Fax: 650-588-1481 Phone: 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com

434 Alida Way South San Francisco, CA 94080

Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

September 20, 2015

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

America Welcomes Pope Francis!

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

St. Veronica Parish Parish Office Hours

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

(unless otherwise posted)

Phone: 650-588-1455 Fax: 650-588-1481

Parish Staff

Fr. Charles Puthota, Ph.D., Pastor

Fr. Nicasio G. Paloso Jr., Parochial Vicar

Fr. Don Sharp, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Fr. Al Grosskopf, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Deacon Roger Beaudry

Deacon Joseph LeBlanc

Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary, Ext. 301

Velma Atkinson, Bookkeeper, Ext. 304

Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation &

Wedding Coordinator, Ext.305

Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director, Ext. 308

Jim Rodriguez, Custodian/Maintenance

St. Veronica Catholic School

www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Mrs. Kathryn Lucchesi Mrs. Geninne Ruegg

Principal Vice Principal

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptisms are to be arranged through the Parish Office.

Baptisms in English are typically held on the

1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.

Baptisms in Spanish are typically held on the

2nd Saturday of each month.

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Call the Parish Office to register 650-588-1455 Ext.309

Faith Formation: 650-588-1455 Ext. 305

Catechetical instructions (1st to 8th grades)

Confirmation Classes: 650-588-1455

Mass Intentions for the Week of September 20, 2015

Sun 09/20 7:00 † Cesar M. Cerdena

8:30 † Florence Stelter

10:00 † Rhonda Borg-Myers

11:30 † Glenda Abellana

6:00 † Diego Galindo

Mon 09/21 6:30 Cynthia Mak

8:30 Cynthia Mak

Tue 09/22 6:30 † Feliciano & Paz Pineda

8:30 † Deacon Bob Bertolani

Wed 09/23 6:30 Grace Marie Cruz

8:30 † Rose Mosunic

Thu 09/24 6:30 † Bill Hoffman

8:30 Carlos Dayrit

Fri 09/25 6:30 No Intention

8:30 † Liceria Legaspi

Sat 09/26 8:30 Jennifer Mak

5:00 † Conrado Ocampo

Sun 09/27 7:00 † Norma Calgaro

8:30 † Alice de Sousa

10:00 † Claire Gogas

11:30 † Anthony Piety Gomes

6:00 No Intention

St. Veronica Parish Mission Statement

St. Veronica Church is a multicultural

community of believers who treasure Jesus

Christ at the center of their profession of

faith and practice. They worship and work

together to build up a community of family

and friends according to the mind and heart

of Christ. Out of the abundance of joy and

gratitude, they live and share the good news

of faith and hope, striving to stand up for

peace and justice, to spread love and com-

passion, to care for those who are in need,

and to make our nation and the world a bet-

ter place for all.

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Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass: Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. (English),

& 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)

Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30 a.m.

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Hours

Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00 a.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

except as posted for holidays and parish events

Thank you for supporting St. Veronica Parish and its works.

ON THE HORIZON

Sept. 22-27: Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis

Wednesday, Sept. 23: Canonization of Blessed

Junipero Serra, Washington DC

Sept. 25-27: Annual Parish Festival

Sunday, Oct. 4: 4th Grade Class Mass and Bi-

ble Ceremony, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4: Blessing of the Animals fol-

lowing 11:30 a.m. Mass

Saturday, Oct. 17: Annual Santini Golf Tour-

nament and Dinner

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Church Environment Totals

Envelopes received in the First Collection:

August 29 & 30: 279

September 05 & 06: 271

September 12 & 13: 310

If you currently receive envelopes but do not use them, please

prayerfully consider including your donation in the collection basket.

Saturday 09/12/15 5:00PM 1305.00 243.00 1548.00

Sunday 09/13/15 7:00AM 821.00 214.00 1035.00

8:30AM 1337.00 205.00 1542.00

10:00AM 1844.00 368.00 2212.00

11:30AM 1129.00 236.00 1365.00

Spanish Mass 6:00PM 355.50 205.50 561.00

TOTAL IN-PEW DONATIONS: $6,791.50 $1,471.50 $8,263.00

Other Contributions 270.00 n/a 270.00

Pray for our Beloved Deceased In your prayers this week, please remember the repose of

the souls of our deceased parishioners, especially:

Otilia Brenner - died Aug. 31, 2015

“Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord . . .”

