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Weekday : 8:00 a.m. Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. or by appt. Vigil Mass Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday Mass 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. & 6:45 p.m. The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) From the , All three readings today speak of covenant: first, the covenant God made with the people of Israel, and second, the new covenant extended to all through the mediation of Christ and God’s promise of eternal salvation. They are beautiful Scriptures in and of themselves, but they are especially im- portant for the feast that the Church celebrates today: the most holy Body and Blood of Christ – the feast of Corpus Christi. We hear these familiar words and give thanks and praise for them: Jesus took bread, said the bless- ing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many.” The feast of Corpus Christi is marked in places all over the world with public Eucharistic processions: an oppor- tunity to share the Blessed Sacrament with, not just Catholics who encounter the Real Presence in Mass and Exposition, but all people. It reminds us, and others – if they are open to hearing God’s message – that Christ’s redemption is for all. To some outside of our Catholic communion, it may seem quite odd that we would have such a feast day, but not to us. For at the very core of who we are as Catholics is our belief that, through Christ’s Word and the action of the Holy Spirit; the instrumentality of the priest; and under the appearances of bread and wine, the risen Christ is truly, ful- ly, and substantially present in body, blood, soul and divinity (cf., CCC 1374, 1375). The feast and its processions mark the most visible example of “public witness” of our beliefs (cf., Can. 944 §1, 2), but it ought never be our only public witness. For in addition to the graces bestowed upon us in our reception and veneration of the Eucharist are the fruits of our communion that our life of discipleship can bring to the world. Christ is the mediator of a new covenant that seals our eternal relationship to the Father, and promises everlasting life. In our communion with him we have both blessed opportunity, and scriptural commandment, to share that gift with others. Perhaps it is hard to explain, or understand, why some people choose to stay away from so great a gift! But we are here. We are here because we are in awe of our God. We are in awe of a God who would not spare his only Son to prove his love for us. We are in awe that God would make it so very simple for us to have him with us until the end of time. And maybe, in her wisdom, this is why the Church has such a public witness of our devotion to the Eucharist. And perhaps this is where our own smaller, “public witness” comes into play. After our celebration here today, and in every moment, let us proceed into the world as a visible representation of that which is made real to us here in the Eucharist. May we bear its fruits by helping to build the kingdom of God. Father Tony

LITURGY AND LIFE • How does the Eucharist affect your relationship with God? • What connection does the Eucharist have to your relationship? • How does our parish help the worshiping community link the Eucharist to their work in the world?

Saint Padre Pio’s Prayer of Thanksgiving after Mass

“Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness. Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will. Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You. Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much, and always be in Your company. Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You. Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love. GRADUATION DAY A Proud Moment for Us All! This past Friday we celebrated the commencement ceremonies of our eighth grade class as they moved on toward high school. I am so very proud of each of them and wish them all the happiness and blessings as they begin a new journey in life. A special thanks to our wonderful Principal, Mrs. Allen and the outstanding faculty and staff who guided these children through their years of physical, educational and spiritual growth. May God bless them all! (Fr. Tony) Cooper Andersen, Sacred Heart Cathedral Mateo Guzman, St. Ignatius Gino Andrini, Riordan Kevin Hernandez, Sacred Heart Cathedral Olyvia Bankovitch, Sacred Heart Cathedral Samantha Iffla, Mercy Burlingame Lauren Boilard, Sacred Heart Cathedral Grant Lyon, University High School Barry Cahalane, Sacred Heart Cathedral Oisin McClorey, Archbishop Riordan Jordan Cayabyab, Sacred Heart Cathedral Michael McDonough, St. Ignatius Daniela Cerri, Sacred Heart Cathedral Doran Miller, St. Ignatius Chloe Cheng, Mercy Burlingame Kaveh Miller, Serra High School Griffin Cheng, Archbishop Riordan Alexa O’Callaghan, Redwood High School Christian Chow, St. Ignatius Marissa Onken, Tamalpias High School Ben Corvi, St. Ignatius Claire Patankar, St. Ignatius Ysabela Cupido, Mercy Burlingame Michael Ramos, Sacred Heart Cathedral Claire Curry, Sacred Heart Cathedral Elise Ramsey, Lowell High School Adrian Di Lena, St. Ignatius LaVon Smith, St. Ignatius Michael Duffy III, St. Ignatius Mericel Tao, University High School Zachary Ferdon , St. Ignatius Claire Untalan, St. Ignatius Aidan Flocchini, St. Ignatius Mikel Villamayor, Archbishop Riordan Elizabeth Gertsberg, Mercy San Francisco Caroline Wong, St. Ignatius Alanna Graham, Sacred Heart Cathedral

