SAINT CHARLES PARISH COMMUNITY 880 TAMARACK AVENUE • SAN CARLOS • CALIFORNIA • 94070 www.stcharlesparish.org The Transiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017 Saint John Vianney – Feast Day August 4 Patron Saint of Parish Priests Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney was born on May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born of Matthieu and Marie Vianney. John was raised Catholic in a family that helped the poor and housed St. Benedict Joseph Labre when he made his pilgrimage to Rome. In 1790, when the anticlerical Terror phase of the French Revolution forced priests to work in se- crecy or face execution, young Vianney believed that priests were heroes. He continued to believe in the bravery of priests and received his First Communion catechism instructions in private by two nuns who had lost their convents due to the Revolution. At the age of 13, John made his First Communion and prepared for his Confirmation in secrecy. In 1802, the Catholic Church was reestablished in France and religious freedom was allowed. In 1809, John was drafted into Napoleon Bonaparte’s army and his ecclesiastical studies were halted. Within days after joining the military, John became ill and was hospitalized. When he recovered, he met a young man who assisted him in deserting into the mountains. Here he took the name Jerome Vincent and opened a school for children in the nearby village of Les Noes. He remained in the village until he was given amnesty in late 1810. He returned to Ecully and resumed his ecclesiastic studies. He attended a seminary and was ordained on August 12, 1815. He celebrated his first Mass the following day and was appointed assistant to Fr. Balley in Ecully, France. He spent 12 plus hours daily attempting to bring his flock back to God. His fame spread until people started coming to him from long distances in 1827. From then on it is believed that he worked with up to 20,000 pilgrims each year. The devil came often to John Vianney, tempting him, disturbing his rest, intruding on his prayers and discouraging him from serving his people. By 1853, Fr. Vianney had attempted to leave his parish four times in order to become a monk. Each time he returned to his calling as a parish priest. After forty-one years of an incredible life of fasting, prayer and service to the faithful in Ars, he died on August 4, 1859. (August 4th is now his feast day.) John Vianney was canonized a saint in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, after many miracles were attributed to his intercession. This amazing saint overcame many obstacles to fulfill his calling, to love and serve God. Please pray for the intercession of St. John Vianney for all priests, and for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life within our Archdiocese of San Francisco and all over the world. ——————————————— Prayer of St. John Vianney I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord, and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally… My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath. ST. CHARLES CHURCH AUGUST 6, 2017 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK August 7 ~ August 13 RCIA Inquiry Session Mon. 8:30 Theresa Ceccotti (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Tues. 8:30 Angeles Airoso (L) August 29, 2017 Wed. 8:30 Leonida Giannelli Are you feeling drawn to find out more Thurs. 8:30 Robert Colaizzi about the Catholic faith? There are many reasons adults look into the Catholic faith. Whatever your Fri. 6:30 — questions may be, there are many like you, looking 8:30 Marilla Trevisani for a closer relationship with Jesus and a loving, ac- Sat. 8:30 Grace Romeo cepting community with whom you can joyfully 5:00 John Johnson (L) worship. YOU are invited to a small group inquiry Sun. 5:00 Francis Bombacie session on Tuesday, August 29, at 7:00pm in the St. Charles Room of the Parish Center. Please pray for the faithful departed of St. Charles. For more information contact: Monica Miller, Di- rector of Faith Formation at 591-7349, ext. 407 or Morning Scripture Service [email protected]. A small but dedicated group meets in the parish cen- ter chapel at 6:30am Monday through Thursday to begin our days with the Psalms and the daily Scrip- ture readings. Please come and join your voice with ours as we lift our voices in prayer to start the day. Good News for Special Needs Families Parish Members Who are Ill We are excited to communicate that the parishes in Please remember in your prayers: Ray Childs, Marty the area are starting a new program for individuals Rojas, Judy Ploshay, Licia Colaizzi, Jerry Mackay, with special needs. We are currently looking for Gladys Marques, Josie Heath, Jan McMahon, Judy your help in spreading the word to families who feel Evans, Joe Ridino, Danielle Wells, Rosie Maffei, Grace our current programs would not work for their spe- Wasmer, Mark Bayer, Nicholas Peters, Richard Huis- cial needs child. man, Meg Marnell, Mary Johnson, Peggy Saunders, Rita Gomes, Carmen Esquivel, Catherine Colleen We hope to start in September 2017. If you know of Scelfo, Rob Olsen, their caregivers, and the elderly and a family or have friends who would benefit from this homebound of our parish. new program, please contact us as soon as possi- ble. We can then start putting together the neces- sary accommodations that would be needed. This weekend’s second collection will benefit parish education. Our goal is not only to offer preparation for First Communion and Confirmation, but also to provide modified services that help the person with special Attention Middle School and High School needs to participate in Mass and the sacraments. If you have not yet registered for the Edge Youth: For more information contact: (grades 5-8) or for Confirmation (high school), it's Ana Uribe-Ruiz [email protected] or not too late! Registration forms and instructions are Monica Miller at [email protected]. on our website or contact Tami Palladino:650-591- We look forward to hearing from you. 7349 ext. 405. Stewardship by the Book Just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, we should reflect Christ’s light to the world. When we receive the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus, we are called to be supernatural to reflect His love, mercy and forgiveness to others. When we are grateful for all that God has given us, generosity flows through us be- cause we are made in God’s image. Registration for Children's Catechetical Ministries (CCM) is open and accepting children in most grades from K-4 for Sunday or Monday classes. Sunday classes run from 9:45-10:45am while Monday classes run from 3:30-4:30pm. Contact Monica Miller at 591-7349 x 407 or at [email protected] for a registration form & calendar. Adults who are 18+ years and seeking to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, please con- tact Monica Miller at [email protected] or call 591-7349 x 407. ST. CHARLES CHURCH AUGUST 6, 2017 Reflecting on God’s Word In 1977, the United States launched twin space probes, Voyager I and Voyager II. For the past several years they have been traveling out into our solar system, gathering data and transmitting photographs of the outer planets and more. Recently, Voyagers I and II traversed the outer limits of our solar system and passed into the reaches of deep space where there exist a billion suns, each spinning with planets of its own. Sometimes more knowledge only brings more questions, more mystery, and shadows that dim the light. In spite of all the new understanding bestowed by the Voyagers, I find myself trying to comprehend what “God” means in such a cosmic universe. Certainly God is not simply someone watching “from a distance,” as the song suggests. And what does it mean to say that God has counted the hairs on my head, or knows my deepest needs, or is aware of my personal sins? The Voyagers have made me rethink what “God” means, and I have not found any easy answers. I live now in a cloud of greater mystery. Whatever happened to Jesus atop Mount Tabor, one might wonder even more about what happened to Peter and James and John. A universe of light may have shone forth in Jesus, but the three gathered there with him found themselves in the shadow of a cloud. In the end they came out with new questions about what it means to rise from the dead. Sometimes an experience of the holy brings us to confusion and greater uncertainty, not less, and to greater darkness rather than to light. Sometimes the holy person knows less, not more. Perhaps learning to live peaceably with such mystery is the key to greater holiness. —Rev. Joseph J. Juknialis -Copyright © 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved ? ? ? ? The Women’s Catholic Scripture Study group of San Mateo County celebrates it’s fifteenth year ? ? this Fall. All women are invited to join us for our up- coming study called The United Kingdom of Israel: A Foreshadowing of the Reign of Christ the King Are You Called to be a Sister? which will examine the lives of Kings Saul, David If this question is in your heart, the Daughters of and Solomon to learn how their Old Testament Charity of St.