We at St. Catherine Parish are a growing,

diverse, and welcoming Catholic Community, called to live and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ through

Worship, Discipleship and Service.

La Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Ale-jandría, es una comunidad en crecimien-to, acogedora y diversa, llamada a vivir y proclamar la Buena Nueva de Jesucristo por medio de la Oración, el Discipulado y

el Servicio.

MASSES / MISAS

Monday-Saturday: 8:15am Saturday: 5:30pm Sábado: 7:00pm Sunday: 7:15, 8:45, 10:30am 5:30pm Domingo: 12:15pm

CONFESSION / CONFESIÓN Saturday / Sábado: 4:00 -

5:00pm (Or by appointment / O hacer una cita.)

ADORACIÓN /ADORATION Wednesday / Miércoles 6:30pm

17400 Peak Avenue

Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 779-3959

Fax: (408) 779-0289 www.stca.org

Email: Office@stca.org

Catechetical Ministry (408) 779-9604

St. Catherine School (408) 779-9950

www.stcatherinemh.org

Saint Catherine Catholic Community Comunidad Católica de Santa Catalina

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Rectory Office Hours / Horarios de la Rectoría Monday - Friday (Lunes - Viernes)

9:00am - 5:00pm Saturday (Sábado) / Sunday (Domingo)

Closed/Cerrado

Pastoral Staff / Equipo Pastoral Fr. Sergio Ovando, Pastor - sovando@dsj.org

Msgr. Francisco Rios, Parochial Vicar - frios@dsj.org Fr. Francis Kalaw, Parochial Vicar -

nfrancis.kalaw@dsj.org Deacon Rick Haeckel, Deacon - rhaeckel@dsj.org Deacon Phil Flowers, Deacon - pflowers@dsj.org

Deacon Juan Aquino, Deacon - juan.aquino@dsj.org Carmelo Jimenez

stcatym@gmail.com Diego Estrada,

Fabienne Esparza, Principal -

Diana-Lynn Inderhees, Maria Dominguez, Office Manager, mdominguez@dsj.org Juanita Martinez,

Maria Miranda

Jessica Perez, Business Manager,

IGLESIA DE SANTA CATALINA November 2/3, 2019 SAINT CATHERINE CHURCH Noviembre 2/3, 2019

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — Lord, you love all things that exist (Wisdom 11:22 — 12:2). Psalm — I will praise you name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145). Second Reading — May the name of Christ be glorfied in you and you in him (2 Thessalonians 1:11 — 2:2). Gospel — Today salvation has come to the tax col-lector Zacchaeus’ house (Luke 19:1-10). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10; Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Rom 14:7-12; Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14; Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2 Thes 2:16 - 3:5; Lk 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]

THE WEEK AHEAD/LA SEMANA PRÓXIMA 8:15-11:30am NUR Bright Beginnings Nursery 9:00-10:15am FF Sunday Class 3:30-5:00pm MC Home Study Faith Formation 3:30-5:30pm CH Worship Band & Singers 4:00-7:00pm CR1-4 Confirmation Classes 7:00-9:00pm GYM Open Gym - Basketball

6:00-7:00pm Community Supper 6:00-8:00pm NUR Handmaids Knitting Group 6:00-8:00pm CR-1 ICF Board Meeting 7:00-8:00pm CH Angelica Choir Rehearsal 7:00-9:00pm DC Folklorico La Amistad Practice OLG 7:00-9:00pm Rm.10 JPC Junta de Equipo 7:00-8:15pm GYM Danza Liturgica Practice

6:30-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro Retiro 6:30-9:00pm CR-1 Stephen Ministry Supervision Mtg. ` 7:00-9:00pm KofC Board Meeting 7:00-9:00pm CH Liturgical Training - Retreat

8:00-11:00am CR-1 Women’s Group 3:30-4:45pm MC, FF Classes 3:30-4:45pm CH FF Community Time 4:00-8:30pm NUR Becky Choir Practice / FilAM Choir 5:00-6:00pm CH Children’s Choir 6:00-7:30pm CR1-4 UPDE Meeting 6:30-7:30pm CH Hora Santa 6:30-7:45pm Rm. 8 7:00-8:30pm LR RICA 7:00-9:00pm Rm.11 JPC Coro Practice 7:00-9:00pm DC Spanish Women’s Group 7:30-9:30pm MC RCIA Session 7:30-9:30pm CH Grupo de Oración Alpha & Omega

