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Church Address: 941 Lexington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050 Office Address: 725 Washington St., Santa Clara, CA 95050
Office: (408) 248-7786 ~ Fax: (408) 248-8150 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site: www.stclareparish.org
Emergency (only for the sick and the dying): 408-904-9187
August 25 2019 ~ 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
~ Mass Schedule ~
WEEKDAYS - Rectory Chapel: Mon, Wed, Fri, & Sat 8:00 am ~ Tue & Thu 5:30 pm SATURDAY: Reconciliation 4:15-4:45 pm ~ Vigil Mass 5:00 pm
SUNDAY: 7:45 am (English) ~ 9:00 am (English - Family) ~ 10:30 am (Portuguese) ~ 12:00 pm (Spanish) ~ 1:30 pm (Cantonese) ~ 3:00 pm (Mandarin) ~ 5:30 pm (English)
Pastoral Staff: (408) 248-7786 Pastor’s Notes Pastor: Rev. Tadeusz Terembula, x104, [email protected] Parochial Vicar: Rev. Guadalupe Vazquez x105, Administrative Assistant: Clara Cas-taneda, x106 [email protected] Religious Education Coordinator and Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Paty Rascon, x102, [email protected] Facility Emergencies: Matt Dutra (408) 904-9181 Saint Clare School: Principal - Cecile Mantecon (408) 246-6797, www.stclare.school RCIA: Diane Madruga, [email protected] Music Ministry: Christopher Wemp, [email protected] Community & Service Webmaster: Perig Vennetier, [email protected] Pastoral Council: Jasmine Vu, [email protected] Finance Council: Jerome Alabado, [email protected] Serra Club of Santa Clara: Tom Bommarito (408) 243-4647 St Vincent de Paul: Mick Gonzales (408) 645-0506 Facilities: Matt Dutra, [email protected] Knights Of Columbus: Tony Colombo, [email protected] Young Ladies Institute (YLI): Dolores Wriglesworth, [email protected] Social Justice Committee: Anne McMahon, [email protected] Italian Catholic Federation: Janet Glaubke (408) 225-0743 Hispanic Community: Elania Tablada (408) 984-3519 Portuguese Community: Eduina Faria (408) 472-6739 Mandarin Community: Contact: Rev. Carlos A. Olivera, [email protected] Cantonese Community: Contact: Tony Lau, [email protected]
Dear Parishioners, There is a story of a novice monk who entered a monastery where the vow of silence limited all speaking to two words every ten years. After this novice completed his first decade, the abbot asked him: “What are the two words you would like to speak?” The monk said: “Bed … hard,” and the abbot said, “I see.” Ten years later, the monk returned to the abbot's office and was again asked the same question: “What are the two words you would like to speak?” “ Food ... stinks” said the monk.” “I see,” replied the abbot. Yet another ten years passed, and once again the abbot asked the monk the same question: “What are your two words now?” “I ... quit!” said the
monk. “Well, I can see why,” replied the abbot. “All you ever do is com-plain.” This monk had spent thirty years in the monastery, immersed in the Scriptures, listening and studying Jesus’ teaching, attending liturgies and most importantly receiving the Eucharist – eating and drinking Jesus’ body and blood – and yet somehow still missing the point of it all. His interests were not in things associated with the kingdom that Jesus speaks about, but rather in those temporal things that mattered to him. By placing his needs first, he failed to see the value of the discipline that the author of the letters to the Hebrews suggests will bring the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it. His story illustrates how our attitude, and failure to act from a place of God’s love, can dampen our awareness of it. For God’s love, kind-ness and fidelity are bursting out in everything around us. If we are to pro-claim the Good News to all the world, it begins by aligning our works and thoughts with the message of the cross, which truly proclaims the stead-fast kindness and fidelity of God. We profess this faith when we speak two words, “I believe.” Or when we affirm our belief with one word: “amen.” Today we, like the monk in the story, will eat of Christ’s body and drink his blood. Let our “AMEN” in receiving him indicate not just that we believe in who he is, but that we are committed to building our rela-tionship with him, such that we never hear the words from him, De-part from me… I do not know where you are from. A relationship built here on earth will allow us to recline [with him] at table in the kingdom of God for all eternity.