Welcome New Parishioners!

Our parish continues to be blessed and enriched

by the presence of newly registered parishioners:

Fabiola, Diego & Valeria Reyes

Francisco, Blanca, Joaquin & Manolo Reyes

May St. Veronica Church become a spiritual home where your

faith and fellowship may be nourished with inspiration for you

to live a life of service and generosity toward God and others.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Parishioners,

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to America: St. Ve-

ronica Parish welcomes the Pope to America with

great joy and gratitude. As the Holy Father is on our

soil Sept. 22nd through 27th, let us be with him in spirit

and make the pilgrimage along with him, as we cher-

ish him in our hearts and prayers. Also, let’s open our

minds and hearts to his heartfelt and transformative

message.

Sports Mass: Last Sunday, we celebrated the “Sports

Mass” at 10:00 a.m. It was to invoke God’s blessings

on the Fall Sports Season of volleyball for the girls

and baseball for the boys. The church was packed with

the athletes, sports officers, parents and parishioners.

It’s always a joy for a pastor to see the church packed

and overflowing. That’s the way it should be each

Sunday. The athletes read the readings and prayers,

brought up the gifts, took up the collection, gave out

the bulletins. In my homily, I told them that they could

keep three things in mind: 1. Sports activities help

them develop their body, mind, heart, and spirit. Their

bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, as Paul puts

it. 2. They are part of a team. They need to learn how

to work with others and be a team person. Being part

of others is the way to be human, in family and com-

munity. 3. They represent the spirit of St. Veronica

School and Parish. As St. Veronica went out to help

Jesus in his suffering and carried his image, the ath-

letes are to be ready to help others in need and carry

the image of Jesus in all they say and do, in and out of

the sports events. They are to keep the flag of St. Ve-

ronica Parish flying high.

Faith Formation First Sessions of the Year: Our

Faith Formation classes have started. Preaching of the

good news and sharing of our faith are what we do in

this program. On Wednesday September 09th in a ses-

sion each in the afternoon and evening, I had the op-

portunity of speaking to the students and parents. On

Saturday Sept. 12th in the morning, I spoke to another

batch of students and parents. This program is one of

the most important things we do in our parish life. I

invited them all to think about two important things: 1.

Taking the time to explore a personal relationship with

Jesus who is the reason we do everything in our Cath-

olic faith. 2. Mass being a central and fundamental

Catholic practice, taking the time to come together

with the community for this celebration where we are

forged into the body of Christ as we hear God’s word

and receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Out of 168 hours in

a week, can’t we spend one hour for Mass? I took the

opportunity to thank and appreciate the good work

being done by Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation

Coordinator, and the catechists.

Men’s Club and Women’s Guild Meetings: These

school organizations have had their first meetings of

the year, which I have had the pleasure to join. I said

the prayer and gave the “pastor’s report” in these

meetings. There is a great spirit of community and

friendships in these meetings. They are all eager to be

of service to the school and parish. As I appreciated

their many activities and their support for the mission

of the parish and school, I also invited them to be

more active in the liturgical celebrations by being

lectors and Eucharistic ministers. I announced the

completion of the repavement and beautification pro-

ject of our property and thanked them for their sup-

port and collaboration.

Pope Francis Quotes: 1. A little bit of mercy makes

the world less cold and more just.

2. Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount

of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason. 3.

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, re-

pression or assassination, but also by unfair economic

structures that create huge inequalities. 4. Life is a

journey. When we stop, things don’t go right. 5. Alt-

hough the life of a person is in a land full of thorns

and weeds, there is always a space in which the good

seed can grow. You have to trust God. 6. Money has

to serve, not to rule. 7. Hatred is not to be carried in

the name of God! War is not to be waged in the name

of God! 8. I see clearly that the thing the church

needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to

warm the hearts of the faithful ... I see the church as a

field hospital after battle. 9. Perhaps you were mad,

perhaps plates flew, but please remember this: never

let the sun go down without making peace! Never,

never, never! 10. Instead of being just a church that

welcomes and receives by keeping the doors open, let

us try also to be a church that finds new roads ... to

those who have quit or are indifferent.

