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ST. 2559 40th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116 Phone 415-731-6161 • Fax 415-731-1270 • www.sgparish.org

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Thur from 9am—5pm Fri-Sat from 9am—12pm Closed Daily for Lunch from 12-1pm

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Thomas Hamilton, Pastor Rev. Mr. John Hurst, Deacon Rev. Paul Zirimenya, In Residence Rev. Kizito Ndugbu, In Residence Mrs. Gina Beal, School Principal Mrs. Nancy Becerra, Dir. of Religious Ed Mr. Matthew Shea, Pastoral Associate

PARISH CENTER SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Cheryl Bailey, Bookkeeper Ms. Luana Letele, Secretary [email protected]

LITURGICAL SUPPORT Mr. Rob Grant, Music Minister Rev. Mr. John Hurst, Music Minister Mr. Lorentz, Music Minister Mrs. Nancy Porter, Wedding Rehearsal Coordinator

MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday—5pm Sunday—8am, 10am & 5:30pm

Weekday OUR MISSION Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri—8:30am As a worshipping, believing, and caring community, St. Gabriel Parish participates in the mission of , Reconciliation remembered most intensely at Sunday Assembly through Every first Saturday at 3:30pm in the proclamation of The Word and the sharing of the Eucharis- Church with individual confession and tic Meal. This Community, so nourished, lives its faith in absolution. prayer, education and outreach.

For information on Baptism, Marriage, WELCOME! Sunday School, Anointing of the Sick, We welcome new parishioners! Would you like to register R.C.I.A (Adult Initiation) or Confirmation, in our parish or join our mailing list? Please go to please call the Parish Center. www.sgparish.org and click on the “Register Online” link on the homepage or call the Parish Center and we will

mail you a registration form. 26, 2021 BLESSING OF ANIMALS The Feast of St. commemorates the life TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY of St. Francis. This year, we invite you to bring your furry IN ORDINARY TIME (or scaly, feathery, and so on) pets to be blessed on Thursday, September 30th at 4:00 PM in the school PROCLAIM THE yard. On this day, we will bless all domestic animals as a WONDER OF token of the love St. Francis showed for all God’s crea- The gift of the Spirit is tures. Please join us! given freely, not accord- ing to human expecta- RITE OF CHRISTIAN tions, but according to INITIATION OF ADULTS the generosity of God. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) will begin wants to on Sunday, October 3rd at St. Gabriel Parish. If you (or stop Eldad and Medad from prophesying in the camp, someone you know) are interested in becoming Catholic; when they were not with the others as the spirit was be- or if you (or someone you know) have been Baptized but stowed on them. Moses, so close to God’s mind in the have not yet been Confirmed or received First Commun- matter, wishes everyone could possess the spirit of God ion, please call Matt Shea at 415-731-6161 and leave the and proclaim it to the nations. name and phone number of the person so that he may Psalm 19 celebrates the perfection of God’s law, and make contact with them and let them know a little bit how it brings joy and delight. It is better than the finest more about the process. gold or the sweetest . Moreover, God gives the wis- dom of the prophets to everyone, especially the simple RELIGIOUS EDUCATION and lowly ones, even to children. It is the “little ones” who September 26, 2021 Religious Education Classes proclaim the wonder of God to all. October 10, 2021 Religious Education Classes Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