Fr. Tad
Sat 5:00 pm
Sun 7:45 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
5:30 pm
Mon 8:00 am
Tue 5:30 pm Wed 8:00 am
Thu
5:30 pm
Fri 8:00 am Sat 8:00 am
Anthony Fernandez + Hazel Alabado Birthday Hipolito Esposo Brithday
Manuel Silveira +
St Clare Parishioners
Manuel Santos + Manuel Jeronimo + Rosario Lobato Delgado + Joao Sousa Silva + Maria E. Coelho + John Cunha Joao Ferreira + Manuel & Maria Amarante + Ezaltina Caetano Pereira +
Javier & Altagracia Gutierrez 42 Aniversario de Bodas
Jose Almeida+ Lilia Almeida + Maria L Soares & Family + Ilidio C. Soares & Family + Rosa S. Dias & Family + Antonio P Dias & Family +
Louis Luth Health
Open
Jose Flores Silveira +
Jose Furtado Pereira Jr. +
Aracely Nanawa Thanksgiving
Aracely Nanawa Thanksgiving
Mass Intentions August 24th~ August 31st 2019
Calendar of Events ____________ Monday, Aug 26th _____________ ♦ Hispanic Rosary Group, 6:00 pm, Rectory Chapel ♦ English Baptismal Prep. Class 7:00 p.m. Rectory Din-
ing Room ______________Tuesday, Aug 27th____________ ♦ Second Harvest Food 8:00 am. North Hall __________ Wednesday, Aug 28th ___________ ♦ Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:00 pm, Lower Church. ___________ Thursday ~ Aug 29th ____________ ♦ Hispanic Sharing the Faith, 6:00 pm Rectory Confer-
ence Room ____________ Friday ~ Aug 30th _____________
Queridos feligreses, Hay una historia de un monje novicio que ingresó a un monasterio donde el voto de silencio limitaba el hablar a solo dos palabras cada diez años. Después de que este novicio com-pletó su primera década, el abad le preguntó: "¿Cuáles son las dos
palabras que te gustaría hablar?" El monje dijo: "Cama ... dura", y el abad dijo: "Ya veo". Diez años más tarde, el monje regresó a la oficina del abad y nueva-mente le hicieron la misma pregunta: "¿Cuáles son las dos palabras que te gustaría hablar?" "La comida ... terrible", dijo el monje. " Ya veo ", respondió el abad. Pasaron otros diez años, y una vez más el abad le hizo la misma pregunta al monje: "¿Cuáles son tus dos pala-bras ahora?" "¡Yo ... renuncio!", dijo el monje. "Bueno, puedo ver el por qué", respondió el abad. "Todo lo que haces es quejarte". Este monje había pasado treinta años en el monasterio, inmerso en las Escrituras, escuchando y estudiando las enseñanzas de Jesús, asistiendo a liturgias y, lo que es más importante, recibiendo la Eucaristía, comiendo y bebiendo el cuerpo y la sangre de Cristo, y, sin embar-go, de alguna manera, seguía sin entender la razón de todo eso. Sus intereses no estaban en las cosas asociadas con el reino del que habla Jesús, sino en aquellas cosas temporales que le importaban. Al colocar sus necesidades en primer lugar, no pudo ver el valor de la disciplina que el autor de las cartas a los hebreos su-giere que después produce, en los que la recibieron, frutos de paz y de santidad. Su historia ilustra cómo nuestra actitud y el hecho de no actuar desde el amor de Dios pueden amorti-guar nuestra conciencia de ello. Ya que el amor, la bondad y la fidelidad de Dios colman todo lo que nos rodea. Si vamos a proclamar la Buena Nueva a todo el mundo, debemos comenzar por alinear nuestras obras y pensamientos con el mensaje de la cruz, que verdadera-mente proclama la bondad y fidelidad constantes de Dios. Nosotros profesamos esta fe cuando decimos dos palabras: "Yo creo". O cuando afirmamos nuestra creen-cia con una sola palabra: "amén". Hoy nosotros, como el monje en la historia, comeremos del cuerpo de Cristo y beberemos su sangre. Que nues-tro "AMÉN, al recibirlo, indique no solo que creemos en quién es él, sino que estemos comprometidos a construir nuestra relación con Él, de modo que nun-ca escuchemos de él: Apártense de mí… no sé quiénes son ustedes. Una relación construida aquí en la tie-rra nos permitirá participar [con él] en el banquete del Reino de Dios por toda la eternidad.
Padre Tadeo
Notas del Párroco
Strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be disjointed but healed. — Hebrews 12:12�13
Sunday Children’s Program “Finding God”
Continuous Faith Formation Program
“Faith Formation is more than a subject to be taught, it is an invitation to a way of life” Joe Paprocki.
Registration
The office is currently taking applications for our program. We started our registration process last April, by now we are in the late registration period. Registration Forms, for children 6-11 years old in public school, are available at the entrances of the church and parish office. A copy of the Baptism Certificate is needed.
Classes are on Sunday, 10:15am to 11:30am.