4:00-5:45pm CHV Ladies of Charity General Meeting 5:00-9:00pm ICF Dinner Meeting 6:00-7:30pm NUR UPDE Volunteer Meeting 6:00-9:00pm CH Spanish Choir 7:00-8:15pm GYM Danza Liturgica Practice 7:00-9:00pm DC 7:00-9:00pm MC 7:00-9:00pm CHV Coro Hispano Melodia Juvenil 7:00-9:00pm Rm.11 Grupo Amigos Pastorela Practice

9:30-10:30am CR1-2 Bible Study 7:00-8:15pm GYM Danza Liturgica Practice 7:00-9:00pm MC Grupo Amigos 7:00-9:00pm Jovenes Para Cristo

9:00-9:30am CH Spanish FF Community Time 9:15-10:45am Spanish FF Class10:00-12:00pm Field Cub Scouts Rocket Day 6:00-11:00pm JPC - Baile de Reyes

8:15am Mass Intentions Monday, November 4 † Zachary Jensen † Sara Lua Tuesday, November 5 † Morris Green † Wednesday, November 6 † Mary Grace Coming † Rosa Tai Tie Chan Thursday, November 7 † Marina Gose Guadalupe Barragan Friday, November 8 † Morris Green † Daniel Green Saturday, November 9 † All Souls † Rosa Tai Tie Chan

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God is great all the time, all the time, God is great!

FROM THE DESK OF FR. FRANCIS KALAW, PAROCHICAL VICAR…

Our Gospel this Sunday shows us how Jesus desires to enter the home of the sinner even before they desire to follow Him. St. Francis de Sales, a French Saint and Doctor of the Church shares these thoughts: Our Savior helps us to find His Heart full of pity and kind mercy toward us even when our hearts are most hardened. Like Zacchaeus, we need only the desire to see who Jesus is. Our Re-deemer constantly bestows His holy love upon us. He continually pardons our daily faults against Him. He rewards our slightest services with great favors. He continues to recreate hu-manity through His merciful love for the whole human family. How does the greatness of God’s mercy shine forth? God’s mercy makes us embrace what is good. While we truly belong to God, God has no slaves, only friends who choose to love freely. Conversion, on our part, depends on our free response to God’s love. We are ready to re-spond wholeheartedly to God’s love when we begin to purify our affections and works by form-ing them according to the Gospel. If we let go of our desires for self-serving things we delightfully find that our spirit is liberated. Then we are free to choose the true and good life that God de-sires for us in Christ. This practice of letting go of all that is not of God in us is a continual life-long struggle. For cer-tainly as long as we live we shall have need of renewing ourselves. There is no clock so perfect that it does not need repair. Like the clock that needs to be oiled so that it will be less subject to rust, we need to anoint our heart with the Sacra-ments of Confession and the Eucharist to re-store our strength, and warm up our heart. In this way, we consecrate ourselves again to God’s love. If we really take care of our heart, each day we will renew it for God’s service. (Adapted from the writings of St. Francis de Sales)

STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE by Deacon Rick Haeckel

Expectations, what difficulty we make for ourselves when we categorize people. Paying taxes is seldom a pleasant task, neither now nor in Jesus’ time. The protagonist in today’s Gospel, Zacchaeus, is judged a sinner by the people. But much to their surprise, Jesus acknowledges him, saying he must stay in his house that day. Of course the crowd grumbles that Jesus is staying with a sinner. But they have judged Zacchaeus by externals only. To their surprise he tells Jesus about his generosity to the poor and how he atones for any mistake he has made. Jesus tells him that he is saved (“salvation has come to this house..”). The final verse provides timeless grace, Jesus has come to seek and to save what was lost. In our hearts we know that we are all sinners who are in need of Jesus’ saving care. The parable describes how unexpected the truth can be when we see only externals then discover our mistake later. As sinners, or to put it more accurately, as humans who follow Jesus, we are to look beneath externals. We’ve been told to love one another as ourselves but do we actively seek to practice that love? A good beginning is to avoid unnecessary judgment, to see others as fellow travelers on our journey of faith. It’s not to be a win/lose choice; avoiding judgment makes it a win/win at the outset. Decrying sinfulness invites us to include ourselves in that company… not as a final judgment but as a call to emulate Jesus and “seek out the lost” knowing that at times we too are in that company. Each of us is a work in progress, seeking to be grace for each other, but failing and then trying again. It is in the effort, not the success, that we are purified, becoming peacemakers and gift givers. The amazing part of these efforts is the surprising way that we are affected by trying to be Christ for one another. We can’t control the reception we get from others but we can, upon reflection, see the change in ourselves. Jesus tells us in Scripture, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you.” This marvelous gift, meant for all, asks only that we open ourselves to discover the presence of Jesus’ peace within us. We set aside our sense of self, even if briefly, to bask in the glow of Jesus’ peace. We need to ask for the grace to recognize Jesus in those moments when his peace overcomes all our many trials. Jesus’ peace isn’t so much a place as it is an aura, a gift of calm which is always available if only we remember to ask for it. As we journey through the daily challenges we face, take some time to emulate Zacchaeus, climb an imaginary tree so you can see beyond the chaos below and recognize Jesus… the one who walks with us always and came to “seek and save what was lost.”

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK Perhaps our greenest effort comes from the trip we don’t take. Make a list of needs, then com-bine stops in one trip rather that many.

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¡BIENVENIDO! Nuestra más cordial bienvenida a todos los que están celebrando con nosotros, ya sean residentes de largo plazo o recién llegados a la parroquia. Damos gracias a Dios por uste-des. Si aún no estás registrado, por favor, llene este formulario y colóquelo en la ca-nasta de la colecta o mandarlo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia.

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DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL P. FRANCIS KALAW,VICARIO PARROQUIAL Nuestro Evangelio de este domingo nos muestra cómo Jesús desea entrar en el hogar del pecador incluso antes de que ellos tengan el deseo de se-guirlo. San Francisco de Sales, santo y doctor fran-cés de la Iglesia, comparte estos pensamientos: Nuestro Salvador nos ayuda a encontrar Su corazón lleno de piedad y bondad hacia nosotros, aun cuan-do nuestro corazón esté más endurecido. Al igual que Zaqueo, sólo necesitamos el deseo de ver quién es Jesús. Nuestro Redentor nos otorga cons-tantemente Su santo amor. Perdona continuamente nuestras faltas diarias contra Él. Premia nuestros más mínimos servicios con grandes favores. Conti-núa recreando la humanidad a través de Su amor misericordioso por toda la familia humana. ¿Cómo brilla la grandeza de la misericordia de Dios? La misericordia de Dios nos hace abrazar lo que es bueno. Aunque realmente pertenecemos a Dios, Dios no tiene esclavos, sólo amigos que eli-gen amar libremente. La conversión, por nuestra parte, depende de nuestra libre respuesta al amor de Dios. Estamos dispuestos a responder de todo corazón al amor de Dios cuando comenzamos a purificar nuestros apegos y obras formándolos se-gún el Evangelio. Si dejamos a un lado nuestros deseos de cosas egoístas, encontramos gustosa-mente que nuestro espíritu es liberado. Entonces somos libres de elegir la vida verdadera y buena que Dios desea para nosotros en Cristo. Esta práctica de dejar ir todo lo que no es de Dios en nosotros es una lucha continua de toda la vida. Desde luego, mientras vivimos, tendremos necesi-dad de renovarnos. No hay reloj tan perfecto que no necesita reparación. Al igual que el reloj que ne-cesita ser lubricado para que esté menos sujeto a óxido, necesitamos unción de nuestro corazón con los Sacramentos de la Confesión y la Eucaristía pa-ra restaurar nuestra fuerza y calentar nuestro cora-zón. De esta manera nos consagramos de nuevo al amor de Dios. Si realmente cuidamos de nuestro corazón, cada día lo renovaremos para el servicio de Dios. (Adaptado de los escritos de San Francisco de Sa-les)

