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

434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Established 1951

St. Veronica Church

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 14, 2013

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all you heart,

with all you being, with all your strength, and with all

your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”- Luke 10:27

The Good Samaritan - Clive Upton - 2006

Parish Office Hours

Monday to Friday

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 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. Rafael de Avila, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roger Beaudry

Deacon Joseph LeBlanc

Jennifer Baylor, Administrative Assistant

Stephanie de Prume, Finance Manager Ext. 306

Patricia Spiteri, Parish Secretary Karen Guglielmoni, Faith Formation &

Wedding Coordinator Ext.305 Christopher Lindstrom, Music Director

650-588-1455 Ext. 308

St. Veronica Catholic School www.saintveronicassf.org

Phone: 650-589-3909

Kathryn Lucchesi Pam Cavagnaro

Principal Vice Principal

Parish Office email: churchoffice@stveronicassf.com

St. Veronica Parish

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal Preparation classes are held once a month.

Call the Parish Office 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 ext. 305

Mass Intentions WEEK of July 14 , 2013

Sun 07/14 6:45 † Steven Dub 8:00 † Paul & Lizia Azzopardi

9:30 † Mary Nuñez

11:00 † Arthur Tiangco

12:30 People of St. Veronica

Mon 07/15 6:30 † Amado Palaad Jr.

8:30 † Inocencio Riel

Tue 07/16 6:30 † Amado Palaad Jr.

8:30 Bene Legaspi

Wed 07/17 6:30 † Henry Risso

8:30 † Tony Martinez

Thu 07/18 6:30 † Amado Palaad Jr.

8:30 † Gordon O’Keefe

Fri 07/19 6:30 † Amado Palaad Jr. 8:30 † Fr. Richard Kalkman

Sat 07/20 8:30 † Mary Isonio 5:00 † Lois Burton

Sun 07/21 6:45 † Amado Palaad Jr. 8:00 † Paul & Verena Broussard

9:30 † Mike & Kevin Folan

11:00 † Rosa Denis

12:30 People of St. Veronica

6:30 † Maria de Jesus Lucero de Ruiz

Reflecting on God’s Word

“Live and let live.” “Mind your own business.”

“Leave well enough alone.” “It’s not your problem.”

“Don’t get involved.” So goes the wisdom of the world,

the law of the jungle. One of these sayings may come to

mind when you see a car accident, a bum on the sidewalk,

a competitor going bankrupt, a parent slapping a child, a

teenage prostitute, a news story about illegal immigrants

being deported.

We who have received the love of Christ are to live

by a different law. It is “very near to you . . . in your

hearts; you have only to carry it out” (Deuteronomy

30:14). We are to live in Christ’s love and let our neighbor

experience that same life-giving love. And yet, like the

“scholar of the law” in today’s Gospel, we always try to

define who is—or more precisely, who isn’t—our neigh-

bor. There’s no escaping the message of this Gospel pas-

sage. Everyone we fear or despise, every victim, every

outsider, every undeserving soul whom God loves, we are

to “go and do likewise.” — Virginia Stillwell Copyright © 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Mass Schedule

Saturdays: 8:30AM & 5:00PM Sundays: 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM

Holy Days: 6:30, 8:30AM, & 6:30PM

Monday - Friday: 6:30 & 8:30AM

Spanish Mass

First & Third Sunday of each month at 6:30 PM

unless otherwise announced

Confessions

Saturdays: 4:00—5:00PM

Liturgy of the Hours

Monday - Friday: Morning Prayer at 6:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday - Friday: 9:00AM - 9:00PM

Parish Registration

Please complete and return form to the parish office, or simply drop it in the collection basket.

Kindly print all information

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Please remember the sick and the care-givers

in our community.

Pray they may find comfort and healing in Christ.

Kindly contact the Parish office if

Homebound Eucharistic services are needed.