Sacramental Preparation - First Reconciliation and First Communion If your child has already completed one full year of faith formation or was enrolled in a Catholic School last year, they will be preparing to receive the first Communion in the coming Easter Season (May 2020).
Completed registration forms can be turned into the Parish Office, or mailed to:
Saint Clare Parish 725 Washington Street Santa Clara, CA 95050 Attention: Paty Rascon, Faith Formation.
Also, you can put it into the Collection basket just make sure you write on the envelope “Finding God Cat-echetical Program” Attention: Paty Rascon
A Call for Catechist and Catechist Aids
If you feel the call to serve God being a catechist or Aide for our Faith Formation for Children Please call Paty Rascon.
Make a difference in the lives of our children!
Paty Rascon, Catechetical Office 408.248.7786 X 102 [email protected]
St. Clare School News Summer 2019
Parish Bulletin | St. Clare School | August 25 2019
St. Clare School is proud to partner with many organizations to give our students a variety of opportunities to serve, to encounter members of the community and to engage in the work that we are called to do: Archbishop Mitty High School – sophomores from Mitty serve as reading tutors for our primary grades and juniors and seniors lead elective courses in our middle school. Santa Clara University – America Reads tutors work with our primary teachers to engage students in the love of learn-ing; work-study students work as extended care leaders or classroom aides; students in the School of Business and School of Communications serve as mentors for project-based learning; students in primary and middle school visit the SCU Maker Lab to test out engineering and science in-novations; our after-school sports program and Jog-A-Thon use SCU facilities. Mission City Library. The library provides opportunities for our students to enjoy their selection of books as well as a space to build a love for reading. Students visit weekly and use the gazebo at the park for a variety of reflection and so-cial activities. Learning and Loving Education Center. The Center serves immigrant women and their preschool-aged children by offering classes and child care to improve their socio-economic status and give them the confidence and skills to become productive members of society. Students plan and execute fundraising and collection events to benefit the Cen-ter. The Bill Wilson Center. The Center provides counseling services for students and their families to help them navigate through some difficulties. The Childhood Health Council and Esther B. Clark School. The CHC and EBC provide resources for our families and teachers to better serve students and their so-cial emotional needs. In addition, we have many community members who volun-teer to read to our students, assist us in caring for our facili-ties, assist our teachers in our art and science classrooms, and volunteer as coaches for our after-school programs. We are so very grateful to all of them and to you for co-existing in this beautiful community of Santa Clara since 1856. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are interested in sharing your talent with us. We want to continue to be an integral part of this community for many more years to come! With many blessings in the coming weeks, Mrs. Cecile Mantecon, Principal St. Clare School | 725 Washington Street, Santa Clara CA 95050 | 408.246.6797 www.stclare.school | Facebook: @stclareschoolsantaclara
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Monica Wednesday: St. Augustine Thursday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
I never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a great deal about their acts. —Horace Mann
RCIA NEWS Adult Baptism * Eucharist *
Confirmation
Are you or someone you know interest-ed in the Catholic faith? Interested in completing the Sacraments of Initia-tion? If so, you are invited to partici-pate in the RCIA Program. We meet
on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the St. Clare Rectory. Classes will begin September 17th. All are wel-come. Already Catholic? If you love your faith and would like to help mentor someone on their journey, sign up to become a sponsor or join the RCIA Team. For more infor-mation please contact: Diane Madruga at [email protected] * Cathy Parshall at [email protected] * St. Clare Rectory at 408-248-7786
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The wonderful diversity of life and worship among Roman Catholics of East and West is an example of God writing straight with crooked lines. The steady hand of the villainous Emperor Diocletian drew a line across Europe and Africa that split the empire in two, and for the most part determined how Christians would worship two thousand years later. Italy’s heel and the far northern city of Trieste fell on the Eastern side, and have had a form of Eastern liturgy ever since. Constantinople, which soon became the seat of the Roman Empire, became a base for Christianizing the East up to Russia and Poland. Poland was on the Eastern side, but a series of wars and medieval may-hem pushed the religious boundary back to the Ukraine, and Poland remains an outpost of the Latin Church to this day. An old rule of thumb declared that whatever religion was observed by the local prince, the people had to fol-low. This gave rise to persecution and migration as peo-ple sought toleration for their expressions of faith. In the United States, we are accustomed to peaceful collabo-ration among Christians of East and West, a situation that challenges churches that still feel the pinch of age-old division. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
K N I G H T S C O R N E R
Master Yoda said, “Do or do not. Don’t try” if you can be-lieve a little green guy with pointy ears, then I sat do join the Knight there a lot of good things we can try.