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Rom 11:29-36; Sal 69 (68):30-31, 33-34, 36; Lc 14:12-14 Martes: Rom 12:5-16b; Sal 131 (130):1bcde-3; Lc 14:15-24 Miércoles: Rom 13:8-10; Sal 112 (111):1b-2, 4- 5, 9; Lc 14:25-33 Jueves: Rom 14:7-12; Sal 27 (26):1bcde, 4, 13-14; Lc 15:1-10 Viernes: Rom 15:14-21; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Lc 16:1-8 Sábado: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8- 9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Domingo: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Sal 17 (16):1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2 Tes 2:16 — 3:5; Lc 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Señor, tú amas todo cuanto existe (Sabiduría 11:22 — 12:2). Salmo — Bendeciré al Señor eternamente (Salmo 145 [144]). Segunda lectura — Sea glorificado el nombre de Cristo en ustedes y ustedes en él (2 Tesalonicenses 1:11 — 2:2). Evangelio — Zaqueo, considerado socialmente co-mo pecador, se convierte al Señor (Lucas 19:1-10). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario II © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

PREGUNTA DE LA SEMANA

Adulto: durante la próxima semana, ¿qué podría hacer para dar la bienvenida a alguien que general-mente se siente excluido? Niño: ¿Hay un niño en su clase o vecindario que se quede fuera de los juegos y actividades? ¿Qué puedes hacer?

¡Dios es Grande Todo el Tiempo, Todo el Tiempo Dios es Grande!

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JESUIT INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY CONSEJERIA

Si tiene problemas en - Dormir, prestar aten-ción, sentirse nervioso o con ira, sentirse triste o impotente, su casa, su escuela o su trabajo, conflictos en relación a su pareja. Llama para mayores informes o hacer un cita - John M. Martínez, LCSW (408) 504-1208 para servicios de consejería.

¿ESTA REGISTRADO EN LA PARROQUIA? ¿SE A MUDADO RECIENTEMENTE?

¿A asistido a la parroquia por años pero no sabe si esta oficialmente registrado (a) en la parro-quia? Registraciones están disponibles en nuestra pagina de web - www.stca.org o en la oficina parroquial.

¿Ya esta registrado (a) en la pa-rroquia pero recientemente se a mudado? Comuníquese con la oficina parroquial (408-779-3959) para actualizar su domicilio.

CLUB 50 - BIENVENIDOS La siguiente junta será el 21 de Octubre. Ven-gan a participar con nosotros. Es una junta so-cial para conocer nuevos amigos, platicar y compartir comida y Amistad. La mesa electiva traerán pizza y los miembros ensalada o postre. Las siguientes juntas serán: Noviembre 25 Diciembre 16

2020 Enero 27, Febrero 24, Marzo 16, Abril 20, Mayo 18

FORMACIÓN DE FAMILIAS EN LA FE

Invitación especial, a todos los padres de fa-milia, niños y comunidad en general. Mañana lunes 04 de noviembre a las 5:30pm en la igle-sia tendremos una tarde en comunidad. El pa-dre Sergio Ovando, nos dará una sesión para aprender más acerca de la Misa y de esa ma-nera como comunidad de la iglesia participar más. Recordemos que Jesús nos espera todos los días en la Eucaristía. ¡Los esperamos!

TRIGÉSIMO PRIMER DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO ¿PUEDO CAMBIAR?