Save the Date

Thursday, Aug. 15: Assumption

of The Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of

Obligation

Saturday, Aug. 24: St. Veronica

Parish Picnic and Bocce Ball

Tournament, Orange Park

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

Day Mass Time 1st Collection Maintenance Totals

Saturday 07/06/13 5:00 PM 1417.00 224.00 1641.00

Sunday 07/07/13 6:45 AM 1112.00 140.00 1252.00

8:00 AM 985.00 144.00 1129.00

9:30 AM 1466.00 266.00 1732.00

11:00 AM 1033.00 286.00 1319.00

12:30 PM 1013.00 199.00 1212.00

Spanish Mass 07/07/13 6:30 PM 321.00 N/A 321.00

TOTALS: $7,347.00 $1,259.00 $8,606.00

Envelopes received in the First Collection: June 22 & 23: 288

June 29 & 30: 268

July 06 & 07: 303

Collection totals for June 29 & 30, 2013 were as follows:

First collection: $6,543.00

Peter's Pence: $2,499.00

Total: $9,042.00

We are most grateful for your continued support.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Parishioners,

Capital Campaign (CC): Let me share with

you the updates coming from our CC Coordina-

tors---Terri Ciardella, Sharon Oosterman, and

Tammi Grigg. Soon I shall give you the news

about when the phase one of pavement work will

begin.

Tree: Davey's Trees returned last week to finish

the tree removal by grinding out the stump and

roots. If you have not had a chance to see the

area be sure to take a look, there is already a no-

ticeable difference. The tree chippings will be

distributed amongst the parish grounds.

Bingo: As you know, all proceeds from

Wednesday Bingo go to benefit the school and

usually there would be no Bingo in the month of

July. We have reinstated July Bingo to benefit

our Capital Campaign. Last Wednesday’s turn

out for Bingo was fantastic! The crowd was

filled with many new faces, some of whom had

never played Bingo before, as well as our loyal

regular Bingo enthusiasts. We have 3 more

Wednesdays this month. Parishioners, if you are

free, do pick one or more of the remaining Bingo

dates to join the fun. Who knows you just may

be the one to yell BINGO! Every dollar earned

helps further our pavement efforts.

Parish Picnic/Bocce Ball Tournament: A res-

ervation table will be set up after the Saturday

5pm Mass and the Sunday 8am, 9:30am and

11am Masses for those interested in attending

the Parish Picnic or Bocce Ball tournament on

August 24th. The picnic price of $10.00 will be

held over until the end of the month. Please get

your reservations in for the picnic or Bocce Ball

as soon as possible to aid the committee in their

planning. Gather a group of your fellow parish-

ioners and friends or plan on meeting up with

new ones at what is sure to be a fun-filled day.

Pastoral Council: I have been working on this

important matter for some time and now I am

glad to announce a partial list of the members on

our newly constituted Pastoral Council: John

Wildermuth, David Collins, Richard Garbarino,

Romy Soriben, with some staff joining. This ad-

visory committee will make suggestions to the

pastor on pastoral outreach and related matters. I

would like to thank the members of this council

for accepting this invitation and am looking for-

ward to joining them in strengthening our service

to our parish community. Our first meeting will

be held on July 18th.

Father David Coffey’s Visit: My Australian

friend Father Coffey is visiting our parish for a

week (July 08-15). You may recall that he spent a

few days with us over two years ago. He and I

lived in the same Jesuit Community at Marquette

University, Milwaukee, for over five years, he as

theology professor and I as a doctoral student. A

warm, friendly person, Father Coffey is a well-

published author and an expert in the theology of

the Holy Spirit and Trinity. Among his books are:

Grace: The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Catholic Insti-

tute of Sydney, 1979); Believer, Christian, Catho-

lic (Catholic Institute of Sydney, 1986); Deus

Trinitas: The Doctrine of the Triune God (Oxford

University Press, 1999); and The Sacrament of

Reconciliation (Liturgical Press, 2001). His nu-

merous articles range widely across these and re-

lated topics, and they have appeared in many

books, as well as in such journals as: Australasian

Catholic Record, Theological Studies, Irish Theo-

logical Quarterly, Faith and Culture, Colloquium,

St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, Philosophy

and Theology, and the International Journal of

Systematic Theology. Let’s give Father Coffey

St. Veronica’s proverbial hospitality!