THE HOLY EUCHARIST We believe in the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist because 1) Jesus promised it after miraculously feeding the 5000. 2) Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist during his Last Supper. 3) Jesus commanded his disciples to repeat it in his memory. 4) “Nothing is impossible for God.” We explain the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist by: “transubstantiation” which means that the substance of the consecrated bread and wine is changed to the sub- stance of the risen Jesus’ glorified Body and Blood by the action of the Holy Spirit, and its accidents (like color, shape, taste etc.), remain the same. Life messages: 1) Let us appreciate the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, by receiving him with true repentance for our sins, due preparation and reverence. 2) Let us be Christ-bearers and conveyers: By receiving Holy Communion, we become Christ-bearers as Mary was, with the duty of conveying Christ to others at home and in the workplace, through love, mercy, forgiveness and humble and sacrificial service. 3) Let us offer our lives on the altar along with Jesus’ sacrifice, asking pardon for our sins, expressing gratitude for the blessings we have received and presenting our needs and petitions on the altar.

HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS On Sunday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. the archdiocese is having a special Holy Hour of prayer, asking Catholics from throughout the archdiocese to join in prayer for an increase of vocations to the priesthood in this archdiocese. Arch- bishop will preside at the hour of prayer in San Francisco. The holy hour will take place in the following location: San Francisco County: Saint Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Avenue (Archbishop Cordileone, presiding)

ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2018 Our thanks to those households who have generously made their donation to the Annual Appeal thus far. With your help, we get closer and closer to our goal (tax) of $93,000.00.

If your household has not yet joined in on this drive to help your parish pay its tax, please consider what you can do to assist us in reaching our “required” tax, which, also assists the Archdiocese in their overall ministries. Please remember if we don’t reach our goal through your generosity and participation, we have to make-up the differ- ence using our Sunday collection, which, in all honesty, we can’t afford. We hope for 100 percent participation of our parish this year. Thank you for your support of our archdiocesan ministries and services. (Fr. Tony).

