Saint Athanasius Church “Give to the Most High As He Has Given to You, Generously, Sunday, October 27 According to Your Means
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Saint Athanasius Church 160 N. Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, California 94043 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.stathanasiusparish.com Office: (650) 961-8600 Fax: (650) 968-5633 PASTOR Rev. Walter Suarez PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Rolando Santoianni DEACON Rev. Dcn. Leonel Mancilla MASS SCHEDULE/Horario de Misas Vigil (Saturday): 5:30p.m. (English) 7:30p.m. (Español) Sunday (Domingo): 8:00a.m. (English) 9:30a.m. (Español) 11:15a.m. (English) 1:00p.m. (Español) 5:30p.m. (English) Daily Masses/Misas Diarias: (solo en Inglés) Monday - Friday: 6:45a.m., 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays 6:30p.m. Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. Holy Days: 6:45a.m., 9:00a.m., 7:00p.m (Bilingual) RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Saturday/Sabado: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. (English) 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. (Español o Inglés) SCRIPTURE READINGS OR anytime by appointment with a priest/ Amos 6:1a, 7 (138C) También con cita. Psalm 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31 SAINT ATHANASIUS MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA We Mourn the Passing of Our This Weekend’s 2nd collection is for Former Parochial Vicar The Saint Vincent de Paul Society Fr. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp. Thank you for your support and generosity! Sat (28) 9:00 ________________________________________ 5:30 ________________________________________ Sun (29) 8:00 Wendolyn Mariano -- Birthday (B) 11:15 Johnny Lapascua Alapar -- 5th Death Anniv (†) 5:30 Miguela Oribio -- B-day/Deceased (†) Giselle O. Valk & Dennis Kloss -- Spec. Int. (S.I.) Mon (30) 6:45 _______________________________________ 9:00 _______________________________________ We received sad news from Ireland, that our former Parochial Vicar, Fr. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp., died on Wednesday, Sep- Tue (01) 6:45 ______________________________________ tember 18th at Kimmage Manor, a retirement home for the 9:00 ________________________________________ Spiritan (Holy Ghost) Fathers outside of Dublin. Fr. John had Wed (02) 6:45 _____________________________________ 9:00 Eleuterio de Dios -- Death Anniv. (†) been in declining health for the past year. After serving as a missionary in Brazil for many years, Fr. John served our parish Thu (03) 6:45 _______________________________________ from March 2001 through June 2009. While here, in addition to 9:00 Methelyn V. Filler -- Birthday (B) Lourdes V. Nepomuceno -- Deceased (†) his sacramental and pastoral duties, he also helped establish our parish Justice and Peace Group, was actively involved in Penin- Fri (04) 6:45 ________________________________________ sula Interfaith Action (PIA), presented adult faith formation 9:00 ________________________________________ programs on Catholic Social Justice teachings and met regular- ly with a Small Christian community here in the parish. Fr. †—Deceased; T—Thanksgiving; S.I.—Special Intention; B—Birthday; S– Sick John was passionate about social justice and preached and pro- tested fearlessly on that subject. He also possessed a great sense of humor, an optimistic view of life, and a very down-to-earth Death Anniversary Remembrance manner which came across in his preaching and pastoral work. Week of September 29 I am always reminded of him when I pass the “Peace Pole” that Larry Friday Barbara Murphy is located adjacent to our St. Athanasius sign as he was instru- Mirella Pena Zav Mary Coyne mental in getting it placed in front of our church. I want to Jose Sousa Lui Carlos Ochoa share with you an excerpt from a column I wrote for the parish Barbara Young Cecile Slitt bulletin in January 2005 that I think sums up Fr. John’s spirit: Irene Pagsisha (note- this was just after the terrible tsunami that claimed thou- sands of lives and during the war in Iraq) REST IN PEACE “Something Fr. John said at our staff meeting last week Please Pray for the Sick has stayed with me. We were sharing our thoughts on the Jim Cesano, Julie Hidalgo, Gloria Ramirez, Ellen Poso, terrible human suffering spawned by the East Asian tsu- Soledad Jara, Danilo Fidel, JoAnne Arnold, Lucile Bianco, Isaura Aguilar, Romulo Prieto, Bernie Barron. nami when Fr. John pointed out that this “natural” disas- Richard Sanchez, Henry Sanchez, and Joel Villareal . ter has had the surprising effect of uniting the world com- munity in a loving, generous, and compassionate re- Across the country, the Fall 40 Days sponse. On the other hand, the “man-made” disaster that for Life campaign runs from Septem- is the war in Iraq has had the opposite effect; dividing the ber 25 through November 3. In this world community and fueling more violence, hatred, and campaign, our active campaign site is destruction. The violence used by humans against one Planned Parenthood, 1641 The Alameda, San Jose, 95126. another, is far worse than the violence unleashed by an We are grateful for your past participation, and hope you will join us there in peaceful prayer. We are operating a prayer vigil act of nature, as it always divides people, sowing seeds there from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, every day of the campaign. of hatred that will take generations to heal.” Please schedule yourself for a regular time to pray at the site - Rest in peace Fr. John. the babies are counting on you! WWW.40daysforlife.com/sanjose2 Mike Cavera, Pastoral Associate Remember to honor our advertisers listed in the back of the Sunday Bulletin. Remember to tell them you saw their Ad in St. Athanasius Bulletin! 