Joke: Heaven & Hell: A minister in Florida lament-

ed that it was difficult to get his message across to his

congregation: “It’s so beautiful here in the winter,”

he said, “that heaven doesn’t interest them. And it’s

so hot here in the summer that hell doesn’t scare

them.”

Your Friend & Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

2015 APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF POPE FRANCIS TO THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Here is the schedule for Pope Francis' September 2015 Apostolic Journey

to the United States of America as released by the Vatican. All times listed

are Eastern Daylight Time. EWTN (Comcast channel 229 in South San

Francisco) will air live, uninterrupted coverage of the Pope’s visit in both

English and Spanish.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (WASHINGTON, DC)

4:00 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 (WASHINGTON, DC)

9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony and meeting with Presi-

dent Obama at the White House

11:30 a.m. Midday Prayer with the bishops of the United States, St. Matthew's Cathedral

4:15 p.m. Mass of Canonization of Junipero Serra, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK CITY)

9:20 a.m. Address to Joint Meeting of the United States Congress

11:15 a.m. Visit to St. Patrick in the City and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington

4:00 p.m. Depart from Joint Base Andrews

5:00 p.m. Arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport

6:45 p.m. Evening Prayer (Vespers) at St. Patrick's Cathedral

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (NEW YORK CITY)

8:30 a.m. Visit to the United Nations and Address to the United Nations General Assembly

11:30 a.m. Multi-religious service at 9/11 Memorial and Museum, World Trade Center

4:00 p.m. Visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School, East Harlem

6:00 p.m. Mass at Madison Square Garden

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (NEW YORK CITY and PHILADELPHIA)

8:40 a.m. Departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport

9:30 a.m. Arrival at Atlantic Aviation, Philadelphia

10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia

4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall

7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin Franklin Parkway

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 (PHILADELPHIA)

9:15 a.m. Meeting with bishops at St. Martin's Chapel, St. Charles

Borromeo Seminary

11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility

4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families,

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the

World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation

8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome

Reflecting on the Word Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus’ prediction of his own death in today’s Gospel

reading can make it seem that this is an inevitable fate

willed for him by God. And it is true that Jesus’ death is

one that he freely accepts because he knows it to be part

of God’s plan for the world’s redemption. But in another

sense his death is not God’s doing, but the doing of hu-

man beings: he is to be “handed over to men and they

will kill him” (Mark 9:31). God does not will Jesus’

death, but his life of righteousness and love and dedica-

tion to the will of God. But God also wills that Jesus be

put into the hands of human beings, and those human be-

ings chose to kill him because of the kind of life he lived.

But why would they do this? Why would we hu-

mans want to kill someone whose life was one of right-

eousness and love? The book of Wisdom gives us some

insight into what motivates such actions. The just person

is “obnoxious to us;” the very righteousness of such a

person stands as a reproach to our failings. Moreover, we

suspect that such righteousness and love is in fact a sham,

and we hope that if we persecute the righteous person we

can unmask him or her, showing that, under pressure, he

or she is no different than we are. The Letter of James

identifies such ways of thinking as arising from our

“passions,” the negative emotions that arise from envy

and lead ultimately to murder and war.

Even the followers of Jesus are not immune to such

passions, as we can see at the end of the Gospel reading,

as the apostles are arguing over who is greatest. Jesus

reminds them and us that the only remedy for such pas-

sions is to commit ourselves to being the servant of all.

For prayerful consideration and discussion

Does the goodness of another person ever make me

feel bad about my own failings? How can I respond

positively to such feelings?

How do I respond when I feel that someone dislikes

me without cause?

Praying with the Word

Lord God, teach us to serve and not be served, so

that we might be faithful followers of Jesus.