Our current “outstanding” balance is: $ 35, 134.00. PARISH GOAL : $ 93,240.00

Week Amount Received No. of Households BALANCE

15 $ 5,602.00 15 $ 35,134.00

13 $ 2,860.00 16 $ 40,736.00

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffy Mr. and Mrs. John Koehler Ms. Phyllis Abad Mr. & Mrs. John J. Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Sean Komarmy Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. Allen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Dulany Mr. & Mrs. Leo LaRocca Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Andersen Ms. Mariea Escalona Mrs. Beatriz Lacson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Au Ms. Teresita Evangelista Mr. and Mrs. Jim Landers Mr. and Mrs. Brent Avila Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fambrini Rev. Anthony P. La Torre Mr. and Mrs. John Azevedo Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Farrel Mr. Paul Laveroni Mrs. Maria Barzoloski Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fernandes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leehane Mr. and Mrs. Moises Bautista, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. John Lie Ms. Constance Benas Mr. and Mrs. Primo Fernandez Ms. Veronica Lim Mr. and Mrs. Edward Benedict Ms. Suzanne Fichera Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ching-Yuan Liu Ms. Anne Berry Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flocchini Mr. and Mrs. Mahew Lobre Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Birsinger Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Flor Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lou Dr. Richard L. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Francisco Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lubich Mr. Clemence Blondo Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Franco Mr. and Mrs. Damian Madden Mr. & Mrs. Arturo Boquiren Mr. and Mrs. Liam Frost Mr. Cornellius Maloney Mr. and Mrs. James Brady Ms. Bey Ganduglia Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mapson Mrs. Maria E. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Darius Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marinai Mrs. Nancy Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Gavin D. Garzee Mr. & Mrs. James Marn Mr. and Mrs. Serafin Cabac Mrs. Elinor Gao Ms. Elisa Marnez Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Cabuntala Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mazzola Mr. John P Cajalane and Mr. Clodagh Ryan Ms. Avelina A. Gomez Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Cajilig, Jr. Mrs. Linda Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McElroy Ms. Jocelyn Caoile Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Guzman Mr. Daniel McGarry & Mrs. Courtney Cassi- M.s. Rebecca Caoile Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Hallinan nelli Mr. and Mrs. Peter P Cardozo Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Halloran Ms. Joanne McGrail Mrs. Gayle Carpentier Mr. and Mrs. James P Hargarten Mr. Sean McGrillen & Ms. Sarah Barca Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carillo Mr. Daniel Haryasyah Mrs. Alene Meyers Mr. Frank Cassinelli Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Charles Miller Ms. Adelaida R. Caunan Mrs. Patricia Hayes Mrs. Antoinee Mishirky Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cayabyab Ms. Joanne Hayes-White Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Misca Mr. & Mrs. John Celedon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hazard Mrs. Gayle T. Montalbano Mr. Graziano Cerchiai Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heissenbuel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morello Mr. & Mrs. Leo Cinco Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heister Ms. Linda Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cleary Ms. Nathalia C. Hizon Mrs. Ester Naghampa Ms. Patricia Cloonan Ms. Joan Holsten Ms. Elizabeth Nakagoshi Mr. and Mrs. Ronan Concannon Mr. & Mrs. Giovanna Hrvan Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nealon Ms. Gloria Daffner Mr. & Mrs. Renzo Hrvan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Newhoff Mr. Joseph D’Aura Mr. Sorasith Intrasinghathong Mr. and Mrs. James Nysather Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Davey Mr. and Mrs. Brian Jarnutowski Mrs. Esther Nzewi Ms. Alicia De Jesus Mr. And Mrs. Edward Jones Ms. Julie O’Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Arsenio Del Rosario Ms. Susan Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Teri O’Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Delucchi Ms. Cynthia G. Kelly Mrs. Natalie Ocampo Ms. Irene Dobbins Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kilroy Mrs. Rose O’Connor THANK YOU! Page 1 of 1, 29May2018 carolpc

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Mrs. Margaret O’Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rodriguez Mrs. Jane Storseter Mr. and Mrs. Remigius Ojong Ms. Crisna C. Sagala Mr. & Mrs. Dimetrios Strurakis Mrs. Kay Ongpin Ms. Emma C. Sagala Ms. Nancy Tam Mr. and Mrs. Donald Onken Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Salvemini Mr. and Mrs. Noli Tamase Ms. Anne O’Shea Mr. and Mrs. Tony Sanchez-Corea Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Teshara Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parini Mrs. Lucille Sanchez-Correa Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ubungen Mr. and Mrs. Amado L. Perez Mr. & Mrs. Peter Santini Mr. & Mrs. James Untalan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Perlite Mr. and Mrs. Sandro Sangiacomo Mr. and Mrs. George Vella Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Phair Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sayada Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Villamayor Ms. Rushini Pillay Mr. Donovan Schneider & Ms. Deborah Lobo Mr. Gregory J. Von Holt Mrs. Ferlie Putra Mr. & Mrs. Damien Schot Mrs. Eileen Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Quan Rev. David Schunk Mr. Jason Wong and Ms. Jogi Quiambao Mrs. Olive Raffaelli Mr. Kevin Sequeira Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wong Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ramos Mrs. Margarita Solis-Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Xavier Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rinaldi Ms. Lutzie E. Soo Mr. and Mrs. Reynaldo Ysip Mr. and Mrs. John Ritchie Ms. Louise Stagnaro THANK YOU! Mr. and Mrs. Travis Robinson Mr. and Mrs. George Staniotes