2 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 29, 2019 Next Weekend’s 2nd Collection is for All Parishioners are invited to the PARISH MAINTENANCE Formal Installation Thank you for your generosity and support! of Reverend Walter Suarez Lopez as a Pastor of Saint Athanasius Church “Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, Sunday, October 27 according to your means. For the Lord is one who always re- Bilingual Mass at 1:00 PM pays, and he will give back to you sevenfold” (Sirach) Bishop Oscar Cantú will officiate Reception to follow on the Sports Field Friday/Viernes September 20 Saint Athanasius Church 6:45 AM $81 60th Anniversary 9:00 AM $106 Dinner & Dance Saturday/Sábado September 21 When: Friday, November 8, 2019 at 6 PM Where: Michael’s at Shoreline Price: $40 per person 5:30 PM $454.33 Tickets may be purchased at the table at the back of the 7:30 PM $655 church after every Sunday Mass and also at the Rectory during its normal business hours. Sunday / Domingo September 22 8:00AM $1,080.75 GIFT DONATIONS WANTED 9:30AM $1,163.50 For the St. Athanasius 60th Anniversary 11:15AM $1,390.25 Silent Auction to be held during the 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Dance on Fri- 1:00 PM $927 day, November 8th. 5:30 PM $621.50 To donate gifts, please contact Barbara at (650) 968-9861. Mail In / Por Correo $250 Total $6,729.33 2019 October Count is Here! Goal / Meta $7,600 Mandated by the Diocese of San Jose, the annual October Count is here. At all Masses during the Variance/ Diferencia <$870.67> month of October, our ushers will conduct a count FIRST FRIDAY October 4, 2019 of our Mass attendance. All results will be sent to the Diocese of San Jose. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after 9:30AM. Respect Life Group, St. Athanasius UPCOMING EVENTS Benediction at 12:00 PM October : Baby Bottle Fundraiser . SENIORS LUNCHEONS ARE BACK!! November: New Baby clothes (quilts or knitted goods) collec- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 tion - Layette Fund (2 weeks in Nov. before Thanksgiving). (55 years or older) from 11:30 AM - 2PM at the Parish Hall January: Walk for Life - Jan 25th - Save-The-Date. Reconnect with your friends and enjoy this new season. We hope to see you there!! Our Catholic Professionals speaker for Octo- ber 10th will be: Saint Athanasius Fr. Stephen Judd, Maryknoll Missionary Leaders in Training Topic: The Missionary Vision of Pope The Saint Athanasius Parish is forming a new Francis and What It Means to All of Us" Youth Group for teenagers aged 13 - 18 to foster spiritual When: Thursday, October 10, 2019 growth, develop a personal relationship with Christ and train 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. (Mass, breakfast, networking and presentation) them to be future leaders of the Church. Where: Three Flames Restaurant, 1547 Meridian Ave., San The class will include apologetics, Bible Study, outdoor activ- Jose ities, trips, and more. Mr. Hiroshi Furuya will lead the group RSVP early at: www.sjcatholicprofessionals.com or 408-491- twice a month on Sundays. Teens are invited to join the group 9229 or [email protected] for 11:15 AM Mass and activities afterwards from 12:30 - REMINDER: 2:00 pm. Our Parish Office is always CLOSED on Mondays. Registration is FREE and is open to all teenagers. For more information, please contact Alice Lee at [email protected] Please reserve your MASS INTENTIONS ahead of time, preferably two weeks in advance. 3 BOLETIN HISPANO Lamentamos el deceso de nuestro La Segunda Colecta de este Fin de Semana Antiguo Vicario Parroquial Es para Rev. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp. San Vicente de Paul ¡Gracias por su apoyo y generosidad! La Segunda Colecta del próximo fin de semana será para Nuestro fondo de Mantenimiento Gracias por su generosidad! Todos los parroquianos están invitados a La Instalación Oficial del Reverendo Walter Suarez López Como Párroco de la Iglesia de San Atanasio El domingo 27 de octubre Recibimos tristes noticias de Irlanda, de que nuestro antiguo Misa Bilingüe a la 1:00 PM Vicario Parroquial, el Padre. John Fitzpatrick C.S.Sp., murió El Obispo Oscar Cantú oficiará el miércoles 18 de septiembre en Kimmage Manor, una casa Recepción después de la Misa en el área verde de retiro para los Padres Spiritan (Espíritu Santo) en las afue- ras de Dublín.