAPTISMS: By appointment only ANOINTING OF THE SICK: First Saturday at the 8:00 A.M. Mass MARRIAGES: Arranged at least 6-12 months in advance Thanks be to God. All we have is His. UPDATES of our Church Renovation Drive : As of November 5, we have raised $228,767 of our $310,000 goal. Your donation will go towards the needed repairs in our church. Rev. Mark Gazzingan Rev. Allen Navarro Rev. John Offor Sr. Sara Michael King, C.S.J. Carl Bugarin Pastor Parochial Vicar Parochial Vicar Pastoral Associate Deacon [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Business Manager: Tammy Nelson Bookkeeper: Rosalinda Nieva Administrative Assistant: Ali Dumanig CM Director of Religious Education: Janine Pascual CM Administrative Assistant: Selena Vasquez Receptionist: Brandy Galeos Maintenance: Carlos Cabrera & Lupe Vargas SCRIPTURE READINGS November 17, 2019 Malachi 3:19-20a 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD We are nearing the end of the liturgical year. Today ’s readings remind us that our own lives will draw to a close Stewardship Report Week ending 11/03/2019 one day, and we can be certain that the Lord will encour- age, strengthen, and save us--both now and at the last. Saturday 5:00 PM $ 1934.50 The astonishing story of the Maccabees invigorates our Sunday 7:00 AM $ 2245.00 faith as we behold an entire family willing to die rather Sunday 8:00 AM $ 1253.00 than deny the Law of Moses. The psalm response echoes Sunday 9:15 AM $ 2841.00 the faithful cries of the Maccabees: I call upon you, for Sunday 10:45 AM $ 2066.00 you will answer me, O God. That same confidence ap- Sunday 12:15 PM $ 1359.00 pears in Saint Paul ’s letter to the Thessalonians. The Lord Offertory Sunday 5:00 PM $ 1528.00 is faithful, he testifies; he will strengthen you and guard Received in Office $ 987.45 you from the evil one. In the Gospel, Jesus explains just By Online Giving $ 586.80 how long God ’s protection will endure. The children of Total $ 14,800.75 Mass God whom God guards, Jesus says, will live forever like Weekly Goal $ 16,470.00 angels. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Percent of Goal - 89.86% 2nd Collection: St. Victor Building Fund: $5,100.20 This Weekend’s Second Collection is for Thank you for your continued generosity! Archdiocese for the Military Services The Parish Office will be CLOSED on Wishing Msgr. Stephen Perata A Very Happy Birthday Monday, November 11 in observance of This Tuesday, November 12th ! Veteran’s Day. Prayer for Veterans Day Thank you to all those who Roof Repair To Start Nov 12 Lord God, Almighty Father, creator of mankind and author have given their support of peace, as we are ever mindful of the cost paid for the financially and with prayers liberty we possess, we ask you to bless the members of our to our Church Repair and armed forces. Give them courage, hope and strength. May Renovation Fund. they ever experience your firm support, gentle love and Thanks to your generosity, we have received enough to compassionate healing. Be their power and protector, lead- start the work on replacing our roof on Tuesday, Novem- ing them from darkness to light. To you be all glory, honor and praise, now and forever. Amen. ber 12. The work will take 4-5 weeks to complete. Please note that the Parking on the east side of the back All Souls envelopes are available on the tables at parking lot will be used for staging the roofing material and the church exits. The All Souls intentions will be will be unavailable for Parking. celebrated throughout the month of November. Part of the joy of belonging to the Church is the Please pray for the souls of those privilege of helping the Holy Souls to enter heaven. The Church represented by the candles “commends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead” (CCC 1032). in the Sanctuary. School and Development News This weekend’s Altar Flowers are offered K-8 Core Curriculum by Fe Vitug in Thanksgiving for Blessings Religion, Science, Math, Music, Language Received. Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies, Art St. Victor does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS color, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, or Sister Sara is available for interviews with disability in the admission of students, the administration of educational policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and anyone interested in becoming Catholic or athletic or other school-administered programs. completing their initiation sacraments. Unbaptized children between ages of -7 14 years old Altar Servers Needed. Students 4th may also register for the Children’s Catechumenate. If grade and up are encouraged to join interested, please call the Parish Office for an interview at the Altar Server Ministry. (408) 251-7055. New applications are available in the Parish Office and online at We welcome the newest members http://bit.ly/svaltarserver. of our Parish family who were For more information, contact Grace Balba Jue at recently baptized : 408-981-5697 or email [email protected] Alyssa Melody Barrera Cruz Alexander Ramirez Kayla Guadalupe Barrera Jennalyn Jurado Support our Youth Ministry's Annual Bake Sale on the weekend of Novem- The Altar Society of St Victor will hold its ber 23-24 by purchasing any item for quarterly meeting on Thursday, November 21st $5.00 each. Proceeds from the Bake at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Sale will go towards our Adopt-A-Family program during We invite parishioners to join us and we the Christmas season. welcome new members! Warmest thanks to all cookie and dessert bakers, donors, as well as those who brought in Fresh Fruits, Baked Goods, and Dessert Registration Now Going On! Items for the Festival Dessert Booth. Sin- Thank You! Thursday, December 5 cerest appreciation to all our Dessert Booth Friday, December 6 volunteers who worked tirelessly all weekend ! - Alice Trigg Saturday, December 7 Please pray for the sick, seriously ill and hospi- Join over 3000 of other catechists, liturgists, and lay min- talized members of our parish family, includ- isters from parishes and Catholic schools for three days of ing those preparing for or recovering from education, collaboration, worship, & inspiration. surgical procedures and tests, especially: December 5, 2019 – December 7, 2019 Maria Augusto, Divino Sobejana, Grace For more information, please visit: cacmc.net/ Valdez, Brandi Gonzalez, Eleanor Datu, Anita Dela Cruz, Maria Aurora Lopez, Richard Jaramillo, Harold Ellner, Janet Married Couples: Fall is a beautiful season full of Azevedo, Ariana Alfaro, Elizabeth Dionisio, Liza Convento, color and crisp fresh air. A Worldwide Marriage Edwin Bell, Abraham Serrano, Carmen Corpus, Nenette Encounter Weekend is like Autumn because it’s Mendoza, Azucena Balodong, Carmen Bautista, Joe Sardin- a weekend full of fresh air, New Beginnings and a ha, Shirley Miller, Augusta Wilson, Grace Rodriguez, Katie time to rejoice in the beauty of your marriage and family. It’s a great time to plan to rekindle communica- Jurgens, Alice Obot, Ruby Rivera, Letty Silverio-Petty, Al tion and enjoy a weekend away. The next Marriage Encounter Montoya, Sally Montoya, Ruby Luisking Bautista, Victoria Weekends include: Nov 15-17, 2019 in DANVILLE, CA and Feb Bernardino, Mabel Hoffman, and Shari Klingensmith. 14-16, 2020 in SACRAMENTO, CA. For more information and/ St. Victor Parish Community would like to or to register for a Weekend, visit our website at: extend their sympathy and prayers to the sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at families and friends of [email protected] or 408-782-1413. Margarita Benitez, Paul Trac Bui, and Therese Macasiray Truong If you would like to donate flowers for the Altar in memory of a loved one, in thanksgiving or in celebration of a bap- tism, birthday, or anniversary, please call Kitty Brady at Next Weekend’s Second Collection is for 408-259-8846 for information. Catholic Campaign for human development Suggested donation is $125-150. Volunteer - Holiday Meal Catholic Charities seeks What groups to offer festive holi- • Bring ready to serve purchased or home- day meals for residents at cooked food for 50- Calling ALL Parish Ministry one of 10 affordable housing 100. Volunteers and Festival volunteers! sites. • Bring festive décor. You are invited to a ——- Volunteer Appreciation Dinner Contact Consuelo at Who Where When at the Parish Hall on CCollard@CatholicCharitiesS • A good activity for a Friday, November 22, 2019 CC.org or Alison at 408-325- parish group or 3-4 families. 5288 • 8 locations In appreciation for all of • Weekdays or the time, talent, and treasure you weekends so generously give to the Parish, Fr Mark is hosting an Are YOU called to be a Sister? Come & See! evening of mingling among Religious Vocation Discernment Retreat friends -- Cocktails at 5:45pm and for single Catholic women ages 18-40 Dinner at 6:00pm—9:00pm November 16, 2019 Please contact the Parish Office at 8:30 am—6:00 pm 408-251-7055 to RSVP by November 15 Los Altos Hills Register online at daughters-of-charity.com/retreats/ For more information email Sr.