Contact: Tony Columbo [email protected]
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival at Central Park is coming on Sep-
tember 14 & 15
Our Hispanic Community will be selling delicious home-made food as a fundraiser for the parish
and their community. All are invited to come and enjoy the food while
supporting their efforts.
Please mark your calendars!
WELCOME THE STRANGER We have become accustomed to seeing pictures in the media and stories on the news about immigrants from Latin America and refugees from Syria fleeing violence and de-struction in their own countries, trying to make their way to a safe place. We have also seen the reactions of people who want to keep them away from their countries, who fail to welcome the stranger and the helpless children. Have we forgotten Jesus’ call to comfort the homeless and the stranger? “They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations . . . to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the L .” In the three readings for this day, we are told that we are to welcome these strangers, to welcome the discipline of the Lord, which leads to peace, and to “strive to enter through the narrow gate” into the glory of God’s own home-land, the reign of God.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab, 17; Mk 6:17-29 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14
¿Aún no inscribe a sus hijos en el Catecismo? Todavía tiene oportunidad de hacerlo
ya que continua el periodo de inscripciones tardías. Re-gístrelos lo más pronto posible. La edad mínima es de 6 años. La Primera Comunión la reciben en el segundo año en el programa. Los formularios de inscripción están en las entradas de la iglesia y en la oficina. Por favor venga preparado para de-jar una copia del certificado de bautismo, aun cuando se hayan bautizado en nuestra parroquia. Más informes en la oficina. Misa para la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre El sábado 7 de septiembre, a la 2:00pm. Se celebrará la misa de la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre patrona de Cu-ba. Todos están invitados a venir y acompañar a nuestros hermanos cubanos en esta celebración. Nuestra Participación en el Festival de Arte y Vino de Santa Clara. Seguimos pidiendo voluntarios que nos ayuden en la ven-ta y preparación de tacos que la Comunidad Hispana hace en el Festival de Arte y Vino de Santa Clara los días 14 y 15 de septiembre. Los fondos que se recaban son parte para la parroquia y parte para nuestra comunidad, para la celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe y otros eventos. Si usted desea ayudar, en la preparación y venta de comida por favor contacte a Evelyn Amaya, Berenice López y Ela-nia Tablada al terminar la misa. También pueden hacer donaciones en efectivo para la compra de insumos. ¡Con su ayuda será un gran éxito!
¿Es Usted Líder de Grupo, Movimiento Pa-rroquial, Ministro de la Liturgia o Catequis-ta? La diócesis de San José, a través de la oficina del Apostolado Hispano invita a todos los líde-res de grupos y movimientos parroquiales,
ministros de la Liturgia y catequistas a la Misa de Comi-sión y Envío que tendrá lugar el jueves 17 de septiembre, por la tarde. Mas información El Último y El Primero La frase de Jesús en el Evangelio de Lucas de hoy, “los que ahora son los últimos, serán los primeros; y los que ahora son los primeros, serán los últimos”, también está de una manera parecida en Mateo (20:16) y Marcos (10:31). Todas ellas son frases con las que concluye una enseñanza de Jesús, pero cada una de ellas está en un contexto diferente. En Mateo, la frase concluye la parábola de los trabajadores de la huerta, molestando a las expectativas de los oyentes acerca del trabajo y su salario. En Marcos, la riqueza se presenta como un obstáculo para la salvación, una vez más revirtiendo las expectativas. En Lucas, cuando se le pregunta si solo algunos se salva-rán, Jesús cambia el énfasis de quién es la mejor persona para recibir esa invitación de Dios. Siguiendo la sanación de la mujer en día sábado (13:11-17), Jesús enfatiza la compa-sión sobre la estricta interpretación de la ley judía. Sorpren-de a las personas que lo están escuchando, Jesús anuncia que quienes sean compasivos, en lugar de aquellos en po-siciones de liderazgo religioso, serán los primeros en enten-der y aceptar la salvación de Dios
Boletim Paroquial Português Boletín Parroquial Español
25 de Agosto de 2019; Domingo XXI do Tempo Comum-C