Catholic Joke: God, Adam & Eve: In the Faith

Formation class, the children were asked to draw

some pictures that would illustrate what happened

to Adam and Eve. Little Johnny drew a picture of

a car with three people in it. In the front seat be-

hind the wheel was a man and in the back seat

were a man and a woman. The teacher didn’t un-

derstand how this illustrated the lesson of Adam

and Eve. But little Johnny explained: “Why, this

is God driving Adam and Eve out of the garden!”

Your Friend & Pastor,

Father Charles Puthota

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St. Veronica 2013 Fall Parish Festival

“International Flavors of SV”

September 27th, 28th, & 29th

New this year! International Bakery Booth Funnel Cake Booth Adult Gaming Room (Blackjack & Roulette) International BBQ Cook-off Contest

Contact Festival Chairman Mike Tringale at 415.740.9284 or michael@mctsedan.com if interested in entering this contest and/or helping out to make our Parish Festival a

success for our entire community!

The Festival Dinner will be on Saturday, Sept. 28

th with one seating only.

Prize and/or Monetary Donations now being graciously accepted in the Parish Office.

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

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Elizabeth Rose Espinoza

Gabriel Alexander Espinoza

Rodrigo Alberto Perez

Liam Joaquin Retuyan

Aaliyah Leanne See-Villanueva

¡Gracias! We would like to thank St. Veronica’s Spanish

Ministry for the wonderful job they did

putting together the Dinner/Dance event on June 22. Their efforts raised $4,500

toward our goal of $600,000 for the Capital Campaign.

Thank you from St. Vincent de Paul

On behalf of the volunteers of our parish St. Vincent de

Paul Society and all we serve, we would like to extend our

heartfelt thank you to those who contributed and continue to

donate to our St. Vincent de Paul pantry.

Your contributions help in so many ways and we are

truly blessed that our parishioners’ generosity allows us to

continue this good work.

Please feel free to stop by the Pastoral Center with your

donations throughout the year as we are always in need.

St. Vincent de Paul Conference

of St. Veronica Parish

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 celebrated on the 1st and 3rd

Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m. unless

otherwise noted:

Preparation classes for parents & godparents are

held monthly on Tuesdays as noted below.

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 to

reserve your space for the Baptismal Prep Classes.

July (dates full) Aug. (dates full) Sept. 7 & 21

Oct. 5 & 19 Nov. 2 & 16 Dec. 7 & 21

August 13 September 10 October 8

November 12 December 10

This week's Scripture Puzzle - Good Luck! FAITH FORMATION & RCIA 2013-14

Registration is now open for Faith Formation

classes beginning in September 2013. Registration

forms are available on the parish web site

www.stveronicassf.com under the “Faith

Formation” link or by calling Faith Formation

Coordinator Karen Guglielmoni at the Pastoral

Center offices, 650-588-1455 ext. 305. Faith

Formation classes are offered to children beginning

in First grade and concluding with Confirmation (9th

grade or older). Please note that there are two years

of sacramental preparation for First Communion and

Confirmation.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is

offered for adults 18 years and older who wish to be-

come Catholic, or baptized adult Catholics who wish

to complete their sacraments of initiation

(Communion and/or Confirmation). Please call the

office to sign up and receive more information.

Last week's Scripture Word Search Solution

Living God’s Word

The good Samaritan doesn’t ask the victim, “Who did

this to you?” or “Did you deserve it?” or “Can you pay me

back?” Like Christ, the Samaritan reveals “the image of the

invisible God” (Colossians 1:15) by treating the suffering per-

son with compassionate mercy and healing his wounds, not

counting the cost. - © 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

St. Veronica Bocce Ball Tournament

Where: Orange Park Bocce Ball Courts

Check in 8-9 a.m. Games start at 9:00 a.m.

4 players/team (If you have less than 4 players, we’ll fill your team)

Limited to the first 16 paid teams - Total of 64 players

No Experience Necessary! Easy to Learn! We’ll teach you how to play!

Cost: $30.00 per participant includes the picnic lunch

Interested in playing? Contact the parish office to sign up & drop off

your check.

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