Lucas narra el episodio de Zaqueo para que sus lecto-res descubran mejor lo que pueden esperar de Jesús: el Señor al que invocan y siguen en las comunidades cristianas «ha venido a buscar y salvar lo que estaba perdido». No lo han de olvidar. Al mismo tiempo, su relato de la actuación de Zaqueo ayuda a responder a la pregunta que no pocos llevan en su interior: ¿Todavía puedo cambiar? ¿No es ya demasiado tarde para rehacer una vida que, en buena parte, la he echado a perder? ¿Qué pasos puedo dar? Zaqueo viene descrito con dos rasgos que definen con precisión su vida. Es «jefe de publicanos» y es «rico». En Jericó todos saben que es un pecador. Un hombre que no sirve a Dios sino al dinero. Su vida, como tan-tas otras, es poco humana. Sin embargo, Zaqueo «busca ver a Jesús». No es me-ra curiosidad. Quiere saber quién es, qué se encierra en este Profeta que tanto atrae a la gente. No es tarea fácil para un hombre instalado en su mundo. Pero éste deseo de Jesús va a cambiar su vida. El hombre tendrá que superar diferentes obstáculos. Es «bajo de estatura», sobre todo porque su vida no está motivada por ideales muy nobles. La gente es otro impedimento: tendrá que superar prejuicios socia-les que le hacen difícil el encuentro personal y respon-sable con Jesús. Pero Zaqueo prosigue su búsqueda con sencillez y sinceridad. Corre para adelantarse a la muchedumbre, y se sube a un árbol como un niño. No piensa en su dignidad de hombre importante. Sólo quiere encontrar el momento y el lugar adecuado para entrar en contac-to con Jesús. Lo quiere ver. Es entonces cuando descubre que también Jesús le está buscando a él pues llega hasta aquel lugar, lo busca con la mirada y le dice: "El encuentro será hoy mismo en tu casa de pecador". Zaqueo se baja y lo recibe en su casa lleno de alegría. Hay momentos de-cisivos en los que Jesús pasa por nuestra vida porque quiere salvar lo que nosotros estamos echando a per-der. No los hemos de dejar escapar. Lucas no describe el encuentro. Sólo habla de la transformación de Zaqueo. Cambia su manera de mi-rar la vida: ya no piensa sólo en su dinero sino en el sufrimiento de los demás. Cambia su estilo de vida: hará justicia a los que ha explotado y compartirá sus bienes con los pobres. Tarde o temprano, todos corremos el riesgo de "instalarnos" en la vida renunciando a cualquier aspi-ración de vivir con más calidad humana. Los creyentes hemos de saber que un encuentro más auténtico con Jesús puede hacer nuestra vida más humana y, sobre todo, más solidaria.

José Antonio Pagola

HORA SANTA—MIERCOLES DE 6:30 A 7:30PM Todos los miércoles a las 6:30pm tenemos la oportunidad de orar una hora con el Señor en frente de Santísimo Sacra-mento. No pierda la oportunidad de pasar este tiempo con el Señor. Al terminar la Hora Santa, de 7:30 a 9pm se reúne el grupo de Oración Carismática Alpha y Omega a dar alabanza a Dios con cantos y predicas. Están invitados.

COMITÉ GUADALUPANO El comité Guadalupano les hace la invitación a todas las personas que estén interesadas en ayudar en la planeación y en los diferentes eventos que se llevan acabo para la celebración de Nuestra Señora de Gua-dalupe en el mes de Diciembre. Interesados por favor comunicarse con Carmelo Jiménez al numero 408 779-3959 o con la señora Delmi Murillo a: delmimurillo1@yahoo.com

GRUPO AMIGOS Se les invita a todos los jóvenes de 14 a 17 años de edad para que asistan al Grupo Amigos. Una oportuni-dad para hacer buenas amistades y y crecer en la fe. Los esperamos todos los viernes a las 7:00pm en el Centro Milani.

JOVENES PARA CRISTO Se les invita a todas las persona de la comunidad ma-yores de 18 años a reunirse con el grupo de JPC, los esperamos todos los Viernes en el salon 10 y 11 donde nos reunimos para tener temas y alabanza a Dios. Todos son bienvenidos, los esperamos.