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HOLY EUCHARISTIC REFLECTIONS Recalling the late Archbishop Quinn. The late archbishop of San Francisco, John Quinn, loves to tell the story of the ar- rival of Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity to open their house in the city. Poor Archbishop Quinn had gone to great efforts to make sure that their convent was, while hardly opulent, quite comfortable. He recalls how Mother Te- resa arrived and immediately ordered the carpets removed, the telephones, except for one, pulled out of the wall, the beds, except for the mattresses taken away, and on and on. Explained Mother Teresa to the baffled archbishop, “All we really need in our convent is the tabernacle”

Recalling Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton. Two hundred years ago, a beautiful, young, Episcopalian woman accompanied her husband, a merchant, to Italy, leaving four of their five children at home with family members. They had sailed for Italy, hoping that the change in climate might help her husband, whose failing business had eventually affected his health adversely. Tragically, he died in Liverno. The grieving young widow was warmly received by an Italian family, business acquaintances of her deceased husband. She stayed with them for three months before she could arrange to return to America. The young widow was very impressed by the Catholic faith of her host family, especially their devotion to the Holy Eucharist: their frequent attendance at Mass, the reverence with which they received Holy Communion, the awe they showed toward the Blessed Sacrament on feast days when the Eucharist was carried in procession. She found her broken heart healed by a hunger for this mysterious presence of the Lord, and, upon returning home, requested instruc- tion in Catholic Faith. Soon after being received into the Church, she described her first reception of the Lord in the Eu- charist as the happiest moment of her life. It was in St. Peter’s Square on September 14, 1975, that Paul VI canon- ized this woman, Elizabeth Ann Seton, as the first native-born saint of the Unites States. The Eucharist for her was a sign and cause of union with God and the Church.

Recalling Saint Theresa of Calcutta. ) Mother Teresa was given a reception by the cruel Communist dictator Enver Hox- ha who ruled Albania for 40 years from 1945 to 1985. He imposed atheism as the official religion in 1967. The posses- sion of a Bible or cross often meant a ten-year prison term. Welcoming Mother Teresa in 1985, he stated that he appre- ciated her world-wide works of charity, and then added, “But I will not permit Christ to return to Albania as long as I am in charge.” In her reply after thanking the president for the reception Mother said, “Mr. President, you are wrong. I have brought not only the love of Christ into my native land but also the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist right into your presidential palace. I am allowed to carry Jesus in a pyx during my visit of this Communist country where public worship is a crime. I keep Jesus in the consecrated host in my pocket. Jesus will surely return to this coun- try very soon.” Communist rule collapsed in Albania in 1992, and Christians and Muslims reopened their churches and mosques for worship. The non-Communist president of Albania, Mr. Ramiz Alia, awarded Albanian citizenship to Mother Teresa during her visit to her liberated home country in 1992. Mr. Alia also created a “Mother Teresa Prize” to be awarded to those who distinguished themselves in the field of humanitarian and charitable work.

Monday, June 4 Monday, June 4 8:00 a.m. † Marguerite & Robert Mathews 10:30 a.m. Fashion Sign-up Show Party/Hall (By: Bill Mathews) Tuesday, June 5 Tuesday, June 5 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal/Church 8:00 a.m. † Felicia Bautista Wednesday, June 6 (By: Maria Barsoloski) 7:30 p.m. On Eagle’s Wings/EC Wednesday, June 6 Thursday, June 7 8:00 a.m. † Gloria Cagalingan Friday, June 8 (By: Cagalingans of SF) 1:00 p.m. Camp EDMO Set-up/Gym &Hall

Thursday, June 7 7:00 p.m. GA Meeting/EC 8:0 a.m. † Bernd Karsch Saturday, June 9 (By: Guido Salomona) 8:00 a.m. Camp EDMO Set-up/Gym &Hall 10:00 a.m. School Prayer Service 9:00 a.m. Book Club

Friday, June 8 Sunday, June 10 8:00 a.m. † Ursula Ansell 8:15 a/m. Never To Late Basketball/Gym (By: John & Lalo Ruehle) 7:00 p.m. Adult Volleyball/Gym Saturday, June 9 Our online website includes a community events calendar.

