Saint Martin of Tours People Ministering to People Roman and School Community Our Mission Statement Saint Martin of Tours is a Roman Catholic Community bound together by the gift of faith in Jesus Christ, as we join Him in offering thanks and praise to God the Father through the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit. Molded by the Word of God and nourished by the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation, we are sent to seek out the lost, bind the broken, feed the hungry, and to share the Good News of God’s Mercy and Love for all. We welcome all people of goodwill to join us in building here on Earth the coming Reign of God and so to offer to people of all ages continued formation in our Christian Faith.

Parish Office………………. 408-294-8953 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Rev. Saju Joseph [email protected] Ext. 312 Pastor June 23rd, 2019 Rev. Generoso Geronimo [email protected] Ext. 314 Parochial Vicar

Maria Moore [email protected] Ext. 311 Administrative Assistant

Lori Krouse [email protected] Ext. 315 Bookkeeper

Therese Lehane [email protected] Ext. 316 Pastoral Care Sacrament of the Sick If you or anyone you love is sick and unable to attend Mass, please call Pastoral Care. Daniel Valcazar [email protected] Ext. 321 Director of Faith Formation Baptism A sacrament of initiation and belonging. Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), Children’s Catechetical Ministry (CCM) First Holy Communion Adult Sacraments of Initiation (RCIA) We warmly welcome all those inquiring about becoming Catholic. Mass Schedule Megan Lott [email protected] Ext. 322 Weekends: Catechetical Coordinator Sunday Vigil: Saturday 5:00 pm Edge, Teen Confirmation, Lifeteen & Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, Finger Printing, Liturgy 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 6:00 pm

Weekdays: St. Vincent de Paul…………..……………………… Mon. - Sat. 8:00 am Please leave a message at this number and be sure to accept calls from blocked numbers as 408-439-0342 Holy Days: other wise you may miss the call to provide 8:10 am, 12:10 pm, 7:00 pm assistance.

Reconciliation: St. Martin of Tours School………………….………… 408-287-3630 Saturdays 4:00 pm or by appointment Debby Rodriguez www.stmartin.org Principal

200 O’Connor Drive, San Jose, California 95128

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 23, 2019

A Reflection Towards a discernment and decisions. Parish Pastoral Plan

Dear Parishioners and Friends, We have so much going for us and we continue to receive God’s grace in An old proverb says, ‘A vision without a plan abundance to make it happen. Thank you is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just for your commitment to the parish. May we drudgery…but a vision with a plan can always remember that when we are in the change the world.’ same boat rowing together with the Spirit, we will go far! I feel blessed to be part of a community that lives and celebrates the mission of May God bless you and your family Christ with great vision in the Valley. The abundantly. vision and mission of this parish will not change; to do so would be unfaithful to With love, whom we are. However, if we do not have a plan on how to achieve it in the changing demographic of the parish, we will likely falter.

Fr. Saju Joseph With the above realization in mind, the Pastor Pastoral Council, staff members and other leadership teams embarked on a planning process for our parish that outlines our goals and objectives for the coming years. The Pastoral Council conducted extensive interviews of ministries. We received very June 22nd- June 30th valuable input. Each ministry and teams’ Saturday 5:00 Elia Monari† insights were taken into consideration in formulating the priority plan. This plan will Sunday 7:00 Bishop Pierre DuMaine† embrace different aspects of parish life and 8:30 Serina Goodman† will help us to continue where we are strong and strengthen areas requiring growth. 10:00 Steve Sakai†

Pacita G. DeJesus† Last week, in a joint meeting of the Pastoral 11:30 and Finance Council, the parish priority plan 6:00 St. Martin of Tours Parishioners was approved. Pastoral Council is working Monday 8:00 Right to Life on refining the document before it will be published to the entire community and Tuesday 8:00 Bishop Pierre DuMaine† rolled out. Wednesday 8:00 Bishop Pierre DuMaine†

This will be the guiding document for pastor Thursday 8:00 Bishop Pierre DuMaine† and parish staff in their work. It will also Friday 8:00 Ladislau Stelmasczyk† guide different councils (Pastoral, Finance, and Spirituality) and committees in their Saturday 8:00 Bishop Pierre DuMaine†

Offerings and Online Giving Founding Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose Pierre DuMaine passed away Sunday Offerings: 6/16/2019 Week Fiscal Year to Date It is with great sadness that we share that the Budget $20,635 $768,390 Founding Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose Pierre Actual $18,197 $681,158 DuMaine passed away peacefully, on June 13, at the Shortfall -$2,438 -$87,232 age of 87.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on For donations to “Capital Campaign” Thursday, June 27, at 10:00 am, at the Cathedral Ba- Please make a note in the memo section of your check. silica of Saint Joseph in San Jose. Interment will be Thank you for your continued support! at 2:00 pm, at the Bishop’s Plot at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Los Altos.

LOST & FOUND

Please check the lost and found in the parish office if you are missing something. Whatever is not claimed by the end of the month will be donated. Thank you!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mt 7:6,12-14 Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 [6b-12, 15-16]; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13-18; Lk 9:51-62

WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US Whether you are a parishioner of long standing or new to the parish, if you are not registered, we invite you to do so. If there are changes to your status, please let us know. Please fill in the details below and place in the offertory basket or mail to the Parish office.