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Equipping Families to Pass On the Faith

One of the great gifts of our Catholic tradition is re-membrance of and prayer with the saints. The Church offers us an official canon, or list, of saints. On All Saints Day, we recall and pray with these saints. It is important to continue to tell these stories of saints and saintly people to our children so that they have ample models of people of faith for their own lives. Together as a family, name and tell the story of fa-vorite saints. Together prepare a list of some of the traits that these people have in common (generosity, courage, prayerfulness, and so on) After preparing this list, read the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. Iden-tify how the attitudes described are reflected in the lives of the saints and people you named. Pray together as a family a Litany of the Saints. (For example, the leader prays, “St. Elizabeth,” and the children are invited to reply, “Pray for us.”) Include in your list the saints and holy people you named in your discussion. Conclude by praying that your fami-ly will follow the example of these people as disci-ples of Jesus. ~ Excerpted from Sunday Connections, Loyola Press

Heard from a 2nd grader during a Sacramental Preparation Family Meeting: RPM: Does God listen to your pray-ers?

RR: Yes RPM: How do you know He is listening? (Without hesitation) RR: Because it is working!!

If you have any questions regarding Youth and Young Adult Ministry, or if you’d like to join the Youth Ministry Leadership Team please feel free to email me at diego.estrada@dsj.org Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el Ministerio de Jóve-nes y Jóvenes Adultos, o si desea unirse al Equipo de Liderazgo del Ministerio de Jóvenes, no dude en en-viarme un correo electrónico a diego.estrada@dsj.org

UPCOMING DATES ¡FECHAS SIGUIENTES!

CONFIRMATION SESSION …………..……NOV 03 1ST YEAR ONLY PARISH CENTER - 4PM

LIFETEEN (HIGH SCHOOL)……..………...NOV 10 PARISH CENTER - 6:30PM-8PM

CONFIRMATION SESSION …………..……NOV 17 1ST & 2ND YEARS MILANI CENTER - 4PM

NO LIFETEEN THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ……...….NOV 24

ATTENTION MEN! You don’t have to carry the weight of it all alone! A Stephen Minister can be there for you and lis-ten without judgment, man to man. There is no cost and it is completely confidential. Women are matched with women and men with men. Ministers are now available in English and Spanish. For information, please call Kenny Carvalho at 408-722-7600 or Santa Alvarez at 408-772-8880.

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ST. CATHERINE’S 37TH ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES

Every ticket you buy today enters you into the Early Bird Drawing! Ask your sweep-stakes representative at the back of the church. Bonus Bundles deliver over 100 ways to win! We are quickly selling a limited number of $350 Bonus Bundles. The bundle includes 4 vehi-cle sweepstakes tickets 5 vacation sweepstakes tickets plus your Bonus Bundle ticket is entered into an additional drawing for cash prizes. We only sell 350 Bonus Bundles and each one pur-chased before the Early Bird deadline gives the buyer over 100 ways to win! Remember, a $60 Vehicle Sweepstakes ticket may put you behind the wheel of a brand new car with a sticker price up to $40,000. As an al-ternative to the car, the lucky winner can choose to receive $30,000 in cash. The $20 Vacation Sweepstakes Ticket offers a Trip of a Lifetime! You name the place and your winning ticket will fund it up to $7,500 or alterna-tively the lucky winner can choose to receive $5,000 in Cash. This ticket has 5 great priz-es to win, including a new Drone, Cash and a trip to Disneyland! Visit our table as you walk out of mass today. Get a chance to win and support your communi-ty at the same time. We accept Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Checks and Cash.

Welcome! Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether long-time residents or newly arrived in the parish. We thank God for you. If you are not registered, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office. Name:__________________________________ Address:________________________________ City:____________________ Zip: ___________ Phone:_________________________________ Email: _________________________________

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GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME? Stephen Ministry at St. Catherine’s is now available in Spanish. There are trained Spanish speaking ministers for support during a life crisis, such as family problems, loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss or illness. They listen without judgment, accompany you in your suffering and offer you hope, encourage-ment and prayer. It is free and completely confidential. If you or someone you know is facing a difficult time, there is someone is who may help. For more information please call Santa Alvarez at 408-722-8880. For English, call Claranne at 408-782-1413 or Kenny at 408-722-7600.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Adult: During the next week, what could you do to welcome someone who usually feels ex-cluded ? Child: Is there a child in your class or neigh-borhood who is left out of games and activities? What can you do?