For more information call Nancy Becerra at 415-731- TODAY’S READINGS 6161 extension 20. First Reading — Moses said, “Would that all the people of the L were prophets!” (Numbers 11:25-29). CONFIRMATION PROGRAM Psalm — The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart The next Confirmation meeting will be on Sunday, Octo- (Psalm 19). ber 3rd from 3:00 PM—6:30 PM. Please bring your Second Reading — Come now, you rich. The wages you baptismal certificates to this class if you have not withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are already done so. Certificates are due no later than crying aloud (James 5:1-6). Sunday, October 24th. For information regarding Confir- — Whoever is not against us is for us mation, contact Nancy Becerra at 415-731-6161 ext. 20 (Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48). or [email protected]. The English of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION READINGS FOR THE WEEK There will be Communal Reconciliation on Saturday, Oc- tober 2, 2021 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the Church. Monday: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56 FEAST OF FAITH Wednesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; The Lord’s Prayer Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 The Eucharistic Prayer ends with the great “Amen,” the Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; acclamation of assent by the assembly. Then the Com- Lk 10:1-12 munion rite begins with the Lord’s Prayer. We pray this Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16 prayer in many contexts, both inside and outside the Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Mt 18:1-5, Church’s liturgy. Here, in the context of the Mass, the 10 Lord’s Prayer is profoundly eucharistic. When we ask for Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; our “daily bread,” we are asking for the gift of the Eucha- Mk 10:2-16 [2-12] rist. When we ask God to forgive us as we forgive others, we are seeking forgiveness and purity of heart before we AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES approach the to receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Body and Blood—“so that what is holy may, in fact, be Priesthood Sunday given to those who are holy” (General Instruction of the Monday: St. Vincent de Paul Roman Missal, 81). Tuesday: St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; At Mass, a prayer for peace is inserted between the St. Wenceslaus prayer and the doxology. In this prayer, called the embo- Wednesday: Ss. , Gabriel, and lism, the Church asks God for freedom—freedom from Thursday: St. sin and all anxiety and distress. We are living in an in- Friday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus; First Friday between time; even as we rejoice in Christ’s , Saturday: The Holy Guardian ; First Saturday we await his coming in joyful hope. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. MASS INTENTIONS SEPTEMBER 27—OCTOBER 3, 2021 Rest in Peace MAUREEN ROCHE Mon. 8:30 am Byrne Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, Tues. 8:30 am Steven Ryan and let perpetual light shine upon her. Wed. 8:30 am No service Thurs. 8:30 am Joseph Byrne Fri. 8:30 am Lindo Paul DeMartini SODALITY Sat. 8:30 am Special Intention The Ladies Sodality of the will hold 5:00 pm Ron Knutson their monthly meeting on October 3, 2021 in the church Sun. 8:00 am Virginia Busch after the 10:00 AM Mass. 10:00 am The Ladies Sodality 12:00 pm Segundo Jacinto 5:30 pm For the Parishioners ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL 2550 41st Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116 PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Preschool,TK,K-8 In the coming week we ask your prayers for the following: Catholic Education since 1948 Deanna Aguello, Veronica Arndt, Lauren Belluomini, Gina Beal, Principal Madeleine Bonpin, Joaquin Camacho, Billfield Cheng, St. Gabriel School, mindful of its Mary B. Chien, Delia Dumantay, Pedro D. Dy, Dan Feen- mission to be witness to the love of ey, Shirley Latham, Henry Leigh, Michael Madden, Christ for all, admits students of any race, color, and na- Maureen McBride, Janet McCarthy, Helen Mitsi Okamo- tional and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, pro- to, Erlinda Ronas, Katie Simms, Alfredo Siy, Gervasia grams and activities generally accorded to or made avail- Tecson, and Louise Vaillencourt. able to students at this school. St. Gabriel School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, NEXT WEEKEND’S PRESIDERS and national and/or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability OCTOBER 2-3, 2021 in administration of educational policies, admissions poli- cies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and 5:00 PM Fr. Thomas Hamilton other school administered programs.

8:00 AM Fr. Andrew Spyrow ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 10:00 AM Fr. Thomas Hamilton Please join us before or after Mass on Sunday, October 3, 2021 for our Fall Book Fair! Do your holiday shopping 5:30 PM Fr. Thomas Hamilton early and help raise funds for St. Gabriel School! There will be cookbooks, best sellers, and something for every- Thank you for your support! one on your list! Open from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, located in the school art studio, next to the library. Enter next to the Parish Center by the Kindergarten gate. Additional September 18-19, 2021 hours will be: Monday, October 4th from 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM; Tuesday, October 5th from 8:15 AM to 7:00 PM; Wednesday, October 6th from 8:15 AM to 4:00 Envelope Total $3,130.00 PM; and Thursday, October 7th from 11:30 AM to 3:30 Loose $441.00 PM.

Online Giving $3,169.00 RESPECT LIFE WEBINARS Grand Total $6,740.00 During the month of October, the Church asks us to re- flect more deeply on the dignity of every human life. Join RETIREMENT us for a series of webinars that address the findings of an FUND COLLECTION important study on abortion attitudes in the United States.

Thank you for your generous dona- Prenatal Development tion to the Priests Collection Fund last Tuesday, Oct. 5th at 12:30PM week. St. Gabriel collected $2,329.

We are very grateful for your support What is Legal? of these retired priests—that their hu- Tuesday, Oct. 12th at 12:30 PM man and spiritual needs will be taken care of through this important collection. The Ethics Tuesday, Oct. 19th at 12:30 PM

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