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Faith Formation Corner RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) This weekend we are celebrating the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and This weekend we celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ! This weekend’s readings for today’s Faith Formation Corner we are going provide multiple examples of the importance to reflect on our practice and experience of the bread and wine as well as Jesus’ miraculous Eucharist. Before we begin, do you remember ability to provide for a crowd of over 5,000 with your First Communion? only five loaves and two fish. Jesus told the dis- To begin, let’s clarify the use of Eucharist ciples to “Give them food yourselves.” But they and Communion. Eucharist is translated from a were unprepared, so what speaks to you from Greek word and means “thanksgiving”. Commun- these readings? What would you do in that ion is also translated from a Greek word and can situation? If you’d find it helpful to join others as mean communion with God and the Christian we explore these questions, we will resume our community. Do either of these words resonate weekly meetings in August. All are welcome! more with you and your experience of the Sacra- ment? If you were to describe to a 6 year old why Please contact Daniel at (408) 289-9608 or you participate in the Sacrament weekly, what [email protected] for more info. would you say? As we continue, let us reflect on our prac- tice and experience of the Sacrament. For Com- Youth Ministry munion, do you tend to receive from both the plate and cup? Do you bow before receiving EDGE and Life Teen will begin them? If you don’t receive from the cup, do you meeting again in September. En- joy your summer! reverence it with a small bow before returning to your seat? After receiving, do you make the Sign For more info about Youth Ministry, please con- of the Cross or any other gesture? Shifting our tact Megan at (408) 294-8953 ext.322. focus toward our experience, as you head up to receive Communion how would you say that you tend to feel? How do you tend to feel after receiv- Sunday Children’s Ministries ing Jesus in Communion? These questions will hopefully remain with each of us, but let us be sure to reflect on Nursery The nursery is open for parents with them in both our minds and hearts. As we cele- children to use. The nursery is available from the brate Eucharist, let us ask Jesus for the grace to 8:30am Mass until after the 11:30am Mass, but grow in deeper Communion. please let us know if you’d like to use it during a Blessings, different Mass. Please enjoy this wonderful Daniel space where your child can feel comfortable and you can still observe Mass streamed on the TV. (As a courtesy to others, please be sure to Scripture Readings for Mass clean up any toys that your child used before NEXT Week you leave.)

June 30, 2019 Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) designed Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time for children ages 5-11. Children are sent forth First Reading: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 from the 8:30 and 10:00am Mass for their own Second Reading: Galatians 5:1,13-18 special Liturgy of the Word. We have ongoing Gospel Reading: Luke 9:51-62 Open Registration, so please visit https:// goo.gl/4PMhEo to register your child. For information on the Nursery or Children’s Lit- How does Jesus’ response to the urgy of the Word (CLOW) please contact Daniel new followers come across to you? at (408) 294-8953.

Calendar of Events

Women’s Book Group will discuss Educated by 6/25 Tara Westover - Bailey House 7pm

7/4 Fourth of July Holiday - Parish Office Closed

7/15 Food Box Sorting - Bailey House 6:45pm

7/19 Food Box Packing - Gym 6pm

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Monday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Tuesday: Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Thursday: St. Cyril of Alexandria Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday: Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles

St. Vincent de Paul Our motto is “no act of charity is foreign to the Society.” The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) Nothing But Net is a nonprofit organization that provides direct Get yourself and your game to Saint Martin assistance to anyone suffering or in need. We offer a lifeline to those in want of food and Gym on Saturday morning at 7:15am. Play be- clothing, rent assistance, medical aid, help with gins when 10 are ready; continues until last utility bills or shelter. For more information about leaves, or 10am. $5.00 donation requested. If this organization or to receive assistance: call you haven’t played basketball here, you’ll 408-439-0342 and leave a message. quickly see why parishioners and other friends

get a great run to start their weekend. World Wide Marriage Encounter For more information contact An unforgettable “break” for your marriage! Want John Heagerty something more lasting than a weekend vacation in [email protected] or Bahamas, Bermuda or the Mountains? Give your marriage the “best vacation break” by making a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Marriage Encounter Weekends include: Aug 9-11, 2019 in , CA and Nov 8-10, 2019 in Please "like" Menlo Park, CA. For more information and/or to reg- St. Martin of Tours ister for a Weekend, visit our website at: Facebook page! You can find it at sanjosewwme.org www.facebook.com/stmartinoftoursSJ

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Angelbert Chikere Angelbert Chikere, is a Seminarian with our Diocese of San Jose and will be serving in our parish for the months of June and July this summer. And in his own words, he shares his story with us:

At the age of 10, I passionately wanted to teach like Fr. James who was our parish pastor at the time. I wanted to teach the “truth.” This hunger to teach the truth made me join a minor seminary after grade school. Then, I joined a religious community – the Schoenstatt Fathers where my formation began. During my formation years, I encountered first-hand the trauma and devastation of youth restiveness, as they voiced their discontent against oppression, injustice and exploitation. After working with the youths, it became obvious to me that I would want to go beyond my formation period at the Schoenstatt Fathers to avail myself in service to these restive youths, through advocacy for social justice. Five years later, as I came to realize, I had “unfinished business with the Lord.” The Holy Spirit led me to wrestling grounds and like Jacob in Genesis 32:22-32, I wrestled with the Lord. His words were clear to me: “Feed my sheep, and you can still, and will, serve even better the course of Social Justice in the world as a shepherd to my people. For I am Jus- tice.” This drew me to the Jesuit School of The- ology of the , where I re- opened myself to graduate theological stud- ies, ministerial and pastoral formation as I re- sponded to that inner call to serve. This led me to join the Diocese of San Jose and now I am putting myself to the service of God’s people, whilst completing formation at Mun- delein Seminary and looking forward to my ordination. I enjoy drawing, writings (poems), watching sporting events, listening, sharing life experiences and engaging ministry; as I look forward to being a shepherd that smells like his sheep, as we journey together to greener pastures in the Lord. As I grow into the parish family of St. Martin of Tours, I will love to ask for your prayerful sup- port as I assure you of my own prayers.