COMMUNITY CLOSET The Community Closet of St. Catherine Church is hunting for a new home. We are an outreach ministry that provides clothing and household goods to the needy in our area. We ask the community for ideas in relocating, either to stor-age or to a facility in which to serve our clients. This property must be in good repair, compliant with local regulations AND free (or almost free) of charge. If you or someone you know may be able to help, please contact Debbie Molyneaux at (408) 500-5659. Thank you for your prayerful consideration!

ST. CATHERINE WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB

November 26: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mys-teries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R Doty, MD We meet the last Tuesday of each month at Peet’s on

Cochrane at 7pm. All are welcome. Contact Paula Barbara, paulacbarbara@gmail.com .

ANNUAL LAYETTE TEA December 1, 2019

2:00pm St. Christopher Parish

1576 Curtner Ave., San Jose For further information, please call - Director for

Layette - Eileen McMahon at 408-978-5298

THANKSGIVING MASS Join us for a bilingual Thanks-giving Mass on Thursday, No-vember 28th at 10:00am. Please note there is no 8:15am morning Mass that day.

ONGOING WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY

Gather weekly with fellow parishioners to learn and grow in faith. 7-8:30pm. Beginning the Book of Genesis in November. Can join any-time, come when you can. Contact Joe Lillig 408-781-3847 for more info.

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The Capital Campaign is important and impactful

for our Future

If you haven't already

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Campaign FAQ: Q: How much funding is needed to begin the project?

A:.The Diocese requires that a parish has 80% of the cost of a project on-hand before moving forward. The Design and Planning Phases will start when the Capital Cam-paign is closer to reaching 80% of the total goal, in first approximately three years.

Q:Would it be possible for the architects to present a rendering of what we can get for $6M?

A:Yes. We can extend their contract to re-do the Con-ceptual Design with some “high-price” items removed.

Q:How many years would the campaign be?

A:We will ask people to pay their pledge to our Church Building Renewal in a manner appropriate to the individ-ual. For most people, a three-year payment plan will be best. This plan would meet the parish’s need to finish construction according to the proposed schedule. More to come next week...

Weekly Donations : October 12 &13, 2019 Weekend Masses $14,852.00 Electronic Giving $ 2,737.50 Second Collection * $ 0.00 Totals: $17,589.50 *second collection

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

St. Catherine School News

Our Robotics season is in full swing. We have already had one team qualify for a national

tournament. Above students are checking last minute programming before a competition.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2020-2021

Applications for the 2020-2021 school year are on the school website, www.stcatherinemh.org, under the Admissions tab. Please note the ap-plication deadline for kindergarten is December 20, applications for grades 1-8 are due March 4. Kinder testing will take place in January with testing for grades 1-8 being held in March.

The California Schools in the Diocese of San Jose, mindful of their mission to the love of Christ for all, admit students of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of San Jose do not unlawfully discrimi-nate on the basis of race, color, national and/or eth-nic origin, age, sex or disability in administration of educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.

OPEN HOUSE AND INFORMATION NIGHT

St. Catherine School is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, November 5. Prospective families are invited to an information session at 6:00 pm followed by an Open House. Admission applica-tions for prospective students are available online, and are currently being accepted. Cur-rent students and their families are welcome to attend the Open House from 6:30-7:30 pm. A Tlaxiacos, pizza truck, will be available for those who wish to purchase dinner. Come and see the great work our children are doing!

After a recent rally, first graders got hugs from our school mascot.

THANK YOU!!! A huge thank you to the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends who made our Walka-thon such a success! Thanks too to all our fab-ulous sponsors! A special thanks from Ms. Esparza goes to everyone who supported her. She walked 223 laps this year! And we can’t forget the incredible Walkathon committee headed up by Paul Rutter. You are absolutely awesome!

Veterans Day Prayer Service

St. Catherine School students and staff invite all veterans to join us on Veterans Day as we dedicate

our prayer service to you. Please join us so we may thank you for the time you put your life on hold, leaving family and friends to serve our country. It is an honor for us to show our grati-tude to you. We also invite the families of active military. We would be honored to send our ap-preciation to them through you.

The prayer service will take place on Monday, November 11th, at 2:00 in St. Catherine Church, 17400 Peak Avenue, followed by a reception in the Milani Center.