- from Living the Word

Baptism Information

Registration forms are available from the

Pastoral Center during regular office hours, or

you may download a form from our

website at www.stveronicassf.com.

Baptisms are generally celebrated each month

on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in English

and the 2nd Saturday in Spanish. Please call the

Parish Office for times and to register.

Upcoming baptism dates are as follows:

Oct. 3 (1 spot open), 10 (Spanish) & 17 (full)

Nov. 7, 14 (Spanish) & 21

Dec. 5, 12 (Spanish) & 19

Preparation classes for parents and godparents

are held on the second Tuesday of the month.

Classes are conducted in the Pastoral Center

from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Adults only please).

Please call the Parish Office at 650-588-1455

for specific dates and to reserve your space for

the Baptismal Preparation Classes.

It is with great joy that we welcome into our

church and community the following children

who received the

Sacrament of Baptism at our Church

on Saturday, September 12, 2015

Daniel Antonio Arellano Cordero

Jimena Bautista

Grief Ministry News “Moving Through the Loss of a Loved One: The

Next Step” is a focused support group being offered by

the St. Pius Grief Ministry this fall. The sessions are in-

tended for those who have previously attended a grief

support group session and/or would like to participate in a

support group focused on progressing through their per-

sonal grief journey. The sessions will be held on nine

consecutive Monday evenings beginning September 21 at

7:00 p.m. in the St. Pius Parish Center. For information

or to register, please contact the St. Pius Grief Ministry at

650-361-0655 or griefministry@pius.org.

Who was Junipero Serra? As any California 4th grader can tell you,

Junipero Serra founded nine of the 21 mis-

sions that dot the state of California.

Serra was born in Majorca, Spain, on No-

vember 24, 1713, a son of farmers, and

educated by the Franciscans, eventually

earning a doctorate in Theology in 1742.

He chose the name Junipero in memory of

the brother companion of St. Francis of Assisi. In January

1749, he was assigned as an Indian missionary in America and

set sail in April of that year. In America, Serra learned the

local language and used a visual method of teaching religion.

From 1769 to 1782, Junipero Serra founded nine of the Califor-

nia missions from San Diego to Santa Barbara. He died at

Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Carmel on August 28, 1784,

and is buried there.

The cause for Serra’s beatification began in the Diocese of

Monterey-Fresno in 1934, but it was not until September 25,

1988, that then-Pope John Paul II beatified Junipero Serra.

Junipero Serra will be canonized by Pope Francis on Septem-

ber 23, in Washington, DC.

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Viva St. Veronica . . . The Festival is NEXT WEEKEND! What’s in store? Thrilling Rides, Games for All Ages, Delicious Food,

Fun Entertainment, and the Chance to Win $3,000!

Friday, Sept. 25, 5:00-11:00 p.m. (There’s talk of an Elvis sighting!)

Saturday, Sept. 26, 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 27, Noon-5:00 p.m.

Your Handy Festival Checklist:

√ Last Chance at Sunday Hospitality to purchase Festival

Apparel, Unlimited Ride Wristbands, and make Dinner Res-

ervations (6:30 p.m. Saturday in Falcon Hall - see below)!

√ I’ve turned in my Festival Raffle Tickets and donation for a chance to win fabulous cash

prizes! (Want to increase your chances? Raffle tickets are available in the School and Parish

offices, and will be on sale in the Parish Center at the festival up until Sunday’s drawing!)

√ I’ve looked into Donating Items. The Festival organizers are in need of prizes for the

various booths - Caramel Apple Booth, Cookie Decorating Booth, Home and Holiday Booth,

International Bakery Booth, Liquor Booth, Sports Booth, Sweets Booth, and Toy Booth - as

well as larger items for the silent auction such as gift cards, electronic items, vacation geta-

ways, spa and salon services, etc. Monetary donations and corporate sponsorship are also

welcome! Donated items may be dropped off at the Parish Office through Thursday, Sep-

tember 24, during regular business hours - Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For any inquiries or to get involved, please contact our Festival Chairpersons, Claudia

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