Reflexão por: João Pereira Arruda Segundo o Profeta Isaías o Senhor virá reunir numa só família a diversidade dos povos. Que inspiração essa de Isaías que muito serve para os dias e lugar que vivemos pelo qual a desunião, o racismo, a corrupção dominam as notícias em todos os meios de comunicação e afectam a paz que procuramos viver. Pactuar e tirar partido das fontes que causam toda essa desunião, separação de famílias, injustiças com os mais fracos é renunciar, não fazer caso do que Deus nos diz para sermos e fazermos. O nosso Deus desde sempre viveu em comunidade trinitáriae nas nossas vidas é fonte de unidade e comunhão. As tentações do nosso egoismo tendem a criar barreiras e divisões com os que são de outra cultura, de país diferente, de tradições diversas. Mas as nossas diversidades não devem ser vistas como oposições ou pior ainda como inimigas. Deverão ser consideradas como algo que nos completa e enriquece. É Jesus que o diz no Evangelho; “ Esforçai-vos por entrar pela porta estreita, porque Eu vos digo que muitos tentarão entrar sem o conseguir” . Falava assim Jesus a um povo pelo qual os Judeus só pelo facto de cumprirem as leis tinha a salvação garantida. A porta estreita não se abre para os fariseus presunçosos que julgam salvar-se por méritos próprios’ essa tal porta estreita escancara-se para os humildes e pequenos que se abrem á misericórdia de Deus. O amor do Pai revela-se no modo como trata os filhos; vejamos pois, que Ele amou tanto o Seu Filho Unigénito e não O livrou de morrer na cruz. Por assim ser, esse mesmo amor se reflecte connosco pois pelo facto de nos amar não significa que vai impedir os mecanismos da liberdade do homem e do curso natural de vida; incluindo tudo o que esta comporta de saúde, doença, tristeza, alegria, ansiedade, paz, etc. Para tudo isso e mais o nosso Pai dá-nos mecanismos para fazermos as escolhas certas na vida segundo o Seu amor.
Notícias Piquenique da nossa Comunidade: O CPP leva a efeito no Domingo dia 29 de Setembro próximo o convívio anual da nossa comunidade no parque da paróquia designado para se fazerem piqueniques. Este evento como sempre serve para reunir a nossa comunidade numa só família e ao mesmo tempo oferece uma oportunidade de criar fundos pelo qual os mesmos servem para custerar as actividades da nossa comunidade nesta paróquia, A ementa é a mesma dos anos anteriores e ao preço de $20.00 para adultos e de $8.00 para crianças dos 6-12 anos de idade. Os bilhetes podem ser obtidos através de qualquer membro do CPP. Sugere-se que qualquer pessoa que queira contribuir para que este evento seja bem sucedido pode-o fazer sja com ofertas para o bazar, leilão, rifa ou contribuindo financeiramente para os gastos que este evento comporta entregando a qualquer membro do CPP. Mais do que tudo marque esta data para estar presente e se faça reunir com os familiares e amigos.
Um Santo e Alegre Domingo para todos!!
Upcoming Second Offerings:
9/8 Catholic Educa on
9/29 ST Vincent Paul
Please become a good steward of St. Clare Parish.
Ago-10-11 2019
Sat 5:00 PM $ 579.00 Sun 7:45 AM $ 1,125.00 Sun 9:00 AM $ 986.00 Sun 10:30 AM $ 611.00 Sun 12:00 PM $ 526.00 Sun 5:30 PM $ 482.00 Mail Collection $ 447.00 Total: $ 4,756.00
Second Collection $ 1,564.00
Ago-24-25 2019
Sat 5:00 PM $ 2,379.00 Sun 7:45 AM $ 1,214.00 Sun 9:00 AM $ 1,064.45 Sun 10:30 AM $ 434.00 Sun 12:00 PM $ 752.95 Sun 5:30 PM $ 665.77 Mail Collection $ 150.00 Total: $ 6,660.17
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP TO GIVE ONLINE
If you’ve never donated online
before, signing up is easy! Visit our website at;
https:stclareparish.churchgiving.com and click, Make a Donation on the collection you wish to donate to, then Click Recurring Donation, enter your donation amount and frequency.. Once you’ve added your account in-formation, donations will automatically deduct from your account. It’s that easy!
Questions? Please contact the Parish Office
BAPTISM
Contact the Parish office to arrange for Baptismal prepa-ration, and to sign up for Baptismal Class.
Spanish Prep Class: 1st Monday at 7:00 pm;
Baptism: 3rd Saturday at 10:00 am English Prep Class: 2nd Monday at 7:00 pm;
Baptism: 4th Saturday at 10:00 am
STAND AND BE COUNTED
Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment in all its dimensions brings you advantages,
recognition, and responsibilities of many kinds. Being a registered parishioner makes things much easier when it is time for infant Baptism, weddings, when
asked to be a Baptismal or Confirmation Sponsor and even funerals. We are often asked to provide affidavits for Baptismal and Confirmation Spon-
sors. We can only do this if a person is a registered, active and contribution member.
So, are you a registered parishioner? If not please consider registering. Registration forms are available in the Parish
Office and in the Church vestibule.