8:00 a.m. † Hermogenes Ilagau (By: Thelma & Freddy Ramos) 11:00 a.m. Baptism Stewardship: A Way of Life 4:30 p.m. † Eugie Kervisk Sunday Collection: 05/27/18 $4,681

(By: Cornelius O’Sullivan) nd 2 Collection: Catholic Communications $1,818

Sunday, June 10 We thank our parishioners who return their gifts with a 8:00 a.m † Alfred Barzoloski loving and generous increase to God (By: Maria Barzoloski) 9:30 a.m. † Alexander Mistica (By: Belinda Mistica) HOSPITALITY MINISTERS 11:30 a.m. † Martin Wassmer for our 9:30 a.m. Mass

(By: Flocchini Family) Today, June 3 - Parish Council 6:45 p.m. † Javier Jacoub Sunday, June 10 - Francie Pasquini (By: Jennifer Gong) Sunday, June 17 - Louise Fambrini

Bold Indicates Mass Intentions lease pray for the sick and ho P mebound of our community and for all those written in our book of TODAY’S READINGS the sick. May they know the healing First Reading — This is the blood of the covenant that touch of Jesus. the LORD has made with you (Exodus 24:3-8). Elena Amaya, Edileide Jose Barbosa, Psalm — I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the Larry Barbiere, Maureen Conley, name of the Lord (Psalm 116). Ed Cummings, Carol Dominguez, Kenneth Fambrini, Second Reading — Christ is the mediator of a new cove- Eden Finn, Emma Lew, Al Gragnani, nant (Hebrews 9:11-15). Marc Gutierres, Juan Pablo Grover-Paez, Gospel — This is my body. This is my blood of the cove- Athena Kanney, Maria Matthews, Nenita Sangalang, nant (Mark 14:12-16, 22-26). Anna Macalino Thompson, Betty Rodriguez, The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna- Joel Rivera, Jovita & Richard Thompson. tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Please call the office to add or remove names.

Our Mission Statement We are a Catholic Community that is called by God to follow Jesus Christ. We believe that we are called to worship God together, to lead God's people along the path of hope laid down by Jesus, to share his message through preaching, through the education and formation of our people, young and old, and through caring service and sensitive outreach to those in need Rev. Tony P. LaTorre, Pastor AD PAGE

ST STEPHEN PARISH 2017-2018 PASTORAL STAFF ORGANIZATION/MINISTRY CONTACT PERSON

Rev. Tony P. LaTorre Pastor, ext.1 • Altar Servers Giovanna Hrvatin [email protected] • Altar Society Joan Leehane Mrs. Sharon McCarthy Allen • Bridge Group Helen Perlite School Principal • Caritas Nellie Hizon Carol P Cagalingan • Church Hospitality Mary Molly Mullaney Parish Manager, ext. 3 [email protected] • Communion Ministers Rhonda Smith

Rev. Mr. Olet Abad • Faith Formation Mary Molly Mullaney Rev. Mr. Rory Desmond • Fifty Plus Club Helga D’Arcy Permanent Deacons • Finance Council Laura Birsinger Mary Molly Mullaney • Grief Support Clergy Faith Formation Coordinator, ext. 4 • [email protected] Lectors Rhonda Smith • Shay Ingelfinger Liturgy Committee Fr. Tony Event Center Coordinator, ext.7 • Marriage Preparation Clergy [email protected] • Men’s Club Andrew Hazard Rhonda Smith • Music Rhonda Smith Coordinator of Music & Liturgy, ext. 8 • Parish Council Vicky Francisco [email protected] • RCIA Mary Molly Mullaney Teresa Devincenzi Bookkeeper, ext.5 • St. Stephen Book Club Mary Molly Mullaney [email protected] • St. Vincent de Paul Julie O’Callaghan

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